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Divine Liturgy Guide
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council
SAT may 11: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy +Nadia Biloskirka by the Biloskirka family
SUN may 12: 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council
MON may 13: Glyceria Martyr READ John 14:27-15:7
TUES may 14: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Ukrainian Solders The Lilik Family
WED may 15: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy +John & Dolores Monsul The Myronyuk Family 6:00 p.m. Moleben to the Mother of God
THURS may 16: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Helen Pagnotti by Jack Mackar
FRI may 17: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Jerry Passariello by Friends
SAT may 18: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Lilik Family
SUN may 20: 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Pentecost Sunday Blessings for His people
Collection Basket
5/4 & 5/5 $1709
Thank you to last week’s counters
Dave Pedley and Linda Gerrity
Next Week’s Counters are:
Mike Trusz and Olenka Chandoha-Knott
HAPPY Birthdays & Anniversaries May 11 – 17
Birthdays
Sofiya Myronyuk – May 11
JJ (Jeffrey James) Robinson – May 11
Karen Lilik – May 14
Millie Bryndzia Migliori – May 16
Anniversary
Dr. Ken and Karen Lilik – May 13
VIGIL CANDLE SPONSORS: week beginning May 11, 2024
| 1 2 3 | Hanging Eternal Lamp $10 2 Altar Vigil Candles $10 Proskomedia Candles $10 | By: Linda Pirritano For: I.M.O. +Joseph and +Esther Linko By: Maria, Adam and Luke Ruane For: I.M.O. +Patricia Rivera – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Kristen Waznak For: Health & God’s Blessings – Godmother Sandra Pregmon |
| 4 5 6 7 | 2 Tetrapod Candles $10 Jesus Vigil at Iconostas $5 Mary Vigil at Iconostas $5 St. Nicholas $5 | By: Frank, Pat and Kristen Waznak For: I.M.O. +Lovie Kenjerski – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – John Lyden & family By: Biloskirka Family For: I.M.O. + Nicholas and + Nadia Biloskirka By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – Joseph Laskowski, Jr. |
| 8 9 10 | St. Vladimir Vigil at Iconostas $5 Jesus Entrance Vigil $5 Mary Entrance Vigil $5 | By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – Jeffrey Lyden & family By: Stella Patrick For: Health and God’s Blessings for Stephen Patrick By: Regina Kozel For: Birthday Blessings for Karen Lilik MAY 13 |
| 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: Frank, Kristen and Patrick For: Pat Waznak – a blessed Mother’s Day By: Regina Kozel For: I.M.O. +Ihor Shablovsky By: Carol Tutka For: I.M.O. +Ann Rose Tutka – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Linda Pirritano For: I.M.O. +Esther Linko – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Regina Kozel For: Anniversary Blessings – Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lilik MAY 14 |
| 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
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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
635 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
Sick calls / Communion calls / Home visits/ Emergencies: call parish office.
