SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church

Saturday, August 22 – 4:00 PM
Walter Remish – 40th Day – Jack, Annetta – Jacklyn Rudeski

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

Wednesday, August 26 – 8:30 AM
Helen Carlo – Graziano Family

Friday, August 28 – 8:30 AM
Frank Kulick – Judy Jones & Family

Saturday, August 25 – 4:00 PM
BEHEADING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
The Sivick Family – Rose Sivick

Sunday, August 26 – 8:30AM
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health for all parishioners

GENERATION OF FAITH: A Generation of Faith meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Church Hall. We will plan for the Liturgical Year, which begins in September. Hope to see you at this informative meeting.
Thank you for your participation. If you have any questions, please contact Father Roman.

SANCUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is requested to burn this week by Charles Drazba in memory of Veronica Drazba.

FLOWERS: Our thanks to Helene Sirak for her donation of flowers this week in memory of her son-in-law Mark Skopek.

LUC PICNIC: The League of Ukrainian Catholics, North Anthracite Council Annual Family Picnic will be held this Sunday, August 23rd at the beautiful Ezzyks Farm, Berwick PA. Moleben service will be at 2:00 PM, meeting and fellowship to follow. Guests are always welcome.

RUMMAGE SALE: Now is the time to clean out all of your unwanted households. Your items are being accepted for the Women’s Society Rummage Sale to be held in our Church Hall in October. Bring your items to the Church or call one of the members to help you with delivery. All household items such as small furniture, bedding, curtains, drapes, glasses, dishes, knick knacks, etc. will be appreciated.

Saturday, August 1
4:00 PM Michael Sirak – Wife Helene Sirak

Sunday, August 2 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioner

Wednesday, August 5
8:30 AM

Thursday, August 6 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
SOLEMN HOLY DAY – BLESSING OF FRUIT

Friday, August 7
8:30 AM

Saturday, August 8
4:00 PM 

Sunday, August 9 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – APOSTLE MATTHIAS
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

BLESSING OF FRUIT
Thursday, August 6 is the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. It is the tradition to have the blessing of fruit on this feast day. Bring your fruit to the Divine Liturgy for blessing.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week
in memory of

HALL AND CHURCH: We thank the women of the parish who devoted their time and energy to come out and clean the Church the Hall and Hall Kitchen. We appreciate the help and may God bless them with good health.

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD PARISH PICNIC: Transfiguration of Our Lord Church will hold it’s Parish Picnic at the Church Hall on next Sunday, August 9 following 10:30 AM Divine Liturgy 12:00 NOON. Everyone is welcome! This is a covered dish event. The Parish will provide Hotdogs, Hamburg’s, and Beverages. Baked Goods are also needed. Contact Lisa Placek for any questions.
SS Peter and Paul, Plymouth parishioners are invited. Bring a covered dish.

BUILDING FUND: The Donations to our Church Building/Improvement Fund is greatly appreciated. We Thank: Joe and Ann Marie Onderko, Don and Donna Winsock and family, F. J. Gawat Insurance Agency – in memory of Walter Rembish.

HOLY DORMITION PILGRIMAGE: The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate invites our parish family to attend the 55th Holy Dormition (Assumption) Pilgrimage on August 8 – 9, 2009 in Sloatsburg, NY. A full schedule of the two days Pilgrimage is posted in the Vestibule.

BUS TRIP TO PILGRIMAGE: League of Ukrainian Catholics, North Anthracite council is sponsoring a bus to the 55th Holy Dormition Assumption Pilgrimage on Sunday, August 9th in the beautiful grounds of the Villa of Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. Highlights of the day include an outdoor Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and Moleben to the Blessed Mother of God, along with other services and devotions: healing service, blessing of flowers and religious items, Stations of the Cross, confessions and more. Contact Kathleen Izak, Dorothy Jamula, Janina Everett $20 per person

Saturday, July 18
4:00 PM Bernard Kachinko – Children Donna, Carol, Robbie and
Bernie Kachinko
Sunday, July 19 SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE
SIX ECUMENICAL COUNCILS
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

No Divine Liturgies during this week

Saturday, July 25
4:00 PM Frank Kulick – Glennon Family

Sunday, July 26
8:30 AM EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

RUMMAGE SALE: Plans are in the making for a Rummage Sale sponsored by our parish Women’s Society. The tentative date set is October 2-3, 2009 in the Church Hall. Start collecting all your unwanted items for the sale.

