St. Nicholas Orthodox Church American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese Ecumenical Patriarchate 1123 East Avenue Erie, PA 16503 Parish Website: www.stnicholaserie.org Diocesan Website: www.acrod.org www.facebook.com/stnicholaserie/ Rev. Fr. Nicholas Mihaly Rectory: (814) 453-4902 Cell: (203) 241-1027 E-mail: nmihaly1013@gmail.com Sunday, September 9, 2018-Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost Schedule of Services and Events: Sunday, September 9 9:30 AM; Divine Liturgy; Blessing of Backpacks; & Panachida for Virginia Laboda offered by Douglas & Jean Laboda on the Thirteenth Anniversary of Repose; First Day of Church School Classes Sunday, September 9 11:00 AM; Parish Board Meeting Monday, September 10 6:30 PM; Vespers for the Beheading of John the Baptist Tuesday, September 11 STRICT FAST 9:30 AM; Divine Liturgy for the Beheading of John the Baptist Tuesday, September 11 6:00 PM; Adult Class Wednesday, September 12 7:00 PM; Orthodoxy on Tap-Voodoo Brewery; State Street, Erie, PA Friday, September 14 7:00 PM; Pet Blessing Saturday, September 15 5:00 PM; Vespers Sunday, September 16 10:00 AM; Divine Liturgy & Panachida for Alvin Irwin on the 40th day of repose offered by Ted & Pat Molly Sunday, September 16 11:00 AM; Mihaly First Anniversary Brunch Confessions are available thirty minutes prior to Divine Liturgy on the first Sunday of every month; thirty minutes before vespers on Saturday evenings; or by appointment.
UPCOMING EVENTS September 9 - First Day of Church School & Blessing of Backpacks September 12 - Orthodoxy on Tap September 14 - Pet Blessing September 16 - Parish One Year Anniversary Celebration September 29 - Parish Pampered Chef Party October 6 - Grove Cleanup Day October 7 - Youngstown Deanery DDD Dinner On Sunday, September 16, the Ladies Altar Society will be hosting a tureen/potluck celebration in honor of the one year anniversary of the arrival of the Mihaly Family. Please see Pat Molly or Joanne Coursin for more information. PLEASE NOTE: Liturgy on this day will be held at 10:00 AM to accommodate the traveling of our Dean, Fr. Ken Bachofsky Church School Begins today! Children ages 3-6 will be taught by Pam Vasil; Ages 7-12 will be taught by Lynne Hulse; and our teenagers will be taught by Rich Koerner. Students and teachers are asked to stay until the final blessing of Liturgy. They will be the first ones to kiss the cross so that they can begin class as soon as possible. We will be having a parish Pampered Chef Party on Saturday, September 29 at 1:00 PM in our church hall. Proceeds from the party will go towards support of our parish, so tell your friends and relatives who might be interested in attending as well. Appetizers and drinks will be served. Please see Pat Molly for more information. There are free books and icons in the Church Hall that are available. Please come down and take a look!
In commemoration of the Ecclesiastical New Year, the day set aside by the Church to pray for God s creation, and the feast day of St. Mamas, the patron of animals, on Friday, September 14, we will have a pet blessing. All pets in attendance MUST BE restrained-dogs and cats either leashed or caged; reptiles in tanks; etc. The blessing service will begin at 7:00PM and will be held outside. Following the 5-10 minute service, all pets in attendance will be blessed with Holy Water. Birthdays & Anniversaries Sep 13 Michael & Sandra (Goodwill) Sekerak 13 Mary DeHaven 20 Very Rev. Proto. David Smoley 23 Sandra Kulich 25 Joanne Coursin If you would like Many Years to be sung for you or a loved one, please let Fr. Nick know prior to the beginning of Divine Liturgy j Image Courtesy of Fr. Matthew Stagon
Parish Prayer List Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. James 5:16 For the Health of Fr. John Baranik, Fr. Lawrence Barriger, Fr. James Gleason, Fr. John Gido, Fr. Nicholas Palun, Fr. Michael Rustick, Fr. Jonathan Tobias, Fr. John Zboyovski, Fr. David Smoley, Pani Donna Smoley, Pani Connie Miloro, Pani Eleanor Pribish, George Arghyrou, Douglas Borkowski, Stephen Brancho, Emma Burkell, John Candia, Sandy Carlisle, Gail Collister, Robert Collister, James DeHaven, Mary DeHaven, Peter Dimitriadis, Helen Douglas, Irene Fendya, Mary Kay Gromm, Miko Jovanovich, John Kloss, Richard Koerner, Dennis Kormos, Jean Kramer, Don Kuzmin, Olivia Kuzmin, Evelyn McCambridge, Mike