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:

@Holy Trinity

Ukrainian Catholic

Church

Instagram:

@holytrinitycarnegie

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Presanctified

Liturgy 7pm

2

Women’s

night 7pm

3 Presanctified

Liturgy 6pm

4

Lazarus

Saturday Divine

Liturgy

9 am

5

Palm

Sunday

6 Presanctified

Liturgy 7pm

7

Presanctified

Liturgy 7pm

8 Presanctified

Liturgy 7pm

9 Holy

Thursday

Vesperal

Divine

Liturgy 7 pm

10 Good Friday

Procession

12 Gospels

12pm

Vespers

7pm

11Jerusalem

Matins 9am & Basket

blessing

3pm,Service

at Tomb7pm

12 RESURRECTION

OF OUR LORD

– PASCHA @

Trinity Acres

Matins @

8:30am

Then, DL

and basket

blessing

13 Bright

Monday

14 Bright

Tuesday

15 16 17

18

19

Thomas

Sunday

20 21 22 23 24 25

26

Sunday of

the

Ointment-

Bearers

27 28 29 30

April 2020

vember 2019

April 5th, 2020 Palm Sunday From the Desk of the Pastor…

Dear Friends,

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!

• Drive-Thru Confession This Monday- Friday from 10am-12pm in parking lot.

• Note the changes on the April calendar to some Holy Week times.

• Your church is open daily from 8am-8pm for private prayer. During services, we

cannot allow gatherings of people at this time due to the ruling of our church

authorities who are working in conjunction with our civil authorities to stop the

spread of the Wuhan flu. This is perfectly reasonable. As such, please follow the

services livestreamed on:

https://www.facebook.com/HolyTrinityUkrainianCatholicChurch/ Any other

Holy Trinity Facebook pages are outdated and I ask that you update to this one.

• I have been trying to call as many parishioners as possible to see how each of you

are doing. Many I still have not called but hope to do so by Pascha. I ask you all

to continue with your fervent devotions, supplications, prayers, fasting, and your

spiritual reading. I especially urge you to read the Bible during this time, it alone

is inspired of all the books on Earth.

• I wish to thank you, each of you, for your kind cards and well-wishes to Halyna

and me on the birth of our son, Daniel Patrick. Thank you! He and mother are

both doing well! After this pandemic is over, we all will have a party for the ages!

I promise!

• Please, check in on one another. Check on the elderly, the widows, those living

alone, the sick in our parish family. This is not my duty alone, it belongs to each

of us. This isolation may not hit you hard, but it does it others hard and the extra

phone call will make someone’s afternoon.

• I am VERY EAGER to see each of you again. Lord, end it soon or come sooner!

• Regarding Palms: Please take one blessed palm from the table on the walkway

near the parking lot. There will be a heavy rod holding them down. Slide out a

blessed palm for yourself if I’m not there to hand it out. Drive-thru is open from

11am to 5pm.

• Regarding Holy Friday: The church will be open for private prayer. Please ensure

social distancing, do not kiss the shroud, ensure that not more than ten people are

in church at the same time.

• Regarding Holy Saturday: We respectfully ask that you do not exit your car for

the blessing of baskets. Roll down your passenger window and I will bless the

Easter Foods on your passenger side seat.

• Regarding Holy Pascha, the Great Day: As of this writing I am still trying to

confirm a number of very important details. I have not heard from the proper

authorities as of print time. With that said, I will be at Trinity Acres on Easter

morning for Matins at 8:30am. As followers of Jesus Christ we believe that prayer

is essential to maintain health and safety, more so than anything else. Under the

PA “Stay-at-Home” order there is an exemption for religious institutions. I will

send out an email during Holy Week with more specific information. What I am

hoping for is that we can gather at Trinity Acres for Easter (STAYING IN OUR

CARS) to offer up fervent and intense prayer for the well-being of our country,

state and county in order that the sick be healed, that the first responders and

health-care workers be both strengthened and protected. We will offer up these

life-sustaining prayers with firm hope through our Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ

to His Eternal Father! I will be able to bless Easter Foods after the service, but I

will not be able to distribute Holy Communion, unfortunately. Follow on 96.7FM

from within a .5 mile radius of Trinity Acres.

