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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 Glory to Jesus 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 Pentecostarion.) 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 Palm Sunday 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 Easter 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 Easter Egg) 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 Lent. 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.