--- r SS. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Church /Assumption 8.V.M. 131 North Beech Street, Mount Carmel, Pa. 17851 Rectory 570-339-0650 Church Hall 570- 339-4333 E-Mail: [email protected] Fax 570-339-2715 Prayer Line: Louise Cuff 339-3660 - Eleanor Stebila 339-2353 - Louise Troyan 339-1565 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. Office Hours: Mon. Tues. Fri. - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wed. Thurs. 9:00 AM -12:00 Noon 51 1 Collection: Candles 2nd Collection: Regular Offering --~- 5 Sunday of the Great Fast Ma of E t Venerable March 17, 2013 I Saturda~ 03-16-13 Friday 03-22-13 4:00 PM+ Bil\ Senkowicz req. by 8:00 AM Lenten Hours John & Nancy Senkowicz & Family rI 6:00 PM Divine Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Robert & Elizabeth Wysocki & Family Gifts - + Boris Maksymuk req. by Sunday 03-17-13 Mary Lapotsky 5th Sunday of the Great Fast Saturday 03-23-13 Marv of Egy~t Venerable Saturday of Lazarus 8:15 AM Confessions 8:00 AM+ Michelle Whyne req. by 9:15 AM For the Parishioners Mike & Sue Adzema 11 :OD AM at Assumption B.V.M. 11 :00 AM to 12 00 Noon +Bertha Mayernlck req. by 3: 15 PM Confessions Barbara, john, & Michael 4:00 PM For the Parishioners Immediately followed by Prayers for the Blessing of Pussy Willows and Palms Deceased Sunday 03-24-13 3:00 PM Stations of the Cross at St. Palm Sunday Nicholas Church, St. Clair Blessing of Pussy Willows and Palms Monday 03-18-13 8: 15 AM Confessions 8:00 AM Lenten Hours 9: 15 AM For the Parishioners 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Confessions 11 :00 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church Assumption B.V.M. - Msgr. Melnic + Michelle Whyne req. by Theresa SS. Peter & Paul - Fr. Fesniak & Moses Msgr. Grabowsky 3:00 PM Stations of the Cross Tuesday 03-19-13 St. Nicholas, Minersville 8:00 AM Lenten Hours Wednesday 03-20-13 6:00 PM Divine Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Thought for the Day ...... Gifts - + John & Helen Cheddar req. by Son, Joseph Be faithful to the duties of life, at death Thursday 03-21-13 God will provide for the future. 8:00 AM Lenten Hours 2:00 PM Mt. Carmel Nursing Home i I +Michael Merikas req. by wife, Anna ___J Welcome: We the people of SS. Peter l Fasting Regulations. The Lenten & Paul/Assumption Churches, are a season has begun. We are to refrain catholic community that worships God, from eating meat every Friday of Lent spreads the Good News of Christ, and and are encouraged to fast from meat serves those in need. Come into the on all Wednesdays of the Lenten house. Bring all you are, no need to season. AH are asked to do their best to check your failures at the door. There keep this discipline of the church. are no perfect people here. You are invited: come. Come in seeking, come in Confession: Every catholic is required wondering, come in hurting. Come into to receive the this house of companionship and during the Lenten/Easter season. In compassion_ Come in. You are welcome order to give you ample opportunity to here. SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption fulfill this obligation I will hear Churches open their doors to you. confessions every Saturday during lent from 11 :00 AM to Noon at SS. Peter & Upcoming Events: Mark your Paul Church. Also, visiting priests will be calendars and plan to support and ln SS. Peter & Paul and participate ln the following events .. Assumption 8.V.M. Church for 1 2013 confessions on Monday, March 18 h March from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Please avail 13th - Choir practice - 7:00 PM yourself of these opportunities as early as possible in the Lenten season. 20th & 21st - Pyrohy Sale Altar Flowers: Altar flowers can be 24th - Pa!m Sunday sponsored weekly for $30.00 per Traditional Easter Dinner for the arrangement. Parishioners can sponsor homebound parishioners these flowers in Memory of a loved one, Easter Egg Hunt - 12:00 Noon or for any occasion. Anyone interested in sponsoring flowers may call 339- 31st - Easter Sunday 0650, or visit the church office.

April 7th - Altar Rosary Society Sunday Last day for Easter Dinner reservations Altar Flowers: Attar Flowers for the 14th - Holy Name Society Sunday week of March 17th at SS. Peter & Paul Annual Easter Dinner-12:30 PM Church are In Loving Memory of Our Church Hall + Bill Senkowicz requested by Drawing for Easter Raffle at Easter John & Nancy Senkowicz & Family, and Dinner Robert & Elizabeth Wysocki & Family.

Sunday Social: Sunday social is held immediately after Divine Liturgy. Donations are appreciated. Lenten Confession Schedule: r -Ss. Peter & Paul Rebuilding Full~ Listed below is the schedule for Lenten Donations: I confessions. Confessions are heard $100.00- Frank & Nancy Sheptock from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in each Correction from February Donation church. sheet which listed$ 5.00 donation. We Monday. March 18 - apologize for the error. Assumption B.V.M. Church - Centralia - $ 10.00-Theresa Mc Donnell Msgr. Melnic SS. Peter & Paul Church - Mt. Carmel - In Memory of+ John Kuzo Ill Fr. Fesniak - Msgr. Grabowsky $ 50.00 - George Kuza Family $ 50.00 - Charles & Sandy Lucas Lector Schedule: $ 25.00 - Ruth & Louis Swatski SS. Peter & Paul Church $ 25.00 - Mary E!len Raneiri Sat. March 161n -4:00 PM $ 20.00 - Ray & Rose Marie Ellen Goretsky Moncavage Sun_ March 17th - 9:15 AM $.10.00 -Jack & Theresa Mc Donnell Justina Eisenhart Sat. March 23rd - 4:00 PM Assumption B.V.M. Donations: 1 Brock Bridy 1 $40.00 - In Memory of+ John litchko, + Sun. March 24th - 9:15 AM I Dorothy Litchko, and + Litchko; s family Christine Bogner t by Antoinette, Opella, and Louis Cugusi

.A.ssumption B.V.M. Church I Clearing of Cemeter-1 !terns: Sun. March 17tn _ 11:00 AM AU flowers and other items on the Bryce Fiamoncini graves at SS. Peter & Paul/ Assumption Sun. March 24th ~ 11:00 AM B.V.M. Cemeteries must be removed Bryce Fiamoncini before March 241h, 2013. Any items not taken will be discarded. By doing your part to remove these items we will be able to have the cemetery beautified for the upcoming spring and summer Boyer's Food Market Caring and season, as well as for our Easter Sharing Program: holiday. Thank you for your cooperation SS. Peter & Paul Church has received a in this matter. check from Boyer's Food Markets, Inc. in the amount of$ 422. 41for1°/o of our Special Thank You: A special Thank Churches purchases from July 2012 to You to everyone involved with the SS. December 2012. Please continue to use Peter & Paul Church Halupki Sale. To your key tag every time you shop at the people who came to make the Boyer's Market so that we can continue Halupki, people who sold them, and to to receive these checks for our parish. the people who helped clean up. This Thank you for your support of our fundraiser was a huge success. May parish. God Bless all of your for your help

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------~ SS. PETER & PAUL CHURCH Vigil at the Lord's Tomb: A sign-up FUNDRAISER - THIRTY ONE BAG sheet for the Lord's Tomb Vigil is BINGO: SS. Peter & Paul Church, 131 located in the vestibule of the churches. N. Beech Street, Mount Carmel, PA will Please sign your name at the time you be holding a Thirty One Bag Bingo on and your family wish to guard the tomb Sunday, May 5, 2013_ Father cordially and meditate on your relationship with requests volunteers to help with this Jesus Christ. This is a very beautiful project. Monetary donations are needed tradition in our Ukrainian Greek Catholic to sponsor the bags, donations of food, Church -- please keep it alive and share desserts, drinks, etc. will be greatly it with your children. Members of our appreciated. Flyers will need to be parish organizations likewise should distributed throughout the area, to area take time to keep vigil during the days churches and businesses in order to the Lord lay in the tomb. Thank you for make this project a success. your spirit of devotion and piety at this Anyone wishing to participate in the most sacred time. success of this project may contact the Easter Egg Hunt: SS. Peter & Paul/ church office at 339-0650 during normal Assumption will sponsor an Easter Egg business hours, or contact Michelle Forti Hunt for all the children of our parishes. at 339-2353 or 933-1732. Please let The Easter egg hunt will be held on 1 Michele know what you would like to Pa!m Sunday, March 24 h, 2013 at 12:00 donate, and or help with. All proceeds Noon at SS. Peter & Paul Church Hall. from this Bingo are to help defray the A social wi!I follow immediately after the cost of maintenance and repairs to SS. egg hunt. Please complete the form Peter & Paul Church. A list of the bags below and return it to the church office 1 to be sponsored is available in the before Wednesday, March 20 h, so we office, or you may also see Father have an idea of how many chlldren will Michael, or Michele Forti. Thank you in be attending. Any questions please call advance for your support of this project Michelle Forti at 933-1732 or 339-2353. Your he\p will be greatly appreciated with this project to make it a huge This Easter Egg Hunt is opened to success!!!!! Thank you in advance for any and all children of our parishes your support. and the community who would like to Divine Redeemer Event: Divine join us for a fun time. Redeemer Parish is hosting a St. Joseph's Day Luncheon on Tuesday, March 19 from 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm at Divine Mercy Hall, 400 Cherry St., Mt. Carmel, PA. All parishioners, friends and neighbors are cordially invited to join in fellowship and thanksgiving. Please come, as your presence honors NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING the efforts of our Parish. No reservations are required and there will be no charge for the meal. Any questions please call _the Parish office@ 339-3450. Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt St. Mary of Egypt was a desert ascetic \Vho repented of a life of prostitution_ She lived during the sixth century, and passed ai,vay in a remarkable manner in 522. The Church celebrates her feast day on the day of her repose, April l; additionally, she is commemorated on the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, the fifth · Sunday in CJreat Lent.

She began her life as a young woman \vho follo,,.,·cd the passions of the body, running away from her parents at age twelve for Alexandria. There she lived as a harlot for seventeen years, refusing money from the men that she copulated with, instead living by begging and spinning flax.

One day, however, she met a group of young men heading , to\vard the sea t.o sail to Jerusalem for the veneration of the Holy

;,··.. • '.".··.':·.·.·.·~·;···c\·~··l.:.'.':' . ,. ~ ::~~~:~~~t~:~;:?:;!,~::':,:~:~h'~:~~~:::;~:~J~;~'~:~entering by an unseen force. Aller three such atten1pts, she 0 ~!l:.~,,~·. remained outside on the church patio, where she looked up and saw an icon of the . She began to weep and prayed v.·ith all her might that the Theotokos might allov1 her to see t\1e True Cross; afterwards, she pro1nised, she v.·ould renounce her worldly desires and go \vherever the Theotokos tnay lead her.

After this heart-felt conversion at the doors of the chun.:h, she fled into the desert to live as an ascetic. She survived for years on only three loaves of bread and thereafter on scarce herbs of the !and. For another seventeen years, Mary was tor1nented by "wild beasts-mad desires and passions." After these years of ternptation, however, she overcame the passions and was led by the Theotokos in all things.

Following 47 years in solitude, she met the priest St. Zosima in the desert, who pleaded with her to tell him of her life. She recounted her story with great humility \vhile also demonstrating her gift of clairvoyance; she knew who Zosin1a was and his life story despite never having met him before. Finally, she asked Zosima to rneet her again the following year at sunset on 1-loly 'l'hursday by the banks of the Jordan.

Zosin1a did exactly this, though he began to doubt his experience as the sun began to go that night. Then Mary· appeared on the opposite side of the Jordan; crossing herself, she miraculously walked across the water and met Zosima. When he atte1npted to bo\V, she rebuked him, saying that as a priest he was far , and furtherrnore, he was holding the Holy Mysteries. Mary then received com1nunion and walked back across the Jordan after giving Zosima instructions about his monastery and that he should return to \Vhere they first met exactly a year later_ When he did so, he four1d Mary's body v.'ith a message written on the sand asking him for burial and revealing that she had died immediately after receiving the Fioly Mysteries the year before (and thus had been miraculously transported to the spot where she now lay). So Zosima, amazed, began to dig, but soon tired; then a lion approached and began to help him, that is, after Zosima had recovered from his fear of the creature. Thus St. Mary of Egypt \Vas buried. Zosima returned to the monastery, told all he had seen, and improved the faults of the and there. He died at almost a hundred years old in the saine monastel)'.

