Glory to Jesus Christ! St. Mary ~ Holy Protection Glory Forever!

Слава Исусу Христу! Byzantine Catholic Church Слава на вики! 4480 Route 981 Latrobe, PA 15650

Administrator: Fr. Paul-Alexander Shutt, OSB Parish Office: 724-423-3 673 Hall: 724-423-8838 Confession Schedule: Saturday 16:00 – 16:30, Sunday 9:00 – 9:30, or by appointment Parish email: st.marytrauger@gmail.com Website: www.stmarybyzantinecatholic.org

4 October 2020 / 7529 18th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

The Holy Martyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens. Our venerable Father Francis of Assisi.

LITURGY SCHEDULE:

Sat. Oct. 03 17:00 Vigil: 18th Sunday after Pentecost

Suffrages for +Adam Burda – Marlene Harhai

Sun. Oct. 04 10:30 18th Sunday after Pentecost Suffrages pro populo

Sat. Oct. 10 17:00 Vigil: 19th Sunday after Pentecost Suffrages for

health and well-being of Christine Roscosky – Dolores Harhai

Sun. Oct. 11 10:30 19th Sunday after Pentecost Suffrages pro populo

09 / 27 / 2020 Adults: $913 Children: $14 Maintenance:$135 COLLECTION Candles: $75 TOTAL: $1137

Troparion of the Holy Protection (Greek usage)

We praise your great protection, O Virgin, which you spread forth like a radiant, transcendent cloud. Invisibly you guard your people from every attack of the foe. Since you are to us a shelter and a sure defense, we cry to you with our whole heart: Glory to your great deed, O Lady! Glory to your divine shelter! Glory to your care and providence, O Most Pure Virgin.

Kontakion of the Holy Protection (Greek usage)

Let us the faithful hasten now to the Theotokos; let us venerate her sacred Veil as we sing fitting hymns of praise: for she shelters all her faithful and preserves them from danger, so that they may cry out to her: Rejoice, O Virgin, our most radiant Protection.

GOD WITH US ONLINE’S 1st FALL WEBINAR ~ The Art of Catechesis in the Orthodox Tradition: Wednesdays, October 7-28 @ 8-9 PM ET. «As an old saying goes, the law of prayer is the law of belief. The foundation and authority of Orthodox Catholic catechesis is and always has been the Divine Liturgy of the Church. Rooted in prayer and looking to the Lord, we discover the Orthodox Faith in the face of Christ.» Rev. David E. Anderson, presenter, is a priest of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago and educated at St. Vladimir Seminary, where he was a student of Fr. Alexander Schmemann. Fr. David was ordained in 1983. From before his ordination until now, he has been both a teacher and a translator of patristic and Byzantine liturgical texts. Especially known for his lectures on the early Church Fathers and the early liturgy, he also is an instructor of philosophy at Mendocino College and chaplain at Wyoming Catholic College. The Webinar is free, but you must register to participate: https://godwithusonline.org/events/god-with-us/

~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~

PARISH FUND RAISING EVENT: Saturday, November 7th from 11:00 – 15:00 our parish is sponsoring an ethnic dinner which will include halupki, haluski, pirohi, kolassi, and cake. There will be no substitutions, no à la carte. Tickets must be purchased in advance at a cost of $12 each. Pick-up will be drive through only. Monetary donations are welcome to help defer the cost of preparing and packaging the dinners. Please use one of the “Special” envelopes in your envelope box and write Ethnic Dinner on the front. Thank you!

GCU – ST NICHOLAS CELEBRATION: The annual December celebration for the benefit of our Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Pittsburgh is cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to assist the Seminary, several fundraisers are planned in the coming months. As in the past, a raffle is planned with an all cash prize of $2000. The winning number will be based on the PA Lottery evening Pick 3 Number drawn on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Tickets are $10 each. If you would like to purchase a ticket, see Father. (Ticket stubs must be returned by Tuesday December 1 to be eligible for the raffle prize.)