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ST. THEODOSIUS ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

733 Starkweather Ave.Cleveland, Ohio

Mailing:8200 Biddulph RdBrooklyn, OH 44144T 216.741.1310F 216.741.7275www.sttheodosius.org

• Archpriest John Zdinak Dean

• Archpriest Pavel Soucek Retired/Attached

• Subdeacon Theodore Lentz Sacristan

• Reader Julius Kovach Ecclesiarch & Choirmaster

Divine ServicesEve Sundays & Feast Days5:00 PM Confessions6:00 PM Great Vespers

Sundays and Feast Days8:40 AM 3rd and 6th Hour9:00 AM Divine Liturgy

AmboMay 27, 2007

HOLY PENTECOST

Tone 8

Come, O peoples, let us wor-ship the Godhead in three persons: the Son in the Father with the Holy Spirit!

For the Father timelessly be-got the Son, co-eternal and co-enthroned with Him; and the Holy Spirit was in the Father and is glorified with the Son.

We worship one Power, one Essence, one Godhead, and we say:

“Holy God, You created all things through Your Son with the co-operation of the Holy Spirit.

Holy Mighty, through You we know the Father; through You the Holy Spirit came to dwell in the world.

Holy Immortal, Comforting Spirit, You proceed from the Father and rest in the Son.

O Holy Trinity, glory to You!”

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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Trinity Week - Day of the Holy SpiritCommemorated on May 28

On the day after every Great Feast, the Orthodox Church honors the one through whom the Feast is made possible. On the day following the Nativity of the Lord, for example, we celebrate the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). On the day af-ter Theophany, we commemorate St John the Baptist (January 7), and so on.

Today we honor the all-Holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, Who descended upon the Apostles at Pentecost in the form of fiery tongues in fulfillment of the Lord's promise to send the Comforter to His disciples (JN 14:16). That same Holy Spirit remains within the Church throughout the ages, guiding it "into all truth" (JN 16:13).

One of the hymns at Vespers on Saturday evening tells us that the Holy Spirit "provides all things. He gushes forth prophecy, He perfects the priesthood, ... He holds together the whole institution of the Church."

At Vespers on the day of Pentecost, we hear that the Holy Spirit is "the Fountain of goodness, through

Whom the Father is known, and the Son is glorified." He is "the living Fountain of spiritual gifts" Who "pu-rifies us from our sins." It is by the Holy Spirit that "the prophets, divine Apostles, and martyrs are crowned." He is the source of life and of sanctifica-tion.

In the services of this day, we sing the same hymns as on Pentecost, except the Canon of the Holy Spirit, which is sung at Compline. The Vigil is not pre-scribed for the eve of today's feast. We sing the Great Doxology at Matins, but not the Polyeleos. The Irmos of the Ninth Ode ("Hail, O Queen, glory of mothers and virgins…") is sung in place of the Song of the Theotokos ("My soul magnifies the Lord...").

At the Liturgy, the priest or deacon chants the En-trance Verse ("Be exalted in Thy strength, O Lord. We will sing and praise Thy power.") as on the day of Pen-tecost. "Holy God" replaces "As many as have been baptized…." The dismissal of Pentecost is also used.

This whole week is fast-free, and the Leave-taking of Pentecost occurs on Saturday.

Welcome VisitorsOur parish welcomes you and thanks you for joining us in worship and praise this morning.

While only Orthodox Christians may approach the chalice for Holy Communion, everyone is welcome to partake of the Holy Bread after Liturgy.

You are also invited to join us for fellowship in the Parish Hall following Liturgy.

2007 Graduate Honorees

Please call the church office or e-mail sttheocemetery@yahoo.com by June 8th with the name and school infor-mation of your graduates - we want

to honor them on June 24th!

Adopt the Domes! Please consider underwriting the cost of illuminating the domes for a week. You can donate to celebrate an anni-versary, a birthday or some other significant event. Rates are $170 for a month or $42.50 for a week. Sign up by con-tacting the parish office. Con-tributions can be placed in the weekly collection or for-warded to the church office.

News from Ss. Peter & PaulMark your calendar for Services for

the 90th Anniversary Weekend

Thursday 6/28 - 7 pm Vespers/LityaFriday 6/29 - 9:30 am Liturgy

Saturday 6/30 - 4 pm Vespers fol-lowed by Banquet at 5:30

A commemorative booklet is being is-sued and sponsors are invited to place ads ranging from 1/8 page for $25 to

full page for $100. Call or write Carolyn Carson for details.

