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 Cuff 339-3660 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. - 9:00 AM 3:00 PM - Wed. Thurs. 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon 1 st Collection: Candles 2 nd Collection: Regular Offering 32 ND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST SUNDAY OF ZACCHAEUS Saturday 01-17-2015 3:15 Confessions 4:00 PM For the Parishioners Sunday 01-18-2015 32 nd Sunday After Pentecost Sunday of Zacchaeus 8:15 AM Confessions 9:15 AM - +Peter Cherapan req. by Chester & Michelle Martz 11:00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church - +Mary Stutz Anniversary of Her Death req. by Son, Joseph Monday 01-19-2015 8:00 AM +Michael Kandra req. by Joe, Kevin, Missy & Kids Tuesday 01-20-2015 8:00 AM No Divine Liturgy Wednesday 01-21- 2015 8:00 AM - +Mark Vallo req. by Ellen Goretsky Thursday 01-22-2015 8:00 AM - +Elizabeth Walter req. by Theresa & Bob Banic Friday 01-23-2015 8:00 AM - +Danyel Bridy Birthday Memorial req. by Brother, Brock Saturday 01-24-2015 8:00 AM - +Thomas Buhay req. by Nicholas & Marta Buhay & Family 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM +Evalyn Coveleski req. by Ellen Goretsky Sunday 01-25-2015 SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND PHARISEE 8:15 AM - Confessions 9:15 AM For the Parishioners 11:00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church - +Frank Oakum req. by Family JANUARY 18, 2015 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 the following events: January 18 - Holy Name Society Beef N Brew January 30 Three Holy Hierarchs Simple Holy Day February 1 Altar Rosary Society Sunday February 2 Encounter of Our Lord with Simeon and Anna Blessing of Candles February 8 - Holy Name Society Sunday In Your Prayers: Please remember to pray for he sick and infirm of our Parishes. Please Remember: To pray for vocations to the Holy Priesthood and religious life Rosary Intention: For the week of January 18, 2015 for the victims of the tragedy in France. Donations for Calendar Year 2014: Anyone wanting a print out of their 2014 donation, may contact the church office at 570-339-0650 during regular office hours, and one will be sent to you.
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 the church office during normal work hours at 570-339-0650. Ss. Peter & Paul Replenish Fund Donations as of January 18, 2015: Total to date: $64,090.80 Replenish Fund: None Rebuilding Fund: None Your Stewardship: We thank you for your financial support of our parish communities. The following donations were deposited from last Sunday s collection. Weekly Parish Financial Report: SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday, January 11, 2015 - Income... $2,636.00 Expenses $4,015.64 Sunday, January 12, 2014 Income $2,338.00 Weekly Parish Financial Report: Assumption B.V.M. Church Sunday, January 11, 2015 Income... $ 593.00 Expenses $1,764.90 Sunday, January 12, 2014 Income $ 614.00 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 BVM Church on Sunday before 11:00 AM Divine Liturgy in the confessionals.. Ss. Peter & Paul Church Lector Schedule: Sat. January 17-4:00 PM Ed Cuff Sun. January 18-9:15 AM Christine Bogner Sat. January 24-4:00 PM Brock Bridy Sun. January 25-9:15 AM Georgine Katchick Assumption B.V.M. Church Lector Schedule: Sun. January 18-11:00 AM Kianna Rizzo Sun. January 25 Bryce Fiamoncini 11:00 AM Sunday Social: Sunday social is held at Ss. Peter & Paul Church immediately after the 9:15 AM Divine Liturgy. All are welcome. Donations are accepted and appreciated. Ss. Peter & Paul/Assumption B.V.M. Churches Collecting Food Donations: Ss. Peter & Paul/Assumption B.V.M. Churches are continuing to collect food items to be donated to the Mount Carmel Area Food Bank. Please continue to donate to the less fortunate in our community. Thank you to everyone who has and continues to donate to this worthy cause. Bulletin Requests: Any requests or any information to be placed in the bulletin must be in writing and submitted to the church office by 12:00 Noon on Mondays. Thank you for your cooperation. Religion Classes: Religion classes are held at Ss. Peter & Paul Church on Monday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM. All children from pre-school age to 8 th grade are encouraged to attend. Children receiving the Sacrament of Penance/Holy Communion in Calendar Year 2014-2015 must attend these classes. Registration forms are available. If you have any question, please contact Christine Bogner at 570-847-4385. Adult Discussion Group: As part of their ministry to our parish, the Sisters are leading an adult discussion every Monday on matters of faith, spirituality, family and formation. These discussions are free-flowing and will change as the Spirit leads. All adults of our parish and community are cordially invited to attend and participate. Discussions are held on the same nights as CCD and at the same time 6:00 PM till 7:15 PM in the social hall. This is an excellent opportunity for all of us to grow in the knowledge, understanding and practice of our faith. Please join us and bring a friend!!!!
Ss. Peter & Paul Holy Name Society Championship Sunday Beef and Brew: The Holy Name Society will be holding a Beef and Brew again this year for the NFC championship Game on Sunday, January 18 th, 2015. The cost is $10/person and includes food and drink. Doors will open at 2:00 PM and the game begins at 3:00 PM. Tickets are available at the church office or from any Holy Name Society member. Please help support the Holy Name Society and have a good time with friends and fellow parishioners. New Bell Tower For Cathedral: The original Cathedral bell named Stefan in testimony to our first Ukrainian Catholic Bishop for all Eastern Catholics in USA, the Most Rev. Stephen Soter Ortynsky, OSBM, needs to be relocated from its present location. A new bell tower of our Cathedral is planned to accommodate the bell, to located to the right of our Cathedral. We welcome your financial donation for this memorial to the founding bishop, clergy, religious and faithful. It is an expression of our heartfelt appreciation for their planting the seeds of faith and the roots of our Ukrainian catholic Church in the USA. please help us to meet the costs by sending a donation to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, 827 N. Franklin St., Philadelphia, PA 19123. Your help is needed and appreciated. God Bless you richly as you share in celebrating gratitude for our founders. New Mosaics of Venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky and Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska, SSMI For Cathedral: Two full sized mosaics of venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky and Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska, SSMI will be installed in our Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Phila. In Spring, 2015. The ;mosaics will include a reliquary for relics of both Metropolitan Sheptysky and Blessed Josaphata for veneration by all. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, is to visit Phila. In Sept., 2015. He has been invited to include a visit to our Cathedral during his short two day visit. In hopeful anticipation of such a visit, we have commissioned these mosaics for the Holy Father to bless. Please Pray for this! The mosaics have been prepared by our world renowned iconographer who has written most of the Cathedral s iconography, Christine Dochwat. The mosaics are being fabricated in Italy by the same firm which has done previous art work in our Cathedral. The cost for each will be approximately $35,000, which is very reasonable for such a significant project. Financial donation are invited from individuals and parishes for this project. Perhaps someone or a group may wish to fund one or both mosaics in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. Please remember the power of the intercession of the saints for our needs! Thank you for your anticipated assistance. Please send donations to Archbishop s Chancery, 827 N. Franklin Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. God Bless You! Thank You: A very special Thank You to everyone who came out to make the January 15, 2015 Ss. Peter & Paul/Assumption Pyrohy sale, the success it was. We are still in need of helping hands, so if you have some spare time on the days that we make pyrohy it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God Bless. Thank You: A very special Thank You to those people who came out to dismantle the Christmas decorations at both Ss. Peter & Paul and Assumption B.V.M. Churches this past week. It was really appreciated and May God Bless All of You. 2015 Offering: You should have received your 2015 Church Envelopes and Calendars. If you have not received them, please contact the church office at 570-339- 0650 during regular office hours. In order for us to update our records and insure that your donations are recorded accurately, please complete the registration card in the front of your 2015 envelope packet, include your name and the amount enclosed in your envelopes and deposit it in the collection basket. Include your e-mail address if you have one.
32 nd SECOND AFTER PENETCOST SUNDAY OF ZACCHAEUS Troparion: By Your cross You destroyed death; You opened Paradise to the thief; You changed the lamentation of the myrrh-bearers to joy, and charged the apostles to proclaim that You are risen, O Christ our God, offering great mercy to the world. Kontakion: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: No longer shall the dominion of death be able to hold humanity, for Christ went down shattering and destroying its powers. Hades is bound. The prophets exult with one voice. The Savior has come for those with faith, saying: Come forth, O faithful, to the resurrection! Theotokion: Now and ever and forever. Amen. O all-praised treasury of our resurrection, we hope in you, bring us up from the pit and depth of sins, for you have saved those subject to sin by giving birth to our Salvation, O Virgin before childbirth, and Virgin in childbirth, and still a Virgin after the childbirth. Prokimenon: The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace. V. Bring to the Lord, O you sons of God: bring to the Lord young rams. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! V. It is good to give praise to the Lord; and to sing in Your name, O Most High. V. To announce Your mercy in the morning and Your truth every night. Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the Highest. Alleluia! (3x) Epistle: 1:Tim 4:9-15 Gospel: 19:1-10 Prayer for Vocations Almighty and merciful God, Inspire those You have chosen To hear and answer Your call to the Priesthood and Religious Life. 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. Amen THOUGHT FOR THE DAY A good life is when you assume nothing, Do more, need less, Smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have. Author Unkown. 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 burden light. Mt. 11, 28-29. All are 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.
SS. Peter & Paul Christmas Donations 2014 $400.00 &June Petchulis $150.00 Fr. Michael Hutsko $100.00 Joseph Cheddar Helen Duni John Duni Morris Gilotti Ron Kuzo Lorraine C. Palko Frank & Nancy Sheptock Ed & Michele Teeven $75.00 Anita Moffitt $50.00 Ed Cuff Louise Cuff Kristine Duran Geraldine Fasolka Beverly Gilotti Catherine Huratiak Helen Hutnick Mrs. Paul Katchick Paul Katchick Marie Kuperavage John Kuzo David McFee Linda McFee Thomas Mudry Marian Repella Alexis Wozney Michael Yatsko $40.00 $30.00 Maryann Horoshak Mark Zenuch