“O who loves Nicholas the saintly,
O who serves Nicholas the saintly,
him will Nicholas receive and
give help in times of need.”
On Sunday, December 11, 2022, after the Divine Liturgy, for the eighth year in a row, we held the now traditional St. Nicholas Day children's celebration.
In the packed parish hall, with perhaps the largest number of children present so far, we sang, played, recited and danced, and at the end "called" Saint Nicholas, so that he would bring us well-deserved gifts. There were recitations, short skits, songs, dance and, as a crown, the musical performance of the song "Tamo Daleko" by the children's choir accompanied by Mr. Luka BoΕΎoviΔ on the piano, as well as two compositions by Ms. Zoe Shane on the violin.
With the wonderful organization of Mrs. Maja BarišiΔ, but also the great effort of our youngest participants, everything was bright and perfectly put together.
On this occasion, we owe thanks to Mrs. Maja BarišiΔ for the detailed organization of today's children's celebration, Mrs. Zorica, Mrs. Marija SimaniΔ and Popadija Tanja for decorating the hall, Mrs. Nirmila and all the sisters from the Circle of Serbian Sisters organization - Mrs. Irena, Ms. Marijana, Ms. Marina, Ms. Zorica - (you will forgive me if I inadvertently left someone out) for the, as always, exceptional organization and food preparation, Ms. Marina BoΕΎanoviΔ for the photographs and of course our St. Nicholas, whose identity we will not reveal yet!
Thank you to all those who recognize the hard work of our parish, and who help in any way to continue the same. May the Lord reward you all a hundredfold.
Children's winter camp is fast approaching! We hope to see you soon!
With God's blessing, your priest –
Presbyter Srebrenko VidakoviΔ with the Executive Board
of the Church-School Congregation of St. Simeon the Myrrhflowing in Charlotte.
“ΠΠΎ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈ,
ΠΈ ΡΠ»Π°Π²Ρ ΡΠ° ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ Π·Π΄ΡΡΠΆΠΈ,
ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΈ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΡΠ΅,
ΡΠ²Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ³ ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ Π΄Π°ΡΠ΅.”
ΠΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ, Ρ Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΡ, 11. Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ±ΡΠ° 2022. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, ΠΏΠΎ Π·Π°Π²ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΠΈΡΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠ°Π΄Π° Π²Π΅Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½Ρ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΡΠ΄Π°Π½ΡΠΊΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Ρ.
Π£ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠ½ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΡΠΊΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ, ΡΠ· ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π° Π΄ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π΄Π° ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈ Π±ΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π°, ΠΏΠ΅Π²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠΎ, ΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»Π΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ, Π° Π½Π° ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΡ “Π΄ΠΎΠ·ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ” ΠΈ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ³ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Π±ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π΅ΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠ°ΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅. ΠΠΈΠ·Π°Π»Π΅ ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠ»Π΅Ρ, Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΊΡΡΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΡΠ·ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΌΠ΅ “Π’Π°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΠ°Π»Π΅ΠΊΠΎ” Π΄Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π³ Ρ ΠΎΡΠ° ΡΠ· ΠΏΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π³. ΠΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΠΎΠΆΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΊΠ»Π°Π²ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ Π΄Π²Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ Π³ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΠΎΠΈ Π¨Π΅ΡΠ½ Π½Π° Π²ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ.
Π£Π· ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ²Π½Ρ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ Π³-ΡΠ΅ ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡ, Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Π½ ΡΡΡΠ΄ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΡΠΌΠ»Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, ΡΠ²Π΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Π»ΠΎ Π±Π»ΠΈΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΎ.
ΠΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ, Π·Π°Ρ Π²Π°Π»Π½ΠΎΡΡ Π΄ΡΠ³ΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΈ Π΄Π°Π½Π°ΡΡΠ΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π΅, Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈ, Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ Π’Π°ΡΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π»Π΅ Π·Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Ρ, Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠΈΡΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠ° ΠΈΠ· ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΠ‘Π‘ - Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ, Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ, Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈ, Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈ - (ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈ Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΌ Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ³ Π½Π΅Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠΎ) Π½Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ·Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈ Ρ ΡΠ°Π½Π΅, Π³-ΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΠΎΠΆΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ Π½Π° Π·Π°Π±Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ “Π΄Π°Π½Π°ΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ” Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΎΡ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΠΈ!
Π₯Π²Π°Π»Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ΄ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π΄ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ Π½Π° Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ°ΠΆΡ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈ. ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠ° ΠΠ°ΠΌ ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΡΠ·Π²ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΎ.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈ Π·ΠΈΠΌΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ°Π²Π°! ΠΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ΅!
Π‘Π° ΠΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌ, ΠΠ°Ρ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΊ –
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