440.734.6260. cfcarson@wowway.comhttp://www.peter-paul.com/

SS. Peter and Paul Church of Lorain will host a Presenta-tion by Father Moses Berry

on Saturday, June 16th at

4 PM

Fr. Berry is in demand as a speaker on African-American

history and on issues in African-American spirituality and Orthodox Christian mis-

sions work. His work has been featured on “Good

Morning America”, the Na-tional Geographic Channel

and in many newspaper and magazine articles

Info: Fr. Basil Stoyka 440.277.5281 or

BSTOYK2238@aol.com http://www.saintspap.org/

Annunciation’s Annual Greek Festival takes place Memorial Day weekend - May 25 -27 Noon to Midnight and

May 28 Noon to 10 PM

"God is Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth" (John 4:24).

Prayer Requests

Departed:

Mary Bainer + 4/26/07Eileen Eschuk + 5/19/07

Ill-afflicted:

Fr. Stephen JulaHelen BaldnerJohn ClementsHenry & Julia GrabowskiJohn & Ann ShulevaJeanne TwitchellMary WazevichRoy A. BaldnerMichael & Jennifer TurczykHelen KozakNick JarachovicMary Ann SilberhornMargaret RusynykJohn ConradGeorge PonomarenkoJoyce Surplus (Tylers’ Aunt)Jeanne KishTimothy WinskyTerrence WinskyMartha BondorNick SafonovsDorothy LaskovichAnn Scuba

Newborns:

Nora Grace Oprisko 3/7Sophie Magdalene Grimes 3/28Madeline Margaret Fox

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Upcoming Events May 25-28 - St. Tikhon’s 103rd Annual Pilgrimage May 25-28 - Annunciation Annual Greek Festival May 27 - Pentecost May 28- Memorial Day - 9:00 am Grave Blessings 10:00 am Service at Cemetery Veterans’ Memorial June 3 - International Buffet @ Ridge Manor June 10 - Madeline Fox Baptism June 16 - Fr. Moses Berry @ Ss. Peter & Paul Lorain June 17 - Fathers’ Day June 24 - Honoring of College & High School Graduates June 28 - “Garage Sale” @ St. Michael’s (440.526.9696) June 30 - Ss. Peter & Paul (Lakewood) 90th Anniversary

2007 Dues

$250.00 per Adult member (18 and older)

per year.

Coffee Hour & Greeters SchedulesCoffee Hour Hosts: Greeters:5/27 Joyce Tabeling Maca Tyler & Michael Tabeling6/03 Patti Sankovic, Natalia Pricinovskis Karen Felon & Linda Smotzer6/10 Dan & Lavinia Morris Phyllis Gindlesperger & Virginia Medvec6/17 Mat. Cindy Zdinak Steven & Eileen Bondor6/24 Maca Tyler & Judy Schwind Tom Broslawik & Michael Tabeling7/01 Phyllis Gindlesperger & Virginia Medvec

Parish Council News The next Parish Council Meeting will be at 6 PM on Tuesday, June 12th at Ridge Manor. Any parish member is welcome.

For Tickets & Information call Sonia Vorell 440-238-6912Tammy Ponomarenko 440-572-8727Adults: $25.00Children Ages 3-12: $5.00Under age 3: free

Sponsored by St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral

Sunday April 22, 20071 p.m. to 4 p.m.Ridge Manor Party Center 4630 Ridge Road Brooklyn, Ohio

Music by Bob and Shelly OrlandiSilent Auction!! & Chinese Auction!!

Good Food! Good Music!

Good Fellowship

Prepared from authentic, time honored recipesGood Fun!

Beer and Wine

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Sunday June 3rd 1pm to 4 pm

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Saint Vladimir’s Camp Contact Information:www.orthodoxfellowship.org/OhioDistrict.html Mia Rohweder, Registrar, 3981 Meadow Wood Lane, Uniontown, OH 44685 tel. 330-896-2849, erohweder@yahoo.com

Next week is the 103rd Annual St. Tikhon Pilgrimage in South Canaan, PA. Info: 570-937-4067 or http://www.stots.edu/

Sunday May 27HOLY PENTECOST9:00 AM Divine Liturgy followed by Panahida for Janet Franks, Helen Franks and William Franks

Monday May 28Day of the Holy SpiritMemorial Day9:00 AM Grave Blessings10:00 AM Service at Cemetery Veterans’ Memorial

Tuesday May 29

Wednesday May 30

Thursday May 3111:00 AM Faith Enrichment

Friday June 15:00 PM Pozderac Wedding

Saturday June 2Leavetaking of Pentecost6:00 PM Great Vespers

Sunday June 31st Sunday after PentecostFeast of All Saints9:00 AM Divine Liturgy

Banns of MarriageJune 1, 2007Nathan Pozderac of St. Theodosius andChelsea Horn

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“For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.

“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

“I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

“Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:24-28