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

Glory to Christ! Slava Isusu Christu! Glory forever! March 18, 2018 Slava na viki!

DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST Commemoration of Venerable Mary of Egypt

Mar. 18 Sun. 8:00 AM +Patricia Fedorko by Joseph Fedorko

10:30 AM Intention of Parishioners

Sixth Week of the Great Fast

Mar. 21 Wed. 7:30 PM Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts

Mar. 23 Fri. 7:30 PM Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts

Lazarus Saturday

Mar. 24 Sat. 10:00 AM Health & God's Blessings on Irene Markovich by Michael Hancher

ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM

ANNUNCIATION OF THE THEOTOKOS Mar. 25 Sun. 8:00 AM Intention of Parishioners 10:30 AM +Jerry Mattingly by Betty Mattingly

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE – March 25, 2018 Mar. 25 Sun. 8:00 AM Joseph Hughes (L), T. Hughes, J. Jaimes, J. Lampl 10:30 AM G. Naccash (L), T. Clark, D. Naccash, J. Naccash USHER SCHEDULE – March 25 2018 Mar. 25 Sun. 8:00 AM H. Katawczik (L), J. Fedorko, K. Koshute, T. Ryan 10:30 AM J. Kepick (L), T. Fazio, E. Gubanich, R. Parrell

Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast March 18, 2018

COMING EVENTS TITHING & GIVING

Parish Donations – March 11, 2018 (see inside for details)

■ Byzantine Spirituality Adults $3,647.00 Children $7.50 ■ Domestic Church Building Fund $920.00 Candles $113.15 ■ Pussy Willows Needed by Saturday School of Religion $36.00 Flowers $100.00 ■ Lenten Dinners - Friday Boiler $30.00 Mission Charities $35.00 ■ Desserts Needed St. Nicholas Fund $96.00 TOTAL $4,984.65 ■ Candy help needed

■ Resurrection Candles "In generous spirit pay homage to the Lord, be not sparing of freewill gifts." (Sirach 35:7) ■ Bishop's Appeal LITURGY AND LIFE

Prayer Intentions. Please remember in prayer: Michael Mikulak, David Sayen, Mary McDonnell, Justine Ferrari, Julia Zdynak, Louis Shanks, Caroline Zurun, Mary Beth Vieira, Robert Esser, Irene Markovich, Ben Zurun, George Semonick, Mary Gaydos, Betty Markovchick, and Jeffrey Sesok. Please pray for EMC BINGO these friends and relatives of parishioners: 03/13/18 Team B Shirley Anne Markham, Jeffrey Mikulak, 03/20/18 Team C Francine O'Leary, Russell Plasha, Tim O'Leary, 03/27/18 No Bingo-Team D Joanne Gaudino, Patricia Delfine, Rev. Joseph 04/03/18 Team A Jugan, Steven Goula, Mary Jewette, Fr. Conan http://EMCBINGO.com Timoney, Eileen Gray, Karen Baine, James Seman, Jim Sinclair, Fr. Lee Gross, Mike Shuster, James Williamson, and Greg Starr, Judi Figel, Robert Esser, Sr., Florence Kunder, and Mary Catherine Bishop

Prayers for our Parishioners. The particular law of the Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan Church directs: : "The pastor is to celebrate the Divine Liturgy for the people of the parish entrusted to him on Sundays and days of precept [holy days of obligation]” (canon 294). This and does not work wonders while she repented liturgy intention for all parishioners is “For the of a sinful life and works miracles. There are still intention of our Parishioners.” The faithful who six days left of the fast, enough opportunity to attend the Divine Liturgy for the parishioners repent and fast from food, entertainments, and participate, according to their state, in praying sin and to repent and receive forgiveness. During for that intention.We can continue this prayer for the last six days of the Great Fast the Lenten one another during the week by remembering Triodion hymns make us feel that we are on the several parishioners and families each week. move with Jesus and the disciples, traveling to Please remember this week: Donald and Debra Jerusalem. This week we complete the use of the Scipioni & family, Damon Seman & family, prayer book called the Lenten Triodion. In the Stephen Seman, David Semanco, George and Ruthenian Recension from Great Week to All Janet Semonik, Andrew and Luann Serafin & Saints Sunday we use the prayer book called the family, Joseph and Linda Serafin, and from the “Flowering Triodion”. (Other Byzantine Mission, Jack and Lisabeth McLaurin & family. Churches continue using the Lenten Triodion until Pascha and then from Pascha to All Saints Domestic Church and the Great Fast. The use the .) In the Domestic Church 2017 theme for Religious Education for the this is a good time to fall in line with the pattern 2017-18 school year is “Living as Missionary and traveling rhythm of the sixth week in the Disciples.” The missionary territory begins at Lenten Triodion. We can select one of the four each home of Jesus Christ’s disciples. The gospels and read the accounts from disciples’ homes are referred to by Saint Paul in Transfiguration to to join Jesus and his epistles as the domestic church, “the church the travelers. This will help us leave behind that meets at their house.” Today is the Fifth excess baggage and prepare for Great Week. We Sunday of the Great Fast. A special are still practicing the Fast, whether a voluntary commemoration on this Sunday is the Saint fast observing some of the traditional aspects, or Mary of Egypt. The Triodion presents her here the present-day observance of abstention from on the last Sunday of the Great Fast with only six meat on Wednesday and Friday. On the road to days to go until the completion of the Great Fast Jerusalem we are eating only traveling to remind us of the effectiveness of true provisions, like an athlete preparing for the repentance which opens us up to receive the athletic contest. We want to overcome sins so we miraculous forgiveness of sins from our Lord can show the Lord Jesus that the sacrifice He Jesus. This forgiveness makes a new or re-newed makes for us on Great Friday is not for nothing person of us. The gospel passage today from the in our lives. What a good opportunity to “Live as evangelist Mark begins “Behold, we are going a Missionary Disciple.” up to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be betrayed…” The story of St. Mary of Egypt Fasting Regulations. Wednesdays and Fridays written by St. Sophronius of Jerusalem also during the Great Fast are days of abstinence in begins with a trip to Jerusalem, in this case, by which no meat products are permitted. Mary of Egypt. When the holy ascetical father St. Zossima who lived the monastic life from Pussy Willows. Pussy willows will be needed childhood and was the model of virtuous life met for the Palm Sunday Divine Liturgies. Please Saint Mary of Egypt after she had repented of bring them to the chapel basement by this her former way of life and was living in the Saturday morning and deposit them in the Palestinian desert, it is she who can do great labeled box at the stairwell in the chapel works: it is she who can know his name before basement.. he identified himself, and it is she who can walk on the Jordan River. The contrast between the Guarding the Tomb. Each year our parish two is intentional; he lived a virtuous sinless life keeps the ancient tradition of a vigil at the grave of our Lord Jesus Christ from Great Friday after Vespers until Resurrection Matins on Holy Meats. Easter Meats are available for Saturday. The hours of the vigil are from 10:00 same day purchase this Friday, March 23rd, if PM Friday until 5:00 PM Saturday. There is a available in current stock. signup sheet in the Narthex of the church on the bulletin board closest to the usher's room. Please Easter Candy. ELG will be selling Easter choose your hour when you and your family can candy between Liturgies on Palm Sunday spend time in prayer together. In this way we (March 25). There will be a selection of parish shall not leave the tomb unguarded. favorites as well as some new items. Stop by and purchase some chocolates to fill your Easter Resurrection Candles. If you would like to basket! offer an Easter candles in remembrance of a departed love one, please visit the parish office Repair Updates. On Wednesday, March 13th, between Divine Liturgies today only or this Chesapeake Telephone Systems replaced the week before Friday, March 23rd before 2:00 PM. conduit from the rectory