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FEBRUARY 13th 2022

34th Sunday After Pentecost

SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN + PHARISEE
Lent is coming!

SUNDAY BULLETIN propers + readings (click here)
БЮЛЕТИН переклад читань + Євангелія

SUNDAY BULLETIN | БЮЛЕТИН - CLICK HERE

MORE...

Continue to Pray for Ukraine
+ for the safety of our families who live and work there, and for a peaceful resolution. Click here for the prayer text in English

Продовжуйте молитися за Україну
+ за безпеку наших сімей, які там живуть і працюють, і за мир.
молитва українською клацніть тут

ABOUT LAST SUNDAY.

update: Father Roman has cleared the infection, feels fine and finished his isolation period.

Dear Parish Family! C.I.X.!
If the measure of a good teacher is how the students manage when the teacher has to leave the room, then I must say you have had good teachers - and this morning, here at St. Elias, I am proud to be one of them! By now most of you know that due to a positive self-test result I was not able to be at today’s (last week) Sunday Services. I had to do what so many of you have... continued below.

been doing these past two years, joining in the Services by means of live-stream transmission. (see above!) A strange experience, and in this case, an edifying one.

I was not able to be "in class”, and yet, class/church, proceeded as if I were there.
True, the structure of the Divine Liturgy was affected by the absence of myself as priest,
but the worship -orderly and prayerful - undiminished. My thanks to the clergy - Cantor Ilya, Protodeacon David, and to the singers who assisted them in leading the “Typica” Service which is taken when a priest is unavailable. In the history of our Church, such services used to be much more common, be it in remote villages and monasteries, in catacombs or forests
or even prairies or mining towns of our continent, When a priest was unavailable, the parish cantor would lead the congregation in singing the main selections of the Divine Liturgy, albeit without the Anaphora and Holy Communion. Such was what we did this morning -
and I am pleased to say, it was done well. So well, in fact, that it might serve as a model for other parishes when such circumstances arise.

In conclusion, once again, my thanks and expression of justifiable pride that you obviously have had good teachers here at St. Elias, among them, myself….

God continue to bless us on the Way….

Fr. Roman

BREAK FOR JESUS
For Parents of children in the GTA
March break day program in Etobicoke

GREAT LISTENING
Enacting the Kingdom is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Highly recommended.

+ ANOTHER PODCAST
Speaking the Truth in Love about todays Gospel.
Click on this link: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hopko/%20the_publican_and_the_pharisee

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Everyday, your donations arrive in the mail and electronically. Your generosity is appreciated now more than ever. Thank You for donating your time, talent or treasure and most importantly thank you for staying connected to your parish.

on line donations- click here

SAINT ELIAS THE PROPHET CHURCH
saintelias.com
10173 Heritage Road Brampton Ontario L7A 0A1