SS Peter and Paul Orthodox Church 419 S. Main Street Homer City, PA 15748 Reverend Father Matthew Conjelko Phone (724) 479-3656 or (724) 465-4934, Cell (724) 388-9232 [email protected] http://www.sspeterandpaulorthodoxchurch.org

GREAT MARTYR Sunday November 24, 2019 Ephesians 2-4-10, Luke 10:25-37 Tropars and Kondaks Tone 6

Welcome! We welcome to our church this morning all visitors, guests, relatives, and friends of Peter and Paul Church. We pray your visit with us is spiritually rewarding, holy and life-giving. Visit often!

Thanksgiving Liturgy 9:00 AM Thursday with Panachida for Lillian Rebovich. Confessions at 8:30 AM.

Metropolitan Gregory has sent a Nativity Fast letter to all parishes requesting added prayers during the Nativity Fast, which begins for us on November 28th. The additional evening prayers are printed in the back of the church.

Please see the ACRY appeal information regarding the ACRY Stewardship Campaign downstairs.

“Let us not then be ashamed to confess the Crucified. Be the Cross our seal made with boldness by our fingers on our brow, and on everything; over the bread we eat, and the cups we drink; in our comings in, and goings out; before our sleep, when we lie down and when we rise up; when we are in the way, and when we are still. Great is that preservative; it is without price, for the sake of the poor; without toil, for the sick; since also its grace is from God. It is the Sign of the faithful, and the dread of devils: for He ‘triumphed over them in it, having made a show of them openly’ [Colossians 2:15]; for when they see the Cross they are reminded of the Crucified; they are afraid of Him, who bruised the heads of the dragon. Despise not the Seal, because of the freeness of the gift; but for this the rather honour your Benefactor.” + St. Cyril of ,

WEEKLY SUNDAY REPORT OF INCOME AND CANDLES, 11/10/19

Sunday Offering $435.00 Candles $ 35.00 Start up cash $350 Chinese Auction $ 1474.00 Soup $ 6.00 Total $ 2300.00 WEEKLY SUNDAY REPORT OF INCOME AND CANDLES, 11/17/19

Sunday Offering $899.00 Candles $ 12.00 Assessment $ 75.00 Start up cash 200 Holupki/pirohi sale $1352 Rent $750 Total $ 3288.00

Candles 1 – Thanksgiving for prayers answered/ Conjelkos 1 – For Family/ Randy 4 – For Family/Steve and Lois 4 – Special Intention/Brett 2 – Health of and Kevin/ Mary

“… Adam chose the treason of the serpent, the originator of evil, in preference to God’s commandment and counsel, and broke the decreed fast. Instead of eternal life he received death and instead of the place of unsullied joy he received this sinful place full of passions and misfortunes, or rather, he was sentenced to Hades and nether darkness. Our nature would have stayed in the infernal regions below the lurking places of the serpent who initially beguiled it, had not Christ come. He started off by fasting (cf. Mk. 1:13) and in the end abolished the serpent’s tyranny, set us free and brought us back to life.” — St. Gregory Palamas,

Nut Rolls – The last day to order rolls is Nov. 30th. The schedule for baking is : Mon Dec 9th 4:30 Making dough, Tuesday Dec 10th 8:30 Baking Wed Dec 11th 4:30 Making dough, Thursday Dec 12th 8:30 Baking Mon Dec16th 4:30 Making dough, Tuesday Dec 17th 8:30 Baking Wed Dec 18th 4:30 Making dough, Thursday Dec 19th 8:30 Baking

Next week at coffee hour we will have an open discussion of current issues in Orthodoxy.

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