HOLY GHOST RUSSIAN ORTHODOX GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH 1510 East Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608 PO Box 55339 Phone: (203) 334-5700 Archpriest John A. Jillions, Pastor (203) 572-0026 (Rectory, can leave messages) (631) 549-2124 (Home) jjillions@gmail.com Mark Curran, Parish President (203) 526-8863 (Cell Emergency cases, i.e., funerals, hospitalizations, home visitations, etc. thru December) Barbara Dulin, Parish Secretary (bulletin) (203) 452-0776 (h) moparbarb@gmail.com Website (Cathleen McCormick): www.holyghostbpt.org NOVEMBER 25, 2018 26th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Tone 1. Leave-taking of the Entry into the Temple. Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Clement, Bishop of Ochrid and Enlightener of the Bulgarians Daily Scripture Readings MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 1 Timothy 5:1-10 Luke 19:37-44 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 1 Timothy 5:11-21 Luke 19:45-48 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 1 Timothy 5:22-6:11 Luke 20:1-8 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 1 Timothy 6:17-21 Luke 20:9-18 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 2 Timothy 1:1-2, 8-18 Luke 20:19-26 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Galatians 5:22-6:2 Luke 12:32-40 Services SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Divine Liturgy..9:00 a.m. (Fr Steven Voytovich serving) Panikhida in loving memory of William M. Savisky, Sr., on his 27 th anniversary of falling asleep in the Lord from his wife & family. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Vespers.4:00 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 Divine Liturgy..9:00 a.m. Ephesians 5:9-19 (Epistle) 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says: Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light. 1
Ephesians 5:9-19 (Epistle Cont d.) 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, Hebrews 9:1-7 (Epistle, Theotokos) 1 Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; 3 and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, 4 which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; 5 and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. 6 Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services. 7 But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people s sins committed in ignorance; Luke 13:10-17 (Gospel) 10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity. 13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 2
Luke 13:10-17 (Gospel Cont d.) 14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day. 15 The Lord then answered him and said, Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound think of it for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath? 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 (Gospel, Theotokos) 38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me. 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her. 27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You! 28 But He said, More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it! DONATIONS / CANDLES / FLOWERS Lampatki over Royal Doors in loving memory of William M. Savisky, Sr. on his 27 th anniversary of his falling asleep in the Lord from his wife and family. 2 Large Crosses in loving memory of William M. Savisky, Sr. from his grandchildren. COFFEE FELLOWSHIP November 25 Joe Curran, Bob Denhup, & Jerry Kopko December 2 - Open - 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. 3
CANDLE DESK SCHEDULE November 25 George Kasper December 2 LoveAnn Curran * Note: Please report to the desk at 8:15 a.m. and plan to stay after Liturgy to extinguish the candles. PARISH PRAYER LIST Fr Steven Belonick Mary Charak, Helen Kushel, Basil Maslo ANNUAL MEETING INFO I inadvertently left off three newly-elected Trustees. They are: Frank Kaputa, George Kasper, and Richard Jankura. Congratulations; and again, my apologies! Barb. In addition, of 64 eligible voters, 37 attended this meeting in November. FOCUS ST. NICHOLAS SACKS PROGRAM REMINDER Sunday, December 2, after Liturgy, as a parish, we will be putting together the "St Nicholas Sacks". The Outreach Committee is purchasing most of the items to include, but parishioners are invited to supply family-size snacks, and a small toy/game to share (everything needs to fit in the sack). REMINDER THAT WEEKLY SERMONS are available on our website, www.holyghostbpt.org THE NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be December 9 th. FORCC NEWS: 1) Due to last Thursday s snow and sleet, the FORCC meeting has been rescheduled to this Thursday, November 29th at 7:30 p.m. at Three Saints in Ansonia. 2) The Parish Council recently voted to invite FORCC to hold their meeting at Holy Ghost on March 21, 2019. Please save the date. 3) Reminder 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, www.forcc.org Please go to the page, Keynote Speaker for the podcast and video. Thank you. THE WOMEN S COUNCIL A reminder, that the Women s Council is collecting new (not used) pajamas thru March 1, 2019. Please contact Kathy Cisero at (203) 380-8548. Thank you. AN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL TRUTH (QUOTE) "Just as at sea those who are carried away from the direction of the harbor bring themselves back on course by a clear sign, on seeing a tall beacon light or some mountain peak coming into view, so Scripture may guide those adrift on the sea of the life back into the harbor of the divine will." St Gregory of Nyssa 4
PARISH METRICS (November 25 December 1) BIRTHDAYS Kelsey Guggenheim Dias (November 25 th ), Diane Durden Quill (November 26 th ), Jason Holt (November 26 th ), Adam M. Guggenheim (November 28 th ) 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 2019. 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 25 John Pishtey, 1942, 64; John Kosko, 1948, 58; Amelia Jakobsky 1969, 72; Dorothy (Lantowski) Kochiss 1977, 49; Matushka Anna Chervenak Gilevich, 1980, 81; Walter Vanagel, Jr., 1986, 69; Mary (Kaladish) Nyszk, 2005, 89; William Sivec, 2005, 82; Tamara (Kaimer) Kristof, 2007, 45. NOVEMBER 26 Michael Pishtey, 1910, 39; Anastasia Ekimovich, 1920, 48; Ilias Rukan, 1942, 52; Simeon Alesevich, 1947, 62; Dorothy Popadic Denhup, 1980, 62. NOVEMBER 27 John Lantovsky, 1926, 60; Maxim Cherniakovich, 1951, 72; Mary (Brisko) Kasper, 1956, 70; Albert Vogel, 1975, 57; Helen Drinkwine, 1988, 82; Michael Jankura, 1992, 81; Marjorie (Lescheshen) Nelson, 1996, 80; Stephen Wargo, 1999, 99; Anne Manganello, 2006. NOVEMBER 28 Paraskeva Banich, 1897, 4 weeks; Elena Suchkov, 1910; Maria Sidor, 1922, 29; Maria Vitul, 1935, 50; Stanislaw Lopata, 1956, 66; Feodor Boldusoff, 1960, 66; Tatiana Sosik, 1990; Ted Douglas Tanner, 1991; William Michael Savisky, Sr., 1991. NOVEMBER 29 Michael Grabchuk, 1897, 5 days; Stephen Mazurick, 1967, 61; Mary (Mae) (Gulick) Bertany, 1982, 77; Tatiana Chernak, 1987, 94. NOVEMBER 30 Andrew Dirga, 1910, 1; Alexander Naiden, 1913, 2 months; Michael Messick, 1957, 83; Katherine (Kollar) Pistey, 1965, 79; Susan Dzubak (Jubak) 1969, 73; John Zelnik, 1976, 60; Susan Jankura, 1985, 88; John Chismark, 1987, 80. DECEMBER 1 George Tabak, 1907, 2; Alexander Boguslavsky, 1911, 28; Maria Heropolos, 1911, 1; Michael Gorelick, 1934, 43; Nicholas Hubenko, 1936, 41; Anna Fetcho, 1941, 59; Stephen Hodio, 1953, 65; Anna Cybul, 1953, 60; Theodore (Frank) Porianda, 1956, 69; George Chervenack, 1963, 61; John Constantine Darchik, 1982, 59; Olga Beloblosky, 1987; Paul Wallick, 1999, 81 (also listed under 12/04) Memory Eternal! 5