THE SANCTUARY LAMP

October 6 - 12, 2019

Burns before the real presence of our Lord for: + Walter Szedney

(In Loving Memory)

Offered By:

Cheryl, Elanie, and Zoe

October 6, 2019

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

SAINT GEORGE BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH Fighting the Good Fight with Faith

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! ~ Slava Isusu Christu! Slava Na V'iki!

Propers for this Sunday: pp. 161 - 163, Tone 8

Divine Services Schedule:

SUN., OCT. 6 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

8:00 A.M. Holy Rosary

8:30 A.M. DIVINE LITURGY

+ Wilma Dobo, offered by Brenda and Gary Winter

SUN., OCT. 13 SUNDAY of the FATHERS of the SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL

8:00 A.M. Holy Rosary

8:30 A.M DIVINE LITURGY

+ Wilma Dobo, offered by Dolores Di Giovine

The Lord is God – Let it be known everywhere that the Lord is God. Even though He appeared

as a man He has still given us the indications of a godlike power and majesty, and that these

indications are evident on many occasions and in a multitude of ways. He drove away diseases

and rebuked unclean spirits. He gave the blind their sight. He even expelled death itself from

the bodies of men, a death that cruelly and mercilessly had tyrannized the race of man from

Adam even to Moses (see Rom 5:14). That widow’s son at Nain arose unexpectedly and

wonderfully! The miracle did not remain unknown to everyone throughout Judea but was

announced abroad as a divine sign, and admiration was upon every tongue. (St. Cyril of Alexandria)

Invite other to our Church services and to our Church events!

Family, friends, those who have fallen away from the Church.

Happy Birthday Greetings this Week:

October 9: Charles Hagan

Wedding Anniversaries this Week: October 9: Don & Shirlee Yasick, October 10: Blake Sirko

Please Pray For Our Sick and Shut-ins

HOME – Eileen Batcha, Natalie Jugan-Diaz, Rebecca Dickun, Marianne Dove, Alice Haber, Jean Herdt, Rebecca Hutcheon, Kevin Joray, Mary Ann Jugan, Neil Jugan, Josephine Maruhnich, Mary Salamon, Bonnie Taylor

Hunter’s Care Home (1916 Main St, Aliquippa, PA 15001) – Mary Poiarkoff

West Hills Health & Rehab Center (951 Brodhead Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108) – Margaret Klacik

Beaver Meadows (5130 Tuscarawas Rd, Beaver, PA 15009) - Angie Yuhasz

Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center (246 Friendship Cir, Beaver, PA 15009) - Marion Malackanich, Carole Panella,

Epistle Readers: Oct. 6: Reaghan Cody – Oct. 13: Jo Ann Hersh

Ushers: Oct. 6: J. Yurosky/F. Hersh – Oct. 13: R. Dzumba/J. Yurosky Troica Holders: Oct. 6: R. Dzumba – Oct.13: F. Hersh

Our Church Library, under the mantle of our ECF program, will soon move to its own space

where you can sit and read, relax and enjoy coffee.

Watch for it and utilize it!

Pirohi Sale This Week Our next Pirohi sale will be this Friday, October 11.

Work schedule is as follows: Monday and

Tuesday 9:00 A.M. – till finished. Friday, the day of the sale, come any time

in the morning to help. Any amount of time you can spare will be greatly

appreciated. Also, remember to purchase your dinner from our pirohi sales this month and

on the second Friday of every month thereafter. We can’t do this project without your help

and support. Spread the word and come and help! God Bless our pirohi workers and customers!

Thank you! To order call: 724-375-6652.

Father Geoff to Attend Retreat Father Geoff will be joining the other priests and many of the deacons of our Archeparchy for

their annual retreat from October 6-10. In your kindness, please keep our clergy in your prayers

during this time, that they would be refreshed and renewed and that God would work in them

in this time away. In the meantime, should an urgent pastoral need arise, the clergy of Ss. Peter

& Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church have graciously offered to be available. Fr. Michael

Polosky, pastor of Ss. Peter & Paul, can be reached at their parish number: 724-266-2262.

Have you often felt compelled to share your faith

and inspired to participate in the Church's

evangelical mission, but then are not sure how to

go about that? Church leaders and the faithful often

look for the right program with the perfect formula

for evangelization. Effective evangelization,

however, is more of an art than a science, and the

best programs alone won't get us to the finish line.

Join us THIS WEDNESDAY, October 9th, for this practical 3-week series as Fr. Alex guides

us to understand the process of conversion and demonstrates the art of creating room in our

communities for growth into mature and life-giving faith.

Register at: http://easterncatholic.org/events. All webinars will open 30 minutes ahead of time

for questions and pre-class discussion. Please join us! Flyers are available in the Center.

This year’s guest speaker is the Most Rev.

Bishop Nicholas J. Samra, Eparchial Bishop

of Newton. Mark your calendars and plan on

attending. We would like to have a

significant sized group from St. George

attend the conference. Will you to step up

and work towards Discipleship for the future

of our Churches? Information is available in the Center. We will register as a group. Please see

JoAnn Hersh to sign-up. Flyers are available in the Center.

Upcoming Calendar of Events October 6, 13, 20, & 27 ………………………………………. Youth ECF Classes, 10:15-11:30

October 9, 16, 23 … Next Live Webinar “Making Disciples, The Art of Bringing Other to Christ”

October 11 ……………………...................………………………………………….. Pirohi Sale

October 12 ……..….………………………….………… Parish Bon Fire Night (info in bulletin)

November 8 ………………………………….….. Synaxis of the Archangel Michael Holy Day

November 9 ………………………………………...… Spirituality Conference (info in bulletin)

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Upcoming Live Webinar

MAKING DISCIPLES The Art of Bringing Others to Christ

Presented by Rev. Alexander Wroblicky

Wednesdays, October 9, 16, & 23

8:00 – 9:30 P.M. Eastern Time

BYZANTINE SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE “The Journey to Emmaus Continued”

Saturday November 9, 2019 St. John the Baptist Cathedral

Munhall, PA

You can place orders

beginning today or

call during the week

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and His

disciples and a great crowd went with Him. As He

drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who

had died was being carried out, the only son of his

mother…

Today’s Gospel reading concerns the resurrection of

the son of the widow of Nain. We recall that this

miracle occurred just after the healing of the servant

of the centurion, a healing which had taken place at a

distance. If we meditate upon this event we will see that this miracle of resurrection, like all the

Lord’s miracles, happened for two reasons.

First let us remember that as the Son and Creating Word and Wisdom of God, Christ in His

divine nature, had the power to work miracles, restoring the laws of creation as they had been

intended before the Fall, when there was no sickness or death. Through miracles He showed this

power, the unique power of the Son of God. In the particular case of the widow, Christ could

show His divine power and disprove the rumors which no doubt were already circulating, that

the healing of the centurion’s servant at a distance had been a mere coincidence - he would have

recovered anyway.

As our second point we must remember today that this miracle happened because as a human-

being, Christ in his human nature felt pity and had compassion on those who were suffering. In

the particular case of the widow, there was great reason for compassion. In those days a widow

was likely to become very poor unless she was looked after by her children. Now the only son

of the widow of Nain was the only one who could look after his mother. Without him she would

have become destitute, a beggar and perhaps would have died of starvation on the streets.

This miracle proves that the divine power of the Holy Spirit flows not from, but through, Christ’s

all-pure human nature. Christ’s Word and Body are Life-Giving, as is later proved in the Gospels

by His own physical resurrection. Now since the Church is the Body of Christ, this means that

the same power flows through the Church and confers life and healing and resurrection on all

who touch Christ in the Church, participating in the spiritual life of the Church.

Do you have any news you would like published in our

bulletin? Please send articles and/or pictures to: stgbyz@gmail.com

Excerpts from Christ Our Pascha

The Fall of the Angels. Other names for Satan (from the Hebrew, the accuser),

who is the antagonist of the Archangel Michael, are the Church Slavonic word

Denytsia (related to the word for daylight), and the Latin word Lucifer (meaning

light-bearer). By his free decision, the former light within him was separated from

its Divine Source and became darkness. Christ also warns humankind of this

danger: “Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness” (Lk 11:35). (#144)

The Fall of Humankind. Holy Scripture recounts the story of the Fall of humankind in Paradise,

utilizing the image of the serpent: “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal

that the Lord God had made” (Gn 3:1). The Holy Fathers perceived in the image of the serpent

the enemy of God and humankind – Satan. The serpent proposed a false divinization to

humankind, suggesting the thought of becoming like God, but without God, by means of one’s

own effort. The devil in Paradise “lured Adam with a vain hope for divinization,” proposing that

he consider the measure of goodness resides not in God but within himself. (#145)

How to Build a Culture of Life Read the full version at respectlife.org/culture-of-life.

Watching the news and reading the headlines, we may feel helpless seeing the heartbreaking

lack of respect for human life. How do we respond? Changing the

culture is a process of conversion that begins in our own hearts. When

we encounter Christ, experience His love, and deepen our relationship

with Him, we become more aware of our own immeasurable worth and

that of others. His unchanging love is the source of our God-given dignity, which, therefore,

cannot be taken away. When someone is facing great trials, we need to walk with them on their

journey, intercede for them, and be open to sharing Christ’s love however He directs. We simply

need to follow where He leads.

Our mission

field is daily life.

SAINT GEORGE BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 1001 Clinton Street- Aliquippa, PA 15001

PASTOR: FATHER GEOFFREY MACKEY

Fr. Geoffrey's Direct Line: (412) 356-3698 OFFICE PHONE: 724-375-2742

FAX: 724-375-8776 ST. GEORGE CENTER: 724-375-6652

PARISH WEBSITE: www.stgeorgebyzantinecatholicchurch.org Cantors: Jo Ann Hersh, David Klacik, E.C.F. coordinator: Jo Ann Hersh

Louisa Hersh Facilities Supervisor: John Poiarkoff Holy Mystery of Reconciliation…….…………………....................…Before and after Liturgies Holy Mysteries of Initiation…………………………..……………..Contact the church office Holy Mystery of Anointing ………...……………..….…Ask prior to surgery or serious illness Holy Mystery of Marriage ……....…..Contact the church office eight months prior to wedding Religious Education Classes……….September through May, following Sunday Divine Liturgy Pirohi Sales ……………………..…...………... 2nd Friday of each month, Sept. through May St. George Ladies’ Guild & Men’s Club…...….….…………. Everyone welcome to participate

“We need a revolution of Religious education and formation of our membership to understand their baptismal commitment to be part of the Body of Christ and their role as active evangelizers.”

Bishop Nicholas Samra