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Re l i g ious pa ren ts neve r fa i l t o consec ra te the i r ch i l d ren byd o - v o u t . p r a y e r t o t h e d i v i n e ' s e r v i c e a n d l o v e , b o t h b e f o r e a n d a f t e rt h e i r . b i r t h »

S o m e a m o n g t h e J e w s , n o t c o n t e n t w i t h t h i s g e n e r a l c o n s e c r a t i o no f t h e i r c h i l d r e n , o f f e r e d t h e m t o G o d i n t h e i r i n f a n c y , b y t h e h a n d so f t h e p r i e s t s i n t h e t e m p l e , t o b o l o d g e d i n a p a r t m e n t s b e l o n g i n gto the temple, and*brought up attending the priests in the sacredm i n i s t r y .

I t i s a n a n c i e n t t r a d i t i o n t h a t t h e B l e s s e d V i r g i n i v i a r y w a s t h u ssolemnly offered to God in the temple in her in fancy. i \n o ld accountt o l l s o f i t i n t h i s v / a y — '

" T h e c h i l d b e c a m e t h r e e y e a r s o l d , a n d J o a c h i m s a i d ," C a l l t h e u n d e fi l e d d a u g h t e r s o f t h e H e b r e w s a n d l o t t h e ma lamp apiece, and lot those be burning, that the chi ld mayn o t t u r n . b a c k , a n d i t s h e a r t b o t a k e n c a p t i v e f r o m t h e t e m p l eo f t h e L o r d . " / m d t h e . p r i e s t r e c e i v e d h e r a n d k i s s e d h e rand he set rier upon the third stop of the altar, and theLord bestowed grace upon her and she danced about on horfeet and.all the House of Israel loved hor."

T h i s f e s t i v a l o f t h e P r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e B i r t h g i v o r o f G o d , t h eC h u r c h c o l o b r a t o s t o t h i s d a y. T h e t e n d e r s o u l o f M a r y w a s a d o r n e dv/i th grace, an object of pro.iso and astonishment to the angels, ando f t h e h i g h e s t d e l i g h t t o t h e B l e s s e d T r i n i t y : T h e . F a t h e r l o o k i n gupon hor as H is be loved daugh te r, The Son , as one chosen and p reparedto become H is Mo the r, and the Ho ly Ghos t as H is be loved spouse ,Mary has se t the s tandard o f v i rg in i ty, and by consecra t ing i t w i tha pcrpo.tual vow to God, she opened the way to all monks, nuns andc e l i b a t e s v / h o h a v e s i n c e f o l l o w e d h e r e x a m p l e .

Mary 's first presentat ion to God was an offer ing most acceptablein His sight. Lot our consecrat ion of ourselves to God bo made byhor prayers and assisted by her powerfu l protect ion, lot us go ont o e t e r n a l u n i o n v ; i t h G o d i n e v e r l a s t i n g l i f e .

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O n o o f t h e m o s t p o p u l a r S a i n t s I n t h e O r t h o d o x C a l e n d a r i sS t . N i c h o l a s , H e i s _ t h o P a t r o n o f t h e m a r i n e r s , m e r c h a n t s , b a k e r s ,t r a v e l l e r s , a s w e l l s u c h a s R u s s i a , G r e e c e , S i c i l yand many cities in Europe. Among tHc Serhiah—peop-lo ho is widely honoreda s a f a m i l y p a t r o n . S o r b s w h o c e l e b r a t e S t . N i c h o l a s a s t h e i r S l a v a ,being mindfu l that the hol iday occurs in the midst of the Chr is tmasA d v e n t : P a s t , : o b s e r v e t h e h o l i d a y i n t h e t r a d i t i o n a l r e l i g i o u s m a n n e r ,and prepare only fast ; mpal^ on th is day. This is as i t should be,because t he SLAVa i s - ' p r ima r i l y a REL IG IOUS obsc rvanco hono r i ng t he Pa t ronSaint of the home, and a Saint is best honored i f the celbbrantc properly -o b s e r v e t h e t . o a c t i i n g s a n d o r d i n a n c e s o f t h e H o l y C h u r c h , a s ; t h e S a i n th i m s e l f - i d i d .

J . l a n y c h u r c h e s a r e d e d i c a t e d t o S t . N i c h o l a s . H e i s h i g h l y r e v e r e dand loved by Orthodox Christ ians, but above al l , he, is the Patron ofc h i l d r e n a n d i s t h e i r f a v o r i t e .

H is fame has como down through tho centur ies and many legends haveg r o v / n a r o u n d h i s * l i f e , s u c h t h a t i t i s d i f fi c u l t t o d i s t i n g u i s h b e t w e e nf a c t a n d fi c t i o n . M a n y C h r i s t i a n s , i n t h e i r . . p i o u s a n d o f t e n . c h i l d i s hconcept ion o f Chr is t ian i ty, pre fer the legendary St . N icho las to i . tho;a c t u a l S t . N i c h o l a s , w h o w a s a b i s h o p o f i i y r a i n Ly c i a a t t h e b e g i n n i n go f t h e 4 t h c e n t u r y .

