HOLY GHOST RUSSIAN ORTHODOX GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH 0 East Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608 PO Box 9 Phone: (0) -700 Archpriest Michael Westerberg Parish Administrator Mark Curran, Parish President (0) 6-886 (Cell Emergency cases, i.e., funerals, hospitalizations, home visitations, etc.) Barbara Dulin, Parish Council (bulletin) (0) -0776 moparbarb@gmail.com Website: www.holyghostbpt.org APRIL 8, 08 HOLY PASCHA THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST [Beginning of the Pentecostarion]. Daily Scripture Readings MONDAY, APRIL 9 Acts :-7, -6 John :8-8 TUESDAY, APRIL 0 Acts :- Luke :- WEDNESDAY, APRIL Acts :-6 John :- THURSDAY, APRL Acts :8- John :- FRIDAY, APRIL Acts :-8 John :- SATURDAY, APRIL Acts :-6 John :- Services this Week SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Paschal Vespers :00 noon (Father Steven presiding) Egg Hunt following Paschal Vespers SUNDAY, APRIL (Thomas Sunday) Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Acts :-8 (Epistle) The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, which, He said, you have heard from Me;
Acts :-8 (Epistle, Cont d.) for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. 6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? 7 And He said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. John :-7 (Gospel) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. 0 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.
John :-7 (Gospel, Cont d.) 6 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 7 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. FR DAVID S SERMON from Palm Sunday can be found on our website, www.holyghostbpt.org. (Compliments of Richard Kendall). DONATIONS / CANDLES / FLOWERS In loving memory of George Stabler for Lampatki refurbishing project - $0 from his family. Two () large crosses and Vigil stands in Loving memory of great-grandparents Anna & Stephen Yaroschak, grandparents James & Mary Polanda, and father Michael Gulash from James & Sandra Gulash, Michael & Kathy Gulash, and John Gulash - $00. Flowers on the Tetrapad for the health of the Kosh / Kozulko / Alesevich families. THE LAMPATKI REFURBISHING PROJECT A reminder to please see Fr Steven or Mark Curran, if you wish to make a contribution towards this project. Thank you! CANDLE DESK SCHEDULE April 8 Barbara Dulin, Frank Kaputa April Carol Kirkman, Daria Slavin-Ploski * Reminder: There will only be two individuals assigned at the candle desk on Sunday mornings. Please check with the candle desk each week to see if additional help is needed. PARISH PRAYER LIST Sophie Pollock Catherine Ratushnuk COFFEE FELLOWSHIP April 8 (Pascha) No Coffee Fellowship April - Open - REMINDER TO PLEASE SIGN UP FOR COFFEE HOUR TALENT PROJECT reminder Sue Maugeri will be starting the Talent Project again this year and asks that everyone try to complete their project and hand in their funds before August 8 in order to record it during the current church year. If anyone is looking for ideas, please see Susan. She has a list of previous projects that may help many to choose a project. A REMINDER TO PLEASE SEE RICHARD JANKURA We are in need of a parishioner to volunteer and oversee our church house rentals, which would save our parish over $9,000 of property management fees for the year.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR FLOWER ORDER: Name Flower For the Health of In Loving Memory of Barbara, George Dulin tulip AJ, Dave Zujewski Jeanne, Gus Zaffis Andrew Durden tulip, hyacinth The Durdens Eva, John Durden Maria Boyej Bettie Guggenheim tulips, hyacinth Jacob Mark Pecor & all members of the Guggenheim family Members of the Lescheshen family Kelsey Guggenheim azaleas Jacob Pecor All members of the Lescheshen, Dias, & Guggenheim families Jacqueline Jankura hyacinth Richard, Jacqueline Jankura Richard, Carole, Natalie, Michael (Jankura children) hyacinth Michael & Natalie Jankura Frank, Carole Kaputa hyacinth, daffodil Nicholas Kaputa, Edward Kotrady Dorothy Kopko azaleas Kopko Family Michael, Thomas Elaine, Michael Kusheba lily Michael Pollock Cathleen McCormick hyacinth, mum Samuel Jacob McCormick Ed, Melania Moyher azaleas Moyher, Lockwood, Bennett families Rebecca Pecor azalea Jacob Pecor Diana Quill tulips Quills, Durdens, McCormick families Greg Reut lilies, hyacinth, azalea, mum, daffodil Nicholas Reut Michael, Mary Kasper Nancy G. Reut Nancy K. Savisky mums William M. Savisky, Sr. Michael, Mary Kasper Tim, Jody Savisky hyacinth, daffodil William M. Savisky, Sr. Joseph Slosar Audrey Stabler daffodils George Stabler Zena Howie AJ, Dave Zujewski tulip Alex Zujewski, Sr. Thank you to those who came early on Good Friday to beautify our church with these flowers! Beautiful job!! Please remember to take your flowers home next Sunday on Thomas Sunday. REMINDER Unfortunately, there will not be Blessing of the Graves this year. Thank you for your understanding. THE NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING is scheduled for May 0 th.
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE SUMMER ( ) Please be advised that a summer schedule has been put into place for the months of July and August as follows: Liturgy services will begin at 8:00 a.m. vs. 9:00 a.m. to help with the summer heat and humidity. It is extremely hot in the Altar area especially. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. SAVE THE DATE The th Anniversary FORCC banquet will be held October 7. Program and forms will be provided as the date nears. Thank you. DEPARTED FROM THE PARISH METRICS (April 8 April ) APRIL 8 Elena Jankura ( yrs.) 909, Sophia Skomin (6) 98, Teresa Wolchko Super (78) 98, Peter Naiden 980, Anna Jankowski (86) 999, Walter Gelazin 009. APRIL 9 Mary Koltko () 967, William Robstock (60) 97, Sophia Coba (9) 97, Joseph Chueka (9) 978. APRIL 0 Alexander Begnovsky (7) 9, Trofim Supranovich (8) 97, Michael Zamoida (88) 977, John Chanda (90) 998. APRIL Nadezhda Lucas (89) 00. APRIL Nicholas Ladusky () 9, Simeon Homeniuk 9, Joseph Hukola 99, Stephen Dubrow (70) 966, Michael Selepec (69) 978, Stephen Sidorowich (66) 98, Olga Krizanovsky (78) 988, Jean Pisaretz Bodnar (78) 998, Hope Hylwa (80) 999. APRIL Alexander Zagorulko (7) 98, Vera Oleshkevich (9) 98, Anastasia (Stacey) Pihonak 006. APRIL Natalie (Ethel) Kolton (7) 968. BIRTHDAYS Love Ann Curran (April 8), Daria Sinchuk DeAngelis (April ) ANNIVERSARIES None listed.