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St Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
ldquoRavanicardquo
GLAS RAVANICE NEWSLETTER
MAY-JUNE 2015
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015
JOIN US IN COMMEMORATING OUR CHURCH SLAVA VIDOVDAN
ChurchExecutiveBoard
Cathedral Dean V Rev Zivan Urosev‐ President Mike Balow‐mikebalowgmailcom 1st Vice President Michael Timarac‐mtimaracyahoocom 2nd Vice President Bogdan Beslach ‐butchbeslachcomcastnet Treasurer Gregory Borchich‐ Recording Secretary Milan Golusin‐milangolusingmailcom Financial Secretary Zivorad Petrovich‐ jimpetrovichHPcom Audit Chair Bosko Vulinovic ‐bvulinovicwowwaycom
Members at Large Member at Large Ruza Batanjski ‐ rosemarybatgmailcom Member at Large Roy Downie ndashrdownie2gmailcom Member at Large Donna Rajkovic ‐donna‐rajkovicyahoocom Member at Large Boban Trajcevski ‐ bobanthotmailcom
Parish Secretary Sheryl Zatezalo
Affiliated Organizations St Lazarus Church‐School Superintendents ndash Dr Ruza Batanjski amp Julie Djurich St Lazarus Church‐School Cultural Program Chairman‐ Zoran Djurich Serbian Sisters Ravanica President ndash Donna Rajkovic Ravanica Pensionerrsquos Club President ndash Branka Misovski Ravanica Choir President ‐ Dr Milan Chonich St Lazarus Sports Club David Willman
CHURCH SERVICES Divine Liturgy ndash Sundays 10 AM
Weekday and Feast Days 9 AM (See Church Calendar)
Church Office Hours Monday Tuesday Wed amp Friday 930 AM‐230 PM Parish Office Phone (313) 893‐6025 Parish Office Fax (313) 892‐6944 The ldquoGlas ldquo Newsletter Editors and Church Ex Board assumes responsibility and the right to reject delete and rewrite any part or all of the club articles submitted for publication Any news or social interest should be submitted to the Editors ldquoGlasrdquo Editors Donna and Paul Bielich
The Lords Prayer
Оче наш
Our Father who art in Heaven hallowed be Thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from Evil Amen
Otce nas ize jesi na nebesjeh Da svjatitsja imja Tvoje da pridet carstvije Tvoje da budet volja Tvoja jako na nebesi i na zemlji Hljeb nas nasushnij dazd nam dnes i ostavi nam dolgi nasja jakoze i mi ostavljajem dolznikom nasim I ne
vovedi nas vo iskushenije no izbavi nas ot lukavago
The Creed I believe in one God the Father almighty Maker of Heaven and earth and all things visible and invisble AND in one Lord Jesus
Christ the Son of God the only-begotten begotten of the Father before all ages Light of light true God of true God begotten not made of one essence with the Father by whom all things were made Who for us men and for our salvation came down from
Heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and suffered and was buried And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into Heaven and
sits at the right hand of the Father And he shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead whose kingdom shall have no end AND in the Holy Spirit the Lord the Giver of Life who proceeds from the Father who with the Father and the Son
together is worshipped and glorified who spoke by the prophets And in ONE Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins I look for the Resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come Amen
The Trinity Icon
Simbol Vere Verujem u jednoga Boga Oca Svedrzitelja Tvorca neba i zemlje i svega vidljivog i nevidljivog I u jednoga Gospoda Isusa Hrista Sina Bozijeg Jedinorodnog rodjenog od Oca pre svih vekova Svetlost od Svetlosti Boga istinitog od Boga istinitog rodjenog ne stvorenog jednosusnog Ocu kroz koga je sve postalo Koji je radi nas ljudi i radi nasega spasenja sisao s nebesa i ovaplotio se od Duha Svetoga i Marije Djeve i postao covek I Koji je raspet za nas u vreme Pontija Pilata i stradao i pogreben I Koji je vaskrsao u treci dan kao sto je pisano I Koji se uzneo na nebesa i sedi s desne strane Oca I Koji ce opet doci sa slavom da sudi zivima i mrtvima i Njegovom Carstvu nece biti kraja I u Duha SVetoga Gospoda Zivotvornoga Koji od Oca ishodi Koji se zajedno sa Ocem i Sinom obozava i slavi Koji je govorio kroz propoke U jednu svetu sabornu i apostolsku Crkvu Ispovedam jedno krstenje za otpustenje grehova Cekam vaskrsenje mrtvih I zivot buducega veka Amin
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL lsquoRAVANICArdquo May 2015
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
DONrsquoTFORGETOURCHURCHSLAVAVIDOVDANJUNE28th
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RAVANICACHURCHCELEBRATES100YEARSOCT9th‐11thPLEASEJOINUS
- Znak za post
- Sign for fasting
STLAZARUSSERBIANORTHODOXCATHEDRALldquoRAVANICArdquo June 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
1 HOLYSPIRITDAYDIVINELITURGY9AM
2 SPIRITTUESDAY
3 NO FAST SAINTS CONSTANTINEamp HELEN DIVINE LITURGY 9 AM
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7 Sun1afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AM
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23 FAST CHURCH SCHOOL MICHIGAN ADVENTURE TRIP
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28 FAST Sun4afterPentecostDIVINE LITURGY 10 AM VIDOVDAN SLAVA
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REMEMBERVIDOVDANSLAVABANQUET(FollowingDivineLiturgy)
PLEASECOMEampCOMMEMORATEYOURCHURCHSLAVAHONOREDKUMOVIJOVOampLJUBICADIMIC
Znak za post
Sign for fasting
Celebrating 100 Years of Our Ravanica Parish
PLEASE JOIN US FOR RAVANICArsquoS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OCT9‐11th 2015
ADULT BIBLE STUDY Every Wednesday730 PM Sv Stevan Decanski SerbianOrthodoxChurchAll Are Welcome
Monument to +Patriarch Pavle Consecrated
On Tuesday May 12 2015 the monument to Patriarch Pavle will be placed and
consecrated in front of the Church of St Vasilije of Ostrog in Leposavić Serbia
The monument is 27 meters high and weighs 1000 kilograms
From the Churchrsquos Recordshellip
BAPTISMS Nikola Ristovski - March 22 2015 Parents Boban amp Jenni Ristovski Luka Trpcevski - March 29 2015 Parents Danny amp Stefanie Trpcevski Quinton James McCartney - April 26 2015 Parents Ryan amp Danielle McCartney Stoja Locricclio - April 26 2015 Parents Joseph amp Rosana Locricclio James Johnson ndashMay 3 2015 Parents James amp Snezana Johnson Our most sincere congratulations are extended to the parents grandparents kumovi and all relatives of the newly baptized babies May God bless them all Mnogaja Ljeta
MARRIAGES Dragan Ivkovic amp Natalia Srbinovski ndash April 26 2015 Congratulations to the newly married couples your families and kumovi May God grant you many blessed years of joy united in Love Mnogaja Ljeta
DEATHS +Olga Helen Cetan ndash March 1 2015 Grant rest eternal in blessed falling asleep O Lord to the soul of Thy departed Servants and make their memory to be eternal Vjecnaja Pamjat
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
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on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
ChurchExecutiveBoard
Cathedral Dean V Rev Zivan Urosev‐ President Mike Balow‐mikebalowgmailcom 1st Vice President Michael Timarac‐mtimaracyahoocom 2nd Vice President Bogdan Beslach ‐butchbeslachcomcastnet Treasurer Gregory Borchich‐ Recording Secretary Milan Golusin‐milangolusingmailcom Financial Secretary Zivorad Petrovich‐ jimpetrovichHPcom Audit Chair Bosko Vulinovic ‐bvulinovicwowwaycom
Members at Large Member at Large Ruza Batanjski ‐ rosemarybatgmailcom Member at Large Roy Downie ndashrdownie2gmailcom Member at Large Donna Rajkovic ‐donna‐rajkovicyahoocom Member at Large Boban Trajcevski ‐ bobanthotmailcom
Parish Secretary Sheryl Zatezalo
Affiliated Organizations St Lazarus Church‐School Superintendents ndash Dr Ruza Batanjski amp Julie Djurich St Lazarus Church‐School Cultural Program Chairman‐ Zoran Djurich Serbian Sisters Ravanica President ndash Donna Rajkovic Ravanica Pensionerrsquos Club President ndash Branka Misovski Ravanica Choir President ‐ Dr Milan Chonich St Lazarus Sports Club David Willman
CHURCH SERVICES Divine Liturgy ndash Sundays 10 AM
Weekday and Feast Days 9 AM (See Church Calendar)
Church Office Hours Monday Tuesday Wed amp Friday 930 AM‐230 PM Parish Office Phone (313) 893‐6025 Parish Office Fax (313) 892‐6944 The ldquoGlas ldquo Newsletter Editors and Church Ex Board assumes responsibility and the right to reject delete and rewrite any part or all of the club articles submitted for publication Any news or social interest should be submitted to the Editors ldquoGlasrdquo Editors Donna and Paul Bielich
The Lords Prayer
Оче наш
Our Father who art in Heaven hallowed be Thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from Evil Amen
Otce nas ize jesi na nebesjeh Da svjatitsja imja Tvoje da pridet carstvije Tvoje da budet volja Tvoja jako na nebesi i na zemlji Hljeb nas nasushnij dazd nam dnes i ostavi nam dolgi nasja jakoze i mi ostavljajem dolznikom nasim I ne
vovedi nas vo iskushenije no izbavi nas ot lukavago
The Creed I believe in one God the Father almighty Maker of Heaven and earth and all things visible and invisble AND in one Lord Jesus
Christ the Son of God the only-begotten begotten of the Father before all ages Light of light true God of true God begotten not made of one essence with the Father by whom all things were made Who for us men and for our salvation came down from
Heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and suffered and was buried And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into Heaven and
