Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
74 Joes Hill Road
Danbury, CT06811
Rectory Phone (203) 748-0671
Cell Phone (203) 482-6223
E-mail address:
Websites: and
Father Luke Mihaly, Pastor
Diocesan Website:
February 17, 2008
Liturgy is at 10 AM. Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Tone 5.The Epistle is 2 Timothy 3:10-15. Gospel isLuke 18:10-14. Great Martyr Theodore Tyro.
This is a FAST FREE WEEK
Schedule of services and events for the week:
Monday, February 18, 7 PM – Adult Ed
Tuesday, February 19, 7 PM – Parish Council Meeting
Thursday, February 21, 7 PM – Scripture Class
Saturday, February 23, 6 PM –Vespers
Sunday, February 24, 10 AM – Liturgy
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS
Monday,2 Peter 1:20-2:9; Mark 13:9-13 – Leo the Great
Tuesday,2 Peter 2:9-22; Mark 13:14-23 – Apostles Archippus & Philemon
Wednesday,2 Peter 3:1-18; Mark 13:24-31 – Leo of Catania
Thursday,1 John 1:8-2:6; Mark 13:31-14:2 – Timothy of Symbola
Friday, 1 John 2:7-17; Mark 14:3-9 – Martyr Eunice
Saturday,2Timothy 3:1-9; Luke 20:46-21:4 – Polycarp of Smyrna
Sunday,1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32 – Saint Erasmus
Our Annual Wild Game & Ethnic Dinneris set for Saturday, March 1. We need people to cook food. Please see Fr. Luke for what you are able and willing to make. We have venison and pheasant for the Game Dinner. We will need salads, bread, desserts, raffle prizes, people to set up, clean up, sell tickets. This is a major fund raiser for our parish. Your help is needed.
A Pilgrimage for the Youth of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey Deaneries will beheld on Saturday, March 8th at 10 Am at St. Nicholas Church at 288 East 10th Street in New York. Fr. Luke will be going and will need one person who knows the trains and sub ways of New York in order to get to where we are going.
House Blessings
Fr. Luke is scheduling house blessings. Do not be afraid to call Father to schedule a time. Please keep your calendar open and flexible. Please have the following prepared:
1)Have a table or family icon corner set up with a white cloth, candle and a bowl for Holy Water.
2)Turn off televisions, radios, and stereos
3)Take the telephone off the receiver
4)Gather the family together
5)Do bring any items you want blessed and names of people for Father to remember at liturgy
PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR THE BLESSING:
I) Your home does NOT have to be spotless, but should be free of clutter on the floor, like toys, which may cause Father to trip or fall.
2) A table should be prepared where an icon, a candle, a small bowl, holy water and a list of first names of everyone you want Father to pray for during the service for their health. If you do not have Holy Water, please let Father know and he will bring a bottle of for you to keep.
3 If you have any small items, like crosses or icons, that you want blessed, place them on the table and let Father know.
4) Turn off all radios and TVs. Take the phone off the hook during the short blessing service. Cell phones should be turned off. Just remember to place the phone back on the hook and turn on your cell phone at the end of the service.
5) Close all doors to rooms you do not want Father to enter ... open all doors in the home, otherwise.
6) A family member should lead Father around the home during the blessing. Children may do this, girls or boys.
7) If you have a pet, they may also receive a blessing, but please keep them under control to prevent them from jumping on Father or getting under his feet.
8) I look forward to sharing this special blessing with you and your family. Many Years!!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: DIOCESAN LENTEN RETREAT
On Saturday April 12, 2008, the Eastern Regional Diocesan Adult/Youth Lenten Retreat will take place in Phoenixville, PA. The Topic for the adults is HowChurch Music Helps us Through the Lenten Season and will be presented by Fr. Stephen Loposky. Father Miles Zdinak will be the youth retreat master for those ages 5-12 and Frs. Andrew Fetchina will be the teen retreat masters. Cost is approx. $25.00 for adults and $15.00 ages 5-11. Cost includes lunch.
ALL SOULS SATURDAYS
During the Lenten Season Several Liturgies are set aside in remembrance of ALL SOULS who have
departed this life. Our parish has the custom of inscribing all departed family members of parishioners in a special Dyptics Book .The departed are then commemorated in the Proskomedia at these liturgies and in the general Panachida at the end of the Service. Please See Father Luke to add any additional Names. Please remember ALL PARISHIONERS should be in attendance at the ALL SOUL SATURDAY
LITURGIES. FIRST ALL SOUL SAT IS March 1, 2008
The consecration of our new church has been set by His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas for Saturday, October 25.The First Liturgy in the newly consecrated church will be Sunday, October 26. We will need FULL Parish cooperation to prepare for this historic and festive day. With this in mind, we are asking you to e-mail us with the names and addresses of people who should be invited. We do not want to overlook anyone who helped us in anyway. Please e-mail all addresses to Edna Soto at . Edna is in charge of invitations.
The Friday Movie Night Kids are sponsoring the Icon Raffle at $1 per chance.The drawing is on March 16th.
