Saints Cyril & Methodius

Bulgarian Orthodox Mission

 

 

 

 

St. Elizabeth

 

 

Sunday, July 18, 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

 

July 25 – St. George Church on summer vacation: no services.

August 1 – Holy Seven Martyrs, at SS Cyril & Methodius Mission

August 8 – St. George Church on summer vacation: no services.

 

 

 

Saints Commemorated Today


8th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 7. Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils. Martyr Emilian of Silistria in Bulgaria (363). Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris (4th c.). Ven. John the Long-suffering of the Kiev Caves (Near Caves—1160). Ven. Pambo, Recluse, of the Kiev Caves (Far Caves—13th c.). Ven. Pambo, Hermit, of Egypt (4th c.). Nun Martyrs Grand Duchess Elizabeth and Barbara (1918—July 5th O.S.).

 

 

 

Parish Council Meeting Today

 

  The July Parish Council Meeting will take place today following the Divine Liturgy.  For a copy of the agenda please see Fr. Timothy.

  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 newly departed servant of God, the priest Milorad,

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, Vadim, and Joseph;

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

the servants of God, Alexandra, Victor, Erin, Catherine, Kyriaki, John, Carmeta, Jane, Oliver, 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.

 

 

 

Holy Martyr Emilian of Bulgaria


  The Holy Martyr Emilian, a Slav, suffered for Christ during the reign of the emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363). Julian wanted to restore in the Roman empire the cult of the pagan gods, and he circulated an edict throughout all the regions, according to which all Christians would be subject to death.

  The city of Dorostolum, situated on the banks of the River Dunaj (Danube), where St Emilian lived, was governed by an official named Capitolinus. The imperial edict was read in the city square. The people of Dorostolum said that there were no Christians in the city.

  St Emilian was a slave of the local city-head, and he was secretly a Christian. Emboldened by the harsh edict, St Emilian snuck into the pagan temple, he destroyed statues of the idols with a hammer, he overturned the altars and the candle-stands, and then emerged without notice. But soon the pagans discovered, that the pagan-temple was in ruins. An angry crowd began to beat up a certain Christian, who by chance happened by. St Emilian then shouted out loudly, that they should not lay hold of that innocent man, and then he said that he himself had wrecked the pagan-temple.

  They seized him and led him for judgment to Capitolinus. By order of the official, St Emilian was for a long time beaten mercilessly, and then he was condemned to burning. Thrown into a bon-fire, he did not perish, but rather the flames burnt many of the pagans standing about. And when the bon-fire had gone out, St Emilian lay down upon the dying embers and with a prayer gave up his spirit to the Lord. At Constantinople afterwards there was built a church in honor of the holy Martyr Emilian, where they transferred his relics.

 

 

 

In Memoriam:

Archpriest Milorad Milosevich

 

MCLEAN, VA [OCA] -- Archpriest Milorad Milosevich, retired rector of Saint Luke Church here, fell asleep in the Lord on the afternoon of June 22, 2010. His health had been steadily declining for the past several years.

Born in Bosnia in 1931, Father Milorad studied engineering before having a deep personal experience of Christ, which led him to pursue theological studies. In seminary his favorite professor was Father [now Saint] Justin Popovich. In the late 1950s, he fled Yugoslavia's political regime, first finding asylum in Greece and then traveling to the US, where he enrolled at Saint Vladimir's Seminary, Crestwood, NY. After his graduation in 1961, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the World Council of Churches' graduate schools in Bossey, Switzerland, and Salonika, Greece.

 

  He married the former Rose [Ruza] Milasinovic in 1961 and was ordained to the priesthood the following year by His Grace, Bishop Dionisije of the Serbian Orthodox Church at Holy Trinity Church, Youngstown, OH, after which he was assigned as the first full-time priest at Saint Luke Mission, McLean, VA. Under his leadership, the fledgling community purchased a five-acre lot in 1971, on which a church and hall were completed in 1976. In 1981, he and the parish were received into the Orthodox Church in America.

 

  For 47 years, Father Milorad lovingly cared for and instructed his parishioners, celebrating with their joys and helping them to turn to Christ when the sailing got rough, and always leading by personal example. His focus always was on bringing his parishioners closer to God through more attentiveness to Scripture, frequent Communion and Confession, and the pastoral love and care that he displayed his parishioners and those around him. When not serving in the altar, he was often found planting trees or doing ground maintenance on the church property or helping in the church kitchen. He also served as a Serbo-Croatian language specialist with the US State Department for 24 years. Declining health caused him to retire from active ministry in 2009, but he continued to worship at Saint Luke's with his beloved parishioners until he was hospitalized a few weeks before his death.

Father Milorad is survived by his wife, Protinitsa Rose, and by a devoted and supportive extended family that includes his sister-in-law, nephews and nieces.

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah presided at funeral services at Saint Luke Church. The Funeral Vigil was celebrated on Friday, June 25, at 7:00 p.m. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Saturday, June 26 at 9:00 a.m., followed by interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring MD. A memorial meal followed in the parish hall.

 

May Father Milorad's memory be eternal!

 

 

 

Joint Meeting

St. George Bulgarian Church & Saints Cyril & Methodius Bulgarian Mission

 

  The Bishop, the Right Reverend Melchisedek and the Chancellor of the Bulgarian Diocese, the Very Reverend Don Freude and the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, the Very Reverend Gregory Safchuk will meet with the Parish Councils of St. George and of Saints Cyril & Methodius on Tuesday July 27.

 

  The meetings are primarily an opportunity for the Diocesan representatives to meet both the clergy and the Parish Councils of the parishes and to discuss future plans.

 

  The time and place of the evening Parish Council (only) meeting are yet to be established.  The Parish Councils will be notified as soon as the scheduling is verified by the visiting bishop and clergy.

 

 Draft Meeting Schedule for Tuesday, July 27:

                Afternoon:    Clergy (only) meeting.

                Evening:        Parish Councils (7 from each parish) meet with Clergy