From the Desk of the Pastor

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1 September 24, 2017 Dear Friends in Christ: 16 th Sunday After Pentecost From the Desk of the Pastor I can t stop thinking about it! Have you ever had that? No matter what you do to try and clear your head of something, it persistently returns. For me, it is the thought of Mary, the Mother of God, and all she continues to do for us (her spiritual children) as we approach the 100 th anniversary of her apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. I ve written about this a couple times in this space within the past year already. We need to take her warnings to heart: prayer and penance. Then, the world will be set right, but not without that. One of the reasons this is so important is because it shows us what God has planned for us after this earthly life is over. We will not be couch potatoes lounging around in heaven on sofas with hooka pipes all the while watching chubby cherubim darting through the clouds. If we take our lead from the Mother of God, we ll continue our eternity doing good, only on a much greater scale and with greater powers. (2 Tim. 2:12 we ll reign with him. ). Think about it: the Holy Theotokos spends her eternity coming to help us here on earth, visiting us with words of encouragement and admonitions of grave warning, showing us foretastes of what awaits us if we turn from God and what awaits us if we love Him starting now. She backs this up with prodigious signs in the heavens and accompanied by myriad hosts of angels. All of this still amazes me. To take a crass example, how many of us would go back to our old high school building (if it hasn t already been bulldozed, as mine has) and spend our free time warning the kids about the dangers ahead on the path of life and also encouraging them with helpful bits of advice? Not many of us. However, that is what Mary does for us. Having graduated from the swamp of sin in this world she could forget about our troubles and enjoy bliss without end, and nobody would complain. Yet, she who is called Mother of Christians spends her eternity laboring for our souls that we may be united to the Holy Trinity. In Revelation 12:1-6 we read about the Woman Clothed with the Sun, and this has many layers of meaning. It is Israel, the Church and the Virgin Mary all at once. She hides her child from the evil serpent and seeks to protect him. As we go through very trying times in the world with recent natural disasters, crazy dictators trying to acquire nuclear bombs, people falling away from the faith, we need to return to the simple faith of the early Christians who had a love for Jesus and sought protection under Mary s heavenly watch with this most ancient prayer: Beneath thy tenderness of heart / we take refuge, O Theotokos, / disdain not our supplications in our necessity, / but deliver us from perils, / O only pure and blessed one. In Christ, Jason, priest and sinner

2 New Things Happening at Holy Trinity: Kitchen Renovation has advanced to include new lighting, new flooring, new ceiling, new plumbing and ventilation. The Kitchen Donations have reached $16,839. We would like to thank Steve Neczypir and Charles & Donna Sradomski for their recent donations. Pyrohi will be back in production on Thursday, October 5 th and Friday, October 6 th in the newly renovated kitchen! Please call Stephanie Fedora if you have not volunteered in the past and would like to be a part of this vibrant team!!! She can be reached at or stephanie.fedora@verizon.net. Sunday, October 1 st at 3pm is our Parish Fall Picnic at Trinity Acres. You are invited to an evening together in the open air of singing, shashlik, dancing and Ukrainian Music! There will be grilled pork tenderloin as the main dish. Please bring your favorite side dish, a vegetable, salad, potato, appetizer or desert! There will also be a bonfire, and games for the children! New to our CCD program: A Pre-Kindergarten class will be added to our CCD Program. For information or to enroll your child, please obtain a registration form in the church vestibule or contact Mark Medwig. Attention Parishioners: Re: Festival Donations: If anyone donated purchased items to the festival (example: cases of pop) and have a dollar value of these items and would like this amount to be included on your yearly summary sheet of Substantiation of Charitable Contributions, please call or the rectory and provide the necessary information to Kim before January 1, PRAYER List: Please Keep in your prayers: Anastasia Chruszcz, Stephanya Borszcz, Daniel Holowaty, John Maslany, Helen Novak, Joe Popivchak, Mary Simek, Tillie Volanski, Donald Schultz, Dr. Justine Perhosky, James Holdcroft, John Yenchik, Raymond Komichak, Jim Nadeo, Melissa Pierce Leary, Michael Buny, David DuSold, Ryan Eckel, Dr. Jim Van Horn, Mary

3 McLaughlin, Tallulah Headrick, Sharon Maddern, Francis Leone, Bob Kness, Carol Ostaffe, Chuck Gibson Jr., Tom Kerchansky and Ted Hritzko. Also, if we have removed your name pre-maturely, we apologize. Please call the rectory and your name will immediately be added to this prayer list! Corrections to our FESTIVAL list of Donations: Al Trautman donated 128 bottles of water and 480 cans of pop, in addition to his donation of the Yugoslavia Decanter & Glasses, and Russ & Donna Zorey donated the tomato soup and tomato paste used to make the holubtsi. Also, we incorrectly listed Angela Honchar as the person who donated the Smurf Basket and the Bath & Body Basket. We need the person who donated these items to call the rectory so you can be recognized in next week s bulletin. Sunday, October 29 th Bishop Robert s 80 th Birthday Celebration in our church hall after the 11am Divine Liturgy. Please see the invitation in this bulletin. To be sure we will have enough food and available seating, please notify the rectory by phone or of the number in your party. Your name and the number in your party MUST be on the Registration List by October 25 th so we can be better prepared. This event will be catered by The Cooked Goose, and assisted by our Youth Group. This event will be a wonderful way to wish Bishop Robert a very Happy 80 th Birthday!!! A Spaghetti Dinner will be sponsored by The Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ukrainian Catholic Church, (4136 Jacob Street, Wheeling, West Virginia), on Sunday, Oct. 8, The time will be from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. The cost will be $7.00 for Adults and $3.50 for children. It will be held in the Church Hall, which is handicapped accessible. Carry out available. Telephone Everyone is welcome!! Annual Eparchial Fall Youth Retreat - The Giver is just around the corner! It will be held Oct. 7 & 8 at Crestfield Camp and Conference Center in Slippery Rock, PA. There will be 2 beautiful new heated cottages with comfortable bunks, full indoor shower and restroom facilities. This retreat is open to grades Early Bird Registration $50 by September 18 th!!! Please see the Registration Form further in this bulletin. Contact Lisa Hladio with any questions. lmhladio@zbzoom.net

4 Saturday, November 4 th - The 47 th annual UTS dinner dance and presentation of the 2017 Ukrainian of the Year award to Ms. Natalie Jaresko. All will take place at the Club at Nevillewood (1000 Nevillewood Dr. Presto, PA 15142). RSVP by Oct. 25 th $75 per person, payable to UTS (P.O. Box 4277, Pgh., PA 15203) Dress: Black Tie Saturday, Nov. 4 th - Holy Trinity s Food, FLEA MARKET & Bake will be from 10am 3pm in our church hall. We need all your gently used sellable items for the Flea Market. So start cleaning out your garage, your closets, your basement, or your attic and bring your items after October 1 to the church hall. Saturday, November 11 th - Holy Trinity s Nite at the Races: Doors open at 5:30pm, Buffet begins at 6pm and the first race starts at 7pm. $15 Admission and $10 for each horse. All horses must be purchased before November 3 rd! The admission charge includes buffet, soft drinks, beer, coffee, tea and desserts. Must be age 18 and over to enter. There will also be 50/50 raffle and Ukrainian Auction Raffle. For more information call Sunday, November 12 th Bishop Bohdan Benefit Dinner for the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat begins with a reception at 1pm at St. Paul Roman Catholic Seminary (2900 Noblestown Rd.) followed by dinner at 1:30pm. Bishop Bohdan will be attending. Everyone is invited to attend or to support the Dinner in some way. Individual tickets are $75. Deadline for registration is Nov. 6 th. Please complete a reservation card (see card further in bulletin) with your check made payable to: Eparchy of Saint Josaphat and mail to: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church (HTUCC) 730 Washington Avenue, Carnegie, PA You can also register online at September #3 Excerpt from Christ Our Pascha: Holy Tradition: Saint Basil the Great connects Holy Tradition with liturgical life, noting that in addition to the profession of faith in the Most Holy Trinity, it also embraces the sign of the Cross in the Rite of Reception into the Catechumenate; one's orientation during prayer, that is, facing East; the renunciation of Satan and his dominion; the triple immersion at Baptism; standing during worship on Sundays; the epiclesis [ i.e., invocation of the Holy Spirit] in the Eucharist; the blessing of water in oil, and so forth. (#31c)

