O who loves Nicholas the Saintly O kto kto Nikolaja l’ubit

O who serves Nicholas the Saintly O kto kto Nikolaja služit

Him will Nicholas receive Tomu svajatyj Nikolaj

And give help in time of need Na vsjakij čas pomahaj

Holy Father Nicholas Nikolaj, Nikolaj

ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA ORTHODOX CHURCH A PARISH OF THE AMERICAN CARPATHO-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF THE

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE

288 E. 10th Street, New York, NY 10009

Rev. Fr. Michael Rustick

Church Phone #: 212-254-6685 For Emergency Use Only: 973-219-5186

Website: www.stnicholaschurchnyc.org Email: info@stnicholaschurchnyc.org

SUNDAY, April 7, 2013

Feast of the Annunciation & Sunday of the Cross

Epistle Readings: Hebrews 4:14-5:6 & 2:11-18 Gospel Readings: Mark 8:34-9:1 & Luke 1:24-38 Tone: 3

Today is a very special day.

We are celebrating two important

days in the Church Calendar – The

Feast of the Annunciation and the

Veneration of the Cross. You will

see that Father Michael is vested in

blue to honor the Annunciation and

the cloths remain purple, as we

celebrate the third Sunday in Lent.

On the tetrapod, there is both the

icon of the Annunciation and a

Cross surrounded by a flower

wreath. During the Liturgy of

St. Basil, you will notice that there

are two Troparians, Kontakions,

Epistle and Gospel readings.

SERVICES TODAY: The first is a Moleben (before the dismissal) for Mary Medvecky on the occasion of her

90th

birthday celebration today; the second is a parastas for Vasil Mamrila, given by daughter Anna

Derevjanikova & family on the one year anniversary of his falling asleep.

WREATH DONATION: The wreath of roses around the cross in honor of the Veneration of the Cross was

donated in memory of Parents - Michael and Anna Salony, by their daughters - Stephanie, Merka, and Helenka

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Mnohaja i Blahaja L'ita

Let us all wish Aidan Bankovic, Carlos Canjura, Jessica Koneval, Martha Koneval, Betty Kormanik, Tess

Lamhaouar, Lorraine Medvecky, Albert Nicholas Vira, III many happy and blessed years!

PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYERS FOR: Paul Sikoryak, Helenka Tymus, Mary Fackovec, Lorraine Vira,

Jan Kindja, Mary Strenk, Steven Gaydos, Ann Gaydos, Anna Viktoria Derevjanikova, Mary Lichvarik, Anna

Lichvarik, Seman Kovalcik, Olga Petrick, John Vislocky, Victoria Vislocky, Deacon Joseph Hotrovich, Joyce

Rusinak, Neil Ingenito and Janice Dolhy. Please notify Fr. Michael to add to this list:

frmichael@stnicholaschurchnyc.org.

Dial in Service Info: 10 minutes prior to Service, call 1-877-459-3710 and enter access code 254685

FEAST OF THE

ANNUNCIATION OF THE

THEOTOKOS

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

VENERATION OF THE CROSS

On the Third Sunday of Great and

Holy Lent, the Orthodox Church

commemorates the Precious and

Life-Giving Cross of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ.

ST NICHOLAS LENTEN MEMORIAL WALL

During the Lenten season, we would like to again

remember our St. Nicholas family and friends who

have departed with a Memorial picture wall. If you

have a photo that you would like for us to include,

please give to Debbie Derevjanik any Sunday.

CAMP NAZARETH RAFFLE TICKETS

Camp Nazareth Family Day Raffle Tickets have

arrived! This is still the only diocesan-wide fundraiser

for Camp Nazareth and a significant source of income

for the Camp Program. The raffle takes place at the

camp on Family Day, Sunday June 2nd. Please

consider purchasing a $20 ticket. If you’re interested

see Debbie Derevjanik any Sunday or email

info@stnicholaschurchnyc.org for more information.

PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR PASKA & KOLAČ

An order form is on the last page of the bulletin.

Please see Magda if you have any questions.

PIROHY FOR SALE! STOCK UP YOUR

FREEZER FOR LENT!

Pirohy will be available for purchase after Liturgy to

take home each Sunday through Lent. Please see

Magda Matlak or Justina Chobor. Cost: $8 for Potato

& Cheese; Farmers Cheese – SOLD OUT!

ITEMS NEEDED FOR HOLY WEEK

In one week, all the items that are used during Holy

Week were donated. Thank you to all.

ST NICHOLAS CHURCH

LENTEN FOOD DRIVE

Mike and Evelyn Kormanik

passed on a great idea called the

“40 Cans of Lent Food Drive”.

While many Orthodox Christians

fast during Lent, for some of our food-insecure

neighbors, going without food is not a choice. The

goal is to set aside one can (or other non-perishable

food item) per day during Lent and bring your

accumulated food donation with your basket on

Pascha. To help out, there are sturdy shopping bags in

#2 Hall to place your food. “40 Cans for Lent” is an

opportunity to take a small sacrifice and turn it into a

big difference in the lives of others

PARASTAS/PANACHIDA & HRAMOTA FORMS

Both forms are available on top of the radiator in back

of the church. Please give the completed forms to

Father Michael or drop them off in the office.

NO ENVELOPES TO REMEMBER! Have your

donation charged to your credit card once a month.

Sign-up in the office.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPARE CHANGE?

Remember that big bottle just outside the entrance of

the church? The money raised from this collection

goes to the building fund for a rainy day (or to repair

damage from a rainy day). Before going into church,

why not throw in some of your spare change?

IMPORTANT DATES – Mark Your Calendars

April 14th

– Altar Society Communion Breakfast - $10 adults

April 21st – Coffee Hour hosted by Vislocky, Salony, Ludwig,

McCormick families

April 27th

– Lazarus Saturday – Please see Board in Main Hall to

sign-up – we will be dyeing Easter Eggs, tying pussy willows and

baking Paska and Kolačy.

April 28th

– Palm Sunday coffee hour hosted by the Benc &

McAusland families

MAY 5TH

GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA

EVENT ALERT!

The first Sunday in May is the Five Boro Bike Tour. Road

closures effectively block many ways into Manhattan and

those that aren’t blocked are very congested. This year,

since Pascha is on the same day, it is very important to

start planning your route into the City early! Here is a race

map: http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/five-boro-bike-tour-

2013/ As you can see, the West Side Highway is clear so that has been a

great route for many from New Jersey and up-state. We will post a

complete list of street and road closures when available.

June 22nd

– Annual Flea Market

June 23rd

– Tentative date for Annual Picnic

St. Nicholas Flea Market

Saturday, June 22nd

11:00 – 4:00

We are in need of the following

items:

Housewares, home decorations,

jewelry, handbags, books,

toys and anything you no longer can

use, but maybe someone else can.

PLEASE, NO CLOTHING!

NO COMPUTERS!

We will be storing the items,

temporarily in the Choir Room

Can you spare some time to

help sell all of our

“treasures”?

Please sign up on the

Volunteer Board, Main Hall

Communion Breakfast

Sunday, April 14th

Adults: $10 Under 18-Free

WHAT IS A “COMMUNION BREAKFAST”?

Next week, the Altar Society will be hosting the Annual Communion

Breakfast after Liturgy. There is some confusion as to exactly why this

meal is prepared during Lent. Is it for the children having their first

communion? Is it a tradition in the Orthodox Church? Is it a fundraiser?

The answer is “no”, but the questions are reasonable. This annual meal,

prepared during the middle of Lent, was the idea of +Met. Nicholas while

he was pastor at St. Nicholas. It has been explained that his goal was to

have a Sunday set aside during Lent to focus on fasting, prayer and

confession during the final weeks leading up to Holy Week. He wanted us

to break bread together, encourage each other and to make sure that each of

us was planning to go to confession in order to partake of the Sacrament of

Communion (thus the name) during Holy Week. He started a beautiful

St. Nicholas Church tradition that has continued for many, many years.

We hope you will be at church next week and will join us in a Lenten meal

prepared by the Altar Society. To help us plan for the amount of food

needed, please sign your name on the bulletin board in #2 Hall. The cost is

$10 for adults. Children and teenagers 18 and under are free.

Like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions, yet our roots at St. Nicholas Church will always

remain our common bond. We live in hope, we grow in faith, and we give in love.

WHAT IS THE TREE OF LIFE?

The Tree of Life is the elegant tree sculpture mounted in Hall #2. The tree is a part of a

perpetual fundraising program that creates a living legacy to honor the lives of the many

people that were, are and will be a vital part of St. Nicholas Church as well as a way to

help our church remain financially solvent for future generations. Our hope is that the

proceeds from the Tree of Life will give our children a great gift for the future –

freedom from the monthly expenses of a large mortgage.

UPDATE: Last year, the Tree of Life Appeal was announced. To date, we have

commitments for over $55,000 which is being used towards the reduction of our outstanding loans and

capital expenses. Several large and small stones and leaves are being engraved now and will soon be

mounted on the wall display.

HOW DOES THE TREE OF LIFE WORK?

Each stone and leaf has a set donation amount. Families then submit an inscription

that is engraved on the stone or leaf for permanent display. The stones represent

the bedrock of St. Nicholas and offer the highest level of giving ($10,000 and

$5,000). The leaves represent important people and events in family’s lives.

A leaf is a donation of $250.

HOW CAN I DONATE A STONE OR LEAF?

There are informational packets located in back of the Church and in the Church

office with detailed information on the tree sculpture and how to donate. You will

be asked to create a personal message to be engraved on the stone or leaf.

WHAT IF I CAN’T AFFORD TO MAKE A LARGE SINGLE DONATION?

To help you budget, there are several donation options including installment

payments each year, monthly payments by credit card and splitting payment

between family members.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Dawn Krzyzanowski - dawn@krzyzanowski.org or Kim Busel - k.busel@att.net

St. Nicholas Church would like

to acknowledge and thank

Pat Visavaverasak

for her recent donation of

$10,500

to the Tree of Life Appeal in

memory of her beloved,

Bill Wislosky

May his memory be eternal!

VIČNAJA PAMJAT

NEW SCHOLARSHIP

ANNOUNCEMENT

Diane, Gary and Michele Heidenfelder are

doing something very special for the

graduating seniors here at St. Nicholas

Church. The Tracy Heidenfelder Memorial

Fund is announcing the start of a new

scholarship program with a $1,000 Award

presented directly to the student selected (in

the event of a tie, the award will be split).

Applications are available outside the church

office. The due date for application receipt is

May 20th

. The Scholarship Selection

Committee will announce the recipient of

the scholarship by June 16th

. The members

of this committee are not affiliated with St.

Nicholas Church in any way, and have no

knowledge of the candidates. Selection will

be based on the application content only.

UPCOMING EVENTS OF INTEREST

ART EXHIBITION –April 3 – June 2, 2013 LET’S SHOW OUR SUPPORT

American Indian Artists (AMERINDA), Inc. rents an office here at St. Nicholas Church in the former Sunday school

room. This not-for-profit organization has been a great addition to St. Nicholas for the past few years and very

helpful during the recent transition in particular. AMERINDA is announcing the opening of an art exhibition from

April 3 – June 2, 2013. The theme is The Old Becomes the New: New York Movement in Contemporary Native Art

and the New York School, a group exhibition of twenty three contemporary artists living and working in New York

City together with five highly seminal artists of the New York School. This is the first exhibition revealing the

historical relationship between the New York School and the evolution of Native modernism. AMERINDA works to

empower Native Americans, break down barriers, and foster intercultural understanding and appreciation for Native

culture. Through a variety of arts programs and services to artists, AMERINDA supports Native artists who embody

the traditional practices and values that define Indian culture. The exhibition is being held at the Wilmer Jennings

Gallery at Kenkeleba located at 219 East 2nd Street, New York, NY 10009 and is open from Wednesday

through Saturday, 11:00 – 6:00pm. Tuesdays-By Appointment Call (212) 674-3939. For further inquires contact

David Martine at (631)287-6931 or at amerinda@amerinda.org.

HISTORY OF THE EASTER EGG AND THE “ART OF PYSANKY” Saturday, April 20, 2013, 2 PM

at the SS. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church Hall, 66 Beach St., Rockaway, NJ 08766 Admission is free and

refreshments will be served. A DVD about Pysanky will be shown with a demonstration of painting the eggs. For

further info, please send an e-mail to crsnewjersey@gmail.com.

GOLF TOURNMENT - May 18th

St. Michaels Orthodox Church, Binghamton, NY will be holding its 3rd

annual golf tournament to benefit two

orphanages and a children’s hospital wing in Slovakia & the Ukraine. The cost is $400 per team. For more info,

contact Dr. Nick Seketa at NFSeketa@gmail.com. You can also sponsor an orphan for $10. Make the check out to

St. Michaels Orthodox Church and mail to: Dr. Nick Seketa, 1104 Tamara Lane, Johnson City, NY 13790

CAMP NAZARETH FAMILY CAMP – May 31-June 2nd

For more information, visit, http://www.acrod.org/news/releases/familycamp2013

LADIES LUNCHEON/CHINESE AUCTION TO BENEFIT BEAUTIFULLY RECKLESS – June 1st

Beautifully Reckless, the Tracy Heidenfelder Memorial Fund, is hosting a Ladies Luncheon and Chinese Auction

on Sat., June 1st at 12:00, The Palace of Wong, Sunrise Highway, Rockville Center, NY. The cost is $30 per

person. Tickets must be purchased prior to the event. Checks may be mailed to: Beautifully Reckless, PO Box

1643, Valley Stream, NY 11582. For more information, visit www.beautifullyreckless.org.

The Tracy Heidenfelder

Memorial Fund Scholarship

Award Amount: $1000

Non-renewable, and may be split in case of a tie

Applications are available in the church office

Application Deadline:

Must be received at address on the application

by May 20, 2013

The criteria for applying:

High School Senior, graduating Class of 2013

GPA of 85 or better

Will be attending either a 2 or 4 year college/university

Must be currently involved in at least one school

extra curricular activity.

Must be an active participant at St. Nicholas of Myra Church

Scholarship Recipient to be announced no later than June 16th

If you have any questions, please contact us at

fortracy@beautifullyreckless.org

Lent 2013 – March, April and May

Sunday Monday Tuesday

Tuesday

Wednesdayd

nesday

Thursday

Thursday

Friday Saturday

SSaturdaySatu

rday 7 Cross Veneration &

Annunciation

- Parastas for Vasil

Mamrila

- Moleben for Mary

Medvecky and

90th

Birthday Party

8 9 10

Presanctified

Liturgy, 7pm

11

12 13

14 St. John of the Ladder

Communion Breakfast

sponsored by the Altar

Society

15 16 17 18 19 Paraklis 7pm

20

21 St. Mary of Egypt

Parastas & coffee

hour: Vislocky,

Salony, Ludwig,

McCormick

22 23 24 25 26

Presanctified

Liturgy, 7pm

27 Lazarus

Saturday

Divine

Liturgy 10am

28

Palm Sunday

Coffee Hour:

Benc & McAusland

29 30 MAY 1

Holy

Wednesday

7pm

2

Holy

Thursday –

The 12

Passion

Gospels

7pm

3

Holy &

Great Friday-

Vespers

Liturgy and

Procession

7pm

4 Vesperal

Liturgy 9am

Resurrection

Matins &

Procession

8pm

Blessing of

Baskets

5 The Resurrection of

our Lord –

PASCHA

Divine Liturgy 10am

Blessing of Baskets

6 Bright

Monday

Divine

Liturgy 9am

7 Bright

Tuesday

Divine

Liturgy 9am

8 9 10 11

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If you would like to have the St. Nicholas Bulletin delivered to your email each week (normally by Friday),

please send an email to: k.busel@att.net with the email address(es) you want to receive the bulletin.

