God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Friday, October 1 – 9:00 AM
Protection of the Mother of God
Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania
God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Saturday, October 2 – 4:00 PM
True conversion of heart for Cameron Poullard given by the Poullard Family.
BUILDING FUND: A donation was received from Eleanor Nowinski to the Parish Building Fund in memory of her sister Clara Patrylak. The donation is greatly appreciated.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and ever. Amen.
SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary light none
MEETING: Wyoming Valley Parish Meeting is scheduled to be held Wednesday September 29th at 6:00 PM in SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA. This meeting is for parish and Financial council members of each parish.
RUMMAGE SALE: Our Rummage Sale will be held on Friday, Oct. 8th, Saturday Oct. 9th, and Sunday Oct. 10th . We are asking for donations of baked goods from our great bakers of the parish. Your help for this fundraising is very important. Please try to do this for your parish.
4:00 PM Allison Poullard, True conversion of heart and for God’s blessings, good health and salvation.
Sunday, September 19 Sunday after the Exaltation of the Cross
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Saturday, September 25
4:00 PM Helen Youells – Anna Koprowski
Sunday, September 26 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all parishioners.
TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Saturday 6:00 PM Sunday 10:30 AM
The little moments of the day are as important in building our foundation as the impact of great events.
Lord, thank You for my blessings and my crosses. Graciously bless me with the courage to grow closer to You with all that fills my day.
GOD’S WORLD
In God’s world happiness is found in how we live By the things we keep and things we give Making plans on what we can do each day And helping others along their way. The bible tells us of the rules God set Working hard we can see they are met Dreaming dreams that reach the sky We can enjoy God’s world as time goes by There is a miracle in every living thing The beauty of nature He does bring We experience the seasons of God’s pageantry In God’s world all creation is a mystery God’s world is filled with love for you and me In His world we live by what we believe Courage and hope He will always supply Living by faith our prayers He will not deny.
JESUS IS THE WAY
Our world has changed so much today It is filled with hate, troubles and woe Now in public we are not allowed to pray The world has forgotten that Jesus is the way.
We are pressured, disturbed and bewildered We have become selfish rushing through our day We never take time to pray or remember That Jesus is the only way.
We must work hard to stop this decay That is destroying our world today By telling others to take time and pray And accept through faith Jesus is the way.
Jesus is the way that leads to heaven His hand is holding the only key That unlocks the golden door Leading us to eternity.
SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is not requested.
SYPATHY: Our sympathy is extended to the family of Rose Mytch who was called to her eternal rest and to Marilyn Huff whose husband was called to his eternal rest. May they rest in peace.
RUMMAGE SALE: Our Rummage Sale will be held on Friday, Oct. 8th, Saturday Oct. 9th, and Sunday Oct. 10th . We are asking for donations of baked goods from our great bakers of the parish. Your help for this fundraising is very important. Please try to do this for your parish.
MEETING: Wyoming Valley Parish Meeting was cancelled for the Sept. 15th and will be held Wednesday September 29th at 6:00 PM in SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA. This meeting is for parish and Financial council members of each parish.
Please remember in your prayers those who are in Nursing facilities, or at home. We have a list of those who need our prayers Rita Rentko, Sonya Dempsey, Catherine Halloway, Irene Frisbee, Stanley Giza, John Dubik.
At home bound Charles Halloway, Catherine Dulski, Marion Rose, Charles Drazba,
Anna Koprowski, Annetta Rudeski, Al Piston and Mike Kane
Jacinta Paullard – God’s Blessings, health and salvation, The Paullard Family
Sunday, Sept.12 – 8:30AMSUNDAY BEFORE THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners
Tuesday, Sept. 14 – 8:30 AM Exaltation of the HOLY Cross
Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners
Saturday, Sept. 18 – 4:00 PM
Allison Poullard, True conversion of heart and for God’s blessings, good health and salvation.
Sunday, Sept. 19 – 8:30AMSUNDAY AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners
EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
The feast of the Exaltation owes its origin to the consecration of the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord, which was erected on Golgotha, in Jerusalem, by Emperor Constantine the Great. This consecration was celebrated very solemnly during the time of Macarius, Bishop of Jerusalem, on the 13th of September in the year 335. On the day following the consecration, the solemn exaltation or elevation of the sacred wood of the Cross took place. During its elevation the people exclaimed “Lord, have mercy” many times. Since that time, the Eastern Church of the Resurrection of our Lord on the 13th of September, and the feast of the exaltation of the Venerable Cross on the 14th of September.