garage to the Parish All candles will be lit for every liturgy during the Hall. This will enable Verizon to lay the fiber Easter Season. optic cable to establish connectivity in the Parish Hall. PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS EPARCHIAL AND OTHER Pascha Baking. Pascha Baking is this ANNOUNCEMENTS Saturday, March 24. Early helpers: 7:00 am Pysanka Workshop and Bazaar. The 35th Decorators: 9:00 am annual Pysanka (Ukrainian ) Please come help make beautiful Easter Paschas Workshop, Luncheon, and Easter Bazaar will be for our church. Questions? Daria Parrell held today at Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic [email protected] National Shrine, 4250 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC, across from the Catholic Lenten Dinners. This Friday, March 23rd, is University and the Basilica of the National the last Lenten Dinner of this . Volunteers Shrine, mass transit access Brookland/CUA on are needed. If you can help, contact Marsha the Red Line. The Pysanka Workshop from 2-5 Puhak at 703-404-5544. Baked goods are PM is limited to 60 participants. Fee: Adults: needed every Friday. This Friday is the last $20; Children under 12: $12. Traditional Lenten Dinner for this Lent. Please bake your Ukrainian buffet luncheon from 10:30 AM until favorite recipe and bring your wrapped treats to sold out. Easter Bazaar from 11 AM to 4 PM the Parish Center refrigerator with the will feature Ukrainian arts and crafts, pysanka ingredients listed. You may bring them to the kits, how-to books, videos, traditional foods and Parish Center during the week or bring them baked goods and smoked and other meats. with you when you come to the dinners. Bishop’s Appeal. The Bishop’s Appeal Lenten Dinners Parking. Carousel Day Care continues in parishes of the eparchy until June has six designated parking spaces for child drop 1st. Each year the bishop appeals to the clergy off and pickup. The exclusive use of these and Christ’s Faithful of the Eparchy of Passaic parking spaces is part of the rental agreement and set out some of the needs of the eparchy for between Epiphany of our Lord and Carousel Day the coming year which he asks them to fund. The Care. Please do not park in these parking spaces, goal for Epiphany parish remains the same $19, which are clearly marked, until the close of the 800. When the goal is reached the eparchy will day care business day at 6:30 PM. return 40% of the fulfilled goal or $7,920. The A report was made to Dominion of the incident reversion to our parish will be used for the boiler and police were called. Mason District police is fund to replace the boiler in the parish center this aware that residents of this area are receiving year. At present, $19, 015 toward our goal has such calls from scammers. Included in the been pledged. Seventy-three of the 323 families bulletin this week is an insert from the Dominion as well as one large donation from the ELG have Energy website of things for you to know about been received. We have $785 to reach our goal what a scam looks and sounds like and what you for the refund. Please consider giving so that our can do to protect yourself against being parish can receive the refund and replace the scammed. boiler in the parish center which is a very urgent need. Please give prayerful consideration for the Camp St. Charles. Camp St. Charles will have needs of the eparchy and bishop and respond as an Open House for their Boys and Girls you are able. Thank you for your generosity. Catholic Over-night Summer Camp - Open House March 25 or April 8, 2018 11:00 AM to Woodburn Civic Association. Woodburn Civic 3:00 PM. Attend this Open House to learn more Association will meet at our chapel basement on about Camp St. Charles. You are invited for April 30th. Dr. Linda Q. Smyth, supervisor for lunch, a tour, a ride on the giant swing and an our district will be present to address several opportunity to meet the staff of Camp St. issues, including the proposed development by Charles. For over 60 years, thousands of INOVA Fairfax Hospital to the former children have been making friends, learning to ExxonMobil Headquarters which INOVA work together and developing an appreciation for Fairfax Hospital is renovating into the Center for Creation while camping out, riding horses, Personal Health. However, the nomination for a working their way through a challenge course, site-specific comprehensive plan amendment trying archery, paddling on the river, making art calls for developing the entire 117 acre site to projects and lots of other activities in beautiful accommodate medical research, healthcare Southern Maryland. Fully Accredited with the facilities, offices, multifamily housing, retail, American Camp Association and certified by the restaurants, a hotel, and an internal grid of State of Maryland, Camp St. Charles has been streets. The proposal would make the run by Salvatorian Fathers and Brothers and Lay development larger than the Mosaic District at Salvatorians for over 60 years. New families Gallows Road and Route 29. The Civic may save on tuition by registering at our open Association is asking the church to have house. For more information, directions and to representative attend the meeting. For more sign up for an open house, see their information see websitewww.campstcharles.org or call them at http://annandaleva.blogspot.com/2018/02/ino 301-934-8799 or email va‐proposes‐massive‐long‐term‐mixed.html. [email protected].

Scammers. This past Sunday, March 11th, we received a call from a man representing Dominion Energy. He was giving us a "courtesy call" before disconnecting power to the campus for non-payment of two months bills. After pulling the invoices for the past three months we affirmed that it was a scam. On

Monday, March 12th, Dominion Energy confirmed that they did not initiate the action and the man on the phone was not representing Dominion Energy' and our balances are current.

EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD Byzantine Catholic Church The Sacraments – Our Life in Christ Mysteries (Sacraments) of Initiation - (Baptism, Chrismation, Holy Eucharist). We follow the command of the Lord to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Chrismation (Confirmation) and Holy Eucharist (First Holy Communion) is imparted at the same time immediately following baptism

Mysteries (Sacraments) of Initiation of Infants – is scheduled at the Divine Liturgy on Saturdays or Sundays during the year except certain fast periods. Sponsors must be Catholics in good standing and supply a sponsor card attesting to that from their parish. While two Catholics in good standing is usual, one baptized non-Catholic can function as a Christian Witness with the Catholic sponsor. Both must be at least sixteen years of age. Details are available at the parish office.

Mysteries (Sacraments) of Initiation of Adults – follows a period of catechumanate. This is a period of spiritual formation. Please see the priest or deacon.

Mystery (Sacrament) of Crowning in Marriage – According to the Pastoral Policy and Guidelines for Marriage Preparation for the Catholic Church in New Jersey, couples wishing to marry must inform the pastor one year before the date of the wedding and be free to marry in the Catholic Church. Couples will meet with the priest and deacon in four sessions – to begin the pre-nuptial investigation, to take FOCCUS, a communications, values and religious inventory approved for use in the Catholic dioceses/eparchies, to complete the pre-nuptial investigation and for a session on the theology of the mystery (sacrament). They are also required to attend Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter.

Mystery (Sacrament) of Repentance – The Mystery (Sacrament) of Repentance is regularly available each Saturday 11:30 AM – 12:00 Noon. In addition, confessions are heard during the Christmas Fast (Advent) and the Great Fast (Lent) on Sundays between the Divine Liturgies. Visiting confessors are also scheduled at special times during the Great Fast. Confessions are also heard on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Great and to prepare for the observance of the Lord’s Resurrection.

Anointing of the Sick – Parishioners who are seriously ill and those with life endangering medical conditions as well as those who are to undergo surgery should avail themselves of the sacrament of penance and anointing of the sick. If surgery is scheduled, please consider confession and anointing at the church before entering the hospital since there is more privacy for confession and less chance of interruption for confession and anointing. If you are unable to come to church, please call the rectory. Families of parishioners who have a medical emergency should contact the rectory office so one of the priests can go the hospital.

Holy Communion and Visitation of the Sick – Holy Communion is brought to our parishioners who are ill at the hospital or at home by the deacon on Sundays and at other times by arrangement. Please contact the deacon or the rectory office by Friday prior to the Sunday communion v411isitation.

Funeral Services – The Office of Christian Burial is offered in ways to accommodate the needs of the family. The Epiphany Ladies Guild as part of their charity offers a Mercy Meal for families at the Parish Center following the interment. Epiphany of our Lord cemetery is a portion of Fairfax Memorial Park. Parishioners who are interested in purchasing cemetery plots should see the deacon.

Byzantine Catholic Mission of Montgomery County - Divine Liturgy: Sunday 10:00 AM; Religious Education & Social Hour 11:15-12:15: 20501 Goshen Road, Gaithersburg, MD; (301) 482-0282.

Parish Administration

"The Church is not an organization with sacraments but a sacrament with organization." Parish Clergy Parish Office Staff Very Rev. John G. Basarab, Pastor Jamie Bacigalupi, Administrative Assistant Deacon Elmer Pekarik, Deacon Peter Turko Diane Dougherty, Financial Assistant

Parish Council of Administration Parish Office Hours: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Monday- Friday Emil Koval, Greg Puhak, Sally Green 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sunday

School of Religion - School of Religion classes meet on Sundays between Liturgies (9:20 AM - 10:20 AM) throughout the school

year (September - June). Classes are offered for children grades Preschool & Kindergarten - High School

Bulletin - Bulletin announcement should be submitted in writing by 12:00 Noon Wednesday afternoon for the upcoming Sunday. Announcements may be dropped off in the Parish Office, faxed to the office (703-573-1088) or email to

[email protected].

Registration - Individuals who wish to register in the Parish should stop by the Parish Office and complete a census form

Epiphany of Our Lord Church, Annandale, VA http://www.eolbcc.org Epiphany of Our Lord does not conduct pastoral business on the website email.