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1 393 Saints Peter & Paul UOC 8410 West 131st St. Palos Park, IL V. Rev. Vasyl Sendeha Rector Something to ponder upon Parish Council President John Beck Sisterhood of St. Anne Andrea Manson Church School Director Pat Wolsko Church Choir Director George Cepynsky Sr. UOL President Harry Oryhon Ways & Means Committee Rich Ganske Seraphim Group President Debbie Pierog 50/50 Club President Michael Gbur Here are a few reminders to help motivate you when you need it most 1. Pain is part of growing. Sometimes life closes doors because it s time to move forward. And that s a good thing because we often won t move unless circumstances force us to. Just because you re struggling doesn t mean you re failing. Every great success requires some type of worthy struggle to get there. Good things take time. Stay patient and stay positive. Everything is going to come together; maybe not immediately, but eventually. Remember that there are two kinds of pain: pain that hurts and pain that changes you. When you roll with life, instead of resisting it, both kinds help you grow. 2. Everything in life is temporary. Every time it rains, it stops raining. Every time you get hurt, you heal. After darkness there is always light you are reminded of this every morning, but still you often forget, and instead choose to believe that the night will last forever. It won t. So if things are good right now, enjoy it and

2 be thankful to God. If things are bad, don t worry because it won t last forever either. Just because life isn t easy at the moment, doesn t mean you can t laugh. Just because something is bothering you, doesn t mean you can t smile. Every moment gives you a new beginning and a new ending. You get a second chance, every second. You just have to take it and make the best of what you have got. 3. Worrying and complaining changes nothing. Those who complain the most, accomplish the least. It s always better to attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. It s not over if you ve lost; it s over when you do nothing but complain about it. If you believe in something, keep trying. Don t let the shadows of the past darken the doorstep of your future. Spending today complaining about yesterday won t make tomorrow any brighter. Take action instead. Let what you ve learned improve how you live. Make a change and never look back. And regardless of what happens in the long run, remember that true happiness begins to arrive only when you stop complaining about your problems and you start being grateful for all that God has blessed you all this time. Church School Summer Camp This Year s Church School Camp is expending! The dates are August 9 & 10, 2018 Please look for the announcements and bring your children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces. Prayers, fun activities, learning games, outings, guest performances and more. Hours are: from 9:00am 3:30 pm. If needed, the arrangements can be made for children to be drop of earlier or picked up later. Adult chaperon help is welcomed! Registration papers are at the entrance of the Church 2

3 393 Today 9th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone eight. Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Councils (movable holiday on Sunday closest to July 16). Hieromartyr Athenogenes, bishop of Heracleopolis, and his ten disciples (311). Martyrs Paul and two sisters, Chionia (Thea) and Alevtina (Valentina), at Caesarea in Palestine (308). Martyr Antiochus, physician of Sebaste (4th c.). Virgin-martyr Julia of Carthage (440). Martyr Helier of Jersey (6th c.) (Celtic & British). 1,015 Martyrs of Pisidia (Greek). Martyr Athenogenes (Greek). Romans 15:1-7 (Epistle) Matthew 9:27-35 (Gospel) 2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9 Epistle, Apostles Matthew 16:13-19 Gospel, Apostles Reader of the Hours - Jeremy Oryhon Reader of the Eng. Epist. Jeremy Oryhon Reader of the Ukr. Epist. Halyna Kashpar Saturday, August 4 Vespers at 6:00pm Sunday August 5 10th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone one. "Pochaev" (1675) Icon of the Mother of God. Martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus, and 13 others in Lycia (305). Hieromartyr Apollinaris, bishop of Ravenna (75). Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the Prophet Samuel. 250 martyrs killed by Bulgarians ( ) (Greek). Eight Martyrs of Carthage (Greek). St. Anna of Leucadia (919) (Greek). Repose of St. John Cassian the Roman, abbot, of Marseilles (435). 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 (Epistle) Matthew 17:14-23 (Gospel) Hebrews 9:1-7 Theotokos Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Theotokos Reader of the Hours - open Reader of the Eng. Epist. open Reader of the Eng. Epist. open 3

4 Sisterhood of St. Anne Thank you very much to all of our volunteers for helping us out to prepare for the Parish Feast Day Festival and worked during the Festival in the kitchen. Your help is greatly appreciated. May God reward you hundredfold! We are taking our usual break for the month of August. Next pierogi session will be August 26-29, 2018 Seraphim Group Our last meeting at the Church Hall was great! Thank you Debbie and Larry for hosting. Mouthwatering crème brulee for dessert was out of this world! Our next meeting will be Tuesday, August 14th at 12:00 we will go out for a meal and a movie. Wu s House at S. La Grange Rd. Orland Park, IL and movie theater right next door. We will decide what movie on Sunday July 29. We are open for suggestions. For more info, please see Debbie Pierog deb12153@aol.com Bible & Faith Study Group Next Bible Study group meeting is Wednesday August 8 at 6:30 pm. If you are interested in joining the study, please see Fr. Vasyl Words of Gratitude Apology And Thank you. When reviewing all the picnic things, I noticed that I inadvertently deleted SWANEL'S (Ed and Lillianna Roviaro) from our business donation list that was posted. For years now, Ed and Lillianna have donated the cooler behind the bar, the soda and gas, extra ice, and this year a new ice machine, for our Festival. In addition they also repaired the soda gun that broke down during the picnic. I want to thank them and also sincerely apologize to them for my error. Festival Chairman, Rich Ganske 4

5 393 Sacrament of the Holy Matrimony Announcement number 2. Servant of God Rostyslav Petey, son of Yoseph Pety and Ludmila Ligotskaya is going to be united in the Sacrament of the Holy Matrimony to servant of God Malgorzata Giedz, daughter of Mikolaj Giedz and Walentyna Pauk, on Sunday August 5, If anyone has anything against this marriage union, let our office know as soon as possible. Announcement number 2. Servant of God Ryan McManus, son of James McManus III and Marcy Reinhart is going to be united in the Sacrament of the Holy Marriage to servant of God Catherine Redmerski, daughter of Robert Redmerski and Carol Podlecki, on Saturday August 11, If anyone has anything against this marriage union, let our office know as soon as possible. Post Festival meeting Post Festival meeting will be Sunday August 5, 2018 after the coffee hour Chairs of the working stations at the Festival and Festival Committee are encouraged to participate. FESTIVAL We would like to thank all of those who worked hard preparing and running this year s Annual Festival. The outcome was overwhelming! Thank you for your hard work. Suggestions/concerns It was a great Festival! We would like to make it even a better one! Therefore, if you have suggestions/ concerns please do not hesitate to let us know. Write down your suggestions and deposit into the suggestion box at the entrance of the Church or Rev.Vasyl@yahoo.com or give the suggestions in person to Fr. Vasyl or Richard Gansky or Donna Nevels by Sunday August 5,

6 Seven Day Vigil Candles For the health and God s blessings of wife Alvine on our Anniversary by Mike Gbur For the health of my ill parents in Ukraine Pavlo & Polina by Halyna Kashpar For the health of my daughter Irina on her Birthday by Kashpar Family For the health of Maria Omelian by Fr. Vasyl For the health of Maria Iordanov by PM Olenka For the health of John Spivak from Sharon & Mike Melnyk In memory of Irene by Cepynsky family 7day Vigil Donation Mike Cheroim $40.00 Loraine Ehlert - $ Prayer Corner for the Month of July We ask all of you to remember in your prayers the following individuals, who are in need of God's healing and grace: Victoria, Barbara, Tom Macauliffe, John, Margaret, Eleanor, Ethel Smith, Michael P, Catherine Hladky, Andrew Hladky, Wally and Ann Podlecki, Valentina Schacht, Susan Hendrixson, Rayan, Dean Manson, Vera Beggs, Pavlo & Polina, Barbara Patronik, Elias, Roxana, Anthony Bendy, Katie Bruce, Maria Omelian, Patti Faye, Toni Marie Klavin, Hazel Gardiner, Michael Kimak, Chloe Mckinney, Yuriy Zmysly, Paul Jr & Dorothy Seliga, Wolodymer Kashpar, Priest Vasyl Dovhan, Priest David Clooney, Frankie, Zachary, Orest, Oksana, Alexander, Paul. If there is anyone who is in need of prayers, and you want to add them to the prayer corner, please notify Fr. Vasyl. If you would like me to visit with the Sacraments of the Holy Confession and Eucharist, please call the rectory to set up an appointment. I will gladly visit everyone. Fr. Vasyl 6

7 393 Church Temple Main Chandelier Over the past year, Our Church Temple has been beautified and remodeled. Many necessary updates have been done, thanks to the parishioners kindness and generosity. We are working on replacing Main Chandelier at the Church Temple. Current one is too small for our temple as well as in very poor condition. We have collected so far $ towards this project. We hope we would be able to raise enough funds to purchase a new one and install it in the near future. Every little bit helps. Thank you for your support. Donations in memory of Josephine Hobert Anatol & Kathy Bilyk $50.00 Tess Podlecki $50.00 John Hobert $ Choir Fund Harry & Dorothy Kokolus $50.00 Janet Milton - $50.00 At our neighbors Ukrainian Festival at St. Volodimer Cathedral 2250 W Cortez St. Chicago, IL Concert featuring contemporary Ukrainian artists and dancers. Live band Brass band Myron Band Games for youth Raffles Ukrainian Embroidered Shirt contest Live music and dancing Great Ukrainian Food, beer and more Saturday, August 4, pm-10pm Sunday, August 5, pm 9:00pm 7

8 Coffee Hour Schedule Today PANCAKE FLIP Sr. UOL August 5 -- Olga & Sergie Bureiko August Supilowski Family (Lenten) August Larson, Pierog and Zmysly families August Oryhon Family September 2 -- Mary Wisniowski and Tina Palasti September 9 -- PORK & CHICKEN ROAST (1st Day of Sunday School) September Alla and Mary Jo Grzymski September Megan & John Hryn September Open volunteer needed If you would like to volunteer for the Coffee Hour or need to change your scheduled date, please see Dr. Harry Oryhon call or harrymolars@aol.com Save the Date. Come and participate Sunday August 26, Come and celebrate with us. Dr. Harry s 70 years and Yvonne's 45 years at our parish family. Harry and Yvonne are moving to Tennessee to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Please join us for a special day we are going to honor them and their parents! Church Humor WHILE renovating and expanding their facilities, a local church congregation worked feverishly to beat the three-month deadline they had set. The church secretary noted the steady progress in the Sunday bulletin, and the pastor praised the members of his flock. Applying a coat of finish to the new woodwork was his contribution to the project. A misprint in the bulletin provided the congregation with a good laugh: "Even our pastor has been pitching in to help. We thank him for vanishing all week so much more work could be accomplished!" 8