Ñåðäå÷íî â³òàºìî íàøèõ ãîñòåé, ÿê³ ìîëèëèñü ñüîãîäí³ ç íàìè. Áóäåìî ðàä³ áà÷èòè Âàñ ó íàñòóïíó íåä³ëþ. Íåõàé Âàñ îáåð³ãຠÃîñïîäü.

Priest: Let us be attentive! Peace be with you all! Reader: And with your spirit! Priest: Wisdom! Reader: The Prokimen on tone 6. O Lord, save Thy people / and bless Thine inheritance!

Verse: To Thee, O Lord, will I call. O my God, be not silent to me!

Reader: Brethren, God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, by grace you have been saved, and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Priest: Peace be with you reader. Reader: And with your spirit. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Verse: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most-High will abide in the shadow of the heavenly God!

Verse: He will say to the Lord: “My protector and my refuge; my God, in whom I trust!”

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Dear Parish Family, Thanks to your love and support it is good to be back at St. John’s. I have complete my (6) weeks of Chemo and Radiation Therapy and hopefully Monday will bring good news of success with both. What lies ahead is still unknown but with a positive attitude and my Faith I’m sure I/we’ll get through it and rid this disease from my body. The thoughts, prayers, cards and letters are most appreciated, especially from the little ones! To be apart of such a caring and concerned Parish family is something each of us has been blessed with. Thank you again, each and every one, for your continued love and support! /Sincerely, Scott Shirk/

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Let us give thanks to God that Connie Baranyk, feels better and her name is taking off the list of the sick

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today as a parish family we celebrate our Church 80^th anniversary. Let us give thanks to God for His Divine church in which we find salvation. For 80 years St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Parish proclaimed the Holy Orthodox faith. Let us humbly bow down before our God and Savoir and ask for His Divine protection upon our parish. May God bless all of you and your families. May our merciful Lord help us to forward our faith. Greet each other and all those in the nursing homes and hospitals, greet our youth and elders. With strong faith and dedication to His Divine Church, there will be a great future. Through the prayers of our patron saint St. John the Baptist, may God bless us as St. John’s Parish family for many years. Dear parishioners let us remember our Hierarchs, priests and their families who served in this church and the previous one. Metropolitan John, Patriarch Mstyslaw, Archbishop Volodymyr, Metropolitan Constantine, Archbishop Antony, Fr. John Kocan, Fr. Dmytro Lazar, Fr. Theodore Turchenko, Fr. Andrew Revera, Fr. Michael Yalechko, Fr. Michael Zaparaniuk, Fr. Ryslan Kuizly, Fr. Maxim Maruschak, Fr. Peter Bilon, Fr. Lev Kushnir, Fr. Anthony Stangry, Fr. Joseph Zhelechivsky, Fr. Ivan Lechitsky, Fr. Franko Lawryk, Fr. Nestor Kowal, Fr. Myron Oryhon,

Also let us remember the pioneers who established St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox church in 1926. Here are the names of those who celebrated St. John’s 10^th anniversary in 1936.

May there memory be eternal!

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On Sunday, January 28^th Our Hierarchy His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine and His Eminence Archbishop Antony will be coming to St. John’s Church to celebrate our 80^th anniversary with us, to bless Church Icons and as a finale of our 80^th anniversary celebration they will Honor our elderly Parishioners. Following Liturgy the Sisterhood will provide a small repast in the Memorial Center. All are invited to this special occasion. Divine Liturgy on January 28^th will start at 9:30 am.

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Grateful thank you to Philip Harendza for attending the Retreat for Readers in South Bound Brook, last Friday and Saturday.

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Thank you Robert and Diane Cibulsky for their donation of $250 for Church Iconography Fund, in memory of Robert’s father John Cibulsky. In church near the icon of Our Lord you can see a flowers, they were also sent by Robert and Diane in memory of John Cibulsky. May his soul rest in peace.

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The Ukrainian Orthodox League. Christian Care Giving and Mission Commission. Thanksgiving Tithing Program. Collect all the receipts from your Thanksgiving Expenses and make a 10% donation to The Eastern Orthodox Foundation in Indiana, P.A. Make checks payable to Sr. UOL so we may send one check. All donations can be given to any Sr. or Jr. UOL members. Thank you for supporting Christian Care Giving. A special collection will also be taken today Sunday November 19 and Sunday November 26.

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Future Events. Please Mark Your Calendars.

Sun. Nov. 19 - 7:00 pm Thanksgiving Service at St. James Catholic Church.

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

Wed. Nov. 22 - 5:00 - 7:00 pm Basketball Practice at St. Michael’s Church.

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

Sat. Dec. 2 - 12 noon. Jr. UOL making the Caroling Eight Point Star, at the Harendza’s house. Lunch and Jr. UOL meeting.

Mon. Dec. 4 - 7:00 pm. Revenue Generation Committee Meeting.

Mon. Dec. 11 - 7:00 pm. Finance Committee Meting.

Sat. Dec. 16 - 9:00 am -2:00 pm. Christmas Bake Sale. Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church. 210 Hill Ave. Endicott. Phone orders only. 748-2898.

Sun. Dec. 17 - St. Nicholas will visit our parish. All children are welcome.

Sun. Jan. 7 - Nativity Concert following Divine Liturgy. Bring a friend to church day.

Fri. Jan. 12 - 7:00 pm -1:00 am The 3 rd annual Malanka sponsored by the combined Ukrainian organization of Northeastern Pennsylvania at St. Volodymyr Parish Center. 430 North Seventh Ave. Dinner buffet with a Ukrainian flavor, cash bar, midnight champagne toast and dancing to the internationally Ukrainian orchestra “Fata Morgana” $40.00 per person. 570 - 961-1795 Vera Koval Krewsun.

Mon. Jan. 29 - Come at 5:30 pm or 6:30 pm Texas Roadhouse Dinner at St. John’s Memorial Center. Menu: 6 oz. Sirloin or 8 oz. boneless chicken breast, child size 4 oz. sirloin or 4 oz. chicken, baked potato with sour cream and butter, fresh roll with cinnamon honey butter, salad with Italian or Ranch dressing, brownie alamode with chocolate sauce. Coffee, tea, or soda. Beer and wine for sale. Adult $ 14.00 Child price $ 7.00

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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, Scott Shirk, Laurel Shirk, Audrey Klym, Valerie Melnychenko, Kevin Terpak, Emilia Lewkowicz, John Karaim, Mildred Charnetsky, Mary & Walter Gulachok, Mary Gormish, Olga Gooley, Mary Ford, Mary Mihalko, Margaret Klish, Marlyn Klish, Cypryan Klish II , 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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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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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. Retreat. Bethlehem, PA. The retreat will focus on the Major Feast Days of the Orthodox Church. Speakers His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine and His Eminence Archbishop Antony. Contact: Oleg or 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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Missing, size 8 black dance boot, loaned out on Ukrainian Day. If you have them, please return them to Jody.