• The intention for today’s liturgy is for all the health-care workers in our parish.

Please see the liturgy schedule in today’s bulletin for more info.

• Please, remember your parish between the gas and electric bills! God bless!

• Finally, I wish to thank those special, holy souls who disinfected our church on

Saturday. Hard work was done on the pews, ledges and door handles to ensure

safe germ-free usage this week. Thank you!

PRAYER OF PROTECTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS

by His Grace Bishop Alexis (Trader) of Bethesda

O God Almighty, Lord of heaven and earth, and of all creation visible and

invisible, in Your ineffable goodness, look down upon Your people gathered

in Your name. Be our helper and defender in this day of affliction. You know

our weakness. You hear our cry in repentance and contrition of heart. O Lord

who loves mankind deliver us from the impending threat of the corona virus.

Send Your Angel to watch over us and protect us. Grant health and recovery

to those suffering from this virus. Guide the hands of physicians, and

preserve those who are healthy that we may continue to serve You in peace

and glorify Your most honorable and majestic Name, of the Father and of the

Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.

Sunday Gospel Reading Gospel According to St. John 12:1-18

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus

was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a

supper; Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at table with

him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed

the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was

filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of

his disciples (he who was to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this

ointment not sold for three hundred denarii[a] and given to the

poor?” 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he

was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was

put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of

my burial. 8 The poor you always have with you, but you do not

always have me.” 9 When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he

was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see

Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests

planned to put Lazarus also to death, 11 because on account of him

many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

12 The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that

Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees

and went out to meet him, crying, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found

a young ass and sat upon it; as it is written, 15 “Fear not, daughter of

Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on an ass’s colt!”16 His

disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified,

then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been

done to him. 17 The crowd that had been with him when he called

Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore

witness. 18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they

heard he had done this sign.

Євангеліє від Святого Івана 12:1-18

12 Ісус же за шість день до Пасхи прибув до Віфанії, де жив

Лазар, що його воскресив Ісус із мертвих.2 І для Нього вечерю

там справили, а Марта прислуговувала. Був же й Лазар одним із

тих, що до столу з Ним сіли.3 А Марія взяла літру мира, з

найдорожчого нарду пахучого, і намастила Ісусові ноги, і

волоссям своїм Йому ноги обтерла... І пахощі мира наповнили

дім!4 І говорить один з Його учнів, Юда Іскаріотський, що мав

Його видати:5 Чому мира оцього за триста динарів не продано, та

й не роздано вбогим?6 А це він сказав не тому, що про вбогих

журився, а тому, що був злодій: він мав скриньку на гроші, і крав

те, що вкидали.7 І промовив Ісус: Позостав її ти, це вона на день

похорону заховала Мені...8 Бо вбогих ви маєте завжди з собою, а

Мене не постійно ви маєте!9 А натовп великий юдеїв довідався,

що Він там, та й поприходили не з-за Ісуса Самого, але щоб

побачити й Лазаря, що його воскресив Він із мертвих.10 А

первосвященики змовилися, щоб і Лазареві смерть

заподіяти,11 бо багато з юдеїв з-за нього відходили, та в Ісуса

ввірували.12 А другого дня, коли безліч народу, що зібрався на

свято, прочула, що до Єрусалиму надходить Ісус,13 то взяли вони

пальмове віття, і вийшли назустріч Йому та й кричали: Осанна!

Благословенний, хто йде у Господнє Ім'я! Цар Ізраїлів!14 Ісус же,

знайшовши осля, сів на нього, як написано:15 Не бійся, дочко

Сіонська! Ото Цар твій іде, сидячи на ослі молодому!16 А учні

Його спочатку того не зрозуміли були, але, як прославивсь Ісус,

то згадали тоді, що про Нього було так написано, і що цеє

вчинили Йому.17 Тоді свідчив народ, який був із Ним, що Він

викликав Лазаря з гробу, і воскресив його з мертвих.18 Через це

й зустрів натовп Його, бо почув, що Він учинив таке чудо.

