SUNDAY, September 13, 2020 9:30 a.m. Prayers of the Hours

10:00 a.m. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

+New Martyrs of Jasenovac (Tone-5)

September 15, Tuesday +John Kulich+John Kulich+John Kulich

9:00 a.m. Memorial Liturgy, offered by Earl & Val Davis

September 16, Wednesday +Margaret Curran+Margaret Curran+Margaret Curran

9:00 a.m. Memorial Liturgy, offered by the Bell Family

September 17, Thursday +David Kline (40th Day)+David Kline (40th Day)+David Kline (40th Day)

9:00 a.m. Memorial Liturgy, offered by sister, Lou Ann Vinc

Parish Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

September 19, Saturday ~ The Mystery of Holy Confession ~ 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

September 20, SUNDAY Martyr Sozon of Cilicia (Tone-6) 9:30 a.m. Prayers of the Hours

10:00 a.m. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

September 21, Monday BIRTH OF THE THEOTOKOSBIRTH OF THE THEOTOKOSBIRTH OF THE THEOTOKOS

9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

September 23, Wednesday +John Kostura Family (Rescheduled from 9/9)+John Kostura Family (Rescheduled from 9/9)+John Kostura Family (Rescheduled from 9/9)

9:00 a.m. Memorial Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

September 26, Saturday +Barbara Torick Sabol (25th Anniversary of Death)+Barbara Torick Sabol (25th Anniversary of Death)+Barbara Torick Sabol (25th Anniversary of Death)

9:00 a.m. Memorial Liturgy, offered by the Semanco Family

~ The Mystery of Holy Confession ~ 10:00 a.m. to Noon 10:00 a.m. to Noon 10:00 a.m. to Noon

September 27, SUNDAY ELEVATION OF THE HOLY CROSS ELEVATION OF THE HOLY CROSS ELEVATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (Tone-7) 9:30 a.m. Prayers of the Hours

10:00 a.m. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Strict Fast)

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Bulletin Sponsor: $25.00 (09/13)

Michael & Colleen Mochnoc, with prayers for good health and happiness

Candle Sponsor: $35.00 (09/13)

Anna & Lynn Thomas, with prayers and birthday wishes for Paul Thomas, Jr.

Bulletin & Candle Sponsor: $60.00 (09/20)

The Mogish Family, with prayers and birthday wishes for John Mogish (14th!)

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God has Created Every Person to Have a Specific Purpose

“God has created all people spiritually equal. Every person has the same propensity for good and evil. Every person has the same choice, as whether to obey God or to defy Him. Yet in other ways, we are very unequal. Some people are highly intelligent, while others have feeble intellects. Some people are phys-ically strong and healthy, while others are weak and prone to illness. Some people are handsome and at-tractive, while others are plain. Those, who are gifted in some way, should not despise those less gifted.”

“On the contrary, God has distributed gifts and blessings in such a way that every person has a specific place and purpose within a society; and, therefore, everyone is equally necessary for a society to function well. So do not resent the fact that someone is more intelligent or stronger than you are. Instead, give thanks for their intelligence and strength—from which you benefit. And then ask yourself: ‘What is my gift, and - as a consequence - what is my place in society?’ When you have answered this question, and you act according to your answer, all contempt and resentment will melt away.”

—On Living with Simplicity, by St. John Chrysostom

Altar Wine, $50.00: The Mogish Family With prayers for the spiritual health of the Mogish Family. “Let us pray to the Lord!”With prayers for the spiritual health of the Mogish Family. “Let us pray to the Lord!”With prayers for the spiritual health of the Mogish Family. “Let us pray to the Lord!”

Vigil Lamp Oil, $50.00: June & Carolyn Paulin Offered with prayers for good health and God’s blessings. “Let us pray to the Lord!”Offered with prayers for good health and God’s blessings. “Let us pray to the Lord!”Offered with prayers for good health and God’s blessings. “Let us pray to the Lord!”

Beeswax Candles, $50.00: June & Carolyn Paulin Health and God’s blessings for Fr. Jeff & Family. “Let us pray to the Lord!”Health and God’s blessings for Fr. Jeff & Family. “Let us pray to the Lord!”Health and God’s blessings for Fr. Jeff & Family. “Let us pray to the Lord!”

Incense, $50.00: The Riegel Family In loving memory of +John S. Riegel, Jr. “Eternal Memory!”In loving memory of +John S. Riegel, Jr. “Eternal Memory!”In loving memory of +John S. Riegel, Jr. “Eternal Memory!”

Thank you for kindly supporting our Holy Church. Many Blessed Years!

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We Need to be ever more Vigilant over our Children

As your Hierarch I am asking you to do 3 things:

Keep our children in your prayers. Commend them to Christ’s care. Commend them to the care of His Most Holy Mother Mary. Again, pray for them.

Stay connected to your own children AND your spiritual children. Talk often with them. Find out how they are doing. Help them as you are able. Stay connected with them.

Help me gather them together for an online event. The event is de-scribed here. Again, help me gather them together.

We are planning an online event for our Diocesan children, ages 5-18, on Sunday, September 27, 2020 from 6:30 – 8pm. They will have an oppor-tunity to see each other and be together, have some fun together, learn a little, and see the support of their Diocesan Priests and Hierarch.

We’ve learned through our Diocesan and Parish Youth Programs that get-ting our children together, even in the online environment, is important for them. God works in the online world too. We need only provide the oppor-tunity. Again, help me bring our kids together.

—Metropolitan GREGORY