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or receiving of sacraments. Visits can be any time.

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Dear brothers and sisters for those who do not attend confession (repentance)

and Holy Communion, please participate in these sacraments. This is for your own salvation, for the remission of sins and life everlasting. Please do not wait till the last minute, it could be too late. We never know when God will call us. Today we are here tomorrow we will go into eternity, and will stand before God’s judgment.

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Priest: Let us be attentive! Peace be with you all! Reader: And with your spirit! Priest: Wisdom!

Reader: The Prokimen on tone 2.The Lord is my strength and my song / He has become my salvation.

Reader: Brethren Brethren, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; but I was let down in a basked through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to vision and revelations of the Lord: I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago - whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows - such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows - how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities. For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me. And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Priest: Peace be with you reader. Reader: And with your spirit. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Verse: The Lord answer thee in the day of trouble! The Name of the God of Jacob protect thee!

Verse: Save the king, O Lord, and hear us on the day we call!

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Let us give thanks to God that William Klish, Paul and Steven Kocich, feel better and their names are taken from the list of the sick.

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Saturday, October 29 do not forget to change your clock one hour back. Daylight Savings time ends.

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Fall Festival. Sunday, October 29. Costume parade begins at 12:30 PM Parents please keep costumes positive, no scary and negative costumes. Come and enjoy great food and watch the kids have fun and play games. Everyone is invited. Sponsored by our Sisterhood.

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Ukrainian Day Committee: Tuesday, November 7^th at 7:00 pm in the Memorial Center. All Chairpersons requested to attend. Please hand in the Committee reports to Mark Hatala or Pam Scannell as soon as possible. We will review the successful 2006 event and plan for 2007.

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CHRISTIAN THOUGHT ON HALLOWEEN

We can stay away from the pagan festival of halloween if we understand the spiritual danger and history of this anti-Christian festival.

The festival began in pre-Christian times among the Celtic peoples of Britain, Ireland and Northern France. The pagans believed that physical life was born from death. Therefore, they celebrate the beginning of the new year in the fall on the eve of October 31 and into the day of November 1, when as they believed, the season of cold, darkness, decay and death began. They believed that a certain deity, whom they called Samhain, was the lord of death.

Many diabolical beliefs and practices were associated with this feast, which have endured to this current time. On the eve of New Year’s (October 31) festival, the Druids, who were leaders of Celtic cult, instructed their people to extinguish all hearth fires and lights. On the evening of the festival they ignited a huge bonfire built from oak branches, which they believed to be sacred. Upon this fire, they offered burnt sacrifices of crops, animals, and even human beings to appease and cajole Samhain, god of death. They also believed that Samhain, being pleased by their people offerings, allowed the souls of the dead costumes indicating ghosts, witches, hobgoblins, fairies and demons. The living entered into fellowship and communion with their dead by this ritual act of imitation, through costume and wandering about in the darkness, even as the souls of the dead were believed to wander.

The dialogue of trick or treat is integral to halloween beliefs and practices. The souls of the dead had, by pagans tradition, entered into the world of darkness, decay, and death, and made total communion with and submission to Samhain, the lord of death. They bore the affliction of great hunger on their festal visit. This belief brought about the practice of begging as another Celtic ritual imitation of the activities of the souls of the dead on their festal visit. The implication was that any souls of the dead and their imitators who are not appeased with treats i. e. offerings, will provoke the wrath of Samhain, whose angels and servants (the souls and human imitators) could retaliate through a system of ?tricks? or curses.

Roman Catholic Church tried to counteract this pagan new year festival that honored the lord of death, by establishing the feast of All Saints on the same day. Christians cannot share in this pagan activity, but must counter the secular customs by instead burning candles to the Savior, the Most Holy Mother of God, and all the Saints.

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We urge all members of the entertainment industry to avoid the misuse of Christian symbols, especially of the Cross, through traditional media outlets such as, television, radio, film or print, but also through DVDs, the internet, computer games, iPods, and the like. Furthermore, we voice our concern over the growing phenomenon of a scandalous mixture of Christian symbols with secular art, advertising, music, and other aspect of public life. We insist that members of the media take appropriate measures to avoid the appearance of what may be construed as the exploitation of sacred images, symbols, and expressions for scandalous and commercial purpose. The guarantee of free expression should not be used to insult the faith of millions of believers.

