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ST. THEODOSIUS ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

733 Starkweather Ave.Cleveland, Ohio

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

• Archpriest John Zdinak Dean

• Archpriest Pavel Soucek Retired/Attached

• Subdeacon Theodore Lentz Sacristan

• Reader Julius Kovach Ecclesiarch & Choirmaster

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

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

AmboApril 15, 2007

Antipascha

St. Thomas Sunday

ChristisRisen!

IndeedHeisRisen!

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Parish Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting for the year 2006 will be held on Sunday April 29, 2007. In order to vote, 2006 Dues must have been paid ($250).

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

Sponsored by St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral

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

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

Good Food! Good Music!

Good Fellowship

Prepared from authentic, time honored recipesGood Fun!

Beer and Wine

d n Ula So AP y Sr la og van ku H R e pai us bs lu icRPlease pay your dues in one of these ways:✴ Submit your check in the yellow dues envelope

through the collection basket or by mail to the Cemetery Office.

✴ Give your check to one of the Vestrymen at the Candle Stand.

✴ Come in person to the Cemetery Office with a check - or say “charge it” and earn bonus points on

your credit card!

Day of Rejoicing Commemorated on April 17

On Tuesday of St Thomas week we remember those Orthodox Christians from all ages who have died in faith, and in the hope of resurrection.There are indications of this commemoration in the sermons of the Fathers of the Church. St John Chry-sostom, for example, mentions it in his homily "On the Cemetery and the Cross."In pre-Revolutionary Russia bars remained closed and alcoholic beverages were not sold until this Day of Rejoicing so that the joy people felt would be because of the Resurrection, and not an artificial joy brought on by alcohol.Today the Church remembers its faithful members at Liturgy, and kollyva is offered in remembrance of those who have fallen asleep. Priests visit cemeteries to bless the graves of Orthodox Christians, and to share the paschal joy with the departed. It is also customary to give alms to the poor on this day.

SATURDAY, MAY 5THBLESSING OF THE CHAPEL AT ST. MARY OF EGYPT

ORTHODOX MONASTERY

His Eminence, Metropolitan MAXIMOS

Services begin at 9:00 AM

Consecration - Holy Altar tableOrthos & Divine LiturgyBlessing of the Chapel

Potluck Luncheon to followPlease bring your favorite dishes (no meat dishes, please)

Parking & reception at theAnnunciation Orthodox Church

2187 W. 14th St.Shuttle service provided

HOLY TRINITY PARISH HOSTS A RUMMAGE AND FOOD SALE ON APRIL 19-20.

THURSDAY 9 AM - 6 PM FRIDAY 9 AM - 3 PM

Rescheduled - Sunday June 3rd

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

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

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

Prayer Requests

Departed:

Mary Marhefka + 3/15/07Crescencia Caraballo + 3/19/07 (Jose’s mother)

Ill-afflicted:

Fr. John ZdinakFr. Stephen JulaHelen BaldnerJohn ClementsEileen EschukHenry & Julia GrabowskiJohn & Ann ShulevaJan TkaczJeanne TwitchellBilly J SpurlockJames SheehanJulia ZimmermanMary WazevichValentina PonomarenkoNatalie PonomarenkoRoy A. BaldnerMichael & Jennifer TurczykHelen KozakNick JarachovicMarshall ProckMary Ann SilberhornMargaret RusynykKaren FelonJohn ConradGeorge PonomarenkoJoyce Surplus (Tylers’ Aunt)Daniel Morris

Newborns:

Nora Grace Oprisko Sophie Magdalen Grimes 3/28

Matthew & Rhonda Fox & Unborn Child

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Upcoming Events April 15 - Thomas Sunday; grave blessings April 17 - Parish Council Meeting April 29 - Parish Annual Meeting May 5 - Blessing of the Chapel @ St. Mary of Egypt May 13 - Mothers’ Day Brunch May 14 - IOCC Banquet @ St. Michael’s Woodside May 17 - Ascension May 19 - Carpatho-Rusyn Society Seminar @ CVCC May 27 - Pentecost June 3 - International Buffet @ Ridge Manor

2006 and 2007 Dues

$250.00 per Adult member (18 and older)

per year.

