SS. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church /Assumption B.V.M. 131 North Beech Street, Mount Carmel, Pa. 17851 Rectory 570-339-0650 Church Hall 570- 339-4333

E-Mail: stsppmc@ptd.net Prayer Line: Louise Cuff 339-3660- Eleanor Stebila 339-2353 - Louise Troyan 339-1565

Very Reverend Archpriest Michael Hutsko, Pastor Please notify the rectory office if you or a loved one is hospitalized or admitted to a nursing home. Office Hours: Mon. Tues. Fri.- 9:00AM-3:00PM Wed. Thurs. 9:00AM -12:00 Noon

1st Collection: Candles 2"d Collection: Regular Offering

Saturday 03-03-12 3:15PM Confessions 4:00 PM For the Parishioners Sunday 03-04-12 2"a Sunday of the Great Fast 8:15AM Confessions 9:15 AM + Elaine Duran by Geraldine Fasolka Monday 03-05-12 8:00 AM Lenten Hours Tuesday 03-06-12 8:00 AM No Lenten Hours 6:00 PM No Stations of the Cross Wednesday 03-07-12 8:00AM No Lenten Hours 6:00PM Divine Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts + Rose Jankowski by Ed & Linda Lawler Thursday 03-08-12 8:00 AM Lenten Hours Friday 03-09-12 . 8:00 AM Lenten Hours 6:00 PM Divine Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts+ Rose Jankowski req. by Joseph Lip tack Saturday 03-10-12 8:00 AM Divine Liturgy Immediately followed by Prayers for the Deceased of SS. Peter & Paul 11 :00 AM to 12:00 Noon Confessions 3: 15 PM Confessions

March 4 , 2012

4:00PM+ John & Helen Cheddar, req. by Son, Joseph Sunday 03-11-12 3rd Sunday of the Great Fast 8:15 AM Confessions 9:15 AM For the Parishioners 3:00 PM South Anthracite Deanery Stations of the Cross followed by short meeting and social

Assumption B.V.M. Sunday 03-04-12 2"a Sunday of the Great Fast 10:30 AM Confessions 11 :00 AM + Elizabeth Walters by Wesley & Mary Theresa Litchko Immediately followed by Prayers for the Deceased of Assumption B.V.M. Church Sunday 03-11-12 3rd Sunday of the Great Fast 10:30 AM Confessions 11:00 AM+ John Lynn req. by Dorothy Shemanski Immediately followed by Prayers for the Deceased of Assumption B.V.M. Church

Day Light Saving Time begins on March 11th , 2012 Turn clocks ahead 1 hour.

Your Stewardship: We thank you for your generous financial support of our parish communities. The following donations were deposited from last Sunday's collection. Weekly Parish Financial Report: SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday February 26, 2012 Income ...... $ 1, 971.31 Expenses ... $ 2, 292.73 Sunday February 27, 2011 Income $ 1, 048.56 Assumption BVM Sunday .... February 26, 2012 Income . . . $ 601.00 Expenses.... $ 1, 364.00 Sunday February 27, 2011 Income... $ 1, 444.00

A Beautiful Prayer Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for reward; except to know that I am doing your will. Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Assumption B.V.M. Donations: In Memory of Rose Jankowski $100.00- Joseph & Christine Mushalko $ 25.00- Irene Novak, Paul & George Ann Katchick $ 25.00- David & Lynette Motto $ 15.00 -Theodore & Jacqueline Matlow $ 10.00- Mary Chismar Assumption B.V.M. 50/50 Winner for February: Envelope# 51- Charlotte Thomas­$ 14.00 Congratulations!

SS. Peter & Paul Rebuilding Fund Donations: $50.00- John & Irene Wislotsky

SS. Peter & Paul 50/50 Winner for February Envelope# 214- Louise Pochakilo-$68.00 Congratulations!

Altar Flowers: Altar flowers can be sponsored weekly for $30.00 per arrangement. Parishioners can sponsor these flowers in Memory of a loved one, or for any occasion. Anyone interested in sponsoring flowers may call 339-0650, or visit the church office.