Later, the story of Mary's life was written down by St. Sophronius, of Jerusalem. SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption Annual Announcements for Bulletins: Easter Dinner: Tickets for the Annual Any information that is to be put in the Easter Dinner being held on Sunday, weekly bulletin is to be put in writing and April 14, 2013 at 12:30 PM at SS. Peter submitted to the Church Office, or in the & Paul Church Hall are available in the collection basket. Must be in office by church office. Cost of the tickets are as Monday at 12:00 Noon. follows: Adult$ 8.00, Child$ 5.00, Family$ 20.00.Dinner includes a Next Pyrohy Sale: The SS. Peter & sampling of Traditional Easter Foods, Paul/Assumption Pyrohy Sale will be 1 along with Baked Chicken, Vegetables, held on Wednesday, March 20 h, starting Drinks, & Dessert included. You may at 9:00 AM, and on Thursday, March purchase tickets during regular office 21st starting at 8:00 AM. We are still in hours, or you can complete the form need of help in all aspects of this project below and return to the office, or place it please try to devote some in the collection basket. Please keep in of your time and talents to this project. mind this dinner is reservation only AU.are welcome. Thank you. and we must have your returns by April 7, 2013. Easter Raffle: An Easter Basket Raffle NAME______~ to benefit SS. Peter & Paul Ukrainian is being he!d. For the next several weeks, we will be selling ADULTS: ______raffle tickets. Items include a pashmina scarf, a wooden pysanky pendant, a set of "matryoshka" nesting drinking CHILDREN: ______glasses, 3 wooden pysanky and a palm crown. There will be a second chance drawing for a hand-made three bar I NUMBER OF ADULTS & CHILDREN: cross made of palm. Tickets are to be so!d before Divine Liturgies by Brock 1 Bridy. Drawing on April 14 h, 2013 at Easter Dlnner. TOTAL: ______Please remember: To pray for vocations to the Holy Priesthood and First Solemn Holy Communion religious life. Schedule : The children of SS. Peter & Paul Church will be receiving_their First Rosary Intention: for the week of 1 Solemn Holy Communion on Sunday, March 17 h. 2013 for the sick and the April 28, 2013 at 9:15 AM. infirm of our Parishes. Please join with us so that the Communicants can receive this In Your Prayers: Please remember to Sacrament with the accompaniment of I pray for the sick and the infirm of our !heir Church parishioners _J Parishes.

- -- It's that time of Year: Pussy Willows Lenten Services: The Ho!y Season of are once again needed for Palm Sunday Lent (Great Fast) has begun. This is a Weekend Divine Liturgies March 23, privileged time during which we are all and March 24, 2013. If you are able to encouraged to "put aside all earthly provide pussy willows, kindly call the cares" and focus upon those things that Church office at 339-0650 during regular are eternal and everlasting. During this office hours. Thank you so much. time we are encouraged to focus upon the of our souls, each one Religious Education Classes: looking inwardly in order to measure Religious Education Classes for all ourselves in the light of Jesus Christ. students in both parishes, from Pre-K to During this time we are encouraged to Eighth Grade. Class will start promptly "pray, fast and do good works" each at 6:00 PM and end at 7:15 PM each according to their own ability. As such, week. our church provides additional opportunities to encounter the Lord. A Traditional Easter Dinners for Our special liturgical schedule has been Homebound Parishioners: The Altar prepared to enable us to make the best Rosary Society will be preparing the use of this forty-day period. Lenten

1 Traditional Easter Dinner on Palm Hours are prayed at 8:00 AM Monday, 1 Sunday, March 24 h, 2013 to be Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. delivered by the Holy Name Society to Stations of the Cross is celebrated at our homebound parishioners. We 6:00 PM on Monday evenings. The extend a heartfelt thank you to the Altar Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is sung Rosary Society and the Ho!y Name on Wednesday and Friday evenings at Society for making this dinner possible. 6:00 PM. Our deceased loved ones are May God Bless You! remembered at Sorokousty Services on Saturday mornings immediately after Choir Practice: With Easter fast 8:00 AM liturgy in Mt. Carmel and on approaching we would like to have as Sunday mornings immediately after many people as possible join our choir 11 :00 AM liturgy in Centralia. Also, so we will be able to make our Easter please remember our Deanery prays the Season a festive and joyous one. Choir Stations of the Cross in a different rehearsal will begin on Monday, March parish each Sunday afternoon at 3:00 1 1 11 n and will be held again on March 18 h PM. Please do your best to attend and at 7:00 PM at SS. Peter & Paul Church. pray the additional services during our Anyone interested in joining our choir journey through the Great Fast so that please contact Ed Cuff at 339-3660. we will be able to joyfully proclaim the Resurrection of Our Lord as newly created people on Easter Sunday. American Cancer Society Daffodil Days: American Cancer Society 1 Daffodils will be delivered on March 19 h, ******************************************* 2013 to SS Peter & Paul Church office. 5th Sunday of the Great Fast God is wondrous in His , the God Mary of Egypt Venerable of Israel. Troparion: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Though the stone was sealed by the V. God gives me vindication, and has Jews and so~diers guarded Your most subdued peoples under me. pure body, You arose, O Savior, on the V. Making great the salvation of the third day, and gave life to the world. And king, and showing mercy to His so the heavenly powers cried out to anointed, to David, and to His posterity You, 0 Giver of life: Glory to Your for ever. Alleluia (3x) resurrection, 0 Christ! Glory to Your INSTEAD OF: "It is truly proper ..... " kingdom! Glory to Your saving plan, 0 In you, 0 Woman Full of , the only Lover of Mankind. angelic choirs and the human race-all In you, 0 Mother Mary, the divine creation----rejoices. 0 Sanctified likeness shone forth faithfully,* for by Tempie, Mystical Paradise, and Glory of taking up the cross, you followed Christ. Virgins, He, Who is our God from before *You gave example to be not alt ages, took flesh from you and concerned with fleeting life, but to be became a child. He made your womb a watchful over the eternal ·soul. * throne, and greater than the heavens. In Therefore, 0 Venerable Mary, you now you, O Woman Full of Grace, all rejoice with the Angels. creation rejoices. All praise be to you I Kontakion: Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and the Holy Spirit Communion Hymn: Now and ever and forever: Amen. Praise you the Lord of heaven, Praise You arose in glory from the tomb and Him in the highest. Alleluia! (3x) with Yourself You raised the world. All 2nd Hymn: humanity acclaims You as God, and The just man shall be in everlasting death has vanished. Adam exults, 0 remembrance. An evil report he will not Master, and Eve, redeemed from fear. AUeluia! (3x) bondage now cries out for joy: "You are the One, 0 Christ, Who offer Epistle: Heb 9:11 - 14 resurrection to all." Gospel: Mk. 10:32 - 45 Once filled with all kinds of vice, * now through repentance she appears as 2013 Deanery Lenten Services: the bride of Christ. * Leading an angelic Sunday, March 17 - 3:00 PM Stations life, she crushes the devils with the help of the Cross - St. Nicholas, St. Clair of the cross. * Therefore, the venerable Sunday, March 24 - 3:00 PM Stations Mary has become a bride of the of the Cross - St. Nicholas, Minersville kingdom. Prokimenon: Great Fast Antiphons: During our Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as journey of the Great Fast, the Psalm of we have hoped in You. Typica and the Beatitudes will be sung V. Rejoice in the Lord, 0 you just; praise instead of the regular Sunday befits the righteous. Antiphons. . ' .. -.. ~ ~:'

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Statement of Metropolitan- Stefan Soroka Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia On the Election of His Holiness, Francis

The hierarchy, clergy, religious and faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of America joyfully greet the news of the election of 1 Hi$ Holiness, as the 266 h succe$sor to the See of Peter. We praise and give thanks to Almighty God for the presence of the Holy Spirit in the conclave held in these recent days at The Vatican.

We are especially pleased to learn of the Holy Father's personal knowledge and experience with Eastern Catholics while ministering as Cardinal Archbishop in Argentina. As nieinbers of the iargest Easteri1 Cati-1oiic Ci1urch 111 un1011 with Rome, we look forward to Pope Francis' continued close relationship with Eastern Catholics throughout the world, and particularly in the United States of America and in our native Ukraine. The vision of the Catholic Church breathing with two lungs, both East and West, advocated by Blessed Pope John Paul II will undoubtedly be fostered by the Holy Father.

The hierarchy, clergy, religious and faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of America pledge our love and our loyalty to the new Holy Father. We pray that His Holiness, Pope Francis will be blessed with a tong and blessed life as he fulfills the awesome responsibilities entrusted to Peter and his successors by Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Many blessed and happy years to our Holy Father!

+Most Reverend Stefan Soroka Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States Archbishop of Philadelphia for Ukrainians

March 13, 2013