Barbara, Alexandra

Barbara was beautiful and intelligent. Her wealthy father kept her like a treasure in a tower, in Heliopolis, Egypt. One time, when her father was out of town, she ventured out of the tower and met some Christians. She immediately embraced the Christian faith. When her father found out about her faith, he turned her over to the governor of the city to be tortured. Barbara took her stand for Christ and was tortured and killed by her own father. The same day, lightning struck her father's house, killing both him and the governor. She suffered in 306.

Alexandra Fyodorovna assumed this name upon blessing into the Russian Orthodox Church which (Императрица Александра Фёдоровна) canonised her as Saint Alexandra in 2000.

Alexandra was the wife of the wicked Emperor Diocletian and was a Christian, but secretly. While Diocletian was having Saint George tortured, the Empress went to the arena and bowed before St. George and professed her faith openly. Her husband was so outraged by this and by so many people being converted by witnessing George's miracles and patient endurance, that he ordered both of them beheaded. Alexandra quietly accepted her sentence and prayed as the guards walked her to the place of execution where she quietly gave her soul to God. She reposed in 303. Two days later, St. George was beheaded. They are commemorated at the same time along with Anatolios, Protoleon and the 630 others who were martyred for professing faith while witnessing George's martyrdom.

Русская Православная Церковь

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Eastern_Orthodox_icons

http://www.istok.net/

Eastern Orthodox Christians usually say their prayers in front of an Eastern facing wall covered with icons or an icon corner. Russians often commissioned icons for private use, adding figures of specific saints for whom they or members of their family were named gathered around the icon's central figure.

Lennon inspiration, Moore, spittlebug treatment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_Karma:_The_Amnesty_International_Campaign_to_Save_Darfur
The rights to Lennon's songs and music publishing royalties were donated to Amnesty International by Yoko.

Amnesty International led to the Instant Karma campaign and amounted to this album

The album is supposed to harness the power of Lennon's music to inspire a new generation of activits to stand up for human rights.

Do you want to move to France? (from Michael Moore)

No, I want France to move here. I want the French thinking to be our thinking. I like their way of thinking.

We have a lot to be grateful to the French for. You know, they helped us with our revolution.

We might not have beaten the British without the French help. They gave us that beautiful statue that sits in the harbor in New York City.

And they invented sex. We should be grateful to them for that. Before the French it was just procreation. Then they came along and made it interesting.

prez coins, L. Rock

June 26, L. Rock visit. Need to see her next year. Has been 3 years.
In one of his rolls, Rick finds a coin without the edge engraving.

4 July yoga fundraiser

When: Wednesday, July 4th ~ Morning ~ 10am-11:30am

Where: At the private home of Cleveland Yoga student, Tracey Newman; 33050 Cedar Road, Pepper Pike

Directions: (1 1/2 miles east of Cleveland Yoga studio on Cedar Road). Park in the church parking lot located directly across the street from Tracey's home. (If you cross SOM Ctr. Road at Cedar, you've gone too far.)

SHOULD THE WEATHER BE UN-COOPERATIVE FOR OUR OUTDOOR EVENT, WE WILL STILL HOLD OUR FUNDRAISER BACK AT THE STUDIO BEGINNING AT 10:15AM. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN WHERE THE EVENT WILL BE HELD, CHECK OUT "NEWS" PAGE ON OUR HOME PAGE or CALL 216.789.4473 AFTER 9AM that morning FOR A RECORDED MESSAGE ON THE DECIDED LOCATION.

http://www.clevelandyoga.com/EventsDetail.asp?EventId=48

4 July Cleveland Orchestra

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in its 18th annual free downtown concert on Thursday, July 5

Thursday, July 5, 2007

PRE-CONCERT FESTIVAL
Time: 4:00 – 8:15 p.m. (leading to the start of the Cleveland Orchestra concert at 9:00 p.m.)Where: Public Square in Downtown ClevelandWhat: A broad range of musical performances by artists from northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Time: Concert will begin at 9:00 p.m. and will end at approximately 10:15 p.m.Where: Public Square in Downtown ClevelandWhat: The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. Fireworks will immediately follow

The Cleveland Orchestra today announced the date of its 18th annual free downtown concert in celebration of the Independence Day holiday. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will conduct The Cleveland Orchestra on Thursday, July 5, 2007, on Public Square in downtown Cleveland. The concert begins at 9:00 p.m. and will include works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Prokofiev and Leroy Anderson, as well as the perennial favorite, Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture, followed by a fireworks display. In addition to its 9:00 p.m. concert, The Cleveland Orchestra will also present a pre-concert festival of musical entertainment on Public Square, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The Cleveland Orchestra’s Star-Spangled Spectacular Concert and Festival will be hosted by ideastream’s Dee Perry, and the 9:00 p.m. concert will be broadcast live on 90.3 WCPN and WCLV 104.9 FM.

Федоровская Богоматерь

Our Lady of St. Theodore Федоровская Богоматерь is the patron icon of the Romanov family.
There are more varieties of icons of Mary in Russian iconography than any other figure. These icons are commonly copies of images considered to be miraculous. "The icons of Mary were always deemed miraculous, those of her son rarely so" (Mother Russia: the Feminine Myth in Russian Culture, Hubbs, Joanna, Indiana University Press, 1993). Icons of Mary most often depict her with the child Jesus in her arms.

Владимирская Богоматерь

Our Lady of Vladimir (Владимирская Богоматерь) is one of the most venerated Orthodox icons. Mary is regarded as the holy protectress of Russia. Her feast day is June 3. The icon is on display at the Tretyakov in Moscow. This is said to be a miraculous icon. It shows the universal feelings of motherly love and anxiety for her child.

CMA party, dream house

http://www.ymcadreamhouse.org/ is Friday, June 22 through Sunday, August 12.
Saturday, June 23 was the Icons of American Photography party at CMA. Refreshments were served in the courtyard with the weather cooperating fully and jazz group playing. Food included some American-type "favorites" such as hamburgers (in this case really mini ones which I heard some people calling cute), hot dogs (actually, cocktail-size), potato chips with dip, shrimp with shrimp cocktail, veggie sandwiches, assorted crackers and bread, and a fruit and cheese board (with an excellent assortment including brie, blue cheese, cheddar), with lemonade served and a cash bar. Exhibit was ok, but nothing can compare - or probably ever will - to the Monet exhibit.

info@clevelandart.org, Sac pics

http://picasaweb.google.com/sacha.sachaevans/Family2007

property tax

http://treasurer.cuyahogacounty.us/

Андре́й Рублёв

Andrei Rublev Андрей Рублёв is considered to be the greatest Russian painter of icons. There is little information about his life.
The first mention of Rublev is in 1405. That is when he decorated icons for the Moscow Kremlin. The only work authenticated as his is the icon of the Old Testament Trinity. It is in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
His work is known for being serene and calm. He is considered an icon in the field. :-)

Cement

Tu 19 June - Equipment arrives, rain pours
Karl Welms Arrow Construction
216 731 4999

cell 216 857 0570
home 440 585 7153

AHD (improved)

AHD - Joseph P. Pickett, Executive editor
MW - Frederic C. Misch, Editor in Chief


The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006, $60.00, 2112 pages, hardcover, ISBN-10: 0618701729

This updated edition includes, according to its Web site, revised biographical and geographical entries as well as up-to-date charts and tables for topics such as world currencies and chemical elements. Among the 500 entries new to this update are:

Amber Alert, blogosphere, gravitino, halo effect, hawala, lycopene, malware, micropolis, proteome, Qi Gong, SARS, shout-out, speed dating, sudoku, Texas hold’em, text message, wiki

Wikipedia explains the history of this dictionary, noting that the first edition appeared in 1969. Its creation was spurred by the controversy over the Webster's Third New International Dictionary. James Parton, the owner of the history magazine American Heritage, was appalled by the permissiveness of Webster's Third, published in 1961, and tried to buy the G. and C. Merriam Company so he could undo the changes. When that failed, he contracted with Houghton to publish a new dictionary. The AHD was edited by William Morris and relied on a usage panel of 105 writers, speakers, and eminent persons for usage notes. The AHD made the innovative step of combining prescriptive elements (how language should be used) and descriptive information (how it actually is used).