Divine Liturgy Guide
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council
SAT may 11: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy +Nadia Biloskirka by the Biloskirka family
SUN may 12: 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council
MON may 13: Glyceria Martyr READ John 14:27-15:7
TUES may 14: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Ukrainian Solders The Lilik Family
WED may 15: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy +John & Dolores Monsul The Myronyuk Family 6:00 p.m. Moleben to the Mother of God
THURS may 16: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Helen Pagnotti by Jack Mackar
FRI may 17: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Jerry Passariello by Friends
SAT may 18: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Lilik Family
SUN may 20: 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Pentecost Sunday Blessings for His people
Collection Basket
5/4 & 5/5 $1709
Thank you to last week’s counters
Dave Pedley and Linda Gerrity
Next Week’s Counters are:
Mike Trusz and Olenka Chandoha-Knott
HAPPY Birthdays & Anniversaries May 11 – 17
Birthdays
Sofiya Myronyuk – May 11
JJ (Jeffrey James) Robinson – May 11
Karen Lilik – May 14
Millie Bryndzia Migliori – May 16
Anniversary
Dr. Ken and Karen Lilik – May 13
VIGIL CANDLE SPONSORS: week beginning May 11, 2024
| 1 2 3 | Hanging Eternal Lamp $10 2 Altar Vigil Candles $10 Proskomedia Candles $10 | By: Linda Pirritano For: I.M.O. +Joseph and +Esther Linko By: Maria, Adam and Luke Ruane For: I.M.O. +Patricia Rivera – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Kristen Waznak For: Health & God’s Blessings – Godmother Sandra Pregmon |
| 4 5 6 7 | 2 Tetrapod Candles $10 Jesus Vigil at Iconostas $5 Mary Vigil at Iconostas $5 St. Nicholas $5 | By: Frank, Pat and Kristen Waznak For: I.M.O. +Lovie Kenjerski – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – John Lyden & family By: Biloskirka Family For: I.M.O. + Nicholas and + Nadia Biloskirka By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – Joseph Laskowski, Jr. |
| 8 9 10 | St. Vladimir Vigil at Iconostas $5 Jesus Entrance Vigil $5 Mary Entrance Vigil $5 | By: Laskowski Family For: Health & God’s Blessings – Jeffrey Lyden & family By: Stella Patrick For: Health and God’s Blessings for Stephen Patrick By: Regina Kozel For: Birthday Blessings for Karen Lilik MAY 13 |
| 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: Frank, Kristen and Patrick For: Pat Waznak – a blessed Mother’s Day By: Regina Kozel For: I.M.O. +Ihor Shablovsky By: Carol Tutka For: I.M.O. +Ann Rose Tutka – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Linda Pirritano For: I.M.O. +Esther Linko – Mother’s Day remembrance By: Regina Kozel For: Anniversary Blessings – Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lilik MAY 14 |
| 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
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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
635 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
Sick calls / Communion calls / Home visits/ Emergencies: call parish office.
I said a Mother’s Day prayer for you to thank the Lord above for blessing me with a lifetime of your tenderhearted love. I thanked God for the caring you’ve shown me through the years, for the closeness we’ve enjoyed in time of laughter and of tears. And so, I thank you from the heart for all you’ve done for me, and I bless the Lord for giving me the best mother there could be!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Divine Liturgy requests being accepted
We are now accepting Divine Liturgy requests for the Spring & Summer months. Liturgies are available Mondays through Saturdays. Please fill out a request form and drop it into the collection basket or give it to Fr. Myron directly. This is your chance to honor a Loved One (Living or Deceased) by requesting a Divine Liturgy in their Honor.
- 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,
- Moleben to the Mother of God on Wednesday
This Wednesday evening, May 15th, we will have the Moleben to the Mother of God, at 6:00pm. Come and be a part of this Beautiful Spiritual Service that honors Mary during the month of May.
- Collection for Insurance next Weekend
A reminder that Donations toward our Insurance Costs can be made next weekend, May 18th & 19th. Please use the specially marked envelope in your collection packet. Thank you for your generous support of our Parish.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Mother’s Day Concert this Sunday in Philadelphia
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 24th & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia, will hold a Mother’s Day Concert this Sunday, May 12th, 4:00pm. This enchanting concert of sacred music will pay homage to our Blessed Mother, featuring a captivating blend of traditional melodies from both Eastern and Western traditions. Additionally, we’ll be honoring mothers everywhere with a special commemoration during the performance. Guided by the talented Dr. Donald Meineke, a Capella quartet of professional singers will grace our sanctuary with their angelic voices. Tickets will be available at the door for $15. All proceeds from ticket sales will support our parish’s essential outreach efforts, aiding Ukrainian refugees both locally in Philadelphia and in the strife-torn regions of Ukraine. Let’s come together to celebrate the beauty of music, honor our mothers, and support a vital cause. Spread the word, mark your calendars, and join us for an unforgettable evening of harmony and goodwill!
