Ss. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church /Assumption B.V.M. Church 131 North Beech Street, Mount Carmel, Pa. 17851 Very Reverend Archpriest Michael Hutsko, Pastor Rectory 570-339-0650 Church Hall 570-339-4333 Web Site- sspeterandpaulmc.org - E-Mail: stsppmc@ptd.net - Fax 570-339-2715 Prayer Line: Louise Cuff339-3660 - Eleanor Stebila 339-2353 - Louise Troyan 339-1565 Please notify the rectory office if you or a loved one is hospitalized or admitted to a nursing home. Office Hours: Mon. Tues. Fri. - 9:00 AM -3:00 PM Wed. Thurs. 9:00 AM -12:00 Noon 1 51 Collection: Candles 2 d Collection: Regular Offering 11th Sunday After Pentecost Saturday 08-03-13 3: 15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM+ Al Olszewski req. by Betty Olszewski Sunday 08-04-13 11th Sunday After Pentecost 8: 15 AM Confessions 9: 15 AM For the Parishioners 11 :00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church +Nicholas & Mary Theresa Balandovich req. by Theresa Mattu & Family Monday 08-05-13 Vigil of Transfiguration of Our Lord Blessing of Fruit Solemn Holy Day 6:00 PM+ Michael Merikas req. by Wife, Anna Tuesday 08-06-13 Transfiguration of Our Lord Blessing of Fruit Solemn Holy Day 10:00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church + Boris Maksymuk req. by Mary Tracey Wednesday 08-07-13 10:00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church +Judith Wilt req. by Helen Whyne & Stephanie Wright Thursday 08-08-13 10:00 AM at Assumption B. V.M. Church + Peggy McAdams req. by Ed & Michele Teevan Friday 08-09-13 10:00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church +Glenn, Marie & Scott Adams req. by Ellen Goretsky Saturday 08-10-13 8:00 AM+ Whyne, Kent & Krynitsky Families req. by Nick Kent & Families 3: 15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM For the Parishioners August 4, 2013 Sunday 08-11-13 12th Sunday After Pentecost 8: IS AM Confessions 9: 15 AM + Paul Stelma - Birthday Remembrance - req. by Stelma Family 11 :00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church + John, Catherine, Anne, Joseph, Stella, Michael, Nicholas, & Anthony (Comarnitsk:y Family) req. by Josephine Wondolosky Welcome: We the people of Ss. Peter & 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 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. Upcoming Events: Mark your calendars and plan to support and participate in the following events..... August 2013 August 4 - Altar Rosary Society Sunday August 6- Transfiguration of Our Lord - - Blessing of Fruits - Solemn Holy Day August 11 - Holy Name Society Sunday August 15 - Dormition of the Theotokos Holy Day of Obligation - Blessing of Flowers August 29- Beheading of John the Baptist Simple Holy Day - No Divine Liturgy Point to Ponder!!!!!!! If your parachute doesn't open up for you, you've obviously jumped to a conclusion.
Sunday Social: The social will resume in September. Thank you to everyone who supported this social. See you in September. Have a blessed summer. Please Remember: To pray for vocations to the Holy Priesthood and religious life. Rosary Intention: For the week of August 4th, 2013 for a fun, inspirational, and successful Summer Camp for all of our campers. In Your Prayers: Please remember to pray for the sick and the infirm of our Parishes. Ss. Peter & Paul Rebuilding Fund Donations: $50.00 - Anonymous $ 30.00 - In Memory of+ John Broda donated by Joseph & Kathy Lapotsky $10.00-In Memory of+ John Broda donated by Ray & Rosemarie Moncavage SS. Peter & Paul 50/50 Winner: #25 - Joseph Cheddar - $ 35.00 - donated back to the Church Assumption B.V.M. Church 50/50 Winner: # 51 - Charlotte Thomas - $ 6.00 - Donated back to the Church. 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 339-0650, or visit the church office. Summer Camp: The time has come for SS. Peter & Paul/ Assum~tion Church Summer Camp from August 5th - 9 1 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.. We will be following in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul on his journey through Greece. The summer camp will be held on the grounds of Assumption B.V.M. Church, in Centralia. Anyone interested in helping with this camp may call the church office at 339-0650, or you may call Gene & Amy Lapointe at 875-4355. Also, on Wednesday, August?'h, the Holy Name Society will be sponsoring a trip for the campers to Knoebel's for the evening. For more information, please call the parish office, or v1s1t our website at http://www.sspeterandpaulmc.org. Ss. Peter & Paul Church Lector Schedule: Sat. August 3-4:00 PM Ellen Goretsky Sun. August 4-9:15 AM Justina Eisenhart Sat. August 10-4:00 PM Ellen Goretsky Sun. August 11 - Christine Bogner 9: 15 AM Assumption B.V.M. Church Lector Schedule Sun. August 4-11 :00 AM Bryce Fiamoncini Sun. August 11-11 :00 AM Bryce Fiamoncini Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate 59th Annual Holy Dormition (Assumption) Pilgrimage: The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate will be hosting the 59th Dormition (Assumption) pilgrimage on August 10 & 11, 2013 at our motherhouse in Sloatsburg, NY. This year's theme is "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism." All information pertaining to this pilgrimage will be in the vestibules of our parishes. Religious Education Classes: Religious education classes are suspended for the summer. All children from pre-school age to 8th grade are encouraged to attend in the fall when classes resume. Vacationing for the Summer: If you are traveling this summer on vacation and do not attend liturgies, please contribute your previous weeks envelopes that you have missed in the weekly collection basket when you return from vacation. This will help with defraying operating costs for our churches. Thank you for your considered generosity and have a healthy, happy and safe vacation. Our Laduf Mercy Picnic: Our Lady of Mercy Picnic, Slabtown, will be held on Friday August 2, and Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 11 :00 PM. Food, music, dancing, and fun will be provided.
Ss. Peter & Paul Church Renovation Donations as of July 2013 $100.00 Tanya Ladika Frank & Nancy Sheptock $50.00 Michael Adzema Sue Adzema $25.00 John & Gloria Bogush Beverly Gilotti Morris Gilotti $20.00 Stan & June Petchulis Gloria Zaleski $1 0.00 Joe Cheddar Helen Hutnick Marian Repella Mr & Mrs. Kenneth Rudock, Sr. Mike Yatsko Anne Marie Yuskoski $5.00 Olga Anelauskas Olga Anelauskas Jeanne Berga! Kathryn Brandt Robert Colahan Robert Colahan Ed Cuff Louise Cuff Helen Duni John Duni Charles Eisenhart Justina Eisenhart $5.00 Geraldine Fasolka Daniel Fedako Daniel Fedako Daniel Fedako Deborah Fedako Deborah Fedako Julie Fedako Julie Fedako Michelle Forti Ellen Goretsky Anastasia Hopey John Kent Paul Kobi Paul Kobi Helen Kuzo Jennie Kuzo John & Elaine Kuzo Ron Kuzo Dorothy Luczkoski Catherine Mall Nancy Marshalick Helen McAndtew John McAndrew Theresa McDonnell Irene Novak Vincent Piechoski Vincent Piechoski Louise Pochakilo Pat Sempko Antoinette Shedleski David Slavinsky Margaret Slavinsky Margaret Spade! Eleanor Stebila Michael Stebila Karen Steck Mark Steck Anne Steffanick Mary Theresa Steffanick Andrew Stelma, Jr. $5.00 John Strahotsky Steve T ehansky Mary L. Troyan Sue Visloskie Anthony Warsheski Elizabeth Warsheski Helen Whyne Irene Wislotsky John Wislotsky Evelyn Wozney Jocelyn Wozney Joseph Wozney Peter & Andrea Yarnall Anne Marie Yuskoski Damian Zaleski, Jr. David Zaleski John Zvoncheck $2.00 Martha Grabowski Thank You For Your Support of Our Parish
Special Thank You: I would like to thank everyone who came out on Sunday, July 28th, 2013 to the Ukrainian Seminary Day picnic. Thank you to everyone who donated theme baskets, baked goods, sold tickets, obtained booklet ads and or patron ads, made pyrohy, cooked and help serve the food, and for your generosity for the special collection for Seminary Day. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way. Your!help was greatly appreciated. May God Bless each of you with many more Happy & Healthy Years. MNOHAYA I BLAHAYALITA! Winners of the 78 1 h Annual Ukrainian Seminary Day: 1st Prize - $1000.00 - Bill Yuhas - Mohnton, Pa. 2"d Prize - $ 200.00 - Reverend Michael Hutsko, Mount Carmel, Pa 3rd Prize - $ 100.00 -Bush Family - Atlas, Pa. 4th Prize - $ I 00.00 - John Shander - St. Clair, Pa. Seller- $ 100.00-J. Krushinsky,- Alexandria, Va. Congratulations to all the Winners!!! Seminarian Day Booklet: Anyone who placed an ad in the 79th Annual Ukrainian Seminary Day Booklet, and wishes to have a booklet may pick it up at SS. Peter & Paul Church office during regular office hours. Thank you! Ukrainian Seminary Day Wrap-up Meeting: The 2013 Ukrainian Seminary Day Wrap-up meeting will be held Tuesday, September 10th, 2013, at 7:00 PM in St. Michael' s Hall, Frackville. A financial report will be presented at that time. Representatives from all parishes are encouraged to attend. SS. Peter & Paul Altar Rosary Society Bus Trip: SS. Peter & Paul's Altar Rosary Society is sponsoring a bus trip on November 12 1 \ 2013 to the American Music Theater in Lancaster to see the "Christmas Noel" show. Lunch will be at Shady Maple. Cost is $75.00 and includes: transportation, lunch, a ticket to the show, and a tip for the bus driver. For reservations call Jeanne Bergal @ 339-0513 or Chris Bogner @ 847-4385. Ukrainian Festival: The Annual Ukrainian Festival, located in Lehighton, PA will host its twenty-second Ukrainian