Divine Liturgy - Sundays and Feast Days : 9:00 am
Great Vespers - Saturday Evenings: 5:00 pm
Great Vespers - Eve of Great Feasts: 7:00 pm
Moleben to St. Nectarios - Second Tuesday 7:00 pm
Resurrectional Tone 1
9:00AM Divine Liturgy
10:45AM Church School
4:00PM Community Supper - Calvary St George Church, Bridgeport
7:00PM Catechism Class
7:00PM Moleben To St. Nectarios
7:30PM Parish Council Meeting
7:00PM Orthodox Boot Camp Adult Education
10:00AM Divine Liturgy Repose of Stephen & Michael Mihaly - Cambridge Manor
9:00AM Protection Of The Theotokos - Divine Liturgy - Repose Florence Gabany
3:00PM Baptism of Anthony & Michael Samoila
5:00PM Great Vespers
9:00AM Divine Liturgy
10:45AM Church School
7:00PM Teen Catechism Class
7:00PM Orthodox Boot Camp Adult Education
9:00AM Pagachi Workshop
5:00PM Great Vespers
9:00AM Divine Liturgy
10:45AM Church School
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| Date | Coffee Hour Host | Hours | Epistle | Church Cleaner |
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Oct 15 |
Booth | Holly | Matt | Cleaning Service |
| Oct 22 | Decerbo | Pani Carol | Cantorsl | Cleaning Service |
| 2017 Parish Stewardship Offering (As of 10/01/17) |
| YTD: $50,450.00 | Goal: $68,000.00 |
| Be a Good Steward Help Your Parish Carry Out Its Vital Mission! |
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COLLEGE STUDENT SUNDAY - On Sunday October 22, 2017, We will be observing OCF College Student Sunday in our Parish. A special collection will be taken for the Orthodox Christian Fellowship Campus Ministry which supports our college students while on campus. Please be as generous as possible. Thank you! ADULT EDUCATION DISCUSSION - Our Orthodox Boot Camp Adult Education has resumed . We are discussing the Assembly of Bishop Study on best practices for growing parishes. Please let Fr. Peter know if you are unable to physically attend the class, but would like to participate via video conferencing or by telephone. Those taking part are asked to download and print up the executive summary, and download the full study for reference. It can be downloaded here: http://assemblyofbishops.org/news/2017/evangelization-study-report FUND DRIVE FOR AIRCONDITIONING & PARKING LOT - At our parish annual meeting, we decided to allocate the necessary funds to complete the Church Parking Lot and install central airconditioning in the Church. While there is sufficient funds in the Church Treasury to cover the costs, we have decide to have a special fund drive to defray the cost of these projects to allow a bigger cash reserve in case of unforseen expenses or shortfalls in the parish budget. To date, $2985.00 has been already raised for the airconditioning and $11,500 for the Onofrey Parking Lot. If you would like to make a donation please see Fr. Peter or any parish council officer. Thank you for your consideration of this request. COMMUNITY SUPPER - Our next meal will be Monday Oct 9 at Calvary/St George Church. Please See Mary or Eve to help. Many thanks to the youth of St. John's in Bridgeport and Trumbull High School for providing brownies for last week's supper. PARISH TAG SALE - We will hold a tag sale on our church grounds. The date has been changed to November 17-18. Help is needed at the sale. Please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the Church Hall if you are able to help. PAGACHI WORKSHOPS - Sat Oct 21 & Sat Oct 28 STUFFED CABBAGE WORKSHOPS Nov 2 & 3 SLAVIC FOOD SALE SPONSORSHIPS - Please see Fr. Peter if you can offer a sponsorship for our Slavic Food Sale. Suggested donation is $100.00. These sponsorships each year completely covers the cost of our baking ingredients, so that all monies raised is pure profit. Thank you for your support!
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| FINANCIAL STATISTICS 10/01/17 |
| Offering at Door | 11.00 |
| Dues | 150.00 |
| Donation For Baby Novak | 100.00 |
| First Sunday | 149.00 |
| Pew Collection | 927.00 |
| Food Fest Sponsorship | 100.00 |
| Picnic Redeemables | 8.00 |
| Picnic Income | 403.00 |
| TOTAL | $1,848.00 |
Our righteous Mother Euphrosyne, who lived during the reign of Saint Theodosius the Younger (408-450), was the daughter of Paphnutius of Egypt. Forsaking her father and his wealth, she renamed herself Smaragdus, and pretending to be a eunuch of the imperial palace, she dressed herself as a man and entered a monastery of men where her identity remained unknown until her repose thirty-eight years later.
Our righteous Father Sergius was born in Rostov, north of Moscow, about the year 1314. Named Bartholomew in Baptism, he was brought up in Radonezh, and at the death of his parents he withdrew to the wilderness to become a monk. It is notable that without having been trained in a monastery, he was of such a spiritual stature as to be able to take up the perilous eremitical life from the beginning, without falling into delusion or despondency. When he had endured with courage the deprivations of the solitary life, other monks began to come to him, for whom he was made abbot against his will. On the counsel of Philotheus, Patriarch of Constantinople, he organized his monks according to the cenobitic life, appointing duties to each. While Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev, and the other righteous Fathers before Sergius, had established their monasteries near to cities, Sergius was the leader and light of those who went far into the wilderness, and after his example the untrodden forests of northern Russia were settled with monks. When Grand Duke Demetrius Donskoy was about to go to battle against the invading Tartars, he first sought the blessing of Saint Sergius, through whose prayers he was triumphant. Saint Sergius was adorned with the highest virtues of Christ-like humility and burning love for God and neighbour, and received the gift of working wonders, of casting out demons, and of discretion for leading souls to salvation. When he served the Divine Liturgy, an Angel served with him visibly; he was also vouchsafed the visitation of the most holy Theotokos with the Apostles Peter and John. He was gathered to his Fathers on September 25, 1392. At the recovery of his holy relics on July 5, 1422, his body and garments were found fragrant and incorrupt. His life was written by the monks of Epiphanius, who knew him.
The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11
Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
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