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2 SS. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church IAssumption BV.M. 131 North Beech Street, Mount Carmel, Pa Rectory Church Hall Prayer Line: Louise Cuff Eleanor Stebila Louise Troyan Very Reverend Archpriest Michael Hutsko, Pastor Please notify the rectory office if you or a loved one is hospitalized or admitted to a nursing home. Rectory Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 1st Collection: Candles 2 nd Collection: Regular Offering Pentecost Sunda Saturday :15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM + Ralph C. Owens, Jr. req. by Wife, Pat Sunday Pentecost Sunday (Green SundaYl 8: 15 AM Confessions 9: 15 AM For the Parishioners Monday Pentecost Monday (Simple Holy Davl 8:00 AM + Joseph Pochakilo req. by John & Marlene LeVine Tuesday No Divine Liturgy Wednesday :00 AM + Uncle Russell Zuk req. by Barbara Kaplan Thursday :00 AM + John Sedor req. by Carl & Marianne Anderson 2:00 PM Mt. Carmel Nursing Home + Ron York req. by AI & Sandy Olszewski June 12, 2011 Friday :00 AM + George Kuzo req. by Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Grink & Helen Reinmiller Saturday :00 AM + Andrew Kriesher req. by Wife, Julia, Mary Ann & Larry 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM For the Parishioners - Living & deceased Fathers Sunday Sunday of All Saints Father's Day 8:15 AM Confessions 9:15 AM Divine Liturgy for Living & Deceased Father's Assumption B.V.M. Sunday Pentecost Sunday - (Green SundaYl 10:30 AM Confessions 11 :00 AM + Frank Oakum - Birthday Remembrance req. by Oakum Family Sunday Sunday of All Saints Father's Day 10:30 PM Confessions 11 :00 AM Divine Liturgy for living & Deceased Father's

3 Volunteers: SS. Peter & Paul is in need of volunteers for readings, taking collections during liturgies, counting and depositing collections after liturgies. Altar servers are also needed. Anyone Your 5tewardshiQ;. We thank you for your generous financial support of our parish communities. The following donations were deposited from last Sunday's collection. interested in volunteering please contact Father at the church office during business hours from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday at (570) Weekly Parish Financia[ Report: 5S. Peter & Paul Church Sunday, June 4, 2011 Income... $ 2, Expenses... $ 3, SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption BVM Parish Food Drive: The Altar Rosary Sunday, June 5, 2010 Income... $ 1, Society is sponsoring a food drive to help The Shepard's Pantry in Mount Carmel to feed the needy. The food is distributed to only Mount Carmel Area residents. We will be collecting canned or boxed items such as cereal, potatoes, rice, pasta, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, jelly, pudding, crackers, etc. No perishable items will be accepted, such as fruit, vegetables, etc. You may place donations in the container in the front of the church. This is an ongoing project. As we receive donations they will be taken to The Shepard's Pantry. Thank you for your generosity. Mystery,.CSacrament of Repentancet, 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: 15 AM, and at Assumption B.V.M. Church on Sunday at 10:30 AM to 11 :00 AM in the confessional. Rosary Intention: for the week of June 13, 2011 for the sick and the infirm of our parishes. Assumption BVM Sunday, June 5, 2011 Income.. $ Expenses...$ 2, Sunday June 6, 2010 Income... $ SS. Peter & Paul Rebuilding Fund Donations: None Assumption B.V.M. Donations: In Memory of + Robin Mayernick: $ Roseann & Myron Comarnitsky Birthday Memorial for + John Sedor $ Mr. & Mrs. Vincent E. Rawa, Jr. & Family Sunday Social: Sunday social is normally held every Sunday after Divine Liturgy at SS. Peter & Paul. During the summer we will not be having the social. [t will resume again in the fall. Thank you to everyone who participated in this social.