- Memorial Day Cemetery Services
We are now collecting information for our Memorial Day Cemetery Services. Please fill out the Memorial Day envelope with the names of those to be prayed for and drop it into the collection basket.
- Food Truck Festival next weekend in Olyphant
Ss. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant is hosting a Food Truck Festival next weekend, May 18th & 19th. Various Food Trucks along with a Basket Raffle and Bake Sale will be featured.
- Voloshky School Spring Concert next Sunday in Bensalem
The Voloshky School of Ukrainian Dance will perform their Spring Concert next Sunday, May 19th, at 3:00pm. This beautiful Concert will take place at Bensalem High School, 4319 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA. For tickets and info, visit www.VoloshkySchool. com.
Easter in Ukraine
Ukraine has been hit by yet another barrage as it marked its third Easter at war with Russia’s invading forces. As Ukraine celebrated Orthodox Easter last Sunday, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated on the east. The attack wounded more than a dozen people, while Moscow claimed its troops took control of a strategic village on the front line. Sunday marked the third Easter since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 23 of the 24 Shahed drones Russia launched overnight. However, six people, including a child, were wounded in a strike in the Kharkiv region, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Fourteen more were wounded in an air strike on Sunday afternoon on Kharkiv, the regional prosecutor’s office said. Syniehubov said the city was attacked by an aerial bomb. Fires broke out when debris from drones that were shot down fell on buildings in the neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region. No casualties were reported. The Russsian Ministry of Defense announced that its troops had taken control of the village of Ocheretyne, which has been in the crosshairs of Russian forces in the Donetsk region. Officials in Kyiv urged residents to follow Orthodox Easter services online due to safety concerns. Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration, warned that “even on such bright days of celebration, we can expect evil deeds from the aggressor”. In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to be “united in one common prayer”. In a video filmed in front of Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Cathedral, Zelenskyy – wearing a traditional Vyshyvanka embroidered shirt – said that God “has a chevron with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulder”. A majority of Ukrainians identify as Orthodox Christians, although the conflict has helped divide the church. Many belong to the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The rival Ukrainian Orthodox Church was loyal to the patriarch in Moscow until splitting from Russia after the 2022 invasion and is viewed with suspicion by many. Eastern Orthodox Christians usually celebrate Easter later than Catholic and Protestant Christians, because they use a different method of calculating the date for the holy day that marks Christ’s resurrection.
DIVINE LITURGY PROPERS FOR THE 7TH SUNDAY OF PASCHA – OF THE FATHERS OF THE 1ST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF NICEA
First Antiphon (of Ascension)
Clap your hands all you nations; shout to God with the voice of joy.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
For the Lord most high is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
He has subdued peoples to us, and nations under our feet.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
God ascended amid shouts of joy, the Lord, at the sound of the trumpet.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen……only begotten son, (p104)
Third Antiphon
Come let us sing joyfully to the Lord, let us acclaim God, our Savior.
Refrain: Son of God, who ascended in glory, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Let us come before His face with praise, And acclaim Him in psalms.
Refrain: Son of God, who ascended in glory, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
For God is the great Lord, and the great king over all the earth.
Refrain: Son of God, who ascended in glory, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Priest/Deacon: Wisdom! Stand aright!
Entrance verse: Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ.
Refrain: Son of God, who ascended in glory, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
TROPARS
Angelic powers were upon Your tomb and the guards became like dead men; Mary stood before Your tomb seeking Your most pure body. You captured Hades without being overcome by it. You met the Virgin and granted life. O Lord, risen from the dead, glory be to You!
You ascended on glory, O Christ our God, giving joy to Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and assuring them through your blessing that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.
Christ our God, You are glorified above all, You established our fathers as beacons on earth and through them guided all of us to the true faith, Glory to You, most compassionate Lord.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
KONDAKS
The apostles preaching and the Fathers’ doctrine confirmed the Church’s one faith, and wearing the garment of truth woven from theology that descends from on high, she rightly imparts the mystery of godliness and sings its glory.
Now and for ever and ever. Amen.
When You had fulfilled Your plan for us and united things on earth with those in heaven, You were taken up in glory, O Christ our God, in no way distant, but remaining inseparable, You cried to those who love You: I am with You and there is none against you.
PROKIMEN
Blessed are You, Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your Name forever.
verse: For You are righteous in everything that You have done to us.
Blessed are You, Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your Name forever.
ALLELUIA VERSES
The God of gods, the Lord, spoke and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Gather to Him His devout ones, who with sacrifice make covenant with Him.
Instead of “It is truly right”
O my soul, magnify the Lord who in glory ascended bodily into the heavens. O Mother of God, you transcended both mind and word, and in time, ineffably bore the Timeless One: it is you who, with one accord, we, the faithful, magnify.
COMMUNION VERSES
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest.
Rejoice in the Lord, O you just, praise befits the righteous. Alleluia (3X)
At Communion, instead of “We have seen the true light” and “Let our mouths be filled” we sing the following: Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, above all the earth be Your glory.
EPISTLE: Acts 20: 16-18, 28-36
“A reading from the Acts of the Holy Apostles.”
In those days, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to lose time in Asia, for he was eager to get to Jerusalem, by the feast of Pentecost if at all possible. Paul sent word from Miletus to Ephesus, summoning the presbyters of that church. When they came to him he delivered this address: “Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock the Holy Spirit has given you to guard. Shepherd the church of God, which he has acquired at the price of his own blood. I know that when I am gone, savage wolves will come among you who will not spare the flock. From your own number, men will present themselves distorting the truth and leading astray any who follow them. Be on guard, therefore. Do not forget that for three years, night and day, I never ceased warning you individually even to the point of tears. I commend you now to the Lord, and to that gracious word of his which can enlarge you, and give you a share among all who are consecrated to him. Never did I set my heart on anyone’s silver or gold or envy the way he dressed. You yourselves know that these hands of mine have served both my needs and those of my companions. I have always pointed out to you that it is by such hard work that you must help the weak. You need to recall the words of the Lord Jesus himself, who said, ‘There is more happiness in giving than receiving.’” After this discourse, Paul knelt down with them all and prayed. They began to weep without restraint, throwing their arms around him and kissing him, for they were deeply distressed to hear that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.
GOSPEL: John 17: 1-13
At that time Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come! Glorify your Son, that your Son may Glorify you, even as you have given him power over all flesh, in order that to all you have given him he may give everlasting life. Now this is everlasting life, that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent, Jesus Christ. I have glorified you on earth; I have accomplished the work you have given me to do. And now do you, Father, glorify me with yourself, with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. I have manifested your name to the men you have given me out of this world. They were yours, and you have given them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they have learned that whatever you have given me is from you; because the words that you have given me I have given to them. And they have received them, and have known as a fact that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you did send me. I pray for them; not for the world do I pray, but for those whom you have given me, because they are yours; and all things that are mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep in your name those you have given me, that they may be one even as we are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. Those you have given me I guarded; and not one of them perished except the son of perdition, in order that Scriptures might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you and these things I speak in the world, in order that they may have my joy made full in themselves.”
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
Stella Patrick
Stanley Krupinski
Home
Helen Ewasko
Katrina Izak Wilson
Jean Chomko
Julie Yevich
Charles Drumsta
Regina Kozel
Andrea Wells
Bohdonna Sherpinskas
Home
Mary Warholak
Dorothy Kowalchick
Mary Tucker
Michael Seechock
Steve Patrick
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Divine Liturgy Guide
Sunday, April 20, 2024
Sunday of the Paralytic Man
SAT APRIL 20: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy +Ukrainian Solders by Friends
SUN APRIL 21: 10:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Paralytic Man Blessings for His People
MON APRIL 22: Theodore Sykiot Venerable READ John 6:56-69
TUES APRIL 23: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessing for Maria Shablousky by Regina Kozel
WED APRIL 24: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Blessings for Bohdan Kulchycky by Family
THURS APRIL 25: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Safety of Ukrainian People by Christopher Lilik
FRI APRIL 26: 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Thankfulness for Stephen S. Evers by Regina Kozel
SAT APRIL 27: 4:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy + Ukrainian Solders by Friends
SUN APRIL 28: 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Blessings for His People
Collection Basket
4/13-4/14 $1574
Thank you to last week’s counters
Dave Pedley and Linda Gerrity
Next Week’s Counters are:
Mike Trusz and Olenka Chandoha-Knott
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and anniversary!
April 20-26
No birthdays or anniversaries this week
VIGIL CANDLE SPONSORS: week beginning April 20, 2024
| 1 2 3 | Hanging Eternal Lamp $10 2 Altar Vigil Candles $10 Proskomedia Candles $10 | By: Linda Pirritano For: I.M.O. + Joseph and + Esther Linko By: Fr. Myron & the Faithful of St. Vladimir’s Church For: I.M.O. + Soldiers, + Civilians, + Refugees of Ukraine By: Lilik Family For: Deliverance of Ukraine & Protection of her Defenders |
| 4 5 6 7 | 2 Tetrapod Candles $10 Jesus Vigil at Iconostas $5 Mary Vigil at Iconostas $5 St. Nicholas $5 | By: Fr. Myron & the Faithful of St. Vladimir’s Church For: Peace in Ukraine and the Middle East By: Regina Kozel For: I.M.O. + Ihor Shablovsky By: Biloskirka Family For: I.M.O. + Nicholas and + Nadia Biloskirka By: Sharmayne Tucker For: I.M.O. + Walter Michael Tucker, Jr. |
| 8 9 10 | St. Vladimir Vigil at Iconostas $5 Jesus Entrance Vigil $5 Mary Entrance Vigil $5 | By: Regina Kozel For: Health and God’s Blessings for Jack Mackar By: Stella Patrick For: Health and God’s Blessings for Stephen Patrick By: Laskowski Family For: Health and God’s Blessings – Joseph Laskowski, Jr. |
| 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: A grateful Welcome – the heroic Defenders of Ukraine By: Laskowski Family For: Health and God’s Blessings – John Lyden & family By: Laskowski Family For: Health and God’s Blessings – Jeffrey Lyden & family By: Linda Pirritano For: I.M.O. + Esther Linko – birthday remembrance APR 20 By: Mary Warholak For: Easter Blessings & Good Health – Sophie Soniak |
| 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
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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
635 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
Sick calls / Communion calls / Home visits/ Emergencies: call parish office.
- Divine Liturgy requests being accepted
We are now accepting Divine Liturgy requests for the Spring & Summer months. Liturgies are available Mondays through Saturdays. Please fill out a request form and drop it into the collection basket or give it to Fr. Myron directly. This is your chance to honor a Loved One (Living or Deceased) by requesting a Divine Liturgy in their Honor.
- 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.
- Collection for Insurance this Weekend
A reminder that Donations toward our Insurance Costs can be made this weekend, April 20th & 21st. Please use the specially marked envelope in your collection packet. Thank you for your generous support of our Parish.
- Ukraine Action Summit
On Monday, April 15, metropolitan Borys Gudziak participated in a Ukraine Action Summit event at the Ukraine House in Washington, DC. The evening paid tribute to the suffering of children affected by the war in Ukraine. In his speech, Archbishop Borys stressed the harsh realities of war and its profound impact on Ukrainian children. ‘It is important to hold on to hope and to keep our hearts pure and strong,’ he said. ‘We must continue our efforts and trust that God’s truth will prevail.’
