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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BULLETIN
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1182 Ridge Road Rectory: (716) 823-6182. Cell Father 716-4654878 Lackawanna NY 14218 OLPHUkrchurch.org ***********************************************************************************************************************
23th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 6. November 11-18. (46) 2017
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Sat Nov 11 5:00 PM + George Hrycyk –Florence Hrycyk.
Panachyda for Rev. Peter Gronski
Sun Nov 12 10: 00 AM Blessing for all parishiners.St. Josaphat, Archbishop-Martyr. Mon Nov 13 8:00 AM In memory Father +Peter Gronski.
Tue Nov 14 Deanery meeting in Rochester
Wed Nov 15 8:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Beginning of Philip’s Fast.
Thu Nov 16 8:00 AM Divine Liturgy
Fri Nov 17 8:00 AM Divine Liturgy
Sat Nov 18 5:00 PM Emil&Florence Brostko- family
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PRAYERS are requested for those who are sick: Natalia Guran, Helen Evanisko, Eugene Dziedzina, Myron Hryn, Martha Terpak, Nina Barshcz, Anna Sawylak, Walter Karyczak, John Hnatyshyn, Tekla Jurkiv, and for all our parishioners. ***********************************************************************************************************************
Homebound/Sick If you or a loved one cannot come to church and would like to receive Holy Communion/Holy Unction please call the Rectory.
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The Eternal Light for the month of November burns for God’s Blessing of marriage of Gregory&Courtrey Slabyk, and God’s Blessing on birthday of John Slabyk, Maria LaPaglia and Ionna Slabyk as requested by Markijan&Donna Slabyk. ***********************************************************************************************************************
COMMEMORATING THE 84th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UKRAINIAN FAMINE-GENOCIDE.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2017 1:00 PM UKRAINIAN CULTURAL CENTER “DNIPRO” 562 Genesee St., Buffalo, N.Y. PANAKHYDA (requiem)-gest spekers-artistic program the ukrainian American community of WNY gather to honorthe million of victims, executed by hunger at the hands of Russian chauvinism and imperalialism! Sponsored by UCC.
***********************************************************************************************************************Saint Phillip’s (Nativity) Fast: We will start Pylypivka or St. Philip’s Feast (the Christmas fast ) on November 15th in preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of the Birth of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
November 11-12 - Annual Church Bazaar for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church at the Matthew Glab Post # 1477 American Legion, 1965 Abbott Rd, Lackawanna, NY.
Time: 10:00AM – 5:00PM Saturday and Sunday. Baskets will be pulled at 3PM on Sunday. Ethnic Food available, pierogi, cabbage rolls, sausage and sauerktaut, borscht.baked gods.Over 350 theme baskets. Raffles.
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Chancery office of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford Eparchy o inform us that on Friday, November 5, 2017, + Rev. Peter Gronski, a retired priest of our eparchy living in retirement in Wroclaw, Poland, fell asleep in the Lord. He was 81. For more than 20 years Fr. Gronski served in various parishes of the Stamford Eparchy. Expecially on 1993 – 1996 in Our Church . We ask everyone to pray for the repose of his soul. His Memory be Everlasting! Вічная Пам’ять!
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FASTING IN OUR CHURCH - St. Nikolai Velimirovich
Q. Who instituted fasting as necessary for salvation? A. Our Lord Jesus Christ, both by His personal example (Matt. 4:2) and by His teaching (Matt. 6:16; 7:21).
Q. What is the aim of fasting? A. The aim of fasting is to: 1. purify the body; 2. strengthen the will; 3. elevate the soul over the body; 4. glorify God and honor His saints.
Q.In what does Fasting consist for an Eastern Christian? A. In abstention from rich foods such as meat and dairy products, evil thoughts, desires and deeds. In the application of greater prayer, alms giving and more strenuous exercising of all the Christian virtues.
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Questions from parishioners for the priest: This weeks question:Why do many people begin celebrating and listening to Christmas music before Christmas? Answer: We begin to hear Christmas carols on our radio, see the stores filled with Christmas items as a way to entice people to spend money. This is due to the commercialization of Christmas. The true meaning of Christmas is neglected and there is no reference to the spirituality of the specific holy days. This impacts society and often decreases the amount of time and energy people spend on their spritiualy well being and creates a materialistic value which causes people to forget the true meaning of Christmas. In our tradition, we strive to improve our spiritual life through fasting for the preparation of the any major feast. The feast is considered the beginning of the time of celebration.
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23th Sunday after Pentecost
The Holy Priest-Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polotsk (1623); Passing into Eternal Life (1950) of Blessed Hryhoriy (Gregory) Lakota, Auxiliary Bishop of Peremyshl and Confessor
Troparion (6): 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! Troparion (4): You have become a brilliant light, O priest-martyr Josaphat. You gave up your life for your sheep like the Good Shepherd. You were slain by the lovers of heresy, and you have walked into the Holy of Holies to rest in the company of the angels. O long-suffering saint, we make this petition to you: Beg Christ, the Prince of Shepherds, to save our souls and to number us among the sheep on his right hand. Glory be ……Kontakion (4): You were enlightened by a spark from the crucified Christ from the time that you were a child. You were like an angel in monastic life, living in it with true holiness. You openly preached unity, and with your martyrs blood, you calmed the hearts of those who had been tossed about by schism. Christ has crowned you, and we sing to you: Rejoice, un-shatterable pillar of unity. Now ……Kontakion (6): With His life-giving hand, Christ our God, the Giver of life, raised all the dead from the murky abyss and bestowed resurrection upon humanity. He is for all, the Savior, the Resurrection and the Life, and the God of all.
Prokimenon (6): Save, Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance. Verse: Unto You I will cry, O Lord, my God, lest You turn from me in silence. Prokimenon (7): Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His faithful. Verse: How can I repay the Lord for all the good He has done for me. Alleluia Verses: Verse (6): He who lives in the aid of the Most High, shall dwell under the protection of the God of heaven. Alleluia (3) Verse (6): He says to the Lord: You are my protector and my refuge, my God; in Whom I hope. Alleluia (3) Verse: Your priests shall be clothed with holiness; Your faithful shall ring out their joy. Alleluia.(3) The just shall flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar of Lebanon. Alleluia (3)
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance. An evil report he will not fear. Alleluia(3)