4th Sunday after Pentecost

June 20, 2010

“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.” (Matthew 8:6-8)

DIVINE LITURGY / SERVICES SCHEDULE
Sat. June 19 – 3:30 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary
4:00 p.m. Deceased of Seniuk & Nadzan Families – Marion Williams
Followed by a short Moleben to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sun. June 20 – 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy – God’s Blessing for Parishioners
Followed by a short Moleben to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Mon. June 21 – NO SERVICES
Tues. June 22 – NO SERVICES
Wed. June 23 – 8:00 a.m. †Walter & †Anna Hrynkiw – Walter S. Hrynkiw
BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Solemn Holy Day)
Thurs. June 24 – 9:00 a.m. †Betty Duda – M/M Brad Jumper & Caleb, PJ Duda & Dawn Wagner
Fri. June 25 – 8:00 a.m. †Walter & †Anna Hrynkiw – Walter S. Hrynkiw
Sat. June 26 – 3:30 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary
4:00 p.m. †Rose Kuren – M/M Peter Morika
Followed by a short Moleben to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sun. June 27 – 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy – God’s Blessing for Parishioners
Followed by a short Moleben to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Divine Liturgies for St. Vladimir (Edwardsville) – Saturday 6:00 p.m. English, Sunday 10:30 a.m. Slavonic

