ST. GEORGE’S DIVINE SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Monday, September 19 Afterfeast of the Exaltation/Martyr Trophimus

9:00 A.M. Divine Liturgy With prayers offered for +Christine A Wise, given by Judy Anselm and Family

Tuesday, September 20 Afterfeast of the Exaltation/Martyr Eustathius

7:00 P.M. Akathist to the Theotokos “Nurturer of Children”

Wednesday, September 21 Leavetaking of the Exaltation

9:00 A.M. Divine Liturgy With prayers offered for +Stefan, +Maria, +Stefan and +Jozef Lorinc, given by Michael Lorinc

Thursday, September 22 Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope Friday, September 23 The Conception of St. John the Baptist

8:30 A.M. Divine Liturgy With prayers offered for +Anne Oboryshko

Saturday, September 24 Protomartyr and Equal to the Apostles Thecla

9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Parish Flea Market

Sunday, September 25 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

9:40 A.M. Third Hour

10:00 A.M. Divine LiturgyThe Epistle Reading will be 2 Cor 4:6-15 and the Gospel will be Lk 5:1Samosky, given by Eva Hlovchiec. Supplications will be offered for +Helen Naberezny, given by Bob & Denise ChulackSupplications will be offered for +David Naberezny, given by William June & Family.

ST. GEORGE’S DIVINE SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Afterfeast of the Exaltation/Martyr Trophimus

9:00 A.M. Divine Liturgy With prayers offered for +Christine A Wise, given by Judy Anselm and Family

Afterfeast of the Exaltation/Martyr Eustathius

to the Theotokos “Nurturer of Children”

Leavetaking of the Exaltation

9:00 A.M. Divine Liturgy With prayers offered for +Stefan, +Maria, +Stefan and +Jozef Lorinc,

Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope

The Conception of St. John the Baptist

0 A.M. Divine Liturgy Anne Oboryshko, given by Sharon Fleetwood

Protomartyr and Equal to the Apostles Thecla

3:00 P.M. Parish Flea Market

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

rgy will be Lk 5:1-11. Supplications will be offered for +Ann

Helen Naberezny, given by Bob & Denise Chulack. for +David Naberezny, given by William June & Family.

THE LEGEND OF THE TREE OF THE CROSS The Tree of the Holy Cross and the site where it grew are sanctified in ecclesiastical sources. In legends and ancient tradition they are linked back to the biblical patriarch Abraham or earlier still to Seth, the son of Adam, planting a twig by his father’s tomb. The legend recounts that the three Angels who visited Abraham (Genesis 18) left him their staffs before proceeding to Sodom. After Lot sinned with his daughters at Sodom, he confessed to Abraham who instructed him to plant the staffs in the environs of

Jerusalem and give them water from the Jordan River – their blossoming would signify that God accepted his penance. Lot planted the staffs in the valley outside Jerusalem where the Monastery of the Cross stands today. His unceasing attempts to haul water from the Jordan were stymied by Satan for 40 years before he finally managed to water the staffs, and they immediately blossomed and grew into a triplet pine/cypress/cedar Tree. During King Solomon’s reign, the Tree was felled for timber in the building of the Judaic Temple, however, the beams would fit nowhere and were cast aside as cursed – the very ones that would make Jesus Christ’s Cross in later times.

The Fathers Speak… Abba John used to say that the saints are like a group of trees, each bearing different fruit,

but all watered from the same source. The practices of one saint differ from those of

another, but it is the same Spirit that works in all of them.

- The Desert Fathers

Blessed is the one who knows his own weakness, because awareness of this becomes for

him the foundation and beginning of all that is good and beautiful. Love sinners but hate

their works; and do not despise them for their faults, lest you also be tempted.

- St. Isaac the Syrian

Announcements

Today: Parents-Teachers Meeting

On this Sunday, we will have a Parents-Teachers meeting following the Divine Liturgy in our Church hall. I ask ALL parents in our parish to please attend this gathering during which we will discuss family prayer, children’s participation during the Divine Liturgy, we will also present our catechetical program and you will have the opportunity to meet this year’s instructors.

Tuesday: Akathist Hymn for Children

We continue on Tuesday evenings during this month of September with the celebration of the Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God “Nurturer of Children”. In the Church vestibule you may write down the names of your children, grandchildren, god-children that you wish to offer prayers for. Please come for this beautiful Akathist Hymn!

Thank You!

