Feast of the Dormition - Panigryi for the Panagia

A Parish Retreat with Fr. Josiah Trenham at Christ the Savior

“WHAT IS THE HOLY PRIESTHOOD?”

May 29th + 30th

Christ the Savior Orthodox Church
16th & Pines
Spokane Valley, Washington

Friday, May 29 at 7PM (after Paraclesis 6pm):

• “The Supracelestial Grace of the Priesthood according to the Scriptures”

Saturday, May 30th starting at 10AM:

• “The Miracle of Sacred Ordination”
• “The Priest as a Preacher of the Word of God”
• “Living with Your Priest in the Parish Community”
• Q + A throughout

A subject without which no one can truly understand or practice the Orthodox Christian Faith!

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

For more information and directions, please visit www.christthesavior.us.

Fr. Josiah's bio:

FATHER JOSIAH TRENHAM was born in Glendale, CA on October 6th, 1967.

In 1989 he received his B.A. in Social Science/History from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA, where his senior thesis was on the famous American theologian and revivalist, the Reverend Jonathan Edwards.

He received his M.Div. in 1992 from Westminster Theological Seminary, Escondido, CA, having also studied at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, and Orlando, FL under the Reformed theologians Drs. R.C. Sproul, John Gerstner and JohnFrame.

In 2004 he received his Ph.D. in theology from the University of Durham, England where he studied under the tutelage of the internationally renowned Orthodox Christian theologian and professorof patristics, Father Andrew Louth.

Father Josiah’s doctoral dissertation was entitled Marriage and Virginity according to St. John Chrysostom. Father Josiah is continuing his academic pursuits. His dissertation is under contract for publication by St. Herman Press under the title Terrestrial Angels: Marriage and Virginity according to St. John Chrysostom. A popularization and topical expansion of the dissertation is planned by the same press under the title God’s Gifts:Marriage, Monasticism and Sexuality according to the PatristicTradition.

Since 2004, Father Josiah has served as Adjunct Professor of History at California Baptist University (Riverside, CA) where he teaches several courses each year including The Cross and the Crescent: Christianity and Islam and The History of California. Father Josiah also participates in yearly academic forums and symposia and conducts numerous parish retreats each year throughout the United States and Canada. He is a member of the Orthodox Theological Society of America.

In the midst of his years at Westmont College Father Josiah met and married Catherine Christy of Mt. Shasta, CA on May 22nd, 1988. From their happy union have been born nine children, six boys and three girls: Chad, Aidan, Victoria, Anastasia, Basil, Cassian, Luke, Garet, and Olivia.
While still in seminary Father Josiah was licensed as a minister by the Presbyterian Church in America, and later became an ordained clergyman of the Reformed Episcopal Church. In 1993 he was received into the Orthodox Christian Church, and ordained to the holy priesthood by His Grace Bishop Basil (Essey), Bishop of Wichita and Mid-America of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese

From 1994-1996 Father Josiah served as assistant pastor at St. Athanasius Orthodox
Christian Church, Santa Barbara, CA. Father also taught religion at Bishop DiegoGarcia Catholic High School in Santa Barbara. In 1997 Father Josiah served as resident priest at Project Mexico’s St. Innocent Orthodox Orphanage in Rosarito, Baja California, living in Mexico with his family. From 1998 until the present Father Josiah has been pastor of St. Andrew Orthodox Christian Church, Riverside, CA.

Thanksgiving

"We give thanks to You, invisible King. By Your infinite power You created all things and by Your great mercy You brought everything from nothing into being." from the Divine Liturgy

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Divine Liturgy Thanksgiving Day

9:30 am Holy Trinity

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2nd Avenue Dinner Thanksgiving Meal

Philoptochos of Holy Trinity will be serving dinner to the elderly and homeless from 2:30 to 4:30 on Thanksgiving Day at Mid-City Concerns, 1222 W 2nd Avenue. The food will be prepared at Holy Trinity after Liturgy until about 2pm then transported downtown to be served.

Helpers are needed to make about 400 turkey sandwiches as well as heat up, transport, and serve the traditional turkey dinner that has been prepared by Campus Kitchens of Gonzaga University. Clean up assistance is also appreciated. Even if you can only help out for an hour everyone is welcome to join in. Thank you to everyone who has helped so far wrapping the last of the pumpkin cookies, portioning cranberry sauce and roasting a lot of turkey for sandwiches.


This is the 4th year the Philoptochos has served a meal on Thanksgiving Day. It is an incredible blessing to be a part of it. Please call Holy Trinity at 509-328-9310 if you have questions.


Thank you to Barry from Christ the Savior for the 2nd Avenue Dinner website. For more information visit: http://www.christthesavior.us/other/foodsvc.html.

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2nd Avenue Dinner Christmas Day

This year, the Philoptochos will also be serving a meal on Christmas day. They will also be assembling gift bags to be given to the homeless for Christmas. The goal is to create 200 bags that will contain at least the following items: knit hat, pair of white tube socks, pair of gloves, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, lip balm,comb and candy.

Holy Trinity Sunday School students have been asked to decorate a Christmas Card with an icon of the Theotokos on the front for each gift bag.


So far, we have received 200 hats, 200 pairs of gloves, 200 bars of soap, 10 pairs of socks, 144 small tubes of toothpaste, and three bags of mints! If you would like to donate money or items, please contact Holy Trinity. The generosity we have seen so far has been truly amazing. Thank you!

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2nd Avenue Dinner Every Thursday

Can't make it for Thanksgiving or Christmas? There will also be a meal on New Year's Day/Feast of St Basil and every Thursday. Visit the link above for more information.
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Thanks!



Thank you to everyone who helped bake the bread for the Philoptochos bread sale. We have hand made Christmas bread, Vasilopita and baklava available for sale at Holy Trinity after any Liturgy.

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Lenten Recipe

Pumpkin Pudding or Pie Filling

1 5.1 oz pkg Vanilla Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
1 1/4 cup Vanilla Soy Milk (use 1 cup for pie filling)
3/4 cup canned or fresh pumpkin
3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger & allspice)

Mix together ingredients. Let set for 5 minutes for pudding. For pie, put in graham cracker or shortbread crust and refrigerate for at leat 1 hour.
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"To be myself, I need you. If we do not look each other in the eye, we are not truly human."

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If you would like additional information, please e-mail OrthodoxLifeINW@aol.com and it will be forwarded to the appropriate contact person. You can also reach the priests at the contact information on the parish websites listed in the left column.

October 30th - November 6th

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Please refer to the parish websites for regular Worship Service and Gathering schedules this week.
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Worship Services

Unction

The local parishes will be meeting at Christ the Savior for an Unction service on Friday, October 31st at 7:00pm.

Holy Unmercenaries

There will be Liturgy for Sts Cosmos & Damian at Holy Trinity on Nov 1st at 9:30 am.
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Funeral

There will be a Trisagion service for Mary Sweeney Friday oct 31st at 7pm at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. 2203 N Division St.

Her funeral will be after the Liturgy on Saturday Nov 1st.
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Gatherings

Greek School

The New Testament Greek class is beginning Oct 30th. It will be meeting Thurdsdays at 11:30am. Even if you miss the first class, it's not too late to join in.

Q&A

Orthodox Q&A will be meeting Tuesday Nov 4th at 7pm at Holy Trinity.
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On the Horizon

Orthodox Youth Outreach

ATTENTION TEENS: On Nov. 14 - 16, 2008, Orthodox Youth Outreach (OYO) invites teens from the Spokane area to participate in a life-changing weekend of fun and outreach to the poor and homeless. We will spend the weekend trying to live out Christ's commandment to love the least of these as we work with the impoverished of Spokane. Our weekend will begin on Friday, Nov. 14 at 2pm, and we will conclude at 2pm on Sunday, Nov. 16. The weekend will consist of serving at soup kitchens and rescue missions, as well as doing fun activities where we will meet some of the homeless of Spokane and learn about the complexity of poverty and homelessness.

Founded by Fr. Kevin Scherer, OYO is a ministry of NAC Teen SOYO of the Antiochian Archdiocese which has been designed to provide local parishes and youth workers with the resources necessary to involve junior and senior high students in local community service and short-term mission projects. The purpose of the program is to encourage our youth to live out their faith through service to others. OYO provides opportunities for youth to get involved with outreach at different levels and help them grow into positions of student leadership. Since our first trip in January 2004, OYO has conducted 30 mission trips to major cities across the U.S. and Canada, as well as several international trips. The program has been very successful.

We hope you will join us for an exciting weekend of serving the poor and learning what it means to follow Christ on Nov. 14 - 16, 2008. The all-inclusive cost to participate is $150. Students can register at www.orthodoxyouthoutreach.net. Please feel free to contact Jordan Henderson with any questions or concerns at (904) 347-9220 or jordan@orthodoxyouthoutreach.net.
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A Word from the Fathers

"Repentance is not something of just an hour or a day. It must be an inner preocupation for us to the end of our lives."

St Nikolai Velimirovich
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If you would like additional information, please e-mail OrthodoxLifeINW@aol.com and it will be forwarded to the appropriate contact person. You can also reach the priests at the contact information on the parish websites listed in the left column.

October 20th - 25th

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Please refer to the parish websites for Worship Service and Gathering schedules this week.

