Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church

44 Benzinger St, Buffalo, NY 14206

http://www.peterandpauloca.com/
(716) 893 0044 -office (716) 220 8724 - Fr. Vlads cell

Fr. Volodymyr Zablotskyy, Acting Rector Martin Napiersky Council President Linda Mucyn - Choir Director NOVEMBER 25, 2012

25th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Tone 8. Leavetaking of the Entry Into the Temple. Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Clement, Bishop of Ochrid and Enlightener of the Bulgarians (916). Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome (101). Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria (311). St. Peter Galata of Syria (ca. 429). NEXT CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING Sunday, December 2nd 12pm in the Parish Hall Todays Epistle

Ephesians 4:1-6
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Todays Gospel

Luke 13: 10-17

10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity. 13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day. 15 The Lord then answered him and said, Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound think of it for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath? 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

I Was Hungry And You Gave Food (Mt. 25:35) Reflection on the upcoming Soup Kitchen.
By Fr. Vlad This coming Saturday we are starting a Soup Kitchen in our parish hall aimed at serving our immediate community. It may be a novelty for many in our parish, so naturally there may be some that wonder whats the purpose?. In the sheep and goats parable found in the chapter 25th, Jesus aligns himself with the less fortunate of his time. Not only does he align himself, he identifies himself with hungry, thirsty, sick, prisoners. Some in our church, beginning with me and often encouraged by me, think and say that this ministry will make our church grow or it will make us more noticeable. Looking back to the words of Jesus, we know that our thinking is wrong. The only reason for the Soup Kitchen should be that through it we will be able to serve Christ himself in yet another way. Everything else is secondary. So today I would like to call on anyone in our church who can volunteer their time in helping us to run the Soup Kitchen. We your help starting this weekend. Please come on Fridays from 6-PM to 9:00PM and on Saturdays from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. Give us whatever time you can, even if you can only come and help for one hour.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
SAVE THE DATE! December 16th Christmas Bake Sale / Gift Baskets Raffle On Sunday December 16th, there will be Christmas Bake sale in our parish hall as well as the Gift Baskets Raffle. Please contact Matushka Jeanne or Christine (Sisy Greaf) Janikowski or any member of the parish council if you are willing to help with this event. Proceeds from the Sale will support the Church.

National Slovak Sisterhood - Fundraiser The Sst. Peter & Paul Sisterhood, chaired by Irine Denis Zinter, is a member of the National Slovak Society (NSS), a fraternal benefit society that encourages members to gather together and participate in charitable (non-profit) projects that will benefit not only our own, but more importantly others in the community. The funds that are collected are matched $1.00 for $1.00 by the NSS, up to a maximum of $400 per event. The Sisterhood is sponsoring a drawing buying a $10 ticket makes you eligible to win back your $10 plus another $10. More importantly, the money goes to a good cause and will generate matching funds from the NSS. Please see Irine Zinter for more information.

Saturday Soup Kitchen The Church really needs your help. We are looking for 6 volunteers for Friday, November 30 at 6pm-9pm to help prepare a hot meal that will be served on Saturday morning. We will serve a hot lunch on Saturday from 10:30am-noon. We need 8 volunteers on Saturday morning, between 9am-1pm, to help set up, serve the lunch, and to clean up after the lunch. Please consider joining us. If you cant join in, consider a donation to help get the project off the ground. If the start-up is successful, we may be eligible for grant funding from the WNY Food Bank to support the project. Until then, the Soup Kitchen will depend on donations. Please consider helping out for this very special project. Father Vlads Sourdough Bread Sale The bread will be sold on a first come first serve basis on: Sundays, after Liturgy, and by appointment (call Church Office (716) 893 0044) Proceeds from the Sale will be used to support the Saturday Soup Kitchen Wish List There are so many things that are needed to help support the our Church and support our ability to minister, ranging from big things (a show blower) and really, really big things (new windows in the Hall, a van/school bus to transport our parishioners to Divine Liturgy, plumbing repairs to the Hall) to the many small things we use for day to day activities (laser printer cartridges, a roll of stamps, paper towels and paper products, etc.) If you would like to make a donation to the Church to support any of these needs, please call the Church Office (716) 893.0044. We would be grateful for your support. Tuesday Tango - 7pm (Parish Hall) If you like Tango, then you MUST come to our tango nights that take place each Tuesday at 7:00PM. No Partner is needed. Wednesday Adult Enrichment Classes Adult Enrichment this week Wednesday @ 7:30pm in the Hall. Everyone welcome. Thursday Zumba - 5:30PM (Parish Hall)

Come out and dance with us! Basic Zumba class is 45 minutes of low impact, senior friendly, Latin dance aerobic activity all movements performed from a standing position (there is no floor work!) and are suitable for anyone from ages 18 to 88. Work up a sweat or sway to the music it is up to you. Zumba is a great workout! A portion of the $5 admission supports the Church.

Please pray for the sick and homebound: Ann, Theresa, Mariann, Andrew, Fr. Herman, John, Lori. John, Jonas If you know any parishioner(s) that needs our prayers due to sickness please let Father V know. Calendars and Donation Envelopes for 2013 Both 2013 Calendars and the 2013 donation envelopes have arrived and we anticipate to begin distributing both in the middle of December. If you think you should have received a box of envelopes last year but did not, please talk to Fr. Vlad.

WEEKLY CALENDAR: Saturday, Nov 24 4pm: Church: Vespers Sunday, Nov 25 10apm Church: Divine Liturgy Sunday, Nov 25 Noon: Hall, Sourdough Bread Sale Tuesday, Nov 27 7pm: Hall: Tango Wednesday, Nov 28 7pm: Hall: Adult Enrichment this week; everyone is welcome. Thursday, Nov 29 5:30p: Hall: ZUMBA is back come and work off your Thanksgiving feast! Friday, Nov 30 6pm: Hall: Soup Kitchen Preparation Saturday, Dec 1 9am-1pm: Hall: Soup Kitchen Saturday, Dec 1 4pm: Church: Vespers Sunday, Dec 2 9:30am: Church: General Confession Sunday, Dec 2 10am: Church: Divine Liturgy Sunday, Dec 2 12pm: Hall: Monthly Council meeting Sunday, Dec 2 12pm: Hall: Sourdough Bread Sale MARK YOUR CALENDARS! COMING EVENTS: Sunday, Dec 16 1pm: Bake Sale and Raffle, Hall Parish Hall The Parish Hall is available for rent. Contact the Office for more information NOTICES If you have a notice or event to be printed in the weekly bulletin, please send the information to editor@peterandpauloca.com by noon on Thursday.

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