U a f o r t u n a t c l y, t h o S a n t a C l a u s b r o u g h t o v e r b y t h e D u t c h b u r g e r st o N o w A m s t e r d a m i n t h e c o l o n i a l d a y s , w a s s o d i s t o r t e d a n d c o m m e r c i a l -i z o d i n - - t h o p a s t c e n t u r y , t h a t a n y s i m i l a r i t y w i t h t h e r e a l S a i n t i spurely coincidental. It is exactly those Cir^istians who arc moref a n a t i c w h o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h i s i m a g o . J

The h is tor ica l St . Nicholas was born in Patar in Lyc ia (Asia L l inor)i n 2 8 7 . A f t e r t h e d e a t h o f h i s p a r e n t s , h o b e c a m e a m o n k a n d . d a t o r t h ob f s h o p o f M y r a . E A i r i n g t h e p o r s c c u t i o n o f D i o c l e t i a n , h o - i v / a s l i m p r i s o n c d ,b u t w h e n C o n s t a n t i n o t h e G r o a t b e c a m e e m p e r o r, h o w a s r c l c a s a d . fi . r l t i ssa id , tha t ho" par t i c ipa ted■i n> the f i r s t Ecumen ica l Counc i l a t N leoas in325. A.D. He v/as knom for his kindness and many acts of charity-.whichhe preforrod to do anon^ously. Ho loved children and the childrenr e v e r e d h i m - - t h u s t h e c o n n e c t i o n w i t h c h i l d r e n t o t h i s d a y . L i k e w i s e ,h i s a c t s o f c h a r i t y a r c m d n i f c s t o d o n h i s n a m e d a y, a n d o s p c c i a l l y a t

i Christmas. time, , >vhcn gifts arc exchanged and the poor arc no.t-: forgotten.

H i s a c t s o f m e r c y p e r s i s t e d . e v e n : , - a f t e r h i s d e a t h ' a n d h a s ; p o p u l a r i t ys t a r t e d t o g r o w t h r o u i g h o u t t h o E a s t e r n ; C h u r c h . . H e " w a ^ e s p e c i a i l y l o v e dla te r i n Russ ia . As 'ea r l y ^a ' s the ■ 6 th Cen tu ry, Empero r Jus t in ian - - Ib u i l t a c h u r c h i n h i s h o n o r a t C o n s t o . n t i n o p l o o ! h d s i n c e t h e n , t h o n u m b e rh a s g r o w n t o f a n t a s t i c n u m b e r s .

T h e t r a d i t i o n a l l e g e n d s p e r t a i n i n g t o S t . N i c h o l a s w e r e c o l l e c t e di n t h e 1 0 t h C e n t u r y a n d p u b l i s h e d b y i . i c t a p h r a s t c s i n G r e e k . H i sTROPI lR ION sung a t tho Serv i ce on December 19 th charac te r i zes h im we l l .

"THY WORK OP JUSTICE DID SHOW THEE TO THY CONGREGATION AGMON OP Fi ' . ITH, THE LI ICENESS OF Hmi lLITY, A TEACHER OF/ ^ S T n T E N C E , 0 FAT H E R , B I S H O P N I C H O L A S . v i H E R E P O R E , B YHmiL ITY THOU D IDST ACHIEVE EXALTAT ION, hW BY MEEKNEaS,RICHNESS; INTERCEDE, THEREFORE, WITH CHRIST TO SAVE OURSOULS. "

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D ^ y r i n g t h e r e a d i n g o f t h e a p o s t o l i c l e s s o n , t h o p r i o s t c o n s o l s t h es a n c t u a r y , s t o p s ' t h r o u g h t h o . - i ' . o y a l . . . d o o r s . , o n t o t h e c h a n c c l , a n d c c n s o sthe iconostas is £md the congregat ion. Th is cons ing before tho readingo f t h e G o s p o l s i g n i f i e s t h a t y ; i t h - . . t h o _ , r c a c l i n g • o f t h e G o s p e l t h o g i f t so f t h c . v H o l y S p i r i t v / i l l b o p o u r e d a n d s p r e a d o v e r y w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d ,as the"fpagrdnce of incense r ises from the censer, and fil ls al l . - thec o r n e r s o f t h e . c h u r c h .

