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St. Alexis of Wilkes-Barre Orthodox Church Address: PO Box 134, 108 E Main St, Clinton, CT 06413-0134 Phone: 860-664-9434 Web: http://www.stalexischurch.org Email: [email protected] Fr Steven Hosking Rector Phone: 860-866-5802 (Message) Email: [email protected] Dn Timothy Skuby Attached Phone: (808) 341-1813 Email: [email protected] Services Schedule Please see our online calendar for dates and times of Feast Day services. Bulletin for Sunday, July 18, 2021 racism and bigotry. All human beings share Welcome one common identity as children of God. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor Jesus Christ taught us to free, male nor female, for you are all one in love and serve all people, Christ Jesus" (Galatian 3:28) regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. Members of our Parish Council are: To understand that, we Joseph Barbera - Council Member at Large need to look no further Dori Kuziak - Council Secretary than to the Parable of the Carolyn Neiss - Vice President Good Samaritan (Luke Marlene Melesko - Council Member at Large 10:25-37). Every time we Kyle Hollis - President celebrate the Divine Roderick Seurattan - Treasurer Liturgy, it is offered "on behalf of all, and for all." As Orthodox Christians we stand against Pastoral Care - General Information Nun-Martyrs Gr. Duchess Elizabeth and Barbara Emergency Sick Calls can be made at any time. Please call Fr Steven at (860) 866-5802, This Sunday is the commemoration of one of when a family member is admitted to the our Patrons (whose relics have been placed in hospital. the altar), St Elizabeth the New Martyr. Anointing in Sickness: The Sacrament of Because it is also the observence of the Unction is available in Church, the hospital, or Fathers of the first Six Ecumentical Councils, your home, for anyone who is sick and the commemoration for St Elizabeth and her suffering, however severe. companion is defered. Please remember to ask Marriages and Baptisms require early for her intersessions for this parish. planning, scheduling and selections of sponsors (crown bearers or godparents). See Troparion — Tone 4 Father before booking dates and reception Emulating the Lord’s self-abasement on the halls! earth, / you gave up royal mansions to serve Funerals are celebrated for practicing the poor and disdained, / overflowing with Orthodox Christians. Please see Father for compassion for the suffering. / And taking up a details. The Church opposes cremation; we martyr’s cross, / in your meekness / you cannot celebrate funerals for cremations. perfected the Saviour’s image within yourself, / therefore, with Barbara, entreat Him to save Announcements us all, O wise Elizabeth. Dormition Fast Kontakion — Tone 3 This fast begins August 1st. I strongly In the midst of worldliness, / thy mournful encourage you to use the fast as an heart dwelt in Heaven; / in barbaric opportunity to renew your Baptism thourgh godlessness, / your valiant soul was not confession, particularly as many have not yet troubled; / you longed to meet your fully returned to a full liturgical life. If you Bridegroom as a confessor, / and He found you have not yet returned to a full sacramental worthy of your martyric purpose. / O life, through receiving the Eucharst, please Elizabeth, with Barbara, / your brave consider talking with me as to how we might companion, / pray to your Bridegroom for us. accomplish this. Presentation of New Catecumens Faith Study On Sunday, July 25th, Gregory Hawkins and There will be no Faith Study this coming Daniel Cummings will be received into the Thursday (7/22) as all the clergy of New catecumenate of the Church. This brief England will be on a Zoom call with His ceremony will be performed between the Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon. Third Hour and the beginning of Liturgy. Prayers, Intercessions and addictions, abuse, abandonment and Commemorations despair; those who are homeless, those who are institutionalize, those who Archpriest Dennis, have no one to pray for them; Archpriest Michael, All Orthodox seminarians & families; all Deacon Timothy, Evelyn, Orthodox monks and nuns, and all Katheryn, Anne, Aaron, those considering monastic life; all Veronica, Richard, Orthodox missionaries and their Nancy, Susanne, Carol, families. Alexander, Gail, Vincent, All those who have perished due to Nina, Ellen, Maureen, hatred, intolerance and pestilence; all Elizabeth, Christopher, those departed this life in the hope of Joshua, Jennifer, Petra, the Resurrection. Olivia, Jessica, Sean, Sarah, Justin, Arnold, ___ Carol-Anne, Anthony, Fathers of the 1st Six Ecumenical Councils. Natasha, Gene, John, John, Michael, Kelley, Martyr Emilian of Silistria in Bulgaria (363). Krisha, Alix, Natalie, Edward, Nathan, Caila, Martyr Hyacinth of Amastridea (4th c.). Ven. Julianna, Paul, John, Jacob, Lynn, Anna, John the Long-suffering of the Kiev Caves Richard, Robert, Dorothy, Elaina (Near Caves—1160). Ven. Pambo, Recluse, of Many Years to: to Marie-Christine deGiers and the Kiev Caves (Far Caves—13th c.). Ven. Christine Jankura on the occasion of their Pambo, Hermit, of Egypt (4th c.). Monastic Name's Days; and to Glenn PenkoffLedbeck on Martyrs Grand Duchess Elizabeth and Barbara the occasion of his birthday. (1918—July 5th O.S.). Memory Eternal to Olga Kurcharski on this anniversary of her repose. Parish Calendar ___ Parish Calendar Pray for: All those confined to hospitals, nursing homes, and their own homes July 18 to August 2, 2021 due to illness; for all those who serve in the armed forces; widows, orphans, Sunday, July 18 prisoners, victims of violence, and New Martyr Elizabeth refugees; Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th All those suffering chronic illness, Ecumenical Council financial hardship, loneliness, 9:15AM Divine Liturgy Monday, July 19 Repose of Olga Kurcharski Macrina the Righteous, sister of St. Basil 6:30PM Catecumenate 8:30AM Akathist to St Seraphim of Sarove Wednesday, July 28 Tuesday, July 20 Prochoros, Nicanor, Timon, & Parmenas the Mother Maria Skobtsova Apostles of the 70 The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah) 4:30PM Open Doors 8:30AM Akathist to Prophet Elijah 6:30PM Parish Council Meeting Thursday, July 29 The Holy Martyr Callinicus Wednesday, July 21 Chobor John and Symeon the Fool for Christ 7:00PM Faith Study 4:30PM Open Doors Friday, July 30 Thursday, July 22 Silas, Silvan, Crescens, Epenetus and Mary Magdalene, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Andronicus the Apostles of the 70 Equal to the Apostles Saturday, July 31 Friday, July 23 Forefeast of the Precious Cross Phocas the Holy Martyr, Bishop of Sinope 5:30PM Great Vespers Saturday, July 24 Sunday, August 1 Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre Procession of the Lifegiving Cross Glenn PenkoffLidbeck 6th Sunday of Matthew 9:00AM Great Vespers 9:30AM Divine Liturgy followed by Lessor Blessing of Water Sunday, July 25 Repose of Sonja Geyer Monday, August 2 Reception of Catecumens Akathist to St Stephen 5th Sunday of Matthew Translation of the Relics of Stephen the 9:15AM Divine Liturgy Protomartyr Monday, July 26 Saints and Feasts Akathist to Venerable Moses of Carpathians Repose of St. Jacob Netsvetov Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome July 18 Samuel Boyd 8:30AM Akathist to St Jacob Netsvetov Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council Tuesday, July 27 Repose of Ann Kiernan On the Sunday that falls from the 13th to the Akathist to St Panteleimon 19th of the present month, we chant the Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer Service to the 630 Holy and God-bearing 8:30AM Akathist to St Panteleimon Fathers who came together for the 4th Ecumenical Council who assembled in Chalcedon in 451, to condemn Eutyches, who July 20 taught that there was only one nature, the divine, in Christ after the Incarnation, and The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah) Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria, who illegally received Eutyches back into Elias of great fame was from Thisbe or Thesbe, communion and deposed Saint Flavian, a town of Galaad (Gilead), beyond the Jordan. Patriarch of Constantinople, who had He was of priestly lineage, a man of a solitary excommunicated Eutyches. and ascetical character, clothed in a mantle of sheep skin, and girded about his loins with a In the Slavic tradition, on this Sunday, the leathern belt. His name is interpreted as "Yah Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils is my God." His zeal for the glory of God was are all commemorated. compared to fire, and his speech for teaching and rebuke was likened unto a burning lamp. From this too he received the name Zealot. July 19 Therefore, set aflame with such zeal, he sternly reproved the impiety and lawlessness Translation of the Holy Relics of of Ahab and his wife Jezebel. He shut up Righteous Seraphim of Sarov heaven by means of prayer, and it did not rain for three years and six months. Ravens The uncovering of the holy relics of Saint brought him food for his need when, at God's Seraphim of Sarov on July 19, 1903 was command, he was hiding by the torrent of attended by many thousands, among them the Horrath. He multiplied the little flour and oil foremost of the clergy and royalty; the holy of the poor widow of Sarephtha of Sidon, who Tsar Nicholas II (see July 4) was one of the had given him hospitality in her home, and bearers of the relics in procession, and the when her son died, he raised him up. He Grand Duchess Elizabeth (see July 5) wrote an brought down fire from Heaven upon Mount eyewitness account of the many miracles that Carmel, and it burned up the sacrifice offered took place. Not only had the Saint foretold the to God before all the people of Israel, that they coming of the Tsar to his glorification, and might know the truth.