4 \ 22" Annual Ukrainian Folk Dance : Worksho~ The Ukrainian-American Heritage Foundation will be sponsoring.the Ukrainian Folk Dance Workshop, on Monday, June 27 - Friday, July 1 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Beginner through advanced instruction Father's Day Memorials The Divine Liturgies for Father's Day in our parishes will honor the living and deceased Father's of our churches. Those wishing to have their Father's specifically remembered during the services in our churches please fill in the ages five and up. It will be held at: information in today's bulletin and return The Ukrainian Homestead Rt. 209 them to the rectory office or in the collection basket by June 12 th, Lehighton, PA. Guest Instructor - Advanced Classes Father's Name (s) Andrij Dobriansky from (NewYork) Guest Instructor - Beginner Classes living/deceased is Yurij Dobriansky from (New York City) For Information: Paula Holoviak: (570) living/deceased holoviak@kutztown.edu or Sandra Duda: (610) Joe Zucofski: (570) Living/Deceased Registration Deadline: Monda~ June 13. Parish: SS. Peter & Paul Fathers Day Breakfast: Men mark your Assumption calendars! The women of the Altar Rosary Society will be preparing and serving a very special breakfast for all of you on Fathers Day on June 19 th Requested by (Please circle one) immediately after Liturgy. The breakfast will be free of charge to all men and boys of our parish... Sorry women...if you wish to enjoy this breakfast a small donation of $3.00 will be charged. We hope all the men, as well as guests will enjoy this special treat. Donation $ Please return by June 12 th 2011 Relay for Life Events: *June Mount Carmel at Mount Carmel Football Stadium - Tentative *June Shamokin at Shamokin High School, Kemp Memorial Stadium For more information about these events or if you would like to be a _ volunteer, please call or option 3, or visit

5 Welcome: We the people of SS. Peter Beef Vegetable Soup Sale: Beef & Paul/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 vegetable soup will be available on June 15 th and June 16 th, 2011, at SS. Peter & Paul Church. Cost of the soup is $7.00 per quart. Anyone interested in ordering this soup may call the church office during regular office hours, or complete the following form and put it in the collection basket. wondering, come in hurting. Come into Name, _ this house of companionship and compassion. Come in. You are welcome here. SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption Churches open their doors to you. Address, Phone Number Total amount of quarts requested: Ukrainian Seminary Day Meeting..:. The next Ukrainian Seminary Day fyrohy Sale: The SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption Pyrohy Sale for June will be held on Wednesday, June 15 th at 9:00 AM and Thursday, June 16 th at 8:00 AM. For orders please call the church office at during regular office hours. We are in need of people to help with this project. If you have previously helped or you would like to help with this project it would be greatly appreciated. planning meeting will be held Tuesday, June 14 th at 7:00 PM at St. Michael's hall in Frackville. This year's Ukrainian Seminary Day, which will be held on Sunday, July 31 at St. Nicholas Grove in Minersville, will be the 7t h observance of this social which was begun in the 1930's to raise funds for our seminary. All parishioners are welcome to come to the meeting to give their ideas and suggestions as the planning begins for this traditional celebration of faith and ethnic heritage. The funds raised by this Deanery project, are credited towards each parish's seminary assessment on a pro-rated basis. Therefore the more chances our parish sells and the more ads our parish solicits, the greater seminary credit our parish receives. Since 1984, the parishes of the South Anthracite Deanery have raised over $550, 000 for the support of our St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary.

6 ----- Centralia Centennial: The celebration of the 1ooth Anniversary of the founding of Assumption BVM in Centralia is scheduled for Sunday, August 28, The Liturgy will be celebrated by Archbishop Stefan Soroka, clergy of our Thank You: A special thank you to the people who took advantage of the bus trip to Mohegan Sun Casino to raise money for the Assumption B. V. M. Church Centennial. Fun was had by all, and everyone was a winner. Deanery and guest priests who are able to attend. The Banquet will be held at Masser's Banquet Hall in Paxinos. The times for those events have not yet been determined, but please mark that day on your calendar. A special Centennial Commemorative Book will be published to provide a history of the parish. At this time, we ask anyone who 55. Peter & Paul Church Chrismation: We congratulate the following children who will be receiving the Sacrament of Chrismation on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at SS. Peter & Paul Church, at 4:00 PM Divine Liturgy. has previous Anniversary Books, photos, historical records, etc. to please bring them to church as soon as possible. Please be sure your name is Ashley Orzechowski Sara Davitt Madison Shields attached to those items, as they will be returned once we are finished. Mary Ann Mekosh has graciously volunteered May God grant them many happy and healthy years!! to compile the parish history and any information you can provide for her will MNOHAYA I BLAHAYA L1TA! be greatly appreciated. The information letter and the ad forms have been mailed. Ad forms and information letters are available in the vestibules of the churches as well. If you have any questions, please contact Joe Liptock at the rectory office at during normal office hours. Thank You! Flag Da~ Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 1,2011. Please remember to display your flags in honor of the symbol of our country and freedom. Parish Photos: This Sunday, June 12 th, 2011 a photographer will be in Centralia to take pictures for the Jubilee Book. All servers, cantors, readers, church cleaning people, pyrohy workers are invited to have your photo taken at that time. Photos will be taken immediately after 11 :00 AM Divine Liturgy.

7 , The Feast ofthe Descent ofthe \, Holy Spirit (Green Sunday). i 1I n('.fiilj '''';'. ".', "'1,-' ",'.",_ I~()( fll ;~ Introduction The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated each year on the fiftieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha (Resurrection) and ten days after the Feast of the Ascension, ofchrist. The Feast is always celebrated on a Sunday. The Feast commemorates the descent ofthe Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, a feast of the Jewish tradition. It also celebrates the establishment of the Church through the preaching of the Apostles and the baptism of the thousands who on that day believed in the Gospel message of salvation through Jesus Christ. The Feast is also seen as the culmination ofthe revelation ofthe Holy Trinity. The story of Pentecost is found in the book of The Acts of the Apostles. In Chapter two we are told that the Apostles of our Lord were gathered together in one place. Suddenly, a sound came from heaven like a rushing wind, filling the entire house where they were sitting. Then, tongues of fire appeared, and one sat upon each one ofapostles. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began I :, to speak in other languages as directed by the Spirit (Acts 2: 1-4). This miraculous event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost, celebrated by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover as the culmination ofthe Feast ofweeks (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16: 10). The Feast of Weeks began on the third day after the Passover with the presentation of the first harvest sheaves to God, and it concluded on Pentecost with the offering of two loaves of unleavened bread, representing the first products of the harvest (Leviticus 23: 17-20; Deuteronomy 16:9-10). It commemorates the giving ofthe Law, the Torah, to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Since the Jewish Feast of Pentecost was a great pilgrimage feast, many people from throughout the Roman Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on this day. When the people in Jerusalem heard the sound, they came together and heard their own languages being spoken by the Apostles (Acts 2:5-6). The people were amazed, knowing that some of those speaking were Galileans, and not men who would normally speak many different languages. They wondered what this meant, and some even thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts 2:7-13). Peter, hearing these remarks, stood up and addressed the crowd. He preached to the people regarding the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the Holy Spirit. He spoke about Jesus Christ and His death and glorious Resurrection. Great conviction fell upon the people, and they asked the Apostles, "What shall we do?" Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38-39).

8 The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized. Following, the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to hear the teaching of the Apostles, as the early Christians met together for fellowship, the breaking of bread, and for prayer. Many wonderful signs and miracles were done through the Apostles, and the Lord added to the Church daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:42-47). Icon of the Feast The icon ofthe Feast of Pentecost is known as "The Descent of the Holy Spirit". It is an icon of bold colors of red and gold signifying that this is a great event. The movement ofthe icon is from the top to the bottom. At the top of the icon is a semicircle with rays coming from it. The rays are pointing toward the Apostles, and the tongues of fire are seen descending upon each one of them signifying the descent ofthe Holy Spirit. The building in the background of the icon represents the upper room where the Disciples of Christ gathered after the Ascension. The Apostles are shown seated in a semicircle which shows the unity of the Church. Included in the group of the Apostles is Saint Paul, who, though not present with the others on the day of Pentecost, became an Apostle of the Church and the greatest missionary. Also included are the four Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John holding books of the Gospel, while the other Apostles are holding scrolls that represent the teaching authority given to them by Christ. In the center of the icon below the Apostles, a royal figure is seen against a dark background. This is a symbolic figure, Cosmos, representing the people of the world living in darkness and sin, and involved in pagan worship. However, the figure carries in his hands a cloth containing scrolls which represent the teaching ofthe Apostles. The tradition ofthe Church holds that the Apostles carried the message ofthe Gospel to all parts ofthe world. In the icon of Pentecost we see the fulfillment ofthe promise of the Holy Spirit, sent down upon the Apostles who will teach the nations and baptize them in the name of the Holy Trinity. Here we see that the Church is brought together and sustained in unity through the presence and work ofthe Holy Spirit, that the Spirit guides the Church in the missionary endeavor throughout the world, and that the Spirit nurtures the Body of Christ, the Church, in truth and love. Celebration of the Feast of Pentecost This great Feast ofthe Church is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy ofsaint John Chrysostom on the Sunday that is the fiftieth day after the celebration of Pascha. The Liturgy is conducted on the day of the Feast, and begins with the kneeling prayers. These prayers mark the beginning of the practice of kneeling during the Liturgy at the time when the holy gifts of bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ. The practice of kneeling had been suspended during the Paschal season; now the practice of kneeling is resumed. On the Monday following the Feast, the Divine Liturgy is conducted in commemoration ofthe All-holy and Life-creating and All-powerful Spirit, Who is God, and One ofthe Trinity, and of one honor and one essence and one glory with the Father and the Son. The Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit is known as Green Sunday, since the Eastern Church retains the ancient Jewish tradition of the Feast of Weeks, the Jewish Pentecost, of decorating the Temple and Synagogues with greens as part ofthe celebration ofthis early harvest festival.

9 METROPOLITAN STEFAN'S CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES Christ is Risen! One of my favorite passages from the Bible is the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus coming across a stranger who explains to them the meaning of the Scriptures. These disciples only came to recognize the Risen Christ in the breaking of the bread. They go on to share how their hearts were aflame with passion as they listened to the,, i,,,, Risen Christ explaining to them the meaning of all that had happened. This is my prayer and my hope for you as you graduate this year. May your heart be ablaze with love for God and for understanding all that has happened in your life. You have been successful with the help of the!,, Holy Spirit. You have accomplished yet another challenge because you were enabled to do so by a loving and caring God who desires the best for you. God provided from His abundance through meaningful people in your life. Parents and family members, spouses, special friends, and I i I i especially those involved in nurturing your learning were guided by God to enable growth and success in your learning. Give praise to God in prayers offered in your parish. Offer thanksgiving for the gift of the people who have journeyed with you, providing for your greater understanding, and success. Your graduation is a result of the combined efforts and prayers of many good souls who love you. 1! I, Be passionate in your life, embracing your chosen studies and vocation with hope and optimism. Choose to be happy and proud of your worthy achievement in graduating. Search for ways in which you can help others in gratitude for the many blessings you enjoy. We pray that some will respond to a call to serve God as a priest or as a religious sister. Our Blessed Mother rejoiced in her saying 'yes' to God. Don't hesitate to say 'yes' to serve God if you feel His call to serve. God bless you richly as you undertake the next steps in your life, building upon the knowledge and skills you have acquired in your program of studies. Know that the Risen Christ journeys with you always. Our heartfelt congratulations are offered to you on the occasion of your graduation. We offer our prayers of thanksgiving and for your continued success!. God grant you many blessed and happy years, "na mnohaya lita"l.christ is Risen! May, 2011

10 The Bible records that on that day about three thousand were baptized. Following, the book of Acts states that the newly baptized continued daily to hear the teaching of the Apostles, as the early Christians met together for fellowship, the breaking of bread, and for prayer. Many wonderful signs and miracles were done through the Apostles, and the Lord added to the Church daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:42-47). Icon of the Feast The icon ofthe Feast of Pentecost is known as "The Descent of the Holy Spirit". It is an icon ofbold colors of red and gold signifying that this is a great event. The movement of the icon is from the top to the bottom. At the top of the icon is a semicircle with rays coming from it. The rays are pointing toward the Apostles, and the tongues of fire are seen descending upon each one of them signifying the descent ofthe Holy Spirit. The building in the background of the icon represents the upper room where the Disciples of Christ gathered after the Ascension. The Apostles are shown seated in a semicircle which shows the unity of the Church. Included in the group of the Apostles is Saint Paul, who, though not present with the others on the day of Pentecost, became an Apostle of the Church and the greatest missionary. Also included are the four Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John holding books of the Gospel, while the other Apostles are holding scrolls that represent the teaching authority given to them by Christ. In the center of the icon below the Apostles, a royal figure is seen against a dark background. This is a symbolic figure, Cosmos, representing the people of the world living in darkness and sin, and involved in pagan worship. However, the figure carries in his hands a cloth containing scrolls which represent the teaching ofthe Apostles. The tradition ofthe Church holds that the Apostles carried the message ofthe Gospel to all parts ofthe world. In the icon of Pentecost we see the fulfillment of the promise of the Holy Spirit, sent down upon the Apostles who will teach the nations and baptize them in the name of the Holy Trinity. Here we see that the Church is brought together and sustained in unity through the presence and work ofthe Holy Spirit, that the Spirit guides the Church in the missionary endeavor throughout the world, and that the Spirit nurtures the Body of Christ, the Church, in truth and love. Celebration of the Feast of Pentecost This great Feast ofthe Church is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom on the Sunday that is the fiftieth day after the celebration of Pascha. The Liturgy is conducted on the day of the Feast, and begins with the kneeling prayers. These prayers mark the beginning ofthe practice of kneeling during the Liturgy at the time when the holy gifts of bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ. The practice of kneeling had been suspended during the Paschal season; now the practice of kneeling is resumed. On the Monday following the Feast, the Divine Liturgy is conducted in commemoration ofthe All-holy and Life-creating and All-powerful Spirit, Who is God, and One ofthe Trinity, and of one honor and one essence and one glory with the Father and the Son. The Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit is known as Green Sunday, since the Eastern Church retains the ancient Jewish tradition of the Feast of Weeks, the Jewish Pentecost, of decorating the Temple and Synagogues with greens as part ofthe celebration ofthis early harvest festival.

11 55. Peter and Paul Church Renovations Donations as of May} 2011 $25.00 Mike Adzema Sue Adzema Michele Connolly Morris Gilotti Catherine Mall Frank & Nancy Sheptock Anne Steffanick Alexis Wozney $20.00 Peter Cherapan Geraldine Fasolka Beverly Gilotti Paul Kobi Pat Rudock Charles Smith Joe Wozney Jocelyn Wozney Mike Yatsko $15.00 Leonard Rusinko Louise Rusinko $10.00 Joe Cheddar Ed Cuff Louise Cuff John Duni Helen Duni Charles Havay Helen Hutnick $10.00 Helen Kuzo Helen Kuzo Marian Repella Michael Rivera Donna Phillips Donna Phillips Louise Pochakilo Anna Smith Margaret Spadel Anna Marie Yuskoski Gloria Zaleski Marianne Zenyuch $5.00 Peter Cherapan Robert Colahan Charles Eisenhart Justine Eisenhart Jason Forti Michelle Forti Dorothy Luczkoski Nancy Marshalick Wendy Marshalick Vincent Piechoski Eleanor Stebila Michael Stebila Mary Theresa Steffanick Sue Visloskie Sue Visloskie John Wislotsky Irene Wislotsky Mark Zenyuch $5.00 Josephine Zorigini $3.00 Mary Louise Troyan $2.00 Martha Grabowski Russell Macheski John McAndrew Helen McAndrew Theresa McDonnell Helen Whyne John Wisnewski Eva Wisnewski Rose Zublick Rose Zublick $1.00 John Grabowski Josephine Preshlock

12 Looking East: The Green Feast This article was published in the May 31, 2009 edition of The Tidings, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese oflos Angeles. by Gabriel Meyer By late spring, most of us, at least in Southern California, have our sights on summer. When I think of the great feast of Pentecost, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles (Acts chapter 2), celebrated this year on May 31, these associations invariably come to mind: the Church's cycle ofthe feast ofredemption, begun during Holy Week and Easter, brought to completion at Pentecost, and nature around us brought from the promise of spring into the full bloom of summer. For many Eastern Catholics, this rich dialogue between liturgy and creation plays out in a very literal way in the Feast of Pentecost --- as it did in the feast's own origins in ancient Jewish practice. Pentecost (Greek for "50 days") capped the Passover "season" with a feast honoring the giving ofthe Torah on Sinai; but the Jewish feast originally was an agricultural feast, giving thanks for the first-fruits ofthe earth and the new harvest (Ex. 23: 16, Lev. 23:10-21; Num. 28:26; Dt. 16:9-12). Similarly, in many Eastern Christian customs related to Pentecost, harvest themes abound: green branches, grasses and wild flowers are brought to decorate the church on the feast, sometimes homes as well --- symbolizing the life-giving power of the Spirit who renews, revives and brings all things, even the world of nature, to fruition. Even the vestments of priests and deacons in the East are green, not red as in western practice. But the Christian East's particular approach to the Pentecost reality does not stop with a little greenery. Perhaps the most unique feature of Pentecost in the Byzantine tradition has to do with the so-called "Kneeling Vespers," which, in many churches, is celebrated directly after the Sunday Liturgy (or Eucharist). This service includes a special set of three prayers, attributed to St. Basil the Great, which priest and congregation pray on their knees. In our tradition, this service marks the first time since Holy Week that we have "bowed the knee" in a liturgical service. (Kneeling is rare in Byzantine practice; prayer is traditionally said standin1w The iqy of the resurrection, in many Eastern traditions, rules out penitential gestures such as kneeling and fasting for the 50 dayj.jpentecost) of the Easter season. Far from an invitation to personal introspection, these "kneeling" prayers are a proper Pentecostal call to action on a universal scale - the prayers ofa newly empowered Church, embracing its all-encompassing mission of mercy and enlightenment -- not only to the living, but even to the dead. If Eastern Christian theology finds rich expression in its hymns and prayers, the theology of the Christian East takes its clearest and most distinctive form in iconography. While space permits no more than a few words on a vast topic, the Pentecost icon ofthe "Descent ofthe Holy Spirit" shows the Twelve Apostles around a semicircular table above which the radiant "sun" of the Holy Spirit disperses rays or tongues of fire above their heads. An empty seat or "throne" at the head ofthe table symbolizes the invisible presence of Christ in their midst; in some icons, an altar makes the eucharistic connection even clearer. Mysteriously, in the middle ofthe icon, a dark cavern opens in which an old man, crowned, cradles a scroll. While there are a number of possible interpretations of this figure, usually called Cosmos, I prefer the notion that the "Cosmos" figure represents not only the unredeemed human world, but also the "cosmos" of nature, the "new creation" that is transfigured along with us in the Redemption made perfect in Pentecost. All of which brings us back to summer, to nature in full bloom --- not an unworthy "icon" of Pentecost, surely, or of our own Pentecostal journey to spiritual and human fruition in the care of that Spirit who, as the great Byzantine hymn says, is "the Treas~!)' ofblessings, present in all places, filling all things." Award-winning Catholic journalist Gabriel Meyer has covered Church issues in the Middle East. Africa and the Balkans. He is a member ofst. Andrew Russian Greek-Catholic Church in El Segumjo. "Looking East" will appear periodically in The Tidings. The Tidings is the weekly newspaper ofthe Los Angeles Archdiocese. The Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit

13 The festival of Pentecost has its roots in the Old Testament. It began as a harvest feast and later added the giving of the Law of Moses on Mount Sinai as the "harvest" of the Old Covenant. Our Christian Feast of Pentecost is celebrated on the fiftieth day after the Resurrection of Christ. On this feast the Descent ofthe Holy Spirit effected a New Covenant. It was precisely this Descent of the Spirit, which revealed to the world the knowledge ofthe mystery ofthe Holy Trinity, consubstantial, undivided and yet distinct. It was the fulfillment ofthe revelation concerning the Persons ofthe one God as three. The Icon of Pentecost is a marked contrast with the biblical description ofthe Descent of the Spirit. The Book of Acts ofthe Apostles (2:2) records that "suddenly from up in the sky there came a noise, like a strong, driving wind which was heard all through the house where they were seated." In contrast, the Icon is characterized by serenity and composure. The postures of the Apostles reveal serenity. All of them are seated, some gesturing as if in subdued conversation with one another. The gift of the Holy Spirit remains the inner life of grace. The event of Pentecost forms the Church and is the inauguration of the Kingdom of God. The twelve Apostles form a semi-circle to express the unity of the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church. They are pictured in an inverse perspective--their figures grow larger as they recede into the background. The center place, which is unoccupied, is reserved for Christ, the invisible head of the Church. Some ancient icons symbolize Christ's invisible presence with an altar, the throne ofhis glory. The Evangelists are shown holding books; another has a scroll as a sign of having received the gift of teaching. Above the semi-circle, beyond the edge of the panel, there is a symbol of heaven from which rays or tongues of fire descend. This is a sign both of the sanctification of the Apostles and Disciples, and of their baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. The world, to which the Apostles would preach, is represented at the bottom ofthe Icon by one symbolic figure ofa king. He is known as "Cosmos" as he represents the whole world enveloped by sin. He sits in a dark place since the whole world had formerly been without the light of faith. He is bent over to show he was made old by the sin ofadam. Through the power of the Holy Spirit the twelve Apostles brought light to the whole world by their teaching. The Icon of the Descent of the Holy Spirit represents the great event of sanctification, which took place in the apostolic community. At the same time, it is an expression of the sanctification of our lives in the Church by the Holy Spirit Who is constantly glorified: "Treasury ofblessings and Giver oflife." (God With Us Icon Series)

14 77 Annual Ukrainian Seminary Da'i Benefit of the St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary Sunday, July 31, 2011 We encourage you to return the form with your ad copy as soon as possible, but no later than June 15, Send your ad copy and donation to the following address: Dear friends of Ukrainian Seminary Day. Every year for the past 77 years on the last Sunday of July, members of the Ukrainian Catholic churches in the South Anthracite Deanery, host an Ukrainian Seminary Day Committee C/O Rev. Deacon Paul Spotts 20 South Third Street Frackville, PA annual social to raise funds for the support of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Washington, D.C. and to highlight Ukrainian spiritual and ethnic heritage. Between 1985 through 2010, the parishes have raised over Please make all checks payable to Ukrainian Seminary Day. Thank you in advance for your support of our St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary. $500,000 for St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary. This year's social will be held Sunday, July 31 at St. Nick's Grove, Primrose, Minersville, Pa. Ad Forms are also available in the bulletin and the vestibules of our parishes! In conjunction with Ukrainian Seminary Day, a Commemorative Book will be published, which will be distributed to the hundreds of friends who will attend Ukrainian Seminary Day on Sunday, July 31. We will most sincerely appreciate your support in the form of advertisements from your parishes and parish organizations in this Annual Ukrainian Daily Liturgy,;, Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest! Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble of heart, and you will find rest of your souls. For my yoke is easy and My Seminary Book. burden light. "Mt. 11, All are Prices are as follows: FULL PAGE AD $ HALF PAGE AD... $ QUARTER PAGE AD $ PATRON... $ 5.00 Advertisers should furnish their own camera ready cuts of artwork. A invited to be refreshed by the Lord on a daily basis by attending Divine Liturgy and receiving the Holy Eucharist! What a beautiful way to start the day! Your participation on a daily basis allows Jesus to refresh and renew your life as only he can. photograph may be included in full page ads for which there is an additional surcharge of $15.00.

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16 Lector Schedule: SS. Peter & Paul Sat. June 11-4:00 PM Volunteer needed please see Father Michael Sun. June 12-9:15 AM Justine Eisenhart Sat. June 18-4;00 PM Volunteer needed please see Father Michael Sun. June 19-9: 15 AM Michael Timmins Pentecost Sunday - Green Sunday This Sunday, June 1i h we celebrate the 50 th day after Easter, the Feast of Pentecost wherein we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the Mother of God. It is referred to as "Green Sunday" since the Churches and homes will be adorned with 'greenery" to symbolize the new life given us through the Holy Spirit. Just as the earth comes back to life after a long Assumption BVM Sun. June 12 - Bryce Fiamoncini Sun. June 19 - Bryce Fiamoncini hard winter, we to can come to life in the resurrection and gifts of the Holy Spirit On Pentecost Sunday, we kneel again for the first time since Easter with the Altar Flowers: Altar flowers can be sponsored weekly for $30.00 per arrangement. Parishioners can sponsor these flowers in Memory of a loved one, or for any occasion. Anyone interested in sponsoring flowers may call or visit the rectory office. penitential kneeling prayers prescribed for this Sunday. You are to be commended for your participation and adherence to these customs and traditions throughout the Easter Season which give witness and renewed life to our Eastern Spirituality. God Bless You with hearts that are ready to receive the In Your Prayers: Please remember to pray for the sick and the infirm of our fight of God's spirit which compels us to praise the Lord. parishes. Please remember: to pray for vocations to the Holy Priesthood and religious life. Holy Name Society Sunda'(;, This Sunday, June 12, 2011 is Holy Name Thought for the Day Do you know why a car's Windshield is so large and the rear view mirror is so small? Because our Past is not as important as our Future. So look ahead and move on.. Society Sunday. All members are urged to attend a short meeting immediately after Divine Liturgy. New members are being accepted into this Society.

17 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! V. By His word the heavens were made; by the breath of His mouth, all the stars. V. From the heavens the Lord looks forth; he sees all the children of men. Prayer for Vocations Almighty and merciful God, Inspire those You have chosen To hear and answer Your call to the Priesthood and Religious Life. Instead of "It is truly proper..." o my soul, extol the one God having three divine persons. Hirmos: Hail; 0 Queen, glory of virgins and mothers. To adequately praise you is beyond the eloquence of the most cultured tongue. The wonderful manner in which you gave birth to Christ amazes every intelligence. Therefore, with one accord, we the faithful extol you. Give them the courage To be the prophets for our times. Give them the wisdom and openness To live their personal call Give them the strength To be ready witnesses of Your love and care for the world. May they find support and encouragement in our words and in our prayers, Through the intercession of Mary, The Mother of God, and all the Saints. Communion Hymn: Amen Your Good Spirit shall lead me into the land of righteousness.. Alleluia! (3x) 2 nd Hymn: Let not Your Holy Spirit turn away from us; for You love mankind.. A Father's Prayer Alleluia! (3x) Dear Father in Heaven, Epistle: Acts 2: 1-11 May we remember that children need Gospel: Jn 7: & 8:12 time and attention, love and patience, discipline and guidance, caring and affection, trusting and security, laughter and play. Like Joseph, Father of Jesus, may we also be a good role model and set the best example for our children. Amen The greatest gift I ever had came from God- I called him DAD.

