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Deacon David Hanneman stnicholasjoliet.org [email protected] https://m.facebook.com/stnicholasjoliet/Second Sunday of Pascha May 9, 2021 114 Year, Issue 19 Tone 1 Acts 5:12-20 (Epistle) John 20:19-31 (Gospel) A warm welcome to everyone joining us for worship. If you are without a spiritual home, please make OUR HOME, YOUR HOME. TODAY Antipascha, St. Thomas Sunday; Prophet Isaiah (8TH Christopher of Lycia, and with him Martyrs Callinika and Aquilina (ca.  the Relics of St. Nicholas the WonderworkerMother's from Day; Myra to Bari ( c. B.C.); Martyr (6TH c.). 250); Translation of 9:40 am Third & Sixth Hours 1087); Ven. Shio of Georgia 10:00 am and General Memorial for Thomas (40 days), Fr. Yosyp Olga and All our departed relatives - LIVE Stream on St. Nicholas Facebook Page 11:20 pm Preparation for First Confession Gura Smishko, Saturday, May 15Haug 4:50 pm Ninth Hour 5:00 pm Great , - LIVE Stream on St. Nicholas Facebook Page Sunday, May 16 3RD Sunday of Pascha; Myrrhbearing Women;  Novgorod ( 1537) and Laurence Ven.( Theodore the Sanctified, disciple of Ven. Pachomius the Great ( 368); Translation of the Relics of Ven. Ephraim, Abbot of Lucania (ca. 1545); Ven. Cassian ( 5TH 1548); Abbots of Vologda; St.9TH Alexander, Archbishop Nicholas of of Metsovo Jerusalem (17 ( TH213-250); Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and577). Crescentia, at 9:40 am Third & Sixth Hours303); Bl. Child Musa of Rome ( c.); St. George, Bishop of Mitylene ( c.); 10:00 am Divine Liturgy - LIVE Stream on St. c.); Nicholas Saint Brendan Facebook the Navigator Page ( Guidelines for the Paschal Season TH). On During the 50 days following Pascha, Orthodox faithful should refrainwould normally from kneeling pray “whileO Heavenly praying King until the celebration of the feast of Holy TrinityChrist (June is Risen 20 MPentacostany Thanks we will T ohave special “Kneeling Vespers” during the Divine Liturgy. Also please note where you Kathy ” substitute with the Paschal “ ”. AndrewMatushka and Olga Jared for baking the . KaterinaHanneman and for our ordering Choir members and donating for your the palms. beautiful singing. MatushkaHaug Olga for acquiringMcVey and for donating LIVE Streaming the pussy at willows. Passion Week and Pascha services. All who donatedOuchakov Flowers that adorn our church. Marlo for donating incense for our church, as well as white tealight candles. Passion Week / Pascha Thank you to all who made this years Passion Week and Pascha services so Perry

prayerful and triumphant.May God blessEspecially your Dn. faithful Dave, altar stewardship servers, flower at our arrangers parish! and donors, those who set-up and took down our Lord’s tomb, choir singers and readers, as well as all the attendees. Stewardship Corner Sunday, May

2, 2021 - DonationGrand / AssessmentsTotal $3,157.00$1,390.00 Passion Week and Pascha - Donation $1,767.00 Artos — the Bread of Easter said “I am the bread of life. He who comesis the nameto Me shallfor leavened never hunger, bread andthat he is blessedwho believes during in MePaschal shall servicesnever inthirst. the Orthodox Churches. Artos is an ancient tradition dating back to the time of the apostles when need or” (John illness. 6:35). Like all other sacred items, Artos should be treated with reverence and piety. It is an ancient custom in practice to this day to keep a portion of theTH blessed bread and consume itTH in time of Many Years... Happy Birthday on May 12 & Bartley on May 14 . May God grant all our celebrants Many Happy and Healthy Years! to Vladimir Galkin Perry Please Remember in Your Prayers the following people, who are in need of God’s healing and grace: Tom K Richard J Jovan Sevasti Georgia P Galyna Elena Alice DanelleKatherina Bergstrom June ompare Jose ovanovich JosephHaug LubovCarrie Sirotuk Bergstrom atten Shafranec Pavlova Pistilli Today EpistleBradley (Acts 5:12-20) Bradley FelixАпостол Дня (Деяния 5:12-20)Orlovich Baron Brethren... And through the hands of the apostles many signs and Братия... Руками же Апостолов совершались в народе wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one многие знамения и чудеса; и все единодушно пребывали accord in Solomon’s Porch. Yet none of the rest dared join them, в притворе Соломоновом. Из посторонних же никто не but the people esteemed them highly. And believers were increas- смел пристать к ним, а народ прославлял их. Верующих ingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so же более и более присоединялось к Господу, множество that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on мужчин и женщин, так что выносили больных на улицы beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by и полагали на постелях и кроватях, дабы хотя тень might fall on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the проходящего Петра осенила кого из них. Сходились также surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those в Иерусалим многие из окрестных городов, неся больных и who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed. нечистыми духами одержимых, которые и исцелялись все. Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him Первосвященник же и с ним все, принадлежавшие к ереси (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with саддукейской, исполнились зависти, и наложили руки свои indignation, and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in на Апостолов, и заключили их в народную темницу. Но the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the Ангел Господень ночью отворил двери темницы и, выведя prison doors and brought them out, and said, “Go, stand in the их, сказал: идите и, став в храме, говорите народу все сии temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” слова жизни. Today Gospel (John 20:19-31) Евангелие Дня (Иоанна 20:19-31) Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when В тот же первый день недели вечером, когда двери дома, the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear где собирались ученики Его, были заперты из опасения от of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, Иудеев, пришел Иисус, и стал посреди, и говорит им: “мир “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His вам!” Сказав это, Он показал им руки и ноги и ребра Свои. hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Ученики обрадовались, увидев Господа. Иисус же сказал Lord. So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has им вторично: “мир вам! как послал Меня Отец, так и Я sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed посылаю вас.” Сказав это, дунул, и говорит им: “примите on them, and said to them, “Receive the . If you forgive the Духа Святаго. Кому простите грехи, тому простятся; на ком sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they оставите, на том останутся.” Фома же, один из двенадцати, are retained.” Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was называемый Близнец, не был тут с ними, когда приходил not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said Иисус. Другие ученики сказали ему: “мы видели Господа.” to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in Но он сказал им: “если не увижу на руках Его ран от гвоздей, His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the и не вложу перста моего в раны от гвоздей, и не вложу руки nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” And after eight моей в ребра Его, не поверю.” После восьми дней опять days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus были в доме ученики Его, и Фома с ними. Пришел Иисус, came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace когда двери были заперты, стал посреди них и сказал: to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look “мир вам!” Потом говорит Фоме: “подай перст твой сюда и at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do посмотри руки Мои; подай руку твою и вложи в ребра Мои; not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said и не будь неверующим, но верующим.” Фома сказал Ему to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because в ответ: “Господь мой и Бог мой!” Иисус говорит ему: “ты you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not поверил, потому что увидел Меня; блаженны невидевшие seen and yet have believed.” And truly Jesus did many other signs in и уверовавшие.” Много сотворил Иисус пред учениками the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but Своими и других чудес, о которых не писано в книге сей. Сие these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son же написано, дабы вы уверовали, что Иисус есть Христос, of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. Сын Божий, и, веруя, имели жизнь во имя Его.

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