[Magdalen] Little League World Series and Assumption.

[Joseph Cirou]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 14, 2018 10:20 PM
>To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Little League World Series and Assumption.
>
>I also remember that on Tuesday, August 15, 1972, I arrived in Cyprus for
>the first time with Yiannis Papaioannou and my parents, Tom and Betty
>Bailey.   On Friday, August 18, 1972, I was chrismated in the Church of
>Cyprus and on Sunday, August 20, 1972, Yiannis and I were married at the
>Cathedral of St Theodore in Paphos with his father, Oikonomos Anastasios,
>officiating.
>
>Interesting fact:  Yiannis had told me that it never rained in Cyprus in
>the summer.  When we arrived at the airport in Nicosia, it was raining.
>
>Kate
>
>"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
>humbly with your God?"
>Micah 6:8
>
>
>On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 10:12 PM Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jay,
>>
>> You must be at an Old Calendar church.
>>
>> I just got home from the Vespers of the Eve of the Dormition and tomorrow
>> we celebrate the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Dormition of the
>> Theotokos.
>> This is our feast day at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox
>> Church in Winchester.
>>
>> Saturday 11-7 and Sunday 12-7  August 18 and 19 is  our Winchester Greek
>> Festival. Although I have been helping prepare for it (baking and such) I'm
>> going to Raleigh, NC,  from Thursday to Monday to celebrate the 4th
>> birthday of my granddaughter, Rosemary Doris Papaioannou Burrack (Rosie)
>> and will miss the festival this year.
>>
>> Kate
>>
>>
>> "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
>> walk humbly with your God?"
>> Micah 6:8
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 12:10 PM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In the Orthodox church, we begin the Dormition fast today. It's a somewhat
>>> "lighter" fast than some of the others, being only 2 weeks long, and
>>> allowing wine and oil during many days of it owing to the feasts of
>>> various
>>> martyrs/saints. Also the Feast of the Transfiguration comes during it,, so
>>> there's another relaxation of fasting.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 11:24 AM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> > The coverage is on EWTN (television).  I am three hours from DC
>>> > in the Poconos of Pennsylvania.
>>> >
>>> > In a message dated 8/14/2018 10:56:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>>> > gracecan at gmail.com writes:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > In DC?? Where are you, David? For some reason, I thought you were in PA.
>>> >
>>>
>>
Some years ago I was in Toronto and we heard the sound of Byzantine Chant loudly resounding thru the neighborhood. We followed our ears and attended the Divine Liturgy for the Dormition at the large Cypriot church. It was as huge as Pascha.

I don't remember whether it was new or old calendar. We used to attend Dormition at the ROCOR Cathedral on August 28 for the Joyful Burial Services. 

Joe Cirou