A f t e r t h o A p o s t l e , t h o p r i e s t b l e s s e s t h e r e a d e r , a n d t h e c h o i rs i n g s t h e p r a i s e o f G o d ( A l l e l u i a ) . T h e c a n d l e b e a r e r s l i g h t t h e i ro a n d l Q S j . v g u g ^ e s t l n g , t h o r o b y t h a t t h e l i g h t o f t h e e v a n g e l i c a l t r u t hw i l l p o r t ' e t r a t o t h e d a r k n e s s o f u n b e l i e f . M c a h w h i l d , t h e - p r i o s t s e c r e t l ys a y s t h e P r a y e r o f t h o G o s p e l , b o s e e b h - i n g . G o d . . - t o o p p n - t h o s p i r i t u a l - 'u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h o l i s t e n e r s t h a t t h o y m a y g r a s p t h e d i v i n e t r u t hw h i c h - w i l l b e r e v e a l e d i n t h o e v a n g e l i c a l l e s s o n o f t h e d a y . T h e n ,f a c i n g t h e v / o r s h i p p e r s , t h o p r i e s t r e m i n d s t h e m t o " l i s t e n w i t h t h eutmost concentrat ion to the lesson f rom tho Gospol , s tanding erect ,a n d w i t h b o w e d h e a d s , i n . o r d e r t o m a n i f e s t t h e i r o b e d i e n c e t o t h o w i l lo f G o d .

T h e r e a d i n g o f t h e . G o s p e l c a r r i e s t h e w o r s h i p f u l l i s t e n e r s n i n e t e e nh u n d r e d y e a r s b a c k t o t h e . P a l e s t i n i a n c n v i o r m e h t , v / h c r c o u r L o r d J e s u sC h r i s t , a s a n e r d i n o j r y h u m a n b e i n g , m o v e d a n d t a u g h t p e o p l e i n t h es i m p l e s t p o s s i b l e w a y t h o e t e r n a l t r u t h a b o u t l i f e , b o t h h u m a n a n dd i v i n e , a n d a t t e s t e d H i s h e a v e n l y a u t h o r i t y b y m i r a c u l o u s d e e d s .

The Gospel is road after the Ap'O'StTc- because its message is morep e r f e c t ; T h e p r i e s t r o a d s i t . s t a n d i n g i n ' t h e r o y a l d o o r s a n d f a c i n gthe congregat ion. The reading of the Gospel is an act o f preparat ionf o r t h e G r o p . t M y s t c r y - - t h c O b l a t i o n .

B o t h b e f o r e a n d a f t e r t h e r e a d i n g o f t h e G o s p o l j t h e c o n g r e g a t i o ns i n g s t h e p r a i s e t o t h e L o r d . • ( t o b e c o n t i n u e d ) •

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,As you survey the many g i fT h < a t l i e b e n e a t h y o u r t r e e ,R e m e m b e r t h i s , t h a t t h e r e a r e t h e s eT h o e y e m a y f a i l t o s e e . ' '

P e r t h e y ' r e n o t w r a p p e d i n g i l d e d f e l l■Nor tied, in ribbons gay;O n e c a . n n o t t o u c h o r h a n d l e t h o r n "Ye t t h e y . a r e t h e r e t o d a y .

Yo u ' l l fi n d b o t h j o y a n d s w e e t c o n t e n tW i t h g r a t i t u d e a n d p r a y e r ;A n d p e a c e , g o o d w i l l , a n d b r o t h e r h o o dV/ i th love beyond compare .

Yo u ' l l s e n s e d e e p ' f r i e n d s h i p ,l o y a l t y ,

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a n d h o p e . . •L i f e ' s t r e a s u r e d g i f t s f o r y o u .

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T h o u g h v a l u e y o u c a n ' t s e e . . .T h e s e b e s t o f t r e a s u r e s a r e .

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EPISTLJi AlTD...GOSgSL HEADINGS -FOR SUNDAY iJ^JD HOLIDAYS-

DEQEiuBER 1967

SUNDAY^ DECEMBER 5- 2 4 t h S U N D A Y A F T E R P E i ^ ' T E C O S T E P I S T L E : E p h . 2 , 1 4 - 2 2, _-NED. 24 PC DUHOVIi,A, i Vj ;■ GOSPEL: Luko, 8, 41-56

S U I B O A Y, D E C E l i l B E R 1 0 . ."25th SUNDAY ^IPTER ,PMTE^GOS'T r . . EPISTLE: Eph, 4, 1-6N E D . 2 5 P C D U t i O V I I v I / i ; , . i . G O S R E L - : L u k o , 1 0 , 2 5 - 3 f

SUt^DAY, DEGEi : iBP^. -17- '■■ 2 0 t h S U N T ) a Y / i P T E R - P E N T E C O S T E P I S T L E : E p h . 5 , 9 - 1 9N E D . 2 6 P C D U H O V I i A l . G O S P E L r L u k e , 1 2 , 1 6 - 2 1

^UESD>,Y, DECEMBER■- 19S T. N I C H O L A S T H E W O N D E R * U O R K E R , E P I S T L E ; H o b . 1 3 , 1 7 - 2 1B I S H O P O P l i Y R A I N L Y C I A G O S P E L : L u k e , 6 , 1 7 - 2 3

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SUNDAY, DECEI\iBER E4' ^ l " U:-'"2 7 t h S U I m D AY / J J ^ T E R P E N T E C O S T E P I S T L E : C o l . 3 , 4 - 11N E D . 2 7 . E G D U H O V I I A - G O S P E L : L u k o , 1 4 , 1 6 - 2 4

S U N D AY. D E C E M B E R 3 128th Sta^ iM iJ"? i iR PENTECOST EPISTLE: Hob. 11, 9-10N E D . 2 8 . P O - D U H O V I i v i A . " . ; G O S P E L : M a t t . 1 , 1 - 2 5

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I t i s t h e d e v o u t ( ^ u t y o f a l l O r t h o d o x C h r i s t i a n s t o r o a d i nthe i r hones (a lone or in a fami ly o i rc lo) the above mont ioncdq u o t a t i o n s f r o m t h e B i b l e , a s r e a d i n g s o r d e r e d b y o u r H o l y O r t h o d o xC h u r c h . ' ■ . . ;

I■t--is, ' also, the devout duty o"f 'all Orthodox Christians toc o m e t o a i l C h u r c h S e r v i c e s , - s ; - ' ' ^

THE -F/JiilLY THAT PRAYS. TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER

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I t i s y o u r e d i t o r ' s h o p e t h a t a s t h e O r t h o d o x C h u r c h h e r e i nA m e r i c a t u r n s m o r e t o E n g l i s h I n t h e l i t u r g y, a n d a s f e w e r o f o u r y o u n gpeople have an understanding of their parent 's and grandparent 's mothertongue, that we will continue to preserve the traditional Christmasgreeting# Vihen you stop to reflect the event Christmas commemorates,i t i s s u r p r i s i n g t h a t t h e O r t h o d o x i n A m e r i c a a r e t h e o n l y c h u r c hd e n o m i n a t i o n w h o u s e t h i s a s a g r e e t i n g , e v e n o u t s i d e o f c h u r c h #

It is my hope that in the very near future, the Serbian Church willc l e b r a t e C h r i s t m a s o n D e c e m b e r 2 5 . I t i s a t t h i s t i m e t h a t c h i l d r e nhave their ^ icat ion from school, parents have t ime off from work, andt h e d e c o r a t i o n s a r c s t i l l p r e s e n t . A s t h e o l d e r p e o p l e k n o v / , t h eJanuary 7th celebrat ion of Christmas is f ree of some of the crasscommercial ism, as v/ i tnessed in one of the area toy departments* Christmascarols singing of Christ and angels on November 25th, can only bec r a s s c o m m e r c i a l i s m #

Each person should be able to celebrate his Christmas Day as hesees fi t . Lo t us no t ove r l ook Ch r i s t i n Ch r i s tmas , i n f avo r o f San taClaus, Rudolph, and the myriad other creatures who become over-emphasizedd u r i n g t h i s s e a s o n .

In keep ing w i th the t rad i t i ona l Or thodox g ree t ing ,"VERILY HE IS BORN I"

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The Executive Board meeting was held on Novombor 4, 1967# Thefo l lov / ing is a repor t f rom tho Bu i ld ing Commi t tee. The be l l tower onthe Sunday School annex will be torn down G.nd made flush with the roof#John Sv;an will be contractor for this, at an approximate cost of ^i600»T h e b i l l f o r h p 1 9 0 0 . w a s p a i d t o J o h n S w a n P a i n t e r s f o r p u t t i n g t a r o nt h o c h u r c h r o o f , r e p a i r i n g d o w n s p o u t s , p a i n t i n g t r i m i n t h e p a r i s hhome, and putting storm v/indows in tho basement of the parish homo. Anextra cost of |300. was paid to wash down the parish homo and garage.

Financial report: August receipts ^838.55S e p t . r e c e i p t s V 9 7 4 . 1 5Oct. ' receipts $1164.65

N o w w i n d o w b l i n d s a n d c u r t a i n s w i l l b o p u r c h a s e d f o r t h o p a r i s hh o m o . E s t i m a t e s a r e t o b o s u b m i t t e d f o r a n o w r a i l i n g f r o m t h o c h u r c ht o t h o b a s e m e n t f r o m t h o s o u t h o x i t . T h o K o f C p i c n i c g r o i i n d s w i l l b er e n t e d f o r t h e a n n u a l S e r b i a n D a y p i c n i c t o b o h o l d n e x t y e a r . . Adonation of 025.00 was sent to St. Stephen Church In Columbus, Ohio,for their first Krsna Slava, Nov. 18. A donation of $100.00 was sentt o S t . L a z a r u s S e r b i a n C h u r c h i n D e t r o i t , o n t h o c o n s e c r a t i o n o f t h e i rCathedral, Nov. 25. Proceeds from Mission Sunday, Novombor and December, w i l l go to the Miss ionary book le t , S t . Synod, in Yugos lav ia , , fo rp u b l i c a t i o n .■ F a t h e r S l o b o d a n a s k o d f o r p e r m i s s i o n t o e s t a b l i s h al i b r a r y i n t h e C h i o r c h , H e w a s a d v i s e d t h i s w a s a p p r o v e d a f e w y e a r sago, and to proceed with his plans.. The Executive Board approvedpayment of $50.00 for 1968 Church calendars.

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Put into my -st-ise-fe&g—ar-fesja' oT" Human Kindness.

And add some of the Kreadth of Vision that-will 'make me real ise that , in t ruth, I am my brother 'sk e e p e r .

P o u r i n s o m e o f t h e o i l o f G r a c i o u s n e s s — t h em a r k o f a t r u e g e n t l e m a n .

Give me to play well, my part in this big, busyw o r l d a n d t o s o P e g u l a t e m y l i f e t h a t w h e n I p a s s o nno man can say of me: "He lived for self alone."

Leave for me a genero-us package of Good Cheer,so that when my neighbor is weighed do\m with despairI may go to help him look up and hope anew.

Bring •me---'-a~-Jae-k—lh:-4jh-e-'Bo3e--l-i-k'e^---th'e-""0n^-*- thatset my boyish heart to pi t -a-pat in the days agone,only let it be labeled Faith and give me to unloclcits magic for every heavy "heart that cbmes my way. ,

M a k e a l l t h e c h i l d r e n o f t h e e a r t h g l a d , c i e a rSanta, but don.'fc" forget the grownups. Write" upon■ t h e m i n d s a n d h e a r t s o f a l l w h o h a v e r e l i n q u i s h e d 't he ca re f reeness o f you th fo r t he s te rn ve r i t i es o fthe daily struggle the message that real happinessc o n s i s t s n o t o f m a t e r i a l t h i n g s , b u t i n d a y s s p e n ti n t h e s e r v i c e o f o n e ' s f e l l b w s .

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I n s c r i b e t h e m i n T h y B o o k o f L i f e , n n d u n i t e t h o r n t o t h e fl o c ko f T h i n e i n h e r i t a n c e , "■ LENA-LISA RENEE, daughter of

- Mrs , 5c Mrs , A lbe r t C . Fo rehopo ,b o r n M a r c h 1 8 , 1 9 6 7 , ;■b a p t i z e d N o v o n b o r 1 9 , 1 9 6 7 ,K u n i - J o v a n P r i t z a

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R e l e a s e d f r o m a r e a h o s p i t a l s a n d a t h o m e r e c u p e r a t i n g a t t h e p r e s e n tt i m e a r e ; J a m e s H b fl i n , ' M i k e K r c s o v i c h , M i k e M i l o s c v i c h , H i k e S a r i c h ,A l e x R e s a n o v i c h , N i c h o l a s B a b i e s , P e t e Vu k i c h , M a r k o B r a t i c h , a n dD r , H a l i n a M i n k c V i c h , i

A l s o , o u ' r b e s t w i s h e s o u r e x t e n d e d t o t v / o o f o u r p a r i s h i o n e r s ! ,S a r a B a b i e s , a n d ' D r a g i c a N i k o l i s ,

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NEW ORTHODOX IVlAGAZINE FOR TEENAGERS

0 'Du r i ng t he pas t decade t he O r thodox t eenage rs i n t h i s co -un t r ^ y have

been somewhat neglected. Their younger brothers o.no sisters havb' h^dample church school manuals and a children's magazine. Young Lifq'4''T h e i r o l d e r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s h a v e h a d c a m p u s f o l l o v / s h i p s a n d . ' . arno -gaz inc . Conce rn , Now ' i n ' Januo- ry 1968 , t he Or thodox Chr i s t i an Educa t i onCommission will publish for teenagers a now monthly'magazine, UPBEAT,

U p b e a t v / i l l b e p u b l i s h e d w i t h a n u n d e r l y i n g p e r s p e c t i v e : H o w t h eOrthodox Church can become a living part of every Orthodox youn^ person'sl i f e , w h a t t h e O r t h o d o x C h u r c h i s , a n d w h a t S h e h a s t o s a y t o a n , O r t h o d o xt e e n . T h e i P u b l i c a . t i o n v ; i l l b e s u p e r v i s e d b y a n E d i t o r i a l B o a r d , i n c l u d i n gb o t h t e e n a n d a d u l t m e m b e r s , c l e r g y a n d l a i t y . T h e m a g a z i n e w i l l c o n t a i ni n f o r m a t i y c a r t i c l e s a b o u t c o n c e r n s o f t e e n s , t h e i rl i fe o f the Church, cho ice o f vocat ions , meet ing o ft h e i r p e r s o n a l a n d c o m m u n i t y l i v e s , e t c . . . . . F r o m t i m eexpress the way the Orthodox Church,would regard matters as science vsr e l i g i o n , t h e e c u m e n i c a l m o v e m e n t , s o c i a l a c t i o n i n t h e w o r l d , e t c .T h e t e e n s t h e m s e l v e s c a n p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f t h e m a g a z i n et h r o u g h a r t i c l e s a n d l e t t e r s . T h e y m a y p a r t i c i p a t e i n t a p e d d i a l o g u e si v h i c h w o u l d b e p r i n t e d i n t h e m a g a z i n e . H o w e v e r , t h e E d i t o r i a l B o a r dd o e s r e s e r v e t h e r i g h t t o s c r e e n a n d e d i t a n y m a t e r i a l c o n t r i b u t e d .U p b e a t w i l l c o n t a i n r e g u l a r d e p a r t m e n t s s u c h a s P e r s o n a l i t y P r o fi l e s - -an introduct ion to the real "person" behind the names of wel l -known

