October 29, st Sunday after Pentecost

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1 Ss. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church /Assumption B.V.M. Church 131 North Beech Street, Mount Carmel, Pa Very Reverend Archpriest Michael Hutsko, Pastor Rectory Church Hall Web Site- sspeterandpaulmc.org - stsppmc@ptd.net - Fax 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 21st Sunday after Pentecost Saturday October 28, :15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM +Mary & +Marie Hutnick req. by Helen Hutnick Sunday October 29, :15 AM - Confessions 9:15 AM For the Parishioners 11:00 AM Assumption BVM - +John Sedor req. by Wife, Lorraine and Family Monday October 30, :00 AM - +Michael & Anna Merikas req. by Family Tuesday October 31, 2017 No Divine Liturgy Wednesday November 1, :00 AM - +Michael Fasolka 94 th Birthday Remembrance req. by Wife, Geraldine Thursday November 2, :00 AM +Eleanor Horoschock req. by Hanley Family Friday November 3, :00 AM Mount Carmel Area Football Liturgy For God s Blessings Saturday November 4, :00 AM +Jeanne Bergal req. by Joseph Liptock and Martha Grabowsky 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM +Mary Behuniak Marshalick 50 th Anniversary of Grandmother s Death req. by Ed & Michele Teevan Sunday November 5, :15 AM - Confessions 9:15 AM For the Parishioners 11:00 AM Assumption BVM - +Thomas Balandovich req. by Family Mystery (Sacrament) of Penance Is available before each Divine Liturgy on Saturday, 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM and on Sunday in Ss. Peter & Paul Church 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM, and at Assumption BVM Church on Sunday before 11:00 AM Divine Liturgy in the confessionals. October 29, 2017 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. 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. Please Remember To pray for vocations to the Holy Priesthood & Religious Life. Rosary Intention For the week of October 29, 2017 For the Sick and Infirm of our Parishes In Your Prayers Please remember to pray for the sick & infirm of our Parishes. Your Stewardship We thank you for your financial support of our parish communities.

2 Upcoming Events Oct 28-29: Loose Change Collection Oct 29: Meatloaf Dinner Nov 3: MCA Football Liturgy (7 AM) Nov 4: Curbside Cuisine Nov 5: Altar Rosary Society Sunday Nov 8: Feast of St. Michael and all the Angels (Solemn Holy Day) Nov 8: Soup and Sandwich Nov 12: Holy Name Society Sunday Nov 15-16: Pyrohy Sale Nov 22: Soup and Sandwich Nov 29-Dec 1: Halupki Preparations Dec 2: Halupki Pickups Ss. Peter & Paul Replenish Fund Donations as of October 8, 2017 Total To Date: $75, Replenish Fund: None Rebuilding Fund: None Weekly Parish Financial Report Ss. Peter & Paul Church Sunday, October 22, 2017 $1, Expenses: $ 0.00 Sunday, October 23, 2016 $1, Assumption BVM Church Sunday, October 22, 2017 $ Expenses: $ Sunday, October 16, 2016 $ Pilgrimage Donations: $100 by Gregory Peda; $20 by Steve & Anna Marshalick Memorials: $100 In Memory of +Thomas Balandovich by Cousin, Irene Shemonski Ss. Peter & Paul Church Lector Schedule Sat October 28th Ed Cuff 4:00 PM Sun October 29 th Chris Bogner 9:15 AM Sat November 4th Ellen Goretsky 4:00 PM Sun November 5th Justina Eisenhart 9:15 AM Assumption BVM Church Lector Schedule Sun October 29th Kianna Rizzo 11:00 AM Sun November 5th Zachary Gee 11:00 AM Tweets from His Holiness Pope Francis Jesus gave us the light which shines in the darkness. Defend and protect this light: it is the greatest treasure entrusted to you. October 2017 Pyrohy Sales Income: $4, Expenses: $2, Profit: $2, Ss. Peter & Paul Profit: $1, Assumption BVM Profit: $1, Replenishment Fund Gifts We are still accepting donations/gifts to our Parish Replenishment Fund established almost three 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! Football Liturgy On Friday, November 3rd, members of the Mount Carmel Area Football Team, Coaches, Staff and Cheerleaders will attend Liturgy in our Church at 7:00 AM. All are welcome to join the team as they begin game day in prayer. Memoriam We offer love, prayers, and sympathy to the family and friends of Joseph Cheddar, member of Ss. Peter & Paul Church who fell asleep in the Lord this past week. May our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ comfort his family and friends and may Joe s Memory be Eternal! Vichnaya Pamyat! Holy Name Raffle Lottery Tickets Needed! The men of our Holy Name will be conducting a raffle for a Lottery Ticket Tree. Tickets will be sold through the date of the drawing which will be December 17 th. The Holy Name will purchase the majority of the lottery tickets. However, if you would like to contribute to this project, we ask that you purchase a scratch off lottery ticket in any amount, put it in an envelope marked Holy Name and place it in the collection basket. Your tickets will be added to the tree until the date of the drawing! Please consider helping us with this worthwhile cause to make it a fun project and a grand success! Thanks so much! 