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St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church

2300 W. Huntington Drive, Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, Delaware 19808

Rev. James Weremedic, Rector • (302) 995-6775 • Cell (570) 764-4323

Email: • Web: www.stmichael-delaware-oca.org

Vespers & Confessions: Saturday, 5:00 pm

Hours, Divine Liturgy & Fellowship: Sunday, 8:40 am

Sunday, October 7, 2012

18th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Tone 1. Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria. Ven. Sergius the Obedient, of the Kiev Caves. Ven. Sergius, Abbot of Nurma, disciple of Ven. Sergius of Rádonezh. Ven. Martinian, Abbot of Belozérsk. Martyrs Julian the Presbyter and Cæsarius the Deacon, at Terracina. Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus. Martyr Polychronius the Presbyter.

Reader’s Schedule

DATE 3RD HOUR 6TH HOUR EPISTLE

Oct 7 WEREMEDIC SENSOR RILEY, J

Oct 14 SOUDER C WALES WALES

Oct 21 CARPENTER BRASOWSKI PECK

Oct 28 RILEY, A RILEY, J SENSOR

Date / Fellowship
Coffee Hour / Service Duty / Church Cleaners / Library
7-Oct / Gerassimakis
Peck / Riley
Baldytchev / Kutch / Dozier
14-Oct / Morjana
Whalen / Bunitsky
Sulpizi / Riley / Daubert
21-Oct / Bisrat, Kidane
Frehiwot / Souder/Poletaev / Carey
Bunitsky / Poletaev
28-Oct / Shatley, Hines
LaChance / Gerassimakis / Peck
Dozier / Gundersen

A Good Samaritan collection will be taken Today and the first Sunday of each month. Please be generous with your offering.

The census for 2013 is being updated at this time. Please take a little time to ensure your donations included the (2012) annual assessments of $155.00/adult. If you are new to the parish this year, please give Fr. James or Susan Skomorucha your name (spouse and children) and address so the parish census is complete.

We welcome our visitors and guests and invite you to join us for coffee hour in the church hall following the Liturgy.

Our Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 21, 2012 during the fellowship hour. Please see James Carpenter and Father James if you are considering being on Council. Several council positions are open for consideration this year.

Current Slate of Officers for the 2013 Parish Council:

President: OPEN

Vice-President: James Carpenter

Treasurer: (shared duties) Anne Riley,

Harry Kutch,

James Riley,

Corr. Secretary: Olga Maloney

Recording Secretary: Susan Skomorucha,

Purchasing Agent: OPEN

Financial Secretary: OPEN

Trustee: OPEN

Auditors: James Riley, Jr.,

Michael Sinovich,

Evelyn Kutch

2013 Delegate Diocesan Assembly: Michael Sensor

Alternate: OPEN

2012 All-American Assembly: OPEN

Fr. Christos Christofidis invites you to a Couples Day Out Workshop hosted by Annunciation/Evangelismos Church in Elkins Park, and presented by Father Charles Joanides, Ph.D., LMFT, on Saturday November 10, 2012. See Flyer in Vestibule for more information.

Information can be found on the ONCD website for the fourth session in this summer/fall's series on parish evangelism. just click on the "Next Webinar" link on the right-hand side. http://midwestdiocese.org/webinars.html


Prayers for the Departed: The newly departed James Riley, Sr., Helena Scepanovic, Lazor Yanakiev, Carole, Edward.

Prayers for the Sick and Needy: Misha Harrell, deployed to Afghanistan. Alice and William Dryden, Anna and Luke Wales, Agnes Timchak, Olga Riley, Anna Hotrovich, Mary Guretsky, Onufry Zabinko, Marie Holowatch, Theophan Shatley, Joseph Wojciechowski, Olga Maloney, Stephanie, Andrew, Joyce Hassler, Tory Bucks, Linda Kurtz, Cindy Peck, Peggy Reynolds and Deborah Welker.

Prayers for Women and the Children to be Born of Them:

Julia Whalen, Paula Fernandez, Elizabeth Clause.

Prayers for Celebration: Stephanie Hojnicki is celebrating her 80th birthday. Ken and Peggy Reynolds celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.

Dear Parishioners: Come out and enjoy a wonderful evening with your brothers and sisters in Christ at St. Michael’s on Friday, October 19th at 6:30 p.m. Dinner of pierogies, salad and dessert will be provided.

A continuing Teacher Training Workshop "ICONS" will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012 at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church, Cherry Hill, NJ. Please see flyer in the vestibule for further information. This is an extraordinary opportunity to gather to increase our knowledge of our faith and improve our teaching skills.

YTD Ending September 2012
Income
General Fund / $98,092.77
Mortgage / $25,202.72
Subtotal / $123,295.49
Expenses
General Fund / $91,734.30
Mortgage / $31,276.56
Subtotal / $123,010.86
Total YTD
Operations Mortgage / $284.63

Luke 7:11-16 (Gospel)

Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.”

2 Corinthians 9:6-11 (Epistle)

But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.

The Icon of Our Lady of Iveron of Hawaii will be visiting Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1406 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE) on Monday, October 8th with a Moleben for Healing at 7 PM.