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Special Events

Live Auction with Kathy Bourekis

Music and Dancing, Food and Beverages

Saturday evening

October 25

6:30 pm

At Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Proceeds will go toward window repairs in the hall and church.

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Where are Fr Stephen & Pres Irene?

Follow our beloved priest and presvytera as they travel through Croatia, Serbia and Greece. Well...not really...but here is an idea of where they have been/will be and when they will be back home.

Oct 13, leave Spokane for Belgrade (Spokane, Chicago, Dusseldorf, Belgrade) via United and Lufthansa.


Oct 14, arrive in Belgrade, drive to Novi Sad, stay overnight in the Hotel Zenit.


Oct. 15-19, drive to Croatia, stay around the town of Plaski, Fr. Stephen's grandfather's hometown, tour the area.


Oct. 19, liturgy in Plaski, drive back to Belgrade and stay overnight in Hotel Posta.


Oct. 20, see Belgrade. Catch overnight bus to Thessaloniki. Bus leaves at 6 pm and arrives after 6 in the morning.


Oct. 21, arrive in Thessaloniki. Go to our hotel Orestias Kastorias and sleep.


Oct. 21-29 in Thessaloniki.


Oct. 29, return to the states. Aegean Air to Munich, Lufthansa to Chicago, United to Spokane.

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Help!

Holy Trinity Fundraiser

On October 25th, 6:30 pm, Holy Trinity will hold a fundraising auction event, to raise funds to replace and repair the windows in our hall and church. The total cost is estimated to be $15,000.00. We are currently collecting bids for the work. Your help is vital to our success.

Here’s how you can help:

· Look around your home and community to collect quality items for the auction. Ask your hairdresser, your manicurist, the favorite restaurant you go to, and others to donate a service to be auctioned. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

· Attend the auction on the 25th and ask your friends and neighbors to join you. Even if you do not win any of the items up for bid, the night is guaranteed to be fun with Greek music and dancing, food, fun and fellowship for a good cause. But if you do win an item, remember that YOUR PAYMENT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE

· If you cannot attend, send in a cash donation to support the fundraiser. Send all donations to the church. No amount is too small and remember again that ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

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On the Horizon

The Greek School at Holy Trinity will be starting a class on New Testament Greek soon. Please e-mail if you are interested in the class.

The Greek School teacher Evyenia (Jean) Pond has also started a blog for learning New Testament Greek. http://evyenia-koinegreek.blogspot.com/

Modern Greek for beginners is Tuesdays at 7pm and new students are welcome to join.

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A Word from the Fathers

"My heart has only entrances. It does not have exits. Whoever enters in, remains there. No matter what he does, I love him the same, as I loved him then when he first entered my heart. I pray for him and seek his salvation."
Epiphanios Theodoropoulos
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If you would like additional information, please e-mail OrthodoxLifeINW@aol.com and it will be forwarded to the appropriate contact person. You can also reach the priests at the contact information on the parish websites listed in the left column.

Fr James Bernstein this week!

St. John the Baptist Antiochian Orthodox Church

invites you to take an ancient journey featuring

Fr. James Bernstein

From Orthodoxy to Orthodoxy: A Jewish Christian Journey

Wednesday, September 10

7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Where: The Coeur d'Alene Inn

506 W. Appleway Ave.

Coeur d'Alene

The Jewish Roots of Christian Worship

~ Includes a tour of the Church and a study of its architecture as it relates to the Heavenly Tabernacle and its Worship ~

Thursday, September 11

7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Where: St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church

4718 E. Horsehaven
Post Falls (208) 635-5226

V. Rev. A. James Bernstein is the son of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi. At age 16, he converted to Christianity and went on to become one of the original founders of the “Jews for Jesus” organization. He entered the Orthodox Church in 1981. Fr. James is a graduate of St. Vladimir’s Seminary and was ordained to the Holy Priesthood in 1988. He is the pastor of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Brier, WA., and the author of the recently published book, “Surprised by Christ, My
Journey from Judaism to Orthodox Christianity”.

For more information on Fr. James or his book, visit his website http://www.surprisedbychrist.com or St. John’s website http://www.stjohnorthodox.org. Also, St. John’s site has a map and directions.

College Student Sunday at Holy Trinity

Welcome College Students!

The Philoptochos of Holy Trinity will be offering an All-You-Can-Eat Taco Bar to benefit OCF, the Orthodox college campus ministry this Sunday, Sept 7th after 10am Liturgy.

There will be a presentation by Justin Dubruill about his OCF Real Break trip to Constantinople where he met Patriarch Bartholomew and restored a church along with other OCF college students.

Cost is $10 adults - $5 children under 12 - Free for college students with ID.

For more information about Orthodox Christian Fellowship, visit http://www.ocf.net/.

For more information about the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society visit www.philoptochos.org.