Annunciation Byzantine
Catholic Church
995 N. West Street - Anaheim, CA 92801-4305 - (714) 533.6292
Located on N. West Street just south of La Palma and north of Lincoln Avenue
SUNDAY Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM
HOLY DAYS Vesper/Liturgy 7:30 PM & Feast Day 9:00 AM
DAILY— Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 9:00 AM
FOR LENT Mon, Tues, Fri 9:00 am Matins/Communion
Wed 7:30 pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
CONFESSION Sundays at 9:30 am
& ½ hour before the Services or by appointment
OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday 10 am-4 pm
Thursdays OFF
Please call before coming to the office
PARISH ADVISORY BOARD
Stephen Kopko, Jan Washicko, Marya Weil, Bruce Terry,
Helen Malinick, Nina Erickson, John Sheftic & Beth Gath
PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL
Andy Spisak, Stephen Kopko & Robert Erickson
BAPTISM/CHRISMATION/HOLY COMMUNION
Make arrangement 3 months in advance
(Preparation classes required)
MYSTERY OF CROWNING
Make arrangements 6 months in advance
(Preparation classes required)
ANOINTING OF THE SICK & SHUT-INS
Family members must contact the parish office.
In preparation for surgery anointing may be given
in church after the Liturgy.
QUINCANERA
Must be a member of the parish and attends our
Eastern Christian Formation Program
EASTERN CHRISTIAN FORMATION PROGRAM
September-June on Sunday morning after the
10:00 am Parish Divine Liturgy
Served by Right Reverend Stephen G Washko, pastor
E-mail: [email protected]
facebook.com/stephen.washko
Website: www.annunciationbyzantine.org
facebook.com/annunciation.byzantine
Sunday of Orthodoxy & Tone 5
Divine Liturgies & LENTEN services
Sat 2/13
COMMEMORATION OF THE
MIRACLE OF THE GREAT MARTYR
THEODORE with the blessing of the
boiled wheat & honey
9:00 am
Divine Liturgy God’s blessing on the
Priests & Religious by Dennis & Sally Rock
Sun 2/14
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT
FAST Sunday of Orthodoxy & Tone 5,
p. 220 & 146
9:00 am
Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am
Confessions
10:00 am
Liturgy of the Saint Basil the Great
Procession with the Children & the
Blessing of Icons
For members of our parish family
ECF Classes after the Liturgy
SECOND WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST
During this week, we read the story of Cain and Abel and
begin on Friday, the story of Noah.
Mon 2/15
9:00 am
Holy Apostle Onesimus
Matins with Holy Communion
Tue 2/16
Martyrs, Pamphilius, Porphyrius &
their Companions
Matins with Holy Communion
9:00 am
Wed 2/17
7:30 pm
Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
God’s blessing on Gilbert Pasmant
by Ron Pasmant
Thu 2/18
NO SERVICES
Father is not available
Fri 2/19
9:00 am
Holy Apostle Archippus
Matins with Holy Communion
Sat 2/20
9:00 am
Second All Souls Saturday, p 428
Liturgy of St. John with the Panachida
Service and the Reading of the Names of
our Beloved Deceased.
Sun 2/21
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT
FAST & TONE 6, P. 152 & 222
9:30 am
Confessions
9:40 am
THE THIRD HOUR
10:00 am
For members of our parish (Fr. Stephen)
God’s blessing on Frank Fillardo by the
Krofchik Family (Fr. George)
ECF Classes after the Liturgy
February 14, 2016
PRAYER REQUESTS Lauren Hlywa & baby, Chet
Vogel, Cole Webb Harter, Fr. Marcus Gomori, Ruth Terry,
Adrian Flores & Veronica Navarette, Colton Oschmann,
Jessica Kanenbley, Judy Livingston, Bob & Rita Pipta,
Marilu Krofchik, Margaret Bevins, Stella Navarette,
Nicholas Moyta, Jean Anderson, Betty Perebzak, David,
the brother of Marilyn Cooper, Richard Sesma, Deanna
Keefe, Ron Lowery & Family, Alex Vida, Susan Dovin,
Kay Weil, Janet Lambert, and Ron, Carol & Gilbert
Pasmant, Ethan McArthur. For the immigrants escaping
the horrors of war in their home country.
