Welcome all visitors of St. John’s. We are happy to see you again.

Sun. July 29, 2007 - 8:20 - 8:50 am. Hours/Confession. 9:00 am. Divine Liturgy. Tone 8. Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Six Ecumenical Councils. Virgin-martyr Julia of Carthage. Prayer for travelers. Coffee Hour.

Mon. July 30 - Great-martyr Marina of Antioch in Pisidia. St. Timothy fool-for-Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Matthew 21:18-22.

Tue. July 31 - Martyr Emilian of Silistria in Bulgaria. Venerable John the Long-suffering of the Kyiv Caves. 1 Corinthians 15:29-38. Matthew 21:23-27.

Wed. Aug 1 - Venerable Macrina, sister of St. Basil. Uncovering the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov. Corinthians 16:4-12. Matthew 21:28-32. Fast Day.

Thu. Aug 2 - Holy, Glorious Prophet Elias. Uncovering the relics of St. Athanasius, abbot of Brest-Litovsk. James 5:10-20. Luke 4:22-30.

Fri. Aug 3 - Prophet Ezekiel (6^th c.B.C.) Venerable Onuphrius the Silent of the Kyiv Caves. 2 Corinthians 1:12-20. Matthew 22-23-33. Fast Day.

Sat. Aug 4 - 4:30 pm. Great Vespers-Confession. Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the Apostles Mary Magdalene Romans 15:30-33 Matthew 17:24-18:4

Sun. Aug 5 - 8:20 - 8:50 am. Hours/Confession. 9:00 am. Divine Liturgy. Icon of the Birth-Giver of god of Pochaiv, commemorating her Miraculous Appearance at Pochaiv, which saved the monastery from the assault of the Tatars and Turks. (1675) Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna Tone 1 Prayer for travelers. Coffee Hour.

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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 8. Pray and make your vows / before Lord our God! Verse: In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel!

Priest: Wisdom!

Reader: The reading from the letter of Apostle Paul to the Philippians.

Priest: Let us be attentive

Reader: Brothers, your attitude should be the same as that Jesus Christ: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider in robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Priest: Peace be with you reader.

Reader: And with your spirit. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Verse: Come, let us rejoice in the Lord! Let us make a joyful noise to God our Savior! Verse: Let us come before His face with thanksgiving: let us make a joyful noise to Him songs of praise!

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Happy Birthday: July 29 His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine, 31 Mary Ford, 31 Blanche Charnetsky, 31 Joshua Ellsworth. August 1 Julia Sadowitz,

2 Andrea Baranyk, 3 Susi Chebiniak, 3 Michael Youmans, 3 Linda Bycz,

4 Elizabeth Baranyk, 4 John Gabriel Maliwacki.

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Welcome Nadiya Wasylko who became a paying member of St. John’s parish.

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Thanks to everyone who responded to our call for baked goods for the two-day sale on Ukrainian Day Festival. Our customers were impressed with the beautiful assortment of goodies -- and we sold out completely on Sunday. Thanks to all who baked their specialties and to those who tried new recipes. We appreciate your tremendous response! Phyllis Hatala and Linda Zapach

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Anyone who would like to attend the 18^th regular Sobor of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church in this coming October 3-7 in Bound Brook, NJ. as a delegate please see Father. Two delegates and Father will represent our parish.

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Sunday, August 26 Special Parish Meeting after Divine Liturgy on the issue of the 18^th regular Church Sobor in October.

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Dear parishioners: August 24^th is the day when we celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day. As usual we will gather at 10AM at Binghamton City Hall with the mayor as he will read the proclamation and raise the Ukrainian flag. On that evening at 7 PM we will hold a concert at our Memorial Center. The group who will perform are the “Ukrainian Colors”, a vocal and instrumental ensemble from Kyiv. It is a great honor and joy for us to host them. Please come, support, advertise and invite your friends to come and enjoy a great performance. Everything will be translated into English. For tickets please see or call Helen Kaspryk 607-797-4930 Tickets $10.00. Children under eight free You may also pick up a brochure from Father.

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Orthodoxy is frequently described as a federation of self-governing national churches bound together by a common belief and shared sacraments. This is true up to a point, but it is hardly the best definition of Orthodoxy; in fact, the idea that each nation is entitled to a separate church, or that a church can be based in ethnicity, has been condemned as a heresy.

The word “orthodoxy” means “true teaching” it can also be translated “true worship” or “true glory.” Orthodoxy understands itself to be the Church of the Apostles, the Church of Pentecost, the Church of the “New Jerusalem.” Orthodox Christianity believe that Western Christianity moved away from the right course, first with the rise of papal authority and later with the Protestant Reformation. Before the series of incidents that culminated in the split between the Eastern and Western churches, the Orthodox Church placed Rome first among the five ancient churches. The others were at Constantinople - Greece, Alexandria- Egypt, Antioch-Syria, and Jerusalem. The place of honor was given to Rome because it was the original capital of the empire, and Peter and Paul had been martyred there. The argument that Jesus’ words “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church” applied exclusively to the bishop of Rome, as Peter’s successor, made less of an impression in the East than in did in the West. The rock in question was not originally interpreted, by Eastern or Western theologians, as having anything to do with the papacy; it was understood to be Peter’s confession of faith in Christ. Perhaps more to the point, Peter led the church in Antioch before he led the church in Rome and he probably did not consider himself a bishop. The Patriarch of Antioch is in this sense as much a successor to Peter as the Pope of Rome.

