UPCOMING EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS

St. Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Church 27450 N. Bradley Rd . Mettawa – Lake Forest , Illinois 60045 –5104

Email: (office@stbasilchurch.org) www.stbasilchurch.org Parish Priest: V. Rev. Stavrophor Djuro Krosnjar - frkrosnjar@gmail.com (847) 477-1531 cell

Trustee Co-Chairman: Michael Kosanovich Circle of Serbian Sisters: Richelle Arandjelovic

Choir Director: Roxanne Getz Coordinators: Folklore: Slobodanka Vranjes Church School: Nada Savatic &Vasilija Vojcanin

St. Varnava Men’s Club: Marko Vojcanin; Bookstore: Diana Potkonjak and Paul Saniuk Facilities Contact: Goran Bogojevic and Radenko Krajisnik, Webmaster: Peter Pirocanac

Serbian School: Dunja Vla, Jelena Visnjevac and Svjetlana Masic

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Ostrog Church in a variety of ways: time, talent, and monetary

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STEWARDSHIP FORMS

AVAILABLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

17th Annual

Petrovdan Golf Tournament

Saturday, July 12, 2014 Liturgy 9:30 AM 12:00 Registration and Cevap Lunch at golf course. 1:00 Shot gun start.

5:00 Picnic open to all at the church hall and Jelica's famous buffet. Everyone invit-ed and welcome!!!!!!!

Vidovdan Observance 2014

Special presentation by

Milosh Coric honoring 100th Anniversary

of WW1 and Vidovdan

Sunday, June 29th Let us honor those who came

before us.

TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION - Tone 1:

When the stone had been sealed by the Jews/, and the soldiers were guard-ing Thine immaculate Body/, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior/, granting life unto the world/. Wherefore, the Hosts of the heavens cried out to Thee, O Life-giver/: Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ/. Glory to Thy kingdom./Glory to Thy dispensation, O only Lover of mankind.

TROPARION OF SAINT BASIL - Tone 4:

From your youth you gave yourself entirely to the Lord, remaining in prayer, labor and fasting, O God-bearing Father. Because you were an example of virtues and good works to your flock, seeing your good work, God established you as a pastor and good hierarch of His Church. And after your repose, He kept your body incorrupt, O Holy Basil. Therefore, with boldness pray to Christ God to save our souls.

TROPARION OF ST. CYRIL - Tone 8:

O instructor of Orthodoxy, teacher of piety and purity, beacon of all the world, divinely inspired adornment of hierarchs: O all-wise Cyril, by thy doctrines thou hast enlightened all. O harp of the Spirit, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

KONTAKION OF THE RESURRECTION - Tone 1:

As God, Thou didst arise from the tomb in glory/, and Thou didst arise the world together with Thyself/. And mortal nature praiseth Thee as God/, and death hath vanished/. And Adam danceth, O Master/, and Eve, now freed from fetters, rejoiceth as she crieth out/: Thou art He, O Christ//, that grandest unto all resurrection.

GLORY… Kontakion of the St. Cyril - Tone 6:

Thou hast manifestly poured forth upon us an abyss of doctrines of theolo-gy from the wellsprings unharmed by threefold waves, O blessed Cyril; for thou art shown to be a guide for all lands, O venerable one, revealing things divine.

BOTH… Kontakion of the Theotokos - Tone 6:

O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame/, O mediation unto the Creator unfailing/, disdain not the suppliant voices of sinners/, but be thou quick, O good one, to help us who in faith cry unto thee/; hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication//, thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

V. Rev. Stavrophor Djuro Krosnjar Home (847) 680-1117 Cell (847) 477-1531 H. Fax (847) 680-1127 frkrosnjar@gmail.com - Church Phone (847) 247-0077 Church FX (847) 247-0088

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EYE ON SCRIPTURE For there is no partiality with God. For as many as have sinned with-out law will also parish without law, and as many as sinned in the law will be judged by the law, for no the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bear-ing witness, and between them-selves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them, in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ….

Rom. 2, 11-16

Tone 1:

Epistle: Rom. (2, 10-16)

Gospel: Matt (4, 18-23)

2nd Sunday after Pentecost St Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria

Saturday and Pre-Feast Vespers 5:00 P.M.

~Next Sunday~

Divine Liturgy at 10:00 A.M.

Orthodox Study Bible Even as believing Christians, we must not take the outcome of God’s final judgment for granted. In every Divine Liturgy Orthodox Christians pray, “for a good de-fense before the dread Judgment Seat of Christ, let us pray to the Lord: Lord have mercy.” The Epis-tle reading describes God’s right-eous judgment showing how we can prepare ourselves for it. God’s judgment will be: 1. According to the truth 2. Accor-ding to impenitent hearts, 3. Ac-cording to our deeds, 4. By Jesus Christ. In the day of judgment we are not judged directly by God the Father, whom we cannot see, but by the incarnate Son whom we do see, Christ Jesus. Christ will judge on the basis of the light He Himself

has given to each of us and our response to His light. “The secrets of men” are “the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Orthodox Study Bible

