Weekly Services
Tuesdays at 8:30a - Daily Matins
Wednesdays at 6:00p - Daily Vespers
Thursday at 8:30a - Daily Matins
Saturday at 5:30p - Great Vespers
Sunday at 9:30a - Divine Liturgy
The Church is also open on Wednesdays for "Open Doors" - confession, meditation and reflection.
Please see our online calendar for dates and times of Feast Day services.
We welcome all visitors to our Divine Liturgy and services. While Holy Communion may only be received by prepared Orthodox Christians, our non-Orthodox guests are welcome to participate in our prayers and hymns and to join us in venerating the Cross and and receiving blessed bread at the conclusion of the Liturgy. Please sign our guest book and join us for refreshments and fellowship after the services.
Feel free to ask questions before or after the services. Any member of our Council or Congregation are glad to assist you. Literature about the Orthodox faith and this parish can be found at the candle desk.
Members of our Parish Council are:
Michael Kuziak - President
Natalie Kucharski - Secretary
Glenn PenkoffLidbeck - Vice President
Susan Egan - Treasurer
Phyllis Sturtevant - Member at Large
Sophia Brubaker - Member at Large
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
11:15AM Church School
12:15PM Valley Shore CROP Hunger Walk
Glorification of St. Innocent, Apostle to America
Dates to Note
Wednesday, Oct 15th - Bible Study of the OT readings from Great and Holy Saturday
Friday and Saturday, Oct 24th & 25th - Diocesan Assembly, Cumberland, RI
Sunday, November 16, 2014 - Annual Parish Meeting
Parish Events
His Eminence, Archbishop Nikon (who, incidentally, celebrates his birthday this week) will be here for his Arch-pastoral visit this coming weekend. On Saturday evening, we will be commemorating the glorification of both Sts Innocent and Tikhon with us. I strongly encourage you all to come. By-the-way, His Eminence loves having children present at the services….
On Sunday, we will be celebrating the hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Not only is this the services of Our Lord, but it is also rich in the tradition of the Church. Children (and adults as well) will have much to learn through participating in this service.
Events
Our annual bazaar is only a month away! All Saints (Hartford):
Fri, Nov 7 - 41st Annual Russian Tea Room & Bazaar -
6pm: Yale Slavic (Ladies) Chorus
Sat, Nov 8 - 10am - 4pm: Tea Room & Bazaar
~5pm: Great Vespers
Sun, Nov 9 - 9am: Pre-Communion Prayers & Hours
9:30am: Divine Liturgy
Noon - 3pm: Tea Room & Bazaar
(Please see our web site or the bulletin board for more details)
Mental Illness Awareness Week, Oct. 5-11, 2014
The first week in October is Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW). The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) raises awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues through education and advocacy for people suffering with mental illness. In the US one in four adults experiences mental illness in a given year. One in seventeen lives with a serious mental illness such as major depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. It affects people of all ages, races and ethnic groups. If you experience a persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood, changes in sleep patterns or appetite, chronic loss of energy, feelings of hopelessness, or thoughts of suicide for two weeks or more, you may be depressed. It is important to consult your physician because treatment is available. People often do not seek the help they need because of the stigma associated with mental illness.
Faith communities can help reduce the stigma by creating an atmosphere of compassion. Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder, Coordinator for Mental Health Ministries suggests five steps. Congregations can participate in providing education and increasing awareness, making a commitment to care, extending hospitality, support, and advocacy. Rev. Gregg-Schroeder states “We are brought up to be strong, self-sufficient and independent people. It is hard to ask for help and so often keep our struggles hidden. But God wants us to care for one another – and allow others to care for us in our time of need. We are called to “bear one another’s burdens.” (Galatians 6:2)”
*MIAW coincides with the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding (Oct. 8) and National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 10.)
For more information visit these helpful websites:
http://www.nami.org
http://www.mentalhealthministries.net
Diocesan and National Church Events
The 51st Diocesan Assembly on October 24-25th in Cumberland, RI
Vinny Melesko will by the parish delegate this year, Marlene will participate as an Observer. John Skrobat will attend as a member of the Diocesan Council and Joan Skrobat will attend as an Observer. Anyone else wishing to attend the Assembly as an observer should talk with Fr Steven as soon as possible.
The 18th All American Council will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 20-24th, 2015. We will need a “lay” representative from parish to attend. If you have any interest in participating, please talk with Fr Steven.
You should also know that there is an assessment of $12.50 per member in each parish to help cover expenses for the AAC.
Olga, Vera, Richard, Daria, Daria, Evelyn, Alla, June, Nina, Joan, Luke, Aaron, Anne, Alex, Alan, Nadia, Glenn, Kathryn, Elena, Ivan, Jevon, Kyra, Roderick, Albert, Barbara, Irene, Susan, Eva, Richard, Douglas, Kathleen, Dionysia, and Sharon, William, Ezekiel, Elisha and their unborn child.
Many Years! This week we celebrate: Gail Ferris, Vincent Melesko, Loyd Davis and His Eminence, Archbishop Nikon on the occasion of their birthdays.
We commemorate: Martyr Charitina of Amisus (304). Ss. Peter, Aleksy, Jonah, Philip, and Germogén, Metropolitans of Moscow and All Russia. Ven. Damian the Healer (1097), Jeremiah (ca. 1070), and Matthew (ca. 1085), Clairvoyants, of the Kiev Caves (Near Caves). St. Charitina, Princess of Lithuania (1281). Hieromartyr Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria (264-264). Martyr Memelta of Persia (ca. 344). St. Gregory of Chandzoe in Georgia (861). Ven. Eudocimus of Vatopedi (Mt. Athos).
Saint Charitina contested for Christ during the reign of Diocletian, in the year 290. The handmaid of a certain Claudius, she was betrayed as a Christian to Dometian, the Count, before whom she fearlessly confessed Christ. After suffering the most terrible tortures, including the uprooting of her teeth and nails, she gave up her soul into the hands of the Lord.
The feast of the Hierarchs of Moscow was established during the reign of Tsar Theodore Ioannovich and Patriarch Job in the year 1596. Their individual feasts are: Saint Peter (+1326), December 21, and August 24, translation of holy relics; Saint Alexis (+14th cent.), February 12, and May 20, recovery of holy relics; Saint Jonah (+1461), March 31 and June 15, with the recovery of his holy relics celebrated on May 27. In 1875, at the proposal of Metropolitan Innocent of Moscow, to this feast was joined the commemoration of Saint Philip of Moscow (+1569), whose feast is kept on January 9, and the recovery of his holy relics on July 3. In more recent times, the holy Patriarchs Hermogenes (+1612) and Tikhon (+1925) have been added to the Synaxis. Saint Hermogenes, who was starved to death by the Poles, is also celebrated on February 17 and May 12, and Saint Tikhon, a confessor under the atheist yoke, on March 25. the Menaion service itself makes reference only to Saints Peter, Alexis, Jonah, and Philip.
The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1
BRETHREN, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.
2nd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36
The Lord said, "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."
All Saints Orthodox Church, Hartford
A WEEKEND SEMINAR BY THE VERY REV. DR. JOHN BEHR DEAN & PROFESSOR OF PATRISTICS ST. VLADIMIR’S ORTHODOX SEMINARY CRESTWOOD, NY
The Connecticut Bible Lecture Series (CBLS) is pleased to announce the fourteenth of its highly successful Semi-annual Lecture Series. Its mission is to educate, inspire, and challenge participants of all backgrounds and education levels to recognize the centrality of sound biblical interpretation for reading, hearing and understanding the Word of God.
hosted by Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Spiritual Preppers: Is Your House in Order? Retreat Master: Rev. Matthew Stagon November 7-9 2014 The Village Inn – Lenox, MA www.holytrinitydanbury.org 203-748-0671