Parish Newsletter
Christ is among us!
My dear parish family and friends,
This coming Sunday April 18, 2021 we will celebrate
Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Sunday of Venerable Mary of Egypt
April Calendar 2021 online
https://sspeterandpauluoc.net/files/Calendar2021/April-2021c.pdf
Every Wednesday Akathist Service at 7:00pm
Every Friday Pre-Sanctified Liturgy with Sorokousty panahyda service at 6:30pm
Every Saturday Vespers at 6:00pm
Every Sunday Divine Liturgy at 9:30am
Coast and Jackets collection for the Orphans in Ukraine
New winter jackets for Boys/Girls Sizes 2-8. From Now – June 2021
This is the best time to buy winter apparel!
The bin is located at the entrance of the church
Every time a new coat/jacket is donated a colorful cut out boy/girl will be displayed on the churches front door vestibule windows prepared by our Children of the Church.
Our goal is 30 jackets. Help us make it happen!
Pascha Bread baking
We will have our annul Pascha Bread baking with Children on Palm Sunday April 25, 2021 after the Divine Liturgy at the Church hall kitchen.
Akathist on Zoom
We are going to have a Zoom Akathist Service of Passion of Christ offered on Wednesday April 21 at 7:00 pm on Zoom.
Those who would like to join in the service can actually participate and read the prayers, psalms, hymns by taking turns.
The text of the Akathist Service is attached in the pdf file in this email. Also a printed copy of the Akathist of the Passions of Christ is available for pick up at the front table in the church.
It is the same Akathist Service served at our Seminary of St. Sophia in the Evenings on certain days.
Akathist Service will be offered on Zoom only
Here is the link to join.
Thank you Dr. Gayle for setting this up.
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Every Friday Pre-Sanctified Liturgy with Sorokousty panahyda service at 6:30pm
Every Saturday Vespers at 6:00pm
Every Sunday Divine Liturgy at 9:30am
Church is open for public attendance following social distancing and state of IL regulations.
No printed materials such as bulletin calendars will be distributed according to the directives. Information will be announced and send out electronically.
Your comfort and safety is our priority! Please follow the directives of our hierarchs attending church. More information here
https://sspeterandpauluoc.net/
CHURCH ATTENDANCE
Walk-ins are welcome
You will be registered at the door.
Your temperature will be taken
Please wear a mask properly and follow social distancing.
Flyer from the Orthodox Theological Society of America on Covid 19 Vaccine
Prepared by Dr. Gayle Woloschak and her associates
https://www.otsamerica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Covid19-VaccineTech-updated-2021_2_22b.pdf
COFEE HOUR
Coffee/fellowship hour offered after the Divine Liturgy following social distancing and having prepackaged goods.
Thank you to Barbara and Katie Bruce for sponsoring coffe hour last Sunday
All the Funds collected go towards our Children’s Jr UOL Chapter.
If you would like to volunteer, please let Mary Wisniowski or Fr. Vasyl know.
We need volunteers for coffee hour
WE WILL CONTINUE LIVE-STREAMING OUR SERVICES
Thank you to Victor Borachuk for helping us out in streaming High Quality Videos!
Divine Liturgy will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube
Facebook Page of Sts Peter and Paul UOC Palos Park https://www.facebook.com/ssppuocpalosparkil
YouTube
or
or on smart TV, tablet or IPad go to YouTube App in a search box type: Otec Vasyl or Sts. Peter and Paul UOC Palos Park
Updating parish info
We are updating parishioners’ information
If you have recently moved or have changed your mailing address or got a new email address, please let Fr. Vasyl know or submit your new information to the church office.
Sunday School
Lesson Recap from Sunday April 11, 2021
We continued our lessons about the various parts of The Divine Liturgy. Fr. Vasyl talked to the children about The Litany of Completion, The Kiss of Peace and The Creed. Not only did he explain the importance of what each part represented but also gave a short history lesson that went along with the topic.
Here is one such item...
“The Doors, The Doors, in Wisdom let us attend!”
Look behind you- do you know what this is referencing? If not, ask one of the children.
Yours in Christ-
-Ms. Debbie & Ms. Karen
P.S. Our Lenten Tree is blossoming!
Sisterhood of St. Anne
God bless our volunteers
Thank you very much to all of those who have volunteered their time and effort to make an Easter Bazaar a huge success!
We are taking a break. We will be back in the kitchen this week
Monday April 19 at 8:00am Make SK balls
Tuesday April 20 Day off
Wednesday April 21 at 8:00am Make Pierogies
Thursday April 22 at 8:00am Make SK balls
Friday April 23 at 8:00am Make Pierogies
Pascha Bread Making
We will be making Pascha Breads for our parishioners on Wednesday April 28 at 9:00am. You can purchase Paskas on Thursday or Friday after that.
Please let PM Olenka know if you would like to order Pascha bread.
Bible Study on Monday April 19, 2021 at 6:30 pm
Bible Study via Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 919 709 5526
If you are interested in joining Bible Study, please see Fr. Vasyl
Seraphim Group
Dear Seraphim Friends,
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
We will have our get-together with lunch this
TUESDAY, APRIL 20TH AT 12:00 IN THE CHURCH HALL
Church Chandelier
The shipping of the New chandelier from Greece has been postponed due to Covid restrictions in Europe.
CHURCH DOME REPAIR
We are currently working on Church dome repair. The work will continue to waterproof the dome structure. About 75% of the work of overlaying the dome is completed.
We expect to complete the work by Pascha 2021
Donations in the Mail
Michael Cheroim - $1,200.00
SUNDAY April 18, 2021
Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent. Tone four.
Great Lent. Food with Oil
Venerable Mary of Egypt (movable holiday on the 5th Sunday of the Great Lent).
Martyrs Theodulus, reader, and Agathopodes, deacon, and those with them at Thessalonica (303).Venerable Publius of Egypt, monk (4th c.). Venerables Theonas, Symeon, and Phorbinus of Egypt (4th c.).Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens (400). Venerable Plato, abbot of the Studion (813).Venerable Theodora, nun, of Thessalonica (892) (Greek). New Martyr George of New Ephesus (1801). Five girls martyred at Neanidor of Lesbos (Greek). Martyrs Theodora and Didymus of Alexandria (305). The Martyr Fermus. St. Derfel of Lianderfel.
Martyrs Claudius, Diodorus, Victor, Victorinus, Pappia, Serapion, and Nicephorus (Greek).
The Scripture Readings
Hebrews 9:11-14
Galatians 3:23-29 (Venerable Mary)
Mark 10:32-45
Luke 7:36-50 (Venerable Mary)
Hebrews 9:11-14
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But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. |
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Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. |
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For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, |
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how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? |
Galatians 3:23-29 (Venerable Mary)
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But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. |
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Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. |
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But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. |
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For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. |
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For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. |
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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. |
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And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. |
Mark 10:32-45
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Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him: |
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Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; |
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and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again. |
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Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask." |
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And He said to them, "What do you want Me to do for you?" |
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They said to Him, "Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory." |
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But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" |
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They said to Him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; |
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but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared. |
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And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John. |
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But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. |
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Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. |
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And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. |
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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. |
Luke 7:36-50 (Venerable Mary)
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Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. |
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And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, |
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and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. |
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Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner." |
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And Jesus answered and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." So he said, "Teacher, say it." |
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There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. |
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And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more? |
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Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have rightly judged." |
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Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. |
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You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. |
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You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. |
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Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. |
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Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." |
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And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" |
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Then He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace." |
Eternal Light
In loving memory of our Mather + Magdalene by Katie & Barbara Bruce
Seven day vigil candles
For the health of Michael Gbur by Barbara & Katie Bruce
For the health of my dad Pavlo in Ukraine by Halyna Kashpar
For the health and God’s blessings of Family members by Alvine & Mike Gbur
For the health of Patti Faye, Jake, Christen, David by John Batura
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For the recent repose of Emilie Larson. A loving mother and grandmother. May her memory be eternal!
~Ted, Karen, Nicole & Nathan Larson
Janet Milton in blessed memory of mother, Olga, on her birthday.
In memory of my mother Polina. Memory Eternal! Halyna Kashpar
Panahyda, Sunday April 25, 2021
In memory of our mother Leona Jaksich, on what would have been her 82nd Birthday. Susan Hendrixson and Diana Cikauskas
In memory of Robert Redmerski and Caroline Podlecki by Carol Redmerski
In loving memory of our Parents + Michael & Magdalene By Barbara & Katie Bruce
Panahyda May 23
In memory of my husband James and parents John & Stephanie. Anniversary remembrance. Requested by Loraine Ehlert
If you would like to light a candle at the church and you are unable to attend
please email or call Fr. Vasyl
Prayer corner for the month of April
We ask all of you to remember in your prayers the following individuals, who are in need of God's healing and grace: Louise Podlecki, Michelle, Amelie, Nicholas, Marharita, Biatris, Andrea, Mariana, Oksana, Gregriy, Andrea, Andy, Irene, Bohdan, Pavlo, Nikolai, Kevin & Polina, Borislav, Irene Belkow, Alla Grzymski, Kathy Grzymski, Joseph Kapusta, Jeanne Maack, Pani Mary Donahue, Tony Zerebny, Nicole, Elena, John & Patti, Michael P, Christine, Anthony, Catherine & Andrew Hladky, Barbara Patronik, Katie Bruce, Toni Marie Klavin, Michael Kimak, Chloe McKinney, Yuriy Zmysly, Dorothy Seliga, Halyna & Wolodymer Kashpar, Priest Vasyl Dovhan, Priest Petro, PM Maria, Frankie, Zachary, Orest, Oksana, Alexander, Anatoli & Pamela, Paul & Melisa, Olga.
Pray for Our expecting mothers:
Kelli, Maria, Sophia
(If you would like to have someone remembered in our prayers, please call or email me.)
Parish Appreciation Day Sunday July 18, 2021
Divine Liturgy on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul at 9:30am
Followed by Chicken and Pig Roast (Outside and inside) following social distancing.
The event is free
Festival Cash Raffle 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the difficult decision has been made by our parish to cancel this year's Annual Picnic/Festival.
Despite this cancellation, our Parish has decided to go forward with the Grand Raffle. Raffle tickets are $100 each and only 200 will be sold. First Prize is $ 5,000. Second Prize is $ 1,000. Third Prize is $ 500. Year after year this raffle has generated income that is critical to our parish. By purchasing a ticket, you are greatly helping our parish meet important expenses during the coming year. Our goal is to sell all 200 tickets and the winning tickets will be drawn on July 18, 2021 A minimum of 100 tickets must be sold to hold the raffle.
The raffle will be Live streamed on our parish's Facebook page.
Tickets are currently available for purchase. Enclosed is a raffle ticket reservation form. (File attached PDF)
Please complete the form and indicate how many tickets you would like to purchase.
Send the reservation form and payment to the address on the form no later than June 30, 2021.
You will then be mailed your portion of the raffle ticket.
Any questions you have on the raffle can be directed to John Grzymski at (708) 704-6401 or jngrzymski@hotmail.com.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Your Parish continues to live and function even though maybe in a different way, the way we couldn’t even imagine, but it continues to live and minister thanks to your support.
Thank you very much to all of those who have donated via PayPal online as well as sent in your donations via mail.
Your support of our ministry is greatly appreciated.
You can donate online
Donate to Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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(you may also click the donation button on the parish website)
parish website donation is credited to you.
or send a check via mail.
Sts. Peter and Paul UOC
8410 W 131st St.
Palos Park, IL 60464
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
3rd - Lillian Cepynsky
5th- Janet Ganske
6th - Steven Roviaro
7th- Nicholas Slobidsky
8th - Suzanne Ciapinski
9th - Karoline Ciapinski-O’Neill
13th - Kayla Drewno
14th - Markian Masur
14th – Dalena Klavin
15th - Ryan Supilowski
16th - Celia Wright
18th - Brian Ciapinski
20th - Terese Masur
20th – Dianna Cikauskas
23rd - Michael Bezney
24th – Larry Pierog
25th - Tina Palasti
27th -Christine Thompson
30th - Diana Lang
30th – Olga Kulyk
APRIL ANNIVERSARIES
5th – Larry & Debbie Pierog
In Christ,
Fr. Vasyl
