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MAY 30 (Please Have Submissions to Fr ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ORTHODOX CHURCH A WARM WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! BULLETIN IS OFFERED: Christ Is Risen! If you wish to sponsor a bulletin In A Parish of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (responded with: Indeed, He Is Risen!) Honor of (anniversary, birthday, Father Dave Urban, Pastor 2688 California Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15212 Christos Voskrese! (Voistinu Voskrese!) etc.) or In Memory of someone, Very Reverend Father John Brancho, Pastor Emeritus 412-748-0148, Talk or Text We are happy that you have joined us today! It is our please do so by signing up on the Timothy Martin, Reader [email protected] Subdeacon Ryan Ferko www.OrthodoxPittsburgh.com pleasure to have you in our presence this morning and we sheet in the church hall or by Matthew Peifer, Stephen Brancho, & John Radick, Cantors Instagram: SJB_Orthodox_Pittsburgh wish God’s Blessings to all who visit with us today and hope contacting Fr. Dave (email, text, or Lawrence Martin, Parish Council President Twitter: @SJB_OrthodoxPGH you stop again soon! If you have any questions in regards to call). An additional stewardship www.facebook.com/pg/St-John-the-Baptist-Orthodox-Church-of-Northside-Pittsburgh-169297619784149 our worship or Orthodoxy, please see Fr. Dave. offering to the Church is requested. Masks – We will continue to follow the CDC + + + + + + + + + C HRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD, P ASCHAL G REETING: guidelines. We are no longer asking for TRAMPLING DOWN DEATH BY DEATH (use instead of ‘hello’, before ‘good morning’, etc.) Tuesday’s Spiritual Vitamin: “mandatory masks” in the church. “We all know that when we are offered a cure for AND UPON THOSE IN THE TOMBS Christ is risen! + + + + + + + + + (responded with: Indeed He is risen!) an illness, it is stupid and foolish to say, "Wait! BESTOWING LIFE! Coffee Social – Our coffee social has returned! Let me be sick a little longer!" Anyone who We have coffee and individual packaged snacks delays the work of salvation does exactly that— available in the hall following the Divine Liturgy. S ERVICES FOR THE W EEK B ULLETIN B OARD A NNOUNCEMENTS with far more disastrous results.” + + + + + + + + + Fr. Jack Sparks, Victory in the Unseen Warfare p.47 Palms and Pussywillows – There are still a SUNDAY, MAY 30 (Please have submissions to Fr. Dave by Wed.) handful of blessed palms and pussywillows on + + + + + + + + + th 5 Sun. of Pascha; Sun. of the Samaritan Woman + + + + + + + + + the cardtable in the nave of the church. (They Paschal Greeting in Romanian: 9:30 am Divine Liturgy Online Calendar – Just a reminder that our will be there until Pentecost.) Epistle: Acts 11:19-26, 29-30 “Parish Calendar” is continually updated on our + + + + + + + + + Hristos a înviat! (Adevărat a înviat!) Gospel: John 4:5-42 website. Please plan your weeks ahead and Parish Picnic – A reminder that our Parish th + + + + + + + + + Panachida for departed faithful of the armed come pray at church (and not just on Sundays). Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, July 18 Garden Blessing Season – How’s your garden forces, +Viola Peifer (40-day); www.orthodoxpittsburgh.com/parish-calendar + + + + + + + + + coming along? It’s time to get it blessed! +Anna Spirnak (17-year) + + + + + + + + + Orthodoxy 101 – Although we are not having (The format of the blessing is similar to our Akathist to St. Xenia with holy specific Orthodoxy 101 classes/discussions, we anointing – This Akathist covers can continue to learn in other ways. As a annual home blessing.) Please contact Fr. Dave many topics. Within it, Orthodox reminder, we learn about our Faith through if you are interested. Prayers are offered to Save a participating in our services (the Divine Liturgy + + + + + + + + + Marriage, for the Healing of Mental along with Vespers, Molebens, Akathist, …). Illness, to Find a Spouse, a Home, or a Job! (St Our bulletins are also a source of information The Parish Council discussed having Xenia is the patron saint for finding employment.) and educational material. (Please consider the garage sale return this year. Please begin Whether any of these areas are a concern for bringing in items and placing them in the church st reading a section of the bulletin each day of the TUESDAY, JUNE 1 you or not, come and pray on Tuesday, June 1 week and reflect as you learn about our Faith.) hall behind the moveable bulletin board. 7:00 pm Akathist to St. Xenia & holy anointing for those who it will benefit! (She is remembered Anytime you have a question, please reach out + + + + + + + + + THURSDAY, JUNE 3 in the Church on February 6, June 6, and to Father Dave. Live-Broadcast – If you are unable to make it to 9:30 am 9:30 am Morning Moleben September 24) + + + + + + + + + church on Sunday morning, please pray along SATURDAY, JUNE 5 + + + + + + + + + with our Cathedral’s services online at 9:00 am. th Paschal Greeting in Church Slavonic: 9:30 am All Soul Liturgy & Panachida (5 of 5) Monday’s Spiritual Vitamin: www.acrod.org/organizations/cathedral/live/ SUNDAY, JUNE 6 “For a true Christian death is merely like a sleep Christos voskrese! (Voistinu voskrese!) + + + + + + + + + th If greeted in a language you are unfamiliar with, 6 Sun. of Pascha; Sun. of the Man Born Blind until the day of resurrection, or like birth into a Paschal Greeting in Greek: 9:30 am Divine Liturgy translate & respond in English new life.” +Righteous John, Wonderworker of Khristós anésti! (Alithós anésti!) Epistle: Acts 16:16-34; Gospel: John 9:1-38 Kronstadt, My Life in Christ p.282 (then learn the response) Tone 5; Liturgical Color: White Lord. 25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to OUR STEWARDSHIP GIFTS TO G OD O RTHODOXY A ROUND THE ‘BURGH Saul; 26 and when he had found him, he brought him worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, Stewardship: $ 100 AND OUR D IOCESE to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the the hour is coming when neither on this mountain Candles/Eternal Lamp Offerings: $ 115 church, and taught a large company of people; and nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 You Envelope Stewardship: $ 730 SAVE THE DATES: in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called worship what you do not know; we worship what we Community Outreach: $ 100 Altar Boy Retreat – Virtual on June 28 and 29 Christians. know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour Parish House offering: $ 300 29 + + + And the disciples determined, every one according is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will Total Collections: $ 1345 Young Women’s Encounter (YWE) – A “care to his ability, to send relief to the brethren who lived worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Relocation Fund: $ 0 package” is being prepared for all of the young in Judea; 30 and they did so, sending it to the elders Father seeks to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and We must give in trust that God will use it to women of our diocese aged 12 to 18. Please by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. those who worship him must worship in spirit and produce fruit: “He who supplies seed to the sower contact Father Dave for more information or visit: 25 and bread for food will supply and multiply your + + + + + + + + + truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that www.acrod.org/ministries/youth/ywe/ Gospel: Mark 15:43–16:8 Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ); when sowing (resources) and increase the harvest of 5 26 your righteousness (benevolence).” - 2 Cor. 9:10 + + + So he came to a city of Samar′ia, called Sy′char, he comes, he will show us all things.” Jesus said Deanery Picnic – Our Pittsburgh Deanery Picnic near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. to her, “I who speak to you am he.” Weekly Candle Intentions / will be Sunday, October 3 at Schenley Park 6 Jacob’s well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as 27 Just then his disciples came. They marveled that Memorials were offered last week by + + + + + + + + + he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It he was talking with a woman, but none said, “What Nelson Family; Kirish Family; Tim Paschal Greeting in Arabic: was about the sixth hour. do you wish?” or, “Why are you talking with Martin; Melanie Shuster; Mary Jane 7 There came a woman of Samar′ia to draw water. her?” 28 So the woman left her water jar, and went El Messieh kahm! (Hakken kahm!) 8 29 Hudak; Eleanor Sanger; Mirilovich Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” For his away into the city, and said to the people, “Come, Family; Patty Watson; Cindy Pavilonis. disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this “I am the light of the world; VISIT OUR DIOCESE ON- LINE 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that be the Christ?” 30 They went out of the city and were he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, Diocesan Website: www.acrod.org you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of coming to him. but will have the light of life.” - John 8:12 Camp Nazareth: www.campnazareth.org Samar′ia?” For Jews have no dealings with 31 Meanwhile the disciples besought him, saying, + + + + + + + + + FB: www.facebook.com/acroddiocese Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the “Rabbi, eat.” 32 But he said to them, “I have food to Weekly Offerings to God – During this time, if Twitter: twitter.com/acrodnews gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give eat of which you do not know.” 33 So the disciples you are not yet coming to the church, we request YouTube: youtube.com/acroddiocese me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he said to one another, “Has any one brought him that weekly donations be mailed to Tim Martin would have given you living water.” 11 The woman food?” 34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the (2225 McAleer Rd., Sewickley, PA 15143) S UNDAY’S S CRIPTURE R EADINGS said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his the well is deep; where do you get that living work.
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