Зимски ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏ Ρƒ ΠœΠ°Π½Π°ΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ€Ρƒ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠ° Ρƒ Π›ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ˜Π½Ρƒ
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Благословом ЊСговог ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²Π° Епископа источноамСричког Господина Π“. Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜Π°, одСлСњС Π·Π° Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅Π½Ρƒ ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Ρ‚Ρƒ јС Ρƒ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΎΠ΄Ρƒ ΠΎΠ΄ 24-27 Π΄Π΅Ρ†Π΅ΠΌΠ±Ρ€Π° 2017.Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Ρƒ манастиру Π‘Π². ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠ° Ρƒ Π›ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ˜Π½Ρƒ ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Ρ‡Ρ˜ΠΈ зимски ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏ. Π£Π· Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΡƒΠ·ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π·Π°ΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΠΆΡ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΡ™Π΅Π½ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°ΠΌ, Ρƒ Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Ρ™Ρƒ ΡƒΠ²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅ јС Π΄ΠΎΡ‡Π΅ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΎ вишС ΠΎΠ΄ тридСсСторо Π΄Π΅Ρ†Π΅, узраста ΠΎΠ΄ 4 Π΄ΠΎ 15 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°. Господин Милош ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ› јС ΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΎ ΡƒΠ»ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ›ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ°. ΠžΡ‚Π°Ρ† ΠœΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΡ™ΡƒΠ± ΠœΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ›, Π΄ΠΈΡ€Π΅ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ° Π‘Π². ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠ°, јС благословио њСгов ΠΏΠΎΡ‡Π΅Ρ‚Π°ΠΊ.

ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Π΅Ρ™Π΅Π½ΠΈ Ρƒ Π΄Π²Π΅ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ спаваоницС, ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈ су ΡƒΠ·Π±ΡƒΠ΄Ρ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ распрСмали својС Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€Π±Π΅, Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π΄Π° су Π΄ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡƒΡ‚Π° Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Ρƒ родитСљском Π·Π°Π³Ρ€Ρ™Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ. Како Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΎ Π±ΠΈΠ²Π°, Π΄Π΅Ρ‡Ρ˜Π° Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Π° јС Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π°Ρ‡ свих Π½Π°ΡˆΠΈΡ… збивања. ΠˆΡƒΡ‚Π°Ρ€ΡšΠΈ Π±ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈΠ»Π½ΠΈΠΊ јС Π±ΠΈΠΎ ΠΎΡ‚Π°Ρ† Π”Ρ€Π°Π³Π°Π½ Π“ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΡšΠΈΡ›, ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ΠΎΡ… Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π”ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π° Ρƒ Акрону ΠΈ намСсник кливлСндски. ΠšΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈ су сС Ρ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠΈΡ… Π³Π»Π°Π²Π° Π°Π»ΠΈ Тустра ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π° спрСмали Π·Π° Ρ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π°Ρ€ΡšΡƒ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Ρƒ Ρƒ ΠΌΠ°Π½Π°ΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ€ΡΠΊΠΎΡ˜ Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ. Π‘Π²ΠΈΡ… Ρ‚ΠΈΡ… Π΄Π°Π½Π° ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΡ›ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ су носили ΡƒΠ»ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ Π°ΠΊΡ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΡ… ΠΏΠΎΡ˜Π°Ρ†Π°. ΠžΡ‚Π°Ρ† Π”Ρ€Π°Π³Π°Π½ јС слуТио Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½Π° Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠ»ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ΡšΠ°. ΠšΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈ су хорски ΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ€Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π° Ρ˜Π΅ΠΊΡ‚Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ˜Π΅. Гласно су ΠΈΠ·Π³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ€Π°Π»ΠΈ псалмС..

ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡšΠ° су Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΡ’Π΅Π½Π° узрасту ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°. Госпођа Π”Ρ€Π°Π³Π°Π½Π° Π¦Ρ€ΡšΠ°ΠΊ, профСсорка Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ умСтности, Π΄Π΅Ρ‡Ρ˜Ρƒ крСативност јС подстицала ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π΅ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ Π»Π΅ΠΏΠΈΡ… руксака, ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π΅ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ крстића са Ρ€Π°Π·Π½ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡ˜Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‡ΠΈΡ›ΠΈΠΌΠ°. Имали смо ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ²Π½Π΅ Ρ†Ρ€Ρ‚Π΅ΠΆΠ΅ МајкС Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜Π΅ која Ρƒ свом Π½Π°Ρ€ΡƒΡ‡Ρ˜Ρƒ Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠΈ Π‘ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΌΠ»Π°Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ†Π° Π₯риста. Π‘Π²Π΅ Ρƒ Π΄ΡƒΡ…Ρƒ Π ΠΎΡ’Π΅ΡšΠ° Π₯ристовог.

ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡšΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° АлСкса ΠŸΠ°Π²ΠΈΡ›Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ›, ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ΠΎΡ…Π° Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π“Π΅ΠΎΡ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΈΠ· Π‘Π΅Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠšΠ°Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½Π° сС Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π·Π²Π°Π»ΠΎ ''ΠŸΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ›''. ΠžΡ‚Π°Ρ† АлСкса јС користСћи Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΈ Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ Ρ˜Π΅Π²Π°Π½Ρ’Π΅Π»ΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ‡Π΅, Ρƒ којима ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°ΠΆΠ΅ милост ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ› ΠΎΠ΄ Господа, ΡƒΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΠΎ Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ смСмо Π±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ стидљиви Π΄Π° ΠΎΠ΄ Господа Ρ‚Ρ€Π°ΠΆΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ›. Π₯ристос Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ›Π΅ БвојС Π›ΠΈΡ†Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄ нас.

Милан ΠΈ ΠœΠΈΡ€Π° Π”Π°ΠΌΡ™Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ› су Π΄Π΅Ρ†Ρƒ ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡ›Π½Π΅ пСсмС. Π”Π΅Ρ†Π° ΡƒΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Ρƒ пСсми. Π‘Π°Π»ΠΎΠΌ су одзвањалС мСлодијС Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ… Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… пСсама.

Π‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ Јован Аничић јС са Π΄Π΅Ρ†ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ‡Π°ΠΎ ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²ΠΈ. Нагласили смо Π΄Π° јС Ρ‡ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π±ΠΈΡ›Π΅ којС ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Ρƒ Π΄Π° сС ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈ. Π—Π°ΠΊΡ™ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ смо Π΄Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π° ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½Π° ΠΈ саборна. Π”ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ™Π½ΠΎ јС ΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅ΠΊΠ°Π΄ само изустити ''ГосподС, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡƒΡ˜'', Π΄Π° Π±ΠΈ Ρ‡ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ осСтио ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎ присуство Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜Π΅.

Π£ Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅Ρ€ΡšΠΈΠΌ часовима смо Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ Ρ†Ρ€Ρ‚Π°Π½Π΅ Ρ„ΠΈΠ»ΠΌΠΎΠ²Π΅, ΠΈΠ³Ρ€Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠ³Ρ€Π΅, Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π»ΠΈ књигС, ишли Ρƒ биоскоп, ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π΄ свСга ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π΅Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡƒΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Ρ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ јСдни Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³Π΅.

Π£ ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Π°ΠΊ 26.Π΄Π΅Ρ†Π΅ΠΌΠ±Ρ€Π° АнђСлка ΠœΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡ˜Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ›, АнђСлка ΠœΠ°Ρ˜Π΅Ρ€Π»Π΅, Јасмина ΠŸΠ΅Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›, Π”Π°Π½ΠΈΡ†Π° Новаковић су са ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π΅Ρ†ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ° ΠΈ ΠΈΠ· кливлСндскС ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ сСрвиралС Ρ…Ρ€Π°Π½Ρƒ ΡΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡˆΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ° Ρƒ ΠΊΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π‘Π². Π₯Π΅Ρ€ΠΌΠ°Π½Π° Ρƒ ΠšΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π΄Ρƒ, ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎΡ˜ Ρ…Ρ€ΠΈΡˆΡ›Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΡ˜ гостопримници. ΠŸΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½Π΅ који су Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ свСта ΠΈ слуТити ΠΈΡ… јС Π½Π°Ρ˜Π²Π΅Ρ›Π° радост њима самима, Π° Π½Π°ΠΌΠ° ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π΄ свСга Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° Π΄Π° Π±ΡƒΠ΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎ Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈ. ΠžΡ‚Π°Ρ† Π”Ρ€Π°Π³Π°Π½ јС, ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΌ, Π΄Π΅Ρ†ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡšΠ΅ ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° Π΄Π° Π±ΡƒΠ΄Ρƒ Π·Π°Ρ…Π²Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ Господу Π½Π° свСму.

Зимски ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏ смо Π·Π°Π²Ρ€ΡˆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌ Π›ΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΠΌ. ΠžΡ‚Π°Ρ† Π”Ρ€Π°Π³Π°Π½ јС Ρƒ срСдини Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ. Π˜ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΎ смо појаснили богословски смисао ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ Π΄Π΅Π»Π° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π›ΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Π΅. Π‘Π²Π°ΠΊΠ° ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π° јС ΠΈΠ·Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ јасно. Π”Π΅Ρ†Π° ΠΈ Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ™ΠΈ су Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠ°ΠΆΡ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ посматрали ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ сС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° бСскрвна ΠΆΡ€Ρ‚Π²Π°. ΠšΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈ су сС ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΌ причСстили Π’Π΅Π»ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠšΡ€Π²Ρ™Ρƒ Π“ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡšΠΎΠΌ. И Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ™ΠΈ су ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡˆΠ»ΠΈ Чаши.

Π—Π° Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΡ€ΡƒΡ‡ΠΊΠ° смо Π·Π°Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Ρ†ΠΈ Π½Π° паТњи Π° Π‘ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Ρƒ Π΄Π΅Ρ†Ρƒ. ПоТСлСли смо Π΄Π° сС Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΈ слСдСћС Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅. Π”Π°Ρ›Π΅ Π‘ΠΎΠ³!

Овом ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π½Π°Ρ˜ΠΈΡΠΊΡ€Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ЊСговом ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²Ρƒ Епископу источноамСричком Господину Π“. Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜Ρƒ Π½Π° благослову ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΡˆΡ†ΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™Ρƒ манастира, ΠΎΡ†Ρƒ Π›Π΅ΠΎΠ½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ, Π½Π° ΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΏΡ™Π΅ΡšΡƒ. Π‘Π²ΠΈΠΌ Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ™ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π½Π° ΡƒΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ€Π΅ΡšΡƒ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ су Ρ…Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π½Π°ΡƒΡ‡Π΅ Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎ својој ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎΡ˜ Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ. Π‘Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠΌΠΎ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΡ’Π΅ ΠΈ свима ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ° који су нСсСбично Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ својС Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈ Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ Π΄Π° Π±ΠΈ сС овај ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏ ΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠ°ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π°. ΠŸΠΎΡΠ΅Π±Π½Ρƒ захвалност ΡƒΠΊΠ°Π·ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ мајкама којС су Ρ‚ΠΈΡ… Π΄Π°Π½Π° Π½Π°Π΄ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ° Π±Π΄ΠΈΠ»Π΅ ΠΈ Π²Ρ€Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ спрСмалС ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎΠΊΠ΅ свим учСсницима ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΌΠ°.

Господу Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠΌΠΎ Π·Π° сва Π΄ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π° којим нас Ρ…Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡƒΡ˜Π΅.

Π”ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π‘ΠΎΠ³ Π΄Π°!

Ρ’ΠˆΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Аничић

Winter Camp at St. Mark Monastery
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With the blessing of His Grace Irinej, Bishop of the Eastern American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Department of Christian Education organized a three-day children’s winter camp at the St. Mark Monastery in Lorain, Ohio from December 24-27, 2017.

With enthusiasm and a carefully prepared educational program, more than thirty children, aged 4 to 15, were greeted on Sunday evening. Mr. Milos Markovic responsibly led the role of camp host. Father Mijoljub Matic, director of St. Mark Monastery Camp, wished us a prosperous stay.

Divided into two large dormitories, campers excitedly unpacked their personal belongings, forgetting that only a few minutes ago they were in a parent's embrace. As it usually happens, childrens’ energy was the key driver of all our events. Our morning alarm clock was Father Dragan Goronjic, the parish priest of the church of St. Dimitrius in Akron and the dean of the Cleveland deanery. With groggy heads but quick feet, the campers were preparing for matins in the monastery church. All those days and nights, they carried the role of active cantors. Father Dragan served daily services. Campers corally responded to the litanies. They loudly pronounced psalms.

Lectures were given according to the age of the campers. Ms. Dragana Crnjak, professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio, stimulated young children's creativity by creating beautiful backpacks and making crosses with multi-colored pebbles. We saw some beautiful drawings of the Mother of God, holding in her arms the Newborn Christ Child. Everything was done in the spirit of Christ’s Nativity.

The lecture of Father Aleksa Pavichevich, the parish priest of St. George's Church from the North Canton, Ohio, was simply titled "Help." Father Aleksa discussed three different Gospel stories in which those in need sought the mercy and help of the Lord Himself, pointing out that we shouldn’t be shy to ask for help of the Lord. Christ never turns His face from us.

Milan and Mira Damljanovic taught children Christmas songs. Children enjoyed singing as the melodies of church songs of the Serbian heritage filled the classroom.

Deacon Jovan Anicic talked with children about prayer. He emphasized that man is a being who actually has the need to pray. We concluded that prayer is personal and communal. Sometime it is enough to simply say, "Lord, have mercy," in order that a person might feel the lively presence of God.

In the evening, we watched biblical cartoons, played educational games, read books, went to the cinema, and above all got to know each other.

On Tuesday, December 26, Andjelka Milojevic, Andjelka Majerle, Jasmina Petrovic, Danica Novakovic, along with the older children from the winter camp and from the Cleveland parish, served food for the poor in the St. Herman House-FOCUS Cleveland, an Orthodox Christian house of hospitality. To visit those who are forgotten from the world and serve them is the greatest joy, and we are reminded that above all we need to be good people. Father Dragan then gave the children a lecture on how to be grateful to the Lord for everything.

The winter camp concluded on Wednesday with the Divine Liturgy. Father Dragan did Proskomedia, preparation of the Holy Gifts, standing in the middle of the church surrounded by campers. At the same time, we gave the theological explanation of the preparatory part of the Holy Liturgy. Every prayer was spoken slowly and clearly. Children and parents watched very carefully how the bloodless sacrifice was prepared. During the service, the campers received Holy Communion. Their parents also approached the Chalice.

During breakfast we thanked the children for their attention and we thanked God that we have wonderful children. We looked forward to seeing each other next year!

I use this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to His Grace Irinej, Bishop of the Eastern American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church for His blessings and support. I am also thankful to Father Leontije, the Abbot of the St. Mark Monastery for his patience. Speaking also in the names of my clergy colleagues, we thank all the parents for their trust and the campers because they wanted to learn something new about their Orthodox faith. We also express gratitude to all the volunteers who selflessly gave their time and energy to making sure that the camp ran properly and concluded well. We are especially grateful to the moms who diligently prepared delicious meals for all the campers.

We thank the Lord for all the good things with which He feeds and nourishes us.

Until next year, God willing!

Deacon Jovan Anicic

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