i n v o l v e m c n t \ i n ' t h or e s p o n s i b i l i t y i nt o t i m e U p b d a t w i l l

people in thvj Church,Q u o s t i o n B o x - - a n s w c r st h o s e q u e s t i o n s ; B o o kb o t h i n t h o U . S , a n d

F e a s t s a n d F p . s t s - - i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t C h u r c h l i f e ;t o t o o n q u e s t i o n s , a n d o p i n i o n s o f t o o n s r e g a r d i n ga n d M o v i e R e v i e w s ; a n d C o r r e s p o n d e n c e f r o m t o o n sa b r o a d .

C o s t o f t h o s u b s c r i p t i o n v / i l l d e p e n d u p o n t h o n u m b e r o f s u b s c r i b e r sbut wi l l definitely range bctv/ccn 4>2,00 and ^3.00 fcr 10 issues a year.

S O C I A L N E T O

On Sunday, November 12, a beautiful double ring ceremony waswitnessed in our church. The wedding vows ef Shir ley hinard andNick Todich^ we're exchanged vdth Father Slobodan officiat ing. TheB, Y, cho i r responded/under the d i rec t ion o f Michae l Bab ies . Thebride's go\7n of full length was white velvet, trimmed with mink. Shec a r r i e d a b o u q u e t o f w h i t e c a r n a t i o n s w i t h a n o r c h i d . H e r s i s . t e r , a n dKuma, was Linda ^inard, who woro a gown of avocado green velvet andc r e p e . S h e c a r r i e d a b o u q u e t o f w h i t e c a r n a t i o n s , . K u m w a s P e t e A n z a l o n eand Stari'-Svat was Enos Sales, Ushers were. Ray "fodich^ brother of theg room, Ge ra ld * Ba rnes and Tom Ha l l . The b r i de ' was g i ven i n mar r i age byh e r u n c l e . J a c k E d w a r d T r a c y. I m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g t h e c e r e m o n y aw e d d i n g d i n n e r v / a s h e l d i n t h e C h u r c h H a l l v / i t h 1 5 0 g u e s t s a t t e n d i n g .The dinner was prepared by Nay Salas, Mary Trbovich and Nellie Evans."l\tooga Lyeta" to the bride and groom; Hay God bless them with goodh e " a l t h a n d h a p p i n e s s . . . .

The bake sale held by the I {SS of Canton on Nov. 19th was at r e m e n d o u s s u c c e s s . T h e r e v / i l l b e m o r e o f t h e m i n t h e f u t u r e ] T h a n k st o a l l t h e s i s t e r s w h o v ; e r e k i n d e n o u g h t o t a k e t h e t i m e a t c h u r c h , a n da t h o m e , t o c o n t r i b u t e t o i t s s u c c e s s .

A r e m i n d e r — o u r a n n u a l K S S C h r i s t m a s p a r t y a n d V 1 » 0 0 g i f te xchange w i l l be ho ld a t t he B rown De rby - Res tau ran t i n Can ton , onThursday, December 14 .

On Sunday, November 19, the Mother's Club hold a tea in theChurch annex. - The purpose ~'was to introduce our present members t.o newp r o s p e c t i v e m e m b e r s . I t i s o v e r y - m o t h e r ' s d u t y t o b e l o n g t o t h i sorganizat ion, for i ts a im is to work for our Sunday SchooJ ch i ld ren- -noth ing e lse , and to work on ly w i th th is purpose in mind. Thereforei f y o u a r o n o t i n t e r e s t e d e n o u g h t o h e l p y o u r o w n c h i l d , h o w c a n y o ue x p e c t o t h e r s t o d o i t f o r y o u ? P l e a s e k e e p . t h i s i n m i n d , i t i s v e r yimpor tan t , fo r tho fu tu re o f our church ! The commi t tee fo r the teawas Popadija Ann, Zora Penovich, President Louise Resanovich, and AnnT r b o v i c h , N e l l i e P r i c a a n d N a n c y P e n o v i c h ' h e l p e d t o s e r v e .

