SUN APR 19 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 Maria Halkiv (17 years), requested by her daughter Oksana Szwez. 

SAT APR 25 Moleben to the Mother of God. 

• Молебень до Пресвятої Богородиці @ 5:00 PM

SUN APR 26 3rd SUNDAY OF PASCHA. St. Myrhhbearing Women. Tone 2 

• 3тя НЕДІЛЯ ПАСХИ. Св. Жінок Мироносиць.
• Liturgy. Святa Літургія @ 9:00 AM
• Apostle Acts 6:1-7
• Gospel Mk. 15:43-16:8
• Panakhyda for the victims of the Chornobil’ nuclear disaster as the 40th year anniversary is remembered today. 

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ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕС! ВОІСТИНУ ВОСКРЕС! CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED, HE IS RISEN! 

CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING: The regular monthly meeting will be held TODAY during “Coffee and…” in the parish hall. Council members are requested to make every effort to attend this meeting.

FR ANDRII, Pani Matka Oksana, and Christopher would like to express their sincerest gratitude to all who sent them beautiful cards with heartwarming and delightful Pascha wishes. May God bless you! Thank you! 

BLESSING OF THE GRAVES: Fr. Andrii will be available at St. Mary’s Cemetery NEXT Sunday, April 26 (weather permitting) at approximately noon for the Paschal blessing of the graves. Please plan accordingly.

MANY THANKS go to our Flowers and Linens Committee, Pani Matka Joan Szwez, Natalia Vaverchak and Olga Vorona, as well as to Fr. Tony, for beautifully decorating our church for these Holy Days. Mnohii lita!

СЬОГОДНІ, наприкінці Божественної Літургії, о. Андрій виликатиме учнів нашої школи передати свої зібрані пожертви «Копійки з небес».

FLOWERS AND LINENS COMMITTEE would like to thank everyone who generously donated to our yearly Easter Flower collection. Thanks to your generosity, we collected $1980. The list of donors is posted at the church entrance. The money collected will help to beautify our church all year long. P.S. Fr. Andrii and the Parish Council would like to thank our Flowers Committee (Pani Matka Joan Szwez, Olga Vorona and Natalia Vaverchak, and Fr. Tony for doing a fantastic job beautifying our church for Pascha.

COFFEE… Hosting today is Nazar Savitsky, hosting next Sunday is Joanna O’Flaherty. Thank you for your continuous support of coffee and… 

ARTOS is a leavened bread blessed at the end of the services on Easter Sunday in the Orthodox Church. The significance of the Artos is that it reminds 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 to partake of 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 lay a loaf of leavened bread (Artos) on that place. It is customary 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.

АРТОС — це квасний хліб, освячений наприкінці служби у Великодню неділю в Православній церкві. Значення Артоса полягає в тому, що він нагадує всім християнам про події, пов’язані з Воскресінням Христа. Після Воскресіння Господь неодноразово з’являвся Своїм учням, їв перед ними і благословляв їхню трапезу. Після вознесіння Господа на Небеса Його учні та інші послідовники часто збиралися для спільної молитви та участі в Тілі і Крові Христа. Коли вони сідали за звичайну трапезу (Агапе) після молитовних служб, вони залишали місце на чолі столу порожнім для невидимого присутнього Господа і клали на це місце буханець заквашеного хліба (Артос). Прийнято зберігати частину Артоса протягом року і вживати його у разі хвороби чи страждань зі святою водою.

CEMETERY Christmas Decorations and spring cleanup: Please remove all Christmas arrangements by March 31. If not removed, they will be removed by the cemetery committee. Please clean up dry and overgrown vegetation around headstones. Any unmaintained headstones will be cleaned at the cemetery committee’s discretion. Water will be turned on mid to late April, pending a repair to the water system. 

CONCERT Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Chornobil’ Catastrophe will take place on Friday, May 1, 2026 at Carnegie Hall/Zankel Hall at 7 PM. For tickets and more information visit:https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/05/01/Concert-Commemorating-the-40th-Anniversary-of-the-Chornobyl-Catastrophe-0700PM

+ + + CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS + + +

TODAY – Church School classes will be held.

Happy birthday to Peter and Genna, both of whom will be celebrating their birthdays in the coming week. May God grant them MANY BLESSED YEARS! MNOHAYA LITA!

TODAY at the close of Liturgy, Father Andrii will call our students forward to donate their “Pennies from Heaven” collections. Thank you to all who gave generously to the Maple Leaf House in Ukraine.

BOWLING – Students, teens and young adults will soon be receiving information on our annual bowling event on June 7. It is important to reply to this invitation as soon as possible whether you will be attending or not. Our warmest thanks go to Helen Zeleniuk who is organizing this activity once again.

CMG Home Loans and Primerica Advisors are offering their financial services in home buying and investing. Contact Anna at (860) 402-7076 or Christopher at (860) 402-7356 (Podkowiak) for personalized service. CMG Home Loans та Primerica Advisors пропонують свої фінансові послуги y купівлі житла та інвестуванні. Зв’яжіться з Анною за номером (860) 402-7076 або з Кристофером за номером (860) 402-7356 Подковяк для особистого обслуговування.