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Monthly Newsletter of

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH 305 Washington Street • PO Box 2876 • New Britain, CT 06050-2876

www.htocnb.org

MAY 2018

ALTAR SERVERS & HELPERS BREAKFAST: On Saturday, May 5th the Sisterhood is sponsoring a breakfast at 8:30 a.m. for the Altar Servers and those who help with bread & wine at Communion, the collec-tion baskets, etc. to spend time with Fr. David. The Altar Serv-ers will also have an opportunity to review with Fr. David “what we do” during Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy after breakfast.

BAPTISMS: We will have multiple baptisms in May. On Saturday, May 5th at 11:00 a.m. we will baptize Elias Kap-lan, son of Marina & Max. On Saturday, May 12th at 10:00 a.m. we will baptize Matai & Adelina Filon, son and daughter of Mikolai & Anastasiya. Come and celebrate as our parish grows with “newly enlisted warriors of Christ.”

PARISH FEAST DAY: Our neighbor and sister parish of SS. Cyril & Methodius, Terryville will celebrate their feast day with Festal Vesperal Liturgy on Thursday, May 10th at 6:15 p.m. “Come and see”

GREAT FEAST OF ASCENSION: The Great Feast of our Lord’s Ascension is always on the

Thursday of the 6th week of Pascha. We will celebrate this feast on Wednesday, May 16th with Festal Vesperal Liturgy at 6:00 p.m. Follow-ing the services we will have Festal Pot Luck supper. Please see Mat. Melanie or Rosemary to sign-up to bring something to share.

PARISH COUNCIL: The next meeting of the 2018 Parish Council will be held on Monday evening, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. All council members are reminded of the schedule change and asked to make every effort to attend the meeting.

GENERAL CONFESSION: is normally held on the last Saturday of each month (except for lenten peri-ods), following Great Vespers. All regular communicants should make every effort to attend each General Confession. The next General Confession will be held on the second to the

last Saturday, May 19th.

PARISH FEAST DAY: The feast day of our parish, PENTECOST, will be celebrated on Saturday, May 26th, with Festal “New Britain” Vigil with Litya at 5:00 p.m. and the

Archpriest David Koles, Rector 9 Frankie Lane

Terryville, CT 06786 Phone: 860-573-0013

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Festal Divine Liturgy at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 27th. At the end of the Divine Liturgy we will serve the “Kneeing” Vespers and process around the church. Our brothers & sisters from All Saints Church, Hartford will again be joining us to celebrate! WE in turn will travel to Hartford the weekend of June 2nd & 3rd for their parish feast.

The May charity collection is for the Wounded

Warrior Project. Mission: To honor and empower Wounded Warriors. Vision: To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation's history. Purpose: To raise awareness and enlist the

public's aid for the needs of injured service members. To help injured service members aid and assist each

other. To provide unique, direct programs and services to

meet the needs of injured service members.

http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

The collection will be taken on the last Sunday of the month. Please use the envelope provided in your monthly mailing and be generous!! Please use the envelope provided in your monthly mailing.

FAST FREE WEEK: The week following Pentecost, May 27th - June 2nd is FAST FREE!!

MONASTERY PILGRIMAGE: St. Tikhon’s Monastery is celebrating the 114th Pilgrimage on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th. Fr. David will be traveling to the monastery for the Divine Liturgy and festivities. If anyone would like to attend, please inform him so we can car pool or caravan.

Paschal GreetingsPaschal GreetingsPaschal GreetingsPaschal Greetings

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Slavonic: Khristos Voskrese! Христос Bоскресe! Vo Istinu Voskrese! Воистину Bоскресe!

Greek: Christos Anesti!

Alithos Anesti!

Arabic: Almasikh Qam!

Haqam Qam!

Albanian: Krishti Ungjal!

Vertet Ungjal!

Romanian: Romanian: Romanian: Romanian: Chritos a Inviat!

Adevarat a Inviat!

Spanish: Cristo ha resucitado!

En verdad, Él ha resucitado!

Birthdays & Anniversaries in MAY: 3 Diane Karabin 1949 4 Gale Dilger 1961 5 Anna Novikova 1983 5 Marina Kaplan 1987 9 Matai Filon 2015 18 Melissa Dresko 1983 21 Rebecca McCallum 21 Meredith Dresko 1986 24 Ella Sahin 2006 25 Nathan Dresko 2016 26 Nicholas Kokus 1987 26 Michael Ahern 2010 30 Sonia Matyczyk 1929 30 Tessa Mah 1982 2 Timothy & Sarah Clark 2010 8 Peter & Diane Steffick 1971 15 Nelson & Arlene Potter 1965 15 Kevin & Megan Stock 2016 20 Gabriel & Nadine Cabrera 1978 21 Enrico & Ellen Santoro 1983 24 Joseph & Jessie Mabry 2015

“WHEN I WAS SICK YOU CAME TO ME” The following parishioners (and friends) are now home-bound or in long-term care facilities. If there are any names missing, please inform Fr. David. The regular schedule of visitations is included on the monthly calendar. Parishioners are welcomed and encouraged to make regular visitations to nursing homes and shut-ins. Our loved ones NEED to feel connected to their parish family.

Jerome Home, New Britain

Sadie Albino Alexander Dubnansky

Monsignor Bojnowski Manor, New Britain

Mary Camarata

Grandview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

[Walnut Hill Care Center], New Britain

Martha Cherpak

At Home: Betty Beck, Jim Dounouk, Jane Gunning, Nicholas Hamisevicz, Joseph Kowar, Stella Liwen, Jennie Pich, Antoinette Rudy and Katherine Szestakow.

PARISH DIPTYCHS

Please remember our departed brothers and sisters in your prayers.

Child Joseph Hayevsky 5 May 1926

Child Paul Horacha 5 mo May 1 1912

Joseph Belonitsky 66 May 1 1934

Nicholas Ramiani 46 May 1 1936

Mit. Apr. Joseph Dankevich 83 May 1 1956

Rector: 1921 - 1956

Mit. Apr. Konstantine Kaminsky May 1 1984

Rector: 1964 - 1966

Olga Hamilla Palm 95 May 1 1998

Mary Kotrady 103 May 1 2014

Child Mark John Shimchick 4 days May 3 1959

Mary Turko 28 May 4 1941

Michael Hason 68 May 4 1952

Anna Belomyzy 86 May 4 1978

Nona Belomyzy 97 May 5 2016

Andrew Zamila 34 May 6 1920

Anna Kovalik 76 May 6 1966

Peter Lashenka, Sr. 84 May 6 1972

Alice (Olga) Gasukevich May 6 1984

Katherine Pikalovich 22 May 7 1919

John Skovich 66 May 7 1978

Moesey Korolko 71 May 8 1957

Anna Gribb 91 May 8 1979

Apr. William Tarenko 87 May 8 2016

Temp. Rector: 1966 - 1967

Lubov MacKendrick 46 May 9 1966

John Horbal, Sr. 76 May 9 1971

Stephen Kotlarz 66 May 9 1986

Child Mary Molchan 1 May 10 1909

Child Andrew Hrut 3 wks May 10 1913

Peter Bardeck 69 May 10 1963

Valentina Maney 70 May 10 1976

William Procko 73 May 10 1980

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Walter Anop 54 May 10 1980

Michael Karabin 52 May 12 1946 Gregory Srogi 28 May 13 1921 Child Vladimir Kovalchuk 1 May 13 1921 David Ankuda 88 May 13 1946

