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Priest: Fr. John A. Peck Emeritus: Fr. William John Clark

Parish Council: Dr. George Rizk, Raymond Zogob, Jelena Timotijevic, Liz Winney,

Dr. Andrew Gusty, Bob Hunt, Kally Key, Kris Wells, Mike Winters.

Choir Director: Pres. Deborah Peck Sunshine: Anne Lunsford

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Schedule of Services

This is the Sixth and final week of Lent. Make time to participate in the events of this week!

Wed. April 4 6:30 pm Pre-Sanctified Liturgy Parish Council meeting following

Thurs. April 5 6 pm Choir Rehearsal for Pascha

Fri. April 6 10 am Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

Sat. April 7 10 am Lazarus Saturday Liturgy

There will be no confessions heard after Lazarus Saturday

Palm Sunday Procession Remember that next week is Palm Sunday, and we will be processing around the Church during the service. Wear comfortable shoes for sure footing as we sing praises to the Lord of Glory on this wonderful feast!

Paschal Flowers If you would like to donate Paschal Flowers, or offer for the memory of a loved one, see any Parish Council member. We need Pascha flowers - and lots of them (!) to decorate the Tomb of Christ on Good Friday, and to adorn the Church for Pascha (Easter Lillies).

Remember to read your Bible and pray every day.

Fourth Sunday of Great Lent commemorating

St. Mary of Egypt

Sun. April 1, 2012 Tone 1

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Resurrection Hymn - Tone 1 While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, Granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O Giver of Life, Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ, Glory to Thy Kingdom, Glory to Thy Providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

Hymn of Great Martyr George - Tone 4 Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be

saved.

now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Hymn of the Theotokos - Tone 1 As Gabriel cried unto thee: Hail, O Virgin, with his message, did the Lord of all become Incarnate in thee, O Holy Ark, as spoke the righteous David, And thou wast revealed as more spacious than the heavens in that thou bore thy Creator. Wherefore, glory to Him Who abode in thee! Glory to Him Who came from thee! Glory to Him Who through thy birth-giving hath set us free!

Prokeimenon in the 1st Tone (Ps 33)

Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us as we have set our hope on Thee!

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous! Praise befits the just!

Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-14

B RETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent

(not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself with-out blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.+

Alleluia in the 1st Tone (Ps 18)

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

God gives vengeance to me and subdues people under me!

He magnifies the salvation of the king, and deals mercifully with His Christ, with David and his seed forever!

Date Readers

4-1 Mike Winney & Jelena Timotijevich

4-8 Jelena Timotijevich & Kenny Scott

HOLY WK ALL READERS!

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Gospel: Mark 10: 32-45

A T THAT TIME, Jesus taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are

going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gen-tiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise." And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him, "We are able." And esus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles

lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." +

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Parish Prayer List LIVINGLIVINGLIVINGLIVING: : : :

Zachary, Helen Wells, The Bragg family, Fr. Thomas & Laurel Frisby, Mina Aziz Boutros, Judy Raessler, Libby Seifer, Helen Vlahakis, Richard, Justin, Kimmy, Melody Casper, Lynn Angebranndt, Cheryl Drake, Joseph, Winney, Jim & Michelle Smith, George & Diane Robertson, Jen Kelley, Josh Hondaly, Susan Hill, Mary Ellen Halvorsen, Retta Baughman, Lola Rizk, Ameliana Gusty, Samson Winters, James Peck, Samin, Chad, Aidan, Victoria, Anastasia, Basil, Cassian, Luke, and Garet Tren-ham, Carrie, Ron & Kelly Litchfield, Griffin, Nolan, Grayson, Olivia Salicos & family, Scott & Katie Windsor, Benjamin & Joseph Peck, Gail & Vicki Brannock, Jennifer, Diane Berkholtz, Jerry Spires, Fr. Thomas Williams, Robin Hyduke, Nathan & Merilee Peck, Brenda & Dave Faulker, Nicole Faulker, Connie, Crystal, Tom & Kymie Bowden, James Anthony, Jim Burns, Alex, Sandy, Adrian, Melanie Schlapfer, Viola Hammer-strom, Ovi Lungu, Bill Kountanis, Darrell and Patty Bostic, Deon Christensen and family, Helen Ko, Campbell Mackenzie, Betty Dudney, Will Degenhart & family, Sky Rizk, Valerie & Dumitri Popita, Tanya, Darlene, Glenn, Fr. Hans & Susan Jacobse, Fr. Bill Clark, Philip Winney, Lindsay, George Peter Rizk, Barbara Wright, Marnie Butts, Luke Glen, Charity Books, the Borza family, Elizabeth, Seraphima, Macrina, Mary, Silas, Susana, Robert, Kayla, Briana, Joel, Kelsey, Shaun, Theresa, Chris’ 2 grand-mothers, Raymond Zogob’s father, Diane Robertson, Kathy & Chris Hough.

DEPARTED: DEPARTED: DEPARTED: DEPARTED:

Fred Hall, Mick Meier, Molly Markos, Ruth Kleinman, Hala, Saikalay, Modine Bing-ham, Arthur Jarvinen ,Dushan, Gregoria, Pani Jeanette Moriak, Mike Wogan, Bill Mueller, Joel McKalie, Riley Litchfield, Marcus Ruttrell, infant Bailey Smith, Preston, Milanka, Charles Kirk, Michael Hicha, Jr., Ioanni, Kalliroi and Evagalia Vlahakis, Cassandra & Stephen Landis, James Devlin, Thomas Lindberg, Boyd Jackson, Irene Teneralli, Julianne Windsor, Allan Fairbanks, Robert Dery, George Nassimos, George Komashko, Fr. Antony Vladimir, Lambrini, Dominic Teneralli Sr., Dominic Teneralli Jr., Rose Bachmann, Janine, George Hicha, Lola Christie, Jackie Pelkey, Helen Shugrue, Eugenia, Elizabeth Higbee, Janet Maissen, Nat, Amanda, James, Abp Job, Abp Anthony, Don, Anastasia Jones, Jack Christensen, Ethel Hunt, Child Nicholas, John, Delores, Lydia (Letitia) Preda, Fr. Gabriel Cooke, Richard & Larry Peck, Randy Poffo, Chuck, Lisa Covington, Andrew Lubnick, Dennis Kontonis, Julia Sedon, Ariel Borza, Michael Hicha, Peter Rizk; Demos Vlahakis; Rhonda Dawson; Nicholas, Peter, Kay, Shirley, George Cosmakos; Bishop Innocent; Fr. Michael St. Andrew.

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Visitors We are happy that you joined us today, and we want you to know the following;

• Visitors and children are always welcome at all of our worship services.

• You won't be asked to do anything that would make you uncomfortable.

• We don't expect visitors to contribute anything financially to support our parish.

• Our children worship with us, and we love having them here.

If you are an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to Fr. John before the service begins, so that, if possible, you may receive the Holy Mysteries of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If you are not an Orthodox Christian, we invite you to partake of the blessed bread distributed at the end of the service, to fill out a “Welcome” card (available in the Narthex), and to join us after the service for some hospitality!

Paschal

Preparations

Repent. (okay, you knew that already)

Paschal Flowers

If you would like to donate Paschal Flowers, or offer for the memory of a loved one, see any Parish Council member. We need Pascha flowers - and lots of them (!) to decorate the Tomb of Christ on Good Friday, and to adorn the Church Temple for Pascha (Easter Lillies).

Pascha Baskets

See the insert on Pascha Baskets on the next few pages.

Morticias

Remember Morticia Addams, who was always clipping the heads off of her rose blooms? We need someone to donate a total of 2 or 3 dozen white roses ($6.99/doz at Albertsons!), and pull off all the petals for the services of Holy Saturday. The more the merrier, especially at Pascha!

See Fr. John if you can help!

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Every year when the Burial Shroud of Christ is brought out and placed in the flowered Tomb, we begin to keep Vigil by reading the Psalms. By this, we show our willingness to stay awake with Christ, praying rather than sleeping.

The sign up sheet is now up.

Will you not stay awake with Christ for one hour? We’re Orthodox; Three hours! Sign up today.

From the Vespers of Good Friday (starting at 2:30 pm Friday) until the Paschal Vigil on Saturday night (Holy Saturday at 11:30 pm) we will need you to come and gently chant the Psalms over the Tomb of Christ.

Whatever you decide, sign up today.

Suggestions, from years gone by:

� Select a period of 3 hours or more (making the time worthwhile)

� Sign up in groups, with friends, couples, Fathers with sons, Mothers with daughters, teen girls, teen boys, etc.

� Bring some water, and warm, comfortable clothing.

And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and He said…

"So, could you not watch with me one hour?”

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Holy Wednesday Holy Wednesday commemorates the repentance of the sinful woman, and compares her with Judas, who speeds to betray and sell the Creator of the Universe for 30 pieces of silver. The service of the Mystery of Holy Unction is celebrated on Wednesday evening, to prepare us for entrance into Christ’s Resurrection. We also remember His great humility, and the washing of the feet of the 12 Apostles in Anticipation of the Holy Eucharist.

Holy Thursday On this day, we commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. The entire mission of Christ, and indeed the very purpose for the creation of the world in the first place, is so that God's beloved creature, made in His own divine image and likeness, could be in the most intimate communion with Him for eternity, sitting at table with Him, eating and drinking in His unending kingdom.

Great & Holy Friday The Matins service, celebrated on Thursday night, recounts the betrayal and crucifixion of our Lord. The 12 Passion Gospels are read, recounting the entire Scriptural account of the Lord’s Passion. After the service of Great Vespers on Friday afternoon, the Tomb of the Lord is decorated with flowers, and we begin our Vigil, remaining with the Lord, reading the Psalms over the Tomb and Shroud of Christ until the Paschal Vigil.

Holy Saturday Holy Saturday celebrates the Great Sabbath, when our Lord Jesus Christ rested, in the tomb, from His labors for our salvation. It also uniquely commemorates the victory of Christ over the pow-ers of hell. During the Matins (sung on Friday night) the Lamenta-tions of the Righteous Man Who loves the Law of the Lord, our Lord Jesus Christ, as presented in Ps. 119. The Liturgy on Saturday morning is especially joyful, as the cloths of the Church are changed from Dark to White in anticipation of the Resurrection!

PASCHA! The Great Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! This is the

King of Feasts, the Holy Day of Holy Days! This is the greatest event in the history of mankind! On this day, we proclaim the festal hymn,

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!”

This service begins at 11:30 pm Saturday night, going from dark to light, and we begin our feast immediately afterwards, with the blessing of Pascha Baskets.

There is no service on Sunday morning, but a joyous Paschal Vespers at 12 Noon!

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The Days Before Us Each Day in Holy Week is devoted to a particular theme.

NEXT SUNDAY: The Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian Faith, and celebrated with great honor. We commemorate his entrance into His saving Passion for us, and like the Apostle Thomas, prepare ourselves to “go and die with Him,” following the services of Holy Week which follow. A grand procession of palms will take place at the end this Sunday’s service.

HOLY WEEK BEGINS On Palm Sunday evening the Services of Holy Week begin. The Long Gospel readings on the first three days divulge the entire content of the final discourses of Christ. In these discourses he is far from the "sweet Jesus" of popular imagery. He speaks with clarity concerning the end of this age.

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only... Watch therefore, for

you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” (Matt. 24:36, 42)

Bridegroom Matins The Church celebrates “Bridegroom” services on the evenings of Holy Week. These Bridegroom Services are derived from the Parable of the Ten Virgins, which calls for preparedness at the Second Coming, for;

"the thief comes in the middle of the night." (Matt. 26:1-13)

Holy Monday The Theme of Monday in Holy Week is the barren fig tree, which yields no fruit and is condemned, reminding us that believing is not enough - we must bear fruit before the Coming of the Lord. The message for believers is very clear: bear spiritual fruit now, and do not wait, for the Just Judge will come with you do not expect Him.

Holy Tuesday On Holy Tuesday we remember the parable of the Ten Virgins, five of whom were wise, five of whom were foolish, and the par-able of the Talents. Like the wise virgins, we must be ready, and prepared, for the unexpected Coming of the Lord. We are filled with "holy fear" as we listen to Him prophesy the Last Judgment (Matthew 24:36-26:2).

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There will be no confessions heard after Lazarus Saturday

Sun. April 8 10 am Palm Sunday Liturgy

w/ Procession of Palms

Holy Week Services Begin

Sun. April 8 6:30 pm Bridegroom Matins

Mon. April 9 6:30 pm Bridegroom Matins

Tue. April 10 6:30 pm Bridegroom Matins

Wed. April 11 6:30 pm Service of Holy Unction

Thurs April 12 10 am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil Commemoration of the Institution of the Holy Eucharist

6:30 pm Matins of Holy Friday

Fri. April 13 2:30 pm Vespers of Good Friday

Vigil at the Tomb begins

6:30 pm Matins of Holy Saturday

with Lamentations

Sat. April 14 10 am Holy Saturday Liturgy

11:30 pm PASCHAL VIGIL w/Blessing of Pascha Baskets & Paschal Feast!

Sun. April 15 12 Noon Paschal Vespers

St. George Church of PRescott

Holy Week

Schedule

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What goes in my Pascha Basket?

After the Paschal Vigil, our Pascha baskets are brought out

for blessing (the origin of the “easter” basket) filled with the

things we have fasted from for the last 40 days. These

baskets have been carefully prepared and include several

foods with a traditionally symbolic significance.

� Sweet bread is always included, leavened with yeast. This is a symbol of the

New Covenant; the Jews made unleavened bread, and we, the Children of the

New Covenant, make leavened bread. The braided form of this bread is a

display of the Trinity.

� Pascha Cheese is a figure of all the sweetness of the Kingdom, and remind us

of the earthly gifts that come from God. Pascha cheese is normally included, and

there are many good recipes for it in the parish. If you don’t have one, ask

someone. (Pres. Deborah has a great recipe, too)

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� Butter - shaped into a figure of a lamb, or small cross. Like the

Pascha Cheese, it represents the bountiful blessings poured out

on us because of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God.

� Bitter herbs, usually horseradish, represents bondage, a reminder of the first

Passover (horseradish is eaten as a traditional part of the original Passover

meal) and of the bitter sufferings which Christ endured for our sake. Sometimes

the herb is colored red with beets, symbolizing the Blood of Christ.

� Meat represents the bounty of God, and by it we remember that Christ, the

Lamb of God, the New Passover has superseded the sacrifice of the Old

Testament Passover. Lamb, veal, bacon and ham are favorites, as well as spicy

sausage, loaded with garlic. These are usually cooked in advance so that during

the festivity of the day, no one will be burdened with preparation. Meat after our

40 day fast reminds us of God’s great generosity.

� Red eggs are likened to the tomb from which Christ arose. This is

because of the miracle of new life which comes from the egg, just as

Christ miraculously came forth from the tomb. Traditionally

decorated “pysanki” eggs are sometimes included.

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� Wine symbolizes spiritual knowledge, and for us, the knowledge of the Holy

Resurrection of Christ our God!

� Salt serves as a reminder to us that we are "the salt of the earth." This feast

does not end, but is completed as we share the joy of the Resurrection with the

world, and all who will hear it. Salt reminds us of our duty to others, and in

preaching the Gospel and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!

� An Icon or icon card is frequently included in the basket. Usually

an icon of the Resurrection or some other icon of Christ is used.

After all, we are the true witnesses to His Resurrection!

� A Candle reminding us that Christ is the light of the world, and we

must bear His light with joy especially during this “Bright” season.

This candle is lit at the end of the Paschal Vigil, just prior to the

blessing of baskets.

The Basket is now decorated with ribbons, usually white or festive, in honor of the

Bright Feast of the Resurrection, and left open, so that during the blessing, each

item in the basket may come in contact with the Holy Water. Every family brings

their basket to the Vigil.

The Blessing of the baskets takes place immediately after the Paschal Vigil. The

priest will indicate that it is time to bring forward the baskets, and where they are

to be placed. Once they are blessed, the feast begins!

Some families include their favorite treats and candies for the children, just as has

been retained in the modern “Easter” basket. Other family treats are especially

appropriate, based on family favorites.

Each of the foods in the Pascha basket have a rich meaning, as does

everything in Orthodox Christianity. Preparing the Pascha basket is a

family affair. Take the time to prepare them together!

Get ready for a glorious Pascha!