Sunday of Meat Fare. February 24, 2019

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1 Ss. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church /Assumption B.V.M. Ukrainian Catholic Church 131 North Beech Street, Mount Carmel, Pa Very Reverend Archpriest Michael Hutsko, Pastor Rectory Church Hall Fax Web Site- sspeterandpaulmc.org - stsppmc@ptd.net and ABVM.Centralia@gmail.com Prayer Line: Louise Cuff Eleanor Stebila Louise Troyan Please notify the rectory office if you or a loved one is hospitalized or admitted to a nursing home Office Hours: Mon. Tues.- 9:00 AM-3:00 PM 1 ST Collection : Candles Wed., Thurs. 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon 2 nd Collection: Regular Offering Sunday of Meat Fare Saturday February 23, :15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM For All Parishioners Sunday February 24, 2019 Sunday of Meat Fare 8:30 Confessions 9:15 AM - +Ruth Martz, 1 st Anniversary req. by Paul & George Ann Katchick & Irene Novak 11:00 AM Assumption BVM +Francis Jurgill req. by Wife, Barbara Monday February 25, 2019 Tuesday February 26, 2019 Wednesday February 27, 2019 Thursday February 28, 2019 Friday March 1, 2019 Saturday March 2, 2019 No Morning Divine Liturgy 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM For All Parishioners Sunday March 3, 2019 Sunday of Cheesefare 8:30 Confessions 9:15 AM - +George Mall, Sr. 1 st Anniversary req. by Pearl Yodis 11:00 AM Assumption BVM +Mark & +Mary Liptock, Wedding Anniversary Remembrance req. by Family Please Remember Pray for vocations to the Holy Priesthood & Religious Life. In Your Prayers Please remember to pray for the sick & infirm of our Parishes February 24, 2019 Welcome: We the people of Ss. Peter & Paul and Assumption Churches, are a catholic community that worships God, spreads the Good News of Christ, and serves those in need. Come into the house. Bring all you are, no need to check your failures at the door. There are no perfect people here. You are invited: come. Come in seeking, come in wondering, come in hurting. Come into this house of companionship and compassion. Come in. You are welcome here. Ss. Peter & Paul/Assumption Churches open their doors to you. Bulletin Requests Any requests for any information to be placed in the bulletin must be in writing and submitted to the church office by 12:00 Noon on Mondays. Thank you for your cooperation. Rosary Intention For the week of February 24, 2019 For the Sick and Infirm of our Parishes The Vibrant Parish A place to encounter the living Christ through the Word of God, the Holy Mysteries & Prayer, Serving One s Neighbor, Leadership, Fostering & Serving Unity & Missionary Spirit. Your Stewardship We thank you for your financial support of our parish communities. Your weekly offerings are a visible sign of your love for our parish and your commitment to its mission. Mystery (Sacrament) of Penance Is available before each Divine Liturgy on Saturday, 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM and on Sunday in Ss. Peter & Paul Church 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM, and at Assumption BVM Church on Sunday before 11:00 AM Divine Liturgy in the confessionals.

2 Upcoming Events Feb 23-24: Third Collection for Soup & Sandwich Feb 27: Soup & Sandwich Mar 3: Altar Rosary Society Sunday Mar 3: Forgiveness Vespers, 3 PM McAdoo Mar 4: First Day of the Great Fast Strict Abstinence Mar 7: Liturgy at Mt Carmel Nursing Home at 2 PM Mar 10: Holy Name Society Sunday Mar 10: Stations of the Cross, Mt. Carmel at 3 PM Mar 13: Soup & Sandwich Mar 14: Pyrohy Orders due by Noon Mar 15: Fish Bake, Pick up 3-6 PM, Advance Tickets Only Mar 17: Stations of the Cross, Shenandoah at 3PM Mar 19-21: Pyrohy Preparations Mar21: Pyrohy Sale Mar 24: Stations of the Cross, Frackville at 3 PM Mar 27: Soup & Sandwich Mar 30-31: Third Collection for Soup & Sandwich Mar 31: Stations of the Cross, Shamokin at 3 PM Ss. Peter & Paul Replenish Fund Donations as of February 17, 2019 Total To Date: $82, Replenish Fund: None Rebuilding Fund: None Weekly Parish Financial Report Ss. Peter & Paul Church Sunday, February 17, 2019 $1, Expenses: $2, Sunday, February 18, 2018 $1, Memorial: $50 In Memory of +Mildred Roma Laczkoskie by Mary Ann & Dennis Assumption BVM Church Sunday, February 17, 2019 $ Expenses: $ Sunday, February 18, 2018 $ Ss. Peter & Paul Church Lector Schedule Sat February 23rd Ellen Goretsky 4:00 PM Sun- February 24th Chris Bogner 9:15 AM Sat March 2nd Ed Cuff 4:00 PM Sun March 3rd Justina Eisenhart 9:15 AM Assumption BVM Church Lector Schedule Sun February 24th Kianna Rizzo 11:00 AM Sun March 3rd Zachary Gee 11:00 AM Tweets from His Holiness Pope Francis Love of God and love of neighbour are inseparable. They are two sides of the same coin: lived together they are the true strength of believers! Sunday Social Sunday Social is held at Ss. Peter &Paul immediately after 9:15 AM Divine Liturgy. All are welcome. Donations are accepted and appreciated. Replenishment Fund Gifts We are still accepting donations/gifts to our Parish Replenishment Fund established several years ago to restore monies that were used for the church renovations and repairs. Please consider making a special donation to this Fund. All donations remain here in our parish and are meant to secure the future financial health of our church. Your gift/donation will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Next Pyrohy Sale Thank you to everyone who came to help out this past week! Our next sale of Pyrohy is scheduled for March 19-21, 2019 (pickup on the 21st). Cost of Pyrohy is $8.00 per dozen. Orders must have been placed by noon on Thursday, March 14, Orders received after that time will be placed on a waiting list and if we have extra pyrohy for sale, we will notify you. The deadline for ordering allows us to order necessary supplies. We are in need of helping hands in all aspects of this project. Anyone interested in helping, please come to the church hall at about 10 AM on Tuesday, March 19th, and 8 AM on Wednesday and Thursday, March 20 th and 21st. Spiritual Reading Lending Library We have assembled a library based upon spiritual reading, reflection and meditation for the benefit of our parishioners and friends. It is located in the vestibule of the church. Everyone is invited to browse through and take a book home to read. Once you have finished the book, please return it so others can make use of it. As we strive to live good Christian lives, it is important we fill our minds and hearts with things that are of the Lord. Please take advantage of this opportunity to grow in faith and knowledge. Religious Education Classes for our Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) are held Monday evenings, from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM in the church social hall. Please note the following requirements for First Penance (First Communion): *Child and parents must be registered and active members of Ss. Peter & Paul/Assumption BVM and * the child must have diligently completed 2 years of instruction. No exceptions will be made.

3 Soup and Sandwich Ministry We serve a humble lunch of a soup and sandwich every second and fourth Wednesday of the month between the hours of 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM. This lunch is open to everyone in our community: the needy, the elderly, and the lonely and is totally free of charge. Our next lunch will be served on February 27th in support of this project. We are grateful for your generosity. Keep in mind a special third collection for loose change will be taken the last weekend of every month. If you would like to help with the meals, please join us. Any and all help is appreciated. Altar Flowers Altar flowers can be sponsored weekly for $35.00 per arrangement. Parishioners can sponsor these flowers in Memory of a loved one, or for any occasion. Anyone interested in sponsoring flowers may call Sorokousty The word "Sorokousty" literally means "forty mouths" (sorok = forty; ust = mouth). Originally, this was a prayer service offered by forty mouths or by forty priests. Historically, families would honor their deceased by holding services for them in the cathedrals on the 3rd, 9th and 40th day after their death -- with 40 priests celebrating the services. Today, Sorokousty is the service that honors the deceased and is offered during Lent Deanery Lenten Services All services will begin at 3:00 PM with a social following the services. A special collection will also be taken each week for the Seminary Fund. Forgiveness Vespers: Sunday, March 3: Protection BVM, McAdoo Stations of the Cross: Sunday, March 10: Ss. Peter & Paul, Mt. Carmel Sunday, March 17: St. Michael s, Shenandoah Sunday, March 24: St. Michael s, Frackville Sunday, March 31: Transfiguration, Shamokin Sunday, April 7: St. Michael s, Hazleton Sunday, April 14: St. Nicholas, Minersville Nicholas Bervinchak Exhibit Michael Buryk will open a new exhibit with the art of the Ukrainian social realist artist Nicholas Bervinchak on Sunday, March 10th, at 1 PM at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton, Pa. He will give a presentation about the artist at 2 PM. For directions, please go to: Admission is free. The exhibit will continue through July 10th. Ss. Peter & Paul Deanery Stations of the Cross Ss. Peter & Paul will be hosting the Deanery Stations of the Cross Sunday, Sunday, March 10th at 3:00 PM. After Stations a short meeting and a social will be held. As in past years, we are in need of desserts and baked goods. The desserts may be dropped off at the Church Hall before or after the Saturday and Sunday Divine Liturgies. Thank you for your participation in showing our guests our hospitality. Also, help is needed in setting up the Hall and cleaning up afterwards. Thank You! First Day of Lent Monday, March 4 th marks the first day of Lent. It is a day of strict abstinence during which we are obliged to refrain from all meat and dairy products. Lent is also a time for us to embark on a spiritual pilgrimage filled with more intense prayer, fasting and almsgiving (charity). The ultimate goal of this special time is a deeper and more fulfilling relationship with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are all encouraged to make wise use of these 40 days and devote ourselves whole-heartedly to caring for our eternal soul. Loose Change Collection We will have the monthly special third collection for support of our Soup & Sandwich Ministry at all Liturgies this weekend. We again ask for any loose change you may be carrying, as well as any special offering you may wish to make. Your generosity and support is greatly appreciated. Fish Bake Back by popular demand a delicious baked fish dinner on Friday, March 15, Advance sale tickets and take out only. Pick up your dinner from 3-6 PM in the church hall at Ss. Peter & Paul. Tickets are $10 per person and must be purchased by Monday, March 11, 2019 at Noon. Dinner includes baked haddock, Pyrohy, coleslaw, green beans, and roll and butter. Get your tickets early! Contact the rectory office at during business hours or purchase your tickets in the vestibule before Divine Liturgy. Lions Club Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner The Mount Carmel Lions Club is sponsoring an All You Can Eat Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner on Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Atlas Legion (Rt 61 & Wilburton Rd). Adults: $8, Children under 12 $6. Take-out orders available (please bring a container).

4 Pope Francis Appoints Most Rev. Borys Gudziak as new Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia On Monday, February 18th, 2019, the Vatican Information Service announced that the Holy Father has appointed Most Rev. Borys Gudziak as Archbishop of Philadelphia for Ukrainians and Metropolitan for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in USA and thus concurring with the recommendation of the appointment offered by the Synod of Ukrainian Catholic Bishops, which met in September of 2018 in Lviv, Ukraine. The Archeparchy of Philadelphia was declared by Pope Francis as sede vacante following the resignation of Most Rev. Stefan Soroka on April 16, Most Rev. Andriy Rabiy was named by Pope Francis as the Apostolic Administrator of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia until the appointment of the new Metropolitan-Archbishop. At the present time Most Rev. Borys Gudziak serves as the eparch of St. Volodymyr the Great Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy, which includes France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Switzerland. He is the founder and president of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. In addition, Archbishop Borys is the head of Department of External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Bishop Andriy Rabiy, Apostolic Administrator, Bishop John Bura, Auxiliary Bishop, clergy, monastic orders and faithful of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia wholeheartedly and joyfully welcome the news and invite everyone to the installation of Most Rev. Borys Gudziak as the seventh Metropolitan-Archbishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, which will take place on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia, PA.

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6 Sunday of Meat Fare Troparion You have destroyed Death by Your cross; * You opened Paradise to the thief. * The sorrow of the women You turned to joy. * You commanded Your Apostles to proclaim to all: * Christ our God has arisen, * granting great mercy to the world. Kontakion Glory be: Now and ever; When You will come to earth in glory, O God, and all creatures will tremble before You, the river of fire will flow before Your judgement-seat, and the books will be opened and all hidden things revealed, deliver me from the unquenchable fire and make me worthy to stand at Your right hand, O righteous Judge. Prokimenon Great is our Lord and mighty in strength, and His wisdom is without measure. V. Praise the Lord for He is good. Sing to our God for He is loving; to Him our praise is due. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Come, ring out your joy to the Lord; hail God Who is our Savior. V. Let us come before Him, giving thanks; with songs let us hail the Lord. Alleluia (3x) Epistle: 1 Cor 8:8-9:2 Gospel: Mt 25:31-46 Office Closed The Rectory Office will be closed on Mondays from 9 AM to Noon until further notice. We will open from Noon to 3 PM on Mondays. Best Lent Ever Don t give up chocolate for Lent. Instead, take a 40- day journey to become the-best-version-of-yourself. Join the Best Lent Ever, a free program designed to help you have a life-changing Lent. Every day you ll get inspirational videos, practical tips, and encouraging stories. Sign up at DynamicCatholic.com/Lent Eyeglasses for the Lions Club The Mount Carmel Lions Club is collecting used eyeglasses, reading glasses and sunglasses. They clean and repair the used eyewear, which is then distributed to people who can't afford to buy their own. They accept both prescription and nonprescription eyewear, in both adults' and children's sizes. If you have old glasses you would like to recycle, please place them in the Lions Club bucket in the Ss. Peter & Paul vestibule. Sunday of the Last Judgement/Meat Fare Sunday In this parable of the Last Judgement, we read that when the Son of Man comes in His glory with all of His angels and sits upon His glorious throne, He will gather before Him all the nations and separate them one from another to His left and right. This tells us that every individual person will give an account of his or her life at the end of the ages. The Lord says that He will sit there as King and He will say to those on His right hand: Come, blessed of my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from before the foundation of the world (v. 34). He lists reasons why they are inheriting the kingdom, such as feeding Him when He was hungry, and visiting Him when He was sick. Those who will be saved then ask Him: When did we actually see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or naked or sick or imprisoned? (v ). Then the King, Christ, will answer: Truly, I say to you as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me (v. 40). Now when He speaks to those on the left He says the same words but in a negative way: I was hungry and you did not feed me. Thirsty, but you did not give me drink (v. 42). Our final judgment depends on how we treat people. The judgment ultimately is love. Did we love our neighbor and our enemy? That is because the great and holy commandment is that we love the Lord our God with our entire mind, all our heart, all our soul and all our strength. And then the second great commandment that goes with it is that we love our neighbor as being our very own self (Mat 22:37-39). In other words, we find Christ and ultimately ourselves, in our neighbor. As St John Chrysostom said of the Last Judgment, there is: no judge, no jury, no prosecuting attorney, no defense lawyer just Christ and me. Christ and us. And we will be asked: Were your acts of righteousness, your good deeds, filled with love? Were they done out of love? Because if they were done to the least, lowliest human being, God almighty says to us in the Person of his Son, Jesus, then they were done to me (v. 40)!