In case you have forgotten:       Exodus 20: And God spoke all these words, saying:

2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of  bondage.   3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

15 “You shall not steal.

16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

You bet they’ll be on the final!!!

Elizabeth Hatsko, 93, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, August 5. She was a devoted parishioner of St. John’s and we all miss her smiling and pleasant demeanor. A lovely friend and hard worker at St. John’s we pray for her soul: “With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Thy servant, were sickness and sorrow are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting. Whither we mortals shall go, making our funeral dirge the hymn; Alleluia. May her Memory be Eternal.    Photos of Liz are posted in the Photo Gallery.   

Happy Birthday to all those celebrating their birthday in September: Betty Czech, September 1; Fr. Maryan Chaykivsky, Sept 19; Irina Chaykivsky, Sept 24 and Janice Pecoraro on September 30. Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their birthday in September and God grant all of you Many Years!

Remember our needy neighbors. The Food Pantry is always in need of food items. Please keep those less fortunate in mind and help us to feed those in need. A basket is in the vestibule of the church for your convenience. May God bless you abundantly for your generosity.