Child Nicholas Martinuk 10 mo May 14 1922

Child Nicholas Matyschsyk 13 mo May 14 1922

Child Daria Dochuk 1 mo May 14 1927

Mary Molchan 68 May 14 1961

Child Eugenia Mut 2 wks May 15 1922

Anna Tavoronok May 15 1931

Peter Matyschsyk 90 May 15 1978

Constanty Chodziutko 91 May 15 1985

Alice Murr May 15 1986

Alexander Panevich 83 May 16 1983

George Kotrady 83 May 18 1960

Child Mary Stropunov 8 mo May 19 1913

Child Kiril Marnov 3 mo May 19 1913

Catherine Bardeck 102 May 19 1996

Pauline Selelyo 95 May 19 2001

Katherine Semenyuk 67 May 20 1936

Louise Cote May 20 2001

Alexander Shevchuk 92 May 20 2003

John Truhan 43 May 22 1955

Wasily Zaiko, Jr. 42 May 22 1960

Zenaida Zapatka 96 May 22 2008

Elia Panut 67 May 23 1941

Vladimir Dubovsky 72 May 23 1963

Stephen Demko May 23 1982

Leon Murawski May 23 1983

Jesse Mazur 74 May 23 1997

Jewett H. Foster May 24 1986

Nadezhda Keyko 83 May 25 1970

Eusimenia Martilov 26 May 27 1911

Child Sally Krish 5 mo May 27 1941

Haig Beristain 92 May 27 2000

Natalie Zaiko 94 May 27 2014

Child Anna Panasevich 2 mo May 28 1926

John Keyko 67 May 28 1951

George Horbal May 28 1986

Catherine Ellard 92 May 28 1998

Melanie Stepanuk 85 May 29 1933

Mary Kurtz 36 May 29 1947

Steve Koren 43 May 29 1963

Stephanida Lamberg 91 May 29 2004

Child Olga Martinchik 4 mo May 31 1910

FROM PASCHA TO PENTECOST

The days between Pascha (Easter) and Pentecost are supposed to be the high holiday season of the Orthodox Church Year. The fasting days of Lent are over. Christ is risen from the dead. The Church is full of the light of His divine life. We have noth-

ing to do but to delight in the joyful celebration of His Divine Presence.

The sad fact, however, is that it almost never hap-pens this way. Usually just the opposite happens in most Orthodox churches. During Lent we build up a certain spiritual momentum, which instead of fulfilling itself in the Fifty Days of the season from Pascha to Pentecost, comes screeching to a

halt after the final words of the last service on Easter Day.

All that is gained in Great Lent and Holy Week is lost. All that is experienced of Christ, victorious and alive, is forgotten. We return to “normalcy.” And it is sad and dull and sinful.

The period from Pascha to Pentecost is a wonderful period. It begins with the Bright Week following Pascha when the Pas-chal Liturgy is celebrated daily. Then comes St. Thomas Sun-day, the appearance of the Lord to us gathered together in Church, “the doors being shut.” Then comes the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers and we hear once again all of the songs of Great and Holy Friday, now sung victoriously in the context of the Resurrection. And then it continues on and on, the events of the Gospel of St. John setting the tone. There is the Sunday of the Paralytic which tells us that we too have been healed by Christ, placed down into the waters of baptism, dying and rising with Him into newness of life.

There is the Feast of Mid-Pentecost which gives us the experi-ence of “drinking of the waters of true worship,” the new life of the Kingdom of God which wells up in us by the Spirit of Christ Who is risen from the dead.

There is the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman announcing the universal salvation of all the nations in the resurrection of Christ, the light of the gentiles.

There is the Sunday of the Blind Man, the gift of illumination to all men in order to see and to know the meaning of life through the victory of Christ the Messiah.

Then comes the Ascension, the finalization of the resurrection of Christ, His entrance into Divine Glory at the right hand of God the Father, taking us with Himself into the depths of Divinity. And finally at the end, the “great and final day” of Pentecost: the coming of the Holy Spirit upon us, the “seal” and “pledge” and divine “guarantee” of the presence in our midst of the Kingdom of God: the birthday of the Christian Church in the history of the world.

Each Sunday from Pascha to Pentecost is a spiritual experience of the mystery of the victory of Christ. Each week has its sacra-mental, paschal theme. There is water involved in every one of the Gospels: the pool of the Paralytic, the well of the Samaritan Woman, the anointing and washing of the eyes of the Blind

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Man. All this is for us. It tells us of our experience in the Church of the Risen Lord. It witnesses to our own washing and anointing, our own eating and drinking, our dying and rising with Him.

Enter the Joy of the Lord

Everything possible must be done to keep the season from Pascha to Pentecost alive in the Church. We have only to follow the life of the Church and to enter the joy of the Lord.

First of all, the entire life of the Church during Eastertide is filled with the songs and services of the resurrection of Christ. The Paschal Troparion, Christ is risen, is present at every ser-vice. We stand in our prayers to indicate the absence of sorrow and the victory of life. The vestments, the flowers, the hymns and the readings, the entire atmosphere of the Church is that of the Holy Pascha leading to Pentecost. We have but to enter it and live.

Enter into Communion

Secondly, we must continue to enter into union with the Risen Lord dur-ing this time by continuing in com-munion with Him in the Passover Banquet of the Divine Liturgy. We

must come to understand once and for all that Holy Commun-ion is not a mystery tied to Lent and to penance. It is not a sac-rament of penance at all! It is the sacrament of Presence - of the Presence of the Risen Christ in our midst. What better and more perfect time is there to meet Him and to be with Him than in the days following His resurrection when He remains in our midst, opening to us the mysteries of the Kingdom of God.

Live the Easter Spirit

Thirdly, we must make the conscious effort to keep the Easter spirit alive in our homes. Quite externally this may mean to keep our homes decorated with Easter flowers, to keep things bright, to continue a paschal menu, to continue to dress our-selves and our children in our Easter clothes. All of these things are important, for they continually allow us to dwell in the pres-ence of the Lord Who is risen and is with us always, even to the end of the ages.

This means as well that our family prayers must also retain the Easter spirit. Christ is risen must remain in our homes; in the morning and evening, at mealtime and all the time.

And finally, we must look forward to Pentecost, to the coming of the Holy Spirit. And we must prepare ourselves to meet Him at His coming. He will “come and abide in us.” He will keep us always in the presence of Christ and God the Father. He will make us sons of Heaven. He will strengthen us to live the life that Christ gives us, risen from the dead.

From Pascha to Pentecost - the most wonderful time of the en-tire Church Year. Let us keep it with a fervor befitting our God Who has given it to us!

ST. HIPPOLYTUS ON THE TWELVE APOSTLES:

WHERE EACH OF THEM PREACHED AND WHERE

HE MET HIS END

PETER preached the Gospel in Pontus, and Galatia, and Cappa-docia, and Betania, and Asia and Italy , and was afterwards crucified by Nero in Rome with his head downwards as he had himself desired to suffer in that manner.

ANDREW preached to the Scythians (southern Russians) and Thracians, and was crucified, suspended on an olive tree, at Patrae, a town of Achaica; and there too he was buried.

JOHN, again, in Asia, was banished by Domitian the king to the isle of Patmos, in which" also he wrote his Gospel and saw the apocalyptic vision; and in Trajan's time he fell asleep at Ephesus, where his remains were sought for, but could not be found.

JAMES, his brother, when preaching in Judea, was beheaded by Herod the tetrarch, and was buried there.

PHILIP preached in Phrygia, and was crucified in Hierapolis with his head downward in the time of Domitian, and was bur-ied there.

BARTHOLOMEW, again, preached to the Indians, to whom he also gave the Gospel according to Matthew, and was crucified with his head downward, and was buried in Allanum, a town of the great Armenia.

MATTHEW wrote the Gospel in the Hebrew tongue, and pub-lished it at Jerusalem, and fell asleep at Hierees, a town of Par-thia.

THOMAS preached to the Parthians, Medes, Persians, Hyrcani-ans, Bactrians, and Margians, and was thrust through in the four members of his body with a pine spear at Calamene, the city of India, and was buried there.

JAMES THE SON OF ALPHAEUS, when preaching in Jerusa-lem, was stoned to death by the Jews, and was buried there be-side the Temple.

JUDE, who is also called THADDEUS, preached to the people of Edessa, and to all Mesopotamia, and fell asleep at Berytus, and was buried there.

SIMON THE ZEALOT, the son of Cleopas, who is also called Jude, became bishop of Jerusalem after James the Just, and fell asleep and was buried there at the age of 120 years.

MATTHIAS, who was one of the seventy, was numbered along with the eleven apostles, and preached in Jerusalem and fell asleep in the Lord and was buried there.

And PAUL entered into the apostleship a year after the Ascen-sion of Christ; and beginning at Jerusalem, he advanced as far as Illyricum, Spain and Italy, preaching the Gospel for 4

thirty-five years. In the time of Nero he was beheaded at Rome and was buried there.

CONTEMPLATION – THE DESCENT

OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

ON THE APOSTLES

How the Apostles stood in one mind at prayer.

How, there came a sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind.

How there appeared fiery tongues, one on each of the Apostles.

How the Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in various tongues as the Holy Spirit gave them utterance.

How some mocked them saying, “They have had too much new wine.”

How the rest wondered and marveled, hearing the Apostles speak to them of the wonderful works of God in their own languages.

How the small are made great by God the Holy Spirit.

How the fearful are made fearless by Him. How He makes the simple wise. How He makes the inarticulate eloquent. How, from fishermen, He makes fishers of

men for the Kingdom of God. How, from shepherds of an irrational flock,

He makes shepherds of a rational flock – the true sheep of the House of Israel.

How the Apostles, led by the Holy Spirit, traveled throughout the world without means and without friends.

How, through the Holy Spirit, the Apostles proclaimed the Lord’s Gospel.

How, through the Holy Spirit, the Church continues to proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Parish Council Meeting 2-26-2018 Members in Attendance: Fr. David Koles, Chris Adams, Daniel Belonick, Julia Boisvert Bress, Sarah Clark, Chris Dresko, Juliana Haskins, Paul Salina, and Ellen Santoro. Meeting Called to Order at 7:04 p.m. and began with “O Heav-enly King.” Chris Dresko and Sarah Clark led the Council in the Daily Scrip-ture Reading. Pastor’s Report: Father welcomed the 2018 Parish Council, especially the new members. He expressed appreciation especially to the council members who handle many responsibilities for our parish. In March:

Lenten Vespers on March 4 in Terryville and March 18 here at Holy Trinity. We appreciate the Sisterhood offering to coordi-nate a potluck supper after our hosted service.

March 9 at 5pm we will celebrate Presanctified at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Church.

Pre-Paschal clean up on Saturday, March 24 advertised on the monthly calendar, but may be changed to Sunday, March 25. Weather-related cancellations have been made recently due to concern for parishioners making it safely to and from ser-vices. Recent feedback suggests that some cancellations are made too hastily, and Father may take a more “travel at your own risk” approach especially since the parking lot is plowed early and the church will be ready for parishioners. Warden’s Report: Dan Belonick expressed his hopes and plans for his term as War-den. He hopes to serve as a sounding board and assist people. He wants to provide perspective and to encourage open dialogue and support the parish as we “lean in to discomfort” which may end up being a theme for the 2018. Dan Belonick hopes parish-ioners and council members speak to if something is/seems wrong or if he is missing the mark. He wants to grow with the council and parish as we develop our community and liturgical life. Secretary’s Report: The February Minutes were passed with 4 abstentions due to ab-sences. Financial Report: Juliana Haskins presented the budget figures from January. The figures have not been audited for January. 5