Continued with prayers:
SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week July 18-25 by Vera Hubick in memory of her husband Peter Hubick.

FLOWERS: Our thanks to Gabe Metric for the donation of 2 bouquets this week in memory of his wife Barbara Metric.

CONGRATULATIONS: Our Best Wishes are extended to Donald and Donna Winsock who celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary on July 5th. Many more Happy Healthy Years. Mnohya Lita!

PICNIC: Thanks are given to all who attended the Parish Family Picnic last Sunday. Many thanks for all the good food, desserts, monetary gifts, etc. to those who contributed to make the affair possible. It was a great turn out and all enjoyed the day.

HOLY DORMITION PILGRIMAGE: The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate invites our parish family to attend the 55th Holy Dormition (Assumption) Pilgrimage on August 8 – 9, 2009 in Sloatsburg, NY. A full schedule of the two days Pilgrimage is posted in the Vestibule.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION “PICNIC”: SS Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church this Sunday, July 19, 2009 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Come and enjoy the ethnic food, fun & live entertainment ~ Kazka Dance Group at 1:00PM, Shoreliners 3:00 – 6:00 PM ~ SS Cyril & Methodius Parish Picnic Grove, Freas Ave & Eaton St, Berwick PA 18603.
Take outs after 2:30 PM, please bring your own containers. Additional information call: 570-759-2824

SYMPATHY: We extend our sincere sympathy to the family of Walter Rembish who was called to his eternal rest. May his memory be forever. Vichnya Pamyat!

The Cemetery fund – This week collection 16 Envelopes $93.00
The cost of maintenance is $475 a month.
Please, if we all use our envelopes for the cemetery it would be a big help

Saturday, June 27
4:00 PM Demetri and Anna Carpa – Charles Drazba

Sunday, June 28 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioner

Monday, June 29 FEAST OF SS PETER AND PAUL – HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
10:00 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
A short version of Blessing of Holy Water. Blessing of people.
Anointing of Holy Oil Myrovania

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
Wednesday, July 1
8:00 AM John Phillips – 40th day – Brother Peter and Vivian Phillips

Friday, July 3
8:00 AM Peter Hubick – George & Ilaris Krenitsky

Saturday, July 4
4:00 PM Veronica Semcheski – John & Nancy Semcheski

Sunday, July 5 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

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The Lives of Saints Peter and Paul
THE HOLY APOSTLE PETER
The son of Jonah and brother of Andrew the First-Called, of the tribe of Simeon and the town of Bethsaida, he was a fisherman and was at first called Simon, but the Lord was pleased to call him Cephas, or Peter (Jn 1:42). He was the first of the disciples to give clear expression to his faith in the Lord Jesus, saying: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God” (Mt 16:16). His love for the Lord was very strong, and his faith in Him went from strength to strength.
When the Lord was put on trial, Peter denied him three times, but it needed only one look into the face of the Lord, and Peter’s soul was filled with shame and repentance. After the descent of the Holy Spirit, Peter became a fearless and powerful preacher of the Gospel. After his first sermon in Jerusalem, about 3,000 souls were converted to the Faith. He preached the Gospel throughout Palestine and Asia Minor, in Italy and Illyria. He performed many wonders, healing the sick and raising the dead, and even his shadow had the power of healing the sick. He had a major struggle with Simon the Magician, who declared himself to be from God but was actually a servant of the devil. He finally put him to shame and overcame him.
Peter was condemned to death on the order of the wicked Emperor Nero, a friend of Simon’s. After installing Linus as Bishop of Rome and exhorting and encouraging the flock of Christ there, Peter went to his death with joy. When he saw the cross before him, he asked the executioner to crucify him upside-down, because he felt himself unworthy to die in the same way as his Lord. And so this great servant of the greatest Master went to his rest and received a crown of eternal glory.

