Exactly 400 years ago, November 12, 1623, in Vitebs свяku martyr death accepted Saint Josaphat, Archbishop of Polots бkij – Apostle of Unity.
The relics of our Ukrainian saint, honored by the entire Catholic Church, rest today in the side throne of Saint Basil in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Saint Josaphat, pray to God for us!
We are not taking donations for the very immediate future as we are organizing ourselves to get a shipment off to Ukraine.
We do need your help! We could use financial help to get the shipment to Ukraine.
All are welcome.
Feast of St John the Theologian, Apostle and Evangelist
Stikhiron at Vespers
Divinely inspired instrument for the songs of heaven,
whose secrets he wrote down for us,
singing wonderfully the song of songs,
with words from his mouth as music from a lyre,
he prays for us to be saved.
We are having an Oktoberfest at the parish on Sunday, October 8, 12 to 3pm.
Tickets are $20.00 for adults and children are free.
The Parish Sestretsi (the Ladies’ group) are hosting this beautiful gathering to share friendship and to raise funds for the Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief efforts located at the parish.
Call or text Alexis for tickets: 203-843-4247
Glory to Jesus Christ
Sunday, 9/24, 17th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 a.m. +Michael Dzubaty requested by Stefan Dzubaty
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1
Gospel: Luke 5:1-11, Tone 8
Monday, 9/25, Our Venerable Mother Euphrosina
9:00 a.m. +Maria Sowa (10th Anniv. Pan.) requested by Bohdan Sowa
Tuesday, 9/26, St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
9:00 a.m. God’s blessing and health for Katharyna Szymkiw requested by Lesia Allderige
Wednesday, 9/27, Holy Martyr Calistratus and companions
9:00 a.m. +Bohdan Iwaniw (Pan.) requested by Emilia Ivaniw
Thursday, 9/28, Holy Confessor Chariton
9:00 a.m. No scheduled intention for the Liturgy
Friday, 9/29, Our Venerable Father Cyriacus the Anchorit
9:00 a.m. +Kateryna Berezowski (Pan.) requested by Angela Racki
Saturday, 9/30, Holy Martyr Gregory of Armenia
9:00 a.m. +Stefania Kramarenko (Pan.) requested by Emilia Iwaniw
Sunday, 10/1, 18th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 a.m. God’s blessing and health for Katharyna Szymkiw requested by Sestretsi
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Gospel: Luke 6:31-36, Tone 1
Christ is among us!
This week vigil light is offered by Nadia Ivantsiv for health of Vasyl
St. Michael’s Day will be celebrated on November 5th. On this day we will have only one (1) Divine Liturgy at 10:30 AM. After the Divine Liturgy, we will have a dinner and short program. All parishioners are cordially invited to this celebration. Tickets are available through Miss Luba Dubno, Margaret Maybury and Svitlana Nakonechna. Tickets are $35.00 for adults, $15.00 for youth between 14 and 18. Free for students Ridna Shkola, altar boys and for children under $12 . We will be running a raffle. If you would like to donate any items to be raffled, please bring them to our church hall on Sundays before our Feast Day. Also we ask donations for dessert. Last day to buy tickets October 31. We will not sale tickets at the door.
STAMFORD CHARITIES APPEAL REMINDER: Please don’t forget to donate for Charities Appeal. Please make check payable to the Byzantine Rite Eparchy of Stamford. DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM TO THE CHANCERY OFFICE. We sincerely ask all parishioners to make generous contributions.
Sestretsi will be having Corporate Communion in October 1st at 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy and a short important meeting in the church hall after Divine Liturgy.
SESTRETSI OCTOBER GERMAN BEER FEST: On Sunday, October 8th Sestretsi will host a German beer Festival, with traditional German food, Beer and Music. Tickets are $20.00 for adults. Children are free. All Profits will be donated to the Ukrainian Humanitarian relief effort.
We will be making Pyrohy for regular orders on October 14th. We need your help on Fridays to peel potatoes and Saturdays to make pierogis. Please come and help.
Today we liturgically recall the Holy Great Prophet Moses, revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. His commemoration is mostly recalled by Eastern Christianity though he is list among the holy people in the Latin Church. Moses died sixteenth centuries before Jesus Christ, having lived for some 120 years.
The Troparion for Saint Moses reads:
O prophet Moses, you reached the summit of virtues. By this you came to see the glory of God. You received the tablets of the grace-giving Law and became the crown of prophets and a mystery of piety; for you carried grace deep within you.
The Prophet Moses, whose name means “one who draws forth,” or “is drawn from,” that is, from the water –was known as the one who spoke to Spoke, and even saw him. Moses also has the very rare and interesting title of “God seer.” Many scholars will say Moses is the model for people of faith: he “was the pinnacle of the lovers of wisdom, the supremely wise lawgiver, the most ancient historian of all.”
Fr Petras writes,
On Mt. Horeb the great prophet Moses saw God in the bush that burned without being consumed, and God revealed his Name to him, “I am who I am” (Exodus 3:14). It is this Name of God that we invoke in the Anaphora of St. Basil the Great, “O Eternal Being ….” On Mt. Sinai God revealed a portion of his glory to Moses when he gave him the ten commandments. On Mt. Tabor, Moses stood with Elijah to witness the glory of God revealed though Jesus. Today we honor this Great Prophet who has led us into the presence of God, who led his people into the land promised by God, who today leads us to an understanding of God, essential Being, the Creator of all that is, the Cause of all that is good and the Lover of each and every person, “In him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