From the bottom of my heart I wish to thank you for your prayers, best wishes, cards and gifts I received on the occasion of my birthday. May Our Lord reward you for your kindness and generosity!

Next Saturday: Parish Flea Market

This week will be busy in our parish family as we will be getting ready for our St. George’s Flea Market which will take place next Saturday, September 24th, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This week the Church hall will be open every evening from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in order for you to bring your donations for the Flea Market. On those evenings we will also be preparing the hall and pricing the items for the Flea Market. Please plan to come down and to give us a hand in these preparations. We will also be in need of cakes and cookies for our bake sale. You may bring your baked donations to the Church hall on Friday evening or Saturday morning on September 23-24. A sign-up sheet for the baked goods is available in the Church vestibule.

October: Cancer Awareness

During the upcoming month of October we will be celebrating on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. the Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God “of October is dedicated in our country to the National Breast Cancer Awarenessall to this Prayer Service who are in need of the healing touch of the Queen of Heaven.hymns of this particular Akathist Service will console anyone who is suffering from cancer, or who has loved ones that are ill. Come and bring a friend for this Divine Service that gives strength and hope during a time of suffering and pain.

Bandurist Chorus in Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Department of Music, together with the Ridna Shkola FoundThe World – Renown Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus This concert will take place on Saturday, October 1st, at 7:00 p.m. at the University of PiAuditorium (315 S. Bellefield Avenue). This is a benefit concert toof the 35 year old program in Ukrainian Language Studies at the University of PiTickets are $25, and are available through ProArts Tickets at 412 394-3353. For more information contact Dr. Adriana Helbig 624-4193.

Pyrohy

Sincere thanks to all our women and men who work so hard on this parish activity. Our total income from last week’s sale was $626.00 Thank you!

Collection- May God bless you… The total for Sunday, September 11, 2011 was

Flowers for the Cross: Nick & Kathy Mikovitz ($20) in memory of +Frank & +Olga Mikovitz and +Charles & +Helen Beckett; Maria Perkun ($20) in memory of +Philip Perkun; Kay Wyko ($20) in memory of +Michael & +Mary Wyko; memory of the deceased from the Engel and Leybick Familiesmemory of +Joseph & +Tekla Hlovchiec.

ng month of October we will be celebrating on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. the Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God “Healer of Cancer.” Since the month

National Breast Cancer Awareness we invite who are in need of the healing touch of the Queen of Heaven. The

console anyone who is suffering from cancer, Come and bring a friend for this Divine Service that

during a time of suffering and pain.

s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and together with the Ridna Shkola Foundation of Pittsburgh present:

Renown Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus This concert will take place on at the University of Pittsburgh Bellefield Hall This is a benefit concert to ensure the continuation

Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. able through ProArts Tickets at www.proartstickets.org or

on contact Dr. Adriana Helbig at anh59@pitt.edu or 412

Sincere thanks to all our women and men who work so hard on this parish activity. .00 Thank you!

$1323.25.

Flowers for the Cross: Nick & Kathy Mikovitz ($20) in memory of +Frank & +Olga Mikovitz and +Charles & +Helen Beckett; Maria Perkun ($20) in memory of +Philip

Kay Wyko ($20) in memory of +Michael & +Mary Wyko; Rose Engel ($10) in Engel and Leybick Families; Eva Hlovchiec ($10) in

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Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

we remember the Cross, we must pay

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one, no-one should be forgotten and left aside.

But if that is true, how should we look at one another and treat one another? If each of us is so meaningful to God, if He loves him to such an extent that His life is given, His death is accepted - how should we treat our neighbor?! There are people whom we love in a natural way, who are akin to us in mind, in emotion, in so many ways - but is that love? Does that mean that we love this person as the most precious person in the eyes of God and the most precious person in my eyes, because I want to be with God, share His thoughts, His attitude to life?

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f Christ, that God Himself lives in them, and that we should turn to them, look at them and see in them the temples of the Holy Spirit, an extension of the Incarnation.

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person after the other and ask ourselves, ‘Is there any love in me for this person?’ Not a sentimental love, but the kind of love which in the light of God makes this peprecious to the point that I should be prepared, ultimately, yes, to give my life for this

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- Metropolitan Anthony

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person after the other and ask ourselves, ‘Is there any love in me for this person?’ Not a sentimental love, but the kind of love which in the light of God makes this person precious, precious to the point that I should be prepared, ultimately, yes, to give my life for this

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person. And when we come to confession next week, let us bring that, among other things, exist for me? Who is he to me? To God he is everything; if he is

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom)