SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE

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1 SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH 114 South Chestnut Street, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH North Morris Street, Saint Clair, Pennsylvania Rectory (570) Fax (570) St. Michael s Oak St. Hall (570) stmichaelsukrainian@verizon.net Website- Like us on Facebook@St Michael s Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Follow us on stmichaelukr Msgr. Myron Grabowsky Parish Priest Sunday, May 7 th, 2017 Sunday of the Paralytic Man SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE Saturday, May 6 th Sunday, May 7 th Tuesday, May 9 th Wednesday, May 10 th Friday, May 12 th Saturday, May 13 th Sunday, May 14 th 3:30pm +Dorothy Minarchick by the Mitchell & Kalavage Family 10:30am +Mary Lazusky & +Anna Lefchick by William & Irene McAndrew 8:00am +Harold Mistishen by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shimkus 8:00am +Olga Kulka by Alex Hnatishion 6:30pm Prayer Meeting 8:00am Reparation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 3:30pm In Honor of the Living Mothers of St. Michael s 10:30am In Memory of the Deceased Mothers of St Michael s SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE Saturday, May 6 th Sunday, May 7 th Monday, May 8 th Thursday, May 11 th Saturday, May 13 th Sunday, May 14 th 8:00am Reparation of the Immaculate & Sorrowful Heart of Mary 5:30pm +Mary Cheripka by George & Linda Cheripka 8:30am God s Blessings on His People 8:00am +Nancy Albon & +Kathryn Misstishen by Harold & Mary Albon & Family 8:00am +Jeanette Stock by Thomas Stock & Family No AM Divine Liturgy 5:30pm In Honor of the Living Mothers of St. Nicholas 8:30am In Memory of the Deceased Mothers of St. Nicholas St. Michael s Lector Schedule: Saturday, May 6 th Acts 9:32-42 Nancy Sawka Sunday, May 7 th Acts 9:32-42 Paul Caputo Saturday, May 13 th Acts 11:19-26&29-30 Winifred Mohutsky Sunday, May 14 th Acts 11:19-26&29-30 Charles Calise St. Nicholas Lector Schedule: Saturday, May 6 th Acts 9:32-42 Andrew Skrincosky Sunday, May 7 th Acts 9:32-42 Dolores Sadusky Saturday, May 13 th Acts 11:19-26&29-30 Christine Romanko Sunday, May 14 th Acts 11:19-26&29-30 Theresa Panchison

2 St. Michael: Upcoming Events Mark Your Calendars! Sanctuary Light Dates available 5/14, 5/28, 6/11, 6/25, 7/9, 8/6, 8/27. Lottery Raffle Basket-We are asking for donations to our Lottery Scratch-Off basket. We would like to start selling tickets for this basket at Kielbasi Fest, and need to have the basket ready for display at the event. Any donation you would like to make even a dollar ticket would be appreciated, it all adds up. If you would prefer not to donate tickets monetary donations are also appreciated. Thank-you. Kielbasi Festival- will be May 20 th. Anyone who is interested in helping or making food for the event should contact the rectory. St. Nicholas: Sanctuary Light Dates available 5/14, 6/18, 7/2, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 Both Churches To the People of St. Michael & St. Nicholas: The 50 th Anniversary of the ordination of Msgr. Myron Grabowsky will be held on Sunday, June 11 th, Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka will celebrate Divine Liturgy at 1:00pm at St. Nicholas Church. The con- celebrants will be Msgr. Grabowsky and Deanery priests. St. Nicholas is located at 105 North Morris St. St. Clair PA. A dinner will be prepared by the staff of ICC Catering and served at 3;00pm at the ICC Social Hall. Additional details will be provided in the near future PLEASE NOTE- The church secretary will be away June 1 st to June 19 th. The rectory office will be open for limited hours during her absence. Because of this, we are asking that Father s Day Memorials be submitted early this year. The flyer needs to be prepared prior to May 30 th. Msgr. Grabowsky will be available during this time. s and phone messages will be checked daily. During these 2 weeks please call the rectory prior to coming to the office to be sure someone will be available to meet your needs. If you have any questions please contact the rectory or see Msgr. Grabowsky. Graduates We would like to honor our graduates again this year. If you have someone graduating from kindergarten, 8 th grade, High school, College, Graduate programs or Vocational Schools please let us know as soon as possible. We are requesting a brief summary of their awards, further educational goals, job prospects etc. for a flyer to be handed out at the recognition Liturgy to be held Sunday June 25 th at both Churches. If possible ing (stmichaelsukrainian@verizon.net) the information is preferred, but it may also be submitted in writing to the rectory. If you have any questions please contact the rectory

3 Both Churches Downtown Shenandoah- 10th Annual Kielbasi Festival will be held May 20th from 11am to 5pm. There will be Eastern European foods, crafts, and live Polka music. Something for the whole family Come &enjoy the day with us. STO LAT! "Open House" St. Nicholas School, Minersville on Wednesday, May 10th 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Serving God, Child & Community.Meet principal, Mr. David Holland; faculty & staff members. Tour our school! St. Nicholas School offers a challenging Academic Curriculum for students in graders Pre-Kindergarten through Seminary Day Meeting. The first Seminary Day meeting will be Tuesday, May 9th at 7:00pm at St. Michael s in Frackville. Please join us in preparing for this event. Everyone is invited to attend, help is always needed, and idea s welcome. Seminary Day Ads & Patron Ads are now in the back of the Church. Ads will be placed in a commemorative booklet which will celebrate the 83 years of Ukrainian Seminary Days. Funds generated from this annual observance support our St. Josaphat Seminary, and are applied to our monthly Chancery Seminary Stipend. Please help yourself to to the ad forms and flyers in the back of the Church. If you need additional forms please contact the rectory. Please have the forms returned to the Church or to Deacon Spotts no later than June 15th, Save the Date Annual Pilgramage to the Mother of God will be Sunday, October 1,2017 from 9am-5pm at 710 Fox Chase Road Fox Chase Manor PA Oppertunies provided include, Sacrement of Reconciliation, Hierarchial Divine Liturgy, Reciting of the Rosary and Moleban. Services provided, ethnic food, Presentations for children & youth, opportunity to hear a panel on discussion on prayer and religious life. Pubic Rosary - There will be a rosary at the Railroad Station Park in Tamaqua on Saturday May 13th to mark 100th anniversary of the first apparition in Fatima. The park is at the intersection of routes 209 & 309. Feel free to bring a lawn chair. It begins at noon. Please join us. Invite everyone to come to pray! That's at noon, Saturday May 13th. Eastern European Food Festival Saturday May 20th. 12:00noon to 5:00pm Slovak Catholic Sokol Hall 411 Crestmont St. Reading PA. Authentic Slovak- Polish Ukrainian Foods. Hosted by Slovak Catholic School & BVM Ukrainian Church. Dobre Chut! For more information contact : kathi@readingsokol.org Food Bank We would like to thank everyone for their generous donations to our food bank. Please remember that we not only need non- perishable food, but paper goods and hygiene products.gift cards for grocery stores and gas cards are also always welcome. Thank you for helping to bring a little light into someone s day. God Bless. Faith doesn t excempt you from problems. It gives you the strength to get through them. Jesus Christ: the ultimate volunteer!

4 POPE FRANCIS MORNING MEDITATION IN THE CHAPEL OF THE DOMUS SANCTAE MARTHAE Corruption and mercy -Monday, 3 April 2017 (by L'Osservatore Romano, Weekly ed. in English, n. 15, 14 April 2017) In the profoundly human crossroads between innocence and sin, corruption and law, Jesus asks that we always look upon others with mercy, without passing judgement on their heart. Pope Francis offered this thought during morning Mass on Monday, 3 April. The Word of God that the Church offers for our meditation today, Francis began, appears to be about two women caught in the act of adultery: one a fictitious adultery, a pretense; the other true. He was referring to the story of Susanna recounted in the Book of Daniel (13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62), and that of the adulteress narrated in the Gospel of John (8:1-11). A profound message comes across through these two women, as the two readings present four people, and four different situations. It is precisely what the Church wants us to think about today, to see: innocence meets sin, corruption meets law. Indeed, the Pontiff continued, the day s liturgy offers an encounter among these four things: innocence, sin, corruption and law. The Pope began by describing the situation of an innocent woman: Susanna, falsely accused by those two elder judges. She is forced to choose between faithfulness to God and to the law, or saving her life. Who knows, the Pontiff observed, perhaps Susanna was a woman who had other sins, because we are all sinners. In fact the only woman who has no sins is Our Lady; all others, all of us, have them. But Susanna was a woman with minor sins; she was not an adulteress; she was faithful to her husband ; and this is the innocence presented by the liturgy. Then there is sin: the other woman as told by John was caught in the act of sinning; she had truly sinned; she was an adulteress; she had been unfaithful to her husband. Then comes corruption, which we find in the judges in both cases, both with Susanna and with the other adulterous woman, because in both cases the judges were corrupt. And lastly, there is the law, the fullness of the law: Jesus. Thus, in the day s liturgy, these four realities meet: innocence, sin, corruption and law, namely, the law in its fullness. It is certainly not the only Gospel case of judges becoming corrupt : in Chapter 18 of Luke, Jesus speaks about another man who neither fears God nor cares for anyone. Indeed, Francis observed, there have always been corrupt judges in the world, and we find them today too, in every part of the world. The question, he said, is why a person becomes corrupt. In reality, the Pope explained, corruption is worse than sin, because I can sin, I slip, I am unfaithful to God, but then I try to do no more, or I try to settle with the Lord, or at least I know it is not good. On the other hand, corruption is when sin enters repeatedly your conscience and does not even leave you room for air; all becomes sin: this is corruption. As for the corrupt, they believe they are doing things well in this manner ; they believe they can act with impunity, Pope Francis explained. Moreover, in the case of Susanna, the two elders even confess their corruption and tell the truth: they were corrupted by the vices of lust. They say to Susanna: Look, the garden doors are shut, no one sees us, and we are in love with you; so give your consent, and lie with us. If you refuse, we will testify against you that a young man was with you, and

