NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Saturday, Nov. 18
4:00 PM ✞Charles Drazba – Drazba Family
Sunday, Nov. 19 TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Tuesday, Nov. 21 ENTRANCE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
ANOINTIG WITH HOLY OIL – MYROVANIA
8:30 AM ✞Fr. Henrique Fragelli – Fragelli and Becker Families
Thursday, Nov. 23 THANKSGIVING DAY
9:00 AM at Transfiguration of Our Lord, Nanticoke
Saturday, Nov. 25
4:00 PM ✞Donald Magill –Anna Magill
Sunday, Nov. 26 TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
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TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Saturday 6:00 PM ~ Sunday 10:30 AM
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Letting the past invade the present
robs you of the opportunity
to fully seize upon the present
St. Phillip’s Fast
For Ukrainian Greek Catholics, the Fast in preparation for Jesus’s Birth has begun. It is called the St. Phillips Fast, because it begins the day after the Feast of St. Phillip the Apostle (November 14th). The Western Church’s Advent has as its source the same source as this fast, but instead it is the days of December. To prepare to meet our Lord and Savior on His birth, we are called to fast and do penance. We can Sanctify this time by spending time in His word, fasting, praying and being of service to those that need help (alms giving). It is a wonderful time to remember the less fortunate, for Jesus Himself came to us in poverty.
I believe it is important whether you be either Western or Eastern Catholic to be mindful to use this time to prayerfully prepare for our Lord’s birth. It is too easy to get lost in all the baking and shopping that is done to prepare for this Holy Day, and loose sight of the “Reason for the Season”. Whether you are an Eastern or Western Catholic, may you have a blessed preparatory period for Our Lord’s birth.
On this Day of Thanksgiving Prayer
On this Day of Thanksgiving, may God rest your heart and mind, may He bless you and your family, and may He continue to extend His blessings upon our nation, guiding us by His Word. May He grant us patience and perseverance in the unexpected turns and tests of our age. May He impress upon us the spirit of our forefathers, their soul-deep craving for salvation, freedom, expressed with courage and wisdom, as we meet the challenges of our day.
Let us pray to Our Heavenly Father with true thankfulness not just today, but every day, not only in our triumphs, but also in our trials by acknowledging our utter dependence on Him to supply our wants and needs, for in Him we live and move and have our being. Even self-reliance is, at its root, reliance on Him.
Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day
We bow our hearts to You and pray.
We give You thanks for all You’ve done
Especially for the gift of salvation in Jesus, Your Son.
For beauty in nature, Your glory we see
For joy and health, friends and family,
For daily provision, Your mercy and care
These are the blessings You graciously share.
So today we offer this response of praise
With a promise to follow You all of our days
HAPPY & BLESSED
THANKSGIVING
At Thanksgiving we tend to think of turkey,
With dressing, gravy and other fine food.
We want to watch football and visit friends.
Nothing wrong with that. All of this is good.
But is this what Thanksgiving is about?
Have we ever just looked at the word?
Thanksgiving strongly suggests giving thanks,
Not just celebrating and carving up the bird.
The Lord says, “Give thanks to the Lord”.
He is good. He has blessed us. He is great!
Okay now. Let’s bow in His presence.
Let’s give thanks, not just celebrate the date.
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
For His mercy endures forever Psalm 106:1
A THANKSGIVING PRAYER
Be thankful for family and friends
For all the bounty that God sends
Be thankful for the love and care
That delicious turkey for all to share
Be thankful not just for today
But for each day God sends our way.
SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is requested to burn the week of November 18 – 25 by Becky Molecavage in memory of Dimitri Bencho.
RUMMAGE SALE: The Women’s Society wishes to thank all those who donated sale items, food and baked Desserts, Baskets, etc. for the success of the Rummage Sale. The two dates that the sale ran earned $7,544.56. The Basket Raffle amounted to $865. Bills must be paid. It is a lot of work and most of it was done by the dedication of the Women’s Society women who worked diligently many hours. Nice job well done. The meeting held this past week reported the income and was voted to have $1000 sent to the Humanitarian Fund in Ukraine and $1000 toward the heating (energy bills) for the church and Hall. All the proceeds of the finances in the Women’s Society are used to purchase items when in need of for the Church and Hall.
SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church 