St. Basil of Ostrog

Serbian Orthodox Church 27450 N. Bradley Rd, Mettawa - Lake Forest, IL. 60045-5104

SERBIAN ORTHODOX UNITY AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH

IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

FROM RICHES TO RAGS (June 25)

The story of Onuphrius the Great is a classic tale of total commitment to Jesus Christ. The 4th century saint was born into a royal family, who ruled a small kingdom near Persia. While still a child, his family was forced to leave the comfort and luxury of their palace and flee to the Egyptian desert. Here Onuphrius was entrusted to the care of the monks in a community in Thebes. When he grew older, Onuphrius was visited by an angel of the Lord, who instructed him to leave the monastery and live in total isolation in desert. Obediently, he did as instructed, finding “home” in a cave at the base of Mount Sinai. For over 60 years, Onuphrius lived the most austere of lives. We only know of his existence through the writings of the monk Paphnutius, who encountered him by chance one day. What a sight Onuphrius must have been! Accord-ing to Paphnutius, his beard and hair reached down to the ground. His skeleton-like appearance showed the results of decades of sustaining

himself in the sparsest of ways: often eating the every ground upon which he walked! A small spring of water near his cave literally was his salvation. Onuphrius told his astounded visitor that “my food and drink are the sweet words of the Lord.” He also revealed that every Saturday, and angel would bring him Holy Communion. Paphuntius spent the night with this unusual holy man, and the next day, the hermit told him that this was the day he would leave this world. Onuphrius knelt and prayed, giving his spirit into God’s hands. Paphnutius relates that he saw a heavenly light that illumined the body of the departed saint—he could also hear the soft refrains of an angelic choir singing in the distance. Thus, the life of Onuphrius came to an end in the year 400 A.D. To the world, he was the poorest of creatures. To God, his life had been abundantly rich.

parents and children alike to know that they matter. 3) Family Relationship to the Church and parish life. Participation as a family in the Divine Services and the life of the parish is an es-sential part of any family's spiritual growth. Coming together in the Holy Eucha-rist unites the family in the strongest bond: the Body of Christ! And, lest we forget, we participate in this Than-ksgiving Offering both by receiving it regularly, and by contributing our Time, Talents and Treasures to

the Church.

4) Finding a balance between working and providing for the fa-mily and loving the family relationally. It is important to balance work and family life-espe-cially in the compartmental-ized lives we lead here in the United States. This is why it is sometimes neces-sary for families to take a vacation together so that those who work may have an opportunity to dedicate time-our most important Gift-to loved ones. This doesn't mean that this time needs to be an extravagant expense-just dedicated to family. What about plan-ning the family vacation around all of the things we are to Care for in our lives as Orthodox Christians? What about while on a beach vacation, look up the closest Orthodox Church and be sure to attend? What

CARE OF OUR FAMI-LY: GROWING IN CHRIST DURING FAMILY VACA-

TIONS The final bell rings mark-ing the end of the school year-and the mad rush for the exits ensues. Many of us can remember that high-ly anticipated and energetic time of our youth. It is a time of hope for a new day, a time of planning on sum-mer camps, a time of fami-ly vacations. And so often, we also think of it as a time to take vacation from Church... Interestingly, the Church offers a Fast at the begin-ning of this time of year-the Apostles' Fast. It is a time that is so often ne-glected in our family life here in the United States and Canada. And yet, it is a time that can be the great-est blessing to recharge our spiritual batteries and pre-pare for the family vacation season. When we fast, we set aside the time to care for our relationship with God. When we fast, we take the time to deny the self, and thus strengthen our ability to say "YES" to God-uni-ting our will to His Will. When we fast, we remind ourselves that there is so-mething more important than immediate gratifica-tion. The question remains: How do we fast and still have a family vacation? Family time-including tak-ing a vacation together - is vital to the health of our relationship with our loved ones. There is nothing mo-re important than keeping the Gift of the Family heal-thy and whole and dedicat-ed to God. That does not mean that to be a healthy family, an extravagant trip

is needed. How healthy is it to take a "vacation" from the one thing that nourishes us as a family: Christ? How healthy can it be to remove ourselves from the one place where Jesus Christ is re-vealed in His Fullness: the Divine Liturgy? This week, as the summer planning ses-sions are beginning in ear-nest, let us take some time to prioritize our family life so that our summer vacations can reflect our values in Christ. When we set our family time priorities, it is important to list them in the same manner as our personal ones, keeping in mind the one thing need-ful: Our Re-

lation-ship with Christ! Each family should take some time to determine what is truly important to them. Below is a suggested list of priorities for the top five of any list: 1) Family Relationship to God. The family should always take time to pray together in the home. Nothing can rein-force the value of caring for one's relationship with God than taking the time to do so as a family. Where is your family altar/shrine in your house? 2) Family Relationship to one another. Communication is the key to love: How often do you sit and talk as a family? Do you have regular meals to-gether? Prioritizing family time helps to develop strong relationships. It also enables

