O who loves Nicholas the Saintly O kto kto Nikolaja l’ubit O who serves Nicholas the Saintly O kto kto Nikolaju služit Him will Nicholas receive Tomu svajatyj Nikolaj And give help in time of need Na vsjakij čas pomahaj Holy Father Nicholas Nikolaj, Nikolaj

ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA ORTHODOX CHURCH A PARISH OF THE AMERICAN CARPATHO-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF THE

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE 288 E. 10th Street, New York, NY 10009

Divine Liturgy: 10 am Rev. Fr. William Bennett

Cantor & Choir Director: Nicholas Timko Asst. Cantor: Reader Robert Zizik Church Phone #: 212-254-6685

For Dial-in Service: ten minutes prior to Liturgy call 1-877-459-3710 and enter access code 2546685# Website: www.stnicholaschurchnyc.org Email: info@stnicholaschurchnyc.org

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October 8, 2017 18th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: St. Sergius of Radonezh

Epistle: 2 Cor. 9:6-11 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 Troparion & Kontakion: Tone 1, pgs 41

WELCOME, ALL ST. NICHOLAS FAITHFUL & VISITORS! PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYERS FOR: Anna Benyo, Walter Bubniak, Maria Ceselka, Tony Ceselka, Priest Vasyl Dovgan, Mary Fackovec, John Geida, Justine Gidicsin, Anna Hubka, Magdalena Ilanovska, Jana Johnson-Plutchok, Helen Karpiak, Maria Koneval, Betty Kormanik, Pani Ann Kozar, Anna Mamrillova, Holly Marchak, Luboš Matlak, Christine Merriam, Sean Merriam, Deacon Michael Pirich, Pani Constance Miloro, Fred Polik, Nik Rael, Rastislav Salon, John Salony, Toni Sikoryak, Miroslav Strenk, Miron Timoshuk, Lorraina Vira, Bill Vislocky, Victoria Vislocky, Cathy Walsh, & Mary Zizik. We pray also for the health of expectant mother Anna Petrik and her child! Contact Fr. William to add or remove names: fr.william.bennett@gmail.com HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Mnohaja i Blahaja L’ita! Let us all wish many happy & blessed years to Veronica Ceselka, Marin Petricha, Erica Jane Ceselka, Joseph Glosik, and Lillian Benc! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Mnohaja i Blahaja L’ita! Let us all wish many happy & blessed years to Deacon Gregory & Tammy Benc and John & Kim Busel! COFFEE HOUR: All are invited to join us downstairs after divine services for some food, coffee, and fellowship. Today is a Potluck Sunday, thank you to all who took the time to bring any food & drink for our St. Nicholas family to enjoy today.

The Venerable Sergius of Radonezh came into this world in the year 1314 bearing the name Bartholomew. After the death of his parents, he went on to become a monk of the Church, a quiet and gentle servant of God. Most of his time in the

beginning was spent in the forest as a hermit. Nonetheless, many other monks began to turn to him for guidance. His own brother and guides saw within Sergius wisdom that can only proceed from a life committed to God. God saw fit to grant him spiritual gifts that the world has rarely ever known, including the gift of raising the dead. The Holy Mother of God was known to have visited him several times. News of Sergius’s accomplishments eventually spread as far as the patriarchate, who sent him to charter a new monastery. Though many came to him seeking military glory, he would only bless such individuals when the source of their efforts was peace. He only blessed those engaging others in battle when all attempts for peace had been made. He gave his life in 1392, his incorrupt relics were found & reverenced in 1422.

O Holy Father Sergius, Pray for Us!

TODAY AT ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY, 9:15-9:45 AM Fr. William will continue the study of the Holy Scriptures today before Liturgy. Please bring any note-taking materials you wish to use and a personal copy of the Holy Scriptures. We are dedicating our study particularly to the 4 Gospels of Sts Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John. ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL: ELIZABETH, NJ One of our sister parishes, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Elizabeth, NJ, is celebrating their annual Fall Festival this afternoon from 12 Noon until 5 PM. There will be food, hourly raffles, basket raffles, and a grand prize raffle. All are welcome to join them in their celebration!

St. Nicholas Church 668 S. Broad St

Elizabeth, NJ 07202 LOTS OF LUCK CALENDARS ACRY Lots-Of-Luck Calendars have arrived! There are still a number available at $25.00 each. Please see Dawn Krzyzanowski if you are interested in one. Checks should be made out to "Lots-O-Luck Calendar Fund”.

