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Fifth Sunday of Lent
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PARISH
March 22, 2015
Take Away Our Sins
Restore Our Life
Commemorate Jesus’ Arrival in Jerusalem!
Join the Palm Sunday Processions Next Weekend
Meet in the Courtyard
before 9 AM Mass
Process with
Bishop Peter Smith
5 PM Saturday
11 AM Sunday
LENT 2015
Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 27 6:30 PM
Followed by Soup Supper and Speakers
Good Friday, April 3, noon
Bring your Ministry
and Process
Together
Join with Your Small
Church Community
Reconciliation Service
Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 PM
Holy Week Liturgies
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Holy Thursday
April 2 - 7:00 PM
Celebration of
the Lord’s Passion
Good Friday
April 3 - 7:00 PM
Carry a Palm and Walk with Our Lord
Meet in the Courtyard for
9:00 AM Sunday Mass
Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
Holy Saturday
April 4 - 8:30 PM
(Incense at 9 AM only)
Meet in the Narthex for
these Masses:
Mass of the
Resurrection of the Lord
Easter Sunday
April 5 - 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM,
11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM
(1:00 PM Mass is followed by
an Easter Egg Hunt)
Come as a Family
5:00 PM Saturday
11:00 AM Sunday
5:00 PM Sunday
(Life Teen and Edge)
PARISH STAFF
Clergy:
Fr. John W. Kerns, Pastor
[email protected]
Fr. Charles Wood, Parochial Vicar
[email protected]
Charles Corey, Deacon
[email protected]
Kevin Welch, Pastoral Associate
[email protected]
Faith Formation:
Laura Patton, RE & RCIA Director
[email protected]
Mary Brunette, RE Coordinator
[email protected]
Youth Ministry:
Katie Diehm, Youth Minister
[email protected]
Music:
Lynne Huston, Music Coordinator
[email protected]
Administration:
Jane Slingsby, Business Manager
[email protected]
Christine Shepard, Office Manager
[email protected]
Georgeann Boras, Admin. Assistant
[email protected]
Kristen Anderson, Admin. Assistant
[email protected]
Robin Hudson, Admin. Assistant
[email protected]
Tom Jackson, Admin. Assistant
[email protected]
Barbara Rizzatti, Development Asst.
[email protected]
Denise Le Chevallier, Bookkeeper
[email protected]
Robert Mullany, Facilities
[email protected]
Cemetery:
Margaret Matthies
[email protected]
School:
Joan Codd, Principal
[email protected]
Denise Gonzalez, Vice Principal
[email protected]
Avril Allori, Office Manager,
[email protected]
Debbie Young, Admin. Assistant
[email protected]
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Coming March 29
Palm Sunday
of the Passion
of the Lord
Homilist Fr.Charles Wood
Topic: Wrath / Forgiveness
Readings: IS50:4-7; PS22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; PHIL2:6-11; MK14:1-15:47
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032915.cfm
Other:
Palm Sunday Processions at ALL Masses;
gather in narthex before Mass
Easter Environment Offerings
This weekend marks the cutoff period for
offerings made “in memory of ” or “in
thanksgiving for” loved ones. Your gifts make
possible enhancement of the Easter environment in your church during this most joyous
time. Envelopes are located in the basket in
the Narthex, in the Parish Hall, or contribute
online at www.ollparish.com. Put your envelope in the collection basket or bring it to the
Parish Office. Your name and intentions will
appear on a framed list and in the Easter bulletin. Please print clearly.
signify the institution of the Eucharist and
the priesthood and to spotlight Jesus’ command of love and service.
Good Friday commemorates the Passion and
death of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross.
It is a day of fasting and abstinence. No Mass
is said. The Good Friday service celebrates a
special liturgy focusing on the Passion of the
Lord according to the Gospel of John.
Holy Week begins today, Palm Sunday.
The altar is draped in red, commemorating
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem for Passover
and honoring His own Passion recalling
the day of His death.
