bulletin for march 24, 2013

7/29/2019 Bulletin for March 24, 2013

1/5


2/5

11413 Chicago Street Sugar Creek, Missouri 64054 (816) 231-7100

A Parish of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma

Liturgy Schedule:

Flowery Sunday

March 23 (Vespers) 4:30pm

March 24 (Procession with Palms and the

Divine Liturgy) 9:30amIntention: Parishioners of St. LukesMarch 24 (Orthodox Vespers) 5:00pm

St. Basil Orthodox Church (KCK)

Holy Week

See Special Schedule

Thomas Sunday

April 6 (Vespers) 4:30pm

April 7 (Divine Liturgy) 9:30amIntention: Parishioners of St. Lukes

Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women

April 13 (Vespers) 4:30pm


Sunday of the Healing of the ParalyticApril 20 (Vespers) 4:30pm


! !

St. Luke Byzantine Catholic ChurchParish Administrator: Fr. Deacon Nicholas Szilagye, MD

Sacramental Minister: Rev. Fr. Thomas Bailey, OSB

Mystery of ConfessionAvailable after Sunday

Liturgy upon Request.

Panachida

Please contact Deacon

Nicholas to have a

Panachida offered for a

deceased loved one.

Donations

Last Weeks Collection:

$310.00

Avg. Monthly Expenses:

$1300.00


3/5

http://www.byzantinekc.org

Saint of the Week:

St. John Climacus

(March 30)

St. John gave himself over to the

ascetical life from his early youth.

Experienced both in the solitary life of

the hermit and in the communal life of

cenobitic monasticism, he was

appointed Abbot of the Monastery at

Mount Sinai and wrote a bookcontaining thirty homilies on virtue.

Each homily deals with one virtue, and

progressing from those that deal with

holy and righteous activitypraxis

unto those that deal with divine

visiontheoria, they raise a man up as

though by means of steps unto the

height of Heaven. For this cause his

work is called "The Ladder of Divine

Ascent." The day he was made Abbot of

Sinai, the Prophet Moses was seen

giving commands to those who served

at table. Saint John reposed in 603, ateighty years of age.

Troparion

With the rivers of your tears, you have

made the barren desert fertile.

Through sighs of sorrow from deepwithin you, your labors have borne

fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles

you have become a light, shining upon

the world. O John, our Holy Father,

pray to Christ our God, to save our

souls.

Orthodox Sunday

If you are interested in attending the

Vespers of Orthodoxy with our

Orthodox Brothers and Sisters, a

reminder that the Liturgy will be at

St. Basils Orthodox Church at 5:00pm

on Sunday, March 24. St. Basils is

located in Kansas City, KS at 9302

Riverview Ave.

Thank YouA special word of thanks to Pete,

Rusty, Harry, Linda, and Kathy for

their work in helping to clean the

Church and hall last Saturday in

preparation for Pascha.

Liturgy IntentionsIf anyone wishes to have a Divine

Liturgy offered for someone (either

living or deceased), please contact

Fr. Thomas. The Sunday Liturgy will

continue to be offered for the People ofthe Parish when there are not other

requested intentions.


4/5

Holy Week 2013 Flowery Sunday, March 24

Divine Liturgy @ 9:30am

Monday, March 25 (Annunciation)

Vesperal Divine Liturgy @ 7:30pm

Holy Wednesday, March 27Pre-sanctified Liturgy and Mystery of

Anointing at 7:30pm

Holy Thursday, March 28

Vesperal Divine Liturgy @ 6:00pm

Matins of the 12 Gospels following Divine Liturgy

Good and Holy Friday, March 29

Burial Vespers @ 6:00pm

Followed by Jerusalem Matins

Holy Saturday, March 30Tomb Lamentations @ 11:30pm

Followed by Paschal Matins

Blessing of Easter Baskets

Holy Pascha, March 31

Divine Liturgy @ 11:00am

Blessing of Easter Baskets

St. Luke Byzantine Catholic Church11413 Chicago Street Sugar Creek, Missouri 64054www. byzantinekc.org (816) 231-7100


5/5

Your Faith is Heralded Throughout the World (Romans 1:8)

In the current issue ofHorizons (March 3, 2013), there is an article entitled, Choosing Life over

Death, Faith over Fear. (p. 6) The article celebrates the installation of a new Pantocrator icon

in St. Marys Church, it is part of an ongoing process to revitalize the parish. They recognized

that they were a small and aging community and began discerning if they wanted to enliven the

parish or allow it to be closed. The parish chose to invest its time and efforts into life and faith.

There are some recognizable similarities between St. Marys and St. Lukes. Though we dont

believe we came to a conscious decision of faith and life, our commitment to maintain the parish

without a resident pastor is evidence of our choice. We have focused our attention on beautifying

the Church building, e.g. repainting and adding new icons, as well as reaching out to the KC-area

community, e.g. Year of Faith talk and attending Vespers on the Sunday of Orthodoxy with the

local Orthodox Christians.The people of St. Luke parish are faithful Christians with a commitment to spreading the Gospel

message and our liturgical traditions. We are working to build the Kingdom of God on earth in

our small part of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, however, to-date it has been ad hoc.

Perhaps it is time for us to come together and develop a strategic plan on how we wish to proceed

as a parish. After Pascha, when things have settled a bit, we will have a parish meeting after

Liturgy on Sunday, April 14. We can discuss if we want to have a strategic focus for the parish,

brainstorm possibilities, and look at our financial situation. We encourage everyone to attend.Fr. Deacon Nicholas Szilagye

Rev. Fr. Thomas Bailey, OSB

bulletin for march 24, 2013

Documents