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Apr 14, 2012

GREECE Pascha, Easter, Apr 14, 2012

Churches celebrate Pascha
Fresno Bee
The Eastern Orthodox Christian community, using the Julian or lunar calendar, celebrates Pascha, which is Easter, this weekend. St. George GreekOrthodox Church is presenting its Holy Saturday St. Basil's Liturgy at 9 am today at the church, ...
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Easter Traditions Across Greece
Greek Reporter
Traditions that date back to time, customs only met in the Mediterranean country and delicacies baked to end the 40-days long Lent, form the best recipe for a wonderful Greek Easterexperience across Greece. Easter, or Pascha in Greek, ...
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Greek Reporter
Greek Orthodox Holy Week continues
Santa Fe New Mexican.com
Members of St. Elias the Prophet Greek Orthodox Church, 46 Calle Electra (near the Eldorado subdivision), continue their celebration of Megali Evdomada, or Easter Week, Saturday with the throwing of bay leaves representing Christ's victory over death ...
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Faith in action: Orthodox Easter, family history, Earth Day and more
Salt Lake Tribune
Holy Trinity Cathedral will hold Easter events. April 14 is Holy Saturday with a vesperal liturgy at 8:30 am, a singing of the canon "Kymati Thalassis" at 11 pm and, at midnight, the Paschal Divine liturgy will be held with a complimentaryPaschal meal ...
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Finale of Greek Easter
Seacoastonline.com
"We follow the ancient calendar, used for over 2000 years," said Archon. "Easter, what we call Pascha, the resurrection, follows Passover, and as you know that completed last week. Our Easter is also always the first Sunday after the equinox.
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Greek Orthodox church undergoes renovation
Tulsa World
Christ said he hopes to have the project completed in time for Pascha, orEaster, of 2013. The cost of the screen and icons will be about $250000. "It's traditional in the Orthodox church to offer up your best to God, to do things in a beautiful way.
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Orthodox Christians prepare for their Pascha
Albany Times Union
in Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Romanian, Georgian, Arabic, Coptic, Amharic, and yes, even in English, French, German, and Italian. This weekend is Orthodox Easter! Or as is more properly referred to — Pascha! We are a small community, ...
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Eastern Orthodox parishioners celebrate Pascha tonight
nwitimes.com
"The Pascha service celebrates the resurrection of Christ," Bodnar said. During that service, held tonight, parishioners one by one will light and then raise their candles in a darkened room. And, as is similar in Greek, Macedonian and Russian Eastern ...
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Guest Commentary: Orthodox celebrate joy of salvation
Memphis Commercial Appeal
This is not a description of one of the many Easter services held last Sunday, but rather an anticipation of tonight's midnight Easter service. For the EasternOrthodox Christians of Memphis, Easter (or Pascha) falls on April 15, and the above scene is ...
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Eastern Orthodox Christians in Florence celebrate holy week
SCNow
In keeping with tradition the Church only holds one liturgy on Sunday, but will also hold a prayer service on Pascha (Greek for Easter) called Agape Vespers at 3 pm “We'll come back for prayer service and proclaim one of the resurrection stories, ...
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Faith at work, April 14, 2012
Pensacola News Journal
St. Andrew Antiochian Orthodox Church, 5501 North W St. Great and Holy Pascha and Bright Week. Holy Saturday: Vesperal Divine Liturgy, 9 am; Rush Service with Reception of the Light, 11 am; Orthros and Divine Liturgy for HolyPascha (Easter), ...
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Why eastern and western Christians diverge on the date of Easter
National Post
But most other Christian festivals were moveable feasts, and all were calculated in relation to Easter, which also moves. The feast was called Pascha in Greek (deriving from the Greek word for suffering, paschein), and was the most popular and the most ...
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National Post
Local religion digest 4/14/12: Author to give lecture on soul power at ...
Reading Eagle
St. Matthew's Greek Orthodox Church, 8477 Allentown Pike, Blandon, will hold the Pascha, or Resurrection, service at 6:30 pm today with the sharing of thePaschal light. The service will conclude at approximately 8:30 pm with a light soup meal ...
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Orthodox Christians to Observe Pascha (Easter) April 15 — Greek ...
More than 250 million Orthodox Christians worldwide will celebrate Pascha (Easter) this coming Sunday April 15. Faithful in great numbers, crowd churches for ...
www.goarch.org/news/goa_news.2012-04-09.5090265149
Greece prepares traditional Easter foods - World News - Citizenside
**Magiritsa is a soup concocted from the offal of a lamb, associated with thePascha (Easter) tradition of the Greek Orthodox Church. In some areas ofGreece , ...
www.citizenside.com/.../greece-prepares-traditional-easter-foo...
EASTER – THE ULTIMATE VICTORY | Athens Walking Tours | Blog
If you have never experienced Easter, or “Pascha” in Greece then I highly recommend it. The fields of the Greek countryside are smothered in blood red poppies, ...
www.athenswalkingtours.gr/blog/index.php/2012/04/.../396/
KALO PASCHA | johnzeus
Pascha (Easter) is traditionally the most important holiday for Greeks. This year will be the poorest Pascha in Greece. With many families relying on food banks ...
johnzeus.com/2012/04/13/kalo-pascha/
Greek Orthodox Easter : Pascha? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers
Greek Orthodox Easter : Pascha? Hi there, Could someone explain to me what the celebrations, traditions, food etc happen over this the Greek OrthodoxEaster.
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Christian Pascha and Jewish Pascha in the New Testament ...
The following equivalencies can be confirmed through Greek/English dictionaries or free online translators such as Google Translate: ■Easter = Πάσχα (Pascha) ...
www.omhksea.org/.../christian-pascha-and-jewish-pascha-in-th...
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Beaver County Times
Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton pose for cameras before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 14, 2012. After years of failure, Iran and the six world powers may finally ...
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NORTH KOREA News, Apr 14, 2012


