12/25/2014 - St. Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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12/25/2014 - St. Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Church Information Rectory Hours- Monday – Thursday 10:00am- 3:00 pm - phone 570-462-0809 Closed holidays Baptisms: Please contact the rectory a week or more in advance. Confessions: By appointment, before Divine Liturgy or check your bulletin schedule. Marriages: Those planning marriages must be active members of the parish, and must contact the pastor at least 6 months in advance. Marriage preparation for couples is required Emergencies & Pastoral Care: Please call the pastor if a parishioner is hospitalized or home bound and is in need of the Eucharist or Anointing of the Sick. New Parishioners are urged to register in the rectory office. Moving? Change of address? Please notify the rectory. Letters of Recommendation: for Sponsors of the sacraments will be issued only to active members of the parish who are registered with the parish, receiving sacraments and supporting the parish. Mass Cards, Sanctuary Lights, and Other Candles etc.: Contact the rectory during office hours for information. Questions: Please contact the rectory, or see Msgr. Myron. Weekly Contributions Parishes Weekly Income: St. Michael: Contribution- $1,001.00 Thank You! St. Nicholas: Contribution- $1,164.00 Thank You! Sanctuary Light: St. Nicholas- In Memory of+ Wassil, +Helen & +Sgt. Ronald Mitchell by Son Robert and Wife Roseann Sanctuary Light: St. Michael- God’s Blessings for Curtis, Aaron & Tyrus Huntzinger by Toni Poppert Huntzinger Seven Branch Candlestick- God’s Blessings for & in Memory of the Blaschak & Wolfe Families 4 Lamps of the Iconostas – In Celebration of the Birth of Our Lord, May His Blessings on my Family and Friends Continue Throughout the New Year Lamps of the Crucifix Lights of the Tetrapod- In Memory of the Deceased Members of the +Szczyglak Family by Andrew Szczglak Lights of the TabernacleGod bless you for your love and devotion to your parish! Prayer Requests: Please remember our shut-ins and all those who have requested our Prayers: Our Military Friends Serving Our Country, St. Michael Sonya Elchishak Eva Koch Pat Sittnick Martha Hysock Mary Mazur Olga Hatchel Anne Prete St. Nicholas Helen Salak Helen Seamon Mary Mistishen Joseph Luckenbill Robert O’Connor Olga Kurilla Helen Beddall Irene Flaherty Irene Yaroma Dolores Kozie Edward Sion Sandy Bankes* Andrea Pytak Susan Enders Dolores O’Connell Leahy Roseanne Nause Susan Chernesky Kelly Jones Maya Usewicz Helen Sims Bill McAndrew* Christine Lenhart* & Rosemary (Mother) Marie Sion Tom Prete Keilbasa Family* Peter Kadingo Jeanette Stock Mary Kadingo Laura Seasock Anna Skrincosky Catherine Washuta Elizabeth Gulas Joseph Salak Elmer Gulas Walter Mistishen Andrew Skrincosky SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH 114 South Chestnut Street, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 17976 SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH North Morris Street, Saint Clair, Pennsylvania 17970 Rectory (570) 462-0809 Fax (570) 462-0517 St. Michael’s Oak St. Hall (570) 462-2424 St. Michael’s Pierogie Hotline (570) 462-2424 Email- stmichaelsukrainian@verizon.net Website- www.first-ukrainian.com Like us on Facebook@St Michael’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Follow us on twitter @ stmichaelukr Msgr. Myron Grabowsky – Parish Priest Christmas Day December 25th & Sunday, December 28th 2014 ~ Sunday After Christmas SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24th 8:00am +Kathleen Paulabinsky by Charles Calise & Helen O’Connell 4:00pm God’s Blessings on His People Christmas- the Birth of Our Lord Thursday, December 25th 10:30am God’s Blessings on His People Synaxis of Theotokos Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Tuesday, December 30th Wednesday, December 31st 10:30am Reparation of the Sacred Heard of Jesus 3:30pm +Michael &+ Anna Kacmarczyk by Daughter 10:30am +Fred Koch by Eva Koch and Family 5:00pm +Michael S. Martin Jr. by Charles Calise & Helen O’Connell 8:00am +Connie Mahalchick by Betty Ann & Staff Circumcision of Our Lord Wednesday, December 31st Friday, January 2nd Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th 5:00pm +Brian Lauderman by Charles Calise & Helen O’Connell 8:00am Reparation of the Sacred Heard of Jesus 3:30pm +Michael Krajcirik Sr. by Michael & Theresa Krajcirik 10:30am +Stella Stockunas by Albert & Alice Breznik SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24th 7:30pm God’s Blessings on His People Christmas- the Birth of Our Lord Thursday, December 25th 8:30am God’s Blessings on His People Synaxis of Theotokos Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Monday, December 29th 8:30am Reparation of the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary 8:00am God’s Blessings on Archbishop Stefan on his Name Day 5:30pm God’s Blessings on His People 8:30am 40th Day +Patrick Garrity by Coleen Garrity 8:00am +Metropolitan Joseph Schmondiuk Circumcision