sits at the right hand of the Father And he shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead whose kingdom shall have no end AND in the Holy Spirit the Lord the Giver of Life who proceeds from the Father who with the Father and the Son
together is worshipped and glorified who spoke by the prophets And in ONE Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins I look for the Resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come Amen
The Trinity Icon
Simbol Vere Verujem u jednoga Boga Oca Svedrzitelja Tvorca neba i zemlje i svega vidljivog i nevidljivog I u jednoga Gospoda Isusa Hrista Sina Bozijeg Jedinorodnog rodjenog od Oca pre svih vekova Svetlost od Svetlosti Boga istinitog od Boga istinitog rodjenog ne stvorenog jednosusnog Ocu kroz koga je sve postalo Koji je radi nas ljudi i radi nasega spasenja sisao s nebesa i ovaplotio se od Duha Svetoga i Marije Djeve i postao covek I Koji je raspet za nas u vreme Pontija Pilata i stradao i pogreben I Koji je vaskrsao u treci dan kao sto je pisano I Koji se uzneo na nebesa i sedi s desne strane Oca I Koji ce opet doci sa slavom da sudi zivima i mrtvima i Njegovom Carstvu nece biti kraja I u Duha SVetoga Gospoda Zivotvornoga Koji od Oca ishodi Koji se zajedno sa Ocem i Sinom obozava i slavi Koji je govorio kroz propoke U jednu svetu sabornu i apostolsku Crkvu Ispovedam jedno krstenje za otpustenje grehova Cekam vaskrsenje mrtvih I zivot buducega veka Amin
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL lsquoRAVANICArdquo May 2015
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
DONrsquoTFORGETOURCHURCHSLAVAVIDOVDANJUNE28th
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GREAT MARTYRGEORGEDJURDJEVDANDivineLiturgy9AM
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10 SunoftheSamaritanWomanDivineLiturgyCS10AMHappyMotherrsquosDay
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31 DUHOVIPENTECOSTDivineLiturgyCS10AM
RAVANICACHURCHCELEBRATES100YEARSOCT9th‐11thPLEASEJOINUS
- Znak za post
- Sign for fasting
STLAZARUSSERBIANORTHODOXCATHEDRALldquoRAVANICArdquo June 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
1 HOLYSPIRITDAYDIVINELITURGY9AM
2 SPIRITTUESDAY
3 NO FAST SAINTS CONSTANTINEamp HELEN DIVINE LITURGY 9 AM
4 5 NO FAST
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7 Sun1afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AM
8 FAST APOSTLESrsquoFASTBEGINS
9 FAST
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23 FAST CHURCH SCHOOL MICHIGAN ADVENTURE TRIP
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28 FAST Sun4afterPentecostDIVINE LITURGY 10 AM VIDOVDAN SLAVA
29 FAST
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REMEMBERVIDOVDANSLAVABANQUET(FollowingDivineLiturgy)
PLEASECOMEampCOMMEMORATEYOURCHURCHSLAVAHONOREDKUMOVIJOVOampLJUBICADIMIC
Znak za post
Sign for fasting
Celebrating 100 Years of Our Ravanica Parish
PLEASE JOIN US FOR RAVANICArsquoS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OCT9‐11th 2015
ADULT BIBLE STUDY Every Wednesday730 PM Sv Stevan Decanski SerbianOrthodoxChurchAll Are Welcome
Monument to +Patriarch Pavle Consecrated
On Tuesday May 12 2015 the monument to Patriarch Pavle will be placed and
consecrated in front of the Church of St Vasilije of Ostrog in Leposavić Serbia
The monument is 27 meters high and weighs 1000 kilograms
From the Churchrsquos Recordshellip
BAPTISMS Nikola Ristovski - March 22 2015 Parents Boban amp Jenni Ristovski Luka Trpcevski - March 29 2015 Parents Danny amp Stefanie Trpcevski Quinton James McCartney - April 26 2015 Parents Ryan amp Danielle McCartney Stoja Locricclio - April 26 2015 Parents Joseph amp Rosana Locricclio James Johnson ndashMay 3 2015 Parents James amp Snezana Johnson Our most sincere congratulations are extended to the parents grandparents kumovi and all relatives of the newly baptized babies May God bless them all Mnogaja Ljeta
MARRIAGES Dragan Ivkovic amp Natalia Srbinovski ndash April 26 2015 Congratulations to the newly married couples your families and kumovi May God grant you many blessed years of joy united in Love Mnogaja Ljeta
DEATHS +Olga Helen Cetan ndash March 1 2015 Grant rest eternal in blessed falling asleep O Lord to the soul of Thy departed Servants and make their memory to be eternal Vjecnaja Pamjat
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
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Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
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mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
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1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
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19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
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PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
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us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
The Lords Prayer
Оче наш
Our Father who art in Heaven hallowed be Thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from Evil Amen
Otce nas ize jesi na nebesjeh Da svjatitsja imja Tvoje da pridet carstvije Tvoje da budet volja Tvoja jako na nebesi i na zemlji Hljeb nas nasushnij dazd nam dnes i ostavi nam dolgi nasja jakoze i mi ostavljajem dolznikom nasim I ne
vovedi nas vo iskushenije no izbavi nas ot lukavago
The Creed I believe in one God the Father almighty Maker of Heaven and earth and all things visible and invisble AND in one Lord Jesus
Christ the Son of God the only-begotten begotten of the Father before all ages Light of light true God of true God begotten not made of one essence with the Father by whom all things were made Who for us men and for our salvation came down from
Heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and suffered and was buried And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into Heaven and
sits at the right hand of the Father And he shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead whose kingdom shall have no end AND in the Holy Spirit the Lord the Giver of Life who proceeds from the Father who with the Father and the Son
together is worshipped and glorified who spoke by the prophets And in ONE Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins I look for the Resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come Amen
The Trinity Icon
Simbol Vere Verujem u jednoga Boga Oca Svedrzitelja Tvorca neba i zemlje i svega vidljivog i nevidljivog I u jednoga Gospoda Isusa Hrista Sina Bozijeg Jedinorodnog rodjenog od Oca pre svih vekova Svetlost od Svetlosti Boga istinitog od Boga istinitog rodjenog ne stvorenog jednosusnog Ocu kroz koga je sve postalo Koji je radi nas ljudi i radi nasega spasenja sisao s nebesa i ovaplotio se od Duha Svetoga i Marije Djeve i postao covek I Koji je raspet za nas u vreme Pontija Pilata i stradao i pogreben I Koji je vaskrsao u treci dan kao sto je pisano I Koji se uzneo na nebesa i sedi s desne strane Oca I Koji ce opet doci sa slavom da sudi zivima i mrtvima i Njegovom Carstvu nece biti kraja I u Duha SVetoga Gospoda Zivotvornoga Koji od Oca ishodi Koji se zajedno sa Ocem i Sinom obozava i slavi Koji je govorio kroz propoke U jednu svetu sabornu i apostolsku Crkvu Ispovedam jedno krstenje za otpustenje grehova Cekam vaskrsenje mrtvih I zivot buducega veka Amin
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL lsquoRAVANICArdquo May 2015
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
DONrsquoTFORGETOURCHURCHSLAVAVIDOVDANJUNE28th
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GREAT MARTYRGEORGEDJURDJEVDANDivineLiturgy9AM
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10 SunoftheSamaritanWomanDivineLiturgyCS10AMHappyMotherrsquosDay
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24 Sun7ofPaschaDivineLiturgyCS10AM
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30 SOULSATURDAY(BlessingofGraves)
31 DUHOVIPENTECOSTDivineLiturgyCS10AM
RAVANICACHURCHCELEBRATES100YEARSOCT9th‐11thPLEASEJOINUS
- Znak za post
- Sign for fasting
STLAZARUSSERBIANORTHODOXCATHEDRALldquoRAVANICArdquo June 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
1 HOLYSPIRITDAYDIVINELITURGY9AM
2 SPIRITTUESDAY
3 NO FAST SAINTS CONSTANTINEamp HELEN DIVINE LITURGY 9 AM
4 5 NO FAST
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7 Sun1afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AM
8 FAST APOSTLESrsquoFASTBEGINS
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23 FAST CHURCH SCHOOL MICHIGAN ADVENTURE TRIP
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28 FAST Sun4afterPentecostDIVINE LITURGY 10 AM VIDOVDAN SLAVA
29 FAST
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REMEMBERVIDOVDANSLAVABANQUET(FollowingDivineLiturgy)
PLEASECOMEampCOMMEMORATEYOURCHURCHSLAVAHONOREDKUMOVIJOVOampLJUBICADIMIC
Znak za post
Sign for fasting
Celebrating 100 Years of Our Ravanica Parish
PLEASE JOIN US FOR RAVANICArsquoS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OCT9‐11th 2015
ADULT BIBLE STUDY Every Wednesday730 PM Sv Stevan Decanski SerbianOrthodoxChurchAll Are Welcome
Monument to +Patriarch Pavle Consecrated
On Tuesday May 12 2015 the monument to Patriarch Pavle will be placed and
consecrated in front of the Church of St Vasilije of Ostrog in Leposavić Serbia
The monument is 27 meters high and weighs 1000 kilograms
From the Churchrsquos Recordshellip