7 DAY CANDLE OFFERING
Eternal Light:
Intention for Dennis & Sally Rock
Icon of our Lord
+Evdokiya Obushko by Charles & Tanya Johnson
Intention for Kay Terry
Icon of the Theotokos
Robert Krofchik by the Krofchik family
Thanksgiving for Betty Bohner
READERS & REHEARSAL SCHEDULE for more
information contact Robert Pipta
2/14 REHEARSAL 9:00 - 9:45 am
George Petyo Hebrews 11: 24-26, 32 - 12: 2
2/21 3rd Hour
9:40 am
Marc Brown Hebrews 1: 10-2:3
2/28 REHEARSAL 9:00 - 9:45 am
Greg Gath
Hebrews 4: 14-5:6
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1) EASTER BAKE SALE FORMS we are already
experiencing a surge from our customers ordering our
delicious Easter bake goods. Please use the forms for
your orders to insure your Easter Bake Goods in time
for Pascha. They are due today!
2) LITURGY INTENTIONS are accepted for the
Presanctified Liturgy
ETERNAL MEMORY & BLESSED REPOSE
Lawrence Kessel, the husband of Margaret. He fell asleep
in the Lord last Friday and the Funeral Services were at the
Funeral Home on Friday. Remember the family in your
prayers.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Paul & Marcy Basay.
Be sure to meet them in the parish hall and help make them
at home in our parish. Many happy and blessed years.
Sunday of Orthodoxy & Tone 5
Parish Calendar
& Upcoming Events
2/19 Friday—Baking Day for Nut Horns 9:00 am
Contact Nina Erickson for information.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS, ANAHEIM,
CA. February 26-28 The largest Religious Education
Congress will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Our Eparchy will have an exhibitors booth in the
Convention Center.
Very Rev. David M. Petras will be a co-presenter
with Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith on "The Importance and beauty
of the Eastern Catholic Churches". This workshop will be
held on Friday, February 26th. In addition to our presence
as Eastern Catholics, on Saturday, February 27th at 5:15
pm, Rt. Rev. Aphram Mushe will celebrate the Syriac
Divine Liturgy.
EASTER SUNDAY MARCH 27TH 9:00 AM Procession,
Matins & Divine Liturgy.
NEXT MONTHLY LUNCHEON Sunday April 10th—
Ukrainian Lunch.
"50/50 Raffle CONGRATULATIONS WINNER: Nina
Erickson-$135.00
The raffle will run every month with drawings on the 1st of
the following month. As usual, every week in the month
tickets will be sold in the Parish Hall at $5 each or $20 for
5 tickets and the drawing will be held the 1st Sunday in
February 7th. The only exception is that 50/50 tickets will
not be sold during fundraising luncheons.
TITHING AND ATTENDANCE REPORT February 7
Attendance: Sun: 10:00 am 125 Souls
Adult Tithes : $3,549.25
Youth Tithes: $10.50
Bake Sale: $851.00
Principle Mortgage Reduction: $265.00
Mortgage Reduction: 315.00
Bishop’s Appeal: $220.00
50/50 Drawing: $134.45
Donation: $200.00
Jams & Jellies: $38.00
Lasagna Sales: $180.00
Bibles: $40.00
Recycling: $10.85 (corrected)
Thank you for your support and love for our Parish.
We accept credit and debit cards by way The Square. Your
receipts are e-mailed. We appreciate your comments.
February 14, 2016
BISHOP’S APPEAL 2016
Bishop Gerald Dino has sent out his brochure
listing the needs and programs for the Eparchy. Vocation
Recruitment, The Eparchial Newsletter (The Light of the
West), Seminary Education, Priest’s Pension Plan, A
Contingency Fund to help parishes with loans and finally a
parish rebate which helped our parish replace the floor in
our parish hall.
Our Bishop has been very good to our parish and
helped us to manage our Mortgage. Now, it’s our turn to
help our Eparchy and our Church. He is asking a pledge of
$200 from each household of our parish.
Our goal for our parish is $13,200.00
If we make our goal our 30% rebate: $3,960.00
We ask that all our member give what you can. If not the
$200 at least something to join ourselves with our Bishop
and the work of the Church. Some of our members have
given more, thank you for your consideration and generous
support.
Be sure to make your checks out to
“ANNUNCIATION CHURCH.”
We accept Credit Cards/Debit Cards through the
Square just see one of our ushers. Or you may want to
consider a payment schedule to pay off your pledge for the
next few months. Just fill out your pledge form and drop it
into the collection basket on Sunday. Only the paid up
pledges will be sent to the Chancery. Bishop Gerald will
respond with an acknowledgement and card.
SPECIAL THANK YOU to Msgr George Vida for the
Icon of Our Lady of Mariapoc and to Robert Yarosik for
framing the Icon. The icon was placed in the Chapel/Cry
Room.
to our Bakers and Holy Rollers, they were baking
and meeting our Easter Bake Sale Orders. Thank you. God
grant you many happy and blessed years.
OUR COFFEE SOCIAL HOSTS FOR FEBRUARY
Ingrid Spisak & Donna
Thank you for your service to our Parish.
OUR LENTEN SERVICES AND PRAYER if you have
never experienced the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
you have a chance on every Wednesday night at 7:30. Our
choir and readers make the service truly a beautiful
prayerful experience. For those who will attend the Matin
Service with Holy Communion in the morning will also
experience a morning prayer service filled with the
theology and prostrations of the Great Fast. Make it a point
to attend at least one service during the week.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
ARTICLE ON EVANGELIZATION and use it for your
personal reflection this week. Any questions, ideas or
concern give Father Stephen a call.
Sunday of Orthodoxy & Tone 5
MONTHLY BULLETIN SERIES 2015-2016
from the Eparchial Office of Evangelization and
Religious Education…
#5 Lesson in Evangelization – Share Your
Encounter with God
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son
and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with
you always, even to the end of the age - Matthew
28:19-20.
In the previous four lessons of this
evangelization series, we discussed the importance of
prayer, reading sacred scripture, receiving the
Eucharist and becoming a servant of God. This lesson
focuses on how to live out an authentic Byzantine
Catholic faith by
Sharing your encounter with God
You notice Jesus does not say, “Go therefore,
and think about making disciples but… if you don't
want to, or your friends disapprove, or you are
embarrassed… then, it's okay, do whatever feels
comfortable.”
Jesus' last command makes explicit your first
priority as a Catholic Christian – to make disciples of
all nations. Sadly, many feel uncomfortable about this
sacred duty of sharing the faith with others. Most
think (hope), “It’s not my job. That’s what bishop,
priests, deacons and religious sisters are supposed to
do.” Yet, Jesus does not let you off the hook. If you do
not share in living the Great Commission, you are
living the Great Omission. You cease to be His
follower. And then you must question who you ARE
following.
This fear of evangelizing is understandable. After all,
you often don’t know what to say, and, then when you
finally manage to confess your beliefs, the response is
unpredictable. On the other hand, if you were to meet
a celebrity, you would want to tell everyone – because
you know they’d be excited and impressed.
February 14, 2016
The road to heaven is narrow and demanding. The
ways of God are not the ways of the world. Pray for
the courage to follow your Redeemer, through the
narrow gate of scorn and persecution. His kingdom is
not of this world; and that is why he was condemned
to die. Can we call ourselves Christian without being
prepared to follow where He leads?
Yet there is no more glorious encounter than to meet
Jesus Christ personally. When this encounter enters
your heart through prayer, scripture reading and
receiving the Eucharist, you will have a light that you
must put on a stand to illuminate others. (Matthew
5:14-16) If you don’t let it shine for them, they will be
left in the dark. If another is lost in the darkness of
unbelieving because you have not shared your faith,
he will be lost and you will be answerable. Remember
what Jesus says, "My brethren, if any one among you
wanders from the truth and some one brings him
back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner
from the error of his way will save his soul from death
and will cover a multitude of sins." James 5:19-20.
As an Eastern Catholic, you have the divine privilege
of meeting, knowing, and communing with Jesus in
the Liturgy, with the Word of God and the Holy
Eucharist. You have encountered the living God, the
Creator of the universe! Do you realize this? God
wants and desires to commune with you. God wants
you to spend eternity with Him. To be invited at the
end of your life to enjoy this eternal privilege, He
demands something of you - to go and share what you
have received. To bring others to Him by inviting
them to church, welcoming them when they arrive as
strangers, and confessing your beliefs in hostile
conversation. Be willing to bear the thorns of possible
hostility to give Life to your neighbor. Let every
person you encounter receive the living water of the
Spirit of God. In no other way, except through your
personal witness of what you believe, can the solace
and salvation of Jesus enter your family, your
community and your nation.