St. Nicholas Orthodox ChurchMonthly Parish Bulletin

Orthodox Church in America2143 S. Center Road – Burton, Michigan 48519

Email: stnicholas1916@att.netWebsite: www.saintnicholasburton.org

Fr. Matthew’s Email: lanscoal@sbcglobal.net

Home: 810-695-2023 Church: 810-744-0070 Fax: 810-744-4880

Services: Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Third Hour10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Holydays, Vigil and Vespers as announced

Confessions are heard before all morning services and after all evening services.

“But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the HolySpirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ untoeternal life.”

St. Jude: 20

July 1-31, 2009

Prophet Elias

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESJuly 1-31, 2009

Saturday, July 4NO VESPERS

Sunday, July 5 4TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – TONE 39:30 AM Third Hour

10:00 AM Divine Liturgy Fr. Radomir Obsenica

Saturday, July 114:30 PM Great Vespers followed by Confessions

Sunday, July 12 5TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – TONE 49:30 AM Third Hour

10:00 AM Divine Liturgy40 day Parastas for +Frank Evanoff

Saturday, July 184:30 PM Great Vespers followed by Confessions

Sunday, July 19 6TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – TONE 5 - – FATHERS OF FIRST SIXCOUNCILS

9:30 AM Third Hour10:00 AM Divine Liturgy

Saturday, July 25NO VESPERS

Sunday, July 26 7TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – TONE 69:30 AM Third Hour

10:00 AM Divine Liturgy3:30 PM Crowning in Marriage of Alexander Naum and Ashley Hacker

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF SAINT NICHOLAS is a voluntary association to assist with any work necessaryfor church activities including: changing candles, altar cloths and candle globes for the different liturgicalseasons, anything on Father’s “to do” list, etc. Also, the Sons and Daughters of Saint Nicholas will holdfundraisers with any profit going to the General Fund. We need your help, Sons and Daughters of SaintNicholas, this month to change the altar cloths and candle globes from green to blue in preparation for theFeast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. We will meet in the church on Wednesday, July 29 at 10:00 AM.Lunch will follow. “O Lord, sanctify those who love the beauty of Thy house.”

CHURCH LOCATOR When you are traveling this summer and need to find a church to attend, check outhttp://orthodoxyinamerica.org and click on the menu bar listed “Church Locator”. Then you can find a churchcomplete with address and contact information.

The PARISH COUNCIL will meet on MondayJULY, 13 at 6:30 pm. If you are unable to attend this

Meeting, please call the parish office.

ORTHODOX BOOK CLUB The present book is about the life of St. John of San Francisco a contemporarysaint on our church.Some links:BRIEF LIFEhttp://fr-d-serfes.org/lives/stjohn.htmhttp://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/johnmx1.htmPICTUREShttp://www.orthodoxphotos.com/Holy_Relics/St._John_Maximovitch/index.shtml

Web site dedicated to St. John -http://benedictseraphim.wordpress.com/category/st-john-the-wonderworker/

For more information contact Deacon Michael Bassett / FrDnMike@chartermi.net / 989-725-2753

***********THERE WILL BE NO BOOK CLUB IN JULY!*******************

READERS SCHEDULE

JULY AUGUSTJuly 5: Alexander August 2: AlexanderJuly 12: Esteban August 9: ShariJuly 19: Allen August 16: EstebanJuly 26: Johnny August 23: Kathy

MANY THANKSTo all of our St. Nicholas family & friends, Thank you so much for all of your prayers, candles, kind words andhugs during the recent death of our wife and mother Stella Branoff. She loved her church family and was soblessed to be loved by all of you.

Tom, Linda, Peter & Marilyn Branoff

MEMORY ETERNALThe servant of God +Frank Evanoff, strengthened by the holy sacrament of Holy Unction, fell asleep in theLord on June 4, 2009. Services were held at here at St. Nicholas on Tuesday, June 9 with interment at SunsetHills Cemetery. May God grant his servant +Frank a blessed repose and eternal memory.

COMING EVENTS Parish Festival – Sunday, July 19 – Noon until Dark Coming Events

WEDDINGS AND FUNERALSAt the parish council meeting on December 11, 2007, the motion was made and passed to assess a $500 fee for

use of the church for weddings and funerals by Orthodox Christians who are not parishioners of Saint NicholasChurch. This fee is to offset the operating costs only. Orthodox Christian children and grandchildren ofparishioners are entitled to use of the church without fee. The pastor shall have pastoral discretion forextenuating circumstances.

Choir Rehearsal Schedule

July 11

July 25

All Rehearsals are at

5:30pm or following the

4:30 Vespers

All rehearsals are subject tochange if needed.Please call me on my cellphone if you cannot attend at586-665-0550. Thanks! JosephTome

MILITARYStephanie Biernacki has been deployed to the desert region. Here is Stephanie’s

address if you would like to send her a note. She sends her love and best wishes to theparishioners of St. Nicholas.

AWFI (AW) Stephanie BiernackiPatrol Squadron 10Unit 60165FPO, AE 09501-5907

If we have any other parishioners in the military, please let the office know so that wemay publish it in our monthly bulletins.

CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS Pan-Orthodox Vacation Bible School at Assumption Church – July 30 to

August 1, from 6 until 8:30 pm. Please see flyer.

PARISH PRIDE PROJECT UPDATEThe total donations to the Parish Pride Project now total

$46,337.07 of that amount; $22,392.36 has been spent for thehandicap restroom project and $2,323.91 has been spent for thebeautification of the grounds. There is now $21,620.80 left in theParish Pride fund for the other projects that need to be done: newsign, external beautification and furnaces. We still need $53,662.93to meet our goal of $100,000 for the all the Parish Pride projects.Please be generous in supporting our parish.

PARISH FESTIVALThere will be a Pre-Festival Meeting on Sunday, July 14 following

the Divine Liturgy, ALL CHAIRPEOPLE NEED to ATTEND! Thismeeting is also open to all of our parishioners.

Sponsorship signs are available ($100 each) for individuals orfamilies who would like to donate the cost of a lamb for the festival,you will also receive two free admission tickets for the Festival.Please contact Shari Nicoloff or the parish office as soon as possible ifyou or your family would like to donate the cost of a lamb.

MACEDONIAN OPEN 2009We would like to thank the men of the Macedonian Open. The men have held a golf tournament for the last

30 years to help support our parish. Unfortunately the men have decided not to hold a golf tournament thisyear. Thank you again to the men of the Macedonian Open. May God bless each of you.

Coffee Hour Volunteers

July 5:July 12:July 19: PARISH FESTIVALJuly 26:

FROM FATHER’S DESK

Beloved faithful in our Lord Jesus Christ,

When I was still a teenager in college in Pittsburgh Iremember when the mayor of Pittsburgh died. He had arare disease where the protein settles in the heart andother organs and hardens them. When the heart calcifiesto such an extent, it ceases to beat. It is no longer a pliablereflexive muscle but has been turned into stone. In theworst cases there is not much that can be done.

A parallel can be drawn to the Christian life. In baptism we were set free from sin andbecame servants of righteousness. But when we turn again to sin, we do harm to ourselves. Sinobscures the inner beauty of God’s image in us. Sin turns our spiritual hearts to stone. Not allat once but gradually. We commit a sin here or there. Maybe we feel remorse, maybe wedon’t. It’s when we don’t feel any sorrow for our sins or are even aware that we are sinningthat we are in real danger. Our hearts are turning to stone. There’s no feeling or movement.No reason is seen to improve or do better. Left unchecked, the end result is spiritual death.“The wages of sin is death.”

Thankfully and happily for us there is something that can be done. It doesn’t place ourlife in danger and it’s not impossible. Others have done it before us. The saints struggled withtheir sins but they did not give up the struggle. What saved the saints was their sincerely askingGod for forgiveness. And then they started living their life in Christ again. As the saints showus, repentance isn’t an once-in-a-lifetime event. It is a journey we make throughout our lives.If we have the desire to shake off our sins then we can be healed through God’s lovingforgiveness.

He showers it on us in abundance when we turn to Him with sorrow for our sins. It’s notthat we become morose about our sins, wallowing in guilt or self-pity. It’s asking God’s graceto recognize our sins. And, examining our conscience against the Ten Commandments andagainst the very example of Jesus we can see what we’ve allowed to harden our hearts. Thenwe can turn to Jesus and beg His forgiveness that our hearts may be healed. Then ourconfession of our own unworthiness will bring forth the abundant blessing of God’s mercy andcompassion.

Let us not harden our hearts but allow His words to soften and open our hearts leading usto blessed repentance by which we may find salvation.

With love in Christ,

Father Matthew

Daily Intercession for our Sick and Homebound:The following are our brothers and sisters of St. Nicholas who are currently homebound, suffering from chronicillness, in recovery or in need of special prayers. Please remember them in your prayers and reach out to them with acard, a phone call or a visit! Holy Communion is available upon request.

Anna Allen Olga Haw Lydia Keeler Luba StevensDomna Batzos Maria Ilijev Athena Kosman Walter SudiaBogdon Beslac Goldie Johnson Daisy Marvosh Maria SztabaHelen Bibilikow Stella Kantor Julie Michalsky Marion SztabaMary Lou Brayan Mary Karayanis Evdokia Naumoff Bill TadrickJoe Eckert Nick Karayanis Elva Paul Wendy TadrickMickey Gonser Daisy Karkoski Anne Smith Helen TodorowMary Harrison Alfred Keeler Aspasia Stathopoulos Gloria ZelenkoBill Haw

To aid in your “outreach”, here is a listing of the addresses and phone numbers of our Homebound:

Anna Allen 4444 Court St. # 4113 Flint, MI 48532 732-4238

Bogdon Beslac 3005 Blue Grass Lane Swartz Creek, MI 48473

Joseph Eckert 5080 E. Baldwin Rd. #A6 Holly, MI 48442

Olga Haw 1085 Oak Rd Davison, MI 48423

Daisy Karkoski 3011 N. Center Rd Flint, MI 48506

Lydia & Alfred Keeler 4104 Squire Hill Dr. Flushing, MI 48433 733-8053

Daisy Marvosh Almost Home305 Furlong Ct. Fenton, MI 48430

Julia Michalsky Bay Medical Care Facility564 W. Hampton Rd Essexville, MI 48732

Walter Sudia Clare Bridge5130 E. Baldwin Rd A-1 Holly, MI 48442

Maria Sztaba 3564 Ridgecliffe Dr. Flint Twp, MI 48532 234-6265

J. Ryan Broadfoot – Saginaw Valley State UniversitySon of Randy & Diane Broadfoot,

Grandson of Larry & Millie Bladecki,Ryan has graduated from Saginaw Valley State University with

a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice.

Katherine Remensnyder-University of MichiganDaughter of Sandy & Jim Remensnyder,

Granddaughter of Larry & Millie Bladecki,Katherine has graduated from the University of Michigan with

a Masters degree in Public Health.

Melissa Trpcevski-Wayne State UniversityDaughter of Lazar & Elisha Trpcevski,

Granddaughter of Tom & Kathy Sozovski,Melissa has graduated from Wayne State University with honors,

with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. She will be attendingthe Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills.

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July 30:6—8:30 pm

July 31:6—8 pm, followed by aSkit Presentation, Movieand SLEEPOVER.

August 1:Breakfast and a PrayerService at 10 am

Kids depart at 11 am

VBE is for kid’s ages4 to 12 years old.

If you are age 13 or older,WE NEED YOU to helpas a counselor.

Set sail with us to the days of Jesus!

Hear eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ raising of Lazarus from the

dead!

Experience the anticipation of Jesus’ triumphal entry into

Jerusalem

WANTEDBAKED GOODS

FORTHE PARISH FESTIVAL

PASTRY TABLE!

We need Ethnic and American pastries!

Please bring your baked goods to church on Saturday, July 18.

2143 S. Center Rd, Burton, MI810-744-0070

Cash Raffle Music by SKIMOSGrand Prize $1,000.00First Prize $500.005-2nd Prizes $100.00

Admission: Adults $2.00 – 12 & under FREE********FREE PARKING********

COME ONE COME ALL and ENJOY the FUN!Absolutely NO alcoholic beverages are allowed to be brought on the premises by order of the State

Liquor Commission.

I can be a friend by being kind.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

No Vespers

5

9:30 Third Hour

10 am Divine Liturgy

Fr. Radomir Obsenica

6 7 8 9 10 11

4:30 pm Vespers

12

9:30

10 a

Fest

19

9:30

10 a

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9:3

10 a

3:30

Alex

Ash

July 2009

Office Closed

Third Hour

m Divine Liturgy

ival Meeting

13

Parish Council

Meeting @ 6:30pm

14 15 16

The Parish office will

be open from 10-1

17

Festival Set - Up

18

4:30 pm Vespers

Third Hour

m Divine Liturgy

arish Festival

Noon - Dark

20

Festival Clean - Up

21 22 23

Office Closed

24 25

4:30 pm Vespers

0 Third Hour

m Divine Liturgy

pm Marriage of

ander Naum and

ley Hacker

27 28 29

10 am Sons &

Daughters of St.

Nicholas

altar cloths and candles

for Dormition

30

Office Closed

31

Father Matthew will be away until July 7.

Pan-Orthodox Vacation Bible School at Assumption

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

4:30 Great Vespers

2

9:30 am Third Hour

10 am Divine Liturgy

3

6 pm Moleben at

Shrine

4 5

6 pm Vesperal Divine

Liturgy & blessing of

fruit

Location to be

announced

6

Holy Transfiguration

Office Closed

7

6 pm Moleben at

Shrine

8

4:30 Great Vespers

9

9:30 am Third Hour

10 am Divine Liturgy

10

6 pm Moleben at

Shrine

11 12

6 pm Moleben at

Shrine

13

Office Closed

14

6 pm Vespers at

Assumption

15

Dormition of

Theotokos

10 am Divine Liturgy

at Assumption

4:30 Great Vespers

16

9:30 am Third Hour

10 am Divine Liturgy

at the Shrine

Family Picnic

17 18 19 20

Office Closed

21 22

4:30 Great Vespers

23

9:30 Third Hour

10 am Divine Liturgy

30

9:30 Third Hour

10 am Divine Liturgy

24

31

25 26 27

Office Closed

28 29

Beheading of St.

John the Baptist

4:30 Great Vespers

August 2009

Dates & Times are subject tochange.