BAPTISMS Nikola Ristovski - March 22 2015 Parents Boban amp Jenni Ristovski Luka Trpcevski - March 29 2015 Parents Danny amp Stefanie Trpcevski Quinton James McCartney - April 26 2015 Parents Ryan amp Danielle McCartney Stoja Locricclio - April 26 2015 Parents Joseph amp Rosana Locricclio James Johnson ndashMay 3 2015 Parents James amp Snezana Johnson Our most sincere congratulations are extended to the parents grandparents kumovi and all relatives of the newly baptized babies May God bless them all Mnogaja Ljeta
MARRIAGES Dragan Ivkovic amp Natalia Srbinovski ndash April 26 2015 Congratulations to the newly married couples your families and kumovi May God grant you many blessed years of joy united in Love Mnogaja Ljeta
DEATHS +Olga Helen Cetan ndash March 1 2015 Grant rest eternal in blessed falling asleep O Lord to the soul of Thy departed Servants and make their memory to be eternal Vjecnaja Pamjat
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL lsquoRAVANICArdquo May 2015
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
DONrsquoTFORGETOURCHURCHSLAVAVIDOVDANJUNE28th
1 FAST
2
3 SunoftheParalyticDivineLiturgyCS10AMKUMOVIDAY
4
5
6 FAST
GREAT MARTYRGEORGEDJURDJEVDANDivineLiturgy9AM
7
8 FAST
9
10 SunoftheSamaritanWomanDivineLiturgyCS10AMHappyMotherrsquosDay
11
12
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15FAST
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17Sun of the Blind Man
DivineLiturgyCS10AMSPASOVDANSLAVALUNCHEON
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19
2 FAST
21 ASCENSIONOFOURLORDSPASOVDANDivineLiturgy9AM
2 FAST
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24 Sun7ofPaschaDivineLiturgyCS10AM
25
26
27FAST
28
2 FAST
30 SOULSATURDAY(BlessingofGraves)
31 DUHOVIPENTECOSTDivineLiturgyCS10AM
RAVANICACHURCHCELEBRATES100YEARSOCT9th‐11thPLEASEJOINUS
- Znak za post
- Sign for fasting
STLAZARUSSERBIANORTHODOXCATHEDRALldquoRAVANICArdquo June 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
1 HOLYSPIRITDAYDIVINELITURGY9AM
2 SPIRITTUESDAY
3 NO FAST SAINTS CONSTANTINEamp HELEN DIVINE LITURGY 9 AM
4 5 NO FAST
6
7 Sun1afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AM
8 FAST APOSTLESrsquoFASTBEGINS
9 FAST
1 FAST
1 FAST 12 FAST
13 FAST
14 FAST Sun2afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AM
15 FAST
16 FAST
17 FAST
18 FAST
19 FAST
20 FAST
21 FAST Sun3afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AMHappyFatherrsquosDay
22 FAST
23 FAST CHURCH SCHOOL MICHIGAN ADVENTURE TRIP
24 FAST
25 FAST
26 FAST
27 FAST
28 FAST Sun4afterPentecostDIVINE LITURGY 10 AM VIDOVDAN SLAVA
29 FAST
30 FAST
REMEMBERVIDOVDANSLAVABANQUET(FollowingDivineLiturgy)
PLEASECOMEampCOMMEMORATEYOURCHURCHSLAVAHONOREDKUMOVIJOVOampLJUBICADIMIC
Znak za post
Sign for fasting
Celebrating 100 Years of Our Ravanica Parish
PLEASE JOIN US FOR RAVANICArsquoS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OCT9‐11th 2015
ADULT BIBLE STUDY Every Wednesday730 PM Sv Stevan Decanski SerbianOrthodoxChurchAll Are Welcome
Monument to +Patriarch Pavle Consecrated
On Tuesday May 12 2015 the monument to Patriarch Pavle will be placed and
consecrated in front of the Church of St Vasilije of Ostrog in Leposavić Serbia
The monument is 27 meters high and weighs 1000 kilograms
From the Churchrsquos Recordshellip
BAPTISMS Nikola Ristovski - March 22 2015 Parents Boban amp Jenni Ristovski Luka Trpcevski - March 29 2015 Parents Danny amp Stefanie Trpcevski Quinton James McCartney - April 26 2015 Parents Ryan amp Danielle McCartney Stoja Locricclio - April 26 2015 Parents Joseph amp Rosana Locricclio James Johnson ndashMay 3 2015 Parents James amp Snezana Johnson Our most sincere congratulations are extended to the parents grandparents kumovi and all relatives of the newly baptized babies May God bless them all Mnogaja Ljeta
MARRIAGES Dragan Ivkovic amp Natalia Srbinovski ndash April 26 2015 Congratulations to the newly married couples your families and kumovi May God grant you many blessed years of joy united in Love Mnogaja Ljeta
DEATHS +Olga Helen Cetan ndash March 1 2015 Grant rest eternal in blessed falling asleep O Lord to the soul of Thy departed Servants and make their memory to be eternal Vjecnaja Pamjat
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
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God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
STLAZARUSSERBIANORTHODOXCATHEDRALldquoRAVANICArdquo June 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday
1 HOLYSPIRITDAYDIVINELITURGY9AM
2 SPIRITTUESDAY
3 NO FAST SAINTS CONSTANTINEamp HELEN DIVINE LITURGY 9 AM
4 5 NO FAST
6
7 Sun1afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AM
8 FAST APOSTLESrsquoFASTBEGINS
9 FAST
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21 FAST Sun3afterPentecostDIVINELITURGY10AMHappyFatherrsquosDay
22 FAST
23 FAST CHURCH SCHOOL MICHIGAN ADVENTURE TRIP
24 FAST
25 FAST
26 FAST
27 FAST
28 FAST Sun4afterPentecostDIVINE LITURGY 10 AM VIDOVDAN SLAVA
29 FAST
30 FAST
REMEMBERVIDOVDANSLAVABANQUET(FollowingDivineLiturgy)
PLEASECOMEampCOMMEMORATEYOURCHURCHSLAVAHONOREDKUMOVIJOVOampLJUBICADIMIC
Znak za post
Sign for fasting
Celebrating 100 Years of Our Ravanica Parish
PLEASE JOIN US FOR RAVANICArsquoS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OCT9‐11th 2015
ADULT BIBLE STUDY Every Wednesday730 PM Sv Stevan Decanski SerbianOrthodoxChurchAll Are Welcome
Monument to +Patriarch Pavle Consecrated
On Tuesday May 12 2015 the monument to Patriarch Pavle will be placed and
consecrated in front of the Church of St Vasilije of Ostrog in Leposavić Serbia
The monument is 27 meters high and weighs 1000 kilograms
From the Churchrsquos Recordshellip
BAPTISMS Nikola Ristovski - March 22 2015 Parents Boban amp Jenni Ristovski Luka Trpcevski - March 29 2015 Parents Danny amp Stefanie Trpcevski Quinton James McCartney - April 26 2015 Parents Ryan amp Danielle McCartney Stoja Locricclio - April 26 2015 Parents Joseph amp Rosana Locricclio James Johnson ndashMay 3 2015 Parents James amp Snezana Johnson Our most sincere congratulations are extended to the parents grandparents kumovi and all relatives of the newly baptized babies May God bless them all Mnogaja Ljeta
MARRIAGES Dragan Ivkovic amp Natalia Srbinovski ndash April 26 2015 Congratulations to the newly married couples your families and kumovi May God grant you many blessed years of joy united in Love Mnogaja Ljeta
DEATHS +Olga Helen Cetan ndash March 1 2015 Grant rest eternal in blessed falling asleep O Lord to the soul of Thy departed Servants and make their memory to be eternal Vjecnaja Pamjat
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
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ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Monument to +Patriarch Pavle Consecrated
On Tuesday May 12 2015 the monument to Patriarch Pavle will be placed and
consecrated in front of the Church of St Vasilije of Ostrog in Leposavić Serbia
The monument is 27 meters high and weighs 1000 kilograms
From the Churchrsquos Recordshellip
BAPTISMS Nikola Ristovski - March 22 2015 Parents Boban amp Jenni Ristovski Luka Trpcevski - March 29 2015 Parents Danny amp Stefanie Trpcevski Quinton James McCartney - April 26 2015 Parents Ryan amp Danielle McCartney Stoja Locricclio - April 26 2015 Parents Joseph amp Rosana Locricclio James Johnson ndashMay 3 2015 Parents James amp Snezana Johnson Our most sincere congratulations are extended to the parents grandparents kumovi and all relatives of the newly baptized babies May God bless them all Mnogaja Ljeta
MARRIAGES Dragan Ivkovic amp Natalia Srbinovski ndash April 26 2015 Congratulations to the newly married couples your families and kumovi May God grant you many blessed years of joy united in Love Mnogaja Ljeta
DEATHS +Olga Helen Cetan ndash March 1 2015 Grant rest eternal in blessed falling asleep O Lord to the soul of Thy departed Servants and make their memory to be eternal Vjecnaja Pamjat
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
From the Churchrsquos Recordshellip
BAPTISMS Nikola Ristovski - March 22 2015 Parents Boban amp Jenni Ristovski Luka Trpcevski - March 29 2015 Parents Danny amp Stefanie Trpcevski Quinton James McCartney - April 26 2015 Parents Ryan amp Danielle McCartney Stoja Locricclio - April 26 2015 Parents Joseph amp Rosana Locricclio James Johnson ndashMay 3 2015 Parents James amp Snezana Johnson Our most sincere congratulations are extended to the parents grandparents kumovi and all relatives of the newly baptized babies May God bless them all Mnogaja Ljeta
MARRIAGES Dragan Ivkovic amp Natalia Srbinovski ndash April 26 2015 Congratulations to the newly married couples your families and kumovi May God grant you many blessed years of joy united in Love Mnogaja Ljeta
DEATHS +Olga Helen Cetan ndash March 1 2015 Grant rest eternal in blessed falling asleep O Lord to the soul of Thy departed Servants and make their memory to be eternal Vjecnaja Pamjat
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
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SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Feast of Holy PentecostDuhovi
INTRODUCTION
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated
each year on the fiftieth day after the Great
and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten
days after the Feast of the Ascension of
Christ The Feast is always celebrated on a
Sunday
The Feast commemorates the descent of
the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the
