SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church

Saturday, August 26– 4:00 PM
God’s Blessings for all home bound parishioner and those in Nursing Facilities

Sunday, August 27 – 8:30AM
TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners.

Tuesday, August 29 – 9:00 AM – BEHEADING OF St. John the Baptist Health and God’s blessings for Fr. Daniel Gurovich

Saturday, September 2 – 4:00 PM
✞Paul Suscavage – Eileen Derwin

Sunday, September 3 – 8:30AM
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners

Saturday, August 19 – 4:00 PM
✞Florence Kloap – Robert & Karen Timshaw

Sunday, August 20 – 8:30AM
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners

Thursday, August 24 – No Divine Lituryg

Saturday, August 26 – 4:00 PM
God’s Blessings for all home bound parishioner and those in Nursing Facilities

Sunday, August 27 – 8:30AM
TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners

Saturday, August 12 – 4:00 PM
✞ Anna Bosack – Carol & Bernie Kosek

Sunday, August 13 – 8:30 AM
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners.

Tuesday, August 15 – 9:00 AM
The Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Holy Day of Obligation-Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania
Blessing of Flowers
God’s blessings for Thomas and Sandra Sydnor for Wedding Anniversary, from family

Thursday, August 17 – No Liturgy

Saturday, August 19 – 4:00 PM
✞Florence Kloap – Robert & Karen Timshaw

Sunday, August 20 – 8:30AM
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners.

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SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light has no request for this week.

DISAPPOINTMENT: It was very disappointing that only4 baskets and the fruit Father Walter presented were blessed in Church last week on the Transfiguration of Our Lord. This is a tradition that has been in the Ukrainian Catholic Church for centuries. What happened to that tradition?

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION: Tuesday, August 15th is the FEAST OF THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. This is a Holy Day of Obligation and the custom of Blessing Flowers. Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania will be after the Blessing of flowers. Please bring your flowers to be blessed.

Pilgrimage on Sunday, August 27; at Assumption Church, Centralia, Pa
All are invited to join Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka and clergy on a Pilgrimage at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Centralia, Pa. on Sunday, August 27th. The pilgrimage begins at 12:00 noon with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
2:00 pm, There will be a Living Rosary prayed before the Icon of Our Lady of Pochaiv.
3:00 pm, Akathist to the Mother of God. 4:30 pm a candlelight procession and Moleben to the Mother of God, Metropolitan Stefan Soroka, main celebrant and homilist. At the conclusion prayers for healing and anointing with holy oil will take place. Pilgrims will have an opportunity to venerate the icon and relics of Blessed Martyr Bishop Mykola Charnetsky, C.Ss.R., the healer of souls. Confessions will be available throughout the day.  For more information please feel free to contact the church rectory.
 The church is located 2 Blocks North of Route 42 in Centralia, Pennsylvania, at the following mailing address 1130 Summit Hill Rd. Aristes, PA 17920.

Saturday, Aug. 5
4:00 PM ✞Paul Suscavage – Stan & Phyllis Mickish
Anointing withHoly Oil – Myrovania after the Blessing of Fruit

Sunday, Aug 6
4:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania after the Blessing of Fruit

Thursday, Aug. 10 No Liturgy

Saturday, Aug. 12
4:00 PM ✞Anna Bosack – Carol & Bernie Kosek

Sunday, Aug. 13 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD

The feast of the Transfiguration is one of the twelve principal feasts of our Church, having a one-day pre-feast and a seven-day post-feast. This feast falls during that time when the fruits of the earth reach maturity. From the earliest times in the Eastern Church, on this day fruit is blessed in thanksgiving to God for the first0fruits of the earth. This custom was adopted by the Christian Church from the Old Testament which prescribed that fruit be brought to the Temple of the Lord. In the Book of Exodus we read: “You shall carry the first-fruits of the corn of your ground to the house of the Lord your God.”
The custom of blessing the first fruits in church was prescribed in the Canons of the Holy Apostles at the end of the third century. The Apostolic Constitutions of the fourth century have a prayer for the blessing of first fruits. The local Synod of Carthage in the forth sixth rule gave prescriptions concerning the first fruits that are brought to church. The Sixth Ecumenical Council spoke of the blessing of the firs fruits of grapes and wheat. In the Typicons century and in the Typicon of Evergetes Monastery of the tenth century no mention was made of the blessing of the vine, that is, grapes.
In Greece, in the month of August grapes and wheat, which are the more important fruits, reach their maturity, for this reason, the custom of blessing the grapesand ears of wheat in church on the feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord prevailed there. In Rus-Ukraine, grapes of the vine were replaced by apples and other fruits.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is requested to burn this week August 5 – 12 by Charles Drazba in memory of The Carpa Family.

ALTAR CANDLES: The Altar Candles will burn for all services in the month of August in honor of Helene Sirak 89th Birthday requested by her daughter Michaelene Ostrum & Family.

MANY OPENINGS: There are many dates opened for the Sanctuary Light requests. The donation for the candle to burn one week is $15. Your intentions can be in honor of someone, in memory of a loved one or any special occasion. Fill in the list in the vestibule for your intentions.

TREE rEMOVAL: We wish to thank and appreciation the $25 from an anonymous donator for the help in the price of the tree removal.

Moleben and League of Ukrainian Catholics Meeting SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church, 706 North Warren Street, Berwick, PA extends a warm invitation to a beautiful Prayer Service – Moleben to Our Blessed Mother – on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 3:00pm to be followed by a church sponsored meeting and indoor picnic of our North Anthracite Council of the League of Ukrainian Catholics (LUC).  This is a public event of SS. Cyril and Methodius parish to which all parishioners and friends are welcome.

Saturday, July 29
4:00 PM ✞Anna Bosack – Michael Kane

Sunday, July 30 EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

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Thursday, Aug. 3 Aliturgical
(No Liturgy)

Saturday, Aug. 5 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Blessing of Fruit – Myrovania
4:00 PM ✞Paul Suscavage – Stan & Phyllis Mickish

Sunday, Aug. 6 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Blessing of Fruit – Myrovania
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
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TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD PARISH
Saturday 6:00 PM – Sunday 10:30 AM


TREE DAMAGE: As it was announced last week, the severe storms we had caused much local damage. The trees on our property, way in the back by the hall, fell on the home of 315 Stephanie Drive. Thank God no major damage was done to the home but the trees must be removed from the yard and two more remaining trees had to be removed at the cost of $900. If you can possibly donate toward this project it will certainly be appreciated.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week
July 29-Aug. 5 by Albert Ferkel in memory of his parents Al & Catherine Ferkel.

WOMEN’S SOCIETY: The Parish Women’s Society will be sponsoring a Rummage Sale in the fall. Now is the time to start packing things that are no longer useful to you and donate them to the sale

Burglary in our church: We are sorry to announce that our church was burglarized last Sunday. The intruders got in through one of the side doors; all the envelopes were emptied and the cash and checks taken, the poor box broken and the candle holders in the vestibule damaged. The police were notified and they did a fine report of the matter. A neighbor has a video of the supposedly two who entered the church but nothing further has been reported back. Please pray for the safety of our church. If you submitted a check last week, you may wish to notify your bank.

Bus Trip to New York City: St. Vladimir parish of Scranton, PA is sponsoring a Christmastime in New Your City on Saturday, December 9, 2017. There will be three stops in Manhattan: the Ukrainian Village on the Lower East Side, Bryant Park’s Outdoor Christmas Shoppes and the Fifth Avenue/Rockefeller Center area. Cost is $42.00 per person. Participants are also free to do their own thing for all or part of the day. If interested, please inform Paul Ewasko at 570 563-2275 before August 15.

Saturday, July 22
4:00 PM ✞Paul T. Suscavage – wife Betty, son Paul & wife Susan,
Grandchildren Paul & Nicholas.

Sunday, July 23 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Thursday, July 27
9:00 AM ✞ Pavel Kuczeriawey – daughter Olympia Pasicznyk

Saturday, July 29
4:00 PM ✞ Anna Bosack – Michael Kane

Sunday, July 30 EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
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ALTAR CANDLES: The month of August is available for requests. The Candles will burn at all services during said month for the donation of $40. A request for health, honor or deceased for your loved ones is a fine gesture of love.

WOMEN’S SOCIETY: The Parish Women’s Society will be sponsoring a Rummage Sale in the fall. Now is the time to start packing things that are no longer useful to you and donate them to the sale. Bring items to the church or call one of the Society members to arrange for pick up.

EVENING PRAYERS: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, 70 Zerby Avenue, Edwardsville, PA extends a warm invitation to an Evening Prayer Service on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 5:00pm to be followed by a church sponsored meeting of our North Anthracite Council of the League of Ukrainian Catholics (LUC).  This is a public event of St. Vladimir  parish to which all parishioners and friends are welcome

Christmas time Bus Trip to New York City: Scranton’s St. Vladimir parish is sponsoring a bus trip to New York City on Saturday, December 9, 2017. If there are sufficient numbers of persons from Luzerne and Columbia Counties interested in the trip, a pickup in Edwardsville will be arranged. There will be three stops in Manhattan: the Ukrainian Village on the Lower East Side, Bryant Park’s Outdoor Christmas Shoppes and the Fifth Avenue/Rockefeller Center area. Cost is $42.00 per person. Participants are also free to do their own thing for all or part of the day. If interested, please inform Paul Ewasko at 570 563-2275 before August 15.