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BAPTISM/ -Overview

INTERVIEW -Zoran Tasevski

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HIGH CHOLESTEROL -healthy advices from PhD Ofelija Ilievska

STUDYING IN MACEDONIA interview with Nick Naumoff

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IMPORTANCE OF THE CONVENTION by Michelle TasevskiMACEDONIANS IN INDIANA -photo gallery

MACEDONIAN CULTURE IN CHICAGO cultural events

INTERVIEW Ivanco Talevski

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PUBLISHERS NOTE

The printed edition of Za Makedonskite Raboti (ZMR) is aneffort to summarize, analyze and categorize a two yearpersonal dedication in documenting and exploring theMacedonian community in North America. With a proactive ap-proach and great passion for learning, we closely engaged inforging relationships with people encountered, documentingtheir stories and their point of view. In this direct approach, westrongly focused on objectivity and immediate personal experi-ences. Through this period we visited most of the Macedoniancommunities in USA and Canada, we took more then 5000 pho-tos, recorded more then 100 videos, and published few articlestelling what we learned about the Macedonian diaspora. Most of the material we shared with our friends electronically throughinternet, utilizing the alternative broadcasting and social media(YouTube & Facebook), through an actual presentation, or just asimple conversation. We tried to bring an original approach, notseen on a mainstream media before. We personally believe wewere successful, or as successful as we could be, with limitedtime and resources. After all, the whole project was solemnlyproduced, executed, edited and presented by our engagementand personal accessories. The whole initiative is a non-pro tendeavor purely based on our passion to create it, and it wasprobabl the onl thing we had suf cient, to produce and pres -ent all of the documented material. We depend on our passionas we depend on you, our dear reader, and your interest in our

visual storytelling, as a measure of our success. We tried topresent personal stories of everyday people, with Macedonianperspective in focus. We enjoyed creating every piece, and wehope oull nd enjo ment in going throughout the pages of our rst edition of the ZMR magazine. Onl through our mutualinterest we can make this initiative a trustworthy and reliablevisual journal of the Macedonian diaspora. A journal that ev-erybody interested in the Macedonian matters can turn to fora reliable information. The magazine was born out of passionand out of necessity, with the quality in mind, and the way wesee it, is one in very few. Macedonian community is small, butour strength comes from unity, respect and love. This is whatwe are trying to build, and share. We hope, you enjoy in ourstorytelling.

We would like to say thank you to all our friends and supporterswho have contributed towards making this project a reality. Ittook time and lots of effort, but it is here and we are gratefulto you.

We also welcome any suggestion and constructive criticism to-wards improving the future format of this publication.


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Baptism cleanses the soul and through baptism, we also receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is our rst step towardbelonging and becoming like Christ and receiving the full bene ts of His redemption. Those who have not receivedthe sacrament of Baptism are not permitted to receive any of the other sacraments of the church.

I present to youyour child,baptizedand con rmed,dedicated

to God.

Baby Mathew Paunovis being baptised byReverend Rubinco Aceskiin the Macedonian churchof Sts. Kiril i Metodij, Willowbrook

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W hile the Six Week Blessing is done at the six weeks,the baptism is done at the decision of the parents.To the Macedonian family, the christening of a baby bringsgreat happiness.

The godparents speak on behalf of the child. They blowthree times in the air and spit three times on the ooras a symbol of rejecting Satan. Turning toward the altar,the godparents declare their belief in Christ and the Or -thodox Church. They promise to raise the child as a goodChristian.

The child is then placed in the open arms of the god-parents holding a white towel as a symbol of the souls

purity. The child is anointed with Holy Chrism, a specialoil symbolizing the seal of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Ina sense, the child is invisibly marked as a belonging toGod in Jesus Christ. A lock is cut from the childs hair asa symbol of complete obedience. The priest blesses thenew clothing brought by the godparents. The mother andgodmather dress the child and the priest puts a neck-lace with a cross around the childs neck. He repeats thewords of Mark 8:34, If any of you wants to be my fol-lower, ...shoulder your cross, and follow me.

Baptism of a Child With the decorated baptismal candleslit, the priest and the godparents holding the child, walkaround the font as a joyful dance for the newest Christianmember of the church. The parents then approach thegodparents and their child is handed to them with thewords

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Being the rst president of achurch board in the diaspora,

born in USA, and the youngest,are just a couple of many attributescharacterizing this passionate youngman that at 27 years of age has as -sumed a very responsible position in avery challenging times.

Tell us little bit about yourself andyour life, it sims the age has neverbeen an obstacle for you.

I was born in La Grange, IL in 1980.At age of 3, my family moved backto Macedonia and we lived in Bitola,

where I went to school till 6th grade.In 1991, we returned to Americaand I started junior high. Contin-ued my education at Morton westhigh school in Berwyn IL. After HighSchool, proceeded to College andI got my Bachelors in EngineeringManagement at the University of Il-linois in Chicago. When I was about16 I started my working carrier at

the Trane company heating and airconditioning company, where I start-ed as a cad draftsmen. During my 6years there I took on many different

jobs. I was the youngest engineer

at the age of 19 and the youngestproject manager for the companyat the age of 20 and a sales en-gineer at 21. A year after, due tothe sale of the company, I startedworking for a general contractor inSchaumburg. About 6 months later,in 2004 I started my own consultingengineering company, Zoran & As-sociates. The company started withonly myself and two retired engi-neers that were working part time.The rst ear was the toughest, butwe got through with dedication andfocusing on the goals. Not too longafter, we opened our rst divisionof the company which is a heatingand air conditioning, followed by aproperty management company andthen our general contracting divi-sion. Our compan these da s isZoran & Associates Companies andwe are present in two cities in theUS, Chicago and Atlanta.

Youve been involved with the churchalmost all your life. How did every-thing started?

After coming back to America I usedto go to church and hang out with mycousins at the dances. I was neverinvolved in the dance group, but par-ticipated in the youth group for a bit.After the youth group disbanded in1992-1993, I came back to help thechurch in 1996. Kole Milenkov wasthe president that I served underduring that time. I was a memberof the board until 2007 and servedunder many different presidents. I

also worked at the church bingo forthe last 8 years, as a volunteer anda manager for 4 years. In 2008 I be-came the youngest board presidentat the age of 27. Also, I was the

rst president of our church born inAmerica.

What has changed in the work of theboard and in the community?

With the new board we brought anew nancial s stem of work. Wevealso had numerous property im-provement projects including a wa-terfall, 10,000 sf picnic facility, andmany outdoor and indoor renova-tions, which promote our Macedo-nian history and traditions. Another

addition was the formation of theMacedonian Humanitarian Organiza -tion Sv Kiril i Metodij which recentlydonated a $7000 industrial dryer tothe orphanage in Bitola. We con-tinue to focus on the youth at ourchurch to keep them connected bymeans of events such as bowlingoutings, and Great America trips.We restarted classes for Macedonianlanguage and Veronauka as well asthe rst formed English as a SecondLanguage class. We are working to-wards building relationships in ourcommunity which includes ties withour friends in the community, stateand Chicago police as well as par-ticipating in other voluntary events.Our hard work and new ideas havemade this a successful year resultingin nancial success.

The church in every Macedoniancommunity in the diaspora besidesthe religious, is also a center of thecultural and social life. I guess thatroll is the same for this community?

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Today, the role our church, Sv Kiril i Metodij plays inthe Macedonian communit is signi cantl differentthan when it began over 25 ears ago. Our mission

has extended far beyond that of maintaining whatwe have built, to become much more of a catalystin creating strong, healthy community by build-ing partnerships, each working towards a commongoal. The church is the lifeline of our Macedoniancommunity in Chicago and we, at the ExecutiveBoard, recognize the scope of our responsibility andthe signi cance of our successes, large and small.Activism is not the responsibility of a select few;we must each take action to develop, progress andprotect our community that our predecessors build.Building awareness and an enlightened citizenrymeans reaching out on many levels to share knowl-

edge, spread wisdom, and nurture ties to traditionthat cannot be broken.

What are your personal goals and how do you seeyour work in future?

Personal goals would be to continue growing mybusiness and focus more on my family. As for thecommunity, the hopes that I have is for our churchto keep growing and for the next leaders to buildon everything that this board has done. I will per-sonally stand 100 percent behind the next leadersof this church in hopes that one day when wereold and gray, we have a place that children andgrandchildren can participate in and be proud of. Iam very pleased to be a part of the Sv Kiril i MetodijBoard of Directors, and we will continue to do whatmatters - and that is to improve the well-being of people who live in our community.

Beginning with children, the future leaders of our world,the board has planned education programs that inspire cu-riosity, discovery, and respect for the Macedonian culture

and tradition that sustains us. Students could learn basicsand principals by studying, applying their understanding topractical uses in the classroom and throughout the schoolcommunity. Religion engages our community, forges per-sonal connections and advances our mission. - says ZoranTasevski

Mate kissing the cross, Vodici, 2009

The church community in Willowbrook, Illinois is one of the smaller communities in the diaspora but due to its cultural involvementin the wider Chicago area is de nitelly one of the most vibrantones, The church Sts Kiril i Metodij was founded 1979 in Berwyn,Ilinois. In 1992 the new church was built in Willowbrook, wheretoday most of the Macedonians are attending sunday mass andcelebrating the religious holidays.

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When not enough oxygen-carrying blood reaches the heartchest pain, called angina, can result. If the blood supply toa portion of the heart is completely cut off by total block-age of a coronary artery, the result is a heart attack. This isusually due to a sudden closure from a blood clot formingon top of a previous narrowing.

Types of Cholesterol

Cholesterol travels through the blood attached to a protein-- this cholesterol-protein package is called a lipoprotein.Lipoproteins are classi ed as high densit , low densit , orvery low density, depending on how much protein there is

in relation to fat.Low density lipoproteins (LDL): LDL, also called bad cho-lesterol, can cause buildup of plaque on the walls of arter-ies. The more LDL there is in the blood, the greater the riskof heart disease.

High density lipoproteins (HDL): HDL, also called good cholesterol, helps the body get rid of bad cholesterol in theblood. The higher the level of HDL cholesterol, the better.If your levels of HDL are low, your risk of heart diseaseincreases.

Very low density lipoproteins (VLDL): VLDL is similar to LDLcholesterol in that it contains mostly fat and not much pro-tein.

Triglycerides: Triglycerides are another type of fat that iscarried in the blood by very low density lipoproteins. Excesscalories, alcohol or sugar in the body are converted intotriglycerides and stored in fat cells throughout the body.

What Factors Affect Cholesterol Levels?

A variety of factors can affect your cholesterol levels. Theyinclude:Diet. Saturated fat and cholesterol in the food you eat in-crease cholesterol levels. Try to reduce the amount of satu-rated fat and cholesterol in your diet.

Weight. In addition to being a risk factor for heart disease,being overweight can also increase your cholesterol. Losingweight can help lower your LDL and total cholesterol levels,as well as increase HDL cholesterol.

Exercise. Regular exercise can lower LDL cholesterol andraise HDL cholesterol. You should try to be physically activefor 30 minutes on most days.

Have you been diagnosed with high cholesterol? Is lower-ing our cholesterol a goal? The rst step is to nd out:what is cholesterol ?

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made in the liverand found in certain foods, such as food from animals,like dairy products (whole milk), eggs and meat.

The body needs some cholesterol in order to functionproperly. Its cell walls, or membranes, need cholesterolin order to produce hormones, vitamin D and the bileacids that help to digest fat. But, the body needs only asmall amount of cholesterol to meet its needs. When toomuch is present health problems such as coronary heartdisease may develop.

What is a Coronary Heart Disease?

When too much cholesterol is present, plaque (a thick,hard deposit) may form in the bodys arteries narrowingthe space for blood to ow to the heart. Over time, thisbuildup causes atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)which can lead to heart disease.

HIGH CHOLESTEROL? CHOLESTEROL BASICS

HEALTHY LIFEADVICES FOR BETTER LIFE FROMPh D Ofelija ilievska a

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care Hospital. a .Ofelija Ilievska, PhD works at the Northwestern HealthcareHospital.

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Age and Gender. As we get older, cholesterol levels rise.Before menopause, women tend to have lower total cho-lesterol levels than men of the same age. After meno-pause, however, womens LDL levels tend to rise.

Diabetes. Poorly controlled diabetes increases cholesterollevels. With improvements in control, cholesterol levelscan fall.

Heredity. Your genes partly determine how much choles-terol your body makes. High blood cholesterol can run infamilies.

Other causes. Certain medications and medical conditionscan cause high cholesterol.

How Much Cholesterol Is Too Much?

Everyone over the age of 20 should get their cholesterollevels measured at least once every 5 years.

When being tested, your doctor may recommend a non-fasting cholesterol test or a fasting cholesterol test. Anon-fasting cholesterol test will show your total cholester-ol and HDL cholesterol. A fasting cholesterol test, calleda lipid pro le or a lipoprotein anal sis, will measure ourLDL, HDL, and total cholesterol. It will also measure trig-lycerides.

Your doctor may start with a non-fasting cholesterol testand then recommend a lipid pro le, based on our re -sults.

Doctors recommend your cholesterol stay below 200. YourLDL, HDL and triglyceride levels are important as well.

How Can I Lower My Cholesterol and Reduce MyRisk of Heart Disease?

A few simple changes can help lower your cholesterol:

Eat low cholesterol foods. The American Heart Associationrecommends that you limit your average daily cholesterolintake to less than 300 milligrams. If you have heart dis-ease, limit your daily intake to less than 200 milligrams.People can signi cantl lower their dietar cholesterol in -take by keeping their dietary intake of saturated fats lowand by avoiding foods that are high in saturated fat andthat contain substantial amounts of dietary cholesterol.

Quit smoking. Smoking lowers HDL (good) cholesterollevels. This trend can be reversed if you quit smoking.

Exercise. Exercise increases HDL cholesterol in some peo-ple. Even moderate-intensity activities, if done daily, canhelp control weight, diabetes, and high blood pressure allrisk factors for heart disease.

Take medication as prescribed by your doctor. Sometimesmaking changes to your diet and increasing exercise isnot enough to bring your cholesterol down. You may alsoneed to take a cholesterol lowering drug.

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B eing half Macedonian, half Italian, we still keep closeties with Macedonia. I have a friend there who sendme the information for the American College in Sko-pje. The college is with American program and Englishspeaking classes with all credits being transferred here.It offered me the opportunity to visit Macedonia and learnabout the culture, see my roots, where I came from, metfamily I never met before, and also to get an education. I

jumped on the opportunity and it was the greatest expe-rience in my life. Its an everyday learning in and out of the classroom, about the language, the culture, meetingnew people, customs and of course learning about myself.Being there it offers me to see the world from a differentpoint of view. Growing up in America, and never been outof it, I feel that sometimes we are thought to see thingsone sided, so it is nice to know that there is a world outthere and many different cultures. I feel much smarternow, much wiser, and experienced. It was a life changingopportunity for me and that is why I am going back. Itopens more doors that never been existed if I didnt wentthere.

Tell us more about the school u study at

American College of Skopje is a relatively newschool but its on the rise with around thousand students.The rst born Americans that randoml selected to gothere and study were my brother and I. There is also for-eigners from other Balkan countries, from Canada andmany students from Macedonia who lived in America for along period of time. I am studying marketing, with a busi-ness curriculum, but the school, offers everything as far asthe curriculum, with certi ed and educated professors whohave been everywhere.

What were our rst impressions outside the universitabout the people and country?

First time we were going it was just pure nervous-ness, we didnt know what to expect, but now we are excit-ed because we have more con dence and we cant wait togo there. Now, we have a better understanding and better

concept of the language, we also made our friends thereand we know our way around the city. Macedonians arefriendly, with great national pride that help me feel moreproud about my heritage. Growing up as American, myfather kept his Macedonian values, but I really didnt knowwho I was as a Macedonian until I lived there. I thought abig, lost part of me was reborn and I feel I t right, beingthere. Ive grown much more pride that I thought couldhave about my heritage. Living outside of America I wasable to see how people have it hard sometimes and howmuch effort you have to put in to get what you deserve.

Being a young man, I am guesing adjust to the social lifeand the Skopjes lifestayle was easy?

Skopje is an old city with ancient architecture, haslots of history, and culture. The city offers a great sociallife for the students. The nightlife, and I say this to all myfriends, is without the doubt way better then here, just abetter atmosphere. Everyone is out having a good timeawith nothing but fun, and it is a night and day experiencecomparing to here, and it is safe. We are young and socialpeople, we like to go out and have fun, so we are verymuch part of that.

Although we have friends and family in Macedonia, to have a siblingclose to you makes it lot easier. For my brother and I, if there wasa moment of being homesick, which for me there wasnt, we werethere for each other - says Nick (right), here with his younger brother Anthony (left)

Nick and Anthony Naumoff, Americans withMacedonian heritage are the rst studentsborn in USA at the University AmericanCollege Skopje, in Macedonia.

STUDYING IN MACEDONIAA LEARNING ExPERIENCE IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM

BY EMIL IVANOVSKIINTERVIEW WITH NICK NAUMOFF

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With all the excitement from the experience there, youprobably have a lot of things to share with your friendsback home in Chicago. What do you suggest to them?

Chicago has a very large ethnic population, not just Macedonians but many other, the culture and how youact de nes who ou are. Looking around, almost ever oneis of a different ethnicity, so I feel it is almost mandatoryfor the Macedonians looking for a college education to goand study, even for a semester, in Macedonia so they can

learn something about themselves. I believe it would be agreat eye opener, and they would learn things they dontknow about the country and personally, touch base to whothey really are. To go back to where they are from, towhere their parents, their grand parents are from, to thisancient land where we all come from. It is a great oppor-tunity to meet new people, the fellow countryman, learnmore about the culture, learn more about who you reallyare. I myself experienced all of that.

I also feel that Macedonian government shouldhelp with this, cause it is not only good for the studentsbut bene cial for Macedonia itself. I think the current gov -ernment with its program focused on education, will bewiling to help and bring these young people back. I believe

they should recruit and encourage this kind of programsbecause it can bring only good, it enhances the knowledgeabout the country especially for those who wouldnt knoweven to put it on the map. There are random Americanswith no Macedonian background who are choosing to gothere, they see that the prices are affordable, and it is abeautiful country. I would do anything to help out withthis. After all, it is a win win situation.

It is a long ight to Macedonia, but it is a well worth of a trip. It canbe hard on my family, especially for my mother its dif cult. But withthe modern technology, cell phones and internet we are able tokeep in touch very often and speak, almost on a daily basis. The timedifference is 7 hours but with a big family someone is always ready tospeak and willing to be around. - says Nick

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The Macedonian Orthodox Church American-Ca -nadian Diocese 35th Anniversary Convention isa landmark event for the history of the MacedonianDiaspora. The Conventions existence has contrib-uted signi cantl to the cohesiveness of the Mace -donian community in North America, as well aspreserved our culture. Whether one was born inMacedonia or has never been, the Convention is thetime and place to embrace our roots.

We are extremely lucky that the Diocese had sucha desire to keep our community together and that theConvention has grown into such a large event. TheConvention and its formation has now become a partof our own history as Macedonians. The MacedonianOrthodox Church American -Canadian Diocese wasformed in 1967 as a direct result of the churchesthat had formed across the countries. In 1971, theToronto-based Sv. Kliment Ohridski requested thatall of the diocese delegates in America and Canadameet in person for the rst time ever in Windsor,Canada. This meeting proved to be a huge successas the work of the diocese continued on with greatintensity and progress. In 1974, the delegates metagain at Sv. Bogorodica in Columbus, Ohio. At this

THE IMPORTANCEOF CONVENTION

BY MICHELLE TASEVSKIMichelle is a Regional Job ResourceConsultant for the Right Manage -ment Company. She lives and worksin Chicago.

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meeting, the delegates from the rst church in NorthAmerica, Sv. Petar and Sv. Pavle in Indiana, gave aresolution to have an annual church convention forall the Macedonians in America and Canada. Theirrational was that this annual event would strengthenthe diocese and create more churches and culturalcenters in their communities, as well as continue topass on the culture to Macedonians in the Diaspora.The intentions were to hold a traditional convention

where Macedonians could get together for a Mace-donian and an Orthodox patriotic festival. The voteto hold such an event was unanimous among thedelegates. The event was blessed and approved bythe Diocese and it was decided that it would rotatelocations around North America every year and itwas to always be held during the American LaborDa weekend. The rst Convention then took placein 1975 in Toronto, Canada.

When this rst convention was held, the intentwas to preserve the Macedonian church, culture, andlanguage for current and future generations. Today,this event continues to strengthen the ties among

Macedonian communities in North America and hasgrown into a three day affair full of the traditionalmusic, dancing, food and so much more that haskept our traditions alive for all these years. Conven-tion continues to be a weekend full of heritage, oldand new friends, long-lost family, and appreciationof how much we have accomplished as a community.There is no other weekend that is more highly an-ticipated for all ages. It has become a place whereall Macedonians have the ability to share ideas, net-work, and create life-long relationships. This is thecore of the Convention, to unite the MacedonianDiaspora through their shared history.

The Convention is a privilege and unique to Mace-donians in the United States and Canada. Most of the people attending have lived in Macedonia a verylong time ago, or never at all. And the fact that wehave the opportunity to meet and gather once a yearis a chance other Macedonians throughout the worlddo not have. A sort of magic happens when you putthousands of people together that have been toldthe same Old-Wives tales, taught the same folkloredances, and have eaten the same foods for gen-erations. The Convention then becomes a time andplace to share stories about growing up the sameway, sharing so many customs, and having sucha love for the same country. Its a weekend whereyou dont have to be anything but Macedonian, andthats a feeling that cannot be replicated.

Today, the Convention carries on the objectivesof its founding members by being a multi-genera-tional and cross-regional gathering of the Diasporathat inspires us to continue to preserve our church,culture, and language. It should make us all proudthat this event has been going strong for thirt veyears and counting, and will continue to do so forgenerations and generations to come.

Being part of the generation that started thismanifestation Blagoj Jovanovski has some-whatdifferent view on the meaning and beginning of theevent. As Blagoj says, First and foremost we needto clarify the name of it. The proper name for theevent is CONVOCATION and not CONVENTION. Fur -ther explaining the meaning of the word convocationas a religious gathering, he says that the only reasonit is called convention, is because of the older tradi-tion of gathering of the Macedonian Diaspora at theconventions of MPO(Macedonian Patriotic Organiza -tion), which is actually a political organization. With-out getting into details of the differences betweenthe two gatherings, and the two organizations, letspoint out that indeed The Convention as it is wide-ly known in the Macedonian community is after all areligious event organized by the American-CanadianDiocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.

CONVENTION OR...WHATS IN THE WORD

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The music of the Orthodox Church formed into a s stemof holy character, in accordance with the Christian spirit,is called Byzantine, as we have already seen, for it was

cultivated and developed in Byzantium.Having been created by inspired composers who were

distinguished as melodies or hymnographers, it was cultivat-ed with great caution by spiritual leaders of the Church andof the State that is Bishop and Byzantine Emperors.

In accordance alwa s with the tradition of the Or -thodox Church, the ecclesiastical music during the rst earsof the Christianit , was simple as were the rst Christianhymns. Later however, following the development of thehymns, it was enriched in method and content. In this man-ner, gradually evolving, it acquired a great brilliance mainlyduring the reigns of the Emperors Justinian 6 th centuries.But the epoch, during which the Byzantine Ecclesiastical Mu-sic reached its apex, was the period from the era of thefamous hymnographer Romanos the Melode until the epochof the father of the ecclesiastical music. Byzantine Eccle-siastical Music has characteristic feature: mono phoneticalperformance of hymns, in antithesis to the polyphoneticalperformance of European music.

This music is a language of the heart, since it ex-pressed the senses of man naturally and uses special toneswhich come from the human voice.

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The Macedonia 2025 Business Association is the premier voicefor the North American business community in their transac-tions with their counterparts in the Republic of Macedonia. TheAssociation is an issues oriented organization dedicated to el-evating the private sector perspective and input on issues that

affect business development and foreign direct investment inMacedonia.

Established in 2006, Macedonia 2025 is an independent, notfor pro t and non partisan organization dedicated to strength -ening and enhancing the Macedonian economy. The projectis designed to aid in the development of a more sustainableeconomy and help expedite eventual European Union acces-sion and greater prosperity.

Our aim is to position the Republic of Macedonia as a a gate -way to regional markets and a preferred destination for directforeign investment. This can only be accomplished by promot-ing transparent government and corporate practices, creating

a ourishing climate for entrepreneurship, and instilling a newattitude towards competitiveness.

The Macedonia 2025 Business Association is membership basedwith a mandate of facilitating trade and investment betweenMacedonia and North America.

In order to achieve and promote mutual business success,Macedonia 2025 will provide its members with a forum fornetworking, sharing information, ideas and experiences. Theobjective is to facilitate contacts that can help lead to direct

business and investment opportunities in both directions.

Expanding the base of business members in Macedonia 2025will expose even more potential investors to the welcominginvestment climate and regulatory environment in Macedonia.

MACEDONIA2025PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIAT

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MACEDONIAN CULTUREIN CHICAGO

T he Macedonian community in Chicago has beenmajor promoter and contributor of the Macedonianculture in Chicagos rich ethnic diversity. In the pastyear there has also been, an array of cultural events thatrepresent a signi cant input towards the af rmation of the Macedonian old tradition and young talent. SimonTrpceskis world class concert at the Chicagos SymphonyOrchestra was also a startup event of the Macedonian

Days of Culture in USA. The concert was visited by theMacedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and membersof his cabinet, and a big number of diaspora members.In spring Chicago was a host to the Macedonian mo-bile museum, as it is called the 60 year old folk dancegroup Tanec. A performance that warmed the hearts of the Macedonians, that have waited 14 years for the groupto perform in USA and Canada.

This summer with the support from the Turkish

CHICAGOIS ONE OF TOP 3 CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CENTERS IN USA. ONE OF THE MAJOR CITY CO

TO THE WORLD SCENE. PLACE THAT IS CONTINUALLY GROWING AND REBUILDING. CHICAGOS MULTICULTURAREFLECTED IN ITS NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH NOW ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR, AND HOME TALL OVER THE WORLD

Bobby and Melissa Angelovski enjoying the Chicago skyline photo by www.visualeti uette.com

Cultural Society and in organization of the Macedonianconsulate, the Macedonian culture was also presented atthe Turkish World Festival at Navy Pier, which one of thebiggest tourist attractions in the city.

As always, the annual International Festival host-ed by the ensemble Balkanski Igri and its director JohnKuo was a host of the folk dance group Goce Delchev fromthe Macedonian church Sts Kiril i Metodij, in Willowbrook.

Balkanski Igri held another event at the Grant Park pre-senting the Macedonian dances and offering free classesto the visitors.

The folk groups from the churches in Willowbrookand Crown Point were guests at the event hosted by thePerdue University, presenting the cultures of the formerYugoslav republics.

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Top right, Prime Minister NIKOLA GRUEVSKIannounces theMacedonian Days of Culture in USA for open, to his right:JOVICA PALASEVSKICouncil General of Republic of Mace -donia in Chicago. right Members of the Macedonian Com -munity in Chicago.

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Tanec is an award-wining Macedonian ensemble thatperforms folk dances and songs all over the world,showcasing Macedonias rich and ancient folkloreheritage. The meaning of Tanec, the Macedonian wordfor dance, goes beyond just a word. It portrays drama,ritual, tradition, songs, even military movements whileencompassing remarkable precision.

Tanec is considered a mobile museum with itsvast array of musical instruments and authentically col-orful folk out ts from all regions of Macedonia. Tanec wascreated by the Macedonian Government in order to pre-

serve Macedonias folk heritage and has been symbol of Macedonian culture and art for six decades.Since 1949, Tanec has been an ambassador and

presenter of the Macedonian folklore heritage in Mace-donia and around the world. With the highly artistic andcreative presentation of folk dances and songs, this En-semble has been successfully capturing the hearts of their audiences time and time again.

Tanec also serves as an inspiration to young peo-ple in Macedonia and the Macedonian diaspora aroundthe world. As a result, many other Macedonian folkloregroups exist in the Republic of Macedonia and around theworld.

Tanec performing the dance Drachevka, choreographed by Atanas Kolarovski - North American Tour, Chicago 2009

60 YEARS OF TANECTANEC NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2009

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Folk Group Goce Delchev dancing Pajdushko at the International Festival

The festival promotes Balkan folklore and it celebbrates the thingswe have in common rather then focusing on the differences. It isan anual event cosponsored by the ensemble Balkanski Igri.JOHN KUOwith his wifeGALIAare the coordinators of the ensemble.One of the regular instructors every year at the festival is ATANAS KO-LAROVSKIor as he is know internationally the man with the goldenlegs. He was also one of the rst choreographers of Tanec.

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5. Tanec dancers performing dances from Ohrid 6. Lazarenki danc displays the rich folk heritage from the village of Petrovo,near the city of Gevgelija 7. Drachevka 8. Tanec singers perform Macedonian traditonal folk songs

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It is an interesting experience to be in the studio of IvancoTalevski. The visual surrounding brings a feeling of mysti-cism, spirituality, otherworldliness and yet a familiar feelingof being home. The questions come easily and his willing-ness to speak about his work is obvious.

So, how did you become interested in image making & whataspect of it are you interested in?

The interest in image making has been with me since I wasa child. My fascination with the ability of how one can createan image and the possibility of creating a world consisting of images, that signify something culturally, or socially was thereason why I have chosen to become an artist. I work withpainting, drawing and intaglio print making.

Tell us about the begining of your education and how didou decid to stud in USA?

I had the opportunity to be surrounded with people whowere dedicated in painting or had strong interests in it.Through all my education, from the beginnings I was ex-posed to serious artist, when I was at the elementary schoolDame Gruev in Bitola studying with the art teacher BlagojOgnenovski, at the Icon workshop with Risto Dimovski INikola Krncev. I begun my high school at the School for theapplied arts in Skopje, Lazar Licenoski, and studied under

Selfportrait - combined techni ue, published in theNew York Times, August 2009

Ivancos painting studio in Philadelphia

Agnieszka, Ivanco & Emil

IVANCOTALEVSKIIN CONVERSATION WITH, AGNIESZKA JAKUSZ & EMIL IVANOVSKI

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professor Angele Gavrovski. Then I received a full scholar-ship, and at the age of fteen I left Macedonia, to studat the Interlochen Arts Academy, in Michigan, then at theMar land Institute College of Art, in Baltimore, and nallat the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania,in Philadelphia, where I tech now. The experiences andthe exposure to some great artist through out my educa-tion, has been a crucial in uence to the wa I think andI approach art making. I had the opportunity to study inFlorence, Italy for a semester, also be an assistant to a

world famous artist Odd Nerdrum in Norwa and Iceland,so the quality of work that I have been surrounded withhas been a great example to me and has in uenced methe way I think what is a great painting or a drawing or aprint. Education is what gives the opportunity to a youngperson to live hers or his dreams; thanks to my educationI never have stopped dreaming.

One of the most important thing about an artist, as wellas you is, where do you get your inspiration?

My work comes out of an urge to make a home for myself,one that draws upon what feels most vital to me fromboth my culture of origin and my de-facto home of the last

decade. I live with a constant sense of not being homein myself, of cultural displacement. At some level, I am apsychological refugee. Instead of belonging to both cul-tures I feel caught in between, and do not quite belong toeither one. I was raised in the visual culture of Byzantineiconography, having trained as an icon painter from ageeleven to fourteen. Byzantine icons were the only accessI had to a sacred visual culture, imagery with mystery andthe possibility of expansive experience. When I enteredthe churches of my youth I was enveloped by a complete-ly new world, a world of concentrated awareness. Iconsdemand attentiveness and return that attention to thosewho are willing to give it to them. They are incarnationsof the possibility of images to call us to live more fully, be

more observant, and present to our moment. The images Icreate are echoes of memories, psychological states, mo-ments of awareness. I am trying to capture moments of experience I have had, standing in front of icons in Mace-donia; I try to recreate a feeling of dialogue. I have tobuild something new, to carry those experiences with me,I cannot recreate the icons, but I try to create somethingthat embodies that world for me, to make faces that canspeak to me of my private history and my present reality.I would like to make images that can function as personalaltars, standing in for a world, that is not accessible, andallowing me a way to enter into some kind of relationshipwith it.

What is your professional engagement at the momentand have you had recent exhibitions, and achievementsof course?

At the moment I teach two classes, Drawing and intaglio-Print making, at the University of Pennsylvania. It is apleasure to be surrounded with people who are dedicatedin art making and are eager to learn as much as possibleabout it. In regards to exhibitions, this year of 2009, I wasawarded with a medal at the Guanlan International PrintBiennial in China; few thousand artists entered the com-petition from about 78 countries from all around the world.I was one of the 11 awarded artist that received a medal

at the opening ceremony of the exhibition. My works havebeen exhibited in Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, SeoulMuseum of Art, The International Print Center in NewYork, The Krakow Print biennial in Poland, and number of exhibitions in Spain, Italy, and in the US. Recently one of my works was reviewed in the New York Times. I havepainted two paintings for the previous pope, John Paul II,and had the opportunity to meet him in private audience inthe Vatican. Exposure and recognition are very importantfor the artist, but I believe that the quality of the work and

the artists dedication in it is whats most important.

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My work is embedded in the Macedonian subject; Mace -donia is in my heart, and a very important part for the rea -son of my work. I believe who ever sees my work sees apiece of Macedonia. - says Ivanco

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UMD GLOBAL CONFERENWASHINGTON, JUNE 200

ARRIVING AT WASHINGTON

UMD Board of Directors and Of cers, UMD Global Conference, 2009

TOPFrom left: STOJAN NIKOLOV, Director, DENIS MA-NEVSKI, Treasurer, ALEKSANDAR MITRESKI, Vice Presi-dent, METODIJA A. KOLOSKI, President, ALEKSANDRATRPKOVSKA, Director, The Fund for Macedonian Chil -dren, BOBAN JOVANOVSKI, Director of Policy Planning,

MEETING NEW FRIENDS. In the middle: STEPHANIEATSEFFfrom Virginia, to the right DIMITAR NASEVwithhis daughter from California and MIKI DODEVSKIfromAustralia

The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) successful-l organized its rst Global Conference June 11th-13th in Washington, D.C. The conference attract-ed Macedonians from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Aus-

tria, Romania, Russia, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Greece. Forthe rst time in the histor of the Diaspora, a select gath -ering of the most talented and successful Macedoniansgathered to discuss questions of profound political andeconomic signi cance to them and to Macedonia. TheseMacedonians traveled to Washington largely to question,debate, and advocate.

ZA MAKEDONSKITE RABOTIHAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH UNITED MACEDONIAN DIASPORA ADVOCATING THRIGHTS AND PROMOTING THE MACEDONIAN CAUSE IN THE DIASPORA AND INTERNATIONALLY. ZMR VISUALLYDOCUMENTED AND PROMOTED MANY EVENTS ORGANIZED BY UMD AS WELL AS THE FIRST UMD GLOBAL CONFWASHINGTON. ZMR RECOGNIZES AND GREATLY SUPPORTS ALL THE WORK UMD HAS DONE IN EMPOWERING TH

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UMD President Meto Koloski speaks at the launcheon in the Canon House

AWARDEES From above: EARL POMEROy Congressman,BILL PASCRELL Congressman, CANDICE MILLER Con-gresswoman, MARK SOUDER Congressman, RICHARDLUGAR Senator, STEPHANIE & VLAD ATSEFF Activists

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UMD acclaimed several individuals and organizationsfor their extraordinary courage and merit in thesupport of Macedonia. U.S. Senator Richard Lugar was giventhe UMD International Freedom Award. Earlier that day at aluncheon in the Cannon House Of ce Building, U.S. Represen -tatives Bill Pascrell, Candice Miller, Earl Pomeroy, Mark Souder,and Harry Mitchell were honored for their unwavering supportof Macedonia in the U.S. House of Representatives with the

UMD U.S.-Macedonia Friendship Award. Dr. Srgjan Kerim wasrecognized with the UMD Macedonian Heritage Public ServiceAward for his distinguished career in diplomacy at a luncheonon U.S.-Macedonian Relations. The UMD Human Rights Awardswere conferred on the Vinozito Part of Greece and OMO Ilin -den PIRIN of Bulgaria for their struggle and sacri ce in protect -ing the dignity and basic rights of Macedonians in their respec-tive countries.


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MACEDONIANWEDDING

There is absolutely nothing like a Macedonian wedding. Its usually a multi-day celebration that is a mixof rich cultural traditions, avorful ethnic foods, spirited music and dancing. When it comes to wed -

dings, traditions are de ned as the spice of life itself! It is the traditions, especiall the ethnic tradi -tions that have added the spice to the glorious ceremony of the joining of two souls, the ceremony we callmarriage. If you are looking to add a bit of romance and history to your wedding celebration, embrace yourbackground and incorporate one of many Macedonian ethnic wedding traditions into your wedding. VisualE-tiquette is based in Chicago and has done many Macedonian ethnic events in the Midwest. VisualEtiquettehas specialized in Macedonian weddings and customs, so for your most glorious moment, choose VisualEti-quettes photography and videography services, and get a free Engagement session. VisualEtiquette offerscustom tailored packages for your personal requirements.

THE WEDDING OF JENA AND VLADO PUPINOSKI AT ST. PANTELEJMON - PLAOSNIK CHURCH IN OHRID MACEDON

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