A Cloud of Witnesses
August, 2008
In giving birth, O Theotokos, thou hast retained thy virginity, and in falling asleep thou
hast not forsaken the world. Thou who art the Mother of Life hast passed over into life,
and by thy prayers thou dost deliver our souls from death.
All Saints Orthodox Church
Salina, Kansas
All Saints Orthodox Church
2818 Scanlan Avenue, Salina, KS 67401
Church: 823-3735 Home: 309-0858 Cell: (785) 820-0287
E-mail: allsaints95@sbcglobal.net
St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Mission, 913 Riley Lane, Manhattan KS 66502
E-mail: stmmoc@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.orthodoxkansas.org
Right Rev’d. Fr. Daniel S. Griffith, pastor
(E-mail: frdaniel@sbcglobal.net)
Very Rev’d. Fr. Thomas Neustrom, (823-2410)
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The following is a description of a visit by a Roman
Catholic to the famed Orthodox Monastic Republic
of Mount Athos in Northern Greece. I have seldom,
if ever, read quite such a rhapsodic description of the
Holy Mount. Therefore I thought that it would be
good to share with you. First, some background
information!
Mount Athos is a mountain on the peninsula of
the same name in Macedonia, in northern Greece,
called the “Holy Mount”. Politically it is known as
the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy
Mountain. This World Heritage Site is home to 20
Eastern Orthodox monasteries (although the majority
of these are Greek, there is 1 large Russian
monastery, 1 Serbian, 1 Bulgarian & an important
Romanian skete. In nearly all of the communities
there are monks from around the world, including a
number of Americans.) plus a number of smaller
monastic settlements & hermitages & forms a selfgoverned monastic state within the sovereignty of the
Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes
under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate of Constantinople. The peninsula, the easternmost “leg” of the larger Chalcidike peninsula (east of
Thessaloniki), protrudes into the Aegean Sea for some 37 miles & covers an
area 129.59 square miles, with the actual Mount Athos and its steep, densely
forested slopes reaching up to 6,670 feet. Though land-linked, it is accessible
only by boat. The number of visitors is restricted & all are required to get a
special entrance permit before entering Mount Athos. Only males are allowed
entrance into Mount Athos, which is called "Garden of the Virgin" by monks,
& Orthodox Christians take precedence in the permit issuance procedure. Only
males over the age of 18 who are members of the Eastern Orthodox Church are
allowed to live on Athos. There are religious guards, who are not monks, that
assist the monks, & any other people not monks are required to live in the
peninsula's capital, Karyes. The 2001 Greek national census counted a
population of 2,262 inhabitants.
Pentecost on Mount Athos
A voyage to the holy mountain of the Orthodox Church. First conducted
& recounted in 1997. That is to say, today, because on Athos, earthly
time is one & the same as the eternal today of heaven by Sandro Magister
When you see the summit of Athos emerge through the mist of the Aegean, stop the clocks. Because
things are on another schedule there. The calendar is the Julian one, 13 days behind the Latin calendar that
spread throughout the rest of the world. The hours are counted not from midnight, but from sunset. And it
is not under the noon-day sun but in the dark of night that Athos is most alive & pulsating, in songs, lights
& mysteries.
Mount Athos is a truly holy land that inspires fear of God. It's not for everyone. At least it isn’t for
women, & that's already a good half of the human race. The last authorized female pilgrim set foot there
16 centuries ago. Her name was Galla Placidia, depicted in the blue & gold mosaics of a church in
Ravenna that is named after her. And being the daughter of the great Theodosius, the Christian emperor of
Rome & Constantinople, was of no use to her. As soon as she entered one of Athos’ monasteries, an icon
of the Virgin ordered her: "Halt!" & enjoined her to leave the mountain. From then on, it was to remain
untouched by woman. Since the 11th century, they say, not even female animals – cows, goats, rabbits –
have dared to climb the holy mountain with impunity.
URANÚPOLIS
Uranúpolis, heavenly city, the last Greek village
before the sacred border, is a frontier land of the
most particular nature. Enameled iron signs
inform you up to the last minute that you will not
pass easily if you are a woman dressed as a man
or if they discover you without the proper
permits. The holy epistassía, the monks’
government, will hand you over to a Greek
tribunal, which is always severe in safeguarding
the extraterritoriality of Athos & its laws as an
autonomous theocracy, sanctioned in the
Hellenic
constitution
&
internationally
recognized.
