Page 2.........A MessAge froM fAther BorjAn

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Page 5.........Messenger greetings

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Page 32........the PAschAl serMon of st. john chrysostoM

Page 35........ 100th AnniversAry MessAge

Page 36........ 100th AnniversAry t-shirts for sAle

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A Message From our parish priest

My most precious Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Christ is Risen! Hristos Voskrese! Христос Васкрсе!

Every time when we speak, chant or sing these beautiful words of our salvation, something unexplainable and beyond human understanding is touching our hearts and souls. The glorious song of salvation of the victory over death.

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life!”

This is the foundation of our faith. This is our understanding of life itself as Orthodox Christians. This small but powerful Troparion determines our very relationship with God and each other. It completes the inexpressible expression of love and the mystical bond between us and the resurrected

Christ, and frames the essence of our understanding of life itself. Please forgive me for not being able to fully express in written words all the joy that is not

from this world but stays as fire in our hearts. I know that you can read them in recognizing the same joy and anticipation that bends our hearts through these blessed days of our Pascha. The flame of Resurrection is unexplainable with human words. It can only be experienced. It’s the language of the Future that is to come. The future of our Oneness with our God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the eternal day of His Heavenly Kingdom.

I feel truly blessed that I celebrate this year’s Pascha here with you again and especially having my wife and children with me. I remember a story an older priest once told me. Someone asked him: “Father, don’t you feel lonely sometimes here (thus being away from home)?” He answered: “How can I feel alone, when I have the Church and Parishioners here with me the whole time? I can never feel lonely even if I’m at the end of the earth as long as I have my Parishioners with me. They are my extended family!” Truly he was right.

We are all family. We are all members of the Mystical Body of Christ. We are Church. Even those who physically left us but are always in our thoughts and prayers. Our beloved Branko, Anna (Nancy), Biserka (Pearl), Smilja (Mika) and all those departed from this life before I came here, are among us every Liturgy when are being mentioned during the Proskomidia service. They are still here. They live in our Church that we are responsible to take care of. They moved

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from this physical temple to the one that is already prepared for those who set their whole life to love Christ according to their strength. May God give them blessed memory and make them inheritors of His Heavenly Kingdom.

We must never forget that when we set our life around Christ we are centralizing our existence around Him. If we have Him as our criteria in our everyday life, we’ll never be forgotten from being mentioned in His Book of the Life everlasting. We have to continue to do the best we can what the Parishioners before us where doing for their and OUR Church. They gave us in inheritance something that they inherited from our Fathers that is not from this world, and along with that the responsibility to engrave our names in the Body of Church with every, big or small help that we do for the Church according to our talents and strengths. We don’t have other churches. We don’t have other families. We have each other. We have this life to show what we can do for each other and for those who love us and hate us. We have only this life to be better Christians by loving and respecting each other and everyone around us.

My most beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, this is a very important year for all of us. This 2016, we celebrate 100th years of the existence of our Parish Church. It’s a blessed event for all of us and a special opportunity to show how we love our Church and to earn the blessing from the Living God for the endurance of our Parish in the many years to come. Let’s do this for us and for the future generations to come, so that they may remember us in their prayers. Let’s do our part of never ending singing of this blessed and joyous greeting: Christ is Risen! Indeed He is risen! Hristos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!

Through the blessing and prayers of our most Reverend Bishop Mitrophan may God give us all that is necessary for our salvation and spiritual advancement.

Let us all greet each other with this beautiful Easter greeting,Thy Resurrection, O Christ our Savior, the angels in heaven sing. Enable us on earth to glorify

Thee in purity of heart.

CHRIST IS RISEN! HRISTOS VASKRESE! ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ!

Your Servant in Christ,Parish priest

Fr. Borjan Vitanov

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A Message From Our President

As we approach this joyous time of the year, may we all reflect on the fact that Easter is the celebration of the Life, Death and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. To me, the Easter Celebration has a strong parallel to Holy Resurrection’s history. With the sounds of children once again in the Church, and other changes that are occurring, we see signs of a re-birth in our Church. Let me say that Holy Resurrection is flowing with a renewed energy in preparing for our 100th Anniversary Celebration. Many parishioners continue to work faithfully so that this milestone in the Church’s history is observed with great pride and enthusiasm.

Father Borjan and the Church need all of us to have Holy Resurrection continue to prosper for the next 100 years. Please, come along for the ride and enjoy the changes and growth of God’s Church.

The celebration of the Resurrection of our Christ never grows old. It gives us an opportunity to examine our own lives and reflect on the wrongs that we have committed, our need to forgive and love one another, and the need to pray and thank the Lord for showing His true Love for all of us through His ultimate sacrifice.

On behalf of the Holy Resurrection of Christ Serbian Orthodox Church, I hope that this message finds you happy, peaceful, and blessed, as we celebrate God’s Greatest Gift.

CHRIST IS RISEN!INDEED HE IS RISEN!

Joseph Rahalewich Church Board President

EASTER GREETINGS TO THE CHURCH FAMILY OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION OF CHRIST SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

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May the Miracle of Easter

fill your heart with Joy!

On this Easter, as always,

we remember those who have been

a special part of our lives.

HAPPY EASTER!

CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN!

Joe and Louise Rahalewich

and Family

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In Memory ofRalph & Nellie Lebo

In Memory ofAlexa & Stephania Kormushoff

In Memory ofGeorge A. & Violet K. Lebo

In Loving Memory ofHarold J. Barnhart

The Best of Health forStephen George Lebo & Sandra Ann Barnhart

John & Gail BarnhartStephen E., Kristie L. & “baby” Lucas G. Lebo

Alexandra Erika Lebo & Jonathan Andrew Bailey

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Easter Greetings from the Sentz and Vracarich Families

HAPPY PASCHA

HRISTOS VOSKRESE

VOISTINU VOSKRESE

CHRIST IS RISEN

INDEED HE IS RISEN

In memory of all of our eternally loved and departed family members

Enjoy the spirit of the day: Bob, Lillian, Bobby, Vanessa, Tom, Carole, Lara, Randy, Millie, Megan, Danny

Liz, Nicole & Mellisa

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Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen!Happy Easter to Everyone!

Joseph Carol (Marinkov) FaloticoNancy (Marinkov) Faust

Beverly (Marinkov) CensulloMilton Marinkov

Vjecnaja Pamjat!In loving memory of the Marinkov Family

Miller and Beatrice MarinkovRada and Pauline MarinkovHelen (Marinkov) Kriston

Paul KristonMary MarinkovDaniel Kriston

Diane (Kriston) Leahy

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HRISTOS VOSKRESE!

In loving memory of

our sister Nan Vjecnaja Pamjat!

- The Jonovich Family -

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Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!Hristos Voskrese!

Vaistinu Voskrese!

May the Risen God enlighten our lives!

Milan Resanovich

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Hristos VoskreseHappy and Blessed Easter Greetings to the Parishioners of Holy

Resurrection of Christ Serbian Orthodox Church

Gil and Elaine (Resanovich) Darlak

May the memories of:Timor, Milka, Kach, Mary, Paul and Carolynn

Be Eternal!

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death,

and on those in the tombs bestowing life!”

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Christ is Risen! Indeed He Is Risen!

Easter Greetings fromMaransky Familyand Wike Family

Joe, Tom, Donald, Gloria, John,

Jim & Nadia, Luke, Brian & Angie, Lindsey,Cole & Eva

Chad & Meliesa,Kylie, Leah

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Vjecnaja Pamjat!

In Loving Memory of the Maransky Family

Joco & Vida, Joseph & Mary, Chedo,MIchael & Jean, Radinya, William, Mitzi,

Katie, James, Paul, Grace, Kitty & Dorothy K. Weihrauch and

Jesse Gettle

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Hristos Voskrese!Christ is Risen!

Lisa, Jeffrey, Robert, Misha

Memory EternalVjecnaja Pamjat

Mika, Melanija, Misha, Sima, Vesa, Rada, Jelena, George

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death,

and on those in the tombs bestowing life!”

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We wish all our family and friendsa Blessed Easter filled with

Love and Happiness!

HAPPY EASTER!

MEMORY ETERNAL!

In loving memory of all ourfamily members and friends.

John and Helen Gingrichand Family

HRISTOS VOSKRESE! CHRIST IS RISEN!

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Hristos Voskrese!CHrist is risen!

In Loving memory of my parents Stevan and Radmila - Bella Milosevich and all family mem-

bers who have fallen asleep in the Lord.

Daughter Marija Milosevich

Hristos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Ebling Family

Jovanka, David, Scott, Kelly, Kris, Lisa, Jarred, Chassity,

Alexies, Nicholas, Conner, Matthew, Cohen,

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Milan Drakulich Sr.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Hristos Voskrese! Vaistinu Vaskrse!

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In memory of our Family members and Family friends

Michael & Emilia RahalewiczJenny & Ted Dubinin

Tamara & Paul ShartleAlex Rahalewicz

Valentina RahalewiczMichael Rahalewicz

Francis DubininEugene KudasowChristina Uriwski

Ivan UriwskiAlex Uriwski

Michael BacharJohn Koszeghy

Nikolai & Olga MartusevichDr. Alicia MorozLeon Litarowich

MEMORY ETERNAL!IRENE AND NICK DUTKO

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Riko (Radivoje) Nicole Kotay Chad Kotay Baby George Kotay

Memory Eternal

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Hristos Voskrese! Vaistinu Vaskrse!

Biserka Moeschlin

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In Memoryof

Our 1st Church President

Veselin Peyachki

Founders and signers of the Deed

John Maransky Rade Krstin Bogdan Radin Dimitar Kajganich Stevo Rakas Linta Jandre Dusan Faranov

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Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death,

and on those in the tombs bestowing life!

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Happy Easter, Hristos Vaskrse!

From Blake, Steph and Skyler Pantelich

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hrisTos voskrese!chrisT is risen!

GreeTinGs in The risen chrisT

From The PanTelich Families

Nesho & Barbara, Nesho Jr. & Violet, Erica Blake &Skyler, Todd, Roze, Chad Darren &

Jessica, Mirolav & Patsy, Timothy, Lori and Brian, Gwendolyn, Michael Pantelich

Branko, Djuro & Maritza, Dragica, Anna, Olga, Nada, Josephine, Matia, Stephen,

Norma

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Easter Greetings in The Risen ChristOur Lord and Savior from The Butch Family

Jeff & Louann ButchMichael N. Butch Jr.

Matthew, Katherine, Joe & Patrick ButchStephanie Butch

Barbara & Steve SauterJanet & Michael Sauter

Kylie, Kyle & Kamary Nunn

VJECNAJA PAMJATMichael Sr. & Mary Butch

Michael R. Butch

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Thank’s to the following businesses for helping us to prepare for our 100th Anniversary

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There is nothing more beautiful than hearing this “blessed noise” coming from our children. The Bible Studies for the Children started on January 1 2016.

Tambura Classes for Children

Bible Studies for Children

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Ionica - Book Promotion - Katalina Petcov

The New Chandeliers have arrived and the new carpet is being placed

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BaptismThe newly Baptized Pavle Lalovic

Father Borjan celebrated his Family Slava here in Lebanon

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House Blessings

It’s that time of year again... time to have your house blessed! House Blessings will continue after Easter. Just as it is important to sanctify ourselves by

partaking of the Holy Eucharist it is also important to sanctify the places we dwell by having our houses blessed at least once a year.

Please call Father Borjan at 717-272-8132 to schedule your house blessing.

His Grace Bishop dr. Mitrophan visiting our Parish

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THE PASCHAL SERMON OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ARCHBISHOP

OF CONSTANTINOPLE

The Catechetical Ser-mon of St. John Chrys-ostom is read during Matins of Pascha.

If any man be de-vout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise servant, let him rejoi-cing enter into the joy of his Lord. If any have labored long in fasting, let him now receive his recompense. If any have wrought from the first hour, let him today receive his just reward.

If any have come at the third hour, let him with thankfulness keep the feast. If any have arrived at the sixth hour, let him have no misgivings; because he shall in nowise be deprived thereof. If any have delayed until the ninth hour, let him draw near, fearing nothing. If any have tarried even until the eleventh hour, let him, also, be not alarmed at his tardiness; for the Lord, who is jealous of his honor, will accept the last even as the first; he gives rest unto him who comes at the eleventh hour, even as unto him who has wrought from the first hour.

And he shows mercy upon the last, and cares for the first; and to the one he gives, and upon the other he bestows gifts. And he both accepts the deeds, and welcomes the intention, and honors the acts and praises the offering. Wherefore, enter you all into the joy of your Lord; and receive your reward, both the first, and likewise the second. You rich and poor together, hold high festival. You sober and you heedless, honor the day. Rejoice today, both you who have fasted and you who have disregarded the fast. The table is full-laden; feast ye all sumptuously. The calf is fatted; let no one go hungry away.

Enjoy ye all the feast of faith: Receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. let no one bewail

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his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one weep for his iniquities, for pardon has shown forth from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Savior’s death has set us free. He that was held prisoner of it has annihilated it. By descending into Hell, He made Hell captive. He embittered it when it tasted of His flesh. And Isaiah, foretelling this, did cry: Hell, said he, was embittered, when it encountered Thee in the lower regions. It was embit-tered, for it was abolished. It was embittered, for it was mocked. It was embittered, for it was slain. It was embittered, for it was overthrown. It was embittered, for it was fettered in chains. It took a body, and met God face to face. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen.

O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are over-thrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice. Christ is risen, and life reigns. Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave. For Christ, being risen from the dead, is become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. To Him be glory and dominion unto ages of ages. Amen.

About St. John Chrysostom:

St. John Chrysostom (“The Golden Tongue”) was born at Antioch in about the year 347 into the family of a military-commander, spent his early years study-ing under the finest philosophers and rhetoricians and was ordained a deacon in the year 381 by the bishop of Antioch Saint Meletios. In 386 St. John was ordained a priest by the bishop of Antioch, Flavian.

Over time, his fame as a holy preacher grew, and in the year 397 with the demise of Archbishop Nektarios of Constantinople—successor to Sainted Gregory the Theologian—Saint John Chrysostom was summoned from Antioch for to be the new Archbishop of Constan-tinople.

Exiled in 404 and after a long illness because of the exile, he was transferred to Pitius in Abkhazia where he received the Holy Eucharist, and said, “Glory to God for everything!”, falling asleep in the Lord on 14 September 407.

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Visit our Parish Church web site on: http://holyresurrectionlebanonpa.org/

The Date of Pascha

The time of the Great Lent is dependent on the date of Pascha, which varies from year to year. According to a Canon of the First Ecumenical Council (Nicea 325), Holy Pascha is the first Sunday after the first Full Moon which falls upon or immediately after the Spring Equinox (ac-cording to ancient reckoning March 21). In addition, this Council decreed that Pascha cannot precede or fall on the Jewish Passover (14th day of the Month Nissan). The Full Moon used for the purposes of calculating the date of Pascha is the fourteenth day of a Lunar Month reck-oned according to an ancient ecclesiastical computation and is not the actual astronomical Full Moon.

The number of days between each Full Moon (the Lunar Month) is not exact according to the Solar Calendar and ancient calendars added or subtracted a period called an epact to har-monize the Lunar and Solar Calendars. These epacts as calculated by the Orthodox Church, vary from those calculated by the Western Churches. In addition, the Western Churches do not follow the Nicean Council’s decree that Pascha must not precede or fall on the Jewish Pass-over, and it is for these reasons that there is often a great variance from one year to the next between the Orthodox Church and the Western Churches concerning the date of Holy Pascha.

Good to know...

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100th ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE

Dear Brothers and Sisters,May we greet you with “This is the day the Lord has Created, may our Joy and Happiness

be in Him!”As you know on October 7, 8, and 9 of 2016 , Your, Our Church, will celebrate 100th years of

worship. We are still in need of your help most of all items have been donated by you. A special Thank-you goes to all of you that have helped, and a very big Thank-you goes to

our Sister Church of Steelton St. Nicholas for donating over $ 7000 to help us reach most of our goals.

But there is still a few items needed to total about $ 9000. Your help is most welcome and will be appreciated.As Father prays during the Great Entrance every Sunday “may the Lord our God remember

in His Kingdom, the honorable and Christ Loving People - the Benefactors of this Holy House - always now and forever, and unto the ages of ages.

All Donations should be sent to:Bob Sentz120 E. Weidman St.Lebanon PA 17046.

Donald Maransky Chairman, 100th Anniversary Committee

P. S. A list of the Anniversary events will be coming to you soon, so we ask you to reserve these dates to celebrate with us.

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100th ANNEVERSARY T- SHIRTS FOR SALE

* 100th Anneversary Logo will be in color

T- Shirts come either in white/black. Please indicate which color you want to order. All T-Shirts are $20 00 which includes shipping. Checks payable to: Holy resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church

Adult Sizes Youth Sizes Small 6 - 8 Medium 10 - 12 Large 14 -16 X Large XX Large

All T-Shirt orders should be mailed to: Donald Maransky Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church 120 E Weidman St. Lebanon, PA 17046

Or phone orders call: 717 865-2150.

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Please Join Us!

100th Holy Resurrection of ChristSlava Celebration

MAY 8th, 2016Divine Liturgy 10:00 am

Followed By Slava Procession and Banquet

Misical Entertainment Provided by

Sviraj

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Schedule of SERVICES

EVERY FRIDAY at 6:00 PM SMALL COMPLINEEVERY SATURDAY at 6:00 PM VESPERSEVERY SUNDAY at 10:00 AM HOLY LITURGY

Lazarus Saturday April 23, 2016 - 10:00 AM Holy Liturgy 6:00 PM Great Vespers

Sunday, April 24,2016 - Palm Sunday 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy at 06:00 PM BridegrooM MAtins (serving with guest Priests) lenten MeAl will follow

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM PresAnctified liturgy

Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 10:00 PM Holy Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at 06:00 PM MAtins of holy fridAy (reAding of the 12 gosPels)

Friday, April 29, 2016 10:00 AM Royal Hours at 06:00 PM MAtins of holy sAturdAy

Saturday, April 30, 2016 Holy Saturday at 10:00 AM vesPerAl divine liturgy of st. BAsil the greAt

at 11:30 PM holy MAtins (service continues in to sundAy)

Holy Pascha May 1, 2016 - Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ at 10:00 AM divine liturgy

After eAster service the BAskets will Be Blessed in the church

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Schedule of Services... ContinuedhAll And AgAPe MeAl will follow.

Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 06:00 PM vesPers

Friday, May 6, 2016 - St. George, Greatmartyr 10:00 AM Holy Liturgy

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 06:00 PM vesPer

Sunday, May 8, 2016 - Church SLAVA, Banquet to follow at 10:00 AM Holy Liturgy Monday, May 9, 2016 at 10:00 AM ParasTos (Pobusani PonedelJak)

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 06:00 PM vesPer

Sunday, May 15, 2016 - Sunday of the Myrrhbearers at 10:00 PM Holy Liturgy

Saturday, May 21 2016 at 06:00 PM vesPer

Sunday, May 22, 2016 - Sunday of the Paralytic at 10:00 PM Holy Liturgy

Saturday, May 28, 2016 - at 06:00 PM vesPer

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Our 100th Anniversary is fast approaching and our Committee has been working to make sure that all preparations will be ready. Keep the dates in mind October 7th, 8th and 9th 2016. We will need a lot of help to make this event a success. Your participation is essential. See Donald Maransky for any questions.

Any donations will be appreciated to make our anniversary a memorable one

Thank you in advance For your suPPorT!

100th Anniversary