day of Pentecost a feast of the Jewish
tradition It also celebrates the
establishment of the Church through the
preaching of the Apostles and the baptism
of the thousands who on that day believed
in the Gospel message of salvation
through Jesus Christ The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the
revelation of the Holy Trinity culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity
BIBLICAL STORY
The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles In
Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in
one place Suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind filling the
entire house where they were sitting Thentongues of fire appeared and one
sat upon each one of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 21-4)
This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost celebrated
by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination of the
Feast of Weeks (Exodus 3422 Deuteronomy 1610) The Feast of Weeks
began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first
harvest sheaves to God and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two
loaves of unleavened bread representing the first products of the harvest
(Leviticus 2317-20 Deuteronomy 169-10)
Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast many people
from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
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We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
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on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
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1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound they came together and heard
their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 25-6) The people
were amazed knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans and not
men who would normally speak many different languages They wondered what
this meant and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 27-13)
Peter hearing these remarks stood up and addressed the crowd He preached
to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the
Holy Spirit He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious
Resurrection Great conviction fell upon the people and they asked the
Apostles What shall we do Peter said to them Repent and let every one of
you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 238-39)
The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized
Following the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to
hear the teaching of the Apostles as the early Christians met together for
fellowship the breaking of bread and for prayer Many wonderful signs and
miracles were done through the Apostles and the Lord added to the Church
daily those who were being saved (Acts 242-47)
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
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mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
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ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
HOLY PENTECOST-DUHOVI
Duhovski Venac (VEH nats) Pentecost Wreath The most significant wreath a Serb will make is hisher Duhovski venac the Pentecost wreath
Pentecost (also called Trinity Day or Descent of the Holy Spirit) is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church celebrated fifty days after Pascha (thus always falling on a Sunday this year May 31 2015
In the Serbian Orthodox Church on Pentecost long blades of grass are mowed in a meadow and
brought to church where they are blessed Then during the Prayers to the Holy Spirit offered at
the end of the special Pentecostal Service parishioners kneel three times during this service and
weave small wreaths from grass representing the Holy Trinity spread throughout the church as
three prayers are read They place these wreaths on the family icon on the graves of loved ones
and even in their car The green grass symbolizes spring and new life which represents the
Apostles after being enlightened by the Holy Spirit The significance of Pentecost is compared
to the Apostles before they received the Holy Spirit to a seed without soil water and other
nourishment unable to germinate and grow After receiving the Holy Spirit they gained the
strength knowledge and courage to spread the word of our Lord Jesus Christ ‐ Christianity
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
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mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
In addition to their busy visit schedule some members of Ravanica Visits Posetioci Ravanice had time to give an interview about the program to Detroits Own Orthodox Radio WNZK 690 AM It will air in May so stay tuned for updates
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
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they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
RAVANICA CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Ravanica Church School Retreat Successful ndashGreat Time Had By All
DEAR PARENTS
We wish to Thank all of our Parents and Kumovi for participating in this yearrsquos KumoviSpecial Person Sunday May 3 We had a great turn-out and the day was enjoyed by everyone This was a very special day for al our children and their Kumovi
Camp applications are out If you are still interested in attending please contact Ruza at 586-531-1678 ASAP as the camps fill up fast
Michigan Adventure Tuesday June 23 We have 2 buses reserved Please contactNina Radisavljevic at 5869333255 or ninarad5gmailcom if you are interested in goingPlease register on sign Up Genius Deadline is May 20th for registration Buses are filling up fast
Mark your calendars below
Sunday June 7 SNF Basketball Tournament Indiana No church school amp folklore
Sunday June 14 Church School amp Folklore
Saturday June 20 INVITATION to perform at CAROUSEL of NATIONS Serbian Center Windsor
Sunday June 21 Church School amp Folklore
Tuesday June 23 Michigan Adventure Trip
Sunday June 28 Our Church Slava VIDOVDAN all 3 groups performing Folklore
Upcoming Events
MICH ADVENTURE
VIDOVDAN
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
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they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Coloring Page
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
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Memory Eterna[
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Pentecost is an important holiday in the Orthodox Church All the days in the year are numbered beginning at Pentecost and ending when we start preparing for the next Great Lent Pentecost takes place on a Sunday 50 days after Pascha (Easter) This holiday represents the last steps in Jesus mission among us The Holy Trinity come together on
PentecostOn this day the apostles are ordained for their special miss ion through the Power of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire
1 The Apostles were praying together fifty days after Pascha
(Easter) when the Holy Spirit came down to them with a flame like fire They began to speak in languages they never knew before Now they
would be able to teach the message of Gods love to all nations
3 The week after Pentecost
day that the Apostles This was the
we do not fast on Wednesday began to baptize people and Friday however this is the In the name of the Holy first time we kneel in Church
Trinity OVer 3000 people were since Pasch a (Easter) We
baptized on Pentecost We can stop singing Paschal hymns
thmk of our own Holy Baptism and begin singing the hymn We have seen the lightand Holy Chrismahon when
because the light of the Holy the Priest says ~ The seal of Spirit is now in all of us the gift of the Holy Spirit
The icon of Pentecost is red and gold to show us what an important feast day this is At the top there is a semi-circle with rays that look like flames coming
down on the praying Apostles to show us the Holy Spirit coming down to them We see the apostles with books At the center is Cosmos a royal figure coming out of the darkness and into the light with the help of the Gospel
he is holding in a cloth The Holy Spirit wi ll always be sanctifying the work of the Church _~----ili
Coming of the Holy Spirit Day of Pentecost had fully come they were all with one accord in aile place And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting Then there apshy
peared to them divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of tlem And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance Then Peter said to them
Repent and let every one of you be baptized if) the name of Jesus Chlist for the remission of SIlS and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit For the promise IS to YOli and to your children and to all who are afar off as
many as the Lord our God will cal And the Lord added to the cl1urch daily those who were being saved Acts 21-47
Icon
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
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They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Orthodoxa b 111
Name _______________
Please complete the crossword puzzle below
using the following words
Across 1 The Holy Spirit
sanctifies t his 3 We read about
Pentecost in the
Down 2 This comes
together on Pentecost
4 Pentecost is the first time we kneel in Church since
5 Who comes to the Apostles on Pentecost