festival on August l 7 1 h & August 18th, celebrated with Ukrainian song, dance, folk art and a variety of foods such as pyrohy, holubtsi, kovbasa, pastries and so on. The stage shows will be dedicated to the twentysixth anniversary of Schuylkill County's Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble who have been entertaining audiences with traditional and exciting dance and song all those years. For additional information, please call 610-377-4621 or visit our website at www.ukrhomestead.com. Come out and enjoy a weekend of Ukrainian culture! A group registration form is available in the event that some parishioners may be interested in attending. Groups of 25 or more will receive free admission! Flyers are available in the vestibule of Ss. Peter & Paul Church. Annual Parish Festival: Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church, 129 North Shamokin Street, Shamokin will hold the annual parish festival on Saturday, August 3rd from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and on Sunday, August 4th from 12:00 Noon to l 0:00 PM. Divine Liturgy is on Saturday at 3:00 PM and on Sunday at 9:30 AM. Homemade Ethnic Food... Beverages... Novelties... Games.... Theme Baskets Music by "Remember When"- Sat. 6-9 PM "Sound Wave" - Sun. 2-5 PM "Big Al & the Loozers" - Sun. 6-9PM Join us for two days of delicious food, fun & music. Sisters of the Order of Sain.t Basil the Great Annual Pilgrimage: Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great will hold their Eighty-second Annual Pilgrimage on Sunday, October 6, 2013. A flyer with a list of the activities for that day is posted in Ss. Peter & Paul Church and Assumption B.V.M. Church vestibules for anyone interested in attending this pilgrimage. If you have any questions please call the church office at 339-0650 during normal office hours.
August6 Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on August 6. The feast commemorates the transfiguration or metamorphosis of Christ on Mount Tabor, when our Lord appeared in His divine glory before the Apostles Peter, James, and John. Scriptural Account The event of the Transfiguration is recorded in three of the four Gospels: Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8, and Luke 9:28-36. Jesus took the Apostles Peter, James, and John with Him up upon a mountain, and while they were on the mountain Jesus was transfigured. His face shone like the sun, and His garments became glistening white. Moses and Elijah appeared with Christ, talking to Him. Peter declared how good it was for them to be there and expressed the desire to build three booths for Moses, Elijah, and Christ. This reference to the booths could imply that this occurred during the time of the Feast of Tabernacles when the Jews would be camping out in the fields for the grape harvest; for this Feast had acquired other associations in the course of its history, including the memory of the wanderings in the wilderness recorded in the Old Testament book of Exodus. While Peter was speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them. A voice came from the cloud saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him." When the disciples heard this they fell on their faces filled with awe. Jesus came to them and told them to not be afraid. When the three looked up they saw only Jesus. As Jesus and His disciples came down the mountain, He told them not to speak of what they had seen until He had risen from the dead. Icon of the Feast In the icon of the Feast of the Transfiguration, Christ is the central figure (1.), appearing in a dominant position within a circular mandorla. He is clearly at the visual and theological center of the icon. His right hand is raised in blessing, and his left hand contains a scroll. The mandorla with its brilliant colors of white, gold, and blue represent the divine glory and light. The halo around the head of Christ is inscribed with the Greek words 0 on, meaning "The One Who is". Elijah (2.) and Moses (3.) stand at the top of separate mountain peaks to the left and right of Christ. They are bowing toward Christ with their right hands raised in a gesture of intercession towards Him. Saint John Chrysostom explains the presence of these two fathers of the faith from the Old Testament in three ways. He states that they represent the Law and the Prophets (Moses received the Law from God, and Elijah was a great prophet); they both experienced visions of God (Moses on Mount Sinai and Elijah on Mount Carmel); and they represent the living and the dead (Elijah, the living, because he was taken up into heaven by a chariot of fire, and Moses, the dead, because he did experience death). Below Christ are the three Apostles, who by their posture in the icon show their response to the transfiguration of Christ (4.). James has fallen over backwards with his hands over his eyes. John in the center has fallen prostrate. Peter is kneeling and raises his right hand toward Christ in a gesture expressing his desire to build the three booths. The garments of the Apostles are in a state of disarray as to indicate the dramatic impact the vision has had on them. The icon of the feast directs our attention toward the event of the Transfiguration and specifically to the glory of God as revealed in Christ. This event came at a critical point in the ministry of our Lord, just as He was setting out on His journey to Jerusalem. He would soon experience the humiliation, suffering, and death of the Cross. However, the glorious light of the Resurrection was revealed to strengthen His disciples for the trials that they would soon experience. The feast also points to the great and glorious Second Coming of our Lord and the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God when all of creation will be transfigured and filled with light.
ll 1 b Sunday After Pentecost Troparion:. When You went down to death, 0 Life Immortal, You struck Hades dead with the blazing light of Your divinity. When You raised the dead from the nether world, all the powers of heaven cried out: "O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory be to You!" Kontakion: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: You rose from the tomb, 0 almighty Savior; and Hades, seeing this wonder, was stricken with fear; and the dead arose. Creation saw and rejoices with You, and Adam exults. And the world, my Savior, sings Your praises for ever. Theotokion: Now and ever and forever: Amen. The tomb and death could not hold the Mother of God, unceasing in her intercession and an unfailing hope of patronage, for as the Mother of Life she was transferred to life by Him Who had dwelt in her ever-virgin womb. Prokimenon: The Lord is my strength and my song of praise, and He has become my salvation. V. The Lord has indeed chastised me, but He has not delivered me to death. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The Lord will hear you in the day of tribulation; the name of the God of Jacob will shield you. V. Lord, grant victory to the king and hear us in the day that we shall call upon You. Alleluia (3x) Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord from the heaven; praise Him in the highest. Alleluia! (3x) Epistle: 1 Cor 9:2-12 Gospel: Mt. 18:23-35 Mystery (Sacrament) of Repentance: 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 B.V.M. Church on Sunday at 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM in the confessionals. A Prayer for Renewal Almighty Lord, we bow our heads in prayer And beseech You to rebuild our House of God. The psalmist reminds us, Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Dear Lord, rebuild this house and guide the hands of the architects, the contractors, the laborers; May they perfect the imperfections, as they recreate and renew this church, our Heaven on earth, where we gather to lay aside all cares of life. Almighty Lord, we are also reminded that we too are temples, living temples of the Holy Spirit During this time of re-creation and renewal May our imperfections also be perfected. May the gifts of the Holy Spirit renew in each of us our faith and our love of God and each other. May we spiritually become the children of God we are called to be Christian faithful who are forgiving and caring, and welcoming. And may our patrons, Saints Peter and Paul, always inspire us through their courage and example to faithfully hear the Word of God and live it. Altar Rosary Society Sunday: Sunday, August 4 1 fi, 2013 is Altar Rosary Society Sunday. All members are asked to join in praying the Rosary before liturgy, and receive the Holy Eucharist as a body. New members are being accepted into this society. Holy Name Society Sunday: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 is Holy Name Society Sunday. All members are urged to pray together, and receive the Holy Eucharist as a group. New members are always welcome into this society. Dues are $ 5.00 per. year. Wedding Anniversary Celebration: Wedding Anniversary Celebration will be held on September 29, 2013. Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia, Pa. We invite all our married faithful to join with our Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka at our Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, September 29, 2013 for the celebration of their Wedding Anniversaries at a Divine Liturgy at 11 :00 AM followed by a Banquet in their honor. Registration Forms will be available in the vestibules of our parishes.