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North Korean regime moves on after failed rocket launch
Fox News
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Reuters
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Los Angeles Times
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Boston Herald
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Reuters
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Washington Post
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Albany Times Union
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Los Angeles Times
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New York Post
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Los Angeles Times
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Detroit Free Press
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New York Daily News
AP North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) claps during the unveiling ceremony of two statues of former leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang on April 13, 2012. PYONGYANG,North Korea (AP) — Hours after a failed rocket launch criticized abroad ...
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New York Times
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Washington Post
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New York Times
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World Smolders As Smoke Clears Over N. Korea
NPR
by Jackie Northam South Koreans watch a TV showing a graphic of North Korea's rocket launch at a train station in Seoul on Friday. North Korea'sdecision to launch a rocket early Friday drew swift and widespread condemnation by the international ...
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Voice of America
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'Military first' says North Korean leader - Army News | News from ...
By The Associated Press
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Hours after a failed rocket launch criticized abroad as a covert test of missile technology, North Korea's new leader underlined the country's “military first” policy with a budget that allocates a sizable chunk of ...
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Pyongyang is developing a new long-range ballistic missile – a separate program from Friday's failed rocket launch, aimed at bringing a satellite into orbit, South Korean TV station reported on Saturday.
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North Korean Defector Brings Artwork to DC – News Watch
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Washington, D.C. will host a unique, temporary art exhibit from April 13 – 30, depicting images of North Korean oppression, propaganda and satire – an exhibit that takes us on a journey through the mind of a North Korean defector – Song ...
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For the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, the spectacular failure of a rocket meant to put a satellite into orbit was more than a $1 billion humiliation. It could be the first test of whether anyone will dare challenge his rule, and raises the ...
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North Korean satellite launch fails — Bangor Daily News — BDN ...
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PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea's much-touted satellite launch ended in a nearly $1 billion failure, bringing humiliation to the country's new young leader and condemnation from a host of nations. The United Nations Security ...
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War News Updates: Expect More 'Fireworks' From North Korea
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“At no time were the missile or the resultant debris a threat,” noted a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command. In a rare admission,North Korea's state-run news service acknowledged the satellite “failed to enter its ...
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BBC News - North Korea rocket launch fails
North Korea confirms its controversial rocket launch failed, as observers report it broke up and crashed into the sea shortly after blast-off.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17698438
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try ... - Yahoo! News
News: PYONGYANG/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said its much hyped long- range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very rare and embarrassing public ...
news.yahoo.com/north-koreas-long-range-rocket-crashes-sea-...
Worth it? Failed launch costs North Korea food aid | Fox News
The U.S. will not go forward with planned food aid for North Korea after the nation's unsuccessful attempt to launch a long-range missile rocket, the White House ...
www.foxnews.com/.../worth-it-failed-launch-costs-north-korea...
World News - US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile ...
Updated at 10:50 a.m. ET: The United States has canceled a proposed food aid deal with North Korea following over its attempt to launch a long-range rocket...
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North Korea Acknowledges Rocket Launch Failure - ABC News
North Korea state media acknowledged that the long-range test rocket that the country launched in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions and an ...
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North Korea admits failed rocket launch - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera ...
State news agency says scientists investigating what went wrong after rocket disintegrated minutes after blast-off.
www.aljazeera.com/news/asia.../2012412231150990377.html
North Korea: Satellite fails to enter orbit - CBS News
Statement came after U.S, South Korea officials said the North's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure.
www.cbsnews.com/.../north-korea-satellite-fails-to-enter-orbit/
North Korea gets ready to launch : Nature News ... - Nature.com Blogs
The launch of North Korea's latest satellite is guaranteed to be successful, if your space news comes from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the nation's ...
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