5 this was why you sent your maids away (Dan 13:20). In other words, they say to her: either you do this or we will bear false witness. It is not the first Bible case with false testimonies, Pope Francis said. Let us think about Nabot, when Queen Jezebel gives all that false testimony; let us think of Jesus, who is condemned to death through false witness; let us think about Saint Stephen. However, the Pontiff warned, referring to John s Gospel passage, the teachers of the law who bring this woman scribes, Pharisees are also corrupt, and they say to Jesus: Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do you say about her? (Jn 8:4). Although the testimony against Susanna was false, in this case, Father explained, it was true. And while Susanna was innocent, this one was a sinner. And in both cases, they are judges. The elders with Susanna had lost their minds, allowing lust to take possession of them, Francis explained. Meanwhile, they had lost their minds, by allowing a very rigid interpretation of the law to grow within them, leaving no room for the Holy Spirit: corruption of lawfulness of legalism, against grace. And then there is the fourth person, Jesus: the fullness of the law, Francis continued. He appears as teacher of the law before these men who are teachers of the law: what do you say about her?, they ask him. The Lord responds to the false judges who accused Susanna, through Daniel s words: offspring of Canaan and not Judah, beauty has deceived you and lust has perverted your heart. This is how you have both been dealing with the daughters of Israel, and they were intimate with you through fear (Dan 13:56). And again, You old relic of wicked days, your sins have now come home, which you have committed in the past, pronouncing unjust judgements, condemning the innocent and letting the guilty go free (Dan 13:52). This is the corruption of these judges, the Pontiff continued, referring to the passage from the Old Testament. To the other judges, however, Jesus does not say much. Instead, he responds: Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. He then turns to the sinner and says Neither do I condemn you; go and do not sin again. This, the Pope explained, is the fullness of the law; not that of the scribes and Pharisees who had corrupted the mind by making many laws, many laws, without leaving room for mercy: Jesus is the fullness of the law, and Jesus, judges with mercy. The Lord lets an innocent woman go free through the prophet of the People, Francis said. Indeed, to the corrupt judges, the Prophet s words are quite harsh: you old relic of wicked days. He then says to the judges corrupted by an evil attitude regarding the law: let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. Thus Jesus, the completely innocent man, can say mother to the innocent because his mother is the only innocent woman. The Pope concluded by calling on the faithful to think of this path, of the evil with which our vices judge people, because we judge others in our hearts. Thus, we should ask ourselves, whether we are corrupt, or not yet. We should look to Jesus who always judges with mercy: Neither do I condemn you; go, and do not sin again.