Perspiring monks in tunics & round hats hold back the crush of travelers looking to gain access. Many are
called but few are chosen, the Gospel says. And very few entrance visas are stamped each morning, with
the seal of the Virgin. Those who finally receive the parchment that authorizes a visit race to the boarding
dock, for Athos is reached only by sea, on vessels that are named after saints.
The landing is a small harbor halfway up the peninsula called Daphne, like Apollo’s nymph. But forget
about far-off Olympus, which one catches a glimpse of on windy days. A bulbous old bus, earth-colored,
even in its windows, hobbles along the road that climbs toward Karyès, the administrative center of Athos
& the seat of the holy epistassìa.
KARYÈS
At Karyès there is a police station, a pair of
alleys with shops that sell spelt seeds, icons,
incense grains & monks' habits; there is the end
of the bus line & a trattoria. There's even a
public telephone that has every appearance of
being the first & the last.
Karyès is a strange hamlet with no inhabitants.
The few that turn up are all transitory: itinerant
monks, policemen, day workers, lost travelers.
From there one proceeds on foot – hours of
walking on dirt roads without shade, in clouds
of dust as fine as cocoa powder. Or in jeeps rented from another of the odd Greek transients. Or by
hopping onto passing jeeps owned by the more modernized monasteries.
But it's always with great physical punishment. Athos is for strong, ascetic tempers. From the outset it
puts you through the mill. Every day of your stay will have its "via crucis" of dust, stones & cliffs:
Because on your precious permit, it is written that you cannot stop for more than one night in any 1
monastery, & between one & the other there are hours of walking. Pilgrimage is obligatory.
MEGISTI LAVRA
But when you do arrive exhausted in one of the 20
great monasteries – what a paradise. Megisti Lavra,
the 1st in the hierarchy of the 20, welcomes you
within its walls that are suspended between heaven &
earth toward the point of the peninsula just beneath
the holy mountain. A young monk appears & takes
your permit & passport. He reappears like the angel
in Revelation after about a half hour's silence in
heaven, restoring you with a glass of cool water, a
little glass of anise liquor, a square of fruit jelly &
spiced Turkish coffee. It's the sign that you have been
admitted among the guests. You are entitled to a bed in a room for 6 within the centuries-old walls, with
freshly laundered sheets & a towel. From now on you will live the life of a monk.
Or rather you will do as you please. The monasteries of Athos are not like those in the West – walled
citadels where every move, every word is under communal rule. On Athos there is something for
everyone. There is the solitary hermit on the rock precipice, whose food they send up little by little with a
basket. There are the anchorites in their huts hidden among the brooms & strawberry trees on the coast of
the mountain. There are those without a permanent dwelling, always on the move & ever restless. There
are the solemn colonies of communal life ruled by an abbot, here called the “igoumenos”. There are the
village monasteries where each monk keeps his own pace.
Megisti Lavra is one of the latter types. Within its walls there are squares, alleys, churches, arbors,
fountains, mills. The cells are in blocks like in an Eastern Kasbah. The blue plaster stands out, while red is
the sacred color of the churches. When the call for prayer is made, with 7-tone bells & the beating of the
wooden talanton, the monks set off for the “catholikon”, the main church. But if someone wants to pray or
to eat alone, nothing keeps him from remaining in his cell. It's this way even for the visitor, except that he
has very few alternatives. He rushes impatient to vespers. He tries night prayer, immediately induced to
collapse from sleepiness. Dimly groggy, he tries again at the morning liturgy.
Or is he inebriated? There is the scent of the East, of Byzantium, at Megisti Lavra. There is the aroma of
cypress & incense, the fragrance of beeswax, of relics, of ancient things mysteriously near. Because the
monks of Athos don't suffer the passage of time. They tell you of their saints, of that Saint Athanasius
who planted 2 cypresses at the center of the Megisti Lavra; who with Herculean strength built the
catholikon; who shaped the monasticism of Athos; as if he had not died in the year 1000 but just
yesterday, as if they had met him personally & not long ago.
