Gazetta Issue 17 - ROBES (Russian Old Believer Enhancement ...

the 

traditional Issue 

By N.S. 

This was ROBES’ fi rst year of 

being a part of the Silverton Fine Arts 

Festival, which occurred the weekend of 

August 16 th . This was a smaller festival 

celebrating the local artists. Booths were 

set up with arts, crafts, and food at the 

city park of Silverton. 

The goal was to keep the fundraising 

efforts going and create good connections 

and awareness in local towns. 

With the growing drug and alcohol 

problem growing within our own 

community, we need to do some damage 

16 September 2008 

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2008 Silverton Fine Arts Festival 

control by getting involved and letting 

people know that there are many Old 

Believers that do have good intent and 

purpose and the beauty of who we are. 

The beauty was clearly stated on this 

day of the event. I will probably never 

forget my fi rst reaction when I walked up 

to the food booth. 

Even from afar, there was something 

eye catching; white and lavender. These 

were the colors that were chosen for this 

event. From tables, to canopy, to signs 

and all the ladies dresses, everything was 

lavender and white with lots of lavender 

and green fl owers hanging from the 

ceiling, in pots and in hair. 

As you come up, beautiful young 

ladies call out greetings on the day and 

offer samples of food being sold. You 

can’t help but being drawn to the booth. 

The food that was available was our 

famous meat and vegan piroshki; fresh 

berry shangi; postna (vegan) chocolate 

cake & cookies; chicken crepes; and 

beverages such as soda, lemonade and 

water. 

Offering samples is a big winner 

because people get to try the food before 

purchasing, and most of the time, come 

back for seconds and even thirds. 

Inside: 

Editorial/Opinions 2 

Health/Home 3 

Culture/Community News 4 

Religion/Announcements 5 

Teen Corner/Classifi eds 6 

Boys Section/Jokes 7 

Sports/Recreation 8 

$2.50 

Another beauty of an event such as this 

is having young Old Believers discover 

skills such as interacting with people 

about who Old Believers are. Sharing with 

others our unique culture, really builds a 

sense of pride in our heritage and would 

hopefully spark an interest in deepening 

roots as young people grow up and leave 

their homes. 

Doing fundraiser events requires a 

big commitment to the coordinator and a 

group of people, but what we discovered 

is that if a lot of people just do what they 

can, the wheel keeps turning.

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eDiToriAl 

Everyday I think of how blessed we 

are, living here in the beautiful Northwest. 

We have the most beautiful seasons 

without the extreme harsher elements 

that you may hear of in other parts of the 

world. 

Though it seems our roads are getting 

more and more congested daily, we still 

have the opportunity to take country drives 

and stop along the road and purchase 

some fresh Willamette Valley vegetables; 

that is, if we don’t have the joy of having 

a garden. 

In the October issue, we hope to bring 

you some more ideas for preserving food, 

so stay tuned. In the meantime, we have a 

couple humorous articles this month and 

lots of updates. 

You’ll notice that the Traditional 

Gazetta no longer has full names on 

many of the articles. This is optional, for 

we are encouraging more people within 

our community to be more involved and 

comfortable in doing so. 

Not only is it rewarding to be part 

of the newspaper team; the need for 

volunteers is endless. This summer has 

been busy and a lot of work with the 

Hubbard Hop Festival, Silverton Fine 

Arts festival, and fi nalizing the food booth 

project. We are already having meetings 

and preparing for the Oktoberfest, which 

is second weekend of September this 

year. 

Old Believers are encouraged to 

step up and participate in this years 

Oktoberfest with family and friends. We 

plan a different set up this year and will 

need all the help we can get. It could be 

a lot of fun (look at ad in paper for more 

info). We’ll see you there! 

N.C. 

We reserve the right to 

decline any submissions. 

Information presented in this 

newspaper is only meant to be 

informative and not intended 

to endorse or persuade anyone 

to certain points of view. 

APologieS 

We apologize in advance for 

offending anyone. We try to 

have an unbiased opinion. 

ROBES Mission Statement 

To enhance and sustain our 

culture bringing forth strong, 

vibrant community members 

of the future, while keeping our 

doors open to those in need, of 

the same belief. 

oPinionS 

Got an opinion? Send us your 

feedback on The Traditional 

Gazetta newspaper: 

robes_woodburn@yahoo.com 

ROBES 

P.O. Box 889 

Woodburn, OR 97071 

By N.C. 

I shop a lot.... not because I love 

shopping, but because either we are out 

of milk, toilet paper, or my son just cut 

up his sandals. So in retrospect I use a 

lot of shopping carts to accomplish my 

deeds. I will admit though, sometimes 

I don’t return my shopping cart into the 

proper place, and yes I do feel bad when 

it happens. 

When it comes to returning shopping 

carts, there are three types of cart returning 

people - the ones who for the most part, 

return it, but will occasionally rebel and 

leave it. 

There are the ones who never return 

it into the cart holder rack, because they 

fi gure its part of the store service, and 

then there are the cart junkies. 

Recently, I was accosted by cart 

junkies, twice! These are the people who 

think it is their life mission to make sure 

everyone returns their cart into the store. 

I went shopping, loaded up my cart 

and wheeled it to my car, unloaded it and 

in a moment of weakness I left it there, 

jumping in my car. Out of nowhere a 

man ran up to my windshield and hit it 

with great passion, scowling that I left my 

cart where I did. As if I could at that point 

safely jump out and do it. Shortly after 

Are you a shopping cart junkie? 

Cranial Manipulation: A brief historical perspective 

By Dr. Hoffman, 

Hubbard A & D Clinic 

Cranial Manipulative (cranial-sacral) Therapy could be 

defi ned as a treatment of the skull (cranium), during examination, 

using hands of a trained professional. This technique is a fast 

growing area of manual medicine in terms of the number of 

therapist and practitioners now learning and applying different 

versions of it. 

The Upledger Institute which teaches one of the main divisions 

or ‘types’ of cranial manipulation claims to have instructed many 

people in the USA between 1985 and 1995, mostly massage 

therapists. 

It is important to understand that not all people who claim to 

practice cranial therapy are trained the same, or performing the 

same ‘type’ of cranial treatment. 

It appears that many therapist apply what they have learned to 

whatever else they do clinically, while only a small portion devote 

their entire practice to craniosacral work. 

With its modern roots in cranial osteopathy, as developed by 

Sutherland in 1939 when it was used fi rst used and taught to the 

osteopathic profession, and its parallel and sometimes derivative 

approaches including craniopathy by Cottam 1956, and sacrooccipital 

technique by DeJarnette 1975/1978, cranial manipulation 

has become an area of debate. There are many hypotheses or ideas, 

on how and why it works, and a signifi cant degree of confusion 

regarding the different theories and methods. 

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that I succumbed to temptation again, and 

left my cart. As I backed my vehicle up, 

I heard loud paranoid honking. Startled, 

I looked up and I saw this lady leaping 

up and down in her car waving her arms 

around pointing at my cart; like I would 

get out and return it now. 

By Timafei Cam, Age 10 

So I’ve learnt something and I wish 

to pass it on, if you are a cart returner 

keep it up, you make cart junkies proud 

but if you are like most of us who like 

to walk on the wild side once in a while, 

watch your back; you never know if there 

is a cart junkie near you. 

Many therapist, practitioners and patients are drawn to 

the technique because of the dramatic and frequent successes 

claimed by those who use the methods. Although it has many 

success stories, they remain unconvinced as to the science of 

cranial manipulation, and confused by the discrepancies in the 

explanations and theories that surround it. There is a void that 

needs to be fi lled in regards to the scientifi c explanation, yet it still 

helps many individuals each day and should be considered as a 

valuable tool in ones road to good health. 

In following articles there may be discussion to examine both 

proven and not proven aspects of cranial manipulation. There is 

a tangled web of what is known or proven and what is believed 

safe in the treatment of dysfunction affecting the cranium. Future 

articles may also describe what the most important aspects for 

evaluation and treatment are from the practitioner and the back 

ground literature point of view. 

The “Traditional Gazzetta” now offers a 

monthly meeting where you are welcome to 

participate and get involved in brainstorming 

for our community 

newspaper. 

next meeting dates are 

as follows: 

• Tuesday 

September 2nd 

6:00pm-7:30pm 

• Thursday 

october 2nd 

6:00pm-7:30pm 

Contact: Nadya 

503-951-3783 

***** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER *****

THE TRADITIONAL GAZETTA SEPTEMBER 2008 PAGE 3 

Home Canned Salsa 

By D.S. 

8 c. fresh chopped tomatoes 

1 c. chopped jalapenos 

1 c. chopped onion 

1 c. chopped green bell pepper 

5 cloves garlic, minced 

1 tsp paprika 

1 tbsp salt 

1 tbsp brown sugar 

¾ c. vinegar 

Lime juice from 1 lime 

ASK MrS. MoM 

Combine all ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil, stirring 

frequently. Reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes, continue stirring. 

Pour hot salsa into jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace. Seal jars, then process 

in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes. 

CELL PHONE vs. THE BIBLE 

I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our 

cell phone? 

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? 

What if we flipped through it several times a day? 

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it? 

What if we used it to receive messages from the text? 

What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it? 

What if we gave it to our kids as gifts? 

What if we used it when we traveled? 

What if we used it in case of emergency? 

Oh, and one more thing...Unlike our cell phone, we don’t have to 

worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already 

paid the bill. 

Tatiana Hansen 

By Anna Snegirev, NTP 

Recent news from the U.K. tells 

of a cell phone company that recently 

removed its “tower of doom,” as 

residents call it, from the roof of a fivestory 

London apartment building after 

cancer rates skyrocketed among those 

living on the top floor. 

Unless you live in some unbelievably 

remote location, the odds are high 

that you’re being bombarded with 

information-carrying radio waves that 

can wreck havoc on your body. 

These radio waves have increased 

dramatically and exponentially over 

the last few years—especially from cell 

phones, but also from WiFi, WiMax, 

Blue Tooth, and other wireless devices. 

For most people, the damage from this 

24/7 exposure will take years or even 

decades to surface since there is a lag 

time of 5 to 20 years for the health 

effects to become clinically apparent. 

For those unfortunate people in 

London who were living directly below 

a major cell phone mast, the damage 

became apparent sometime between 

the mast’s construction in 1994 and the 

beginning of the resident’s campaign to 

have the mast removed in 2002. 

You may not realize that you are 

likely living closer to a cell phone tower 

than you think. Cell “sites” can look like 

antennas or huge towers, but they can 

also be quite camouflaged. They exist 

on many schools, churches, firehouses, 

cemeteries, and even in national parks. If 

you’re wondering why a school or park 

would want a cell site on their grounds, 

it’s because the cell phone companies 

pay to have them there, with fees that 

can range upwards of $2,000 a month. 

While there are already more than 

175,000 cell towers in the United States, 

this number is expected to increase by 48 

percent to 260,000 by 2010, according 

to CTIA (the International Association 

for the Wireless Telecommunications 

Industry). 

If you want to know how close 

you are to a telephone tower or 

antenna, simply type your location into 

Antennasearch.com. it will tell you all 

of the towers (existing and future) and 

antennas that are within eight miles of 

your address. 

Tips to limit your damage from 

information carrying radio waves: 

There quite simply is no safe 

ASK AnnA 

Chicken Pirog 

By N.C. 

reCiPeS oF THe MonTH 

Pastry 

1 ½ cup warm water 

1 tbsp. dry yeast 

(sprinkle on water) 

1 tbsp. sugar (sprinkle 

this on yeast) 

* wait a few minutes 

until yeast begins 

working (you will see it 

begin foaming) 

Add: 

1 tsp salt 

2 tbsp sugar 

1-2 tsp baking powder (optional) 

½ cup oil (add oil after adding about a cup 

of fl our) 

6-8 cups fl our (depending on fl our, 

desired amounts of fl our may vary, so as 

the dough is being mixed, add more fl our 

if needed). 

*Cover and let rise 20-30 minutes, or 

till doubled in size. This dough can also 

be used for other recipes, such as pizza 

dough. 

Filling 

2 cups of chicken - chopped in small 

pieces 

1 ½ cup cooked rice (or 1 lg. potato sliced 

to thin/narrow strips) 

1 small Anaheim pepper-fi nely chopped 

1 small tomato- fi nely chopped 

1 small onion- fi nely chopped 

¼ cup oil 

¼ cup water 

Season to taste or use about 2tsp. salt; 2 

tsp. season salt, ½ tsp. black pepper 

Can cell phones make you sick? 

biological threshold for exposure to 

information-carrying radio-waves, and 

there is, quite honestly, little you can do 

to avoid them 100 percent. But you can 

reduce your, and your family’s, exposure 

by taking the following commonsense 

precautions: 

• Limit the amount of time you spend 

on a cell phone or cordless phone. 

• Use a wired headset to limit your 

exposure to the cell phone – ideally, an 

air tube headset that conducts sound but 

prevents any radiation from traveling up 

the wire to your brain. Also make sure 

the wire is SHIELDED, which prevents 

the wire from acting as an antenna that 

could attract more information-carrying 

radio waves directly to your brain. 

Wireless BlueTooth® headsets should 

be avoided. 

• Limit your exposure to WiFi 

routers. Find out where they are located 

in your work environment and stay away 

from them. 

• If you have any land-based 

(non-cellular) portable phones, MHz 

phones as the Gigahertz phones stay 

on continuously, blasting you with 

information-carrying radio waves 24/7. 

• Use the speakerphone instead 

of putting the phone to your ear; this 

Directions: 

*Preheat oven 350 degrees & grease a 

large metal cookie sheet (about 11x16). 

*Roll out raised dough on fl our surface in 

an oval shape, so that the edges of dough 

would extend out over the sheet. Lay 

rolled out dough on sheet. 

*Dump mixed fi lling onto dough. Pull 

sides of dough together and pinch edges. 

*Pat Pirog down, so it’s even and to get 

air bubbles out. 

*Bake 45-55 minutes or till lightly brown. 

Serve with okroshka. 

okroshka 

(Cold Cucumber Soup) 

ingredients 

½ bunch green onions-chopped 

1 tsp. salt-sprinkle on green onions and 

mash slightly with spoon 

1 medium cucumber- diced 

3 hard boiled eggs-chopped 

2 tbsp. sour cream 

* Mix everything together, then add: 

¼ cup pickle juice 

1 ½- 2 cups water or kvas 

*Serve cold with pirog 

is probably one of the single most 

important steps you can take other than 

not using your cell phone. 

• Limit calls inside buildings. 

• Use the phone in open spaces as 

often as possible. 

• Limit use by children and 

preadolescents, or don’t let them use 

cell phones at all. Children’s developing 

nervous systems and thinner skulls are 

simply too vulnerable to cell phone 

damage. 

For more information visit: www. 

mercola.com 

Do you have health questions? 

Questions and comments can be sent to: 

ask_anna_123@yahoo.com or 

ROBES 

P.O. Box 889 


Disclaimer: This advice 

is for your information 

only and not intended to 

diagnose, prescribe or treat. 



Marriage 

Preparations 

By N.C. 

The announcement didn’t come out of the blue, 

I was expecting it. Not because I am psychic but 

because he was sincere, totally goofy around my 

daughter, over everyday and was assuring himself that 

he was not going to get married for at least 2 years.... 

hmmm. 

After reacting appropriately, the cogs started 

turning, what now? I had never been to an event like 

this before. 

The young man told me his parents were going 

to come over and formally ask if we would let our 

daughter marry him (svatavat). Of course we were 

excited and didn’t know what quite to expect, we 

had an approximate count of our guests to come 

(his whole family came) prepared a few snacks and 

matched the number of our family so we wouldn’t be 

outnumbered. 

The day was here and they all gathered outside, 

wanting to come in all at the same time, so before they 

came in the father called out maletva, to which we were 

supposed to say “Amen, come in”. So in they trouped, 

were seated around a table, then the negotiations began. 

Yes, we were in agreement with her getting married, 

meanwhile we were served snacks, wine and we chose 

a date on which the wedding would be performed. 

I asked several questions, about the wedding 

preparations I would have to do. My job was to sew 

gifts (clothes) for the fiances immediate family, 

make sure my daughter was decked out, dress up the 

bedroom in which they were to move into and provide 

smaller gifts for his extended family. There was a lot 

of little extras that I had to write down, but I think I 

got it all. I must say lists are a blessing when planning 

for an event such as this. 

It was a jolly and very enjoyable evening that 

went well, phase 1 was accomplished. 

Next month I will write about phase 2, California and 

sewing! 

MinneSoTA MinUTeS 

Impressions 

By Marina Eyman-Semerikov 

Do you believe in first impressions? Or do you believe in 

building relationships despite what you learn about the person 

for the first time? Either direction you choose, impressions 

are important. 

In day to day life, we carry with us, a sense of who we 

are and what we stand for. When you arrive at work or at 

school, your role is defined. You are a contributing member 

to your company, your school, and your family. 

Now, what if I was to ask you about the community and 

the general public? What do you contribute to social settings? 

What do you represent when arriving at the grocery store, 

movie theatre and or a public event? 

Some of us like to attend community events: fairs, 

festivals, and musical concerts. I too, am one who enjoys 

some good quality entertainment. 

It’s not so easy to blend in with the general population 

when you wear the obvious symbol of the Russian Old 

Believer faith, ie, the shashmura or the beard. Both are a daily 

reminder that we do belong to a faith that requires modesty. 

Modesty can be portrayed through clothing, body 

language, verbal communication, and attitude. The lessthan-modest 

look of fashion and the attitude that goes with 

it, can be alluring. At what cost is being “in” worth risking 

a reputation? This ‘letting go’ and being carefree is very 

thrilling. And, who’s business is it anyway? 

Well, my friends, we are all inter-connected. We are all 

a neighbor, sibling or parent to someone. Why should we be 

concerned with impressions? Because when you leave the 

room, the only thing you leave behind, is an impression. Let 

it be a lasting one. 

September Church Holidays 

By Nikita Simmons, 

Adapted from Wikipedia and other Internet sources 

August 26 (September 8): The Vladimir icon of the 

Mother of god 

The Theotokos of Vladimir, also known as Our Lady of 

Vladimir, the Virgin of Vladimir or Vladimirskaya (Russian: 

Владимирская Богоматерь), is one of the most venerated 

Orthodox icons. The Theotokos (Mary) is regarded as the 

holy protectress of Russia, and the icon is displayed in the 

Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Her feast day is June 3, with 

another commemoration on August 26. Even more than most 

famous icons, the original has been copied repeatedly for 

centuries, and many copies now have considerable artistic 

and religious significance. The icon is a version of the Eleusa 

type, with the Christ child snuggling up to his mother’s 

cheek. One of the most exquisite icons ever created, the 

icon of the Theotokos of Vladimir is sometimes described 

as exhibiting universal feelings of motherly love and anxiety 

for her child. 

Tradition 

According to tradition, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother 

of God was painted by the Evangelist St. Luke on a board 

from the table at which the Savior ate together with His 

All-Pure Mother and Righteous Joseph. The Mother of 

God, upon seeing this image, exclaimed, “Henceforth, all 

generations shall call Me blessed. The grace of both My Son 

and Me shall be with this icon.” 

Patriarch Luke Chrysoberges of Constantinople sent the 

icon as a gift to Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky of Kiev around 

the year 1131. The beautiful image coveted by Yury’s son 

was located in the Mezhyhirskyi Monastery until Andrey 

Bogolyubskiy brought it to his favorite city Vladimir in 

1155. When the horses that transported the icon stopped near 

Vladimir and refused to go further, this was interpreted as a 

sign that the Theotokos wanted her icon to stay in Vladimir. 

To house the icon, the great Assumption Cathedral was built 

there, followed by other churches dedicated to the Virgin 

throughout northwestern Russia. The icon was first brought 

to Moscow in the year 1395. Thus, the blessing of the Mother 

of God established the spiritual bonds of Byzantium and Rus 

via Kiev, Vladimir and Moscow. 

In 1395, during Tamerlane’s invasion, the image was 

taken from Vladimir to the new capital, Moscow. The 

spot where people and the ruling prince met the icon is 

commemorated with the Sretensky Monastery. Vasili I of 

Moscow spent a night crying over the icon, and Tamerlane’s 

armies retreated the same day. The Muscovites refused to 

return the icon to Vladimir and placed it in the Cathedral 

of the Dormition of the Moscow Kremlin. The intercession 

of the Theotokos through the image was also credited with 

saving Moscow from Tatar hordes in 1451 and 1480. 

Very important events in Russian Church history 

have occurred before the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of 

God: the election and elevation of St Jonah, advocate of an 

Autocephalous Russian Church (1448), and of St Job, first 

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1589). In December 

1941, as the Germans approached Moscow, Stalin allegedly 

ordered that the icon be placed in an airplane and flown 

around the besieged capital. Several days later, the German 

army started to retreat. 

The festal celebration of the Vladimir Icon of the Most 

Holy Theotokos occurs several times during the year. On 

June 3 we celebrate the icon in general, but the following 

feast commemorates an historic event associated with the 

icon. 

The Meeting of the Vladimir icon upon its Transfer from 

Vladimir to Moscow 

The most solemn celebration of the icon occurs on 

August 26 (September 8 on the civil calendar), the feast 

established in honor of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon 

upon its Transfer from Vladimir to Moscow. 

In the year 1395, the conqueror Khan Tamerlane (Temir- 

Aksak) reached the Ryazan frontier and was advancing 

towards Moscow. Great Prince Basil Dimitrievich went 

with an army and halted at the banks of the River Oka. He 

prayed to the holy Hierarchs of Moscow and St Sergius 

for the deliverance of the Fatherland, and he wrote to the 

Metropolitan of Moscow St Cyprian, that the pending 

Dormition Fast should be devoted to zealous prayers for 

mercy and repentance. 

Clergy were sent to Vladimir, where the famed wonderworking 

Vladimir Icon was. After Divine Liturgy and a 

religion 

Molieben on the feast of the Dormition, they clergy took the 

icon and brought it to Moscow. Along the way, on both sides 

of the road, countless people prayed kneeling: “O Mother of 

God, save the land of Russia!” 

At that same time, when the people of Moscow were 

meeting the Vladimir Icon on Kuchkov Field, Tamerlane 

while sleeping in his, dreamed a great mountain, at the 

summit of which were the holy hierarchs with golden staffs 

coming towards him. Above them, in a brilliant radiance, 

was a Majestic Woman. She commanded him to leave 

Russia. Awakening in fright, Tamerlane asked the meaning 

of the vision. The experts answered that the Radiant Lady 

was the Mother of God, the great Protectress of Christians. 

Tamerlane then gave the order for his troops to retreat. 

In memory of this miraculous deliverance of the 

Russian Land from Tamerlane, they built the monastery of 

the Meeting on Kuchkov Field, where the Meeting of the 

Vladimir Icon took place. 

Troparion (Tone 4): 

O Mistress, Empress and Lady, Defend all who are in 

danger and misfortune or weak from many sins, and who 

stand before your holy Icon praying with tears, humility, 

repentance, and invincible hope. Free them from all evil, give 

them the grace they need. and save us all, O Virgin Mother 

of God, for Your are the divine refuge of those who follow 

you! 

August 29 (September 11): Beheading of St. John the 

Baptist 

The biblical account (Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, 

Luke 9:7-9) portrays the beheading of St. John the Baptist 

by Herod Antipas. According to the Gospels, Herod had 

imprisoned John because he reproved Herod for divorcing 

his wife (Phasaelis), and unlawfully taking his brother 

Philip’s wife, Herodias. On Herod’s birthday, Herodias’ 

daughter (traditionally named Salome) danced before the 

king and his guests. Her dancing pleased Herod so much 

that in his drunkenness he promised to give her anything she 

desired, up to half of his kingdom. When the daughter asked 

her mother what she should request, she was told to ask for 

the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Although Herod was 

appalled by the request, he reluctantly agreed and had John 

executed in the prison. 

The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus also relates in his 

“Antiquities of the Jews” that Herod killed John, stating that 

he did so, “lest the great influence John had over the people 

might put it into his [John’s] power and inclination to raise a 

rebellion, (for they seemed ready to do any thing he should 

advise), [so Herod] thought it best [to put] him to death.” He 

further states that many of the Jews believed that the military 

disaster which fell upon Herod at the hands of Aretas his 

father-in-law (Phasaelis’ father), was God’s punishment for 

his unrighteous behavior. 

The liturgical commemoration of the Beheading of St. 

John the Baptist is almost as old as that commemorating his 

Nativity. The day is always observed as a fast day, even if 

it falls on a Saturday or Sunday (in which case the fast is 

lessened, but never entirely abrogated). In some Orthodox 

cultures pious people will not eat food from a flat plate, use 

a knife, or eat food that is round in shape on this day. There 

are two other related feasts: The First and Second Finding of 

the Head of St. John the Baptist (February 24), and the Third 

Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist (May 25). 

September 8 (Sept. 21) The nativity of the Theotokos 

(one of the 12 great Feasts) 

The birth and early life of the Virgin Mary is not 

recorded in the Gospels or other books of the New Testament, 

however this information can be found in a work dating 

from the second century known as the Book of James or 

Protevangelion. 

According to the story found in this book, Mary’s 

parents, Joachim and Anna, were childless for many years. 

They remained faithful to God, but their prayers for a child 

were unanswered. One day, when Joachim came to the 

temple to make an offering, he was turned away by the High 

Priest who chastised him for his lack of children. To hide his 

shame, Joachim retreated to the hill country to live among 

the shepherds and their flocks. 

As Joachim was praying, his wife Anna was praying at 

the same time at their house in Jerusalem. An angel appeared 

to both of them and announced that Anna would have a child 

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whose name would be known throughout the world. Anna 

promised to offer her child as a gift to the Lord. Joachim 

returned home, and in due time Anna bore a daughter, 

Mary. 

It should be noted that Orthodox Christians do not 

hold to the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate 

Conception of Mary, in which it is supposed that Mary 

was preserved from the ancestral sin that befalls us all as 

descendants of Adam and Eve, in anticipation of her giving 

birth to the sinless Christ. The Orthodox believe that Mary 

indeed received the ancestral sin, having been conceived in 

the normal way of humanity, and thus needed salvation like 

all mankind. Orthodox thought does vary on whether Mary 

actually ever sinned, though there is general agreement that 

she was cleansed from sin at the Annunciation. 

Celebration of the feast 

On the eve of the feast, Vespers is served and contains 

three Old Testament readings that have New Testament 

meaning. In Genesis 28:10-17, Jacob’s Ladder which unites 

heaven and earth points to the union of God with men which 

is realized most fully and perfectly in Mary the bearer of 

God. “How awesome is this place! This is none other than 

the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” In Ezekiel 

43:27-44:4, the vision of the temple with the door to the 

East perpetually closed and filled with the glory of the Lord, 

symbolizes Mary. And in Proverbs 9:1-11, Mary is also 

identified with the “house” which the Divine Wisdom has 

built for herself. 

At Matins the Gospel reading is from Luke 1:39-49, 

56. It is read on all feasts of the Theotokos and includes 

the Theotokos’ saying: “My soul magnifies the Lord and 

my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has regarded 

the low estate of his handmaiden, for behold, henceforth all 

generations will call me blessed.” 


Your Nativity, O Virgin, has proclaimed joy to the 

whole universe! The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, 

has shone from You, O Theotokos! By annulling the curse, 

He bestowed a blessing. By destroying death, He has granted 

us eternal Life. 

Kontakion (Tone 4): 

By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, Joachim and Anna are 

freed from barrenness; Adam and Eve, from the corruption 

of death. And we, your people, freed from the guilt of sin, 

celebrate and sing to you: The barren woman gives birth to 

the Theotokos, the nourisher of our life! 

September 14 (Sept. 27) The Universal exaltation of 

the Precious and life-giving Cross (one of the 12 great 

Feasts) 

The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious 

and Life-Giving Cross is one of the twelve great feasts in the 

yearly Church cycle. It commemorates two historical events: 

first, the finding of the True Cross of our Lord and Savior 

Jesus Christ by Saint Helen, the mother of the Emperor 

Constantine, in the year 326, and second, its recovery from 

Persia in 628. 

Although it is one of the major Church Feasts, the 

Exaltation is always kept as a fast day, because together 

with the joy of the finding of the Cross, this great “weapon 

of peace and sign of victory,” we are also reminded of the 

sufferings which our Lord endured in being crucified. We 

celebrate how an instrument of shame was used to overcome 

death and bring salvation and eternal life. 

In the first centuries of Christianity, during the years 

of persecution, the pagans wished to destroy all evidence 

of the life of Jesus Christ, and the Cross on which He was 

crucified disappeared. With the conversion of Emperor 

Constantine the Great, Christians were at liberty to worship 

openly and build churches. In the twentieth year of his reign 

(326), the Emperor Constantine sent his mother Saint Helen 

to Jerusalem to venerate the holy places and to find the site 

of the Holy Sepulcher and of the Cross. In Jerusalem she was 

told by a very old Jew that the Cross was buried beneath the 

temple of the pagan goddess Venus, built in 119 AD by the 

Roman Emperor Hadrian. 

The temple was torn down, and digging in the earth 

below uncovered three wooden crosses. The small board 

which had hung over Christ with the inscription ‘ Jesus King 

of the Jews,’ had long since fallen off, and -there was no 

way of telling which was the True Cross and which were the 

religion 

crosses of the two thieves crucified on either side of Christ. A 

sick woman was brought and likewise a dead man who was 

being carried to burial. The three crosses were laid in turn 

one by one upon the sick woman and upon the dead man. 

Two of the crosses had no effect, but through contact with the 

third cross, the sick woman was healed of her infirmity and 

the dead man came to life. These miracles clearly indicated 

which of the three was Christ’s Cross. 

Hearing of this discovery, all the faithful desired to see 

the Cross of the Lord and to venerate it. The Patriarch of 

Jerusalem, Makarios, took the Cross onto a raised platform 

and lifted it on high, ‘exalting’ it, for all to see. The people 

fell to their knees, bowing down before the Cross and crying 

out repeatedly: “Lord, have mercy!” 

To house the relic of the True Cross, St. Helen had a 

church built over the Holy Sepulcher. The church was 

consecrated on Sept. 13, 335, an event also commemorated 

in the service hymns of the Feast. The finding and exaltation 

of the Cross was appointed to be celebrated annually on the 

following day. 

The Life-giving Cross was kept in Jerusalem until the 

year 614 when the Holy City fell to the Persians who looted 

the Church of the Resurrection and took the True Cross back 

with them to Persia. Fourteen years later Emperor Heraclius 

concluded a peace with the Persians, and the Holy Cross 

was brought to the imperial capital of Constantinople. The 

Emperor, taking off his shoes and his imperial robes, carried 

the Cross into the Church of Holy Wisdom (Agia Sophia) 

where it was once again triumphantly exalted. It was then 

resolved that the Feast be celebrated by the Church in all 

parts of the world, for which reason it is called the Universal 

Exaltation. 

The Feast is an opportunity outside of the observances 

of Holy Week to celebrate the full significance of the victory 

of the Cross over the powers of the world, and the triumph 

of the wisdom of God through the Cross over the wisdom of 

this world. This Feast also gives the Church an opportunity 

to relish the full glory of the Cross as a source of light, hope 

and victory for Christ’s people. It is also a time to celebrate 

the universality of the work of redemption accomplished 

through the Cross: the entire universe is seen through the 

light of the Cross, the new Tree of Life which provides 

nourishment for those who have been redeemed in Christ. 

The Service 

The Vigil for the Feast, one of the most moving and 

impressive services of the year, contains several distinguishing 

features. After Vespers the Cross, decorated with flowers and 

sweet-smelling herbs, is placed upon the altar. Following the 

Gospel reading in Matins, the faithful sing “Having beheld the 

Resurrection of Christ...” usually sung only during Saturday 

night vigils. At the end of the Great Doxology, to the slow 

singing of the Trisagion — “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy 

Immortal, have mercy on us” — the Cross is taken from the 

altar and placed it on an analogion (naloy) in the center of the 

church and censed on all four sides, and everyone prostrates 

(bowing to the ground) before it to the singing of the hymn: 

“Before Thy Cross, we bow down, O Master, and Thy holy 

Resurrection we glorify.” Then we venerate the Cross in 

turn, making three full prostrations. According to the Ustav 

(Rules), the Cross remains in the center of the church until 

the Otdanie or “leave-taking” of the Feast on September 21. 


Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance; 

grant victory to the faithful over their adversaries. And 

protect Your people, by the power of Your Cross. 

Kontakion (Tone 4): 

You who were lifted upon the Cross of Your own will, 

O Christ our God, bestow Your compassion upon the nation 

that bears Your Name. By Your power, gladden our faithful 

rulers, giving them victory over their adversaries. May 

your alliance be for them a weapon for peace, an invincible 

standard. 

on the Sign of the Cross 

(adapted from http://www.roca.org/OA/52/52k.htm) 

According to tradition, we end our evening prayers with 

a prayer to the Venerable Cross: “...As wax melts from the 

presence of fire, so let the demons perish from the presence 

of those who love God and who sign themselves with the 

Sign of the Cross...” When properly applied, the Sign of the 

Cross is a most formidable weapon in a Christian’s armor. 

The power of the Cross in the unseen warfare with the 

demons is illustrated in countless lives of saints. One of 

the most striking examples is found in the life of the holy 

martyrs, Sts. Cyprian and Justina (Oct. 2). An expert sorcerer 

before his conversion, St. Cyprian was engaged by a pagan 

youth to use his magic in order to seduce the Christian maid 

Justina. But even with the help of the prince of demons, the 

sorcerer was powerless before the maiden who “fled to the 

defense of the Cross of the Lord and placed its honorable 

Sign on her forehead,” causing the demons to depart in 

shame. This brought Cyprian to his senses, and he railed at 

the evil one whom he had served for so long: “O destroyer 

and deceiver of all .... Now I have discovered your infirmity. 

For if you fear even the shadow of the Cross and tremble 

at the name of Christ, then what will you do when Christ 

Himself comes to you?” Furious at Cyprian’s rebuke, the 

devil began to beat and strangle him. Already scarcely alive, 

Cyprian “remembered the Sign of the Cross, by the power 

of which Justina had opposed all the demons’ power, and he 

cried out: ‘O God of Justina, help me! Then, raising his hand, 

he made the Sign of the Cross, and the devil immediately 

leaped away from him like an arrow shot from a bow.” 

The power of the Cross is given to each and every 

Christian. But just as a soldier must learn to properly wield 

his weapons in battle, so a warrior of Christ must learn how 

correctly to make the Sign of the Cross. A shield has no effect 

if carelessly waved about in the air. Likewise, there are many 

who receive no benefit from the Sign of the Cross because 

they make it mechanically or haphazardly. 

The Holy Fathers taught that the Sign of the Cross should be 

made by touching first the forehead, saying “Lord”; secondly 

the stomach, saying “Jesus Christ”; thirdly the right shoulder, 

saying “Son of God”; and fourthly the left shoulder, saying 

“have mercy on me a sinner”. Then, if the occasion calls for 

it, we bow either to the waist or to the ground. 

The Sign of the Cross should be made carefully and 

with great attention, not in a sloppy or rushed manner. This 

is not to say that the correct external formation of the Sign of 

the Cross of itself carries the power to wound demons, but it 

must be made with faith in order to have true power over the 

demons, to deliver us from temptations and give us strength 

to continue our spiritual struggles. 

The Cross, once a tool of shameful death, has become a 

means to life, an instrument of our salvation; it gives strength 

to resist temptation, to refrain from gossip or harsh words; 

it dispels fear. If we learn to use the Cross effectively, we 

shall come through experience to understand the Apostle St. 

Paul’s words: “But God forbid that I should glory save in the 

Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Gal. 6:14) 

The eastern orthodox liturgical Calendar 

The Orthodox liturgical year begins on September 1 

(September 13 on the modern civil calendar). Due to a lack 

of space in this month’s issue of The Traditional Gazetta, we 

will present an article on the Orthodox Church Calendar in 

next month’s issue. 

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1. Going to the movies 

The alternative - Go to Best Buy, ask to see 

a movie on their big screen TV, because one 

day you want to buy one for your date and 

they need to watch it there to make sure it’s 

the right one (don’t forget the popcorn). 

2. Out to dinner 

The alternative - Go to grandmas house, she 

will feed and fuss over you and your date 

for free! (Use the compassion excuse) 

3. Buy flowers 

The alternative - Pick some out of someone’s 

garden, call it - being spontaneous! 

4. Bowling 

The alternative - play a bowling video 

game, serve with a smile. 

5. Game at a stadium 

The alternative - go to a kids after school 

game, use the “Aren’t they so cute so we 

have to watch them” line. 

6. Shopping at mall 

The alternative - go to the dollar store, 

By N.C. 

It saddens me when I hear many young old believers say why get married when I 

get milk for free? Or marriage is so overrated. 

So why would someone get married? This is the advice I give my children, whether 

they listen or not is up to them.Marriage is instigated by God, as He said when He was 

planning to make Eve - it is not good for man to be alone. Marriage gives you security, 

love and commitment as well as legitimate children. 

Sure you might argue that there are so many bad marriages, everyone I know is 

miserable. Choose wisely, don’t depend only on your feelings. Life is all about attitude, 

all bad behaviors don’t suddenly appear out of nowhere, they are a pattern - look for 

them. 

Love grows over time, lust is what you feel at the beginning, not love. 

Take time to really get to know 

someone, don’t be judgmental, because 

you don’t know what is deep in their 

heart. Stay chaste, or if you haven’t been, 

recommit yourself to God, He will not let 

you down.. 

To have anything of quality, it takes a 

lot of time, effort, sweat and tears, but the 

joy and contentment are heaven sent. So 

certainly you can get your milk for free, 

but at what emotional and physical price? 

Teen Corner 

Dating When Times Are Hard 

and Money Is Scarce.... 

because you need to pick up something 

really quick (of course you are going to take 

a long time) 

7. Romantic walk on the beach 

The alternative - Turn on beach music while 

holding hands on the treadmill.....those gas 

prices. 

8. Concert 

The alternative - crank up music in your car, 

jump out and swing each other around (use 

the “I want to be with only you” excuse) 

9. Swimming at a pricey resort 

Alternative - splash your date with a 

bucketful of water (say I couldn’t help it, 

you look SO HOT!) 

10. State fair 

The alternative - go to a customer 

appreciation party (you got a special 

invitation, right?) 

Bottom line, dating is about having fun and 

enjoying each other’s company, if your date 

can’t do these things with you and laugh 

about it, you are with the wrong person. 

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• Belay device - Frequently belay devices 

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Updates on the KNOCKOUTS and the ROOSKIES 

Knockouts (Women’s Soccer): 

Well it was another good season for the Knockouts. 

Not playing with the original Knockout players and 

making some changes to the team, they still went 

undefeated through the regular season. It all came down to 

a sudden death in the championship game for the trophy. 

The score was tied 0-0 after regulation, which had to carry 

on to “sudden death”. In soccer sudden death gives each 

team 5 kick attempts at the goal. Normally you pick your 

5 best kickers and they pick there 5 best and each team 

will have a goalie to defend each attempt. Unfortunately 

for the Knockouts it wasn’t there night, out of 4 kicks they 

only scored one goal and the opponents scored 4 which 

knocked the Knockouts out of receiving the championship 

trophy. It was a good season to practice and unify some of 

the new players and hopefully next year they will come 

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ROCK WALL ADVENTURES 

Continued from Page 7 

How to Use the Climbing gym 

Take a Class 

• If you’re new to climbing, it’s a good idea to take 

advantage of classes offered at a gym. Often, classes for 

groups of women, children, teens or families are available 

in addition to one-on-one instruction. 

• Basic classes usually cover rope handling, belaying and 

climbing technique, then progress to footwork, balance 

and climbing movement. Advanced classes typically cover 

lead climbing and anchors. 

• If you’re going to a gym for the first time but have 

outdoor climbing experience, most gyms will still require 

that you pass a belay check to make sure you understand 

proper belay technique. 

Make the Most of Your Time 

• Make sure you take it easy at first. 

• Be sure to do some easy stretches for arms, legs and 

torso. See our article on stretching and yoga for some 

examples. 

• Warm up on low-angle slabs by doing some footwork. 

Try climbing these without using any handholds at first. 

This will force you to shift weight over your feet and make 

you concentrate on your body position. 

• Next, do some easy vertical routes, not paying attention 

to the holds marked as THE route. Just climb naturally 

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September 6, 2008. The ROOSKIES look to defend their 

championship for the 5th time in 7 seasons. If some of you 

aren’t up to speed there is an ALL Russian Orthodox flag 

football team playing in the Salem League and have been 

dominant for 6 seasons. The ROOSKIES also have gone 

down to Eugene, OR twice to play tournaments there and 

have got to the championship game both times winning 

the championship trophy on their second trip down. The 

team ranges from teenagers just out of high school to a 

few senior citizens (LOL) that come together once a week 

to play some football. The team has come a long way since 

the first time they stepped onto a field but since then you 

can’t get them off. It’s all fun and games out there, but it’s 

most fun when you WIN! 

for about ten minutes 

to get into the flow of 

climbing. 

• To gain agility, 

practice downclimbing 

rather than 

being lowered on 

every route. 

• Bouldering is a good 

way to warm up and 

to build endurance, 

too. Traversing a wall 

allows you to work on 

balance and technique. 

Avoiding injury 

Climbing indoors 

involves its own set of 

risks. Most frequently, 

climbers suffer from 

overuse injuries or 

burnout. Injuries of the 

forearms and hands are 

common, especially 

tendinitis. To prevent 

injury, climbers should 

take some precautions: 

• Try not to push yourself 

to your limit on every visit to the gym. 

• Tape your hands between the fingers to support the 

tendons. 

YoUTH groUP 

UPCoMing eVenTS 

September 7, 2008 

Metzler Park - Anniversary Party! 

September 28, 2008 

10am - DT 

Kah-Nee-Tah Hot Springs 

October 14, 2008 

Paintballing - Scotts Mills/Marquam 

For more information, contact Marfa 

Scheratski at (503) 989-8250. 

Fitness Tip of the Month 

Adapted from the Internet by Kopy Vshivkoff 

Words of encouragement for the Beginning 

Strength Trainer 

If you’ve been inactive and are resolving to get into 

shape this year, strength training (working out with 

weights) can give you a motivational boost that’ll get 

you off to a flying start. It is true that cardiovascular 

exercise -- running, walking, cycling, and using 

cardio machines and so on -- is a fitness must. But if 

you want early, visible results, you’ll need to include 

strength training in your exercise plan. 

- You don’t need to devote a lot of time. Working out 

with weights for as little as 20 minutes 2 or 3 days a 

week can go far. 

- You need to leave at least 48 hours between strengthtraining 

workouts. (This gives the muscles time to 

repair and strengthen.) 

- To see positive results quickly, you should focus on 

the major muscle groups; you should also work each 

muscle group from more than one range of motion. 

Not sure how? Consult a personal trainer at your local 

gym to develop a personal strategy and learn proper 

form for each of the exercises. 

Source: http://west.ballyfitness.com/rapid_results/ 

expert_advice/tip_of_day/index.asp 

Disclaimer: This advice is for your information only and is not 

intended to diagnose or treat. Before beginning or engaging in any 

fitness or exercise program, first consult with your physician. 

• Include rest days between hard 

training, or cross-train to exercise other 

muscles 

• Avoid extreme moves such as leaping 

up to reach a hold (known as a “dyno” 

move), which can stress the shoulders 

and fingers. 

Moving outdoors 

The rock gym is an excellent place 

to push your skills and build strength 

for outdoor climbing. It is not, however, 

identical to climbing a mountain or a 

steep rock face. 

People who start out climbing 

indoors need to be aware that, although 

the movements and some of the 

equipment are the same, climbing 

indoors does not completely prepare 

them for climbing on real rock in the 

great outdoors. In addition to physical 

skills, outdoor climbing requires 

sound judgment and awareness of 

environmental factors that can only be 

learned through practice outdoors. 

Almost every REI store has an 

indoor climbing wall available free to 

REI members. Contact the REI store 

nearest you and arrange to give indoor climbing a try. 

Source: http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/articles/ 

indoor+climbing.html 

SePTeMBer 

eVenTS 

Youth Group Meetings 

1st Wednesday of each month 

5:30pm - 7:30pm 

Woodburn Public Library 

Newspaper Meetings 

• Tuesday, September 2nd 

6:00pm - 7:30pm 

• Thursday, October 2nd 

6:00pm - 7:30pm

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