{"id":497216,"date":"2024-09-27T14:48:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=497216"},"modified":"2024-09-27T14:48:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:48:55","slug":"mn-saint-stephen-church-rededication-100th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/mn-saint-stephen-church-rededication-100th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Romanian church receives second patron saint during centennial re-consecration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitropolia.us\/index.php\/en\/1748-reconsecration-of-st-stephen-s-church-in-south-saint-paul-minnesota\">rededicated<\/a> the &#8220;Holy Protomartyr and\u00a0Archdeacon Stephen&#8221; Church in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, marking the church&#8217;s 100th anniversary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The church was also placed under the protecti<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on of Saint Stephen the Great, the Holy Prince of Mold<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">avia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The event continued with the Divine Liturgy, during which His Eminence emphasized the significance of the church consecration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cT<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he meaning of this consecration is not just about the walls; <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> also about us. It is an invitation to renew our lives in Christ,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">n Romanian tradition, on this day, all the faithful \u2013 men, women, and children \u2013 can enter through the Holy Altar to venerate the newly consecrated Holy Table. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is our Christian journey, from outside the church into the church, which we symbolically reenact every Sunday, moving from the door to the altar to receive Holy Communion,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the metropolitan added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Metropolitan also reflected on the importance of educating young people and the necessity of Christian education<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cT<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">his moment in the life of a community is essential because we <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> rededicate a church every few years. Today, 100 years after the church was founded, I remind you of our responsibility <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for our children and grandchildren. Our mission relates to this Christian education, which is becoming more and more challenging for them<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_496982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-496982\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-496982 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Resfintita-la-100-de-ani-de-existenta-biserica-din-South-Saint-Paul-a-primit-hramul-Sf.-Stefan-cel-Mare1-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Resfintita-la-100-de-ani-de-existenta-biserica-din-South-Saint-Paul-a-primit-hramul-Sf.-Stefan-cel-Mare1-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Resfintita-la-100-de-ani-de-existenta-biserica-din-South-Saint-Paul-a-primit-hramul-Sf.-Stefan-cel-Mare1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Resfintita-la-100-de-ani-de-existenta-biserica-din-South-Saint-Paul-a-primit-hramul-Sf.-Stefan-cel-Mare1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Resfintita-la-100-de-ani-de-existenta-biserica-din-South-Saint-Paul-a-primit-hramul-Sf.-Stefan-cel-Mare1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-496982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: mitropolia.us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recognition of Merits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At the end of the service, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae awarded the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Saint Stephen the Great<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Order to parish priest Fr. Ioan Poptelecan and to all those who contributed to the restoration of the church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cT<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he miracle for me was working <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">together<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with the people of this parish,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the priest said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> saw people working together, unpacking the iconostasis, the women cooking, people cleaning the church. It made me understand that God works through people,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">added the parish priest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The centennial celebrations began on Saturday with the Great Vespers service, officiated by His Eminence Nicolae.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His Excellency Andrei Muraru, the Romanian Ambassador to the United States, also attended the service and praised the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">community&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> came especially for this occasion to be with the Romanians in Minnesota at this celebration. It is one of the oldest Romanian churches in the United States. When the Romanians came to Minnesota at the beginning of the 20th century, they accomplished something remarkable,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">noted the Ambassador.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first consecration of the church took place on September 28, 1924. The initial construction cost of the church was approximately $25,000, of which more than $16,500 came from the donations of the faithful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo: mitropolia.us<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas rededicated the &#8220;Holy Protomartyr and\u00a0Archdeacon Stephen&#8221; Church in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, marking the church&#8217;s 100th anniversary. The church was also placed under the protection of Saint Stephen the Great, the Holy Prince of Moldavia. 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