Saints, centuries, empires, earthly & heavenly cities – everything seems to oscillate & flow, no longer
distant. The monastery's treasures – golden & silver boxes with sapphires & rubies that are set in the
Virgin's belt, the skull of St. Basil the Great, St. John Chrysostom's right hand – are offered to visitors for
veneration. The light of the sunset sets them aglow, makes them pulsate. And the frescoes of Theophanes
– master of the Cretan school in the first part of the 16th century – are also lit up, as are the blue majolica
tiles on the walls, the mother-of-pearl on the iconostasis, on the lectern, on the episcopal throne.
After vespers one leaves the catholikon in procession and, facing the square, enters the refectory, which is
also built like a church & frescoed by the great Theophanes. The same liturgy continues. The igoumenos
takes his place at the center of the apse. A monk reads stories of saints from the pulpit, almost singing.
One eats blessed food: soups & vegetables from old iron dishes – & on feastdays even amber-colored
wine – on thick, roughly hewn marble tables, themselves resting on marble supports. They are a thousand
years old, yet evoke prehistoric dolmens. The exit is also made in procession. A monk gives everyone a
piece of blessed bread. Another incenses it so artfully that the perfume remains a long time in your mouth.
VATOPÉDI
After Megisti Lavra, in the hierarchy of the 20 monasteries, comes Vatopédi. It stands on the sea amid
rolling hills reminiscent of Tuscany. There, they say, Arcadius, Theodosius’ son, took shelter after a
shipwreck. And it was from here that his sister Galla Placidia, the first woman barred from Athos, would
have put out again to sea.
Vatopédi is as refined as Megisti Lavra is rustic. And
in certain phases of its history it was too much so:
opulent & decadent. Not many years ago it was home
to very corrupt monks, the dishonor of Athos. But then
came the purifying lash from a bunch of rigorist monks
from Cyprus, who banished the reprobates & imposed
the cenobite rule. Today Vatopédi has become one of
the most flourishing of the monasteries. It takes in
young novices from places as far away as America, the
sons of Orthodox emigrants.
Vatopédi is the aristocracy of Athos. The igoumenos,
Ephraim, with a copper-colored beard, blue eyes & a
melodious voice, says: "Athos is unique. It's the only monastic state in the world." But if it's a heavenly
city on earth, then everything there has to be sublime. Like the liturgies, which at Vatopédi truly are
sublime. Especially on the important feast days: Easter, Epiphany, Pentecost. The pilgrim must triumph
over sleep & not miss – for anything in the world – its marvelous nighttime offices.
The church itself is highly evocative: It's in the form of a Greek cross, like all of the other churches on
Athos, admirably frescoed by Macedonian masters of the 14th century, & with an iconostasis brilliantly
radiant with gold & icons. But it's the chant that gives life to everything: harmonic chant, masculine,
without instruments, that flows uninterruptedly even for 7, 10 hours at a time. The greater the feast, the
longer it lasts into the night, chant now robust, now whispered, like the tide that ebbs & flows.
There are 2 lead choirs: bunches of monks gathered in
columns around the lectern of each transept, with the
choirmaster who intones the strophe & the choir that
catches the tune & makes it blossom in melodies &
chords. And when the choirmaster moves from the 1st
to the 2nd choir & crosses the nave with quick steps, his
minutely pleated lightweight cloak billows in the form
of 2 majestic wings. He seems to fly, like the notes.
And then there are the lights. There is electricity in the
monastery, but not in the church. Here the only lights
are fire: myriads of little flames whose lighting &
extinguishing & motion is also a part of the rite. In
every catholikon on Athos an immense chandelier in
the form of a royal crown hangs from the central
cupola & has a circumference equal to that of the
cupola itself. The crown is of copper, of bronze, of
shining brass; it alternates candles & icons; it carries
giant suspended eggs, which are a symbol of the Resurrection. It hangs very low, almost skimming the
floor, directly in front of the iconostasis that marks off the Holy of Holies. Other magnificent golden
chandeliers hang from the transepts’ vaults.
And there's the moment in solemn liturgies when all the candles are lit: those in the chandeliers & in the
central corona; & then the first are made to swing widely, while the great corona is spun on its axis. The
dance of lights lasts at least an hour, until little by little it dies down. The glow of the thousand little
flames, the shining of the gold, the clinking of the metals, the changing of colors of the icons, the resonant
wave of the choir that accompanies these rotating galaxies of stars like celestial spheres: It all makes the
true essence of Athos – its glimpse into the superhuman mysteries – sparkle.
