St. Philip the Apostle Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church • We adopted a family for Christmas!

ed a family for Christmas! If you would like to join in helping, please

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3866 65 street contact Elizabeth Baker (916-536-0526). There are only few days left, therefore
Sacramento, CA 95820 call today.

Phone: (916) 452-1888 E-mail: feromurin@hotmail.com • Another family asked for help with Christmas presents, the grandmother takes
http://www.stphilipofsacramento.com/ Mobile: (916) 539-1534 care of her six grandkids (6-12 years of age); they are going through rough time.
The grandma asked for presents for the kids, they could be used things as well.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory for ever! The kids wished for play-dough, skates, bicycle, a doll…
Slava Isusu Christu! Slava i vo viki! • KI3DLY REMEMBER ARCHBISHOP BASIL M. SCHOTT in your
prayers. The seventy-year-old archbishop completed an extensive series of tests,
A word from the Fathers … began chemotherapy for the lymph system on Tuesday, December 8. The
Archbishop is the Bishop of Pittsburgh and Metropolitan over the Eparchies of
St. John of Krondstadt
Passaic, Parma and Van Nuys. We commemorate him during all the Holy
The enemy of our salvation especially strives to draw our heart and mind away Services of our Church along with the Holy Father (Benedict) and our Bishop
from God when we are about to serve Him, and endeavors to adulterously attach (Gerald).
our heart to something irrelevant. Be always, every moment, with God, especially
And please remember Bishop Andrew Pataki, the retired bishop of Passaic and
when you pray to Him. If you are inconstant, you will fall away from life, and will
proto-syncellus (Vicar General) for the Eparchy of Passaic in your prayers. The
cast yourself into sorrow and straitness.
eighty two year old retired bishop recently injured his foot/ankle and is now
recuperating from a successful surgery performed in Perth Amboy, NJ. May God
grant to Archbishop Basil and Bishop Andrew, Many blessed, happy and healthy
Announcements years!
• Last Sunday’s attendance was 48 souls, collection was 1015.20 total (tithes: 932,
candles: 17, other: 66.20). May our Lord God reward you abundantly for your
generosity. Liturgical schedule
• Cleaning day. We need to do a clean up again: vacuum, mop and dust our
Tue Dec 15th 6.30 AM Divine Liturgy
church and hall, prepare for Christmas. You are invited to help on Saturday, Dec
19th 2009, at 10 AM. Hopefully we will be able to do some Christmas decorating
Thu Dec 17th 6.30 AM Divine Liturgy
as well. In case we will not be able to, I would like to ask you to stay a little
longer on Sunday and we can decorate our church together.
Sun Dec 20th 9.00 AM Confessions Sunday before Christmas - of
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• I will be available for the sacrament of reconciliation on Saturday, during our 9.40 AM Office of the 3 the Holy Fathers. Tone 4.
cleaning, and also on Sunday after the services. Please do not hesitate to contact hour
me, if you would like to schedule another time (contact information above). 10.00 AM Divine Liturgy
Fridays in general are marked as days of simple abstinence or equivalent
• Please remember in your prayers the sick and suffering members of our parish
penance. Let us remember each other as we offer prayers and sacrifices to God, in
family: Steve Klinkovsky.
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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.

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
Sacramento, on Friday, Dec 18th at 12 PM. The cost is $ 25 in advance, $30 at the door.
Reservations: www.saccatholicforum.org