St.

Philip the Apostle Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church

3866 65th street Sacramento, CA 95820
Phone: (916) 452-1888

http://www.stphilipofsacramento.com

E-mail: feromurin@hotmail.com Mobile: (916) 539-1534

O Holy Apostle Philip, Intercede with the merciful God That he may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! + Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!

From the Fathers of the Church

St. Augustine What significance is there, then, in the bed, I ask you? What, except that that sick man was carried on the bed, but when healed, he carries the bed? What was said by the apostle? Bear your burdens, each for the other, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ. (See Gal 6: 2) Now the law of Christ is love, and love is not fulfilled unless we bear our burdens, each for the other. Bearing with one another, he says, in love, eager to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (See Eph 4: 2-3) When you were sick, your neighbor was carrying you. You have been healed; carry your neighbor. So you will fulfill, O man, what was lacking to you. Take up, therefore, your bed. But when you have taken it up, do not stay; walk. In loving your neighbor, in being concerned about your neighbor, you are taking a trip. Where are you taking a trip to except to the Lord God, to him whom w ought to love with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind? For, we have not yet reached the Lord, but we have our neighbor with us. Therefore carry him with whom you are walking that you may reach him with whom you long to stay. Therefore take up your bed, and walk.

Announcements

Thank you for supporting St. Philips! May God bless you for your generosity! Last Sunday, 62 souls were present, collection was $____ total (tithes: ___, Bishops Appeal: __, candles: __). Hospitality sign-up sheet: May 6: Stewart family, May 13: Janson family, May 20: Slawomir Grabianowski. Please sign up for hospitality for the upcoming Sundays; the list is in the parish hall. Thank you to Tim Belke for providing hospitality for us last Sunday. Tthis coming Friday, May 4th at 6 PM you are invited to attend a talk given by our parishioner Raymond Vincent in his home. The topic on the holy icons, the talk is entitled, Icons and the Doctrine of the Incarnation. The address is: 224 Pleasant St Roseville Ca, 95678. If you plan to come, please let Raymond know, so he can prepare enough room, there will be other people present, from a local community. If you are interested in going on a camping trip with St. Philips people, please let us know, send a note to the parish office or tell Bill Martinez. Our destination is Caspar Beach in Mendocino County, CA, date will be announced shortly (late July? suggestions?). Catholic Home Mission Collection. Next two Sundays (May 6, 13) we will take second collection, in support of Catholic Home Missions. This collection is organized by the Catholic Bishops Conference, and is intended to support missionary dioceses/eparchies in the United States. In recent few years, our eparchy was generously supported from this annual collection. Let us be generous in supporting this cause, thus showing our gratefulness for what we have received because of many generous hearts. Prayer requests. Please remember in your prayers the members of our parish family: Fr. James Lane, Fr. Randall Ackley, Steve Klinkovsky, Oceana Grabianowski (Slawomirs wife), Aggie Ward, Gary and Ingrid Stewart, Gregory Dean (son of Don and Margaret), Walter Gerlach, Margaret Ihnat, Sabrina, Louie Bautista, Habeeb Odhish's family, and finally the survivors and loved ones of the victims in the church attack in Baghdad (family and friends of Dalal Scarbrough), Maria, Michael, Curtis, Norman, Brad, Bob (Fr. Francis friends). Pilgrim Vocation Icon Prayers for Vocations: This week Burke family will pray for vocations. If you would like to dedicate another week to prayer for vocations, you can request the icon of St. Philip to come to your home. Bishops Appeal 2012. Last week we received a generous donation from a friend of St. Philips, many thanks for supporting our church and our parish. So far, 12 parish households (out of 23) have responded, donations reached $____. Thank you for your 2

contribution. The goal for our parish this year is $____, the Appeal ends on May 31st. I would like to invite those who have not done so yet, to support Bishops Appeal 2012.

Liturgical schedule
Mon Wed Sun Apr 30th May 2nd May 6th 6:30 AM Divine Liturgy. 5: 30 PM Divine Liturgy. 9:00 Confessions. 9:30 Office of the 3rd Hour. 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy. (p. 181) Mid-Pentecost. (p. 183) Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. (p. 186)

For Confession, please come half an hour earlier to scheduled services, or schedule an appointment. Fridays in general are marked as days of simple abstinence or equivalent penance. Let us remember each other as we offer prayers and sacrifices to God, in union with the Cross of Christ.