Altar Flowers: Altar flowers for the week of March 4, 2012 is a Birthday Remembrance for Our Brother + Bill Senkowicz requested by John Senkowicz & Family and Robert Wysocki & Family

SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption BVM Parish Food Drive: The Altar Rosary Society is sponsoring a food drive to help The Mount Carmel Area Food Bank to feed the needy. The food is distributed to only Mount Carmel Area residents. We will be collecting canned or boxed items such as cereal, potatoes, rice, pasta, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, jelly, pudding, crackers, etc. No perishable items will be accepted, such as fruit, vegetables, etc. You may place donations in the container in the front of the church. This is an ongoing project. As we receive donations they will be taken to The Mount Carmel Area Food Bank. Thank you for your generosity.

Coach Bingo: Sunday, March 41

h 2012 St. Nicholas Hall, Primrose

. Doors open 11 :00 AM; Bingo 1 :00 PM Admission: $25.00 Includes 16 regular games & 4 specials Call Sherri: 544-5767 Proceeds to Benefit St. Nicholas School

Fasting Regulations: We enter the Great Fast, please keep in mind that we are to refrain from meat on every Friday of lent. Additionally, it is customary, but not required, to refrain from meat on Wednesday's during)ent. All are asked to do their best to keep this discipline of the church.

Lenten Offering Folders: Lenten offering folders are available in the vestibules of SS. Peter & Paul Church and Assumption B.V.M. Church for anyone who would like to have one.

Mystery (Sacrament) of Repentance: Is available before each Divine Liturgy on Saturday, 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM and on Sunday in SS. Peter & Paul Church, 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM, and at Assumption BVM Church on Sunday at 10:30 AM to 11 :00 AM in the confessionals.

American Cancer Society Daffodil Days: Sunday of Hope March 19 - 25, 2012 If you would like to order a bunch, a vintage vase and a bunch, a Boyd's Bear and a bunch, or a potted mini daffodils In Honor or In Memory of a loved one, please complete the form below. The form should be completed and donations given to SS. Peter & Paul office no later than March 5, 2012. ___ N.umber of potted mini-daffodils

$12.00 each

___ Number of bunches-- $10.00 each

___ Number of Boyds Bear and a Bunch - $25.00

___ Number of vintage vases and a bunch- $15.00

In Memory of ________ _

In Honor of _________ _

By _______________ __

The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate: The Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate are hosting a "Follow Me" weekend from March 9 -11 for young women from .the ages of 19 - 35 at St. Mary's Villa in Sloatsburg, N.Y. There is no cost and this retreat is for any young woman who wants to follow Jesus closer however she is being called. Flyers and registration forms are available in the vestibule of Our Parishes

Choir Practice: With Easter Sunday fast approaching we will soon be starting choir practice. We would like to have as many people as possible join our choir so we will be able to make our Easter Season a festive and joyous one. Choir rehearsal will begin on Monday, March 19th and on March 261

h at 7:00 PM at SS. Peter & Paul Church. Anyone interested in joining our choir please contact Ed Cuff at 339-3660.

South Anthracite Deanery 2012 Lenten Devotions: During the Lenten season, the faithful of the South Anthracite Protopresbytery will continue the .decades-old tradition of gathering for Lenten devotions on Sunday afternoons in the various churches of the deanery. After the services, a cake and social is held in the respective parish halls. The Lenten devotions begin each Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM. These Lenten devotions are coordinated by the clergy of the South Anthracite Deanery.

The 2012 Lenten Devotion Schedule is as follows: 2"d Sunday of the Great Fast March 4, 2012 - 3:00 PM St. John the Baptist Church, Maizeville, PA 3rd Sunday of the Great Fast March 11, 2012- 3:00 PM SS. Peter & Paul Church Mount Carmel, PA. 4th Sunday of the Great Fast March 18, 2012-3:00 PM St. Nicholas Church St. Clair, PA. 5th Sunday of the Great Fast March 25, 2012 - 3:00 PM St. Mary's Church McAdoo, PA. Flowery (Palm) Sunday April 1, 2012 - 3:00 PM St. Nicholas Church Minersville, PA.

South Anthracite Deanery 2012 Lenten Confession Schedule: The following is the confession schedule for the Great Fast. Please make note of the dates, and times. Please avail yourselves of this opportunity to prepare for the celebration of Pascha.

