Да славит Тебя душа моя (4р).
Да не умолкает
Господи Боже мой
Буду славить Тебя вечно
Господи Боже мой
Да славит Тебя Церковь Твоя (4р).
(lyrics originally found here http://www.kingdom-god.com.ua/nachamuzika/tekst.html )
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Да славит тебя душа моя
Today I woke up with part of this song stuck in my head. Keep in mind, I left Ukraine exactly 8 months ago today and have not heard this song since the last time we sang it in church at Studencheskaya.
Да славит Тебя душа моя (4р).
Да не умолкает
Господи Боже мой
Буду славить Тебя вечно
Господи Боже мой
Да славит Тебя Церковь Твоя (4р).
(video from YouTube)
(lyrics originally found here http://www.kingdom-god.com.ua/nachamuzika/tekst.html )
Да славит Тебя душа моя (4р).
Да не умолкает
Господи Боже мой
Буду славить Тебя вечно
Господи Боже мой
Да славит Тебя Церковь Твоя (4р).
(lyrics originally found here http://www.kingdom-god.com.ua/nachamuzika/tekst.html )
Friday, January 7, 2011
С рождеством!
(Merry Christmas!)
Today, January 7, is the Ukrainian celebration of Christmas (as well as for most other Orthodox churches).
Why January 7 and not December 25, you ask? I've told many of you that I thought it had to do with Soviet times, but that is not the case. First, we must have a short history lesson (for your benefit as well as mine--if I can explain it to you, then I can understand it myself). The following info is taken from Wikipedia and a few other websites.
In recent centuries, we use the Gregorian calendar. However, before there was Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, there was Julius Caesar in 45 BC. .... I changed my mind. I don't want to go into all this history. Long story short: The calendar years have different amounts of days, so December 25 on the Gregorian calendar corresponds with January 7 on the Julian calendar. Russia continued to use the Julian calendar until 1918 (and this explains why the October Revolution happened in November). A couple weeks from now, there will be the "Old" New Year, which is, again, based on the old Julian calendar.
How do we celebrate Ukrainian Christmas? Glad you asked!
I woke up around 7am, thanks to jet lag, and decided to get up around 7:30 and do things around the house. Because I knew I'd be going to church later in the morning, it felt like Sunday (and it still does).
My friend Zena came over for muffins and coffee/tea around 8:30, and we chatted (and watched Kosmo the cat) till she needed to leave for church around 9:30. [Side note: When I baked the muffins last night, the oven was too hot at first, so the muffin bottoms are slightly burnt. :(]
I got ready then left around 10:20am. As I walked to the corner to catch the bus, I noticed how QUIET it was! Very few people, very few buses. Of course--I thought to myself--it's a holiday! However, our neighborhood babushka that sells fresh produce was in her place, so we waved and smiled at each other.
When I arrived at church, I greeted everyone I saw, and promptly learned how to say "Merry Christmas" -- С рождеством, which sounds like "S rozhdyestvom." Click here to hear it. I knew by the time I got the hang of saying it to everyone at church, Christmas would be over.
Service began around 11:15am, and lasted until close to 1pm. Here's a rough outline of the service, including some photos and links to videos!
*Songs (including "Angels We Have Heard on High") and prayer
*Pastor Vova reviewed the 4 candles of Advent -- love, hope, peace, and joy. He had each child help light a candle. When he first held a lit candle toward Artyom, Artyom was going to blow out the candle! :)
*I made Jonathan W sit with me in case I needed him to translate for me, but he was leaving with the kids anyway. So much for that idea.
*The kids recited a poem and sang a song (in Ukrainian)
*Prayer for the kids, then they were dismissed to go upstairs for their program
*One of the ladies read Luke 2:1-7, then we sang "What Child is This?". This was followed by verses 8-16, and then "O Holy Night."
*Pastor Vova read from Matthew 2, up until verse 18. (I'm not sure where he started, and he was reading from a different version than I had--even in the Russian language!)
*Lena and Oksana sang "Mary, Did You Know?"--
*Pastor Vova preached a sermon that I barely understood (remember, I had no translator. In fact, I was the only missionary/American in this service, since Jonathan was upstairs). He talked about the wise men coming from another country, and about Herod. "What did Herod see?" That's what I'm wondering, since I didn't understand the sermon in Russian! I heard the word "konkurienta" repeated, and thought maybe it meant conqueror. Nope. It means a rival or competitor. Aha. Not long after this, my attention span faltered, and I began to daydream. Later Pastor Vova reminded us that "God redeemed us."
*Prayer
*"Придите к Иисусу" (Come to Jesus) song that I'd never heard before.
*Lev and Pastor Vova talked about House of James 1 and 2, and the children's homes, and then Lev showed some photos from some sort of outreach he had done with people I have never seen before.
*Offering
*Lena talked about something, and then prayed for the offering.
*Song: "Любовь родилась на Рождество" (Love was born on Christmas)
*Benediction
As we began to shake hands with each other and say, "Peace to you" and "Merry Christmas," an a cappella rendition of a Christmas carol was sung throughout the sanctuary, impromptu. It was lovely. I greeted many people, then enjoyed tea and crackers with homemade peanut butter (!!!) with some folks downstairs. I talked with Elizabet (the lady from France) for a little while--she asked me if I had gone to France (umm....?), or to America over the holidays.
Upstairs, the kids were just finishing their program, so I hung around and talked to Zee and friends some more.
I finally decided that it was time for me to head home and eat leftovers, and that once it got dark, I would go downtown and look at the Christmas/New Year's lights. On the way to the bus stop, I caught up with little Katya and little Anya and their adult (I'm not sure if she's their/her mom--I need to ask her one of these days), and walked a couple blocks with them.
When I walked down my street, "our" babushka was still there, so I stopped by to say hello, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year. And buy a couple bananas, so as to help her out. Fun fact: 2 bananas cost me 6.75 гривня, or $0.85.
And now, it is nearly 5pm, and dark outside, which means I will be heading downtown! Stay tuned for part two (I hope)!
Today, January 7, is the Ukrainian celebration of Christmas (as well as for most other Orthodox churches).
Why January 7 and not December 25, you ask? I've told many of you that I thought it had to do with Soviet times, but that is not the case. First, we must have a short history lesson (for your benefit as well as mine--if I can explain it to you, then I can understand it myself). The following info is taken from Wikipedia and a few other websites.
In recent centuries, we use the Gregorian calendar. However, before there was Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, there was Julius Caesar in 45 BC. .... I changed my mind. I don't want to go into all this history. Long story short: The calendar years have different amounts of days, so December 25 on the Gregorian calendar corresponds with January 7 on the Julian calendar. Russia continued to use the Julian calendar until 1918 (and this explains why the October Revolution happened in November). A couple weeks from now, there will be the "Old" New Year, which is, again, based on the old Julian calendar.
How do we celebrate Ukrainian Christmas? Glad you asked!
I woke up around 7am, thanks to jet lag, and decided to get up around 7:30 and do things around the house. Because I knew I'd be going to church later in the morning, it felt like Sunday (and it still does).
My friend Zena came over for muffins and coffee/tea around 8:30, and we chatted (and watched Kosmo the cat) till she needed to leave for church around 9:30. [Side note: When I baked the muffins last night, the oven was too hot at first, so the muffin bottoms are slightly burnt. :(]
I got ready then left around 10:20am. As I walked to the corner to catch the bus, I noticed how QUIET it was! Very few people, very few buses. Of course--I thought to myself--it's a holiday! However, our neighborhood babushka that sells fresh produce was in her place, so we waved and smiled at each other.
When I arrived at church, I greeted everyone I saw, and promptly learned how to say "Merry Christmas" -- С рождеством, which sounds like "S rozhdyestvom." Click here to hear it. I knew by the time I got the hang of saying it to everyone at church, Christmas would be over.
Service began around 11:15am, and lasted until close to 1pm. Here's a rough outline of the service, including some photos and links to videos!
*Songs (including "Angels We Have Heard on High") and prayer
*Pastor Vova reviewed the 4 candles of Advent -- love, hope, peace, and joy. He had each child help light a candle. When he first held a lit candle toward Artyom, Artyom was going to blow out the candle! :)
*I made Jonathan W sit with me in case I needed him to translate for me, but he was leaving with the kids anyway. So much for that idea.
*The kids recited a poem and sang a song (in Ukrainian)
*Prayer for the kids, then they were dismissed to go upstairs for their program
*One of the ladies read Luke 2:1-7, then we sang "What Child is This?". This was followed by verses 8-16, and then "O Holy Night."
*Pastor Vova read from Matthew 2, up until verse 18. (I'm not sure where he started, and he was reading from a different version than I had--even in the Russian language!)
*Lena and Oksana sang "Mary, Did You Know?"--
*Pastor Vova preached a sermon that I barely understood (remember, I had no translator. In fact, I was the only missionary/American in this service, since Jonathan was upstairs). He talked about the wise men coming from another country, and about Herod. "What did Herod see?" That's what I'm wondering, since I didn't understand the sermon in Russian! I heard the word "konkurienta" repeated, and thought maybe it meant conqueror. Nope. It means a rival or competitor. Aha. Not long after this, my attention span faltered, and I began to daydream. Later Pastor Vova reminded us that "God redeemed us."
*Prayer
*"Придите к Иисусу" (Come to Jesus) song that I'd never heard before.
*Lev and Pastor Vova talked about House of James 1 and 2, and the children's homes, and then Lev showed some photos from some sort of outreach he had done with people I have never seen before.
*Offering
*Lena talked about something, and then prayed for the offering.
*Song: "Любовь родилась на Рождество" (Love was born on Christmas)
*Benediction
As we began to shake hands with each other and say, "Peace to you" and "Merry Christmas," an a cappella rendition of a Christmas carol was sung throughout the sanctuary, impromptu. It was lovely. I greeted many people, then enjoyed tea and crackers with homemade peanut butter (!!!) with some folks downstairs. I talked with Elizabet (the lady from France) for a little while--she asked me if I had gone to France (umm....?), or to America over the holidays.
Upstairs, the kids were just finishing their program, so I hung around and talked to Zee and friends some more.
I finally decided that it was time for me to head home and eat leftovers, and that once it got dark, I would go downtown and look at the Christmas/New Year's lights. On the way to the bus stop, I caught up with little Katya and little Anya and their adult (I'm not sure if she's their/her mom--I need to ask her one of these days), and walked a couple blocks with them.
When I walked down my street, "our" babushka was still there, so I stopped by to say hello, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year. And buy a couple bananas, so as to help her out. Fun fact: 2 bananas cost me 6.75 гривня, or $0.85.
And now, it is nearly 5pm, and dark outside, which means I will be heading downtown! Stay tuned for part two (I hope)!
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