730 Washington Avenue + Carnegie + PA Rectory: Office Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Fax: Pyrohy:

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1 730 Washington Avenue + Carnegie + PA Rectory: Office Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Fax: Pyrohy: Website: Rev. Fr. Jason Charron, Pastor Rev. Fr. Ivan Smereka Fr. Deacon Myron Spak 3:00 to 3:45 on Saturday or by appointment Divine Liturgy Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. To become a new member of our parish family or arrange for a baptism, emergency anointing or communion, or to add a name to our sick / shut-in list, contact the rectory.

2 November 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 Friday 2 Deadline Horse names for Night at the Races Saturday 3 6pm UTS Dinner Dance 4 All Saints Party after 11 am Liturgy 3 pm Holodomor Commemoration at Heinz chapel th Sunday after Pentecost nut roll making 8 Archangel Michael and all saints Last day to order nut rolls 16 Pyrohy Last day to order bread 10 2 pm Blessing of the apsidal icons, Parma, OH 5:30 pm Night at the Races 17 Catechesis with Fr.Joe and Katie Matlak from NC th Sunday after Pentecost 19 Bread baking 20 7pm Vespers with Liturgy for Entrance Feast 21 8am Liturgy Entrance of the Theotokos am Liturgy Thanksgiving day Put a light in your window to remember Holodomor victims 7 pm th Sunday after Pentecost Hall rented 4 pm Emmanuel 7pm before Last day to order nut rolls

3 November 25 th, 2018 From the Desk of the Pastor 27 th Sunday after Pentecost Glory to Jesus Christ! Dear Friends in Christ, This is a day of great joy for our church! Today, at the Sat. 4pm Liturgy, we have the singular privilege of welcoming Jordan Sanders into the household of God through the rebirth that is Holy Baptism. We have the further honor of announcing that he is taking as his baptismal name Nathan in honor of his grandfather, Nathan Sgro. Baptism is both death and life. It is death because as St. Paul tells us, Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life (Rom 6:3-4). Our old life, the life of the flesh, the life of the lower order, is put into the deep of the waters to be washed away by the quick and living waters of baptism. What arises from those waters is a man who lives according to the higher order. Before bread can be made, wheat must first die to its lower order of life on a stalk. Only then can it become flour then bread. The same is true for a child in the womb. Before the child can live in this world, it must forego life in its old form in the womb, and thus undergo a form of death. We see death in nature when we observe a caterpillar disappear into a cocoon, yet after some time it emerges from that death as a majestic butterfly! Jesus our Lord spoke of this need to be reborn. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3). Coming before the baptismal font today is a man in the natural order who at birth was given the name Jordan. Yet, emerging from these very waters, as Christ from the Jordan River, he will assume a new mission and will live according to the supernatural order. God uses the visible and ordinary (water) to accomplish something invisible and extraordinary: new birth. At birth, a child is given a name. So, too, when a man is called by God he is given a new name. Think of Abraham, Jacob, Peter and Paul. At baptism our name reflects our new mission and the new virtues of holy people we wish to imitate. My hope is that Nathan Jordan Sanders will be as much of an asset to our parish community as the old Nathan Sgro was so many years ago when he helped Msgr. Russell Danylchuk. Holy Prophet Nathan, who anointed Kings and proclaimed Truth, pray for him! In Christ, Jason, sinner and priest

4 Events at Holy Trinity St. Philip s Fast (Advent) started November 14 th. This is a time for fasting, prayer and the giving of alms. Throughout Advent, there will be an Emmanuel at 7pm in our church every Tuesday. Please, see flyer in this bulletin. After each there will be a talk on various topics. As such, will start by 6:30pm before the service. English and Ukrainian Choir practices will take place on Sundays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 at 10am at the choir loft, between the Liturgies. Kids will have 15 min. singing practice on. 11/25, 12/9 thru 12/23 at 12:30pm. Help needed! Every Thursday we need one person to commit to keeping God s house clean. It is a 90 minute commitment. Lord, what can I do to show my gratitude to you? If you are willing to help, please call the rectory Important: HTUCC s Christmas Angel Project will enable you to help people right here in our Carnegie community. You will find a small Christmas tree at the entrance of the church that is covered with angel cards of items requested by those in need. Please purchase the item, attach your angel card to the item & place it under the tree by Sunday, Dec 16 th. You may wrap the gift. You may also notice that there are a few adult women requests on the tree, these women have recently escaped abuse. If you have questions, call Mary Ann Davis Our Parish Youth Group will be preparing sandwiches for the homeless & less fortunate on Friday, Dec.14 th at 6pm in the church hall. They will deliver these sandwiches to Pittsburgh s Hill District on Sat. Dec 15 th. The total cost of this project is approximately $300. If you would like to support the Youth Group with this project in any way, contact Salvador at or htuccym@gmail.com. Our parish family mourns with the Spak family as they have laid to rest Bobbi s mother, Anne, who went to her eternal reward. Funeral was 11/23 in Perryopolis.

