Rehearsal today to cover the Hierarchical (Bishop) Liturgy music. 

Please try to attend as I may not be able to conduct for the Bishop on Sunday.

Hope to see you at rehearsal tonight.

Thank you.

Congratulations on a beautiful performance!!

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Due to inclement weather we will cancel the rehearsal this evening.

I don't want anyone to drive down in this weather! See you Sunday, God willing.…

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The first 2 sections of the youtube clip are odes 1 & 3. (0:00 - 2:30). Their version is almost identical to the one you sang. I have transcribed it into notes.

 

Remember, we are singing odes 1, 3, 9. Ode 9 is the one in english (hymn to the theotokos) that i have already sent audio files. The kontakion has also been sent. The troparion in Arabic we need to clean up.

 

youtube clip of odes 1, 3:…

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Children's Christmas Pageant. Sunday following Liturgy.

Pan-Orthodox Christmas Concert
December 11, 2011 - 5pm

Location:
St. Sava Cathedral
6306 Broadview Rd.
Parma, OH 44134

I have a confession to make.   And it’s a bad one ….

When I was a kid … I used to get dressed up for Halloween! And it was not always something innocent either, like an astronaut or a cowboy.  Once I was even a ghost!  Worse yet, I would go door-to-door with my brothers and say “Trick or treat!”  Idolatrous! Occultic!  Satanic!  Over time, of course this demon-glorifying activity caught up with me.  Look at me now.  I dress in black almost every day …

Of course you see the problem… Continue