A Parish of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese--Ecumenical Patriarchate
Fr. Peter Zarynow, Pastor (cell phone:301-367-9051] ( frzarynow@gmail.com )
Rectory Phone: 301-299-5120 Church Hall/Fax 301-983-0847
Sunday 09 December 2007
Twenty-eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Repose of St. Innocent of
Epistle: Colossians 1:12-18
Gospel: Luke 18:12-27
Tone Three
The Schedule of Divine Services for the Week is as Follows:
09 Dec. (SUN) 28th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday School 9:00am
Confessions 9:15am
Divine Liturgy of
Coffee Social/Sunday School Rehearsal/Parish Council Meeting to follow
12 Dec. (Wed) Advent Service: Moleben to the Mother of God 7:00pm
16 Dec. (SUN) 29th Sunday after Pentecost
Parish Celebration of
Sunday School 9:00am
Confessions 9:15am
Divine Liturgy of
St. Nicholas Day Luncheon/Sunday School Program to follow
Jr. & Sr. ACRY Church Decorating
Announcements:
Confessions will be heard on Sunday mornings from 9:15-9:45am and by appointment. All faithful are encouraged to come to the Sacrament every 8 weeks, on average, to help maintain spiritual health. This is especially for those who frequently “with Faith and with Love come forward” to receive the Body and Blood of Christ!
A reminder that we are in the season of the Pre-Nativity (Advent) Fast. All fasting guidelines apply.
Deepest sympathies are extended to the family of Fr. Michael Chendorain (Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Rockaway, NJ) on the ‘falling asleep in the Lord’ of his sister +STEPHANIE this past week. Please keep them in your prayers. May God grant rest to the soul of His newly-departed handmaiden +STEPHANIE and may her memory be Eternal!
Play rehearsal for Sunday School students will be today following Divine Services and next Sunday during class time. Students are to meet in the lower trailer. (next Sunday rehearsal begins promptly at 9:00am)
Please hand in Poinsettia donation slips no later than 30 December. Slips should be handed into Faith Breno. Donations will be listed in the Christmas edition of the bulletin. There are extra slips available in the hall
LAST CALL: The new edition of “The Orthodox Study Bible” (now with complete Old & New Testament) will be coming out in February. You can pre-order (with a discount of 40%!) through the church. Copies are $32.00 each (includes shipping) for hardback and $48 for leather bound [regular price is $49.95/hard cover or $79.95.leather +$8.95 S&H] Order deadline, to receive the discount is 9 December. See Gina Verbrugge to order. Payment is due at time of order. Make checks payable to Holy Resurrection Church. (Bibles ordered now will be available in February.)
The St. Nicholas Day Dinner is scheduled for Sunday 16 December (that’s next Sunday). A sign-up sheet for reservations and the ‘Pot Luck’ is posted on the bulletin board in the parish hall. Please fill it out as soon as possible.
Do not forget the 2008 Pledge sheets. If you lost yours there are more available in the hall. Please have them in by no later than 23 December. If you have any questions see either Mike Buchko or Dan Breno.
For your Christmas table: extra strong homemade horseradish. Cost is $5.50/16oz. jar + shipping (shipping cost will not be known until order arrives). To order, please see Fr. Peter after Divine Services. Last day to order is 16 December.
New address: Raymond & Georgene Ammon
7403 Near
Phone: 240-264-1689
May God Bless them in their new home! Many Years!!
”Lots-O-Luck calendars” for 2008 [The National ACRY fundraiser], will be offered for sale from now until early January.
Cost is $25 each. See Sheila to purchase them.
Church Wall Calendars are available in the hall on the table at the bottom of the stairs. Please take as many as you need, but not more. If you know someone who needs a calendar, but cannot make it to church, please take one for them.
"THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE 20th CENTURY" An Exhibit dedicated to the spiritual revival of Russia and to the May 17, 2007 signing of the Re-Unification Act of the Russian Orthodox Churches, December 7-17, 2007, with a concluding Christmas Concert, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. More information can be found at insidethevatican.com website and click on "Russian Exhibit and Concert"
Pan-Orthodox Christian Singles will have their next gathering on Saturday 12 January 2008. Directions to the event and party agenda are available on the parish hall info. table.
There are empty candle glasses on the top of the stairs. We need parishioners to take a box or two each week for recycling. Thank you.
Thank you to all who helped and supported the Cookie Bake— Faith Breno
Please pray for the following: Metropolitan NICHOLAS, Archbishop Vsevolod, Fr. Ronald Hazuda, Fr. Stephen Dutko, Fr. Kenneth Bachofsky, Fr. Stephen Jula, Fr. David Wine, Fr. David Smoley, Fr. Lawrence Barriger, Fr. Paul Herbert,
Fr. Milorad Milosevich, Pani Yvonne Lysack, Pani Kathy Dutko, Ed ‘Skeets’ Williams, Les Miller, Steve Sheftic, Rudy Kormanik, Jason Janowick, Lois Erhard, MaryAnn Muchesko, Ivan Pop, Carol Miller, John Kloss, Mary Kesselak, Marge Chica, Michael Hall, Ronald Koval, Cindy Russell, Mary Matuga, Elaine Buchko, Dorothy Sudik, Amanda Matyok & son, Ann Dahulich, Dolores Boyal, Jody Springman, Pauline Kopchak, Anthony Rich, Erin Rich, Dorothy Mastronicola, Nicholas Yacko, Olga Shurkala, Mildred Bartko, Patty Wiegand, PaniMatka Anna Ivana & baby, Savannah and Caroline Boyd, Taina Ferguson, Mildred Sukal, Jim Browne
May the Lord Jesus Christ touch them with His Healing Hand!
