Holy Protection of the Mother of God! Byzantine Catholic Church! “Culture of Life” Resources and Articles CHURCH: ! ! ! ! 1201 S. Elizabeth St., Denver, CO 80210! RECTORY/MAILING:! ! 1074 S. Cook St., Denver, CO 80209! WEBSITE:! ! ! ! www.holyprotection.org! FACEBOOK:! ! ! ! www.bit.ly/HoProFB! TWITTER:! ! ! ! www.twitter.com/holyprotection! Homilies/ YOUTUBE:! ! www.YouTube.com/holyprotectiondenver! BULLETIN INSERT REQUEST: email: [email protected]! PARISH PHOTOS:! ! www.picasaweb.google.com/holyprotectiondenver! Fr. Michael O’Loughlin - Pastor! Telephone: (303) 778-8283 - E-mail: [email protected] Day / Commemoration Liturgical Schedule Time 8:30 am October 12- Sunday! Sunday of the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council October 14- Tuesday! Paraskevia/ Venerable Woman October 15- Wednesday ! Longinus/ Martyr (For Thurs.) October 16- Thursday ! Longinus/ Apostle October 17- Friday! Hosea/ Prophet October 18- Saturday ! 10:00 am 3:00 pm Service Intro. to the Byzantine Church Divine Liturgy for the parishioners of Holy Protection Church Divine Liturgy in Ft. Collins for the members of the Outreach 7:30 am Matins 6:00pm Vespers 6:30 pm Divine Liturgy for +Dr. Arlene L Fraikor. From Fred Fraikor. 7:30am Matins 12:05 pm 4:30 pm 8:30 am Divine Liturgy for +Mary Fraikor. ! From Fred Fraikor. Vespers Matins Divine Liturgy for the parishioners of Holy Protection Church 19th Sunday after Pentecost! Holy Prophet Joel! Divine Liturgy in Ft. Collins for the 3:00pm members of the Outreach Mystery (Sacrament) of Reconciliation: Sundays at 9:30am or by appointment. October 19- Sunday! ! ! 10:00 am 40 Days for Life TAKE A STAND FOR LIFE From September 24 – November 2, our Denver Catholic community will take part in 40 Days for Life … a groundbreaking, coordinated international mobilization. We pray that, with God’s help, this will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city — and beyond. Please go to http://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/denver/ for more information! ! Baby Supply Drive for Gabriel House From Brittany Balke: October is Respect Life Month, and in honor of that, we're hosting our second annual drive for baby supplies that will be donated to Gabriel House in Denver. Last year’s drive was extremely successful, thank you for your generosity! Let’s do it again! “The Gabriel House is an outreach program of the Archdiocese of Denver committed to helping pregnant women and women with young children in need with resources, clothes, supplies, and spiritual and emotional support.” (More information available at GabrielHouseDenver.org) The supplies we donate to Gabriel House can help ease the financial burden that might otherwise seem so immense to a parent as to encourage them to choose abortion. Acceptable donations include new or gently used clothes, toys, bottles and blankets as well as new diapers, baby food, formula, strollers, Please place any donations in the labeled boxes at the entrance of the church after Divine Liturgy on the Sundays of October 26th and November 22nd. Two more volunteers who can help put the donation boxes in the closet after the Sunday socials would be greatly appreciated. If you have questions or would like to help put boxes away, please contact Brittany Balke via email at [email protected] and include "Gabriel House" in the subject line. Thank you! ! From Alternatives Pregnancy Center Please pray for a pregnant client who is feeling pressure from the father of the baby to choose abortion. Pray that he would experience a change of heart and choose to come alongside her during this time. !(Read the new Alternatives Pregnancy Center blog at http://youhavealternatives.org/blog/) Announcements: Our ill and homebound parishioners for remembrance in prayer: ! O Divine Physician of soul and body, send your blessings upon your servants: ! Fr. Christopher Zugger, Matthew Suppes, Tracy Pender, Lance Spitzner, Fred Fraikor, Olga Bodnar, Margaret Chando, Ray Mega, Bob O’Loughlin, Joyce Knapp, Helen Kmeck, Nora Kmeck, Margaret Varga, Erica Cornett, Doug Cramer, Renee Nelson, Kevin McKaskey, Jerzy Zielinski, Michael Frank, Millie Frank, Jeanne “Grammy” O’Loughlin, Chris Berry, David, Debbie Berry, Chris, Mary Thomas, Jesse Wright, Jim McKinstry, Geraldine Schulz, Caitlin Mulryan, Gary Nydeggar, Christine Lentz, Sandy Woods, Jerry Screws, John McElderry and all those in need of your blessings. ! Bless also those who you have given the ministry of caring for the sick. !! Please tell Father Michael if there are other names that should be added to this list or if there are any shut-ins to whom the Holy Mysteries (Sacraments) should be administered. Hello parents! From Theresa Fedorco: Here are the dates for ECF classes. Oct. 12 and 19 Nov. 9 and 23 Theology of the body for Teens: Oct. 19, Nov. 9 and 23 These dates in December will be for play practice for Christmas: Dec. 7, 14 and 21 ! Support Our Seminarians! From Chris Haas: It is Back to School Time, and then some. We have two seminarians studying in Pittsburgh who would appreciate a Care Package from our parish. Gift cards to Panera Bread are always welcome. I am also collecting cash donations to purchase tea, Vitamin C , munchies etc. Please see me for more info or to make a donation. I hope to get the boxes mailed a few weeks from now. Thanks. Chris Haas ! Ladies Guild Gift Shop -- NEW Items Check out the new items in the gift shop, located at the basement landing. It is stocked with several new items from the Sisters of Saint Basil in Mount St Macrina and the New