V. REV. DANIEL D. RESSETAR, PASTOR EMERITUS V. REV. DR. MICHAEL G. KOVACH, ASSOCIATE

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1 CHRIST THE SAVIOUR ORTHODOX CHURCH A PARISH OF THE OCA DIOCESE OF EASTERN PA HIS GRACE, BISHOP TIKHON OF PHILADELPHIA 5501 OLD LOCUST LANE, HARRISBURG, PA OFFICE: HALL: FAX: WEB: CTSOCAHBG@AOL.COM REV. STEPHEN VERNAK, PASTOR SVERNAK@HOTMAIL.COM V. REV. DANIEL D. RESSETAR, PASTOR EMERITUS V. REV. DR. MICHAEL G. KOVACH, ASSOCIATE Celebrating 47 years of Proclaiming the Truth of Orthodox Christianity SUNDAY JANUARY 16, th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Tone 1. Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-glorious Apostle Peter. Bl. Maxim of Tot ma, Fool-for-Christ. Martyrs Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus, brothers, their grandmother, Leonilla, and with them Neon, Turbo, and the woman, Jonilla (Vovilla), in Cappadocia. Martyr Danax the Reader, in Macedonia. St. Honoratus, Archbishop of Arles and founder of the Abbey of Lérins. Hieromartyr Damascene of Chilandari. Epistle: Colossians 3:4-11 Gospel: Luke 18:18-27 UPCOMING SERVICES AND EVENTS: Jan 16, Sun: Adult Ed -8:30am; Divine Liturgy 9:30am; Church School 11am; Fellowship 11:15am; Book Club (Lubecki Residence) 3pm Hour Readers: (3 rd ) Bill Kuchta (6 th ) Nicholas Zuro Altar Servers All welcome Jan 17, Mon: Parish Council Meeting 7pm Jan 18, Tue: Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm Jan 19, Wed: Bible Study (33 N 2 nd St) noon; Vespers 6:30pm; Bible Study 7pm Jan 22, Sat: Vespers & Confession -6pm Jan 23, Sun: Adult Ed -8:30am; Divine Liturgy -9:30am; Church School -11am; Fellowship -11:15am Hour Readers: (3 rd ) Dimitri Ressetar (6 th ) Chris Dupkanick Altar Servers All welcome Jan 24, Mon: Altar Guild Pot Luck & Social -6:30pm AncientFaithRadio.com - 24 hour Orthodox Internet Radio Orthodox Radio on 720 AM Radio every Sunday at 8 am OrthodoxyinAmerica.org (Traveling or Going on Vacation?) check it out! WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS!!! Please join us for fellowship in the church hall and sign our guest book in the vestibule. If you are interested in becoming a part of our community please ask to speak to Fr. Stephen. Please note: Only those faithful who are Orthodox Christians and have properly prepared themselves by fasting (from midnight), prayer, and recent confession; and who were present for the reading of the Epistle and Gospel, should approach to receive the Eucharist.