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KOLAČ & PASKA ORDER FORM

Order form can be dropped off at the church office; or e-mailed to: mmatlak@kbcc.cuny.edu

or call in your order to Magda Matlak on: 718 373-2279 Orders must be place by: April 24

Please make checks payable to: St. Nicholas Church Orders will be available for pick-up: Sunday, April 28

Name: __________________________________ Phone #: _________________________________

Item Price Amount Total

Kolač – Poppyseed $10.00

Kolač – Walnut $14.00

Kolač – Lekvar – Prune $10.00

Kolač - Apricot $10.00

Paska – (S) $ 6.00

Paska – (M) $ 8.00

GRAND TOTAL

For office use only: Paid: Yes_____; No______ Form of Payment: Cash:_____; Check: _____; CC: _____

A Loving Tribute to Mary Medvecky

You are truly a remarkable woman and Mom.

You offered us the world and the encouragement to explore it.

You showed us how to live a joyful life by cherishing everything in it.

And, you were our rock, our security, our belief that good in the world exists

even when reality seemed too overwhelming to bear.

Your generosity and unending service to our family and at St. Nicholas Church

taught us how to reach out and help others in need with God as our center.

Your positive attitude and resilience through two bouts of cancer taught us

how to handle adversity with grace, determination, and faith.

Your work ethic taught us that our life journey must include

developing our minds while following our hearts.

Your outgoing nature and adventurous soul taught us that

learning new things and making new friends can happen at any age.

Even ninety years young.

You have been tough when you had to…loving, always

Never an unkind word, just an extra hand

To help, to hug, to pray

Yours was the voice we heard when you sang in the choir.

Your sweet smile is your light that shines forth

and we promise, it will always

shine brightly within us

because your life

has taught

us how

to be.

1920

1930

1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

thru Today

Mary Medvecky 90 Years Young

Born in Manhattan on November 4, 1922 to Konstantine and Anna Yanoscik. Sister of John, Michael, Joseph and Anna

Grew up in Lower Manhattan – the Financial District

Loved watching her broth-ers play basketball at the Downtown Athletic Club

1941 – Begins work for the United States Army in the Signal Corps as a Secretary/Bookkeeper

1942 –Moves to Philadelphia on a government work assignment

1944 – Promoted to Supervisor of Payroll Dept at the Brooklyn Army Base, Brooklyn, NY

Early 1970’s – Begins work at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as an Executive Assistant

Pilgrimages to Russia, Eastern Europe and Holy Land, Turkey and Greece with Metropolitan Nicholas Smisko Italy, London and Paris with daughters

Late 1980’s – Retires from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Loves living downtown

where she grew up Sitting on the terrace

looking out on the Hudson and watching the cruise ships and sailboats go by...

ACRY Conference with Joe

The “Andrews Sisters”

Joins St. Nicholas Church Choir at age 13

Graduated from P.S. 29, Washington Irving High School and Drakes Business School

Enjoyed the St. Mary’s Guild and Seaside Camp in Great Falls, Long Island through Trinity Episcopal Church Meets future husband Joseph Medvecky at an ACRY Convention in Buffalo, NY

1953 – Marries Joseph on May 9th

1954 – Daughter Mary Jane born - March 19th

1956 – Daughter Joanne born – March 8th

1962 – Daughter Lorraine Andrea born – April 9th

1960’s - Becomes bookkeeper for St. Nicholas Church

Traveling with the Choir, Christmas caroling and performing at shows were favorite pastimes

1982 – Daughter Mary Jane marries George Glosik August 8th

Grandson Joseph Adam Glosik born – October 12th

Summers in Boston with daughter Lorraine; Western United States with brother John and daughters

Reads the New York Post from cover to cover

Reads mystery books Enjoys doing her arts and

crafts and giving them away as gifts

Loves Chinese food – would eat it every day if she could