Author: Administrator

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH
305 Washington Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06050-2876
(860) 223-1976 www.htocnb.org

Week of December 16 - 22, 2007 v 29th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday of the Holy Forefathers

Scripture Readings

Colossians 3:4-11
BRETHREN: When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
Luke 14:16-24
THE LORD SPOKE THIS
PARABLE: "A man once gave a banquet and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.' But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.' Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.' And the servant said, 'Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.' Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 'For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.' "

Parish Stewardship

Parish Figures

Sunday Dec 16th
Greeter: Bartos’
Cleaning: Myszka’s
Coffee: Wanik

Sunday Dec 23th
Greeter: Bartos’
Cleaning: Myszka’s
Coffee: E Cherpak/Bradanini

Collection: $ 1707
YTD: $124,018 [82.7%]
YTD Goal: $ 149,989
(49wks) [$3061/wk]

Daily readings:
Dec 17th
Heb. 8:7-13
Mark 9:42-10:1
Dec 18th
Heb. 9:8-10,15-23
Mark 10:2-12
Dec 19th
Heb. 10:1-18
Mark 10:11-16
Dec 20th
Heb. 10:35-11:7
Mark 10:17-27
Dec 21st
Heb. 11:8,11-16
Mark 10:23-32
Dec 22nd
Eph. 5:1-8
Luke 16:10-15

Sunday, Dec 16th / Liturgy 9:00 a.m. / Coffee Hour
Monday, Dec 17th
Tuesday, Dec 18th / Confession 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec 19th / Visitation: 9:30 a.m. / ARDEN COURTS / for communion.
Thursday, Dec 20th
Friday, Dec 21st
Saturday, Dec 22nd / Confession 3 - 3:30 p.m. / Vespers 4:00 p.m. / Confession

100 PLUS CLUB
Collected: $ 5800

Holy Trinity Orthodox church
305 Washington Street
PO Box 2876
New Britain, Connecticut
(860) 223-1976

V. Rev. David Koles, Pastor
9 Frankie Lane
Terryville, CT 06786
Cell: (860) 573-0013
Home: (860) 582-7686
frdavid@htocnb.org
Paul Salina, Council Warden
(860) 828-1928
pgsalina@comcast.net
Juliana Koles, Choir Director
(203) 317-1531
jkchoir@htocnb.org
Jason Ferrandino, Choir Director
(860) 256-7650
J_FERR@comcast.net

Announcements

wSisterhood Holiday Bake Sale: Today during coffee hour the Sisterhood is holding its annual Holiday Bake Sale. Stop in and pick-up something
delicious!!
wChurch School: A short parents meeting for church school aged
children will be held today following coffee hour.
wGreeters and cleaners: Sign-up sheets for Greeters and Cleaners for 2008 are on the bulletin board. Please sign-up today to help next year. Your stewardship of time and effort is greatly appreciated.
wCoffee Hour: Please see Phyllis or David Bartos to add your name to the 2008 calendar to host coffee hour. The best thing is to pair-up with someone and sign-up for two or three Sundays. THANK YOU!
wThe December monthly charity is the “Warm the Children” which provides new winter clothing for the children of needy families. The collection is taken on the last Sunday of the month. You may donate early by using the envelope provided in your monthly mailing.
www.warmthechildren.org
wWeather Alerts: When the miserable weather hits, check with NBC 30 or WTIC 1080 for changes to the regular schedule or go to our web site and click the links for online information.
wMen’s Club Lotto –
# 10 Jim Dounouk
Support the Men’s Club
Church Improvement Fund!!
Do you have a number ?
wFuture Dates:
Monday, Dec. 24th Vesperal Liturgy for the Eve of Christmas 9:00 a.m.
Compline & Matins for the Feast of the Nativity 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 25th Festal Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of Christ 9:00 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 31st Vesperal Liturgy & Molieben for the New Year 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5th Festal Vigil for the Great Feast of Theophany 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 6th Festal Divine Liturgy and The Great Blessing of Water for the Great Feast of Theophany 9:00 a.m.

“For the sick and suffering ”
Olga Skotnicki Mary Glowacki Mary Roman Maria Stregotsky
Dina Karanowytch Matrona Aguzzi Vera Luzetti Michael Truhan
Alexy Rudy
— in need of our prayers:
Lydia Dorsey
Peter Roshak (son of Fr. Michael Roshak Three Saints, Ansonia)
Archpriest Nicholas Timpko
(recovery - knee surgery)
Archpriest William DuBovik
(All Saints, Hartford)
Archpriest Michael Mihalick (MS - Johnstown, PA)
Nicholas Selivonik (Friends of
Tatiana Selivonik Tania Bouteneff)
Stephen Tvardzik (grandson Fr. John & Pani Pat Duranko)
child Justin Holmes (Infant friend of the Bichum’s)
Elena Deschesne (Cousin of Ed Bichun)
Judy Flood (Sister-in-Law of
Rosemary Delaney)
Joan Anderson (Sister-in-Law of
Rosemary Delaney)
Wayne Demske (Cousin of
Rosemary Delaney)
Sawa Kokotiuk (Father of
Raisa Shafran)
Tatiana Kokotiuk (Mother of
Raisa Shafran)
Shirley Lucas (Daughter of Ruth Lucas)
John Baraglia (cancer-Cemetery Sexton)
Laura Iles (Friend of Diane Polzun)
Louise Lefebvre (cancer - Friend of Diane Polzun)
Donat Martin (Father-in-law
of Nancy Martin)
child Timothy Armstrong Jr. (Great- nephew of Ann Myszka)
Lucille Boynton (Aunt of Maureen
& George Ludko)
Nicola Lisi (Brother-in-law of
Enrico & Ellen Santoro)
Frank Guba (MS — Ss. Cyril & Methodius, Terryville)

….. and all those shut-in and in Nursing Homes!

Newly
Departed:

Archbishop PETER (11/19) [retired Abp. of NY and NJ]
Zinaida Sotnick (11/22)
Valentin Zurawlew (11/27)

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