. Archpriest Thomas Soroka, Rector Deacon Luke Loboda, Attached Fr Maxim Sandovich Prayers th 13 Saturday/Sunday after Pentecost In the Lemko region of Carpatho-Rus, part of the  Ill and infirm: Known to be hospitalized: (none) Home: Geroge Shaytar, Paul Yewisiak,. Austro-Hungarian Empire, Fr Maxim was imprisoned McKees Rocks/Pittsburgh, PA Shut in, Rehabilitation, or Nursing Home: from 1912 to 1914 and found not guilty. With the OrthodoxPittsburgh.org September 5/6, 2020 Garnette Kerchum, Eleanor Kovacs, Olga outbreak of World War I, Father Maxim was again Tryszyn. arrested and imprisoned on August 4, 1914 along with his entire family. Father Maxim, his father, mother,

Welcome! Announcements brother, and wife were forced to travel on foot to the Vigil Lights from Charles A. Wasilko for the prison while being prodded by the bayonets of the Whether you are searching for a new church home  This weekend we're honored to have with us departed servant of God, Mat. Janet Mihalick; soldiers. In prison they were placed in separate cells or just visiting, we are glad you’re with us today. If Sister Larysa, a lay-sister with the Convent of St for the health of sisters Doris and Marsha. From and denied the opportunity to see each other. This you have a prayer request, are looking for more Elisabeth in Minsk, Belarus. This convent does John Kowalcheck and Olga Cozza for the health time, however, there would be no court trial. On the information about the Orthodox Faith, would like incredible work in many areas, including caring of Vladimir Mayorov. From Mat. Nancy and morning of September 6, Father Maxim awoke in his to join our parish, or would like to speak with Fr for patients of the National Psychiatric Hospital, Gregory Mell for the departed servants of God cell and read his morning prayers as usual. Austrian Thomas, we invite you to fill out a visitor’s card disabled adults and children, rehabilitation Dn Joseph Mell and Mat. Janet Mihalick; for the soldiers led the twenty-eight year old priest from his and drop it in the offering basket as your offering centers for men and women, religious education health of family. From Doris Wasilko for cell to a wall in the prison courtyard where he was bound and blindfolded. As he was being led from his today. We want to get to know you! God bless you! among children and many other ministries. departed servants of God, parents Charles and cell Father Maxim realized where they were taking While they have an active ministry that Mary Wasilko; for Mat. Janet Mihalick. From him and humbly and with dignity asked, “Be so good This Week produces icons, vestments, music, they need our Marsha Wasilko for the departed servants of as not to hold me. I will go peacefully wherever you financial support. You can do this in two ways: God Mat. Janet Mihalick; for parents Charles wish.” There they ripped his priestly cross from his Saturday, September 5  Give a gift to support the work of the and Mary Wasilko. From Tatyana Sechler for chest and threw it to the dirt, marking an “X” with 10:00 am Divine Liturgy convent. (If you're making a check or the departed servants of God: Blina, Hava, chalk over his heart for a target. Before the command 4:30 pm Confessions submitting it online, please earmark it for Galina, Bruce, Marina, Valentina; for the health to execute the priest was given, Father Maxim was heard to shout: “Long live the Rus’ people, long live 5:00 pm Vespers with Cathedral Vigil "Belarus") of Tatyana, Veronica, Diana, Daniel, Lisa, Bunny,  Purchase items from their bookstore that Anna, Bernadet, Michel. From John and Deb Orthodoxy!” As the shots rang out the martyr Sunday, September 6 slumped to the ground. To assure that he was dead they'll have at our parish after each service Burgess for Mat. Janet Mihalick. Memory 10:00 am Divine Liturgy three more blasts of a revolver were emptied into his Monday, September 7 this weekend in the church hall. Eternal! head. On September 12, Saint Maxim’s father, his 7:00 pm Festal Vigil There will be a short presentation about their pregnant wife, and brother were sent to the Tuesday, September 8 – Nativity of the Theotokos blessed and exemplary work of the convent. concentration camp at Talerhof in the far western 9:30 am Festal Divine Liturgy Everyone is invited downstairs to hear the part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While in the 10:30 am-12:00 pm Office Hours presentation and browse the bookstore. camp Pelagia gave birth to a son she named Maxim in Thursday, September 10 honor of his father. Like his father, the younger 9:00 am Daily Matins  Iconography Project: The Iconography in the Maxim also entered the priesthood serving the Lemko Rusyn people faithfully until his death in 1991. 9:30 am-12:00 pm Office Hours altar (the Ascension of Christ) has been