Monday, March 26,2012 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Assumption B.V.M. Church Centralia, Pa. - Father Fields

Thursday, March 29, 2012 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM SS. Peter & Paul Church Mount Carmel, PA.- Msgr. Melnic Msgr. Grabowsky

The Office of Christian Burial

The Funeral Services of the Byzantine Ukrainian Rite are deeply impressive, yet truly meaningful and uplifting.

As they poetically accent the mystical aspects of death and the resurrection, they also bring our hearts and minds in touch with the reassuring hope that God is merciful. In part, this is revealed when the solemn mood of the music is frequently interrupted by triumphal chords to symbolize that the death of every Christian "is swallowed up in victory" (1 Cor. 15:54). As a result, sorrow is lessened when seen through the light of the expectation of heavenly bliss; and the sadness of inevitable departure is alleviated by prayer, which is both encouraging and supportive.

The body of the Christian-alive or dead-is the temple of the Living God: it is laid to rest in the grave as a candidate for resurrection.

In the primitive Church, the Service of the Dead was called the "Eucharistic Prayer," or "Prayer of Thanksgiving." Even now, it consists mainly in psalmody and praise: God is exalted for having delivered the deceased from the afflictions of this world, for they are now going to a place of repose and happiness where He Himself will receive them. Hence Christian mourning is tinged with joy.

Christian burial places are called cemeteries, from the Greek and Latin words for "sleeping-places." For the Christian, death is but a sleep, and bodies laid to rest in a cemetery are merely sleeping, in the expectation of resurrection.

At the time of death, all men are burdened with traces of frailty and corruption. That is why we ask God to deal with them according to His mercy, to pardon their failures for "there is no man who lives and does not sin."

Our prayers help the dead because of their union with us in Christ the Head: we are all members of the Mystical Body. In his commentary on the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians, St. John Chrysostom explains: "The dead are not so much to be lamented as helped with prayers, supplications, alms and offerings. Such things were not designed in vain, nor is it without reason that, in the celebration of the Holy Mysteries, we mention the dead, interceding for them with the Lamb who is slain to take away the sins of the world. From all this, some· consolation will go up to them. Neither again is it in vain that the priest, standing at the altar during the celebration of the Divine Mysteries, cries out: 'We offer You this sacrifice for all who are asleep in

Christ and all who make commemorations in their honor. . .Let us then not grow weary of helping them and praying for them.'"

Another purpose of the Funeral Service is to lead the living to virtue and holiness by reminding them of death and preparing them for it. Most of the hymns point out that earthly comforts, beauty, riches, health and power are God-given favors that should help us get ready for better and more permanent treasures still to come.

A moderate sorrow expressed at the loss of a relative or friend is a natural feeling consistent with Christian joy and faith, but we should not grieve as do those who have no hope.

In the following Funeral Services two main themes are beautifully interwoven into a . most expressive ritual: the awesome judgment of God; and the resurrection to life eternal. The reality of judgment after death urges us to sincere, confident prayer for the departed soul, while the vision of immortality soothes our sorrow at this time of death. Thus we fulfill the counsel of St. Paul: "Brethren, we want you to be quite certain about those who are asleep (dead), to make sure that you do not grieve about them as those people who have no hope." (1 Thess. 4: 13).

In the early days of Christianity, funeral services were an all night vigil of prayer. They ended about dawn with the subsequent burial of the deceased. Today we use but a small segment of those ancient rites. Our modem Wake Service is called the P ARAST AS or GREAT P ANAKHYDA. Panakhyda is literally translated from the Greek as All-night Services. Parastas is translated as a Standing Service, denoting the ancient custom of standing to pray.

There is a three-way dialogue within the structure of the Wake Service or Parastas in the Funeral Service of the Church. In some prayers we, the faithful, pray and intercede for a merciful judgment for the deceased; in other prayers it is the deceased admitting to the 'weakness of sin during life and now beseeching forgiveness and acceptance into everlasting life; in still other prayers we hear the voice of Christ as the Merciful Judge.

Spiritual writers throughout the ages have attested to the tremendous value of prayers for the dead. In our times, Pope John XXIII wrote in his JOURNAL OF A SOUL: "To remember the dead in prayer gives me courage and joy in confident hope of joining them all again in the everlasting glory of heaven."

