SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Divine Liturgy..9:00 a.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Vespers 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11

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1 HOLY GHOST RUSSIAN ORTHODOX GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 East Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 008 PO Box 339 Phone: (203) Archpriest John A. Jillions, Pastor (203) (Rectory, can leave messages) (31) (Home) Mark Curran, Parish President (203) (Cell Emergency cases, i.e., funerals, hospitalizations, home visitations, etc. thru December) Barbara Dulin, Parish Secretary (bulletin) (203) (h) Website (Cathleen McCormick): NOVEMBER 4, rd Sunday after Pentecost Tone. Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries Daily Scripture Readings Services MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Thessalonians 2:20-3:8 Luke 12:13-1, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 12:42-48 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 Luke 12:48-9 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1 Thessalonians :1-8 Luke 13:1-9 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 1 Thessalonians :9-13, Luke 13:31-3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 2 Corinthians 11:1- Luke 9:37-43 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Divine Liturgy..9:00 a.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Vespers 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Divine Liturgy..9:00 a.m. Ephesians 2:4-10 (Epistle) 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. 1

2 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8 (Epistle, Unmercenaries) 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. Luke 8:41- (Gospel) 41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus feet and begged Him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. 43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. 2

3 Luke 8:41- (Gospel Cont d.) 4 And Jesus said, Who touched Me? When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, Who touched Me? 4 But Jesus said, Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me. 47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. 48 And He said to her, Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace. 49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue s house, saying to him, Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher. 0 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well. 1 When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. 2 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping. 3 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. 4 But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, Little girl, arise. Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened. Matthew 10:1, -8 (Gospel, Unmercenaries) 1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. 3

4 COFFEE FELLOWSHIP November 4 Hot Dogs, Sauerkraut, Baked Beans, Dessert - $.00 November 11 Carol Kirkman, Daria Ploski-Slavin A reminder For those parishioners who have not yet signed up for coffee hour, please consider doing so. It is vital to the Parish that we have this opportunity of fellowship every Sunday. Thank you, Mark. CANDLE DESK SCHEDULE November 4 Vera Alesevich, Bridget Alesevich November 11 Dave Lepesko, Audrey Stabler * Reminder: Please check with the candle desk each week to see if additional help is needed. PARISH PRAYER LIST Fr Steven Belonick Nicholas Reut, Steven Semenkovich THE ANNUAL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY Packets will be made available to those attending the meeting. Hopefully you have checked the voting list to make sure you will be able to attend and vote. Thank you. THE WOMEN S COUNCIL A reminder, that the Women s Council is collecting new (not used) pajamas thru March 1, Please contact Kathy Cisero at (203) Thank you. THREE SAINTS ORTHODOX CHURCH SLAVIC FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 9 TH & 10 TH Three Saints Orthodox Church at 2 Howard Ave., Ansonia will hold its Slavic Festival on Fri., Nov. 9th (4 7 pm) and Sat., Nov. 10 th (9 am pm, kitchen opens at 10 am). Enjoy two days of shopping opportunities and a variety of homemade ethnic foods including: pierogi, holupsi, holushki, borscht, cheese blintzes, baked goods, and more. Shop for religious items, tag sale treasures, and used books. Eat in or take-out available. For more information, contact: (203) MITERED ARCHPRIEST FR MICHAEL WESTERBERG RETIREMENT NOVEMBER 11 th will be held at the Amarante s Sea Cliff Restaurant, 32 Cove Street, New Haven, CT, 012 at 2:00 p.m. Adults, $0; children -12, $3; children under, free, payable to the Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church. VESPERS OF ST. NEKTARIOS, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 th AT CHRIST THE SAVIOR ORTHODOX CHURCH IN SOUTHBURY All are invited to join Archbishop Nikon and neighboring clergy at 4:00 p.m. for the Vespers of St. Nektarios at Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Southbury. Please note this is the Sunday after his Feast Day. There will be a procession with his relics, prayers for the sick, and anointing with oil from St. Nectarios tomb. A light buffet will follow. On the Feast Day, Friday, November 9 th, there will be Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. Please see the attached flyer on the bulletin board at the back of the church. 4

5 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ORTHODOX CHURCH FAIR Will take place on Saturday, November 17 th at St. John s on 34 Mill Hill Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. (Please see the flyer on the bulletin board in the back of the church for more information.) FOCUS ST. NICHOLAS SACKS PROGRAM Memo from Fr John: Dr. John Moxen of FOCUS followed up with me regarding the "St Nicholas Sacks" project some of you are aware of. FOCUS is the national Orthodox agency devoted to serving social service needs in communities across the US. They reached out to me as part of a pilot program in six US cities. My hope is that we can build a strong relationship with FOCUS to assist in helping advance the parish's future in Bridgeport. 1. He is arranging for a Family Resource Center in Bridgeport to be a host site to receive and distribute to people in need small sacks of items (see below list) on one of the first weekends in December (to be determined). 2. We will partner with three other local parishes (Antiochian, OCA Albanian, and OCA Ansonia have expressed interest) to each put together 0 sacks and then deliver them on the selected day. FOCUS is sending the empty sacks to Holy Ghost, and I will deliver them to the local clergy. 3. Correction: There is money in the Outreach Fund, which will pay for the articles needed below in these sacks; therefore, parishioners do not need to supply these articles as originally stated. *However, parishioners can fill in items like a toy/game or snack and help fill the sacks. Our church school students will include a short hand-written note of greeting and support. Yours in Christ, Fr John THE HYGIENE KITS WILL INCLUDE: Shampoo Disposable razors Body wash Shaving gel Lotion Hair brush & comb Hand sanitizer Antibacterial soap Facial tissue Toothbrush Deodorant Toothpaste Toothbrush holder Washcloth/hand towel Vaseline *Family sized snack *Toy/game to share (basketball/cards) Personal note of encouragement! REMINDER THAT WEEKLY SERMONS are available on our website, THE NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be December 9 th. FORCC NEWS: 1) The Parish Council recently voted to invite FORCC to hold their meeting at Holy Ghost on March 21, Please save the date. 2) Matushka Lydia Westerberg has posted Fr George Parsenios presentation from the recent FORCC banquet. For those who were not able to attend, you will find this presentation on their website, Please go to the page, Keynote Speaker for the podcast and video. Thank you.

6 PARISH METRICS (November 4 November 10) BIRTHDAYS Marion Gulash, (November th ); Stephen Jackson Pronechen, (November 8 th, 3 years) ANNIVERSARIES None listed God Grant them Many Years! (Please note: If you have entered birthdays or anniversaries on the sheets provided in Vestry, please be aware that I will not collect that information until December 31 st. Therefore, those dates will be included and updated for If you would like me to list them in the bulletins in 2018, just let me know Thank you for understanding! Barb) DEPARTED FROM THE PARISH METRICS NOVEMBER 4 Elena Kamot, 1918, 23; Walter Plaveck, 197, 7; Nicholas Megura, 1988, 8; Mary Derr, NOVEMBER Paul Tymniak, 191, 9; Thomas Wentovich, 1974, 7. NOVEMBER John Polinov, 1918, 30; Lucy Hubetsel Oleshkevich, 197; Helen Chervenak Mellish, 1993, 87; Vera Zastenchik, 2003, 77. NOVEMBER 7 Daniel Evangel, 1910, 20; John Kostyk, 1949, ; Metrophan Serediuk, 191, 4; Anna Kochiss Pavlick, 198, 83; Julia Zagorulko, 199, 79; Ilarion Tarasuk, 1971, 80; Mary Valovich, 1987, 72; Anne Bobko, 1988, 7; Mary Wasik, 1992; Olga Harris, 1998, 90. NOVEMBER 8 John Marketan, 190, 3; Elias (Alex) Laytar, 198, 8; Nicholas Pisaretz, Sr., 1973, 87; Stephanie Curran, 1998, 7; Dorothy Drevanik, 2000, 74. NOVEMBER 9 Juliana Lukach, 192, 8; Anna Jankura, 194, 8; Charles W. Dougiello, 19; Catherine Fadus, 1979; Jean Tabak, 2001 NOVEMBER 10 Ivan Milchan, 1924, 38; Justina Buiak, 1940, 48; Joseph Kochiss, Sr., 190, 77; Joseph Sivec, 193, 9; John Jankura, Sr., 197, 9; Ann M. Dougiello, 1999; Frank G. Pistey, Jr., 2004; James Cooper, 2008, 8. Memory Eternal!