2011 Parish Council - 12/12/2010
Installed on Sunday, December 12th with the blessing of His Grace, Bishop TIKHON.
Parish Council President: John Schilling
Vice President: David Martin
Recording Secretary: Kathy Pankiw
Asst. Recording Secretary: Susan Dotsey
Financial Secretary: Alice Mallick
Asst. Financial Secretary: Joanne Wevodau
Treasurer: John Dotsey
Vestrypersons: Thomas Drebot, Paul Hadginske, David Hancher, Carl Hisiro, Leavitt Keener, Dr. David Pawlush, Carl Polansky, Christine Priggins, Mark Rodak, and Richard Wood
Auditors: Eleanor Herman & Larry Smith
May God grant them knowledge, discernment, piety, and many years!
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Nut Roll Baking - 12/05/2010
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Weekly Bible Study Class - 11/24/2010
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Thanksgiving 2010 Food Drive - 11/23/2010
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Fr. Michael Kovach Celebrates 92nd Birthday - 11/21/2010
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Miraculous, Myrrh-streaming Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos - 10/21/2010
In an age of cold and unbelieving hearts, our Lord has offered us His Mother to help melt away our skepticism and our fear, with the knowledge that we do not face our struggles alone - truly God is with us! Many of the faithful stayed until the very end, when the Icons guardian, Reader Nectary, opened the wooden case and allowed us to see how, indeed, precious and sweet-smelling myrrh was covering the Holy Icon, and that cotton balls replaced just the day before were saturated with it. This was an evening that we hope never to forget, especially amongst our many trials. Most Holy Theotokos, save us!
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Church School Teacher Workshop - 10/09/2010
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His Grace Bishop TIKHON Visits CTS - 10/03/2010
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Prayer for Students - 09/12/2010
Prayer for Students
"O Lord, our God and Creator, Who didst honor man in Thine own image;
Who didst teach Thine elect, so that those who heed Thy teachings may become wise;
Who didst reveal wisdom to babes: the same Lord, open the hearts, the minds, and the lips of these Thy servants, that they may receive the power of Thy law, and understand what will be taught to them, to the glory of Thine all-holy Name and the building-up of Thy holy Church.
Grant that they may comprehend Thy Will, and fulfill Thy commandments.
Deliver them from every oppression, evil thought, and desire. Amen."
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P I E R O G I - 08/31/2010
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STS Golf Outing - 08/21/2010
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"Six Days of Creation" Icon Workshop - 08/21/2010
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Night Out at City Island - 07/29/2010
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St. Panteleimon - 07/27/2010
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Vehicle Blessing - 07/18/2010
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Slavic Food Fest - 07/11/2010
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Derek Schmidt Thanks CTS - 06/20/2010
In addition, we also honored all of the father, grandfathers, and godfather of our community. May God continue to bless them as they struggle to fulfill the vocation of fatherhood in a devout and holy manner. A special thanks to our St. Andrew "O" Club Chapter, which sponsored gifts for all of the men of our community.
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Holy Transfiguration Monastery Pilgrimage - 06/18/2010
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CTS Honors Graduates - 06/13/2010
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Fr. Michael Oleksa Visits CTS - 05/30/2010
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First Holy Confession Class - 05/16/2010
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St. Tikhon Seminary Class of 2007 Reunion - 05/01/2010
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Newtonian Physics and Entropy? - 04/25/2010
Note: the talk was recorded (video and audio) and we hope to make it available via our website in the near future.
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BRIGHT MONDAY - 04/05/2010
The angel cried to the Lady Full of Grace: Rejoice, O Pure Virgin! Again I say: Rejoice! Your Son is risen from His three days in the tomb! With Himself He has raised all the dead! Rejoice, all you people!
Shine! Shine! O New Jerusalem! The Glory of the Lord has shone on you! Exalt now and be glad, O Zion! Be radiant, O Pure Theotokos, in the Resurrection of your Son!
(Paschal Hymn to the Theotokos)
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GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA - 04/04/2010
Indeed He is Risen!
It is the day of resurrection ! Let us be illumined for the feast! Pascha! The Pascha of the Lord! From death unto life, and from earth unto heaven has Christ our God led us! Singing the song of victory: Christ is risen from the dead!
(First Ode of the Paschal Canon)
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Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday - 04/03/2010
Let all mortal flesh keep silent and in fear and trembling stand, pondering nothing earthly-minded. For the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords comes to be slain, to give himself as food to the faithful.
Before him go the ranks of angels: all the principalities and powers, the many-eyed cherubim and the six-winged seraphim, covering their faces, singing the hymn: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
(Cherbuic Hymn sung at the Liturgy of St. Basil on Holy Saturday)
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Matins of Great and Holy Saturday - Lamentations - 04/02/2010
"Today a tomb holds Him who holds the creation in the hollow of His hand; a stone covers Him who covered the heavens with glory. Life sleeps and hell trembles, and Adam is set free from his bonds. Glory to Thy dispensation, whereby Thou hast accomplished all things, granting us an eternal Sabbath, Thy most holy Resurrection from the dead."
(Matins of Holy Saturday - Lamentations)
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Vespers of Holy Friday - the Burial Service - 04/02/2010
(Sung at Vespers of Holy Friday - a.k.a the Burial Service)
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Matins of Holy Friday - Passion Gospels - 04/01/2010
Today He Who hung the earth upon the waters is hung on the Tree.
Today He Who hung the earth upon the waters is hung on the Tree.
Thy King of the Angels is decked with a crown of thorns.
He Who wraps the heavens in clouds, is wrapped in the purple of mockery.
He Who freed Adam in the Jordan is slapped on the face.
The Bridegroom of the Church, is affixed to the Cross with nails.
The Son of the Virgin is pierced by the spear.
We worship Thy Passion, O Christ.
We worship Thy Passion, O Christ.
We worship Thy Passion, O Christ.
Show us also Thy glorious, Resurrection.
(15th Antiphon, sung at Matins of Holy Friday a.k.a The Passion Gospels)
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Catechumens Received on Lazarus Saturday - 03/27/2010
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Troy Polamalu Meets CTS Members - 03/20/2010
Polamalu signed over 800 autographs at the event for his fans. For those familiar with Polamalu's autograph, he signs his name using three crosses and then looping them together and finishing with his jersey number "43". The show was a huge success, netting $50,000 for the scholarship endowment fund that the alumni has set up with the Foundation for IUP for Harrisburg area students attending IUP.
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Liturgical Music Workshop - 03/20/2010
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Lenten Pilgrimage and Retreat - 03/11/2010
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Frackville Deanery Mission Vespers Service - 03/07/2010
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OCMC Lenten Retreat - 02/27/2010
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IOCC Health Kits - Haiti Relief - 02/21/2010
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Sunday of Orthodoxy - 02/21/2010
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St. Tikhon's Mission Choir Visit - 02/14/2010
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Three Hierarchs Slava - 01/31/2010
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FOCA Scholarship Awarded - 01/10/2010
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Susquehanna River Blessing - 01/10/2010
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Theophany Eve - 01/05/2010
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Ecumenical Presentation - 01/03/2010
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St. Basil's Day Eve - 12/31/2009
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