16th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
— Tone 7. Venerable Chariton the
Confessor, Abbot of Palestine (ca. 350). Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev
Caves. Venerable Kharitón of Syanzhémsk (Vologdá—1509). Venerable
Herodion, Abbot, of Iloezérsk (1541). Prophet Baruch (6th c. B.C.). Martyrs
Alexander, Alphius, Zosimas, Mark, Nicon, Neon, Heliodorus, and 24 others in Pisidia and Phrygia (4th c.). Martyrdom of St. Wenceslaus
(Viachesláv), Prince of the Czechs (935). Schema-monk Kirill and Schemanun Maria (parents of Venerable Sergius of Rádonezh).
2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Luke 5:1-11
Saint Maria and her husband Cyril were the parents of St Sergius of
Radonezh. They belonged to the nobility, but more importantly, they were pious and faithful Christians who were adorned with every virtue.
When the child in Maria’s womb cried out three times in church during Liturgy, people were astonished. Although frightened at first,
Maria came to see this event as a sign from God that her child would become a chosen vessel of divine grace. She and her husband agreed that if the child was a boy, they would bring him to church and dedicate him to God. This child, the second of their three sons, was born around 1314 and named Bartholomew at his baptism.
Later, when their son expressed a desire to enter the monastic life, Sts
Cyril and Maria asked him to wait and take care of them until they passed away. The young Bartholomew obeyed his parents, and did everything he could to please them. They later decided to retire to separate monasteries, and departed to the Lord after a few years. It is believed that Sts Cyril and Maria both reposed in 1334.
Forty days after burying his parents, Bartholomew settled their estate, giving his share to his brother Peter. He then went to the monastery when he was twenty-three years old, and was tonsured with the name
Sergius (in honor of the martyr St Sergius). St Sergius of Radonezh became one of Russia’s greatest and most revered saints. St Maria was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Russia in 1992.
SCHEDULE
Today, Sunday, Sept 28………………9:30 am Third Hour
9:45 am General Confession
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Saturday, October 4…………….……..6:00 pm Great Vespers with Bishop Michael
Sunday, October 5…………………….50
th Anniversary Celebration
8:30 am Greeting of Bishop Michael and
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
11:30 am – 3:30 pm Anniversary Banquet
Bishop Michael will be at Vespers on Saturday, October 4 (6:00pm), the evening before the Anniversary Banquet. After Vespers he will bless the new altar furnishings as well as the new Founders Hall. Please plan to be present for this occasion. There will be light fare available after the service.
Saints Anna and Catherine Groups: Please mark your calendars for the third Saturday of the month: October 18th, November 15th, and December
20th. We will meet from 4:30-6:00 pm. More information to come.
The Care Committee will meet today following Liturgy. We are always looking for new members. If you want to serve the Church but have limited time, then the Care Committee is for you -- please join us.
Today, our Diocese celebrates “Choir Appreciation Day.” On this day, which is the Sunday closest to the feast day of Saint Romanos the Melodist, we offer sincere thanks for our choir members, choir director, and readers for their special ministry to our parish.
The Saint Anna Café is OPEN today. This will be the last Sunday we have to raise money for the Orthodox Bethany School for Girls (a portion of sales goes to support the school). We will have the St. Anna girls present Bishop
Michael with a check during the 50th anniversary celebration.

Thank you to Nani and Zanaida for serving such a wonderful display of food during last Sunday’s coffee hour, especially your Georgian specialties.
Please think about serving your church family by hosting coffee hour. You can sign up in the fellowship hall and in the Narthex.
Michael Dickey and Jessica Lebrun will marry on Sunday, Oct. 12.
PRAYER Requests:
 Please keep the Eremin family in your prayers as John recuperates after knee replacement surgery.
 Please keep Tanya Kwoka in your prayers after the loss of her niece, Valentina. May Valentina’s memory be eternal.
A very important and stirring podcast by Father Thomas Hopko on the state of ethnic Orthodoxy in America can be found at this link: http://bit.ly/1v5Hw0W
“And as we are created after God's image, therefore our words too ought not to be pronounced idly, in vain, unmeaningly, but every word of ours ought to have spiritual, edifying power. Let your speech be always with grace. Therefore, be most watchful not to speak idly, unmeaningly, either in prayer or in conversation.”
+St John of Kronstadt
Holy Trinity Parish Council
Senior Warden – Suzette Eremin Junior Warden – William Cullinan
Treasurer – Niki Barna Financial Secretary – John Babiak
Secretary – Carol Wetmore Brian Farbanish
Eugene Bohensky
George Bohensky
Drew Krause
Sandra Masklee
Peter Dardaganis
Orthodox Church in America: Diocese of NY and NJ
PO Box 630, Ironia, NJ 07845: 120 Dover-Chester Road, Randolph, NJ 07869 www.holytrinityrandolph.com 973-366-8360
Rev. David R. Fox, Rector
(c) 201-841-7590 – fatherdavid@holytrinityrandolph.com
V. Rev. George Hasenecz, Attached – Carol Wetmore, Choir Director
Schema-monk Cyril, St. Sergius of Radonezh &
Schema-nun Maria