ST. NICHOLAS RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
980 Bridle Path Road
Bethlehem, PA 18017-3120
Church Telephone: 610-867-0402
CLERGY:
Very Reverend James Weremedic
Very Reverend James Mason, Attached
Very Reverend Thomas Edwards
Deacon Geoffrey LoBalbo
Parish home phone 610-866-6057
Father’s cell phone 570-764-4323
E-mail address: frjamesw@hotmail.com
Website: www.stnicholasoca.org
Mrs. Alexandra Keysock, Parish Council President
Reader Nicholas Lezinsky, Choir Director
Rosalie Radio, Parish Secretary
Sunday, October 11th, 2015
Nineteenth Sunday of Penetcost
NOTE TO OUR GUESTS AND FRIENDS VISITING
ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH
We offer a most sincere and heart-felt
welcome to St. Nicholas Church!
Please be advised that according to the ancient traditions of the
Orthodox Church, the Sacrament of Holy Communion is to be
administered only to Orthodox Christians who have prepared to
receive the Holy Sacrament.
PRAYERS at the Divine Liturgy for the Health of
the Servants of God:
Archbishop Nikon
Bishop David
Igumen David Lewis
Archpriests: Thomas Edwards, John Perich, Dimitri Oselinsky, Rodion
Pfeifer, James Mason, Claude Vinyard, Joseph Martin, John Steffaro, David
Shewczyk
Matushki Lisa Weremedic, Marie Mason, Priscilla Shipley, Evelyn Edwards,
Paraskeva Vansuch, Gloria Martin, Maryann Oselinsky, Irene Rachko,
Marianne LoBalbo
Servants: Rosemary (Slivka) Barhi,Francis Bratby, Bethany Bruder, Helen
Butch, Jean Butrymowicz,Paul Chernay, Barbara Cook, Natalia Danchenko,
Christopher Felix, Lois and Walter Grigoruk, Betty Hahalis,Luke Haney,
Andrew Hasenecz, Nicholas Hazzard, Julius Herz, Mary Hudak, Doris
Johnson, Sarah Jubinski, Patrice Kahler, Pauline Kasick, Mary K. Koretski,
Tanya Laudadio, Charles LoBalbo, Joseph Manning, Matthew Mazur, Jane
Meilinger, Catherine Miller, Alex and Irene Ostapenko, Mry Orzolek, Kiera
Pheiffer, Nancy Radio, William Radick, Alex Roberts, Victory Ross,Doris
Rusyniak, Mark Schroeder, Helen Schweisgut, Julia Smith, Alex & Julia
Smolenski, Julia Strohl, Donna Struges, Irene Witanek
For the Handmaidens of God,Kyra Lezinsky Florenz, Jessica Roberts and
their unborn children.
Child of God, Riley and Addison Strohl
Please remember them and all our homebound and nursing home
parishioners in your daily intercessory prayers.
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Prayer List Prayer
Heavenly Father….. Physician of our souls and bodies, Who has sent your
only begotten Son to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit us and heal us,
Your servants, from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of
your Son Jesus Christ. Grant to us patience in this sickness, strength of
body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us through
Your work to pray for each other that we may be healed. For You are the
source of healing and to You we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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GROCERY CLUB MEMBERS
Don't forget, STEPHANIE PASQUEL is available to help you and
new members every Sunday after the Divine Liturgy in the Chernay
Fellowship Hall with the purchase of Grocery Coupons. The participating
stores to purchase coupons for, are GIANT, WEIS and VALLEY FARMS.
Giant coupon are even GOOD for the
purchasing of GAS!!
Everyone that drives always needs to fill up the
gas tank so why not purchase some coupons
and help the church. The program is very
successful. We are always looking for new members.If you have
not purchased grocery coupons –
Why not buy some today!
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As announced by Fr. James Weremedic:
Please send your college student’s information to
Rosalie Radio, Parish Secretary at roradio@aol.com. The
information requested is the student’s name, mailing
address, e-mail address, college name and year of
study (freshman, sophomore …) even if they are
attending a college in the area.
As of this date NO ONE has answered the request
for your college students information, Father James is
worried that we do not have any children attending
college!
Schedule for the Week of October 11th
Today - Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost Tone 2
Commemoration of the HOLY Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council.
Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy.
COFFEE HOUR – sponsored by the Church Sunday School
2:00 PM
Wedding of Kelly Greenawalt and Paul Nassoor
Saturday, October 17rdh
6:00 PM
Great Vespers
Sunday, October 18th
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke
9:10 AM
9:30 AM
Tone 3
Sunday School Older Class
The Hours
Divine Liturgy
Sunday School – Younger Children during Coffee Hour
A Parastas will be servered after the Divine Liturgy
IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL STAFINIAK,
remembered by Dorothy and Family
IN MEMORY OF PAULINE RADCHUK,
Remembered by Bill and Sandi Keysock
Choir Rehearsal: after Coffee Hour. We will be practicing on our music
for the Christmas concert.
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GREETERS NEEDED
Enjoy an uplifting experience greeting your fellow parishioners,
friends, guests, and visitors. There are many openings, so choose a
Sunday convenient for you. You will find it very gratifying.
Thank you.
SUNDAY HYMNS FROM THE OCTOECHOS
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Tone 2
TROPARION
When You descended to death, O Life Immortal, You destroyed hell with
the splendor of Your Godhead. And when from the depths You raised the dead,
all the powers of heaven cried out: “O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to You!”
