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St. Louis Mission Byzantine Catholic Church

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Meeting at: Blessed John XXIII Center - Byzantine Chapel
	8300 Morganford Rd., St. Louis, MO 63123
	Saturday Vigil: 6:30 PM – Holy Day Vigil: 7:15 PM
	(314) 892-5109 ext 209*
	www.stlouis.byzcath.org
	Celebrants:
	Rev. Eugene P. Selzer, Administrator*
	Rev. James G. Knapp,
	Rev. Paul J. Niemann, and
	Rev. Joseph A. Weber
Slava Isusu Christu! Slava na Viki!
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!

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Divine Liturgy for February 19th, 2012
6:30pm, Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Sunday of Cheesefare
This week’s celebrant:	Fr. Paul Niemann
Altar Servers:	Greg Seper, Jon Bruno
Cantors	John Derr, Marilyn Hertenstein
Wednesday - Presanctified Gifts celebrant:	Fr. Paul Niemann
Next week's celebrant:	Fr. Jim Knapp, S.J.

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Welcome Visitors
	Welcome to all those who are visiting our parish today! Join in with our singing, receive Holy Communion if you are Catholic and prepared, and after Liturgy, please join us for fellowship and refreshments so that we may greet you personally and answer any questions you may have. Thank you for visiting, come again! If you are interested in joining our church, please call Fr. Selzer.

Prayer Requests

Please remember in prayers: All our service men and women, and all serving far from home or in hostile areas; for all affected by natural disasters; for continued health and speedy recoveries of our family and friends, including Fr. Gene Selzer and Josh Butcher who has relapsed; for our priests and for all Byzantine Seminarians and those pursuing religious vocations. We also pray for the health and special immediate needs of the Seper family, including Irene Seper, Joseph Seper, and Greg Seper. If you would like to add a name to our prayer list, please submit names to Bob Hertenstein at stlbyzcath@att.net.

	Lent
	The holy season of Lent begins this coming Monday, Feb. 20, which is a day of strict fasting. There will be a Forgiveness Vespers tonight after the Liturgy. We will also celebrate a Presanctified Gifts liturgy on Wed., Feb. 22 at 7:15 pm. Watch the bulletin for more scheduled special liturgies during Lent.

This Week’s Thank You

Thank you Mike Kovac for making sure our candles have fuel in them, general altar care, being a host, and for always being on standby to chant the responses and Epistle. We appreciate you Mike!

The Pilgrim VOCATION Icon Program
We continue our prayers for Vocations and ask that you Sign up today to have the Pilgrim Vocation Icon in your home. You will be greatly blessed! The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Room, or see Chairman, Marilyn Hertenstein. Thank you Host Families: 2/4 Mike Kovac 2/11 John Derr 2/18 Greg Seper

Lending Library
Librarians Jon and Maria Bruno are getting our Lending Library in order, and are accepting any appropriate religious books or videos you may wish to share with others. If you have questions, please contact Jon or Maria at (314) 847-6275 or mariaandjon@yahoo.com.

Our Churches Need Your Help

A special collection will be made next week to aid our churches in central and eastern Europe. Please put donation in a separate envelope and mark “Special Church Aid Collection” on the outside. Your generosity is always appreciated.

Upcoming Hosts:
Feb 18 Feb 25	Available Available

Bulletin Editor:

Bob Hertenstein, stlbyzcath@att.net or (618)239-0226

Fasting Seasons in the Byzantine Church
There are four main periods of fasting during the year: The Great Fast (Lent) — begins seven weeks before Pascha The Fast of the Apostles — starts on Monday eight days after Pentecost and ends June 28th The Dormition Fast — Starts August 1st and ends August 14th St. Phillip’s Fast — 40 days from November 15th to December 24th

Specific Fasting Days:

Vigil of Christmas (12/24); Vigil of Theophany (1/5); Great Friday; Holy Saturday; The Beheading of Saint John the Forerunner (8/29); Exaltation of the Holy Cross (9/14); and All Fridays of the year except Fast-free days listed below.

Days Free from Fasting:

From Nativity until the vigil of Theophany Bright Week, the week following Great and Holy Pascha (Easter) The Week following Pentecost The Week following the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

	Lenten Carrot Dish (from Byzantine Forum)
	Ingredient: - 1 carrot Directions: - Wash carrot. - Eat! Check our web page for other tasty Lenten Dish recipes If you have a recipe you would like to share, please send to Bob to publish on the site.

2012 Lenten Fasting Regulations

The Eparchy has issued these reminders for the fasting regulations

Abstinence

The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat or meat by-products, permitting the use of eggs and dairy products. Abstinence is to be observed on all Wednesdays and Fridays during the Holy Season of the Great Fast and on Holy Saturday.

Strict Abstinence

The law of strict abstinence (fast) forbids the use of meat, eggs and dairy products or any of their by-products. All of the adult faithful of the Eparchy who receive Holy Communion are obliged to observe Strict Abstinence. Those with valid medical reasons; pregnant or nursing mothers are not bound to fast. Strict Fast and Abstinence is to be observed on the First Day of the Great Fast, Monday, February 20th and on Great and Holy Friday, April 6th.

Dispensation

Pastors and administrators may, for a just cause, grant to the individual faithful and to individual families, dispensations or commutations of Abstinence and Strict Abstinence into other pious practices.

LITURGY PROPERS - Tone 3 Sunday of the Meat Fare Today’s Propers can be found on these pages: For quick reference, move your ribbon to one of these pages. Opening Hymn Handout Troparion 135 Kontakion 218 Prokeimenon 219 Alleluia 219 Communion Hymn 78 Epistle: Romans 13:11-14:4 Gospel: Matthew 6:14-21

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