2 PARISH PRAYER LIST: Please remember the following persons during your daily morning and evening prayers. Names will be listed for 2 weeks unless requested. Submit names to the office by Wednesday for inclusion. Ailing: Bud Gunter (friend of the Cain s); Jeffrey Eckerd, & Frank Trimble (friends of Gloria Maliniak); Alice Kelly (Kathy Kuchwara's cousin); Jay Newcomb (Courtney's brother-in-law); Ann Marie and Joe Keating (Carl Polansky s friends); Brian Gingrich Jr. (infant grandson of J. Wevodau's friend); Eva Kunz (Mike Zart s Aunt); Zack Voras (Mantle family friend); Frank Priggins (Christine s father); Diane Broskey (Libby Hancher s niece); Mattie Martin; Joseph Graham (Tatiana's father-in-law); Keturah Faust (J. Barns and L. Shuga s friend); Naomi Hershey and Carrie Faust (friends of the Cole's); Matthew Kocsis; Marlene Kalenak (Anna Doray's niece); Van Milbrand (friend & co-worker of Larry Smith); Nicholas Essis; Pauline Lapinsky, Susan Strenski, and John Fatich (Janet Kuzupas siblings); Christine Demchak (Sue s sister); M. Olga Kovach Health and well-being: Matthew; Viviana, Natalia Sysak; David Shoffner; David Mamrak; June Taleff; Theodore Demchack (Sue's brother); Holly Haig (Debbie Hisiro s co-worker); Eileen Holey, (Debbie Hisiro s students mother); Kevin Herman (Eleanor's son); Fr. Jason Kappanadze; Alyssa Fedetz and David Altieri (daughter-in-law and nephew of Dotty Fedetz); Deb Reigle (friend of Ann Cole); Harvey Knupp (Dan & Donna Bretz's friend); Paul and Elizabeth Betty Pellegrini; Irene Priggins & Addison Wechter, her parents Judy & Greg (Christine Priggins sister & mother); Joe Demchak; Tom and Bernadine Antolick (Mary Ellen Osuch s sister and brother-in-law); Archpriest Alexander Atty; [Active Duty] Steven Heberle (Jean Dotsey s nephew); [OCMC Missionary] Christina Semon; [Catechumen] Jonathan Dunnavent; [Expectant Mothers] Nino Sensor, M. Anna Vernak; Elise Mosser; Christina Yerke and the children to be born of them. Newly Departed from This Life: Gertrude Cicha (Nora Lubecki Aunt) Jan 8; Antonia Rotko Dec 30; Olga Hudebenko Peck (cousin of Mat. Theodora) Dec 27; Walt O'shinski (Dotty Fedet z brother-inlaw) Dec 30; James Brousseau (husband of Evelyn Krempasky s cousin) - Dec 20; Barbara Cornwell (Kathy Kuchwara's friend) - Dec 12; Walter Strank (cousin of George Krempasky & Katherine Pilc) - Dec 10; Nellie Stine (John R. Barns aunt) - Dec 7; Anniversaries of Those Departed: Peter Mioff, Eli's father, Jan nd ; Andrew Mikulak, grandfather of John & Sue Dotsey, Jan th ; Nadjia Burcz, Barbara Cain s mother, Jan th ; James DiFlorio Sr., father of Joshua DiFlorio, Jan th ; Daniel Zedlovich Sr., husband of Evelyn Krempasky, Jan rd ; Stella Pedia, aunt of Eli Mioff, Jan 18-9 th ; Valery Pavlovich Benevolensky, cousin of Ellen Miller, Jan 18-6 th ; Henry P. Korpusik II, friend of Willard and Sue Brown, Jan 18-3 rd ; Maftey Szewczyk, great-grandfather of Anna Kuchta, Jan th ; Magdalene Russian, godmother of Joseph Russian, Jan 19; Catherine Kashuba, mother of Gloria Maliniak, Jan st ; Gloria Smith, aunt of Larry Smith, Jan 20-1 st ; Mary "Mame" Prete, Adam Mallick's sister, Jan 20-1 st ; Michael DeBatt, nephew of Anna Doray; Jan 20-5 th ; Paul Dotsey, John and Sue s brother, Jan 21-3 rd ; Walter Wasco, Jan th ; Candle Offerings: For information on how to purchase commemoration candles, please go to the candle desk or speak with one of the vestrymen. Seven Day Votive is offered in Memory of James DiFlorio, Sr on the 25 th anniversary of departing this life, by the DiFlorio Family Many Years: Names will be accepted for each week. Please submit to ctsocahbg@aol.com by the preceding Wednesday for inclusion in the Sunday bulletin Newly Baptized and Chrismated: Adrianna Murphy Jan 15 Birthdays: Janet Kuzupas Jan 16; Scott Staller Jan 16; Kathy Kuchwara - Jan 23

3 PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS: A special thanks to: Nicholas Zuro and Robert Cahall, who welded the metal mold for the ice cross used at our annual Pan-Orthodox river blessing. It worked great and will be used for many years to come! We are appreciative of their donating all of the materials and labor. Manny Lopez, who painted the hall basement classrooms. Manny is a professional painter, who offered his services gratis. We are also thankful for an anonymous donor who gave $500 towards the project, as well as others who donated toward the project. Check it out, it looks great! House Blessings 2011: Fr. Stephen has begun blessing homes, which will be arranged with those who sign-up in the vestibule, call or svernak@hotmail.com. Please have a candle, bowl of water, and list of living & departed members of your family ready for this visit. If possible, all members of the family should be present, and the TV, radio & cell phones turned off. Book Club: TODAY at 3pm CTS Book Club will meet at the Lubecki residence (Lebanon) to discuss the latest book, The Gurus, the young man, and Elder Piasios St. Mary s Altar Guild: Is sponsoring a Pot-luck dinner & social for all the women of the parish on Monday, Jan 24 th at 6:30 in the church basement. Please see the sign up sheet in the vestibule. Annual Super Bowl Party: The Men s club will host their annual Super Bowl Party on Sunday, February 6 th. SOUPER BOWL OF CARING: In 1990, a Super Bowl Sunday prayer inspired a group of young people to created the SOUPER BOWL OF CARING. Over the years this movement has raised more than $50 million for people in need. Christ the Saviour Church is once again participating. Please drop a cash donation and/or some canned goods in the soup pot held by our church school students on Sunday, February 6th. For more information on the Souper Bowl of Caring visit Recycle your Christmas Cards: The sisters at Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Ellwood City) use recycled religious greeting cards to make laminated books for children. We will have a box on the umbrella stand for the next three weeks. Simply cut your cards in half and deposit the front, printed part in the box. Thank you. Tastefully Simple: Please see Lydia Mantel if you are interested in ordering any Tastefully Simple Products. Fellowship Hour Schedule: Parishioners are asked to help by bringing at least 60 servings of baked goods and to serve them during their assigned fellowship hour. Please check the dates below and mark your calendar accordingly. The complete list through next May 2011 is available at the parish hall. If you are unable to be at church on your scheduled date contact Nadzia Schilling at January 23: Nadzia Schilling Lori Pawlush January 30: Dotty Fedetz Lydia Mantle February 6: Janet Kuzupas Anna Doray Last week s liturgy attendance: 156

4 EVENTS AROUND OUR ORTHODOX COMMUNITY St. Vladimir s Orthodox Seminary: On Monday, February 7 th the Seminary will present the US English-language premier of the St. Matthew Passion, a profound piece of sacred music composed by Russian Orthodox Christian musician & churchman Metropolitan HILARION (Alfeyev). The concert will be held at The Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City at 7:30pm. Please see the flyer in the vestibule for more information. Youth Winter Retreat 2011: The Annual Young Adult Winter Retreat will be held February 4-6 at Fatima Renewal Center in Dalton, PA. This retreat is open to student s grades For more please see the flyer in the candle stand or Kim Metz at retreat@ocayouth.org

5 SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 16, 2011 Colossians 3:4-11 (Epistle) Brethren, 4 when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. 5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, 7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. 8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, 11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. Luke 18:18-27 (Gospel) At that time, a certain ruler asked Jesus, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 19 So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 20 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' 21 And he said, "All these things I have kept from my youth." 22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." 23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. 24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 For 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. 26 And those who heard it said, "Who then can be saved?" 27 But He said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." GLORY TO THEE O LORD, GLORY TO THEE!

6 THE PROLOGUE OF OHRID: THE DAILY LIVES OF THE SAINTS AND REFLECTIONS BY ST. NIKOLAI OF ZICHA AND SOUTH CANAAN SAINT PETER THE APOSTLE (THE CHAINS OF ST. PETER) Saint Peter is commemorated on this day because of the chains by which he was shackled by the lawless Herod and which during the appearance of an angel in prison fell from him, "Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, 'Get up quickly.' The chains fell from his wrists" (Acts of the Apostles 12:7). The chains were preserved by Christians as much for the memory of this great apostle as well as for their healing power, for many of the sick were healed by touching them as well as with the towel of the Apostle Paul, "then when the face cloths or aprons that touched his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them" (Acts of the Apostles 19:12). St. Juvenal, the Patriarch of Jerusalem gave these chains as a gift to the Empress Eudocia, the exiled wife of the Emperor Theodosius the Younger. She divided them into two and sent one half to the Church of the Holy Apostle in Constantinople and the other half to her daughter Empress Eudoxia in Rome, the wife of Valentian. Eudoxia built the Church of St. Peter and deposited these chains in it, together with those chains with which Peter was shackled before his death under Emperor Nero. REFLECTION Nothing crushes human pride as does habitual obedience toward elders. In ancient Sparta, obedience was considered a great virtue. It is said a Spartan soldier, who rushed into battle armed with a sword, caught up with his enemy and at the precise moment when he was about to slay him, the trumpet sounded to end the fighting and the Spartan replaced his sword in the sheath. When someone who saw this asked him: "Why did you not slay the enemy?" He replied: "It is better to obey the commander than to slay the enemy." Christian obedience differs from this Spartan obedience in that it is voluntary and has as its goal the salvation of the soul; i.e., it is not for the preservation of the earthly kingdom but rather for obtaining of the heavenly kingdom. St. John the Short [Colobus] began his ascetical life with a certain elder of Thebes. In order to teach his disciple obedience, the elder planted a withered tree in the ground and ordered his disciple to water it daily. For three years, John without murmuring watered this withered tree until it finally turned green and brought forth fruit. This is the fruit of resigned obedience. The Crucified Lord Himself "became obedient to death" (Philippians 2:8).