January 24, 2015

EPISTLE: Colossians 3:4-11 (#257)GOSPEL: St. Luke 18:35-43 (#93)TONE: 1

St. Innocent Orthodox ChurchZ Founded in 1967 Z Moscow Patriarchal Parishes Z

23300 W. Chicago _ Redford, MI 48239 _ 313-538-1142 _ Fax: 313-538-8126Church Website: www.stinnocentchurch.com _ E-Mail: frroman@firebirdvideos.com

St. Innocent Monastic Community: 9452 Hazelton, Redford, MI 48239 _ 313-535-9080PASTOR: Rt. Rev. Mitered Archpriest ROMAN STAR _ Cell: 313-319-0590

Dean, Central States Deanery, Patriarchal ParishesASSISTANT PRIEST: Rev. DANEIL SHIRAK _ 313-295-3073

DEACON: Rev. Dn. Michael ComerfordSUBDEACON: Dr. Joshua Genig

ATTACHED: Sister IoannaCHOIR DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Star Hatfield

READERS: Robert Joseph Latsko & George Hanoian

Z 34th

SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Z

_ 9:15am—HOURS, AKATHIST OR CANON; CONFESSIONS _ _ 10am—DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM _

FOR THE REPOSE OF: Estelle & Joseph Star; Anna & John Witkowski; Michael Sr. & Margaret Rusko; Mary, Andrew, Daniel,Michael & Lottie Yakuber; Ross & Margaret Falsetti; Helen, John & Carole Andrayko; Peter & Theresa Harvilla; Marc Dade; BettyMartell; Frances & Todd Smoly; Peter Glover; Irene Adams; Ethel Elizabeth & Wayne Joshua deVyver; David Horka; Michael Rusko,Anna Lichagina, Yelena & Zinaïda Korniyevskaya, Joseph Nossal, Michelle Tucker, Todd ComerfordALSO FOR: Peter Glover, whose anniversary of his repose is Today, Sunday, 24 JanuaryMEMORY Charles Everhardt, whose anniversary of his repose is Tuesday, 26 JanuaryETERNAL! John Andrayko, Sr., whose anniversary of his repose is Tuesday, 28 January

SCHEDULE FOR THE COMING WEEK Saturday 1/30 4pm GREAT VESPERS & CONFESSIONS

Sunday 1/31 35th Sunday After Pentecost 9:15am HOURS. AKATHIST OR CANON; CONFESSIONS 10am DIVINE LITURGY, followed by Coffee Hour

FOR THE HEALTH OF: Archimandrite Seraphim; Priest Daneil, Matushka Debra & Corrina Shirak; Deacon Michael, Matushka MaryEllen & Julius Comerford; Matushka Mary Donahue, Subdeacon Joshua Genig; Reader Robert Latsko, Reader George & Betty Hanoian, RoseNossal, Mary Glover, Nancy Cupp, Deborah Dade, Vasiliki Stamoulis, Gerald Martell, Azbehat, Donald Yakuber, Carl deVyver, Jo AnneNicholas (recuperating from surgery), Joan Rusko, Daria, Alice Ladhu (cancer); Joseph Nossal; Ed Manier, (recuperating from stroke)ALSO FOR: Betty Hanoian, who celebrates her birthday on Today, Sunday, 24 JanuaryMANY YEARS! Joseph Nossal, who celebrates his birthday on Tuesday, 26 January

Claire Theresa Hancock, who celebrates her birthday on Wednesday, 27 January Edward Manier, who celebrates his birthday on Thursday, 28 January

� MAY GOD GRANT THEM MANY YEARS! �

COMMEMORATED TODAY: Bl. Xenia of St. Petersburg (1803). Ven. Xenia of Rome and her two female servants (5th c.). St. Gerásim, Bishopof Perm (1441). Martyr John of Kazan’ (1529). Martyrs Babylas (Vavíla) of Sicily, and his two disciples: Timothy and Agapius (3rd c.). St.Macedonius, Hermit, of Syria (ca. 420). Translation of the relics of St. Anastasius the Persian (7th c.). Ven. Dionysius of Olympus (16th c.).