Orthodox Christianity believe that ecumenical councils are the ultimate touchstones of church authority. In the early Church, Paul was able to argue with Peter and prevail, despite Peter’s place as the chief of the Apostles; the point was not Peter’s authority but Paul’s truth - his orthodoxy. The original model for a church council is found in the Acts of the Apostles, where the Church was faced with questions that Jesus had not dealt with directly. One of these concerned what would be asked of gentile converts to what was still a predominantly Jewish movement. The Council of Jerusalem argued the question, prayed, and announced its decision with the words “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” (Acts 15:28) The Orthodox emphasis is on conciliarity, or harmony of faith, rather than allegiance to a central authority.

It is Orthodox belief that the seven Ecumenical Councils held from 325 to 787 A.D. outline the essential elements of Christianity. The first six councils were concerned with the most basic aspects of Christ and His relation to humanity. The first of the councils, Nicaea, was held in 325. An Alexandria priest Arius, taught that Jesus was created by the father, and although he was the greatest of all creatures, He was still less than divine. The council affirmed that Jesus shared the divine nature of His Father from all eternity. The second Ecumenical Council was held in Constantinople in 381 and completed the work of Nicaea, paying more attention to the Holy Spirit, who was affirmed as divine. The creed adopted by the council spoke of the Holy Spirit “who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified.” This creed is still recited at every Divine Liturgy.

The third Ecumenical Council was held in Ephesus in 431. Nestorius, a bishop of Constantinople, refused to use the title “mother of God” for Mary, although the phrase was already part of popular devotion. Mary, he said, was the mother of the man Jesus, not of His divine nature. The Council rejected this thinking, saying that since the Word was made flesh, and Mary gave birth to that Word made flesh, she could be called the mother of God. To say otherwise was to split the nature of Christ radically, separating his divinity from His humanity in a way that denied His oneness with both God and with us. The fourth Ecumenical Council, held at Chalcedon in 451, rejected the teaching of those who had taken the teaching of Ephesus too far. Some of those known as “monotheists” like Armenians, Copts, Ethiopians, and other churches which were separated from Eastern Orthodoxy at the time of the fourth Ecumenical Council. Monotheists from the Greek words meaning “one nature” seemed to deny the fullness of Jesus humanity by affirming that He was of only one nature. Though he was fully divine he was also fully human, this council affirmed; he was one person, with two natures, human and divine.

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The Art of the Orthodox Liturgy: A Workshop for Church Singers, Directors and Readers. Instructor Professor Aleksei Shipovalnikov. Saturday, August 25. Dormition of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church on Baxter Ave. Binghamton. 10:00 am. - 3:00 pm. $20.00 Fee includes workshop materials, breakfast and lunch. This workshop will explore and demonstrate five critical musical elements of effective liturgical services: 1) Tonality,

2) Rhythm/Meter/Tempo, 3) Stability, 4) Creativity, and 5) Altar/Kliros/ Congregation. Prof. Shipovalnikov will discuss each element and how it related to the others and will demonstrate each element with ‘hands-on” exercises. There will be handouts and ample opportunity for singing under Prof. Shipovalnikov’s direction. Checks should be made payable to the Diocese of Washington and new York and mailed with registration forms to AVS Workshop, c/o 38 Pearl Street, New Hyde Park, NY 11040

(Name / Parish and Location / Complete Address / Email address)

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Free Baseball game for all Basketball players. Sunday, August 19th see the Binghamton Mets, complements of the Orthodox / Catholic Basketball league. A 1:00 PM game OPEN to everyone! Bring your family and friends. All players are free and anyone else that wants to come will get our special $6.00 ticket rate. Please let our sports Directors, Jeff Hatala, Peter Hatala, or Nick Tarcha, know if you will be attending. This is an open outing, so if you have not seen a B-Mets game yet, this is a good time to spend an afternoon with other Orthodox Christians form local parishes.

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Future Event. Please mark your calendars.

Today - 2:00 - 9:30 pm. World Festival on downtown Binghamton Plaza. Music, dance from around the world and ethnic foods.

Sun. Aug. 12 - Czechoslovak Moravan Club is sponsoring their annual “Picnic” from 12:noon at the Lutheran Fellowship Center on Airport Rd. Music for dancing by Wally G starting at 1:00 pm. Club dancers will perform at 3:00 pm. Donation $2.00.

Tue. Aug. 14 - Beginning of the Dormition Fast.

Tue. Aug. 14 - 7:00 pm. Sr. UOL meeting in the board room.

Mon. Aug. 20 - 7:00 pm. Board meeting

Thu. Aug. 23 - 7:00 pm. 61^st UOL Convention Meeting.

Sun. Aug. 26 - Special parish meeting.

Sun. Aug. 26 - Jr. UOL meeting, following Divine Liturgy.

Sun. Sep. 9 - 12:30 - 4:00 pm. Party in the Park.

Sep. 14-16 - Debra Burgan Memorial Golf Tournament Weekend, to assist in raising monies for the new build Chapel at All Saints Camp, Emlenton, PA. Pine Grove Public Golf Course; Grove City, PA. Please call at (724) 287-8597

Sun. Sep. 16 - Join your neighbors in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease at the annual Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk. The event raises public awareness, and funds for local services for people with the decease, their families, and caregivers. The Alzheimer’s Association’s memory Walk is the largest national fundraising event for support programs for Alzheimer’s disease Memory Walk 2007 will take place on September 16, 12:00 noon at Ostinningo Park in Binghamton. For more info please call: /607/ 785-7852

Sat. Sep. 22 - Annual Golf Tournament.

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Dormition of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church on Baxter St. invite us to share the joy of the celebration of their Parish’s Feast - the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Festive services will take place on Tuesday, August 14 at 7:00 pm. (Vespers with Litiya) and on Wednesday at 9:00 am. (Divine Liturgy). All of you are most cordially invited to participate in the fellowship that will follow the Festive Liturgy.

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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, Audrey and Eugene Klym, Michael Hovancik, Valerie Melnychenko, Kevin Terpak, Emilia Lewkowicz, Mildred Charnetsky, Mary & Walter Gulachok, Mary Gormish, Olga Gooley, Mary Ford, Mary Mihalko, Margaret Klish, Marlyn Klish, Cypryan Klish II, Sophia Malowicky, Genevieve Sadowitz, Michael Sr. Duby, Anne and Karen Girnis, Paul Laszko, Julie Sadowitz, Catherine Dobransky, Pelahia Kit, Charles Stasko, Stephania Moroz, Mildred Bogdan, Wasyl Krawecki, Meghan Scannell, Olga Drost, Marion Kaspryk, Nicholas Corba, 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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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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Please let Father know who is in need of visiting, prayers or receiving of sacraments. Visits can be any time.

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Recycle for Charity is resumed again. Please bring your toners and ink cartridges to the copy room in the church. Thank you. The proceeds benefit All Saints Camp.

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Please give Father any information or announcements that you would like to publish in the Sunday’s bulletin, before Friday of that week. This way all parishioners will know about St. John’s events. Thank you.

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The 61st Ukrainian Orthodox League (UOL) Convention will be held at the Holiday Inn Arena in downtown Binghamton from July 30-August 3rd, 2008.

St. John the Baptist Sr. and Jr. UOL chapters are hosting several hundred conventioneers from all over the nation. This is a great financial undertaking. We are inviting you to consider sponsoring one of the funding opportunities listed on the attached sheet. General contributions are also welcome.

All sponsors will be recognized in the Convention Yearbook and on St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church website. Your sponsorship will help us to host a wonderful convention for these special visitors to our community. If you are sponsoring through your business, it will provide your business with increased visibility on local, regional and national levels.

The UOL is a national organization that promotes and strengthens the Orthodox faith and its Ukrainian culture. It also provides charitable donations to local, national, and worldwide organizations and funds for seminarians and young adults attending college. In addition, our local chapter members serve in leadership roles in our church, do mission work, and participate in community affairs. Thank you in advance for your consideration and support of our organization. Please contact me at the above number for more information or to coordinate your sponsorship or gift today

Sincerely, Pam Scannell Convention Chair

2007 Opportunities

Promotional Convention Advertisement $300.00

Hospitality night $300.00

Promotional Banquet Favor $200.00

2008 Opportunities

Welcoming Gift $300.00

Nametags and Lanyards $150.00

Wednesday Hospitality Night $500.00

Holiday Inn Arena

Thursday Brunch $1720.00

Holiday Inn Arena

Thursday Event-Ukrainian Picnic $2700.00
On the 18th floor of the State office bldg

Thursday evening beverages

St. John’s Social Club Friday Event-TBD $4700.00

Holiday Inn Arena

Saturday Banquet and Ball $7500.00

Holiday Inn Arena ballroom

Sunday Farewell Luncheon St. Mary’s Sisterhood

At St. John’s Memorial Center

Convention Yearbook Printing $1000.00

A group of individuals or businesses can join together to sponsor an event or convention expense. All donations can be mailed to the above address.

Checks are payable to 61st UOL Convention.

Senior and Junior UOL Chapters

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian

Orthodox Church, Johnson City, NY.

61st Ukrainian Orthodox League Convention

July 30th-August 3rd, 2008 “THE LIGHT OF CHRIST ILLUMINES ALL” /Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts/

Pam Scannell, Convention Chair 754-1554. 2000 Clover Dr Vestal, NY 13850