Holy Protection of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church CHURCH: 1201 S. Elizabeth St. Denver, CO 80210 The Calm of the Sea RECTORY/ MAILING: 1074 S. Cook St. Denver, CO 80209 By Adam Mickiewicz WEBSITE: www.holyprotection.org FACEBOOK: www.bit.ly.com/holyprotection TWITTER: www.twitter.com/holyprotection BULLETIN (requests by Wed): [email protected] PARISH PHOTOS: www.picasaweb.google.com/holyprotectiondenver Upon the height of Tarkankut Fr. Michael O’Loughlin – Pastor Telephone: (303)778-8283 Email: [email protected] The pennant at the crow’s nest rises with the breeze, Fr. Deacon Basil Ryan Balke – [email protected] Shafts of sunlight play upon the water’s breast As on a bride-to-be who wakes to sigh and rest, Day/Commemoration Time Service And wakes again and sighs for dreams that better please. 8:00 am Divine Liturgy On naked spars the banner-shaped sails hang at ease. July 23- 7th Sunday after 9:30 am Matins Pentecost The vessel is in chains now, leeside facing west, 10:30 am Divine Liturgy Lulled by slow rocking. Passengers lampoon in jest, 3:00 pm Divine Liturgy in Ft. Collins Swabbies sigh to one another, slapping knees. July 26- Wednesday, Hermolaus 6:00 pm Vespers & Other, Priest-Marty For Thursday: Panteleimon Blithe Sea! Among your jolly living creatures is July 27- Thursday, Panteleimon 7:30 am Matins The polyp, sleeping in your depths when dark clouds swarm, the Great Martyr Wielding longish arms amid each starfish grave. July 29- Saturday, Callinicus, Martyr 4:30 pm Vespers Sweet dreams! Below, a hydra of remembrances 8:00 am Divine Liturgy Sleeps in the middle of mishaps and raging storm, July 30- 8th Sunday after 9:30 am Matins And when the heart is calm, its pincers flash and wave. Pentecost 10:30 am Divine Liturgy 3:00 pm Divine Liturgy in Ft. Collins Mystery (Sacrament) of Reconciliation: Sundays at 9:30am or by appointment Pray for our ill and Announcements Pilgrimage Opportunity Parish Celebrations homebound parishioners: Happy Birthday to O Christ God, Divine Blessing of Vehicles for the Feast of The Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Physician of soul and body, Olympia, WA, will be having the XVIII Annual Brandon Lowe send your blessings upon your the Prophet Elijah 7/23 Pilgrimage from August 18-20. Please look for servants: the flyers in the stairwell to find out more Sonja Satkowski This past Thursday was the feast of the Holy 7/24 Fr. Christopher Zugger, Olga Prophet Elijah. Elijah was taken up to heaven in a information or visit: https://www.olph- Kayla Van Curren Bodnar, Matthew Suppes, chariot of fire and a whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11). All shrine.org/pilgrimage-schedule-1 7/29 Tracy Pender, Fred Fraikor, vehicles will be blessed on Sunday, July 23rd after Robbie Ferguson 7/29 Lance Spitzner, Margaret each Divine Liturgy. Chando, Ray Mega, Helen Kmeck, Jeanne “Grammy” Happy Anniversary to O’Loughlin, Erica Cornett, Dough Cramer, Renee Nelson, Lane and Joyce Andrew Kevin McKaskey, Jerzy Sanctuary Lamp Dates Available 7/27 Zielinski, Chris Berry, David, Debbie Berry, Mary Thomas, DHM Needs There are still Sanctuary Lamp dates available Jesse Wright, Geraldine May God grant you many Schulz, Caitlin Mulryan, Gary, for this year. happy and blessed years! Nydegger, Christine Lentz, The Denver Homeless Ministry is in need of: New 3 weeks in October Sandy Woods, Victoria Socks (light weight) for both men and women; 3 weeks in November Did we miss you? Please email your name, Teunissen, Marco New Underwear, for men and women in a variety 2 weeks in December Zawadowych, Marge Driscoll, Anyone interested in sponsoring a Sanctuary birthdays and Richard Horning, Gretchen of sizes. Again, thank you for your continued help anniversaries to: Lambert, Michael Mancinelli, with the needs of our friends on the streets. To Lamp please contact bulletin@holyprotection. and Thomas Plahovinsak, and donate, please contact Tanya Cangelosi at John or MaryEllen Oslick at 303-284-2304 or org all those in need of your [email protected] via email at [email protected] blessings. Collections Bless also those whom you have given the ministry of July 16, 2017 caring for the sick. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen Parish Souls 8:00 am:39 Please tell Fr. Michael if there 10:30 am:53 are any who should be added Tithe: $1121.50 to this list or if there are any shut-ins to whom the Holy Outreach Mysteries (the Sacraments) Souls: 31 should be administered. Tithe: $184 Divine Liturgy Guide Blessed Basil Hopko, Bishop of Medila, son of Anna Petrenko and Basil The Divine Liturgy begins on page 11. Option [A] unless Hopko, poor, landless peasants. His father died when the boy was just a noted. year old, and when he was four his mother emigrated to the United States to th look for work. Educated in Hungary, he was trained at the Eparchial July 23 – 7 Sunday of Pentecost Tone 6 Seminary, Prešov, Czechoslovakia. He had dreams of joining his mother in the United States, and of persuing his vocation there, but the cost of When you get to the… Go to… recurring health problems left him unable to afford to travel. When he finally decided to serve in his native land, he was suddenly cured, and Troparion on pg. 27____________________pg. 152 realized he was been given a sign about his calling. He was ordained on 3 Kontakion on pg. 27____________________pg. 152 February 1929., and served as a parish priest in Prague where he was noted Prokeimenon on pg. 34______________pg. 153, 384 for a mission to the poor, the unemployed, and to students. He taught at the Eparchial Seminary in Prešov, and was ordained auxiliary bishop of Prešov Alleluia on pg. 34__________________pg. 153, 384 on 11 May 1947. Readings: Rom 15:1-7; Mt 9:27-35 Bishop Basil was arrested on 28 April 1950 as part of the Communist Communion Hymn on pg. 78_____________pg. 153 government's suppression of the Greek Catholic Church. He was kept on starvation rations and tortured for weeks, he was eventually given a show trial and sentenced to 15 years for the "subversive activity" of staying loyal to Rome He was repeatedly transferred from prison to prison, and continually abused. His health, physical and emotional, failed, and in 1964 THIS WEEK’S SANCTUARY LAMP continues to burn before the real he was transferred to a home for the aged and kept under guard there. presence of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Though he managed to overcome severe depression, and went on to July 23-29. 2017 minister to a group of 120 nuns imprisoned at the home, he never recovered In memory of Maria & Mikulas Seman. Offered by Viera Tessmer his physical health. From the GCU: You are invited to sponsor the weekly Sanctuary Lamp in our Church for your On 13 June 1968 his original eparchy was restored, but he died without intentions. The Sanctuary Lamp is a special candle that remains perpetually lit (near being able to resume leadership of his flock. His death was a direct result of the front of the Church) to honor Our Lord Jesus’ Eucharistic Presence: Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Tabernacle on the Holy Table (Altar). If you are interested in imprisonment, and he is considered one of the many martyred by sponsoring this vigil candle, the usual stipend is $10. It will burn from Sunday Communism. through Saturday, and the bulletin will remind your fellow parishioners of your special intention or the memory of a loved one. You may request as often as you would like. To submit, please contact John or MaryEllen Oslick at 303-284-2304 or [email protected]. Please include your name, intention, and the week you would like it to burn (every effort will be made to honor the week requested). Checks should Source: http://mci.archpitt.org/sheetmusic/2017/07-23-17_Sunday_DL.pdf be made payable to: GCU LODGE 144. .