SS Peter and Paul Orthodox Church 419 S. Main Street Homer City, PA 15748 Reverend Father Matthew Conjelko Phone (724) 479-3656 or (724) 465-4934, Cell (724) 388-9232 [email protected] http://www.sspeterandpaulorthodoxchurch.org

SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE/GREAT THEODORE STRATELATES Sunday February 21, 2021 2 Timothy 3:10-15, Luke 18:10-14 Tropars and Kondaks Tone 4

Welcome! We welcome to our church this morning all visitors, guests, relatives, and friends of Peter and Paul Church. We pray your visit with us is spiritually rewarding, holy and life-giving. Visit often!

There will be a panachida after the liturgy today in memory of Mary Urchek.

Ladies Altar Society meeting after the Liturgy today.

“Prayer in church is important. The best thoughts and feelings come in church, yes, and the enemy attacks more violently in church, but with the sign of the Cross and the Prayer, you drive him away. It is good to stand in some dark corner in church and to pray to God. “Let us lift up our hearts!” the priest exclaims, but our mind often creeps along the ground, thinking about indecent things. Fight against this.” + St. of Optina

WEEKLY SUNDAY REPORT OF INCOME AND CANDLES, 2/14/21

Sunday Offering $815.00 Candles $49.00 Eternal Light $35.00 Security Dep for dog $100.00 Rent $760.00 Total $1759.00

Birthdays – Aiden O’Neil 2/25, Dennis Mester 2/27

Candles 2 – In Memory of Sam for Family, and Sammi/ Deb Sasala 1 – Special Intention – Jim and Robin 1 – For Family/ by Randy 2 – For Health of Cindy and Rosemary/ Conjelko’s $ 23 - Anonymous

Pirhohi Making

Friday and Saturday this week beginning at 9:00 AM each day in the church basement.

“You must love every man with your whole soul, but put your hope in the one God, and serve Him alone. For as long as He is protecting us and our friends (the ) are helping us, our enemies (the demons) cannot inflict evil upon us. But when He forsakes us, the also our friends turn away from us, and our enemies receive power over us.”

St. Maximus Confessor, Bulletin Sponsor – In Memory of Mary Urchek

DIOCESAN “HOMEROOM” MINISTRY Calling all youth ages 5-18…If you signed up for the new Diocesan “Homeroom” Ministry, don’t forget to PARTICIPATE online each week by posting comments, pictures and videos. Parents, if you signed your child up for the “Homerooms”, help them to participate. We have 65 youth from 27 parishes across the Diocese signed up for the “Homerooms”, but not all are participating yet. If you need any help logging on, downloading the app, or posting, or have any questions, please email [email protected]. Thank you!!

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