of Our Lord Items in this bulletin are from Fr. Daniel & St Josephat’s Bulletin , Archbishop Chancery, Vatican Website , Father Fields & Mustard Seeds by M. Kelly Thursday, January 1st Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th 9:00am +Olga Kulka by Laguna Family 8:00am Reparation of the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary 5:30am +Mary Stock by Jeanette & Thomas Stock 8:30am God’s Blessings on His People Lector Schedule on next page St. Michael’s Lector Schedule: Wednesday, December 24th Thursday, December 25th Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Wednesday, December 31st Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th Gal 4:4-7 Gal 4:4-7 Heb 2:11-18 Gal 1:11-19 Gal 1:11-19 Col 2:8-12 2 Tim 4:5-8 2 Tim 4:5-8 Alice Breznik Michael Fufla Charles Calise Winifred Mohutsky Michelle Caputo Sam Litwak Nancy Sawka Paul Caputo St. Nicholas Lector Schedule: Wednesday, December 24th Thursday, December 25th Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Thursday, January 1st Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th Gal 4:4-7 Gal 4:4-7 Heb 2:11-18 Gal 1:11-19 Gal 1:11-19 Col 2:8-12 2 Tim 4:5-8 2 Tim 4:5-8 Bernadette Bremer Theresa Panchison Theresa Panchison Michael Prokop LeeAnn Smulligan Theresa Panchison Andrew Skrincosky Susan Miller Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendars! St. Michael: 2015 Envelopes are in the back of the Church. Please pick them up. If you see any errors in address or spelling, please let the rectory know so that it can be corrected. If you need envelopes and they are not in the back of the Church please let the rectory know so that we can get them to you. Thank you for your help in this matter. Calendars for 2015 are available at the back of the Church. St. Nicholas: Calendars for 2015 are available downstairs in the Church Hall. Envelopes- 2015 contribution envelopes are also available in the Church Hall. Reminder: your number might have changed since last year . The envelopes are labeled alphabetically with your last name and they are arranged left column to the right column Divine Liturgy cancelation- If there is a two hour delay or cancelation of the St. Clair schools due to bad weather , we will not have Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas. Condolences – Our Parish extends sincere sympathy to the family and friends of +Mary Rady who passed away. We pray Almighty God grant her a place of rest where there is no sorrow or mourning but life everlasting. May the memory of +Mary be eternal. Condolences – Our Parish extends sincere sympathy to the family and friends of +Mary Stock who passed away. We pray Almighty God grant her a place of rest where there is no sorrow or mourning but life everlasting. May the memory of +Mary Stock be eternal. Both Churches: Rectory Office Closings- If local schools are canceled due to bad weather the office will be closed. If there is a 2 hour delay opening the office will not open till 11am. Thank you for your understanding. Papal Visit- As many of you know Pope Francis will be visiting Philadelphia next year for the” World Meeting of Families.” A visit to the Ukrainian Cathedral of Immaculate Conception is on his agenda. and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair. They shall not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea. “With a little child to Guide them” - ah, yes, the newborn Prince of Peace. May His peace be with all of us, and with our world, in this holy season and throughout the year to come. +Stefan Soroka Archbishop of Philadelphia for Ukrainians Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States +Richard Seminack (author) Eparch of St. Nicholas in Chicago +Paul Chomnycky, OSBM Eparch of Stamford Both Churches A Christmas Memory- Check out this link http://youtu.be/uB6AFgdBKBU This is an hour and a half concert of Ukrainian Christmas Carols from December, 1989 which features four choirs, including the South Anthracite Deanery Choir, which was broadcast on Service Electric Cable TV from Presentation of Our Lord Church, Lansdale, Pa Annual Festival of Christmas Carols will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia. During the Concert a collection will be taken for the needs of the Ukrainian Army. Choirs from different parishes will participate. Everyone is welcome Holiday Office Schedule- The office will be closed on Dec. 25th, 26th, Jan. 1st & 2nd The rectory office will be closing early on Dec. 31st The hours for this day is 10:00am to 12:30pm., As always you are welcome to leave a message on the answering machine and someone will get back to you as soon as it is possible. . Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! HOUSE BLESSING 2014 + Bohdan Danylo Eparch of St. Josaphat in Parma +John Bura Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Prayer to the Holy Family* Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendor of true love, to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic Churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, may the approaching Synod of Bishops make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. *Angelus, 29 December 2013 Msgr. Myron: I (we) would like you to come and bless my (our) home if possible this year during the Theophany (Jordan) Season. (2014) PLEASE PRINT NAME:__________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ______________________________________________ __________ CITY:_________________________________ ZIP:______________ TELEPHONE:____________________________ Please return by January 5th. Thank you Nativity Prayer by St. Augustine of Hippo Let the just rejoice, for their justifier is born. Let the sick and infirm rejoice, For their savior is born. Let the captives rejoice, For their Redeemer is born. Let slaves rejoice, for their Master is born. Let free men rejoice, For their Liberator is born. Let All Christians rejoice, For Jesus Christ is born. PASTORAL MESSAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF THE U.S.A. TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL CHRIST IS BORN! “Glory to God in the highest, and peace [to men of good will/to those on whom His favor rests].” (Luke 2: 14) Our preparations for the great feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ bring to mind the song of the angels at Bethlehem. It is good for us to meditate upon them during this season, and perhaps even to let this meditation influence our New Year's resolution as we prepare also for the arrival of 2015. It is especially important to remember the angelic promise of peace this year since there seems to be so little peace these days: we need to be reminded that, despite the headlines which scream of “man's inhumanity to man”, God's plan for us is different from the one inflicted upon the world by leaders whose cold, calculating ambition and insatiable greed know no bounds, thugs for whom people are merely tools to be used and discarded, for whom life is of no value. The ancient song was first heard in a world which, although separated from us by two millennia and by a wide technological chasm, was really not so different in terms of human nature. What was that world? Saint Paul tells the Galatians “When the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. (4: 4-5)” Does this mean that everything was perfect? Far from it! Some romantics like to point out that Jesus was born during what was referred to as the Pax Romana – that is, the “Roman Peace”. Outwardly, it may have looked as though peace reigned throughout the Roman world, but that peace was only maintained by Roman state-sponsored terror tactics – tactics like the crucifixion to which Jesus would eventually be sentenced since he was considered a threat to that very same Pax Romana. Not to be outdone by the cruelty of the Romans, the petty monarch Herod resorted to infanticide when faced with the same newborn threat to his power, ordering the murder of every male child under the age of two. Such was the Pax Romana; it is no wonder that the people seethed under the conqueror's boot! The Romans and their puppets had reason to fear rebellion. So what about “the fullness of time”? A possible answer can be found in any of the twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. According to the twelve-step paradigm, people with addictions are often not ready to change their lives until they have “hit bottom” - in other words, until their life has gotten so bad that there is no way to go but up. Perhaps this was the realization which was dawning on the people at that time. Can't you hear them moaning as they pray to God for relief in the words of Psalm 123? To you I raise my eyes, to you enthroned in heaven. Yes, like the eyes of servants on the hand of their masters, Like the eyes of a maid on the hand of her mistress, So our eyes are on the LORD our God, till we are shown favor. Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we have our fill of contempt. Our souls are more than sated with mockery from the insolent, with contempt from the arrogant. It is to such people, seeking to be ransomed from the violence and disorder of their world, that the angels sang of peace. Nothing much has changed in two thousand years: if anything, our technology has made us more effective at inflicting murder and mayhem. Nonetheless, we dare bravely to join our voices in the angels' song, stubbornly refusing to give up on the promise of peace. As we do so, we must remember that peace is not a gift which, like the snow, comes down from heaven to refresh the earth and hide the scars we have inflicted. Rather, it is our task, our vocation. As Pope Paul VI reminds us, “If you want peace, work for justice.” The prophet Isaiah (2: 3-5; 11: 6-9) provides just such a glorious vision of people striving together for the peace which God intends for the world, and then enjoying the fruits of their labors: Many peoples shall come and say: “Come, let us go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD! Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them. The cow and the bear shall graze, together their young shall lie down; the lion shall eat hay like the ox. The baby shall play by the viper’s den, PASTORAL MESSAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF THE U.S.A. TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL CHRIST IS BORN! “Glory to God in the highest, and peace [to men of good will/to those on whom His favor rests].” (Luke 2: 14) Our preparations for the great feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ bring to mind the song of the angels at Bethlehem. It is good for us to meditate upon them during this season, and perhaps even to let this meditation influence our New Year's resolution as we prepare also for the arrival of 2015. It is especially important to remember the angelic promise of peace this year since there seems to be so little peace these days: we need to be reminded that, despite the headlines which scream of “man's inhumanity to man”, God's plan for us is different from the one inflicted upon the world by leaders whose cold, calculating ambition and insatiable greed know no bounds, thugs for whom people are merely tools to be used and discarded, for whom life is of no value. The ancient song was first heard in a world which, although separated from us by two millennia and by a wide technological chasm, was really not so different in terms of human nature. What was that world? Saint Paul tells the Galatians “When the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. (4: 4-5)” Does this mean that everything was perfect? Far from it! Some romantics like to point out that Jesus was born during what was referred to as the Pax Romana – that is, the “Roman Peace”. Outwardly, it may have looked as though peace reigned throughout the Roman world, but that peace was only maintained by Roman state-sponsored terror tactics – tactics like the crucifixion to which Jesus would eventually be sentenced since he was considered a threat to that very same Pax Romana. Not to be outdone by the cruelty of the Romans, the petty monarch Herod resorted to infanticide when faced with the same newborn threat to his power, ordering the murder of every male child under the age of two. Such was the Pax Romana; it is no wonder that the people seethed under the conqueror's boot! The Romans and their puppets had reason to fear rebellion. So what about “the fullness of time”? A possible answer can be found in any of the twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. According to the twelve-step paradigm, people with addictions are often not ready to change their lives until they have “hit bottom” - in other words, until their life has gotten so bad that there is no way to go but up. Perhaps this was the realization which was dawning on the people at that time. Can't you hear them moaning as they pray to God for relief in the words of Psalm 123? To you I raise my eyes, to you enthroned in heaven. Yes, like the eyes of servants on the hand of their masters, Like the eyes of a maid on the hand of her mistress, So our eyes are on the LORD our God, till we are shown favor. Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we have our fill of contempt. Our souls are more than sated with mockery from the insolent, with contempt from the arrogant. It is to such people, seeking to be ransomed from the violence and disorder of their world, that the angels sang of peace. Nothing much has changed in two thousand years: if anything, our technology has made us more effective at inflicting murder and mayhem. Nonetheless, we dare bravely to join our voices in the angels' song, stubbornly refusing to give up on the promise of peace. As we do so, we must remember that peace is not a gift which, like the snow, comes down from heaven to refresh the earth and hide the scars we have inflicted. Rather, it is our task, our vocation. As Pope Paul VI reminds us, “If you want peace, work for justice.” The prophet Isaiah (2: 3-5; 11: 6-9) provides just such a glorious vision of people striving together for the peace which God intends for the world, and then enjoying the fruits of their labors: Many peoples shall come and say: “Come, let us go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD! Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them. The cow and the bear shall graze, together their young shall lie down; the lion shall eat hay like the ox. The baby shall play by the viper’s den, and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair. They shall not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea. “With a little child to Guide them” - ah, yes, the newborn Prince of Peace. May His peace be with all of us, and with our world, in this holy season and throughout the year to come. +Stefan Soroka Archbishop of Philadelphia for Ukrainians Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States +Richard Seminack (author) Eparch of St. Nicholas in Chicago +Paul Chomnycky, OSBM Eparch of Stamford Both Churches A Christmas Memory- Check out this link http://youtu.be/uB6AFgdBKBU This is an hour and a half concert of Ukrainian Christmas Carols from December, 1989 which features four choirs, including the South Anthracite Deanery Choir, which was broadcast on Service Electric Cable TV from Presentation of Our Lord Church, Lansdale, Pa Annual Festival of Christmas Carols will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia. During the Concert a collection will be taken for the needs of the Ukrainian Army. Choirs from different parishes will participate. Everyone is welcome Holiday Office Schedule- The office will be closed on Dec. 25th, 26th, Jan. 1st & 2nd The rectory office will be closing early on Dec. 31st The hours for this day is 10:00am to 12:30pm., As always you are welcome to leave a message on the answering machine and someone will get back to you as soon as it is possible. . Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! HOUSE BLESSING 2014 + Bohdan Danylo Eparch of St. Josaphat in Parma +John Bura Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Prayer to the Holy Family* Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendor of true love, to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic Churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, may the approaching Synod of Bishops make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. *Angelus, 29 December 2013 Msgr. Myron: I (we) would like you to come and bless my (our) home if possible this year during the Theophany (Jordan) Season. (2014) PLEASE PRINT NAME:__________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ______________________________________________ __________ CITY:_________________________________ ZIP:______________ TELEPHONE:____________________________ Please return by January 5th. Thank you Nativity Prayer by St. Augustine of Hippo Let the just rejoice, for their justifier is born. Let the sick and infirm rejoice, For their savior is born. Let the captives rejoice, For their Redeemer is born. Let slaves rejoice, for their Master is born. Let free men rejoice, For their Liberator is born. Let All Christians rejoice, For Jesus Christ is born. St. Michael’s Lector Schedule: Wednesday, December 24th Thursday, December 25th Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Wednesday, December 31st Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th Gal 4:4-7 Gal 4:4-7 Heb 2:11-18 Gal 1:11-19 Gal 1:11-19 Col 2:8-12 2 Tim 4:5-8 2 Tim 4:5-8 Alice Breznik Michael Fufla Charles Calise Winifred Mohutsky Michelle Caputo Sam Litwak Nancy Sawka Paul Caputo St. Nicholas Lector Schedule: Wednesday, December 24th Thursday, December 25th Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Thursday, January 1st Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th Gal 4:4-7 Gal 4:4-7 Heb 2:11-18 Gal 1:11-19 Gal 1:11-19 Col 2:8-12 2 Tim 4:5-8 2 Tim 4:5-8 Bernadette Bremer Theresa Panchison Theresa Panchison Michael Prokop LeeAnn Smulligan Theresa Panchison Andrew Skrincosky Susan Miller Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendars! St. Michael: 2015 Envelopes are in the back of the Church. Please pick them up. If you see any errors in address or spelling, please let the rectory know so that it can be corrected. If you need envelopes and they are not in the back of the Church please let the rectory know so that we can get them to you. Thank you for your help in this matter. Calendars for 2015 are available at the back of the Church. St. Nicholas: Calendars for 2015 are available downstairs in the Church Hall. Envelopes- 2015 contribution envelopes are also available in the Church Hall. Reminder: your number might have changed since last year . The envelopes are labeled alphabetically with your last name and they are arranged left column to the right column Divine Liturgy cancelation- If there is a two hour delay or cancelation of the St. Clair schools due to bad weather , we will not have Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas. Condolences – Our Parish extends sincere sympathy to the family and friends of +Mary Rady who passed away. We pray Almighty God grant her a place of rest where there is no sorrow or mourning but life everlasting. May the memory of +Mary be eternal. Condolences – Our Parish extends sincere sympathy to the family and friends of +Mary Stock who passed away. We pray Almighty God grant her a place of rest where there is no sorrow or mourning but life everlasting. May the memory of +Mary Stock be eternal. Both Churches: Rectory Office Closings- If local schools are canceled due to bad weather the office will be closed. If there is a 2 hour delay opening the office will not open till 11am. Thank you for your understanding. Papal Visit- As many of you know Pope Francis will be visiting Philadelphia next year for the” World Meeting of Families.” A visit to the Ukrainian Cathedral of Immaculate Conception is on his agenda. Church Information Rectory Hours- Monday – Thursday 10:00am- 3:00 pm - phone 570-462-0809 Closed holidays Baptisms: Please contact the rectory a week or more in advance. Confessions: By appointment, before Divine Liturgy or check your bulletin schedule. Marriages: Those planning marriages must be active members of the parish, and must contact the pastor at least 6 months in advance. Marriage preparation for couples is required Emergencies & Pastoral Care: Please call the pastor if a parishioner is hospitalized or home bound and is in need of the Eucharist or Anointing of the Sick. New Parishioners are urged to register in the rectory office. Moving? Change of address? Please notify the rectory. Letters of Recommendation: for Sponsors of the sacraments will be issued only to active members of the parish who are registered with the parish, receiving sacraments and supporting the parish. Mass Cards, Sanctuary Lights, and Other Candles etc.: Contact the rectory during office hours for information. Questions: Please contact the rectory, or see Msgr. Myron. Weekly Contributions Parishes Weekly Income: St. Michael: Contribution- $1,001.00 Thank You! St. Nicholas: Contribution- $1,164.00 Thank You! Sanctuary Light: St. Nicholas- In Memory of+ Wassil, +Helen & +Sgt. Ronald Mitchell by Son Robert and Wife Roseann Sanctuary Light: St. Michael- God’s Blessings for Curtis, Aaron & Tyrus Huntzinger by Toni Poppert Huntzinger Seven Branch Candlestick- God’s Blessings for & in Memory of the Blaschak & Wolfe Families 4 Lamps of the Iconostas – In Celebration of the Birth of Our Lord, May His Blessings on my Family and Friends Continue Throughout the New Year Lamps of the Crucifix Lights of the Tetrapod- In Memory of the Deceased Members of the +Szczyglak Family by Andrew Szczglak Lights of the TabernacleGod bless you for your love and devotion to your parish! Prayer Requests: Please remember our shut-ins and all those who have requested our Prayers: Our Military Friends Serving Our Country, St. Michael Sonya Elchishak Eva Koch Pat Sittnick Martha Hysock Mary Mazur Olga Hatchel Anne Prete St. Nicholas Helen Salak Helen Seamon Mary Mistishen Joseph Luckenbill Robert O’Connor Olga Kurilla Helen Beddall Irene Flaherty Irene Yaroma Dolores Kozie Edward Sion Sandy Bankes* Andrea Pytak Susan Enders Dolores O’Connell Leahy Roseanne Nause Susan Chernesky Kelly Jones Maya Usewicz Helen Sims Bill McAndrew* Christine Lenhart* & Rosemary (Mother) Marie Sion Tom Prete Keilbasa Family* Peter Kadingo Jeanette Stock Mary Kadingo Laura Seasock Anna Skrincosky Catherine Washuta Elizabeth Gulas Joseph Salak Elmer Gulas Walter Mistishen Andrew Skrincosky SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH 114 South Chestnut Street, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 17976 SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH North Morris Street, Saint Clair, Pennsylvania 17970 Rectory (570) 462-0809 Fax (570) 462-0517 St. Michael’s Oak St. Hall (570) 462-2424 St. Michael’s Pierogie Hotline (570) 462-2424 Email- stmichaelsukrainian@verizon.net Website- www.first-ukrainian.com Like us on Facebook@St Michael’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Follow us on twitter @ stmichaelukr Msgr. Myron Grabowsky – Parish Priest Christmas Day December 25th & Sunday, December 28th 2014 ~ Sunday After Christmas SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24th 8:00am +Kathleen Paulabinsky by Charles Calise & Helen O’Connell 4:00pm God’s Blessings on His People Christmas- the Birth of Our Lord Thursday, December 25th 10:30am God’s Blessings on His People Synaxis of Theotokos Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Tuesday, December 30th Wednesday, December 31st 10:30am Reparation of the Sacred Heard of Jesus 3:30pm +Michael &+ Anna Kacmarczyk by Daughter 10:30am +Fred Koch by Eva Koch and Family 5:00pm +Michael S. Martin Jr. by Charles Calise & Helen O’Connell 8:00am +Connie Mahalchick by Betty Ann & Staff Circumcision of Our Lord Wednesday, December 31st Friday, January 2nd Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th 5:00pm +Brian Lauderman by Charles Calise & Helen O’Connell 8:00am Reparation of the Sacred Heard of Jesus 3:30pm +Michael Krajcirik Sr. by Michael & Theresa Krajcirik 10:30am +Stella Stockunas by Albert & Alice Breznik SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24th 7:30pm God’s Blessings on His People Christmas- the Birth of Our Lord Thursday, December 25th 8:30am God’s Blessings on His People Synaxis of Theotokos Friday, December 26th Saturday, December 27th Sunday, December 28th Monday, December 29th 8:30am Reparation of the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary 8:00am God’s Blessings on Archbishop Stefan on his Name Day 5:30pm God’s Blessings on His People 8:30am 40th Day +Patrick Garrity by Coleen Garrity 8:00am +Metropolitan Joseph Schmondiuk Circumcision of Our Lord Items in this bulletin are from Fr. Daniel & St Josephat’s Bulletin , Archbishop Chancery, Vatican Website , Father Fields & Mustard Seeds by M. Kelly Thursday, January 1st Saturday, January 3rd Sunday, January 4th 9:00am +Olga Kulka by Laguna Family 8:00am Reparation of the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary 5:30am +Mary Stock by Jeanette & Thomas Stock 8:30am God’s Blessings on His People Lector Schedule on next page