Confessions 3:00 to 3:45 on Saturday or by …2019/12/12  · shkola 12 Pyrohy making 8am 13 Pyrohy making 8am 14 12 pm Ridna concert 15 Zorya performance here 2pm Choir Practice 10am

Fr. Jason Charron, Pastor

Fr. Ivan Smereka

Fr. Deacon Myron Spak

Confessions

3:00 to 3:45 on Saturday

or by appointment

Divine Liturgy

Saturday 4:00 p.m. (Eng.)

8:30 a.m. (Ukr.) and 11:00 a.m. (Eng.)

Diocese of St. Josaphat

stjosaphateparchy.com

730 Washington Avenue + Carnegie + PA + 15106

Rectory:

412-279-4652

Office Hours:

M-W-F 9:00 a.m

to 12:00 p.m.

Fax:

412-279-5109

Pyrohy:

412-276-9897

E-mail:

holytrinitycarnegie

@gmail.com

Website:

www.htucc.com

Facebook:

@HolyTrinityUkrainian

CatholicChurch

Instagram:

@holytrinitycarnegie

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Baptism

at 11 am DL

2 3 DL at 12pm

Emmanuel

Moleben

at 7pm

4

5 Pyrohy making

8am

6 Pyrohy making

8am

St Nicholas

of Myra

DL – 12pm

7

8 Saint Nicholas

Party

after 11 am DL

Maternity of

the holy Anna

9 Pyrohy

making 8am

ESL

9am-12pm

10 DL at 12pm

Pyrohy making

8am Music class 3-9pm

Emmanuel

Moleben

at 7pm

11 Pyrohy making

8am

12 Pyrohy making

8am

13 Pyrohy making

8am

14 12 pm

Ridna

shkola

concert

15 Zorya

performance

here

2pm

Choir Practice

10am

16 ESL

9am-12pm

17 DL at 12pm

Music class 3-9pm

Emmanuel

Moleben

at 7pm

18 19

20

21

22 Sunday

Before

Christmas

Choir Practice

10am

23

24 Christmas

Eve 4pm

Sung

Compline

Youth Service

@ 10:30pm

25

Christmas,

Christ is

Born!

10 am DL

26 Synaxis DL

at 10am

27

St. Stephen

DL at 9am

28

29

Sunday

after

Christmas

30

31

December 2019

vember 2019

December 1, 2019 – From the Desk of the Pastor…

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

I would like to spend this week explaining the meaning behind some very ancient

Christian symbols. Some of these we have seen before, perhaps some are new. Enjoy!

Alpha and Omega

The use since the earliest Christianity of the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha (α or Α) and omega (ω or Ω), derives from the statement said by Jesus (or God) himself "I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End" (Revelation 22:13, also 1:8 and 21:6).

The Staurogram ⳨ (from the Greek σταυρός, i.e. cross), was first used to abbreviate

the Greek word for cross and may visually have represented Jesus on the cross.

St. Ephraim in the 4th century explained these two united letters stating that the tau

refers to the cross, and the rho refers to the Greek word "help" in such a way the symbol

expresses the idea that the Cross saves.

Sincerely in Christ,

Jason (priest and sinner)

Ichthys

Among the symbols employed by the early Christians, that of the fish seems to have ranked first in importance. Its popularity among Christians was due principally to the famous acrostic consisting of the initial letters of five Greek words forming the word for fish (Ichthus), which words briefly but clearly described the character of Christ and the claim to worship of believers: "Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς Θεοῦ Υἱὸς Σωτήρ", (Iēsous Christos Theou Huios Sōtēr), meaning, Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.[13] This explanation is given among others by Augustine in his Civitate Dei.

Sunday Gospel Reading

Євангеліє святого Луки 18:18-27

18 І запитався Його один із начальників, говорячи: Учителю Добрий, що

робити мені, щоб вспадкувати вічне життя?19 Ісус же йому відказав: Чого звеш

Мене Добрим? Ніхто не є Добрий, тільки Сам Бог!20 Знаєш заповіді: Не чини

перелюбу, не вбивай, не кради, не свідкуй неправдиво, шануй свого батька та

матір.21 А він відказав: Усе це я виконав від юнацтва свого!22 Як почув це Ісус,

то промовив до нього: Одного тобі ще бракує: Розпродай усе, що ти маєш, і

вбогим роздай, і матимеш скарб свій на небі. Вертайся тоді, та й іди вслід за

Мною!23 А він, коли почув це, то засумував, бо був вельми багатий.24 Як

побачив Ісус, що той засумував, то промовив: Як тяжко багатим увійти в

Царство Боже!25 Бо верблюдові легше пройти через голчине вушко, ніж

багатому в Божеє Царство ввійти...26 Ті ж, що чули, спитали: Хто ж тоді може

спастися?27 А Він відповів: Неможливеє людям можливе для Бога!

Sunday Gospel According to St. Luke 18:18-27

18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal

life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God

alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do

not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” 21 And he said,

“All these I have observed from my youth.” 22 And when Jesus heard it, he said to

him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and

you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 23 But when he heard this

he became sad, for he was very rich. 24 Jesus looking at him said, “How hard it is for

those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to

go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of

God.” 26 Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” 27 But he said, “What

is impossible with men is possible with God.”

Events at Holy Trinity

☛As you noticed, we started once again to sing in church “O come ,

o come Emmanuel”. It means that St.Philip’s Fast (Advent) started.

Throughout Advent, there will be Emmanuel Moleben at 7pm every

Tuesday. As such, Confessions will start by 6:30 pm before the

Moleben service.

☛Christmas Angel project is giving you an opportunity to

help people right here in our Carnegie community during this

Advent season. You will see a small Christmas tree at the

entrance of our church that is covered with “angel cards” of

items requested by those in need here in Carnegie. Please buy

a gift, wrap it, attach your “angel card” to the wrapped gift

and place it under the tree by Friday December 13th. If you

have any questions, call Mary Ann Davis 412-708-8003.

☛ Would you be interested in giving your child free voice lessons with a

professional here at HTUCC? E-mail Fr. Jason for more information:

[email protected]

St. Nicholas celebration here at Holy

Trinity auditorium will be on Sunday,

December 8th after 11 a.m. Liturgy. A

visit from St. Nicholas and lunch will

be served. All are welcome!

☛On Sunday December 15th at 2 pm our parish will host Ukrainian female vocal

ensemble “Zorya” from Parma, OH with their Christmas concert series. For more

information see the flyer at the end of the bulletin and in the foyer of the church.

☛ Congratulations to Bohdan and Fernanda Mykhailiv on the Baptism of their son

Stephan. Mnohaya Lita

☛ A big welcome to Joann Thomas! She will start helping Fr. Jason in the parish

office Monday, Dec. 2nd. She will be here Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, from 9am-

12pm. God bless you, Joann!

☛New product for Christmas: Prune pyrohy (are very popular).

In order to meet a very high demand for pyrohy before Christmas, we are having one

evening session this Wednesday, December 4th at 6 pm to ease work for our regular

volunteers. Please consider helping for a couple of hours. Supper and good fellowship

will be provided.

Our “Pyrohatory” week is December 9th -13th . We are making them every day that

week Monday through Friday starting at 8 am. Please consider coming during that

time, especially Monday and Tuesday.

Reminders & Notes

Christmas Poinsettias for the church - We are ordering 8 (10in)

at $25 and 36 (8in) at $16 each.

Homemade nut rolls can be picked up Thursday and Friday Dec. 5th and 6th.

☛There are offering envelopes in the church vestibule to list your memorial names

and make your donation. The list will be published in our Christmas bulletin.

Deadline to submit your names is Friday, December 20th.

☛On Sunday, January 19th, between the two Liturgies, our parish will hold a

General Meeting. This is an opportunity to share your ideas about our parish’s future,

what is in need of improvement, what is coming along well, what is uncertain, what

needs to change, what needs to stay the same. Concerns, ideas, questions, complaints

are all welcome. They can be submitted anonymously by being placed in a blank

envelope in the collection basket when it comes around during Liturgy. Or, they can be

shared at the meeting itself. Further ideas? E-mail [email protected]

☛ Your parish provided a foundation to you in life, providing for your spiritual

and moral growth. Please remember our parish in your Last Will & Testament. The

wording to do this is as follows: “I give and bequeath to the Holy Trinity Ukrainian

Catholic Church, Carnegie, __% of the residue of my estate [or: the sum of $____].”

