St.

Philip the Apostle Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church

3866 65 th street Sacramento, CA 95820
Phone: (916) 452-1888 E-mail: feromurin@hotmail.com Mobile: (916) 539-1534

http://www.stphilipofsacramento.com

O Holy Apostle Philip, Intercede with the merciful God That he may grant our souls forgiveness of sins. Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory for Ever! Slava Isusu Christu! Slava i vo viki!

From the Fathers of the Church

St. Augustine Zacchaeus climbed away from the crowd and saw Jesus without the crowd getting in his way. The crowd laughs at the lowly, to people walking the way of humility, who leave the wrongs they suffer in Gods hands and do not insist on getting back at their enemies. He crowd laughs at the lowly and says, You helpless, miserable clod, you cannot even stick up for yourselves and get back what is your own. The crowd gets in the way and prevents Jesus from being seen. The crowd boasts and crows when it is able to get back what it owns. It blocks the sight of the one who said as he hung on the cross, Father, forgive them because they do not know what they are doing. [Zacchaeus] ignored the crowd that was getting in in his way. He instead climbed a sycamore tree, a tree of silly fruit.

Announcements
Last Sunday, the attendance was 40 souls. Hospitality sign-up sheet: Jan 29 open, Feb 5 Schneider family, Feb 12 Baker family. Please sign up for hospitality for the upcoming Sundays; the list is in the parish hall. Thank you to Janson family for providing hospitality for us last Sunday. Prayer requests. Please remember in your prayers the members of our parish family: Fr. James Lane, Fr. Randall Ackley, Steve Klinkovsky, Oceana Grabianowski

(Slawomirs wife), Aggie Ward, Agatha Gavura (Fr. Francis aunt), Gary and Ingrid Stewart, Gregory Dean (son of Don and Margaret), Brad, Michael, Norman, Curtis, Paul (Fr. Francis friends), Teri Walker, Walter Gerlach. Most reverend William C. Skurla, D.D. Named Metropolitan of Pittsburgh. On Thursday, Jan 19, 2012, it was announced from Rome that the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has officially appointed Most Reverend William C. Skurla, D.D., as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. He will be enthroned in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.Archbishop-elect William Charles Skurla, D.D. was born in Duluth, Minnesota, June 1, 1956, the son of the late John and Mavis Skurla. Pilgrim Vocation Icon Prayers for Vocations: Jan 15-22: Baker family; Jan 22-28: Janson family, Jan 29-Feb 4: Belke family, Feb 5-11: Schneider family. Parish retreat 2012. As in the last two years, we will again go to the Mt. Tabor monastery in Ukiah for a short weekend retreat. Fr. David Anderson has agreed to give us few conferences, although the main focus is to pray, alone and with the monks. The date of our retreat is March 10-11. The retreat format will be exactly the same as last year. To register or find out more details, please speak with Bill Martinez.

Liturgical schedule
Wed Fri Sun Jan 25th Jan 27th Jan 29th 6:30 AM Divine Liturgy. (p. 408) St. Gregory the Theologian, bishop. 6:30 AM Divine Liturgy. (p. 410) Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom. 9:00 Confessions. Sunday of the Publican and rd 9:40 Office of the 3 hour. Pharisee. Tone 8. (p. 161, 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy. 215)

For Confession, please come half an hour earlier to scheduled services, or schedule an appointment. Fridays in general are marked as days of simple abstinence or equivalent penance. Let us remember each other as we offer prayers and sacrifices to God, in union with the Cross of Christ.

Sacramento Events
St. Peters and All Hallows parish in Sacramento invite you to their first bilingual Mens Conference. It will be held on Feb 25th, 2012 at All Hallows Church, 5605 14th Avenue in Sacramento. Come to pray and listen to inspirational speakers presenting on topics of Fatherhood, Purity, Divine Mercy devotion and other. Cost $30 includes lunch. For more information and to sign up, call (916) 456-7206. Marriage saving the Post Session Phase - The post-weekend phase of Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) is as crucial to the healing of a troubled marriage as the initial weekend experience. During the post-weekend sessions, the weekend technique is further developed and combined with additional tools to explore other areas of the marriage relationship. For confidential information about or to register for the February 2012 program beginning with a weekend on February 10-12, call (800) 283-5952 or email: sacramento@retroca.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com