Weekly Bulletin
Bulletin June 7, 2026
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.
SAT JUNE 13 Akathist to the Mother of God.
- Акафіст до Пресвятої Богородиці @ 5:00 PM
SUN JUNE 14 2nd Sunday after Pentecost. All Saints of Ukraine. Tone 1
- 2га неділя після П’ятидисятниці. Всіх Святих України.
- Liturgy. Святa Літургія @ 9:00 AM
- Apostle Rom. 2:10-16
- Gospel Mt. 4:18-23
- Panakhyda for our parish Benefactors. (All remain in church, please!)
- Panakhyda for Sergiy Szwez, requested by Meroslava Szwez and the family.
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СЛАВА ІСУСУ ХРИСТУ! СЛАВА НА ВІКИ! GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY NOW AND EVER!
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING: The regular monthly meeting will be held NEXT SUNDAY, June 14 during “Coffee and…” in the parish hall. Council members are requested to make every effort to attend.
SPECIAL PARISH MEETING is schedule for Sunday, June 21. We need to consider updating floors and pews in our church. Written notices have been sent. Please make every effort to attend. We need quorum!
СПЕЦІАЛЬН ПАРАФІЯЛЬНІ ЗБОРИ заплановані на неділю, 21 червня. Нам потрібно розглянути можливість оновлення підлоги і лавок у нашій церкві. Письмові повідомлення були надіслані. Будь ласка, докладіть усіх зусиль, щоб бути присутніми. Нам потрібен кворум!
MANY THANKS go to the children and adults (Peter and Helen Zeleniuk) of our parish who participated in Pennies for Heaven collection past Lenten season. They raised $2000 for Klenoviy List house in Stoyaniv, Ukraine, where girls find refugee and support in difficult family circumstances. Thanks to generous help from St. Andrew’s Society and a generous donor this money will be doubled, bringing total to $4000. May God bless all who supported this well-worthy cause!
ВЕЛИКА ПОДЯКА дітям і дорослим (Петро і Олена Зеленюк) нашої парафії, які взяли участь у зборі Pennies for Heaven минулого Великого посту. Вони зібрали $2000 для будинку Кленовий Листок у місті Стоянові, Львівської обл., де дівчатка знаходять притулок і підтримку у важких сімейних ситуаціях. Завдяки щедрій допомозі Товариства Святого Андрія та щедрому донору ці кошти будуть подвоєні, і загальна сума досягне $4000. Нехай Бог благословить усіх, хто підтримав цю гідну справу!
COFFEE… Thank you to Maria Stodola for hosting coffee and… last Sunday!! Today’s host is Yuliya Babak and on June 14th Yuliya Muryn. Just a reminder, money donated for coffee and… is for scholarships for our children. Coffee supply is low!! Donations of coffee would greatly appreciated! Thank you Michael and Jennie SantaMaria for donations of napkins and potato chips!!! Thank you for your continuous support of coffee and..
CAN ORTHODOX Christians celebrate a “Pride” month? In short, NO… According to Orthodox teaching “pride” is the source of all sins. Pride is selfish, disobedient, and self-righteous. No wonder the first person to exercise pride was the devil, who, being the closest angel to God, rebelled against his Creator. So, questions we should ask ourselves during this month are: What are we really celebrating? Should we, Christians, teach our children that pride is good and needs to be celebrated every year in June? Is pride, not a sin anymore? Is sexual immorality ok now?.. As Orthodox Christians, we should counter the celebrated vice of pride with often-scorned virtues of humility and true love… If we love our neighbors as ourselves, we will try to do what is best for them. Can there be anything better than Heaven and eternal life with our Loving Creator? Of cause, not! So, we should humbly remind ourselves and those, who are involved in certain lifestyles that: “… neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the Kingdom of God.” (1 Cor. 6, 9-10) It is out of Christian charity that we should pray during this month of “pride”, that all God’s children may “be saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth” (1 Tim. 2, 4). It’s out of our Christian duty that we have to remember the words of St. Paul: “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret… Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” (Eph. 5, 11-17)
ЧИ МОЖУТЬ ПРАВОСЛАВНІ ХРИСТИЯНИ святкувати місяць «Гордості»? Коротко кажучи, НІ… Згідно з православним вченням «гордість» є джерелом усіх гріхів. Гордість — це егоїстична, непокірна і самоправедна пристрасть. Не дивно, що першим, хто проявив гордість, був диявол, який, будучи найближчим ангелом до Бога, повстав проти свого Творця. Отже, питання, які ми маємо поставити собі цього місяця: Що ми насправді святкуємо? Чи повинні ми, християни, навчати наших дітей, що гордість — це добре і її потрібно святкувати щороку в червні? Чи гордість і сексуальна аморальність більше не є гріхом?.. Як православні християни, ми повинні протистояти гріху гордості і протистояти їй чеснотами смирення та справжньої любові… Якщо ми любимо ближніх як себе, ми намагатимемося робити для них те, що найкраще для них. Чи може бути щось краще за Небо і вічне життя з нашим Люблячим Творцем? Звичайно, ні! Тож ми повинні смиренно нагадувати собі та тим, хто займається певним способом життя: «… ні сексуально аморальні, ні ідолопоклонники, ні перелюбники, ні гомосексуали, ні злодії, ні жадібні, ні ті, хто постійно п’яні, ні словесні кривдники, ні шахраї не успадкують Царство Боже.» (1 Кор. 6, 9-10) Саме з християнської любові ми молимося в цей місяць «гордості», щоб усі Божі діти «були спасені і прийшли до пізнання Істини» (1 Тим. 2, 4). Нашим християнським обов’язком є пам’ятати слова святого Апостола Павла: «Не майте нічого спільного з діями темряви світу цього, а викривайте їх. Соромно навіть згадувати, що неслухняні роблять потайки… Будьте дуже обережні з тим, як живете — не як нерозумні, а як мудрі, максимально використовуючи кожну можливість, бо дні лукаві. Тож не будьте нерозумними, а зрозумійте волю Господа.» (Еф. 5, 11-17)
+ + + CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS + + +
TODAY – Church School attendance awards will be presented at the close of Liturgy. 12:30-3:00 Youth Ministry bowling event at Lessard Lanes in Plainville
Happy birthday to Emma who will be celebrating the event in the coming week.
Congratulations to Olivia who will be observing her patron saint’s day, St. Olivia of Palermo, on June 10.
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN – Our students collected $1,000 for the Maple Leaf House in Ukraine, a safe retreat for girls. That amount, plus the $1,000 donated by the Zeleniuks allow us to send $2,000 to this worthy cause. Many thanks to those who generously supported this project. May God grant the donors, Emma and Olivia Many Blessed Years!
Sunday, June 21 – Father’s Day treat of apple pie and ice cream will be served during “Coffee and…” Students, teens and young adults are needed to set up, serve and clean up.
We will be sharing information about this year’s graduates (high school and above) as well as academics and extra-curricular accomplishments of students of all ages in our June 21 bulletin. Please give that information to Sarah Bailly or Cynthia Sirick in writing by June 17.
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