about taking some time to volunteer at a FOCUS loca-tion or homeless shelter while enjoying said trip? What about taking a trip to help out in at the orphanages in Kosovo and Metohija, or if that's too far, at Project Mexico and the St. Innocent Orphanage? Or, what about setting aside some time in our vacation schedule to vis-it a monastery to pray? A good rule of thumb would be the tithe of our time...set aside at least one tenth 1/10 of the vacation time to dedi-cate it to giving thanks to God. Our Father expects us to enjoy the fruit of creation-after all, He proclaimed it to be very good. Let us just not forget to honor and give thanks for all of His bless-ings through it. 5) Family relationship to-ward the community. It is important to for the family to also keep in mind how we interact with the least-those placed in our lives as opportunities to reach out in Christian Love. Are we involved in our Di-ocesan Events and Church Camps? Are we planning our annual budgets around caring for our Thanksgiving to God (and our Stewardship Commitments)? Are we in-volved in helping to feed the hungry in our community? Do we visit the sick, shut-in, or imprisoned? Are we dedi-cated to helping in the com-munity? This week at the beginning of summer, let us decide if we are living for this tempo-rary life, or if our focus and attention remains on our eternal Life in Christ. This week, let us embrace the Fast with joy, so that we might offer ourselves to Christ. This week-let us plan for a Summer Vacation that helps our Salvation!

Fr. Steven Rocknage

Interestingly, the Church offers a Fast at the beginning of this time of year-the

Apostles' Fast. It is a time that is so often neglected in our family life here in the

United States and Canada. And yet, it is a time that can be the greatest blessing to recharge our spiritual batteries and pre-

pare for the family vacation season.

Lord, visit Thy ser-vants in their suffering, and grant them grace

and strength to bear their sickness with which they are afflicted; heal and save them:

Sister ANGELINA; Krista BAUMAN; Milica BILBIJA; Milorad BLAGOJEVIC; Zivota BLAZIC; Stevan BOGOJEVIC; Aleksandar BURMEISTER; David CASTALDO; Petar COKIC; Milan DAVORIJA; Daniel DEJANOVICH; Janko-Dan DEJANOVIC; Sotir DJORDJEVIC; Dusan DRONDIC; Ivan GAVRILOVIC; Aleksandar GLISOVIC; Daniela GOMEZ; Radoslav IVANOVIC; Snezana JOVANOVIC: Ljubica JOVANOVIC; Branko/Anka KOSANOVIC; George KOVAC; Lesia KOSTIC; Mara KOVACEVIC; Ray/Laura KULMALA; Cathy LALICH; Slavojka MILESIC; Milka/Milan MILICEVIC; Ron MITROVICH; Dragica MRKALJ; Suzana NEDIC; Boro NEDINIC: Vladeta & Marie NIKOLICH; Daliborka OPACIC; Mladen PECANAC; Natalija PETROVIC: Aleksandra RALEVICH; Marta RALEVICH; Milan RASKOVIC; Jessica SELOUNTOS; George SINNOKRAK; Nikola SREJOVIC; Nicole STEINBERG; Ratko STISEVIC; Nikola STOKOVIC; Zika SUBARIC; Jovica VIJUK; Jovan VOJCANIN; Danijela VRANJES; metr. JOVAN (Vraniskovski)

ST. BASIL OF OSTROG SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Musical Orchestra

Every Friday at 7:00 PM

led by

Vladimir Rokvic and Bob Lalich

Open to all ages who can read music or who play by

ear and play an instrument.

FOOD PANTRY Donations accepted every

Sunday. Bring in non-perishable food items and

your donations will go directly to local food

pantries. Food donations accepted every Sunday!

SUNDAY

LUNCHES

With our Chef Jelica

Available weekly for

food and fellowship.

Join us following

Divine Liturgy

Adults $7.00 Children $4.00

Where volunteers have the most fun!!!!!

St. Basil Church Golf Outing and Taste of Serbia.

Start planning ahead! Join the church efforts to host two great events!!!

For Golf—Contact Marko Vojcanin—mnvojcanin@gmail.com

For Taste of Serbia—Contact HelenMandich—helen.mandich@abbott.com

Become a volunteer and have the time of your life, make new friends, your volunteer stewardship is so welcome.

Friday Nights - 7:30 PM—Music Night Led by Vladimir Rokvic and Bob Lalic—All ages invited. Bring your instrument. Must be able to read music or play by ear. Don’t miss this opportunity. June 29 - Sunday, Vidovdan Commemoration following Liturgy at Lunch—Historian Milosh Coric presenter: “Serbiaj and the Great War.

Monthly Collections - Food Pantry Collections—Non-perishable foods for lo-cal food pantries. July 12 - Saturday, St. Basil 17th Annual Petrovdan Golf Tournament AUGUST 30 and 31 - TASTE OF SERBIA - Don't miss the best year yet!!!!!!TASTE IS BEING UPDATED FOR TASTE 2014!!!!!

Summer Camp

Programs or Youth

St. Sava Monastery

July 13—August 2

New Gracanica

Monastery

June 29 - July 26

Signed registration

forms on the candle

table at church

Limited spaces availa-

ble, some weeks al-

ready to capacity