Sunday of the Paralytic
The Gospel story this Sunday is that of the paralytic. He had been ill for 38 years. He would come to the pool called in Hebrew “Bethesda”. It was located in Jerusalem at the Sheep (Gate). The paralytic would wait there for the stirring of the water. For the first person who would enter after the stirring of the water would be cured. Many of the ill, blind, lame and crippled would come to the Bethesda pool. On one occasion Jesus noticed a man who had been waiting there for a long time. Jesus asked him: “Do you want to be well?” The paralytic replies: “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am on my way, someone else gets down there before me.” Only one fortunate individual would be healed that way. But with the Lord, healing is offered to those who have the desire to be cured and believe in Jesus as Lord. The Lord even today offers healing to each of us. The word of God is powerful. The Lord God says: “Rise, take up your mat, and walk.” Immediately, instantaneously, the paralytic is healed. The man cured takes up his mat and walks. Jesus then quickly departs amidst the crowd. The paralytic who is cured didn’t know who it was who healed him. Once again, we note that not all are pleased with Jesus’ action. Some of the Jews who were present note that it was the sabbath day and according to the regulations of the Jewish sabbath it was not proper to do work. They say to the paralytic: “It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.” They inquire who was it who cured you. Since Jesus slipped away the paralytic cured did not know. Those who objected did not understand that Our Lord performed an act of love, mercy and healing. Sometime afterwards, Jesus finds the cured man in the temple area and tells him to look, to be careful, to avoid sin. You don’t want to experience even something worse than what you had already suffered for many years. Sickness and disease, illness, is a consequence of the fallenness of human nature. Before the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise, there was ultimate, complete harmony. But with the sin of disobedience, they suffered the consequences of that sinful act; one of them being sickness, infirmity. But with the Lord, our Savior, there is healing. He is “the Physician of our soul and body.” This the paralytic who was healed in this Sunday’s gospel recognized and bore witness. He tells others that it was Jesus who had made him well. Like the paralytic cured, let us acclaim Jesus as our Lord and Savior, the Giver of all good things and the Healer of our souls and bodies. Let us not fail to thank God for all that He does for us continually, day after day. Let us thank Him for all the benefits we receive, seen and unseen, manifest and hidden. Let us know that the Almighty Lord truly loves each and every one of us and cares for our physical and spiritual well-being. To the Lord God be the glory forever and ever. – Rev. D. George Worschak
The Great Martyr George Holy Day this Tuesday
The great martyr George was the son of wealthy and pious parents, who raised him in the Christian faith. He was born in the city of Beirut at the foot of the Lebanese mountains. Having entered military service, George stood out among the other soldiers by virtue of his mind, valor, physical strength, military bearing and beauty. Having quickly attained to the rank of millenary, an officer in the Roman army in charge of a thousand or more soldiers, Saint George became a favorite of the Emperor Diocletian, one of the cruelest persecutors of Christians. Once, when he heard in a court the inhuman sentence concerning the annihilation of Christians, Saint George became inflamed with compassion for them. Foreseeing that sufferings were also awaiting him, George distributed his property to the poor, freed his slaves, appeared before Diocletian and, having revealed himself as a Christian, denounced him for cruelty and injustice. George’s speech was full of powerful and convincing objections against the imperial order to persecute Christians. After futile persuasions to deny Christ, the Emperor ordered that the saint be subjected to various tortures. Saint George was confined in a dungeon, where they placed him supine on the ground; his legs they confined in stocks, and on his breast they placed a heavy stone. But Saint George manfully endured the sufferings and glorified the Lord. Then George’s torturers began to refine their cruelty. They beat the Saint with ox hide whips, subjected him to the wheel, threw him into quicklime and forced him to run in shoes with sharp nails inside. The holy Martyr endured everything patiently. Finally, the Emperor ordered the Saint’s head to be cut off. Thus, the holy sufferer departed unto Christ in Nicomedia in 303 AD.
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