+ SEE, I AM DOING SOMETHING NEW!

It's been quite a while since our last post ... and so much has happened!  THE LORD HAS DONE NEW AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS.  We witnessed great works of the Lord.  Let me tell you about it in turn.  During the Paschal Vigil, Oksana gave a confession of faith of the Catholic Church and thus was incorporated into the parish community.  Now the time has come for preparation for the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist.  God’s arms are opened wide for her!

On Resurrection Sunday, Dina and Stanislaw have invited Jesus into their lives through the Sacrament of Marriage.  And although there were no white dresses, refined decorations, musicians ... it was a great joy not only for the newlyweds, but for the whole parish.  Everyone was deeply moved while participating in the ceremony of the nuptials.  Tears also flowed down our cheeks.  It was so modest, so simple that ... we felt the glow of love!

Not so long ago—just two Sundays ago—Dina and Stanislaw brought their daughter Anastasia to be baptized.  This is the first baptism of the little child in our parish!  Wanda Janowna—one of our babushkas—said that now she can pass away because she had seen a baptism of a little child.  Together with the other of our babushkas – Agnesa, she participated in the baptism of Anastasia.  There was only one word in their hearts and on their lips: gratitude.  How strong the faith is in the hearts of our babushkas!  And our Nastusia now is fully alive as a child of God!

  I believe in one God the Father Almighty… Oksana professes her faith

 Deep waters cannot quench love… Dina and Stanislaw promised love, fidelity and integrity in marriage

Immersed in Christ Anastasia, beloved child of God

Happy babushkas Wanda and Agnesa with the youngest parishioner Anastasia and her mom Dina

Common photo of loved ones, as a remembrance

+ PASCHA WISHES

CHRIST IS RISEN

DEAR SISTERS, FRIENDS, AND BENEFACTORS!

Everything became clear on Easter Morning

Life conquered death

The Lord, our Almighty God has triumphed

and His Kingdom will have no end.

MAY THE RISEN CHRIST

fill your hearts with faith,

that He is the only One Source of Life.

We wish you, your families and friends

 a blessed Easter Time!

Alleluia!!!   

        

                                  The Sisters of Kamchatsky,

                                   SM Jana and SM Donata

Петропавловск-Камчатский, ПАСХА 2012г.

+HE HAS LOVED US UNTO HIS DEATH

We are entering into the most beautiful and profound time of the mysteries of our faith. The Paschal Triduum is the time of silence, prayer and adoration and than tremendous joy, singing, and dancing– JESUS HAS LOVED US UNTO HIS DEATH! Without love no one can understand God who alone is pure love. The time of Lent went quickly. The words JESUS HAS LOVED US UNTO HIS DEATH have echoed in our hearts each day as we saw them in our chapel decoration. We prayed the Stations of the Cross every Friday and on Sundays we sang Gorzkie Żale , which are the Lamentations of  Mary the Sorrowful Mother  in order to express our love towards Jesus and Mary.

 

You are the Lamb who does not open your mouth, you are the Lamb born of the Virgin Mary!

+ A GREAT HEART

Dear friends!

On behalf of Andriej, Nastia and their children I would like to thank all of you for your prayer, support, and donations. They are grateful that they have each other and people around them who express the goodness of their hearts by helping them in different ways. There is a chance that they will soon have their own place to live. The governor has promised to help in this matter. For now, we are sure of one thing;  we will start to build a new house for them during the summer months. Why in the summer? Because here, in Kamchatka, spring is like winter. J There is one more reason for joy, namely, Andriej won in Берингии which is Beringia. It is worth looking at the website БЕРИНГИЯ - традиционная камчатская гонка на собачьих упряжках. Берингия (Beringia) is dog sled racing through the northern parts of the Tayga and Tundra of the Kamchatsky region. There are no roads. The first “Beringia” race was held in January 1991and since then it has become an annual tradition. Each year the distance differs between 590 - 1149 miles. This year’s distance was 683 miles. The race begins in the village Esso and finishes in Ossora. Today, in the southern part of Kamchatka, dog sled racing is a sport. However, in the regions of northern Kamchatka and the Chukchi Peninsula dog sledding is just a means of transportation. Andriej set a new record in a field of time ridding the dogs. He received a monetary prize of  $10232.00. This will at least help them to build the new house. God is taking care of us all the time.

+ PRAYER IS NEEDED

Dear friends,

We are an urgent appeal for your prayers for Nastia and Andriej and their children. You are familiar with this family from our previous stories on this blog. They are the husky dog owners and we were at their house during our trips to the Taiga. They are in a very difficult situation right now. Their house burned down on Saturday. They lost everything. They have 4 children and Nastia is expecting their 5^th child. They are lucky that no one was in the house when the fire started. The house was made of wood so after two hours there was nothing left but ashes. Besides this, they have lived in the Taiga, as you know, therefore by the time the firefighters came there was nothing left to save. You need to remember that there is still a lot of snow here and this made it difficult for the firefighters to get there quickly. For the present time we are trying to help them as much as we are able. Right now they are living in the rectory and in our house. We take care of their children and prepare meals for them. Our parishioners are also involved in helping Nastia and Andriej with providing material and prayerful assistance. In May, when the snow melts, we will help to build a new house for them.

Your prayers are most appreciated. 

If you would like to also offer a donation to assist them, you can send the money to our bank account with the note “For Nastia and Andriej.”

  Their house was a simple one but always full of love and warmth

  There was nothing left only love and hope

The whole family a few hours before the fire started