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VOLUME 60 MARCH 18, 2018 NO. 11
Cristina Hemsoth and
Family, IMO mother,
Greta Butoi.
May God rest her soul in
peacee!
Altar Boys: Matthew Muntean, Christopher Lateș, Daniel Conțiu, Antoniu Iliaș.
St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral A parish of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
Weekly Bulletin
3256 Warren Road Cleveland, Ohio 44111
Phone: (216) 941-5550 Office - Fax: (216) 941-3068
E-mail: [email protected] - www.smroc.org
Very Rev. Dr. Remus Grama, Parish Priest
Rev. Deacon Nick Neagoe
SPIRITUAL CALENDAR: 4th Sunday of Great Lent (St. John of the Ladder). 8:30 A.M. Matins (Utrenia); Tone 8;
Mat. Gos. 8; 9:30 A.M. Divine Liturgy (Sf. Liturghie). Epistle: Hebrews 6:13-20; Ephesians 5:8-19 (Ven. John). Gospel: Mark 9:17-32 (Healing of the epileptic son); Matthew 4:25; 5:1-12 (Ven. John) (Sermon on the Mount-Beatitudes).
Deniile din a 5-a Săptămână a Postului
Duminica a 4-a a Postului este dedicată Sfântului
Ioan “al Scării”, un monah îmbunătăţit care a scris o mişcă-
toare carte cunoscută sub titlul “Scara Urcuşului Dumne-
zeiesc.” Cartea ne îndrumă pe cele 33 trepte urcătoare spre
perfecţiune.
Continuând trăirea duhovnicească a Postului Mare,
în această săptămână vom înălţa două slujbe (denii)
specifice acestui sezon. Prima este Canonul Sfântului
Andrei Cretanul (Miercuri seara). (Vezi programul!).
Acest Canon este o chemare la un dialog între noi şi
sufletul nostru, chemându-ne să medităm la pocăinţă.
Sufletul omului este asemănat celui căzut între tâlhari, care
găseşte milă de la Bunul Samarinean. În osteneala noastră
de a ne întoarce la Dumnezeu, prin pocăinţă, învăţăm
următoarele: cum să devenim săraci cu duhul, adică
smeriţi; cum să dorim schimbarea interioară; cum să
gândim duhovniceşte; cum să plângem pentru păcatele
noastre; cum să urmăm pildele bune din Biblie, iar nu cele
rele. Canonul ne aduce la Hristos Cel smerit şi atot-
milostiv. Pentru o mai mare înălţare, citim viaţa Sfintei
Maria Egipteanca.
A doua slujbă din săptămână, cea de Vineri, este
Imnul Acatist (La noi la biserică, îl facem dimineaţa!).
Acatistul s-a compus în veacul al 7-lea, pentru ocrotirea
Constantinopolului de asediul saracinilor. Atunci, Fecioara
Maria a salvat cetatea. Slujba conţine o serie de cântări,
care se sfârşesc cu strigarea: “Bucură-te, Mireasă pururea
Fecioară!” Fiindcă şi noi suntem sub permanentul atac al
celui rău, cerem ajutorul Preacuratei Fecioare Maria, Maica
noastră din Ceruri. Fie ca Domnul Dumnezeul nostru să ne
ajute să trecem acest post cu bucurie!
Pr. Remus Grama
The Services of the 5th Week of Lent
The 4th Sunday of Great Lent is dedicated to St.
John of the “Ladder”, a saintly monk who wrote an in-
spiring classic book, intitled “The Ladder of Divine As-
cent.” This book guides the reader on the 33 steps to per-
fection.
Then, as we continue the experience of the Fast,
two special services are offered during this fifth week of
Lent. The first one is known as: The Canon of St. An-
drew of Crete (on Wednesday evening).
The Canon is in fact a dialogue with our own soul
and it enables us to reflect about repentance. In it, the hu-
man soul is likened to the man fallen among the thieves,
who finds mercy with God’s help (the Good Samaritan).
In our effort to return to God, by repentance, we learn
how to become poor in spirit; how to desire to change;
how to think in a spiritual and biblical way; how to weep
for our sins and how to follow the good, not the bad ex-
amples of the Bible. Ultimately, the service guides us to
Christ and His compassion. For inspiration, the life of St.
Mary of Egypt is being read. The second service of this week is “The Akathist
Hymn” on Friday evening (Note: In our church, due to
Fish Fry, it is on Friday morning!). The Akathis Hymn of
Friday is a service first prayed in the 7th century, when
the pagans were assailing the city of Constantinople. At
that time, the Mother of God saved the city. The service
contains a series of hymns to the Virgin, that end with
“Rejoice, o unwedded Bride!” Because we also are under
permanent siege of the devil, we pray this hymn and ask
for the rescue of the Most Pure Virgin Mary, our Mother
in Heaven. May the Lord help us to complete the fast
with joy!
Fr. Remus Grama
ALTAR BREAD – PRESCURA
Simona Cismas IM tatălui meu Ioan și a tuturor celor decedaţi
din familie.
Ionel & Ana Roșu & Family IMO Saveta & Dimitrie Roșu.
May God rest them in peace! Dumnezeu să-i odihnească!
Lavinia Cozmin-Morris for the good health of brother, Horia.
Florica Cotrău & Family for the good health of Alexandru.
ALTAR CANDLES – SANCTUARY
Theodora IM părinților Stelian, Veta, Răzvan cu tot neamul cel adormit.
Mihaela Todos IMO Maria, Maria, Ilie, Feodosia, Stelian,
Gheorghe, Tatiana, Valeria, Sergey.
Lavinia Cozmin IMO Marica - newly departed.
Ilie & Mariana Miron IM fratelui și cumnatului Ioan Miron. May God rest them in peace! Dumnezeu să-i odihnească!
Mirela Fărcaș for the good health of my family.
Eugenia & Dorel Bolocan for special intentions, good life & success in her new location.
Fam. Huluță pentru sănătatea familiei și ajutor de la Bunul Dzeu.
Mirela Dobre for the good health of Elena Claudia.
Jim Crăciun for the good health of Becky Scoarste & Mary Moldea.
7 DAY VIGIL LIGHTS – NARTHEX
Ana Popa IM soțului meu Traian Popa.
Cornelia Bicescu IMO my husband Ovidiu Bicescu.
Roșu Family IMO Saveta and Dimitrie.
Simona Cismas IM tatălui meu Ioan și a tuturor celor decedaţi din familie.
Rozalia Buta IM soțului meu drag, Toma, și a neuitaților părinți,Toma, Eva, Iosif, Maria. Dumnezeu să-i ierte!
Afrodita, Irina, Magdalena & Sophia IM părinților Victor şi Paula Constantinidis.
Cristina Hemsoth & family IMO parents & grandparents, Grigore & Greta Butoi.
Ion Adam IMO Mariana & Gheorghiță (Nelu) Tarla.
Antoniu Iliaș IMO Arhimandrit Teofil Părăian.
Carmen Albu IMO my mother, Georgeta. May God rest her soul in peace!
Viorica Pondrea IMO husband, George, and daughter, Roxana, and of parents George & Silvia, & brothers, George & Leon. Eternal memory! (2)
Oster IM celor trecuți la cele veșnice.
George C. Cantor IMO parents, George & Sylvia Cantor.
Nick & Maria Muntean IMO dear parents, Gheorghe & Silvia Sarsamă, Ioan & Aurica Muntean, borthers, Leon & George Sar-samă, niece, Roxana, and brothers-in-law George Pandrea & Viorel Fogoroș. (3)
May God rest them in peace! Dumnezeu să-i odihnească!
Rozalia Buta pentru sanatatea familiei.
Studeny & Mortus Families for the good health of husband, dad,
and Moșu, Ron Studeny.
Angela Voiculescu please God, look over my daughter, Sonia,
protect and bless her.
George & Ana Mohan pentru sănătate și mulțumire lui Dzeu.
pentru ajutorul primit și grija ce ne-o poartă la toată familia.
Viorel & Elena Oancea for the good health of our family.
Lucica Fogoroș pentru sănătatea noastră, a familiei copiilor mei
din România și pentru cei ce călătoresc. Dzeu să le poarte de
grijă.
Mihaela pentru sănătatea familiei și mulțumire pentru toate
binecuvântările primite.
Next Week Altar Boys (March 25th): Alexandru Ciuta, Matthew Trîmbițaș, Andrew Popa, Alex Șerban.
THIS WEEK:
SUN., March 18th: (Sunday of St. John of the Ladder), 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy; NO PARASTAS
WED., March 21st: 6 pm - Canon of St. Andrew of Crete,
7:15 pm Light Dinner & Discussions;
FRI., March 23rd: 9 am Akathist & Confessions; 5 pm Fish
Fry; 6:30 pm Mioritza Practice (Younger Group);
SAT., March 24th: 4 pm Parastas IMO Vochița Vintilă,
5 pm Vespers & Confessions.
NEXT WEEK:
SUN., March 25th: (+Annunciation), 9:30 am Divine Liturgy;
11:30 am Sunday School Egg Painting;
WED., March 28th: 6 pm - Presanctified Liturgy, 7:15 pm
Light Dinner & Discussions;
FRI., March 30th: 9 am Akathist & Confessions; 5 pm Last
Fish Fry;
SAT., March 31st: The Resurrection of Lazarus, 9 am Divine
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom followed by parastas IMO Iosif
& Adrian Marius Turc, and General Parastas; 5 pm Vespers &
Last Confessions before the Resurrection.
Nursing Home
Radu Petrescu ................................................................................................. Greenbrier Ana Pravitchi ........................................................ Mount Royal Villa (N. Royalton) Angela Netcu ............................................................................................. Eliza Jennings
Assisted Living
John W. & Victoria A. Morin ................................... Greenfield at Oak Ridge, TN Ruth Lazăr ............................................................................................ Royalton Woods Carlotta Miclău ................................................................................. Brighton Gardens Teofana Cristoloveanu................................................O’Neil Care, Bay Village
Hospitalized
Alexandru Cotrău ........................................................................ O’Neil, Fairview Park Ronald Studeny .................................................................................. Hospice, Westlake George Ittu, Sr. ..................................................................................... Fairview Hospital
DEPARTED TO GOD
Last week we raised prayers for Barbara
Yovan Damian (79) who fell asleep in the Lord
on March 6th in Henderson, Nevada.
We are sending our sincere Condolences to her
husband, Nick Damian, two daughters, Victoria
Lane and Lisa Lord with their family, and to her
siblings, Nina Loub and John Yovan.
Barbara was the daughter of the late John &
Mary Yovan.
May God rest her soul in peace!
Pussy Willows Alert
Please let us know if you can help with some pussy willows for Palm Sunday, April 1st. If you do, please call our parish office. We can preserve them, if brought in advance.
Thank you!
ALERTĂ! Avem Nevoie de Crenguțe de Salcie
Vă rugăm să ne comunicați dacă puteți să ne ajutați cu un buchet sau mai multe de crenguțe de salcie pentru Duminica Floriilor, 1 aprilie. Dacă aveți, vă rugăm să ne sunați la biroul parohial. Ele trebuiesc tăiate înainte de înflorirea totală. Dacă ni le aduceți înainte, noi le punem la prezervare.
Vă mulțumim!
Bulletin Sponsors 2018
We still have the following dates available
for bulletin sponsoring this year:
May: 13; August: 26; September: 16, 23,
30; December: 30. If you would like to
sponsor one or more bulletins, please con-
tact the parish office.
Thank you!
NOTE:
The parastas IMO Jeff Neumann announced in the
last bulletin for this Sunday has been canceled.
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IMPORTANT PARISH CONTACTS
Parish Council
President:
Vasile Peicu
(216) 240-3299
Ladies Auxiliary
President:
Mariana Miron
(440) 360-0839
Administrative
Secretary:
Mihaela Hetruc
(216) 941-5550
Choir Director:
Gheorghe Lateș
(216) 973-8812
Financial Secretary: Simona Sarsama
(216) 533-4636
Hall Rental:
Italian Creation (216) 226-2282
The Prayer of the Heart (Jesus’s Prayer)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me a sinner.
Rugăciunea Inimii
Doamne Iisuse Hristoase, Fiul lui
Dumnezeu, miluiește-mă pe mine păcătosul!
PALM SUNDAY DINNER Will you be among our Sponsors?
Beloved in Christ,
Every year, Palm Sunday fish dinner is made possible through
the labor and donations of our parishioners. We invite our
members to BE SPONSORS. To become a sponsor, you may
offer $100 in memory of a loved one or in honor of someone
special.
We thank you for the love you are expressing for our church
and for your Faith.
St. Paul says: Give ”with liberty” (Rom.12,8)
HOLY PASCHA SPECIAL CHURCH NEEDS:
Item Needed Cost $ Altar Candles 1 45 ea
Paschal Flowers (pots) 25 18 ea
Incense 9 boxes 40 ea
Charcoal (altar) 5 boxes 40 ea
Accessories for distribution of Paști 200 all
(Vessels, Cloth, etc)
PASCHAL RECEPTIONS NEEDS
Cozonac, wine and boiled eggs for Paschal Reception
(midnight & morning) any $______ donation accepted
Children’s treats 250 all
Paper Products, cups and spoons 100 all
Excerpts from the Canon
of St. Andrew
“Where shall I begin to la-
ment the deeds of my
wretched life? How shall I
begin, O Christ, to relieve my
present tears? But as Thou
are deeply compassionate,
grant me forgiveness of sins.
….
Look upon me, O God my
Savior, with Your merciful
eye, and accept my fervent
confession. I have sinned above all men, I alone
have sinned against You; but as God take pity on
Your creature, O Savior.
….
The ladder seen of old by the great Patriarch Jacob is
an example, O my soul, both of ascent through ac-
tion
and of ascent through spiritual understanding. If,
therefore, it is your desire to live by your works,
with
understanding and contemplation, grant me to be
made new.
…
Venerable Mother Mary, pray to God for us.
To St Mary of Egypt: With incomparable love, O
Most-blessed Saint, you did yearn to venerate the
Tree of Life, and you were counted worthy of your
desire.
Make me also worthy to obtain that glory from on
high.”
MIORITZA DANCE
GROUP
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
GROUP II: 3 & up yrs. old
March 23, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
Please confirm with Ovidiu Ghioda at
(216) 832-4886
LET’S SMILE WITH:
”Children in the Church”
The Sunday School Teacher asks, "Now, Johnny, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?"
"No ma'am," little Johnny replies, I don't have to. My mom is a good cook."
SUNDAY SCHOOL
EASTER EGG PAINTING
Sunday, March 25th
After the Holy Communion
Cultural Hall
SEE YOU ALL!
Children in Holy Week and Pascha
Confession and Communion: We invite all children, 7 years
of age and older, to come to
confession and receive Holy
Communion. Please, do not
neglect your child’s spiritual
needs. Only you can decide
this. Father is waiting for you.
Services: We invite all children to participate in the
services of Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Then, cer-
tainly, we should all rejoice in the Holy Resurrection. If
your son is an Altar Boy, please bring him timely so
that he will not disturb the service.
School: Please, bring your children to Sunday School
and the announced activities!
Holy Friday Vigil Readings
Again this year we will
hold vigil at the tomb of
Christ on Friday, April
6th, beginning after Holy
Friday services. The
readings will begin at
10:00 PM on April 6th
through 8:00 AM on
April 7th. We will need at
least 2 readers, to be
responsible and wait for
the next readers to arrive.
The readings will be in English and Romanian.
Anyone can participate but we need 2 key people
for each shift, the number of shifts will depend on
the number of volunteers. If any of the AROY
would like to volunteer, we will need 2 adults to be
present.
If you have not participated in the past, please join
us this year. Judy Khoury will be in charge of
scheduling the readers. Any volunteers are asked to
call Ms. Judy Khoury at 216-671-2869 or email her
The Way to get Ready for Pascha
Those who live in the church know that we do not keep our fasts and
feasts as traditions. We do what we do, because we want to live in Christ.
We imitate Him in the way that we think, we interpret reality and we pray.
So for anyone who seeks to renew his/her spiritual life, there is no other
preparation that takes you to Christ, but repentance (that is Confession
before the Priest) and Holy Communion or partaking of the Sacrament of
Eucharist (the very Body and Blood of Christ), without Whom “we cannot
accomplish anything!” There are three more weeks and Pascha is here.
Are you ready to rejoice in Christ’s Resurrection or do you perhaps think
you can do it without changing. Remember, He makes all things new! Let
us offer Him our life and He will make it new, forever!
Donate a Runner!
The frigid winter and
the salt used in the
parking lot have
visibly damaged our
runners. We need new
runers in church and
at the entrance in the
Sunday School.
Certainly, all of us contributed to this.
Would you donate one?
Thank you for your help!
APEL DIN PARTEA
REUNIUNII FEMEILOR
În zilele de 26, 27
& 28 martie,
doamnele de la Re-
uniunea Femeilor,
vor coace co-
zonacii pentru comenzile pentru Paști şi
aduc un apel de ajutor către toate doam-
nele parohiei. Dacă doriţi să ajutaţi, con-
tactaţi pe Dna. Maria Tent la (216) 272-
5961 sau oficiul parohial.
Vă mulţumim anticipat pentru pasiunea şi
dedicaţia pe care o
arătaţi de fiecare dată
când sunteţi solicitate.
As we mentioned before, the active group of pension-
ers featured in the picture above, (unfortunately,
some members were missing), meet once a month,
have a luncheon and some fun activities together.
If you are retired and looking to socialize, follow
their schedule and join the group. This week they
welcomed in their midst the new comers, Constantin
& Doina Drăgănoiu.
There is no time for you to be yourself! Come here
and make new friends or regain ties with old friends.
For information or registration, contact Mabel Barsan
at (440) 933-3841 or contact the parish office.
POFTĂ BUNĂ COOKBOOK & APRONS
Are you looking for an Easter present?
The “Poftă Bună” Cook-book and aprons can
make a wonderful pre-sent for a daughter, son or a friend.
Sale price is $15.00 each ($18 if needs to be shipped) for the cookbook & $20.00
($25 with shipping) for the apron.
For more information or to place an order, please call
Marie Sandru at: 440-734-5469.
WANTED!
FISH FRY WORKERS
THE CHURCH ANNUAL FISH FRY
EVENTS IS ONGOING
Until March 30
Volunteers Are Needed On:
Thursdays from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm for
Fish Cleaning, Set-up, Baking, Sauce Making
& Cabbage & Noodles
Fridays from 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm for Fryer
Cooks
Fridays from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm for Hosts or
Hostesses, Waiters or Waitresses, Coffee
Servers, Bread Servers, Kitchen Servers,
Parking Lot, Dessert Table, Ticket Sellers,
Bartenders
Fridays from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm for Dining
Room Clean-up
IF YOU CAN HELP FOR ANY OF THESE
ASSIGNMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT:
THE CHURCH OFFICE at 216-941-5550
OR E-MAIL at [email protected]
AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE ARE NEEDED FOR EACH
WEEK, SO PLEASE SIGN-UP AS AN INDIVIDUAL
OR AS A FAMILY.
Eşti Tu Alături de Hristos, sau nu?
Toţi spunem că credem, dar mulţi nu fac nimic ca să-şi
arate credinţa. Unii nu vin la biserică, alţii nu susţin
biserica. Aceasta poate fi din: apatie, indiferenţă sau
zgârcenie. Toate trei sunt păcate! Tu, iubite frate sau soră,
în ce categorie eşti? Acum când retrăim Patima lui Hristos,
to te vei număra între cei care l-au urmat? Pe Cruce fiind,
tâlharul cel care s-a pocăit, a fost iertat, chiar şi în ultima
clipă. Să ne întoarcem şi noi, ca să aflăm bucuria iertării şi
a păcii pe care numai Dumnezeu ne-o poate dărui!
Invite and Bring a Friend
If you want to work for the Gospel of Christ, become an
factor of influence in your family or with your friends.
Speak to them with warmth about our church family and
invite them to church. There is joy in heaven for the return
of a sinner! This may redeem many of your own sins too!
Just try, but before you do it, pray! You may be blessed to
discover how joyful it is to bring joy to others.
Parties During Great Lent
The Great Lent is the time when we mourn for our sins.
The entire church community lives according to a new
pace: avoiding some foods, noise, parties, theatres, etc.
The Facebook reveals a different world. It is a grave sin
when people organize parties during the Holy Fast. It truly
offends and hurts the sensibility of those who believe. We
pray for forgiveness and ask that we be forgiven for
reminding you what is proper, or not!
Every Friday Evening
We are very grateful to ALL our volunteers, young and
younger, who every week of Lent come on Thursday or
Friday to help our Fish Fry. Though we do not consume
fish during lent, we do it as fund raiser to cover for the
needs of the church. Our Roman-Catholic friends enjoy it
and fill our parking lot to the brim. Come and see!
St. Mary’s Ladies Auxiliary
HOLY PASCHA BAKE SALE
PASTRY ORDER FORM
Cozonac/Colac - Homemade, freshly baked, filled with
nuts & raisins. Size - regular, 8/4 inches.
Can be frozen for two (2) months.
ORDER DEADLINE – MARCH 26
Please complete the order from below, and mail it or bring it
to the Epitrope’s office on Sundays with your payment
payable to the St. Mary’s Ladies Auxiliary.
Thank You!
NAME_________________________________________
PHONE # ______________________________________
Paid CASH $_______ or CHECK #___________$______
Ordered items should be picked up on Sunday,
April 1st, after Divine Liturgy.
For questions or more information please call:
Carmen Albu @ 440-897-2089
PASTRY RECEIPT
REMEMBER to pick up ______ items on Sunday, April 1st,
after the Divine Liturgy in St. Mary’s Social Hall
Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, 3256 Warren Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44111
Quantity Description Unit cost Total
cost
Cozonac/Colac,
Regular Size With Nut $ 15.00
Cozonac, Regular Size
With Nut & Raisins $ 15.00
GRAND TOTAL
$
DARUL MEU DE SFINTELE PAȘTI
În acesta perioadă, când ne aducem aminte de
preţul plătit de Domnul pe Cruce pentru
fiecare dintre noi, să ne arătăm şi noi
dragostea pentru El, sprijinind Sfânta Sa
Biserică. Vă rugăm să trimiteţi darul dragostei
pentru una sau mai multe dintre urmatoarele:
Numele______________________________
Alaturat, trimit expresia dragostei mele pentru
Catedrala Sfanta Maria:
Donaţia de Paşti…………………$______
Membria…....................................$_______
Caritate …………………………. $______
Altar ……………………………..$______
Altele……………………..............$______
Vă mulţumim pentru expresia credinţei şi a
dragostei dvs.! Dumnezeu să vă răsplătească
cu daru rile Sale cele cereşti!
Vă rugăm să tăiaţi acest cupon şi să-l aduceti personal sau să-l
trimiteţi alături de donatia Dvs. pe adresa: St. Mary Romanian
Orthodox Cathedral, 3256 Warren Road, Cleveland, OH 44111