PROSPHORA FOR TODAY IS OFFERED BY: John Andrayko & Sister IoannaIn Memory Eternal of: (a) John Andrayko: Parents: John Andrayko (Anniversary of repose, 28 January) & Helen Andrayko; and sister, Carole Andrayko; andall departed family & friends. (b) Sister Ioanna: Parents: Ethel Elizabeth (10th Anniversary of repose, 8 January) & Wayne Joshua deVyver; Robert David Horka; Nina I; Marion Pallas; Mother Benedicta, Fr. Photius, Fr. Roman (Braga), & all departed family & friends; and For the Health of: (a) John Andrayko: John Andrayko; Fr. Roman & Mat. Rose Marie; Rose Nossal; all St. Innocent Parishioners; all family & friends. (b) Sister Ioanna: brother, Carl; Rose; Bob; Ed M; JoAnne N; Fr. Roman & Mat. Rose Marie; all Parishioners, friends & family; Thanksgiving for Anniversary of Chrismation on Theophany & for many blessings.

CANDLES FOR LAST SUNDAY, 17 JANUARYCHURCH VIGIL LAMPS:Royal Doors Lamp: In Memory of Husband Joe; Son Kenneth; parents Michael & Margaret Rusko, & John & Martha Nossal, by Rose NossalAltar Candles: In Memory of Nicholas and Susan Yakuber, by son, Donald Yakuber Iconostasis Lamps: In Memory of parents, Ethel Elizabeth & Wayne Joshua; Robert David H; & Health of brother, Carl, by Sister IoannaCandles on the Solea: In Memory of Pete & Theresa Harvilla, Norman & Monica Holst, & Ricky Ellis, by Jason & Debra Truskowski Nave Reliquary-Icon Lamps: (1) In Memory of Ross & Margaret Falsetti, by daughters, Margie Martell & Rose Ann EverhardtNave Reliquary-Icon Lamps: (2) In Memory of Edwin Rusko, by the Nossal FamilyTable of Oblation Lamp: In Memory of parents, Helen & John Andrayko, Sr. & sister, Carole Andrayko, by John Andrayko, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF (MEMORY ETERNAL!)Joseph & Estelle Star, by son Father Roman and familyPaul & Alexandra Yupco, Basil & Ellen Starinshak, by grandson, Father Roman and familyJohn & Anna Witkowski, by daughter, Matushka Rose Marie and familySamuel & Mary Kupec, by granddaughter, Matushka Rose Marie and familyParents, Helen & John Andrayko, and sister, Carole Andrayko, by John Andrayko My husband, Joe; my sisters, Margaret & Ross Falsetti, Anna & Mike Elaschat, Theresa & Pete Harvilla, Irene, & brothers, Michael, John & Edwin Rusko; niece, Rose Mary & Dean Hough; Joe’s brothers, Raymond & Walter Nossal, & sisters, Theresa, Florence & Helen Nossal, by Rose Nossal ++ + Pete & Theresa Harvilla, by Mary Ann Harvilla & Kay Truskowski + + + My husband, Michael Rusko, by Joan Rusko Parents, Ethel Elizabeth & Wayne Joshua; David H; Nina I; Marion P; Fr. Photius; Mo. Benedicta; Archm. Roman; Olive, by Sister Ioanna Child Lana Wilson, Shirley Troyer, Marsha Olsen, Betty Stelmaszek, by Becky Jurczyszyn Cousin, Pauline Shirak Mojica, by Fr. Daneil + + + Father-in-law, Clarence White, by Fr. Daneil

FOR THE HEALTH OF: (MANY YEARS!)Elizabeth & Lawrence, Caitlin & Zachary, by parents & grandparents, Father Roman & Matushka Rose Marie Gregory & Tamiko Star, by parents, Father Roman & Matushka Rose MarieChildren, Grandchildren & Great-grandchild; Monk Fr. Sdn. Tikhon (Dade); by Rose NossalFather Roman & Matushka & family; Sister Ioanna; John Andrayko; Nancy; Mary G; Jo Anne N; Grandson Joey (in the Navy Reserves) & all people in the Armed Forces; & all the people of St. Innocent Church, by Rose Nossal My Mom, Jaime Truskowski, by Kay Truskowski + + + Family & Friends, by Mary Ann Harvilla & Kay T. Brother, Greg & Donna, nephew, Gregory & Liz & nephew, Alex, by Mary Ann Harvilla & Kay + + + Ed Manier, by Mary Ann Harvilla & KayArchimandrites Nafanail, Gregory & Seraphim; Fr. Roman & Mat. Rose Marie; Fr. Lawrence & fam; Fr. Laurence & fam; Fr. Daneil & fam; Dcn. Michael & fam; Mat. Mary D; Carl; Sdn Fr. Tikhon; Sdn Andrew; Sdn Joshua, Abigail & children; Rdr Robert; Robert M; David Samuel & Sky & new baby (12/31/15); Jo Anne & Nick; Athanasius; John A; Ed (stroke) & Tiffany; Vasiliki; Rose; Emil; Billy & Fonda, by Sister IoannaJay Nossal, by Rose Nossal + + + John Andrayko (May God watch over him), by Rose Nossal + + + Rose Nossal, by John Andrayko Joan & Bob Jurczyszyn, Paul Stelmaszek & Paul Jr., Leia & Mike Wilson, Liz Tomechesky & Andrea Faust, Levi Troyer, Damon Trestain, by Becky Jurczyszyn + + + Shirley Peponis, by brother, Nick & JoAnne + + + Health & Salvation of: Ed, Manier Children, grandchildren &Family; Donna Williams (MS); Karen Phillips (cancer of lower abdomen); Krystal Gardner (pain-pill addiction), by Tiffany Manier

ANNOUNCEMENTS1) THEOPHANY HOLY WATER. Make sure you get your own bottle of Theophany Holy Water to bring home for use throughout the year.

2) THEOPHANY HOME-BLESSINGS: Fr. Roman will contact you about scheduling your annual Theophany home-blessing.

3) CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE REMOVED NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 31st. Please mark on your calendar to save sometime after Liturgy to help take down and put away the Christmas decorations that have been beautifying our temple and parish hall. Thank you

4) LISTEN EVERY SUNDAY TO THE COCC’S DETROIT’S OWN ORTHODOX RADIO HOUR [DOOR] ON WNZK 690-AM, 4-5 pm, or on your computer, live, at http://www.doorradio.org. This website also has an archive of all its previous weekly programs.

5) LATEST ISSUE OF THE COCC’S “GOOD WORKS” (Nov-Dec) NOW AVAILABLE. To view the Nov-Dec issue on-line, go to:http://coccdetroit.com/files/Good%20Works/COCCGoodWorks-2015NOV-DEC.pdf. Printed copies available at church, or can be mailed.

6) DO REGULARLY VISIT OUR CHURCH’S WEBSITE FOR WHAT’S NEW: http://stinnocentchurch.com. See JANUARY Calendar. Recent additions: 25 photos of St. Nicholas visiting on Christmas Day, & Sdn. Joshua’s ‘Meditations’ on Jesus’ Genealogy.

7) PLEASE DONATE TO HELP THE NEEDY HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. We continue to buy much-needed underwear &socks for children, youth & adults, which are always needed by the Redford Interfaith Relief (RIR). Please donate so we can help as many peopleas possible. (See Matushka Rose Marie.) Many thanks to all those who have donated.