What Western, Catholic liturgies today are able to initiate simple hearts into similar mysteries & to
inflame them with heavenly thoughts? Joseph Ratzinger, previously as cardinal & now as pope, hits the
mark when he points to the vulgarization of the liturgy as the critical point for today's Catholicism. On
Athos the diagnosis is even more radical: the Western churches, in trying to humanize God, make Him
disappear. “Our God is not the God of Western scholasticism," the igoumenos of the Gregorios monastery
on Athos moralizes. "A God Who doesn't deify man can't have any appeal, whether He exists or not. A
large part of the reasons behind the wave of atheism in the West are found in this functional, incidental
Christianity.”
Vassilios, igoumenos of Ivíron, another of the monasteries, echoes the sentiment: “In the West, action
rules; they ask us how we can stay here for so many hours in church without doing anything. I reply:
What does the embryo in the maternal womb do? Nothing, but since it is in its mother’s womb it develops
& grows. So it is with the monk. He preserves the holy space in which he finds himself & he is preserved,
molded by this same space. The miracle is here: We are entering into paradise, here & now. We are in the
heart of the communion of saints.”
SIMONOS PETRA
Simonos Petra is another of the monasteries that are spearheading the
Athonite renaissance. It juts out on a spur of rock between the peak of
Athos & the sea, with vertiginous terraces on the precipice. Eliseos, the
igoumenos, has just returned from a tour of monasteries in France. He
prizes Solesmes, bastion of Gregorian chant. But he judges the Western
Church as too much “the prisoner of a system”, too “institutional”.
Athos, instead – he says – is the place of free spirits, of great
charismatics. On Athos "logos is wed to praxis," word to deeds. "The
monk has to show that the truths are reality. He has to live the Gospel in
a perfect way. This is why his presence in the world is essential. Saint
John Climacos wrote: "Angels are light for monks, monks are light for
men."
Simonos Petra spreads its teachings even beyond the confines of Athos.
It gave life to a monastery for nuns – about 80 of them – in the heart of
the Chalkidiki peninsula. It established another near the border
between Greece & Bulgaria. And even in France, it has opened 3
more of its monastic nuclei. It is a cultured monastery, equipped
with a splendid library. In the dead of the night, its 80 monks
keep vigil in their cells from 3 to 5 hours before the predawn
liturgy, reading & meditating on the books by the Church
Fathers.
Sleepless Athos. Without time, unless it is that of the angelic
spheres. Leaving it is a hard shock even for the most
disenchanted visitor. One boards the ferry again at Daphne. The
rhythmic rumbling of the motors puts you back in synch with the world. The Greek girl, the first one, who
serves you coffee in Uranúpolis, meets you like an apparition. With the dazzling beauty of a Nike of
Samothrace.
Beloved Sayyidna Basil & my Brothers of DOWAMA:
Greetings from Camp St. Raphael (YABOY)!
Thank God, by your holy prayers we
had a wonderful 1st session & are
ready to welcome the 2nd group of
campers this afternoon. The weather
has been perfect & the campers & staff
have had an amazing time so far.
From Christian Ed. to Sports to Divine
Services, it's very easy to see the Holy
Spirit's presence in everything
happening here.
It has also been very nice to worship in our newly renovated St Raphael
Chapel. New sheet rock, paint, ceiling & air conditioning have all enhanced the chapel. This, as you know, was
done through the generosity of the
faithful of
our Diocese. If there
is any way
any of you
can journey
up to CSR
this week, it
would be
OUR delight to welcome you to camp.
Thank you all for the sustaining prayers you
have offered and continue to offer, & for the
campers & counselors your parishes have
sent to us. They are our greatest joy. Please continue to keep us in your
holy prayers.
Your son & brother in Christ,
Priest James Shadid
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Iconography workshop in Wichita Aug. 6-9
A 4-day iconography training workshop will be
held in Wichita, KS, Aug. 6-9, 2008.
Participants will study traditional iconography
techniques under Anne Emmons & Cecilia
Arguallo of the Denver Iconographers Guild. Beginning & intermediate level students are
welcome – no prior painting experience necessary.