18 Pentecost Sunda~ Green Sunday. o Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, * You are everywhere present and fill all things. * Treasury of Blessings Entrance Hymn Be extolled, 0 Lord, in Your strength! We will sing and chant the praise of Your might. and Giver of Life, * come and dwell within us, * cleanse us of all stain, * and save our souls, 0 Gracious Lord. 1st Antiphon The Heavens proclaim the glory of God, and the firmament shows forth the work of His hands. Troparion: Blessed are You, 0 Christ our God. * You filled the fishermen with wisdom, * sending down upon them the Holy Spirit. * Through them You have caught the whole world in Your net. * 0 Lover of Mankind, glory be to You. Through the prayers of the Mother of God, 0 Savior, save us. Day pours out the word to day, and Kontakion: Glory be to the Father l and to the night imparts knowledge to night. Through the prayers of the Mother of God, 0 Savior, save us. Through all the world their voice resounds; their message reaches to the ends of the earth. Through the prayers of the Mother of God, 0 Savior, save us. Son, and to the Holy Spirit now and ever and forever: Amen When the Most High descended and confused tongues, * He scattered the people; * but when He distributed the tongues of fire, * He called all men to unity. * Therefore, with one voice, * let us praise the Most Holy Spirit. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit now and ever and forever: Amen o only begotten Son... page 7 Instead of "Holy God..." All of you who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia! 2 nd Antiphon May the Lord answer you in the time of distress; may the Name of the God of Jelicy vo Christa krestistesja, vo Christa oblekostesja. Alliluia! Jacob defend you. o Good Comforter, save us who sing to You: Alleluia! May He send you help from His holy place, and give you support from Sion. o Good Comforter, save us who sing to You: Alleluia! May He remember all your offerings, and graciously receive your sacrifice. o Good Comforter, save us who sing Prokimeon: Through all the world their voice resounds; their message reaches to the ends of the earth. V. The heavens proclaim the glory of God, and the firmament shows forth the work of His hands. to You: Alleluia!

19 ASSUMPTION BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CHURCH CENTRALIA SS. PETER & PAUL, MT. CARMEL UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCHES 131 N.BEECH STREET, MOUNT CARMEL, PA TELEPHONE: ' FAX: VERY REVEREND ARCH PRffiST, MICHAEL HUTSKO SACRAMENTS BAPTISMS: Please contact the rectory a week or more in advance. CONFESSIONS: Before the weekend Divine Liturgies. Check your bulletin schedule. MARRIAGES: Those planning marriages must be active members of the parish, and must contact the pastor at least 6 months in advance. Marriage preparation for couples is required. EMERGENCIES AND PASTORAL CARE: Please call the pastor if a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound and will need the Eucharist or Anointing of the Sick. NEW PARISHIONERS are urged to register in the rectory office. Moving? Change of address? Please notify the rectory. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION for Sponsors of the sacraments will be issued only to active members of the parish who are registered in the parish, receiving the sacraments and supporting the parish. CHURCH FUNERALS: Members who are registered in the parish, receiving the sacraments, and supporting the parish. 1here is Life in the Church because in the Church is the Spirit My brothers and sisters, if you want the Holy Spirit to dwell in you, listen carefully. Our spirit, by means ofwhich each individual lives, is called ofothers she teaches the truth; by means ofsome she keeps virginity, by means of others she respects marital fidelity. The tasks are different, the the soul. And look what the soul does in the life is the same. What the soul is to the body of body. It gives life to all the limbs. It sees with the eyes, hears with the ears, smells with the nose, speaks with the tongue, works with the hands, a human being, the Holy Spirit is to the Body of Christ, the Church. The Holy Spirit does for the whole Church what the soul does for the body walks with the feet. It is present at one and the of the individual. Look then and see what you same time in all the limbs to make them live. It gives life to all the limbs and to each limb its function. It is not the eye that hears, not the ear that sees, not the eye or the ear that speaks. Yet ought to fear and what you ought to avoid. Ifthe body suffers an amputation (for example ofa finger or a hand or a foot) does the soul go with the limb that has been cut off? While it was in they are nonetheless alive. The ear is alive, the the body, that limb was alive; when it is cut off it tongue is alive. Their functions are different, the life is the same. loses its life. It is like that with Christians. They are alive only while they are in the Body. Ifthey The Church of God is like that. By means of are cut off from the Body, the Holy Spirit is no longer with them. some believers she performs miracles, by means St. Augustine ofhippo Eastern Christian Bulletin Service -- PO Box Fairfax, VA Ph: Fax: