10th Sunday after Pentecost
The church picnic has been moved to the basement due to weather concerns.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!
10th Sunday after Pentecost
August 2, 2026
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic
105 Kohler Ave
Lyndora PA 16045
Phone724-287-5000
www.stiohnbyzlyn.com
athanasius@zoominternet.net
Sat 8/1/26 4:00pm Vigil Divine Liturgy +Prokopchak Family by Maria and Michael Streitman
Sun 8/2/26 9:30am Divine Liturgy +Peter Baycura by Drew Moniot
Wed 8/5/26 7:00pm Liturgy for feast day of Transfiguration +Steve E. Olen by Cindy Hills
Thr 8/6/26 9:30am Divine Liturgy for feast day of Transfiguration
Fri 8/7/26 7:00pm Moleben to Jesus
Sat 8/8/26 4:00pm Divine Liturgy +Mitchell Habil (7th Anniv. Of Passing) by Anna and Greg Habil
Sun 8/9/26 9:30am Divine Liturgy +Francie Lipp by Nick Russin
Variable Parts: Tone 1- Pages 125 — 127
Epistle: 1 Cor 4:9-16
Gospel: Mt 17:14-23
Memorial Candle Request: No Candle Request
Epistle Readers 1-Aug John Baycura/Mary Motko 2-Aug Kathy Moyta 8-Aug Mary Troyan 9-Aug Shari Allen
Please Pray for: Lou Pocchiari, Erik Bergh, Mike Oshlick, Kathy Moyta, Dorothy Moyta, Brian Buchkovich, Lejen Warner, Sharon King, Ole J. Bergh, Liz Moyta, Fr. Michael Huszti, Fr. Laska, Susie Curcio, Teresa Milkovich, Robert Saper, Anna Habil, Mike Dancisin, Diane Sotak, Anna Pocchiari, Larry Hamil, Beverly Jones, Maryann Russin Schyvers, Nick Russin and Ken Konchan
Attendance: 7/18 - 24 7/19 - 72 7/25 - 25 7/26 - 85
Collection: 7/18 -7/19 $1,479.00; 7/25 -7/26 $2,405.00
Gibsonia Schedule
Sun 8/2/26 11:30am Divine Liturgy 10th Sunday after Pentecost
Thu 8/6/26 7:00pm Divine Liturgy
Sun 8/9/26 11:30am Divine Liturgy 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Church Picnic/Bingo Prizes: We will, once again, have Bingo at the church picnic this year ( TODAY!) Please consider donating prizes! The more prizes...the more games we can have! We will need prizes for both kids and adults. Please wrap the gifts and mark as adult or kid. Thank you so much! Questions....see Amanda Stavish.
Honoring the Theotokos: During August and September, we honor/venerate The Blessed Mother because of the Feast Days celebrated — the Dormition and her Birth. Help us honor her by sharing your favorite icon of the Theotokos. It can be of her image or a feast day. They will be displayed in the Church Windows. Stands will be provided if needed. Remember to put your name on the back so we know who it belongs to. Place your icon at any window you like. Labels are available on the readers lectern if you need one. Questions....see Kathy Moyta.
Upcoming Event Dates: Church Picnic - TODAY in the church basement. Ladies Guild Meeting — August 9th at 11:00am in the church. Parish Council Meeting — August 10th at 6:30pm. Church Polka — September 12th at Highfield Hall
Coffee Social Canceled Today: Due to the parish picnic today there will be no coffee social after the Sunday Divine Liturgy.
Shoe Box Ministry: As a new school year approaches, please remember the Shoe Box Ministry as you shop for school supplies. There will be a box in the vestibule for school supply donations. Thank you.
The Feast of the Transfiguration is of supreme importance to Eastern Catholics for several key theological, mystical, and liturgical reasons:
1. It is a Major Theophany (Manifestation of the Trinity) - In Eastern theology, the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor is viewed as a second theophany (the first being Christ's Baptism in the Jordan River). All three persons of the Holy Trinity are visibly and audibly manifest:
• God the Father speaks from the luminous cloud, confirming Jesus as His beloved Son.
• God the Son is transfigured, revealing His divine glory through His human flesh.
• God the Holy Spirit is present as the brilliant, overshadowing cloud of light.
2. Proof of Christ's Divinity and Preparation for the Passion - The Eastern Church emphasizes that Christ's divine glory was always present beneath His human nature, but during the Transfiguration, He voluntarily pulled back that "veil" of humanity so His closest disciples (Peter, James, and John) could witness it.
• Historically celebrated 40 days before the Exaltation of the Cross, the feast acts as a crucial anchor for the Apostles.
• By seeing His glory before His crucifixion, the disciples would understand that His suffering and death on the cross were completely voluntary. It gave them the assurance that the one hanging on the cross in agony is willingly laying down His life as the glorious God of all creation.
3. The Blueprint for Human Deification (Theasis)- Perhaps the most distinctively Eastern theological emphasis of the feast is what it reveals about human potential. It teaches that human beings are called to theosis—becoming by grace what God is by nature (partakers of the divine nature).
• The uncreated light that shone from Christ on Mount Tabor is the same light that believers are called to participate in.
• The Transfiguration is seen as the prototype of spiritual illumination and human transformation. It demonstrates that physical matter, human flesh, and the entire material world can be sanctified, transfigured, and filled with the divine presence.
4. The Presence of the Law and the Prophets (Moses and Elijah) - The appearance of Moses (representing the Law/the dead) and Elijah (representing the Prophets/the living) alongside Jesus signifies that Christ is the fulfillment of the entire Old Testament. It also demonstrates that Christ is Lord over both the living and the dead, offering a powerful sign of the eventual resurrection of the body.
5. Traditional Blessing of the First Fruits - Culturally and liturgically, the feast coincides late in the summer harvest season. Eastern Catholics maintain a strong tradition of bringing the "first fruits" of the earth—most notably grapes, apples, and other summer produce—to the church to be blessed during the Divine Liturgy. This custom expresses gratitude to God for His physical bounty and acts as a symbolic reminder that all creation is ultimately meant to be redeemed, blessed, and transfigured by God's glory.