Saturday, September 12 completed. The work on the entrance to the To our Visitors: Holy Communion is reserved for church (narthex), candle kiosk, and children's Thank You 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Orthodox Christians who prepare themselves by 4:30 pm Confessions ("cry") room will begin in a few weeks, after  to our September donor, Margie Speth prayer and fasting. Non-Orthodox visitors are welcome 5:00 pm Great Vespers with Cathedral Vigil Fr Theodore returns to our church, (Bulletin $60, Holy Bread $50, Communion Wine to come forward to venerate the cross and receive the Sunday, September 13 approximately Thursday, September 17.. We $40, (Candles $25, Incense $10) for the health of Antidoron (blessed bread) at the conclusion of the 10:00 am Divine Liturgy appreciate everyone who has shown interest service. her family and in memory of her departed famly 7:00 pm Festal Vigil in supporting this project. You will note on the members. Monday, September 14 walls that are being prepared hand written 9:30 am Festal Divine Liturgy notes concerning icons that will go in those St Nicholas Church will strive to glorify God through Orthodox Christian worship, places. A donation list will be prepared and sent. sincere love and care for one another, and service to those in need around us. transformation show that in this case the state Hymns and Readings for Saturday, Sept 5 Church/State Relations loses its true purpose.

Tone 2 Troparion of Saturday But as it is written: III. The Church as a divine-human organism has In the contemporary world, state is normally Apostles, martyrs, and prophets, not only a mysterious nature not submissive to secular and not bound by any religious Holy hierarchs, saints, and righteous ones, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, the elements of the world, but also a historical commitments. Its co-operation with the Church Having fought the good fight and kept the faith, Nor have entered into the heart of man component which comes in touch with the is limited to several areas and based on mutual Ye have boldness towards the Saviour. The things which God has prepared for those outside world including state. The state, which non-interference into each other’s affairs. Intercede for us with Him, for He is good. // who love Him.” exists for the purpose of ordering worldly life, However, the state is aware as a rule that and pray that He may save our souls. also comes into contact with the Church. earthly well-being is unthinkable without Gospel of the Day (Matthew 22:15-22) Relationships between state and the followers of respect for certain moral norms — the norms Tone 4 Troparion of St Nicholas Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they genuine religion have continuously changed in which are also essential for the eternal salvation You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith, might entangle Him in His talk. And they sent to the course of history. of man. Therefore, the tasks and work of the an image of humility, and a teacher of Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Church and the state may coincide not only in abstinence. “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach Holy Scriptures calls upon powers that be to use seeking purely earthly welfare, but also in the Because of your lowliness heaven was opened to the way of God in truth; nor do You care about the power of state for restricting evil and fulfilment of the salvific mission of the Church. you! anyone, for You do not regard the person of supporting good, in which it sees the moral Because of your poverty riches were granted to men. Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it meaning of the existence of state (Rom. 13:3-4). The principle of the secular state cannot be you! lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” It follows from the above that anarchy is the understood as implying that religion should be O holy Bishop Nicholas, absence of proper order in a state and society, radically forced out of all the spheres of the pray to Christ our God to save our souls. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, while calls to it and attempts to introduce it run people’s life, that religious associations should “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? Show Me contrary to the Christian outlook (Rom. 13:2). be debarred from decision-making on socially Glory… now and ever… the tax money.” significant problems and deprived of the right to

