July 28th, 2019 Let us know saints Seventh Sunday after Pentecost St.Prochorus SUNDAY, 7/28 8:45 am Baptism and Divine Liturgy (English) for all parishioners (Commemorated on July 28th) 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian) for special intention Saints Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas, Apostles of the Seventy were among the MONDAY, 7/29 8:30 am Divine Liturgy for special intention first deacons in the Church of Christ. TUESDAY, 7/30 No Divine Liturgy In the Acts of the Holy Apostles (6:1-6) it is said that the twelve Apostles chose seven men: Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, WEDNESDAY, 7/31 8:30 am Divine Liturgy for special intention Parish Hall Project THURSDAY, 8/1 8:30 am Divine Liturgy for special intention Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Please continue to pray for our Parish Hall Project. Nicholas, full of the Holy Spirit and FRIDAY, 8/2 8:30 am Divine Liturgy for special intention At the same time Thank you all who support this SATURDAY, 8/3 5:00 pm Divine Liturgy for special intention wisdom, and appointed them to project by your prayers and donations. serve as deacons. SUNDAY, 8/4 9:00 am Divine Liturgy (English) for all parishioners At this time Overall Total - $2759 10:30 am Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian) for special intention They are commemorated together on July 28, although they died at Quotes from Thomas Kempis various times and in various places. 15-Works Done in Charity At first, Saint Prochorus accompanied the holy Apostle Peter, who made him bishop in the Upcoming Events city of Nicomedia. After the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Prochorus was a Until God ordains otherwise, a man ought to bear in Parish & Eparchy companion and coworker of the holy Apostle John the Theologian and was banished with him patiently whatever he cannot correct in himself and in August 6th – Transfiguration to the island of Patmos. There he wrote down the Book of Revelation concerning the final others. Consider it better thus -- perhaps to try your August 15th – Dormition fate of the world. Upon returning to Nicomedia, Saint Prochorus converted pagans to Christ patience and to test you, for without such patience and in the city of Antioch, where he suffered martyrdom. trial your merits are of little account. Nevertheless, under such difficulties you should pray that God will consent to help you bear them calmly. If, after being admonished once or twice, a person does not amend, do not argue with him but commit the whole matter to God that His will and honor may be furthered in all His servants, for God knows well how to turn evil to good. Try to bear patiently with the defects and infirmities of others, whatever they may be, because you also have many a fault which others must endure. If you cannot make yourself what you would wish to be, how can you bend others to your will? We want them to be perfect, yet we do not correct our own faults. We wish them to be severely corrected, yet we will not correct ourselves. Their great liberty displeases us, yet we would not be denied what we ask. We would have them bound by laws, yet we will allow ourselves to be restrained in nothing. Hence, it is clear how seldom we think of others as we do of ourselves. If all were perfect, what should we have to suffer from others for God's sake? But God has so ordained, that we may learn to bear with one another's burdens, for there is no man without fault, no man without burden, no man sufficient to himself nor wise enough. Hence THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY we must support one another, console one another, mutually help, counsel, and advise, for the measure of every man's virtue is best revealed in time of adversity -- adversity that does Sunday collections for the weekend of 7/21/19, including envelope offerings - $605, donations -$424, not weaken a man but rather shows what he is. candles - $25 Weekly budget: $1250, Income $1054 Protection of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church Byzantine Rite 2880 Highway 138 NE Conyers, GA 30013 Father Volodymyr Petrytsya Parish office phone 770-760-1111 Emergency phone 224-400-0558 Email: [email protected] www.motherofgodatlanta.com Confession before or after Divine Liturgy. Confession is recommended as a regular monthly practice. The graces received from confession are an excellent way to help us become closer to Jesus. THE CHURCH WAS A MOTHER TO YOU IN LIFE, PROVIDING FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS; PLEASE REMEMBE YOUR PARISH AND THE EPARCHY OF SAINT JOSAPHAT IN PARMA IN YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. .