SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church

Saturday, February 22
4:00 PM ✞Michael Hubiack – his wife Louise Hubiack

Sunday, February 23 SUNDAY OF CHEESEFARE
8:30 AM God’s Blessing and Good Health for all parishioners.

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Wednesday, February 26
4;00 PM Liturgy of the PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS

Saturday, February 29 Good’s Blessings for good health
4:00 PM Father Stephen Saffron

Sunday, March 1 FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST
8:30AM God’s Blessing and Good Health for all parishioners
4:00 PM Deanery Stations of the Cross at SS Peter & Paul UCC, Wilkes-Barre, PA

The Purpose of the Great Fast
Although our time has brought with it many changes in church practice and discipline, and the Second Vatican Council fathers have relaxed the rules for fasting, including the Great Fast, Nevertheless, the Forty Days Fast still has significance for our spiritual life. For various reasons, today we may be unable to fast in the same way as we did in our youth; yet even today we are obliged to fast – that is, we are obliged to refrain from sin, and from giving in to our evil inclinations. We are also obliged to pray and to practice virtue and good deeds. In reality then, the most important goal of the Great Fast is our spiritual renewal.

Fast from judging others;
Feast on seeing the best in people.
Fast from emphasis on differences;
Feast on the unity of life.

Fast from despair;
Feast on hope.
Fast from thoughts of illness;
Feast on the healing power of God.

Fast from words that destroy;
Feast on phrases that are encouraging.
Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude.

Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.
Fast from being negative;
Feast on being positive.

Fast from worry;
Feast on trust.
Fast from complaining;
Feast on appreciation.

Fast from hostility;
Feast on peacemaking.
Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.

Fast from constant activity;
Feast on slowing down.
Fast from disrespect;
Feast on recognizing the sacred in all life.

Fast from self-concern;
Feast on compassion for others.
~Author Unknown~

Un-forgiveness

Nothing is as painful,
As un-forgiveness to the soul;
A heart that’s torn asunder,
With forgiveness becomes whole.
A single kind word spoken
Means more than countless words;
The three words, “I forgive you,”
Are all that need be heard.
To a soul that has been wounded,
Like a healing, cooling balm;
Forgiveness soothes and comforts,
Till at last the soul is calm.

For the soul that seeks forgiveness,
When forgiveness can’t be found;
It struggles vainly everyday,
To hear that simple sound.
The power in those three kind words,
Can heal a heart that’s broken;
But that heart cannot begin to heal,
As long as words remain unspoken.
Compassion in its purest sense,
Reside in those three words;
The three words, “I forgive you,”
Are all that need be heard

SUNDAY OF CHEESEFARE
FEBRUARY 23, 2020

FORGIVENESS SUNDAY

THE CEREMONY OF FORGIVENESS
CHEESEFARE SUNDAY
In ancient times in Eastern monasteries a beautiful custom existed in which the rite of mutual forgiveness on Cheesefare Sunday was performed. This rite of forgiveness was carried out in the evening, following a modest repast. All the monks in the presence of the faithful asked pardon of one another for past offences, then embraced, and gave each other the kiss of peace. The faithful did the same among themselves. In some places, while this rite of forgiveness was being carried out, the stichera of the Pasch (Resurrection) was sung: “Today the sacred Pasch has been shown forth to us…” The last stichera ends with an appeal for mutual forgiveness: “and let us embrace one another and say: ‘Brethren’ even to those who hate us, and let us forgive all things…” The singing of the sticheras of the Pasch (Resurrection) was to signify that just as during the season of Pasch or Eastertide, so now at the threshold of the Great Fast we should mutually ask pardon for offences for the sake of Christ who fasted, suffered, and rose for our sake.
This very moving rite of forgiveness was still observed at the Kievan Pecherska Lavra until the Communists took over the government. Here also, the monks first had a meager pre-Lenten repast, after which all superiors and monks donned their mantles and proceeded to the church. All the superiors of the Lavra, from the highest to the lowest, stood side by side in the middle of the church and the whole monastic community, consisting of several hundred members, one by one approached the superiors, then kneeling, they kissed each other three times while saying, “Forgive me, Father,” or Forgive me Brother.” During this time, the choir sang the stichera taken from the solemn Vespers of Cheesefare Sunday: “Adam sat opposite paradise bewailing his nakedness…” After the completing of the ceremony, all present departed in silence.
Truly, these four pre-Lenten Sundays have a deep significance for our spiritual life. For whoever beats his breast as did the Publican and learns humility from his example; whoever learns from the parable of the Prodigal Son to trust in God’s mercy; whoever on Meatfare Sunday, after meditation on the Terrible Judgment, is seized with fear of God’s justice, which fell so severely upon our First Parents, as we have seen in the service of Cheesefare Sunday – for him that fast will not be so terrible. Rather, he will understand that it is necessary for his heart and soul. He will willingly fast and make
Prostrations, knowing that fasting and sorrow for sins can best prepare him for the feast of the Resurrection of our Lord.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light NO REQUEST