THE HOLY APOSTLE PAUL
Born in Tarsus and of the tribe of Benjamin, he was formerly called Saul and studied under Gamaliel. He was a Pharisee and a persecutor of Christians. He was wondrously converted to the Christian faith by the Lord Himself, who appeared to him on the road to Damascus. He was baptized by the Apostle Ananias, named Paul and enrolled in the work of the Great Apostles.
He preached the Gospel everywhere with burning zeal, from the borders of Arabia to the land of Spain, among both the Jews and the heathen, and receiving the title of “The Apostle to the Gentiles.” His fearful sufferings were matched only by his superhuman endurance. Through all the years of his preaching, he hung from day to day like a thread between life and death.
Filling his days and nights with toil and sufferings for Christ, organizing the Church in many places and receiving a high level of perfection, he was able to say: “I live, yet not I but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20). He was beheaded in Rome in the reign of Nero, at the same time as St. Peter

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week
June 27 –July 4 by Anna Bosack in memory of all deceased members of the
Bosack Family

BUILDING FUND: Our thanks to Gloria Dran for her donation of $100 to our Building Fund in memory of

PICNIC: PLEASE don’t forget to sign up for the Covered Dish Picnic. The chart is in the vestibule and it is made easy when the amount attending is known. Whatever you wish to contribute is your choice. This affair will be held Sunday, July 12th in the Church Hall at 1:00 PM. Free of charge, only bring a covered dish. Opened to all parishioners and their families.

HOLY DORMITION PILGRIMAGE: The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate invites our parish family to attend the 55th Holy Dormition (Assumption) Pilgrimage on August 8 – 9, 2009 in Sloatsburg, NY. A full schedule of the two days Pilgrimage is posted in the Vestibule.

SS Peter and Paul are the patron Saints of our Church.
This is a Holy Day of Obligation
It will be a glad celebration if all parishioners attend the Divine Liturgy on this day.
To pray and give thanks to our Patron Saints and to ask for God’s Blessing on all parishioners, priests and benefactors of this parish. The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Monday, June 29th at 10:00 AM in our Church. Please pay tribute to the Apostles of our Patron named Church. Father Roman will be happy to see many attending the Divine Liturgy as this is a Special Holy Day for our Parish. Father will have a short version of Blessing of Holy Water. You can bring container to take home the blessed water to your homes and family. Anointing of Holy oil and Myrovonia. Please attend this Holy day of Obligation.

Saturday, June 13
4:00 PM All Deceased members of Sivick Family – Rose Sivick

Sunday, June 14 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Wednesday, June 17
8:30 AM Anna Hamuka – The Kratt Family

Friday, June 19
8:30 AM Christopher Burke – Bob & Nancy Johnson
7:00 PM MOLEBEN TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Come to pray the Moleben to Jesus Christ for your special intentions

Saturday, June 20 God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Living Fathers
4:00 PM of SS Peter & Paul U.C.C. and
Everlasting Life for all Deceased Fathers of the Parish

Sunday, June 21 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

THE U.S. FLAG IS A SYMBOL

The U.S. flag is a symbol
Of what Americans treasure;
It represents the values
We cherish beyond measure.

Our flag flies high for freedom,
For legal equality,
For Constitutional rights,
And justice for you and me.

Our flag flies high for bravery,
The courage it takes to fight
And even give our lives
For what we know is right.

Our flag flies high for compassion;
We quickly help those in need;
When there’s a need for service,
Americans take the lead.

The American flag is an icon,
Representing the American way;
Our hearts swell with emotion,
When we see it ripple and sway.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week
June 13 – 20 by Albert Piston in memory of Harry Piston.

PICNIC: Don’t forget to sign up for the Covered Dish Picnic. The chart is in the vestibule and it is made easy when the amount attending is known. Whatever you wish to contribute is your choice. Thanks to Rose Sivick for her monetary donation to be used toward the meats. This affair will be held Sunday, July 12th in the Church Hall at 1:00 PM. Free of charge, only bring a covered dish. Opened to all parishioners and their families.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION “PICNIC”: SS Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church Parochial School Alumni ~Let’s Reunite! Sunday, July 19, 2009 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Come and enjoy the ethnic food, fun & live entertainment ~ Kazka Dance Group at 1:00PM, Shoreliners 3:00 – 6:00 PM ~ SS Cyril & Methodius Parish Picnic Grove, Freas Ave & Eaton St, Berwick PA 18603.
Take outs after 2:30 PM, please bring your own containers. Additional information call: 570-759-2824

In regards to our Cemetery – Please, if you see anyone leaving garbage by the trees or any other spot in the Cemetery, tell them, we do not have garbage pick up, so to please remove your own empty pots, dead flowers, bags from peat or any other garbage. We just had to pay a large sum to remove all that was left and again there is a pile.

Saturday, May 23 – The Sacrament of Reconciliation & Solemn First Holy Communion for Autumn and Tyler Savitski
4:00 PM John & Anna Rudeski – Granddaughter Jaclyn Rudeski

Sunday, May 24 SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE
8:30 AM FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Wednesday, May 27
8:30 AM Veronica Carpa – John Grish
7:00 PM MOLEBEN TO THE MOTHER OF GOD

Friday, May 29
8:30 AM Mary Kopacz – Ted & Kathy Rembish

Saturday, May 30
4:00 PM Mary Ann Sawka – Thomas Sawka

Sunday, May 31 PENTECOST SUNDAY
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
1:00 PM SERVICES AT OUR CEMETERY

Transfiguration of Our Lord ~ Saturday 6:00 PM – Sunday 10:30 AM

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is requested to burn this week,
May 23 -30 by Becky Molecavage in memory of Dimitri Bencho.

FLOWERS: Our bouquet this week to dedicated to all of fallen service men and women. May they rest in Peace.

GENERATION OF FAITH: We welcome all parishioners to join in the Geast of the Pentecost, celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit given by the Father through Christ to the Church. The session will be held on Saturday, may 30, 209 at 2:30 PM in the Church Hall. Refreshments will be served.

LUC MEETING: The North Anthracite Council of the League of Ukrainian Catholics of America will hold its next monthly meeting on Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2009, at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, 70 Zerby Ave., Edwardsville. Prayer Service begins at 3:00 PM the meeting and fellowship social to follow. Members, please plan to attend, and please bring along a new member! We are also reaching out to members who have not attended in a while – please come to our May meeting!

THANKS: We wish to extend our thanks to our neighbor, Irene Sanders, for the beautiful job she has been doing to the flower bed on the entrance of our parking lot. She also watches over our property for vandals, picks up litter, etc. The flower bed looks great, Thanks and God Bless.

PENTECOST SUNDAY: Green Sunday (Pentecost) is Sunday, May 31, 2009. A service will be celebrated, 1:00 PM at the parish cemetery, weather permitting. Please try to be present for this service to pray for all the deceased members of your families and loved ones. Our priests have been having this service for your benefit for many years and it is a shame that so few come to pray for this purpose once a year. Make a sacrifice to spend one hour with those who have fallen asleep with the Lord.

CENTENNIAL: SS. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, 635 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, will be celebrating its Centennial on Sunday, June 28, 2009. Pontifical Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 1:30 PM. A reception will follow at 3:30 PM at the Waterfront Banquet Facility, 670 North River Street, Plains. Tickets are $38.00 for adults, $14.00 for children 10 and under. Menu choices are Prime Rib or Chicken Marsla. For reservation forms, please contact Verna Kozicki at 824-6090. Reservations are required by June 1, 2009. Forms are available in the vestibule of SS Peter & Paul Church Plymouth, PA.

