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"THE FAITH
VOL. X X I - N o . 11 DETROIT, MICHIGAN - NOIEMBRIE 1971 ANUL XXI - No. 11
CALENDARUL CREDINŢA
Cununii
DETROIT, MICH. - La 23 Octombrie, P.C. Prot. G. Moraru a
oficiat cununia Dlui Ilia Stijadinov, fiul soţilor Pera şi Julra
Stoijadinov, cu Dra Maria Porchia, fiica soţilor Corneli şi Corcetta
Porchia. Onoarea de naşi au avut-o Dl şi Dna Theodore şi Francis
Porchia. 1972
DETROIT, MICH. - La 30 Octombrie a avut loc cununia
tinerilor Victor Dracsin, fiul soţilor Ion şi Bertha Dracsin, şi Linda TEOLOGIE - LITERATURA - ARTA - VIATA BISERICEASCA
Ann Duckett, fiica soţilor Victor şi Kayheleen Duckett. Slujba a
fost oficiată de Părintele Prot. G. Moraru în Catedrala "Sfânta B O G A T I L U S T R A T - T I P Ă R I T L A O F F S E T - C O P E R T A IN C U L O R I
Treime". Naşi au fost Lee Dracsin şi Cynthia Sargent.
MOOSE JAW, SASK. - La 9 Octombrie au fost cununaţi de întregul cuprins vede pentru prima oară lumina tiparului.
către Părintele Protopop D. Diaconescu tinerii Kenneth Wayne
Ionel şi Janice Lynn Smith. Onoarea de naşi au avut-o soţii Wayne PESTE 230 DE PAGINI PREŢUL 3 DOLARI
şi Lillian McKennzi din Calgary, Alberta.
Aniversări
WOOD MOUNTAIN, SASK. - In luna Septembrie, Părintele
Comandă de Calendare
Dumitru Erina, pensionar şi retras din serviciu, a împlinit frumoasa Redacţia CREDINŢA
19959 Riopelle, Detroit, Michigan 48203
vârstă de 90 de ani. Cu acest prilej, Părintele Prot. D. Diaconescu a
oficiat o slujbă specială pentru sănătatea Părintelui Erina şi i-a
cântat, împreună cu toţi credincioşii, româneasca urare: "Mulţi ani Pentru exemplare CALENDARUL CREDINŢA 1972
trăiască"! II felicităm şi noi pe Părintele Erina şi-i dorim de la
Dumnezeu tot binele! Numele . _ .
MARCELIN, SASK. - In luna Iunie, Dna Vista Coroy a Adresa . ;.,„, State
împlinit onorabila vârstă de 85 de ani. Dna Coroy este membră de
onoare a parohiei româneşti din Marcelin şi o bună sprijinitoare a Anexez dolari. Zip Code
Episcopiei şi a revistei "Credinţa". Din toată inima, stimată
Doamnă Coroy: încă mulţi şi fericiţi ani!
Noiembrie 1971 CREDINŢA Pagina 3
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I I t I I W and
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I I I L II
in Bucharest.
^ He Has Found Ihe True Faith
Topical Memory System which ena- ena- Russian Orthodox Monastery in Pen-
bles the student to memorize hun- nsylvania. So it was that he visited St.
Pei
R O M A N I A N ORTHODOX ception Ukrainian Catholic dreds of Bible passages, along with Tikhon's in 1962, and came to live in
At the opening of the new
PUBLISHING Church Parish Hall, school year, two new permanent the exact references. After this preli- the monastery and teach in the Semi-
Ham tram ck, on Thursday, Sep- courses were inaugurated: Byzan- minary training, he decided that he nary in 1963, under the guidance of
A Department of Publica- tember 9. The lecture was held tinology and Ecumenism, Christian could be better witness for Christ in a Archbishop Kiprian.
tions of the Romanian Ortho- secular institution. So in 1951 he At St. Tikhon's he tried to keep
under the auspices of the Asso- Literature and Patro/ogy.
dox Church in America was set enrolled at Wisconsin State College the monastic rule but did not take
ciation of Catholic Men of (University), River Falls, Wisconsin, any vows. One of the most educated
up by His Grace Bishop "ORTHODOX OBSERVER"
Victorin and the Diocesan
Eastern Rites. as a liberal arts student, with a major professors teaching there, he found,
Similar topics had been pre- HAS A NEW STAFF in history and a minor in English. He was the Romanian Archimandrite
Council on October 30, 1971.
sented by Fr. Anania at the became president of the student Victorin Ursache. He began to give
The new Department will be The official organ of the Greek Young Men's Christian Association, him istructions in the spiritual life
University of Hawaii in April Orthodox Archdiocese of North
managed by Archimandrite and May of this year. organized a Bible Study Group and wich determined Prof. Newville to
and South America is being pub-
Bartholomew V. Anania and lished in a new format, according to was active in the organization called visit Romania in the summer of
Mr. George Alexe. the decision reached at the June Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. In 1965. This visit was a profound
FR. MEYENDORFF 1955 Newville graduated with honors experience and brought him close to
A series of religious and edu- meeting of the Archdiocesan Coun-
cational publications has al-
VISITS PATRIARCH
cil. It is now a bi-weekly tabloid in and found an excellent position at the Christians of Romania.
the United National Museum, Smith- In 1966, Archimandrite Victorin
ready been planned for the sixteen pages (eight in English and
Fr. John Meyendorff, professor eight in Greek) with Paul Manolis as sonian Institution, Washington, D.C., was elected and consecrated bishop
coming year. at St. Vladimir's Seminary, was the in the history of science and technol- of the Romanian Orthodox Mission-
The establishment of the De- Giairman of the..Publishing Board.
guest of His Beatitude, Patriarch The editors of "Orthodox Ob- ogy. . I ary Episcopate in America. So in
partment was possible due to Justinian of Romania at the Patriar- server" are P. J. Gazoulas, James It was in Washington, in 1953, June 1967, Prof. Newville resigned
the fact that Romanian Ortho- chal residence in Bucharest from Couchell and Nicholas Eliopoulos. that he met Dr. Spyros Macris, M.D., his position at St. Tikhon's Seminary
dox Missionary Episcopate in September 1 to 12, 'The Orthodox an Orthodox Christian from Greece. to work with Bishop Victorin as his
America recently purchased Church" edited by Fr. Meyendorff Neither the enjoyable work and the persona] secretary and to gradually
the latest IBM electronic print- reports. The occasion was the meet- NEW O R T H O D O X C H U R C H great prestige of the National Muse- assume other responsibilities. His
ing equipment able to assure ing of the International Congress of IN EDMONTON um, nor his part in the Billy Graham own desire was and is to develop his
more efficiency, higher quality Byzantine Studies, held this year in movement, had brought any rest to spiritual life, to be able to help the
the Romanian capital, at which he his soul. Furthermore, Dr. Macris American people discover the true
and lower cost for any kind of read a paper. An Orthodox Church is told him about the superiority of the faith, the Orthodox faith.
printing. being built in Edmonton, Al- Orthodox Church which is the true In 1968 he was appointed by
Fr. Meyendorff was invited to
The regular publications is- meet leaders of the Romanian Or- berta by the members of "Sts. Church. So he decided to learn Greek Bishop Victorin as a member of the
sued by the Department are thodox Church and its theologians Constantine and H e l e n " Roma- and to travel in the lands of the Committee on Liturgical Translations
CREDINŢA - THE F A I T H and to visit its schools, monasteries nian Orthodox parish. Its style primitive Church. At the end of 1957 of the Standing Conference of Ca-
news and C R E D I N Ţ A Alma- and religious institutions. was inspired by churches con- he resigned from the Smithsonian nonical Bishops in the Americas. But
Having been received twice by Institution and spent the next three in 1969, with Bishop Victorin's pa-
structed in Moldova, Romania
the Patriarch, Father Meyendorff and one half years visiting the places ternal blessings, he obtained a patri-
by Prince Steven the Great in where ecclesiastical history had been archal scholarship to study Orthodox
ARCHBISHOP I A K O V O S had an opportunity to have a thor-
ough and fruitful discussion with
the 15th century. made: Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Tur- Theology systematically, graduating
HONORED
His Beatitude of the ecclesiastical Started during the last year, key, Italy, France, Switzerland, Ger- from the Theological Institute in
I N NEW Y O R K situation in America. the new building is almost many, Holland, Austria and Yugosla- Bucharest in 1971. On May 8, 1971,
ready to receive its altar screen via. Athens was his home during this he was tonsured a monk and took the
His Eminence, Archbishop from Windsor, Ontario, and to period, and he earned his living as name "leronim Monahul" (Jerome
Iakovos, Primate of the Greek ORTHODOX INSTITUTE private tutor and as teacher for the the monk) at the monastery of Calda-
be consacra ted by His Grace,
HAS NEW RECTOR Institute of American Studies. For rusani near Bucharest. (The effects of
Orthodox Archdiocese of Bishop Victorin. diversion he experimented with ap- his childhood accident were also cor-
North and South America, was T h e Romanian community plied solar energy and was granted rected to a large extent by major
honored in New York on Sun- His Grace, Bishop Antonie Plo- in Edmonton is led spiritually two patents by the Greek govern- surgery in a Bucharest hospital, in
day, October 24, on the occa- ieşteanul, Vicar of the Romanian ment for these efforts, as well as 1969.)
by the Rev. Fr. Mircea Panciuk
Orthodox Patriarchate, has been recognition by scientists in Greece
sion of his nameday. who is also acting as Orthodox He left Romania on September
appointed by the Holy Synod of and Israel.
A Divine Liturgy was cele- Chaplain at the University o f 10, 1971, and on October 31 was
the Romanian Orthodox Church as
brated by the Greek Primate Rector of the Theological Institute Alberta. Theologians of the "Zoe Brother- ordained hierodeacon by His Grace
together with six other bishops hood" directed his individual re- Bishop Victorin who appointed him a
search in Church history and theol- missionary of the Romanian Ortho-
and several priests in the Holy ogy. In 1961, after a real spiritual dox Church in America.
Trinity Cathedral. His Grace,
ANGLICAN HOLDS PATRIARCHAL CROSS crisis, he was accepted into the
Bishop Victorin of the Ro- Orthodox Church and, what is very Author of many theological and
manian Orthodox Church in "THE ONTARIO CHURCH- June of this year I n d , while he had important, becoming Orthodox historical studies, essays and articles
America, participated in the MAN", official publication of the previously arranged the tour, became seemed to be a fulfilment of his own published in various magazines, and
service. Anglican Diocese of Ontario, reports: the guest of the Patriarch. The Ro- spiritual heritage, and not in any way known as a translater of Greek and
manian Church leader planned the a repudiation of it. Romanian theology into English,
The banquet took place at
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and "The Rev. Henry G. Hill, well- Canadian priest's tour to various In 1961 he returned to Wisconsin Rev. Hierodeacon Jerome Newville
the proceeds were designated known priest of this Diocese, has major cities of Transylvania where and lived a secluded life on his has voluntarily dedicated his life to
been highly honoured by His Beati- hospitality was provided in a number father's farm. Then the Greek Arch- our Lord Jesus Christ, in order to
for the Educational Fund of Jude. Justinian,. Patriarch. _of . .the of seminaries and universities. diocese began to send him articles serve t&e Orthodox Church in Amer-
•the Archbishop. Romanian Orthodox Church. The During his vftfav Father Hill lec- from New York City to be translated ica, through the Romanian Mis-
honour consists of the gift of the tured at the Theological Institute of into English and made him a member sionary Episcopate.
ORTHODOX L E C T U R E Patriarchal Cross, a gold and blue Bucharest. The subject of his lecture of the staff of the "Greek Orthodox It is our privilege to congratulate
IN DETROIT enamel Jerusalem cross, appended to was "The Influence of the Orthodox Theological Review." him, saying from the depths of our
a gold chain. The presentation was Church on the English Reformation". Because of his interest in the hearts: Welcome beloved Fr. Jerome
The Very Rev. Archiman- made in Bucharest. Father Hill is at present on leave monastic life, the local Russian priest to our midst. Blessed is he that comes
drite Bartholomew V . Anania, The cross is in the gift of the of absence from the Diocese of On- suggested that he go to St. Tikhon's in the Church of the Lord.
Chancellor of the Romanian Patriarch and is given to friends for tario and is a member of the history
Orthodox Church in America out-standing service. In receiving this staff of the University of Windsor.
gift Father Hill joins such distin- We congratulate the recipient of BOOKS R E V I E W
and Credinta's Editor, lectured
guished company as the Archbishop this gift and express our gratitude to
on Spirituality of the Eastern of Canterbury. the Patriarch of Romania for so
Church in the Immaculate Con- Father Hill toured Romania in honouring our Canadian brother". The Tradition of Life
COMMENTS "For a variety of reasons, the Antonie Plamadeala; "Man's Free-
Orthodox Historians In Confusion distinctive witness of the Romanian
Church has been very little known
dom in the Service of God," by
Father Geopa, and "Christian Re-
In the case of nonfiction, good either in Great Britain or in North sponsibility in the World," by Fr.
own book. It is very easy to affirm opinion of the authors the "Iron
intentions are not always sufficient that "none traces the history of the Curtain" has separated the Ortho- America", writes the Very Rev. Fr. Dumitru Staniloae.
to prove, scientifically, the truth. It Church from earliest times to the dox Churches in two groups. We Dr. A. M. Allchin in his substantial Evidently, Fr. Allchin did not
takes objective research and logical present," but, objectively speaking, should recognize that it is an ar- "Introduction" to a small col- intend to realize a complete mono-
arguments, both based upon doc- it is not true. bitrary separation which does not lection of Romanian essays in spir-
umentation. graph of the Romanian spirituality.
As for the second reason, the affect the structure.\ and intimate ituality and theology, entitled:
doctrine of the Universal Church.
But he grasped very well the spe-
Two authors, John E. present ecumenical movement is "The tradition of life" (See: "Stud-
Pa r a schevas and Frederick This fact proves that this brief cific characteristics of Romanian
not much interested in ecclesiastical ies supplementary to Sobornost,
Reinstein wrote a brief history of history, but it is really surprised by history represents m political point spirituality in its special equilibrium
the Eastern Orthodox Church, of view, not an ecclesiastical or No. 2," .Fellowship of St. Alban as a "meeting of apparent op-
the old living tradition of the Or-
which was published by "El Greco thodox Church which was kept theological one. The authors cannot and St. Sergius, London, 1971, 74 posites." This equilibrium between
Press," Washington, D. C., in 1969. unalterable from earliest times up show any doctrinal', difference pro- pag.). contemplative and active life is
It was their intention to introduce a to the present. In this is hidden the voked by this scandalous "Iron
Known as Professor at Oxford proved by Romanian monasticism
history of the Orthodox Church to future unity and ecumenicity of the Curtain" which expresses (who
American readers. Cheering this ini- doesn't know?) world divided University and as Editor of "Sobor- represented especially by Saint Cal-
Christian Church. But our authors
tiative, let us express some theo- did not discover in their brief his- into two spheres of political influ- nost" and a member of the Angli- linicus of Cernica. More than that,
logical considerations. tory these values and ecumenical ence. It could be confirmed how- can Commission for relations with Fr. Allchin is aware of the fact that
According to the "Foreword" it energies of the Eastern Orthodox ever that spiritual activity and re- the Orthodox Churches, Fr. Allchin the Romanian nation "situated in
