Saints Cyril & Methodius

Bulgarian Orthodox Mission

Saint Naum of Ochrid

(Disciple of Saints Cyril & Methodius)

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

2:00 PM

Held at:

St. Luke Orthodox Church

6801 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101

His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH

The Very Reverend Archpriest Timothy Perry

The Rev. Deacon Chterion Zaprionov

Upcoming Service Schedule:

Services at SS Cyril & Methodius Mission begin at 2:00

Services at St. George Church begin at 12:00

June 20 – St. Naum of Ochrid, at SS Cyril & Methodius Mission

June 27 –

July 4 – 6^th Sunday after Pentecost, at SS Cyril & Methodius Mission

July 11 –

July 18 – Fathers of first Six Ecumenical Councils, at SS Cyril & Methodius Mission

July 25 –

(The next services at St. George Church have not yet been announced.)

Saints Commemorated Today

4^th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 3. Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patar (312). Rt. Blv. Prince Gleb Andreevich (son of St. Andrew Bogoliubsky—1174). Translation of the Relics of St. Gurias, Archbishop of Kazan’ (1630). Martyrs Innas, Pinnas, and Rimmas, disciples of Apostle Andrew in Scythia (1^st-2^nd c.). Martyrs Aristocleus—Presbyter, Demetrian—Deacon, and Athanasius—Reader, of Cyprus (ca. 306). St. Leucius, Bishop of Brindisi (5^th c.). St. Callistus, Patriarch of Constantinople (1363).

Parish Council Meetings

The next Parish Council Meeting will take place today following the Divine Liturgy. The agenda has been distributed, for a copy please see Fr. Timothy.

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on, July 18 following the Divine Liturgy.

Everyone is invited to attend and listen or discuss the issues, however, only Parish Council members may cast a vote.

† May Their Memory Be Eternal †

the Priests Peter, Ishmael, Michael, Leo, Homer, Thomas, and Victor;

the Matushki Mary, Platonida, Sophronia, and Barbara;

the Readers Philemon, John, John, and Robert Michael; and

the Servants of God Maria, Megan, Bojanka, Magdalena, Alexander, Sophia, Shafik, Christo, Julia, Rada, Radka, Anna, Dale, Olivera, Marianthe, Panaigioti, & George.

Those Who Are In Need of Prayer

The Priests Photius, Anthony, Milorad, Vadim, and Joseph;

the Presbyteras Artemis, Marie, Miriam, Juliana, & Anne;

the servants of God, Alexandra, Victor, Erin, Catherine, Kyriaki, John, Carmeta, Jane, Charlie, and Patricia.

Those who are traveling or are sick and suffering and those who have asked us to pray for them, unworthy though we may be.

St. Naum of Ochrid

Saint Nahum was a disciple of Sts Cyril and Methodius (May 11), one of their coworkers known as the Five Followers.

St Nahum was a man of great learning, and he spoke several languages. After a visit to Rome, he settled on the shores of Lake Ochrid. There he built a monastery at the time when St Clement of Ochrid (July 27) was serving as a bishop.

Many monks gathered around St Nahum, who was known as a great wonderworker and a man of prayer. He also labored to translate the Holy Scriptures from Greek into Slavonic.

St Nahum fell asleep in the Lord in 910, and his holy relics continue to work miracles of healing for those who venerate them in faith.

OCA, 16th All-American Council

The Preconciliar Commission [PCC], charged with organizing the 16th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America October 31 through November 4, 2011, held its first meeting at the Chancery here during the first week of June 2010.v

The Council -- the first to be hosted in the Diocese of the West -- will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, WA, a Seattle suburb.

His Grace, Bishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West, chaired the meeting.

After reviewing the organizational timeline outlined in the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, PCC members established a detailed working agenda. Archpriest John Pierce, local co-chair, reported on the council site and preliminary logistical work undertaken by members of the local committees.

Members of the Strategic Plan Committee briefed the PCC on the particulars, status and plans for the Strategic Plan, including the anticipated presentation of the plan to dioceses and parishes before the Council and the integration of the plan into the Council theme and agenda.

PCC members approved the Council logo and theme -- "The Household of Faith," the closing passage of Galatians 6:1-10. The logo and theme had been approved by His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah. One aspect of the theme will involve "telling our story" of the Church within the context of looking toward the future. Suggestions in this regard included production of a video and companion book detailing the OCA’s "story" through the eyes of the Church’s dioceses, parishes and individuals. It was also suggested that a booth be available at the Council at which individuals’ stories could be recorded. Archpriest Michael Oleksa and Ms. Eleana Silk will explore these and other related possibilities.

Other issues discussed included more effective ways to use breakout sessions; the integration of observers into Council proceedings and activities; Council reports and study materials; luncheon forums highlighting the work of the OCA’s departments and dioceses and various facets of the Strategic Plan; visits to regional sites of special interest to Orthodox Christian faithful, including the historic parish in Wilkinson, WA, which was consecrated by Saint Tikhon; and a pilgrimage to Sitka immediately after the Council closes.

PCC members noted that, due to Seattle’s relatively close proximity to Alaska, broad participation on the part of the Alaskan Diocese’s faithful will make it possible to fully highlight the OCA’s growing cultural diversity.

Other PCC members and advisors in attendance included Archpriest Alexander Garklavs, OCA Chancellor; Archpriest Eric G. Tosi, OCA Secretary; Melanie Ringa, OCA Treasurer; Archpriest Myron Manzuk, Council Manager; Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky; Priests Victor Gorodenchuk and John Vitko; and Prof. David Drillock, Peter Ilchuk, Lisa Mikhalevsky, and Valerie Zahirsky.

The Chancellors of the Bulgarian Diocese and of the Archdiocese of Washington will meet with the parishes of St. George and of SS Cyril & Methodius later in July to discuss issues affecting the life of the community.

Meetings with clergy and of laity will be scheduled.