SAINT MICHAEL’S ORTHODOX CHURCH
308 WALNUT STREET
JERMYN, PENNSYLVANIA 18433
Gospel: Luke 18:10-14 Epistle Reading: 2Tim. 3:10-15
February 5, 2012 FAST FREE WEEK - Publican & Pharisee
SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 , 2012 - 8:00 A.M. - MATINS; 9:30 A.M. - DIVINE LITURGY; PARASTAS FOR ANNA MIZOK, OFFERED BY CAROL BORIS; PARASTAS FOR ALEX MEHOLIC, OFFERED BY IRENE ZURINE; PARASTAS FOR ANTOINETE PETORAK, OFFERED BY STEVE AND ROSE FRANCHAK AND PARASTAS FOR MARTHA SCOPELETTI, OFFERED BY DEBBIE, RACHEL AND PAUL BERNOSKY.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012 - 6:00 P.M. - PARASTAS FOR ELIZABETH HOCKIN, OFFERED BY JOHN HOCKIN.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012 - 6:00 P.M. - CONFESSION; 6:30 P.M. - GREAT VESPERS; (PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE) PARASTAS FOR NICHOLAS YURCHAK, OFFERED BY MR. & MRS. KARL DESANTO; PARASTAS FOR ANDREW PETORAK, OFFERED BY MILDRED ZUREK.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012 - 8:00 A.M. - MATINS; 9:30 A.M - DIVINE LITURGY; PARASTAS FOR DOLORES SERNIAK, OFFERED BY TOM AND LAURA PIWOWARSKI; PARASTAS FOR WILLIAM HANCHAK, OFFERED BY LORRAINE BARRETT.
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DONATIONS: $200.00 DONATION FROM MARIE DERKASCH THANKING GOD FOR HER SUCCESSFUL KNEE SURGERY AND FOR CONTINUED GOOD HEALTH FOR HER AND HER FAMILY.
DOROTHY HOHOLICK APPRECIATES AND WISHES TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PRAYERS, GET WELL CARDS AND GIFTS SENT TO HER DURING HER RECOVERY FROM A STROKE.
CHURCH PROSPHORI BREAD WILL BE MADE THIS TUESDAY BEGINNING AT 5:00P.M. WE THANK EVA DEMCHAK AND ALL THOSE WHO WORK WITH HER, FOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENT. MAY OUR LORD BLESS YOU FOR MANY YEARS.
CHOIR REHEARSAL WILL BE HELD THIS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT REHEARSAL. NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME.
CHURCH SCHOOL WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012, AT 9:00 A.M. A “SPECIAL THANK YOU” TO MARYANN DUBEE FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CHURCH AS A CHURCH SCHOOL TEACHER. WE WELCOME DOROTHY ALLEN WHO WILL BE HELPING MATUSHKA DOLORES AS A NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER. PLEAE MAKE EVERY EFFOT TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO SUNDAY SCHOOL ON A REGULAR BASIS.
DATES TO REMEMBER: WE WILL BE PREPARING POTATO BALLS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH AND MAKING PEROGIES ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH AND TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST. WE WILL BEGIN MAKING POTATO BALLS AT 12:00 NOON AND PEROGIES AT 8:00 A.M.
ETHNIC FOOD SALES WILL BE HELD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012; FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012 AND FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012. CLAM CHOWDER, NOODLES AND CABBAGE AND PEROGIES (DEEP FRIED, BUTTER AND ONIONS AND FROZEN) WILL BE AVAILABLE. YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED.
THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PRISON MINISTRY (OCPM) WILL HOLD A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 AND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 IN OKLAHOMA. FR. JOHN IS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF OCPM AND WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING. HE'LL RETURN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
REMINDER: WE ARE ASKING THAT ALL PARISHIONERS MAKE AN EFFORT TO PAY YOUR ANNUAL CHURCH DUES - CURRENT AND PAST DUE. WE ARE AVAILABLE EVERY MONDAY EVENING, BEGINNING AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE CHURCH BASEMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THE DUES ARE $160.00 PER PERSON PER YEAR.
AN ANNUAL BACK DUES LETTER WAS MAILED OUT TO ALL PARISHIONERS WHO ARE IN ARREARS WITH THEIR CHURCH DUES, TO AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2012. PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOUR DUES FOR 2010 WERE PAID IN 2011, IT WILL NOT SHOW IN 2010, BUT WILL APPEAR IN 2011, THE MONTH YOU PAID YOUR 2010 DUES. IF EVERYONE PAID UP THE DUES OWED AND CONTRIBUTED IN THEIR SUNDAY ENVELOPES WEEKLY, WE WOULD BE MORE FINANCIALLY SOLVENT AS A PARISH. WE THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING AND FOR A POSITIVE RESPONSE. YOU MAY MAIL YOUR CHECK TO THE CHURCH RECTORY, OR DROP IT IN THE OFFERING PLATE.
PLEASE VISIT doep.org AND stmichael.org FOR THE UPDATED PICTURES AND VIDEO FROM THE FEAST OF THEOPHANY. PLEASE NOT THE HOLY SUPPER GREETING OF BISHOP TIKHON IS ON UTUBE. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SUBDEACON VASILY FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK IN MAINTAINING THE WEBPAGE. OUR PARISH WEBAGE RECEIVED 49,000 VISITS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY FROM THE UKRAINE, SERBIA AND THE UNITED STATES.
WINE, CHURCH CHARCOAL AND INCENSE DONATIONS ARE NEEDED FOR THE DIVINE SERVICES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN OFFERING FOR THE HEALTH OFYOUR FAMILY OR IN MEMORY OF THE DEPARTED MEMBERS OF YOUR LOVED ONES, PLEASE CONTACT FR. JOHN OR PROTODEACON GABRIEL FOLLOWING THE LITURGY.
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