From the Desk of the Pastor

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1 October 1, 2017 Protection of the Theotokos From the Desk of the Pastor Dear Friends in Christ: Gary is at a banquet and keeps complaining that his false teeth are hurting him. The guy sitting to his left reaches into his pocket and pulls out a set of dentures. He hands them to Harry and says, "Try these." Gary tries them, and says, "Thanks anyway, but they're too tight." The guy pulls out another set and hands them to Gary. They fit perfectly, so Gary wears them for the entire night. At the end of the banquet, Gary hands them back to the guy and says, "They fit me perfectly. Are you a dentist?" The guy says, "No, I'm an undertaker." We have a couple banquets coming up, but I assure you both of them will have nothing to do with dentures or undertakers. Instead, both banquets have to do with the letter G and both have to do with time. The first banquet relates to gratitude and concerns that beloved son of Holy Trinity, Bishop Robert Moskal, who will be celebrating 80 years of life very shortly. We wish to host him here in this nest which gave him wings, to express our gratitude to God for giving him life and his episcopal vocation and we will look back upon the eighty years of his life up till today. Please see the enclosed information in the bulletin and plan on attending, here on Oct. 29 th. The second banquet we greatly anticipate will be Nov.12 th with our beloved Bishop Bohdan Danylo at 2900 Noblestown Rd, East Carnegie at St. Paul Seminary. The letter G for this event refers to giving and it looks not to the past but to the future. Our church is growing in the southern States and holds much promise, especially with new converts who love our Ukrainian Catholic traditions. I know this is true because I was pastor at our mission parish in Raleigh, NC for two years. Our Bishop is not one to simply wish them well. He wants to be active in helping them grow, and that means paying for start up costs, as you would for a child. Once that child is old enough to work, then they can make their own way in life. So, too, with parish. These mission parishes need help and I m proud to say that my wife and I will gladly pay the ticket fee in order to help our Eparchy grow. It s an investment in tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you there as well. See information in the following pages. May God bless you as you express your gratitude and giving, for all God s blessings both yesterday and tomorrow. In Christ, Jason, priest and sinner

2 New Things Happening 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. This Tuesday, the intention during the Rosary will be for the health of Mary Molesky, the eldest daughter of Anthony and Anna Molesky. 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. Corrections to our FESTIVAL list of Donations: Joanne & Rich Hurey donated all the condiments and 10 lbs of rice, Stephanie Fedora donated 30 lbs. of rice, and Mary Ann Volanski donated 27 lbs of noodles, and 14 lbs of butter. If we have omitted or incorrectly listed your donations, please call or the rectory. Thank you! Remember to help out our handicapped friend in Ukraine! God sees and rewards! 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.

3 Events at Holy Trinity 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!!! 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 and the first race starts at 7pm. $15 Admission and $10 for each horse. All horses must be purchased before November 3 rd! Please make checks payable to: St. Josaphat Society. 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 Events in Our Eparchy Oct 7 & 8 - Annual Eparchial Fall Youth Retreat - The Giver is next weekend 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 Please see the Registration Form further in this bulletin. Contact Lisa Hladio with any questions. lmhladio@zbzoom.net Oct. 8 - 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). 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!!

4 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 (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 Deadline to register is November 6 th! Events in Our Ukrainian Community Oct. 6, 7 & 8 The 78 th Annual LUC Convention 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 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 Events in Our Community Oct. 7 -Young Adult s Vespers & Pizza will be sponsored by Sts. Cyril & Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary (3605 Perrysville Ave, Pgh 15214) at 5:00 p.m. Come pray and eat with your fellow young adults. Families and Children are welcome! Freewill offering to offset pizza costs and to thank the seminary for hosting. RSVP at abby.kreckel@gmail.com. Oct Flea Market will be held at Church of the Atonement (618 Washington Ave., Carnegie) from 9am 3pm. Lots of items for sale, clothing, shoes, linens, kitchen items, decorations and art, wall hangings. For more information, Call Joyce

5 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 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! 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 , Prayer and Educational Events in Our Eparchy Christ Our Pascha Study Group will start on Oct. 15, 2017 at 1 pm. at the Sts. Peter & Paul convent chapel. You can also join through Zoom.com if you have a computer with a camera & microphone by ing Sr. Ann at srannl@aol.com. She will send you a link that will get you to the meeting site. Christ our Pascha Catechisms are on sale in our rectory. Call and have one set aside for you: $20 each. 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 &

6 Mothers, Growth in Faith. Please register by ing or calling Sr Ann at or September #4 Excerpt from Christ Our Pascha - Apostolic Tradition: Christ entrusts the word of Revelation to his apostles: for the words that you [Father] gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them I have given them your word (Jn 17:8, 14). The Church continues the apostolic mission in the transmission of God's Revelation. She is called to preach and to interpret it. To fill this, Christ gave his Church the Holy Spirit, who leads her into all truth (see Jn 16:13). The Church transmits God's Revelation in two ways: orally - by the apostles who, by their oral preaching, by example, and by observances handed on what they had received from the lips of Christ, from living with him, and from what he did, or what they had learned through the prompting of the Holy Spirit; and in writing - by those apostles and apostolic men who under the inspiration of the same Holy Spirit committed the message of salvation to writing. (#32) 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. 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 onstreet 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. Samaritan Counseling Center has 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

7 Weekly Collection & Reminders Vital Stats: $2,042 was offered in the collection with another $196 for candles, $319 for the Eparchy, $20 for utilities, $70 for Exaltation of Holy Cross, $6 for Special Offering, $12 for the Natalia Protynyak in Ukraine Fund, and $5,350 for the burial of Brian Bunecicky and purchase of 5 graves, $66 additional soup sales, and $150 in memorial donations for Peter & Luba Hlutkowsky, all for a grand total of $8,231. 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. 9/30 Divine Liturgy Schedule The holy-priest martyr Gregory the illuminator of Armenia 4:00pm Divine Liturgy for the people JC.also Divine Liturgy for the repose of Peter Hlutkowsky requested by the St. Josaphat Society IS

8 Sun. 10/1 8:30am Protection of the Theotokos: The holy apostle Ananias 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 Mon. The holy priest-martyr Cyprian and holy virgin martyr Justina 10/2 Tues. The holy bishop-martyr Dionysius the Areopagite 10/3 Wed. The holy priest-martyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens 10/4 Thurs. The holy martyr Charitina 10/5 Fri. The holy glorious apostle Thomas, called the twin 10/6 Sat. The holy martyrs Sergius and Bacchus 10/7 4:00pm Divine Liturgy for the people JC.also Divine Liturgy for the repose of John Mosur requested by Rebecca Zaletski IS Sun. 18 th Sunday After Pentecost: Our venerable mother Pelagia 10/8 8:30am 11:00am Divine Liturgy for the repose of Charles Lopushansky requested by Frances Yuschak..also Divine Liturgy for the repose of Alice Haritan requested by Charles & Donna Sradomski Next Week s Lector Schedule Saturday, Oct. 7 at 4pm: Dr. Justine Perhosky Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8:30am: Serhiy Chovnyk Sunday, Oct. 8 at 11am: cantor 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 1, 2017 Protection of the Theotokos Vol.1 No.31

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