6 On Pentecost over 3000 people were
7 Pentecost takes place on a
Date _________ _
BAPTIZED
CHURCH
EASTER
GOSPEL
HOLY SPIRIT
HOLY TRINITY
SUNDAY
PRAYER
We have seen the light we have received the heavenly spirit the true faith worshipping the undivided Trinity for the Trinity has saved us
- Divine Liturgy shy
023-E~d02
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Ravanica Church
School
Ravanica Church School Highlights
This Yearrsquos Highlights included Dancing for several churches including
a Serbian wedding to showcase our culture and heritage
Sveti Sava 100 Year Celebration
Our children support the Orthodox Outreach and sack lunches for homeless and needy
Spring Retreat at Springhill Camp ndash50 children and 49 parents attended this three day weekend where we learned about religion and had team building activities
Kumovi Day
Spring Folklore Festival
-We had 8 churches attend as our guests from Windsor KitchenerDetroitOhioHamiltonLondon and Toronto
Vrbica
Kolac Making
As this Church School and Folklore year comes to an end we cannot help but think about the future The past five years our Church School and Youth Program has made a remarkable effort to become one of the best Church Schools in the Midwest We are proud to be a role model for other churches but this could not have happened without the true commitment and effort by all our parents and teachers Each and every week we have successfully brought our children together united in faith culture and sports These kids are proud to say they are from Ravanica and are proud of their heritage Our Youth Program and Church School has grown substantially and AKO BOG DA it will continue to grow in the future This year we have had a fun-filled year that is not over We have had the honor to be a part of the Centennial Celebrations Month to Month and look forward to our Fall 100 Year Celebration This summer we have several more fun plans 1 June 15-19 Summer Church Day Camp at St Stevan Decanski Children from Sv PetkaSv Stevan Decanski and Ravanica have been invited to attend a 5 day camp Activities include Religious Study Crafts Sports Zoo Trip Beach Day Crazy Olympics and Much More Parents are encouraged to volunteer if possible Kids may attend one day several days or the whole week 2 Annual Michigan Adventure Trip- June 23rd Our group will travel once again to Michigan Adventure This probably is the day most kids look forward to each year
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Our 2015 Graduates are
Elementary Graduation- Nada Barach Nikki Vulinovic Michael Stevanovich Nicholas Borchich Sophia Balow Angela Doncic and Sam Googasian High School Graduation - Katija Bjedov Alan Rajkovic Nicholas Bradley Ljuba Popadic Zachary Raad Stefan Santrach Niko Risticand Charlie Kearney Post Graduate or College Graduation - Manuela Ana Radulovic Christina Sarkissian Marko Zatezalo Taylor Nezich Dusan and Dejan Momcilovic We apologize if we forgot anyone We have tried to contact as many people as we can to notify us on potential graduates If we have missed anyone it is not too late Please submit a picture of the graduate where they are graduating from what are their future plans and any special accomplishments awards or certificates
3 Carousel of Nations- Serbian Orthodox Church Gracanica in Windsor has asked our folklore groups to dance on Sunday June 21 4 Vidovdan June 28 Church Slava Luncheon - we are proud to honor our graduates for this year 5 Church Camp- Many of our children are attending either Shadeland Camp in Pennsylvania or Gracanica Camp and our Monastery at Grayslake IL We would like to thank the Sisters of Ravanica for supporting this trip by their contributions allowing each child to go and taking the financial burden off the parents Congratulations to the following 2015 Graduates These graduates will be honored at the VidovdanSlava Banquet on June 28th If you have not submitted your childs information please do so immediately so we can publish to rosemarybatgmailcom or donna_rajkovicyahoocom
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
RAVANICA YOUTH PROGRAM
A warm thank you to everyone who helped make this Centennial Folk Fest a great success We are so proud of our dedicated teachers parents and especially children of the Ravanica Youth Program If you have great photos of the event please email them to Ruza at rosemarybatgmailcom
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Even our itte adies
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God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
St Sava Mission Foundation is proud to sponsor
the first annual
pT R
July 5 - 11 2015 St Sava Mission Jackson CA
Youth ages 6-18 will experience a week of fun and friendship and be exposed to their heritage and traditions through kolo dancing singing history and cooking as well as field trips
sports swimming and arts amp crafts
Camp registration in now open stsavamissionfoundationorg
For questions
culturecampstsavamissionfoundationorg
PLAN TO JOIN US BEFORE CAMP FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION
SERB WORLD USA 7
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
Our Sisters rea Everyone hada rTea-riffic rTime
(Pr c D 1( t d-jJIilll(J) CViVCUlilY(1
100
( L lt-filf(ff( -
Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
~4PP 1Jt6e4e~ 4- Z4 e6 4ee 6(1~ ev6ete~(Ie 1Jt6e4elf4-
~~4etIft6e4e~ 4 AfIe 4d ~(I 1ft4 4shy
Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
a Paras to May 7 2015
they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
ourfirst annuaSchoarsh~ to one ifour 8raduatin8 i8h Schoo f seniors on our Church
S(ava
V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
Chu rcfi Sd1oo( cfi ifdi-e l1 to attel1d cfiu rcfl
ca ~ tIi is Similiter
A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
t=OOTSTEfS
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Detroit Historical Society Visits ldquoRavanicardquo
Since its founding in 1921 the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of Metro Detroiters can better understand the people places and events that helped shape our lives On Monday April 13 2015 the Detroit Historical Society visited our Ravanica Cathedral as part of their ldquoHistoric Houses of Worship Toursrdquo Since 1972 the Historic Houses of Worship Tour Series has acquainted Metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community Each tour typically features five area churches and highlights the importance of maintaining and preserving these historic sites as living history The vision of the Detroit Historical Society is ldquoto create a shared sense of community and pride by celebrating the historic and unique culture of our regionrdquo On April 13th fifty‐six members from the Historical Society arrived at our church Father Zivan did a beautiful job in conducting a tour of the church explaining various aspects of Orthodoxy and the various components of the church interior The visitors were awe struck upon walking into our church They could not compliment us enough on the beauty of our Ravanica Cathedral and their interest and inquisitiveness brought many questions for Father Zivan to answer Paul Bielich prepared two handouts for the visitors one a brief history of our Ravanica Church in Detroit and the second an introduction to Orthodoxy and the architectural features of our Ravanica Cathedral Paul amp Donna Bielich and Danijela Bijelic were also in attendance that morning to greet our guests Our visitors then walked over to our American Serbian Memorial Hall where they toured the Hall Cultural Center and our Church Library The visit of our Historical Society guests came to a close with refreshments of strudel and coffee which was served in the small hall which Danijela Bijelic assistant to church secretary Sheryl organized and orchestrated It certainly is a small world as we found out that the grandmother of the wife of the tour director Annette McConnell was of Serbian descent It was a pleasure for Ravanica to host this visiting group and we were extremely honored to have been included on the church tour itinerary Our guests were very appreciative of seeing and learning about our Serbian Orthodox Church and Faith They truly enjoyed their Ravanica tour and chatting with us and( loved the strudel) ndashthey asked if they could return again ndash they laughed and told us next time they will make our church their last stop so that they could stay longer and visit We bid them farewell and told them we certainly hoped they would return soon They then boarded their bus as they had about four other churches to visit that day We all enjoyed hosting them It was wonderful to share our beautiful Ravanica Cathedral with our Metro Detroit Community
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
Our Sisters rea Everyone hada rTea-riffic rTime
(Pr c D 1( t d-jJIilll(J) CViVCUlilY(1
100
( L lt-filf(ff( -
Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
~4PP 1Jt6e4e~ 4- Z4 e6 4ee 6(1~ ev6ete~(Ie 1Jt6e4elf4-
~~4etIft6e4e~ 4 AfIe 4d ~(I 1ft4 4shy
Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
a Paras to May 7 2015
they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
ourfirst annuaSchoarsh~ to one ifour 8raduatin8 i8h Schoo f seniors on our Church
S(ava
V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
Chu rcfi Sd1oo( cfi ifdi-e l1 to attel1d cfiu rcfl
ca ~ tIi is Similiter
A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
t=OOTSTEfS
WltAlk ltA lt~ e sloClo)er J
SltAtd ltA c ld so SMollJ
IM folloClo)t~9 l~ ~Our foo~s
Q~ci I clOk ~o~ ~o foLl
-rke~ I ~tll kltA ve ltA lt~~le cktld
The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
THE MIRACULOUS MONASTERY OSTROG
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda Ostrog Monastery is dedicated to Sveti Vasilije Ostroški ndash Saint Basil of Ostrog From Ostrog Monastery a superb view of the Bjelopavlici Plain can be seen Ostrog Monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro Ostrog Monastery complex comprises two parts the first of which the larger lower monastery is situated around the Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1824 containing the majority of the monastic residences including the Dormitory The white rock-hewn upper Ostrog Monastery a tough tiny 3 km walk uphill holds two diminutive cave-churches one of which the Holy Cross features some splendid rock-painted frescoes by the great seventeenth-century Serbian artists-fresco painters Jovan and Radul depicting revered saints (including St Sava and one of St Basil) scenes from the life of Christ and religious holidays The Ostrog Monastery was founded by Metropolitan Bishop Vasilije of Herzegovina in the 17th century Basil of Ostrog and Tvrdoš the Miracle-worker was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahum and Herzegovina from 1639 to 1671 The Bishop Vasilije (St Basil of Ostrog) brought monks to this secluded place after the Ottomans destroyed Tvrdoš Monastery He died there in 1671 and some years later he was sanctified His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the Cave Church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
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Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
SISTERS CORNER 2015 MayJune Issue
Our Sisters rea Everyone hada rTea-riffic rTime
(Pr c D 1( t d-jJIilll(J) CViVCUlilY(1
100
( L lt-filf(ff( -
Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
~4PP 1Jt6e4e~ 4- Z4 e6 4ee 6(1~ ev6ete~(Ie 1Jt6e4elf4-
~~4etIft6e4e~ 4 AfIe 4d ~(I 1ft4 4shy
Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
a Paras to May 7 2015
they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
ourfirst annuaSchoarsh~ to one ifour 8raduatin8 i8h Schoo f seniors on our Church
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V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
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A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
(Pr c D 1( t d-jJIilll(J) CViVCUlilY(1
100
( L lt-filf(ff( -
Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
~4PP 1Jt6e4e~ 4- Z4 e6 4ee 6(1~ ev6ete~(Ie 1Jt6e4elf4-
~~4etIft6e4e~ 4 AfIe 4d ~(I 1ft4 4shy
Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
a Paras to May 7 2015
they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
ourfirst annuaSchoarsh~ to one ifour 8raduatin8 i8h Schoo f seniors on our Church
S(ava
V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
Chu rcfi Sd1oo( cfi ifdi-e l1 to attel1d cfiu rcfl
ca ~ tIi is Similiter
A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
t=OOTSTEfS
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The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Even our itte adies
had a rrea-riffic time
IJ(i VJ(fi)J
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
~4PP 1Jt6e4e~ 4- Z4 e6 4ee 6(1~ ev6ete~(Ie 1Jt6e4elf4-
~~4etIft6e4e~ 4 AfIe 4d ~(I 1ft4 4shy
Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
a Paras to May 7 2015
they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
ourfirst annuaSchoarsh~ to one ifour 8raduatin8 i8h Schoo f seniors on our Church
S(ava
V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
Chu rcfi Sd1oo( cfi ifdi-e l1 to attel1d cfiu rcfl
ca ~ tIi is Similiter
A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
t=OOTSTEfS
WltAlk ltA lt~ e sloClo)er J
SltAtd ltA c ld so SMollJ
IM folloClo)t~9 l~ ~Our foo~s
Q~ci I clOk ~o~ ~o foLl
-rke~ I ~tll kltA ve ltA lt~~le cktld
The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
God puts on this
Who care for us and guide us You can feel their love ilnd gentlenes as they walk through Itfa beside us
They do great things for us every day they whisper in our ears they even hold us In their hearts when we are fUled with all our fears
They are always there to give a hug and try to make ua smile They treat us with respect and love th-ey treat us like their child
God blessed me with an Angel Itm proud to call my own
~4PP 1Jt6e4e~ 4- Z4 e6 4ee 6(1~ ev6ete~(Ie 1Jt6e4elf4-
~~4etIft6e4e~ 4 AfIe 4d ~(I 1ft4 4shy
Shemiddots been with me throughout my life been with me 88 Ive grown
Shes guided me the best she can shes taught me like no other and Im thankful Im the Ilucky one who get to call her
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
a Paras to May 7 2015
they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
ourfirst annuaSchoarsh~ to one ifour 8raduatin8 i8h Schoo f seniors on our Church
S(ava
V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
Chu rcfi Sd1oo( cfi ifdi-e l1 to attel1d cfiu rcfl
ca ~ tIi is Similiter
A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
t=OOTSTEfS
WltAlk ltA lt~ e sloClo)er J
SltAtd ltA c ld so SMollJ
IM folloClo)t~9 l~ ~Our foo~s
Q~ci I clOk ~o~ ~o foLl
-rke~ I ~tll kltA ve ltA lt~~le cktld
The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
hose we hodcosest never reave us they rive
on in the kindness tneYve shared andthe ave
mem6ering our beoved Protonica PauCina t
the one-year ~nniversary of her yassing we heft
a Paras to May 7 2015
they brought into our fiv
Memory Eterna[
1t the 201 5 schoo f year comes to an end the Ser6ian isters are ookil1aforvvard to awardina
ourfirst annuaSchoarsh~ to one ifour 8raduatin8 i8h Schoo f seniors on our Church
S(ava
V idovdal1 J une 28 2015
Tfie Sisters have a ((oca ted $2000 to our
Chu rcfi Sd1oo( cfi ifdi-e l1 to attel1d cfiu rcfl
ca ~ tIi is Similiter
A special thank you to Marie Nickson for providing some of her personal artifacts for our showcase this month celebrating the Women of Ravanica Thank you to Marija Mijac and Milka Momcilovic for helping set up this months showcase
Coming up June we are recognizing 100 Years of Fathers (Mens club 4cs sports club[s] SNF Lodges pensioners club and our Church Slava [Vidovdan]) If you have any pictures or artifacts you would like to share please let us know we would love to showcase them
In JulyAugust we will be recognizing 100 Years of Camps and Picnics
Thank you all for supporting and sharing your Ravanica history it has truly been an honor displaying your family and your familys history Your pictures will be reposted again during or Centennial Celebration October 9-112015
t=OOTSTEfS
WltAlk ltA lt~ e sloClo)er J
SltAtd ltA c ld so SMollJ
IM folloClo)t~9 l~ ~Our foo~s
Q~ci I clOk ~o~ ~o foLl
-rke~ I ~tll kltA ve ltA lt~~le cktld
The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
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TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
t=OOTSTEfS
WltAlk ltA lt~ e sloClo)er J
SltAtd ltA c ld so SMollJ
IM folloClo)t~9 l~ ~Our foo~s
Q~ci I clOk ~o~ ~o foLl
-rke~ I ~tll kltA ve ltA lt~~le cktld
The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
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StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
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5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
The Kosovo Battle
Saint Lazar the Great Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar was born in 1329 in Prilepac to the aristocrat family Hrebeljanovic His father Pribac was a Logotet-secretary doing very confidential work for King Dusan the Powerful in the royal palace Young Lazar was raised in the palace and was respected by the King who entrusted him with the rule of two parts of his kingdom Srem and Macva Lazar married Milica the daughter of an important aristocrat named Vratko also known as Yug Bogdan - a very wise and honorable man from the Nemanjic family Lazar had three sons Stevan Vuk and Lazar and five daughters Jelena Mara Despa Vukosava and Mileva King Dusan the Powerful died unexpectantly in 1355 at the age of 48 This led to a weakening of Serbias central government Many dukes used this opportunity to secede from the Kingdom with the land that had been entrusted to them The young son of Dusan Uros took over the throne and soon was killed Vukasin Mrnjacevic proclaimed himself the King of Serbia At this time Turks were advancing toward the Kingdom of Serbia In a battle on the river Marica in 1371 Vukasin was killed leaving behind him a weakened poor and torn Serbia Serbia was in desperate need of a gifted statesman rich in virtue and deserving of Gods Grace a man similar to StSava and his father St Stefan Nemanja who had founded the Serbian state The Church recognized just such a man in Prince Lazar His talent for leadership wisdom and experience lifted him above those who would seize the throne by force and sought their own glory and importance Prince Lazar first sought to consolidate and strengthen the Kingdom As was the custom of that day and age he married his daughters to the rebellious Serbian aristocrats This enlarged and stabilized Serbia Having thus secured the loyalty of dissident aristocrats Prince Lazar turned to those countries which bordered his own seeking to deepen Serbias relationship with them At this time the Serbian Orthodox Church was in a dispute with the Patriarch of Constantinople King