PYSANKY WORKSHOP: Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church, Olyphant, PA will be offering the Ukrainian Pysanky Egg Workshop for beginners. The Tradition of the pysanky and passing on the knowledge is ongoing at St. Cyrils for over 10 years of classes. This event is held at St. Cyril’s Hall, 207 River Street, Olyphant. Dates available are Sunday, March 1, and Sunday, March 15, 2020, This BEGINNERS class will start at 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. (2 HOURS) at $20.00 per person (Includes all the supplies). Space is limited and reservations are needed. Call today Mrs. Sonia Masla. Call Tammy Maslar Budnovitch after 5:00 p.m.

PIGGIE DINNER: Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Wilkes- Barre will hold a take-out Piggie / Holubtsi Dinner this Sunday, February 23rd, 2020.  Dinners may be picked up between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm at the Parish School Hall, corner of North River and West Chestnut Streets, Wilkes-Barre.  Dinner includes Piggies (meat stuffed cabbage), mashed potatoes, vegetable, bread and butter and dessert.  Dinners will be $12.00 for adults and $7.00 for children (12 and under).  Walk-Ins Welcome but Reservations are encouraged.

Hoagie Sale St. Nicholas in Glen Lyon, Thursday March 5th, 11 am to 5pm. Vegetable soup and turkey or Italian hoagie and bake sale. $6.00 for hoage and $6.00 for a quart of soup. Order by calling Debbie by Sunday March 1st.

Forgiveness is a wonderful way to lift yourself up and it is the best way to encourage yourself and others to do better.
Lord, grant me greater understanding and wisdom so that I can move past my problems into a new day.

Saturday, Feb. 15
4:00 PM ✞Catherine Papula – Mike & Dolores Sinko

Sunday, Feb. 16 SUNDAY OF MEATFARE
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
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Saturday, Feb. 22
4:00 PM ✞Michael Hubiak – Louise Hubiak, wife

Sunday, Feb. 23 CHEESEFARE SUNDAY
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
3:00 PM FORGIVENESS SUNDAY SERVICES at
SS Cyril & Methodius Church, Berwick, PA
The Great Fast begins at Sundown.
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The 2020 schedule for the Wyoming Valley Laymen Lenten Sunday Stations of the Cross
SUNDAY, MARCH 1 SS PETER AND PAUL, WILKES-BARRE, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 8 SS PETER AND PAUL, PLYMOUTH, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 ST. NICHOLAS, GLEN LYON, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 TRANSFIGURATION, NANTICOKE, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 29 ST. VLADIMIR’S, EDWARDSVILL, PA

SUNDAY OF MEAT-FARE

The Sunday of Meat-fare is also called the Sunday of the Terrible Judgment. In the Gospel today, Christ speaks of the Terrible Judgment, of the reward of the righteous, and the eternal punishment of the wicked. By recalling the manner in which the Terrible Judgment will be carried out, this service is designed to fill us with salutary fear, sorrow for our sins, and to stress the importance of good works, especially works of mercy.
No one shall escape this Judgment. All our deeds will be exposed and rewarded or punished. This is clear from the following stichera, “The books will be opened and the acts of men will be revealed before the unbearable judgment seat; the whole vale of sorrow shall echo with the fearful sound of lamentation, as all the sinners, weeping in vain, are sent by your just judgment to everlasting torment.
Therefore, we beseech you, O compassionate and loving Lord: Spare us who sing your praise, for you alone are rich in mercy.”
“The trumpets shall blow, the graves shall be opened and all men shall rise, their souls being reunited with their finished bodies, trembling greatly, moaning and shaking, as they are separated from the elect and sent to suffering. Therefore, O Lord of glory, be compassionate toward us and make us worthy to be counted among those who love You.”
Everyone shall appear at the Terrible Judgment where there shall be no respect for persons, as the following hymn of the canon of the Matins service of that Sunday makes clear: “The day is approaching, already at the door is the judgment! O Soul, where kings and princes, the rich and the poor gather, where all people shall be judged and receive according to their deeds.”

