St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church, Saint Paul, MN 854 Woodbridge Street, St. Paul, MN 55117
www.saintmarymn.org
Pari sh prie st :
Mircea
Vasiu
of f ice (651)488-5669
cel l (734) 497-4544
Emai l :
frmirceavasiu
@yahoo.com
În timpul de trecere de la
un an la altul se fac tot felul
de evaluări, se fac bilanţuri,
dar, în general, aceste eval-
uări şi bilanţuri sunt legate
de cele materiale, de pro-
gresul economic. Mai puţini
oameni fac bilanţul vieţii lor
duhovniceşti. Dorim ani mai
buni fără ca noi să fim mai
buni. Dorim ani mai bogaţi în
cele materiale fără ca noi să
fim totdeauna mai bogaţi în
fapte bune. Dorim multă fer-
icire, dar nu suntem totdeau-
na în legătură directă cu
Izvorul fericirii Care este
Dumnezeu. De aceea, noi
trebuie să ne gândim, în
primul rând, că fiecare an pe
care îl primim de la
Dumnezeu ca an al vieţii no-
astre este un an al mâ-
ntuirii.
Cum răscumpărăm
timpul pierdut?
Sfânta Scriptură a Noului
Testament ne arată că timpul
este, acum, timpul mântuirii,
timpul întoarcerii noastre spre
Dumnezeu şi al unirii noastre
cu Dumnezeu prin rugăciune,
prin pocăinţă şi prin fapte
bune. Timpul mântuirii: "Iată,
acum, vremea potrivită!", zicea
Apostolul Pavel. "Iată timpul
mântuirii" (II Cor. 6:2).
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U N AN NOU AL
MÂNTUIRII
JANUARY 2018
The bulletin
O PEN YOUR HEART
TO THE LORD!
The prayer book to the
Church, the Plaster, reminds
us that “the Lord is my light
and my salvation”(Psalm
27,1) . In Him the psalmist
finds refuge and and consola-
tion in the time of need. His
gift is especially the strength-
en of heart. For this reason,
the psalmist has one wish
only: to wait on the Lord, to
sing Him praises and above all
to offer Him “sacrifice of joy in
His tabernacle” (27,6)
(cont.page 2)
Click here for
CHURCH CALENDAR
SUNDAY SCHOOL
every Sunday
From Jan 7, 2018
At 11:00am
Christmas page 4
Coming page 6
St John DINNER
page 7
For HOUSE BLESSING
Contact Fr. Mircea to
schedule an appointment
H a p p Y N eW Y e a R !
“Waiting” on the Lord is also the spir-
itual path for anyone who needs and
courage from God.
Most of the time, modern man becomes
trapped in his own self. In his fear and
self-centeredness he does not pour his
heart to God anymore. Is it because God
is not perceived by him as his friend,
anymore? Did man forget how to ex-
press himself? Or perhaps the evil
turned us into skeptics? Many could be
the answer to these questions. Each one
must review his spiritual status and
personal needs. To be able to break the
cocoon of our isolation, we need to cry
for God’s help “Lord have mercy on me,
the sinner!”
Before we even ask for anything, let’s
not forget to set the eyes of our heart
upon the amazing sight of God, to bow
down before Him and thank Him for
every single breath He gives to us. No
other place facilitates this kind of inner
dialogue with God more than His tem-
ple, that is, the church.
There in His house, we are called to of-
fer Him sacrifice of praise and sacrifice
of joy. Then, “by giving we shall re-
ceive”. Let’s resolve that on the begin-
ning of e new ecclesiastical year, that
we will wait on the Lord and offer Him
our heart! In return, the Psalm say “He
shall strengthen or hearts!”
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O PEN YOUR HEART TO THE
LORD!
We would like to thank everyone
who brought food for the CHRISTMAS
Reception. Your effort is appreciated
and we enjoyed the delicious food and
pastries.
Mulţumim tuturor persoanelor care
au adus mâncare şi prăjituri pentru
recepţia de CRĂCIUN.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK all
our members and supporters for their pray-
ers, steady support and love, for paying
dues and making sacrifices to show how
much they care. Likewise, we wish to
thank all those who served the parish in
Council, Ladies Auxiliary, Church activi-
ties or any other capacities. May God, who
sees your sincere efforts bless you with His
Grace and brighten your life during the
coming year and forever!
VA MULTUMIM!
We would like to thank our chair-
persons and St Nicholas Dinner
Sponsor: Pasha Bortnova and Con-
stanta Korolchuk, to all hard work-
ing volunteers for their help prepar-
ing and serving the food, set up the
tables & cleaning after dinner.
From the bottom of our hearts
we thank you all for your sup-
port and donations.
Evaluarea timpului pentru creştini
este, deci, mai întâi o evaluare duhov-
nicească - să punem început bun pentru
anul în care am intrat. Început bun are
înţelesul de mai multă evlavie, mai
multă rugăciune, mai multă dorinţă de
fapte bune, făcând aşa, sfinţim timpul.
Sfântul Apostol Pavel zice, de ase-
menea: "Răscumpăraţi vremea, că zilele
sunt rele" (Efeseni 5:16). Adesea, când
în viaţa noastră sau în istorie se adună
multe răutăţi, toate acestea nu trebuie
să-l conducă pe un creştin la disperare,
ci la mai multă nădejde în Dumnezeu
decât în propriile sale puteri, ale omu-
lui limitat şi trecător.
Răscumpărarea timpului. Ce
înseamnă răscumpărarea timpului?
Cum răscumpărăm timpul pierdut? Îl
răscumpărăm prin pocăinţă, regretând
răul pe care l-am săvârşit şi hotărându
-ne să facem mai mult bine. Să cerem
iertare lui Dumnezeu pentru timpul
pierdut, pentru timpul neroditor, tim-
pul cuvintelor fără rodire duhov-
nicească, timpul trecut fără a
săvârşi fapta cea bună, timpul
petrecut fără lumină în conştiinţă şi
fără iubire în inimă. Această
răscumpărare a timpului pierdut se
poate face numai în lumea aceasta.
Nu se mai poate face după ce am
trecut din lumea aceasta la cele
veşnice. De aceea, Apostolul nea-
murilor îndeamnă zicând: "Iată
acum vreme potrivită".
Răscumpărarea înseamnă, aşadar, o
ridicare din starea de cădere şi un
început nou de viaţă, pentru a
răscumpăra timpul pierdut.
Tâlharul de pe cruce, prin
pocăinţă, în ultima clipă a vieţii
sale, a răscumpărat timpul
pierdut; iar alţii au pierdut într-o
clipă mântuirea, ca de plidă
tâlharul din stânga Mântu-
itorului, sau Iuda Iscarioteanul,
care L-a vândut pe Iisus. Totul
depinde de ce legătură sau atitu-
dine duhovnicească avem noi cu
Dumnezeu, cu Hristos-Împăratul
veacurilor.
U N AN NOU AL MÂNTUIRII
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We would like to thank Psa An-ca Vasiu & Silvia Panait who prepared the Christmas pro-
gram with our children this year and to all the parents who brought their children for
Christmas program.
CHRISTMAS
DONATIONS
Anca Basinger $ 35
Victor & Elena Glava $100
Adriana Valcu Lisman $150
Irinel and Ovidiu Ardeleanu $100
Octavian Cornea $ 100
John and Constanta Korolchuk $100
Virginia Cornea $ 50
Carmen & Viorel Herea $ 75
Silvia Antonescu $ 40
Petre & Vera Didenco $100
Rodica Barcan $100
Tudor and Maria Felea $100
Remus &Stela Felea $ 20
Adrian & Cora Pirvu $ 40
Dumitra Neacsu $ 20
Cezar & Silvia Panait $100
Pasha & Alexandru Bortnov $100
Andrei & Ana Bortnov $50
Vasin Dorin $50
Georgeta Poliac $100
Michael Nesseth $25
Romell & Maria Alaman $100
Cleopatra Cabuz $200
Juliann & Gerald Larson $100
Donovan Michael $1,500
Corina Tasi $200
Constantina Beyers $ 100
Crenguta Ochian $250
Gabriel & Iolanda Petre $ 300
Ivans Veronica $100
Alina & Radu Rimbu $50
Ann Bongard $100
Bogdan and Mihaela Baurceanu $100
Anca Zamfirescu $50
John & Georgia Omorean $100
Victor& Maria Bejinariu $50
Serban and Elena Simian $100
Liliana Badea $25
Fr. Mircea & Psa. Anca Vasiu $100
Ecaterina Jancik $50
Livia Lucia Stângu $200
Catalina Morarasu $200
Doina & Adrian Nistor $200
Speranta Teisanu $ 25
Mihai & Paula Pascutoi $50
Tudor Maria $100
Dorina & Mihai Vincze-Turcean $100
Elaine Graf $100
Cristian and Doina Neculescu $100
Elena Tudor $ 25 - Pledge Donation
Ron Bongard $ 200
2017 MEMBERSHIP (payed last month)
Larson Juliann Gerald Larson
Rimbu Alina Dorin Vasin
Bortnov Ana Bortnov Andrei
Alexa Stefan Alexa Mărgelusa
Feraru Mariana Bobeica Gheorghe
Grigore Nicolae Manciu Nicholas
Nistor Adrian Nistor Doina
Herea Carmen Untura Iuliana
Pirvu Adrian Cora Pirvu
Ardeleanu Ovidiu Ardeleanu Irinel
Spaeth Adam Spaeth Cristina
Liuba Didenco Didenco Fiodor
Anonymous $ 400 - Pledge donation
Catalina Morarasu $ 150
Dan & Stefania Luca $ 200
Juliann & Gerald Larson $ 100 - for their 50th wedding
anniversary
Mike & Paula Pascutoi $ 40 - Pledge donation
Anca Zamfirescu $ 100 - Pledge donation
Daniela & Viorel Gheorghe $ 100- IMO loving parents
Ana Westervelt $ 50 - Sunday Schools supplies
James McCormick $ 40
Victoria Ewbank $20
Diana Trifa $ 500
Mary Zeimet $ 100 - IMO her mother
Ann Marinkov $ 25 - Pledge donation
Petru & Vera Didenco $ 100
Corina &Alex Hansen $ 20
ABOUT THE CALENDARS /
DESPRE CALENDARE
Calendarele de perete $10 – se
pot procura de Epitropi =
administrator al unui bun, în
special al unei biserici (în spate,
la lumănări)
American wall calendar – are
FREE and are now available
from the Trustees = a layman who
takes care of the secular business
of running a church.
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MONTHLY OFFERINGS
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If you would like to donate, win-
ter clothes nonperishable food for
FOCUS, please bring it at the par-
ish hall on Sunday. Also, if you
would like to DONATE WIN-
TER CLOTHES and shoes for
FOCUS, please contact Fr. Mircea
Vasiu.
F.O.C.U.S. MINNESOTA
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On 12/17, 2017 – donate de Nicolae & Anastasia Bolboceanu pentru sănătate;
On 12/24, 2017 – donated by Basinger family for good health of their family;
On 12/25, 2017 – donate de familia Grigore ca mulţumire adusă lui Dumnezeu;
On 12/26, 2017 – donated by James McCormick for good health;
On 12/31, 2017 – donate de Irina & Eugen Turcu pentru sănătatea familiei;
On 01/01, 2018 – donated by Neculescu family for good health of their family;
On 01/06, 2018 – donated by Ivans IMO Eugen & Sanda - – Dumnezeu să-i odihnească în pace!
On 01/07, 2018 – donated by Maria Felea IMO her faterh Ion –
Dumnezeu să-l odihnească în pace!
On 01/14, 2018 – donated by Feraru family IMO their father Marin –
Dumnezeu să-l odihnească în pace!
CANDLES IN THE FRONT AND INSIDE THE ALTAR
1. House blessing – starting on January 6, 2018 – to schedule an appointment, please call
Fr. Mircea at 734-497-4544. On Saturday, January 13 – in Rochester MN from 9:00am.
2. Cooperative Catechism WINTER/SPRING 2018 (free courses) – every Monday night
7:00pm – 9:00pm, starting with January 08, 2018 at St George Greek Orthodox Church –
1111 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105. For more information go to www.stgeorgegoc.org.
PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.nicks-trip.org/meocca/registration_form4.htm
3. Parastas service for Fr. Mihai Cerghizan on Sunday, January 21 after Divine Liturgy
4. Ladies Auxiliary Meeting – Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 12:30pm
5. St. John Dinner at 12:30 pm – Sunday, January 28, 2018 For more details see the flyer or
our web site www.saintmarymn.org
6. SYNOD - General Assembly – Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 11:30 am (Divine Liturgy at
9:30am)
A DONATION FOR
ALTAR CANDLES IS
$ 50
COMING EVENTS
WHILE WAITING FOR THE PRIEST
On a festive tablecloth please set a bowl
with fresh water, a candle and an icon or
a cross and the list of names (Dyptics or
Pomelnic) of all the living members of the
household to be remembered in prayer.
Please turn TV or radio off and refrain
from smoking during service. If you are
having guests, please explain to them
what this means and invite them to pray
with us.
CUM AŞTEPTĂM VIZITA
PĂRINTELUI?
Pe o faţă de masă, aşezati un vas cu apă
rece, o lumănare, o icoană sau o cruce şi lista
(pomelnicul) cu numele celor vii din familie.
Vă rugăm opriţi televizorul sau radio. Dacă
aveţi musafiri, explicati-le semnificatia
slujbei şi invitaţi-i să participe la rugăciune.
La sfârşitul rugăciunii, luaţi lumănarea şi
conduceţi pe Părintele prin camera, ca să fie
sfintite.
Every New Year is a new beginning! We are now about to elect a
new Council and we need new ideas. The Nominating Committee for
the new Parish Council has been appointed. The members of the com-
mittee will present to the Parish Assembly – Synod – a list of members
to be approved for this service. WE NEED FAITHFUL MEN AND
WOMEN OF ALL PROFESSIONAL AND SKILLS, in order to have
an affective and capable council next year. If you are a member and
like to be part of St. Mary Parish Council next year, please contact one
of the nominating committee: Fr. Mircea, Georgia Omorean, or Adrian
Pîrvu. Thank you.
House Blessings Binecuvantarea Caselor de Boboteaza
and sprinkles the faithful. To empha-
size the reality, a strong Orthodox tra-
dition at the time of Theophany is for
the faithful to invite the priest to their
home to bless it with the Holy Water.
Thereby, the sanctifying waters of Jor-
dan are brought into each and every
home to make holy its structure and
inhabitants.
Fr. Mircea will start to bless hous-
es on Friday, January 6 through
February 4, 2018. Pentru a stabili da-
ta si ora pentru sfinţirea caselor, vă
rugăm să sunaţi pe Pr. Mircea Vasiu @
651-489-5618 sau 734-497-4544 sau
scrieti un mesaj la frmirceava-
[email protected]. Vă mulţumim!
Binecuvântarea casei este o ierurgie prin care
Biserica vine în casa noastră. Crucea de pe
Sfântul Altar este adusă în casa noastră, iar casa
este sfinţită cu aghiasma mare; se fac rugăciuni
pentru familie, pentru binele lor şi binecuvân-
tarea anului în care am intrat.
The home blessing is a sacred service when the
Church comes into our home. The Cross from the
Holy Altar will be brought on our family table
and the house will be blessed with Holy Water.
During the Feast of Theophany we also cele-
brate the Agiasmos or Holy Water Great Blessing
service. Remembering Christ’s Baptism and
cleansing of Jordan River, we ask Him and the
Holy Spirit to cleanse and sanctify the water of-
fered Him. Then the priest takes the holy water
We need your input! 2018 Parish Council
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Tinerilor din parohia noastră, care au participat anul acesta la vestirea Naşterii Dom-
nului în casele credincioşilor, prin frumoasele colinde tradiţionale de Crăciun, dar în
acelaşi timp mulţumim şi celor care ne-au primit în casele lor.
This year, the caroling group donated $ 1,000 to our parish.
Împreună cu Grupul de Colindători am strâns anul acesta suma de $1,000 pe
care am donat-o parohiei Sf. Maria. LA MULŢI ANI!
C O N V O C AT I O N
In compliance with the Constitution and By-laws of The Romanian Orthodox Episco-
pate of America (ARTICLE IX, SECTION 25), we hereby call to order:
The Parish Annual General Assembly of St. Mary, St Paul, MN, to
convene on Sunday, February 11th, 2018 at 11:30 am at social hall.
The following agenda will be presented:
1) Invocation of the Holy Spirit.
2) Roll Call of the 2017 membership
3) Approval of the Agenda
4) Selection of two (2) tellers (to count the votes).
5) Reading of the minutes of the last meeting of the Parish Council.
6) Discussion and approval of oral reports given by the parish priest, Council & aux-
iliary presidents.
7) Financial Report for 2017 given by the treasurer and auditors.
8) Recommendations of the Parish Council.
9) Proposed Budget for 2018.
10) Election of the 2018 Parish Council.
11) End of the Assembly / Closing Prayer
L A C OLIND AT
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