READERS SCHEDULE
2/17Aleksey Pnev
2/24 Christopher Mihaly
Cleaning Schedule
2/16-2/29 Meath
Please be sure to sweep the church hall floors, clean and restock bathrooms, straighten chairs and pew books.
Total Receipts including collection from Sunday, February 10 as $3790.51
Mortgage: $140.00 / Weekly Collection: $653.51New ChurchBuilding: $800.00 / Scofield Furniture: $600.00
Candles: $11.00 / Perogies: $6.00
Rent: $1200.00 / Dues: $345.00
Concert CD: $10.00 / Fuel: $25.00
Birthdays and Anniversaries
FEBRUARYKristina Bundra / 20
Nicholas Paproski / 22
The fourth Sunday of every month is now designated for Mortgage repayment. If every parishioner contributes $50 every month ($600/year) to the mortgage, we will be able to meet our monthly mortgage payments.
UPCOMNING EVENTS
Wild Game & Ethnic Dinner – March 1, Saturday
Forgiveness Vespers – Sunday, March 9
Beginning of Lent – Monday, March 10
Bishop’s Lenten Visit – Saturday, April 5
DDD Dinner – Saturday, April 5
COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE
February 17 Fedyna/Woodfield
February 24Baranets
We now have a garbage dumpster located at the far end of the parking lot. PLEASE sweep the floors in the basement after coffee hour.
PRAYER LIST
For the Living
Thomas (Krafick) / Greg (Chilek) / Anthony (Noto) / Patricia (Zeleniak)Hannah / Paul (Willis) / Janet / Isabelle
Stephen (Fong) / Fr. Joachim (Paar) / Marlene (Miller) / Lou (Biondi)
Judi (Snodgrass) / Anne (Popp) / Joelle (Alsdorf) / Tony (Centofanti)
Ljupco / Robert / Eugene(Brown) / Alfred
Olga / Jennie (Curran) / Valerie / James (Rush)
Trianna / Cyril / Marika / Nicholas (Visconti)
Constantine / Michael (Delfonso) / Brenda (Isaacs) / Jacob
Paul (Toaso) / Ruth / James (Sapione) / Dimitri (Samsonov)
Rebecca (Sahin) / Michael (Hubiak) / Charles (Davis) / Elaine (Toaso)
Tatyana / Aaron (Elliott) / Bill (Kahn) / Patrick (Meath)
Dasha (Pnev) / Sheila / Dorine (DelPo) / Ryan (Toaso)
Margaret / Gerald / Phyllis (Duclos) / Maria (Duclos)
Francesco / Iowa / Angel / Vasile
Natasha / Cameron (Tornone) / Isabella / Dominic
Natalya / Pavel (Kozlov) / Amelia / Kathy (Koffs)
Rosemarie / Joan / Annalisa (Paltauf) / Michael
Babette / Nick (Fong) / Pavle / Natasha
Joe (Squeglia) / Barbara (Hollister) / Les (Barnhill) / Joe (Derevjanik)
Barbara / Paul (Stagen) / Eric (Stefanik) / Natalie (Guerrero)
Lady (Guerrero) / Michael / Sonya (Spear) / David (Hollister)
Anna (Salony) / Anthony / Radu (Timoscsa) / Mara (Miller)
Alexandra (Pnev) / Lidia / Erina / Anthony
Andrew (Valentine) / Eric / Demetrios (Kazolas) / Helen (Kazolas)
Donna (Kazolas) / Dorothy (Brown) / Pani Yvonne (Lysack) / Rhiannon (Forlini)
Victor / Samuel (Magri) / Mary (Derevjanik) / Debra (Noto)
Delia (Stefan) / Stephanie (Fong) / Christina (Somoskevich) / Marilyn (Beardsley)
Victoria / Steve (Schell) / Valerie (Stagen) / Vikki
Joanne / Elisabeth / Karen (Williams) / Robert (Franco)
Paul / Bill (Pellegrino) / Sonia (Pellegrino) / Thomas (Pellegrino)
Josh (Horner) / Natasha (Gross) / Nicholas (Gross) / Daria (Gross)
Fr. John (Zdinak) / Julia (Zimmerman) / John (Schigel) / Serge (Mihaly)
Stella (Woodfield) / Helena (Prudkov) / Subdeacon Wylie (Meath) / Steven (Eigenrauch)
Kathleen (O’Meara) / Irena / Bob (Sully) / Stephanie (Fedyna)
Marian (Beschle) / Ignac / Rebecca (McCarthy) / Claire (Nash)
Vasilia (Paradise) / Lynn (Cavallo) / John (Paradise) / James (Paradise)
Paula (Lynch)
For the Departed
Alexandra (Kindya) / Louis (Kish) / John (Schigel) / James ("Butch" Silva)Zenia Maria (Ramos) / Vladislav / Richard (Ambrose) / John (Bubniak)
Istvan (Mazlo) / Peter (Trivanovich) / Marjorie (Krafick) / Joe (Matylak)
Warren (Vought) / Ed (Roe) / Mark (Horner) / Olga (Greene)
Mary (Moseychuk) / Nina (Schwezoff) / Richard (Miller) / Lester (McKay)
Elisabeth (Prepelka) / Mary (Pistey)
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