From the Desk of the Pastor

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1 October 8, 2017 From the Desk of the Pastor 18 th Sunday After Pentecost Dear Friends in Christ: Our deep and heartfelt prayers are with the victims of the unthinkable tragedy in Las Vegas. I will not speak of the man who did these things, such men do not deserve our attention and they certainly do not deserve to have their names memorialized in the records of history. For men who do such things we shudder to even think of singing May their memory be eternal!, but we do trust that God will execute His divine justice. Our holy faith teaches us that for those who abuse, kill or torment in any way the innocent, they will have to face not the wrath of men but ultimately of God. On this topic, Jesus said that whoever causes the little ones to sin, it would be better if that person were to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around the neck (Luke 17). Amidst this dark news we must never allow our minds and hearts to be absorbed by evil, but to overcome evil, to focus on the light amidst the darkness and to rely wholly on divine faith and divine grace. In moments like this people turn to divine faith and divine grace. Here are some stories of people who performed extraordinary acts of love and sacrifice this past week in Las Vegas. I ask that instead of being stunned by the enormity of one man s evil, you make a point of allowing yourself to be edified by the following examples of goodness from so many: Arizona firefighter Kurt Fowler was shot in the leg shielding his wife from gunfire Jonathan Smith saved around thirty people before he was shot in the neck Mike Cronk stopped his friend from bleeding to death after he was shot 3 times Former Marine Taylor Winston stole a truck to take victims to the hospital Firefighter Steve Keys was shot while performing CPR on a woman he didn t know Sonny Melton died protecting his wife, Heather Melton, from the bullets Finally, Heather Gooze was a different kind of hero. She stayed by Jordan McIldoon's side as he died in her arms. "I didn't want him to be there alone," Gooze said. "I didn't want him to just be a no-named body... and now I had an obligation to make sure that everybody knew who he was. I ask you, what takes more courage: to sit on a 32 nd story suite and shoot a machine gun at strangers, or to stay amidst the bullets and perform CPR on a stranger? To vent anger pointlessly or to save the lives of others and take a bullet in the neck for them?

2 Which passions in my heart do I feed the most? When anger comes upon me, do I feed it or do I feed love? Revenge or mercy? The animal we feed is the one that grows. Lord Jesus teach us to be loving like you, to feed on your holy Body and Blood, that in moments of anger we may produce fruits akin to yours, fruits borne of courage, faith and love, never of rage, hatred and the diabolic. In Christ, Jason, priest and sinner New Things Happening at Holy Trinity A huge thank you to everyone for making our new kitchen a reality! Everyone is invited to come down and look at it after each Liturgy. Our next step is to have a large, attractive plaque designed to list the names of those people in whose memory donations were made for this great project. I wish to single out one person in particular for exemplary help in getting this kitchen project off the ground and through to completion: Mayda Medwig. Mayda has spent a great many hours planning the minutest aspects of the kitchen renovation, she has been our liaison with the designer and the contractor, she has been a research gopher for all aspects of commercial kitchen upgrades, she has been an answer box and a question machine. I thank her husband, Mark, and their kids for being so generous in sharing her with us these past seven months. Mayda, may God reward you richly for your selflessness in volunteering so much of your time and talent with your parish. May God grant you many years! Pyrohi Production is Back. Volunteers are always needed. 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. The Kitchen Donations have reached $18,754. We would like to thank Bruce and Veronica Alstad for their recent donation! Remember to help out our handicapped friend, Natalia, in Ukraine! God sees and rewards! We now have 2 donation boxes for her, one in the vestibule and the other in the parking lot side entrance. Any amount helps! We send her $240 per month, but the past few months donations have sometimes not exceeded $50 per month.

3 PRAYER LIST 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! 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, Michael Buny, David DuSold, Ryan Eckel, Dr. Jim Van Horn, Mary McLaughlin, Tallulah Headrick, Sharon Maddern, Francis Leone, Bob Kness, Carol Ostaffe, Chuck Gibson Jr., Tom Kerchansky, Ted Hritzko, Kara Stemplewicz and Mary Molesky. Events at Holy Trinity Holy Trinity Rosary will take place every Tuesday in October at Noon in our church in honor of the 100 th anniversary of the apparitions of Mary, the Mother of God in Fatima, Portugal. Sunday, October 29 th Bishop Robert s 80 th Birthday Celebration in our church hall after the 11am Divine Liturgy. 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!!! 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 to the church hall. Saturday, November 11 th - Holy Trinity s Nite at the Races: Doors open at 5:30pm, Buffet begins at 6pm & the first race starts at 7pm. $15 Admission & $10 for each horse. All horses must be purchased before Nov. 3 rd! Please make checks payable to: St. Josaphat Society. The admission charge includes buffet, soft drinks, beer, coffee, tea and desserts. Must