The practice of the holy great fast

The time of the Great Fast is for every Christian, a time for spiritual combat, in which the soul and body are engaged. The soul engages in this combat by praying and meditating more fervently, keeping watch over the senses; by practicing the virtues and by doing good works. This interior disposition of the soul is manifested outwardly in our body through corporal acts of fasting and penance. There is no spiritual fasting without mortification of the body. “The more you subtract from the body,” says St. Basil the Great, “the more brightness of spiritual health you will add to the soul. For it is not by increasing bodily strength, but by perseverance and patient endurance in trial that we gain strength against the invisible enemies.”
The traditional practice of The Fast in the Church is carried out in two ways; either by total abstinence from all food and drink for a certain period of time, that is fasting in the strict sense of the word; or, by abstaining from certain foods only for a certain period of time, and this kind of fasting is called abstinence.
The greatest relaxation of all fasts in the whole Catholic Church came after the Second Vatican Council. Following the directives of this Council, our Ukrainian Catholic Bishops together with the Major Archbishop Cardinal Joseph Slipyj approved the relaxation of all fasts for our Church, including the Forty Days Fast. A decree on fasting issued by Major Archbishop Joseph in 1966 prescribed that all the faithful are bound to abstain from meat on all the Fridays of the year. Besides this, they are also bound to abstain from meat and dairy products on the first day of Lent and on Great Friday.
This decree also reminds all the faithful of the continuing obligation of prayer, mortification and the cultivation of the spiritual life: “let all these great relaxations,” the final words of the decree states, “be at the same time a strong incentive and encouragement to repent and to avoid sin and offences against God. Let all faithful Christians remember that the prayer has become silent, the practice of fasting has disappeared, and even the memory of it is forgotten. Therefore, let the relaxed fast increase our zeal in prayer, meditation and participation in divine services, almsgiving, labor, frequent Confessions and Holy Communions.”

SANTUARY LIGHT: NO REQUEST THIS WEEK.

TO ORDER FLOWERS: If you wish to order flowers for any occasion, please let the office know and we will order them from Kettler’s Florist. Any size from $30 can be arranged.

PIGGIE DINNER: Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Wilkes- Barre will hold a take-out Piggie / Holubtsi Dinner on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020.  Dinners may be picked up between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm at the Parish School Hall, corner of North River and West Chestnut Streets, Wilkes-Barre.  Dinner includes Piggies (meat stuffed cabbage), mashed potatoes, vegetable, bread and butter and dessert.  Dinners will be $12.00 for adults and $7.00 for children (12 and under).  Walk-Ins Welcome but Reservations are encouraged, call (570)829-3051.

Myasopusna 2020: Transfiguration of Our Lord Church Myasopusna festival will be held in the church banquet hall (in Nanticoke) this Sunday, February 16, from 12:30 to 2:00 PM. Dinner tickets are $15 at the door.

WOMEN’S SOCIETY: The regular monthly meeting will convene in March. Our parish is the host for Stations of the Cross on Sunday, March 8, 2020 and the meeting will be moved up to Thursday, March 5th at 11:00 AM instead of the regular Tuesday, March 10, because preparations must be made for the Fellowship after the Stations. This is a reminder so that you can please plan to attend the March 5th meeting to help with the set up for the Sunday Stations of the Cross. Your help is needed for this affair.

Saturday, Feb. 8
4:00 PM ✞Rosemary Piston – George & Alice Royston

Sunday, Feb. 9 SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Saturday, Feb. 15 All Souls Service – Transfiguration of Our Lord, Nanticoke 8:00 AM

Saturday, Feb. 15
4:00 PM ✞Cathereine Papula – Mike & Dolores Sinko

Sunday, Jan. 16 SUNDAY OF MEATFARE
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
Why did Jesus fold the cloth covering his face after His resurrection? I never noticed this before…. The Gospel of John (20:7) reads that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside. John takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.  Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.  She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved.  She said, ‘They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and I don’t know where they have put him!’  Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stopped, looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but didn’t go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying to the side
Was that important? Absolutely!  Is it really significant?  Yes!
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition.
The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this.  When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it.  The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished..  Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table.  For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, “I’m finished…” But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because……….
The folded napkin meant,
“I’m coming back!”

Happy Valentine’s Day

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

The second step in preparing for Easter is repentance for one’s sins. The Church presents the example of the Prodigal Son, teaching her children that all sins can be forgiven, if the sinner recognizes them, is sorry for having offended God, turns away from his sin, goes to confession, and resolves to amend his life. Then the confession is finished with the Heavenly Banguet, Holy Communion, the body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

This Sunday of the Prodigal Son
This Sunday portrays in beautifully poetic fashion the wayward son, the nostalgic longing of the sinful soul for God. Its misery and sorrow over its fall, its sincere contrition and repentance, and merciful love of the heavenly Father. And where there is sorrow for sin and repentance there one will find the ever generous mercy of God to which the following stichera of Solemn Vespers sings praises:
“Let us, brothers and sisters, learn the meaning of this mystery: When the Prodigal Son renounced his sinful life and retuned to his father’s house, the all good father ran out to meet him, kissed him, and again restored him to his glory. And he prepared a banquet by killing the fatted calf, which is a mystery to the inhabitants of heaven, so that we may worthily dwell with the Father, Lover of Mankind, who killed the calf, and with the Sacrifice – the Savior of our souls.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: NO REQUESTS

VESPERS FOR FORGIVENESS SUNDAY: Remember the date for the services to be held at SS Cyril & Methodius Church, Warren St., Berwick, PA on Sunday, February 23 at 4:00PM

The 2020 schedule for the Wyoming Valley Laymen Lenten Sunday Stations of the Cross
SUNDAY, MARCH 1 SS PETER AND PAUL, WILKES-BARRE, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 8 SS PETER AND PAUL, PLYMOUTH, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 ST. NICHOLAS, GLEN LYON, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 TRANSFIGURATION, NANTICOKE, PA
SUNDAY, MARCH 29 ST. VLADIMIR’S, EDWARDSVILL, PA

Saturday, February 1 SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN & PHARISEE
ENCOUNTER OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR
Anointing of Holy Oil – Myrovania –
BLESSING OF CANDLES
4:00 PM ✞ John & Anna Rudeski – Onderko & Rudeski Families

Sunday, February 2 SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN & PHARISEE
8:30 AM God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners.
ENCOUNTER OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR
Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania
BLESSING OF CANDLES
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Thursday, February 6
9:00 AM ✞Lev Szumskyj – – Ulana Campbell
Saturday, February 8
4:00 PM ✞Rosemary Piston – George & Alice Royston
Sunday, February 9 SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON
8:30AM God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners

The 2020 schedule for the Wyoming Valley Laymen Lenten Sunday Stations of the Cross
3:30pm Confessions 4pm Stations
Fellowship Social afterwards March 15 St. Nicholas, Glen Lyon
March 1 Ss Peter & Paul,   Wilkes-Barre March 22 Transfiguration, Nanticoke
March 8.  SS Peter Paul, Plymouth March 29 St. Vladimir’s, Edwardsville

The Presentation is a feast Commemorating the offering and Dedication of the Infant Jesus by His Mother Mary and St. Joseph to God’s service in accordance with the law that all first-born males of the Jewish people were to be dedicated to God’s service. Since God had chosen the tribe of Aaron to serve the Temple, all had to be redeemed by a ransom. Rich people paid with a lamb, the poor ones the first-born males of the other tribes had to offer two doves or two quails as a ransom. Joseph and Mary were poor, therefore they offered two doves.
Saint Simeon, a holy man lived in the temple of Jerusalem waiting for the Messias. God promised that he would not die without seeing the newly-born Messias. He received Jesus into his arms, and he called, therefore, “Boho-preiemets.” There was also a pious widow Anna. She saw the Messias and announced His coming in Jerusalem. She is, therefore, called prophetess
The feast of the Presentation was introduced in the third century. In the sixth century it spread throughout the whole Church. During the reign of Emperor Justinian l (483-565) a terrible earthquake harassed the Byzantine Empire. The sea also flooded the continent. Special devotions in honor of the Mother of God were instituted. The prayer was answered and the feast of the Presentation was ratified as a reminder of Mary’s protection over the Church and its faithful.
On this feast candles are blessed. Parishioners use the blessed candles in their homes as a sacramental.

SANTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is not requested until March, available weeks for your requests.
ALTAR CANDLES: The Months of January and February Altar Candles were requested by Mr. & Mrs. John Bosak in memory of all deceased members of the Bosak Families.

FORGIVENESS SUNDAY: The Deanery Forgiveness Sunday date has been set for Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3:00 PM at SS Cyril & Methodius Church in Berwick, PA.

Prayers requested for the Health of Sister Evhenia, MSMG
Mother Maria, MSMG informs us that Sister Evhenia, MSMG will be undergoing spinal surgery today, Tuesday, January 28 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
Kindly remember Sister Evhenia in your prayers as you ask the Supreme Physician of our souls and bodies to bless her with a speedy recovery.

Saturday, Jan. 25
4:00 PM ✞John Krasvaage – Mary Ann Medura

Sunday, Jan. 26 SUNDAY OF ZACCHAEUS
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Thursday, Jan. 30 Three Holy Hierarchs
9:00 AM ✞John Krasvaage – The Children of Mary Ann Medura
3 month Remembrance
Saturday, February 1
4:00 pm ✞John & Anna Rudeski – Onderko & Rudeski Families

Sunday, February 2 SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND PHARISEE
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

THE FEAST OF THE THREE HIERARCHS
JANUARY 30

On the 30th of January we celebrate the memory of three great and very outstanding bishops, teachers, preachers and Fathers of The Church; St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom (Golden-mouthed). Among our people this feast is known as the feast of the “Three Saints.” These three hierarchs (Bishops) were giants of faith, courage, holiness and learning. They handed down to us the pure faith of the Council of Nicea; they expounded the dogma of the Holy Trinity, Christ’s divinity and the Holy Eucharist. Because of their great merits, in her liturgy our Eastern Church calls them peers of the Apostles, instruments of the Holy Spirit, pillars of the Church and universal teachers of the whole world. All three lived in the fourth century – the golden age of the Christian faith. St. Basil and St. Gregory were sons of Cappodocia in Asia Minor, intimate friends of approximately the same age. St. John Chrysostom, an Antiochian, was younger than the other two by twenty years. Apostolic zeal for the holy faith and salvation of souls united them.
Having before the eyes of The Church their greatness, merits and significance before God, holy Church invokes the faithful to give fit praise to the Three Hierarchs: “Having come together with songs of praise, O lovers of feasts, let us praise Christ’s sanctifiers and the glory of the Fathers, the pillars of the faith, teachers and defenders of the faithful. Let us hail each of them in turn: Hail, luminary of the Church, immutable pillar, O wise Basil! Hail, O heavenly mind and great hierarch, Gregory the Theologian! Hail, O golden-voiced John, splendid preacher of penance, O spiritually-wealthy fathers, never cease to pray to Christ in behalf of those who with faith, and love observe your sacred and sublime feast.”

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is requested to burn the week of
Jan. 25- Feb. 1 by Ann Beshada in memory of her husband Andrew Beshada.

PRELENTEN PORK AND SAUERKRAUT DINNER Father Myron Myronyuk and his parish family of Scranton’s St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
cordially invite you to join us for our annual Pre-Lenten pork and sauerkraut/kapusta dinner on Sunday, February 16, 2020, beginning at 12:15pm at St. Vladimir Parish Center, 428 North Seventh Avenue – between West Lackawanna Avenue and West Linden Street. Menu: slow roasted pork loin, gravy, Ukrainian kapusta (sweet and sour cabbage), mashed potatoes, vegetable, bread and rolls, dessert, coffee, tea, beverages. Adults $13.00; Students $8.00 (age 6-12); Age 5 and under free. Advance reservations for both sit-down and take-out are required and can be made with Maria Black. Take-outs available at 11:30 a.m. but no later than 12 noon. Reservations close on Tuesday, February 11th. Dinner by reservation only. Door prizes will be awarded along with a 50/50 drawing.

Springtime Bus Trip: The North Anthracite Council of the League of Ukrainian Catholics is sponsoring a bus trip to New York City on Saturday, May 16, 2020. The itinerary includes the 44th Annual Ukrainian Street Festival sponsored by St. George Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish and the 14th Annual Multi-Ethnic Parade and Dance Festival both on the Lower East Side plus a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. Participants are free to do their own thing in the City for all or part of the day if they so wish. Bus will pick up at Edwardsville’s St. Vladimir Church, 70 Zerby Avenue at 8:00am and at Scranton’s St. Vladimir Church, 428 North Seventh Avenue at 8:45am. Departure for home will be at 8:00pm. Cost is $45.00 per person. Full nonrefundable advance payment reserves a seat. For further information and reservations call or Dorothy. Early reservations are recommended as this is a very popular trip and the 55 passenger bus is expected to fill quickly.

FORGIVENESS SUNDAY: The Deanery Forgiveness Sunday date has been set attentively for Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3:00 PM at SS Cyril & Methodius Church in Berwick, PA.

BUILDING FUND: We appreciate the donations to our Building Fund in memory of Catherine Papula (Ann Beshada) sister. Thank you Anna Magill, Helen Harabin and Bernice Burke. And to those who donated for Divine Liturgies. Your donations are well appreciated.