Mother s Day Prayer. Parish Council President Howard Brooks

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1 333 Saints Peter & Paul UOC 8410 West 131st St. Palos Park, IL Fr. Vasyl Sendeha - Rector Rectory Phone/Fax: (708) Hall Phone: (708) Rev.vasyl@yahoo.com Parish Council Howard Brooks Sisterhood of St. Anne Josephine Hobert Church School Director Victoria Rak Church Choir Director George Cepynsky Sr. UOL Harry Oryhon Caregiving Com. Harry Oryhon Seraphim Group Howard Brooks 50/50 Club Michael Gbur Brotherhood of St. Constantine John Policzszuk Mother s Day Prayer I said a Mother s Day prayer for you to thank the Lord above for blessing me with a lifetime of your tenderhearted love. I thanked God for the caring you ve shown me through the years, for the closeness we ve enjoyed in time of laughter and of tears. And so, I thank you from the heart for all you ve done for me and I bless the Lord for giving me the best mother there could be!

2 Mother's Day comes once a year. Some think that if they buy their mother flowers and a card that they have fulfilled their obligation for the rest of the year. If we only comprehended a 10th of what our mothers did for us as children, and how they would literally die for us if needed, we would realize that one day is not sufficient. Mothers Day should be a time to remind us that we have been neglecting our duties as sons and daughters. This relationship is sacred let us honor our mothers. The bond that a child develops with his mother can never be severed. You grew as an organism inside her for nine months. She carried you and sustained you, sharing her sustenance with you through your umbilical cord. When you are born the cord is severed. It is never severed in her heart. That bond lasts forever. As we grow up we become our own people and may come to forget that woman who nurtured and loved us. But remember this, she will never forget you and never stop loving you. Mother's Day Story Celebrations in the time of Greeks and Romans The tradition of Mothers Day started with the ancient Greeks who celebrated their annual spring festival in honor of Rhea, the mother of many Gods and Goddesses in the Greek mythology. Ancient Romans too celebrated a spring festival by the name of Hilaria in honor of Cybele, a mother goddess, some 250 years before Christ was born. Mother's Day Story: Celebrations in UK In UK, Mothers Day celebrations started by the name of Mothering Sunday, several years before the tradition found its roots in UK. Mothering Sunday came to be celebrated following the practice in UK of 17th century wherein children of poor families were send to work as apprentice and domestic servants with the rich. These children were allowed to visit their 'Mother Church' or the Cathedral of their home town annually in the middle of the fasting month of Lent. Children met their mothers after visiting the church and presented them with flowers and special 'Mothering Cakes'. The custom received a set back with the advent of Industrial Revolution when the lifestyles changes. American soldiers 2

3 333 Today Saturday May 620 May 21 Fifth Sunday of Pascha: The Samaritan Woman. Tone four. Prophet Jeremiah (650 B.C.). Virgin-martyr Nina (1938). Hieromartyr Macarius, metropolitan of Kiev (1497). St. Tamara, queen of Georgia (1213). New Martyrs Euthymius, Ignatius (1814), and Acacius the Serbian of Mt. Athos (1815). Asaph or Asa Bishop of Llanelwy (6th - 7th c.) (Celtic & British). St. Panaretus, archbishop of Paphos in Cyprus (1791) (Greek). Venerable Nicephorus of Chios, monk (1821) (Greek). St. Zosimas, bishop of Kumurdo (15th c.) (Georgia). Acts 11:19-26, John 4:5-42 Reader of the Hours - Dr. Harry Oryhon Reader of the Eng. Epist. Dr. Harry Oryhon Reader of the Ukr. Epist. PM Olenka Vespers at 6:00pm Sixth Sunday of Pascha: The Blind Man. Tone five. Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (98-117). Venerable Arsenius the Great of Scetis (448). Venerables Arsenius the Lover of Labor (14th c.) and Pimen the Ascetic (12th c.), of the Kiev Caves. Translation of the relics (1785) of Venerable Arsenius of Novgorod, foolfor-christ (1570). Venerable Hierax of Egypt (5th c.). The Monks Zosima and Adrian of Volokolamsk (15-16th c.). St. Emilia (375), mother of Sts. Macrina, Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. Venarable Cassian, recluse and faster of the Kiev Caves (13-14th c.). Acts 16:16-34 John 9: John 1:1-7 Apostle John 19:25-27; 21:24-25 Apostle Reader of the Hours - Ray Fischer Reader of the Eng. Epist. Ray Fischer Reader of the Ukr. 3 Epist. Halyna Kashpar

4 contributed in the revival of the tradition after the World War II. Mother's Day Story: Genesis of the Festival in US The story of Mothers Day in US began with the efforts of a dynamic writer and poetess, Julia Ward Howe in An activist to the core Julia utilized her potentials to further the cause of Mothers Day. She wrote a powerful Mothers Day Proclamation in Boston in 1870 and demanded declaration of official holiday and celebrations on Mothers Day. Her idea gained popularity but she could not get the idea implemented. Julia is also credited for penning words for Civil War song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Mother's Day Story: Struggle of Anna Jarvis A loving daughter from West Virginia, Anna Jarvis is recognised as a 'Founder of Mothers Day' and 'Mother of Mothers Day'. Anna kept the word of her activist mother, Mrs Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis who once expressed a wish that someone should strive to provide mothers their due recognition. After her mothers death in 1905, Anna's determination became strong and she along with several supporters started lobbying for the official holiday on Mothers Day by writing letters to the people in power. To celebrate Mothers Day, Anna began to send her mothers favorite flowers, carnations in her local church requesting people to wear them in honor of their mothers. The idea gained immense popularity over the years and in 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mothers Day holiday. On May 8, 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed a Joint Resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. --Washington Irving 4

5 333 Parish Council Parish Council meeting is Sunday May 21 following Coffee Hour. Meeting is open to the public. Representatives form each parish organizations must be present. Parishioners interested in the Festival 2017, please participate. Save the Date. Come and participate Parish Feast Day and Festival -Sunday July 16, 2017 Join us in prayer, work and celebration. Volunteer to set up or to run the Festival. Support your parish. Purchase Cash Raffle tickets today! You can win: First Prize -$ ; Second Prize - $ ; Third Price - $ Only 200 tickets will be sold! One ticket -$ Don t miss out on the great opportunity! You can share the cost of the ticket with your friends, coworkers. Purchasing the tickets, you support our parish! All the proceeds benefit our parish. For more info see Dr. Harry Oryhon. Church Festival Basket Raffle Basket Raffle has been very successful for 4 years in a row. The success of this raffle depends on the support of our parishioners and friends. If you would like to donate gift basket/s or items for gift baskets, please see PM Olenka. Some of the ideas for baskets: Kids basket, lottery basket, bakers basket, dog/cat treats basket, tea/coffee basket Food themes: Vine basket two bottles of vine, two glasses, bottle opener etc, Italian noodles, spaghetti sauce, green pepper, onion, cheese, candle, wine. Mexican taco mix, hot sauce, tortilla shells, salsa, green pepper, onion, Spanish rice mix, margarita. German sausage, sauerkraut, ham, stone-ground mustard, pretzels, beer. Any kind of basket arrangements New ideas will be greatly appreciated! olenkas5@yahoo.com 5

6 Seven Day Vigil Candles Happy Healthy Mother s Day to Our Daughter Susan Hendrixson & Diana Cikauskas. Love Mom & Dad. John & Leona Jaksich Janet Milton for the health & healing of Aunt Barbara Patronik Janet Milton for the health of mother-in-law, Bernadine For the health of my parents Pavlo & Polina in Ukraine by Halyna Kashpar For the health of Anna Maria, Andriy, Svitlana, Serhiy, Vasyl, Vita, Ludmila, Oleksander, Michael, Tania, Arsen (Artem), Ludmila, Katerina, Olena, Jura, Lubomir, Roman, Alina, Natlaia, Olia by Piskoun family For the health of Maria Omelian by PM Olenka For the health of Katheryna Czerniak by PM Olenka For the health and quick recovery of Fr. David y by Fr. Vasyl Janet Milton in blessed memory of mother, Olga Janet Milton in blessed memory of grandmothers, Mary and Catherine Janet Milton in blessed memory of Godmother, Aunt Irene In loving memory of my beloved mom, grandmothers and godmother may your memory be eternal by Pat Ciapinski In memory of Katherine Kochno who died this week by Natalia Cepynsky In memory of Jean Lenart & Marija Jaksich on Mother s Day. We miss you. Love you. Leona & John Jaksich In loving memory of our mother and grandmothers- Gloria Kuzemka, Anna Kuzemka, Anna Arendt, Anna Tereshko & Johanna Arendt From, Karen, Nicole & Nate Larson In memory of my maternal grandfather, Raymond Arendt it s been 33 years since you stepped into eternity and I can still feel your love in my life. From, Karen Larson In memory of Rev Fr. Kurt Anthony Spengler Heaven just got a little bit brighter. From, The Larson Family In memory of all of our mothers, grandmothers and godmothers of parish family. 6

7 333 Building Fund Donation in memory of Josephine Korsmeyer Walter Czornyj Donna & Jim Nevels $25.00 Bob & Pattie Lewandowski $50.00 All Saints Camp Camping Programs The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA offers outstanding programs for the youth and families of our church. Teenage Conference July 9-22, 2017 for Teenagers Teenage Conference is the longest standing program and has been offered to teenagers for over 50 years. Diocesan Church School Camp June 25 - July 8, 2017 for Children 9-13 It was developed over 30 years ago to meet the needs of younger youth. Mommy & Me/Daddy & Me July 31 - August 4, 2017 Children 4-8 and their parents Mommy & Me/Daddy & Me is celebrating its 15th year and provides wonderful experiences for children 4 8 years old and their parents. For more information about each of these programs please visit or call Bible & Faith Study Group Memorial Panahyda Next Bible Study group meeting is Wednesday May 24 at 6:15 pm. We will continue discussing the Readings on the Feast of Resurrection of Our Lord and God Jesus Christ If you are interested in joining the study, please see Fr. Vasyl May 21: In memory of His Eminence Metropolitan Constantine of blessed memory. Requested by Masur Family. May 28. In memory of Arlene Spivak requested by Sharon Melnyk, Mike Melnyk & John Spivak on the 40 days after passing into eternal life. 7

8 Coffee Hour Schedule Today -- MOTHER S DAY UOL & Men's Club Host May Mark & Terese Masur in memory of Metropolitan Constantine May Olga & Alex Pawlenko June 4 -- Rak & Gardiner Families June First Confession Families June Father s Day Women of parish supply treats June Artie and Christine Cucci / Tina & Ray Fischer 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 Church Humor It's The Thought That Counts Choosing a gift for an elderly mother Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, I built a big house for our mother. The second said, I sent her a Mercedes with a driver. The third smiled and said, I've got you both beat. You remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the Church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it. Soon thereafter, mom sent out her letters of thanks: David, she wrote one son, The house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. John, she wrote to another, I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude! Dearest Jeffrey, she wrote to her third son, You have the good sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious. 8