SS. Cyril
& Methodius
Bulgarian Orthodox
Mission
Orthodox Church in America
McLean, VA
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St. Thomas Sunday
Sunday,
April 11, 2010
Christ
is risen from the dead!
Trampling
down death by death!
And
upon those in the tombs, bestowing life!
Христос
воскресе из
мертвых,
смертию
смерть
поправ,
и сущим во
гробех живот
даровав!
Our services are held at:
St. Luke Orthodox Church
6801 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
Archdiocesan Leadership
His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH: Archdiocesan Bishop
The Very Reverend Timothy Perry: Priest-in-charge
Bulgarian Diocese
The Rev. Deacon Chterion Zaprionov, St. George
Bulgarian Church
2010 Parish Council
Mr. Evgeniy Anguelov, President
Mr. George Kochev, Vice-President
Mrs. Elena Murphy, Treasurer
Mr. Larry Woods, Secretary
Ms. Nadiya Baltiyska
Ms. Lazarina Petrova
Mrs. Nadya Choparinoff
Service
Schedule:
Services at
SS Cyril & Methodius Mission begin at 2:00
Services
at St. George Church begin at 12:00
April 11 – St. Thomas Sunday: celebrated at SS Cyril & Methodius
April 18 - Myrrhbearing Women: celebrated at St. George
April 25 – Sunday of the
Paralytic: celebrated at SS Cyril & Methodius
May 2 – Sunday of the Samaritan Women: celebrated at St. George
May 9 – Combined celebration
of the patronal feast days of St. George the Great-martyr and of Saints Cyril
& Methodius Equals-to-the-Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs: celebrated at
SS Cyril & Methodius following the Divine Liturgy.
Commemorated
Saints for Today
ANTIPASCHA. 2nd SUNDAY OF PASCHA — Singing in Tone 1 for
St. Thomas Sunday.
Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum, disciple of St. John the Theologian
(92). Ven. Jacob (James), Abbot of Zheleznobórovsk (1442), and his fellow
ascetic, James. St. Varsonúfii (Barsanuphius), Bishop of Tver’ (1576). Martyrs
Processus and Martinian of Rome (1st c.). Ven. Pharmuthius,
Anchorite, of Egypt (4th c.). Ven. John, disciple of Ven. Gregory of
Decapolis (9th c.). St. Callinicus of Cernica, Bishop of Rimnicului
in Romania (1868). The Appearance of the “FOOTPRINT” Icon of the Most-holy Theotokos at Pochayev.
The
Next SS Cyril & Methodius Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish
Council Meeting will take place on Sunday, April 25 following the Divine
Liturgy. The meeting will take place at
St. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church in McLean, VA. Everyone is invited to attend and listen or discuss the issues,
however, only Parish Council members may cast a vote.
Celebration of SS Cyril & Methodius Holiday
On Sunday, May 6, Saints Cyril & Methodius Parish will celebrate
the patronal feast days of both St. George the Great-martyr and Saints Cyril
& Methodius, Equals to the Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs. The Parish Council is reaching out to the
parish of St. George to jointly host the feastal celebration which will take
place following the Divine Liturgy. The service will take place at St. Luke
Serbian Orthodox Church, 6801 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101.
Celebration of SS Cyril & Methodius Holiday
On Sunday, May 6, Saints Cyril & Methodius Parish will celebrate
the patronal feast days of both St. George the Great-martyr and Saints Cyril
& Methodius, Equals to the Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs. The Parish Council is reaching out to the
parish of St. George to jointly host the feastal celebration which will take
place following the Divine Liturgy. The service will take place at St. Luke
Serbian Orthodox Church, 6801 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101.
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Day of Rejoicing
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 Chrysostom,
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.