4 be age 18 and over to enter. There will also be 50/50 raffle and Ukrainian Auction Raffle. For more information call Events in Our Eparchy Sunday, November 5, Meat Loaf Dinner will be sponsored by The Apostleship of Prayer of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ukrainian Catholic Church, (4136 Jacob St., Wheeling, WV) from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. The menu will consist of meat loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, cole slaw, dessert, and coffee and iced tea. The cost will be $8.00 for Adults and $4.00 for children ages 6 to 12 years, free under 6 years. It will be held in the Church Annex which is handicapped accessible. Carryout available. Telephone Everyone is welcome. 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. Everyone is invited to attend or to support the Dinner in some way. Bishop Bohdan will be attending. Individual tickets are $75. Please complete a reservation card 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 Deadline to register is November 6 th! Events in Our Ukrainian Community Oct Ukrainian Food Festival will take place at St. Vladimir s Orthodox Church Hall (73 S. 18 th Street, South Side, PA) 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! 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

5 Events in Our Community Oct. 14-Flea Market, Bake Sale and Lunch will be held at St. Philip Parish (114 Berry St. Pittsburgh, (Ingram) PA 15205) from 9am 2pm. For more information, call or Oct. 14 -An Annual Polish Fest will be held at All Saints Polish National Church (500 Fifth Street, Carnegie) 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. Oct Annual Craft & Vendor Fair will be held at Carnegie Presbyterian Church (219 Ewing Rd. Carnegie) 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 Oct A Mediterranean Food Festival will be sponsored by St. George Orthodox Church 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 , Friday & Saturday, Nov. 10 th & 11 th St. Andrew Lutheran Church (218 Alter Street, East Carnegie) will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar featuring quality homemade savory soups, crafts, decorations, assorted baked goods and pierogies. Shop for bargains and don t forget to bring your Christmas list! The Bazaar is open from 11am until 4pm each day. Everyone is welcome!! Prayer and Educational Events in Our Eparchy Christ Our Pascha Study Group will start Next Sunday, Oct. 15 th at 1 pm at the Sts. Peter & Paul convent chapel. If you have a computer with a camera & microphone, you can join through zoom.com. Simply Sr. Ann at srannl@aol.com, and she will send you a link. Holy Trinity is selling Christ our Pascha Catechisms for $20 each. Call the rectory to have one put aside for you. If you are unable to purchase a catechism, Sr. Ann can send scans prior to the meeting. Oct Patriarch's letter, structure of catechism, based on Anaphora and Creed, unique features of the Catechism; Nov Faith of Our Church, what do we believe, Creed; Dec Holy Scripture and Tradition, Kerygma and Catechesis, Holy Fathers & Mothers, Growth in Faith. Please register by ing or calling Sr. Ann

6 September #5 Excerpt from Christ Our Pascha - Apostolic Tradition: Christ chooses his apostles and sends them to preach the Word: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you (Mt 28: 19-20). Having received the commission of Christ s Ascension and then receiving the power of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, the apostles began to preach Christ and witness to him: This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses (Acts 2:32). Following the example of Christ the Teacher, the apostles transmit his Gospel to their disciples through the living word of preaching, calling upon all to preserve it; Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living within us (2 Tm 1:14). (#33) Prayer and Educational Events in Our Community Oct 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 meet 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. Promise & Fulfillment: An Exclusive Filming Event is sponsored by St. Paul Center and will take place at St. Mary s Catholic Church (201 Garnier Street, Pittsburgh (Sharpsburg area) on Saturday, October 21 st. This event will feature 3 of Dr. Hahn s best known talks: The Lambs Supper, Consuming the Word, and the Fourth Cup. It is free and includes lunch. Limited seats available so register today. When you register for this event you will be part of a filmed audience and need to commit to staying for the entire event, starting at 8:30am and concluding at 3pm. Any questions, call Joanathan McGovern at 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 is what is recommended. We need 8 participants. Please contact Fr. Deacon Myron at or mjspak@verizon.net.

7 Weekly Collection & Reminders Vital Stats: $2,321 was offered in the collection with another $ for candles, $10 for the Eparchy, $256 for utilities, $5 for Special Offering, $51 for Natalia Protynyak in Ukraine Fund, $60 Festival Donation, $500 Kitchen Donation in memory of Becky Alstad, and $ tax refund from Duquesne Light, all for a grand total of $3, Finally, we would like to thank Katherine Volanski for donating her $50 in festival lottery winnings. Many blessings to all of our contributors whose sacrificial giving is known by God. 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 $ ]. Quarterly Reminder (4th qrt. 2017): Our Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma is obligated to remind its members that they, especially the victims, have a right and duty to report any incident of the sexual abuse of a minor by the clergy, or by an employee or a volunteer. One should come forward and make that known to his or her pastor or to the bishop or to one of those who assist him in this regard. Our current Bishop Bohdan Danylo can be reached at his Chancery at or by writing to him at P.O. Box , Parma, OH The Victim Assistance Coordinator, Marika Zaliszczuk can be reached on her cell You may view the Policies & Procedures at Sat. 10/7 Divine Liturgy Schedule The holy martyrs Sergius and Bacchus 4:00pm Divine Liturgy for the people JC.also Divine Liturgy for the repose of John Mosur requested by Rebecca Zaletski IS

