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Volume III, Number 5 MAY 2008A friendly Orthodox Christian ‘Zine

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!

Christ is risen from the dead,Christ is risen from the dead,Christ is risen from the dead,Christ is risen from the dead,Christ is risen from the dead,trampling down death by deathtrampling down death by deathtrampling down death by deathtrampling down death by deathtrampling down death by death

and upon those in the tomband upon those in the tomband upon those in the tomband upon those in the tomband upon those in the tomb bestowing life. bestowing life. bestowing life. bestowing life. bestowing life.

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Hristos Anesti! Alethos Anesti! El Masih Kham! Haaken Kham!

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MEDITATIONFear not: for I am with thee: be notdismayed; for I am thy God: I willstrengthen thee; yea, I will help thee;yea, I will uphold thee with the righthand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10 KJV

When I feel anxious I take Isaiah 41:10 back to God bypraying, “Here’s what you said, and I believe youbecause you never lie. So I will trust you, Lord, to workin this situation.” By Marie K.

To the Editor:I really and truly have enjoyed the Fruit Basket but the April2008 edition is tops in my book. BFS of Parma

Thanks, BFS. Your feedback (as well as your contributions) is sovery welcome and helps to keep me going. The Editor.

A mother serves her sugar withA bit of peppermintTo clarify the passagesThat carry what she meant

When she first set to bear a soulQuite separate from her own,Whom she would cherish, yet must teachTo live and die alone.

A Mother Serves Her Sugar

—Nicholas Gordon


Commemorated on April 27Pascha (Easter)Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kind-ness. (Sermon of St John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins)

The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of theChristian faith. St Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the dead,then our preaching and faith are in vain (I Cor. 15:14). Indeed, withoutthe resurrection there would be no Christian preaching or faith. Thedisciples of Christ would have remained the broken and hopeless bandwhich the Gospel of John describes as being in hiding behind lockeddoors for fear of the Jews. They went nowhere and preached nothinguntil they met the risen Christ, the doors being shut (John 20: 19). Thenthey touched the wounds of the nails and the spear; they ate and drankwith Him. The resurrectionbecame the basis of everythingthey said and did (Acts 2-4): ".. . for a spirit has not flesh andbones as you see that I have"(Luke 24:39). The resurrection revealsJesus of Nazareth as not only the expected Messiah of Israel, but as theKing and Lord of a new Jerusalem: a new heaven and a new earth. Then I asw a new heaven and a new earth. . . the holy city, newJerusalem. And I heard a great voice from the throne saying "Behold,the dwelling place of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and theyshall be his people. . . He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, anddeath shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying norpain any more, for the former things have passed away (Rev. 21:1-4). In His death and resurrection, Christ defeats the last enemy, death,and thereby fulfills the mandate of His Father to subject all things underHis feet (I Cor. 15:24-26). Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth andwisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing (Rev. 5: 12)THE FEAST OF FEASTSThe Christian faith is celebrated in the liturgy of the Church. Truecelebration is always a living participation. It is not a mere attendance atservices. It is communion in the power of the event being celebrated. It