The Church not only prescribes for her children evaluate the actions of the authorities. This Tone 8 Kontakion of Saturday So they brought Him a denarius. to obey state power regardless of the principle presupposes only a certain division of The universe offers thee the God-bearing convictions and faith of its bearers, but also domains between church and state and their martyrs, And He said to them, “Whose image and prays for it, “that we may lead a quiet and non-interference into each other’s affairs. As the first fruits of creation, O Lord and inscription is this?” peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” (1 Creator, // Tim. 2:2). The Church should not assume the prerogatives Through the Theotokos and their prayers They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” of the state, such as resistance to sin by force, establish Thy Church in peace. At the same time, Christians should avoid use of temporal authoritative powers and And He said to them, “Render therefore to attempts to make it absolute and failure to assumption of the governmental functions Tone 8 Prokeimenon of Saturday (Psalm 31/32) Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God recognize the limits of its purely earthly, which presuppose coercion or restriction. At the Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O ye righteous. the things that are God’s.” When they had heard temporal and transient value conditioned by the same time, the Church may request or urge the these words, they marveled, and left Him and presence of sin in the world and the need to government to exercise power in particular Epistle of the Day (1 Corinthians 2:6-9) went their way. restrain it. According to the teaching of the cases, yet the decision rests with the state. However, we speak wisdom among those who Church, power itself has no right to make itself are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor Communion Hymn of Saturday The state should not interfere in the life of the Church absolute by extending its limits up to complete of the rulers of this age, who are coming to Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. Praise befits or her government, doctrine, liturgical life, autonomy from God and from the order of nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a the just. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! (Ps 33:1) counselling, etc., or the work of canonical church things established by Him. This can lead to the mystery, the hidden wisdom which God institutions in general, except for those aspects where abuse of power and even to the deification of ordained before the ages for our glory, which the Church is supposed to operate as a legal identity rulers. The state, just as other human obliged to enter into certain relations with the state, none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they institutions, even if aimed at the good, may tend its legislation and governmental agencies. The Church known, they would not have crucified the Lord to transform into a self-sufficing institute. expects that the state will respect her canonical of glory. Numerous historical examples of such a norms and other internal statutes. (Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church) for the Archangel Michael, built over a miraculous Gospel of the Sunday (Matthew 21:33-42) spring. Hymns and Readings for Sunday, Sept 6 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a This church was built by a certain inhabitant of the Tone 4 Troparion (Resurrection) prince of the bodiless angels hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built city of Laodicia in gratitude to God for healing his When the women disciples of the Lord learned and guide of mankind; a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and mute daughter. The holy Chief Commander from the angel ask for what is good for us, and for great went into a far country. Now when vintage-time Michael appeared to this man in a dream and the joyous message of Thy Resurrection, mercy,// drew near, he sent his servants to the revealed to him that his daughter would receive they cast away the ancestral curse as the supreme commander of the Bodiless the gift of speech after drinking from the water of vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. and elatedly told the apostles: Hosts. the spring. The girl actually did receive healing And the vinedressers took his servants, beat “Death is overthrown! and began to speak. After this miracle, the father one, killed one, and stoned another. Again he Christ God is risen,// Tone 4 Prokeimenon (Resurrection) and his daughter and all their family were baptized sent other servants, more than the first, and granting the world great mercy!” O Lord, how manifold are Thy works; in wisdom . In fervent gratitude, the father built the church in they did likewise to them. Then last of all he hast Thou made them all. (Ps 103/104:24) honor of the holy Chief Commander Michael. Not sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect Tone 4 Troparion (St Nicholas) only did Christians begin to come to the spring for my son.’ But when the vinedressers saw the son, You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith, Epistle of the Sunday (1 Corinthians 16:13-24) healing, but also pagans. In so doing, many of the they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. an image of humility, and a teacher of Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be pagans turned from their idols and were converted Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ abstinence. strong. Let all that you do be done with love. to the faith in Christ. So they took him and cast him out of the Because of your lowliness heaven was opened to vineyard and killed him. At this church of the holy Chief Commander you! I urge you, brethren—you know the household of Michael, a certain pious man by the name of Because of your poverty riches were granted to Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard Archippus served for sixty years as church you! that they have devoted themselves to the comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?” custodian. By his preaching and by the example of O holy Bishop Nicholas, ministry of the saints— that you also submit to his saintly life he brought many pagans to faith in pray to Christ our God to save our souls. such, and to everyone who works and labors They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked Christ. With the general malice of that time with us. men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other towards Christians, and especially against Tone 4 Troparion (Archangel Michael) vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in Archippus, the pagans thought to destroy the O Michael, commander of the heavenly hosts, I am glad about the coming of Stephanas, their seasons.” church in order to prevent people from coming to we who are unworthy beseech thee: Fortunatus, and Achaicus, for what was lacking that holy place of healing, and at the same time kill by thy prayers encompass us beneath the wings on your part they supplied. For they refreshed Archippus. Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the of thine immaterial glory, my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge Scriptures: and faithfully preserve us who fall down and cry such men. Toward this end they made a confluence of the

out to thee:// Lykokaperos and Kufos Rivers and directed its ‘The stone which the builders rejected Deliver us from all harm, for thou art the The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and combined flow against the church. Saint Archippus Has become the chief cornerstone. commander of the Powers on high! Priscilla greet you heartily in the Lord, with the prayed fervently to the Chief Commander Michael This was the Lord’s doing, church that is in their house. All the brethren to ward off the danger. Through his prayer the And it is marvelous in our eyes’? Tone 4 Kontakion (Resurrection) greet you. Archangel Michael appeared at the temple, and

My Savior and Redeemer with a blow of his staff, opened a wide fissure in a Communion Hymn of Sunday as God rose from the tomb and delivered the Greet one another with a holy kiss. rock and commanded the rushing torrents of water Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in to flow into it. The temple remained unharmed. earth-born from their chains. the highest! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! (Ps Seeing such an awesome miracle, the pagans fled He has shattered the gates of hell, The salutation with my own hand—Paul’s. 148:1) in terror. Archippus and the Christians gathered in and as Master,// church glorified God and gave thanks to the holy He has risen on the third day! If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let Miracle of the Archangel Michael Archangel Michael for the help. The place where him be accursed. O Lord, come! the rivers plunged into the fissure received the In Phrygia, not far from the city of Hieropolis, in a Tone 2 Kontakion (Archangel Michael) name “Chonae”, which means “plunging.” O Michael, commander of God’s armies The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. place called Cheretopos, there was a church named and minister of the divine glory, My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.