SECOND SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT – St. Gregory Palamas. Repose
of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow (1879). The Venerable Fathers
of the Kiev Caves Lavra; St. Hypatius the Wonderworker (ca. 336); St.
Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (1461); Venerable Hypatius
the Healer (14th c.); Venerable Apollonius (4th c.); Hieromartyr Abdas and
Martyr Benjamin the Deacon (418-424); Venerable Hypatiusm, (ca. 446).
Hebrews 1:10-2:3 and 7:26-8:2
Tone 2
Mark 2:1-12
Weekday Readings from Isaiah
Third Week of Great Lent:
Monday
Isaiah 8:13 - 9:7
Tuesday
Isaiah 9:9 - 10:4
Wednesday
Isaiah 10:12 - 20
Thursday
Isaiah 11:10 - 12:2
Friday
Isaiah 13:2 - 13
Saint Innocent of Moscow
St. Innocent was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1977. He
was a remarkable preacher of the 19th century, proclaiming the Gospel
“even to the ends of the earth”: to the Aleutian islands; in the six dialects of
the tribes on the island of Sitka; among the Tlingit; and in the remotest
settlements of the extensive Russian Alaskan lands. He translated the
Gospel and religious works into the Aleut language. He then served the
church as Bishop of Moscow and fell asleep in the Lord on March 31, 1879.
St. Gregory Palamas
St. Gregory Palamas was a 14th century monk who spent most of his life on
Mount Athos. Described as “one of the most renowned Byzantine
theologians of all ages,” he championed the practice of hesychasm during a
great 14th century controversy in the Church. Hesychasm is an ascetic
practice of prayer in which one seeks inner stillness and cleansing from
passions, which lead to mystical union with God. The repetition of the
“Jesus Prayer” is a hesychastic practice.
Here are some words of St. Gregory and others on hesychasm:
 It is the “holy silence,” the “art of arts”’
 It can bestow “rest in God in the midst of an intense daily struggle”
 The Jesus Prayer contains the whole Gospel
 It is a means of making the grace of baptism real and efficacious
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”
(the Jesus Prayer)
Weekly Schedule
Today, Sunday, March 31……………………9:30 am – 3rd and 6th Hours
St. Gregory Palamas
10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, Aprll 3……………………………7:00 – Presanctified Liturgy
followed by a pot luck Lenten meal
His Grace, Bishop MICHAEL, Bishop of New York and the Diocese of New
York and New Jersey, will be present.
Saturday, April 6……………………………...5:30 pm -- Panikhida
6:00 pm – Great Vespers
Sunday, April 7….…………………………....9:30 am – 3rd Hour
Veneration of the Cross
9:45 am – St. Xenia Prayers
10:00 am -- Divine Liturgy
4:00 pm -- Mission Vespers: Wayne
THANK YOU to the Adair and Smith families for hosting the Coffee Social last
Sunday.
NEWS AND EVENTS:
Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy: After this week’s Wednesday Presanctified
Liturgy, with His Grace, Bishop Michael, we will host a pot luck Lenten meal. Please
sign up in the narthex to bring a dish. Peter Dardaganis is coordinating.
Saturday Family Meal and Study Group: Is suspended this week and will resume
on April 13.
Overnight Lenten Youth Retreat: The Diocese of NY and NJ will sponsor an
overnight youth retreat at Holy Resurrection Church in Wayne for students in grades
7 through 12 on April 19-20. The retreat theme is “Keeping It Real: Isaiah 41:10.”
The registration fee is $35.00 but no youth will be turned away for inability to pay.
Orthodox Christian attendees are encouraged to invite non-Orthodox friends. Fr.
Jason Vansuch is the coordinator. See the bulletin board for more details.
Saturday, April 20 (Rain Date April 27): Church Clean-up 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
BYOE (Bring Your Own Equipment)! Drew Krause is coordinating.
Pussy Willows: If you have pussy willow branches, please bring them to the Church
between now and The Entrance into Jerusalem on April 28. You may leave them
downstairs in the well room -- or see Suzette Eremin.
Book Collection: Larisa Bohensky’s 5th Grade Girl Scout Troop is collecting new
and gently used books (for all ages), to be distributed to those in need by the
Newark Family Resource Network. Larisa will be collecting books each Sunday
through April 14, via a box in the narthex. Please donate!
Rummage Sale Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18: Please set aside your
unneeded household goods and clothing to donate for the benefit of the Church.
Bring your donations after Pascha. Sandi Masklee is coordinating.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America
Diocese of New York and New Jersey
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 630 – Ironia, New Jersey 07845
Location: 120 Dover Chester Road, Randolph, NJ 07081
973-366-8360
www.holytrinityrandolph.com
Food for the Needy: Please remember the Interfaith Food Pantry basket in the
narthex.
For what we gain by fasting is not so great as the damage done by anger; nor is the
profit from reading as great as the harm done when we scorn or grieve a brother.
+Abba Moses of Scetis
PARISH COUNCIL
Senior Warden…………….. Suzette Eremin
Junior Warden………………William Cullinan
Treasurer…………………….Niki Barna
Financial Secretary…………John Babiak
Secretary…..........................Carol Wetmore
Eugene Bohensky
Marissa Hedge
Peter Dardaganis
Drew Krause
Brian Farbanish
Sandra Masklee
Diane Penola
Interpreting matters of faith, one must speak after careful consideration, clearly,
distinctly, as briefly as possible, otherwise your preaching will be of little success….
St. Innocent of Moscow
St. Innocent of Moscow
St. Gregory Palamas
SUNDAY MARCH 31, 2013
Second Sunday of Great Lent
Rev. David R. Fox, Rector
201-841-7590 (Cell Phone)
fatherdavid@holytrinityrandolph.com
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V. Rev. George P. Hasenecz, Attached
Carol Wetmore – Choir Director