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Philip the Apostle Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church • Please remember in your prayers the sick and suffering members of our parish
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3866 65 street family: Steve Klinkovsky, the Schneider family.
Sacramento, CA 95820 • On Sunday, Dec 13th, we will take second collection for Religious Retirement
Phone: (916) 452-1888 E-mail: feromurin@hotmail.com fund, see the handout attached. This is one of the three special collections taken
http://www.stphilipofsacramento.com/ Mobile: (916) 539-1534 in each of our parishes. Please, support our religious with a generous heart.

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory for ever! Liturgical schedule

Slava Isusu Christu! Slava i vo viki!
Tue Dec 8th 6.00 PM Divine Liturgy Solemn Feast. Conception of
A word from the Fathers … St. Anne (The Immaculate
From the feast of St. .icholas Conception of the Theotokos).
Thu Dec 10th 6.30 AM Divine Liturgy
Rejoice, O saintly Father, temple of the Trinity; pillar of the Church, Sat Dec 12th 9.30 AM Divine Liturgy Our Lady of Guadalupe.
protector of the faithful, helper of all in trouble. You are a star whose rays of with Baptism, celebrated Baptism of Rose Helena
prayer dispel the darkest trouble. You are a quiet harbor for the storm-tossed, for by Fr. James Lane. Murinova.
all adrift in the sea of life. Pray to Christ to save our souls with his great mercy. Sun Dec 13 th
9.00 AM Confessions Sunday of the Holy Ancestors.
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You are a fountain of miracles, O wise Father. Having received sweetly 9.40 AM Office of the 3 Tone 3
flowing waters from the Lord, you poured them out to all the faithful. Being a hour
shepherd and herald of the faith, you protected the words of the true Shepherd. 10.00 AM Divine Liturgy
Therefore, since you have found favor in his sight, O beloved Bishop Nicholas, Fridays in general are marked as days of simple abstinence or equivalent
implore Christ our God to grant remission of sins to those who lovingly venerate penance. Let us remember each other as we offer prayers and sacrifices to God, in
your memory. union with the Cross of Christ. Note that at present, we are in the season of
preparation for the Nativity of our Lord – St. Philip Fast.

Announcements
• Last Sunday’s attendance was 34 souls, collection was 753.00 total (tithes:
721,candles: 32). May our Lord God reward you abundantly for your generosity.
• Thank you to Martin Baker, Gary and Ingrid Stewart, Anthony Mosley, Gene
Ford, Walter Gerlach, for their help yesterday. We cleaned fallen leaves on the
church property. Thank you for your time and work, may God bless you always.
• Cleaning day. We need to do a clean up again: vacuum, mop and dust our
church and hall, prepare for Christmas. You are invited to help on Saturday, Dec
19th 2009, at 10 AM.
Sacramento Events to note
• The Academy at All hallows presents Handel’s Messiah: Sing along Performance,
Wed, Dec 16th, 7.30Pm at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, 3235 Arden Way. Grand
Performance, Fri, Dec 18th, 8PM at All Hallows Church, 5500 14th Avenue. For more
information visit: www.AcademyAtAllHallows.org or call: 916-486-8358.
• Sacramento Catholic Forum invites you to lunch and a presentation by the Most
Reverend Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento, on Marriage and the Mystery of the
Incarnation. The event will take place at Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane in
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Sacramento, on Friday, Dec 18th at 12 PM. The cost is $ 25 in advance, $30 at the door.
Reservations: www.saccatholicforum.org
• Catholic Charities of Sacramento invites you to Adopt-a-Family for Christmas
2009. Many families in our communities struggle financially, especially at Christmas
time. Each year, we coordinate the Adopt-a-Family program at Christmas time to help
out families in need. You can help one of these families out by “adopting” them for
Christmas.
Donors provide gifts of toys, food and clothing for families who would otherwise receive
very little or nothing at all, such as individually wrapped gifts (toys or clothing) for each
family member, with each gift marked with the name of the recipient, a grocery store gift
card or non-perishable food items. After you sign up to adopt-a-family, we send out
information and suggestions for gifts. We'll also tell you when and where to drop off your
gifts for your family.
For more information and how to sign up, visit:
http://www.diocese-sacramento.org/social_service_ministry/Adopt-A-Family.html