Church. They insisted on de- ligious life is more dynamic in the believes that 'The time has now Eastern Europe and rooted in East-
seems to me that three reasons
scribing, with predilection, political Orthodox Churches located beyond come, however, when it is begin- em Orthodoxy is at the same time
propted the authors to publish this
aspects rather than religious realiti- the "Iron Curtain" than in other
book: 1. The presumption that "of ning to be possible for the readers conscious of its Latin heritage,
es, as a result of the historical Churches. The authors didn't make
the half dozen general histories of of English to become aware of the transmitted pre-eminently through
competition between Greeks, Ro- any effort to pierce through this
the Eastern Orthodox Church pub- fact that Orthodoxy also exists in a its language, seems called upon to
mans and Russians. In fact, the "Iron Curtain" to discover the true
lished in English and now available,
none traces the history of the whole history of the Eastern Ortho- face of religious realities. The way Latin tradition with its own distinc- play some special role in the re-
dox Church is arbitrarily reduced to the authors distorted the truth in tive character and flavour." conciliation of East and West, and
Church from earliest times to the
this ecclesiastical competition, each regard to the Romanian Orthodox For this purpose he recently ed- in the development of the living
present". 2. "The growing ecumen-
of these branches is still fighting to Church is deplorable. The second
ical movement throughout the ited this collection of Romanian tradition of Christian faith and un-
obtain a kind of spiritual su- largest Orthodox Church in the
world..., " and 3. A "special em- studies in spirituality and theology derstanding."
premacy only for itself in spite of world, representing the Latin
phasis on the slow but encouraging which includes the following dense
the others. But it is known that branch of the Eastern Church and A true window of the Romanian
movement among the Orthodox ju-
political reasons even ecclesiastical, whose origin stems from the Apos- essays: "St. Callinicus: Abbot, Bish- spirituality and theology opened to
risdictions towards a more meaning-
are often divergent, not converging. tolic age, Romanian Christianity, op. Man of God." by His Beatitude the Western World by Fr. Allchin.
ful unity, as a step towards univer-
For this reason the principal pur- was eliminated by ignorance or by Patriarch Justinian; "St. Callinicus "The Tradition of Life" is suc-
sal ecumenicalism".
pose of this brief history, "a special bad faith from the historical frame
Reading attentively this brief his- of Cernica," by Fr. Dumitru Stani- cessfully recommended by itself.
emphasis" regarding t/>e"unity"of described by these authors. The
tory, a critical commentary is re- glorious pest of the Romanian loae; "Liberty and Tradition in
the Orthodox jurisdictions, loses its Rev. Dr. STEFAN SLEVOACA
quired without any other desire Church was left out and its pres- Orthodox Monasticism," by Bishop
real importance. We didn't find any
than to improve the content of this original documents quoted as ence was systematically deformed.
book and to clarify some aspects of sources of direct information for and consequently they still consider without any pretention of su-
the historical facts concerning the The same thing happened with "Orthodox" a bishop twice or- premacy of any Ethnical group or
this book which was written, as
whole of the Orthodox Church. the Romanian Orthodox Missionary dained and unaccepted by the Mother Church. In this way. M*
everybody can see, with these sig-
First of all I should remark that Episcopate in America. A dis- Standing Conference. recommend that the two authors
nificant indications: "As
the first reason, quoted above, ap- cordant element was introduced by Evidently, an "Orthodox Church read attentively"Oithodoxy in
Schmemann says,"ox "writes, " o r
pears to be unfulfilled. Every af- these authors in the presentation of of America," as an another branch America today," a critical analysis,
"in the words of Schmemann,"or
firmation must be proved. The au- a Church Directory of the Ameri- of the Eastern Orthodox Church, written by Fr. Archim.
"Schmemann has observed,"or "in
thors do not say anything about the can Orthodox Jurisdictions in can be realized, sooner or later, Bartholomew V. Anania and ax-
the opinion of Meyendorff,"or "ac-
deficiences of the incriminated gen- which the Romanian Orthodox Mis- when all canonical conditions are tracted from "Calendarul
cording to Zemov,"or "as Benz
eral histories of the Eastern Ortho- sionary Episcopate does not appear. accomplished by the grace of God, Credinţa," 1971. Detroit. Michigan.
says,"ere. Thus this "brief his-
dox Church published in English. In exchange, a Romanian dissidence in Christian love and sincerity, with We know that all points ot view
tory "becomes a poor compilation.
Also, they do not show what their led by an uncanonical bishop is a canonical and theological co- in this important matter Wf **
contribution was to cover the lack Theologically speaking, the most presented. Thus it is proved that operation between all American profitable and. surely, fruitful m
of these general histories mentioned contestable part in the presentation Mr. Paraschevas and Mr. Reinstein Orthodox Jurisdiction with their the construction of the Amertcan
in bibliography and which ne- of the Universal Church is the don't know the canonical structure Mother Churches, in perfect liberty, Orthodox Church. .. cvP
cessitated the publication of their so-called "Iron Curtain". In the of the Universal Orthodox Church mutual understanding and equality. GEORGE ALEXE
Pagina 2
CREDINŢA Septembrie 1972
Iertarea
Noi trăim în societate, avem dese întâlniri unii cu alţii,
interese comune ne leagă pe unii de alţii, se încheagă între
noi prietenii; ne ajutăm unii pe alţii, fiindcă avem nevoie unii
de alţii. Pentru aceasta, vieţuirea noastră ar trebui să se
desfăşoare necurmat în cea mai bună înţelegere, în pace şi
în dragoste curată.
Adeseori însă intervin din partea unora sau altora dintre
noi purtări care strică frumuseţea vieţuirii noastre; adeseori
rostim unii către alţii vorbe care supără şi jignesc, şi astfel
pacea şi buna înţelegere dintre noi s 'a stricat.
Când s'a ajuns la această situaţie, singurul mijloc prin
care se poate restabili pacea, singura cale care poate duce
iarăşi la înţelegere şi dragoste este iertarea.
Dacă am greşit cuiva, să-i cerem iertare. Iar cel căruia
i-am greşit, văzând dorinţa noastră de a restabili pacea, să
ierte.
Asociaţia corală 'România" la 4 Iulie Temeiul evanghelic al acestei învăţături este destul de
limpede. Noi, prin jertfa Domnului nostru Iisus Hristos, am
rând, de Liturghia arhierească săvârşită de patru de bucurie sufletească pentru rezultatele artistice primit iarăşi demnitatea de fii ai lui Dumnezeu, deci suntem
episcopi, 19 preoţi şi doi diaconi, în Catedrala obţinute de Corul Catedralei "Sfârita Treime". fraţi întreolaltă, fii ai aceluiaşi Tată Ceresc.
"Sfanta Treime", cu prilejul Congresului nostru
Vorbitor principal a fost P&intele Arhiman- Noi greşim adesea îhaintea lui Dumnezeu, dar El, în
bisericesc din 4 Iulie, când Corul a făcut o
drit Bartolomeu V. Anania, carefcn cuvinte alese, bunătatea Lui de Tată, ne iartă păcatele, dacă ne întoarcem
puternică impresie, fiind apreciat şi admirat de
a relevat importanţa muzicii în viaţa omenirii şi a cu zdrobire de inimă către El şi-i cerem iertare. Nu se cuvine
toţi cei prezenţi. poporului român, şi a elogiat activitatea artistică oare să iertăm şi noi pe aproapele care ne-a greşit şi să-l
De asemenea, printre reuşitele acestui cor se desfăşurată cu atâta succes de această tânără iertăm? Să nu uităm că Dumnezeu ne iartă, dar aşteaptă ca şi
înscriu turneele făcute la East Chicago, Indiana, formaţie corală românească pe continentul noi sa fim iertători faţă de fratele nostru.
în 12 Septembrie, şi la Pontiac, Michigan, în 26 american. Din partea Corului a luat cuvântul Dl
In rugăciunea "Tatăl nostru ", Mântuitorul arată limpede
Septembrie. Desigur, ceea ce a impus aprecierea Stefan Feraru, preşedintele Comitetului adminis-
acest lucru: "Si ne iartă nouă greşalele noastre, precum şi noi
acestui cor, în manifestările sale artistice, a fost trativ.
iertăm greşiţilor noştri". (Matei, VI,12j. Iar în altă parte,
disciplina de fier şi ambiţia celor peste treizeci de
In încheiere, Prea Sfinţia Sa Episcopul Mântuitorul spune: "Luaţi aminte de voi înşivă. De va greşi
corişti de a-şi însuşi, într'un timp record, un
Victorin a felicitat Corul Catedralei, binecuvân- fratele tău, dojeneşte-1, şi dacă se va pocăi, iartă-1. Si chiar
repertoriu bogat de cântece bisericeşti şi populare,
tând strădaniile coriştilor de a reprezenta cu dacă-ţi va greşi de şapte ori într'o zi, şi de şapte ori se va
alcătuit cu grijL din cei mai buni compozitori
cinste cântarea corală bisericească şi românească întoarce către tine zicând: Rău îmi pare, tu să-l ierţi" (Luca,
români, precum Gavriil Muzicescu, D.G. Kiriac,
pe pământul american. XVII, 3-4).
Gh. Cucu, Timotei Popovici, Sabin V. Drăgoi, Gh.
Popescu-Brăneşti, Nicolae Lungu, Gheorghe In urma acestui banchet, Corul a realizat un Căt de frumoasă şi dreaptă este învăţătura Sfintei
Soima şi alţii. prim fond de 800 de dolari. Evanghelii! Cât de folositoare este ea pentru buna convieţuire
La prima repetiţie după banchet, la propu- între oameni, pentru pacea şi buna înţelegere în lume!
Un moment deosebit în viaţa internă a
acestui cor l-a constituit alegerea unui Comitet nerea Dlui George Alexe, Corul a hotărît ca pe Si totuşi, sunt atâtea duşmănii între oameni! Duşmănii
administrativ care să se ocupe cu buna organizare viitor să poarte numele de "Asociaţia Corală între vecini, între vechi prieteni, duşmănii în familie. Unele
şi funcţioare a repetiţiilor şi a diferitelor România" de pe lângă Catedrala "Sfanta Treime" durează cu anii. De ce? Pentru că nici una din părţi nu vrea
manifestări artistice. Astfel, la 15 August, în ducând mai departe, în America, glorioasele să-şi recunoască partea de vină, nu vrea să păşească pe calea
prezenţa P.C. Protopop G. Moraru, parohul tradiţii muzicale ale fostei Societăţi Corale evanghelică a iertării.
Catedralei, a fost ales un Comitet alcătuit din: Dl România, din Bucureşti, înfiinţată de Dl Profesor Sfântul Vasile cel Mare avea doi ucenici care, din nişte
Stefan Feraru (preşedinte), Dl Vasile Borka Nicolae Lungu. Trebuie să notăm, cu mândrie, că lucruri mărunte, din nişte vorbe slabe, ajunseseră în mare
(vicepreşedinte), Dna Patricia Pâslaru (secretară), Profesorul Nicolae Lungu este ultimul mare duşmănie. Nicicum nu se puteau împăca, fiindcă nici unul
Dna Jeni Oncea (casieră), Dnii Vasile Jichin şi Ion reprezentant al şcolii româneşti de muzică nU'Şi recunoştea partea de vină. Mult s'a mâhnit Sfântul
Zugrăvescu (controlori), Dna Bella Rotaru şi Dl bisericească şi populară şi că Dl George Alexe este Vasile din pricina lor.
George Pâslaru (organizatori ai meselor date în elevul său direct, format sub îndrumarea şi A început Postul cel Mare, răstimp de rugăciune şi viaţă
beneficiul Corului). Conducerea artistică îi bagheta Maestrului. curată, şi ucenicii lui erau tot în duşmănie. In ziua de Paşti,
aparţine Dlui George Alexe, ajutat de Dl Die In prezent, tânăra asociaţie corală pregăteşte Sfântul Vasile i-a poftit pe amândoi la masă. înainte de a
Tuţu. cu însufleţire primul ei mare Concert de colinde mânca, a rostit rugăciunea "Tatăl nostru ", dar numai pănă la
Alt eveniment important din activitatea strămoşeşti, care va fi dat în ziua de Sâmbătă, 18 cuvintele "şi ne iartă nouă greşalele noastre", iar aici s'a oprit
Coiului este Concertul de muzică populară şi Decembrie, în sala Cinematografului Nortown de şi, cu privirea lui blândă, a început a se uita când la unul,
patriotică românească, oferit la 10 Octombrie pe Seven Mile Road. Nu ne îndoim că asistenţa va cănd la altul din cei doi. Atunci minţile lor s'au luminat,
1971, în auditoriul Catedralei "Sfânta Treime", fi numeroasă, şi avem toate motivele să credem că inima li s'a cutremurat şi şi-au adus aminte de cuvintele de la
cu prilejul primului banchet dat în cinstea acestei acest prim mare Concert de colinde va reprezenta slujba învierii: "Să iertăm totul pentru înviere; să zicem
harnice formaţii corale. Banchetul s'a bucurat de un răsunător succes. fraţilor şi celor ce ne urăsc pe n o i . . . " Si au înţeles lecţia pe
care le-o da Sfăntul Vasile şi au rostit amândoi, într'un glas:
"precum şi noi iertăm greşiţilor noştri". Restul rugăciunii a
Bibliotecă romănească la New York fost spus apoi de toţi, cu lacrimi în glas, iar cei doi ucenici
s'au îmbrăţişat.
In cadrul schimburilor cul- artă clasică şi contemporană, gate fonduri de literatură ame- Suntem şi noi oameni, cu slăbiciuni şi patimi, firi
turale dintre România şi Sta- colecţii de filme şi discuri ro- ricană, beletristică, discuri, dia- nervoase, grabnice la mânie. Dar să ne grăbim a păşi pe calea
tele Unite, o bibliotecă româ- mâneşti. Inaugurarea ei va avea pozitive şifilmedocumentare. iertării. Să nu uităm că primirea noastră în lumea cealaltă, în
nească va lua fiinţă în oraşulloc în jurul datei de 15 Decem- împărăţia Cerurilor, atârnă de vieţuirea noastră în înţelegere
New York, 866 Second brie 1971. Potrivit acordului bilateral, şi dragoste cu oamenii în mijlocul cărora trăim. Să ne fie
Avenue. Pe bază de reciprocitate, o cele două biblioteci au caracter pururea în minte cuvintele Mântuitorului: "Tot aşa şi Tatăl
Biblioteca va cuprinde pes-bibliotecă americană e pe cale public şi sunt menite să promo- Meu cel ceresc va face vouă, dacă nu veţi ierta fiecare fratelui
te 10.000 de volume - litera- de a se deschide la Bucureşti înveze o mai bună cunoaştere şi o său, din toată inima" (Matei XVIII, 35J.
tură originală şi traduceri în cursul lunii Ianuarie 1972, Ea mai mare apropiere între popo- Preot Dr. DUMITRUBODALE
limba engleză —, albume de va cuprinde, de asemenea, bo-rul american şi poporul român.