6 Sunday of the Paralytic Introduction The third Sunday after the Feast of Holy Pascha is observed by the Eastern Church as the Sunday of the Paralytic. The day commemorates the miracle of Christ healing a man who had been paralyzed for thirty-eight years. The biblical story of the event is found in the Gospel of John 5:1-15. Close to the Sheep's Gate in Jerusalem, there was a pool, which was called the Sheep's Pool. It had five porches, that is, five sets of pillars supporting a domed roof. Under this roof there lay very many sick people with various maladies awaiting the moving of the water. The first person to step in after the troubling of the water was healed immediately of whatever malady he had. It was there that the paralytic of today's Gospel was lying, tormented by his infirmity of thirty-eight years. When Christ beheld him, He asked him, "Will you be made whole?" And he answered with a quiet and meek voice, "Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool." The Lord said unto him, "Rise, take up your bed, and walk." And straightaway the man was made whole and took up his bed. Walking in the presence of all, he departed rejoicing to his own house. According to the expounders of the Gospels, the Lord Jesus healed this paralytic during the days of the Passover, when He had gone to Jerusalem for the Feast, and dwelt there teaching and working miracles. According to Saint John the Evangelist, this miracle took place on the Sabbath. Icon of the Sunday of the Paralytic The icon of the Sunday of the Paralytic depicts the biblical story of the Christ healing the paralytic. Our Lord, accompanied by His disciples, is shown blessing the paralytic. The man has risen and taken up his bed as commanded by Christ. The paralytic is bowing toward the Lord in reverence and in gratitude for the great miracle that has been done. In the background of the icon is the pool where the infirmed came for healing.

7 Memorial Day Memorials Grave Blessings In Memory of (deceased) Please note which cemetery: Given By Envelope # Please submit by Tuesday, May 23 rd Please Print- Thank- You Father s Day Intentions & Remembrances Remember the Men in Your Life on Father s Day In Memory of (deceased) In Honor of (living) Given By Envelope # Please submit by Tuesday, May 23 rd Please Print- Thank- You LAST WEEK TO SUBMITT Mother s Day Memorials & Intentions Celebrate the Women who have touched your life! In Memory of (deceased) In Honor of (living) Given By Envelope # Please submit by Tuesday, May 9 th Please Print- Thank- You

8 Church Information Rectory Hours- Monday Thursday 10:00am- 3:00 pm - phone Closed holidays Baptisms: Please contact the rectory to arrange a date with the pastor. Confessions: By appointment, before Divine Liturgy or 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 & Pastoral Care: Please call the pastor if a parishioner is hospitalized or home bound and in need of 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 with the parish, receiving sacraments and supporting the parish. Mass Cards, Sanctuary Lights, and Other Candles etc.: Contact the rectory during office hours for information. Questions: Please contact the rectory, or see Msgr. Myron. Weekly Contributions Parishes Weekly Income: St. Michael: Contributions - $ Cemetery $ Thank You! St. Nicholas: Contributions $ Cemetery $20.00 Thank You! Sanctuary Light: St. Nicholas God s Blessings in Your Future Career by Charles /Judy Naradko Sanctuary Light: St. Michael- In Memory of +Michael Krajcirk by Wife, Theresa Seven Branch Candlestick- God s Blessings for & in Memory of the Blaschak & Wolfe Families 4 Lamps of the Iconostas- In Memory of +John Bagienski by the Bagienski Family Lamps of the Crucifix- In Memory of +Mary Lazusky & +Anna Lefchick by William & Irene Mc Andrew Lights of the Tetrapod- Lights of the Tabernacle- God bless you for your love and devotion to your parish! Prayer Requests: Please remember those who are shut-ins, those in need, or who are ill or suffering and all those who have requested our prayers. Please pray for those who put themselves in harm s way to serve others such as those who serve in the military protecting our country, firefighters, police, and emergency personal. St. Michael Ruth s Mom * Helen O Connell Susan Enders Jane Sittnick** Eva Koch Helen Beddall Dolores O Connell Leahy Dolores Kozie Irene Flaherty Helen Bereschak Bill McAndrew* Mary Goodlunas* Tom Prete** Helen Sims Andrea Pytak Sandy Bankes* Susan Chernesky Mary Mazur Annie Cragen Shannon s Mom* Pat Sittnick** Irene Yaroma Matthew Morrisey St. Nicholas Peter Kadingo Laura Seasock Joseph Salak Margaret Skrincosky Anna Skrincosky Jim Rehnert Mary Mistishen Catherine Washuta Walter Mistishen Joseph Luckenbill Metro & Helen Tarris Elizabeth Gulas Andrew Skrincosky Items in this bulletin are from Fr. Daniel & St Josephat s Bulletin, Archbishop Chancery, Vatican Website, Father Fields & The Church Signs Calendar 2016