The AHD is larger than a desk dictionary but smaller than Webster's Third New International Dictionary or The Random-House Dictionary of the English Language. A lower-priced college edition includes monocolor printing.This dictionary can also be purchased with a fully loadable CD-ROM that contains the entire text of the updated Fourth Edition, 68,000 audio pronunciations, 1,000 full-color photographs and illustrations, and a college-level thesaurus with more than 260,000 synonyms. The CD-ROM has spell-check capability and can be used in conjunction with any Microsoft Office application to get definitions at the click of a mouse.

The updated edition does not disappoint. The content is as good as ever, including the most helpful usage notes. The paper version still has the striking illustrations and beautiful packaging that includes the recessed index tabs.

In Slaying the English Jargon (an STC publication), Fern Rook notes that there are many English language dictionaries. The main ones she considers to be the Oxford English Dictionary, the M-W unabridged and collegiate dictionaries, and the AHD. Others, she notes, are the Random House unabridged and collegiate dictionaries and Webster's New World Dictionary (from World publishing). Several others use the Webster name.

Fern goes on to state that most dictionaries do a good job in the four most important functions of spelling, meaning, pronunciation, and syllabification. However, there are differences in other areas that you should consider when deciding on purchase or use of a new dictionary. She cautioned us when pointing out Dr. Samuel Johnson's statement that dictionaries are like new watches: the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.

She stated that the M-W unabridged is the most prestigious in the United States, considered to be the authority by librarians and linguists. The appearance of The American Heritage Dictionary was notable in that it was the first to have made the best seller list. M-W dictionaries concentrate on what is widely used. The AHD provides usage guideliens for those who need to find out whether a word is considered to be standard usage. For example, for grub, AHD shows Slang Food in the entry. M-W shows simply food for its entry.

AHD
n.
1. The thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects.
2. A drudge.
3. Slang Food.

M-W
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English grubbe, from grubben
1 : a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect (as a beetle)
2 a : one who does menial work : DRUDGE b : a slovenly person
3 : FOOD

Fern felt that one of the best features of the AHD is that it lists the most common meaning first, not the historical order, as M-W does. AHD is the most readable dictionary. If you need to know how a word is commonly used, AHD is a good choice. A M-W dictionary or The Oxford English Dictionary is a good choice if you need to know historical information about a word.

Indians vs Braves, garbage disposal

Byrd, who pitched for the Braves in 1997-98 and again in 2004, knows Smoltz well.

"He was throwing 95 miles per hour, with 89 mile per hour sliders from hell," Byrd said. "I would love for my shoulder to feel bad and take that out to the mound. He shut us down. He had great stuff. That was the dominating John Smoltz we know."

Today bought a new garbage disposal at Home Depot.

Rickiwillfixit, Father's Day, Indians

It's Atlanta versus the Indians on Saturday for our bleecher seat tickets. CC Sabathia is scheduled to pitch. CC's bobble-head doll is awesome. I saw one at work. :-) The bobble-head looks like he went on quite a diet.

The Indians' starting rotation had a new wrinkle Thursday night in a 3-2 win over the Florida Marlins. Jason Stanford, who hadn't started a major league game since 2004 and hadn't won a major league game since 2003, was the winning pitcher for the Indians. Stanford was recalled from Class AAA Buffalo to make a spot start in the slot in the rotation that had been held by Jeremy Sowers, who was optioned to Buffalo last Sunday.

Indians still in first place. I don't want to jinx them.

Capitol steps, Washington Plaza, Saul Steinberg

http://www.washingtonplazahotel.com/photo_gallery/
http://www.capsteps.com/
http://www.npg.org.uk/live/index.asp
Cavs have a hard time with San Antoinio.

Washington Plaza hotel cost us a lot less this time. Maybe it was the reservation on Expedia and booking in advance. The room again was very clean. The restaurant and pool were most agreeable. I ordered a salad with fruit. Rick ordered a veggie sandwich. Sacha ordered a salad with feta cheese.

Saul Steinberg (of New Yorker fame) exhibit at National Portrait Gallery was most enjoyable. As first artist-in-residence at Smithsonian, he sure made fun of Smithsonian stationary. I don't really understand the definition of portrait in National Portrait Gallery, but maybe I don't care that much as exhibit was so good.

Aria for dinner was terrible. The waiter came back three times to confirm our order. We got no silverware until we asked. I got soup which I did not order. Instead of a veggie panini, I got a sausage panini. The fries with my panini were like cardboard. I got a stomachache afterward.

Capitol Steps were as funny as expected and so talented. Here are couple of funny things from their Web site, noting of course they had trouble finding words that rhyme with Yeltsin.

We note the passing of the Russian leader with a certain relief. The Capitol Steps live in fear of only two things: (1) election of competent leaders, and (2) politicians with names like "Yeltsin"

Albums:

• One Bush, Two Bush, Old Bush New Bush,
• Four More Years in the Bush Leagues,
• All I Want for Christmas Is a Tax Increase, and more...
• Songs: What Kind of Fuel I Am?,
• How Do You Solve a Problem Like Scalia,
• The Singing Chads, and more

The Capitol Steps will miss President Bush when he leaves office. Ever the bumbling speaker, he's given the musical and acting troupe a wealth of material to parody -- and political cover when an actor flubs his lines.

GOP debate, Adell Stephens, MT

Viewing for Adell Stephens

Attended viewing for ADELL STEPHENS (nee Evans), age 91. [Beloved wife of the late Fred Fielding. Dear mother of Dale Thiebaut, Leslie Stephens, Joyce Schreiner and Lorraine Blake (husband Dick). Loving grandmother of Gregory Thiebaut (wife Tina), Kelly Thiebaut (Thad Whittenberg), Alicea Ptak (husband Steve), Lydia Slyman (husband Pete) and great-grandmother of Matthew, Jonathan, Abbey, Mitchell and Beau. Dear sister of the late John Anderson, Al Evans, Helen Hawks and Anita Kinkopf. Dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Contributions may be made in Adell's memory to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 E. 185 St., Cleveland, OH 44119.]

Media Tenor

Media Tenor was founded by journalists to provide an objective resource for information on media content trends. When in Germany, a press law was passed that strictly limited the legal range of investigative reporting. Journalists throughout Germany feared that this law might be extended to the rest of the country; some began to look for a way to clearly demonstrate what news outlets were producing in order to defend their profession against charges of inaccuracy and imbalance. These journalists began to talk with social scientists in Germany, the United States and Canada about finding a method to objectively, accurately, and consistently monitor the content of the major newspapers, magazines and television news programs in Germany.

In 1994 they founded Media Tenor in order to give structure to their purpose.
After a brief period, several university communications departments joined in the development of Media Tenor's proprietary research. Soon, academic partners realized the value of Media Tenor's research for their own projects and before long, corporations, political parties and NGO's began to request Media Tenor?s services as well.

In order to serve clients with a global focus, international offices followed. In 1996 an office was opened in the Czech Republic to follow Eastern European media trends and the following year saw the addition of an office in England to monitor Western European media. Also in 1997, Media Tenor expanded its focus to include online media content from news groups, discussion groups, and web sites. In 2000 Media Tenor expanded beyond Europe, opening offices in South Africa and the United States in order to monitor media content in the African and North American continents.

