THE PROTECTION OF THE HOLY
THEOTOKOS RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
CHURCH.

Vespers will be every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

PENTECOST-TRINITY (TROITSA) FEAST on this Sunday, June 7

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Please join us for divine service on Sunday, June 7, 2009 - the feast of Pentecost-Trinity. This is one of the greatest festivals of the church year. The main service is at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, but the full schedule is as follows:

• Sat., June 6, 2009  9:40 a.m. Third Hour, Sixth Hour
• Sat., June 6, 2009 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy (commemoration of the dead)
• Sat., June 6, 2009 Afternoon choir rehearsal
• Sat., June 6, 2009 5:30 p.m. All-Night Vigil, confessions 
• Sun., June 7, 2009 9:40 a.m. Third Hour, Sixth Hour, confessions
• Sun., June 7, 2009 10:00 a..m. Divine Liturgy of the Feast
• Sun., June 7, 2009 12:00 noon, Trapeza at Tinos's Greek Cafe, 5501 Balcones Dr.
• Sun., June 7, 2009 2:30 p.m., Kneeling Vespers

It is customary to fill the church with green plants and flowers on this day, so we welcome you to bring something of this nature for decoration. If you are bringing plants or flowers, be sure to arrive prior to the beginning of the Divine Liturgy.

We are pleased to welcome Michael and Elizabeth Hritz, who will be leading our choir at the services on both June 6 and June 7. The Hritzes currently live in Houston, Texas, and are hoping to find work in Austin, ideally within the school district.

Since this is a feast day, please join us for a Trapeza Feast at Tinos™s Greek Cafe, 5501 Balcones Drive, about 1.5 miles from the church.  Tinoa€™s is a cafeteria with a nice selection of good food at moderate prices. We are hoping that the private room will be available to us for our feast.  Afterwards, we will return to the church for the kneeling vespers.

Please invite your friends and family to this special occasion. God bless you,

 Fr.. Aidan (Keller), priest, cell (512) 317-2197
Protection of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church

The church has a website at http://www.russianorthodoxaustin.org.

Fr. Aidan may be contacted at hieromonachusaidanus@yahoo.com. Those who need a baptism, wedding, or funeral/memorial service should contact him by email as well as by phone, so as to ensure the fastest response.

35 years of the films of Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov is one of Russia’s most famous directors. His films have won international acclaim and numerous awards. In addition, he has appeared in more than 40 movies. His fame, his strong na­tionalist views, and his close ties to former Russian president, now Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin have brought him both praise and controversy. This summer we will follow his directorial career from his debut (At Home Among Strangers, 1974) to his recent, most well-known works (Burnt by the Sun, Barber of Siberia). Mikhalkov’s newest film, 12, recently opened in US theatres.
7:00pm in GRG 102

All films have English subtitles

All films are free and open to the public.
Screenings are Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in GRG 102
(Geography Building, corner of 24th and Whitis).

June 17
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
1973, 97 min.
An unenviable lot has fallen to a Red Army soldier named Shilov: he is suspected of stealing gold from the government train he was supposed to protect. Now, to find the gold and clear his name, Shilov must infiltrate the bandit group responsible.
Nikita Mikhalkov’s directorial debut.

June 24
Slave of Love
1976, 94 min.
While Russia is engulfed in Civil War between the Whites and the Reds, a motion picture cameraman, secretly filming White atrocities and Bolshevik heroism deep within White-controlled territory, flirts with danger and the love of a glamorous movie star as he seeks to awaken her political consciousness.

July 1
Unfinished Piece for a Player Piano
1977, 103 min.
Family, friends and former lovers gather at a country estate of a general’s widow, and amidst parlor games and idle talk, a forbidden love is rekindled to the rapturous music of Lizt, Rachmaninov and Donizetti. Will these young lovers sacrifice all they know to pursue a lost dream? This drama, based on the works of Russian legend Anton Chekov is sure to capture your mind and emotions.

July 8
Kinfolk/ Rodnya
1981, 92 min.
Unnerved and tired of living alone in the countryside now that her daughter and granddaughter have moved to Moscow, Maria travels to visit her kin in the big city. While comically sticking her nose in everyone’s business and far outstaying her welcome, Maria comes to realize that the city is no place for her at all.

July 15
A Private Conversation/ Without Witness
1983, 95 min.
A woman on the verge of a new marriage is paid a surprise visit by her estranged, remarried and inebriated ex-husband. Throughout the evening the complexities of their relationship are exposed through their candid and personal conversation.

July 22
Anna
1996, 99 min.
Shooting home movies was long forbidden in the Soviet Union, but not all up-and-coming directors paid the law much attention. For 13 years, Mikhalkov filmed conversations with his daughter Anna, asking her the same 5 questions each year. Their casual interviews were secretly processed, and the resulting intimate portrait of a young girl’s evolving consciousness became the backbone of his startling and brilliant documentary.

July 29
Burnt by the Sun
1995, 135 min.
Set at the beginning of the purges in 1936, during the high summer of Stalinist rule, Mikhalkov’s Oscar-winning masterpiece tells the story of a Soviet Army colonel whose idyllic family dacha is disrupted by a visit from a long forgotten acquaintance…
Winner of the 1995 Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

August 5
Barber of Siberia
1998, 180 min.
Against the backdrop of 19th Century Tsarist Russia, a foreign entrepreneur and his lovely assistant Jane venture to the wilds of Siberia to sell an experimental timber harvester. Instead of business, however, Jane finds love in Siberia when she meets a young Russian officer, Andre, and she spends the next 10 years pursuing him throughout his exile.

For more information, please contact Allegra Azulay at 471-7782 or aazulay@mail.utexas.edu

June 3 - July 11

International Festival-Institute in Round Top, TX

June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 4, 5, 11- symphonic concerts.

Other days - chamber concert and master-classes .

Address: P.O. Box 89, 248 Jaster Road Round Top TX 78954
Information: http://festivalhill.org
979-249-3129; info@festivalhill.org

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