NEXT WEEK: SPECIAL COLLECTION In honor of our Christian desire to support our college students in their studies and their continued connection with the Faith, we are taking up a special collection following the Gospel next week to benefit OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship), a student-run organization on

college campuses. It is taking place this month across all Orthodox Jurisdictions in the United States. Our Bishop Gregory is official Liaison for OCF, and Fr. William is a Chaplain for the College Students at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Keep our college students in your prayers!

SAVE THE DATE: TEAM STACK It has been announced that on Saturday, November 18th, the first big day of “dough making, brownie baking, (and) cookie decorating” will be taking place at the Stack house between 9 AM and 5 PM. If this is something you are interested in being involved with and have not been before, please see Kim Busel or Helen Tymus.

A REMINDER TO PLAN AHEAD: MS BIKE TOUR The MS Bike Tour will be taking place on October 22nd and will

cause detours in traffic including a partial shut-down of the Holland Tunnel, George Washington Bridge, Palisades Parkway up to Stony Point, FDR and Westside Highway. If we plan ahead, we will all arrive safely and in good time.

FULL SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Week of October 8th – 14th SUNDAY, Oct. 8th – Divine Liturgy @ 10 AM Wed, Oct. 11th – Daily Matins @ 9 AM Fri, Oct. 13th – Daily Matins @ 9 AM Sat, Oct. 14th – Divine Liturgy @ 9 AM

• POKROV, FEAST OF PROTECTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

• Great Vespers @ 6 PM

Week of October 15th – 21st SUNDAY, Oct. 15th – Divine Liturgy @ 10 AM

• 40th Day Parastas in honor of +Subdeacon John Sikoryak, offered by brother Paul & Pat Sikoryak, with Komašna to follow.

Wed, Oct. 18th – Daily Matins @ 9 AM Fri, Oct. 20th – Daily Matins @ 9 AM Sat, Oct. 21st – Divine Liturgy @ 9 AM

• Great Vespers @ 6 PM

Week of October 22nd SUNDAY, Oct. 22nd – Divine Liturgy @ 10 AM Note from Fr. William: If you would like anyone remembered during the course of the week or would like someone remembered in a memorial service, please see Fr. William or email: fr.william.bennett@gmail.com

This weekend event will be filled with learning, fun, fellowship, worship, and time for

reflection and rejuvenation! The first retreat held in Spring 2017 was a tremendous event.

This retreat promises the same spiritually uplifting experience!

For those interested in attending and are interested in catching a ride, Fr. William & Pani Ileana will be attending the Friday & Saturday Sessions

of the Young Adult Retreat, & returning home on Saturday.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TOWARD IOCC EMERGENCY BUCKETS! OUR

DEANERY COMPILED 100 OF THESE BUCKETS TO ASSIST HURRICANE & FLOOD VICTIMS.

THIS YEAR, A NUMBER OF OUR OWN ST. NICHOLAS FAITHFUL CONTRIBUTED TO A JOURNEY BY ONE OF OUR RESIDENT STUDENTS, ALEXANDER ZARYNOW, TO

TRAVEL TO GUATEMALA AND DOCUMENT RECENT EVENTS WHERE AN ORTHODOX ORPHANAGE LOST ITS PROPERTY, LEADING TO THE DISPLACEMENT &

RELOCATION OF THE YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THESE ARE HIS WRITINGS:

“This past summer I traveled to four countries and had a chance to experience their cultures. The wonderful thing I noticed was that they were all unique. Of course there were similarities between them, but as I spent time with each country's people, I noticed how truly distinct they are as a whole. I also embarked on a huge undertaking of documenting international adoption laws and the impact they have on the various countries. Surprisingly, those laws are the same from country to country. Now after just telling you that every country I went to was unique; shouldn't the laws of that country concerning its at risk youth adapt to that specific country? Of course it should, Alex. Well I’m afraid to tell you that this was not the case.

“The first country I traveled to and the one I will focus on was Guatemala, the country in which I was born

and adopted from. My former home, The Hogar Rafael Ayau, played host to me again, 17 years after my adoption at the age two. There I spoke with nuns and priests who enabled me to come to the United States and begin the rest of my life. In downtown Guatemala City (Zone One) they had the original orphanage and in the countryside the nuns had their monastery and the new orphanage. The property that the new orphanage resided in was granted to the nuns by the Guatemalan government for 50 years on the grounds that it not be destroyed. There they had about 40 children living and growing up inside of the Orthodox Church. I had originally gone to Guatemala City under the impression that my former home was under political siege solely from the Guatemalan Government on the grounds of repossessing the land originally granted to the nuns, nearly 20 years ago, for a new state run orphanage. While the government was trying to repossess the land, it was not just the Guatemalan Government behind this, but rather a power much greater and much harder to combat: UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund). An international organization whose purpose is to bring aid to the world’s at risk youth, orphaned children, and struggling mothers. While they do provide some good in the world, they have created an international formula for all children in orphanages. UNICEF has fallen to one of the world's greatest and hardest ideologies to oppose: Political correctness.

“UNICEF is no stranger to political correctness, and this authorizes their international adoption laws to come

to the point that having a private orphanage is against the law excepting that they do not allow for adoption. The Hogar Rafael Ayau is such an orphanage that it is no longer serving as one because of these laws. There are eight boys trapped in the orphanage downtown and five girls trapped at the orphanage in the countryside all because they cannot be adopted due to the laws set forth by UNICEF. Remember how I spoke that each country has its own cultures and customs? To be raised inside of an orphanage run by nuns and priests is a direct violation of the child’s rights to choose what they wish to believe or so UNICEF dictates. Orphanages are only to run by the government of that specific country. Even then, those orphanages fall to UNICEF bylaws and the governments do not truly run them but act merely as pawns of UNICEF. The cooks, caretakers, and psychologists are all people who must be approved by UNICEF barring any private hiring of employees. The United States, if you have noticed, does not have orphanages but rather foster homes. A system in which kids will hop from family to family creates an unstable life for the developing youth. Any country that has signed with UNICEF is subject to their laws and therefore their terms of how the at risk youth of the world should be treated. It is a vicious cycle that countries will get sucked into and nearly impossible to get out of. Every country should be able to make their own decision of how to properly care for its own children. Private orphanages with the proper screening (not a politically correct agenda) should be allowed to care for orphaned children and to facilitate adoptions nationally and internationally.

“The trip to the Hogar was enlightening, it was also a wonderful experience. Seeing the nuns who cared for me for the first two years of my life and to spend time with kids who shared a similar connection that is something quite special. While the Hogar Rafael Ayau is no longer functioning as an orphanage, it continues many works within the community as a private school and an online university. Madre Ines works tirelessly for betterment of the community and for the glory of God. While it is sad that they no longer function as an orphanage; we can take them as an example to spread the knowledge gained to benefit other orphanages here and throughout the world. By God’s Good Grace I will be returning in the future to do more work and traveling to more orphanages throughout the world to learn more about this international predicament. Please keep all of those who work for the care of God’s children in your prayers.” -Alex

OCT - DEC 2017 *Shaded areas indicate days of fasting SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT

8 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

POT LUCK (DIY)

9

Columbus

Day

10 11 Daily Matins

@ 9 AM

12 13 Daily Matins

@ 9 AM

14 Pokrov – Feast of Protection of the Mother of God Divine Liturgy

@ 9 AM -

Great Vespers @ 6 PM

15

Divine Liturgy @ 10 AM

- KOMAŠNA & TEAM

TRI-STATE

16 17 18 Daily Matins

@ 9 AM

19 20 Daily Matins

@ 9 AM

21 Divine Liturgy

@ 9 AM -

Great Vespers @ 6 PM

22 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

TEAM KITCHEN COUSINS

- St. Nicholas Board

Meeting -

Deanery DDD Dinner

23 24 25 26 27

FALL YOUNG ADULT

RETREAT

28

FALL YOUNG ADULT

RETREAT 29

Divine Liturgy @ 10 AM

- ALTAR SOCIETY

- Cookie Walk Kick-off

- Children’s Costume

Party!

30 31 NOV 1 2 3 4

5 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

POT LUCK (DIY)

6 7 8 9 10 11

12 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

TEAM KONEVAL

13 14 15 16 17 18 TEAM STACK @

Robert & Merka Stack’s Home!

(Cookie Walk Prep)

19 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

ST. NICHOLAS KERMEŠ

20 21 22 23 Thanksgiving

24 25

26 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

POT LUCK (DIY)

27 28 Nativity

Fast Begins

29 30 DEC 1 2

3 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

TEAM BLACK & WHITE

4 Feast of Entrance

of the Mother of

God

5 6 7 8 9

ST. NICHOLAS COOKIE WALK

10 Divine Liturgy

@ 10 AM -

ST. NICHOLAS COOKIE WALK

11 12 13 14 15 16

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