Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church
1228 2nd Avenue
Berwick, PA 18603
(570) 752-3184
Rev. Michael Demko, Rector
April 3, 2016
Third Sunday of Lent: Veneration of the Holy Cross
Troparion of the Cross (tone 1)
O Lord, save Thy people,
and bless Thine inheritance!
Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians
over their adversaries;
and by virtue of Thy Cross,//
preserve Thy habitation!
Birthdays-Matushka Catherine-April 3
Remember in your Prayers: Archbishop Nikon, Priest Emilian, Priest John, Priest Nicholas, Mary, Roland, David, Cayden, Kathryn, Larraine, Jennifer, Rose, Maria, Effie, Christina, Donna, Emalee, John, Christine, Matthew, Ivy Elizabeth, Yvette, Tyler, David, Marie, Jenny, Paul, Paul, Annie, Erin, Clare, John, Dianne, Joe, Kevin, Bryce, Luke, Melanie, Larry, David, Anna, Boyd, Stavro, Thomas, Ethan, Benjamin, Emmitt, Mary, Jack, James, Alaina, Jewel, Kyle, William, Donna, Ron, Elizabeth, Christina, Missy, Bob, Carol, Leadeth, Linda, Korey, Cathy, Nathan, Tamie, Maggie, Tom, Mike, Artem, Jane, Linda, Laura, Antonina, Elaine, Cali, Mariah, James, John, Barbara, Tom, George, David, Charlie, Joseph, Heather, Leyla, Betty, Elizabeth, Emerson, Michelle, Nick, Sam, Mark, Jean, Andy, Nicole, Ally, Reagan, Tara, Sam, Ray, Diane, Nicholas, Bill, Julia, Hannah, Edward, Rick, Roy, Mary, Michael, Taylor, Pamela, Jillian
Veneration of the Cross Sunday April 3-Church School 8:30 am Divine Liturgy 9:30 am followed by fellowship and Outreach meeting
Mission Vesper at Holy Trinity Wilkes-Barre 4pm
Monday April 4-Lenten Vespers 6:30 pm followed by orthodoxy 101
Wednesday April 6-Presanctified Liturgy 6:00 followed by Lenten meal
Friday April 8-Presanctified Liturgy 9:30
Akathist 6pm
Saturday April 9-Vespers and Confession 6pm
Sunday April 10-St. John ClimacusChurch School 8:30 am Divine Liturgy 9:30 am followed by fellowship
Mission Vesper at St. John the Baptist in Dundaff 4pm
Collection for March 27
Candles-$124.00; End of Month-$165.00; Loose Money-$230.00; Lenten off.-$160.00; Weekly Envelopes-$1,280.00; Special funds (Cap.)-$50.00; Total-$2,009.00
The Scripture is very clear: If you want to find yourself, lose yourself; you want to fulfill yourself, empty yourself; you want to be great, be the least; you want to be first, be the last; you want to be rich, become poor; you want to be wise, become a fool. If you want to rule, become a servant…really, Orthodoxy is paradoxy. That’s just what it is.Fr. Thomas Hopko