8) PLEASE HELP THE FAMILY OF AN ORTHODOX DEACON WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN A FIRE. The Reeves family with 2young children and a 3rd due in March lost almost everything in a fire. They especially need furniture, appliances, all housewares, and children’sspring and summer clothes and toys. Read details at: https://www.gofundme.com/4mhvmbj8. Bring items to church. Money contributions welcome.Deacon Graham & Mat. Rachel Reeves and their family live in Hillsdale, and he serves at the St. Herman Orthodox Church in Lake Odessa.

Z CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! Z HE IS NOW & ALWAYS SHALL BE! Z

LIFE OF ST. XENIA OF ST. PETERSBURG(c.1719 – c.1803)

Feast days: January 24th & September 11th

Blessed St. Xenia was a "fool-for-Christ," who, for 45 years, wandered around the streets of St.Petersburg, Russia. For the first 26 years of her life, Xenia had lived quite comfortably.However, after her husband suddenly died, the Holy Spirit led her to give away all herpossessions to the poor. She put on her dead husband’s clothes andcalled herself by his name, saying that Xenia had died. Homeless,she lived in the streets all year round for 45 years, owning only theragged clothes on her back. The Holy Spirit also led her to giveaway her mind and her heart to God. By giving everything away, shebecame rich in humility, simplicity, self-denial, kindness, and deepand profound love for all. By pretending to be insane, she showedhow insane the world and its values are. By denying herself thecomforts of a home, a bed, decent clothes, food, and the appearance

of being "normal," she helps us to examine what really is important in life, and what really is"normal." By her self-denial, Blessed St. Xenia daily died to her old self and daily lived only

for God. She trusted totally that God would provide for her, as Heprovides for the birds.

During the day she wandered the streets, dressed in rags, enduring heat and cold, snow and rain,mocked by people. At night she went out into the fields and prayed all night, and at other timesshe spent the night at the Smolensk Cemetery. It was at this cemetery that she helped theworkmen build the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God (photo to the left), bysecretly carrying bricks up the scaffold during the night. One night the workmen hid to find outwho was helping them, and discovered that it was "crazy Xenia."

As the years passed, the Holy Spirit filled Xenia with greater riches, and she becameincreasingly blessed. After a while, some people started to notice that "crazy Xenia" wasn’t socrazy after all, but was an instrument of divine grace, to whom had been given deep spiritualpowers: she could see into people’s hearts and into the past and future, and appeared to peoplein visions. Anyone whom she touched was blessed. Because she gave up living for herself, she

was able to live for others, helping those in need. She especially helped families, children andmarriages, as she continues to do today.

After she fell asleep in the Lord, around 1803, she continued to help those who asked for herassistance. Throughout the 19th century, tens of thousands of people came every year to hergrave, and countless miracles occurred. In 1902 a chapel was built over her grave in theSmolensk Cemetery, located on the western end of Vasiliev Island in St. Petersburg. This chapelhas now been reconstructed (photo to the left), again welcoming the pilgrims who come thereevery day, and the miracles continue to occur. For over 200 years people have been turning tothe Blessed One, and she has been helping them. Her great spiritual power and her deep love forpeople transcend the grave and are manifested daily. One of the most popular of God’s "chosenones," her canonization in 1988 was official recognition of what the faithful had long witnessedand experienced.

This is the icon of Blessed St. Xenia that is in the chapel over her tomb, painted/written at the time ofher glorification as a saint in 1988. In the background is depicted the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery innorthwestern St. Petersburg, where she spent most of her nights, and where she is buried. The bluechurch and bell tower immediately behind the Blessed One is the Church of the Smolensk Icon of theMother of God, which she helped the workmen build, as mentioned above. To the left of the Blessed Oneis a representation of the chapel over her tomb (now painted blue).

By Sister Ioanna, St. Innocent of Alaska Monastic Community, Redford, MichiganFrom: http://stinnocentchurch.com/lifeofstxenia.html

A MIRACLE ON CHRISTMAS EVE: 2 STORIES FROM GEORGIA

Part 1 of 2

When Christmas Eve comes, how we wish for a miracle! And miracles really dohappen. These two stories were found for us by Maria Saradzhishvili on the pages ofperiodicals of the country of Georgia. They are not only miraculous examples of God’sProvidence in life, but portray the hearts of people filled with great nobility, self-

sacrifice, and love. And of course, faith in God.

THE FIRST STORY. ABOUT AN ABORTION THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN, A BLIND MAN, AND A SEEING HEART.

This happened to a friend of mine a long time ago.

Nino [Nina] moved to the city to study. She was seduced by a married man. She became pregnant, and the rest unfoldedaccording to the usual pattern: The guilty party gave her money for an abortion. But Nino already loved her unborn child andrejected this idea. She well knew that her strict father and brothers would not forgive her this mistake, but returned homeanyway to her village in her seventh month of pregnancy. New Year’s day came, and she hoped that this fairy-tale night mightwork a miracle, and that her family would forgive her and forget everything.

But unfortunately, this did not happen. Even her mother did not defend her own pregnant daughter. To the contrary, she gaveher some “wise” advice: “Everyone is resting now, and won’t pay any attention to us. Right after Christmas I’ll take you toa midwife I know. There you can have your baby in secret. Then they’ll sell it to someone. It’s a good thing that there are somany childless people—it won’t take long to find a buyer!”

Nino decided to run away. Then on Christmas Eve she found an opportunity. She walked a long time through the woods sothat no one would see her. She didn’t even feel the cold for fear. She walked out of the grove when it was completely dark,and approached the first house she saw. A young man was standing in the doorway. Nino looked and called out to him. Hemoved in the direction of the gate and asked, “Who are you? I don’t recognize your voice.”

“I’m not from here. I have run away from home,” Nino answered, not seeing in the darkness that the man was looking rightpast her. “Mama!” the young man shouted, turning towards his house. “It’s a Christmas mekvle [The first person to come into

a home on Christmas or New Year with sweets and wishes of prosperity for the family] who’s come to us!” Then he felt his way tothe gate and opened it. “Could he really be blind?” thought Nino as compassion struck her heart. Out of the house came amiddle-aged woman, wiping the flour from her hands on her apron. They led Nino into the house, fed her, and listened to herstory. “I won’t give my child away. I’ll die without him,” Nino told them. “I don’t know how, but I’ll save him. If you’ll allowme, I ask you to let me spend the night here. I am afraid I’ll get sick outside. God will reward you for your kindness. “Mama!”exclaimed the blind young man, his voice breaking. “God has sent me this girl after so many years of suffering.”

Then Nino listened to his amazing story: “Four years ago I was the happiest man on earth. I loved a beautiful girl. She wasalready pregnant by me. We decided to have the wedding after Christmas. We greeted the New Year together. I took a rifleoutside to shoot it at twelve o’clock. It exploded in my hands. The doctors could not restore my sight. When my fiancée heardthe diagnosis she got scared of living her life with an invalid and broke off the engagement. I begged her to have her babyand give it to me to raise, but she had an abortion anyway. It’s hard to describe my suffering in words. Only my pity for mymother kept me from killing myself. Do you believe in miracles? After all, it’s no accident that after walking all this way youcame knocking at our gate and no other. I don’t dare ask you to stay. But please let me take care of your baby who is justabout to be born.

Nino had tears in her eyes and nearly kissed his hands. They met Christmas together. In the morning Nino’s abdomen ached.She was frightened—the child was only seven months old. It was too late to go to the hospital—the birth pangs had begun.Tedo’s mother, Tamara, set about helping her give birth. “I’m only a veterinarian, but I do know a little about gynecology!” In the morning a baby boy was born. Tedo’s friend called a doctor, who, after looking over mother and child, said that it wasnot necessary to take them to the hospital. Tamara set the table. Nino wanted to name the boy after the man of the house, butthe blind one asked her not to: “Since God has given you to me on such a great day, it’s better to name him ‘Khvisto!’”[“God’s” in the Georgian language]

Thirty years have passed since that day. Everything worked out for the best. Tedo and Nino were married. They had threemore children after Khvisto. The eldest went to school, became a doctor, and married. His primary plan was this: to operateon at least one of his father’s eyes, to give him back his sight. Tedo believes in him and hopes—because he knows that

nothing is impossible. By Inga Djakeli, Gza magazine (Source: www.pravoslavie.ru)

St. Seraphim, detail of the Deisis,on sanctuary east wall, St.Innocent Church, Redford, MI

Panel Icon of St. Seraphim, with relics,at St. Innocent Church, Redford, MI

ST. SERAPHIM OF SAROV(1759 - 1833)

Feast Days: January 2nd & July 19th

St. Seraphim is one of the most beloved saints in the 20th century, not just in Russia,but throughout the Orthodox world. In a period of spiritual decline and darkness, his wasa light that has lit up the 18th, 19th, 20th centuries, and now the 21st century, and continuestoday even brighter than ever. Almost an exact contemporary of St. Herman of Alaska,their humble and simple ascetic personalities are quite similar. St. Seraphim is loved forhis Paschal joy and love with which he embraced all creatures, greeting people year-roundwith the exclamation, “Christ is Risen!”; for his humble and patient acceptance of allthings at the Lord’s hands, including lengthy illnesses and being beaten almost to death;for his emphasis on the acquisition of the Holy Spirit as the goal of the Christian life,using prayer, almsgiving, fasting and charitable works done for Christ’s sake as a meansof achieving that goal; and for his intimacy with the Holy Birthgiver-of-God and herappearing to St. Seraphim in visions, and healing him. Holy Father Seraphim is known forfeeding bears and other wild animals when he livedin a cabin in the woods; for the 1,000 days andnights he spent praying on a rock near his forestcabin; for the experience of the warmth, radiance,peace and joy of the Uncreated Light, which heallowed to envelop his disciple, Motovilov; and forcountless miracles.

The future saint, Prochor Moshnin, was born in1759 in the city of Kursk to a pious merchantfamily. When he was 10, the Mother of God healedhim from a severe illness through her Kursk-Korennaya Icon. As a youth, Prochor spent asmuch time as possible in church, and used the gift

of reading to devour the Bible, the lives of the saints, the writings of the ChurchFathers, and liturgical books, which he continued to do for his entire life. Hisheart’s desire was to dedicate his life to serving God as a monk and thus, at age 19,he obeyed an Elder’s counsel to go to the Sarov Monastery, where he spent therest of his life.

After 8 years, during which time he nearly died—until he was healed by theMother of God—he was tonsured a monk, and then a deacon. While serving at thealtar, he frequently saw angels, and once, on Holy Thursday, he was transportedin ecstasy for several hours by a vison of Christ Himself. At age 34 Fr. Seraphimwas ordained priest, and then his elder entrusted to him the spiritual care of thesisters at the nearby Diveyevo Women’s Monastery, which became “his”Diveyevo. He then also received permission to live by himself in the forest,praying, reading the Church Fathers, and every week, reading the entire NewTestament. At age 45 he was beaten by robbers and left for dead. During his longrecovery, the Mother of God again appeared to him with the Apostles Peter andJohn the Theologian, and said of him: “He is one of ours.” After this he recovered,but was always bent over and walked with a cane. More years of seclusion in theforest and in his monastery passed, and then the Mother of God directed him toreceive people who came to him for spiritual comfort and guidance. For 7 years,thousands of pilgrims came seeking assistance from the Elder, as people havecontinued to do throughout the 20th century, especially after his glorification in1903. His wonder-working relics were miraculously discovered and returned toDiveyevo with triumphant joy in July 1991.

Note: See this article with additional icons on our church website: http://stinnocentchurch.com/lifeofstseraphimofsarov.html

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