You can direct your bequest in any way you wish: it can go towards iconography in

the church interior, a chandelier for our church, toward missionary activity so that we

spread the faith, toward a Catholic educational fund for young women or young men

in the parish, toward church gardening expenses, toward the upkeep of our beautiful

cemetery, your funds can be designated in any way you wish.

Events in our Community ☛University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms

Open house is on Sunday December 8th, 2019 12pm-4pm. Free admission.

There will be Ukrainian pastries for sale.

☛16th annual Cookie Walk at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox

Church hall is on Saturday December 14th 10 am-2pm. For more

information see the flyer.

Save the Dates for Ministering in Ukraine

Come and serve with the Sisters of St. Basil in their ministry to Ukraine's poor and

needy. This coming year’s Basilian Volunteer Program will take place from May 24 to

June 14, 2020. These visits to orphanages and psychiatric institutions will include two

separate groups to two different regions, one group will travel to eastern Ukraine

(Poltava) and one to western Ukraine (Ivano-Frankivsk, Mukachevo and Drohobych).

For an application and additional information for the Basilian Volunteer Program with

the Sisters in Ukraine contact Sr. Ann Laszok, OSBM at [email protected] or 412-260-

1607.

“WE KNEW NOT WHETHER WE WERE IN

HEAVEN OR ON EARTH”

The iconostas, the most prominent and distinctive visual element of the interior of a

Byzantine church, offers a theological feast for our eyes. Depending on the number of rows,

the iconostas can recapitulate the entire economy of salvation.

The essential row of the iconostas, at floor level, has several features. In the middle of this

essential row are the Royal Doors (sometimes called Holy Doors). The priest (or deacon)

with the book of the Gospels passes through these doors to proclaim the good news to the

faithful. More importantly, it is through these doors that the Savior comes in the Eucharist

for distribution to the faithful: the symbolism is revealing, as the Lamb of God, “who takes

away the sin of the world”, comes to us as we “approach with the fear of God and with

faith.” On the Royal Doors we see the icon of the Annunciation, depicting Gabriel

bringing good tidings of grace to Mary, and icons of the Four Evangelists, heralds of the

Good News.

The Royal Doors are always flanked on the left with an icon of the Theotokos, typically

depicted holding an infant Christ, the King born in a manger. On the left of the Royal

Doors is an icon of Christ, often (but not always) depicted holding an open Gospel Book:

the book not only of salvation, but of judgment. Therefore, standing before the Royal

Doors, we see that all things take place between Christ’s first and second coming.

Traditionally, at the middle point on each side of the iconostas are the Deacon’s Doors, so

called because it is the deacon who most frequently uses them. The Deacons’ Doors

normally feature icons of sainted deacons (notably St. Stephen the Protomartyr), or less

often, icons of angels.

On a multi-tiered iconostas, above the essential row there can be a row of Deisis icons (with

Christ in the middle and Mary, saints, and angels interceding for us in prayer), a row with

the icons of the 12 Great Feasts, and rows of Patriarchs (Adam to Moses) and Prophets

(Moses to Christ).

Think of all that happens in front of the iconostas, under the reign of the Pantocrator, in view

of our intercessor the Theotokos, and surrounded by the saints: baptisms, marriages,

ordinations, anointings, heartfelt repentance, funerals, reception of “the precious, most holy

and most pure Body and Blood of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” Look around:

“all that was done for us, the cross, the tomb, the resurrection on the third day, the ascension

into heaven, the sitting at the right hand, and the second and glorious coming” is there for us

to see. Can you see it? (Thank you to Mark Medwig for this four part series!)

Icon Coloring for Kids

Weekly Collection Report

Sunday, November 24th, 2019

Sunday regular: $2,334, Candles $161.20, Eparchial $364, Utilities $70,

Thanksgiving $139, Entrance of the Theotokos $268, Retirement fund $130,

Ukrainian Saints $40, Natalia in Ukraine $92, Vestments $20, Donation in memory of

Katherine Volanski $50. Total: $ 3,688.20 Pyrohy: Thanksgiving break

Catechism Quote:

Please, pray for these people:

Diana Antoinette Adeline Makar Mike Makar

Katherine Volanski Bob Kness Dave Burke

Kara Stemplewicz Jim Naddeo Ann Kohl

Helen Moskal Christy Colalella Mary Simek

Steve Neczipir Don Schultz Harry Kohl

Clara Wasylyk Jack Schellhaus Jean Staude

Carol Ostaffe Maria Bagmet Laura Boyce

John Maslany Mary McLaughlin Helen Popivchak

Mark Popivchak Michalina Pituch Lucille Mosur

Gabby Blythe Sha Smith Anastasia Chruszcz

Josh Carmino Trish Chorba Ray Komichak

James McGuire Amy Gentile Esther Koss

Tracy Riggle Eric Stehle Sandra Mitchell

Divine Liturgy Schedule

25th Sun. of Pentecost: Week of December 1st

Sat. 11/ 30 25th Sunday After Pentecost

4 p.m. Divine Liturgy for the soul of Danny Pituch, req. by Nick Kotow. (IS)

Divine Liturgy for the people. (JC)

Sun. 12/1

8:30a.m. Divine Liturgy for the soul of Roman Nazarewycz (2nd anniversary),

requested by his wife Tatianna and family. (IS)

11 a.m. Divine Liturgy for the health and well-being of Eleanor Patross,

requested by Sanders and Sgro families. (JC)

Baptism of Stephan Mykhailiv. Mnohaya Lita!

Tues. 12/3

12 p.m. Divine Liturgy for the repose of Stephania Borszcz, requested by

Angela Honchar (JC)

26th Sun. of Pentecost: Week of Decmber 8th

Sat. 12/ 7 26th Sunday After Pentecost

4 p.m. Divine Liturgy for the soul of Joseph Zarvis (16th anniversary),

requested by Mary Ann Volanski. (IS)

Divine Liturgy for the people. (JC)

Sun. 12/8 Feast of Maternity of the Holy Anna

8:30a.m. Divine Liturgy for the health and well-being of Raymond Komichak,

requested by S.Zinski and Ukrainian crylos. (IS)

11:00a.m. Divine Liturgy for the soul of Robert McCauley (2nd anniversary),

requested by McCauley family. (JC)

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1

Feast of St.

Basil and

Circumcision

of Our Lord

10am

2 3 4

Schedriy

Vechir

5:30pm

5 Sunday

before

Theophany

Blessing of

water &

Vespers 7pm

6 Theophany

10am Liturgy

7

8

9

10

11

12

Sunday

after

Theophany

13

14

15 16

17

18

19

31st

Sunday

after

Pentecost

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

32nd

Sunday

after

Pentecost

27

28

29 30

The Three

Holy

Hierarchs

12pm

Liturgy

31

January 2020

vember 2019

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish Contacts

PAC (Pastor’s Advisory Council):

Maryann Davis (contact person)

412-708-8003

Adult Faith Formation:

Fr. Dcn. Myron Spak 412-303-9086

Apostleship of Prayer:

Jean Daniels

412-276-1735

CCD Religious Education:

Angela Honchar

412-279-4652

Safe Environment:

Marika Zaliszczuk

412-215-5372

Youth Group:

Salvador Ramirez Brambila

626-483-1844, [email protected]

Church Lectors:

Al Trautman

724-695-8137

Music:

Stephen H. Zinski

412-276-2259

Pyrohy Project:

Ted Sywy

412-877-6083

Evangelization & Bible Study:

Men’s: Matthew Ketcham

720-556-7491

Women’s: Hannah Ketcham

402-443-8379

Social Media/Young Mother’s Group:

Carola Graefin Vom Hagen (Medwig)

412-528-1811

League of Ukrainian Catholics:

Nick Kotow

412-835-8714

Annual Picnic Committee:

Andrew Kurzawski

St. Josaphat Society:

Tom Kerchansky

412-279-5987

Men Following Christ Group:

Fr. Dcn. Myron Spak

412-303-9086

Diocesan Resource Committee:

Zac Sudiak

412-266-6153

Altar Decorating:

Arlene Esterburg

412-279-4652 (Rectory)

Ridna Shkola:

Olexandra Korenovska

412-708-1260

Poltava Dance:

Christina Hlutkowsky

412-980-1993

Finance Committee:

Keith & Mary Reabe, Tom Medwig

Rectory: 412-279-4652

Bishop’s Review Board-Protection of

Children: Dr. Justine Perhosky

412-276-3699