St.

Philip the Apostle Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church

3866 65 th street
Sacramento, CA 95820
Phone: (916) 452-1888 E-mail: feromurin@hotmail.com
http://www.stphilipofsacramento.com Mobile: (916) 539-1534

O Holy Apostle Philip,

Intercede with the merciful God
That he may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory for ever!

Slava Isusu Christu! Slava i vo viki!

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church …

1161 All the signs in the liturgical celebrations are related to Christ: as are sacred
images of the holy Mother of God and of the saints as well. They truly signify
Christ, who is glorified in them. They make manifest the "cloud of
witnesses"(Heb 12: 1) who continue to participate in the salvation of the world
and to whom we are united, above all in sacramental celebrations. Through their
icons, it is man "in the image of God," finally transfigured "into his likeness,"(cf.
Rom 8: 29; 1Jn 3: 2) who is revealed to our faith. So too are the angels, who also
are recapitulated in Christ:
Following the divinely inspired teaching of our holy Fathers and the
tradition of the Catholic Church (for we know that this tradition comes
from the Holy Spirit who dwells in her) we rightly define with full certainty
and correctness that, like the figure of the precious and life-giving cross,
venerable and holy images of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
our inviolate Lady, the holy Mother of God, and the venerated angels, all
the saints and the just, whether painted or made of mosaic or another
suitable material, are to be exhibited in the holy churches of God, on sacred
vessels and vestments, walls and panels, in houses and on streets. (Council
of Nicea II)

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 Announcements
• Last Sunday’s attendance was 52 souls, collection was $__total (tithes: ___,
Christmas around the World check: __, Bishop’s Appeal: __, candles: __). May
our Lord God reward you abundantly for your generosity.
• Parish Dinner on February 26th, brought $__ profit to our parish. Thank
you again to our chefs Ted Janson and Slawomir Grabianowski, as well as others
who helped for their hard work. May God grant you many blessed years.
• Hospitality sign-up sheet. March 20: Retreat – no Divine Liturgy on that
day. March 27: Murin family, April 3, 10: open, April 17: Baker family. Please
sign up, the list of dates is downstairs in the hall. Thank you to all who helped
with hospitality last Sunday.
• Prayer requests. Please remember in your prayers the members of our
parish family: Steve Klinkovsky, Oceana Grabianowski (Slawomir’s wife),
Aggie Ward, Agatha Gavura (Fr. Francis’ aunt), Gary Stewart.
• Parish Retreat 2011. There will be no Divine Liturgy at St. Philip’s on
March 20th, since we will be on the retreat in the Mt. Tabor Monastery in Ukiah.
• Bishop’s Appeal 2011. If you did not receive a pledge card in the mail,
please contact parish office. Please, fill the pledge cards as soon as you decide
about the amount of your contribution. So far, we received 7 pledge cards and
contribution of $____. To reach our goal, we still need to raise $____. Please
consider supporting this annual collection for our church. Bishop’s Appeal ends
on May 31, 2011.

Liturgical schedule
Wed Mar 16th 6:00 PM Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts.

Sat Mar 19th Second All-Souls Saturday.

No Services at St. Philip’s Church

Sun Mar 20th Retreat in Ukiah. 2nd Sunday of the Great

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 No Services at St. Philip’s Fast.
Church.

Wed Mar 23rd 6.00 PM Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts.

Fri Mar 25th 6.00 PM Divine Liturgy. Annunciation of the

After: Panachida for the Departed. Theotokos. Solemn Feast.
(p. 329)

Sun Mar 27th 9.00 AM Confessions. 3rd Sunday of the Great

9.40 AM Office of the 3rd Hour. Fast – Veneration of the
10.00 AM Divine Liturgy. Holy Cross. Tone 3. (pp.
135, 223)

On Sundays of the Great Fast Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is celebrated.
Wednesdays and Fridays are days of abstinence or equivalent penance. Let us
remember each other as we offer prayers and sacrifices to God, in union with the
Cross of Christ.