September 24, 2023
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16th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS SUNDAY BEFORE THE UNIVERSAL ELEVATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-CREATING CROSS OF THE LORD TODAY, Hours 9:45 AM and Typika 10 AM
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Arleen (Pauluch) and Joel (Patrick) Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of the servants of God, Alexei on his birthday and Tatianna (Sokoluk) on her birthday, by Lucia and Amelia. Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years! Schedule of services this week Wednesday, September 27th Feast of The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross Divine Liturgy 10AM, Fast Day Sunday, October 1st Divine Liturgy 10AM
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VII By Thy Cross, Thou didst destroy death! / To the thief, Thou didst open Paradise! / For the myrrhbearers, Thou didst change weeping into joy! / And Thou didst command Thy disciples, O Christ God, / to proclaim that Thou art risen, / granting the world great mercy! Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VII The dominion of death / can no longer hold men captive, / for Christ descended, shattering and destroying its powers! / Hell is bound, while the prophets rejoice and cry: /The Savior has come to those in faith! / Enter, you faithful, into the Resurrection! EPISTLE (SUNDAY BEFORE ELEVATION) GALATIANS 6:11-18 See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand! As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. GOSPEL (SUNDAY BEFORE ELEVATION) JOHN 3:13-17 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. |
September 17, 2023
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15th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST HOLY PROPHET AND GOD-SEER MOSES Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Arleen (Pauluch) and Joel (Patrick) Sunday, September 17th Divine Liturgy offered: For the Health of: Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family Melaney (Bedard) by Christopher Bedard
For the Memory of Departed servants: +Archpriest Vincent (Saverino) by The Saverino Family +Deacon Michael (Bishop) on 2nd Anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Alexei +Newly Departed Joan (Sarchese) +Newly Departed Vera (Sunny Lawrence) +Marya, +Trofim, and +Ludmilla on passing into eternal life by Natalia Seasholtz and Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servant of God, +Archpriest Vincent (Saverino) on anniversary by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal! 3rd Sunday Monthly Panikhida/Parastas offered today for the souls +newly departed & departed servants of God, offered by Justine Paul & Family; Justine & Greg; Stephen Nasobko; Sokoluk Family; Staso Family; Peleszak Family; Natalia Seasholtz; Lioudmila Vagnova; Saverino Family Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Schedule of services this week Thursday, September 21st Feast of The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Divine Liturgy 10AM Sunday, September 24th Hours 9:45 AM Typika 10 AM Wednesday, September 27th Feast of The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross Divine Liturgy 10AM, Fast Day
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VI The angelic powers were at Thy tomb; / the guards became as dead men. / Mary stood by Thy grave, / seeking Thy most pure Body. / Thou didst capture hell, / not being tempted by it. / Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting life. / O Lord, Who didst rise from the dead: glory to Thee! Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VI When Christ God, the Giver of Life, / raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty hand, / He bestowed resurrection on the human race. / He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life, and the God of all. EPISTLE 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6-15 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you. And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak, knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. GOSPEL MATTHEW 22:35-46 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David." He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying: The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"'? If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son? And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore. |
September 10, 2023
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14th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST UNCOVERING OF THE RELICS OF VENERABLE JOB OF POCHAEV (1651) Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Arleen (Pauluch) and Joel (Patrick) Sunday, September 10th Divine Liturgy offered: For the Health of: Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family Hanna-Lisa (Starr) by Mr. Dennis Starr For the Memory of Departed servants: +Newly Departed Joan (Sarchese) +Newly Departed Vera (Sunny Lawrence) Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of the servant of God, Dimitri (Sokoluk) on his birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years! Moleben will be served at the end of Liturgy for new school year for students. Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone V Let us, the faithful, praise and worship the Word, / Co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, / born for our salvation from the Virgin, / for He willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, / to endure death / and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection. Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone V Thou didst descend into hell, O my Savior, / shattering its gates as almighty; / resurrecting the dead as Creator, / and destroying the sting of death. / Thou hast delivered Adam from the curse, O Lover of Man, / and we all cry to Thee: "O Lord, save us!" EPISTLE 2 CORINTHIANS 1:21-2:4 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand. But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow. For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me? And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you. GOSPEL MATTHEW 22:1-14 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding." 'But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 'Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.' So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen. |
September 3, 2023
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13th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
AFTER FEAST OF THE DORMITION OF OUR MOST HOLY LADY THE THEOTOKOS AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Arleen (Pauluch) and Joel (Patrick)
Sunday, September 3rd Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Dimitri (Sokoluk) on his birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Newly Departed Joan (Sarchese)
+Newly Departed Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
+Stephen (Blaskevitch) on 38 years since his passing into eternal life by Marlene Blaskevitch
+Gilbert (Read) by Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servants of God, Dimitri (Sokoluk) on his birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone IV When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is overthrown! / Christ God is risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone IV My Savior and Redeemer as God rose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from their chains. He has shattered the gates of hell, and as Master, He has risen on the third day!
EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 16:13-24 Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love. I urge you, brethren-you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints- that you also submit to such, and to everyone who works and labors with us. I am glad about the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus, for what was lacking on your part they supplied. For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge such men. The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. All the brethren greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. The salutation with my own hand-Paul's. If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 21:33-42 Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.' So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers? They said to Him, "He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes'?
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August 27, 2023
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12th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
THE HOLY PROPHET MICAH
FOREFEAST OF THE DORMITION
Dormition (Theotokos) Fast
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Arleen (Pauluch) and Joel (Patrick)
Sunday, August 27th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Newly Departed Joan (Sarchese)
+Newly Departed Vera (Sunny Lawrence) by Marlene Blaskevitch
+Julianna (Sokoluk) on her birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Marya, +Trofim, and +Ludmilla on passing into eternal life by Natalia Seasholtz and Family
+John (Prokopczek) on the 40th anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servants of God, +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone III Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad! / For the Lord has shown might with His arm,/ He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first-born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted the world great mercy!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone III On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices; / with the prophets and patriarchs they unceasingly praise / the divine majesty of Thy power!
EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you-unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 19:16-26 Now behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" So He said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments." He said to Him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' " The young man said to Him, "All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
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August 20, 2023
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11th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
THE HOLY TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST
Dormition (Theotokos) Fast
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Blessing of Fruit
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); and Joel (Patrick)
Sunday, August 20th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Newly Departed Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
+Sadie (Coppola) by Mr. Dennis Starr
+Gregory (infant,Sokoluk) on his birthday, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Olga (K. Shast) on anniversary, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servants of God, +Gregory (infant, Sokoluk) on birthday and +Olga (K. Shast) on anniversary, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
3rd Sunday Monthly Panikhida/Parastas offered today for the souls +newly departed & departed servants of God, offered by Justine Paul & Family; Justine & Greg; Stephen Nasobko; Sokoluk Family; Staso Family; Peleszak Family; Natalia Seasholtz; Lioudmila Vagnova Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone II When Thou didst descend to death, O Life immortal, / Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead! / And when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead, / all the powers of heaven cried out: / O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone II Hell became afraid, O Almighty Savior, / seeing the miracle of Thy Resurrection from the tomb! / The dead arose! Creation, with Adam, beheld this and rejoiced with Thee! / And the world, O my Savior, praises Thee forever.
EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 9:2-12 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. My defense to those who examine me is this: Do we have no right to eat and drink? Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working? Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock? Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also? For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen God is concerned about? Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope. If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things? If others are partakers of this right over you, are we not even more? Nevertheless we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 18:23-35 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!' So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 'Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?' And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.
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August 13, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - August 13, 2023
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10th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
HIEROMARTYR BENJAMIN, METROPOLITAN OF PETROGRAD AND
GDOVSK, AND THOSE WITH HIM
TODAY, Hours 9:45 AM and Typika 10 AM
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); and Joel (Patrick)
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servant of God, +Olga (K. Shast) on anniversary, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone I When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; / while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; / Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, / granting life to the world. / The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: / Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! / Glory to Thy Kingdom! / Glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone I As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, / raising the world with Thyself. / Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! / Adam exults, O Master! / Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: / Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ!
EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 4:9-16 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now. I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Therefore I urge you, imitate me.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 17:14-23 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me." And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting. Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up. And they were exceedingly sorrowful.
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August 6, 2023
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9th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Holy Martyrs and Passion-bearers Boris and Gleb of Russia, in holy baptism Romanus and David (1015)
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Joel (Patrick); and Sunny Vera (Lawrence)
Sunday, August 6th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Rose Marie (Staso) on her birthday by Staso Family
+Gregory (infant,Sokoluk) on his birthday, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Carol Irene (Kauriga) by Gregory P. Kauriga and Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servant of God, +Rose Marie (Staso) on her birthday, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VIII Thou didst descend from on high, O Merciful One! / Thou didst accept the three-day burial to free us from our sufferings! / O Lord, our Life and Resurrection: glory to Thee!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VIII By rising from the tomb, Thou didst raise the dead and resurrect Adam. / Eve exults in Thy Resurrection, / and the world celebrates Thy rising from the dead, O greatly Merciful One!
EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 3:9-17 For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 14:22-34 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid." And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!" And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God." When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
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July 30, 2023
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8th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Councils
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Joel (Patrick); and Sunny Vera (Lawrence)
Sunday, July 30th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Pavel (Sokoluk) on his birthday, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Helen (Yurkow) by Joe and Denise Rutherford
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servant of God, +Pavel (Sokoluk) on his birthday, by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VII By Thy Cross, Thou didst destroy death! / To the thief, Thou didst open Paradise! / For the myrrhbearers, Thou didst change weeping into joy! / And Thou didst command Thy disciples, O Christ God, / to proclaim that Thou art risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VII The dominion of death / can no longer hold men captive, / for Christ descended, shattering and destroying its powers! / Hell is bound, while the prophets rejoice and cry: /”The Savior has come to those in faith! / Enter, you faithful, into the Resurrection!
EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-18 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you. Now I say this, that each of you says, "I am of Paul," or "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Cephas," or "I am of Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 14:14-22 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food." But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat." And they said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." He said, "Bring them here to Me." Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
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July 23, 2023
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7th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
THE PLACING OF THE VENERABLE ROBE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AT MOSCOW (1625)
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Joel (Patrick); and Sunny Vera (Lawrence)
Sunday, July 23rd Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Archpriest Vincent (Saverino) by Saverino Family
+Josephine (Yankovoy) on her birthday
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servant of God, +Josephine (Yankovoy) on her birthday, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VI The angelic powers were at Thy tomb; / the guards became as dead men. / Mary stood by Thy grave, / seeking Thy most pure Body. / Thou didst capture hell, / not being tempted by it. / Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting life. / O Lord, Who didst rise from the dead: glory to Thee!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VI When Christ God, the Giver of Life, / raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty hand, / He bestowed resurrection on the human race. / He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life, and the God of all.
EPISTLE ROMANS 15:1-7 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me." For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 9:27-35 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you." And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows it." But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!" But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons." Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
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July 16, 2023
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6th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
THE TRANSFER OF THE RELICS OF SAINTED PHILIP, METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW AND WONDERWORKER OF ALL RUSSIA
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Joel (Patrick); and Sunny Vera (Lawrence)
Sunday, July 16th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+John (Candelori) on his birthday by Reader Samuel
+Marya; +Trofim; and +Ludmilla on passing into eternal life by Natalia Seasholtz and Family
+Jerome Joseph (Grzybowski) by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servants of God, +John (Candelori) and +Jerome Joseph (Grzybowski) on their second anniversaries by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia, Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
3rd Sunday Monthly Panikhida/Parastas offered today for the souls +newly departed & departed servants of God, offered by Justine Paul & Family; Justine & Greg; Stephen Nasobko; Sokoluk Family; Staso Family; Peleszak Family; Natalia Seasholtz; Lioudmila Vagnova Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Schedule of services this week
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone V Let us, the faithful, praise and worship the Word, / Co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, / born for our salvation from the Virgin, / for He willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, / to endure death / and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone V Thou didst descend into hell, O my Savior, / shattering its gates as almighty; / resurrecting the dead as Creator, / and destroying the sting of death. / Thou hast delivered Adam from the curse, O Lover of Man, / and we all cry to Thee: "O Lord, save us!"
EPISTLE ROMANS 12:6-14 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 9:1-8 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you." And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!" But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins-then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." And he arose and departed to his house. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
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July 9, 2023
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FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
THE TIKHVONSK ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
Apostles' Fast
Confessions heard; Third and Sixth Hours– 9:30 am
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Mother Raphaela; Shirley (Blessing); Joel (Patrick); and Sunny Vera (Lawrence)
Sunday, July 9th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Nicholas (Zubko) on his birthday by Godson Samuel Sokoluk Jr
+Nicholas (Nayko) on his birthday by Alexei, Anna, Luke, Lucia, Margueritte and Amelia
+Joseph (Kowal) by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of the servants of God, +Nicholas (Nayko) and +Nicholas (Zubko) on birthdays by Alexei, Anna, Luke, Lucia, Margueritte and Amelia Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone IV When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is overthrown! / Christ God is risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone IV My Savior and Redeemer as God rose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from their chains. He has shattered the gates of hell, and as Master, He has risen on the third day!
EPISTLE ROMANS 10:1-10 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them." But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down from above) or, " 'Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 8:28-9:1 When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. And suddenly they cried out, saying, "What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?" Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. So the demons begged Him, saying, "If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine." And He said to them, "Go." So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water. Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region. So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
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July 2, 2023
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FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
ST. JOHN OF SHANGHAI AND SAN FRANCISCO THE WONDERWORKER
Apostles' (Peter and Paul) Fast
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, July 2nd Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadezhda (Sokoluk) on her birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Melanie (Ervin) on the 7th anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Kunasz-Williams and Sokoluk Families
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of servant of God, Nadezhda (Sokoluk) on her birthday by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School News - The Journey through Summer Saints is on display, and will be filled with artwork and crafts each week. Studies are continuing through the summer, on Sundays after services. Informational meeting will take place on Sunday July 16th, please join us. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Blessing of Students, A Moleben for students and teachers, as they begin their studies will be served on Sunday, September 10th, at conclusion of Divine Liturgy. Parents, please bring your children to the Church to receive a special blessing as they being their studies for the new academic year.
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember during fasts all food should be meat and dairy free.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Apostles' (Peter and Paul) Fast Summer Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone III Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad! / For the Lord has shown might with His arm,/ He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first-born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, We praise you as the mediatrix of our salvation, / O Virgin Theotokos. / For your Son, our God, Who took flesh from you, / accepted the passion of the cross, / delivering us from corruption as the Lover of man.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone III On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices; / with the prophets and patriarchs they unceasingly praise / the divine majesty of Thy power!
Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord, Troparion, Knowing thee to be the kinsman of the Christ/ and a steadfast martyr, O Jude,/ with sanctity we praise thee/ who trampled falsehood underfoot and preserved the Faith./ Wherefore, celebrating thy most holy memory today,// through thy supplications we receive remission of sins.
Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord, Kontakion, As one who conversed with Paul,/ with him thou didst announce the proclamation of divine grace,/ O blessed apostle Jude,/ who hast uttered divine mysteries.// Wherefore, we cry out to thee: Cease thou never to pray for us all.
Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord, Kontakion, Thou wast shown, for thine adamantine mind, to be the chosen disciple/ and a steadfast pillar of the Church of Christ,/ and thou didst preach the word of Christ to the nations,/ telling them to believe in the one Godhead;/ and, glorified by Him, thou hast received the gift of healings,// to cure the infirmities of those who have recourse unto thee, O most lauded apostle Jude.
EPISTLE ROMANS 6:18-23 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 8:5-13 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented." And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it. When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour.
EPISTLE JUDE 1:1-10 (APOSTLE) Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
GOSPEL JOHN 14:21-24 (APOSTLE) He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?" Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.
EPISTLE HEBREWS 7:26-8:2 (ST. JOB) For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.
GOSPEL JOHN 10:9-16 (ST. JOB) I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
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June 25, 2023
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THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, SYNAXIS OF SAINTS OF BELORUSSIA
Apostles' (Peter and Paul) Fast
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, June 25th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Lucia (Sokoluk) on her birthday by Alexei and Amelia
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+John (Candelori) on the 2nd anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Bedard Family
+Mary (Bedard) on the 37th anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Bedard Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of servants of God, Lucia (Sokoluk) on her birthday and Dimitri and Malinda (Sokoluk) on their anniversary by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School News - The Journey through Summer Saints is on display, and will be filled with artwork and crafts each week. Studies are continuing through the summer, on Sundays after services. Informational meeting will take place on Sunday July 16th, please join us. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Blessing of Students, A Moleben for students and teachers, as they begin their studies will be served on Sunday, September 10th, at conclusion of Divine Liturgy. Parents, please bring your children to the Church to receive a special blessing as they being their studies for the new academic year.
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember during fasts all food should be meat and dairy free.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Apostles' (Peter and Paul) Fast Summer Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Thank you! for joining us on Father’s Day, a wonderful luncheon was prepared by the youth.
Readings for Third Sunday After Pentecost,
New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke, Troparion, in Tone III The new martyrs, who with unremitting battle have cast down the ancient deception, have exalted the Faith of the Orthodox; for, having abolished the worship of the iniquitous and professed Christ boldly, they now unceasingly entreat Him as perfect God, that He grant us great mercy.
Kontakion of the new martyrs, in Tone I Rejoice mystically, O Church of Christ, beholding thy children, the new martyrs, standing round about thy table in their relics, like newly planted olive shoots; and cry aloud to the Creator of all: Thou art the confirmation of the martyrs, O Christ!
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone II When Thou didst descend to death, O Life immortal, / Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead! / And when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead, / all the powers of heaven cried out: / O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, All beyond thought, all most glorious, / are your mysteries, O Theotokos. / Sealed in purity, preserved in virginity, / you were revealed to be the true Mother who gave birth to the true God. / Entreat Him to save our souls.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone II Hell became afraid, O Almighty Savior, / seeing the miracle of Thy Resurrection from the tomb! / The dead arose! Creation, with Adam, beheld this and rejoiced with Thee! / And the world, O my Savior, praises Thee forever.
Ss. Onuphrius & Peter the Athonite No Troparion is given in the Menaion.
Kontakion for the venerable Peter, Having withdrawn thyself from human companionship,/ out of divine desire and love for thy Lord, O Peter,/ thou didst dwell in caves of stone and deep ravines;/ and thou didst receive a crown from Him.// Pray thou unceasingly, that we be saved.
Kontakion for the venerable Onuphrius, Illumined by the radiance of the all-holy Spirit,/ O divinely wise one,/ thou didst forsake all the tumults of life;/ and on reaching the desert, O venerable father,/ thou didst gladden God the Creator, Who is over all things.// Wherefore, Christ, the great Bestower of gifts, doth glorify thee, O blessed one.
Sts. John, Andrew, Heraclemon, and Theophilus, hermits of Egypt, s, Troparion, O God of our fathers, deal ever with us according to Thy gentleness; take not Thy mercy from us, but by their supplications direct our life in peace.
Kontakion, Come ye, let us hymn them that were brethren in the flesh, yet more so in spirit: the glorious John with the faithful Heraclemon, wondrous Andrew, and Theophilus, beloved of God. For, lo! loving the cruel life of the desert, they attained unto the longed-for heavenly homeland; where, abiding now in blessedness, they pray with boldness for our souls.
EPISTLE ROMANS 5:1-10 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 6:22-33 The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
EPISTLE GALATIANS 5:22-6:2 (VENERABLES) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 11:27-30 (VENERABLES) All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light
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June 18, 2023
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SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, ALL RUSSIAN SAINTS
Apostles' (Peter and Paul) Fast
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, June 18th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Marya, +Trofim, and +Ludmilla on passing into eternal life by Natalia Seasholtz and Family
+Katherine and +Harry (Sokoluk-Shelby) on their anniversary by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
3rd Sunday Monthly Panikhida/Parastas offered today for the souls +newly departed & departed servants of God, offered by Justine Paul & Family; Justine & Greg; Stephen Nasobko; Sokoluk Family; Staso Family; Peleszak Family; Natalia Seasholtz; Lioudmila Vagnova Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +departed servants, +Katherine and +Harry (Sokoluk-Shelby) on their anniversary by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Happy Father's Day, to all Fathers, Grandfathers, Godfathers and men in our parish. May God bless you on your special day, and keep you in His tender loving care, today and always. Join us for a special coffee hour presented by our youth.
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School Pascha Project - The Journey through Pentecost is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week..The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember during fasts all food should be meat and dairy free.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Apostles' (Peter and Paul) Fast Summer Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Second Sunday After Pentecost, All Russian Saints
All venerable and holy Fathers of the Holy Mount Athos, Troparion, in Tone I In hymns let us honor the fathers of the wilderness of Athos, the angels in the flesh, the confessors and the venerable, holy hierarchs and martyrs; and, emulating their virtues, let us cry aloud, saying: Glory to Him who hath glorified you! Glory to Him Who hath crowned you! Glory to Him Who hath shown you to be our intercessors amid tribulations!
Kontakion, Come ye, let us all praise the fathers who have made Mount Athos a heaven, who have shown forth therein an angelic life, and have assembled a multitude of monks; and let us cry out unto them: deliver us from every misfortune and temptation, O ye multitude of the venerable, boast of Athos.
All Russian Saints, Troparion, The land of Russia doth offer Thee, O Lord, all the saints who have shone forth in it, as the beauteous fruit of Thy salvific splendor. By their supplications and through the Theotokos preserve Thou the Church and our land in profound peace, O most Merciful One.
All Russian Saints Kontakion, Today the choir of the saints who have pleased God in our land standeth forth in the Church and invisibly prayeth to God for us. With them the angels give glory, and all the saints of the Church of Christ celebrate with them; for all together they entreat the pre-eternal God for us.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone I When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; / while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; / Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, / granting life to the world. / The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: / Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! / Glory to Thy Kingdom! / Glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Hymn to the Theotokos, When Gabriel announced to Thee, O Virgin, “Rejoice!” / with that word the Master of all was incarnate in Thee, O Holy Ark. / As the righteous David said, / Thy womb became more spacious than the heavens, bearing Thy Creator. / Glory to Him Who took abode in Thee! / Glory to Him Who came from Thee! / Glory to Him Who freed us by being born of Thee!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone I As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, / raising the world with Thyself. / Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! / Adam exults, O Master! / Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: / Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ!
Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheas, Bishop of Tyre, Troparion, As thou didst share in the ways of the apostles/ and didst occupy their throne,/ thou didst find thine activity to be a passage to divine vision,/ O divinely inspired one./ Wherefore, ordering the word of truth,/ thou didst suffer for the Faith even to the shedding of thy blood.// O hieromartyr Dorotheas, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.
Kontakion, Resplendent with virtues brighter than the sun/ and with thy sufferings, O blessed Dorotheus,/ thou didst shine forth and illumine the land,/ dispelling the darkness of polytheism and vile heresy./ Wherefore, we celebrate thy memory with splendor.
EPISTLE ROMANS 2:10-16 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For there is no partiality with God. For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 4:18-23 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
EPISTLE HEBREWS 11:33-12:2 (SAINTS) who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 4:25-5:12 (SAINTS) Great multitudes followed Him-from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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June 11, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - June 11, 2023
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FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, ALL SAINTS
Eve of Apostles' (Peter and Paul) Fast
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, June 11th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Frank (Sokoluk) on the anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +departed servant, +Frank (Sokoluk) on his birthday and on the 12th anniversary of his passing into eternal life, by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Today, A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land on Sunday, June 11, 2023 Divine Liturgy 10am; Presentation after Liturgy 12:00-2:00pm; Please join Father Gregory and Matushka Dianne as they share a presentation about their recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land. They will provide historical insights as well as a slideshow. A luncheon will also be included in the event. We hope you can join us for what surely will be an afternoon filled with great conversation and fellowship! Suggested donation for luncheon is $17.00; Presentation to follow luncheon
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School Pascha Project - The Journey through Great Lent and Pascha Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pentecost. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember during fasts all food should be meat and dairy free.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Paschal/Spring Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for First Sunday After Pentecost, All Saints
First Sunday After Pentecost or All Saints, Troparion, Tone IV In all the world, O Christ our God, Thy Church is adorned with the blood of Thy martyrs as with purple and fine linen. Through them she cries to Thee: Send down Thy compassion to Thy people, grant peace to Thy community, and to our souls the great mercy.
Kontakion, Tone VIII The universe offers to Thee, O Lord, as the Planter of Creation, the God-bearing martyrs as the first-fruits of nature. By their prayers, O Most Merciful One, through the Mother of God keep Thy Church, Thy estate, in deep peace.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VIII Thou didst descend from on high, O Merciful One! / Thou didst accept the three-day burial to free us from our sufferings! / O Lord, our Life and Resurrection: glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone VIII For our sake Thou wast born of the Virgin / and did endure crucifixion, O Good One, / destroying death by death. / Revealing the resurrection as God, / do not despise the work of Thy hand. / Reveal Thy love for man, O merciful One, / and accept the Theotokos praying for us, / and save Thy despairing people, O Savior.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VIII By rising from the tomb, Thou didst raise the dead and resurrect Adam. / Eve exults in Thy Resurrection, / and the world celebrates Thy rising from the dead, O greatly Merciful One!
Virgin-Martyr Theodosia, Troparion, Thou didst right-pleasingly attain unto virtue, O martyr,/ and becamest a pure habitation of Christ, the beloved abode of the Holy Spirit./ Wherefore, suffering well,/ thou didst put to shame the enemy who wageth war upon the human race./ and didst cut down Copronymus with the sword of the Faith, O Theodosia;/ and, rejoicing, thou hast passed over to the heavenly bridal-chamber.// Ask thou great mercy for those who ever honor thee with faith.
Kontakion, Through labors thou didst attain unto the life abounding in ease, O martyr,/ and with thy blood thou didst choke Copronymus,/ the enemy of the Church of Christ,/ O most blessed Theodosia;/ and thou dost rejoice with the armies on high,// protecting those who honor thy memory.
EPISTLE HEBREWS 11:33-12:2 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30 Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. Then Peter answered and said to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?" So Jesus said to them, "Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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June 4, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - June 4, 2023
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PENTECOST
TRINITY SUNDAY
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, June 4th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Andrew (Kowal) on the 50th anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Mr. Dennis Starr
+Samuel Sr and +Paul (Sokoluk) by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +departed servants, +Samuel Sr and +Paul (Sokoluk) and those who served this country, by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Vespers with Kneeling Prayers at the conclusion of services today.
Join us for Pentecost Potluck Luncheon hosted by St. Michael's Orthodox Church following services
A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land on Sunday, June 11, 2023 Divine Liturgy 10am; Presentation after Liturgy 12:00-2:00pm; Please join Father Gregory and Matushka Dianne as they share a presentation about their recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land. They will provide historical insights as well as a slideshow. A luncheon will also be included in the event. We hope you can join us for what surely will be an afternoon filled with great conversation and fellowship! Kindly RSVP by 6/6/2023 to Sue Veres. Suggested donation for luncheon is $17.00; Presentation to follow luncheon
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School Pascha Project - The Journey through Great Lent and Pascha Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pentecost. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember during fasts all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Paschal/Spring Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Eighth Sunday of PASCHA, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday
Pentecost, Troparion, Tone VIII Blessed art Thou, Christ our God, Who didst make the fishermen wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them didst draw the world into Thy net. Lover of men, glory to Thee.
Koniakion, Tone VIII When the Most High came down and confused the tongues, He divided the nations, but when He distributed the tongues of fire, He called all to unity. And with one accord we glorify the All-Holy Spirit.
Holy Martyr Basiliscus No Troparion is given in the Menaion.
Kontakion, Tone VIII, Thou wast shown to be mighty and manly in suffering and all-wondrous in miracles,/ and, manifestly bearing forth the name of Christ, thou didst put the tyrant to shame,/ Wherefore, we honor thee, O most-honored Basiliscus, ever crying:// Rejoice, O splendid adornment of martyrs!
EPISTLE ACTS 2:1-11 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,Cretans and Arabs-we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.
GOSPEL JOHN 7:37-52; 8:12 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet." Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people because of Him. Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him. Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why have you not brought Him?" The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this Man!" Then the Pharisees answered them, "Are you also deceived? Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed. Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them, Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing? They answered and said to him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee." Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
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May 28, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - May 28, 2023
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ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF PASCHA:
SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, May 28th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
Kenneth and Nadine on their anniversary by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Valois (Read) by Timothy and Alexander Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +departed servants who served this country, on the eve of the national day of remembrance, Memorial Day, by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School Pascha Project - The Journey through Great Lent and Pascha Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pentecost. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember during fasts all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Paschal/Spring Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Seventh Sunday of PASCHA, The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Seventh Sunday of Pascha: The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Sunday of the Holy Fathers, Troparion, Tone VIII Most glorious art Thou, O Christ our God, Who didst establish our fathers, as torch-bearers on earth and through them didst guide us all to the true faith. Most Compassionate One, glory to Thee.
Kontakion, Tone VIII The preaching of the Apostles, and the dogmas of the fathers, confirmed the one faith of the Church. And wearing the garment of truth, woven from heavenly theology, she rightly dispenses and glorifies the great mystery of piety.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VI The angelic powers were at Thy tomb; / the guards became as dead men. / Mary stood by Thy grave, / seeking Thy most pure Body. / Thou didst capture hell, / not being tempted by it. / Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting life. / O Lord, Who didst rise from the dead: glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Thou Who didst call Thy mother blessed / came of Thine own will to the passion. / Shining on the cross, desiring to recall Adam, Thou didst say to the angels: / "Rejoice with Me, for the lost coin has been found." / Thou Who hast ordered all things in wisdom, / O our God, glory to Thee! (1x) Blessed be the name of the Lord, henceforth and forever more.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VI When Christ God, the Giver of Life, / raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty hand, / He bestowed resurrection on the human race. / He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life, and the God of all.
St. Pachomius the Great, Troparion, With the streams of thy tears thou didst irrigate the barren desert,/ and with sighs from the depths of thy soul thou didst render thy labors fruitful an hundredfold./ Thou wast a beacon for the whole world, radiating miracles.// O our father Pachomius, entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.
Kontakion, Thou wast shown to be a radiant luminary for the ends of the earth,/ and didst populate the desert with multitudes of monastics, as with cities./ And crucifying thyself, taking thy cross upon thy shoulders,/ thou didst lay waste to thy body with asceticism,// praying unceasingly for us all.
EPISTLE. Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. And when they had come to him, he said to them: "You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
GOSPEL JOHN 17:1-13 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.
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May 21, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - May 21, 2023
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF PASCHA:
SUNDAY OF THE BLIND MAN
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! ~ CHRIST IS RISEN!
Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!
Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!
Χριστος Ανεστη ! Αλιθως Ανεστη !
Hristos a înviat! Cu adevărat a înviat!
ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა!
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, May 21st Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Peter (Popelak) on 40th day of his passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Evgenia (Sinitsky) on 40th day of her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Nicholas (Roberts) on 40th day of his passing into eternal life
+Alexander and + Olga (Sokoluk) on anniversary by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia
+Marya, +Trofim, and +Ludmilla on passing into eternal life by Natalia Seasholtz and Family
3rd Sunday Monthly Panikhida/Parastas offered today for the souls +newly departed & departed servants of God, offered by Justine Paul & Family; Justine & Greg; Stephen Nasobko; Sokoluk Family; Staso Family; Peleszak Family; Natalia Seasholtz; Lioudmila Vaganova Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Alexander and +Olga (Sokoluk) on their anniversary by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School Pascha Project - The Journey through Great Lent and Pascha Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pentecost. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Paschal/Spring Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you to all Mothers, Grandmothers, Godmothers and women in our parish, for sharing a beautiful Mother's Day, with us. May God bless you and keep you in His tender loving care.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Sixth Sunday of PASCHA, The Blind Man
Sunday of the Blind Man, Troparion, Tone V Christ is risen from the dead, trampling on death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life.
Kontakion, Tone IV Having the eyes of my soul blinded, I come to Thee, O Christ, like the man blind from birth, and with repentance I cry to Thee: Thou art the bright Light of those in darkness.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone V Let us, the faithful, praise and worship the Word, / Co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, / born for our salvation from the Virgin, / for He willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, / to endure death / and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection.
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone V Rejoice, O impassable gate of the Lord! / Rejoice, O wall and protection of those who run to you! / Rejoice, O unshakable refuge! / Rejoice, O Virgin Mother of your God and Creator! / Do not cease praying for those who praise you and worship your Son. (1x) Blessed be the name of the Lord, henceforth and forever more.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone V Thou didst descend into hell, O my Savior, / shattering its gates as almighty; / resurrecting the dead as Creator, / and destroying the sting of death. / Thou hast delivered Adam from the curse, O Lover of Man, / and we all cry to Thee: "O Lord, save us!"
St. John the Theologian, Troparion, Tone II O beloved apostle of Christ God,/ haste thou to deliver a defenseless people./ He Who permitted thee to recline against His breast/ receiveth thee, prostrate in supplication./ Him do thou beseech, O theologian,/ that He dispel the gloom of the nations which doth beset us,// asking for us peace and great mercy.
Kontakion to St. Arsenius, From Rome thou didst shine forth like the great sun,/ and thou didst reach the imperial city, O all-blessed one,/ illumining it with thy words and deeds/ and dispelling all the darkness of ignorance.// Wherefore, we honor thee, O venerable Arsenius, thou glory of the fathers.
Kontakion of the Apostle, Tone II Who can recount thy mighty works, O virgin apostle?/ For thou pourest out miracles/ and dost cause healings to flow forth;/ and thou prayest for our souls,// in that thou art a theologian and the friend of Christ.
EPISTLE ACTS 16:16-34 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation." And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And he came out that very hour. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, "These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe. Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed. And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here." Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
GOSPEL JOHN 9:1-38 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, "Is not this he who sat and begged?" Some said, "This is he." Others said, "He is like him." He said, "I am he." Therefore they said to him, "How were your eyes opened?" He answered and said, "A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed, and I received sight." Then they said to him, "Where is He?" He said, "I do not know." They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them. They said to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet." But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. And they asked them, saying, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" His parents answered them and said, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself. His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him." So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, "Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner." He answered and said, "Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see." Then they said to him again, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?" He answered them, "I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?" Then they reviled him and said, "You are His disciple, but we are Moses' disciples. We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from. The man answered and said to them, "Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing. They answered and said to him, "You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?" And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?" And Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you." Then he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped Him.
EPISTLE 1 JOHN 1:1-7 (APOSTLE) That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life- the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us- that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
GOSPEL JOHN 19:25-27; 21:24-25 (APOSTLE) Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
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May 14, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - May 14, 2023
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF PASCHA:
SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! ~ CHRIST IS RISEN!
Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!
Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!
Χριστος Ανεστη ! Αλιθως Ανεστη !
Hristos a înviat! Cu adevărat a înviat!
ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა!
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, May 14th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
All Mothers on Mother's Day by Charles Staso
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Peter (Popelak) on his passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Evgenia (Sinitsky) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Nicholas (Roberts) on his passing into eternal life
+All Mothers on Mother's Day by Charles Staso
+Valentina (Kunasz) on the 7th anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Kunasz and Williams Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Valentina (Kunasz) on the 7th anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
It is with sadness that we share with you that our parishioner Therese Procino's husband Joseph was called by the Lord on May 3, passing on to eternal life in Christ. Please see this link to find his obituary and further information https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/joseph-alfred-procino-obituary?id=51837519&fhid=4021. We pray for the soul of newly departed Joseph and for Therese, her family and friends, that they find strength and comfort. With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of thy newly departed servant, Where there is neither sickness, or sorrow, or sighing but life everlasting. Amen. May his Memory be Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Happy Mother's Day, to all Mothers, Grandmothers, Godmothers and women in our parish. May God bless you on your special day, and keep you in His tender loving care, today and always. Join us for a special coffee hour presented by our youth.
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School Pascha Project - The Journey through Great Lent and Pascha Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pentecost. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Paschal/Spring Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Fifth Sunday of PASCHA, The Samaritan Woman
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Kontakion, Tone VIII Having come to the well by faith, the Samaritan woman beheld Thee, the Water of Wisdom, of which she drank lavishly, and inherited the kingdom on high, where her praises are sung eternally.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone IV When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is overthrown! / Christ God is risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, The mystery of all eternity, / unknown even by angels, / through you, O Theotokos, is revealed to those on earth: / God incarnate, by union without confusion. / He voluntarily accepted the cross for us, / by which He resurrected the first-created man, / saving our souls from death.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone IV My Savior and Redeemer as God rose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from their chains. He has shattered the gates of hell, and as Master, He has risen on the third day!
Holy Prophet Jeremiah, Troparion, Celebrating the memory/ of Thy prophet Jeremiah O Lord,// through him do we entreat Thee, save Thou our souls.
Kontakion, Having cleansed thy radiant heart with the Spirit,/ O glorious Jeremiah, great prophet and martyr,/ thou didst receive from on high the gift of prophecy/ and didst cry aloud among the lands: "Behold our God!// There is none other to compare with Him, Who hath appeared, incarnate, on the earth!"
Martyrs Euthymius, Ignatius, and Acacius, Troparion, Equal in number with the uncreated Trinity, O wise ones,/ with the choirs of angels and the ranks of martyrs/ ye stand, rejoicing, before the throne of the Godhead;/ wherefore, receiving effulgence from thence through communion,/ ye impart to the faithful a well-spring of healings/ and divine enlightenment./ O Euphemius, martyr of Christ,/ wise Ignatius and godly Acacius,// pray ye ever in our behalf.
Kontakion, The new celebration of the three passion-bearers hath today been shown forth to the Church, illumining the fullness of the Orthodox like beacons, O Christ.
St. Tamara, queen of Georgia, Troparion, Having served the King of kings diligently , on earth, O Tamara,/ queen of great renown,/ thou didst enter with honor into the heavenly Jerusalem/ and didst bring to Christ thy glory as a gift;/ wherefore, celebrating and joining chorus today,/ with joy we unceasingly cry:/ Glory to Him Who hath given thee glory!/ Glory to Him Who hath crowned thee!// Glory to Him Who granteth unto all the fullness of forgiveness by thine intercession!
Kontakion, Make ready, O thou heavenly Jerusalem!/ Open thy gates, O Eden!/ Join chorus together, ye choirs of the righteous!/ Ye people of Iberia keep festival!/ And thou, O holy Nina, greet thou the glorious Tamara/ who arriveth today in the kingdom of heaven// to be crowned by the hand of God!
EPISTLE ACTS 11:19-26, 29-30 Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
GOSPEL JOHN 4:5-42 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink." For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, "How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." The woman said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock? Jesus answered and said to her, "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw." Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." The woman answered and said, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You have well said, 'I have no husband,' for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly. The woman said to Him, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship. Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will tell us all things." Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He." And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, "What do You seek?" or, "Why are You talking with her?" The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ? Then they went out of the city and came to Him. In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat." But He said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." Therefore the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?" Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true: 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors. And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. And many more believed because of His own word. Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world."
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May 7, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - May 7, 2023
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF PASCHA:
SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! ~ CHRIST IS RISEN!
Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!
Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!
Χριστος Ανεστη ! Αλιθως Ανεστη !
Hristos a înviat! Cu adevărat a înviat!
ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა!
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elijah, Andrew (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, May 7th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elijah, Andrew by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Peter (Popelak) on his passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Evgenia (Sinitsky) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Nicholas (Roberts) on his passing into eternal life
+Mary (DeMeo) and +Olga (K. Shast) on their birthday by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Mary (DeMeo) and +Olga (K. Shast) on birthday by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Schedule of services this week
Sunday School Pascha Project - The Journey through Great Lent and Pascha Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pentecost. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Fourth Sunday of PASCHA, The Paralytic
Sunday of the Paralytic, Troparion, Tone V, Christ is risen from the dead, trampling on death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life.
Kontakion, Tone III, By Thy divine presence, O Lord, raise my soul which is terribly paralyzed by all kinds of sins and misguided actions, as of old Thou didst raise the paralytic, that saved I may cry to Thee: O compassionate Christ, glory to Thy power.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone III Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad! / For the Lord has shown might with His arm,/ He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first-born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone III We praise you as the mediatrix of our salvation, / O Virgin Theotokos. / For your Son, our God, Who took flesh from you, / accepted the passion of the cross, / delivering us from corruption as the Lover of man.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone III On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices; / with the prophets and patriarchs they unceasingly praise / the divine majesty of Thy power!
Holy Martyr Sabbas the General, Troparion, In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By their supplications save Thou our souls. Or this troparion, Abandoning earthly rank and honor, O athlete,/ thou didst confess Christ God/ before the false and tyrannical emperors,/ and for His sake thou didst undergo many sufferings, O glorious one./ Wherefore, splendidly adorned with the armies of heaven,/ thou hast been crowned with a most beautiful wreath of victory by the King Who reigneth over all./ Standing before Him, O Sabbas,// pray thou that He save our souls.
Kontakion, Tone IV, Shown to be an invincible athlete,/ thou didst overcome the wiles of the barbarians, O glorious one,/ and having contended most steadfastly,/ thou didst vanquish a multitude of the invisible foe./ Wherefore, thou hast woven a wreath of victory./ Entreat Christ, O most blessed Sabbas,// in behalf of us who honor thee with faith.
EPISTLE ACTS 9:32-42 Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed." Then he arose immediately. So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.
GOSPEL JOHN 5:1-15 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk." And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed." He answered them, "He who made me well said to me, 'Take up your bed and walk.' " Then they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you." The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
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April 30, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - April 30, 2023
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THIRD SUNDAY OF PASCHA:
SUNDAY OF THE HOLY MYRRHBEARING WOMEN
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! ~ CHRIST IS RISEN!
Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!
Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!
Χριστος Ανεστη ! Αλιθως Ανεστη !
Hristos a înviat! Cu adevărat a înviat!
ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა!
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, April 30th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
Nadia, Sophia, Lucy, Lisa, Evgeniya by Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Peter (Popelak) on his passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Evgenia (Sinitsky) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Nicholas (Roberts) on his passing into eternal life
+Robert (Luczak) on 10th anniversary of his passing by Marlene Blaskevitch
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Josephine (Yankovoy) on 3rd anniversary by Alexei, Anna, Luke, Lucia, Margueritte and Amelia. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Welcome today to Father Alexander Tsygankov serving in absence of Father Gregory
Schedule of services this week
Luminaries for Pascha- Luminaries for Pascha night– These bags have the names of your loved ones “for the health of” or “In memory of”. It is a wonderful way to remember them as we process around the church at midnight and sing Christ is Risen! Thank you for your support!
Sunday School Lenten Project - The Journey through Great Lent Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Third Sunday of PASCHA, The Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women
Sunday of Myrrhbearing Women. Troparion. Tone II When Thou, the Deathless Life, didst go down to death, then didst Thou slay hell by the lightning flash of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst raise the dead from the lower world, all the Powers of Heaven cried aloud: Christ our God, Giver of Life, glory to Thee. Noble Joseph took Thy immaculate Body down from the Tree, wrapped It in a clean shroud and spices, and having embalmed It laid It in a new sepulchre. But on the third day Thou didst rise, O Lord, granting to the world great mercy. To the myrrbearing women at the sepulchre an Angel appeared and cried: Myrrh is fit for the dead, but Christ has shown Himself a Stranger to corruption. So cry: The Lord has risen, granting to the world great mercy.
Kontakion, Tone II Thou didst command the Myrrbearers to rejoice, O Christ our God, Thou didst dry the tears of our first mother Eve by Thy Resurrection, and Thou didst command the Apostles to preach: The Saviour has risen from the tomb.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone II When Thou didst descend to death, O Life immortal, / Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead! / And when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead, / all the powers of heaven cried out: / O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, All beyond thought, all most glorious, / are your mysteries, O Theotokos. / Sealed in purity, preserved in virginity, / you were revealed to be the true Mother who gave birth to the true God. / Entreat Him to save our souls.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone II Hell became afraid, O Almighty Savior, / seeing the miracle of Thy Resurrection from the tomb! / The dead arose! Creation, with Adam, beheld this and rejoiced with Thee! / And the world, O my Savior, praises Thee forever.
EPISTLE ACTS 6:1-7 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
GOSPEL MARK 15:43-16:8 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid. Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away-for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples-and Peter-that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you. So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
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April 23, 2023
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SECOND SUNDAY OF PASCHA: ANTIPASCHA
SAINT THOMAS SUNDAY
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! ~ CHRIST IS RISEN!
Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!
Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!
Χριστος Ανεστη ! Αλιθως Ανεστη !
Hristos a înviat! Cu adevărat a înviat!
ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა!
Sunday Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Today, Visitation to Oakland Cemetery for Blessing of the Graves
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, April 23rd Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Peter (Popelak) on his passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Evgenia (Sinitsky) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Nicholas (Roberts) on his passing into eternal life
+Josephine (Yankovoy) on 3rd anniversary of her passing by Alexei, Anna, Luke, Lucia, Margueritte & Amelia
+Peter (Compo) on the 23rd anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Sandra Compo
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of Amelia (Sokoluk) on her birthday by Alexei, and Lucia. Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Schedule of services this week
Luminaries for Pascha- Luminaries for Pascha night– These bags have the names of your loved ones “for the health of” or “In memory of”. It is a wonderful way to remember them as we process around the church at midnight and sing Christ is Risen! Thank you for your support!
Palm Sunday Fish Dinner – On Palm Sunday, April 2023, the Women’s Fellowship hosted our annual Fish dinner – appetizers, Fish, sides, wine and dessert! Thank you for your support!
Sunday School Lenten Project - The Journey through Great Lent Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Second Sunday of PASCHA, Antipascha, St. Thomas Sunday
St. Thomas Sunday, Troparion, Tone VII, When the tomb was sealed, Thou, the Life, O Christ our God, didst rise up from the grave; and when the doors were closed, Thou, the Resurrection of all, didst stand among the disciples, and through them renew a right spirit in us, according to Thy mercy.
Kontakion, Tone VIII, With his inquisitive right hand, Thomas probed Thy life-giving side, O Christ our God. For when Thou didst enter, the doors being shut, with the rest of the Apostles he cried to Thee: Thou art my Lord and my God.
Holy Martyrs Terence, Pompey & Companions,
No Troparion is given in the Menaion.
Kontakion, Tone II, “Today the honored memorial/ of the martyrs Terence and his companions/ hath arrived, gladdening all things. Wherefore, let us hasten, that we may receive healing;/ for they have received from God the grace of the Holy Spirit,// for healing the infirmities of our souls.
Hieromartyr Gregory V, Troparion of the holy hierarch, Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast given strength to the godly patriarch, sending down upon him Thy grace from on high, and through him hast restored the race of the Hellenes to their ancestral glory.
Kontakion, All the true children of Greece, assembling today in the city of Odessa, now splendidly celebrate Gregory the patriarch with divine hymnody.
EPISTLE ACTS 5:12-20 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch. Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed. Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with indignation, and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.
GOSPEL JOHN 20:19-31 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!" Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing." And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
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April 16, 2023
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PASCHA - RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! ~ CHRIST IS RISEN!
Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!
Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!
Χριστος Ανεστη ! Αλιθως Ανεστη !
Hristos a înviat! Cu adevărat a înviat!
ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა!
Saturday April 15th Nocturne 11:20PM,
Pascha Matins and Liturgy Midnight, followed by Blessing of Baskets
Sundays Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, April 16th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Peter (Popelak) on his passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Evgenia (Sinitsky) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Nicholas (Roberts) on his passing into eternal life
Many Years! We wish Many Years to our parishioner Mary Kaczmar who turns 101 years old this, Monday, April 17th. God grant her Many Years!
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of Reader Samuel (Sokoluk Jr) on his birthday by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Great Lent: Fasting from meat and dairy through Pascha Sunday April 16th.
Luminaries for Pascha- Luminaries for Pascha night– These bags have the names of your loved ones “for the health of” or “In memory of”. It is a wonderful way to remember them as we process around the church at midnight and sing Christ is Risen! Thank you for your support!
Palm Sunday Fish Dinner – On Palm Sunday, April 2023, the Women’s Fellowship hosted our annual Fish dinner – appetizers, Fish, sides, wine and dessert! Thank you for your support!
Sunday School Lenten Project - The Journey through Great Lent Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Pascha
The Bright Resurrection of Christ, Troparion. Tone V Christ is risen from the dead, trampling on death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life.
Kontakion, Tone VIII Though Thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal One, yet didst Thou destroy the power of hell, and didst rise again as Conqueror, O Christ our God, saying to the myrrhbearing women, Rejoice! and giving peace to Thine Apostles, and offering to the fallen resurrection.
Troparion O great and holiest Passover, Christ! O Wisdom, Word and Power of God! Grant that we may more perfectly partake of Thee in the unending Day of Thy Kingdom.
Exapostilarion Having slept in the flesh as a mortal, O King and Lord, Thou didst rise on the third day. Thou didst raise up Adam from corruption and abolish death, O Passover of incorruption, Salvation of the world!
Kontakion Though Thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal One, yet didst Thou destroy the power of hell, and didst rise again as Conqueror, O Christ our God, saying to the myrrbearing women, Rejoice! And giving peace to Thine Apostles, and offering to the fallen resurrection.
Troparia In the grave bodily, in hell with the soul as God, in Paradise with the thief, and on the throne with the Father and the Spirit wast Thou Who fillest all things, O Christ the Infinite.
St. Nicetas the Confessor, Abbot of Medikion No Troparion is given in the Menaion.
Kontakion, Tone II: "Seeking the highest..." Having acquired a heavenly mind and life,/ thou shinest forth as brightly as the sun/ in the splendor of thy deeds/ and enlightenest them that are in the darkness of life,/ O father Nicetas, leading all to God.// Pray thou unceasingly in behalf of us all.
EPISTLE ACTS 1:1-8 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
GOSPEL JOHN 1:1-17 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.' " And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
GOSPEL JOHN 20:19-25 (VESPERS, GOSPEL) Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."
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April 9, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - April 9, 2023
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SUNDAY OF HOLY WEEK
THE ENTRY OF THE LORD INTO JERUSALEM
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, April 9th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Evgenia (Sinitsky) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Nicholas (Roberts) on his passing into eternal life
+Samuel and +Julianna (Sr, Sokoluk) on his 9th anniversary of passing by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Olga (Candelori) on the first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by The Bedard Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Samuel (Sokoluk, Sr) on the 9th anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Great Lent: Fasting from meat and dairy through Pascha Sunday April 16th.
Luminaries for Pascha- Luminaries for Pascha night– Now that it is lent, we are selling luminaries to be lit on Pascha night! These bags will have the names of your loved ones “for the health of” or “In memory of”. It is a wonderful way to remember them as we process around the church at midnight and sing Christ is Risen! Please see Tatiana Veres. They are $5 per bag or 6 for $25.
Palm Sunday Fish Dinner – On Palm Sunday, April 2023, the Women’s Fellowship is hosting our annual Fish dinner – appetizers, Fish, sides, wine and dessert! Adults and children are $15 – please see Suzanne Veres or Diane Patrick.
Sunday School Lenten Project - The Journey through Great Lent Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Sunday of Holy Week: The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem
Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, or Palm Sunday, Troparion, Tone I Thou didst give a pledge of the general resurrection before Thy Passion, O Christ our God, by raising Lazarus from the dead. Therefore, we too, like the children, carry the symbols of victory and cry to Thee, the Vanquisher of death: Hosanna in the Heights! Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord.
Another Troparion, Tone IV As by Baptism we were buried with Thee, O Christ our God, so by Thy Resurrection we were granted immortal life, and praising Thee, we cry: Hosanna in the Heights! Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord.
Kontaklon, Tone VI On the throne in heaven and riding a colt on earth, O Christ our God, Thou didst receive the praise of Angels and the chorus of the children who cried to Thee: Blessed art Thou Who comest to recall Adam.
EPISTLE PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
GOSPEL JOHN 12:1-18 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said, Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always. Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!" Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt." His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
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April 2, 2023
FIFTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT
SUNDAY OF SAINT MARY OF EGYPT
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, April 2nd Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
Vera (Sunny Lawrence)
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Anatole (Nasobkow) on his passing into eternal life by Greg and Gail Shast
+Samuel and +Julianna (Sr, Sokoluk) on his 9th anniversary of passing by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+John and +Olga (Candelori) on passing into eternal life by Justine
+Marya, +Trofim, and +Ludmilla on passing into eternal life by Natalia Seasholtz and Family
+Eugene (Coppola) by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Samuel (Sokoluk, Sr) on the 9th anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Great Lent: Fasting from meat and dairy through Pascha Sunday April 16th.
- Schedule of services this week- Wednesday April 5th - 6:30 pm – Prescantified liturgy with Potluck Lenten meal afterwards – Please consider coming to this rewarding liturgy and bring a Lenten dish to share! Friday April 7th Feast of The Annunciation of Our Most Lady The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Divine Liturgy 10AM, Reading of Hours prior; Saturday April 8th Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy 10AM, Reading of Hours prior; Sunday April 9th The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem Divine Liturgy 10AM, Reading of Hours prior
- Check our Online Calendar for all the Lenten services being served – attached is a Great Lent Calendar for your convenience – schedule
- Attached with this bulletin is the schedule for the Phila. Brotherhood of Orthodox clergy services – list of Sunday Lenten Vespers
Luminaries for Pascha- Luminaries for Pascha night– Now that it is lent, we are selling luminaries to be lit on Pascha night! These bags will have the names of your loved ones “for the health of” or “In memory of”. It is a wonderful way to remember them as we process around the church at midnight and sing Christ is Risen! Please see Tatiana Veres in church to purchase them, or email her at tveres@outlook.com. They are $5 per bag or 6 for $25.
Palm Sunday Fish Dinner – On Palm Sunday, April 2023, the Women’s Fellowship is hosting our annual Fish dinner – appetizers, Fish, sides, wine and dessert! Adults and children are $15 – please see Suzanne Veres blgt@msn.com or Diane Patrick at dianepatrick07@gmail.com
Sunday School Lenten Project - The Journey through Great Lent Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Fifth Sunday of Great Lent
The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent: Venerable Mary of Egypt, Troparion, Tone VIII In thee, O Mother, was carefully preserved what is according to the Image. For thou didst take the Cross and follow Christ. By so doing thou didst teach us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, but to care for the soul as an immortal thing. Therefore, St. Mary, thy spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion, Having escaped the fog of sin, and having illumined thy heart with the light of penitence, O glorious one, thou didst come to Christ and didst offer to Him His immaculate and holy Mother as a merciful intercessor. Hence thou hast found remission for transgressions, and with the angels thou ever rejoicest.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone I When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; / while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; / Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, / granting life to the world. / The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: / Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! / Glory to Thy Kingdom! / Glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone I When Gabriel announced to Thee, O Virgin, “Rejoice!” / with that word the Master of all was incarnate in Thee, O Holy Ark. / As the righteous David said, / Thy womb became more spacious than the heavens, bearing Thy Creator. / Glory to Him Who took abode in Thee! / Glory to Him Who came from Thee! / Glory to Him Who freed us by being born of Thee!
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone I As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, / raising the world with Thyself. / Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! / Adam exults, O Master! / Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: / Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ!
Fathers Slain in the Monastery of St. Sabbas No Troparion given in the Menaion.
EPISTLE HEBREWS 9:11-14 But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
EPISTLE GALATIANS 3:23-29 (VENERABLE MARY) But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
GOSPEL MARK 10:32-45 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him: Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask." And He said to them, "What do you want Me to do for you?" They said to Him, "Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to Him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
GOSPEL LUKE 7:36-50 (VENERABLE MARY) Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answered and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." So he said, "Teacher, say it." There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more? Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have rightly judged." Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" Then He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."
March 26, 2023
FOURTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT
SUNDAY OF SAINT JOHN CLIMACUS
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, March 26th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Anatole (Nasobkow) on his passing into eternal life by his brother Stephen and family
Newly departed +Victor (Belokon) on his passing into eternal life by Evgeniya and family
+Samuel and +Julianna (Sr, Sokoluk) on his 9th anniversary of passing by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Marya, +Trofim, and +Ludmilla on passing into eternal life by Natalia Seasholtz and Family
+Helen (Karnick) on the 3rd anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Samuel (Sokoluk, Sr) on the 9th anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia, and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Great Lent: Fasting from meat and dairy through Pascha Sunday April 16th.
- Schedule of services this week- Wednesday March 29th - 6:30 pm – Prescantified liturgy with Potluck Lenten meal afterwards – Please consider coming to this rewarding liturgy and bring a Lenten dish to share! Sunday April 2nd Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, St. Mary of Egypt Divine Liturgy 10AM, Reading of Hours prior
- Check our Online Calendar for all the Lenten services being served – attached is a Great Lent Calendar for your convenience – schedule
- Attached with this bulletin is the schedule for the Phila. Brotherhood of Orthodox clergy services – list of Sunday Lenten Vespers
Luminaries for Pascha- Luminaries for Pascha night– Now that it is lent, we are selling luminaries to be lit on Pascha night! These bags will have the names of your loved ones “for the health of” or “In memory of”. It is a wonderful way to remember them as we process around the church at midnight and sing Christ is Risen! Please see Tatiana Veres in church to purchase them, or email her. They are $5 per bag or 6 for $25.
Palm Sunday Fish Dinner – On Palm Sunday, April 2023, the Women’s Fellowship is hosting our annual Fish dinner – appetizers, Fish, sides, wine and dessert! Adults and children are $15 – please see Suzanne Veres or Diane Patrick.
Sunday School Lenten Project - The Journey through Great Lent Map is on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent: Venerable John Lestvichnik, Troparion, Tone I Thou didst prove to be a freeman of the desert, an angel in a body, and a wonder-worker, O our God - bearing Father John. By fasting, vigil and prayer thou didst obtain heavenly gifts, and thou healest the sick and the souls of those who have recourse to thee with faith. Glory to Him Who gave thee strength, glory to Him Who crowned thee, glory to Him Who works through thee healings for all.
Kontakion, Offering ever-blossoming fruits of learning from thy book, O wise one, thou delightest the hearts of those who study it seriously, O blessed one. For it is a ladder which leads up from the earth to the heavenly and abiding glory souls who with faith honour thee.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VIII Thou didst descend from on high, O Merciful One! / Thou didst accept the three-day burial to free us from our sufferings! / O Lord, our Life and Resurrection: glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, For our sake Thou wast born of the Virgin / and did endure crucifixion, O Good One, / destroying death by death. / Revealing the resurrection as God, / do not despise the work of Thy hand. / Reveal Thy love for man, O merciful One, / and accept the Theotokos praying for us, / and save Thy despairing people, O Savior.
Kontakion of the Sunday, By rising from the tomb, Thou didst raise the dead and resurrect Adam. / Eve exults in Thy Resurrection, / and the world celebrates Thy rising from the dead, O greatly Merciful One!
Translation of the Relics of St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople No Troparion.
Kontakion, The choir of patriarchs doth honor thy holy memory/ with praises and hymns, O Nicephorus;/ for it received thy soul at thy translation, O glorious one./ Wherefore, today the holy Church, magnifying Christ the King,// doth glorify Him Who alone loveth mankind.
EPISTLE HEBREWS 6:13-20 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
GOSPEL MARK 9:17-31 Then one of the crowd answered and said, "Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not. He answered him and said, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me." Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. So He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood. And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us. Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!" When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it: "Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!" Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" So He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting." Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know it. For He taught His disciples and said to them, "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill Him. And after He is killed, He will rise the third day."
EPISTLE EPHESIANS 5:9-19 (VENERABLE JOHN LESTVICHNIK) (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light." See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
GOSPEL MATTHEW 4:25-5:12 (VENERABLE JOHN LESTVICHNIK) Great multitudes followed Him-from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
March 19, 2023
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THIRD SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT
ADORATION OF PRECIOUS CROSS
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, March 19th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Archpriest Vincent (Saverino) by Saverino Family
Newly departed +Anatole (Nasobkow) on his passing into eternal life by his brother Stephen and family
Newly departed +Victor (Belokon) on his passing into eternal life by Evgeniya and family
+Samuel and +Julianna (Sr, Sokoluk) on anniversary by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Alexander and +Olga (Sokoluk) on his birthday and on anniversary of her passing by Sokoluk Family
+Alexis (Yanokovoy) on anniversary of passing into eternal life Alexei, Anna, Luke, Lucia, Margueritte &Amelia
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Alexander (Sokoluk) on his birthday and +Olga (Sokoluk) on the anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family and +Alexis (Yankovoy) on the anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Alexei, Anna, Luke, Lucia, Margueritte, and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Great Lent: Fasting from meat and dairy through Pascha Sunday April 16th.
Luminaries for Pascha- Luminaries for Pascha night– Now that it is lent, we are selling luminaries to be lit on Pascha night! These bags will have the names of your loved ones “for the health of” or “In memory of”. It is a wonderful way to remember them as we process around the church at midnight and sing Christ is Risen! Please see Tatiana Veres in church to purchase them. They are $5 per bag or 6 for $25.
Palm Sunday Fish Dinner – On Palm Sunday, April 2023, the Women’s Fellowship is hosting our annual Fish dinner – appetizers, Fish, sides, wine and dessert! Adults and children are $15 – please see Suzanne Veres or Diane Patrick.
Sunday School Lenten Project - The Journey through Great Lent Map is soon on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk
Coffee Hour Help Needed – Please help us continue coffee hours – See the sign-up poster on the kitchen door and remember we are now in great Lent so all food should be meat and dairy free.
Ukrainian Prayers for Peace and Refuge Relief - we pray for the protection and well-being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. To help with this our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Lenten Season – Drop your nonperishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
Readings for Third Sunday of Great Lent
Third Sunday of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross, Troparion, Tone I O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance. Grant victory over their enemies to Orthodox Christians, and protect Thy people with Thy Cross.
Kontakion, O Christ our God, Who wast voluntarily lifted up on the Cross, grant Thy mercies to Thy new people named after Thee. Gladden with Thy power Orthodox Christians and give them victory over their enemies. May they have as an ally that invincible trophy, Thy weapon of peace.
Another Kontakion, No longer does the flaming sword guard the gate of Eden, for a glorious extinction has come upon it, the wood of the Cross. The sting has been drawn from death and the victory from hell. And Thou, my Saviour, didst come and shout to those in hell: Enter Paradise again.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VII By Thy Cross, Thou didst destroy death! / To the thief, Thou didst open Paradise! / For the myrrhbearers, Thou didst change weeping into joy! / And Thou didst command Thy disciples, O Christ God, / to proclaim that Thou art risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Since you are the treasure of our resurrection, / we put our hope in you, O all-praised one. / Lead us from the abyss of transgressions, / for you have saved those guilty of sin, / O evervirgin Mother of our salvation.
Kontakion of the Sunday, The dominion of death / can no longer hold men captive, / for Christ descended, shattering and destroying its powers! / Hell is bound, while the prophets rejoice and cry: /”The Savior has come to those in faith! / Enter, you faithful, into the Resurrection!
The 42 Martyrs of Amorium, In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By their supplications save Thou our souls.
Kontakion, Having suffered on earth for the sake of Christ,/ and been shown to be pious crown-bearers,/ ye have received the reward of dwelling in joy in the heavens;/ for, having set at nought every wile of the enemy,// by the pain and blood of your wounds ye ever bestow remission of sins from on high upon them that praise you.
Kontakion, With wreaths of praise, as is meet, let us all crown the newly-revealed stars of faith/ who suffered ardently for Christ/ and who pray to Him in our behalf,// in that they are pillars and ramparts of the Christian realm.
EPISTLE HEBREWS 4:14-5:6 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness. Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins. And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:"You are My Son, Today I have begotten You." As He also says in another place:"You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek";
GOSPEL MARK 8:34-9:1 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels. And He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power."
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February 26, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - February 26, 2023
SUNDAY OF FORGIVENESS (CHEESEFARE)
LENTEN TRIODION
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
Forgiveness Vespers
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The Sunday of Forgiveness
Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from Paradise
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, February 26th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Anatole (Nasobkow) on his passing into eternal life by his brother Stephen and family
Newly departed +Victor (Belokon) on his passing into eternal life by Evgeniya and family
Newly departed +John (Evanina) on his passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Samuel (Sr) and +Julianna (Sokoluk) on anniversary by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Rose Marie (Staso) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Charles (Staso Sr) on his birthday and their anniversary by Staso Family &
+Justina (Staso) on 25th anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Staso Family
Forgiveness Vespers, today following Divine Liturgy
Today, enjoy our annual freshly made Waffles and Ice Cream!
Maslenitsa week concludes today with a special coffee hour menu featuring delicious dairy inspired delicacies. All proceeds benefit the Sunday School youth program. Thank you in advance of your support and may it bring a warm feeling of summer in these cold winter months.
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Charles (Sr) and +Justina (Staso) on his birthday and their anniversary & on the 25th anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Staso Family. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Great Lent begins Monday February 27th. Fasting from meat and dairy through Pascha Sunday April 16th.
Cheese Fare Sunday, Kontakion, Tone VI O Lord, Who art the guide to wisdom, the bestower of prudence, the instructor of the thoughtless, and the protector of the poor, strengthen and enlighten my heart. Give me the gift of expression, O Thou Who art the Word of the Father; for behold I will not prevent my lips from crying to Thee: O Merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone IV When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is overthrown! / Christ God is risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone IV The mystery of all eternity, / unknown even by angels, / through you, O Theotokos, is revealed to those on earth: / God incarnate, by union without confusion. / He voluntarily accepted the cross for us, / by which He resurrected the first-created man, / saving our souls from death.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone IV My Savior and Redeemer as God rose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from their chains. He has shattered the gates of hell, and as Master, He has risen on the third day!
Venerable Father Martinian, Troparion, With the streams of thy tears thou didst quench the flames of temptations, O blessed one,/ and taming the billows of the sea and the raging of wild beasts, thou didst cry out:// Most glorious art Thou, O Almighty, Who savest me from fire and tempest!
Kontakion, Tone II "The steadfast" As a skilled ascetic of piety,/ an honored athlete by volition,/ and an inhabitant and citizen of the desert,/ we praise the ever-honorable Martinian in hymns, as is meet;// for he trampled the serpent underfoot.
EPISTLE ROMANS 13:11-14:4 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 6:14-21 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
News released by the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA
"The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land announced for Spring 2023 Pilgrimages to the Holy Land The Patriarchal Parishes is organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Details attached. Russian speaking group led by Fr. Andrey Kovalev will travel March 6-17 (2nd/3rd week of Lent) Russian Group Itinerary: Click here English speaking group led by Fr. John Vass will travel April 24-May 6 (2nd/3rd week of Pascha). English Group Itinerary: Click here To register for a pilgrimage and to receive important updates Click Here
Antiochian Patriarchal Vicar visits St. Nicholas Cathedral On Thursday, February 2, the Patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarch of Antioch, Metropolitan Anthony (El-Suri), who temporarily heads the Antiochian Archdiocese in North America until the election of its primate, visited St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York. His Eminence was accompanied by the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Antioch, Archpriest Thomas Zain, an employee of its office, Rev. Paul Matar, the Metropolitan's personal secretary, Hieromonk Porfiry (Ibrahim), and Subdeacon Elio Nicholas. Metropolitan Anthony was met by the Rector of the Nicholas Cathedral and Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, and Vice-Chancellor Priest Mark Rashkov. After a short tour and veneration of the cathedral shrines, Metropolitan Anthony conveyed the best wishes of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East and thanked the clergy of the cathedral for their hospitality and the opportunity to visit the temple. In memory of this visit, Father Igor presented Metropolitan Anthony as a gift with an icon depicting the founders of St.Nicholas Cathedral: St. Tikhon, Patriarch of All Russia, and Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Alexander Khotovitsky. The conversation continued over a meal offered to the guests at the representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA."The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Archbishop Daniel of Chicago & the Midwest celebrates Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral On Sunday, January 29, at the invitation of the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Archbishop Daniel of Chicago & the Midwest (OCA) celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City. His Eminence was concelebrated by Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, cathedral rector and Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Priest Alexander Koranda, Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago, and Priest Mark Rashkov, Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA. At the end of the service, Archbishop Daniel congratulated those gathered on Sunday and addressed the parishioners with a sermon dedicated to the gospel reading. On behalf of Bishop Matthew, the clergy and parishioners of the cathedral, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov addressed Archbishop Daniel with a word of gratitude for the joyous celebration and, in memory of the divine service, presented him with a gift of an icon depicting the founders of St. Nicholas Cathedral: St. Tikhon, Patriarch of All Russia, and Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Alexander Khotovitsky. Interaction between His Eminence, the clergy and parishioners continued at a fraternal meal prepared by Matushka Alla Vyzhanova and the cathedral sisterhood. "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Father to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please call 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
2023 February
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
2023 Pre Lent, Great Lent, and Pascha Dates
Sunday of Forgiveness / Cheesefare Sunday February 26th
Great Lent Begins Monday February 27th
Feast of The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary April 7th
Feast of Entry of Our Lord Jesus Christ Into Jerusalem / Palm Sunday April 9th
Holy Week Monday April 10th - 15th
Pascha Sunday April 16th, 2023
Sunday School News The Journey through Great Lent Map is soon on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk.
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Father is available. Please speak with Father to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Father to receive a blessing.
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023 (*subject to change during Great Lent & Pascha)
Panikhida, Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile is no longer in service.
Giant Gift Cards – A good way to support the church all through the year – Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
Annual Meeting, was held on Sunday January 29, 2023. Nominations from the floor were accepted, then votes were cast by ballot. Election results are as follows for 2023:
President Suzanne Veres
Vice President Denise Rutherford
Treasurer Deborah Barth
Assistant Treasurer Charles Staso
Comptroller Gregory Shast
Assistant Comptroller Joel Patrick
Assistant Comptroller Justine Paul
Recording Secretary Genevieve Veres
Trustees
Marlene Blaskevitch
Nikola Filipovic
Kenneth Koscinski
Reader Thom Nickels
Subdeacon Michael Peleszak
Joseph Rutherford
Tatiana Saverino Sarris
Nadine Sokoluk
Reader Samuel Sokoluk, Jr
Maryann Storey
Tatiana Veres Getler
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Winter Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! for supporting the Spaghetti Dinner on Meatfare Sunday, February 19th.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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Sunday Bulletin - February 12, 2023
SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON
LENTEN TRIODION
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated February 12 The Sunday after the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. This parable of God’s forgiveness calls us to “come to ourselves” as did the prodigal son, to see ourselves as being “in a far country” far from the Father’s house, and to make the journey of return to God.
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Commemorated January 30 / February 12
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, February 12th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Subdeacon Michael (Peleszak) on his special birthday by Alexei
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +John (Evanina) on his passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Julianna (Sokoluk) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Rose Marie (Staso) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Nicholas (Nayko) on anniversary of passing into eternal life by Alexei, Anna, Lucia, Luke, Marguerite & Amelia
+Carol Irene (Kauriga) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Gregory P. Kauriga and Family
+Anna (Kowal) by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Nicholas (Nayko) and +Carol Irene (Kauriga) on anniversary of their passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
The Prodigal Son, Kontakion, Tone III Having foolishly abandoned Thy paternal glory, I have squandered on vices the wealth Thou gavest me. Therefore I cry to Thee, O compassionate Father, receive me who repent, and treat me as one of Thy hired servants.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone II When Thou didst descend to death, O Life immortal, / Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead! / And when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead, / all the powers of heaven cried out: / O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, All beyond thought, all most glorious, / are your mysteries, O Theotokos. / Sealed in purity, preserved in virginity, / you were revealed to be the true Mother who gave birth to the true God. / Entreat Him to save our souls.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone II Hell became afraid, O Almighty Savior, / seeing the miracle of Thy Resurrection from the tomb! / The dead arose! Creation, with Adam, beheld this and rejoiced with Thee! / And the world, O my Savior, praises Thee forever.
Three Holy Hierarchs, Troparion, Tone IV In that ye share in the ways of the apostles, O teachers of the whole world, entreat the Master of all, that He grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls.
Kontakion, Tone II, "The steadfast" The sacred and divinely eloquent preachers, the foremost among the teachers, O Lord, hast Thou received into the delight of Thy good things and into rest; for Thou hast accepted their pangs and labors as greater than any wholeburnt offering, O Thou Who alone dost glorify Thy saints.
EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 6:12-20 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh." But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
GOSPEL LUKE 15:11-32 Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 'I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants. ' And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 'And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 'for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry. Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.' But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. So he answered and said to his father, 'Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 'But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.' And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. 'It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' "
EPISTLE HEBREWS 13:7-16 (HIERARCHS) Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 5:14-19 (HIERARCHS) You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
News released by the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land The Patriarchal Parishes is organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Details attached. Russian speaking group led by Fr. Andrey Kovalev will travel March 6-17 (2nd/3rd week of Lent) Russian Group Itinerary: Click here English speaking group led by Fr. John Vass will travel April 24-May 6 (2nd/3rd week of Pascha). English Group Itinerary: Click here To register for a pilgrimage and to receive important updates Click Here
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Father to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please call 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
The Spaghetti Dinner is back! The spaghetti dinner will be held on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in the church hall following services.Cost: Adults: $15.00; Children ages 3-10: $10.00; Under 3: Free; Take out will be available if you cannot stay for the festivities.Donations to offset the cost and/or donations of beverages and desserts are greatly appreciated. BYOB Contact: Diane Patrick.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
2023 February
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
2023 Pre Lent, Great Lent, and Pascha Dates
Sunday of Publican and Pharisee Sunday February 5th
Sunday of Prodigal Son Sunday February 12th
Sunday of Last Judgement / Meatfare Sunday February 19th
Sunday of Forgiveness / Cheesefare Sunday February 26th
Great Lent Begins Monday February 27th
Feast of Entry of Our Lord Jesus Christ Into Jerusalem / Palm Sunday April 9th
Holy Week Monday April 10th - 15th
Pascha Sunday April 16th, 2023
Sunday School News The Journey through Great Lent Map is soon on display, and will be filled with crafts each week through Pascha. The school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Father is available. Please speak with Father to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Father to receive a blessing.
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
Annual Meeting, was held on Sunday January 29, 2023. Nominations from the floor were accepted, then votes were cast by ballot. Election results are as follows for 2023:
President Suzanne Veres
Vice President Denise Rutherford
Treasurer Deborah Barth
Assistant Treasurer Charles Staso
Comptroller Gregory Shast
Assistant Comptroller Joel Patrick
Assistant Comptroller Justine Paul
Recording Secretary Genevieve Veres
Trustees
Marlene Blaskevitch
Nikola Filipovic
Kenneth Koscinski
Reader Thom Nickels
Subdeacon Michael Peleszak
Joseph Rutherford
Tatiana Saverino Sarris
Nadine Sokoluk
Reader Samuel Sokoluk, Jr
Maryann Storey
Tatiana Veres Getler
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Winter Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! for welcoming our dean of Atlantic States, Fr John (Vass) on Sunday, February 5th.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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February 5, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - February 5, 2023
SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE
LENTEN TRIODION
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated February 05 The Sunday after the Sunday of Zacchaeus is devoted to the Publican and the Pharisee.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, February 5th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Archpriest John (Udics) on 7th anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +John (Evanina) on his passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Julianna (Sokoluk) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Rose Marie (Staso) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Nikolas (Nayko) on anniversary of passing into eternal life by Alexei, Anna, Lucia, Luke, Marguerite & Amelia
+Carol Irene (Kauriga) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Anna (Kowal) by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Archpriest John Udics and +Nicholas (Nayko) and +Julianna (Sokoluk) and Rose (Staso) on their first anniversary of their passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Today, Installation of Parish Council for the year 2023 will be at the conclusion of Divine Liturgy
Week of the Publican and the Pharisee, Fast Free Week February 5th through Feb. 11th
After Matin Gospel, Publican and the Pharisee, Troparion, Open to me the doors of repentance, O Life-giver. For my spirit rises early to pray towards Thy holy temple, bearing the temple of my body all defiled. But in Thy compassion, purify me by the loving kindness of Thy mercy.
Theotokion: Make straight for me the paths of salvation, O Mother of God. For I have profaned my soul with shameful sins, and have wasted my whole life in easy-going indifference. But by thy intercessions deliver me from all uncleanness.
Tone VI — Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, blot out my transgression. When I think of the multitude of ghastly things I have done, wretch that I am, I tremble at the fearful day of Judgment. But trusting in the mercy of Thy loving kindness; like David I cry to Thee: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
(Note: These penitential songs are sung on Sundays during the Great Fast from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee to the fifth week.)
Kontakion, Let us avoid the proud speaking of the Pharisee and learn humility from the groans of the Publican, and let us cry in penitence: O Saviour of the world, be merciful to Thy servants.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone I When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; / while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; / Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, / granting life to the world. / The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: / Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! / Glory to Thy Kingdom! / Glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Hymn to the Theotokos, When Gabriel announced to Thee, O Virgin, “Rejoice!” / with that word the Master of all was incarnate in Thee, O Holy Ark. / As the righteous David said, / Thy womb became more spacious than the heavens, bearing Thy Creator. / Glory to Him Who took abode in Thee! / Glory to Him Who came from Thee! / Glory to Him Who freed us by being born of Thee!
Kontakion of the Sunday, As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, / raising the world with Thyself. / Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! / Adam exults, O Master! / Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: / Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ!
Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra, Troparion, Thou hast been given to the faithful, O most sacred one, as a branch of holiness and a stem of struggle, a most sacred flower and divinely bestowed and everblossoming fruit. As a fellow sufferer of the martyrs and a fellow-prelate of hierarchs, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.
Kontakion, Thou wast a precious scion of Christ the branch, O much-suffering and most lauded Clement, and thou didst cry out with those who suffered: "Thou art the radiant joy of the martyrs, O Christ!"
EPSITLE 2 TIMOTHY 3:10-15 But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra-what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
GOSPEL LUKE 18:10-14 Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men-extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 'I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
EPISTLE ROMANS 8:28-39 (MARTYRS) And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written:"For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GOSPEL LUKE 21:8-19 (MARTYRS) And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them. But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately. Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake. But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But not a hair of your head shall be lost. By your patience possess your souls.
News released by the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land The Patriarchal Parishes is organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Details attached. Russian speaking group led by Fr. Andrey Kovalev will travel March 6-17 (2nd/3rd week of Lent) Russian Group Itinerary: Click here English speaking group led by Fr. John Vass will travel April 24-May 6 (2nd/3rd week of Pascha). English Group Itinerary: Click here To register for a pilgrimage and to receive important updates Click Here
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Father to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please call 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
The Spaghetti Dinner is back! The spaghetti dinner will be held on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in the church hall following services.Cost: Adults: $15.00; Children ages 3-10: $10.00; Under 3: Free; Take out will be available if you cannot stay for the festivities.Donations to offset the cost and/or donations of beverages and desserts are greatly appreciated. BYOB Contact: Diane Patrick at dianepatrick07@gmail.com or 609.870.744
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
2023 February
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
2023 Pre Lent, Great Lent, and Pascha Dates
Sunday of Publican and Pharisee Sunday February 5th
Sunday of Prodigal Son Sunday February 12th
Sunday of Last Judgement / Meatfare Sunday February 19th
Sunday of Forgiveness / Cheesefare Sunday February 26th
Great Lent Begins Monday February 27th
Feast of Entry of Our Lord Jesus Christ Into Jerusalem / Palm Sunday April 9th
Holy Week Monday April 10th - 15th
Pascha Sunday April 16th, 2023
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Father is available. Please speak with Father to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Father to receive a blessing.
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
Annual Meeting, was held on Sunday January 29, 2023. Nominations from the floor were accepted, then votes were cast by ballot. Election results are as follows for 2023:
President Suzanne Veres
Vice President Denise Rutherford
Treasurer Deborah Barth
Assistant Treasurer Charles Staso
Comptroller Gregory Shast
Assistant Comptroller Joel Patrick
Assistant Comptroller Justine Paul
Recording Secretary Genevieve Veres
Trustees
Marlene Blaskevitch
Nikola Filipovic
Kenneth Koscinski
Reader Thom Nickels
Subdeacon Michael Peleszak
Joseph Rutherford
Tatiana Saverino Sarris
Nadine Sokoluk
Reader Samuel Sokoluk, Jr
Maryann Storey
Tatiana Veres Getler
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Winter Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! for joining us for the Annual Parish Meeting and for welcoming our visitors from Michigan, Fr. Lawrence (Bacik) and Matushka Marie.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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January 29, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - January 29, 2023
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SUNDAY OF ZACCHAEUS
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated January 16 / January 29 The Veneration of the Honorable Chains of the Holy and All-Praised Apostle Peter: In about the year 42, on the orders of Herod Agrippa, the Apostle Peter was thrown into prison for preaching about Christ the Savior. In prison he was held secure by two iron chains. During the night before his trial, an angel of the Lord removed these chains from the Apostle Peter and led him out from the prison (Acts 12:1-11).
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, January 29th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Nikolai (Onopchenko) on his passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +John (Evanina) on his passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Julianna (Sokoluk) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Rose Marie (Staso) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Carol Irene (Kauriga) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Gregory P. Kauriga & Family
+Mary (Prokopczek) by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Julianna (Sokoluk) and +Rose (Staso) on their first anniversary of their passing into eternal life and +Samuel (Sokoluk, Sr) and +Valentina (Kunasz) on their birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Welcome, Father Lawrence (Bacik) and Matushka Marie, who are visiting our parish today, from St. Elias Eastern Orthodox Church in Battle Creek, Michigan (Patriarchal Parishes of the USA, Moscow Patriarchate).
Today, Annual Meeting, Sunday January 29, 2023
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VIII Thou didst descend from on high, O Merciful One! / Thou didst accept the three-day burial to free us from our sufferings! / O Lord, our Life and Resurrection: glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone VIII For our sake Thou wast born of the Virgin / and did endure crucifixion, O Good One, / destroying death by death. / Revealing the resurrection as God, / do not despise the work of Thy hand. / Reveal Thy love for man, O merciful One, / and accept the Theotokos praying for us, / and save Thy despairing people, O Savior.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VIII By rising from the tomb, Thou didst raise the dead and resurrect Adam. / Eve exults in Thy Resurrection, / and the world celebrates Thy rising from the dead, O greatly Merciful One!
The Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Pre-eminent Apostle Peter, Troparion, Tone IV Without leaving Rome thou art come to us in the precious chains which thou didst bear, O first-enthroned of the apostles; and, bowing down before them with faith we pray: through thy supplications unto God grant us great mercy!
Kontakion, Tone II, "Seeking the highest" Christ the Rock most splendidly glorifieth the rock of faith, the first-enthroned of His disciples; for He summoneth all to celebrate the wonders of thy precious chains, O Peter, and granteth forgiveness of offenses.
And this Kontakion, Tone II, "The Theotokos who is ever-vigilant in prayer" Let us praise the great Peter, the chief and first among the apostles, the divine disciple of the Truth, and with faith let us kiss his chains, receiving release from our transgressions.
EPISTLE 1 TIMOTHY 4:9-15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance. For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. These things command and teach. Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
GOSPEL LUKE 19:1-10 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner." Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
EPISTLE ACTS 12:1-11 (APOSTLE) Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly!" And his chains fell off his hands. Then the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and tie on your sandals"; and so he did. And he said to him, "Put on your garment and follow me." So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. And when Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people."
GOSPEL JOHN 21:15-25 (APOSTLE) So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Feed My lambs." He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Feed My sheep. Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish. This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me." Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me." Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
News released by the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land The Patriarchal Parishes is organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Details attached. Russian speaking group led by Fr. Andrey Kovalev will travel March 6-17 (2nd/3rd week of Lent) Russian Group Itinerary: Click here English speaking group led by Fr. John Vass will travel April 24-May 6 (2nd/3rd week of Pascha). English Group Itinerary: Click here To register for a pilgrimage and to receive important updates Click Here
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
The Spaghetti Dinner is back! The spaghetti dinner will be held on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in the church hall following services.Cost: Adults: $15.00; Children ages 3-10: $10.00; Under 3: Free; Take out will be available if you cannot stay for the festivities.Donations to offset the cost and/or donations of beverages and desserts are greatly appreciated. BYOB Contact: Diane Patrick.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
2023 January
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
2023 Pre Lent, Great Lent, and Pascha Dates
Sunday of Publican and Pharisee Sunday February 5th
Sunday of Prodigal Son Sunday February 12th
Sunday of Last Judgement / Meatfare Sunday February 19th
Sunday of Forgiveness / Cheesefare Sunday February 26th
Great Lent Begins Monday February 27th
Feast of Entry of Our Lord Jesus Christ Into Jerusalem / Palm Sunday April 9th
Holy Week Monday April 10th - 15th
Pascha Sunday April 16th, 2023
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
Annual Meeting, Sunday January 29, 2023
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the Winter Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! for joining us in celebration of the Great Feast of Theophany, on Thursday, January 19th. Divine Liturgy and Great Blessing of Waters was served, followed by a simple meal. Holy Water is available in the church nave.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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January 22, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - January 22, 2023
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SUNDAY AFTER THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated January 9 / January 22 Saint Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow, in the world Theodore, was descended from the illustrious noble lineage of the Kolichevi, occupying a prominent place in the Boyar duma at the court of the Moscow sovereigns.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Donna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan),
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine and Elias (R. Guglielmi), Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, January 22nd Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei by Seasholtz Family
For the Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +John (Evanina) on his passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Julianna (Sokoluk) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Rose Marie (Staso) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Samuel (Sokoluk Sr) on his birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
+Valentina (Kunasz) on her birthday by Sokoluk Family
+Mary (DeMeo) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Marya and +Trofim, +Ludmilla by Natalia Seasholtz
+Olga and +John (Candelori) by Justine
+Gabriel (Kowal) by Mr. Dennis Starr
3rd Sunday Monthly Panikhida/Parastas offered today for the souls +newly departed & departed servants of God, offered by Justine Paul & Family; Justine & Greg; Stephen Nasobko; Sokoluk Family; Staso Family; Peleszak Family; Natalia Seasholtz; Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of +Julianna (Sokouk) and +Rose (Staso) on their first anniversary of their passing into eternal life and +Samuel (Sokoluk, Sr) and +Valentina (Kunasz) on their birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia. Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat!
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VII By Thy Cross, Thou didst destroy death! / To the thief, Thou didst open Paradise! / For the myrrhbearers, Thou didst change weeping into joy! / And Thou didst command Thy disciples, O Christ God, / to proclaim that Thou art risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone VII Since you are the treasure of our resurrection, / we put our hope in you, O all-praised one. / Lead us from the abyss of transgressions, / for you have saved those guilty of sin, / O evervirgin Mother of our salvation.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VII The dominion of death / can no longer hold men captive, / for Christ descended, shattering and destroying its powers! / Hell is bound, while the prophets rejoice and cry: /”The Savior has come to those in faith! / Enter, you faithful, into the Resurrection!
Holy Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene in Armenia, Troparion, In his suffering, O Lord,/ Thy martyr Polyeuctus received an imperishable crown from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ he set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By his supplications save Thou our souls.
Kontakion of the Martyr, Tone I, "Thou hast appeared today" When the Savior bowed His head in the Jordan, the head of the serpent was crushed; and the decapitated head of Polyeuctus hath put the deceiver to shame.
EPISTLE HEBREWS 13:17-21 (HIEROMARTYR PHILIP) Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably. But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
GOSPEL JOHN 10:9-16 (HIEROMARTYR PHILIP) I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
EPISTLE EPHESIANS 4:7-13 (SUNDAY AFTER BAPTISM OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST) But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore He says:"When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men." (Now this, "He ascended"-what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
GOSPEL MATTHEW 4:12-17 (SUNDAY AFTER BAPTISM OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST) Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
News released by the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land The Patriarchal Parishes is organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Details attached. Russian speaking group led by Fr. Andrey Kovalev will travel March 6-17 (2nd/3rd week of Lent) Russian Group Itinerary: Click here English speaking group led by Fr. John Vass will travel April 24-May 6 (2nd/3rd week of Pascha). English Group Itinerary: Click here To register for a pilgrimage and to receive important updates Click Here
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
The Spaghetti Dinner is back! The spaghetti dinner will be held on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in the church hall following services.Cost: Adults: $15.00; Children ages 3-10: $10.00; Under 3: Free; Take out will be available if you cannot stay for the festivities.Donations to offset the cost and/or donations of beverages and desserts are greatly appreciated. BYOB Contact: Diane Patrick.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
2023 January
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
Annual Meeting, Sunday January 29, 2023
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Holiday Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! for joining us in celebration of the Great Feast of Theophany, on Thursday, January 19th. Divine Liturgy and Great Blessing of Waters was served, followed by a simple meal. Holy Water is available in the church nave.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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January 15, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - January 15, 2023
THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SUNDAY BEFORE THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated January 2 / January 15 Saint Seraphim of Sarov, a great ascetic of the Russian Church, was born on July 19, 1754. His parents, Isidore and Agathia Moshnin, were inhabitants of Kursk. Isidore was a merchant. Toward the end of his life, he began construction of a cathedral in Kursk, but he died before the completion of the work. His little son Prochorus,the future Seraphim, remained in the care of his widowed mother, who raised her son in piety.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, January 15th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Kenneth (Koscinski) on his birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
For Memory of Departed servants:
+Julianna (Sokoluk) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Kunasz and Williams Family
+Rose Marie (Staso) on first anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Kunasz and Williams Family
+Samuel (Sokoluk Sr) on his birthday by Kunasz and Williams Family
+Valentina (Kunasz) on her birthday by Kunasz and Williams Family
+Mary (Demeo) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of the Great Feast of Nativity of Christ. Christ Is Born! Indeed, He is Born! Glorify Him!
Sviatki (fast free period) now until January 18th
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone VI The angelic powers were at Thy tomb; / the guards became as dead men. / Mary stood by Thy grave, / seeking Thy most pure Body. / Thou didst capture hell, / not being tempted by it. / Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting life. / O Lord, Who didst rise from the dead: glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Thou Who didst call Thy mother blessed / came of Thine own will to the passion. / Shining on the cross, desiring to recall Adam, Thou didst say to the angels: / "Rejoice with Me, for the lost coin has been found." / Thou Who hast ordered all things in wisdom, / O our God, glory to Thee! (1x) Blessed be the name of the Lord, henceforth and forever more.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VI When Christ God, the Giver of Life, / raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty hand, / He bestowed resurrection on the human race. / He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life, and the God of all.
St. Sylvester, Pope of Rome, Troparion The truth of things revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith,/ a model of meekness and a teacher of abstinence/ wherefore thou hast attained the heights through humility/ and riches through poverty.// O hierarch Sylvester our father, entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.
Forefeast of the Theophany, Troparion Make ready, O Zebulon!/ Adorn thyself, O Nephthali!/ O River Jordan, leaping up,/ receive thou the Master Who cometh to be Baptized!/ Rejoice, O Adam, with our first mother!/ Hide not yourselves as ye did before in paradise;/ for He that beheld you naked hath appeared,/ that He may clothe you in your primal raiment.// Christ hath appeared, desiring to make all creation new!
Kontakion of the hierarch As a conversor with the ascetics, thou becamest a priest among the priests of God the King; wherefore, thou rejoicest now with the angelic choirs. O father Sylvester, thou God-bearing shepherd, dwelling in the heavens, save those who with love celebrate thy memory.
Kontakion of the Forefeast In the streams of the Jordan the Lord crieth out to John today:/ Fear not to baptize Me,// for I have come to save Adam the first-created!
EPISTLE 2 TIMOTHY 4:5-8 (SUNDAY BEFORE THEOPHANY) But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
GOSPEL MARK 1:1-8 (SUNDAY BEFORE THEOPHANY) The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets:"Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You." The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.' " John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, "There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
EPISTLE GALATIANS 5:22-6:2 (VENERABLE) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
GOSPEL LUKE 6:17-23 (VENERABLE) And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
News released by the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land The Patriarchal Parishes is organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Details attached. Russian speaking group led by Fr. Andrey Kovalev will travel March 6-17 (2nd/3rd week of Lent) Russian Group Itinerary: Click here English speaking group led by Fr. John Vass will travel April 24-May 6 (2nd/3rd week of Pascha). English Group Itinerary: Click here To register for a pilgrimage and to receive important updates Click Here
Liturgical Calendar
2023 January
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Holiday Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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January 8, 2023
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Sunday Bulletin - January 08, 2023
THIRTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SUNDAY AFTER THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Synaxis of The Most Holy Theotokos
The Sobor-Assemblage of the Most Holy Mother of God: On the day after the Nativity of Christ is celebrated the Sobor-Assemblage of the Most Holy Mother of God, commemorating together with Her also Saint Joseph the Betrothed, King David (an ancestor by flesh of the Lord Jesus Christ), and Saint James the Brother of the Lord, a son of the first marriage of Saint Joseph the Betrothed. Saint James accompanied his father Joseph and the Mother of God and the Divine-Infant Jesus on the Flight into Egypt.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, January 8th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Kenneth (Koscinski) on his birthday by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia
For Memory of Departed servants:
+Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Staso Family
+Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Staso Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of the Great Feast of Nativity of Christ. Christ Is Born! Indeed, He is Born! Glorify Him!
Sviatki (fast free period) now until January 18th
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone V Let us, the faithful, praise and worship the Word, / Co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, / born for our salvation from the Virgin, / for He willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, / to endure death / and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection.
Hymn to the Theotokos, Rejoice, O impassable gate of the Lord! / Rejoice, O wall and protection of those who run to you! / Rejoice, O unshakable refuge! / Rejoice, O Virgin Mother of your God and Creator! / Do not cease praying for those who praise you and worship your Son. (1x) Blessed be the name of the Lord, henceforth and forever more.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Thou didst descend into hell, O my Savior, / shattering its gates as almighty; / resurrecting the dead as Creator, / and destroying the sting of death. / Thou hast delivered Adam from the curse, O Lover of Man, / and we all cry to Thee: "O Lord, save us!"
Troparion of Righteous David, Joseph and James. Proclaim the wonder, O Joseph, / to David, the ancestor of God: / you saw a Virgin great with Child, / you gave glory with the shepherds, / you worshipped with the Magi, / you received the news from the angel. / Pray to Christ God to save our souls!
Kontakion of Righteous David, Joseph and James. Today godly David is filled with joy; / Joseph and James offer praise. / The glorious crown of their kinship with Christ fills them with great joy. / They sing praises to the One ineffably born on earth, / and they cry out: "O Compassionate One, save those who honor You!"
Synaxis of the All-Holy Theotokos; Troparion of Nativity, Thy nativity, O Christ our God,/ hath shone forth the light of knowledge upon the world;/ for therein those who worship the stars/ have been taught by a star to worship Thee,/ the Sun of righteousness,/ and to know Thee the Orient from on high.// O Lord, glory be to Thee!
Kontakion of the Synaxis, He Who was born of the Father without mother before the morning star/ hath today become incarnate of thee on earth without father;/ wherefore, the star announceth glad tidings to the magi,// and the angels and shepherds hymn thine ineffable birthgiving, O thou who art full of grace.
EPISTLE COLOSSIANS 3:12-16 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
GOSPEL LUKE 18:35 - 43 Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, "What do you want Me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, that I may receive my sight." Then Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
EPISTLE (SUNDAY AFTER) GALATIANS 1:11-19 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
GOSPEL (SUNDAY AFTER) MATTHEW 2:13-23 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him." When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son." Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted, Because they are no more." Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child's life are dead." Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
News released by the Patriarchal Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land The Patriarchal Parishes is organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Details attached. Russian speaking group led by Fr. Andrey Kovalev will travel March 6-17 (2nd/3rd week of Lent) Russian Group Itinerary: Click here English speaking group led by Fr. John Vass will travel April 24-May 6 (2nd/3rd week of Pascha). English Group Itinerary: Click here To register for a pilgrimage and to receive important updates Click Here
Liturgical Calendar
2023 January
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Holiday Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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The Holy Fathers have instituted the Commemoration of the Genealogy of our Saviour Jesus Christ, in which we include not only His ancestors according to the flesh from Adam to Joseph the Betrothed of the Mother of God, but all the Righteous and the Prophets, who, by their words or deeds, announced the coming in the flesh of the Son of God." (Synaxarion)
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, January 1st Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
For Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of servant of God, Lucia (Sokoluk) by Amelia and Alexei, Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Nativity (St. Philip's) Fast now through January 6th
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone IV When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is overthrown! / Christ God is risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone IV The mystery of all eternity, / unknown even by angels, / through you, O Theotokos, is revealed to those on earth: / God incarnate, by union without confusion. / He voluntarily accepted the cross for us, / by which He resurrected the first-created man, / saving our souls from death.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone IV My Savior and Redeemer as God rose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from their chains. He has shattered the gates of hell, and as Master, He has risen on the third day!
Sunday Before the Nativity of the Savior, Troparion, Great are the accomplishments of faith,/ for the Three Youths rejoiced in the fountain of flames as though in the waters of rest;/ and the prophet Daniel appeared/ a shepherd to the lions as though they were sheep.// So by their prayers O Christ God save our souls
Kontakion, You did not worship the graven image,/ O thrice-blessed ones,/ but armed with the immaterial Essence of God,/ you were glorified glorified in a trial by fire./ From the midst of unbearable flames you called on God, crying:/ Hasten, O compassionate One!/ Speedily come to our aid,// for You are merciful and able to do as You will.
Holy Martyr Boniface No Troparion is given for this service in the Menaion.
Kontakion, Tone IV "Thou hast appeared" Of thine own will thou didst bring thyself as an unblemished sacred offering/ to Him Who was born of the Virgin for thy sake,// O all-wise Boniface, holy crown-bearer.
EPISTLE (SUNDAY BEFORE THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST) HEBREWS 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
GOSPEL (SUNDAY BEFORE THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST) MATTHEW 1:1-25 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins. So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, "God with us." Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
To all parishioners and friends, we are going to be putting out a Christmas card for January 7th this year as a fundraiser for the church! The cost is $15 per listing in the card. Please email either Deborah Barth or Genevieve Veres with what you would like listed. Please let us know by January 5th. Best, Genevieve Veres and Deborah Barth
Liturgical Calendar
2023 January
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2023 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2023 Church Calendars and 2023 Envelopes – 2023 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Holiday Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2023, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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December 25, 2022
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Sunday Bulletin - December 25, 2022
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated December 25 / December 12 Saint Spyridon of Tremithus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He was a shepherd, and had a wife and children. He used all his substance for the needs of his neighbors and the homeless, for which the Lord rewarded him with a gift of wonderworking. He healed those who were incurably sick, and cast out demons.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, December 25th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Lucia (Sokoluk) on name day by Alexei and Amelia
For Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Olga and +John (Candelori) on passing into eternal life by Justine
+Frank (Krewda) on his passing into eternal life by Marlene Blaskevitch
+Maria (Kowal) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of servant of God, Lucia (Sokoluk) by Amelia and Alexei, Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Nativity (St. Philip's) Fast now through January 6th
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone III Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad! / For the Lord has shown might with His arm,/ He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first-born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, We praise you as the mediatrix of our salvation, / O Virgin Theotokos. / For your Son, our God, Who took flesh from you, / accepted the passion of the cross, / delivering us from corruption as the Lover of man.
Kontakion of the Sunday, On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices; / with the prophets and patriarchs they unceasingly praise / the divine majesty of Thy power!
Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, Troparion, Tone II Through faith Thou hast justified the Forefathers,/ betrothing through them the Church of the gentiles./ These saints exult in glory/ for from their seed came forth a glorious fruit:/ She who bore Thee without seed.// So by their prayers, O Christ God, have mercy upon us.
Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, Kontakion, You did not worship the graven image/ O thrice-blessed ones,/ but armed with the immaterial Essence of God,/ you were glorified in a trial by fire./ From the midst of the unbearable flames you called upon God crying:/ Hasten O Compassionate One!/ Speedily come to our aid,// for Thou art merciful and able to do as Thou willest.
St. Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bp. of Tremithus, Troparion, The very truth of things revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, a model of meekness and teacher of abstinence. Wherefore, thou didst attain the heights through humility, and riches through poverty. O father Spyridon, entreat Christ God that our souls be saved!
Or this Troparion, Thou wast shown forth as a champion of the first Council/ and a wonderworker, O Spiridon, our God-bearing father./ Wherefore, thou didst speak to one dead in the grave,/ and didst change a serpent into gold./ And, whilst chanting thy holy prayers, thou didst have angels serving with thee, O most sacred one./ Glory to Him that hath given thee strength!/ Glory to Him that hath crowned thee!// Glory to Him that worketh healings for all through thee!
St. Herman, Wonderworker of Alaska, Troparion, O venerable Herman, ascetic of the northern wilderness/ and gracious advocate for all the world,/ teacher of the Orthodox Faith and good, instructor of piety,/ adornment of Alaska and joy of all America;// Entreat Christ God, that He save our souls.
Kontakion for St. Spyridon, Wounded with love for Christ,/ and giving wings to thy mind through the radiance of the Spirit, O most sacred one,/ thou didst find thy work in thine active divine vision,/ O thou that art pleasing unto God,/ being a divine oblation,// and asking divine illumination for all.
Kontakion for St. Herman, O beloved of the Mother of God, who received the tonsure at Valaam,/ new zealot of the struggles of the desert-dwellers of old:/ wielding prayer as a spear and shield, thou didst show thyself to be terrible to demons and pagan darkness.// Wherefore, we cry out to thee: O venerable Herman, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved!
EPISTLE COLOSSIANS 3:4-11 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
GOSPEL LUKE 14:16-24 Then He said to him, "A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.' But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.' Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.' And the servant said, 'Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.' Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 'For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.' "
EPISTLE HEWBREWS 13:17-21 (ST. SPYRIDON) Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably. But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
GOSPEL LUKE 6:17-23 (ST. SPYRIDON) And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
News released by The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
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Eastern States Deanery Clergy convene in Little Falls On December 17, the feast day of Great Martyr Barbara, a conciliar Divine Liturgy was held with the clergy of the Eastern States Deanery in St. John the Baptist Church in Little Falls, NJ The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.
Fr. Igor was co-served by: Dean of the Eastern States Priest Yulian Ryabtsev, parish rector Priest Aleksey Paranyuk, Archpriest Igor Tarasov (Rector of St. George Church in Bayside, NY), Archpriest Mikhail Kapchits (rector of St. Nicholas Church in Bayonne, NJ), Priest Stephen Kaznica (rector of Sts. Peter & Paul Cathedral in Passaic, NJ), Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Priest Mark Rashkov, Priest Andrew Massey (rector of Elevation of the Holy Cross Church in Hacketstown, NJ), Priest Dimitry Sukhorukov (cleric of St. Nicholas Church) Priest Artemy Kulikovsky (rector of All Saints of Russia Church in Pine Bush, NY) and Deacon Nikolai Arabidze (cleric of St. Nicholas Church). Also praying at the Divine Liturgy was rector emeritus of Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Elizabeth, NJ, Archpriest Emil Minkovich.
Following Divine Liturgy, Fr. Igor greeted the assembled rectors and clerics of the parishes of the Eastern Deanery, as well as the parishioners and guests of the church. After a joint meal, an official meeting of the deanery was held, at which the current problems of the parishes included in it were discussed. In the afternoon, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov and the clergy who accompanied him visited Sts. Peter & Paul Cathedral in Passaic, where they met with the rector Fr. Stephen who gave a tour of the cathedral and spoke about the history of the parish. "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Priest Eugene Solodky reposed in the Lord On Monday, December 19, the feast of the Holy Hierarch Nicholas the Wonderworker, Priest Eugene Solodsky reposed in the Lord after a length illness. He was 85 years old. Fr. Eugene was ordained on March 19, 1967 by Metropolitan (future Patriarch) Pimen of Krutitsy & Kolomna in Moscow’s Holy Theophany Yelokhovo Cathedral. According to his brother priests, he was a pious man of prayer, zealous of the divine services, and tried to serve as often as possible.
After his arrival in New Jersey, he served as acting rector of the neighboring Holy Trinity and St. Nicholas Churches in Vineland and Millville, respectively. He later transferred to the jurisdiction of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, attached to St. Andrew Naval Cathedral in Philadelphia, PA.
Fr. Eugene was predeceased by his Matushka Anna on May 26, 2017. They are survived by their daughter, Vera, who conducts the choir at Holy Trinity Church. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, December 21, in the above-named church. The burial will take place at nearby Holy Protection "Novaya Kuban" Cemetery in Buena. Memory Eternal to the newly reposed Priest Eugene! "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
2022 December/January
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2022 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2022 Church Calendars and 2022 Envelopes – 2022 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Holiday Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! for joining us in celebration of Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, on Monday, December 19th. Divine Liturgy was served, followed by a simple meal. Children received a gift of fruit and sweets.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2022, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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December 18, 2022
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Sunday Bulletin - December 18, 2022
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated December 18 / December 5 Saint Savva the Sanctified was born in the fifth century at Cappadocia of pious Christian parents, John and Sophia, and his father was a military commander. Journeying to Alexandria on military matters, John and Sophia left their five-year-old son Savva in the care of an uncle. When the boy was eight years old, he entered the nearby Monastery of Saint Flavian. The gifted child quickly learned to read and became an expert on the Holy Scriptures.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, December 18th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
For Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Maria (Blaskevitch) on 50th anniversary of her passing into eternal life and +Stephen (Blaskevitch) by Marlene Blaskevitch
+Nicholas (Nayko) and +Nicholas (Zubko) on name day by Samuel Sokoluk, Jr
+Dragan (Novakovic) on anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Alexei
+Anastasia (Starr) on anniversary of his passing into eternal life by Mr. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of servant of God, +Nicholas (Zubko) and +Nicholas (Zubko) by Samuel Sokoluk, Jr. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Nativity (St. Philip's) Fast now through January 6th
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone II When Thou didst descend to death, O Life immortal, / Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead! / And when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead, / all the powers of heaven cried out: / O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, All beyond thought, all most glorious, / are your mysteries, O Theotokos. / Sealed in purity, preserved in virginity, / you were revealed to be the true Mother who gave birth to the true God. / Entreat Him to save our souls.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone II Hell became afraid, O Almighty Savior, / seeing the miracle of Thy Resurrection from the tomb! / The dead arose! Creation, with Adam, beheld this and rejoiced with Thee! / And the world, O my Savior, praises Thee forever.
St. Sabbas the Sanctified, Troparion With the streams of thy tears thou didst irrigate the barren desert,/ and with sighs from the depths of thy soul thou didst render thy labors fruitful an hundredfold./ Thou wast a beacon for the whole world, radiating miracles.// O our father Sabbas, entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.
St. Sabbas the Sanctified, Kontakion, In thy virtue didst thou offer thyself from childhood unto God/ as an unblemished sacrifice, O blessed Sabbas,/ becoming a gardener in the garden of piety./ Therefore, thou wast an adornment for the venerable/ and a right praiseworthy citizen of the desert.// Wherefore, we cry to thee: Rejoice, O Sabbas most rich!
EPISTLE EPHESIANS 6:10-17 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
GOSPEL LUKE 17:12-19 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" So when He saw them, He said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner? And He said to him, "Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well."
EPISTLE GALATANS 5:22-6:2 (SAINT) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
GOSPEL MATTHEW 11:27-30 (SAINT) All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
News released by The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
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St. Andrew Naval Cathedral celebrates Patronal Feast On Wednesday, December 13, the parish of St. Andrew Naval Cathedral in Philadelphia, PA marked its patronal feast day. Cathedral rector Archpriest Mark Shinn celebrated Divine Liturgy, co-served by Archpriests Serge Lukianov (rector of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ), Luka Novakovic (rector of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Philadelphia), Ljubo Milosevic (rector of Holy Trinity Church in Vineland, NJ), and Valery Sukholobov (rector of Joy of All Who Sorrow Church in Philadelphia), Priest Alexander Tsygankov and Deacon Eugene Iotov (cathedral clerics), Priest Anatoliy Revitskyy (cleric of Holy Protection Skete in Buena, NJ), and Protodeacon Paul Drozdowski (cleric of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral), as well as clergy from the Serbian, Romanian, and American (Albanian Archdiocese) Churches in the USA.
A multitude of the faithful gathered to honor the memory of the church’s Heavenly patron, many of whom communed of Christ’s Holy Mysteries. The clergy served a short moleben before the icon of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Upon completion of the service, Fr. Mark congratulated the clergy and parishioners with the patronal feast, thanked the visiting clergy for their participation in the festal divine services, and delivered a sermon on the life of the Apostle Andrew. Fr. Mark and Fr. Serge noted the importance of cooperation between the clergy of the Russian Church Abroad, the Moscow Patriarchate, and the other Orthodox Churches in America. On behalf of the parish of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Fr. Serge presented Fr. Mark a palitsa with a icon of the Holy Apostle Andrew. A festal luncheon was then served in the church hall, loving prepared by the cathedral sisterhood, during which fraternal interaction between the clergy and faithful continued. "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Archpriest Emil Minkovich celebrates 55th anniversary of ordination to priesthood On Sunday, December 12, Archpriest Emil Minkovich, rector of Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Elizabeth, NJ celebrated his 55th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Joining Fr. Emil on this day was the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov who celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating with him was the Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes, Priest Mark Rashkov and the Dean of the Eastern States Parishes, Priest Julian Ryabtsev. As the clergy received communion, Father Julian offered the Sunday Gospel sermon. After the Divine Liturgy, Fr Igor welcomed the clergy and the congregation and especially congratulated Fr Emil with this noteworthy anniversary. Furthermore, by the Blessing of His Holiness, Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, and on behalf of His Grace, Bishop Matthew, the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Fr. Igor presented Fr. Emil with the order of St Seraphim of Sarov, second class. Fr. Igor wished Fr. Emil many more healthy and fruitful years of service.
In addition, with the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Matthew, Natalia Ramirez, Jana Jansone, & Kristina Brummett were presented with Archpastoral Gramotas in recognition of their diligent labors for the benefit of the parish. The celebrations continued in the church hall where Fr Emil’s relatives and the parishioners of the parish organized a festive meal in honor of Fr. Emil’s anniversary. Fr. Emil, the most senior ranking priest of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA was ordained a priest on September 27th, 1967 by Bishop Dosithius (Ivancehnko). Since then, Fr Emil has faithfully served the Russian Orthodox Church as a former dean of the Eastern States Parishes, a long-time member and Secretary of the Bishop’s Council, co-editor of the journal “One Church”, and rector of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Elizabeth, NJ since it was consecrated in 1967 by Metropolitan John (Wendland), Patriarchal Exarch of North and South America and the Aleutian Islands. The Clergy and Faithful of the Patriarchal Parishes thank Fr Emil for his many years of service and wish him many healthy and joyous years to come! "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Chancellor of Patriarchal Parishes meets with Rabbi Arthur Schneier On December 15th, 2022, the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov met with the founder and president of the Call of Conscience Foundation, Rabbi Arthur Schneier. Established in 1965 to promote dialogue and good relations among traditional world religions, the Foundation is one of the most famous and influential interfaith organizations in the United States. Accompanying Fr. Igor was the Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Priest Mark Rashkov. Attending the meeting were Rabbi Elchanan Poupko, Interim Assistant Rabbi Rabbi and Rabbi Caleb Fischer, Director of Development at the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School. During the conversation, a wide range of issues of mutual interest were discussed. Father Igor, in particular, spoke about how the Russian Orthodox Church carries out its ministry under the current difficulties that we are faced with today as well as about the current state of inter-Orthodox and inter-religious relations. Rabbi Arthur welcomed Fr. Igor and wished him success in his new obedience and role in the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA. "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
2022 December/January
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2022/2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2022 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2022 Church Calendars and 2022 Envelopes – 2022 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Holiday Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! for the hospitality of Rector Fr. Mark Shinn and parish of The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, on Tuesday, December 13th. Together with the community of St. Andrew we celebrated the Feast of this great first called servant of Christ.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2022, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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December 11, 2022
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Sunday Bulletin - December 11, 2022
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m.
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New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1937)
Commemorated December 11 / November 28
Troparion By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God; / by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / Hieromartyr Seraphim, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Schiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, December 11th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
For Memory of Departed servants:
+Ian (Mellanby) on his passing into eternal life by Justine and Daughters
Newly departed +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Julia Ann (Sokoluk) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in memory of servant of God, +Julia Ann (Sokoluk) on anniversary of her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family. Vechnaya Pamyat! Memory Eternal!
Nativity (St. Philip's) Fast now through January 6th
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone I When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; / while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; / Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, / granting life to the world. / The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: / Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! / Glory to Thy Kingdom! / Glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Hymn to the Theotokos, When Gabriel announced to Thee, O Virgin, “Rejoice!” / with that word the Master of all was incarnate in Thee, O Holy Ark. / As the righteous David said, / Thy womb became more spacious than the heavens, bearing Thy Creator. / Glory to Him Who took abode in Thee! / Glory to Him Who came from Thee! / Glory to Him Who freed us by being born of Thee!
Kontakion of the Sunday, As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, / raising the world with Thyself. / Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! / Adam exults, O Master! / Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: / Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ!
Venerable Martyr Stephen the New, Troparion, Struggling first in fasting upon the mountain,/ with the whole armor of the Cross thou didst destroy the noetic hordes of the enemy, O most blessed one;/ and afterwards thou didst manfully array thyself for thy contest,/ slaying Copronymus with the sword of faith.// And for both hast thou been crowned by God, O ever-memorable venerable martyr Stephen.
Kontakion to the Martyr, With all our heart, O ye who love the feasts of the Church,/ let us faithfully praise with hymns the godly Stephen, the lover of the Trinity,/ as one who venerated the beauteous image of the Master and His Mother;/ and together let us now cry out to him, rejoicing with love:// Rejoice, O ever-glorious father!
Another Kontakion to the Martyr, From a barren woman didst thou, the offshoot of a root, grow forth,/ O venerable father, namesake of the protomartyr;/ and thou wast shown to be a great instructor of monks,/ unafraid of the wrath of the emperor who did not wish to venerate the image of Christ.// Wherefore, in dying thou didst receive the crown of martyrdom, O Stephen.
EPISTLE EPHESIANS 5:8-19 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light." See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
GOSPEL LUKE 13:10-17 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day." The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound-think of it-for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath? And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
News released by The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
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Chancellor of Patriarchal Parishes visits parishes of Philadelphia On Sunday, December 4, the feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States, visited St. Michael the Archangel Church in Philadelphia, PA.
Concelebrating Divine Liturgy with Fr. Igor were Archpriest Luka Novakovic, rector of St. Michael Church, Archpriest John Vass, Atlantic States Dean and rector of Holy Trinity Church in Baltimore, MD, and Priest Mark Rashkov, Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes.
Fr. John delivered the sermon about the feast before Holy Communion. At the end of Divine Liturgy, Fr. Igor expressed the blessings and kind wishes to the parish of His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill and His Grace, Bishop Matthew and thanked the clergy and parishioners for welcoming him to the parish. Afterwards, everyone proceeded to the church hall for the luncheon prepared by the Women’s Fellowship. After the lunch, Fr. Igor led a parish meeting to discuss with everyone various issues impacting the parish life of St. Michael’s. Later, the clergy met separately with the parish council to continue the discussion in greater detail. Both meetings were conducted with mutual respect, Christian love and a sincere commitment to work for the strength of the parish.
Continuing his pastoral visit to Philadelphia, Fr. Igor Vyzhanov, then visited St. Andrew’s Cathedral, accompanied by Fr. Mark Rashkov and Fr. John Vass. The rector of St. Andrew’s, Mitred Archpriest Mark Shinn and cathedral cleric Priest Alexander Tsygankov warmly welcomed the visiting clergy. Fr. Mark Shinn acquainted Fr. Igor with the rich history of the parish, showing him the beautiful interior of the church narthex and altar, pointing out various improvements to the cathedral that have been done over the past few years, and various exhibitions in the parish museum. "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
On Tuesday, December 13, the Orthodox Church celebrates The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. This is also the Altar feast of our closest neighbor Orthodox church. On this day, by the hospitality of Rector Fr. Mark Shinn we are all invited to join the community of St. Andrew and together celebrate this great first called servant of Christ.
2022 December
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, on Sundays after services. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2022/2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2022 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). Amount of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2022 Church Calendars and 2022 Envelopes – 2022 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Holiday Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! to all who gathered for Holy Liturgy devoted to the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. Several priests joined us on this special Feast day, along with the choir raising their voices in beautiful song. Thank you! to the Women's Fellowship for preparing the luncheon after Divine Liturgy. Thanks for joining us.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2022, in memory of their departed loved ones.
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November 6, 2022
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Sunday Bulletin - November 06, 2022
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy– 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated October 24 / November 06 How much consolation is contained in just the name of this Icon - awakening, strengthening the people's faith in the Mother of God, as a wondrous helper, who hastens everywhere where the groan of human suffering is heard, who wipes away the tears of those who mourn, and in sorrow itself, bestows moments of delight and heavenly joy. Rejoice always, O Heavenly Joy of all who Sorrow.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List: Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Shiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, November 06th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Gail and Gregory (Shast) by Sokoluk Family
Nancy Anastasia (Smith) by Sunny Vera Lawrence
For Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Frank (Krewda) on his passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Anne (Kobasa) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Ian (Mellanby) on his passing into eternal life by Saverino Family
Newly departed +Madeline (Popelak) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Helen (Yurkow) on her passing into eternal life by Veres Family
Newly departed +Olga and +John (Candelori) on their passing into eternal life by Justine
Newly departed +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of servant of God, Fr Luka, by Alexei, Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Memory Eternal Ian Mellanby
The Saverino and Mellanby families invite you to join us in celebrating the life and spirit of Ian Mellanby on Saturday, November 12 from 1-4 PM. The celebration will begin with a panikhida and then we will go downstairs to the hall to share stories and memories. For more information: https://www.fletchernasevich.com/obituary/DrIan-Mellanby
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone IV When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is overthrown! / Christ God is risen, / granting the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, The mystery of all eternity, / unknown even by angels, / through you, O Theotokos, is revealed to those on earth: / God incarnate, by union without confusion. / He voluntarily accepted the cross for us, / by which He resurrected the first-created man, / saving our souls from death.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone IV My Savior and Redeemer as God rose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from their chains. He has shattered the gates of hell, and as Master, He has risen on the third day!
Troparion of the Icon of the Mother of God, “Joy of All Who Sorrow”, Let us, the sinful and humble,/ now earnestly flee to the Theotokos,/ and bow down, crying out in repentance from the depth of our souls:/ Help us, O Lady, who hast had mercy upon us./ Haste thou, for we perish from a multitude of transgressions./ Turn not thy servants away,// for thee do we have as our only hope.
Another Troparion of the Icon of the Mother of God, “Joy of All Who Sorrow”, Unworthy though we be,/ we cannot cease to proclaim thy power, O Theotokos;/ for if thou shouldst not intercede in prayer,/ who would deliver us from such misfortunes?/ Who would have kept us free until now?/ We shall not forsake thee, O Mistress,// for thou dost ever save thy servants from all evil.
Kontakion of the Icon of the Mother of God, “Joy of All Who Sorrow” We have none other help, we have none other hope, save thee, O Lady./ Do thou help us. We hope on thee and in thee we glory./ Let us never be confounded,// for we are thy servants.
EPISTLE GALATIANS 2:16-20 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
GOSPEL LUKE 16:19-31 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.' Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house, 'for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.'
EPISTLE (THEOTOKOS) PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. robbery to be equal with God, And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
GOSPEL (THEOTOKOS) LUKE 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her. And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!" But He said, "More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. Funds raised for Ukraine are being sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
Liturgical Calendar
2022 November
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, thus a Moleben was served on Sunday September 11th for students and teachers as they begin their academic studies. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2022/2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2022 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). A of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2022 Church Calendars and 2022 Envelopes – 2022 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Fall Harvest Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2022, in memory of their departed loved ones
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October 30, 2022
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Sunday Bulletin - October 30, 2022
TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy– 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated October 17 / October 30 The Holy Prophet Hosea the first of the minor prophets, belonged to the tribe of Issachar. He lived during the ninth Century before Christ, in the kingdom of Israel. He was a contemporary of the holy Prophets Isaiah, Micah and Amos. During this time, many of his fellow Israelites had forgotten the true God, and worshipped idols. The holy Prophet Hosea attempted to turn them again to the faith of their Fathers by his wise counsels.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List:Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Jeffrey (Poedubicky), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Shiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, October 30th Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Gail and Gregory (Shast) by Sokoluk Family
For Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Frank (Krewda) on his passing into eternal life by friend
Newly departed +Anne (Kobasa) on her passing into eternal life by Veres Family
Newly departed +Ian (Mellanby) on his passing into eternal life by Saverino Family
Newly departed +Madeline (Popelak) on her passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Helen (Yurkow) on her passing into eternal life by Veres Family
Newly departed +Olga and +John (Candelori) on their passing into eternal life by Justine
Newly departed +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Sydor and +Mary (Hrynick) by Sunny Vera Lawrence
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of servant of God, Fr Luka, by Alexei, Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone III Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad! / For the Lord has shown might with His arm,/ He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first-born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, We praise you as the mediatrix of our salvation, / O Virgin Theotokos. / For your Son, our God, Who took flesh from you, / accepted the passion of the cross, / delivering us from corruption as the Lover of man.
Kontakion of the Sunday, On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices; / with the prophets and patriarchs they unceasingly praise / the divine majesty of Thy power!
Venerable Martyr Andrew of Crete, Troparion, Struggling first in fasting upon the mountain,/ with the whole armor of the Cross/ thou didst destroy the noetic hordes of the enemy, O most blessed one;/ and afterwards thou didst manfully array thyself for thy contest,/ slaying Copronymus with the sword of faith./ And for both hast thou been crowned by God,// O ever-memorable venerable martyr Andrew.
Kontakion of the venerable martyr Today the imperial city doth celebrate/ the all-splendid feast of thy radiant memory,/ summoning every city and land;/ for it rejoiceth, possessing thy much-suffering body as a great treasure,// O martyr Andrew, beacon of Orthodoxy.
Kontakion of the venerable martyr, Out of love for thee, O divinely blessed one,/ we utter hymns of praise as thanksgiving to the namesake of manliness,/ to the teacher of the mysteries of piety./ As thou hast boldness before the Lord, save us from all evils,// that we may chant: Rejoice, O ever-memorable father!
EPSITLE GALATIANS 1:11-19 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
GOSPEL LUKE 8:5-15 A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold. When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?" And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that 'Seeing they may not see, And hearing they may not understand.' Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
News released by The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
Clergy of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA serve funeral for newly-reposed Archpriest Nikolai Babijtchouk On Sunday, October 23, the clergy of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA bade farewell to Archpriest Nikolai Babijtchouk who reposed in the Lord on October 19. The evening prior, the funeral rite for a priest was served in the Church of All Saints who shown forth in the Russian Lands in Pine Bush, NY. On Sunday morning, the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA celebrated the Divine Liturgy co-served by Abbot Nicodemus (Balyasnikov; dean of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City), Priest Mark Rashkov (Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes), Priest Artem Kulikovsky (parish rector) and Protodeacon Igor Panachev (cleric of St. Nicholas Cathedral). The church was filled with faithful, wishing to raise up their prayers to their newly-reposed pastor. Condolences were relayed on behalf of the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh. At the conclusion of the Liturgy, a litia was served after which Archpriest Nikolai was interred in the parish cemetery. A memorial repast was held in the parish hall.
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Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov appointed Chancellor of Patriarchal Parishes & Rector of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, in accordance with the decision of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia and the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church of March 24, 2022 (Journal №. 28), appointed Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov rector of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City and Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.
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Liturgical Calendar
2022 October/November
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, thus a Moleben was served on Sunday September 11th for students and teachers as they begin their academic studies. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
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Prayers & Offerings
The Blessing of Graves
If you are interested in having grave visitation at Oakland or a different cemetery, Fr. Luka is available. Please speak with Fr. Luka to make special arrangements.
The Blessing of Travelers
If you are leaving soon to travel away from home, please speak with Fr Luka to receive a blessing.
The Blessing of Houses
The priest comes to the home because he wants God's blessing to be upon it, and to know those in his flock better and to be available to them. Invite Fr. Luka to your home for a visit. A house can be blessed at any time. Please speak with Fr. Luka at 215-627-6148 to make special arrangements, or by emailing the office@saintmichaelsroc.org (House Blessings: 10 Things, http://www.orthodox.net/10things/theophany-house-blessings.html)
Choir members needed – Our church choir could use some new members! If you like to sing, consider joining our choir. It is a rewarding way to use your voice to praise God. Please talk to our interim choir director to see if our choir is the place for you.
Departed Servants of God Remembered / Praying for our Loved Ones
Throughout the church year, especially during Great Lent, there are special times to remember your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. On Soul Saturdays, Liturgy is served with a special memorial service for souls now departed from this life. Those names are read at the Litany for the Departed. All of the names of the departed submitted are read at services automatically, throughout the year, including the monthly group commemoration of the dead service, Panikhida/Parastas.
Monthly Panikhida Dates for 2022/2023
Memory Eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat! Departed Servants of God Remembered are offered by family and friends: Sandra Compo; Stephen Nasobkow; Justine Paul and Family, Justine and Gregory; Peleszak Family; Sokoluk Family; Saverino Family; Novakovic Family; Yankovoy Family; Yuschak Family; Yurkow/Pauluch/Kaczmarczik Family; Winsky Family; Veres Family; Sumilas Family; Storey Family; Staso Family; Smarkola Family; Sevast Family; James Patrick Family; Patrick/Weber Family; Mlynar Family; Kuzmich-Lawrence Family; Kunasz Family; Kobasa/Puglia Family; Kobasa/Bergantz Family; Kauriga Family; Ervin/Taylor Family; Compo-Pratt Family; Carlin Family; Candelori Family; Marlene Blaskevitch; Sidorsky/Barth Family; Melnick Family
Commemoration, Prayer and Service requests are being accepted through the mail. Please clearly state the preferred date(s) for service(s) and name(s) of person(s) to be prayed for and specify for health or departed, Health: Proskomedia - during the litany of mercy, life, peace, health, and visitation. For those that have passed: (specify newly departed, or in memory of) Proskomedia Litany for the departed Panikhida. Thank you.
Candle Requests, we will light candles in your absence at Divine Services. Please submit by mailing your requests to the church address. Donations gladly accepted by check. Please earmark on memo line: "candles." All requests will be honored at Divine Liturgy on Sundays.
A. 7-day vigils $4.00
B. Beeswax Regular $2.00
C. Beeswax Thin Taper $1.00
D. Tea Lights .50 cents
Sponsors needed - Fresh Flowers on the tetrapod and altar – We would welcome sponsors for the fresh flowers on the tetrapod and altar. Donations help to defray the costs. Remember your loved ones by flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” or donate just so we can beautify our church. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions. Thank you.
Weekly Bulletin: Sponsors are welcome to help defray the costs of printing the weekly bulletin. We share the bulletin digitally, however, the paper version is appreciated by many. A hardcopy is important for those who are not tech-savvy, which is why we print and mail to those parishioners to keep them informed and connected. Donations are graciously accepted "in memory of/ in honor of" individuals/families. Please contact Ken Koscinski with any questions about the process. Thank you.
Fundraisers
Amazon Smile – and Giant Gift Cards – Two good ways to support the church all through the year – first, when you shop online on Amazon – remember to choose St Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia – at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to our church. For details on the Amazonsmile program see Ed Veres. And Giant and Shoprite gift cards are available all year round – We have an existing fundraising program where for the amount you spend at these supermarket chains, they will return a portion of your total sales to the church directly. Details upon request in the office.
Administration
Cards for your Wallet – Parishioners can get a “I am an Orthodox Christian” card to keep in your wallet. Pick one up in the office. This is good to have in case of emergencies to let people know your religious affiliation. They were donated by Tatiana Saverino Sarris from a suggestion by Marlene Blaskevitch. Thank you to our parishioners!
2022 Membership Dues - are being accepted in the office on Sundays, or by mailing a check to the church address. Individual adult is $75 and Family $150 (adult(s) and children). A of $50 per adult is sent onto the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA and a general donation of $25 remains in the parish. If you require further assistance, please contact office@saintmichaelsroc.org
2022 Church Calendars and 2022 Envelopes – 2022 church calendars and envelopes are now available. Pick them up in the church vestibule. Thank you Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home for sponsoring the calendar.
Sunday Parking, please remember these helpful tips for parking in church lots, while attending services:
Update Contact Information, Please send an email to office@saintmichaelsroc.org with any updates to your address, phone number(s), email address(es) and/or preferred methods of communication for you and/or your family.
Friendly Reminder, Add address, FROM <saintmichaelroc@gmail.com> to your contacts list in order for you to help these parish emails arrive directly to your inbox. Without notice, emails may be delivered into your Spam folder, so please check. Adjustments to your settings and/or filters may also be helpful.
Community & Caring
Philabundance – is the focus of our Sunday School Children’s charity drive during the upcoming Fall Harvest Season – Drop your non perishable food donations in our church hall. The Items you donate will be sent to shelters, food pantries, and after school feeding programs within our region. Donated food should be in boxes, cans, or plastic bottles and do not require refrigeration. Bread and baked goods are not good because of their shelf life. Requested Items include – canned fish, canned meats, canned stew chili, juice, breakfast cereal oatmeal, peanut butter among other items. Let’s support this important charity!
Important Reminders
URGENT UPDATES: In the event of important news, information will be shared via parish Facebook page, email and parish website. Please remember to keep those who may not have email or internet service, up-to-date on advisories. If you have any doubts, call the church. Thank you.
Masks are Optional -The city of Philadelphia has lifted the indoor mask mandate therefore, masks are optional. Hand washing and hand sanitizer is available and it’s always good to be mindful of others personal space.
Live streaming of services from St. Michael the Archangel: Please visit our Facebook page (link at the bottom of this email) or navigate through our website to view streaming on Facebook. There is a small icon "f" on the upper right hand corner page of the homepage of our website. To view, Facebook membership is not required, to our understanding. In the event of technical difficulties, please note that services are also streamed by our dean, Fr. John Vass of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church www.youtube.com/user/HolyTrinitySermons
How to participate in Divine Services at home? What do you need? To fully participate in the Divine Services, undivided attention is most important. Prepare yourself as if you are leaving to attend in person by dressing for church. In front of you, place an icon (if you are not in the presence of your icon corner); a candle (safely, in a glass votive holder or lampada & never leave unattended); incense (safely, in an approved home censer & never leave unattended); Stand, sit, make the sign of the cross, bow and respond reverently as if you are present inside the church; May God hear your prayers as well as ours, together, as we lift our hearts and voices to the Lord our God. If you have properly kept Holy Water in your home, a drink from the cup will help nourish the soul and body.
Thank you
Thank you for joining us in celebration of Greg Kauriga, as we thanked him for his many years of dedicated service as our parish choir director. On behalf of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of The Moscow Patriarchal Parishes of the USA, Fr Luka made the formal presentation of a gramota to Gregory, a priceless token to over five decades of service to The Holy Church and community. A luncheon was enjoyed in the church hall after Divine Liturgy, on Sunday October 22nd.
Thank you! Every week for the entire year there are 7-day vigil candles lit for the Large Lampada hanging above the Royal Doors; the two Lamps on the Tetrapod, and the two Lamps on the Confession Table. Thanks to the three individual families who are sponsoring these vigils for the year of 2022, in memory of their departed loved ones
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October 23, 2022
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Sunday Bulletin - October 23, 2022
NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
Confession – 9:30 a.m. Reading of the Hours
Divine Liturgy– 10:00 a.m.
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Commemorated October 10 / October 23 Today the Church remembers the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council under the holy Patriarch Tarasius (February 25). The Synod of 787, the second to meet at Nicea, refuted the Iconoclast heresy during the reign of Empress Irene and her son Constantine VI.
Spraznikom!
Prayer List:Priest Anthony, Hieromonk Savvaty, Hieromonk Sylvester, Abbot Tikhon, Mother Raphaela, Reader Samuel, Matushka Bridget, Nadine (Schmidt), Shirley (Blessing), Joel and Johanna (Patrick), Jeffrey (Poedubicky), Arleen (Pauluch), James (Chafin), Elaine (Walsh), Joan (Sarchese), Sunny Vera (Lawrence), Lyubov (Pavuk), Janet (Grzybowski), Lisa (Shiede), Steve (Collinelli), Paul (Kauriga), Karen (Zukowsky), Elynore (Whelan), Daria (Champion), Ameila (Sokoluk), Lucia (Sokoluk), Christopher (Patrick), Lorraine (Guglielmi), Elias (R. Guglielmi) Michael (Champion), Roman (Ron Vroon), Justine (Paul)
Sunday, October 23rd Divine Liturgy offered:
For the Health of:
Gail and Gregory (Shast) by Sokoluk Family
Gregory (Kauriga) on his birthday by Kauriga family
For Memory of Departed servants:
Newly departed +Frank (Krewda) on his passing into eternal life by Veres Family
Newly departed +Anne (Kobasa) on her passing into eternal life by Marlene Blaskevitch
Newly departed +Ian (Mellanby) on his passing into eternal life by Saverino Family
Newly departed +Madeline (Popelak) on her passing into eternal life by Veres Family
Newly departed +Helen (Yurkow) on her passing into eternal life by Veres Family
Newly departed +Olga and +John (Candelori) on their passing into eternal life
Newly departed +Julianna (Sokoluk) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
Newly departed +Rose Marie (Staso) on her passing into eternal life by Sokoluk Family
+Sydor and +Mary (Hrynick) by Sunny Vera Lawrence
+Robin (Read) by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Starr
Flowers on the tetrapod and on the altar are in honor of servant of God, Gregory (Kauriga), on his birthday, by Sokoluk Family, Mnoghaya Lyeta! Many Years!
Join us in celebrating Greg Kauriga, as we thank him for his many years of dedicated service as our parish choir director. There will be a luncheon in our church hall after Divine Liturgy, today.
Troparion of the Sunday, Tone II When Thou didst descend to death, O Life immortal, / Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead! / And when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead, / all the powers of heaven cried out: / O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, All beyond thought, all most glorious, / are your mysteries, O Theotokos. / Sealed in purity, preserved in virginity, / you were revealed to be the true Mother who gave birth to the true God. / Entreat Him to save our souls.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Hell became afraid, O Almighty Savior, / seeing the miracle of Thy Resurrection from the tomb! / The dead arose! Creation, with Adam, beheld this and rejoiced with Thee! / And the world, O my Savior, praises Thee forever.
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Troparion, Most glorious art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast established our fathers upon the earth as beacons, and hast thereby guided us all to the true Faith! O greatly Compassionate One, glory be to Thee!
Kontakion The Son Who ineffably shone forth from the Father hath been born in two natures of a woman, and beholding Him we do not disdain to depict the form thereof. But, tracing it piously, we honor it in faith. Wherefore, the Church, holding to the true Faith, doth venerate the icon of the incarnation of Christ.
EPISTLE 2 CORINTHIANS 11:31-12:9 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago-whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows-such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man-whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows- how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities. For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me. And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
GOSPEL LUKE 7:11-16 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has risen up among us"; and, "God has visited His people."
EPISTLE HEBREWS 13:7-16 (FATHERS) Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
GOSPEL JOHN 17:1-13 (FATHERS) Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us continue to fervently pray for the protection and well being of the people of Ukraine, for the immediate cessation of all military action and hostilities and for the complete restoration of peace. Let us always remember that, first and foremost, we are Orthodox Christians. And our Holy Orthodox Church, throughout history, has united Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and people of all ethnicities into the one, true, Orthodox faith. We are brothers and sisters regardless of borders!
Ukrainian Refuge Relief - Our parish is collecting funds to help the Ukrainian people who are suffering in Eastern Europe - please consider donating to help the refugees as they will need help for much time to come. You can donate with a check or cash in the office, or see Elijah Williams who is heading up this charitable project.
Back to Pre-Covid ways – We are on our way back to our days before COVID! Social activities have resumed and all are welcome! We have resumed passing the basket so please remember that your donations keep our church going – please be as generous as you can! We thank you in advance for your generosity.
Coffee Hour Help Needed We are happy to announce that Coffee Hour is now being offered in the church hall. It has been some time and we are looking for volunteers to be hosts. Debbie Barth is leading the effort and has created a sign up calendar in the hall. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please see her. Thank you!
News released by The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
Archpriest Nikolai Babijtchouk reposed in the Lord On October 20, 2022, after a severe & prolonged illness, rector-emeritus of the Church of All Saints who Shown Forth in the Russian Land at the Patriarchal Metochion in Pine Bush, NY, Archpriest Nikolai Babijtchouk, reposed in the Lord. ***The future pastor was born on October 10, 1957 in the village of Kizya in the Kamianets-Podilsk district of the Khmelnytskyi province to a family of workers. After graduating from school and serving in the army, he married Ekaterina Dudchak, who was a faithful companion and assistant to Fr. Nikolai in all places of his ministry. Fr. Nikolai and Matushka Ekaterina raised three daughters, who became faithful helpers in his parish service. On March 8, 1985, as a student at the Moscow Theological Seminary, he was ordained by its rector, Bishop Alexander (Timofeev) of Dmitrov, to the diaconate, and on October 6 of the same year, a priest. In 1987, after graduating from seminary, he served in the parishes of the Khmelnytskyi diocese. By the decision of His Holiness Patriarch Pimen and the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in February 20, 1989, he was appointed rector of the Church of all Saints who shown forth in the Russian Lands at the Patriarchal Metochion in Pine Bush, New York, of the Patriarchal parishes in the United States of America, where he served until his repose. Fr. Nicholas’ zealous service was celebrated by the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church with many ecclesiastical and church-wide awards, including the right to wear a mitre, which Fr. Nicholas was awarded by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Holy Pascha, 2010. Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, expresses his sincere condolences to Matushka Ekaterina, the rector of the church, Priest Artemy Kulikovsky, children, relatives and spiritual children of Fr. Nikolai, and he calls on the clergy and faithful of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States to lift up their prayers for the newly repose. Eternal & grateful memory to Archpriest Nikolai! "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com"
Liturgical Calendar
2022 October/November
On Sundays, Divine Liturgy will be at 10AM, services are upstairs in the Church proper.
Sunday School News A new school year is underway, thus a Moleben was served on Sunday September 11th for students and teachers as they begin their academic studies. Program welcomes youth from Pre-K through 12th Grade. Please speak with Fr Luka or Nadine Sokoluk.
Commemoration of Saints
Please visit links:
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