SAINT MICHAEL'S UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCHChurch Address - 540 North Main Avenue - 570-961-1795

Rectory/Mailing Address - 1006 Howell Street - 570-343-7165Scranton, Pennsylvania 18504

www.STMICHAELSORTHODOX.com

1ST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST-TONE 8ALL SAINTS

(GOSPEL: SAINT MATTHEW 10:32-33,37-38; 19:27-30)(EPISTLE: HEBREWS 11:33-12:2)

CONGRATULATIONS TO SAM OLECKIWHO IS RECEIVING THE !)TEPHANIE ANDREWS

SCHOLARSHIPON BEHALF OF SAINT MARY'S SISTERHOOD.

THE PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE FOLLOWINGDIVINE LITURGY

Our sympathy is extended to the Hudachek Family on the loss of their mother andgrandmother, the late Marion Hudachek who fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday June22nd. To her children, grandchildren and the Hudachek, Myak and Visnofsky Familieswe extend our deepest sympathy. Marion's funeral took place on Thursday, June 27th.

For the good health of Pani Tamara Kowal, EugeniaKowal & HarryKrewsungive by the Kowal Family.

We ask that you keep our following frie~ds & parishioners in your prayers ...At home:

CHERYL BOGA, TAMARA BURDA, ALBINA CZAPOWSKYJ, MARCIA & WES DUNN, HELENESMUNICKI, ROSE JUICE, EUGENIA KOWAL, FATHER NESTOR & PANI TAMARA KOWAL,MARY KORNUTIAK, HARRYKREWSUN,SHARON MONAHAN, SYLVIA MEREDICK, GEORGEOBAL,ANN PAWLIKOWSKI, BARBARA PECK, HELEN PLISHKA, JEFFREY PLISHKA, EDWARD POPIL,ANN PRESLOCK, MARGE & JOHN RODITSKI, JOHNNY DILOZIR, HELEN SANCHUK, DIANESESOK, KAY SLAVICH, JOHN SOKOLOWSKY, MARY USCKAVIZY, SYLVIA VLADIKA, MARYWARHOLAK, HELEN YATZUN & PANI MARTHA ZELENIAK

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSESWILL RESUME TODAY FOLLOWING DIVINE LITURGY.

SEMINARIAN THEOPHAN MACKEYWILL LEAD THE INSTRUCTION AND DISCUSSION.

in memory of Nina, Mykola, Faina and Vasylby Vera & Michael Levchuk

Helenmarie Olecki extends a warm invitation to our Parish Family to celebrate Sam's highschool graduation. A party will be held in Sam's honor on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at 1PMat The Tripp Park Community Center, 2000 Dorothy Street in Scranton. Kindly RSVP byJuly 5, 2013 to either of the following contact numbers:

Helenmarie: 570-575-5326Tamara: 570-290-0289

We look forward to having all of you join uslll!

SAINT MARY'S SISTERHOOD50/50 BINGO

SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2013 AT 1PM

SAINT MICHAEL'S ANNUAL UKRAINIAN FOOD FESTIVALSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND

DONATIONS ARE NOW BEING RECEIVED IN THE CHURCH OFFICE!THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

North Anthracite Council of the League of Ukrainian Catholics is sponsoring a bus trip tothe 22nd Annual Ukrainian Folk Festival at the Ukrainian American Sport Center -"Tryzub" - in Horsham, PA on Sunday, August 25, 2013. The event which begins at 12noon and ends at 8:00pm will highlight a stage concert of colorful Ukrainian folk dancersas well as musicians from Ukraine and the United States. Ukrainian ethnic foods, stan-dard picnic fare, baked goods, cool refreshments, Ukrainian arts Icrafts bazaar andchildren's fun area will be available. The 55 passenger AJ Limo Coach bus will pick up inBerwick at 9:00am, Edwardsville at 9:45am and Scranton at 10:15am. Cost is $35.00per person which includes admission ticket to the Festival. Full advance nonrefundablepayment reserves a seat. For reservations contact Janina Everett in Berwick at 759-2824; Andrew Jamula in the Wilkes-Barre area at 822-5354; Paul Ewasko in the Scran-ton area at 563-2275.

We have pysanky written by BETTY ANN CZVMEREK, niece of MaryUsckavizy, available for purchase. See Vera Krewsun for your purchases!

TOM WILLIAMS who is celebrating his day on July 1stMICHAEL F. SLAVICH who is celebrating his day on July 3rdMARGARET & STEPHEN SHIMKO who are celebrating their day on July 3rdLUKAS TYLER SIMINSKI who is celebrating his day on July 4thLINDA & ERNIE VAN FLEET who are celebrating their day on July 5th

&JUSTIN HAUSER who is celebrating his day on July 6th!

PLEASE KEEPOUR MEN AND WOMENIN T~ ARMED FORCES IN YOUR PRAYERS

GOD BLESS AMERICA

WHAT IS A SAINT?--- - - ---

Today we celebrate the SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS. It brings to an enda cycle of the Church's liturgical year which lasts some 120 days. Itbegan on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, which marked

the start of the Pre-Lenten season. It continued through Lent, Holy Week,Pascha and its ensuing Sundays and Pentecost. The Church remembers allsaints at the end of this cycle - everyone who has lived a Christ-like life - toremind us that the lessons presented to us during this cycle have been meantto help us focus on our ultimate goal: to be numbered among Cad's saints.

What is a saint, and how can we become one? In our minds, saints arepeople who lived long ago. They are men and women whose lives weredistinguished by tremendous spiritual feats. We view them as "bigger thanlife" and certainly as much more than mere human beings. But they weremere human beings! What distinguishes and makes them different from us isthat they perfected the virtues that we only practice some of the time. Thesaints knew what the Church expected of them. We, on the other hand, tryto make the Church fit into our own perception of what it is to be - totallydisregarding the true tradition of the Church as expressed by the HolyFathers, the Apostles and by Christ Himself. When we say we want to oneday enter God's eternal kingdom, what we are really saying is: we want to besaints! There is nothing prideful or arrogant in saying this, for the realmission of the Church is to produce saints! It is unlikely that futuregenerations will ever find our name listed on a Church Calendar, but it iswithin the realm of possibility that one day when others speak about thesaints known only to God, they will be speaking about us.

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