Total January income - $ 18,400.25 Total January expenses - $ 17,635.88 Income over Expenses - $ 764.37 Chris Adams motioned to accept the November figures as pre-sented, Chris Dresko seconded. Motion was tabled as the figures still needed to be audited, and Chris Adams withdrew his motion. Financial Committee: Chris Adams provided a balance sheet and a monthly analysis from Morgan Stanley. In January we saw a gain of 1.3% in the aggregate, even with the dramatic drop in the stock market. Chris Adams and the financial advisor will keep an eye out for Febru-ary’s numbers as the markets slow. The recent changes to the investment funds are showing predicted growth and Chris Adams will be meeting with our financial advisor to get his feedback on the market trends and how our investments are working. There will be a Financial Committee meeting scheduled in the coming weeks. Building and Grounds: The arch on the interior of the church needs repair. The same spot is dealing with a water leak and the committee is taking icons down to prevent any damage. Dan Bradinini has been made aware, and we will have to start looking into getting a com-pany to assess the roof and how to permanently fix this recurring problem. Dan Belonick asked the Council for suggestions on who to con-tact. The general consensus was to call Bostick (the last com-pany who handled the roof repair) and an additional company for a second opinion. Father will reach out to the New Haven and Ansonia parishes to see who has succeeded in fixing their roofs. Paul Salina offered to check in with Kaestle Boos. Dan Belonick has assembled a team to empty the storage unit and bring the items back to the church. The date to accomplish this is March 17 and Dan will make sure that the month of March is the last payment. The Men’s Club has offered to assist in purchasing fireproof cabinets. George Matyczyk requested that the chains and signs at both parking lot entrances are replaced with lighter, rust free versions. Parish Life: Ellen Santoro noted that a bowling night will be scheduled after Pascha. There was a suggestion to try to pair the outing with bowling and vespers, or a game afternoon following liturgy, etc.

There will be a Parish Life committee meeting scheduled soon. Cemetery Committee: George Ludko shared that the costs to print the brochures outlin-ing the cemetery fees came to $169 for 500 copies.

George Ludko asked if the council has a “sunset date” to remove Christmas decorations at the cemetery. There has been confusion about when our landscaper can go clean up the decorations as part of the spring clean up. March 15 was the date the Council agreed on. Father added that he will put a caution in the next few bulletins and mention it at liturgy.

Old Business: Community Garden - at the annual meeting concerns were shared which unveiled some confusion about the entire project. Regard-ing our insurance liability, the council will make sure that there is coverage for people to be on the grounds and help from both in-side and outside the parish. Dan Belonick will ask Gladys Labas for a more detailed plan that outlines the steps to set up the gar-den and to sustain it going forward as well as how this is all go-ing to be accomplished and her vision in the years to come. There needs to be some follow-up as to what the parish and the diocese expect to see for official plans regarding the garden. At this point, the preliminary vision is to have the parish setup, manage and maintain the garden and we will give away vegetables to the community. The check arrived after the proposal was approved and Chris Adams needs to check to confirm what account re-ceived the deposit. There will be a meeting to draft a plan for the garden and that plan should include a visual demonstration or what the garden will look like and an anticipated budget of setup and upkeep costs. Archbishop NIKON cleared our parish to join the All American Council. Our bylaw conflict on the dissolution clause is under revision and we may complete the revision following the out-come of the 2018 All American Council meeting. Ellen Santoro asked if anyone has followed up on painting the front door, and Dan Belonick noted that the Buildings and Grounds committee will handle it. New Business: Dan Belonick sent a year’s calendar around for input and looks forward to feedback. This will assist in the parish understanding the various things that are going on at Holy Trinity. The final version will be added to the website and printed and posted around the building. The sharing of this calendar is a step supporting the missions for 2018 to focus on growth and life, including our parish body get-ting together more often.

The 2018 Parish Picnic - the Council discussed the scheduling and who will head it up this year. The weekend falls on Memo-rial Day weekend, so we may have to look instead to September 8 and do a back-to-school event instead to celebrate the new litur-gical year. April Charity - Chris Dresko motioned that we support Team Jenga, National MS Society with our April Charity, Chris Adams seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Next meeting: Monday March 26, 2018, 7:00 p.m. Chris Adams motioned to adjourn at 8:30 p.m., Julia Boisvert Bress seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Submitted by,

Sarah Clark

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