In His deathand resurrection,

Christ defeats the last enemy, death,


is God's free gift of joy given to spiritual men as a reward for their self-denial. It is the fulfillment of spiritual and physical effort and preparation.The resurrection of Christ, being the center of the Christian faith, is thebasis of the Church's liturgical life and the true model for all celebration.This is the chosen and holy day, first of sabbaths, king and lord of days,the feast of feasts, holy day of holy days. On this day we bless Christforevermore (Irmos 8, Paschal Canon).PREPARATION Twelve weeks of preparation precede the "feast of feasts." A longjourney which includes five prelenten Sundays, six weeks of Great Lentand finally Holy Week is made. The journey moves from the self-willedexile of the prodigal son to the grace-filled entrance into the newJerusalem, coming down as a bride beautifully adorned for her husband(Rev. 21:2) Repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, prayer, fasting,almsgiving, and study are the means by which this long journey is made. Focusing on the veneration of the Cross at its midpoint, the lentenvoyage itself reveals that the joy of the resurrection is achieved onlythrough the Cross. "Through the cross joy has come into all the world,"we sing in one paschal hymn. And in the paschal troparion, we repeatagain and again that Christ has trampled down death - by death! St Paulwrites that the name of Jesus is exalted above every name because Hefirst emptied Himself, taking on the lowly form of a servant and beingobedient even to death on the Cross (Phil. 2:5-11). The road to thecelebration of the resurrection is the self-emptying crucifixion of Lent.Pascha is the passover from death to life. Yesterday I was buried with Thee, 0 Christ. Today I arise with Theein Thy resurrection. Yesterday I was crucified with Thee: Glorify mewith Thee, 0 Savior, in Thy kingdom (Ode 3, Paschal Canon).THE PROCESSION The divine services of the night of Pascha commence near midnight ofHoly Saturday. At the Ninth Ode of the Canon of Nocturn, the priest,already vested in his brightest robes, removes the Holy Shroud from thetomb and carries it to the altar table, where it remains until the leave-taking of Pascha. The faithful stand in darkness. Then, one by one, theylight their candles from the candle held by the priest and form a greatprocession out of the church. Choir, servers, priest and people, led bythe bearers of the cross, banners, icons and Gospel book, circle thechurch. The bells are rung incessantly and the angelic hymn of the

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resurrection is chanted. The procession comes to a stop before the principal doors of thechurch. Before the closed doors the priest and the people sing thetroparion of Pascha, "Christ is risen from the dead. . .", many times.Even before entering the church the priest and people exchange thepaschal greeting: "Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen!" This segmentof the paschal services is extremely important. It preserves in theexperience of the Church the primitive accounts of the resurrection ofChrist as recorded in the Gospels. The angel rolled away the stonefrom the tomb not to let a biologically revived but physically entrappedChrist walk out, but to reveal that "He is not here; for He has risen, asHe said" (Matt. 28:6).In the paschal canon we sing: Thou didst arise, O Christ, and yet the tomb remained sealed, asat Thy birth the Virgin's womb remained unharmed; and Thou hasopened for us the gates of paradise (Ode 6). Finally, the procession of light and song in the darkness of night, andthe thunderous proclamation that, indeed, Christ is risen, fulfill thewords of the Evangelist John: "The light shines in darkness, and thedarkness has not overcome it" (John 1:5). The doors are opened and the faithful re-enter. The church is bathedin light and adorned with flowers. It is the heavenly bride and thesymbol of the empty tomb:Bearing life and more fruitful than paradise Brighter than anyroyal chamber, Thy tomb, O Christ, is the fountain of our resur-rection (Paschal Hours).MATINS Matins commences immediately. The risen Christ is glorified in thesinging of the beautiful canon of St John of Damascus. The paschalgreeting is repeatedly exchanged. Near the end of Matins the paschalverses are sung. They relate the entire narrative of the Lord's resurrec-tion. They conclude with the words calling us to actualize among eachother the forgiveness freely given to all by God: This is the day of resurrection. Let us be illumined by the feast.Let us embrace each other. Let us call "brothers" even those whohate us, And forgive all by the resurrection. . . The sermon of St John Chrysostom is then read by the celebrant.The sermon was originally composed as a baptismal instruction. It is


retained by the Church in the paschal services because everything aboutthe night of Pascha recalls the Sacrament of Baptism: the language andgeneral terminology of the liturgical texts, the specific hymns, the vest-ment color, the use of candles and the great procession itself. Now thesermon invites us to a great reaffirmation of our baptism: to union withChrist in the receiving of Holy Communion. If any man is devout and loves God, let him enjoy this fair and radianttriumphal feast. . . the table is fully laden; feast you all sumptuously. . .the calf is fatted, let no one go hungry away. . .

