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EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD Byzantine Catholic Church 3410 Woodburn Road, Annandale, VA 22003 Phone: 703-573-3986 --- Fax: 703-573-0344 Very Rev. John G. Basarab - Pastor Christ is baptized! Christos Krestisja! In the Jordan! January 13, 2019 Vo Jordani! DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE SUNDAY AFTER THEOPHANY Jan. 13 Sun. 8:00 AM +Alvin Thomson by Eileen and Chris Braunlich 10:30 AM Intention of Parishioners Thirty-fifth week after Pentecost Leave-taking of Theophany Jan. 14 Mon . 10:00 AM +Michael Tran by Joseph Stone Jan. 18 Fri. 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy of Thanksgiving for the Gift of Life and Reparation for Violations against Life Jan. 19 Sat. 10:00 AM +Katherine Hayes by Hogan Family THIRTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Jan. 20 Sun. 8:00 AM Intention of Parishioners 10:30 AM Anniversary of Ordination Deacon El Pekarik by Sally Pekarik ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE – January 20, 2019 Jan. 20 Sun. 8:00 AM J. O'Leary (L), J. Hughes, J. Lampl, P. O'Leary 10:30 AM J. Cassella (L), G. Naccash, J. Naccash USHER SCHEDULE – January 20, 2019 Jan. 20 Sun. 8:00 AM BCY 10:30 AM R. Parrell (L), E. Koval, J. Naccash Sunday after Epiphany January 13, 2019 COMING EVENTS TITHING & GIVING (see inside for details) Parish Donations – January 6, 2019 ■ Byzantine Spirituality Adults $3,108.00 ■ Awards Club Initial Offering $120.00 Building Fund $1.060.00 ■ Bishop's Appeal Update School of Religion $21.00 Candles $135.41 ■ March for Life Holy Days $915.00 BCY $5.00 ■ Compline Transportation Holy Water bottles $22.00 ECL $24.00 ■ Seminary Applications St. Nicholas Fund $31.00 TOTAL $5,441.41 ■ Eikona Studios "Remember then, it is the Lord, your God, who gives you the power to acquire wealth." ■ 2019 Calendars (Dt. 8:18) ■ Insurance Inventory LITURGY AND LIFE Prayer Intentions. Please remember in prayer: Michael Mikulak, David Sayen, Mary McDonnell, Justine Ferrari, Louis Shanks, Caroline Zurun, Mary Beth Vieira, Irene Markovich, George Semonick, Mary Gaydos, Betty Markovchick, Jeffrey Sesok, John Vernoski, and Marge Rusnak. Please pray for EMC BINGO these friends and relatives of parishioners: Shirley Anne Markham, Jeffrey Mikulak, 01/15/19 Team B Francine O'Leary, Russell Plasha, Tim O'Leary, 01/22/19 Team C Joanne Gaudino, Patricia Delfine, Rev. Joseph 01/29/19 Team D Jugan, Steven Goula, Fr. Conan Timoney, Eileen 02/05/19 Team A Gray, James Seman, Fr. Lee Gross, Mike http://EMCBINGO.com Shuster, James Williamson, Greg Starr, Florence Kunder, Ed Livingston, Richard Doering, Julia Zdynak, Mary Catharine Bishop, Tim Berty, the life of each of us. Postfestives begin with a Joyce Rose, Ethan Augliera, Krista Brazzill, and special observance the day after the fast called Jean Figel. a synaxis or gathering of the Church to honor the human or angelic being who is a principle Prayers for our Parishioners. The particular cooperator in the event of salvation being law of the Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan celebrated. On January 7th it is the Synaxis of Church directs: "The pastor is to celebrate the St. John the Baptist. Divine Liturgy for the people of the parish entrusted to him on Sundays and days of precept Holy Water. Holy Water, blessed on the feast [holy days of obligation]" (canon 294). This of Theophany, is available in the narthex. liturgy intention for all parishioners is "For the Intention of Parishioners.” The faithful who Fast Days resume. Fridays resume as days of attend the Divine Liturgy for the parishioners penance. As every Sunday is the weekly who participate, according to their state, in observance of the Pascha so every Friday is the praying for that intention. We can continue weekly commemoration of Great Friday. For this prayer for one another during the week by the Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan Church remembering several parishioners and families in the United States the fast on a day of each week. Please remember this week: Lois penance is simple abstinence from meat, or the Sarachman, Michael Saupp & family, David substitution of an equivalent penitential work and Rhonda Sayen & family, James Sayen, Sr. or charitable work. & family, Joseph and Ashley Sayen, Marshall III and Catherine Sayen & family, Mary Sayen Day of Prayer and Penance. Annually, and from the Mission, Richard and Doris January 22 is appointed as a day of prayer and Fejka & family. penance on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, January 22, 1973, Postfestive of the Theophany. The postfestive which legalized abortion. As individuals, of the Theophany or Epiphany of our Lord is a Catholics are called to pray, fast, and give alms period of observing the feast of Theophany for on this day or on January 