Guild in Braddock, PA. To purchase an item, cash or checks made out to Holy Protection Ladies Guild, should be sealed in the envelopes provided and placed in the lock box on the side of the display case; or see a member of the Ladies Guild. ! Holy Protection 40th Anniversary Celebration November 15 & 16, 2014 We will celebrate our parish’s 40th Anniversary with a formal dinner at the Knights of Columbus Hall (1555 Grant Street) from 4:00pm -- 8:00pm and a Divine Liturgy with Bishop Gerald at 10:00am on Sunday November 16th, following with a brunch. All families and friends of the parish, both past and present, are encouraged to attend. Invitations were sent out this past week. If you didn’t get one, there are more available in the church today. May God grant our parish many happy and blessed years! -Holy Protection would like to thank our GCU “St. Nicholas” Lodge 144 for sponsoring and printing the tickets. These are available today as well. ! ! Parish Growth Update Please continue praying for the future of our beautiful parish! Continuing to consider all available options for providing space for our growing community: -We are awaiting specifics about the possibility of rebuilding on our present location. We have been in contact with an architect. -We are considering the possibility of having multiple communities throughout the Denver Metropolitan area. Parishioners who live a distance from Holy Protection are invited to work with other parishioners in their area to discern the possibility of opening an Outreach. Fr. Michael will have specifics about this project when he returns on the 28th. -We are continuing to look into other options for finding much needed worship and gathering space for our community. -God’s Will be done! ! Upcoming Byzantine Catholic Activities -Young Adults: The date of the Young Adult Rally has been changed to sometime in the winter (Most likely January 2-4). Keep an eye on this spot for more details. Parish Celebrations:! 10-12: 10-14: 10-16: 10-18: ! The Ft. Collins Byzantine Outreach Women's Group will be meeting every Tuesday night, alternating between Byzantine prayer/ spiritual growth, and organizing fundraisers. If you are interested in being a part of the Women's Group please contact Elizabeth Zelasko at [email protected] or call 973-809-8250. !Outreach Men’s Group For information, please contact: -Zach Armstrong: [email protected] 970-308-6097 -Joe Zelasko: 970-222-1947 !Ft. Collins Outreach Sunday refreshments online sign-up Signing up to host a parish social is even easier now! Go to www.signupgenius.com/FindASignup and enter the email address [email protected] to sign up. If you don't have internet, or you have any questions,call Jacqueline at 970-481-2008. Thank you for your generosity! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! May God grant! them many happy! and blessed years!! Outreach in Ft. Collins: !Outreach Women’s Group Birthdays! Jessica Fedak! Isaac Andrew! Kate Bodnar! Luke O’Loughlin! Nikolai Cary! ! ! Our outreach in Ft. Collins will be celebrating a Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 3:00pm. The Liturgy will be held today at Blessed John XXIII Catholic University Parish (1220 University Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521) Tell your friends! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! Collections:! Sun. Oct. 5, 2014:! ! Parish:! Tithe: 3070.17! Souls: 79! ! Outreach-! Tithe: 526.00! Souls: 40 Divine Liturgy ! Guide The Divine Liturgy begins on page 11. [All options are (A) unless noted] ! ! Oct. 12, 2014: Sunday of the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Sunday of the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council: ! 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Hebrews 13:7-16, Luke 7:11-16, John 17: 1-13! THIS WEEK'S SANCTUARY LAMP continues to burn ! before the real presence of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ ! October 12 - October 18, 2014 In Memory of Mary Madar, Anna Swayka, and Julia Swayka McKees Rocks Pa From the GCU: ! -You are invited to sponsor the weekly sanctuary Lamp in our Church for your various intentions. If you are interested in sponsoring this vigil candle the usual stipend offering is $ 10.00. It will burn from Sunday through Saturday, and the bulletin will remind your fellow parishioners of your special intention or of the memory of a loved one. You may request as often as you would like. Write your intention and name of the one offering the intention. Also list the week you would like it to burn. Every effort will be made to honor the week requested. - The following weeks are available for sponsoring the Sanctuary Lamp - THERE ARE NO DATES AVAILABLE IN 2014 TO SPONSOR THE SANCTUARY LAMP. ALL DATES FOR NEXT YEAR 2015 ARE AVAILABLE. Please contact John Or Mary Ellen Oslick: 303-284-2304 ! When you get to the... Troparia on pg. 27 Kontakion on pg. 27 ! Prokeimenon on page 34 ! Alleluia on page 34 ! Go to… Tone 1 on pg. 161. (Ribbon) Fathers on pg. 263. (Ribbon) Fathers on pg. 263. Fathers on pg. 264. Fathers on pg. 264. Sunday (78) and Fathers (264). Communion Hymn on page 78 ! “A Few Good Men” Needed Home Depot has given us a date of Oct. 23 to install the new carpeting in the choir loft, office and children's room. We are in need of "a few good men" to assist in moving furniture prior to the installation, so those rooms will be ready for the installers. If you can stay after Divine Liturgy on Oct. 19 and help, please let Mark Soutor ([email protected], 720-375-5000) know. Thanks in advance!