(Byzantine Daily Worship; The Office of Christian Burial-Byzantines.net)

METROPOLITAN STEFAN'S REFELCTION FOR 2N° SUNDAY OF GREAT FAST

Our journey in Great Fast has begun. We have focused ourselves on devoting greater time for prayer

and meditation, and have resolved to fast and to offer something extra of ourselves in assisting others in

need. Throughout the many parables, we learn of Jesus' immense mercy. Jesus heals the sick and

possessed. Jesus forgives the sinners. You and I can easily find ourselves amidst the sick, the possessed,

and the sinners. Admitting that we have offended God, ourselves and others is needed before we can

receive true forgiveness and healing. You will recall that those who asked Jesus for help were honest

with themselves as to their condition. You and I need to be honest with ourselves about our

weaknesses. Is there some anger, bad thoughts, resentment, and so on which we have found difficult

to let go? Are there some personal failings which we cdntinue to focus on, be it our own or by others?

Whatever it is which possesses us, causes sickness and sinfulness, resolve to surrender it at the feet of

Jesus Christ. Jesus is ready to forgive. Jesus is ready to heal. Are you and I ready to approach Jesus

Christ with the honesty and readiness needed to be forgiven and to be healed this Great Fast?

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SS. Peter Paul Church Renovations as of February, 2012

$100.00 $5.00 $5.00 Frank & Nancy Sheptock Paul Kathckick Sue Visloskie

George Ann Katchick John Wislotsky $25.00 Mildred Kent Irene Wislotsky Evelyn Wozney Paul Kobi Joe Wisneskie

Helen Kuzo Jocelyn Wozney

$20.00 Dorothy Luczkoski Joseph Wozney

Morris Gilotti Catherine Mall Mike Yatsko

Beverly Gilotti John McAndrew David Zaleski

Helen McAndrew Damien Zaleski Jr.

$10.00 Anita Moffitt Gloria Zaleski

Helen Hutnick Irene Novak Marianne Zenyuch

Stan & June Petchulis

$5.00 Vincent Piechoski $2.00 Olga Anelauskas Donna Phillips Martha Grabowski

Evelyn Ann Bailoni louise Pochakilo Russell Macheski ·

Evelyn Ann Bailoni Marian Repella Russell Macheski

Joseph Cheddar Pat Rudock

Ed Cuff Leonard Rusinko

Louise Cuff Louise Rusinko

Helen Duni Marie Sarisky

John Duni Pat Sempko Thank You for

Geraldine Fasolka Anna Smith Your

Julia Fedako Charles Smith Continued Support

Michelle Forti Margaret Spade I of

Sue Gluchowski Eleanor Stebila Our Parish Ellen Goretsky Michael Stebila Melissa Homicz Anne Steffanick

Mary Ann Horoshak Mary Theresa Steffanick

Anastasia Hopey John Strahotsky

BISHOPS ENCOURAGE RESTORATION OF FUNERAL RITES FOR OUR FAITHFUL In their pastoral letter for the Great Fast issued in February, 2007, our Ukrainian Catholic hierarchy asked for the restoration of our proper funeral services to honor our dearly departed. They stated: We honor our beloved dead by showing them the greatest respect; by doing the best we can to honor them. It is in conjunction with this desire that we, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the United States, take this opportunity to reclaim our ancient heritage. Until fairly recently, funerals - like weddings - stood on their own. The beauty of the funeral liturgy, which we call Parastas, was allowed to shine forth as a liturgy in its own right and not as a mere adjunct to the Divine Liturgy. A return to this venerable tradition would show the greatest honor to our beloved dead; how better could we honor them than by using the ancient rite, whose prayers were offered for their ancestors from time immemorial? This is not to discount the importance of the Divine Liturgy; far from it.' Rather, the Divine Liturgy would be reserved for other significant gatherings - such as the fortieth-day commemorations which, though so full of meaning, have fallen into disuse in some places. And what better time to begin to implement such a change than during the Great Fast, when we do not normally celebrate Divine Liturgy during the week? For this reason, beginning with this Great Fast, we encourage the celebration of the Parastas as the funeral liturgy of our Church within the United States. Accordingly, in keeping with this liturgical renewal, during the Great Fast, we will follow this directive of our bishops for all of our church funeral services.

Funeral Services in the Eastern Church

The funeral service in the Eastern Church, although not considered as specifically sacramental, belongs among the special liturgical rites of the People of God.

The Church has a particular sacramental service for the consecration of human suffering, and special prayers for the departure of the soul from the body in death. When a person dies, the Church serves a special vigil over the lifeless body, called traditionally the parastas or panakhyda, both of which mean a "watch" or an "all-night vigil."

The funeral vigil has the basic form of matins. It begins with the normal Trisagion Prl!yers and the chanting of Psahn 91, followed by the special Great Litany for the dead. Alleluia replaces God is the Lord, as in Great Lent, and leads into the singing of the funeral troparion.

The troparion and the kontakion of the dead, as all hymns of the funeral vigil, meditate on the tragedy of death and the mercy of God, and petition eternal life for the person who is "fallen asleep."

Thou only Creator Who with wisdom profound mercifully orderest all things, and givest unto all that which is useful, give rest, 0 Lord, to the soul of Thy servant who has fallen asleep, for he has placed his trust in Thee, our Maker and Fashioner and our God (Troparion).

With the saints give rest. 0 Christ, to the soul of Thy servant where sickness and sorrow are no more, neither sighing, b,;t life everlasting (Kontakion).

Psalm 119, the verbal icon of the righteous man who has total trust in God and total devotion and love for his Divine Law -- the verbal icon of Jesus Christ --is chanted over the dY.parted, with its praises and supplications for life in God. It is this same psalm which is chanted over the tomb of Christ on Great Friday.

It is the psahn which sings of the victory of righteousness and life over wickedness and death. My soul cleaves to the dust, give me life according to Thy word. (1 19:25)

Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; and give me life in Thy wcrys. (I 19:37) Behold, I longfor Thy precepts; in Thy righteousness give me life. (I 19:40) Thy testimonies are righteousness forever; give me understanding that 1 may live. (119: 144) Plead my cause, and redeem me; give me life according to Thy promise. (119: 154)

This entire psalm together with the verses and prayers that go with it, the canon hymns of the service, and the special funeral songs of St John of Damascus all are a meditation on life and death. They are, in the context of the new life of the Risen Christ who reigns in the Church, a lesson of serious instruction for those who are immune to the full tragedy of sin and its "wages" which are death.

Sometimes men criticize the funeral vigil for its supposed morbidity and gloom; they say that there should be more words of resurrection and life. Yet the vigil itself is not the Church's "fmal word" about death. It is simply the solemn contemplation upon death's tragic character, its horrid reality and its power as that of sin and alienation from God. The realization of these facts, which particularly in the modem age is so strikingly absent, is the absolute condition for the full appreciation and celebration of the victorious resurrection of Christ and his gracious gift of eternal life to mankind. Without such a preparatory meditation on death, it is doubtful whether the Christian Gospel of Life can be understandable at all.

Thus it is not at all ironic that the same Saint John of Damascus who wrote the joyful canon sung by the Church on Easter Night is also the author of the Church's songs of death, which are indeed unyielding in their gravity and uncompromising in their bluntness and realism about the inevitable fact of the final fate of fallen human existence.

What earthly sweetness remains unmixed with grief? What glory stands immutable on the earth? All things are but feeble shadows, all things are most deluding dreams, yet one moment only, and death shall supplant them all. But in the light of Thy countenance, 0 Christ, and in the sweetness of Thy beauty, give rest to him whom Thou hast chosen, for as much as Thou lovest mankind.

I weep and lament when I think upon death, and behold our beauty created in the likeness of God lying in the tomb disfigured, bereft of glory and form. 0 the marvel of it! What is this mystery concerning us? Why have we been delivered to corruption? Why have we been wedded unto death? Truly, as it is written, by the command of God Who giveth the departed rest (Funeral Hymns).

As the funeral service is now normally served, the Beatitudes are chanted after the canon and the hymns of Saint John, with prayer verses inserted between them on behalf of the dead. The epistle reading is from First Thessalonians ( 4: 13-17),. The gospel reading is from Saint John (5:24-30). A sermon is preached and the people are dismissed after giving their "fmal kiss" with the singing of the fmal funeral song: Eternal Memory, Vichnaya Pamyat

It has to be noted here that this song, contrary to the common understanding of it, is the supplication that God would remember the dead, for in the Bible it is God's "eternal memory" which keeps man alive. Sheol or Hades or the Pit, the biblical realm of the dead also called Abaddon, is the condition of forsakenness and forgottenness by God. It is the situation of non-life since in such a condition no one can praise the Lord; and the praise of the Lord is the only content and purpose of man's life; it is the very reason for his existence. Thus, this most famous and final of the funeral hymns of the Eastern church is the prayer that the departed be eternally alive in the "eternal rest" of the "eternal memory" of God -- all of which is made possible and actual by the resurrection of Jesus Christ which is the destruction of the Pit of Death by the splendor of Divine Righteousness and Life (seePs 88; Hos 13:14; 1 Cori 15; Eph 4:9; Phi/2:5-11; 1 Pet 3).

Prayer for Vocations Almighty and merciful God, Inspire those You have chosen

To hear and answer Your call to the Priesthood and Religious Life.

Give them the courage To be the prophets for our times.

Give them the wisdom and openness To live their personal call Give them the strength

To be ready witnesses of Your love and care for the world

May they find support and encouragement

in our words and in our prayers, Through the Intercession of Mary, The Mother of God, and all the Saints.

Amen

Prayer Intention Line: The Altar Rosary Society of SS. Peter & Paul Church sponsors a "Prayer Intention Line" for the spiritual benefit of our parishioners, families, and friends. Please feel free to ~all one of the phone numbers listed at the top of the bulletin to request prayers for whatever intention you may have. You may also write your prayer requests in the Prayer Intention Book in the vestibule of the church. Be assured your requests for prayer will be honored daily by the members of the Altar Rosary Society and by all members of our parish.

Spaghetti Dinner: SS. Peter & Paul Church is sponsoring a "Spaghetti Dinner" on Sunday, March 4th from 11 :00 AM till 2:00 PM in SS. Peter & Paul Church hall. Cost is $7.00 per person, $4.00 per child, and includes spaghetti, home-made sauce and meatballs, salad and dessert. Take-outs will be available, please bring your own container. Tickets are now available in the vestibule of the church or at the parish office. Please plan to attend and give us your whole-hearted support. A 50/50 raffle will be available on that day.

Afghan Raffle: Tickets are now available in the vestibule of SS. Peter & Paul Church or at the parish office for a chance to win a beautiful, hand-made, full size afghan donated to our parish by Eleanor Stebila. Tickets are$ 1.00 each or a book of six for$ 5.00 and the raffle will be held on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Your support will be greatly appreciated

Religion Classes: Religion classes are held at SS. Peter & Paul Church on Monday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. All children from pre-school age to 8th grade are encouraged to attend. Children receiving the Sacrament of Penance/Holy Communion in Calendar Year 2011-2012 must attend these

. classes. Registration forms are available. If you have any questions please contact Christine Bogner at 847-4385.

Deanery Lenten Services: Deanery Lenten Services has begun. Our deanery prays the Stations of the Cross at a different parish each week. This long-time tradition within our deanery has provided both spiritual and social benefits to the clergy and faithful who participate. I encourage all of you to join the faithful of all our parishes in making these services a part of your Lenten journey. This Sunday, March 4th Lenten Devotions will be held at St. John the Baptist Church, Maizeville, PA. at 3:00 PM. Immediately after services a brief social will be held for all in attendance. Plan now to join us.

Confession: Every catholic is required to receive the Sacrament of Penance during the Lenten/Easter season. In order to give you ample opportunity to fulfill this obligation, I will hear confessions every Saturday during lent from 11 :00 AM to Noon at SS. Peter & Paul. Also, visiting priests will be in Assumption B.V.M. Church, Centralia on Monday, March 26th, from 6:00PM to 7:00 PM for confessions, and at SS. Peter & Paul Parish for confessions on Thursday, March 29th. from 6:00PM to 7:00 PM. Please avail yourself of these opportunities as early as possible in the Lenten season.

Fish Dinner: March 16th, 2012 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM $8.50 Eat In or Take out Menu - Baked Fish, Mashed Potatoes, Stewed Tom a toes, Green Beans, Coleslaw, Beverage, Dessert & Roll For order's call 570-462-0809 St. Michael's Church Hall Corner or Oak & Chestnut Sts., Shenandoah

Lenten Services: the Holy Season of Lent (Great Fast) began on Monday, February 201

h, 2012. This is a privileged time during which we are all encouraged to "put aside all earthly cares" and focus upon those things that are eternal and everlasting. During this time we are encouraged to focus upon the salvation of our souls, each one looking inwardly in order to measure ourselves in the light of Jesus Christ. During this time we are encouraged to "pray, fast and do good works" each according to their own ability. As such, our church provides additional opportunities to encounter the

· Lord. A special liturgical schedule has been prepared to enable us to make the best use of this forty-day period. Lenten Hours are prayed at 8:00AM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Stations of the Cross are celebrated at 6:00 PM on Tuesday evenings. The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is sung on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:00 PM. Our deceased loved ones are remembered at Sorokousty Services on Saturday mornings immediately after 8:00AM Divine Liturgy in Mt. Carmel and on Sunday mornings immediately after 11:00 AM Divine Liturgy in Centralia. Also, please remember our Deanery prays the Stations of the Cross in a different parish each Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM. Please do your best to attend and pray the additional services during our journey through the Great Fast so that we will be able to joyfully proclaim the Resurrection of Our Lord as newly created people on Easter Sunday.

Holy Name Society Sunday: Holy Name Society Sunday will be held on Sunday, March 11, 2012. All members are urged to pray together, receive the Holy Eucharist as a group, and attend a brief meeting immediately after Divine Liturgy

Next Pyrohy Sale: The next SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption Pyrohy Sale will be held on Wednesday, March 14th, and Thursday, March 15th, 2012. Orders must be received by March gth, 2012. You may call the Church office at 339-0650 during normal office hours to place your order. We are still in need of help in all aspects of this project please try to devote some of your time and talents. Thank You.

Pyrohy Sales During Lent: During the Lenten season SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption Churches will have extra pyrohy for sale, for anyone wishing to purchase them. You may call the church office at 339-0650 during normal office hours to place your order. We still have few dozen frozen pryohy for sale

SS. Peter & Paul/Assumption Annual Easter Dinner: Tickets for the Annual Easter Dinner being held on Sunday, April22, 2012, 12:30 PM at SS. Peter & Paul Church Hall are available in the church office. Cost of the tickets are as follows: Adult$ 7.50, Child $ 5.00, Family $20.00. Traditional foods along with Baked Chicken Breast Vegetables, Drinks, & Dessert included. You may purchase tickets during regular office hours.

Halupki Sale: Orders are being taken now for our Lenten/Easter Halupki Sale. You may order Halupki individually, by the half-dozen or by the dozen. Orders must be placed by Monday, March 191h. ABSOLUTELY NO ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT DATE. Pick­up will be Saturday, March 31st from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Cost is $1.50 each,$ 9.00 for half-dozen or $18.00 per dozen. Please place your orders now there will be no extras available. You may place your order by calling the parish office at 339-0650 during regular office hours, or by completing the form at the bottom of this page, and placing it in the collection basket after Divine Liturgy. Help with making the Halupki will be needed starting Monday, March 261h to Friday, March 30th at 8:00 AM daily. We are in need of helping hands with this project, please try to donate some of your time and talents.

SS. Peter & Paul Church Halupki Sale Order Form

Name: ___________ _

Address: __________ _

Phone Number: _______ _ Single Halupki $1.50 each ________ _

1/2 Dozen Halupki $9.00 _________ _

Dozen Halupki $18.00 ________ _

Lector Schedule: SS. Peter & Paul Sat. March 3rd- 4:00 PM Volunteer needed please see Father Michael Sun. March 4th-9:15AM George Ann Katchick Sat. March 1oth - 4:00 PM Volunteer needed please see Father Michael Sun. March 11th-9:15AM Justina Eisenhart

Assumption BVM Sun. March 4th- 11:00 AM Bryce Fiamoncini Sun. March 11th- 11:00 AM Bryce Fiamoncini

Please remember: To pray for

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Rosary Intention: for the week of March 4th, 2012 for the sick and the infirm of our parishes.

In Your Prayers: Please remember to pray for the sick and the infirm of our Parishes.

Sunday Social: There will be no Sunday Social held this Sunday, March 4th due to the Spaghetti Dinner, and on March 11, due to the Lenten Devotions being held at 3:00 PM at SS. Peter & Paul that day.

It's that time of Year: Pussy Willows are once again needed for Palm Sunday. Divine liturgies are March 31 5

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to provide pussy willows, kindly call the Church office at 339-0650 during normal office hours. Thank you so much.

Desserts Needed: Baked goods such as cakes, pies, cookies, cup cakes, etc. are needed for the Spaghetti Dinner Sale. Please bring them to the church hall on March 3rd , or March 4th, 2012. Also, baked goods and desserts will be needed on March 11th, 2012 for the South Anthracite Deanery Lenten Devotions which SS. Peter & Paul will be hosting immediately after 3:00 PM stations of the cross.

Altar Rosary Society Sunday: Altar Rosary Society Sunday will be held this Sunday, March 4, 2012 . All members are asked to join in praying the Rosary before liturgy, receive the Eucharist as a group. And attend a short meeting after Divine Liturgy. New members are being accepted into the society.

Holy Name Calendar Lottery Ticket Winners from 2-20-12 to 2-26-12 $25.00- Lorraine $25.00- Mike Adzema $25.00 - Mike Adams $25.00 - Nancy Kolonick $25.00- Donna Polack $25.00- Theresa Mattu $50.00 - No Winner

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2nd Sunday of the Great Fast Troparion: Let us the faithful acclaim and worship the Word, co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, and born of the Virgin for our salvation. For He willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, to suffer death and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection. Kontakion: Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and the Holy Spirit You, my Savior, descended to Hades, and as the Almighty, You shattered its gates. With Yourself You, as the Creator, raised the dead and shattered the sting of death, and delivered Adam from the curse, 0 Lover of Mankind. And so we cry out: "Save us, 0 Lord." Today the time of earthly deeds is revealed* for judgment is at hand. "Let us be found fasting,* begging mercy and crying out:* "I have sinned more times than there are sands of the sea; * but forgive me, 0 Creator of All, "that I may receive the crown that does not perish." Theotokion: Now and ever and forever: Amen. 0 impassable door of the Lord! Rejoice, 0 rampart and protect of those who have recourse to you! Rejoice, 0 tranquil haven and Virgin, who gave birth in the flesh of your Maker and God! Fail not to intercede for those who sing and worship the Child you bore. Prokimeilon: · You, 0 Lord, will keep us and preserve us forever, * and ever, * from this generation. V. Help, 0 Lord, for good men have vanished.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Your mercies, 0 Lord, I will sing for ever; from generation to generation I will announce Your truth with my mouth. V. For you have said: Mercy shall be built up for ever; in the heavens Your truth shall be prepared. Alleluia (3x)

INSTEAD OF: "It is truly proper .... " In you, 0 Woman Full of Grace, the angelic choirs and the human race-all creation-rejoices. 0 Sanctified Temple, Mystical Paradise, and Glory of Virgins, He, Who is our God from before all ages, look flesh from you and became a child. He made your womb a throne, and greater than the heavens. In you, 0 Woman Full of Grace, all creation rejoices. All praise be to you!

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. Alleluia! (3x)

Epistle: Heb 1:10-2:3

Gospel: Mk. 2:1-12

Great Fast Antiphons: During our journey of the Great Fast, the Psalm of Typica and the Beatitudes will be sung instead of the regular Sunday Antiphons

ASSUMPTION BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CHURCH - CENTRALIA SS. PETER & PAUL,MT. CARMEL

UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCHES 131 N. BEECH STREET, MOUNT CARMEL, PA 17851

TELEPHONE: 570-339-0650 • FAX: 570-339-2715 VERY REVEREND ARCH PRIEST, MICHAEL HUTSKO

SACRAMENTS BAPTISMS: Please contact the rectory a week or more in advance. CONFESSIONS: Before the weekend Divine Liturgies. 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 AND PASTORAL CARE: Please call the pastor if a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound and will need the Eucharist or Anointing of the Sick. NEW PARISIDONERS 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 in the parish, receiving the_ sacraments and supporting the parish. CHURCH FUNERALS: Members who are registered in the parish, receiving the sacraments, and supporting the parish.