The feast of the Exaltation is one of the twelve great feasts of our Church and has a one-day pre-feast and a seven-day post-feast. The Saturday and Sunday before and after the Exaltation, carry the name of “The Saturday and The Sunday before – or after the feast of the Exaltation”, because on those days the Epistle and Gospel speak of the holy Cross.
The feast of the Exaltation by placing the holy Cross before our eyes, reminds us of our obligation to venerate, love and confess the holy Cross. “Do not be ashamed of the Cross of Christ,” admonishes St. Cyril of Jerusalem in his fourth catechesis, “even if some hide it, nevertheless, you trace it clearly upon your forehead so that the demons, seeing the royal sign, may tremble and flee far away. Make this sign when you eat and drink, when you sit, lie down, rise or walk, in a word, at every occasion.”
St. John Chrysostom, in a sermon on the Cemetery and the Cross, speaks of the significance of the Cross-for us: “The Cross is a trophy against the demons, a weapon against sin, a sword with which Christ pierced the serpent. The Cross is the will of the Father, the glory of the Only-begotten One, joy of the Spirit, ornament of the angels, fortress of the Church, the glory of Paul, stronghold of the Saints, the light of the whole world.”
The Sign of the Cross
Crossing oneself with two fingers brought to the thumb represents the Trinity. The last two fingers held to the palm represent the two natures of Jesus – God and man. Unlike the Latin Rite where where the Sign of the Cross is made from left to right, the Sign of the Cross in Eastern rites is made typically from the right to the left shoulder – to
SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is not requested. MEETING: Wyoming Valley Parish Meeting will be held Wednesday September 15th at 6:00 PM in SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA. This meeting is for parish and Financial council members of each parish. WOMEN’S SOCIETY:The meeting scheduled for last week had to be cancelled because the date & time was not in the bulletin and only a few would have attended. Trying for Tuesday September 14th at 6:00 PM in the church hall to conduct the meeting.The Women’s Society will sponsor their Rummage Sale- Friday, October 8th, Saturday 9th, and Sunday10th. If you have any items to donate for this cause please bring to the Church or call a member to have them picked up. The Society is planning to have a bake sale for this fund-raiser and is asking our great bakers of the parish if they could possibly help to make this possible. A sign up sheet will be in the vestibule if you would like to donate a baked product. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please try to attend this meeting and any parish member is invited to come and join in for the parish event.
signify Christ enthroned at the right hand of the Father. According to tradition and in the words of Pope Innocent III (1198-1216), The Sign of the Cross is made with three
fingers because it is impressed upon us in the name of the Holy Trinity. From the forehead we pass to the breast, then from the right to the left.
“The Veneration of the Holy Cross of the Lord is one of the most significant aspects of the worship of the God-Man…Signing ourselves with the sign of the Cross is on of the oldest customs of Christians.” As the Servant of God Andrew Sheptytsky said in his pastoral letter.
The Holy Cross is an ever-living symbol of God’s everlasting love toward us sinners, a symbol of Christ’s total self-sacrifice, a symbol of our redemption and salvation, a symbol of Christ’s victory over death and Satan. By veneration the holy Cross we honor Christ’s sacrifice, passion and death. Whenever we sign ourselves with the sign of the holy Cross, we profess our faith in our Savior.
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners.
Saturday, Sept. 4 – 4:00 PM –
Sunday, Sept 5– 8:30AM– FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners
SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light no request.
MEETING: A meeting announced by the Chancery will be held at Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish Hall on Wednesday September 1st at 6:30 PM. The parish financial council is invited to be present for this meeting.
WOMEN’S SOCIETY: The Parish Women’s Society will be sponsoring a Rummage Sale in the fall. All items such as household, linens, utensils, toys, baby clothes, furniture, etc. are accepted if they are in good shape to sell. Bring items to the church, the hall or call one of the Society members to arrange for pick up.
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church
20 Nottingham Street – PO Box 60 – Plymouth, PA 18651
Church & Hall: 570-779-3323 Fr. Walter Cell Phone 570-406-5882
Father Walter Pasicznyk, Pastor
DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE: Saturdays 4:00 PM; Sundays 8:30 AM
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
BEHEADING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
August 29, 2021
SYMPATHY: We extend our sympathy to the family of Albert Ferkal who was called to his eternal rest. May he rest in peace.