Although Media Tenor has over 250 researchers working in five countries and more than twenty languages today, our original purpose is unchanged: to provide objective, in-depth, up-to-date media content information to help ensure and protect balanced journalism.

Russian offer was made at G8 Summit. G. Miller notice made.

Republicans debate and criticise Bush

By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer

MANCHESTER, N.H. -

President Bush drew criticism Tuesday night from Republican White House hopefuls unhappy with his handling of the Iraq war, his diplomatic style and his approach to immigration.
"I would certainly not send him to the United Nations said Tommy Thompson, the one-time member of Bush's Cabinet.

Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized the administration for its handling of the Iraq War, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said, "I think we were underprepared and underplanned

Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado recalled that White House aide Karl Rove had once told him "never darken the door of the White House." The congressman said he'd tell George W. Bush the same thing.

The criticism of Bush was more in keeping of the type of rhetoric that could be expected when Democratic presidential contenders debate.

Its prominence at the GOP event — while Bush was traveling overseas — was a reflection of his poor poll ratings and the need of even members of his own party to campaign on platforms of change.

Organic Gardener, spittlebug, utility, Nautica

June 1 application on Bishop by Organic Gardener
June 2 spittlebug application


Utility to offer 'green' option
FirstEnergy customers would pay extra
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Mary Vanac
Plain Dealer Reporter

FirstEnergy Corp. has proposed adding a "green option" to your monthly electric bill from Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Ohio Edison or Toledo Edison companies by as early as this summer. Under a plan filed Tuesday with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, FirstEnergy would enable customers to pay an extra charge each month to support companies that use renewable sources - wind and solar power, for instance - to make electricity.

The charge - likely to be a few dollars a month - is voluntary and "isn't tied to their [electric] usage at all," said FirstEnergy spokeswoman Ellen Raines. Rather, the charge would be related to "renewable-energy certificates" that FirstEnergy would buy from a company that creates power with wind, solar or geothermal energy. If the PUCO approves the utility's plan, FirstEnergy would buy these certificates, each of which would be equivalent to one megawatt-hour of electricity produced by alternative means.
FirstEnergy customers then would buy the certificates in 100-kilowatt-hour blocks from the utility.

Customers would be able to purchase from two to 50 blocks each month and stop buying them at any time. Where would the extra payments go? To the company that produces electricity from renewable sources. The additional revenue provided by the payments could encourage that company to build more windmills or solar panels, said Ryan Lippe, communications specialist for the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, which helped design the plan with FirstEnergy and the PUCO. "Residential consumers will be able to support the important benefits of renewable power through this program," Consumers' Counsel Janine Migden-Ostrander said in a written statement. If approved, the plan also would help resolve a dispute over FirstEnergy's plan to stabilize its electricity rates through 2008, said Shana Eiselstein, a PUCO spokeswoman. A new state law requires that utilities offer customers a choice of electric producer. The green option could answer that requirement. "What you pay for is the benefit of replacing nonrenewable sources with renewable sources on the electric grid," Eiselstein said.

Отче наш, research study, June 1 unrelated

Notre Père, qui es aux cieux,
Que ton nom soit sanctifié,
Que ton règne vienne,
Que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel.

Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain de ce jour.
Pardonne-nous nos offences
Comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation,
mais délivre-nous du mal,
car c'est à toi qu'appartiennent le règne,
la puissance et la gloire, aux siècles des siècles.

Amen.

Отче наш,
сущий на небесах,
да святится имя Твое,
да приидет Царствие Твое,
да будет воля Твоя и на земле, как на небе.

Хлеб наш насущный подавай нам на каждый день,
и прости нам грехи наши,
ибо и мы прощаем всякому должнику нашему,
и не введи нас в искушение,
но избавь нас от лукавого.
Аминь.

June 1 - Asked to be part of a UH study, with referral from Dr. Geyer.
May 1/June 1 - Avanti

Russian icons

Russian icons are typically paintings on wood, often small, though some in churches and monasteries may be as large as a table top. Many religious homes in Russia have icons hanging on the wall in the krasny ugol, the "red" or "beautiful" corner. There is a rich history and elaborate religious symbolism associated with icons. In Russian churches, the nave is typically separated from the sanctuary by an iconostasis (Russian ikonostás) a wall of icons.

Russians sometimes speak of an icon as having been "written," because in the Russian language (unlike English) the word pisat' means both to paint and to write. Icons are considered to be the Gospel in paint, and therefore careful attention is paid to ensure that the Gospel is faithfully and accurately conveyed.

Icons considered miraculous were said to "appear." The "appearance" (Russian: iavlenie) of an icon is its supposedly miraculous discovery. "A true icon is one that has "appeared," a gift from above, one opening the way to the Prototype and able to perform miracles" (Russian Icons, Father Vladimir Ivanov, Rizzoli Publications, 1988).

The use and making of icons entered Kievan Rus (which later became the Russian Empire) followed its converson to Orthodox Christianity in 988 AD. As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas hallowed by usage, some of which had originated in Constantinople. As time passed, the Russians widened the vocabulary of types and styles far beyond anything found elsewhere.

n the mid-1600s changes in liturgy and practice resulted in a split in the Russian Orthodox Church. The traditionalists, the persecuted "Old Ritualists" continued the traditional stylization of icons, while the State Church modified its practice. From that time icons began to be painted not only in the traditional stylized and nonrealistic mode, but also in a mixture of Russian stylization and Western European realism, and in a Western European manner very much like that of Catholic religious art of the time.

June 1 Birthday, ROC, Communion, Владимирская Богоматерь, Orthodox

May 17, 2007
The ROC and ROCOR have reconcilied as of May 17, 2007.
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (also known as the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad) was formed by Russian communities outside then-Communist Russia who believed the Russian Orthodox Churc had fallen under the influence of the Soviets .
The Act of Canonical Communion was signed between the ROC and ROCOR on May 17, 2007.

Rublev's Trinity, c 1400

May 26
Father Benedict Groeschel on EWTN noted which denominations are allowed
to receive communion in the Catholic church. Orthodox denominations are
allowed, which is confirmed by the following.

Seating Chart for the Lord's Table
Edited by Arthur Magida http://www.beliefnet.com/features/intercommunion/index.html

If you're visiting a church of another denomination, should you receive Communion? Check our chart to find out. Since Communion practices vary widely among individual churches, the chart is intended to be a general guide to denominational practices.

Denomination	Which denominations' members may receive Communion in your church?	In which denominations are members of your church allowed to receive Communion?
Lutheran - ELCA ELCA members believe that, through Communion, they receive Christ's body and blood as assurance that God has forgiven their sins.	Communion is given to all baptized believers in Christ.	Receiving Communion in another church is a matter of conscience for ELCA members. The church's only policy about the matter is that ELCA members may receive Communion in any church whose tenets are congruent with their own.
Lutheran - Missouri Synod Synod members believe that, through Communion, they receive Christ's body and blood as assurance that God has forgiven their sins.	Communion is open to members of a church that has entered into an "altar and pulpit fellowship" with the Missouri Synod. This is also known as a "full communion fellowship." In North America, this includes the Lutheran Church-Canada and the Lutheran Synod of Mexico. Elsewhere, about two dozen churches have "altar and pulpit fellowships" with the Missouri Synod.	Members of the Missouri Synod may receive Communion only in denominations that have "altar and pulpit fellowships" with the Synod.
Methodist The bread and grape juice of Methodist Communion signify Christ's body and blood.	Has an "open table": anyone of any age who believes in Christ may receive Communion.	Methodists may receive Communion in any church that welcomes them.
Episcopalian Nearly all Episcopalians believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the consecrated bread and wine.	Communion is open to all baptized Christians.	Episcopalians may receive Communion in any church that welcomes them.
Pentecostal Church of God Calls Communion the Lord's Supper. It is a memorial to Christ's death and resurrection.	Communion is open to all baptized Christians.	Members of the Church of God may receive Communion in any church that welcomes them, but only if grape juice--not wine--is served, since Church of God members abstain from alcohol.
Presbyterian Communion--wafers and grape juice or wine--is an "outward sign of an inward reality." It is a remembrance of Christ, not a transubstantiation of his body and blood.	Communion is open to all baptized Christians.	Presbyterians may receive Communion in any church where they are welcome.
Roman Catholic Through the transubstantiation of the Eucharistic bread and wine, Christ's body and blood are literally present for participants.	Communion is available to members of the Assyrian Church of the East, the Orthodox Churches, and the Polish National Church. Baptized Christians who do not belong to these churches may receive Catholic Communion only if they are gravely ill, do not have access to a minister of their own church, ask for Catholic Communion on their own initiative, and are "properly disposed" toward Catholic Eucharist.	Catholics in danger of death may receive the Eucharist from a minister of the Assyrian Church of the East, the Orthodox Churches, or the Polish National Church only if a Catholic minister is unavailable and if they request such Communion of their own volition.
United Church of Christ Communion celebrates "not only the memory of a meal that is past, but an actual meal with the risen Christ that is a foretaste of the heavenly banquet."	Each individual congregation determines its own policies. However, most follow the UCC Book of Worship, which says the Communion Table is "open to all Christians who wish to know the presence of Christ and to share in the community of God's people" (more).	The UCC is in communion with the Disciples of Christ, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Reformed Church in America, and has ecumenical partnerships with several denominations, including the Methodist, Anglican and Baptist churches.
Baptist The bread and grape juice of Communion memorialize Christ's body and blood, and are a reminder of the Second Coming.	The Baptist churches have no official policy regarding who may receive Communion. Each individual church is autonomous and sets its own policy. Some churches restrict Communion to members of that specific church; some open Communion to any baptized Christian; some open it to anyone present. Some Southern Baptist churches limit Communion to baptized Southern Baptists. Most ministers place the decision about whether to receive Communion in the hearts and minds of those present.	The Baptist churches have no official policy regarding which non-Baptist churches its members may receive Communion in. Some ministers say that limiting Communion through such a policy would be contrary to Baptist belief in the "priesthood of the believer," which maintains that each Baptist is accountable directly to Christ.

The Theotokos of Vladimir, also known as Our Lady of Vladimir, the Virgin of Vladimir or Vladimirskaya Владимирская Богоматерь, is one of the most venerated Orthodox icons. The Theotokos (Mary) is regarded as the holy protectress of Russia. The icon is displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Her feast day is June 3.

Top Ten SIgns You Might Be Russian Orthodox

Top_Ten_Signs_You_Might_Be_Russian_Orthodox.htm

• On Wednesdays and Fridays you eat Japanese food.

• You’re used to skipping breakfast on Sundays.

• You can automatically subtract 13 days from today’s date.

• On your first encounter with long words, you pronounce them stressing the ‘next to the next to last’ syllable.

• You wonder why the Pope crosses himself backwards when you see him on TV.

• You wear comfortable shoes to church, because you know you’ll be standing a long, long time.

• You get great deals on Christmas trees and Easter candy.

• When you see a shopping-mall Santa, your first instinct is to hold out your hands to get his blessing.

• Before you pray, you say a prayer.

• When you first tell people who ask what religion you are, at first they think you’re Jewish. Oy!

• You know you’re in an Orthodox church when the priest says, ‘Let us complete our prayer to the Lord’, and there’s still half an hour to go.

• (Slavic) Every woman in church is called Mary, Irene or Helen.

• You find yourself instinctively drawn to jurisdictional chaos. ‘I don’t believe in organized religion; I’m Orthodox!’

• Your Easter isn’t Easter without an all-night party (featuring vodka and 10 dishes of sausage with cheese).