SUN APR 16 The Glorious Resurrection of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
- Пасха. Воскресіння Христoве. ВЕЛИКДЕНЬ.
- Paschal Services will commence with Midnight Office
- Matins of the Resurrection. Утреня Воскресіння.
- Divine Liturgy of Blessed Pascha. Святa Літургія @ 6:00 AM
- (Blessing of Food Baskets immediately after Divine Liturgy.)
- ALL ORTHODOX FAITHFUL WHO PREPARED THEMSELVES WITH RECENT CONFESSION (during this Lent) AND FASTING ARE INVITED TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION AT THIS MOST HOLY AND SACRED FEAST. YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT THE READING OF THE GOSPEL.
MON APR 17 Bright Monday. Світлий Понеділок.
- Divine Liturgy. Свята Літургія @ 9:00 AM
SAT APR 22 No Services. (Fr. Andrii will be in South Bound Brook, NJ)
SUN APR 23 2nd SUNDAY OF PASCHA. St. Thomas Sunday. Tone 1
- 2га НЕДІЛЯ ПАСХИ. ФОМИНА НЕДІЛЯ.
- Liturgy.Святa Літургія @ 9:00 AM
- Apostle Acts 5:12-20
- Gospel Jn. 20:19-31
- Panakhyda for John and Marie Carrubba (2 years), requested by their daughter Donna and the family.
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ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕС! ВОІСТИНУ ВОСКРЕС! CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED, HE IS RISEN!
BLESSING OF THE GRAVES: Fr. Andrii will be available at our St. Mary’s Cemetery for Paschal blessing of the graves next Sunday, April 23 approximately at 12:00 pm. Please, plan accordingly.
EASTER FESTIVAL: ONCE again thank you to everyone who made it happen!!! We have record profits!!!
ПАСХАЛЬНИЙ Фестиваль: Велика подяка всім хто потрудився. Ми заробили рекордну суму!!!
PASKAS BAKING: Many thanks go to those who came and helped bake our paskas. We made a $2842 profit.
MANY THANKS go to our Flowers and Linens Committee pani matka Joan Szwez and Maria Szwez, as well as to Fr. Tony, for the gorgeous decorations of our church for these Holy Days. Many, blessed years to them!
AID for Ukraine: Today is the 417th day of the war and genocide in Ukraine perpetrated by Russia. Please, see the heroes’ wish list on Amazon, and help: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2I3LC6NXWNXUF
Many thanks go to those who donated last Sunday. We collected $920 that went to buy a drone for our heroes.
WE ARE LOOKING for sponsors or donors, who can help to obtain a small, battery-powered blower and trimmer for church outdoor maintenance. If you can help in this regard, please see Fr. Andrii. Thank you!
ALTAR SERVERS: The money collected on exiting at the end of Divine Liturgy next Sunday will go to our devoted altar servers fund and is used for small altar beatifications and their fun outings etc. Please be generous.
SISTERHOOD has blueberry and cabbage varenyky/pyrohy and a few loaves of bread for sale!
ARTOS, is a leavened bread that is blessed at the end of the services on Easter Sunday in the Orthodox Church. The significance of the Artos is that it serves to remind all Christians of the events connected with the Resurrection of Christ. After His Resurrection, the Lord appeared to His disciples more than once, ate before them, and blessed their meals. After the Lord ascended to Heaven, His disciples, and other followers often met for common prayer and partaking in Christ’s Body and Blood. When they sat down to an ordinary meal (Agape) after the prayer services, they would leave a place at the head of the table empty for the invisibly present Lord and would lay a loaf of leavened bread (Artos) on that place. It is custom to keep a portion of the Artos throughout the year and partake of it in times of illness or distress with a drink of Holy Water.
A HUGE THANK YOU goes to Olga Vorona and Dzinislava Kuzmenko, who washed and ironed all embroidered towels in our church. Велике спасибі Ользі Ворона і Дзвініславі Кузьменко за те, що вони попрали і попрасували всі рушники в церкві. Mnohaya Lita! Многая літа!
MANY THANKS to John Bouchard for the supply of pussy-willows last Sunday.
COFFEE and…: Thank you to Tetyana Hevko for hosting coffee and… last Sunday. Helen and Peter Zeleniuk will host next Sunday. Hosting on Sunday, April 30 – Luba Samets. Thank you for your support!
CEMETERY faucets have been lubricated for easier opening and closing. We thank Wayne Nye, a member of the Stepash family, a cousin of Jeri and John Bouchard, for volunteering his services to fix this problem.
Paschal Greetings from Around the World:
English: Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!
Ukrainian: Kristos Voskres! Voistynu voskres!
Greek: Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!
Romanian: Hristos a Inviat! Adeverat a Inviat!
Coptic: Pikhirstof aftonf! Khen o methni aftonf!
Ethiopian: Christos t’ensah em’ muhtan!
Exai’ ab-her eokala!
Italian: Cristo risorto! Veramente risorto!
Latin: Christus resurrexit! Vere resurrexit!
Христос воскрес! (2)
Радість з неба ся являє,
Пасха красна днесь витає,
Радуйтеся щиро нині,
Бог дав щастя всій родині,
Бог дав радість нам з небес:
Христос воскрес! (2)
Христос воскрес! (2)
Земленька зі сну збудилась,
В трави, квіти замаїлась,
Звір і птичка веселиться,
Миром Божим світ краситься.
Люди! Мир дав Бог з небес:
Христос воскрес! (2)
Христос воскрес! (2)
Мир нам сам Христос приносить,
Мир нам небо днесь голосить,
Мир той Божий всі вітаймо,
Ласку Божу прославляймо,
Чудо Боже всіх чудес:
Христос воскрес! (2)
Христос воскрес! (2)
Ученики мир співають,
Страх і смуток забувають,
Слово Боже всім голосять
I спасення їм приносять,
А спасення йде з небес:
Христос воскрес! (2)
Христос воскрес! (2)
В правді Божій просвітімся,
В правді Божій веселімся,
Щезла вже страшна неволя,
Завітала краща доля,
Доля Божа нам з небес:
Христос воскрес! (2)
Христос воскрес! (2)
Радуйтеся, Божі люди,
Хай між вами гнів не буде,
Хай цвіте любов все Божа,
Чиста, мила, як квіт-рожа,
Бо любов прийшла з небес:
Христос воскрес! (2)
+ + + CHURCH SCHOOL AND YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS + + +
No classes will be held today. Classes will resume next Sunday, April 23 at the usual time.
Happy birthday to Peter and Anna, who will celebrate their birthdays in the coming week.
May God grant Peter and Anna MANY BLESSED YEARS! MNOHAYA LITA!
NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 23 All “Pennies from Heaven” collections are due at Divine Liturgy.