Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church A Parish of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Father Dave Urban, Pastor 2688 California Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15212 Very Reverend Father John Brancho, Pastor Emeritus 412-748-0148, Talk or Text Timothy Martin, Reader [email protected] Matthew Peifer, Stephen Brancho, & John Radick, Cantors www.OrthodoxPittsburgh.com Matthew Peifer, Church Council President Instagram: SJB_Orthodox_Pittsburgh www.facebook.com/pg/St-John-the-Baptist-Orthodox-Church-of-Northside-Pittsburgh-169297619784149 September 13, 2020 Volume VI 14th Sunday after Pentecost; The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos (395-408) 9:30 – Reader’s Service Tone 5 Liturgical Color: Gold Epistle: 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4; Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 Prayers for +Michael Tongel (9/13/05) on the 15th Anniversary of his passing. Memory Eternal! Father Dave will be attending the Ordinations of Father Deacon Marc Wisnosky to the Holy Priesthood and Nicholas Ditmore and John Fedornok to Reader S ERVICES, SAINTS, & READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, September 14 – Ecclesiastical (Church) New Year Tuesday, September 15 –Church will be open for personal prayer from 9am to 11am (enter from the side door) Thursday, September 17 – 9:30 Moleben (Prayer Service) of Thanksgiving Additional services can be viewed online from our Cathedral at: www.acrod.org/organizations/cathedral/live/. A schedule can be found each week in the Cathedral bulletin: www.acrod.org/organizations/cathedral/bulletins/ Monday Venerable Symeon Stylites (the Elder) (459) Galatians 2:11-16 Mark 5:24-34 Tuesday Martyr Mamas of Caesarea (275) Galatians 2:21-3:7 Mark 6:1-7 * Wednesday Blessed John the Merciful of Rostov (1580) Galatians 3:15-22 Mark 6:7-13 Thursday Hieromartyr Babylas, bishop of Antioch (251) Galatians 3:23-4:5 Mark 6:30-45 * Friday Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth Galatians 4:8-21 Mark 6:45-53 (1st c.), parents of St. John the Forerunner Saturday Martyr Zeno of Melitene (311) 1 Corinthians 4:17-5:5 Matthew 24:1-13 The opportunity for the Holy Mystery of Confession is available following every service AND by appointment. * Weekly Fasting Days: Let Us Imitate Christ & The Saints & Fast As They Did! September 20 – 15th Sunday after Pentecost; Martyr Sozon of Cilicia (304); Sunday before the Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord 9:15 – Third Hour; 9:30 – Divine Liturgy Tone 6 Liturgical Color: Gold Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15; Gospel: Matthew 22:35-46 40-day Panachida for +Ruth Metil + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A Warm Welcome To Our Visitors! This Bulletin Is Offered: (responded with: Glory be forever!) Glory be to Jesus Christ! In memory of Slava Isusu Christu! (Slava na viki!) +Helen Kailyar, We are happy that you have joined us today! Please join us downstairs for coffee and a bite nd to eat. It is our pleasure to have you in our presence this morning and we wish God’s Blessings 22 anniversary of her to all who visit with us today and hope you stop in again soon! If you have any questions in passing (8/31/98). regards to our worship or Orthodoxy, please see Father Dave and he will gladly answer any of May her memory be eternal! your questions to the best of his ability. He looks forward to meeting you! + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS “Of all the afflictions that burden the human race, there is not one, whether spiritual or bodily, that cannot be healed by the Holy Scriptures.” +Saint John Chrysostom Epistle: 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4 you pain but to let you know the abundant love that 21 But it is God who establishes us with you in I have for you. Christ, and has commissioned us; 22 he has put his Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts The Parable of the Wedding Banquet as a guarantee. 23 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, But I call God to witness against me—it was to 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a spare you that I refrained from coming to 3 24 king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith; we work sent his servants to call those who were invited to the with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. 4 1 marriage feast; but they would not come. Again he 2 For I made up my mind not to make you another sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are painful visit. 2 For if I cause you pain, who is there to 3 invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer ready; come to the marriage feast.’ 5 But they made pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of 6 4 business, while the rest seized his servants, treated you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and them shamefully, and killed them. 7 The king was anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his 11 “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited saw there a man who had no wedding garment; 12 and were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the thoroughfares, he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’ without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 10 And those servants went out into the streets and 13 Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there the wedding hall was filled with guests. men will weep and gnash their teeth.’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.” + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + PARISH BULLETIN BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS (Please have submissions for this section to Father Dave by Wednesday.) + + + + + + + + + Our Stewardship Gifts To God Annual Meeting / “Floor is now open” – As previously noted, our Annual Meeting is canceled Stewardship: $ 105 this year, BUT the “floor is now open” for questions, Candles/Eternal Lamp: $ 43 comments, or concerns to be addressed in the reports Envelopes/Stewardship: $ 210 that will be shared later this month. Please contact Total Collections: $ 358 Matt Peifer or Larry Martin with any of your thoughts. Relocation Fund: $ 40 Please continue to pray for our parish community and We must give in trust that God will use it to our future as we continue to look to grow Orthodoxy! produce fruit: “He who supplies seed to the sower + + + + + + + + + and bread for food will supply and multiply your LAST CALL - Do you have a clean coat or sowing (resources) and increase the harvest of your righteousness (benevolence).” 2 Corinthians 9:10 two that you have not worn since before our last coat drive but it is still in good + + + + + + + + + condition? We are now collecting clean Weekly Candle Intentions / Memorials were offered coats and jackets to donate to the Neighborhood last week by Joanne Nelson; Shuster Family; Resilience Project (NRP) [Formerly FOCUS Pittsburgh Mary Jane Hudak; Cindy Pavilonis; Olga Radick; (who provide Food, Occupation, Clothing, Eleanor Sanger. Understanding, and Shelter to those who are in “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will need)]. We will collect the clean coats on the coat rack not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” in the hall through August. - John 8:12 + + + + + + + + + The Eternal Lamp was offered last week by Cindy Pittsburgh Forefunners – Thank-you to our local Pavilonis in honor of Paul Kiskaw’s birthday. Many OCMC Trek 4 Missions team members: Years! Gina Fall, Larry Martin, Tim Martin, + + + + + + + + + Renee Mirilovich, Rich Mirilovich, Weekly Offerings to God – During this time, if you Cindy Pavilonis, Liz Radomsky, Melanie Shuster, Fr. are not coming to the church, we request that all Dave Urban, and Patty Watson weekly donations be mailed to: To support our team, please visit Tim Martin (2225 McAleer Rd., Sewickley, PA 15143) http://secure.ocmc.org/goto/Pittsburgh_Forerunners. For our parish to continue it’s ministries, outreach, and If you would like to join (it is not too late), use the team general bill paying, we need your generosity to continue. password “SJBPgh2020”. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + “If a man resolves to treat and heal his soul, A Weekday Service Returns - At this time, we will he must first apply himself to a careful return to having a weekday morning service on the examination of his whole being. He must learn North Side. (Research on Covid-19 living on surfaces has been downplayed as long as people are properly to distinguish good from evil, the things of God washing their hands and not touching their face.) from those of the devil, for ‘discernment is If a Feast Day does not fall during the week, then a the greatest of the virtues.’” morning moleben (also called a service of intercession +St. Justin of Serbia or service of supplication) will be offered.