8 Sun. 10/8 8:30am 18 th Sunday After Pentecost: Our venerable mother Pelagia Divine Liturgy for the repose of Charles Lopushansky requested by Frances Yuschak IS 11:00am..also Divine Liturgy for the repose of Alice Haritan requested by Charles & Donna Sradomski JC Mon. The holy apostle James, son of Alpheus 10/9 Tues. The holy martyrs Eulampius and his sister Eulampia 10/10 Wed. The holy apostle Philip, one of the seven deacons 10/11 Thurs. The holy martyrs Probus, Tarachus & Andronicus 10/12 Fri. The holy martyrs Bishop Carpus and Deacon Papylus 10/13 Sat. Our venerable mother Paraskevia of Egypt 10/14 4:00pm Divine Liturgy for the people JC.also Divine Liturgy to mark the 21 st anniversary of the late Stephen Zorey requested by Stephanie Konecky & Family IS Sun. Sundays of the Fathers of the 7 th Ecumenical Council: 10/15 Our venerable father Euthymius the younger 8:30am 11:00am Divine Liturgy for the repose of Halyna Serkiz (Ukraine) requested by Lyudmyla Kalachuk..also Divine Liturgy for the repose of George & Anna Basick requested by Eleanor Patross Next Week s Lector Schedule Saturday, Oct. 14 at 4pm: Helen Zaletski Sunday, Oct. 15 at 8:30am: Terry Styran Sunday, Oct. 15 at 11am: Sophia Charron IS JC

9 Birthdays. If we left out your birthday, please call the rectory and your name will be added! Tom Kerchansky Carola Medwig Ming Medwig Olga Gonskyi Borys Bednarchuk Michalina Pituch Stephen Zinski Zoryana Petrovych Dennis Kurzawski Volodymyr Petrovych Christine Kalymon Stephanie Fedora Maria Bagmet Al Trautman Olha Yachuk Valeriia Yachuk Maribel Medwig Maranda Kuzemka

10 The Holy Trinity Children s Herald Jesus Loves All His Little Children October 8, 2017 Luke 7: Vol.1 No.32

11 Bishop Bohdan J. Danylo and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma Cordially invite you to the 2017 Benefit Dinner in Pittsburgh, PA for the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat Sunday, November 12, 2017 Saint Paul Roman Catholic Seminary 2900 Noblestown Rd. Pittsburgh, PA Reception 1:00 p.m., Dinner 1:30 p.m. Individual Tickets $75.00 Deadline for Registration: November 6, 2017 Mail in the Reservation Card and include a check or credit card information or go online and pay with a credit card Checks payable to: Eparchy of Saint Josaphat Mail to: Holy Trinity Parish 730 Washington Ave., Carnegie, PA Bishop Bohdan s goals for our Eparchy are to evangelize, serve the faithful (Diakonia) and reflect Christ s love. This Benefit Dinner will help the Eparchy to do this, as the proceeds will support our ministries (such as youth ministry) and vocations, and assist missions and parishes throughout the entire Eparchy. Also, 10% of the Dinner s net proceeds will be given to our Patriarch, Sviatoslav, to use for his highest priorities in the worldwide Ukrainian Catholic Church.

12 2017 Benefit Dinner Reservation

13 You are cordially invited to the 11:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church to celebrate the 80 th Birthday of the Most Rev. Robert M. Moskal Bishop Emeritus of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma Sunday, October 29, 2017 Followed by a Luncheon in our church hall RSVP: (the number in your party) by October 25, or holytrinitycarnegie@gmail.com or drop your registration slip at the rectory TEAR HERE Name: Number in your party 730 Washington Avenue, Carnegie, PA 151

14 HOLY TRINITY UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH NITE AT THE RACES Saturday, November 11, Washington Avenue Carnegie, PA Doors Open at 5:30 PM Buffet Begins at 6:00 PM & First Race Runs at 7:00 PM $15.00 Admission includes Buffet-Soft Drinks-Beer-Coffee-Tea-Desserts $10.00 for each Horse Must Be Age 18 and Over to Enter 50/50 Raffles Ukrainian Auction Raffle For More Information Call Deadline: Friday, Nov. 3 rd for Horse and Owner Names Checks Payable to: St. Josaphat Society

15 Nite at the Races Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 Sponsored by the St. Josaphat Society (Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church) DEADLINE for Names: FRIDAY, NOV 3 rd Each Horse: $10 Checks Payable to: St. Josaphat Society Mail to: Holy Trinity, 730 Washington Avenue, Carnegie, PA to: rebecca.zaletski@hotmail.com or holytrinitycarnegie@gmail.com Fax to: Paid Horse s Name Owner s Name Contact: Rebecca Zaletski: or Rectory: