Divine Liturgy Guide
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Sunday before Exaltation
SAT SEP 7: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy +James M. Lee Morgan The Myronyuk Family
SUN SEP 8: 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday before Exaltation of the Holy Cross Blessings for His People
MON SEP 9: Synaxis of Joachim and Anna READ Mark 10:46-52
TUES SEP 10: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy +Anthony & Ann Lilik The Lilik family
WED SEP 11: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy +Bohdana Myronyuk The Myronyuk family
THURS SEP 12: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Chris Calvey by Regina Kozel
FRI SEP 13: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Health for David & Jean Pedley The Lilik Family
SAT SEP 14: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy Exaltation of the Holy Cross Blessings for Kenn & Karen Lilik by Brooke Kohut
SUN SEP 15: 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday after Exaltation of the Holy Cross Blessings for His People
Collection Basket
8/31 & 9/1 $3,333
Thank you to last week’s counters
Dorothy Kowalchick & Debbie Dommes
Week’s Counters are:
Dave Pedley & Linda Gerrity
HAPPY Birthday & ANNIVERSARY!
September 7-13
No Birthdays or Anniversaries
VIGIL CANDLE SPONSORS: week beginning September 7, 2024
| 1 2 3 | Hanging Eternal Lamp $10 2 Altar Vigil Candles $10 Proskomedia Candles $10 | By: Greg and Matthew Romancho For: I.M.O. + Wasyl, + Catherine, + William, + Harry, + Doris Romancho By: John and Olenka Knott For: I.M.O. + Our Grandparents By: Fr. Myron & the Faithful of St. Vladimir’s Church For: I.M.O. + Soldiers, + Civilians, + Refugees of Ukraine |
| 4 5 6 7 | 2 Tetrapod Candles $10 Jesus Vigil at Iconostas $5 Mary Vigil at Iconostas $5 St. Nicholas $5 | By: Lilik Family For: Deliverance of Ukraine & Protection of her Defenders By: Fr. Myron & the Faithful of St. Vladimir’s Church For: I.M.O. + Victims of 9-11 terrorist attack vs USA By: Biloskirka Family For: I.M.O. + Nicholas and + Nadia Biloskirka By: Laskowski Family For: I.M.O. + Joseph & + Marlene Laskowski, our parents |
| 8 9 10 | St. Vladimir Vigil at Iconostas $5 Jesus Entrance Vigil $5 Mary Entrance Vigil $5 | By: Regina Kozel For: I.M.O. + Ihor Shablovsky By: Stella Patrick For: Health and God’s Blessings for Stephen Patrick By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – Jeffrey Lyden & family |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | Mother of God Statue $10 Altar 7 branch Saturday $5 Altar 7 branch Sunday $5 Blessed Mother (side altar) $5 Jesus (side altar) $5 | By: Parish Family of St. Vladimir’s Church For: Commemoration – Nativity of the Theotokos SEP 8 By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – Joseph Laskowski, Jr. By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – John Lyden & family By: Niece Helen A. Pagnotti For: I.M.O. + Aunt Marie Gromada – birthday remembrance SEP 11 By: Niece Helen A. Pagnotti For: I.M.O. + Aunt Miralda Kozol – birthday remembrance SEP 7 |
| CONFESSIONFor anyone that would like to receive the holy sacrament of confession you can let Father Myron know and set up a time either before or after Liturgy from Tuesday through Saturday. |
SAINT VLADIMIR
Mailing address: 430 N. 7th Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18503-2104
Telephones: Parish Office (570) 342-7023 Fax 342-7130
Website stvladimirscranton.org
REVEREND MYRON MYRONYUK, PASTOR Email: myronyukm@yahoo.com
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! Slava Isusu Christu! Slava Na Viky!
Divine Liturgies: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m.,
Holy Days & Weekdays see bulletin
OUR MISSION PARISH: Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ROTARY STANDS UP FOR UKRAINE -FUNDRAISER FOR UKRAINE
ROTARY STANDS UP FOR UKRAINE -FUNDRAISER FOR UKRAINE -Sunday, September 29th 2PM-4PM (takeouts from 12:30-1:30) -IN OUR PARISH HALL. Tickets are $35. Advance sales only. No tickets will be sold at the door. Special guests include Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian entertainment, Ukrainian food and raffles. See Father Myron or Jean Pedley for details.
- Religious Education Registration:
Registration will be after each Sunday’s Liturgy (approximately at 10:30 A.M in the parish hall) on August 25, September 1 & 8, 2024. First day of class will be Sunday September 15, 2024 after 9:00 A.M. Divine Liturgy, from 10:30-11:30 A.M. Children are to attend liturgy prior to religious education. Parents, please remember: 2 years of religious education are required prior to receiving 1st Solemn Holy Communion. For more information, please contact Father Myron and/or Olenka Chandoha-Knott.
- Wedding bann
Banns of Marriage – Jonathan M. Wilson, son of Thomas Wilson, and Ann Moschorak, daughter of Ronald and Carolyn Moschorak wish to enter the Married State {3rd Banns} The marriage ceremony will take place on September 14, 2024 at our St. Vladimir Church.
- Divine Liturgy back in the Church THIS Weekend
Divine Liturgy will return to the Church starting this weekend, September 7th & 8th. We hope everyone enjoyed Divine Liturgies in the air-conditioned Hall throughout the Summer. Special thanks to those who helped set-up the Hall for the Services.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Holy Day this Sunday
The Nativity of the Mother of God Holy Day is this Sunday, September 8th. Divine Liturgy will be held at the usual time of 9:00am. Everyone is encouraged to come to Church on this special Holy Day to Honor the Mother of God.
- Solemn Holy Day next Saturday
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross solemn Holy Day is next Saturday, September 14th. Divine Liturgy will be held at the usual time of 4:00pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend this Holy Day Liturgy.
- Exaltation of the Holy Cross
As well as celebrating the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross commemorates two historical events. The first is the discovery in 320 AD of the True Cross, of Calvary and of the tomb of Christ by St. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, which the Romans had buried under a Temple to Venus. The second is the dedication of a church on the site in 335 AD. Today this church, in continuous existence since then, is known as the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, and houses Calvary, the Tomb of Jesus and the cistern in which St. Helena found the instruments of the Passion, including the Cross.
- Collection for Insurance next Weekend
A reminder that Donations toward our Insurance Costs can be made next weekend, September 14th & 15th. Please use the specially marked envelope in your collection packet. Thank you for your generous support of our Parish.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Weekly Vigil Candles available for Sponsorship
Honor a loved one by sponsoring a Vigil Candle which will be lit for them for an entire week. These 7-day candles are available with your special intention starting at only $5. Contact Helen Pagnotti to reserve yours today.
- Divine Liturgy requests being accepted
We are now accepting Divine Liturgy requests for the Fall. Liturgies are available Mondays through Saturdays. Please fill out a request form (pink sheet) located in the back of the Church and drop them into the collection basket or give them to Fr. Myron directly. This is your chance to honor a Loved One (Living or Deceased) by requesting a Divine Liturgy in their Name.
- Outdoor Flea Market next Saturday in Phoenixville
Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Phoenixville is hosting an Outdoor Flea Market next Saturday, September 14th, from 10:00am-2:00pm. There will also be an indoor Gift Basket Raffle. The Church is located at 301 Fairview St.
NATIVITY OF THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
“By Your birth, O Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were freed from the reproaches of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from the corruption of death. And Your people redeemed from the guilt of their sins, celebrate as they cry out to You: “The barren one gives birth to the Mother of God and nourisher of our life.” -Kontakion, tone 4. The Feast of the Nativity of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the great feasts or holy days dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. The Feast of Her birth or Nativity is celebrated on September 8th, near the start of the new liturgical year. Her Feast of the Dormition or Falling Asleep is celebrated on August 15th, near the end of the liturgical year. Mary’s parents were childless, without children, for many heard their plea and answered their prayers with the birth of Mary. It was a time of great rejoicing. For all life, the birth of a child, was considered a blessing from God. Mary’s Birth was the beginning of the fulfillment of the promise made by Yahweh God after the fall of Adam and Eve. To the snake, the devil, the Lord said: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; They will strike at your head, while you strike at their heel.” (Genesis 3:15) We joyously celebrate this Marian feast for God’s plan for salvation is being fulfilled. The child Mary would develop and grow in faith. Mary would accept the news of the Annunciation. Mary would respond “Yes” to the call of God given by Archangel Gabriel to give birth to the long-awaited Messiah, Redeemer of the world of whom the Old Testament prophets foretold. Sacred Scripture gives no record of Mary’s birth. The Protoevangelium of James (Apocrypha) makes mention of the birth. The early church celebrated the feast starting in the East already by the sixth century and was to be celebrated on September 8th, near the beginning of the new church year. St. Augustine from the church in the West speaks of Mary as “the flower of the field from whom bloomed the precious lily of the valley. Through her birth the nature inherited from our first parents is changed.” The kontakion for the Feast speaks of the barren Anna giving birth. Joakim and Anna were freed from the reproach of childlessness. Giving birth to children was considered to be a blessing from God. Adam and Eve were freed from the corruption of death. The faithful, the believers in Christ are redeemed from the guilt of sin, The celebration of the Nativity of Mary Who was to one day become the mother of Christ Jesus, the Savior of the world.
Father D. George Worschak
SUNDAY BEFORE THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
POSTFEAST NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
Troparion: By Your cross You destroyed death; You opened Paradise to the thief; You changed the lamentation of the myrrhbearers to joy, and charged the apostles to proclaim that You are risen, O Christ our God, offering great mercy to the world.
Troparion: Your nativity, O Mother of God, has made joy known to all the world, for from you dawned the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God. He abolished the curse and gave the blessing; and by making death of no effect He bestowed on us eternal life.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Kontakion: 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!
Now and for ever and ever: Amen.
Kontakion: By your birth, O immaculate one, Joachim and Anna were freed from the reproach of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from the corruption of death. And your people, redeemed from the guilt of their sins, celebrate as they cry out to you: The barren one gives birth to the Mother of God and nourisher of our life.
Prokimenon: Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance.
Verse: Unto you I will cry, O Lord, lest you turn from me in silence.
Prokimenon: Because He has regarded the humility of His handmaid; for, behold, all generations shall call me blessed.
Alleluia Verses: I have exalted one chosen from the people; and with My holy oil, I have anointed him.
Indeed, My hand shall sustain him, and My arm shall make him strong.
Instead of page 151 “It is truly right”.…
O my soul, magnify the Virgin Mary born from a barren womb. Virginity is alien to mothers and childbearing is foreign to virgins, yet in you, O Mother of God, both of them came together. Therefore, we and all the nations of the earth without ceasing magnify you.
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest.
I will take the chalice of salvation, and I will call upon the Lord. Alleluia(3X)
Epistle (Gal 6,11-18)
A reading from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Galatians:
Brethren:
See with what large letters I am writing to you in my own hand! It is those who want to make a good appearance in the flesh who are trying to compel you to have yourselves circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. Not even those having themselves circumcised observe the law themselves; they only want you to be circumcised so that they may boast of your flesh. But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither does circumcision mean anything, nor does uncircumcision, but only a new creation. Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule and to the Israel of God. From now on, let no one make troubles for me; for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
Gospel: (Jn 3,13-17)
The Lord said, “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.”
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please include in your prayers those members of our parish who are in hospitals, care homes, rehabilitation facilities & those who are not able to join us actively in our church community.
Mountain View
Irene Slagan
Clarks Summit Senior Living
Sophia Soniak
Home
Anastasia Korman
Andrea Geraghty
Shirley Nidoh
Helen Ewasko
Home
Katrina Izak Wilson
Jean Chomko
Julie Yevich
Charles Drumsta
Regina Kozel
Andrea Wells
Home
Mary Warholak
Dorothy Kowalchick
Mary Tucker
Michael Seechock
Steve Patrick
Bohdonna Sherpinskas
Stella Patrick
Stanley Krupinski