Holy Saturday marks the final day of the
Paschal Triduum. On this day, the
Catholic Church waits at the Lord’s tomb
and meditates on His Passion and
death. It is sacred as the day of the Lord’s
rest. It is a time for quiet reflection
on the Great Vigil of Easter and the Lord’s
Easter Resurrection.
On Holy Thursday, the first day of the
Paschal Triduum, the altar will be draped
in white and white flowers will be used to
Many thanks for helping us to adorn our
church.
Art & Environment Committee
In reference to Fr. John Kern’s homily this week, here is the website for anyone
interested in reading Blessed Charles de Foucauld’s full biography.
http://bit.ly/1Lqp6lV
This Week
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Fellowship After Mass
8:30 AM PH-FRONT
Fatima Rosary
10:00 AM PC-PLIB
RCIA Scrutiny and dismissal
5:00 PM CH
Monday, March 23, 2015
Spring Break Begins - School Closed
Centering Prayer
Bible Study - Matthew
Boy Scouts
9:30 AM PC-PLIB
10:00 AM PC-BRD
7:30 PM PH-ALCV
Choir Rehearsal
RCIA
7:00 PM CH
7:00 PM PC-JSLM
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Spring Break - School Closed
A GiFT
Alcoholics Anonymous
Bible Study Timeline
7:00 PM PC-BETH
7:00 PM PH-CARP
7:00 PM PC-NAZ
Friday, March 27, 2015
Spring Break - School Closed
SCC Group - Miller
Stations of the Cross
Soup Supper & Speaker
Alcoholics Anonymous
9:00 AM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Spring Break - School Closed
DOGS Men’s Group
Confessions
7:00 AM PC-NAZ
3:30 PM CH
Bible Study - Acts
9:00 AM PC-BETH
Women’s Charismatic Prayer11:00 AM PC-PLIB
Bereavement Support Group2:30 PM PC-PLIB
Women’s CoDA
6:30 PM SCH-LIB
Centering Prayer
7:00 PM PC-NAZ
Palm Sunday
Fellowship After Mass
Fatima Rosary
Edge
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Spring Break - School Closed
SCC Group - Barr
Fatima Rosary
1:00 PM PC-PLIB
6:00 PM PC-PLIB
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Saturday, March 28, 2015
PC-NAZ
CH
PH-ALCV
PH-CARP
Sunday, March 29, 2015
8:30 AM PH-FRONT
10:00 AM PC-PLIB
6:15 PM PC-JSLM
PH=Parish Hall—Alcove, Kitchen, Mid, Carpet CH=Church, Loft, Narthex; PC=Parish Center Building—Cana, Nazareth,
Bethlehem and Jerusalem Rooms; SCH=School—Multipurpose Room, Gym; OTHER=Off Campus Event
March 22, 2015
Soup & Stations of the Cross
Fridays during Lent
salt
and
light
6:30 PM - Stations of the Cross
7:00 PM - Soup Supper 7:30 - PM Guest Speaker
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Guest Speaker Friday, March 27
Ron Steiner - Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Join us on Friday, March 27 for Stations of the Cross at 6:30 PM, followed by a simple supper of soup and bread. Our guest speaker this week will be Ron Steiner, director of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (OADP). Speaking before
an international group of lawyers in October, Pope Francis said:
“It is impossible to imagine that states today cannot make use of another means than
capital punishment to defend peoples’ lives from an unjust aggressor. All Christians
and people of good will are thus called today to struggle … for abolition of the death
penalty, whether it be legal or illegal and in all its forms…”
Join us on Friday for Stations of the Cross and supper, and hear more about what is
being done in Oregon to end the death penalty.
Lenten Food Drive
The Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Our Lady
of the Lake, are doing a Lenten food drive, called “40 Cans in 40 Days.” The idea is to collect canned and dried food items. The items that are most needed are canned meats, soups,
p
chili, fruit, etc. Also needed are dry goods such as rice, pasta, etc.
Last year, thanks to your generosity, we were ablee to collect 2,700 pounds
of food. We would like to be able to beat that mark
rk by a large margin.
Please be generous.
In Oregon 1 in 5 persons—men, women, and
children—go to bed hungry.
Thank you for your support.
All Catholics 14 years and older must abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent, Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. All Catholics between ages 18 and 59 are to fast on Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. To fast means to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may
also be taken for good health but together they should not equal a full meal. Eating between
meals is not permitted; however, liquids including coffee, milk and fruit juices are allowed.
Easter Egg
Hunt
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM
Sunday Morning
7:30, 9:00, 11:00 AM
Life Teen Mass at 5:00 PM
WEEKDAY SERVICES
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Mass 6:30 AM, 8:15 AM
Monday, Friday
Communion Service 6:30 AM,
Mass 8:15 AM
Recitation of the Rosary MondaySaturday after Morning Liturgies
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 3:30-4:30 PM
or by Appointment
ADORATION OF THE EUCHARIST
First Friday of the Month
8:45 AM to 12:00 PM in the Church
Lenten Fasting and Abstinence
Second Annual
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 5
after the 1:00 PM
Easter Sunday Mass
Bring your children ages 0-9 to OLL’s parish Easter Egg Hunt after the 1:00 PM Mass on
Easter Sunday, April 5. The HUNT begins at 2:15 PM on both the grass area between
the church and the Parish Center Building and on the lower turf field. Children ages 0-4
will be directed to the turf field and children ages 5-9 will gather by the statue of Mary
and “hunt” in the grass area.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING
OF THE SICK
Call the Parish Office
CHURCH:
790 A Avenue
PARISH OFFICE/SCHOOL:
650 A Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
503-636-7687
www.ollparish.com
Parish Email: [email protected]
Parish Fax: 503-636-9415
School Phone: 503-636-2121
www.ollschool-lakeoswego.org
Fifth Sunday of Lent
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION and RCIA~ Laura Patton [email protected]
Palm Sunday Procession
Children are invited to help us celebrate Palm Sunday by taking part in our Palm
Sunday procession on March 29 at 9:00 AM Mass.
Come Join our Faith Formation (Religious Education) Team!
Is God Calling You To . . .
 Help children deepen their
relationship with God?
 Share your faith?
 Experience joy of working with
little ones?
Whether you are new or experienced, you
have a unique opportunity to inspire children three year’s old through 5th grade.
All Faith Formation classes will be offered from 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM on Sunday
beginning September 2015. We welcome parents, high-school / college students,
and other adults to join us. Families within OLL School, who volunteer in our
Faith Formation program, may apply 10 hours to their school volunteer requirements.
For more information, contact Mary Brunette at the Parish Office at 503-636-7687 or
[email protected].
Important Dates
 March 22-28 – Spring break No
RCIA Class
 March 29 – RE Children – join us
for the Palm Sunday Procession
at the 9 AM Mass – NO Class.
Offertory
We thank all those who contribute to the
support of Our Lady of the Lake Church.
Our fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30.
THIS YEAR: Week ending 03/15/2015
Weekly Collection:
$27,282
Fiscal Year to Date:
$1,034,838
CRS Collection
$2,755
LAST YEAR:
Weekly Collection:
$25,612
Fiscal Year to Date:
$1,021,328
Mark Your Calendars!
Mass Intentions
Online registration for your children in Faith Formation classes
for 2015/2016 will occur April 1-30, 2015.
Sunday, March 22
We are offering registration earlier this year to build a larger catechist team and
provide a wonderful experience for your children next year. Plus, when you register
during April, you will secure a spot for your child and receive a discounted price!
Mental Health First Aid
A person you know could be experiencing
a mental health challenge or crisis.
You can help them.
You are more likely to encounter someone — friend, family member, neighbor, or
member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having
a heart attack.
The Multnomah County Department of Human Services is offering an adult Mental
Health First Aid course which is appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants
to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis
or problem. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, psychosis, and addiction.
Sometimes, the best first aid is you.
Take the course, save a life.
March 31, 2015, 8 AM-5 PM
Multnomah Building, 501 SE Hawthorne St., Room 315 Portland, Oregon 97214
NO REGISTRATION FEE
To register, please call Mandy Kubisch 503-988-2282
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7:30 AM +Gregory Ashou
9:00 AM For the Parishioners
11:00 AM +Pius Chow
5:00 PM +Elizabeth Jo Bromeret
Monday, March 23
6:30 AM Communion Service
8:15 AM Int. Margaret Wyman
Tuesday, March 24
6:30 AM Communion Service
8:15 AM +Harry Augustyn
Wednesday, March 25
6:30 AM Int. Dave Terry
8:15 AM Int. Marlene Shea
Thursday, March 26
6:30 AM +Robert E. Foy
8:15 AM +Charleen Choruby
Friday, March 27
6:30 AM Communion Service
8:15 AM +George Edens
Saturday, March 28
8:15 AM +Terry Amato
5:00 PM +Maya Patrice Tedeschi
Sunday, March 29
7:30 AM +Amelia Brown
9:00 AM Int. Trustan Shea
11:00 AM +Billy Joe McFarland
5:00 PM +Richard Daum
March 22, 2015
OLL SCHOOL NEWS ~ Joan Codd
Speech Arts Festival
The 24 Annual Speech Arts Festival
was held on Thursday, March 12, 2015
in the Parish Hall. It was a terrific event
where the classroom winners in the Serious, Humorous and Religious categories
competed at the all school level. The
entire student body, faculty and parents
were entertained and amazed at the wonderful presentations by the students.
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Speakers in the Humorous Category in
grade order:
Primary Level – Megan Monterossi,
Gavin Wirsul, Caden Gerritz, Luke
Hanna-Choquette, James Mallory and
Molly McNulty.
Intermediate Level – Rian Murphy, Nathaniel Valderrama, Gabby DeClark,
Kaitlyn Sasadeusz, Asher Abreu and
Cayte Worthington.
Middle school – Nick DiRe, James
Monaghan, Johnny Ward, Aiden Craven
and Gabrielle Hanna-Choquette.
The all-school winners in place order are:
Humorous Category
Primary Level – 1st Luke Hanna-Choquette; 2nd Gavin Wirsul; 3rd Molly McNulty
Intermediate Level – 1st Kaitlyn Sasadeusz; 2nd Cayte Worthington; 3rd Asher Abreu
Middle School – 1st Gabrielle Hanna-Choquette; 2nd Aiden Craven; 3rd James Monaghan
Serious Category
Primary Level – 1 Riley Campion; 2nd Jayse Brefczynski; 3rd Michael Bartholomew
Intermediate Level – 1st John Morris; 2nd Miles Campion; 3rd Courtney Vogt
Middle School – 1st Peter DiRe; 2nd Eliesse Jakotich; 3rd Connor Langley
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The Serious Category in grade order:
Primary Level – Jayse Brefczynski,
Jacob Bartholomew, Riley Campion, Brielle Korros, and Michael Bartholomew.
Intermediate Level – John Morris,
Courtney Vogt, Brooke Birdsall, Briana
Garcia, Miles Campion and Sonia Shenoy.
Middle School – Ronan Herbst, William
Podeschi, Claire Langley, Connor Langley, Peter DiRe and Eliesse Jakotich.
Religious Category
Primary Level – 1st Julian Bishop; 2nd Ryder Edwards; 3rd Brenna Breeze
Intermediate Level – 1st Connor Gewant; Olivia Hanna-Choquette; 3rd Zeke Viuhkola
Middle School – 1st Emily Sedgewick; 2nd Emma Valderrama; 3rd Nathan Gewant
The Religious Category students included:
Primary Level – Brenna Breeze, Zachary Hanna-Barosfsky, Ryder Edwards,
Vivian Vogt, Julian Bishop, and Jackson
Wayburn.
Intermediate Level – Isabella HannaBarosfsky, Connor Gewant, Olivia Hanna-Choquette, Haidyn Rakos, Mitchel
Allen, and Zeke Viuhkola.
