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: st.mary.cathedral@sbcglobal.net - 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

at JudyK2000@aol.com.

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 st.mary.cathedral@sbcglobal.net

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