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] Liturgical Schedule Day / Commemoration October 26- Sunday! 20th Sunday after Pentecost! Demetrius/ Great Martyr Time Service 8:30 am Matins 10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the parishioners of Holy Protection Church 3:00 pm Divine Liturgy in Ft. Collins for the members of the Outreach 6:00pm October 29- Wednesday ! Zenobius & Zenobia/ Martyrs! (For Thurs.) Vespers 6:30 pm Moleben/Panachida November 1- Saturday 4:30 pm Vespers ! 8:30 am Matins 21st Sunday after Pentecost! 10:00 am Divine Liturgy for the parishioners of Holy Protection Church 3:00pm Divine Liturgy in Ft. Collins for the members of the Outreach November 2- Sunday! ! ! Mystery (Sacrament) of Reconciliation: Sundays at 9:30am or by appointment. 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 2nd. 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 client who is feeling overwhelmed with the news of a new pregnancy. Pray that both her and her husband would continue to experience joy in the midst of the struggles ahead as they prepare for this child. !(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. ! Picnic in the Park We will be sharing a meal with Denver’s homeless community this coming Saturday, Nov. 1st. Join us near the corner of Arapahoe and 17th Ave. downtown at 12:00pm. Please bring food for yourself and some to share. Toiletries and warm clothing to donate are also appreciated! Contact Tanya Cangelosi if you need more information about this event. 303-543-7867. ! GCU “St. Nicholas” Lodge 144 -GCU Lodge 144 will hold the 4th Quarter Meeting on Sunday October 26, 2014 Immediately following the Divine Liturgy. All members are requested to attend. -On Sunday November 9 GCU lodge 144 will honor the veteran service men & women of Holy Protection Parish during the Divine Liturgy. If you would like your name added to last years list please contact John Oslick at [email protected] or 303-284-2304 before November 2, 2014 ! ! Hello parents! From Theresa Fedorco: Here are the remaining dates for ECF classes. Oct. 19, Nov. 9 and 23 These dates in December will be for play practice for Christmas: Dec. 7, 14 and 21 ! ! ! 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 last 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! ! ! 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. -Our realtor has sent the Advisory Board info. on some other potential properties. -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 soon. -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:! ! ! ! !Outreach Women’s Group 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! Birthdays! 10-30: Darlene Letey! Pari Pearson! ! 10-31: Paul Polocz! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! May God grant! them many happy! and blessed years!! Outreach in Ft. Collins: 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. 19, 2014:! ! Parish:! Tithe: 2047.00! Souls: 95! ! Outreach-! Tithe: 549.00! Souls: 44 Divine Liturgy ! Guide The Divine Liturgy begins on page 11. [All options are (A) unless noted] ! ! Oct. 19, 2014: 19th Sunday after Pentecost 20th Sunday after Pentecost: Galatians 1:11-19, Luke 16: 19-31! THIS WEEK'S SANCTUARY LAMP continues to burn ! before the real presence of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ ! October 26 - November 1, 2014 In memory of Mike Kovach offered by Verna & Larry Rock ! When you get to the... Troparia on pg. 27 Kontakion on pg. 27 ! Prokeimenon on page 34 ! Alleluia on page 34 Go to… Tone 3 on pg. 135. (Ribbon) Tone 3 on pg. 136. Tone 3 on pg. 137. Tone 3 on pg. 137. 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. Please contact John Or Mary Ellen Oslick 303-284-2304 or email at [email protected] ! Ruthenian Renaissance: Ukraine’s Best-Kept Spiritual Secret The National Catholic Register published an article under this title this past Tuesday. The article is a good primer on the people and church that our American Byzantine Catholic Church “descended” from. Find the full article at http://bit.ly/1z5du0q