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ST. MARY ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 854 Woodbridge Street, St. Paul, MN 55117
www.saintmarymn.org Parish priest: Mircea Vasiu - home (651) 489-561
- office (651) 488-5669 / cell (734) 497-4544
- email: [email protected]
CĂSĂTORIA – Taina dăruirii şi a desăvârşirii persoanei
Omul a fost creat de la inceput barbat si
femeie. Amindoi sunt creati "dupa chipul lui
Dumnezeu" (Gen. 1, 27-28) si chemati la
asemanarea cu Dumnezeu. Cu toate ca fiecare
este o entitate aparte, atat barbatul cat si
femeia tind unul spre altul (Geneza 3, 23) in
asemenea masura, incat ajung "un singur trup"
(Geneza 3, 24). Sufland in fata omului suflarea
de viata, Dumnezeu i-a dat calitatea de
persoana. Ca persoana, omul este o fiinta
rationala si libera. El este subiect si cauza
formala a ceea ce deosebeste de orice alta
fiinta si cauza eficienta responsabila fata de
faptele sale.
Sfanta Scriptura numeste unirea conjugala a
barbatului cu femeia cu termenul de
"cunoastere". Despre Adam se spune ca "a
cunoscut pe femeia sa si ea a zamislit si a
nascut" (Gen. 4, 1). "Cain a cunoscut pe femeia
sa, care a nascut" (Gen. 19, 6). Pentru a
intelege mai bine de ce unirea dintre barbat si
femeie este o cunoastere, trebuie sa privim
spre Dumnezeu. Pentru ca oamenii sunt creati
dupa chipul lui Dumnezeu, comuniunea
persoanelor omenesti in casatorie se numeste
"cunoastere", nu in sensul de "stiinta" a
celuilalt, ci de “experimentare” a prezentei
fiintei celuilalt care ni se ofera ca dar, insa si in
daruirea noastra totala spre el.
Daruindu-se barbatului, ca el s-o cunoasca,
femeia accepta sa fie gandita, descoperita de
cel caruia i se daruieste. La fel, sotul daruindu-
se sotiei ca sa fie cunoscut, el este inteles,
priceput, descoperit si exprimat de si prin ea,
dupa cum si ea se exprima prin el. Miscarile,
gesturile trupurilor, apropierea trupeasca si
unirea in casatorie sunt numite "cunoastere"
pentru ca ele implinesc ceea ce s-a nascut deja
din intimitatea mintii, a vointei si a simtirii lor.
Iubirea, rod al celor doua autodaruiri, nu
apartine exclusiv nici unuia, nici celuilalt dintre
soti, ci deodata amandurora. Aceasta iubire -
cunoastere rodeste la randul ei intelegere,
pace, dar, mai ales viata. In ambianta creata de
iubirea ca dar, iubirea-cunoastere si iubirea ca
rod, cei doi, sotul si sotia, capata calitatea de
tata si de mama, de unde si porunca lui
Dumnezeu "Cresteti si va inmultiti, umpleti
pamantul si-l stapaniti". (Gen. 2, 6). Consecinta
cunoasterii, a iubirii si a unirii celor doi soti in
inima, in suflet si-n trup este viata cea noua,
inteleasa drept innoire a vietii celor doi, dar si
ca o noua viata luata in consideratie numerica,
adica nasterea de prunci.
Casatoria este un mod de viata, o expresie
dinamica a iubirii cu adevarat libere de orice
patima, o chemare a omului concret, barbat si
femeie, sa paseasca impreuna pe calea
desavarsirii. Pornind de la originea si
semnificatia casatoriei, putem afirma ca doua
sunt caracteristicile casatoriei: unitatea si
indisolubilitatea.
Unitatea casatoriei crestine se
fundamenteaza pe de o parte pe unitatea si
singularitatea legaturii de iubire statornicita
intre cei doi soti iar, pe de alta parte pe
fidelitatea care garanteaza aceasta iubire in
ambianta creata de credinta in Dumnezeu, mai
precis, pe constiinta ca prototipul legaturii
dintre sot si sotie il constituie unirea de
nemodificat stabilita intre Hristos si Biserica (Ef.
5, 22-32).
Daca revelatia Vechiului Testament semnala
ca prin casatorie, cei doi devin una, afirmatie
reluata si de Noul Testament, tot aici aflam ca
unirea barbatului si a femeii in taina nuntii
constituie simbolul unitatii dintre Hristos si
Biserica. Dupa cum sensul simbolului se gaseste
in cel simbolizat, sensul unirii barbatului si
femeii prin casatorie in taina nuntii se gaseste
in unirea dintre Hristos si Biserica, situatie in
care infidelitatea, poligamia, homosexualitatea
si poliandria sunt excluse, pentru ca Biserica nu
are mai multe capete, dupa cum nici Hristos nu
are mai multe Biserici pentru care sa fi murit si
inviat.
Nasterea de prunci si intrajutorarea pot fi
considerate scopuri intr-o casatorie crestina
Sensul autentic si profund al casatoriei, dupa
Noul Testament (Ef. 5, 32)., nu-l da numai
nasterea de prunci. El exista fara nasterea de
prunci, dar nu poate exista fara iubire. Iubirea
adevarata nu poate ramane fara rod, dar rodul
ei este multiplu si variat, nu poate fi limitat
doar la procreare. Unitatea in casatorie o
creeaza numai iubirea.
Refuzul nasterii de prunci pe motiv ca
unitatea creata prin iubirea dintre cei doi soti ar
fi suficienta il degradeaza si-l coboara pe om, la
nivelul unui cautator al placerii desarte, dar si
decretarea inmultirii biologice drept scopul unic
sau primordial al casatoriei, il coboara pe om la
nivelul animalului. Femeia nu a fost creata
pentru satisfacerea unor nevoi trupesti ale
primului om sau numai pentru inmultirea
neamului omenesc, ci ca sa raspunda nevoii
profunde a omului dupa comuniunea cu o fiinta
asemenea lui.
Harul primit in Taina Casatoriei intareste, pe
de o parte unitatea celor doi (pregatiti
realmente pentru ea), iar pe de alta parte,
cuplul celor casatoriti este inserat in
comunitatea Bisericii - comunitatea celor ce se
impartasesc cu Sfintele Taine spre viata de veci.
Cei doi nu-si mai apartin doar lor, ci si Bisericii,
dar acum altfel decat mai inainte.
Casatoria nu este, asadar, numai o
chestiune individuala sau de cuplu. Functiile
casatoriei nu pot fi limitate numai la preocupari
si satisfactii individuale sau limitate la universul
familiei, pentru ca darurile lui Dumnezeu
acordate madularelor Bisericii vizeaza in ultima
instanta comunitatea bisericeasca - cresterea,
intarirea si unitatea acesteia.
Prin harul primit in aceasta Sfanta Taina,
cuplul conjugal intra in relatie concreta cu
Dumnezeu si cu lumea, altfel decat ar intra
printr-o casatorie consumata doar in limitele
naturalului sau printr-o viata singulara.
Scopul primordial al casatoriei este, deci,
desavarsirea sotilor in iubirea care-i duce si la
viata in Hristos. "In acest sens - spunea
Alexandru Schmemann - este mai cuprinzator
decat familia. El este Taina iubirii divine, Taina
care stinge orice realitate si tocmai pentru
aceasta ea intereseaza intreaga Biserica si prin
Biserica lumea intreaga". Dar nu numai lumea
de aici, ci si pe cea de dincolo.
COMING EVENTS
1. Pomenirea mortilor (Parastas) – Sunday, Nov. 04, 2012 – right after Divine Liturgy. Va
rugam sa aduceti POMELNIC si ceea ce puteti pentru parastas.
2. Sunday Nov. 11, 2012 – “PLACINTA” SALE (filled with cabbage, cheese and sweet
filling) and BOOK SALE (Romanian language) – organized by Ladies Auxiliary
3. I.O.C.C. Dinner – Saturday Nov. 10, 2012 at St. Mary Greek Orthodox Church – 3450 Irving
Ave. South, Minneapolis – IOCC = International Orthodox Christian Charity. Vesper at 6:00 pm
and Dinner at 7:00 pm. $40 minimum donation. RSVP to Georgia Andron at
[email protected] (or 612-978-2793 for questions).
4. Thursday November 15, 2012 – Incepe Postul Nasterii Domnului / Beginning of the Nativity
Fast.
5. Thursday November 15, 2012 St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church (SMROC) will
participate in Give to the Max Day again this year. Please make an ON-LINE
DONATION TO ST. MARYS ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH and we can win one of
the prizes (in money) offered by www.givemn.org. You can make online donations anytime on
our web site: http://www.saintmarymn.org/Donations.aspx
6. Sunday Nov. 18, 2012 – BOOK SALE (Romanian language)– organized by Ladies
7. Thanksgiving (Pan-Orthodox) Liturgy – Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 – 6:00 pm at St. George
Greek Orthodox Church, 1111 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
8. Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 – Ladies Auxiliary meeting – 12:00 pm.
THE PASTOR SAYS: VOTE YES! Marriage = one women + one man
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her…” (Ephesians 5:25)
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be
joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24)
Leviticus 20:13 “If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman,
both of them have committed an abomination.”
Please read – Romans 1: 24-28 if you are not decided what to vote!
We, Orthodox Christians, support the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment
that preserves Minnesota’s historic, religious and traditional definition of marriage as
the union of one man and one woman!
You can find a lot of information here http://www.minnesotaformarriage.com/
MONTHLY OFFERINGS
Lucia Lubeck $ 20
Doina & Cristian Neculescu $ 500 - Pledge Jan-Oct 2012
Daniel & Izabela Druk $ 100 - Pledge donation
Georgia M. Omorean $ 50 - Pledge
David & Marilyn Fibison $ 100 - Anniversary donation
Elena & Victor Glava $ 100 - Anniversary donation
Mary & Walter Golden $ 99 - Anniversary donation
Gabriela Janick $ 50 - Anniversary donation
Mary Zeimet $ 20 - Pledge for Oct.
Titan Organization $ 100 - IMO Dan Muntean
Ann Bongard $ 25 - IMO Dan Muntean
Robert Wind $ 10 - IMO Dan Muntean
Mihai & Paula Păscutoi $ 20 - IMO Dan Muntean
Donald Glende $ 20 - IMO Dan Muntean
Liliana Badea $ 25
Ann M. Marinkov $ 150 - Pledge for Oct.
Additional 2012 Romanian Festival Donations
Gabriel & Iolanda Petre $300.00
Nicoleta & Victor Agrigoroae Bolos $100.00
John and Constanţa Korolchuk $100.00
Elena & Victor Glava $100.00
Mihaela & Bogdan Baurceanu $100.00
Anghel & Diana Stoian $100.00
Georgia Omorean $75.00
Doreen & Timothy Hern $75.00
Virginia Cornea $50.00
Gina & Laurentiu Popa $50.00
Vasile Sânzianu $25.00
Cezar & Silvia Panait $25.00
Mirela Sanchez $20.00
Mioara Poenaru $ 125 - 2012 membership
Anca Zamfirescu $ 125 - 2012 membership
Elena Tudor $ 125 - 2012 membership
Speranţa Teişanu $ 125 - 2012 membership
Please bring your children for Sunday School! – 11:30 am
Synaxis Of The Holy Archangels Michael And Gabriel
And All The Bodiless Powers – Nov. 8
Because He is true,
boundless Love, God created
"all things visible and invisible"
to share in Him. The invisible -
including heaven and the
Bodiless Powers - was created
by God before the world we live
in. The heavenly hosts even
witnessed and praised the creation of the
material world, as the Lord explained to
Jacob, "When the stars were created, all
My angels sang praises to Me." (Job
38:7)
In addition to praising and ministering
to God, the Bodiless Powers are the
agents of His will: they administer the
creation, protect and intercede for man,
and attempt to guide man and the nations
to Him - sometimes means correcting
man's actions, sometimes teaching or
revealing God's will to him.
The Bodiless Powers were made by
God without physical form or substance
("incorporeal"). St. John of Damascus
explains, "When it is the will of God that
angels should appear to those [men] who
are worthy, they do not appear as they
are in their essence, but, transformed,
take on such an appearance as to be
visible to physical eyes." By God's grace
and mercy, the Bodiless Powers are also
conditionally immortal, but (unlike God
Himself) are restricted by location and
time: they cannot be in heaven and on
earth at the same time, though
they travel at lightning speed.
All the Bodiless Powers share
the common name of 'angel' -
which means "messenger" in
Greek - by virtue of their service:
they "stand before the face of the
Creator and serve Him." The Lord
reveals His divine will to the Bodiless
Powers closest to Him, and they in turn
inform the others - a Hierarchy in service
to Him! This simple name also describes
quite well how man most often
encounters the Bodiless Powers: as the
heralds or messengers of God.
The six-winged SERAPHIM
(Flaming, Fiery) (Is 6:12) stand closest of
all to the Most Holy Trinity. The many-
eyed CHERUBIM (outpouring of
wisdom, enlightenment) (Gen 3:24) stand
before the Lord after the Seraphim. The
THRONES (Col 1:16) stand after the
Cherubim. They are ministers of God's
justice, giving to tribunals, kings, etc. the
capacity for righteous judgment.
The Middle Angelic Hierarchy
consists of three Ranks: DOMINIONS
(Col 1:16); POWERS (1 Pet 3:22) fulfill
the will of God without hesitation and
AUTHORITIES (1 Pet 3:22, Col 1:16)
have authority over the devil. They
protect people from demonic
temptations, and prevent demons from
harming people as they would wish.
They also uphold ascetics and guard
them, helping people in the struggle with
evil thoughts.
The Lowest Hierarchy includes the
three Ranks: PRINIPALITIES (Col
1:16) have command over the lower
angels, instructing them in the fulfilling
of God's commands; ARCHANGELS (1
Thess. 4:16) are messengers of great and
wondrous tidings. They reveal
prophecies and the mysteries of the faith.
They enlighten people to know and
understand the will of God, they spread
faith in God among the people,
illuminating their minds with the light of
the Holy Gospel and ANGELS (1 Pet
3:22) are in the lowest rank of the
heavenly hierarchy, and closest to
people. They reveal the lesser mysteries
of God and His intentions, guiding
people to virtuous and holy life. They
support those who remain steadfast, and
they raise up the fallen. They never
abandon us and they are always prepared
to help us, if we desire it.
As creatures who come before the
face of God, angels are powerful
intercessors, meaning they speak on
man's behalf to Him. While instructing
His disciples about caring for His
followers - the sheep of His flock - the
Lord Jesus Christ said, "See that you do
not despise one of these little ones; for I
tell you, their angels in heaven always
behold the face of My Father in heaven."
(Matthew 18:10)
All the Ranks of the Heavenly Powers
are called angels, although each has its
own name and position by virtue of their
service. The Lord reveals His will to the
highest ranks of the angels, and they in
turn inform the others.
CANDLES IN THE FRONT AND INSIDE THE ALTAR
On 10/21/2012 were donated by Doina Neculescu for good health and
blessings from God;
On 10/26/2012 au fost donate de Mihaela Baurceanu pentru odihna celor
adormiti. Dumnezeu să-i odihneasca în pace!
On 10/28/2012 were donated by Ardeleanu Family with the occasion of 20th
birthday of Katherine. La multi ani!
On 11/04/2012 were donated by Georgia M. Omorean & Ann Marinkov IMO their
brother Nicholas Rada Marinkov;
On 11/11/2012 au fost donate de Liuba & Feodor Didenco pentru sănătate si
bincuvântare de la Dumnezeu.
On behalf of our parish and myself, I would like to thank to our chairman Constanta
Korolchuck, to all hard working volunteers for helping us at our
99th Anniversary Dinner.
Thank you to all who helped us, prepared food – Constanta and John Korolchuk,
Dorina Vincze Turcean, Psa. Eugenia Cerghizan, Psa. Anca Vasiu, Irinel Ardeleanu, Edith
Stone, Ramona Tudosie; set up tables crew – Psa. Anca Vasiu & Irinel Ardeleanu, and
cleanup crews, people who served food – Georgeta Poliac, Andrea Grigore, Georgia
Omorean, Lucia Arseni, Doina Neculescu, Valeriu Bortnov, Alex Felea, Nicholas & Mike &
Anthony Manciu, dishes cleaners: Liuba Didenco, Nicole Anthony.
Thank you for delicious pastries donated by: Dorina Vincze Turcean, Irinel
Ardeleanu, Liuba Didenco, Maria Felea, Constanta Korolchuk, Doina Neculescu, Georgia
Omorean, Paula Pascutoi, Edith Stone, Mariana & Ramona Tudosie.
Thank you to our entertainers DUNAREA & director John Omorean.
Thank you all of you and if somebody was not mentioned here we apologize.
May God bless all our hard workers and supporters for their unselfish service
to the Church. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU among us again next year.
Dinner donations
Ioana & Anthony Infiesto $ 40 Gheorghe & Otilia Bobeica $ 100 Laurenţiu & Eugenia Popa $ 20 Maria Nicu $ 20 Collis $ 20 Cornelia Stănescu $ 30 Ronald Bongard $ 50 Ann Bongard $ 100 Virginia Cornea $ 25 Ann Marinkov $ 99 Tudor & Maria Felea $ 50 Liuba & Fiodor Didenco $ 40 Luiza & Adrian Cernea $ 40 Viorel & Carmen Herea $ 50 Nicoleta & Victor Agrigoroae Bolos $ 70 John Cicha $ 20 Paula & Mike Pacutoi $ 50 Albert Imbrone $ 30 Veronica Ivans $ 20 Dan Tau $ 36 John & Gerogia Omorean $ 99 Daniel Vanderberg $ 125 Iulian & Adelina Ciuta $ 100 Geogeta Poliac $ 50
Fr. Mircea & Psa. Anca Vasiu $ 50 Mihaly & Dorina Vincze Turcean $ 50 Doina Neculescu $ 20 David & Jenifer Eckart $ 20 Jerald & Lillian Larson $ 100 Constanţa & John Korolchuk $ 100 Vasile Lozneanu $ 20 Leana & Luke Harabor $ 20 Patrick Ledray $ 125 Ioan Homorodean $ 25 Edith Stone $ 40 Dorin & Elisabeta Vasin $ 99 Eugen Popa $ 10 Lucia L. $ 40 Bogdan Filipescu $ 20 Elena Tudor $ 25 Speranţa Teişanu $ 20 Angela Ulici $ 50 Alina Ciubotaru $ 50 Cleopatra & Eugen Cabuz $ 200 Irinel & Ovidiu Ardeleanu $ 99 Silvia Antonescu $ 30 Adrian & Cora Pîrvu $ 50 Don & Elaine Graf $ 50
Please, send your parish dues, today! May God see your love and reward you abundantly!
2012 membership is $125 ($55 are going to our Episcopate and $5 to
department of Missions)
MEMBERSHIP LIST FOR 2012 - PAID TO OCTOBER, 2012
If you don’t see you name here and you paid your membership, please contact us. If
you didn’t pay your membership yet, please make an effort and pay it. Your
contribution is very important for our Church.
Daca ati platit membria pe 2012 si nu va vedeti numele, va rugam sa ne contactati.
Va rugam nu uitati si nu amanati sa platiti membria la Biserica pe 2012. Avem nevoie
de ajutorul dumneavoastra al tuturor.
1. Funari George
2. Jerghiuta Loredana
3. Jerghiuta Mircea
4. Meier Daniela
5. Badea Liliana
6. Cornea Octavian
7. Bortnov Valeriu
8. Olga Khabulia
9. Bortnova Prascovia
10. Bortnov Alexandru
11. Despina Stefan
12. Pascutoi Mike
13. Pascutoi Paula
14. Korolchuk Constanta
15. Infiesto Anthony
16. Infiesto Ioana
17. Vincze-Turceanu Dorina
18. Glava Elena
19. Glava Victor
20. Stone Edith
21. Bongard Ann
22. Ivans Veronica
23. Mocanu Marian
24. Bortnov Andrei
25. Psa Cerghizan Eugenia
26. Luca Dan
27. Ciuta Iulian
28. Ciuta Adelina
29. Tudosie Andreea
30. Zamfirescu Anca
31. Florescu Leonard
32. Herea Carmen
33. Antonescu Silvia
34. Agrigoroae Boloş Victor
35. Agrigoroae Boloş Nicoleta
36. Neculescu Doina
37. Neculescu Cristian
38. Grigore Nicolae
39. Hoolihan Daniela
40. Psa. Vasiu Anca
41. Simian Serban
42. Simian Elena
43. Felea Tudor
44. Maria Felea
45. Cernea Aurel
46. Alexa Stefan
47. Tudosie Marian
48. Poenaru Mioara
49. Tudor Elena
50. Teişanu Speranţa