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
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Join Today
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AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Dusan the Powerful wanted Serbia to have an independent Church He single-handedly sought to elevate the Serbian archbishop to the level of a patriarch The Patriarch of Constantinople utterly rejected this act and broke relations with the Church in Serbia This was a very serious problem and one which King Lazar managed to solve by reconciling the Serbian Church and that of Constantinople It was a result of this reconciliation that gave the Serbian Church its first canonical Patriarch The expansion of that Ottoman state and increasingly frequent Turkish raids into his land warned Prince Lazar that the time for a decisive battle was drawing near Lengthy preparation on both sides preceded this confrontation The fact that the armies were led by the Turkish ruler Murad 1 and by King Lazar of Serbia illustrates the importance of this battle It was decided that the site of the battle would be a field in Kosovo (Kosovo Polje) Prince Lazar knew that his chances against the Turkish aggressor were small and on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo he gathered his upper aristocracy and asked if they should fight for the Holy Cross and Golden Freedom or surrender to their adversaries and live as slaves of the Muslims They had to chose between the Heavenly Kingdom and earthly one In the true spirit of Christianity they preferred to place their hope in Christ and Eternal Life The Prince and all of his warriors took Holy Communion and went into battle on Saint Vitus Day Tuesday June 28th 1389( We commemorate Prince Lazar of Serbia Vidovdan on June 28th Our Ravanica Church Slava Vidovdan commemorates this day on the Sunday nearest to June 28th ever year) In the beginning of the battle Serbian warriors were able to advance Milos Obilic the most famous hero of this Kosovo Battle killed the Turkish King Murad Despite this unexpected development the Turkish army re‐grouped and over ran the Serbs They captured Prince Lazar alive but beheaded him shortly thereafter Today his earthly remains are amazingly preserved intact and kept in the monastery Ravanica which was founded by him along with many other churches and monasteries The faithful gather from all Serbia just as they have through centuries to venerate his Holy relics and to get comfort and healing and to inspire them in the hope and belief that better days will come
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
1375 Serbia Ravanica Monastery and Church
Ravanica monastery together with the Church of the Holy Ascension and its buildings surrounded by strong defensive walls with seven towers lies at the foot of the Kučaj mountains in the village of Senje near Ćuprija It was the endowment of Prince Lazar It was built during the period between 1375 and 1377 and its frescoes were painted in the years preceding the Battle of Kosovo The benefactorrsquos composition was added to after Lazarrsquos death in the battle Due to its architectural and artistic features the Ravanica church can be called the birthplace of the new artistic movement called the Morava school The church is original in its architectural style which is a blend of the Mount Athos tradition of the trefoil base and the cross-in-square five-domed model which became standard in the time of King Milutin Its trefoil floor plan inspired the future development of church layout The church was built from alternating rows of stone and brick and was decorated with ceramic ornamental elements and rich sculpture In its frescoes which have remained preserved in the apse and main interior portion of the church certain innovations can be observed relating to patterns in the selection of themes and cycles (Major Festivals the Passion of Christ Miracles and Parables) which were to become standard in the painting of later Moravian Serbian churches Ravanica is the main endowment of the famous Prince Lazar where he was buried following his death in the Battle of Kosovo Since then Ravanica has been a pilgrims destination and an important center of cultural activities and the Serbian peoples assemblies The monastery has been damaged by the Turks several times in 1386 1398 and 1436 In the great war following the second siege of Vienna a number of monks got killed and the rest of them took the relics of the canonized Prince Lazar and withdrew in face of the Ottomans offensive in 1690 Only in 1717 was the sole survivor among the monks teacher Stefan to come back to Ravanica and find the monastery looted and deserted With the help of local inhabitants he restored the monastery and built a new narthex However the site suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution at the beginning of the XIX c The new restoration took place in the middle of the XIX c During World War II Germans damaged the monastery one more time and detained tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24th 1943 The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the Serbian medieval art Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays There are 62 windows The church was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line brick Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometric patterns floral motifs zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes The frescoes were not all painted at the same time and by the same artists though they are mostly dated between 1385 and 1387 The middle-register frescoes which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists one of them known as Constantine who left his signature on a fresco of a warrior saint Some of the noteworthy compositions include the
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse as well as the Festival cycle in the upper registers of the church
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
ldquoRAVANICArdquo
CHURCH SLAVA
VIDOVDAN
SUNDAY JUNE 28 2015 DIVINE LITURGY PROCESSION CUTTING OF KOLAC
SLAVA BANQUET 100 PM HONORED SLAVA KUMOVI-JOVO AND LJUBICA DIMIC
Tickets $25 Adults $10 Teenagers Children 12-under Free
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door providing event does not sell out
Our Church Slava is the time when we pause to thank God for all His
blessings to our parish and church community and rededicate ourselves to its mission and future Let us join that day in honoring
our St Lazarus Church ldquoRavanicardquo and all the pioneers founders and benefactors who have gone before us
EVERYONE WELCOME SVI STE NAM DOBRO DOSLI
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
From the Epic Cycle of Kosovo
On Vidovdan the Serbian people received their greatest victory through defeat
This victory was made by a choice a choice between a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom The poetic epic cycle of Kosovo reminds us of this choice
Saint Knez Lazar
ldquoThe book itself preached to the Tsar lsquoTsar of noble ancestry Which kingdom will you choose Will you choose the earthly kingdom Or will you choose the heavenly kingdom If you choose the earthly kingdomhellip All the Turkish host will perish If you choose the heavenly kingdomhellip All your army will perish And you O Prince will die with themrsquo
After the Tsar heard these words He pondered all sorts of thoughts lsquoDear God what shall I do and how shall I Which kingdom shall I choose Shall I choose the earthly kingdom Or shall I choose the heavenly kingdom The earthly kingdom lasts only a brief time But the heavenly kingdom always and foreverrsquo
So the Tsar chose the heavenly kingdom Rather than the kingdom of this world
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
HAVE YOU HEARD Parishioners in the News
It is with great joy and lots of excitement that I announce the arrival of Alice Ali Michalak Alice is the daughter of Linda (Chonich) and Danny Michalak and the granddaughter of our own President Dr Chonich and First Lady Teta Helen Big Brother Connor is over the Moon about his new sister and calls her Baby Ali Rumor has it that Alice is a soprano We send big Congratulations to the entire Chonich and Michalak Families We cant wait to meet Ali
We are pleased to see Bruce Kavaya back in church again following a somewhat lengthy hospitalization and recuperation period We wish you continued good health Bruce
Congratulations to the Urosev Family Bane and Tiffany had a beautiful baby girl Ava Father Zivan
and Protinica Brigita are deda and baba for the second time
The Sarkissian family is proud to announce that on April 25 2015 Christina Ann Sarkissian graduated from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids She graduated with honors on the Deanrsquos List and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish She will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to continue her education Congratulations Christina and we wish for you every continued success
Tour DaVita is coming soon and parishioner Jill Maxwell will once again join the bicycling tour Each
