Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church A Parish of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese Ecumenical Patriarchate

10201 Democracy Blvd Potomac, Maryland 20854

301-299-5120 (Office) 301-367-9051 (cell) 301-983-0874 (Parish Hall/Fax) www.holyresurrection.com

Father Peter Zarynow, Pastor Subdeacon Anastasios Davis

Sunday 24 January 2016 Thirty-third Sunday after Pentecost Sunday after Theophany Venerable Theodosius the Great Epistle: Ephesians 4:7-13

Gospel: Matthew 4:12-17 Tone One

The Schedule of Divine Services for the week is as Follows: 24 Jan (SUN) 34th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday after Theophany No Sunday School today Confessions 9:15am Chanting of the 3rd Hour 9:40am Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 10:00am Coffee Social to follow

31 Jan (SUN) 35th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday School 9:00am Confessions 9:15am Chanting of the 3rd Hour 9:40am Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 10:00am Coffee Social to follow

Announcements: Confessions will be heard on Sunday mornings from 9:15-9:45am and by appointment. All faithful are encouraged to come to the Sacrament every 8-10 weeks, on average, to help maintain spiritual health. Bake Days for the Spring Session have been set: 30 January (rescheduled), 27 February and 12 March. Please plan to come out and lend a hand. Bake order forms are available in the parish hall. Orders are due by Sunday 30 January. When purchasing gifts, or a little something for you, remember the Diocese through “Amazon Smiles!” There is a button at the Diocesan Website (acrod.org) The Jr. ACRY is sponsoring their annual Super Bowl Sub Sale. Order forms were emailed out and are available in the back of the parish hall. Orders are due by Sunday 30 January. Subs will be available for pick up after Divine Services on Sunday 7 February. Please hand forms to either Mark or Marie Sudik. (Juniors will be assembling the subs before Divine Services on Sunday 7 February) Next Sunday, 31 January, the Social Concerns Committee will have their meeting. All current members of the Committee are asked to be present at the meeting. New members are always encouraged to attend. If there are any questions, please contact Georgene Ammon. On Sunday 7 February we will observe Scout Sunday. All Girl Scout and Boy Scouts (youth and leaders) are asked to contact Father by 1 February with your information (unit number, location and your rank and any leadership positions or special recognitions you have received in the past year). Mark your calendars: His Grace, Bishop GREGORY will be with us for Divine Liturgy on Sunday 20 March, the Feast of the Sunday of Orthodoxy. His Grace will also preside at and be the guest homilist for the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers that evening. More details will be printed as the date draws nearer. Please take a close look at the parish prayer list (below). If there are any changes to be made (names to be added or removed) please contact Fr. Peter.

Please pray for the following: Bishop Gregory, Bishop Matthias, Fr. Frank Miloro; Fr. Ronald Hazuda, Fr. John & Paňi BettyJean Baranik, Fr. Lev Holovaty, Fr. George Rados, Fr. Paul Herbert, Fr. George Hutnyan, Fr. Paul Stoll, Fr. Gregory Allard, Fr. Lawrence & Paňi Linda Barriger, Fr. James Gleason, Fr. Luke Mihaly, Fr. Robert Teklinski, Fr. Ted Mozes, Fr. Thomas Blaschak, Monk Nicholas, Dn. Peter Skoog, Paňi Donna Smoley, Paňi Yvonne Lysack, Paňi Kathy Dutko, Paňi Karen Miklos, Fr. Michael & Paňi AnnaMarie Slovesko, Paňi Mary Kundla, Paňi Katherine Jula, Fr. John & Paňi Patricia Duranko, Dn. Michael Kozar, Elisa Castilla, Ann Thear, Owen Moriak, Chris Hallberg; Beth & Ed ‘Skeets’ Williams, Les & Carol Miller, Steve & Grace Sheftic, MaryAnn Muchesko, Ivan Pop, Cindy Russell, Michael & Elaine Buchko, Ann Dahulich, Dorothy Mastronicola, Nicholas Yacko, Mildred Bartko, Taina Ferguson, Angie Wali, Megan Antonishek, Nancy Lynn Arthur, Mary Urbas, Irma Opacic, Robert Polomchak, Yoel Ramos, Tony Zankey, Sally Hubiak, Justin Popek, Nadia Sumner, Karen Ogden, Julie Miner, Chris Murdock, Cherie Bare, Joshua, Faye & Tess, Emilie Dixon, Paul Tobias, Shirley Miree, Michael Rake, Barbara Arney, Brian Petyo, Mary Ferrante, Olga Vasconez, Mary O’Rourke, Diane Dupere-Lindell, Gerry Sadler, Ann Eckert, Anna & Len Bocinski, Stan Damren, Marie Shostko, Lois Hall, Marshal Smith, Dave Stanton, Andrew Sussman, Florence Gregoric, Marian Fallon, Dennis Davis, James & Melody Peyton, Louann Giger, Daniel Ward, Jennifer Brady, Allen Rushnok, Carol Blum, Katie Bleeker, Alexi Williams, Missy Johns, Andrew Hutnyan, Nina Hutnyan, Nancy Delasko, Autumn Elizabeth Chapman, Liliana Shirvanian, Harry & Barbara Coe, Daria Virvan, Anastasios Labi, Susan Buckley, Constance Amey, Daniel Pfaff, Robin Nebenhaus; James Lazor, Thomas Koval III, Debbie Dell, Rose & Douglas Eade, Robert Horsch, Heather Conlin, Edward & Grace Yoon, Michael Dinneen, Reader James Dunham, Michael Tabacco, Kellie Barett, Zaun Kligge, Andrea Katz, Scott Neal,

May Our Lord Jesus Christ Touch Them With His Healing Hand!

Candle Offerings: Eternal Light: Happy 16th Birthday Caroline-Lois (Many Years!); Happy Birthday Rose Plowchin-Lois (Mnohaja L’ita)

Vigil Candle Offerings For the Living (Many Years! Mnohaja L’ita!) 1-health of Les-love Carol 1-special intention Steve Sheftic-love wife Grace 1-health of Mom-your loving family- Chrysa, Taina & Craig 1-health of Marion Fallon-Diane 2-for health-love Alex, Melanie, Jonathan, Lara & Stephanie Parents/Grandparents Michael & Elaine; Father/Grandfather John 2-for health-love Mom & Dad Jonathan & Lara; Stephanie 2-for health-John & Sheila HROC parishioners; Family members 3-special intention-John & Sheila Fr. Peter & family; Diocesan Priests & their families; OCMC Missionaries 1-special intention Ann Dahulich-love son George 2-special intention-brother George Archbishop Michael; Barbara Knighton 2-special intention-George Dahulich Bishop Gregory; Bishop Matthias 2-happy birthday-George Dahulich Caroline Boyd; Rose Plowchin 1-health of Savannah, Chloe, Caroline, Christopher, Natalie, Cole-love Grandparents 6-special intentions-the Breno Family Breno Family; Fedornock Families; Peart Family; Nakonecznyj Family; Zankey Family; Fabian Family 1-happy birthday Nika Basil Zankey-The Breno Family 2-for health-the Breno Family Scott Neal; Tripp Halstead 1-specail intention of freed Americans-the Breno Family 4-for health-Marge Tomasevich

Mary Elko; Les Miller; John & Chris Hudack; Elaine Buchko

1-birthday blessing Rose Plowchin-Marge Tomasevich 8-health & healing-Lois Hayley; Savannah; Bob; Daria; Nancy Delasko; Michelle; Zaun Kligge; John & Chris Hudack 4-for health-Lois

Caroline & Natalie; Mary Elko; Karen K.; Uncle Ralph 1-happy birthday Donny-Lois 2-specail intention-Lois Irene Dzubak; Jan Bryant 1-safe travel for family-Charlie, Debi, Jacob & Joey 1-special intention Stevens Family-Charlie, Debi, Jacob & Joey 1-Mom & Dad on their anniversary-Charlie, Debi, Jacob & Joey 1-safe travel for families-Mark, Marie, Angela & Stephen 10-for health-Mark, Marie, Angela & Stephen Mother/Baba; Ma/Nana; Ann Thear; Helen Beverage; Verna Czap; Nancy Shields; Skeets; Williams Family; Chris Allan; Eddie Myers 6-health & special intention-Mark, Marie, Angela & Stephen Chris & John H; Ray & Georgene A; Irene D; Marge T; Carol M; Mike & Elaine B 1-special intention Mark-love Marie 2-special intentions Angela & Stephen-love Mom & Dad 2-specail intentions-Chris Hudack 1-health of John Hudack-love Chris 1-health of Stephanie Kovacs-love Baba & Grandpa 1-deepest sympathies Mike Strongosky-Chris & John Hudack 2-for health-Chris & John Hudack Karen Kormanik; Ann Thear 1-birthday blessings Faith Breno-Chris & John Hudack 2-for health-Paňi Jean Hutnyan Muhlenberg & Hutnyan Families 1-health of Alex-love Mom

Vigil Candles In Loving Memory: (Memory Eternal! Vicnaja Pamjat!)1+loving memory of my husband Tom-your loving wife Ann 1+in loving memory of our father-Chrysa, Taina and Craig 1+Mother & Father–Les & Carol Miller 2+loving memory-the Fallons Paňi Jeannette; Anna & John Luchok 1+in loving memory of Helen Rowland-Diane 1+in loving memory Parents & Grandparents-Diane & Brian 1+Memory Eternal Parents/Grandparents-Koval Family 1+Memory Eternal-Koval Family Uncle George & Uncle Tony 1+Memory Eternal Mother/Grandmother Katherine-love Alex,

Melanie, Jonathan, Lara & Stephanie 5+in memory-John & Sheila Dad Kraynok; Mom Kraynok; Charles Hrapchak; Anna Hrapchak; Evelyn Hrapchak 1+in loving memory of Gene Eaton-love Starlene 1+in loving memory of Parents-Chris Hudack 1+in loving memory of Mary Strongosky-Chris & John Hudack 2+in memory-Paňi Jean Hutnyan Fr. Andrew; Mom & Dad 1+in memory of Nina, Eugenia, Georgy, Klaudia & Michail-Yuliya

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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FINAL CALL:

Kate Lindsay will be participating in the OCF Real Break trip to Romania from March 4-12, 2016! If you would like to help sponsor Kate for this trip, you may make a tax-deductible donation in one of two ways: 1) Online, go to http://www.ocf.net/real-break/sponsor/ and click on the "DONATE NOW" button. Under "Program" select "Sponsor a Real Break Student (add honoree's name below)". Enter "Katherine Lindsay" in the "Honoree's name" box under "Dedicate my donation in the name of:". 2) Write a check to "Orthodox Christian Fellowship" with "Katherine Lindsay, Real Break Romania" written on the memo line. Checks should be mailed to "Orthodox Christian Fellowship, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445". The cost of the trip is $2,200 and includes the international flight, transportation during the trip, any necessary airport or entry/exit fees, travel insurance, lodging, meals, and materials. Half of the cost of the trip ($1,100) must be raised by January 1, 2016 with the final half ($1,100) due on February 1, 2016.

To date Kate has raised just about half of the $2200 needed.

ACRY Convention Information:

• Next monthly Sr. ACRY meeting is 7 February.

• Sr. ACRY “TRUTH” t-shirts are now available. Order forms are available on the table by the silver freezer. Shirts are available in a variety of colors and sizes. Proceeds go to help with the Convention next Labor Day weekend. Please hand forms and payment to Joann Medvigy.

• Our Senior ACRY is looking for interested individuals to help on the various committees for the National ACRY Convention on Labor Day weekend 2016. The list is on the bulletin board. Some can be a committee of one, others need two-three people. One does not need to be an ACRY member to help out. If you have any questions about any of the committees, please see our ACRY Chapter President, Dan Timko.

• The Sr. ACRY will be once again hosting their popular Soup Sales this winter. The final sale is

scheduled for Sunday 14 February. Each member of the ACRY (and anyone who would like to help out) is asked to prepare, at minimum 5 quarts of soup. Containers are available in the ACRY closet for packing the soup.

See Nick or Tim Dzubak after Divine Services for the following: • Basket Of Cheer Raffle - Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Tickets are in front of the basket next to the

TV in the hall. If anyone can sell to friends, please take some tickets.

• Super Bowl Pool- Blocks are $20 each. POOL IS AS FOLLOWS 0-0 gets $100 automatically, and then every score change (that lands on your block) gets one share of $1500. (Usually comes out to $70-100 per share) The parish will receive $400 from this pool.

• Cash Day - Tickets are $10 each and are available now. Singles and packs of 10 to hand out to be sold

if you can sell them. Cash Day is 6 March. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Preparation for the Blessing of Homes Call or email the rectory to make an appointment to have your home blessed.

Before the Priest arrives at your home, here are a few reminders on how to prepare: v In the main room of the home, usually the kitchen or dining room, have placed on the table a

white cloth, a candle and/or an Icon or cross. You may place a small container of Holy Water on the table as well. [Note: Father will bring water with him]

v Turn off TV’s, radios, computers, etc. so as to keep focused on the blessing service v Please make sure that pets are heeled or restrained so as not to get underfoot while Father goes

through the home. v If you have any items to be blessed (Icon, Cross, etc.), put them on the table where the blessing

takes place. v When the Priest arrives, have everyone in the home gather around the table and join in the

blessing. Participation is important! v Invite friends or neighbors to participate and witness the beauty of this Tradition. v If you need to discuss a personal matter with Father, this is the time to do so. Time is made

between appointments for this reason. This year the Blessing of Homes will take place from Tuesday 19 January to Saturday 27 February. Please schedule an appointment with Father as soon as possible. Please allow for changes due to Father’s schedule or inclement weather.

Remember, the invitation to the priest to come and bless your home is an invitation to ask for the mercy of God upon the household. The sprinkling of the Holy Water is a sign of God’s presence in the home as an extension of His Holy House, the Church. It is a time to renew our commitment to

God as we begin another year in His mercy and love for mankind.

CAMP NAZARETH SUMMER CAMP 2016

The time for Summer Camp is Rapidly Approaching!!!

The clock is ticking!!

REGISTER ONLINE STARTING FEB. 15, 2016!!! =========================================================

Dates for the Summer Camping Program Week 1 -- July 17 - 23, 2016

Pittsburgh, Mid-Atlantic, Tri-State and Washington D.C. Deaneries =========================================================

Register Online Starting Feb. 15, 2016 Register at – campnazareth.org

From the Home Page, From the 2016 Summer Camp Icon, or From the Diocesan Summer Camp Tab found under the Program & Events Tab and look for Camper Registration.

If you are Clergy or a Volunteer go to the 2016 Summer Camp Icon on the Home Page or the Summer Camp Tab found under the Program & Events Tab and look for the paper forms under

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$20 Early Bird Discount Per Child!!!! (one-time only, not per week)

Register & pay by May 15, 2016!!!!

Online Registration MUST be complete AND payment must be submitted by May 15 in order to qualify for the Early Bird Discount.

Registrations after June 14 will incur an additional $20 late fee.

q When you register online please note that you will still need to submit a paper copy of the Medical Examination Form (i.e. Camper Physical) which must be filled out and signed by a licensed medical professional (licensed physician or physician’s assistant). This form will be emailed to you after you complete the online registration process.

q Payment by check, money order, or credit card is accepted. Checks and Money Orders are to be made payable to Camp Nazareth and sent to Camp Nazareth at 339 Pew Road, Mercer, PA 16137.

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Parish Van to Camp As always we will have a van going to Camp Nazareth for our Deanery week. There are usually requests from outside the parish for seats. SO, if you are going to camp, Fr. Peter needs to know by no later than 15 May 2016. After that, we will open up seats (if there are any) to campers outside of the parish. There are only nine seats available (unless we have an adult volunteer to drive up and back with luggage) Please let Father know if you will need a one-way ride or a round trip.

* If you need financial assistance in getting your child(ren) to Camp, please see Father. As Bishop Gregory has said, no child should be stopped from going to camp because of the ability to pay.

On Stewardship and the Orthodox Life Part 34: The Orthodox Life

“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation…” (Luke 2: 29-30 RSV)

The Orthodox Church, like all Christian communities, is composed of human beings who struggle to regain the image in which God created them. We continue to fall short of the ideal God has set for us. It is, however, a pillar of Orthodoxy that we continue to struggle by maintaining faithfulness to the Tradition. In that Tradition, we center ourselves in prayer and worship. Living in the Church through the Church’s daily cycle of services along with the annual cycle of feasts, one encounters the entire Tradition. Our worship unfolds the mystery of the life of Christ. Hearing it, living it, week after week, year after year, it becomes embedded in us. Further, the discipline of the Church, the fasting and the prayers, also linked to the liturgical calendar, helps us both to follow the rhythm of the life of the Church, and to work back to that image in which God created us. The center of that rhythm is the Divine Liturgy. It is only through the Liturgy that we receive the Holy Mystery of the Eucharist, the Holy Communion with the Body and Blood of Christ. This is bodily and spiritual nourishment that continually changes us. It moves us along the path toward full restoration of our souls and bodies. If we allow ourselves to live within this Holy Tradition, then we shall also live the same way outside of Church, becoming the light unto the nations that Christ intended us to be. However, we must constantly be aware of our own shortcomings. We fall and get up again, fall and get up. Yet, in the modern world, there are many who are part of the Orthodox Church in name only. There are many worldly distractions and temptations, and many fall short of the mark. We fall easily into the distractions of houses and entertainment, electronic devices and exotic vacations. And then not only is our prayer duty compromised, we also neglect the needs of others, needs that in some cases are extreme, and in others are simple and close, but ignored. God has committed to us only one life to live here on earth. The single purpose of that life is to prepare us for an eternal life that follows. That preparation is done in the community that is the Church. Should we find ourselves so distracted by the allure of this world that we either ignore or compromise our commitment to the Body of Christ, the Church, that eternal life with God is put in jeopardy. Part 35: Talents I

“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31 RSV) Among the many things that God has lent to us for use in our lifetime here on earth are our talents. The word “talent” comes into the English language from the original Greek word that meant a sum of money, a denomination of coin – like a silver dollar. Today the word means an aptitude or a skill. Like all the other gifts that are ours only by the love and generosity of God, talents have been lent to us by God. We have borrowed them for this life for one purpose: to help prepare us and the Christian community for the next life. We are to look to God for all that we possess, or think we possess. Like our money or our time, our talents are not possessed by us – we have them to use. When we are sick or in need of a doctor’s care, we rely on the delicate touch and the expertise of a physician. His or her knowledge of the human body, its functions and its diseases, as well as methods of cure and care, are not the doctor’s own: they are a showing forth of the power of God. God has lent the doctor these talents. Name it: the skill of the carpenter with hammer and saw; the strength of blacksmith who rings out hammer on anvil; the beautiful sounds of a choir or soloist; the creative genius of a computer programmer; the caring love of a priest for his parishioners; the dedication to protecting our lives and country shown by law enforcement officers and members of the military – these are not skills gained simply by study and hard work, nor are they just “in the genes” as explained by many. God has created human beings in His image. He has entrusted to humans a part of His own essence to be used in His service and for His people. But these types of talents are not the only talents that have been let to us by God. It may be a new and different way to look at “talents,” but in keeping with the original (and Biblical) use of the word talent, consider the following: Property is a talent. All that we have belongs to God, without question. The only purpose that we “own” anything is to further the cause of Christ and His Church. Every Baptized and Chrismated Christian is to share in the work of Christ and the outreach of the Church into the world. If our “property” is money – the use of that money is a talent to be perfected into how best to use money in the outreach of the Church. (Continued next week)

God & Logic By Fr. John Wallace, St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church, Charlotte, NC

Have you ever noticed that most popular songs are romantic in nature? They almost always are about the romantic relationship between two people. The challenge for an artist is to make his song distinctive through whatever means he can find. I am reminded of a song from some years ago with the title, I believe, “Baby, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet.” In order to make the song memorable (and have a little fun) the artist purposely stuttered the first syllable of “Baby” so that it came out “Be-Be-Be-Baby, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”. Keep that idea in mind, that “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet”, and I will come back to it. In the Gospel according to Mark we read, “If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s sake will save it” (Mark 8:34-35). As the second verse points out, this life we live basically boils down to one question: Will we sacrifice this life for the next one or the next one for this one? This life or the next one? That is our choice. Let us say you decide to dedicate this life for the life to come and want to know how to go about doing it. The first verse tells us how. It describes picking up your cross, denying yourself, and following Christ. A handy way to remember that is PDF. No, I am not talking about a file you email to someone, but an easy way to remember our path. “P” stands for Picking-up your cross, “D” stands for Denying yourself, and “F” stands for Following Christ. Picking-up your cross means accepting the everyday burdens of this life, like homework, chores, paying the mortgage, and mowing the grass; not to mention a host of other tasks and obligations. It means accepting the burdens and pains of this life, the uncertainty, stress, and trouble that come along our way. It means accepting them, not fleeing from them. We handle them as best we can with God’s help. But picking-up your cross also involves more than the ordinary troubles of life, heavy as they can be; it also means we have to pick-up our own cross of love for God and neighbor. This leads us to denying ourselves. This means doing what needs to be done, what should be done in loving service to God and others, instead of what we want to do. A parent does this for his/her children. A husband does this for his wife as she does for him. Sometimes we are called to do this for our parents when they can no longer do for themselves. This means we may have to help someone at a time that is inconvenient for us. We may have to go to the grocery store when we would rather be out on a walk. We may have to attend some function when we would rather be watching TV. But if we do these things, we are denying ourselves and more importantly, following Christ. Think about it. What did He do? He did not have to leave Heaven. He did it for our sake, not His. Look at scripture. Where did Jesus go? We see Him in the temple worshipping God. We see Him helping and healing others. We see Him witnessing to the goodness and glory of God. We see Him enduring with grace when His words are twisted out of context, when He is falsely accused, and when He is beaten and murdered. We see that before His death on the Cross, He died many small deaths in the interruptions and inconveniences of His ministry for us. Likewise, we are called to endure many mini-deaths in the sacrifice of our time, attention, and energy for the well-being and benefit of others. If we accept our cross, deny ourselves, and follow Christ in His life, service, and death, we will follow Him in His resurrection and ultimately into His kingdom. Take every blessing you have experienced in this life and expand it exponentially and you have not even begun to conceive of what the kingdom of God is like. If you think this present life is too good to pass up, then as the songwriter said about the kingdom of God, “Be-Be-Be-Baby, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”. Amen.

(taken from pravmir.com)