THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop
of Sinopè (117). Prophet Jonah (8th c. B.C.). St. Jonah the Presbyter (9th c.),
Venerable Jonah, Abbot of Yashezérsk (1589-92). Martyr Phocas the
Gardener, of Sinopè (ca. 320). St. Peter the Tax-collector (6th c.).
1 Corinthians 16:13-24
Tone 4
Luke 5:1-11
The Prophet Jonah
This is the story of the Prophet Jonah (9th c. B. C.) God calls Jonah to proclaim
judgment to Nineveh, but Jonah resists. Knowing God’s great compassion, he wants
the Ninevites to be punished rather than saved. He boards a ship and flees for
Tarshish. God calls up a great storm at sea, and the ship's crew cast Jonah
overboard in an attempt to appease God. A great sea creature sent by God,
swallows Jonah. For three days and three nights Jonah languishes inside the fish's
belly. He prays and repents for his disobedience and thanks God for His mercy. God
speaks to the fish, which vomits out Jonah safely on dry land. Jonah obeys the call
to prophesy against Nineveh, causing the people of the city to repent and God to
forgive them. Jonah, however, is furious. He then beseeches God to kill him, a
request which is denied when God causes a tree to grow over him, giving him
shade. Initially grateful, Jonah's anger returns the next day, when God sends a
worm to destroy the plant, Once again, Jonah asks God to take his life. God then
points out: "You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labor and
which you did not grow . . . And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great
city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who do
not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?” Jonah's three days
in the sea-monster's belly is an image of our Savior's three-day burial and His lifebringing Resurrection.
“First of Luke”
According to the ecclesiastical calendar, today begins the Period of the Evangelist
Luke. Starting today, the readings from the Gospel during the Divine Liturgy are
according to St. Luke. This will be the case until the beginning of the Pre-Lenten
Period (“the Triodion”). There are four periods during the year, one for each
Evangelist. The period of St. Luke continues until the beginning of the Lenten
Triodion; during the Triodion, that is, during the Great Fast, is the period of St Mark.
Pascha begins the Gospel of St. John, which continues to Pentecost. After
Pentecost we read the Gospel according to St. Matthew. The Church has arranged it
so that we hear readings from all four Gospels throughout the year.
Weekly Schedule
Today, Sunday, September 22………………….9:30 am 3rd Hours
Visit from St. Basil Academy
9:45 am General Confession
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Luncheon with St. Basil Visitors
Monday & Tuesday Sep 23-24, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Rummage Sale Drop-Off
Friday & Saturday, Sep 27-28 8:00 am to 3:00 pm RUMMAGE SALE
Saturday, September 28………………………….6:00 pm Great Vespers
Sunday, September 29……………………………9:30 am 3rd and 6th Hours
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Welcome! To Fr. Costa Sitaris, Evan Whitson, and students from St. Basil
Academy, Garrison, NY, on their annual visit to our parish!
Many Thanks: To the Care Committee for hosting the coffee social last week.
To those who donated flowers for the Cross last week:
For:
Andrew Babich
Antoinette Plaskon
Walter Vladyka
John Shkutzko.
Dimetri Kopcha.
By: The Babich Family
The Connerat Family
The Gulbin Family
The Penola Family
The Weger Family
Rummage Sale: We volunteers for sorting and pricing Weds – Thursday Sep 25
and 26 and for working the days of the sale. Signup sheet is in the church hall.
Also -- please take a flyer from the narthex and post it in your neighborhood.
Annual Memorials: Fr. David maintains a book of annual Trisagion prayers
requested by parishioners. To make additions, please write a note stating the loved
one’s name and the date of commemoration, then drop it off at the Council Office.
St. Andrew’s Camp Fundraiser: Sunday, October 6, 3:00 pm, at Christ the
Saviour Church, Paramus. $25 covers dinner and tricky tray tickets to raise funds for
much-needed construction work at the Camp. Details are on the bulletin board.
St. Tikhon’s Seminary Anniversary: On Thursday, October 10, St. Tikhon’s
Seminary will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a day-long series of activities,
including Panikhida, Molieban, and installation of Very Rev. Steven Voytovich as the
new Dean. Details are on the Seminary website: www.stots.edu
It’s Hard to Accept Help; it’s even harder to ask for it. But it’s a joy to be helpful!
The Care Committee exists to be of help to parishioners who need it. If you or
someone you know could use a helping hand for food preparation, errands, a visit,
or another act of kindness, please give the Care Committee the opportunity to help.
Tell Matushka Kerri or write a note and put it in the Care Committee Box in the
narthex.
Remember the Interfaith Food Pantry basket in the narthex. The Pantry requests
heart-healthy and low-fat food donations in particular.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America
Diocese of New York and New Jersey
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 630 – Ironia, New Jersey 07845
Location: 120 Dover Chester Road, Randolph, NJ 07869
973-366-8360
www.holytrinityrandolph.com
Remember Shop-Rite Gift Cards to help the Church through your regular
shopping.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Parish Council
Senior Warden……………………..Suzette Eremin
Junior Warden……………………..William Cullinan
Treasurer…………………………….Niki Barna
Financial Secretary…………………John Babiak
Secretary…....................................Carol Wetmore
Eugene Bohensky
Marissa Hedge
Peter Dardaganis
Sandra Masklee
Drew Krause
Diane Penola
Brian Farbanish
We greatly influence others with our thoughts. We can be very
good or very evil, depending on the kind of thoughts and desires we
breed. If our thoughts are kind, peaceful, and quiet, turned only
toward good, then we also influence ourselves and radiate peace
all around us…However, when we breed negative thoughts, that is
a great evil. When there is evil in us, we radiate it among our family
members and wherever we go. So you see, we can be very good or
very evil. If that’s the way it is, it is certainly better to choose good!
+Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica (1914-2003)
The Prophet Jonah
Rev. David R. Fox, Rector
201-841-7590 (Cell Phone)
fatherdavid@holytrinityrandolph.com
V. Rev. George P. Hasenecz, Attached
Carol Wetmore – Choir Director