WELCOME – To all who are tired and need rest; to all who mourn and need comfort; to all who are friendless and need friendship; to all who are discouraged and need hope; to all who are hopeless and need sheltered love; to all who sin and need a Savior; and to whomsoever will, THIS CHURCH OPENS WIDE ITS DOORS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. To all who are worshipping with us today – WELCOME!
LITURGY REQUESTS – We ask that if you have dates on which you would like a liturgy offered that you make those requests as early as possible. Request for liturgy dates will be assigned in the order in which they are received. Contact the rectory office to make your requests.
STAYING IN TOUCH – If there is anyone who is regularly unable to attend liturgy but would like to keep in touch with what’s going on in the parish, please contact the rectory office about receiving a copy of the bulletin through the mail.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS – Birthday Greetings to Walter Melnyk (6/20) and Jacob Revak (6/27). May God grant them long life, good health and happiness. MNOHAYA BLAHAYA LITA!
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING – The June meeting of the Activities Committee will be held on Thursday evening, June 24, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the church. All are welcome to attend this meeting.
FLOWER BED FOR NEW SIGN – Father Orest is looking for Time, Labor and Material donations to add a flower bed below our new parish sign. If you can and would like to help with this project, please contact Father Orest.
PARKING LOT IN NEED OF REPAIR – At recent Pastoral/Finance Council and General Parish meetings a consensus of opinion has been formed, that work is needed to repair the Parish Parking Lot. Father Orest is in the process of gathering information on having repairs done to the lot. Those wishing to assist the Parish in this project by providing ideas or thoughts about the work or in securing additional bids are asked to please contact Father Orest.
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR PARKING LOT – As many are aware our Parish Parking Lot is in need of repair. These repairs will be costly, but are necessary to provide a safe surface for our parishioners and friends to traverse on their way to services and events. Preliminary estimates for the work are around $30,000. Please consider making a special contribution to help defray the costs. Special Collection envelopes are available in the church vestibule.
HELP NEEDED WITH CEMETERY – Father Orest is seeking a volunteer to help manage cemetery matters. Those interested should contact Father to discuss duties and responsibilities.
YOUTH LITURGY AND LESSON – Father Orest invites the youth of our parish to attend a special liturgy and religious education lesson on June 30th at 6:00 p.m. Pizza Party to follow.
DONATION RECEIVED – Our thanks to the family of †Anna Iwaniw, for their donation of $500 for the Renovation Fund in Anna’s Memory.
EWTN BROADCAST – UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: A Light in the East, An in -depth look at the Ukrainian Catholic Church’s effort to cultivate renewal by rebuilding the Ukrainian Catholic University. Airs July 25th at 10 p.m., July 27th at 1 p.m. and July 29th at 5 a.m.
CEMETERY RULES & REGULATIONS – Out of respect for all parish families and their deceased members, these rules and regulations were designed for the uniform appearance, ease of maintenance, safety, and cleanliness of our cemetery. Please give your full co-operation. All decorations, including unplanted and artificial flowers, must be removed before March 31 or be subject to removal. Christmas decorations must be removed by January 31. All stone, metal, and other borders around monuments or memorials are prohibited. Only low borders, one inch above ground level, are permitted in front of hillside graves in order to prevent erosion. No shrub or tree planting is allowed. Loose stone and / or gravel are prohibited on any grave plot. Persons causing any damage to cemetery property will be liable. No dumping on the cemetery grounds or beyond the perimeter. No walking pets through the cemetery. No trespassing on cemetery property after hours. Cemetery hours are 7:00 AM to sundown. These Rules Effective Immediately.
PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION – CAST THE LIGHT OF CHRIST UPON THE WORLD. PARISH APPEAL PETER’S PENCE. In his latest encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI reminds the faithful that “God’s love…gives us the courage to continue seeking and working for the benefit of all” (Caritas in Veritate, no. 78) The Peter’s Pence Collection gives U.S. parishioners a chance to unite in solidarity with the Holy Father, the faithful worldwide, and those most in need of charitable love. The Holy See uses the Collection proceeds to provide emergency assistance and aid to the most disadvantaged around the world. Please be generous in the Collection and, in doing so, cast the love of Christ upon the world. NEXT WEEK our archdiocese will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection, which provides the Holy Father with the assistance he needs to carry out his most important charitable works. The proceeds benefit the most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and disasters. Through your generosity, with Pope Benedict we can cast the love of Christ upon the world. Peter’s Pence Collection Envelopes are included in your box of regular collection envelopes, they are blue and dated June 27, 2010. Our parish donation goal is $175, Please help us to exceed our goal.
BISHOP’S HEALTH – Archbishop Stefan Soroka conveys his heartfelt gratitude to the hierarchy, clergy, religious and faithful for their prayers for his health and healing. He has completed the forty radiation treatments and is confident that the necessary healing is taking place. The power of prayer was evident in the very minimal side-effects experienced by Archbishop Stefan throughout the treatment. He was able to fulfill his regular responsibilities energetically. God bless all for their thoughtful caring and prayers! Let us all pray for those in need of healing.
SUMMER CAMP – The Office of Evangelization, in conjunction with the Ortynsky Spirituality Center, will be offering a Children’s Summer Church Camp from July 19 through July 23, 2010. The Camp will be held at the Ortynsky Spirituality Center and the Treasury of Faith Museum in Philadelphia, for grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade. All children are welcome and invited. The day will begin at 10:00AM and end at 3:30PM. There will be a Children’s Liturgy on Saturday July 24th at 4:30PM in the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral to celebrate the ending of the Church Camp week. The theme for the week will be ” Jesus, The Bread of Life” . The children will have faith based classes in the morning & afternoon. There will be music, games, outdoor activities, lunch & snacks served daily, and special seminars on soccer, and special visitors. The cost for the week is $25.00 for Ukrainian Catholic parishioners and $35.00 for non-parishioners. There will be a planning meeting on May 27 at 6:00PM at the Ortynsky Spirituality Center, adjacent to the Cathedral at 830 N Franklin Street Philadelphia. We are going to be in need of volunteers to help with the different grades, clean-up, lunch preparation, play-time/story time with the children, and assisting the instructors. The event coordinators are Archpriest Daniel Troyan, Fr. Myron Myronyuk, and the Missionary Sisters of the Mother of God and seminarians Walter Pasicznyk and Roman Sverdan. For more information and questions, please contact Fr. Dan at the Spirituality Center at 215-922-2917.
ST. MICHAEL’S HAZLETON – Saint Michael Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will be celebrating its 100th Year Centennial Anniversary with a Pontifical Divine Liturgy on Sunday, October 31, 2010. A celebratory banquet will be held immediately following the Divine Liturgy at Carmen’s Country Inn, located in Drums, Pennsylvania. The Saint Michael Centennial Anniversary Committee will be publishing a commemorative anniversary book as part of our celebration. This book will include a history of our parish, its organizations, and the role Saint Michael Parish plays in the community of Hazleton and its environs. Interested in placing an ad contact Centennial Anniversary Committee, Saint Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, 74 North Laurel Street, Hazleton, PA 18201, call (570)455-0643 or email StMichaelUCC@aol.com.
RETREAT HOUSE – Interested in getting away from it all and meeting God in the quiet of nature? Information about the St. Clare Retreat House at the Holy Dormition Friary in Sybertsville, PA is available in the vestibule of the church.
ST. VLADIMIR CENTENNIAL – You are cordially invited to attend the Centennial Anniversary of the founding in 1910 of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, Sunday, July 18, 2010, Solemn Divine Liturgy at One Thirty in the afternoon, in Saint Vladimir’s Church, 70 Zerby Avenue. Main Celebrant will be His Grace, The Most Reverend Stefan Soroka, Metropolitan – Archbishop of Philadelphia. Centennial Jubilee Banquet will follow at The Knights of Columbus, 59 Parry Street, Luzerne. Roast Chicken-Breaded Pork Chop-Veal Parmigiana. Open Bar starting at 3:30 p.m. Beer & Soda only. Dinner at $:30 p.m. Banquet Tickets Adults $39.00 children under seven years free, children seven and over adult price. Advance tickets may be purchased by sending a check with full payment for the amount of guests attending to: St. Vladimir Centennial Banquet C/O Helen Nazarek, 70 Zerby Avenue, Edwardsville, PA 18704. (Make checks payable to St. Vladimir” Centennial Banquet). For more information call Helen at 570.655.2815 or Diane Stelmack at 570.817.6790. For seating purposes, please print the first and last name of each guest. ABSOLUTELY NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PAYMENT IN FULL. The very last day to purchase banquet tickets is July 11, 2010. All ticket sales are final – no refunds.
BEQUESTS TO YOUR PARISH – Please remember SS. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church with memorial gifts and in your will.
RENOVATION FUND – Should you wish to make a contribution to this fund please use the “Special Collection for Renovations to the Church Complex” envelopes that are available in the back of the church.
PRINTED COPIES OF ‘THE WAY’ ARE AVAILABLE IN THE VESTIBULE

The Story of Father’s Day
Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a “father’s day” in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd’s mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
The first Father’s Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a “father’s day.” In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day.
Father’s Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father’s Day. (source http://www.holidays .net)

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY