ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND NEW ROME
1301 Newport Avenue
Northampton, Pennsylvania 18067
V. Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha, Rector
Dc. Mychail Sawarynski
Telephones: Church Office… (610) 262-2882
Church Fax/Kitchen/Hall…(610) 262-0552
Fr. Bazyl’s Residence… (610) 882-2488
Dc. Mychail’s Residence… (610) 262-3876
Websites: holyassumption.org
ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org
lehighvalleyorthodox.org
E-mail: Parish…
Fr. Bazyl…
Dc. Mychail…
Webmaster, John Hnatow…
15 (2nd) March, 2012
THE BRIGHT RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.
THE PASSOVER (HOLY PASCHA) OF THE LORD.
KHRYSTOS ANESTI – ALITHOS ANESTI!
KHRYSTOS VOSKRES – VOISTYNU VOSKRES!
CHRIST IS RISEN – INDEED HE IS RISEN!
LITURGICAL CALENDAR, MENEION AND READINGS:
SUN. 15 (2ND) Apr. THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.
Fast-free Period THE PASSOVER (HOLY PASCHA) OF THE LORD.
Acts 1, 1-8 Jn. 1, 1-17
6:00 a.m. Midnight Office
Paschal procession
Paschal Matins
Divine Liturgy
Blessing of Paschal food in the church hall
Bright Week, Fast-free
Mon. 16 (3rd) Apr. Bright Monday
St. Nicetas the Confessor, abbot of Medikion (824).
Acts 1, 12-17, 21-26 Jn. 1, 18-28
Paschal Hours
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Tue. 17 (4th) Apr. Bright Tuesday
St. Joseph the Hymnographer of Sicily (883).
Acts 2, 14-21 Lk. 24, 12-35
Paschal Hours
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Wed. 18 (5th) Apr. Bright Wednesday
Martyrs Theodulus, reader, and Agathopodes, deacon, and Companions.
Acts 2, 22-36 Jn. 1, 35-51
Thu. 19 (6th) Apr. Bright Thursday
St. Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople (582).
St. Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, enlightener of the Slavs (885).
Acts 2, 38-43 Jn. 3, 1-15
Fri. 20 (7th) Apr. Bright Friday
St. George the Confessor, bishop of Mitylene (820).
St. Daniel, abbot, of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1540).
Acts 3, 1-8 Jn. 2, 12-22
Sat. 21 (8th) Apr. Bright Saturday
Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus,
Phlegon, Hermes, and those with them (I cent.).
St. Rufus the Obedient of the Kyiv Caves (XIV cent.).
Acts 3, 11-16 Jn. 3, 22-33
5:00 p.m. Great Vespers
Sun. 22 (9th) Apr. Antipascha. 2ND SUNDAY OF PASCHA, of St. Thomas. Tone 1
8:30 a.m. Third & Sixth Hours
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
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NECROLOGY:
15 Apr… Anne Yaremchuk (’01)
17 Apr… Joakim Krawchuk (’30), Russell Kowalyshyn (’88), Anna Yost (’03)
18 Apr… Fr. Leonid Hoffman (’00)
19 Apr… Gregory Gul’ (’30), Olga Sokalsky (’92)
20 Apr… Fr. Pavlo Bahnivskyj (’86)
21 Apr… Antin Masur (’44), Jameleh Azar (’85)
VICHNAJA PAMJAT’! - MEMORY ETERNAL!
BIRTHDAYS:
15 Apr… Michael Dorosh
17 Apr… Martha Anna Sawarynski
MNOHAJA LITA! - MANY YEARS!
WE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF: John Hnatow, Sr., Martin Sheska, Mary Lee Leszczuk, Michael Smallen, Anna Pristash, Thea Scioscia, Emma Krasnopera, Mary Kereb, Pauline Bollent, John Hewko, James Osmun, Walter & Tessie Kuchinos, Stanley & Stephania Teply, Brendan Phillips, Mikhail Rudchuk, Jessie Hnatow, Jessica Meashock, Martha Marakovits, Mary Doncsecz, Carol Meyers, Heather Burkhart, Margaret Leindecker.
MEMORIAL FUND DONATIONS IN LOVING MEMORY OF +XENIA SHESKA:
M/M M. Tilson… $25.00; Helen Crayosky… $25.00; Joan Molnar… $50.00;
M/M R. Pavlinsky… $45.00; Lynn Szafranski… $25.00; M/M S. Sivulich… $25.00;
Lois Albright… $10.00; M/M W. Monfeli… $50.00; M/M J. Osmun… $25.00;
M/M J. Kovacs… $50.00; M/M M. Leindecker… $25.00; Steven Grason… $50.00.
MANY THANKS TO Mr. Richard Stetch for baking and donating the Holy Artos to our church.
CORRECTION… SISTERHOOD DONATION TO THE PARISH for Holy Pascha: $5,000.
CHURCH SCHOOL CHILDREN, please return OCMC mission coin boxes to Deacon Michael on Sunday, 22 April.
DEACON MICHAEL’S BOOK, A Survey of the History of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, is available in the vestibule of the church, cost free!
WE THANK MR. JOHN HNATOW – OUR PARISH’ WEBMASTER for the great work he has done and continues to perform by maintaining our website:holyassumption.org. If anyone has interesting information (parish life, Holy Orthodoxy etc), please send it by email to John:
THE SECOND COLLECTION has been designated towards the cost of installing new flooring in the church.
BUCKS-FOR-A-BAG: we ask you kindly to support our pyrohonya project by donating $15.00 to sponsor a bag of potatoes.
PYROHY SCHEDULE, 2011 – 2012: April19; May 3, 17, 31.
To place orders, please contact ‘Kash’ Kochenash at (610) 262-3947.
GIANT SUPERMARKET COUPONS: Martha Dowling has coupons for sale at $25.00, $50.00, $100.00. 5% of the profits will go to the church. All proceeds are designated for the 90th anniversary celebrations of our parish.
NORTHAMPTON FOODBANK DONATIONS: there continues to be a dire need for foodstuffs to assist our neighbors. As you know, our parish’ remit from the food bank is to contribute baby-food, but any other non-perishables will be accepted gladly. There is a cupboard for the collection of donations in the church hall.
OCMC AGAPE DONATIONS: $124.00. Thank you for your support of Orthodox missions. Your efforts are yielding great results around the world.
PROSPHORA DOANTIONS supporting the orphanages in Ukraine: $12.00.
CHILDREN OF THE PARISH will be conducting a fund raiser for the 90th anniversary.
Sales of Joe Corbi products will include pizza, pies, cakes, and cookies. The sale will run from April 1st to April 29th will delivery on May 5th. Please support our children in the efforts for the church.