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Rome October, 20. The Pope of Rome Benedict XVI: during the IV National Catholics Council, mentioned the importance of traditional families. He reminded that the church supports “true love”, which is natural in a person that was created by God, and that the church does not support any other forms of love.

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Please remember that the Jr. UOL has an ongoing bottle collection outside the Memorial Center. Please place all bottles and cans in the appropriate bins. All our proceeds benefit charity. Thank you.

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Future Events. Please Mark Your Calendars.

Tue. Oct. 24 - 8:00 am Bake session.

Wed. Oct. 25 - 7:00 pm. 2008 UOL Convention Executive Board Meeting.

Sat. Oct. 28 - 8:30 am. Kolachky bake session.

Sundays, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 12 - Fall Breakfast. Dormiition of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Recreation Center, on Baxter St. Binghamton.

Sun. Oct. 29 - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Ukrainian Dinner at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Scranton, PA. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children

Sat. Nov. 4 - 8:30 am. Kolachky bake session.

Sun. Nov. 5 - 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Ethnic Dinner at Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 210 Hill Ave. Endicott. Take outs are available. Cost is $7 per Adult, and $3 for Children.

Sat. Nov. 18 - 11 am - 1:00 pm Sisterhood Bake Sale.

Sat. Nov. 18 from 7-11pm “Old Country Harvest Dance” Sponsored by the Czechoslovak Moravian Club on Clinton St. Binghamton. Roast pork dinner available, also halushky, kovbasa, zeli, hotdogs, etc. Door open at 5:00 pm. Donation $5.00

Sun. Nov. 19 - Celebration of the 80^th Anniversary of our parish.

Mon. Nov. 20 - 7:00 pm. Parish board meeting.

Wed. Nov. 28 - Nativity Fast Begins. Sat. Jan. 7 - End of the Nativity Fast.

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Pray for the sick. The Lord said: “Do unto others as you would want them do unto you.” So if we will be sick, we will ask help from God, we will ask priests and people to pray for us. In order for the Lord to listen to us when we are sick, we need to pray for those who are sick. O Lord our God, Who by Your Word alone healed all diseases; Who cured the Mother-in-law of Apostle Peter of fever; Who chastises with pity and heals according to Your goodness; Who are able to put aside every malady and infirmity: Do You the same Lord, now relieve Your servants: Fr. Michael Michalopolos, Fr. Steven Dutko,

Fr. Mirone Klish, Scott Shirk, Valarie Melnychenko, Nancy Kanazawich,

Kevin Terpak, Connie Baranyk, Emilia Lewkowicz, John Karaim, Mildred Charnetsky, Mary & Walter Gulachok, Catherine Gelinger, Mary Gormish, Olga Gooley, Mary Ford, Mary Mihalko, Margaret & Marlyn Klish, Sophia Malowicky, Helen Charnetsky, Genevieve Sadowitz, Michael Sr. Duby, Anne & Karen Girnis, Paul Laszko, Julie Sadowitz, Catherine Dobransky, Maria Dudack, Pelahia Kit, Charles Stasko, Stephania Moroz, Mildred Bogdan, Natalia Boser, Wasyl Krawecki, Meghan Scannell, Olga Drost, Mary Evanchoff, Marion Kaspryk, and cure them of the sicknesses which grieves them; lift them up from their beds of pain, sending down upon them Your mercy; and if it be Your will, give to them health and a complete recovery. For You are the Physician of our souls and bodies, and to You we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen.

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Pray for those who in the service of our country and especially: Chief Warrant Officer Scott Ketchuck (Serving in Iraq), Major Gerald C. Mulhollen, Sgt. Michael Onysko, Seaman Nathaniel Kulikowski, Aviator Mechanic Enoch Braisher, Sabrina Schimmelfing. Pray for world peace

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March 9-11, 2007 - U.O.L. Lenten Retreat. Bethlehem, PA The retreat will focus on the Major Feast Days of the Orthodox Church. Contact: Natalie Bilynsky (610) 982- 7315

March 16-18, 2007 - U.O.L. Lenten Retreat. All Saints Camp Contact: Melanie Nakonachny (440) 842-3820

Sat. April 15, 2007 - (Saturday of St. Thomas Sunday) U.O.L. Educational Seminar. South Bound Brook, NJ Contact: Natalie Bilynsky (610) 892-7315.

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