SUN JULY 20 6th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 5

•  6та Неділя після П’ятидисятниці. 
• Liturgy. Святa Літургія @ 9:00 AM
• Apostle Rom. 12:6-14 
• Gospel Mt. 9:1-8

SAT JULY 26 Akathist to the Mother of God. 

• Акафіст до Пресвятої Богородиці @ 5:00 PM

SUN JULY 27 7th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 6 

• 7мa Неділя після П’ятидисятнпці. 
• Liturgy.Святa Літургія @ 9:00 AM
• Apostle Rom. 15:1-7
• Gospel Mt. 9:27-35

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СЛАВА ІСУСУ ХРИСТУ! СЛАВА НАВІКИ! GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY FOREVER! 

“ЗБІРКА ПЕРЕМОГИ” на підтримку наших воїнів продовжується у нашій парафії. Ми українці повинні допомагати тим, хто кров’ю і власним життям відстоює незалежність України в цей час. Коробка для збору коштів є розміщена в церкві, і буде там поки триває війна. Долучайтеся до перемоги! Якщо не ми, то хто?

MANY THANKS go to subdeacon Scott Kerry for the interesting and informative class last Sunday. If you have any other subject suggestions please let us know. We can have another presentation similar to the one last Sunday.

ВЕЛИКА ПОДЯКА іподиякону Скaтту Керрі за цікаву та інформативну лекцію минулої неділі. Якщо у вас є пропозиції щодо інших тем церковного життя, будь ласка, повідомте нас. Ми можемо мати ще не одну презентацію, подібну до тої, що відбулася минулої неділі.

COFFEE and… Thank you to Mariia Stodola for hosting coffee and… last Sunday! Hosting today is Natalia Makaruk, hosting next Sunday is Mariia Savitska. Special thanks to Helen and Peter Zeleniuk for offering to serve Coffee and… on August 10 and Liudmyla Madai for hosting on August 20.Thank you for your continuous support of coffee and… 

SISTERHOOD NEWS: We have potato and cabbage pyrohy available for purchase $12/dozen!!! 

WHOM DO YOU KNOW? Do you remember the days when our church was full? How can we do that again? We need to invite people to come and join us as we worship God together and socialize with each other. Who do you know that is looking for a church to join – family, neighbor, friend, co-worker? Have you spoken to them about our parish? Everyone is commissioned by God to go out and proclaim the Gospel and bring souls to Christ. It does not matter how young or old you are, look around, there are people who need Christ in their lives and just maybe, with God’s grace, they can find that union with Christ in our church. They won’t consider it if you don’t ask!

КОГО ВИ ЗНАЄТЕ? Як гарно і приємно, коли наша церква є повна людей? Нам потрібно запрошувати інших приходити до нас, коли ми поклоняємося Богу і спілкуємося один з одним в нашій церкві. Хто з ваших знайомих шукає церкву, щоб помолитися – сусід, друг, колега? Чи говорили ви з ними про нашу парафію? Кожному Бог доручив проголошувати Євангеліє та приводити душі до Христа. Не важливо, наскільки ви молоді чи старі, озирніться навколо, завжди є люди, яким потрібен Христос у їхньому житті і просто, можливо, з Божою благодаттю, вони зможуть знайти це єднання з Христом у нашій церкві!

SAINTS OF THE DAY: Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah Commemorated on July 20. The Holy Prophet Elijah is one of the greatest of the prophets and the first dedicated to virginity in the Old Testament. He was born in Tishba of Gilead into the Levite tribe 900 years before the Incarnation of the Word of God our Lord Jesus Christ. The name Elijah (the Lord’s strength) defined his whole life. From the years of his youth, he dedicated himself to the One God, settled in the wilderness and spent his whole life in strict fasting, contemplation and prayer. Called to prophetic service, which put him in conflict with the Israelite king Ahab, the prophet became a fiery zealot of true faith and piety. Beholding the ruin of his nation, the Prophet Elijah began to denounce King Ahab for impiety, and exhorted him to repent and turn to the God of Israel. The king would not listen to him. The Prophet Elijah then declared to him, that as punishment there would be neither rain nor dew upon the ground, and the drought would cease only by his prayer. The heavens were closed for three and a half years, and there was drought and famine throughout all the land. During this time of tribulation, the Lord sent him to a cave beyond the Jordan. There he was miraculously fed by ravens. When the stream Horath dried up, the Lord sent the Prophet Elijah to Sarephta to a poor widow, a Sidonian Gentile who suffered together with her children, awaiting death by starvation. At the request of the prophet, she prepared him a bread with the last measure of flour and the remainder of the oil. Through the prayer of the Prophet Elijah, flour and oil were not depleted in the home of the widow for the duration of the famine. By the power of his prayer the prophet also performed another miracle: he raised the dead son of the widow. After the end of three years of drought the Merciful Lord sent the prophet to appear before King Ahab, and promised to send rain upon the earth. The Prophet Elijah told the king to order all of Israel to gather upon Mount Carmel, and also the priests of Baal. When the nation had gathered, the Prophet Elijah proposed that two sacrificial altars be built: one for the priests of Baal, and the other for the Prophet Elijah who served the True God. The Prophet Elijah told them to call on their gods to consume the sacrificial animals with fire, and he would call on his. Whichever was first to send fire on the sacrifice would be acknowledged as the true God. The prophets of Baal called out to their idol from morning till evening, but the heavens were silent. Towards evening the holy Prophet Elijah built his sacrificial altar from twelve stones, the number of the tribes of Israel. He placed the sacrifice upon the wood, gave orders to dig a ditch around the altar and commanded that the sacrifice and the wood be soaked with water. When the ditch had filled with water, the prophet turned to God in prayer. Through the prayer of the prophet fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, and even the water. The people fell down to the ground, crying out: “Truly, the Lord is God!” Then the Prophet Elijah had all the pagan-priests of Baal put to death, and he began to pray for rain. Through his prayer the heavens opened and an abundant rain fell, soaking the parched earth. King Ahab acknowledged his error and repented of his sins, but his wife Jezebel threatened to kill the prophet of God. The Prophet Elijah fled into the Kingdom of Judea and, grieving over his failure to eradicate idol worship, he asked God to let him die. An angel of the Lord came before him, strengthened him with food and commanded him to go upon a long journey. The Prophet Elijah traveled for forty days and nights and, having arrived at Mount Horeb, he settled in a cave. The Lord told him that the next day Elijah would stand in His presence. There was a strong wind that crushed the rocks of the mountain, then an earthquake, and a fire, but the Lord was not in them. The Lord was in “a gentle breeze” (3 Kings 19: 12). He revealed to the prophet, that He would preserve seven thousand faithful servants who had not worshipped Baal. Because of his fiery zeal for the Glory of God the Prophet Elijah was taken up alive into Heaven in a fiery chariot. According to the Tradition of Holy Church, the Prophet Elijah will be the Forerunner of the Second Coming of Christ. He will proclaim the truth of Christ, urge all to repentance, and will be slain by the Antichrist. This will be a sign of the end of the world. The life of the holy Prophet Elijah is recorded in the Old Testament books (3 Kings; 4 Kings; Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 48: 1-15; 1 Maccabees 2: 58). At the time of the Transfiguration, the Prophet Elijah conversed with the Savior upon Mount Tabor (Mt. 17: 3; Mark 9: 4; Luke. 9: 30). Orthodox Christians of all times, and in all places, have venerated the Prophet Elijah for centuries. The first church in Rus’, built at Kyiv under Prince Igor, was named for the Prophet Elijah. After her Baptism Saint Olga (July 11) built a temple of the holy Prophet Elijah in her native region, at the village of Vybuta.

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Our heartfelt thanks, once again, go to Helen Zeleniuk for an additional gift of love of $100 to the Youth Ministry. Her generosity has been a blessing to our youth. God grant her many, many happy years in peace and health. MNOHII LITA!

TODAY through September 7, all donations in the red bowl for “Coffee and…” will go to the Youth Ministry. All children and young adults of the parish are included in this group. Programs and activities are solely funded by proceeds from coffee hour as well as individual donations.