Coffee Hour & Greeters SchedulesCoffee Hour Hosts: Greeters:4/15 Mat. Cindy Zdinak Linda Smotzer & Phyllis Gindlesperger4/22 Donna Jacak Steven & Eileen Bondor4/29 Wojnicz Family Maca Tyler & Tom Broslawik5/06 Kate Zolikoff Steven & Eileen Bondor5/13 Mothers’ Day Brunch Debbi Pinta & Maca Tyler5/20 Mary Swit & Tammy PonomarenkoLinda Smotzer & Phyllis Gindlesperger

Parish Council News The next Parish Council Meeting is 6:00 PM Tuesday, April 17th at Ridge Manor. Any parish member is welcome.

IOCCInternational Orthodox Christian

Charities15th Annual Banquet

Monday, May 14, 2007St. Michael’s Woodside

5025 Mill Rd., Broadview Hts. Donation $25

Doors Open at 6PMDinner Begins at 7 PM

Call or see Frank Tkacz for tickets 216-351-1011

Deadline for Reservations is April 30th

C-RS ClevelandTHE CLEVELAND CHAPTER OF THE CARPATHO-RUSYN SOCIETY www.c-rs.org

RESEARCHING THE PEOPLE FROM ‘NO MANS LAND’The Carpatho-Rusyns of Austro-Hungary

Thomas A. Peters, C.G.R.S.

May 19, 20079:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Conference Room ACuyahoga Valley Career Center

8001 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH

Tom Peters of New Jersey, will present an overview of the unique problems encountered while researching Rusyn ancestory. Peters is a Certified Genealogical Record Searcher (CGRS) who specializes in genealogical research of Carpatho-Rusyns, Slovaks and Germans. An active participant in the genealogical community since 1980 and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, he has successfully traced the ancestry of Slovak and Rusyn-Americans back to the European homeland. He has taught genealogy in adult education programs and community colleges and a guest lecturer at several genealogy conferences over the years. He has extensive experience with sources in both the United States and Europe. He will review how to conduct research on Rusyn ancestors, also pointing out pitfalls and how to overcome them. Lots of practical research tips.

Members $20.00 / Non-members $23.00 (Registration fee includes lunch)

For more information: Bonnie Burke 440-729-2045Marcia Benko 440-331-3856

The April Special Collection is designated for the New Lighting of

the Cathedral Domes.

This day is also known as "Antipascha." This does not mean "opposed to Pas-cha," but "in place of Pascha." Beginning with this first Sunday after Pascha, the Church dedicates every Sunday of the year to the Lord's Resurrection. Sunday is called "Resurrection" in Russian, and "the Lord's Day" in Greek.

Sunday April 15AntipaschaSt. Thomas Sunday9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 12:00 PM Blessing of graves at Cemetery

Monday April 16

Tuesday April 176:00 PM Parish Council at Ridge Manor

Wednesday April 18

Thursday April 19Bright Thursday11:00 AM Faith Enrichment

Friday April 20

Saturday April 216:00 PM Great Vespers

Sunday April 223rd Sunday of PaschaHoly Myrrhbearing Women9:00 AM Divine Liturgy

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Addressee

St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral8200 Biddulph RdBrooklyn, OH 44144

Weekly ScheduleO Death, where is thy sting?O Hell, where is thy victory?Christ is risen, and thou art overthrown!Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!Christ is risen, and life reigns!Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave.For Christ, being risen from the dead,Is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.To Him be glory and dominionUnto ages of ages. Amen.

Rendered in stanza format by M.C. Steenberg)http://www.monachos.net/library/John_Chrysostom,_Paschal_Homily

" For what cause," asks the hierarch, "did our fathers, leaving their houses of prayer in the city, establish the practice of assembling outside the city on this day and in this very place? In as much," answers Chrysostom, "as here rests a multitude of the departed; today Jesus Christ went down to the dead; thus we also gather here. Why, this very place is called a place of sleep (cemetery), that you might know that they [who] have died and lie here have not died, but rest and sleep."

from the Homily “On the Cemetery and the Cross" by St. John Chrysostom at www.stvladimiraami.org