Events at Holy Trinity

☛Parish Sviachene is cancelled for Sunday April 19th along with haivky for

children.

☛Sarris Candy fundraiser is cancelled. However, if you are going to Sarris to buy

directly, please provide our parish youth Group ID#10-1220, so they may get credit

for the sale.

Weekly Collection Report (Thank you to those kind parishioners who have been sending in their

envelopes to keep the parish afloat!!! May God bless you doubly!)

Sunday, March 22nd , 2020 (Liturgy was a Trinity Acres)

Sunday Regular $3187, Loose $214,

Eparchial $208, Utilities $25, Initial $10, Seminary $40, Sorokousti $40,

Annunciation $130 Veneration of the Cross 440, Cemetery $20, New Iconography

$10, Natalia $10, Easter $175, Palm Sunday $25, Good Friday $10, Unrestricted $50

Total: $4,194

Reminders & Notes

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.

☛ Do you want to learn more about the Faith in the quiet of your own home? There’s

now a great resource, free and convenient: https://godwithusonline.org

Diana Antoinette Adeline Makar Mike Makar

Rosemary Zagorsky Bob Kness Ken Medwig

Kara Stemplewicz Jim Naddeo Ann Kohl

Francis Ingram 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 Stephen Maselko

Gabby Blythe Eric Stehle Anastasia Chruszcz

Josh Carmino Trish Chorba Ray Komichak

James McGuire Amy Gentile Esther Koss

Tracy Riggle Sandra Mitchell Rich Hurey

Are you unsure of how to pray at home during this Coronavirus pandemic? Fear not!

The lovely nuns at Christ the Bridegroom Monastery have done the heavy lifting for

you! Go to this website and follow along:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v0MCpB80hOgP-U9lHVmTGpL-V7EOetjt/view

Send them a prayer (or a donation) to express your gratitude!

Thank you Mother Theodora!

Palm Sunday Coloring Corner

Divine Liturgy Schedule

Palm Sunday, April 5th 4/5

Sun. 10am Divine Liturgy for the intention of divine protection and visitation upon

our health care workers, respiratory therapists, nurses and doctors,

especially Oles and Olha Konecky, Katya, Olenka and Iryna

Malyarsky, Taras and Iryna Davyda, Emily Smith, Mary Kurzawski,

each parishioner who works in health care, as well as Dr. P. Aguilar

and Dr. T. Aguilar. (JC)

Drive-Thru Confession Monday- Friday 10am-12pm in parking lot

4/6

Holy Monday 7pm Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts

4/7

Holy Tuesday 7pm Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts

4/8

Holy Wednesday 7pm Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts

4/9

Holy Thursday 7pm Vespers and Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

4/10

Holy Friday 12pm 12 Passion Gospels

7pm Vespers and Burial of the Holy Shroud 4/11

Holy Saturday 9am Jerusalem Matins

3pm Blessing of Easter Baskets in parish parking lot

7pm Service at the Tomb

4/12

The Great Day (at Trinity Acres cemetery, in car only. Tune to 96.7FM)

8:30am Resurrection Matins

9:30am Divine Liturgy

… followed by Blessing of Easter Food.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

3 Sunday of

the Paralytic

4 5 6 Mid-Pentecost

Liturgy 9am

7 8 St. John the

Apostle

9

10 Sunday of

the Samaritan

Woman

11 Sts. Cyril

and

Methodius

12 13 14 15 16

17 Sunday of

the Man Born

Blind

18 19 20 21 Ascension 22 23

24 Fathers of

the First

Ecumenical

Council

25 26 27 28 29 30 5th All

Souls

Saturday

9am Liturgy

31 Pentecost

May 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, htuccym@gmail.com

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

Mketcham447@gmail.com

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