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HOLY GHOST ORTHODOX CHURCH

[Orthodox Church in America]

1510 East Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608

PO Box 55339, 06610 Phone: (203) 572-0026

Archpriest John A. Jillions, Pastor

(203) 572-0026 (Rectory), jjillions@gmail.com

President – David Lepesko

dlepesko@yahoo.com

Marcia Maslo-Pierce (website): www.holyghostbpt.org

HolyGhostWebmaster@gmail.com

Barbara Dulin, Parish Council Secretary (& bulletin)

(203) 452-0776 (h) moparbarb@gmail.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 – 11TH

SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 2

Daily Scripture Readings Services

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

2 Corinthians 5:10-15 Mark 1:9-15

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 2 Corinthians 5:15-21 Mark 1:16-22

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

2 Corinthians 7:1-10 Mark 1:29-35

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

2 Corinthians 7:10-16 Mark 2:18-22

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

1 Corinthians 1:26:29 Matthew 20:29-34

SATURDAY, SEPTEBMER 4

NO VESPERS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Divine Liturgy……………………………….…9:00 a.m.

(40-day Panikhida in loving memory of Vera Alesevich

& 20-year memorial in loving memory of Walter

Alesevich, followed by a luncheon, from the family.) [HOLY GHOST PARK, SHELTON, CT]

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Great Vespers…………………………………..4:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Divine Liturgy……………………………….…9:00 a.m. [HOLY GHOST PARK, SHELTON, CT]

Reminder -- Pastoral Emergencies while Fr John away … August 15-September 4: Fr John will be in England with

Mat Denise, visiting family. If there is a pastoral emergency,

please contact David Lepesko [203-209-0429], (or if he is not

available, Bob Denhup [203-260-2579] or Barbara Dulin

[203-257-4423]), who will inform Fr Sergei Bouteneff of St

George's Church, who has kindly agreed to respond to

emergencies.

Pls. do NOT contact Fr Sergei directly. Thank you.

NOTE: With Metropolitan Tikhon's blessing, ALL services are now in-person for anyone who is

healthy. More information is provided within this bulletin. Before coming to church, please be

sure you have no possible symptoms of COVID. If you have any doubts about this, please

protect yourself and everyone else by staying at home.

All services will also be streamed online via Facebook Live as follows:

https://www.facebook.com/Holy-Ghost-Russian-Orthodox-Greek-Catholic-Church-681248091936330/

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1 Corinthians 9:2-12 (Epistle)

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If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my

apostleship in the Lord.

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My defense to those who examine me is this:

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Do we have no right to eat and drink?

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Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers

of the Lord, and Cephas?

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Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working?

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Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit?

Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

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Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also?

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For it is written in the law of Moses, ―You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.‖

Is it oxen God is concerned about?

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Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he who

plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.

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If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?

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If others are partakers of this right over you, are we not even more? Nevertheless we have not

used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ.

Matthew 18:23-35 (Gospel)

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Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his

servants.

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And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten

thousand talents.

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But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and

children and all that he had, and that payment be made.

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The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‗Master, have patience with me, and I will

pay you all.‘

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Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him

the debt.

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But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred

denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‗Pay me what you owe!‘

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Matthew 18:23-35 (Gospel Cont’d.)

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So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‗Have patience with me,

and I will pay you all.‘

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And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

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So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and

told their master all that had been done.

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Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‗You wicked servant! I forgave you all

that debt because you begged me.

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Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?‘

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And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was

due to him.

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So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his

brother his trespasses.‖

MASK AND FACE COVERING REQUIREMENTS… All parishioners are encouraged to

be vaccinated for everyone's protection.

Outdoors: Masks not required

Indoors: In accordance with new guidelines issued by the CDC on August 12, 2021, ―The Delta

COVID variant has spread so rapidly across the U.S. that most counties in the country now meet the

CDC‘s guidelines recommending people wear masks indoors — whether they are vaccinated or not.‖

WEEKLY ENVELOPE REMINDER … Please provide your weekly envelopes in a timely

manner, either by bringing them with you to church, submitting them via US mail to Holy Ghost

Orthodox Church, PO Box 55339, Bridgeport, CT, 06610-5339, or by the online donation system

as follows: There is a link on the Holy Ghost Website https://holyghostbpt.org/ on the right-hand

side of the home page. You can set up a one-time donation or recurring. There is a cost to using

this service, which you can cover or charge the church. (It is hoped that you will be able to cover

the charges.) Thanks!

Credit/debit card transactions are 2.9% plus $.30 per transaction

ACH/bank account transactions are 1% plus $.30 per transaction

DONATIONS / CANDLES / FLOWERS

Building Maintenance Fund in loving memory of Vera Alesevich from Audrey Stabler - $50

Altar Candles -

1) For the health and salvation of Stephanie Lynn Savisky on her birthday from her family.

2) In loving memory of Thomas Kopko from his mother.

3) In loving memory of Thomas Kopko from Godmother, Aunt Nancy.

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REMINDER OF MEMORIAL CANDLES & DONATIONS … Requests for memorial candles

and donations for various funds can be emailed to Sue Maugeri at: suemaugeri@snet.net or mailed

to the church‘s PO Box 55339, Bridgeport, CT, 06610. Please note that mail is only picked up

once a week at the post office, therefore, please make sure that requests are mailed at least 2 weeks

ahead of schedule.

PANIKHIDA/MEMORIAL SERVICE TODAY, FOR VERA & WALTER ALESEVICH … Due to potential health concerns surrounding having a repast after our mother‘s funeral, we

thought it better to have a joint Panikhida commemorating both the 40 days‘ of our mother‘s

passing and the 20 years of our father‘s passing in the open air of Holy Ghost Park in Shelton.

With that in mind, we will have a joint Panikhida (about 11:00 a.m. after the morning‘s Divine

Liturgy at Holy Ghost Park at 9:00 a.m.), followed by a luncheon. All are invited to attend to

jointly commemorate our mother and father.

The Alesevich Family

BREAKFAST SANDWICH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th

… George Kasper and Bob Denhup

have a nice breakfast planned for next Sunday at Holy Ghost Park. (Postponed from August 29th

.)

AUGUST 29

th FEAST DAY WITH FR IGNATIOS …

Marcia did a fantastic job directing the choir

in Mat Denise’s absence!

Everyone sounded great. Thank you all!

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PARISH METRICS (SEPTEMBER 5th

THRU SEPTEMBER 11th

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BIRTHDAYS – Frank Kaputa (September 6th

); Joseph Curran, Jr. (September 7th

); Michael Gulash

(September 10th

); and Stephanie Lynn Savisky (September 11th

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ANNIVERSARIES – Diane & Arthur Laufer (September 11th

), 33 years

God Grant them Many Years!

DEPARTED FROM THE PARISH METRICS

SEPTEMBER 5 – John Labash, 1928 (40); Joseph Demchak, 1966 (77); Paul Tvardzik, 1978 (50);

Rudolph James Zustin, 1979 (71); Ann A. Karpenko, 1989 (64); Peter M. Kasper, 1993 (83); Alexis

Penkoff, 2000 (81); Elaine Lescheshen Price, 2009 (52)

SEPTEMBER 6 – John Lison, 1901 (2); Elizabeth Makar, 1917 (56); Stephanida Leonova, 1947 (65);

John Kolesinsky, 1969 (79); Sophie LaPut, 1976

SEPTEMBER 7 – Michael Chikosh, 1907 (4); George Pistey, 1968 (91); Mary Matusko, 1974 (58);

Mary (Rozum) Kelemen, 1982 (62)

SEPTEMBER 8 – None Listed

SEPTEMBER 9 – Maria Kushel, 1914 (20); Maria Furse, 1929 (12); Clement Kondratovich, 1930 (36);

Steven Bilida, 1953 (76); Frank (Vanghele) Nastu, 1986 (73); Peter M. Kasper, Sr., 1993; Alexander

Bobko, 2001

SEPTEMBER 10 – Sophia Gaidosh (Naiden?), 1912 (3 weeks); Makar Naiden, 1948 (68); Nicholas

Kushel, 1962 (70); George Naiden, 1977 (62); Alexander Zujewski, Sr., 2012 (56)

SEPTEMBER 11 – John Gaida, 1917 (1 day); Vladimir Midek, 1918 (5 months); Dominic Jurowski,

1940 (50); John Klotz, Sr., 1974 (22); Helen (Mizek) Sperling, 1985 (60)

Memory Eternal! Вечная память!