Welcome: Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church
21 Evergreen Road
Lyndora, PA 16045
PeterAndPaulOCLyndora.5u.com
Rector: Father Paisius McGrath
Other Clergy: Subdeacon George Olenic
Parish Board President: George Pawluk
Choir Director: Robert Shott
Cantor: Hope Burka
Reader: John Franchuk
October 12, 2008
Today’s commemorated Feasts and Saints: 17th Sunday after Pentecost- Tone 8; Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council; St. Cosmas the Hymnographer and St. Martin of Tours
TROPARION FOR THE RESURRECTION- TONE 8
You descended from on high, O merciful One. You accepted the three day burial to free us from our sufferings. O Lord, our Life and Resurrection, glory to You!
TROPARION FOR THE HOLY FATHERS- TONE 8
You are most glorious, O Christ our God. You have established the Holy Fathers as lights on the earth. Through them you have guided us to the true faith. O greatly Compassionate One, glory to You!
KONTAKION FOR THE RESURRECTION- TONE 8
By rising from the tomb, You raised the dead and resurrected Adam. Eve exults in Your Resurrection, and the world celebrates Your rising from the dead, O greatly Merciful One!
KONTAKION FOR THE HOLY FATHERS- TONE 6
The Son who shone forth from the Father was ineffably born, two-fold in nature, of a woman. Having beheld Him, we do not deny the image of His form, but depict it piously and revere it faithfully. Thus, in keeping the True Faith, the Church venerates the icon of Christ Incarnate.
PROKEIMENON- TONE 4(FOR THE HOLY FATHERS)
Blessed are You, O Lord God of our Fathers and praised and glorified is Your name forever!
V: For You are just in all that You have done for us!
Blessed are You, O Lord God of our Fathers and praised and glorified is Your name forever!
TODAY’S EPISTLE READING IS FROM THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS 13:7-16
Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come. Therefore by Him, let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING IS FROM ST.JOHN 17:1-13
Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “ Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth, I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.
Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.
We welcome all who are worshiping with us this morning. Please join us for Coffee Hour following Divine Liturgy, provided this morning by our Senior UOL Chapter with all proceeds to benefit our Senior UOL Chapter.
Please continue to pray for all our parish shut-ins and all those who are unable to be with us this morning. If anyone needs Father Paisius for any reason, please call him at
724-287-4448 or 724-549-6651(cell).
Please remember in your prayers:
- Marie Howryla for recovery of good health.
- Helen Wasilk who was in the hospital this week.
- Helen Lonchena for recovery of good health.
- Stephen Sheptak for his continued recovery.
- Chris who is in serious condition following surgery for a brain tumor.
- Pray for Eva Bilowich as she continues to recover from her surgery.
- Hope Burka who continues to recover at home.
- Rostyslav Dowbenko as he continues to recover.
Rose Hnatko for her continued good health.
For the continued spiritual growth and health of our parish.
Helen Olenic for her continued good health.
Helen and Mary Boss for their continued good health.
Our parishioners living at Sunnyview: Katherine Duke, Mary De Marco, Marian Wetick, Julie Palace, and Helen Lonchena.
Emil and Ann Russo for their continued good health.
Carolyn Cehily for her continued good health.
Ann Miller for her continued good health.
Nick Bilowich for his continued good health.
Michael Romanyshyn for his continued good health.
Lovie and Kathryn Tymkiw for their continued good health.
Rhea Jean Roxbury for her continued good health.
All others in our extended families who are sick and suffering.
SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING DIVINE SERVICES
Wednesday, October 15, Moleben to St. Panteleimon
6:30 pm
Thursday, October 16, Pro Liturgy at Sunnyview Home
10:45 am
Saturday, October 18, Saturday evening Vespers
Great Vespers 5 pm
Sunday, October 19, 18th Sunday after Pentecost
Divine Liturgy 10 am
SCHEDULE OF OTHER UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
Tuesday, October 14, Senior UOL Meeting
6:30 pm
Wednesday, October 15, Parish Bible Study
7 pm
COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER
Sunday, October 19, Maria Corbin and Jean Markiw (Ladies Guild)
Sunday, October 26, Ann Lenyk, Rose and Patty Hnatko (Junior UOL)
PARISH NEWS AND UPDATES
We thank everyone who came out and joined us to work together at our Pirohi Sale this past week. We thank everyone for their hard work and dedication and encourage everyone to join us again on Thursday/Friday, October 23/24 for our next Parish Pirohi Sale.
This morning we announce that this week on Tuesday evening at 6:30 we will have our monthly Senior UOL Meeting. We are actively looking for new members to join in this import part of the life of our parish: come and join us and learn more about the Ukrainian Orthodox League and how our local Senior Chapter plays a role in the life of our parish.
We also announce this morning that this week Father Paisius will be again serving Pro Liturgy at Sunnyview as is done once a month. We are again looking for volunteers to come and help sing responses and take part in this important ministry for our older parishioners who live at Sunnyview. Please come and join us at Sunnyview this Thursday morning at 10:45 am.
We all remember fondly how much we enjoyed our summer Pan- Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Picnic in which we joined with our fellow Orthodox Christians from St. Andrew’s and a few from St. Anthony’s in prayer and fellowship together. In looking ahead, we wish to announce that we are planning a Pre-Advent Pan Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Dinner to be held here at SS. Peter and Paul on Sunday, November 9 as we will be getting ready then to begin our Nativity season. Next Sunday, October 19, we will be having a special B.O.A.T. meeting following Coffee Hour to more on the plans for this Pre-Advent event and we encourage anything who is willing to help to please join us for this meeting. Further details about this will be forthcoming in future bulletins.
This morning we offer a reminder to everyone about our bi-monthly Moleben to
St. Panteleimon and Bible Study. This is a special time for us to gather together to
pray for the sick and suffering of our parish and to spend time studying the Holy
Scriptures together. Our next Moleben and Bible Study class will be this week on Wednesday, October 15 at 6:30 pm. We will be continuing our study of I Corinthians and so we ask that everyone read the I Corinthians 2-3 for our next class. We again encourage others to join us for this part of the ongoing life of our parish.
We also offer a reminder that in the coming month, we will be making preparations for our Parish Fall Food Festival and Craft Show to be held on Saturday, November 1. There will be much work for all of us to do in helping to plan and carry out this festival and we will post the needs for specific help as that becomes available. If anyone would like to volunteer to help with this event, please contact Maria Corbin or Lovie Tymkiw.
We once again remind everyone about the opportunity to help with the gift baskets needed for the Chinese Auction we are planning as a part of our Fall Craft Show/Food Festival. Our Ladies Guild is still looking for volunteers to sponsor a number(5 or so would be nice) to be raffled off at this Chinese auction. Each basket could be designed according to a particular theme(sponsors choice) and then tickets would sold and the ticket buyers would have a choice of which basket they would like to try to win. Please contact one of our Ladies Guild officers(Maria Corbin, Rose Raith, Sherry Burka, Ruth Dally, Lovie Tymkiw) if you would like to help with this.
Our coming Fall Festival will feature the following menu:
HOLUPKI $1.75(each) or $21(dozen)
HALUSHKI $2(Small) $4(Medium) $6(Large)
PIROHI $0.75(each) $6.50(Dozen)
KIELBASSI $3.00 $3.50(with Kraut)
HOT SAUSAGE $ 5.00(includes green peppers and onions)
HOT DOG $1.50 $2.00(with Kraut)
DRINKS: COFFEE, SOFT DRINKS, BOTTLED WATER $1.00 each
We also offer a reminder to everyone that we are always looking for more
volunteers to help with our Parish Pirohi sales. We encourage everyone to help with this
effort for the support of our Parish and invite your friends and neighbors to come and
help as well. WE NEED EVERYONE'S HELP !!!!!
MAY THE LORD OUR GOD GRANT TO HIS SERVANTS, ALL THE FAITHFUL OF SS. PETER AND PAUL UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH , PEACE, HEALTH AND SALVATION AND MAY HE SAFEGUARD AND KEEP US ALL FOR MANY YEARS.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FOLLOWING UPCOMING EVENTS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
SS.PETER AND PAUL FALL CRAFT SHOW AND FOOD FESTIVAL
UKRAINIAN HALL
10 am-3 pm
We invite everyone to join us on Saturday, November 1 from 10 am- 3 pm in our Ukrainian Hall for our annual Fall Craft Show and Food Festival. Come and browse the tables filled with many wonderful local crafts and enjoy our selection of wonderful food as we join together for this annual parish fundraiser event. We also are asking for volunteers to help work on this day, as well as inviting all our friends and neighbors to come and join us on this day. Please speak with one of the officers of our Ladies Guild for further information about this wonderful event and how we all can work together to make this a blessed success!(please take note of the menu for the Food Festival portion of this event found elsewhere in this morning’s bulletin)
DISCOVERING ONE’S TRUE BEAUTY
The story of our HOLY MOTHER PELAGIA is remarkably similar to that of Mary of Egypt. She was born a pagan in Antioch, endowed with great
physical beauty. Sadly, she chose to use her attributes in a spiritually harmful manner. She turned to a life of prostitution, acquiring great wealth and notoriety in the process. One day as she was walking past a church, the hand of God led her inside. A certain Bishop Nonnus was preaching a sermon on the Last Judgment. His powerful words penetrated Pegalia’s sinful heart! In an instant, she realized that her life was taking her down a path leading to eternal damnation. She was so moved by the bishop’s sermon that immediately after services, Pegalia humbly approached him, confessed her sins and begged to be baptized! She was mentored by the Blessed Romana, a deaconess who gave her an excellent catecheticat background in the Christian Faith.
Pegalia became absorbed in practicing her new-found religion. She gave away all of the vast fortune she had amassed through her Immoral lifestyle and went to Jerusalem, where she secretly entered a monastery, disguised as the monk “Pelogius.” She secluded herself in a cell in her new “home’ on the Mount of Olives, spending her time in prayer and fasting. After spending three years in this manner, Pegalia emerged with a radiant inner beauty that far exceeded her physical appearance! She peacefully felt asleep in the Lord around the middle of the fifth century.
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