Sponsored by the Wichita-area St. John of Damascus Institute, the 4-day work–shop will
be held next door to Eighth Day Books, 2838 E Douglas Ave. The workshop fee of $375
covers tuition, materials & lunch. A $100 deposit is required by the registration deadline of
July 23.
For more information, contact Joshua Sturgill, 316-683-9446. Some accommodations are
available in local parishioners’ homes for those interested.
Workshop instructor Anne Emmons studied the Russian Byzantine tradition of the
Prosopon School of Iconology in New York under Dimitri Andreyev & his assistants. An
art instructor, she has lectured on iconography & displayed her icons in exhibitions since
2000. She & co-instructor Cecilia Arguallo work together through the Iconographers Guild
of Denver & on private commissions.
Good news from Peter Marbais!
Hi everyone,
First, my apologies for a mass e-mail, but sometimes, it's just easier to broadcast. Also, forgive duplicate
messages, and if you're one of my professional contacts, the grievous error I've committed in sending
personal information to you.
In a brief fit of lunacy, Kristen accepted my marriage proposal. She can't back out of it now, poor thing.
We're not sure about when and where yet, but I bet it will be down here in NC and not too awful long.
Please share the news--I don't have everyone's e-mail or phone info. If you haven't heard much else from
me for the past few years, write back and give me a rough time for being neglectful-Pete
The 13th Annual Blessing of the Vineyard & Greek Dinner
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The 14 annual All Saints Orthodox Church Vineyard Blessing & Wine Festival will take place at the
Smoky Hill Vineyard & Winery (212 West Golf Link Rd., Salina, 67401, phone: 785-825-2515) on Sat., Aug.
23rd beginning at 5:00 pm. Tickets are available at the Winery.
The Blessing of Grapes is a tradition practiced by the Orthodox Church since biblical times. It normally
takes place on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Aug. 6th, which falls, however, during the Fast
honoring the all-holy, ever-Virgin Mary, which culminates in the Feast of her Falling Asleep (& bodily
resurrection & translation into Heaven). So that the church’s sharing of the festivities with the larger
community may be unencumbered by the Fast, All Saints parish has been celebrating it outside the season
of the Fast. The Blessing itself consists of a brief, but solemn, ceremony during which holy water will be
blessed & God’s blessing invoked upon the grape harvest. Then a procession takes place during which the
vineyard is blessed with the holy water by Rt. Rev’d Archimandrite Daniel Griffith.
At 6:00pm, the celebration will continue with an authentic Greek meal prepared & served by members of
the parish of the All Saints Church.
Reservations are limited, so act early. Adults are $17, & children 12 & under, $8. The menu will be as in
precious years.
The evening will feature Greek music & Mediterranean folk dancing by the St. George Orthodox Church
Youth Group.
The Winery's tasting bar will be fully staffed for wine tasting & purchases by the glass or by the bottle.
There are no other winery activities scheduled.
Dinner reservations may be made by phoning the church at 785-823-3735, or the Winery at 785-8252515, ext 14.
For the menu, history of the event & other information, the Smoky Hill Vineyard has a link on their
calendar of events on their web site at www.kansaswine.com Please take a
look at it.
All Saints Orthodox Church
If you wish to support this event from afar, please send checks made out to
2818 Scanlan Avenue,
All Saints Orthodox Church (put Vineyard Blessing in the memo) to:
Salina, Kansas 67401
Holy Bread Schedule
Please prepare 3 loaves for Sunday Divine Liturgies. When there is bread needed for a mid-week Liturgy,
the individual responsible for the previous Sun. is asked to bake an extra loaf for the upcoming week day.
One recipe may be divided into 4 loaves. Bread may be baked ahead & frozen, (1 to 2 weeks ahead, no
more) sealed in Ziploc bags with paper towel wrapped around each loaf. Thank you!