September about 500 DaVita teammates strap on their helmets and pedal their way across 250 miles of roads and paths to raise awareness for kidney disease and supporting prevention and treatment programs Last yearrsquos Tour DaVita raised more than a million dollars The tour this year is September 26‐30 and its destination will be North Carolina Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains sound of the haunting Piedmont Blues aromas from fresh cut fields and tobacco farms and the fabulous flavors of fresh seafood tangy barbecue and wines from local vineyards are just a small sampling of what North Carolina offers its visitors Lying between North Carolinarsquos Appalachian Mountains and its coastal plains is the Piedmont the central area made up of green rolling hills and the part of the state where theyrsquoll do most of their riding in the 2015 Tour DaVita Bike on Jill All of ldquoRavanicardquo will be cheering you on
DEADLINE for the July-August issue of The Glas will be June 24th
Dear Readers If you have any news that requires ldquoour special attentionrdquo or if we have missed your news please send us an email so that it can be included in our next issue We would love to
hear from you Please email us at dbielichwalshcollegeedu or pbielichumichedu
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
BELGRADE HOSTS EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
BELGRADE ndash The 20th European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region will
take place in Belgrade on May 22-24
A monograph on European festivals will be launched at the Ethnographic Museum on May 22 after which
the participants of this yearrsquos festival will showcase the traditional Serbian folk costumes in a walk down
the Knez Mihajlova Street in downtown Belgrade
The competition part of the event will take place at the Sava Center on May 23 and 24 the organizers said
in a release
A total of 60 traditional Serbian folk dance and song groups comprising around 4000 members will
present themselves to the public in Serbia and around the world Folklore ensembles from Switzerland
Germany Austria Slovenia France Italy Croatia Hungary Romania Republika Srpska and Montenegro
will compete for the title of Europersquos best
The European Folklore Festival of the Serbian diaspora and Serbs in the region is held every year in a
different city in coordination with the European Festival Council and organized by one of the Council
members
The host of this yearrsquos event is the Serbian Folklore Association of Switzerland as one of the leading
associations in Europe
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
The Friends of the Ravanica Library believe the Library is the basis of a healthy and literate parish community Each and every contribution to ldquoThe Friends of Ravanica Libraryrdquo helps us to achieve our goals of providing the facilities services and programs required for a lifetime of learning about our Holy Orthodox Faith and Serbian culture and traditions Membership as a ldquofriendrdquo will help to provide not only books and materials for the Church Library but will allow us to offer programs lecture series and events throughout the year
We are grateful to the following individuals who have joined as ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo
Donna Bielich Paul Bielich
Gregory Borchich Nina Googasian Aco amp Carole Lazovic
Livija Marina Donna Medich
Snezana Milutinovic George amp Marie Nickson All are welcomed and encouraged to become ldquoFriends of the Ravanica Libraryrdquo To join simply fill out the form on the back of this page and return it to either the Church Office in the Cultural Center or to the Church Library directly Yearly membership is $2000
Join Today
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Become
A Friend
of the
Ravanica
Church
Library
Since1984theparishionersoftheStLazarusSerbianCathedralldquoRavanicardquohaveregardedtheChurchLibraryasaninformationalandculturalresourceasourceofinspirationandatooltofostereducationandindividualdevelopmentintheparish
MEMBERSHIP
TheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarybelievetheLibraryisthebasisofahealthyandliterateparishcommunityEachandeverycontributiontoTheFriendsofRavanicahelpsustoachieveourgoalsofprovidingthefacilitiesservicesandprogramsrequiredforaldquolifetimeoflearningaboutourHolyOrthodoxFaithandSerbiancultureandtraditions
YourmembershipwillprovidenotonlybooksandmaterialsfortheChurchLibrarybutwillallowustoofferprogramslectureseriesandevents throughouttheyear
Join Today
GIFTS
AgiftmadeinonersquosnameisalwaysameaningfulwaytomarkaspecialoccasionortorememberabelovedfamilymemberrespectedfriendorcolleagueWhenyoumakeaMemorialorHonorgifttotheFriendsoftheRavanicaLibrarywersquollsendyourhonoreeortheirfamilyacardacknowledgingyourgenerosity
FRIENDS YEARLY MEMBERSHIPmdash $2000
Nsme___________________________________________Address_______________________________________City_____________________________State_______Zip__
PleasemakecheckspayabletoStLazarusSerbianChurchand
Mailto
StLazarusSerbianOrthodoxChurchFriendsoftheLibrary4575EOuterDriveDetroitMI48234
Or RemitapplicationandcheckinpersonanySundayintheChurchLibrary
followingChurchServices
GIFT DONATION - - $_____
InHonorof________________________________________________InMemoryof______________________________________________
By(Name)_______________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________City______________________________State________Zip_____
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
5915
Detroits Own Orthodox Radio to
launch May 31
DETROIT MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan
Detroit (COCC) has announced the launch of its latest media ministry effort ndash
Detroitrsquos Own Orthodox Radio (DOOR) ndash on May 31 Pentecost Sunday Its purpose
is to promote Orthodox Christianity connect local parishes educate and entertain
listeners
The show will air on WNZK 690AM Detroitrsquos Station of Nations each Sunday 500-
600 pm It will also be streamed live online at wwwbirachcomwnzkhtml (We
recommend using Winamp as the media player download it free here)
The first incarnation of ldquoThe Orthodox Hourrdquo aired in the late 1980s into the early
1990s It was a 30-minute program in the English language hosted by Fr Leonte
Copacia and later for a short time by Fr Dusan Koprivica (A one hour time-slot was
shared with the Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Michigan that had a 30-minute
Romanian language program each week) The show was well received by listeners
but due to financial challenges the program ceased to be broadcast
Thanks to the initiative of several individuals working under the auspices of the
COCC a plan to bring an Orthodox Christian radio broadcast back the Detroit area
was presented to the council and received its full endorsement as well as the funds
for its initial development
Both Metropolitan Nicholas of The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit and
Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
have endorsed and given their blessing to this project
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Advertising available
Material support for this project will be vital to its continuation Businesses
organizations and individuals are invited to advertise their business publicize coming
events greet family and friends or announce a family event (weddings births etc)
Advertising segments are available in 15-second ($25) 30-second ($50) 45-second
($75) and 60-second ($100) durations as well as special show sponsorships
For more information or to reserve your spot as a sponsor or advertiser contact
Sanya Milutinovic at (586) 770-3372 or advertisingDOORradioorg
Executive Producer sought
In an effort to further establish the work that the committee has begun the COCC is
searching for an Executive Producer to coordinate various aspects of managing the
show including (but not limited to) production advertising promotion
communications and reporting This will be a volunteer position at first with the
intention that a remuneration plan will be considered once there is sufficient regular
funding for the project
For more information or to apply to be considered by the committee for the Executive
Producer position contact COCC President Richard Shebib at (248) 345-9346 or
presidentcoccdetroitorg
More information on programming and how you can participate will be posted at
wwwDOORradioorg in the coming weeks
Please pray for our success and be sure to tune in ndash the DOOR is open
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
ST LAZARUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL ldquoRAVANICArdquo
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY JULY 26 2015
StLazarusGrounds
19940VanDyke
DetroitMI
GreatSerbianFoodampBakedGoods
ColdBeveragesSerbianMusicGamesforKids
PleaseJoinUsRainorShine
FortheBestSerbianPicnicEver
EveryoneWelcome
SviSteNamDobroDosli
ForMoreinformationorifyouwishto
Volunteeryourhelp
Pleasecontactthechurchoffice
313‐893‐6025
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
Give us your Email
Address
For the most up-to-date
Information Special announcements and
Sunday Bulletins please contact
us with your email address THANK YOU
Both President Wilson in 1916 and President Coolidge in 1927 issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as the National Flag Day but it wasnrsquot until August 3 1949 that Congress approved the natonal observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law