O u r c o n g r e g a t i o n i s p r o u d o f o u r Yo u t h C l u b , a n d t h a n k s t o t h efo l lov7 ing g i r ls that ca l lcc ted funds for the Muscular Dyst rophy Fund,S u n d a y, N o v. 1 2 , T h e y w o r e D a r l a S a l a s , C y n t h i a B a b i e s , N i k k i T r b o v i c h ,D o r t h e a R o g i c h , J o y c e - S a l c a s a n d S h e l l y C a p o b i a n c o , T h e i r s e n i o radv i so r, M i ke Bab ies , v / i shcs t o t hank t ho rn and hopes nex t yea r some o ft he boys w i l l , pa r t i c i pa te •

T h e M e n ' s B o w l i n g t e a m a t H o l i d a y L a n e s i s i n t h i r d p l a c e , a n do n l y b y a f e w p i n s o u t o f s e c o n d . T h o W o m e n ' s t e a m i s i n a b o u t t h i r do r ' f o u r t h p l a c e . W o t o o k a i l f o u r g a m e s l a s t w e e k , b o a t i n g o u t t h et e a m t h a t h o l d fi r s t p l a c e d u r i n g t h o l e a g u e t h u s - f a r . TATo w o r e v e r yp l o a s o d t o h a v e b o o n t h o o n l y t e a m t o b o a t t h o r n , i

■ Tho-Novombcr Men 's D inner C lub , hos ted by George Pr i tza andG e o r g e M a j c t i c h , ' w a s - a s u c c e s s . A d e l i c i o u s m e a l w a s e n j o y e d b y . a l l .■It was prepared by Evelyn Pritza and Dana Hajctich, ■The Dccombcrmooting wil l be Hold Saturday, Dccombcr 16, and wil l .bo hosted by RudyT r b o v i c h a n d D r . G c o r g o H i l l ,

Coimii"union for oil Sunday School-e-hiildrcn, and anyone v/idiingt o p a r t i c i p a t e , w i l l b e t h e fi r s t S a t u r d a y o f A d v e n t , , D o c c n i b o r 2 , Ac o n m n n i o n b r e a k f a s t w i l l b e s e r v e d b y t h e L i o t h e r ' s G l o b c o i - . i m i t t c e ,Mary Bab ies and Ann Trbov i ch*

A S e r b i a n N o w Ye a r ' s E v e d a n c e i s p l a n n e d b y t h e B u i l d i n g -C o u i n i i t t Q O o f o u r C h u r c h . I t v / i l l b o h o l d J a n u a r y 1 3 , a t t h e N a z i r 'Grotto Hall , Duobcr Avcv, S.W, iabro detai ls wil l fol low in the . ■J a n u a r y i s s u e o f t h e S h i e l d . P l a n n o w t o a t t e n d l A l l p r o c e e d s w i l lg o t o o u r f u t u r e b u i l d i n g f u n d , _

H a p p y K r s n a S l a v a t o t h e J o v a n * P r i c a a n d G e o r g e P r i t z a f a m i l i e sw h o c e l e b r a t e d t h e P a t r o n S t . M i c h a e l - A r c h o j i g c l , N o v c m b o r 2 1 , H a p p yK f s n a S l a v a t o P e t e r E r n j a k o v i c h f a . i n i l y w h o c e l e b r a t e S t , D e m e t r i u s ,o n N o v , 5 ,

H a p p y B i r t h d a y t o p a r i s h i o n e r s w h o c e l e b r a t e N o v e m b e r b i r t h d a y sA v e r y h a p p y 1 6 t h b i r t h d a y t o G a r y Tr b o v i c h ; M a r k B r o w n , M i k e B a b i e s , JDar la Sa las , She l l y Resanov ich , M i ld red Kosanov ich , j lA cor rec t ion- -a l o n g w i t h ! J o y c e S a l a s , h e r t w i n s i s t e r J u d y a l s o c e l e b r a t e d a n O c t o b e rb i r t h d a y . )

Happy 22nd ann i ve r sa r y t o Ha r r y and Do ro thy Lagod i ch , and aHappy 28th anniversary to Nick and'Mary Babies,

Welcome to our college students who were ho'me for the Thanks-^g i v i n g h o l i d a y s — P a t P c n o v i c h , M i k e B a b i e s , J r . , a n d M i k e R o g i c h , J r .

