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Adaline Burgess 
January 3, 1997 
Adaline Burgess, 93, Of Mount Zion Road, Wyoming, Died Friday At The 
Wilkes-barre General Hospital.

By MARY THERESE BIEBEL; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Monday, January 06, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





SUGAR NOTCH -- All year long, Michael Moskva has looked forward to tonight
-- Christmas Eve according to the Julian calendar. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 First comes Divine Liturgy at Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church on
Main Street, the only church in Luzerne County that celebrates Christmas on
Jan. 7. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Here, the Moskva family will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, free from
the commercial distractions they believe interfere with the Western Christmas
on Dec. 25. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Candles will glow, symbolizing that Christ is the light of the world.
Incense and prayers will waft heavenward, in keeping with a verse from the Old
Testament Book of Psalms. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The congregation will sing Christmas carols in Russian -- a language
Moskva's three teenage sons have been studying with a teacher at Bloomsburg
University. And worshipers will admire the pine boughs and embroidered
tapestries with which the Moskvas helped their friend Vasily Sinitsky decorate
the church on Saturday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sinitsky, who lives in Frackville, says he doesn't mind driving 45 minutes
one way to attend services on Sundays and holy days. He's glad to be part of
the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, which adheres to old
traditions. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In 1981, the Orthodox Church in America adopted the modern Gregorian
calendar. Sinitsky and Moskva believe it lost something. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We're all proud to be Americans," Moskva says. "But you should maintain an
appreciation for your roots." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After the Christmas Eve service, friends will join the Moskva family for a
traditional meatless meal at their Berwick home. The 12 dishes commemorate
Christianity's roots with Jesus' 12 apostles, and even earlier, with the 12
tribes of Israel. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After a prayer and symbolic washing of hands, family and guests will eat
cloves of garlic with rye bread because, Moskva explains, "Before the coming
of Christ, life was bitter and without hope. We also dip the garlic in honey
to signify that with the birth of Christ, mankind has the hope of a new life." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "You do eat garlic, plenty of it. You can't pass up the plate," Moskva says
with relish. "It's delicious. You look forward to it." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Many other dishes include mushrooms, a traditional staple of the Russian
diet. The Moskvas will serve a light broth mushroom soup and also a heavier
borscht full of dumplings stuffed with mushroom. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Families who adhere to the Julian calendar typically exchange gifts on Dec.
19, the feast of St. Nicholas. On Christmas, they focus on the spiritual. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Everything is peaceful and quiet, real Nativity-like," says Moskva. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 On Tuesday, Christmas Day Divine Liturgy will be at 9:15 a.m. at Christ the
Saviour Russian Orthodox Church. Tonight's Christmas Eve service begins at
6:30. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TIMES LEADER/BOB ESPOSITO &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Roman Moskva hands Peter Stchur a pine bough arrangement as the two help
decorate Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Church in Sugar Notch for
tonight's Christmas Eve services. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Church Anticipates Christmas Christ The Saviour Russian Orthodox Church Observes The Day According To The Julian Calendar