St. Philip the Apostle Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church • Bishop’s Appeal 2010.

• Bishop’s Appeal 2010. The goal for our parish this year is $ 4200. If you
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3866 65 street received the pledge card in the mail, please fill it out and submit to the parish
Sacramento, CA 95820 office. I pray that you generously support our eparchy. Certainly, every family
lives in different circumstances, especially in these times; some can give more
Phone: (916) 452-1888 E-mail: feromurin@hotmail.com than others. Let us be encouraged by the Gospels, where Jesus praises poor
http://www.stphilipofsacramento.com/ Mobile: (916) 539-1534 widow (Mk 12, 44), seeing behind her gift of two little coins, a generous heart. I
also invite our visitors and friends of St. Philip’s parish to support our church.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory for ever! May God bless you in abundance.
Slava Isusu Christu! Slava i vo viki!
• Third All Souls Saturday. We will pray for our departed ones this Saturday,
March 6th. If you would like us to pray for them by name, please drop the list of
From the Fathers… names (family name and list of first names) at the office. If you already gave me
St. Ambrose of Optina the list for the first All Souls Saturday, you should submit a new list only if there
The Holy Eucharist is the first, most important, and greatest miracle of Christ. All are changes.
the other Gospel miracles are secondary. How could we not call the greatest
• As of February 6th 2010, our Eparchy has a new name. The Holy See approved
miracle the fact that simple bread and wine were once transformed by the Lord
change of name of our Eparchy to: “Holy Mary of Protection Byzantine
into His very Body and His very Blood, and then have continued to be
Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.” Furthermore, the Pro-Cathedral of St. Stephen
transformed for nearly two thousand years by the prayers of priests, who are but
is thereby elevated to the status of the Cathedral of the Holy Mary of Protection
simple human beings? And what is more, this mystery has continued to effect a
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.
miraculous change in those people who communicate of the Divine Mysteries with
faith and humility.
Liturgical schedule
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Announcements Wed March 3 6.00 PM Liturgy of the
Presanctified Gifts.
• Last Sunday’s attendance was 47 souls, collection was 590.00 total (tithes: 377, Thu March 4th 3.00 PM Divine Liturgy (p. 409)
candles: 13, Bishop’s Appeal: 200). May our Lord God reward you abundantly Fri March 5th 6.00 PM Liturgy of the
for your generosity. Presanctified Gifts.
Sat March 6th 10.00 AM Divine Liturgy Third All Souls Saturday.
• Thank you to the Dean family for providing the main dish for our hospitality
Panachida. (p. 428)
after Divine Liturgy. Sun March 9.00 AM Confessions Third Sunday of the Great
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• Hospitality sign-up sheet: Baker family (March 7), Tom Whalen (Apr 4). There 7 9.40 AM Office of the 3rd hour Fast – Veneration of the
is a new sign up sheet downstairs, please sign up. 10.00 AM Divine Liturgy Holy Cross. Tone 7. (pp.
156, 223)
• Please remember in your prayers the sick and suffering members of our parish During Great Fast, Wednesdays and Fridays are marked as days of simple
family: Steve Klinkovsky, Aggie Ward, Metropolitan Basil Schott, and Retired abstinence or equivalent penance. Let us remember each other as we offer prayers and
Bishop Andrew Pataki. sacrifices to God, in union with the Cross of Christ.

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 Events to >ote
• Sacramento Catholic Forum. “A Hidden Key to a long Lasting Marriage” is the title
of presentation offered by Patrick Coffin, author, host of Catholic Answers Live, on
Friday, March 19th, at 12 PM, at Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane in Sacramento. The
cost is $ 30/ 25 when you pre-register. For details and to register, visit
www.SacCatholicForum.org.