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Deacon: Reverend Fr. Deacon Andrew Bodnar Contact
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| Day | Date | Time | Service |
| Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council | May 4th 2008 | 9:30 am | Divine Liturgy for the parishioners and Panachida for John Popovich. |
| Monday
of the 7th week after Pascha Irene/ Great Martyr |
May 5th 2008 | 12:05 pm | Divine Liturgy for Suzanne Knapp. From Joyce Knapp. |
| Tuesday
of the 7th week Job/ Venerable |
May 6th 2008 | 6:30 am | Divine Liturgy for the intentions of Maria Chavez. From R. Samson. |
| Wednesday
of the 7th week Appearance of the sign of the cross |
May 7th 2008 | 6:30 am | Divine Liturgy for the health of Nancy Brown. From Robert O’Loughlin. |
| Thursday
of the 7th week John/ Apostle and Evangelist |
May 8th 2008 | 12:05 pm | Divine Liturgy for Joseph and Lauren. From Rebecca Ignowski. |
| Pentecost
Sunday Mother’s Day |
May 11th 2008 | 9:30 am | Divine Liturgy for the living and deceased members of Holy Protection. |
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Pentecost
Monday
Simple
Feastday |
May 12th 2008 | 12:05 pm | Divine Liturgy for the soul of Bill Knapp. From Andrea Knapp. |
| Sunday of All Saints | May 18th 2008 | 12:00 pm | Divine Liturgy for the living and deceased members of Holy Protection. |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
for Sunday, May 4th, 2008:
Parish
Events:
5-4: GCU “St.
Nicholas” Lodge
144 meeting following the Divine Liturgy.
5-4: Youth Group Following the
Divine Liturgy.
5-6: Compline (night prayer)
following the 6:30pm Divine Liturgy.
5-7: Young Adult social
following the 6:30pm Divine Liturgy.
5-11: Youth Group Puppet show,
and Ladies Guild Cake and flowers for
Mother’s Day.
5-18: The Sunday Divine Liturgy
will be at noon!!!
Congratulations:
4-28: Brigette
Grimes’ Birthday!
4-30: John Paul
Chabin’s Birthday!
5-03: Kathleen
Chabin’s Birthday!
5-06: Mary
Evanyo’s
Birthday!
5-09: Anna
Bodnar’s
Birthday!
5-10: Ray and
Catherine Mega’s Anniversary!
5-11: Chris and
Allie
Knapp’s Anniversary!
Joe Zelasko and
Elizabeth Stefanick on their Bethrothal (engagement!)
Elizabeth Stefanick
on her graduation and being the Valedictorian of her class!
Alicia Wells on
her graduation!
Theresa O’Loughlin
on her graduation!
May God grant you
all many happy and blessed years!
Yard
and Bake
The Ladies Guild is hosting a Yard and Bake Sale on June 6th. Please bring any items to
sell and put them
in the storage room in the basement.
Baked items can be kept in the freezer.
Thank you for your help.
Have
an
announcement for the parish?
If you have
an announcement that you would like mentioned by the pastor after the
Divine
Liturgy, or put in the bulletin, please have it in Fr.
Michael’s email or
parish mailbox by Thursday at noon.
Thank you.
Theology
of the
Body Classes
For information about upcoming classes/discussion groups,
please call Tanya at (303) 543-7867.
Bishop’s
Appeal 2008
Thank you to all the families who have
contributed to this years Bishop’s Appeal.
We are about $1000.00 short at this time.
Please continue to be generous.
GCU
“St. Nicholas” Lodge 144 Clothing Collection for
Next
week we especially need basic toiletries. Please place donations on the first pew in front of
the icon of St.
Nicholas (a patron saint of charity.)
Thank you.
Voter
Information
Go to faithfulcitizenship.org
to read documents from our bishops regarding voter responsibilities for
Catholics. More
info. posted in the back
of the church.
-Please
see
information about local HB 1080 and other bills that affect all
Catholics at www.archden.org
and posted in the hall.
His
Grace Bishop
Gerald Dino
May God grant to the new bishop of the Eparchy of Van Nuys,
Bishop Gerald Dino, many happy and blessed years!
Bishop Gerald was ordained and enthroned as
the 4th bishop of the Eparchy of Van Nuys on
Thursday, March 27th.
Blessed
Palm and
Pussy Willows
It is a tradition in the church that the palms and willows
that we bring home after Palm Sunday are place behind the icons in our
icon
corner. This is
usually done until new
palms and willows are brought home the next year.
When you are done with your old palms ans
willows, please do not throw them away.
Items that are blessed are not to be thrown away, but
rather
burned. If you have
no way of burning
them, please bring them to church and we will burn them for you.
A
Message from the
Induced
abortion increased the early preterm birth rate [from 24
weeks’ to 31 weeks and
6 days’ gestation] by 31.5%. Almost 23,000 children in the
-Calhoun, B. et al., “Cost Consequences of Induced Abortion as an Attributable Risk for Preterm Birth and Impact on Informed Consent,” Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Oct. 2007, 929-937.
A message from the
When all candidates hold a position in favor of an
intrinsic evil, the conscientious voter faces a dilemma. The voter may
decide
to take the extraordinary step of not voting for any candidate or,
after
careful deliberation, may decide to vote for the candidate deemed less
likely
to advance such a morally flawed position and more likely to pursue
other
authentic human goods.
In making these decisions, it is essential for Catholics to be guided by a well-formed conscience that recognizes that all issues do not carry the same moral weight and that the moral obligation to oppose intrinsically evil acts has a special claim on our consciences and our actions. -“Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” (nos. 36-37), USCCB, Nov. 14, 2007
A
message from the
As
Catholics we are not single-issue voters. A candidate’s
position on a single
issue is not sufficient to guarantee a voter’s support. Yet a
candidate’s
position on a single issue that involves an intrinsic evil, such as
support for
legal abortion or the promotion of racism, may legitimately lead a
voter to
disqualify a candidate from receiving support.
---“Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” (no. 42), USCCB, Nov. 14, 2007
“We pray for our government and
all in
the service of our country.”
Do you have any loved ones in the “service of
our country?” This
includes those who
serve in the military, police dept., fire dept., etc. who risk their
lives
everyday for the good of all. If
so please
give Father Michael their names and a picture of them in uniform. A prayer corner for them
will be created in
the church.
Byzantine Prayers
Morning
prayer from Matins
O Lord our God: You have
awakened us from sleep and
have called us by a holy calling to lift up our hands at the break of
day, and
to render homage to your righteous judgment. Accept our prayers,
devotions, requests, and
Evening Prayer from Vespers:
Great and most high God, you alone possess
immortality and dwell in unapproachable light. You made all creation
with
wisdom, dividing light from darkness, establishing the sun to rule the
day and
the moon and stars to rule the night.
You have allowed us sinners to approach your presence with
thanksgiving
in this present hour and to offer you evening praise.
O Lord, Lover of us all, make our prayer
ascend to you like incense and accept it as a sweet fragrance. Grant that we may spend
the present evening
and the coming night in peace; clothe us with the armor of light. Deliver us from the fears
of the night and
from everything that lurks about in darkness.
Grant that the sleep you have given us to
refresh our fatigue may be free from all illusions of the devil. Yes, O Master of all,
giver of good things,
let us feel contrition as we lie on our beds, remembering your name
throughout
the night. Enlightened
by meditation on
your commands, may we rise with gladdened soul to give glory to your
goodness,
offering prayers and supplications to your compassion for us in our
sins and
those of all your people. Visit
us with
mercy through the intercession of the holy Theotokos.
Prayer
Before Meals
May the poor eat and be satisfied
May those who seek the face of the Lord rejoice
And may their hearts find life.
Christ God, Bless the food and drink of your servants,
Those who prepare it, and those who receive it
For you are Holy our God and we render glory to you
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit now and ever and forever Amen
Prayer
Before Work
O Lord Jesus Christ, Only-begotten Son of your eternal Father:
You have said with your holy lips;
“Without Me, you can do nothing.”
My Lord, I embrace your words with my heart and soul,
And bow before your goodness and say:
Help me, your unworthy servant, to complete this, my present undertaking,
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer
in the Time of Illness
Almighty Master, Physician of our
souls and bodies, who both humbles and uplifts, who chastises and
heals; visit
me with Your mercy in my time of illness. Stretch forth Your arm that
is full
of health and healing, and heal me, and allow me to leave my sick-bed.
Banish
my weakness and pains, heal my wounds, quench my fever, and prevent a
relapse.
If I am guilty of sins or transgressions, loose, remit and forgive them
for the
sake of Your love toward mankind. Yes, 0 Lord, heal me, Your child,
through
Jesus Christ our Lord with Whom You are blessed +, together with Your
all-holy,
gracious and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Prayer
of Thanksgiving for Recovery
PRAYER OF
SURRENDER
Lord, Jesus Christ, I ask the grace to accept the sadness in my heart as Your will for me, in this moment. I offer it up in union with Your sufferings, for those who are in deepest need of Your redeeming grace. I surrender myself to Your Will, and I ask You to help me to move on to the next task that you have set for me.
Christ our God, help me to enter into a deeper union with You. Lead me away from dwelling on the hurt I feel, to thoughts of charity for those who need my love, to thoughts of compassion for those who need my care, and to thoughts of giving to those who need my help.
As
I give myself to You, help me to be an
instrument of your salvation to those who come to me in need.
May I find
my healing in this giving. May I always accept God's will. May I find
my true
self by living for others in a spirit of sacrifice. May I die more
fully to
myself, and love more fully in You. As I seek to surrender to the
Father's
will, may I come to trust that He will provide me with everything that
I
need. For You are
Holy our God, and we
give glory to You, to your eternal Father, and your life-giving Spirit,
now and
ever and forever. Amen.