5 Holy Trinity Nut Rolls will be ready for Christmas. The last day to order is November 30 th. Pick up will be on Thursday, December 7 th and Friday, December 8 th during hours. If you forget to pick up your order and do not make further arrangements, they will be sold. Price $15. All net proceeds benefit Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church. Volunteers are NEEDED!!! Christmas Pyrohy Marathon Dec. 10 th 14 th Any Time between 7:30 a.m. 11a.m. Pyrohi orders for Christmas Eve must be in by Friday, December 7 th! Pyrohi marathon will be the week beginning Monday, Dec. 11 thru Fri Dec. 15. Please consider giving your time and volunteer. To order, please call the pyrohi kitchen and give your name, your order and the day and time for pick up. Pick up dates are Wed., Dec 12, Thurs., Dec 13 and Fri. Dec 14 from 9am until 4pm. St Nicholas celebration here at Holy Trinity auditorium on Sunday, December 2 nd after 11 am Liturgy. A visit from St. Nicholas and lunch will be served. Everyone is invited! Christmas Poinsettias for the church. We have ordered poinsettias for Christmas altar decoration. 8 (10in) at $25 each and 36 (8in) at $16 each. There are offering envelopes in the church vestibule to list your memorial names and make your donation or call the rectory at The list will be published in our Christmas bulletin. Deadline is Thursday, December 20, 2018.

6 Divine Liturgy Schedule 27 th Sunday after Pentecost November 25 th Sat. 4 p.m. Divine Liturgy for Zaletski, Sgro and Sanders families (IS) 11/24 Divine Liturgy for the people with Baptism of Jordan S. (JC) Sun. 11/25 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy for reposed soul of Robert Esterburg (46 th anniversary), requested by Arlene Esterburg (IS) 11a.m. Divine Liturgy for Betty and Nick Raytych, requested by Barb Stein. (JC) Tues. 11/27 7 pm Emmanuel followed by. 28 th Sunday after Pentecost December 2 nd Sat. 4 p.m. Divine Liturgy for the soul of Ted Hritzko, requested by Tom Kerchansky (IS) 12/1 Divine Liturgy for the people. (JC) Sun. 12/2 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy for the health of Curt Sembrat, requested by St. Josaphat Society. (IS) 11a.m. Divine Liturgy for the health and well-being of Margaret Warner, requested by Pavlyshyn Family. (JC) St. Nicholas celebration in the church hall. Everyone is invited!

7 Sunday Gospel Reading (Luke 13: 10-17) Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath 10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, Woman, you are set free from your infirmity. 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. 14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath. 15 The Lord answered him, You hypocrites! Doesn t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her? 17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing. Недільне Євангеліє (від Луки 13:10-17) 10 Ісус навчав в одній з синагог у суботу. 11 Була ж там одна жінка що її тримав дух у недузі вісімнадцять років: вона була скорчена й не могла ніяк випростатись. 12 Побачивши її Ісус, покликав і промовив до неї: Жінко, ти звільнена від твоєї недуги. 13 І поклав на неї руки й вона зараз же випросталась, і почала прославляти Бога. 14 Тоді начальник синагоги, обурений, що Ісус оздоровив у суботу, озвався і мовив до народу: Шість день є, коли маєте працювати; тоді, отже, приходьте й оздоровляйтесь, а не в день суботній. 15 Господь у відповідь сказав до нього: Лицеміри! Чи кожний з вас не відв'язує свого вола або осла від ясел і не веде його поїти? 16 Цю ж жінку, дочку Авраама, що її сатана зв'язав ось вісімнадцять років, не треба було від цих узів звільнити в день суботній? 17 І як він говорив це, усі противники його засоромились, а ввесь народ радів усім славним вчинкам, які він зробив.

8 Events in our Ukrainian Community Today, Saturday November 24, 2018 put a light in your window as a remembrance about the Holodomor (execution by hunger) in Ukraine that took the lives of million innocent people. Memory eternal, Вічная Пам ять, Vichnaya pam'yat. University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms Holiday Open House will be held on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the Cathedral of Learning. The theme is Christmas Eve Table - Sviaty Vechir - Hours are 12:00pm to 4:00pm - Admission is free - Soyuz Ukrainok Board Members will be decorating the Ukrainian Nationality Room. There will be Ukrainian kanapky and homemade pastries for sale in the Commons Room. PRAYER LIST Stephanya Borszcz Harry Kohl Ann Kohl Katherine Volanski Mary Kurzawski Bob Kness Wanda Herman Michalina Pituch Dave Burke Ray Komichak Helen Popivchak Josh Carmino Helen Novak Steve Neczipir Trish Chorba Adeline Makar Donald Schultz Anastasia Chruszcz Mike Makar Mary Simek Carol Ostaffe John Maslany Kara Stemplewicz Maria Bagmet Mary McLaughlin Bobby Wiznievisky Daniel Holowaty Laura Boyce Jim Nadeeo Clara Wasylyk Helen Moskal Gabby Blythe Jack Schellhaus Christy Colalella Christ our Pasch Catechism Quotes: Paragraph 177. This expectation of the Messiah and the drawing near to him are fulfilled in the person of the Virgin Mary from Nazareth. Before all ages she was chosen by God. Mary, who in accordance with Tradition was introduced into the temple as a young child, spiritually grew into the handmaid of the Lord. God progressively prepared her to become the womb, the ark, the temple, and the dwelling place for the uncontainable God. By the good will of God the Father, the Most Holy Spirit prepared a dwelling-place in her for God the Word. Mary became the tabernacle in which the Word of God came to dwell in the fullness of time: The Word became flesh and lived among us ( Jn.1:14). In celebrating the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple in Jerusalem (November 21/December 4), Christians are called to follow her example, allowing the Lord to prepare them so that they may worthily receive God incarnate into the tabernacles of their hearts.

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10 Quarterly Reminder (4 th qrt.2018): Our Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma is obliged to remind its members that they, especially the victims, have a right and duty to report any incident of sexual abuse by the clergy, or by an employee or a volunteer. One should come forward and make that known to the pastor or to the bishop, or to one of those who assist him in this regard. Our Bishop Bohdan Danylo can be reached at his chancery by dialing (440) , or by writing to him at PO Box , Parma OH The Victim Assistance Coordinator, Marika Zaliszczuk can be reached on her cell You may view the polices and procedures at Weekly Collection & Reminders Vital Statistics: Regular Sunday collection $2,332, Candles $112, Eparchial $55, Utilities $10, Priest retirement $60, Natalia fund $64, Entrance of the Theotokos $55, Thanksgiving $70, Canonization of Ukrainian Saints $50, opening and closing of the graves $2,750. Total $5, Pyrohy: $2,879 The Church was a Mother to you in Life, providing for your Spiritual Needs: Please Remember the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma in your Last Will and Testament. The wording to do this is as follows: I give and bequeath to the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of St. Josaphat in Parma, located in Parma, Ohio, % of the residue of my estate [or: the sum of $ ]. November 2018 Saturday, November 24 4 p.m. Helen Zaletski Sunday, November 25 8:30 a.m. Terry Styran Sunday, November 25-11:00 a.m. Sophia Charron

11 December 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday am choir practice St Nicholas Party after 11 am Liturgy 3 4 Emmanuel 7pm before 5 7pm Divine Liturgy For St Nicholas Feast 6 Feast of St.Nicholas 7 last day to place your Christmas order th Sunday after Pentecost 10am choir practice 16 Sunday of the Forefathers 10am choir practice Pyrohy Emmanuel 7pm before Emmanuel 7pm before pm 14 last day to order bread for Christmas pm pm 23 Sunday before Christmas 24 Vigil of Nativity 4 pm 25 Christmas 10 am Bi-lingual Divine Liturgy 26 Synaxis of the Theotokos 9 am Liturgy 27 Feast of St Stephen Protomartyr 9 am Liturgy Sunday after Christmas 31

12 Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish Activities PAC (Pastor s Advisory Council): Maryann Davis (contact person) Adult Faith Formation: Fr. Dcn. Myron Spak Apostleship of Prayer: Jean Daniels CCD Religious Education: Angela Honchar Safe Environment: Marika Zaliszczuk Youth Group: Salvador Ramirez Brambila Church Lectors: Stephanie Fedora htuccym@gmail.com Music: Stephen H. Zinski Pyrohi Project: Stephanie Fedora Bible Study: (call rectory) Young Mother s Group: Carola Graefin Vom Hagen (Medwig) League of Ukrainian Catholics: Nick Kotow Annual Picnic Committee: Russ Zorey St. Josaphat Society: Tom Kerchansky Men Following Christ Group: Fr. Dcn. Spak Diocesan Resource Committee: Zac Sudiak Altar Decorating: Arlene Esterburg (Rectory) Ridna Shkola: Olexandra Korenovska Poltava Dance: Christina Hlutkowsky Finance Committee: Keith & Mary Reabe & Tom Medwig Rectory: Bishop s Review Board-Protection of Children: Dr. Justine Perhosky