5 Christ our Pascha Study Group will start on October 15 th physically at 12:30 pm at Sts. Peter & Paul Church (Ambridge, PA, but also through Zoom.com. Dates and Topics for discussion: Oct. 15 th Patriarch s letter, structure of catechism, based on Anaphora and Creed, unique features; Nov 12 th - Faith of Our Church, what do we believe, Creed; and Dec 10 th Holy Scripture and Tradition, Kerygma & Catechesis, Holy Fathers & Mothers, Growth in Faith. To join this study group, you will need a computer, IPhone or IPad with a camera and microphone. To learn how to download Zoom or have any questions, contact Sr. Ann at or srannl@aol.com. Christ our Pascha Catechisms are on sale in the rectory. Call and have one set aside for you: $20 each Ukrainian Festival is sponsored by St. Anne s Ukrainian Church (4130 Kirk Road, Austintown, OH 44511) on Sunday, September 24 from 12:00 Noon until 6:00pm.Kashtan Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Parma, Ukrainian Music by the Zaps Orchestra. Authentic Ukrainian food, St. Anne s famous pyrohi, kielbasa & sauerkraut, borscht, holupki, haluski, St. Anne s kolachi & other baked goods, Baskets Auction, raffles and Ukrainian Beer, & other refreshments. $2 admission (enters you for a chance to win 1 dozen frozen pyrohi). Free parking! Another Ukrainian Food Festival will take place at St. Vladimir s Church Hall (73 S. 18 th Street, South Side, PA) on Saturday, Oct. 21 st from 11am to 4pm. The menu consists of Holubsti, Stuffed Cabbage, Pyrohy, Halushsky, Kobasa on a stick and Ukrainian Borscht, Breads, Nut rolls, & Cookies. Also raffle items, 50/50 raffled, Eat in and Take Out! Kickoff Event takes place next Sunday, Sept. 24 th at 5pm at Holy Wisdom Parish, St. Boniface Church (2208 East St. Pittsburgh, 15212). The speaker is Kurt Kondrich, pro-life advocate whose efforts led to the passing of Chloe s Law. This fall s 40 days runs from Wednesday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 5. For more information, contact Fr. Dcn. Myron Spak at or mjspak@verizon.net. Also, or Sunday, November 5 th from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. has been reserved for Holy Trinity s participation at the 40 Days for Life Vigil. We will meet at the Planned Parenthood Clinic (933 Liberty Avenue) in downtown Pittsburgh, which has free on-street parking on Sundays. Two vigil participants per hour

6 is what is recommended. We need 8 participants. Please contact Fr. Deacon Myron at or mjspak@verizon.net. Also, a Mediterranean Food Festival will be sponsored by St. George Orthodox Church on October at their NEW LOCATION, from Noon -8pm Fri & Sat and Noon 6pm on Sunday. Order by phone or online & Credit Cards accepted. Take out or Dine in! The new location is 3230 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017, Dinners include Shish Kabob Lamb, Mediterranean Chicken and Baked Kibbee and Much more! For more info call , Young Adult s Vespers & Pizza will be sponsored by Sts. Cyril & Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary (3605 Perrysville Ave, Pgh 15214) on Saturday, Oct. 7 th at 5:00 p.m. Come pray and eat with your fellow young adults. Families and Children are welcome! Free-will offering to offset pizza costs and to thank the seminary for hosting. RSVP at abby.kreckel@gmail.com. An Annual Polish Fest will be held at All Saints Polish National Church (500 Fifth Street, Carnegie) on Saturday, Oct. 14 th from 11am to 7:30pm. Take-out opens at 10am. Stuffed cabbage (golabki), pierogi, Kielbasa sandwich, sauerkraut, cabbage and noodles (haluski), soda pop, coffee, imported Polish Beer, Entertainment, Theme Basket Auction, 50 / 50 raffle, Ticket raffle $1 per ticket and prize drawings of $1,000 and $250. Flea Market, Bake Sale and Lunch will be held at St. Philip Parish (114 Berry St. Pittsburgh, (Ingram) PA 15205) on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9am 2pm. For more information, call or Another Flea Market will be held at Church of the Atonement (618 Washington Ave., Carnegie) on Friday, Oct 6 & Saturday, Oct 7 from 9am 3pm. Lots of items for sale, clothing, shoes, linens, kitchen items, decorations and art, wall hangings. For more information, Call Joyce Annual Craft & Vendor Fair will be held at Carnegie Presbyterian Church (219 Ewing Rd. Carnegie) on Saturday, October 21 st from 9am 2pm. This will be a day of shopping! 30 + crafters and vendors, Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, homemade lunch available to purchase, eat in or take it to go! For more information call or visit