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. Altar Rosary Society Bus Trip Unfortunately, we have to cancel our planned bus trip to the American Music Theater in November. We just didn t receive enough interest this year.

3 Ss. Peter & Paul Altar Rosary Society Sunday, November 5, 2017 is Ss. Peter & Paul Altar Rosary Society Sunday. All members are asked to pray together, receive the Holy Eucharist as a body and attend a short meeting immediately after the Divine Liturgy. New members are always welcome to join this society. Pyrohy Sale Our next sale is Wednesday, November 15th and Thursday, November 16th. Work starts each day at 8 AM. Orders for November must be received in the office by Noon on Thursday, November 9th. Orders received after that time will be placed on a waiting list if we have extras. We are always in need of helping hands in all aspects of this project. Anyone interested in helping, please come to the church hall on the above dates and give us as much time of your time as you can. Many hands make the job easier for everyone! Religious Education Our Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) is held Monday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM in the church social hall. Again this year, we will have classes for all youth of our parishes, both Ss. Peter and Paul and Assumption BVM, from Pre-K through 8 th grade. Parents, I wish to remind you of your serious obligation before the Lord to bring up your children in the faith. Please be sure they are registered for classes and attend faithfully each Monday evening throughout the school year. In order to complete the registration forms, we will need a copy of the student s baptismal certificate if they were not baptized in our parish. Registration forms are located in the vestibule of each parish. 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. Altar Rosary Society Collection for Babies Ss. Peter & Paul Altar Rosary Society will be collecting baby supplies to be donated to the Pregnancy Care Center in Shamokin. Items needed include: clothing sizes newborn to 2T, blankets, diapers, baby wipes, bottles, formula, baby food, toys, etc. New items only, please. You may place your donations in the bassinette in the Church. Donations will be accepted until December 11, Collected items will be taken to the Pregnancy Care Center in time for Christmas. Mount Carmel Food Pantry Needs The Mount Carmel Food Pantry is always in need of canned and dry food donations. This month, they particularly need canned vegetables, canned fruit, and peanut butter. You may drop off nonperishable food to the Pantry on N. Market St (former First UCC) on Mondays and Wednesdays between 10:15 and 11:15 AM. For pickup, contact Jake Betz at , extension 5. 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. Soup and Sandwich Ministry Our parishes have embarked upon a new and exciting outreach to the community. 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 November 8th. Special thanks to everyone who has made a donation 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 serve meals please notify the rectory office, Chris Bogner, Abbie Timmins or Toni Shedleski. Any and all help is appreciated. Coats Needed As part of our Soup and Sandwich Ministry, we are asking for clean, new or very gently used coats in all sizes (men s, women s, and children s) to offer to our guests who visit our Soup and Sandwich lunches. If you have any you d like to donate, please just drop them off in the Ss. Peter & Paul Church Hall. Thank you! Knight of Columbus Pork Chop Dinner Mt. Carmel Knights of Columbus will hold a Breaded Pork Chop Dinner on Sunday, November, 12, 2017 from 11:30AM until 1:30PM. Dinner includes salad, potato, stuffing, veggie, (2) pork chops and dessert. Donation is $ ADVANCE SALE TICKETS REQUIRED and are available from K of C members.

4 Ukrainian Day Update Recently, our Deanery presented the Archbishop with a check in the amount of $53, which is profit from Ukrainian Seminary Day and the Deanery Lenten Devotions collections. With this check, this deanery has now donated in excess of $880,000 in support of St. Josaphat Seminary since Our support of the seminary is unmatched throughout the Archeparchy. Credits toward our monthly Seminary Assessment from this year s event amount to: $10,854 for Mt. Carmel and $3,059 for Centralia. Again, thank you and God bless you! Changes to Divine Liturgies at the Cathedral Effective Sunday, October 22nd, the Sunday Divine Liturgies schedule at our Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchial Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia will be as follows: Sung Divine Liturgy in English will be each Saturday afternoon (for Sunday) at 4:30PM. Sung Divine Liturgy in English will be each Sunday morning at 9:00AM. Sung Divine Liturgy in Ukrainian, with Choir, will be starting at 10:30AM. Catechetical classes will begin at 11:45 AM and complete at 12:30PM. The time changes will enable our Parish children and youth to participate in the catechetical education programs as well as to attend Divine Liturgy before their religious education. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter. May Almighty God bless us all as we strive to fulfil our Christian mission and to continue our journey with the Lord. Pilgrimage Fundraiser 2017 Order forms for religious items are available in the vestibules of both churches. Bookmarks: $5, Rosary Purse: $8, Mini Tapestry: $10, and Jeweled Our Lady of Pochaiv Icon: $15. Order forms may be placed in the collection baskets or dropped off at the office during business hours. For more info, contact Trina Bartel or the office. Brunch With The Grinch The Grinch had such a great time last year at our brunch, he s decided to come back again this year! Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Ss. Peter & Paul Church. Advance Tickets Only. Tickets: Adults: $8, Children under 12 years $6, Children under 2 years Free. Ticket price includes: Grinch Brunch Buffet, Beverage, 3 game tickets, Make & Take Craft, Photo Op with the Grinch, Story Time and 1 chance for the Door Prize. For tickets or more info, contact the church office during regular business hours at Chinese Auction Minersville 18 th Annual Chinese Auction on Sunday, November 5 th at St Nicholas Hall in Primrose. Doors open at 10 AM, auction begins at 1 PM. Browse & Bid on Saturday, November 4 th from 4 PM to 7 PM. Fabulous prizes, unique theme baskets! Homemade food and much more! Donation: $5. Proceeds benefit St. Nicholas School. Divine Redeemer Christmas Faire Christmas Faire at the Divine Redeemer Hall, 400 Block of West Cherry St., Mount Carmel on November 10 th from 6-8 PM and November 11 th from 11 AM-6 PM. Theme baskets, potato cakes and other ethnic foods, baked goods, entertainment, and raffles. Mount Carmel Lions Club Spaghetti Dinner All you can eat spaghetti and meatball dinner sponsored by the Mount Carmel Lions Club on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Atlas Legion (Rt 61 at Wilburton Rd). Adults $8 and children under 12 are $5. Take-out available, please bring a container. Mother Maria Kaupus Center Winter Service Program The Mother Maria Kaupas Center has announced the establishment of service stipends of $300 each for college students in good academic standing who complete 10 days of community service work in the Mount Carmel-Kulpmont area over the December 2017-January 2018 semester break. Service projects will be assigned by the Center. Participants must be members of Divine Redeemer, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Holy Angels, Ss. Peter & Paul parishes. Application forms are available at the parish offices or may be obtained by contacting Jake Betz at kaupuscenterdrc@ptd.net or (option 7). Application deadline is Tuesday, November 28 th. Flowers Flowers on the Tetrapod at Ss. Peter & Paul are in memory of +Mary and +Marie Hutnick by Helen Hutnick. Flowers on the Tetrapod at Assumption BVM are in memory of +John Sedor by his wife, Lorraine and family. St. Michael s Orthodox Church Veteran Breakfast St. Michael s Orthodox Church, 131 N. Willow Street will honor veterans with a free breakfast Sunday, November 5 th at 11 AM in the church hall. Veterans and their families are invited to join church members for the meal, which is being served in honor of those who served their country. Veterans are also invited to attend the 9 AM Divine Liturgy.

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6 21 st Sunday After Pentecost Troparion When the disciples of the Lord learned from the angel the glorious news of the resurrection and cast off the ancestral condemnation, they proudly told the apostles: Death has been plundered! Christ our God is risen, granting to the world great mercy. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit Kontakion My Savior and Deliverer from the grave as God has raised out of bondage the children of earth and shattered the gates of Hades; and as Master, He arose on the third day. Now and ever and forever. Amen. Theotokion By your birth, O Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were freed from the reproach of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from the corruption of death. And your people, redeemed from the guilt of their sins, celebrate as they cry out to you: The barren one gives birth to the Mother of God and nourisher of our Life. Prokimenon How great are Your works, O Lord, You have made all things in wisdom. V. Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, You are exceedingly great. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Poise yourself and advance in triumph and reign in the cause of truth, and meekness, and justice. V. You have loved justice and hated in iniquity. Alleluia (3x) Epistle: Gal 2:16-20 Gospel: Lk 7:11-16 Curbside Cuisine Ss. Peter & Paul is sponsoring another Curbside Cuisine event on Saturday, November 4 th from 11 AM to 2 PM (or until sold out) at the corner of N. Beech and West Ave. The menu is English Pub Hot Roast Beef Sandwiches with au jus ($6), loaded baked potatoes ($4), and Hot Mulled Cider ($2). Stop by and pick up lunch or dinner to go! Ss. Peter & Paul Meatloaf Dinner Ss. Peter & Paul is sponsoring a delicious Meatloaf Dinner for Sunday, October 29, 2017 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Church Hall. The menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, coleslaw, roll/butter, dessert, and coffee. Advance sale tickets only. No walk-ins will be accepted. Halupki Work Schedule Wed., Nov. 29th - 9:00 AM Cook & Prep Cabbage Thurs. Nov. 30th - 9:00 AM Make Halupki Fri., Dec. 1st - 9:00 AM Make Halupki Sat., Dec 2nd - 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Pick-up We are in need of people to help with all aspects of this project especially clean-up on Saturday. Please give some of your time to make this fundraiser a huge success. Thank you in advance for your support! Pigeon/Halupki Sale We are now taking orders for our delicious, mouthwatering, home-made pigeons/halupki. Pick-up date is Saturday, December 2nd between 9:00 AM and Noon. Once again, the price is $1.50 per pigeon, $9.00 per half-dozen and $18.00 per dozen. You may order them baked or unbaked and with or without sauce. As always, extra sauce is available at no extra charge. Please use the form in the bulletin or call the rectory office during office hours to place your order. Take-out pre-orders only. Please complete order form below and return it to the Church office or deposit in collection basket by Sunday, November 26th. Halupki/Pigeon Sale Order Form: Please specify baked or unbaked. Name: Address: Phone Nbr Dozen Halupki $18.0 Baked Unbaked ½ Dozen Halupki $9.00 Baked Unbaked Single Halupki $1.50 each Baked Unbaked Additional Juice: