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Weekly Bulletin – April 1, 2012

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Weekly Schedule for Holy Week

Sunday, April 1, 2012	Palm Sunday *
10:00 AM	Divine Liturgy for parish
following liturgy	Fellowship in St. Mary’s Hall & palm weaving demonstration – everyone is invited
Monday, April 2, 2012	Holy Monday
6:00 PM	Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
Tuesday, April 3, 2012	Holy Tuesday
6:00 PM	Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
Wed., April 4, 2012	Holy Wednesday
6:00 PM	Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
Thursday, April 5, 2012	Holy Thursday
9 AM – 6:00 PM	Bake Day and pysanky making in St. Mary’s Hall
6:30 PM	Divine Liturgy with Vespers
Friday, April 6, 2012	Holy Friday
6:30 PM	Burial Service for Our Lord
Saturday, April 7, 2012	Holy Saturday
5:00 PM	Resurrection Matins and Blessing of baskets
Sunday, April 8, 2012	Pascha – Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Sunday *
10:00 AM	Divine Liturgy and Blessing of baskets
following liturgy	Pitch-In foods from traditional Easter Baskets – everyone is invited Note: * designates obligation to attend liturgy

Announcements
Events Calendar

Easter Basket Blessing will follow services on Saturday evening and Easter Sunday morning. To find out which traditional foods are placed in your basket see the Easter Baskets page. You can include other foods as well such as wine, chocolates, etc. In addition to the savory Hdruka Easter cheese recipe on the Easter Baskets page you’ll find other recipes here.
The next Ancient Healing Service is Wednesday, April 11 at 7 PM. Tell your friends.

Confession
On the inside of the bulletin you can see that Father Sid is available to hear confessions 1 hour prior to liturgy and immediately following the liturgy. This week he will be even more available. Father is encouraging everyone to make a good confession during the Great Fast. Call for an appointment.
2011-2012 Stewardship Appeal
Have you submitted your pledge or payment for Bishop John’s annual appeal? Our parish goal is $1,400. Thus far we have pledges totaling $968 and $823 collected. Can we reach our pledged goal before the Great Fast ends this week? It will be a good gesture to Bishop John that as many families as possible donate even a small amount in gratefulness for providing the new icon screen to our parish.
Second Collection
To help defray the cost of various building work projects we are taking 2^nd collections. Thanks for your generosity.
Did You Know?
Over the last 30 days the parish website has been visited by people from 15 different countries. In the last week people from 8 countries visited the website. What are they looking at? The Welcome page, Easter Baskets, Baked Goods, Byzantine Worship, etc. The top 3 pages have all been updated in the last week.

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Pysanky Class

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After our pitch-in brunch following Divine Liturgy we had 10 people making pysanky (Easter eggs.) Although the kistkas weren’t available (couldn’t find the container with some of the pysanky supplies) we made our decorations with small nail heads in the eraser of pencils. This picture shows a sampling of the eggs completed. Many other pysanky had already gone home with their creators before the camera came out. Thanks to all who participated.
The supplies will continue to be available in St. Mary’s Hall through Wednesday so come on by to create your own masterpiece.
Remember to plan on volunteering to bake pascha bread, potica rolls, and kolachy this Thursday, March 29th from 9 AM until, well, until we’re finished!

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Welcome Bishop John – March 4, 2012

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The parish was privileged to have our God-loving Bishop John Kudrick celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at our parish today. Our pastor, Fr. Sidney Sidor, is resting from a medical procedure this past Friday.
On the 2nd Sunday of the Great Fast Bishop John’s sermon was about rebuilding our relationship with God and the faith of the four friends who lowered the paralytic man from the roof to reach Jesus that led to their friend’s forgiveness of sins and healing.
Following the Divine Liturgy the Bishop visited with the attendees in St. Mary’s Hall then with Fr. Sidor.

See other pictures posted by Kimetha Loidolt on Facebook.

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Work Day Goals – February 11, 2012

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Here are the current plans:

Secure new cabinets to the kitchen wall in St. Mary’s Hall
Paint new shelves and doors
Clear supplies from the old shelves
Hang new shelves
Move items out of the cabinets by the sink
Clean and Paint old shelves and cabinets
The Iconostasis team is expected to be returning between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. We hope to have the pews out of the cry room and the bell tower cleared so the new Iconostasis can be brought into the church. If you cannot make the early part of the work day, plan on helping unload the truck following the 5:30 pm vigil Divine Liturgy.

Thank you for your support in helping Beautify Gods House!

Sincerely,

Joe Kupec

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Christian Unity Week Presentation

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On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 St. Athanasius Byzantine Catholic parish gave an introductory class on Eastern Catholicism to a group of over 50 people in Muncie, IN. Members of 3 Roman Catholic churches were present. The presentation was held at St. Francis of Assisi church which is located beside the college campus of Ball State University.
Introductory remarks were made by Dave Armstrong (adult faith formation coordinator for St. Francis parish) and Henry Peresie (member of St. Athanasius who lives in Muncie.) John Danovich, cantor, led the group in the evening rule of prayer using plain chant.
Henry showed 2 videos: Eastern Catholic Church – an Introduction and A Brief Explanation of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Henry’s presentation continued with church history milestones and different customs in the various Eastern churches in communion with Rome. There was an extensive question and answer session with many queries regarding icons.
Next was a refreshment break including nut and poppy seed rolls baked at St. Athanasius’ kitchen and cookies and soft drinks provided by Mary Armstrong.
Then Father Sidney Sidor, pastor of St. Athanasius Church, kept all the guests mesmerized with his walking through the Proskomedia service (preparation of the gifts), which precedes every Divine Liturgy. Fr. Sidor then explained the 3 Benedictions at each liturgy, the sacraments of the church and the importance of healing and deliverance prayers.
The conclusion was the anointing of all those present with holy oil from our semi-monthly healing service.
One couple informed us that on 9/5/1955 they had attended the first Divine Liturgy celebrated in English at Mount Macrina in Uniontown, PA featuring Archbishop Fulton Sheen and Bishop Nicholas T. Elko. Glen Grabow, Knights of Columbus financial secretary at St. Athanasius, was also present. A follow-up presentation on the Divine Liturgy is likely in the next few months.

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Weekend activities – January 20 thru 22, 2012

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Glory to Jesus Christ!

The previously scheduled divine liturgy on Friday evening, January 20th, is canceled. Fr. Sid Sidor and other parish members will be on a road trip Friday to the Cleveland, OH area. Pray for their safe travel and a productive trip.

The next Metropolitan of Pittsburgh will be

Bishop William Skurla. God grant our soon to be enthroned Metropolitan many blessed years! Announcement on the Vatican Website. Or read about it in this Pittsburgh newspaper

Saturday will be a work day at the church starting at 9 AM. We could use your help. Lunch will be served. The vigil divine liturgy will be held at 5:30 PM Saturday. Spend your Saturday night out at St. Athanasius. Following the evening liturgy we will be having an informal dinner: pizza, salad, dessert. You can bring other items to share. See you there.

Sunday morning Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 10 AM. It will be followed by the Knights of Columbus monthly brunch. So bring a friend to enrich themselves in the ancient Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Then enjoy a friendly social brunch. You’ll also have the opportunity to buy fresh baked goods, excellent books and scrip gift cards while you’re there. Spread the word.

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Work Day Goals for November 19, 2011

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Some of the tasks we’d like to check-off this Saturday, 11/19/2011, are listed below. There’s plenty to do. We’re looking for volunteers so that many hands will help get the job done. Come for the social interaction, sense of accomplishment, even the food! You’re encouraged to bring one of your favorite foods to share. Joe is making ham bone/cabbage bean soup for lunch.
The parish appreciates everyone’s commitment to sharing their time, treasure and talent to show God our appreciation for His graces and blessings.
Church:

Fill in hole by back stairs to the celler
Replace light bulbs in the celler
Clear cob webs and remove dirt from around furnace bases
Change filters in the furnaces
Secure the ductwork that has come off the main supply duct
Lubricate all door locks with graphite
Place salt buckets and shovels in the Bell tower.

Hall:

Change filters in the furnaces
Lubricate all door locks with graphite
Place salt buckets and shovels in the hall.
Clean trays and cook & puree pumpkins – if you want to work in the kitchen

Rectory:

Clear out the back porch
Move furniture off the front porch
Lubricate all door locks with graphite
Place salt buckets and shovels on the back porch.

Grounds:

Throw out the dead potted plants
Turn over the garden for next year.

Garage:

Put stabilize in the mowers and run them
Put mowers away for the year
Move the snow blower out for the winter
Put stabilizer in the snow blower and run it
Make sure we have gas for snow blower.

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Stanton's Mystery of Crowning – October 29, 2011

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On Saturday, October 29, parishioners and friends participated in the Holy Mystery of Crowning for Thomas & Sonia Stanton. Congratulations to the couple who were married 10 years ago and had their marriage blessed here at St. Athanasius Church. May God grant your servants, Tom and Sonia Stanton, many happy and blessed years!

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Work Day – October 22, 2011

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It is autumn and time to get ready for winter.
We will meet between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm this Saturday, 22 October 2011 and attempt to tackle the following chores:

Lubricate all door knobs and locks with graphite
Secure duct work under the church
Change filters in hall and church furnaces
Clear weeds from the church perimeter
Cleanup the parish garden for the winter
Clean out the garage/workshop
Clear out the hall refrigerators and pantry
Remove and store A/C window units from rectory

There is a good mix of inside and outside work so we can work rain or shine.
Plan on staying for lunch!
Sincerely,
Joe Kupec

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Vigil Liturgy added – Saturday October 8, 2011

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The vigil Divine Liturgy on Saturday afternoon at 5 PM has been added back into the schedule. It is being restarted as part of the regular schedule starting this Saturday, October 8. Father Sid is getting stronger and wants to start celebrating services more frequently. The left knee is healing well. He thanks everyone for their prayers. Praise God for His continual blessings upon Father Sid and our parish.

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