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This Week Announcements Prayers Thank . Archpriest Thomas Soroka, Rector Deacon Luke Loboda, Attached This Week in Church School Mat. Janet Mihalick, Choir Director Prayers Ill and infirm: Known to be hospitalized: Today's lesson: Baptism (Part 1) Second Pre-Lenten Sunday: The Prodigal Son (none) Home: Michelle Bittner, Paul Yewisiak, McKees Rocks/Pittsburgh, PA Jan Widel. Shut in, Rehabilitation, or Nursing Questions to ask/review: OrthodoxPittsburgh.org February 16, 2020 Home: Garnette Kerchum, Eleanor Kovacs, Olga What is the scriptural basis for the Tryszyn, Mary Zapp. sacrament of Baptism? What feast remembers the baptism of Jesus? Welcome! Announcements From Mat. Nancy K. Mell and Gregory Mell Why do we baptized infants? What is the for the departed servant, Dn. Joseph Mell; for role of Godparents (sponsors)? Whether you are searching for a new church The Yearly Parish Meeting will be held after the health of family, Michelle Bittner and Paul What is the order of the service? What is the home or just visiting, we are glad you’re with us coffee hour today. Only members in good Yewisiak. From Doris Wasilko for the departed meaning of each action? today. If you have a prayer request, are looking standing may participate in the meeting. If you servant, (brother) Raymond; for the health of What is the purpose of the exorcism for more information about the Orthodox Faith, have any question about your status, please see the Wasilko family. From Marsha Wasilko for prayers? would like to join our parish, or would like to Fr Thomas. the departed servant, (brother) Raymond; for Why must we be put into the water 3 times? speak with Fr Thomas, we invite you to fill out a the health of Michelle Bittner, Paul Yewisiak and Why does the baptized wear white? visitor’s card and drop it in the offering basket Join us this Saturday, February 22nd for the 4th Jan Widel. From Charles A. Wasilko for the What song do we sing after they are as your offering today. We want to get to know Annual St Nicholas Symposium from 2:00 pm departed servant, (brother) Raymond; for the baptized? you! God bless you! to 4:00 pm. This year’s Topic is “Orthodox health of (sisters) Doris & Marsha. From Is baptism a "free pass" to salvation? Why Perspectives on Prayer.” We will have three George & Nancy Shaytar for the health of not? presenters, including, Mother Seraphima of the George, Jan Widel and Michelle Bittner. From This Week Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood Greg Bitsko. From John & Olga for the health Suggested Activities at home: City will present on the Jesus Prayer, and our of Galina Vilkova and for the health and Role play a baptism with a baby doll. Review Tuesday, February 18 own Jenifer Rune, who will present on her salvation of our family. From Irene Kulchock and discuss the significance of each part of 9:00 am Matins (Morning Service) embrace of Orthodox Christian Prayer and for the departed servants, Richard Kulchock and the service. 9:30 am-12:00 pm Office Hours/Church Open Meditation after being a teacher of Buddhist Emma Sipes; for the health of Vivian Moore. Look at pictures from the baptisms of others Thursday, February 20 forms of meditation. Share this event with From George & Nancy Shaytar for the health of in the family. 9:00 am Matins (Morning Service) friends and family. You won’t want to miss it! Michelle Bittner. From Donya Yewisiak for the Contact your Godparents this week and 9:30 am-12:00 pm Office Hours/Church Open health of Jan Widel. spend time together to keep your Saturday, February 22 Sisterhood Announcement: Marina Petrov relationship strong. 12:00 pm Pan-Orthodox Choir Rehearsal will be coordinating the Blini Luncheon and will th 2:00 pm 4 Annual St Nicholas Symposium be sending out an email for sign ups. If anyone Prayer: Lord, may you keep me renewed with 4:00 pm Vespers with Cathedral Vigil would like do sign up for a dish or to help set your light, as the day of my baptism. Sunday, February 23 up/clean up please reply to the email or contact 9:15 am Adult Education Marina Petrov or Susan Porter. Church School after 10:00 am Divine Liturgy / Thank You Our deepest condolences to the Robes family Important Upcoming Dates: to our February donors, Bob and MaryBeth Cheesefare Sunday – March 1 on the falling asleep of Georgiann Robes. Visitation will be held today from 1-6p at Szal Madalinksy, for donating all the categories Clean Monday (Great Lent Begins) – March 2 To our Visitors: Holy Communion is reserved Funeral Home with Parastas at 2p. Funeral (Bulletin $60, Holy Bread $50, Communion Wine Western Easter – April 12 for Orthodox Christians who prepare tomorrow at 10a. May her memory be eternal! $40, Altar Candles $25, Incense $10) May God Holy Pascha – April 19 themselves by prayer and fasting. Non-Orthodox richly bless them! visitors are welcome to come forward to venerate Our monthly hoagie sale will be on the cross and receive the Antidoron (blessed Wednesday, February 26. Please see Bob St Nicholas Church will strive to glorify God through Orthodox Christian worship, bread) at the conclusion of the service. Madalinksy to help or place an order! sincere love and care for one another, and service to those in need around us. feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his On the Parable of the Prodigal Son stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and “There were two brothers. Having divided the Hymns and Readings for Today no one gave him anything. paternal inheritance between themselves, one Tone 2 Troparion of the Resurrection remained at home, the other squandered all that “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How When Thou didst descend to death, O Life Epistle of the Sunday (1 Cor 6:12-20) was given to him and departed to a distant land many of my father’s hired servants have bread because he could not bear the shame of poverty. Immortal, All things are lawful for me, but all things are enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will arise and go to my father, and will say to I wanted to speak of this parable from the outset Godhead! will not be brought under the power of any. him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and so that you could learn that, if we are attentive, And when from the depths Thou didst raise the Foods for the stomach and the stomach for before you, and I am no longer worthy to be there is remission of sins even after baptism. I do dead, foods, but God will destroy both it and them. called your son. Make me like one of your hired not say this to put you in a state of inertia, but to all the powers of heaven cried out: Now the body is not for sexual immorality but servants.”’ distance you from discouragement, because O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to Thee! for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God discouragement produces worse evils among us both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up “And he arose and came to his father. But when than inertia. Therefore, this son bears the image of Tone 4 Troparion of St Nicholas by His power. he was still a great way off, his father saw him those who suffer the fall after the Laver. That he You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith, represents those who fell after baptism is obvious and had compassion, and ran and fell on his an image of humility, and a teacher of Do you not know that your bodies are members from the parable. He is called “son”; no one can be neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, abstinence. of Christ? Shall I then take the members of called a son without baptism. Furthermore, he ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in Because of your lowliness heaven was opened to Christ and make them members of a harlot? inhabited the paternal house, and took his share your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called you! Certainly not! Or do you not know that he who from all the paternal substance. Before baptism no your son.’ Because of your poverty riches were granted to is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For one has the right to receive paternal things, nor to you! “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” obtain an inheritance, so that through all these “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out O holy Bishop Nicholas, But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit events he speaks to us about the status of the the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring pray to Christ our God to save our souls. with Him. faithful. He was a brother of the reputable one; he on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring would not have become a brother without spiritual the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and Tone 3 Kontakion of St Nicholas Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man regeneration. Therefore, what does the one say be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive who fell into the workst wickedness? “I will arise O Saint you revealed yourself in Myra as a does is outside the body, but he who commits again; he was lost and is found.’ and return to my father.” His father did not hinder priest, sexual immorality sins against his own body.
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