Rev. Fr. Nicholas Mihaly Rectory: (814) Cell: (203) Schedule of Services and Events:

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1 St. Nicholas Orthodox Church American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese Ecumenical Patriarchate 1123 East Avenue Erie, PA Parish Website: stnicholaserie.org Diocesan Website: Rev. Fr. Nicholas Mihaly Rectory: (814) Cell: (203) Sunday, February 11, 2018-The Sunday of the Last Judgment Schedule of Services and Events: Sunday, February 11 9:30 AM; Divine Liturgy & Panachida for William Demyanovich, offered by Sue and Jerry Varga Sunday, February 11 11:00 AM; Parish Council Meeting Monday, February 12 9:30 AM; Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Tuesday, February 13 9:30 AM; Memorial Divine Liturgy for Dominic & Mary Masenas offered by Philip & Denise Rewers and Michael & Virginia Laboda offered by Douglas & Jean Laboda Tuesday, February 13 6:00 PM; Adult Class Wednesday, February 14 6:00 PM; Vespers for the Feast of the Presentation Thursday, February 15 9:30 AM; Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Presentation Saturday, February 17 5:00 PM; Vespers Sunday, February 18 9:30 AM; Divine Liturgy & Panachida for William Demyanovich, offered by Sue and Jerry Varga Confessions are available thirty minutes prior to Divine Liturgy on the first Sunday of every month; one hour before vespers on Saturday evenings; or by appointment.

2 UPCOMING EVENTS February 12 - Feast of the Three Hierarchs February 15 - Feast of the Presentation February 19 - First Day of Great Lent February 25 - Parish Shower for Pani Stacey March 9 - Pan-Orthodox Presanctified Liturgy; St. Nicholas March 11 - Deanery Lenten Mission; Warren, OH March 17 - ACRY Lenten Retreat; Homestead, PA The parish is throwing a small shower for Pani Stacey on February 25. All are invited to attend, young and old, male or female! Please see Pat Molly for more information. The parish council has only received nineteen pledge cards for this year. Your stewardship pledges to your parish make up the majority of the operating expenses for St. Nicholas. Please turn in your pledge cards as soon as possible. Thank you for your support of your parish! Next Sunday, February 18, we will be collecting donations for the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC). Please use the specially marked envelope in your envelope box. There will only be one collection, so just put your OCMC envelope in the basket with your regular Sunday envelope. If you will not be in church next Sunday, then you can give your donation on any following Sunday. If you write a check, please make the check payable to "St. Nicholas Church" because we will be sending in one check from the church for all the donations received. To learn more about the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, visit ocmc.org.

3 On Friday, March 9, we will be hosting a Pan-Orthodox Presanctified Liturgy at our parish. A Lenten Potluck will follow the service. Please use the sign up sheet in the office to indicate what dish you will be bringing. Then, on Friday March 23, Sts. Peter & Paul in Crossingville will be hosting a Pan-Orthodox Presanctified Liturgy. Birthdays & Anniversaries Feb 20 Atty. Kenneth & Pamela (Laboda) Vasil-37th Anniversary 23 Rev. Stephen E. Krivonak, III If you would like Many Years to be sung for you or a loved one, please let Fr. Nick know prior to the beginning of Divine Liturgy

4 Parish Prayer List Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. James 5:16 For the Health of Fr. John Baranik, Fr. James Gleason, Fr. John Gido, Fr. Nicholas Palun, Fr. John Zboyovski, Fr. David Smoley, Pani Donna Smoley, Pani Connie Miloro, Pani Eleanor Pribish, Douglas Borkowski, Ann Burdick, Emma Burkell, John Candia, Tom Candia, Sandy Carlisle, James DeHaven, Mary DeHaven, Ann DiMarco, Peter Dimitriadis, Helen Douglas, Irene Fendya, Miko Jovanovich, John E. Kelley, John Kloss, Richard Koerner, Jean Kramer, Don Kuzmin, Olivia Kuzmin, Evelyn McCambridge, Mike McCambridge, Serge Mihaly, Barbara Scheibeck, Irene Schwab, Elizabeth Skalko, Isabella Smith, Paul Toaso, Cheryl Walker, David Walker, Katlyn Wyant, George Yurcan through the prayers of St. Nectarios the Wonderworker & St. Panteleimon the Great-Martyr and Healer For Expectant Mothers Pani Stacey Mihaly, Pani Ileana Bennet, Kalina Walker, Anastasia Mihaly through the prayers of St. Anna, the Mother of the Virgin Mary For the Repose of Fr. Charles Sunderland, Pani Ann Kozar, Helen Bires, Vera Fetchina, William Demyanovich, Maria Keim, Paul Meaden May their memories be eternal! If you have someone you would like to be added to the prayer list, please see Fr. Nick

5 To Ponder There is an immediate wrong conclusion that can be drawn from the parable: that we are judged solely by what we do for others. This would be a salvation of works and the Gospel and Church condemn that error repeatedly. Another error among Protestant Calvinists is that we are born a sheep or a goat and can t do anything about it. Whether we become a sheep or a goat depends on how we seek or ignore God. If man could have received salvation through his own efforts then Christ would not have had to come and suffer and die. All we have to do to be a goat is to ignore God. The truth is that we become a sheep or a goat through our spiritual journey. Helping others (the corporal works of mercy) can only result if we seek and receive God s grace and do it the right way. Elder St. Paisios points out that good works done for the sake of personal praise are not really good works at all but self-serving efforts. These are goats in sheep s clothing mimicking the outward good works of sheep. To become a sheep, we have to seek the truth, and the revealed Truth is found in the Orthodox Church and its teachings. To the degree that we work on ourselves through prayer, repentance, spiritual reading (especially the Bible), attentively attending services and putting what we learn into practice, we become a sheep. The good works referenced in this parable are only the visible tip of a spiritual iceberg. They are the result of a life dedicated to seeking and loving God. It is on this that true judgement is made. -An Infant in Christ, Taken from:

6 WEEKLY OFFERINGS Sunday, February 4, 2018 DONOR $2.00 WEEKLY CANDLES FOR HEALTH GIVEN FOR Tamara Kloss Husband John Kloss Phyllis Tarasovich Herself and Family Theodore & Patricia Molly Themselves and Family Ann Burdick Herself and Family Douglas & Patricia Borkowski Themselves and Family Douglas & Patricia Borkowski Richard Koerner Borkowski Family Husband, Father, and Grampy Doug Birth of First Grandchild Penelope Belliveau Jones Health and Thanksgiving Children Jen, Michael, and David Emily Perevuznik Grandfather Robert Perevuznik John Mosher Elijah Lynch Gary Mikovich Jane Cap Herself and Family John Lipchik Jr. & Kathleen Boyce Uncle Peter & Aunt Marge Sima Kathleen Boyce Families of Brother John Lipchik Jr. and Husband Gary Boyce DONOR $2.00 WEEKLY CANDLES FOR THE DECEASED GIVEN FOR John & Tamara Kloss Her Parents Very Rev. Proto. Ronald & Pani Dolores Hazuda Douglas & Jean LaBoda and Family His Father Michael LaBoda Douglas & Jean LaBoda and Family His Mother Virginia LaBoda George Yurcan Parents Wasyl & Aniela Yurcan and Deceased in Family Richard & Susanne Demchak Beloved Parents Joseph & Susan Demchak Dr. George & Kitty Kuzmishin Beloved Family Members Parents Douglas & Anne Liebel Aunts and Uncles in the Demyanovich Family Paternal Grandparents Clarence & Anna Liebel John Lipchik Jr. & Kathleen Boyce Parents John Sr. & Helena Lipchik David Lipchik Parents Steve & Ann Lipchik Phyllis Tarasovich Deceased in the Tarasovich and Kelley Families Reader David & Debra Tarasovich Grandson Carter Robert Egloff Ann Burdick Deceased in the Burdick and Krivonak Families Emily Perevuznik Helen Bires Emily Perevuznik Louis Bromer CATEGORY AMOUNT ATTENDANCE Candles Adult Education Class (Tue., Jan. 30): 5 Loose Change Vespers (Sat., Feb. 3): 3 Regular Envelopes Divine Liturgy (Sun., Feb. 4): 42 Christmas Donations Social Hour Memorials* *Thank you to Douglas & Jean LaBoda for their donation ($22) Church Messenger in memory of his parents Michael & Virginia LaBoda. Diocesan Assessment Thank you to Phillip & Denise Rewers for their donation ($15) Total Income 1, in memory of her parents Dominic & Mary Masenas.

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