THE DIVINE LITURGY The sermon announces the imminent beginning of the Divine Liturgy.The altar table is fully laden with the divine food: the Body and Blood ofthe risen and glorified Christ. No one is to go away hungry. The servicebooks are very specific in saying that only he who partakes of the Bodyand Blood of Christ eats the true Pascha. The Divine Liturgy, therefore,normally follows immediately after paschal Matins. Foods from whichthe faithful have been asked to abstain during the lenten journey areblessed and eaten only after the Divine Liturgy.

THE DAY WITHOUT EVENING Pascha is the inauguration of a new age. It reveals the mystery of theeighth day. It is our taste, in this age, of the new and unending day of theKingdom of God. Something of this new and unending day is conveyedto us in the length of the paschal services, in the repetition of the paschalorder for all the services of Bright Week, and in the special paschalfeatures retained in the services for the forty days until Ascension. Fortydays are, as it were, treated as one day. Together they comprise thesymbol of the new time in which the Church lives and toward which sheever draws the faithful, from one degree of glory to another. O Christ, great and most holy Pascha. O Wisdom, Word andPower of God, grant that we may more perfectly partake of Theein the never-ending day of Thy kingdom (Ninth Ode, Paschal

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CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAYChrist the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!Sons of men and agels say, Alleluia!Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!Sing ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!

Lives again our Glorious King, Alleluia!Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!Dying once, He all doth save, Alleluia!Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!Fought the fight the battle won, Alleluia!Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!

Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!Praise eternal as His love; Alleluia!Praise Him, all ye heavenly host, Alleluia!Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Alleluia!


THE EASTER SONGHear the bells ringing,they’re singing that we can be born again.Hear the bells ringing,they’re singing, “Christ is Risen from the dead!”The angel up on the tombstone said, “He is risen just as He said. Quickly now, go tell His disciples that Jesus Christ is no longer dead!” Joy to the world, He is risen, Alleluia! He’s risen, Alleluia! He’s risen. Alleluia!


1. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.2. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.3. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going toa garage makes you a mechanic.4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never triedbefore.6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.12. A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.15. No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.16. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of thewaist change places.18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.19. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeksbefore you need it.20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mis-take when you make it again.22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.24. Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the realworld.AND . . . (drum roll please?)25. Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall nevercease to be amused.

SMART WORDS

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AFRAID OF THE DARKA little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to goout to the back porch and bring her the broom.The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don't want to goout there. It's dark."The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don't have to be afraidof the dark," she explained. "Jesus is out there. He'll look after you andprotect you."The little boy looked at his mother real hard and asked, "Are you surehe's out there?""Yes, I'm sure. He is everywhere, and he is always ready to help youwhen you need him," she said.The little boy thought about that for a minute and then went to the backdoor and cracked it a little. Peering out into the darkness, he called,"Jesus? If you're out there, would you please hand me the broom?"Used by permission.Thanks to Squeaky at www.cleanjoke.com


WORD SEARCH FOR MAY

"To succeed in life, you need three things: A wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone." submitted by Augie


Word List for MAY Word Search

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I OWE MY MOTHER Part 2

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14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.'Stop acting like your father!'15. My mother taught me about ENVY.'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't havewonderful parents like you do.'16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.'Just wait until we get home.'17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING'You are going to get it when you get home!'18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.'19. My mother taught me ESP.'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'20. My mother taught me HUMOR .'When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me.'21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'22. My mother taught me GENETICS.'You're just like your father.'23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'24. My mother taught me WISDOM.'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you'

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CHEAT CHART--START WITH THESE LETTERS.

The following message is written in code using regular letters instead ofnumbers or other symbols.Your task is to figure out which real lettersthe code letters stand for. Then you can read the message.

Cryptogram Challenge for May

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Hint: the words after the three dots identify thebook of the Bible (TLB) and the chapter and verse.

CRYPTOGRAM CHAMPS FOR APRIL

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Have you ever experienced searching yourmind to see if it might apply to you, whilehearing somebody else being lectured? As Iread that warning to Moses I got that feeling—could that apply to me, too? But where wouldI encounter Holy Ground? What could thesandals mean to me? Following are some of myreflections. Where would Holy Ground beencountered? During worship at church oreven when we approach the throne of grace inprivate prayer. Surely it would apply when weapproach the Chalice or other sacraments. I’m

sure there are other times, also.What could Sandals refer to today? My first thought was that sandalscreated a barrier between Moses’ body and the Holy Ground. Nothingcreated by man should be allowed to come between God and man.According to Jewish law even stones used to build an altar for sacrificeswere to be undressed since using a tool would defile it. Exodus 20:25 So perhaps the sandals that are to be taken off could refer to anythingthat separates us from God, that distracts the mind from focusing on Godwhen on Holy Ground. Some of those sandals could be the earthly caresthat the Cherubic Hymn bids us to lay aside—unresolved disagreements orresentments, anxieties about health, finances, or other daily concerns. Another could be heedlessly trampling on Holy Ground, perhaps just goingthrough the motions and doing things mechanically, with littleconsciousness of holiness—”familiarity breeds contempt”sort of thing.

A LAYPERSON’S VIEW TAKE OFF YOUR SANDALS: A MEDITATION by M.R

“So he saw the bush burning with fire, but the bush was notconsumed. So Moses said, ‘I will now turn aside and see thisgreat sight—why the bush is not consumed.’ When thereforethe Lord saw him turn aside to look, God called to him fromthe midst of the bush and said, ‘Moses! Moses!’ Then hesaid, ‘Here I am.’ So God said, ‘Do not come any closer.Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you standis holy ground.’” Ex. 3:2-5 NKJV


Still another might be unconfessed sin with its undercurrent of guilt, whichcreates a barrier to fellowship and communion with God. (Adam and Evetried to hide behind “clothing” of leaves.) In conclusion, the following summarizes the main points of my reflectionto make it easier for me to remember to take off any perceived “sandals”when approaching or standing on Holy Ground... ♦ Strip off earthly cares and anxieties. ♦ Focus on the activity consciously (as with tunnel vision) as though doing it for the first time. ♦ Shed the sin and guilt that isolates us from communion with God. (by confession and asking forgiveness, I John 1:9) Yes, I know we are his children and God is a kind, compassionate andloving father, but He is also the great and awesome God—a consumingfire—who expects our best. My hope is that God will grant me the graceto grow in the ability to always approach His Holy Ground with properawe and reverence and unencumbered with “sandals”.

You have always been where we return,The home that is our harbor from the sea,The place where what we are can easy be,With nothing we need alter or unlearn.

That you would give has always been a given.Your love for us is something simply there,As plain and necessary as the air,And just as unpretentious and unbidden.

And though I cannot give you now your due,Which is beyond what these poor words can say,I give you all I can this special day,Which is the treasure of my love for you.

You Have Always Been Where We ReturnAuthor Unknown

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Recipe for Happiness by Gene KemperCOMBINE2 Heaping cups of PATIENCE1 HEARTFUL of LOVE2 HANDFULS OF GENEROSITY1 HEADFUL of UNDERSTANDING —AND A DASH OF LAUGHTER

Sprinkle with kindnessADD lots of FAITH and MIX WELL!Spread over a Period of a Lifetime

This is the actual turn-off from Banff, Alberta, Canada to the #1 high-way to Calgary.They had to build the animals (especially the elk) their own crossingbecause that was where the natural crossing was and after the highwaywas built there were far too many accidents.It didn't take the animals long to learn that this was their very ownbridge! And then you have some people saying Animals are stupid!Really....? submitted by Mickey Z.

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BIBLE BRAIN WORKOUT

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RIDDLES—A Right Brain Workout Average Challenge:

Really sharp if you get these:6. Why do surgeons make good comedians?7. Why didn’t the skeleton go to the dance?8.When is a dog’s tail not a tail?9. What do you get when a duck flies upside down?10.What do a dog and a forest have in common? From Wit and Witticism donated by Helen Chwalyk

Answers on page 22.

81. Who is the only woman that Scripture bids us remember?82. When was a country plagued by an east wind and delivered by a west wind?83. Where does the Bible suggest that salt should be eaten with eggs?84. What city was to be searched with candles?85. Which Jewish king used enchantments and dealt with wizards?86. Where do we read of the cure of a paralyzed man who had been bedridden for eight years?87. Which prophet rebuked people for gadding about?88. Where do we read of a horse bitten by a serpent?89. How many times is it recorded that our Lord was hungry?90. Where does the Bible speak of bellows being burned?

1. What do they call German pastors?2. Why do fluorescent lights hum?3. Why is Adam called the fastest runner?4.Why do you always put your left shoe on last?5. Why did little Johnnie throw a stick of butter out the window?

Answers on page 22How did you score? A+ Bible Scholar 6 or more Correct ; A Superior 5 +correct; B+ Pretty good 4+ correct: C Fair3+ correct; Less than 3, an opportunity to make reading theBible daily a Lenten project! You can have half credit if you candescribe the situation and name the place even though you haveforgotten the person’ s name.

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from Bless Your Heart Each New Day calendar. donated by Kathy Z. of Parma

TEACHER: How can you prevent diseases caused by biting insects? JOSE: Don't bite any.

“How many people work in your office?” the boss asked the depart-ment head.“Oh, about half of them, sir!”

The office computer nerd was leaving work one night when he foundthe chief executive officer standing in front of a shredder with a piece ofpaper in hand."Listen," said the CEO, "this is important, and my secretary has left.Can you make this thing work?""Certainly," said the lowly worker to the top dog. He turned the ma-chine on, inserted the paper and pressed the start button."Excellent, excellent!" said the CEO as his paper disappeared inside themachine. "I just need one copy."

My prayer for you is that you will overflowmore and more with love for others, and atthe same time keep on growing in spiritualknowledge and insight. Philippians 1:9 TLB

Today Lord, make me sensitive to and alert to the needs youwould have me see. Amen.


Used by permission.Thanks to Squeaky at www.cleanjoke.com

GOD CREATED MANGod created the dog and said:'”Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comesin or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.”The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about onlyten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'So God agreed.

God created the monkey and said: “Entertain people, do tricks, andmake them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.”The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a prettylong time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dogdid?' And God agreed.

God created the cow and said: “You must go into the field with thefarmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milkto support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixtyyears.'The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to livefor sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the otherforty?' And God agreed again.

God created man and said: “Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life.For this, I'll give you twenty years.” But man said: 'Only twentyyears? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cowgave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the doggave back; that makes eighty, okay?' 'Okay,' said God, 'You askedfor it.'So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoyourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support ourfamily. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain thegrandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch andbark at everyone.


ANSWERS TO RIDDLES1. German Shepherds2. Because they don’t know the words.3. Because he was first in the human race.4.Becaue when you put on one shoe the other one is left.5. Because he wanted to see Butterfly6. They leave you in stitches.7. He had no body to go with.8. When it’s a wagon.9. You get a quack-up.10. There is a lot of bark in both.

81. Luke 17:3282. Ex. 10:13-1983. Job 6:684. Zeph. 1:1285. 2 Chron. 33:6

BIBLE BRAIN WORKOUT ANSWERS86. Acts 9:33-3487. Jer. 2:3688. Gen. 49:1789. Matt. 4:2;Matt.21:1890. Jer. 6:29


NATURAL HIGHS, PART I

Think about them one at a time before going on to the next one. It Does Make You Feel Good.

1. Falling in love.2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.3. A hot shower.4 . No lines at the supermarket5. A special glance.6. Getting mail.7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or straw-berry).12. A bubble bath.13. Giggling.14. A good conversation.15 The beach.16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.17. Laughing at yourself.18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you.19. Flying a kite.20. Running through sprinklers.21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.23. Laughing at an inside joke with FRIENDS.25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.

Lord, keep Your arm around my shoulder andYour hand over my mouth.

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