God’s Blessings for Gary & Jacinta Poullard, Poullard Famil
BLESSING OF FLOWERS
Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania
Sunday, August 15 – 8:30 AM
DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
BLESSING OF FLOWERS
Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners
Saturday, August 21 – 4:00PM
Sunday, August 22 – 8:30AM THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners
BUILDING FUND: Our Thanks to Dr. & Mary Nowinski for their donation to our Parish Building Fund in memory of Clara Patrylak. Your generous donation is very appreciated.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: We wish Mary Oshirak a very happy, healthy Birthday; Mary will celebrate her day this Sunday, August 15th. MNOHYA LITA!
Rummage Sale: Transfiguration of Our Lord parish in Nanticoke, PA is sponsoring a rummage Sale Aug 21, and 28 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Church Hall.
PRAYERS:Please remember in your prayers all the sick of the parish, their families and friends, those in nursing homes, hospitals and at home.
Saturday,Aug. 7 – 4:00 PM God’s Blessing and Good Health on all parishioners
Sunday, August 8– 8:30 AM ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
✞Helen Youells – Anna Koprowski
Saturday, August 14– 4:00 PM ✞
BLESSING OF FLOWERS
Anointing of Holy Oil – Myrovania
Sunday, August 15– 8:30AMTWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKAS
BLESSING OF FLOWERS
Anointing with Holy Oil – Myrovania
SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is requested this week Aug. 7 – 14 by Michaelene Ostrum in honor of her mother Helene Sirak 93rd Birthday. Best Wishes Helene and many more Happy, Health Years.
BUILDING FUND: Our thanks to those who donated to Our Parish Building Fund in memory of Clara Patralak:
CHURCH GROUNDS: If you have noticed the Arborvitae trees on both sides of the church have been removed. The sight of them were not so nice and with no one to trim and care for shrubs they had to removed. The cost for this project is $2100. If you can contribute any donations toward this expense, please provide a little help. Thank you. Yours donations are always appreciated.
FESTIVAL FOOD SALE: Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will hold the 3rd and last of their Why Cook Wednesday Dinners for the Summer with an a La Carte, Ukrainian Festival Food, Take-Out Dinner on Wednesday, August 18th. Order from a menu of festival foods including; holubtsi (piggies)…$3/each, pyrohy (pierogies)…3 for $3.00, kovbasa & kapusta (kielbasa & sauerkraut)…$5.00/each, halushki (cabbage & noodles)…$3.00/pint and Pagash (potato pizza)…$2.00/cut. Pick-Ups from 4:00 to 7:00pm in their school hall on the corner of North River and West Chestnut Streets, near the General Hospital Parkade in Wilkes-Barre. Take-Out Only and Pre-Orders are strongly encouraged. Place your order by calling the School Hall Kitchen (570) 829-3051. Bake Sale items available and tickets will also be sold for a Basket Raffle. .
Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church, Olyphant, PA, Furniture Rummage sale Fundraiser for the 11th year, being held on August 13-14, 2021 at St. Cyril’s School gym inside, 133 River Street, and outside behind St. Cyril’s Rectory, 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Free Parking. Benefits St. Cyrils Church. (IF the CDC and Gov. OF Penna, change the rules by August 13, 2021, please wear a mask. ) Church website: stcyrils.weconnect.com All items priced to sell: furniture, mirrors, wall hangings, lamps, books, jewelry, domestics, baskets, Christmas, toys, NEW ITEMS, Souveniers, Vintage, china and dinnerware, pots and pans, small kitchen appliances, records, CD’s, DVD”S, VHS, Easter, Valentines Day, sports, tools, plus so much more….
4:00 PM ✞ Robert Zeroka – Dan, Sandy & Daniel Zeroka
Sunday, July 11SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Saturday, July 17 SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE
SIX ECUMENICAL COUNCILS
4:00 PM Paul and Dolores Hoover – Betty and Verne
Sunday, July18SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE
SIX ECUMENICAL COUNCILS
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
SANCTURARY LICHT: A new chart is available for your requests. The Sanctuary Light burns for the week at $15 a donation. Remember a loved one, in honor of someone or something and a special occasion. Your donation helps to pay the cost of the candles that are needed. While a lot of dates are available now is the time to sign up for your requests.
Remember the Rummage Sale will be held in October, now is the chance for you to get those things together that you no longer need or want and donate to this sale.
The Women’s Society is trying to continue to have fund raisers so please try to help them out.
SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church 