SUN MAY 31 HOLY PENTECOST.    

• СВЯТА П’ЯТИДИСЯТНИЦЯ.
• Liturgy. Святa Літургія @ 9:00 AM
• Apostle Acts.     2:1-11
• Gospel  Jn.     7:37-52, 8:12
• Vespers with kneeling prayers @ 12:00 PM

SAT JUNE 6 Moleben to the Mother of God.

• Молебень до Пресвятої Богородиці @ 5:00 PM 

SUN JUNE 7 1st Sunday after Pentecost. All Saints.  Tone 8   

• 1ша неділя після П’ятидисятниці. Всіх Святих.
• Liturgy. Святa Літургія @ 9:00 AM
• Apostle Hebr. 11:33-12:2
• Gospel  Mt.  10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30
• Panakhyda for Michael and Julia Stepanchak, and Joan Mitchel.

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СЛАВА ІСУСУ ХРИСТУ! СЛАВА НА ВІКИ!           GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY NOW AND EVER!

WE WELCOME OUR GUESTS TODAY! A warm welcome to our visitors! You may be new to us, but God knows and loves you. So why not give us a chance to get to know you? If you want to belong to the Lord Jesus, we can belong together. If you are a seeker, let us share with you what we have found in Him. Please join us for the Divine Services and in the parish hall for the “Coffee and…” following Liturgy. МИ РАДІ ВІТАТИ НАШИХ ГОСТЕЙ! Щиро вітаємо наших гостей! Можливо, ви вперше з нами, але Бог знає і любить вас. То чому б не дати нам шанс ближче познайомитися з вами? Якщо ви хочете належати Господу Ісусу, ми можемо разом належати Йому. Якщо ви шукач, ми радо поділимося з вами тим, що ми знайшли в Ньому. Приєднуйтесь до нас на богослужіннях та в парафіяльному залі на каві після Літургії. 

WE CONGRATULATE Damir Oleksandr Muryn, Peter Protsanyn, Anthony Charles Julian Sambat, and Artem Vitrykush, who made their First Confession yesterday. May their spiritual journey through this life be successful and unwavering.  We are very proud of you, gentlemen! 

COFFEE… Thank you to Helen and Peter Zeleniuk and Lavinia Sambat for hosting coffee and… last Sunday!!

Today’s host is Maria Stodola, and on June 7th, the host is Yuliya Babak. Special thank you to Helen and Peter Zeleniuk for donating a container of coffee!! Just a reminder, money donated for coffee and… is for scholarships for our children. Thank you for your continuous support of coffee and..

PROPER CHURCH ATTIRE: As hot summer days are approaching, please keep in mind that our Orthodox temple is a sacred place to worship God with reverence and modesty. Please consider how you dress when you come to church. ПРИСТОЙНЕ ВБРАННЯ до церкви: З наближенням спекотних літніх днів, будь ласка, майте на увазі, що православний храм є святим місцем для поклоніння Богу з благоговінням і скромністю. Будь ласка, врахуйте це, одягаючись і приходячи до нього.

TODAY’S FEAST DAY: Holy Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit is celebrated today. It is the celebration by the Church of the coming of the Holy Spirit as the end—the achievement and fulfillment—of the entire history of salvation. For the same reason, however, it is also the celebration of the beginning: it is the “birthday” of the Church as the presence among us of the Holy Spirit, of the new life in Christ, of grace, knowledge, adoption to God, and holiness. This double meaning and double joy is revealed to us, first of all, in the very name of the feast. Pentecost in Greek means fifty, and in the sacred biblical symbolism of numbers, the number fifty symbolizes both the fullness of time and that which is beyond time: the Kingdom of God itself. It symbolizes the fullness of time by its first component: 49, which is the fullness of seven (7 x 7): the number of time. And, it symbolizes that which is beyond time by its second component: 49 + 1, this one being the new day, the “day without evening” of God’s eternal Kingdom. With the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ’s disciples, the time of salvation, the Divine work of redemption has been completed, the fullness revealed, all gifts bestowed: it belongs to us now to “appropriate” these gifts, to be that which we have become in Christ: participants and citizens of His Kingdom.  The joy of Easter has been completed, and we again have to wait for the dawn of the Eternal Day. Yet, knowing our weakness, humbling ourselves by kneeling, we also know the joy and the power of the Holy Spirit who has come. We know that God is with us, that in Him is our victory. Thus is completed the feast of Pentecost, and we enter “the ordinary time” of the year. Yet, every Sunday now will be called “after Pentecost”—and this means that it is from the power and light of these fifty days that we shall receive our own power, the Divine help in our daily struggle. At Pentecost, we decorate our churches with flowers and green branches—for the Church “never grows old, but is always young.” It is an evergreen, ever-living Tree of grace and life, of joy and comfort. For the Holy Spirit—“the Treasury of Blessings and Giver of Life” comes, abides in us, and cleanses us from every impurity, and fills our lives with love, faith, and hope.

+ + + CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS + + +

Congratulations to the following 3rd-grade students who made their first confession yesterday and are receiving solemn Holy Communion today:  Damir Oleksandr Muryn, Peter Protsanyn, Anthony Charles Julian Sambat, and Artem Vitrykush.  May God grant Damir, Peter, Anthony, and Artem MANY BLESSED YEARS! MNOHII LITA!

Last Saturday, the raindrops held off just long enough for a group of volunteers to place flags on the graves of veterans at our cemetery.  Loving thanks go to Heather Duffy and Kim Irvin, co-chairs, Fr. Andrii, Rachael Bailly, Olivia and Lilah Irvin, Melissa, Lou, and Cora Josefiak.  May God grant them MANY BLESSED YEARS!  MNOHII LITA!

Sunday, June 7 – Church School attendance awards will be presented at the close of Divine Liturgy. 12:30-3:00 pm Annual Youth Ministry bowling event at Lessard Lanes in Plainville.   Today is the last day to sign up for the event. See Helen Zeleniuk.

Sunday, June 21 – Father’s Day treat of apple pie and ice cream during “Coffee and…” Students, teens, and young adults are needed to set up, serve, and clean up.

REMINDER:  The donations in the red bowl on the “Coffee and…” table are for the benefit of our children. The money given now through the end of June goes to the Scholarship Fund to help students pay for post-high school education.  The donations from July through Labor Day help fund Youth Ministry events, such as next week’s bowling activity, and service projects, such as the Father’s Day treat.  How much would you pay in a restaurant?  How much do you donate for our children?  Please be generous.

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