7 78 th Annual LUC Convention will be October 6, 7 & 8 at Genetti Best Western Hotel & Conference Center (77 East Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701). Registration & Hotel Reservation is due September 15. Any questions, call or For a copy of the full Convention mail out forms, contact Nick Kotow, President, Western Pennsylvania Council at or nckotow2@gmail.com Public Square Rosary Rally: Please join us in union with about 20,000 rallies nationwide on the same day in the historic year of the Fatima Centennial ( ) to ask God to end abortion and save America through the Rosary of His Most Holy Mother. We are meeting on Saturday, Oct. 14 th, 2017 at 12 Noon at Broniak and Kraf Greenhouse and Florist, (3205 Washington Pike, Rt. 50, 15017). Bring a chair, if desired. Contact Sue Chirumbole at for more information. Samaritan Counseling Center opens an office at SS. Simon and Jude (SSJ) Parish Life Center (1625 Greentree Rd., Pittsburgh Upper Level, Rm 37). Since 1982, Samaritan has provided psychological counseling and educational programs to 100,000+ people. Using a mind-body-spirit approach, therapists incorporate clients faith beliefs into counseling without ever imposing their own. Call Just a kind reminder for those who may have forgotten, that our parish supports a handicapped woman in Sambir, Ukraine (Natalia is her name). This is a good and holy work our parish does. Thank you to those who have faithfully given a little every month to pay for her food, shelter and nursing expenses. Whatsoever you did to the least of these that you did unto me. 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 $ ]. Vital Stats: $1, was offered in the collection with another $ for candles, $10 for the Eparchy, $85 for utilities, $17 for the Birth of the Theotokos, $210 for Exaltation of Holy Cross, $10 for Transfiguration, $5 for Dormition, $150 for the Kitchen Fund, $35 for the Natalia Protynyak in Ukraine Fund, and $1,350 for the burial of Walter Demain, all for a grand total of $3, Many blessings to all of our contributors whose sacrificial giving is known by God.

8 Lector Schedule for the weekend: Saturday, Sept. 30 at 4pm: Al Trautman Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30am: Serhiy Chovnyk Sunday, Oct 1 at 11am: Sophia Charron What s happening in our parish this week. Sat. Saturday After the Exaltation of the Cross: Conception 9/23 of St. John the Baptist 4:00pm Divine Liturgy for the people IS.also Divine Liturgy to mark the 8 th anniversary of the late James Volanski requested by Kay & Maryann Volanski MK Sun. Sunday After the Exaltation of the Cross: The holy first 9/24 martyr and one equal to the apostles, Thekla 8:30am 40 th Divine Liturgy for Peter Hlutkowsky IS 11:00am..also Divine Liturgy to mark the 4 th anniversary of the late Patricia Ann Bishop requested by the Bishop Family MK Mon. Our venerable mother Euphrosyna of Alexandria 9/25 Tues. The passing of the holy apostle and evangelist John the theologian 9/26 Wed. The holy martyr Callistratus and his 49 soldier companions 9/27 Thurs. Our venerable father and confessor Chariton 9/28 Fri. Our venerable father Cyriacus the anchorite 9/29 Sat. The holy-priest martyr Gregory the illuminator of Armenia 9/30 4:00pm Divine Liturgy for the people JC.also Divine Liturgy for the repose of Peter Hlutkowsky requested by the St. Josaphat Society IS Sun. Protection of the Theotokos: The holy apostle Ananias 10/1

9 8:30am 40 th Day Divine Liturgy for Yuriy Tsepak requested by the Korenovsky Family IS 11:00am..also Divine Liturgy for the repose of Jean Kincak requested by Marika Zaliszczuk JC 3:00pm Parish Picnic at Trinity Acres September Birthdays. If we left out your birthday, please call the rectory and your name will be added! Piotr Kalymon Lucille Mosur Helen Popivchak Craig Shymatta Dr. Roger Sembrat George Honchar John Kuzemka David Johnson Keith Reabe Michael Makar Raymond Steranko Marian Sywy Dimitro Kulik Curtis Sembrat Maria Koutsyk Volodimir Gonskyi Thomas Medwig Mary Ann Davis Nadiya Nakonechnyy Andrew Kurzawski Andy Saad Irena Kalymon Roman Hlutkowsky Sandy Krivonyak Clarke Colazzi Alexander Konecky Allison Grabowski Anna C. Kohl Randi Schultz Matthew Zaletski

10 The Holy Trinity Children s Herald Jesus Loves All His Little Children Sept.24, 2017 Luke 5: 1-11 Vol.1 No.30