St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Carmichaels - Bulletin 518

St. George
Serbian Orthodox Church
Carmichaels, PA

Bulletin 518 - December 8 / December 21, 2008

Chronicle of St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
Diocesan Bishop - His Grace Bishop Dr. MITROPHAN
Parish Priest - Fr. Rodney Torbic
296 Old Route 21
Carmichaels, Pennsylvania 15320
December 8 / December 21, 2008
Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
No. 518

Remember to listen to the parish radio broadcast each Sunday afternoon at 12:15 on WMBS, 590 AM, Uniontown.

Jude 19-20

But you beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Recent Services

December 12: Vespers was read
December 13: Midnight Office, Matins, First Hour was read at St. George Church.; Third and Sixth Hours were read before the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Church in Fairmont, West Virginia. Six people attended.; Ninth Hour and Vespers were held at St. George Church. Three people attended.
December 14: Midnight Office, Matins, First Hour were read.; Third and Sixth Hours were read before the Divine Liturgy.; Thirty-two people came for Divine Liturgy. Six communicants.
December 15: Midnight Office, Matins and First Hour were read.; Ninth Hour and Vespers were read.
December 16: Midnight Office, Matins and First Hour were read.; One person came for the Akathist to Jesus Christ and Akathist to St. Herman of Alaska.
December 17: Midnight Office, Matins and First Hour were read.; Ninth Hour and Vespers were read.
December 18: Midnight Office, Matins and First Hour were read.; Ninth Hour and Vespers were read.
December 19: Midnight Office, Matins and First Hour were read.; Third and Sixth Hours were read before the Divine Liturgy.; Sixteen people came for Divine Liturgy. Six communicants. Three Kolach's blessed together with Koljivo.
December 20: Midnight Office, Matins, First Hour were read.

Services This Coming Week - Always Call to Confirm Weekday Schedule

Today: Midnight Office, Matins, First Hour. Third and Sixth Hours followed by Divine Liturgy and Parastos.
Mornings: 5:30 AM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Afternoons: Friday at 4:00 PM; Please Note - Next Sunday Father Dimitre will serve only Matins at 8:50 AM. There will be no Divine Liturgy.

Remember Monastery Marcha with Prayers and Contributions

Important Dates

Today, December 21 - Childrens Day
December 28 - Mothers Day, Beginning of Nativity Retreat at Shadeland
December 30 - Holy Martyrs Deacon Avakum and Hegumen Paisius
December 31 - Holy Martyr Sebastian,
January 4 - Fathers Day, Parish Annual Meeting.
January 6 - Nativity Eve, Burning of Badnjak-Vigil

If you are too busy to pray...you are too busy!

Pray for the Suffering Serbian People Throughout The World

Parish Life

: · Note the change in the service time for Sunday December 28. The service will start at 8:50 AM.
: · The Annual Meeting is scheduled for January 4, 2009.
: · Honor the Nativity Fast until the Divine Liturgy of the Feast.
: · Dorothy McCloy always remembers the St. George Church.
: · Melanie Vunjak always remembers the St. George Church.
: · One person came for Adult Class this past Tuesday.
: · Michael "Mac" Rogish, Joe Katusa, and Dr. Lou Yancich are among believers having St. Nicholas as their Slava.
: · Gojko and Anka Arbutina with Maria Djonovich made the more than two hundred and fifty mile roundtrip journey through the heavy rains from French Creek to be here for the Arbutina's Slava.
: · Niko and Rose Ilich and Andrew and Dr. Linda Sabak came from Fairmont, West Virginia in the heavy rains on St. Nicholas.
: · Matushka Barbara Olenyik was present when her daughter, two granddaughters and grandson participated in the Divine Liturgy on St. Nicholas.
: · Prepare for Holy Confession and Holy Communion during the Nativity Fast.
: · Remember the men and women working in dangerous occupations including those in the mines and criminal justice agencies, the police, correctional officers and parole agents.
: · Remember the sick, the suffering, the imprisoned, those in rehab centers, nursing homes, jails and prisons. Remember the staff members and caretakers.
: · Remember the men and women serving in the military and their families.
: · Every parishioner is a missionary for the St. George Church.
: · Tell your relatives and friends to listen to the parish radio broadcast on WMBS or on the Internet.
: · Read your Bible each day.

A Thought from His Grace Bishop Dr. MITROPHAN

In order to realize the divine plan of the All-Holy Trinity concerning the salvation of men in the Church, the Lord gave us the Apostles. He bestowed them with all of the gifts. And just how are they Apostles? In that they function with the apostolic grace, which they received from the Lord. The Lord is the leader in the building of the body of the Church, and they are co-workers and co-laborers.

(The Teachings of Saint Apostle Paul on the Church. Translation Protopresbyter Stefan Zaremba. 2001, p. 54. )

Remember the Students at St. Sava School of Theology, Libertyville, Illinois

To Consider

· Caring daily for the soul
· Fasting for the benefit of the soul.
· Praying extensively throughout each day.

Recent Activities of Parish Priest
December 13 - Served Divine Liturgy in Fairmont, West Virginia.
December 13 and December 18 - Visited with various parishioners at their residences.
December 18 - Attended funeral of +Richard McFadden, retired Fayette County Director of Probation and Parole.
December 18 - Visited local parish family

From the Wisdom of Sirach
36-1

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, the God of all, and look upon us and cause the fear of Thee to fall upon all the nations

Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 2008
Luke 13:10-17

Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day." The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound-think of it-for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?" And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

The Lord Jesus Christ healed the woman with the infirmity that lasted eighteen years. This healing was only one of the glorious acts by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus' healing power continues to the present day. Serious believers are firmly convinced that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." (Heb. 13:8)

The healing power of the Lord Jesus is the promising light in the darkness of a world filled with news of corruption and tragedies. The healing power of the Lord Jesus Christ offers hope in all circumstances.