On Tuesday, May 19th Helen Sirak won the Lottery and requested it to be donated backto our Church in memory of her husband Michael Sirak. We appreciate your kind donation.

To our young parishioners receiving their
First Reconciliation and Solemn First Holy Communion
GOD’S BLESSINGS
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES
To Autumn and Tyler Savitski
And Guest Katherine Abele (Irene Frisbie Granddaughter)

Our Gift to the Fallen

For each soldier that has fallen so that many may stand
We honor their spirit as they pass to God’s hand
For without their sacrifice we would live forever in fear
We pray for their loved ones and provide a salute and a tear
God help us heal the wounds of hate and the misery of war
That is our gift to our fallen heroes that are amongst us no more.

A MEMORIAL DAY PRAYER

Eternal God, Creator of years, of centuries, Lord of whatever is beyond time,
Maker of all species and master of all history —
How shall we speak to you from our smallness and inconsequence?
Except that you have called us to worship you in spirit and in truth;
You have dignified us with loves and loyalties;
You have lifted us up with your loving kindnesses.
Therefore we are bold to come before you without groveling
[though we sometimes feel that low]
and without fear [though we are often anxious].
We sing with spirit and pray with courage because you have dignified us;
You have redeemed us from the aimlessness of things’ going meaninglessly well.
God, lift the hearts of those for whom this holiday is not just diversion,
but painful memory and continued deprivation.
Bless those whose dear ones have died needlessly, wastefully [as it seems]
in accident or misadventure.
We remember with compassion those who have died serving their countries
in the futility of combat.
There is none of us but must come to bereavement and separation, when all the answers we are offered fail the question death asks of each of us.
We believe that you will provide for us as others have been provided with the fulfillment of “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Saturday, May 16 
4:00 PM  Andrew Patrylak – 40th Day – Wife Clara and Children

Sunday, May 17 SUNDAY OF THE BLIND MAN
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Monday, May 18
8:30 AM Stanley Dulski – Wife Catherine Dulski
Wednesday, May 20 
8:30 AM Peter Hubick – Brother Michael & Louise Hubiack
7:00 PM MOLEBAN TO THE MOTHER OF GOD

Thursday, May 21 ASCENSION OF OUR LORD – HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
Divine Liturgy – Anointing of Holy Oil – Myravania
God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Friday, May 22
8:30 AM Rev. Nick Kostiuk – Birthday – Mr. & Mrs. Ron Kachinko & Family

Saturday, May 23 – The Sacrament of Reconciliation & Solemn First Holy Communion for Autumn and Tyler Savitski
4:00 PM John & Anna Rudeski – Granddaughter Jaclyn Rudeski

Sunday, May 24 SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE
8:30 AM FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Saturday Liturgy – 6:00 PM – Sunday Liturgy – 10:30 AM
Friday 7:00 PM MOLEBAN TO THE MOTHER OF GOD

The feast of the Lord’s Ascension always falls on a Thursday, on the fortieth day after Christ’s resurrection. This is one of the principal feast days of our Lord. It celebrates the memory of Christ’s Ascension into heaven and underscores its significance for Christ and for us. St. John Chrysostom, in his homily on the Ascension says: “Today the human race is completely reconciled with God. The ancient battle and enmity have disappeared. We, who were unworthy to live even on earth _ are now lifted up to heaven, we, who do not even deserve earth, we ascend to heaven and inherit the throne of the King and Lord. Human nature, against which the cherubim guarded paradise, is now raised up above all the cherubim.”

MOTHER’S DAY: Envelopes received late for the Mother’s Day intention:
Anna Smiga, Josephine Oakley and Anna Kopacz.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week May 16-23 by Rita Rentko in memory of Stephen Rentko.

FLOWERS: Our thanks to Mary Ann Kachinko & Family for their donation of flowers for this week in memory of Bernard Kachinko.

BIRTHDAY WISHES: Happy Birthday wishes are granted to Irene Frisbie, celebrating her birthday, May 16th. Mnohaya lita! Many more happy, healthy years.

GENERATION OF FAITH: All parishioners are invited to attend the meetin of Generation of Faith on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the church hall. The feast of Pentecost session will be discussed. Thank you for your support for this project of fellowship, prayer and learning.

FESTIVAL: A Film and Food Festival will be held Sunday, June 14 at Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, PA. The Film “Folk” will be held at 3:00 PM “A documentary about Ukrainian Folk Dancing in the U.S.” Admission $10 Children 14 and under free. All proceeds benefit the Ukrainian American Heritage Foundation annual folk dance camp for children and young adults. For tickets and information call Paula Holoviak at 570-708-1992. Also the 20th Annual Ukrainian Folk Dance Workshop sponsored by the Ukrainian-American Heritage Foundation will be Monday, June 29 – Friday, July 3 – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Details are listed on the bulletin board in the vestibule.

COUNCIL MEETING: A Church Council meeting will be held in the Church Hall Thursday, May 21st 6:30 PM. All parishioners are invited to attend this meeting. Church affairs will be presented and discussed.

MAY 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9 God’s Blessing for All Mother’s
4:00 PM Living and Deceased of
SS Peter & Paul Parish

Sunday, May 10 SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
8:30AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Wednesday, May 13
8:30 AM Anna Puchalski – Mr. & Mrs. Al Evans
7:00 PM Moleben to the Mother of God

Friday, May 15
8:30 AM Helen Carlo – Red Belusko

Saturday, May 16
4:00 PM Andrew Patrylak – Wife Clara and Children

Sunday, May 17 SUNDAY OF THE MAN BORN BLIND
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Saturday Liturgy is 6:00 PM – Sunday Liturgy is 10:30 AM

MOTHERS’ DAY OBSERVANCE
The aspiration of local legend Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis and her daughter, Anna Jarvis, was to establish a national memorial day dedicated to all mothers, both alive and deceased. After her mother’s death in 1905, Anna Jarvis was relentless in achieving this goal. Jarvis was successful in getting West Virginia Governor Glassock to proclaim a statewide Mother’s Day in 1910. Four years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law a U.S. House of Representatives resolution, introduced at Jarvis’ request, making the second Sunday in May the national Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day has since become an international holiday, celebrated in 152 countries.
Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis and her family lived in Taylor County in the mid-1800s. Stories about her many good deeds and leadership qualities had become part of the local folklore by the time of her death. She and her brother, a doctor, had formed the Mothers Day Friendship Clubs to work with women to prevent the deaths of children by teaching sanitation methods. They explained to mothers the importance of boiling water, how to keep food from spoiling, and other antiseptic methods.
Jarvis and the women who joined these Mothers Day Friendship Clubs refused to take sides during the Civil War. Instead they provided nursing services and taught sanitation methods which helped save thousands of soldiers’ lives on both sides, North and South. After the war, Jarvis was tireless in promoting peace and good will among neighbors who may have differed politically. She conceived a family day picnic honoring mothers, called Mothers Friendship Day; its real goal, however, was to reunite alienated neighbors. Following a prayer, the band began to play “Should Auld Acquaintances Be Forgot.” By the time they reached the word “forgot,” neighbors were weeping and shaking hands.
Anna Jarvis held a memorial service for her mother in 1907, and all mothers the next year. Services were held at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, which is now the International Mothers Day Shrine. Anna Jarvis’ birthplace, where the Jarvis family lived from 1854 to 1864, is now a museum.
The Mother’s Day Observance project is documented through photographs, a written report, a genealogy of the Jarvis family, and a videotape of the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week
May 9 – 16 by Charles Drazba and Family in memory of Anna Drazba.

FLOWERS: Our thanks to Paul & Marion Rose for their donation of 2 bouquets this week in memory of their Mother’s – Nellie Fromel and Irene Rose.

SVIACHENE: We would like to thank all who attended, made donations and helped in any way to make our Easter Sviachene a beautiful occasion. We certainly appreciate all the monetary donations, gifts items, food and of course all the goodies. Hope all who attended enjoyed the day and we were truly happy to see all who attended to make this affair possible. KRISTOS VOSKRES!

WOMEN’S SOCIETY: The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Society will be held Tuesday, May 12th in the Church Hall at 6:30 PM. Please attend this meeting and new member are welcome. President Irene Frisbie will preside.

LUC MEETING: The North Anthracite Council of the League of Ukrainian Catholics of America will hold its next monthly meeting on Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2009, at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, 70 Zerby Ave., Edwardsville. Prayer Service begins at 3:00 PM and the meeting and fellowship social will follow. Members, please plan to attend, and please bring along a new member! We are also reaching out to members who have not attended in a while – please come to our May meeting! We miss you! St. Vladimir’s Church and Hall is air-conditioned and easily handicap accessible.

Saturday, May 2
4:00 PM Frank Kulick – 40th Day – Wife Eleanor & Family

Sunday, May 3 SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC MAN
8:30 AM

Wednesday, May 6
8:30 AM William Kloap – Mr. & Mrs. John Hook

Friday, May 8
9:00 AM Mary Mikula = 40th Day – Irene Pstrak

Saturday, May 9 God’s Blessing for
4:00 PM All Mother’s Living and Deceased of
SS Peter & Paul Parish –

Sunday, May 10 SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Saturday Liturgy – 6:00 PM
Sunday Liturgy – 10:30 AM
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Let us move forward with strong and active faith.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week May 2 -9 by Mike & Dolores Sinko in memory of parents Michael & Mary Sinko.

GENERATION OF FAITH MEETING: Join our church family at the meeting of Generations of Faith on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the church hall. We will discuss the Pentecost session. Hope to see you!

SVIACHENE: It is not too late to purchase a ticket for the Sviachene (Easter Dinner) to be held this Sunday, May 2nd in our Church Hall at 2:00 PM. This is a nice affair to celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord. Get together with your family and friends for this Parish family dinner. We thank all who donated in any way to this affair. A special thanks to Mike & Louise Hubiack for donating the 100 lbs. of potatoes for this dinner. Hope everyone will enjoy the home style dinner.

LOTTERY TICKETS: We certainly want to thank Mike Sinko for all his efforts in selling the Lottery Tickets for the month of May. Mike placed himself in front of different Food Markets to sell as many as he could. It is very difficult to try to get people to sell the tickets, as a few of our sellers are no longer with us. We thank all those who purchased and sold tickets. Watch your numbers and good luck.

THANKS: Many thanks to the few women who came to clean the Church also to those helped with the preparations for our Sviachene Dinne. God bless you always.

The Mid Pentecost
On Wednesday after the Sunday of the Paralytic, which falls exactly in the middle of the Pentecost season, that period between Easter (the Resurrection) and the feast of the Pentecost or Descent of the Holy Spirit, The Eastern Church celebrates the feast of Mid-Pentecost which may mean “Half Way” because it is the half-way mark between the feast of Easter and the feast of the Pentecost, or “Middle Wednesday” since it falls on the Wednesday in the middle of the Pentecostal season. The Synaxary of that day explains the reason for the institution of this feast: “On the Wednesday of the Paralytic we celebrate the feast of Mid-Pentecost for the sake of honoring the two great feast days – Easter and the Pentecost. The feast of Mid-Pentecost has an eight day post-feast which lasts to the Wednesday after the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman.
The feast of the Mid-Pentecost aims to strengthen our faith in the risen Christ, to inspire us to observe the commandments of God and to predispose us for the feast of the Ascension of our Lord and the Descent of the Holy Spirit.

Saturday, April 25
4:00 PM John & Anna Rudeski – Jack, Annetta & Jaclyn Rudeski
Sunday, April 26 SUNDAY OF THE THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Wednesday, April 29
9:00 AM Peter Hubick –

Friday, May 1
8:30 AM

Saturday, May 2
4:00 PM Frank Kulick – 40th Day – Wife Eleanor and Family

Sunday, May 3 SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC MAN
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Saturday Liturgy is 6:00 PM
Sunday Liturgy is 10:30 AM
Forget the hurts and unkindness of all yesterdays so that today you will have room to be joyful and at peace.
Lord, bless me with the ability to let go of that, which causes me pain, so
that I may not miss the great joys that today will bring.

BUILDING FUND: We are sincerely grateful for all the donations received to our Church Building Fund in memory of Andrew Patrylak. The total amount to date is $935.00. The following are the last donators that we received: Hilbert Edwards, M/M Michael Natarian, M/M Brian Carpenter, Mr. Robert Patrylak, Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Kratze, Eleanor Nowinski, Dolores Symancek & Family, Rita Lacey & Family, Carolyn Zalappa & Carol Lynn Maciejczk, Eva Malischak, Steve & Ruthie Newberry, Nell Vojnarski, V. Piszczek, Jerry & Jaye Strumski, Dorothy & Frank Kobela, Leona Kobela & Ellen Saad, Dr. & Mrs. Thaddeous S. Nowinski and June Patrylak Neff.

The Easter Cycle

The Easter Cycle lasts from the Sunday of St. Thomas (the Sunday after Easter) to the Sunday of All Saints. The period from Easter to Pentecost embraces fifty days and is called by the common name of Pentecost. The Sundays in the Easter season are each named for the event recounted in the Gospel of that day. These occur in the following order: The Sunday of St. Thomas, the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, the Sunday of the Blind Man, the Sunday of the Fathers of the Church, the Sunday of the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) and the Sunday of All Saints. The Easter season, i.e., the post-feast of the Resurrection, lasts forty days, that is, to the feast of the Ascension of our Lord.
The Easter cycle includes thirty two Sundays which follow in consecutive order and for this reason are called ordinary Sundays to distinguish them from the festal Sundays which have their own proper epistle and Gospel. There are a few such festal Sundays in the year, as for example, the Sunday before and after the Nativity of Our Lord and the Sunday before and after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The ordinary Sundays begin with the Sunday of All Saints and end their cycle on the Sunday of Zaccheus which is followed by the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. The number of these ordinary Sundays depends upon the date of Easter; that is, if Easter comes earlier then there will be more ordinary Sundays, if later, fewer ordinary Sundays.

God is never more than a prayer away –
may He guide you safely day by day.

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light is requested to burn this week April 25 – May 2 by Ann Beshada for Special Intention.

FLOWERS: Our thanks to Jack, Annetta and Jaclyn Rudeski for their donation of flowers this week in memory of John & Anna Rudeski.

SVIACHENE: Our Sviachene (Easter Dinner) will be held next Sunday, May 3, 2009 in our Church Hall at 2:00 PM. Tickets are available The cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Please try to attend this Church Social and bring your family and friends. This is the last week end to purchase your tickets. If you did not purchase your tickets the deadline is April 29th. If you plan to be with your fellow parishioners for this nice get together please get your tickets. Donation of desserts for the dinner will be greatly appreciated. Cakes, cookies, puddings, or whatever you desire we will accept. Our thanks to those who donated Gifts for the Chinese Auction to date: Nancy Palumbo – Cosmetic Bag, Kathy Wasichanin – Handmade Needlepoint items, Irene Frisbie – Canister, Stephie Zearfoss – 6 Pysanky, Ann Beshada – 6 Pysanky, Paul & Marion Rose – Toaster, Broiler oven. A few more gifts are needed for the Chinese Auction, Chairman of the Chinese Auction is Mary Ann Kachinko.