Sun., Aug. 3
Johna Walker
Coffee Hour Schedule
Wed., Aug.5 (Eve of Transfiguration) Johna Walker (1 loaf)
Aug. 3
Gapter-Grey
Sun., Aug. 10
Seraphima Berquist
Aug. 10 the Osborns
Fri., Aug. 14 (Eve of Dormition)
Seraphima Berquist (1 loaf)
Aug. 17
Mai Family
Sun., Aug. 17
Justina Houchin
Aug. 24 Houchin-Walker
Sun., Aug. 24
Michelle
Aug. 31
Leopold Stephenson Stephenson
Sept. 7
Johnson-Neustrom
Fri., July 29 (St. John Baptist)
Michelle Stephenson (1 loaf)
Sept. 14 Berquist-Lindgren
Sun Aug. 31
Elizabeth Lindgren
Sept. 21
the Bells
Sept. 28 Gapter-Grey
News of the Parish & Diocese
Fri., Aug. 1st: Feast of the Holy Maccabees & Procession of the
Cross (beginning of the Fast of the Theotokos)
Sun., Aug. 3rd:
Meeting of the Antiochian Women
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Wed., Aug. 6 :
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (fish, wine & oil permitted).
Wed., Aug. 6th-Sat., Aug. 9th Iconography Workshop (St. George, Wichita; see above).
Fri., Aug. 15th:
Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (end of the Fast; abstinence & fish, wine & oil
permitted).
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Sat., Aug. 23 :
Annual Blessing of the Vineyard
Fri.., Aug. 29th:
Strict Fast honoring the Beheading of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John.
Mon., Sept. 1st:
Beginning of the Church Year.
Mon., Sept. 8th:
Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos & Ever-Virgin Mary.
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Sat., Sept. 13 :
Women’s retreat with Mother Cassiana, topic, “My will and THY WILL.”
Sun., Sept. 14th:
Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious & Life-Giving Cross of the Saviour
Fri.,-Sat., Oct. 24th-26th:
Fall Pilgrimage to Kearney, NE, in Honor of Fr. Nicola Yanny ($40.00
per person)
Fri.-Sat., June 10th-14th: 5th Parish Life Conference, Hosted by St. Mary, Wichita
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Prayer Requests
For the health of Travis Gordy, father of Seraphima Berquist.
For the health of Samuel Wygal.
For the health of Joseph Shively.
For the health of the Very Rev’d Fr. Thomas Neustrom.
For the health of Fr. Chad Hatfield & Kh. Thekla, Provost of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, 575
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For the repose of the soul of James (Richard) Hale (March 25th).
For the repose of the soul of Helen Russin (Sept. 27th)
For the repose of the soul of William E. Craig (Nov. 2nd, sometime priest, Christ Cathedral, &
convert
For the Repose of the soul of Betty Wilson (Nov. 15th), sister of Kh. Lukie Neustrom.
For the repose of the soul of Beulah King (Nov. 22nd), mother of Fr. James King & Fr. Deacon
Douglas, his brother.
For the repose of the soul of Mary-Joseph (Rikki) Hale, who fell asleep in the Lord on Mon., Dec.
31st
For the repose of the soul of Rita Gordy (Jan. 16th), mother of Seraphima Berquist
For the repose of the soul of Alice Smith, sister of Kh. Lukie Neustrom.
For the repose of the soul of John Osborn (March 28th), brother of Vernon Osborn.
For the repose of the soul of Kh. Joanne Abdalah (May 27), wife of Fr. John Abdalah, editor of The
Word
For the repose of the soul of John Maymon (June 19th), father of Bishop Mark of Toledo & the MidWest
For the repose of the soul of the Archpriest David Lynche (June 28th), retired Western rite priest
from Denver.
Names' Days
Preston & Larry Gapter (Holy Martyred Deacon Lawrence, Aug. 10th), Charlene Fekas & Aileen Berquist
(Holy Empress Irene, Aug. 13th, Reese Baxter (Holy Martyr Diomedes of Tarsus, Aug. 16th)
& Sid Grey (Venerable Eanswyth, Aug. 31st).
Birthdays
Nick Karabinas (Aug. 4th), Jerry Houchin (Aug. 5th), Audrey Muchow (Aug. 6th),
David Pantle & Reese Baxter (Aug. 15th)
& David Yetter (Aug. 20th).
Wedding Anniversaries
David & Georgette Yetter (Aug. 1st), Jan & John Mai (Aug. 4th),
Willis & Ardyce Bell (Aug. 12th) & Larry & Adrienne Gapter (Aug. 17th).