23 when January 22 eight days after the feast of Theophany on occurs on a Sunday. January 6th. This period includes the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist on January 7th and the Calendars for 2019. Church Calendars for Saturday after Theophany and the Sunday after 2019 are available in the narthex. The church Theophany. The postfestive periods that the calendars provide the Scripture readings for Church provides for feasts are an indication of every day, the holydays and their rankings, and how significant the event is for our salvation, the fasting times. indicated by the number of days in the postfestive. In the case of Theophany the eight days is the greatest number of days for a PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS postfestive. Eight days gives us time to observe the feast by liturgical celebrations and Eikona Studios. Christine Uveyges Loya, the by reflection on the meaning of the event for principle of Eikona Studios, will arrive at Epiphany on Tuesday and begin the work of for each month in 2019. Failure to do so will installing the icon of the Crucifixion. She will leave your planned event unscheduled on the be bringing workers with her and will church and Parish Office calendar. complete the installation on Wednesday. The icons of the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, and Church Narthex Doors. Concern has been the Dormition on the nave cornice will be expressed regarding the cold air coming blessed by Bishop Kurt Burnette and Bishop through the space between the front doors of Milan Lach at the Divine Liturgy for Life on the church. As you may recall, Precision Friday, January 18. Doors has repaired the closers on all the doors and replaced the side door of the church. Part Church Consecration. The plaque of the plan is to replace the weather stripping commemorating the consecration of the Holy on the front doors because it was too thick and Table and the church of Epiphany of our Lord, wide causing the doors to be difficult to open November 20, 2011 and the names of the or close properly. Precision Doors removed members of the Parish Planning Committee is the existing weather stripping with the plan to in fabrication by W & E Baum, Freehold, NJ order the correct size and replace it. We are but will not be completed for the parish feast waiting for the correct size to become of Epiphany of our Lord. The estimated date is available. the beginning of February 2019. Bingo. The profit from Epiphany Men’s Club EPARCHIAL Bingo must go to Epiphany Building Fund ANNOUNCEMENTS & according to the provisions of the OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS Commonwealth of Virginia with Epiphany Men’s Club. Volunteers will be needed on Bishop’s Appeal 2018. The Bishop’s Appeal Tuesdays of 2019 for next year’s EMC Bingo. 2018 began October 1, 2018 and runs to Consider volunteering to work on one of four December 31, 2018. Parishioners should have teams that cover Bingo. It means you would received their Pledge Cards and letter from the work one Tuesday per month. Twelve Bingos bishop in the mail. The goal for Epiphany a year too much to commit to right now? church Annandale is $19,800, the same goal as Consider instead adding your name as a last year. Parishioners have pledged $12,775 substitute worker, a very valuable help when a toward our goal. Pledges can be made directly worker from one of the four teams cannot to the chancery finance office using the pledge work or when there is a larger than usual card by sending a check. Parishioners can also number of patrons expected for a special made a pledge online at occasion or a high jackpot. www.eparchyofopassaic.com. Pledges or donations received in the Chancery post Parish Activity Calendar. Organization and marked December 31st will be applied to the activity chairpersons please contact Marsha 2018 Appeal. A letter of acknowledgement Puhak with the event dates you are planning will be sent and should be received by January 31, 2019 for the 2018 tax year. Pledges and easily packable for those who plan to depart donations toward the 2018 Appeal made for the Rally and March at the National Mall. through the first quarter will be applied to the Transportation to Compline. Epiphany is 2018 Appeal but cannot be claimed by the renting a van for those who are interested in donor until the end of the 2019 tax year. The praying Compline with Bishop Kurt Burnette, Appeal is used to help our churches in Eastern the visiting priests, deacons, monastic sisters, Europe. It also helps pay for the education of and Christ’s Faithful at the Crypt Church of our seminarians at the seminary in Pittsburgh. the Basilica of the National Shrine January The Appeal is used to bring priests from 17th, 9:30 PM. Please see Chris Braunlich if Europe and to support their families in the you are interested. transition.