Troparion
(Fathers)
You are most glorious, O Christ our God! You have established the Holy Fathers
as lights on the earth. Through them You have guided us to the true Faith. O
greatly compassionate One, glory to You!
Kontakion (Resurrection)
Hell became afraid, O almighty Savior, seeing the miracle of Your
Resurrection from the tomb! The dead arose! Creation, with Adam, beheld this
and rejoiced with You, and the world, my Savior, praises You forever.
Kontakion (Fathers)
The Son who shone forth from the Father was ineffably born, two-fold in nature,
of a woman. Having beheld Him, we do not deny the image of His form, but
depict it piously and revere it faithfully.
Thus, keeping the True Faith, the Church venerates the icon of Christ Incarnate.
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Prokeimenon
The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
The Lord has chastened me sorely, but He has not given me over to death.
(Song of the Fathers) Blessed are You, O Lord God of our Fathers and praised and
glorified is Thy Name forever
Alleluia Verses
May the Lord hear you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
Save the King, O Lord, and hear us on the day we call!
(Fathers) The Lord, the God of gods, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to
its setting.
The Hymn to the Theotokos
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and most
pure and the Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and
more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: without defilement you
gave birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify you.
Candles for Sunday, October 11th, 2015
VOTIVES in the ALTAR: IN MEMORY OF †JOHN and
†GEORGE FELIX
REMEMBERED BY HELEN HANEY and PATTY FELIX
CROSSES: IN MEMORY OF MOTHER, †THERESA CHRIN KASMER
REMEMBERED BY TERRY BUTLER
MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL
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RECYCLING BEGAN AT ST. NICHOLAS WEEK
of OCTOBER 4, 2015
There will be a trash barrel with plastic trash bag liner,
marked “Recycling – Cans/Plastic/Glass/Foil” in the Church
Kitchen. Please place all these items in it and do not put them in
with regular trash.
Similarly, cardboard can be smashed and placed in a large plastic trash
bag for pick-up.
These bags of cardboard and cans/glass/plastic/foil items are to be
placed inside the fenced gate next to the dumpster. Our hauler will pick them
on Saturdays.
Thank you,
St. Nicholas Church Council
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DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS --- October 11th, 2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Saint
Philippians 2:12-16
Philippians 2:17-23
Philippians 2:24-30
Philippians 3:1-8
Philippians 3:8-19
2 Corinthians 1:8-11
Galatians 1:11-19
Colossians 4:5-9, 14, 18
Luke 7:36-50
Luke 8:1-3
Luke 8:22:25
Luke 9:7-11
Luke 9:12-18
Luke 6:1-10
Luke 8:5-15
Luke 10:16-21
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NEW CHURCH PHONE DIRECTORY
I started the new church directory. If you have not
handed in your completed sheet to me, please do so! I do not
want to miss anyone because once we start printing it will be too late. Extra forms
are on the candle desk. Thank you for your help in this matter. Rosalie
EPISTLE LESSON FOR TODAY:
2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9
Reading the Epistle this morning: READER MATTHEW LEZINSKY
BRETHREN,
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed
forever, knows that I am not lying.
In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was
guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to
arrest me; but I was let down in a basket through a window in the
wall, and escaped from his hands.
It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to
visions and revelations of the Lord:
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago – whether in the
body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God
knows – such a one was caught up to the third heaven.
And I know such a man – whether in the body or out of the
body I do not know, God knows – how he was caught up into
Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a
man to utter.
Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except
in my infirmities.
For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will
speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above
what he sees me to be or hears from me.
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger
of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that
it might depart from me.
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My
strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will
rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest
upon me.
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GOSPEL LESSSON FOR TODAY
Luke 7:11-16
LET US ATTEND:
Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city
called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large
crowd.
And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead
man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she
was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.
When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said
to her, “Do not weep.”
Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who
carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you,
arise.”
So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He
presented him to his mother.
Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A
great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His
people.”
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PEROGI MAKING THIS WEEK
Potatoes for pierogies will be prepared on
Monday & Tuesday, October 12th and 13th at 8:00 AM.
Pierogies will be made on Wednesday, October 14th at 8:00 AM.
All orders must be placed by Monday, October 12th
Pierogies sell at $6.00 per dozen.
Pick up Wednesday, October 14th between 10:30 and 11:30 AM.
Thank you for your continued support
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On Sunday, October 24th
There will be a Memorial Saturday Divine Litugry.
Forms are on the Candle Desk.
Please fill out with family members you would like
Father James to pray for.
Complete the form by Sunday, October 17th and place in the
folder Marked Memorial Saturday on the Candle Desk or the folder by my
office window.
Thank You, Rosalie
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT
AUGUST 2015
TOTAL INCOME
TOTAL EXPENSES
(LOSS)
$ 23,732.79
$ 27,772.54
( $ 4,039.75)
INCOME HIGHLIGHTS
Stewardship and cash $12,818,00
Donations from organizations $ 6,000.00
Candles $ 1,388.00
Capital improvements $ 1,045.00
EXPENSE HIGHLIGHTS
Fr.’s moving expenses $ 5,200.00
Transfer out to Social Acct $ 5,113.00
Property tax - Rectory $ 3,128.19
Assessment $ 2,319.42
Painting church doors $ 1,555,00
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I do not go alone through the hours this day,
For THOU art with me.