Middle School – Avery Csaszar, Emily
Sedgewick, Nathan Gewant, Betsy
MacMillan and Emma Valderrama.
We’re counting down the days to our big event and want to share more of what we have in
store for what promises to be “une soirée incroyable.”
At this final, all-school event, the judges
selected the following students as the
winners of this annual speech event.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Ooh la la! Paris in the 20’s
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
School’s 41st Annual Live Auction
April 18, 2015 at the Oregon Golf Club
“Peace Keepers” lithograph by
world renowned artist Alexandra
Nechita, valued at over $3000!
Crepe Making Party for 30, a buy-in opportunity.
Come sample their authentic French crepes on Auction night!
Wine Country Weekend in Dundee for six (6) including lodging at La Bastide, an elegant new Bed &
Breakfast Inn plus private tours and tastings at Panther Creek Cellars, Carlton Winemakers Studio,
Willakenzie Estate and Anne Amie Vineyards.
Getaways to Manzanita, Sunriver, Indian Palms Vacation Club, Brasada Ranch, Devil’s Lake near Lincoln
City and more!
Auction reservations are due by April 10. For more information, click on the “Auction” heading on the
school’s website : www.ollschool-lakeoswego.org.
We thank you for your support of our parish school!
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MUSIC AT MASS ~ Lynne Huston [email protected]
Fifth Sunday of Lent
To each one of us Christ is saying: If
you want your life and mission to be
fruitful like mine, do as I. Be converted
into a seed that lets itself be buried. Let
yourself be killed. Do not be afraid.
Those who shun suffering will remain
alone. No one is more alone than the
selfish. But if you give your life out of
love for others, as I give mine for all,
you will reap a great harvest.
Oscar Amulfo Romero,
The Violence of Love
Perish the sword,
Perish the angry judgment,
Perish the bombs and hunger,
Perish the fight for gain;
Hallow our love,
Hallow the deaths of martyrs,
Hallow their holy freedom,
Hallowed be your name.
Frances W. Davis,
Let there be light
Quotations from A Lent Sourcebook, The Forty
Days, Liturgy Training Publications, 1990.
Music Calendar
Choir Rehearsal, Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 PM, CH
R E S P E C T
L I F E
C O R N E R
40 Days for Life:
It’s not too late to participate
in the campaign outside
Lovejoy Surgicenter at 933 NW 25th Avenue, Portland from 7 AM to 7 PM.
We invite you to pray with us any time you have available. To sign up, please
go to https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/portland. For assistance in
signing up and any other questions, please contact Therese 503-997-1884. If
you would like to carpool with OLL parishioners, call Sharon at 503-675-1874.
Deepen your Life in the Spirit
and Learn Skills for Sharing Your Faith
Retreat on the New Evangelization
with Fr. Bruce Nieli, C.S.P.
April 17 – 19, 2015
The Griffin Center
11957 SE Fuller Road
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
Sponsored by the University of
Portland MA in
Pastoral Ministry Program (MAPM)
and open to everyone
Contact:
Kathleen McManus, O.P., Ph.D.,
Director
[email protected] or
Georgeann Boras
[email protected] or
the call parish office 503-636-7687
for a registration form
First 1000 Days:
A Catholic Culture of Life Initiative
Oregon Right to Life Conference:
“We Are the Pro-Life Generation” on Saturday, April 11, at the Portland
Holiday Inn. Speakers include Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D. from the
National Catholics Bioethics Center. Call 503-463-8563 or go to www.ortl.org
for more details and to register (early bird price before April 4).
The Annunciation March 25:
“In taking on human flesh in the virginal womb of
Mary of Nazareth, the Word of God made flesh
has restored humanity to friendship with God and
through his paschal mystery, has given the gift of
human life an inestimable value that no one, no
government, no legislature, no judicial court can
rightfully and justly take away.”
Most Rev. Robert McManus, Bishop of Worcester, homily,
Vespers Vigil for All Unborn Human Life, Nov. 28, 2010
Bulletin entries must be submitted by Friday at 5 PM, 9 days prior to publication date. Send
submissions via email to [email protected]. Entries may be edited for purposes of clarity
and space. For information contact Chris Shepard 503-636-7687.
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Photo credit © Jim Carpenter
WHERE ALL ARE WELCOMED
AND LOVED WITH MERCY
The 1000 days from conception through
a child’s second birthday are the most
crucial for a child’s development. These
1000 days are our best opportunity to
shape a healthier, more prosperous future
for all children.
WHY THE 1000 DAY INITIATIVE?
We cannot not have a conversation about
life. Let us ask how do we cherish life from
its beginning. Our culture lulls us into complacency. We can create a culture where all
are welcomed and loved with mercy.
Where All Are Welcomed and Loved
With Mercy (Days 0-7)
Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you (Jeremiah 1:5)
March 22, 2015
YOUTH MINISTRY—Katie Diehm [email protected]
Sunday, Mar. 22: No Edge or Life Teen
Happy Spring Break
Sign Up to Serve at St. Francis
Dining Hall on March 29th
Edge
Life Teen
We meet Sunday
(after the 5pm LT Mass)
from 6:15 to 8 pm
in the Parish Hall.
We meet Sunday
(after the 5pm LT Mass)
from 6:15 to 8 pm
in the Gym & Parish Center
SUMMER EVENTS
Save your spot with online deposit
on the OLL website
Social Media
@OLL_YM
Like: OLLYM
Friend: “OLL YM”
“Small Church
Communities Read”
Lenten Longings Year B-For the Life of
the World calls us to commit to works of
justice and to the ongoing conversion of
hearts. Session six discusses the point of
extravagance. Please register online for
this and future sessions at www.ollparish.
com. Book cost is
$7. Sessions meet at
various times and
days. For details
on this series, please visit https://www.
renewintl.org and go to the Lenten
Longings icon.
Contribute your talents to the
Church Environment Team
Please consider joining a group of
creative parishioners that transform
our sacred space into a welcoming,
beautiful environment that draws our
attention to the Mass and the changing
liturgical seasons. No experience
needed, but knowledge of floral design,
sewing, and interior design skills are
an asset. Why not bring your creative
skills and leadership into our house
of worship. Contact Deacon Kevin at
[email protected].
Fifth Sunday of Lent
@OLL_YM
April 10-12
Register Online at www.ollparish.com
Walk to Jerusalem
A parishioner recently made the comment, “I didn’t know that I would need
snowshoes to make this walk to Jerusalem!” Isn’t that how it goes, we often feel
unprepared for things in our lives. This may be a good time to ask ourselves how
we are doing with our Lenten promises. Will we be ready to receive Our Lord on
Easter Sunday with joyful hearts? Let us continue to focus on our prayer, fasting,
and almsgiving during these next few weeks. By directing our energies toward
our loving Father and caring for our neighbors, we trust that God will provide us
with what we need along our way.
Since we began this journey on Ash Wednesday in Lake Oswego, we have traveled through Minot, ND, then onto Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, over the
Labrador Sea to Sisimiut, Greenland, and now have crossed over the Norwegian
Sea to reach Velikiy Novgorod, Russia! We are now over halfway to Jerusalem
and have logged 7,814 miles so far.
Velikiy Novgorod is one of the most ancient cities of Russia in its North-West.
It emerged as a political center of Slavic and Fino-Ugric tribes in the mid-9th
century and the town was formed in the middle of the 10th century. During early
Russian history, the Novgorodians invited Scandinavian prince Rurik to keep law
and order, giving birth to the prince Rurik dynasty that ruled over
all Russia lands for more than 750 years.
Novgorod turned into a powerful ecclesiastical center after the
adoption of Christianity at the close of the 10th century.
It is also the cradle of Russian republican and
democratic traditions.
Medieval Novgorod was one of the greatest
art centers of Europe and its architectural
traditions, school of icon-painting, jeweler’s
and decorative applied art became famous all over the world.
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