L o u i s To d d , J r . l e f t f o r m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e , a n d a t t h e p r e s e n tt i m e w o d o n o t h a v e h i s w h e r e a b o u t s , Te r r y B a b i e s e n l i s t e d i n t h eA r m y, . . H o w i l l s e r v o a s d e n t a l t e c h n i c i a n , a n d i s a t F t , I ^ n o x , K e n t u c k yGod Bless them apd protect thom both, and all our men sorvinig in thea r m e d f o r c e s ,

A b u s w a s c h a r t e r e d f r o m o u r " C h u r c h t o a t t e n d t h e c o n s . c c r a t i o nof the beautiful, now St. Lazarus Church in Detroit, on Novoiubor, 25,This was a v/on^crfu l t r ibute f rom our colony, to have our par ishionerspresent in such a largo number, I heard that a good time was had bya l l , b o t h c o m i n g a n d g o i n g .

I n b e h a l f . o f o u r p r i e s t a n d c o n g r e g a t i o n , m a y w e e x t e n d o u rsadness to hear about the accident of Ann Sabo., May God Bless her andw e p r a y s h e w i l l r e c o v e r c o m p l e t e l y v e r y s o o n . I t i s s o n i c e t o h a v eh e r s i s t e r , G e r t i e S k o t n i c k y, w i t h u s o n c e m o r e , '

R o c c n t v i s i t o r s t o o u r c h u r c h v / e r e V i o l e t ( B a b i e s ) D e J a n o v i c hv i s i t i n g h e r m o t h e r a n d f a m i l y f r o m J o l i e t , I l l i n o i s . V i o l e t t r a v e l e dhere wi th the Mi ta Topalovich Choir of Jo l ic t , who were t l ic guest choi ra t t h e . A k r o n c o n c e r t . , N o v. 1 9 t h , A l s o , r e c e n t v i s i t o r s w o r e E l i a n dJennifer Babies from Milwaukee, Wisconsin^, John Sicko, .cfel ls^go fr iendof Hike Rogich, Jr. , was a visi tor hero from Youngstown. V/elcomo tot h o m a l l I

B. C,^ Reporter■ THE SEMI-AmUAL CONGREGATIONAL J/EETrNG WILL BE HELD' ON SUNDAY,

DECEMBER 3, 1967, B.'n..EDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR1 9 6 6 , A D I N N E R W I L L B E P R E P / J I E D / J ^ T E R C H U R C H B Y T H E S T. G E O R G EM O T H E R ' S C L U B .

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The Maas i l l on KSS ce l eb3?a ted t he i r S l ava , Sve ta Ee t ka , onSunday, Wovairfper 5> at the K of'S ■Hall ih-Massillon« Kumas were IfetySal as, an4ier daughter, Darla, who observed her 16th birthday on thesamfe"day» Darla was pleasantly;surprised when evereyone present |pipedthe orchestra in singing, "Happy--feirthday»" Music was furnished "by "theContinental Strings bf Glevelah^ . Quests were present from Aj^on,Cleveland, and Elyrlai Also, .& Mrs., ^red %een, past mayor ofMassillbh, with his wife, atfeeWe#vthe U^nnoTr#' They surprised the . 'members pf the ESS, •according to-thb-,Relent oustom of our Slaves• .After the dinner and introduction of giifests, our faithful choir member,and President of the Massillon ESS,. LottieXStepanovich, ' led the. group•in a sing-a-long of oi"(i Serbian fjolk songs.,I am sure these familiarsongs brought })aci^ a. bit of nostalgia f of all the ones of Serbian .ance3try,..-.-whpi Wep.e^present# Everyone joined in, and it was a most^p l e a s a n t • W a y ' t o A n c i t h e d i n n e r ' , - * : — ; = } ^ ■ * ' ' '

: . L , J . . y . • • * •Soka Toth-suffered |xn dcoldent' in the home, and is confined ,

to the Massillon City Hospi|tnal|iil;S^^^ Spka our best wishes for a Xspeedy recovery ah^^hope he^ ©Phfihemeftt'-w^ soon be. ended,' - i X . . j ; • . . . /

Once again -vife 'ha^^uKhed4^0 b-f Barberton,. ,forhis/able assist an be 'in! drawings of i our skotches for thia issue of theShield, Patidrew the sketclbbs fjor'lthe Chlidran^s Gorherj^^^and for theletter to Santa ciaus;,^.^ Our arti:st^--T»fed...lkp.tis-bin,^^^ grateful also,as he was called out of to.wn for ai.fejw days very suddehly;* Pat isthe grand-soh Pf Lela Kcich, Wo; wish to takb this eppprtunity tothank him "hia'vrfllingness tcj- help us in our time of noPd.

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Two o f our par isC ioncr^ . -# a i id |Dan Stppanov ioh , w i l lcortainly b^P ■missed during our hciiday sdirsbn. Let tie and Han ^ areplanning to leave December. 27.,-.for a visit to' Las Vegas,.. Phoonix,Oklahoma City,.-and: Meiibo* UjThey will visit John and Amy/^etrpvieh,Dan^s sister and huShand, and. Jewel G-riffin, Lottie*3 sistor>Wo wisk̂ JfeXieifi'a safe jo"iu:'noy*»^S]RETAN PtITI-

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