McCambridge, Guy McIntyre, Serge Mihaly, Robert Perevuznik, Sr., Barbara Scheibeck, Irene Schwab, Elizabeth Skalko, Isabella Smith, Ignatius Thompson, Cheryl Walker, David Walker, Jake Woodworth, Katlyn Wyant, George Yurcan through the prayers of St. Nectarios the Wonderworker & St. Panteleimon the Great-Martyr and Healer For Expectant Mothers Katie McIntyre through the prayers of St. Anna, the Mother of the Virgin Mary For the Repose of Fr. Charles Sunderland, Pani Magdaline Blaschak, Pani Ann Kozar, Pani Mary Kundla, Lawrence Beck, Helen Bires, Ann Burdick, Lousie Butts, Thomas Candia, Vera Fetchina, William Demyanovich, Ann DiMarco, Alvin Irwin, John E. Kelley, Maria Keim, Kyle Lomme, Paul Meaden, Shane Murdock, Mildred Paproski, Rade Uzunovski May their memories be eternal! If you have someone you would like to be added to the prayer list, please see Fr. Nick
To Ponder HYMN OF PRAISE: SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST by St. Nikolai Velimirovich O Saint John, wonderful Baptizer, Of the Savior, you were the glorious Forerunner, You, with your purity, touched human souls And, as an awesome trumpet, from the Jordan resounded From sleep and idle vices, awakening men, When the axe was near to the root. To you I bow, to you I pray: Every temptation, help me to resist. Prophet most powerful, to you I bow, And before you I kneel and before you I weep: From your heart, grant me the strength of a lion, From your spirit, grant me angelic whiteness. Grant me your strength that by practice to attain To God be submissive and to rule over myself, To baptize by fasting, to purify by all-night vigils, To sweeten by prayer and heavenly vision, And to every martyrdom, walk without fear With your courage and with a strong faith. O Saint John, God's chosen one, And glorious martyr for supreme justice, You, of whom the godless armies are afraid To my prayers, do not turn a deaf ear, But, strengthen me by your prayers, That as a true candle before the Lord, I stand.
WEEKLY OFFERINGS Sunday, September 2, 2018 DONOR $2.00 WEEKLY CANDLES FOR HEALTH GIVEN FOR Tamara Kloss Husband John Kloss Phyllis Tarasovich Herself and Family Theodore & Patricia Molly Themselves and Family Theodore & Patricia Molly John & Donna Novak His Mother Mary DeHaven s Birthday, September 13 Peter & Marge Sima Cousin Dennis Kormos Jean Kramer Herself and Family John Lipchik Jr. & Kathleen Boyce Uncle Peter & Aunt Marge Sima Kathleen Boyce Families of Brother John Lipchik Jr. and Husband Gary Boyce DONOR $2.00 WEEKLY CANDLES FOR THE DECEASED GIVEN FOR John & Tamara Kloss Her Parents Very Rev. Proto. Ronald & Pani Dolores Hazuda Douglas & Jean LaBoda and Family His Father Michael LaBoda Douglas & Jean LaBoda and Family His Mother Virginia LaBoda George Yurcan Parents Wasyl & Aniela Yurcan and Deceased in Family Richard & Susanne Demchak Beloved Parents Joseph & Susan Demchak Dr. George & Kitty Kuzmishin Beloved Family Members Janet Belliveau Parents Douglas & Anne Liebel John Lipchik Jr. & Kathleen Boyce Parents John Sr. & Helena Lipchik David Lipchik Parents Steve & Ann Lipchik Phyllis Tarasovich Deceased in the Tarasovich and Kelley Families Reader David & Debra Tarasovich Grandson Carter Robert Egloff His Father George DeHaven Her Mother Louise Butts Friend Alvin Irwin Sr. CATEGORY AMOUNT CATEGORY AMOUNT Candles 57.00 Social Hour 7.00 Loose Change 2.00 Diocesan Assessment 70.00 Regular Envelopes 1,006.00 Total Income 1,142.00 ATTENDANCE Vespers for the Dormition (Mon., Aug. 27): 8 Divine Liturgy for the Dormition (Tue., Aug. 28): 10 Divine Liturgy (Sun., Sep. 2): 38
The Youngstown Deanery DISTINGUISHED DIOCESAN DONOR APPRECIATION DINNER Sunday, October 7, 2018 Dilucia s Restaurant 2610 Elm Road NE Warren, OH 5:00 PM Those who have contributed $100 or more to the DDD Fund are invited to attend. Guest tickets may be purchased for $30 each. The deadline to register is Sunday, September 23, 2018. Please speak with your parish priest to register. Faith & Fellowship for Young Adult Orthodox Christians WHEN: Wednesday, September 12, 2018; 7:00 PM WHERE: VOODOO BREWERY ERIE; 101 Boston Store Place, Erie, PA 16501 WHAT: An evening of food, drinks & socializing with other Orthodox Young Adults with a short presentation by Fr. Nick Mihaly, pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, on John 10:10: I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.