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VOL. 51 / NO. 50 • SUNDAY OF FORE-FATHERS • TONE 2 • DEC. 14, 2014

VOL. 52 / NO. 52 • FEAST OF ST STEPHEN • TONE 6 • DECEMBER 27, 2015

26401 ST. JOSAPHAT DRIVE • WARREN, MI 48091 Rectory & Office: 586-755-1740 • Fax: 586-755-1399 www.stjoschurchosbm.com • Email: stjucch@aol.com

Parish Centre: 586-758-7711 • www.stjosaphatbanquets.com

Email: stjosaphathall@aol.com

Pastor: Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM Cell: 917-842-2819 • Email: madario88@gmail.com

Assistant: Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM • Email: FrWalterR@yahoo.com

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Sundays 9:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

(Office is closed for lunch 12:00 –1:00 p.m.) IC Schools: 586-574-2480 • www.icschools.org / www.icschools.net

REGULAR SCHEDULE OF DIVINE LITURGIES Sunday: (Ukrainian) 8:30, 10:00 a.m.; (English) 12:00 noon.

Saturday: (Ukrainian) 8:30 a.m.; (English) 4:00 p.m. Weekdays: (Ukrainian) 8:30 a.m.

Holy Days & Obligatory Feasts: (Ukr.) 9:00 and (Eng.) 7:00 p.m. Confessions - During Liturgies

Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday 8:30, 10:00 & 12:00 and all Holy Days

To arrange for Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion and Funerals - call the Office first.

For Weddings make an appointment with the Pastor, at least 6 months ahead.

Wishing our Parishioners,

their families and friends God’s blessings

for a healthy, happy, safe and prosperous

New Year!

Bawa=mo Naqym parafi]nam,

\xnim rodynam i pry]telam Bowyx lask

qaslyvoho, veseloho i zdorovoho

Novoho Roku!

2016

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LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, December 27, 2015 (Prayer Book pg. 224, 476)

Feast of Saint Stephen (Molytovnyk. st. 218, 466) Gal. 1: 11-19; Mt. 2: 13-23

8:30 #4662 ++ Iwanna & Roman Korduba — Kozak Family 10:00 For The Parish

12:00 #4454 ++ Stefan & Maria Senyk — Family

Monday, December 28, 2015 (St. Nicomedia)

Jas. 2: 14-26; Mk. 10: 46-52

8:30 #183 ++ Slawko & Allen Senyk — L. Nestorowich

#795 + Ivan Kalymon — Wife & Son Kalymon Prayer Families: G. Bojcuniak / P. Veselovskyy

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 (Holy Innocents)

Jas. 3: 1-10; Mk. 11: 11-23

8:30 #4532 ++ Nicholas, Mary & Michael J. Tyro

— M. & E. Kostiuk

#796 + Irene Tryciecky — K. Nguyen Prayer Families: O. Bojcuniak / A. Vatulaks

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 (St. Anysia)

Jas. 3:11 - 4:6; Mk. 11: 23-26

8:30 #367 + Anastasia Butry — O. Koniuch

#436 + Michael Onyszczak — R. & M. Baranyk Prayer Families: E. Bolde / M. Vasilik

Thursday, December 31, 2015 New Years Eve Jas. 4:7 - 5:9; Mk. 11: 27-33

9:00a.m. Liturgy of Thanksgiving

6:00p.m. Liturgy of Thanksgiving

First Friday, January 01, 2016 Confessions Circumcision / St. Basil The Great / New Years Day Col. 2: 8-12; Lk. 2: 20-21, 40-52

9:00a.m. Health & God's Blessings

for Fr. Basil Salkovski, OSBM & all the Clergy

*5:00-7:00 Silent Adoration of the Holy Eucharist

*7:00pm Liturgy / Mother’s Prayers / Healing Service

Saturday, January 02, 2016 Confessions (St. Sylvester)

1 Tim. 3:14 - 4:5; Mt. 3: 1-11

8:30 Liturgy / Mother’s Prayers in Eng. / Rosary #666 ++ Wasyl. Andrij & Kateryna Papiz

— Wife O. Papiz

4:00pm #797 Health & God's Blessings for Diane Tryciecky

— K. Nguyen Prayer Families: D. Bondra / A. Varenytsia

Sunday, January 03, 2016 (Prayer Book pg. 225, 486)

(St. Malachi) (Molytovnyk. st. 219, 474)

2 Tim. 4: 5-8; Mk. 1: 1-8

8:30 #4662 ++ Iwanna & Roman Korduba — Kozak Family 10:00 For The Parish

12:00 #4454 ++ Stefan & Maria Senyk — Family

Altar Cleaning

Helen Scott & Mary Lou Sudomir

+ May She Rest in Peace +

Irene Tryciecky passed away on December 11, 2015

at the age of 82 and was buried on December 17, 2015

from St. Josaphat Church.

Please Remember Her In Your Prayers.

Calendar of Events

Dec. 31st…………New Years Eve

- 9:00a.m. & 6:00p.m. Divine Liturgies

Jan. 01, 2016……..New Years Day

- 9:00a.m. & 7:00p.m. Divine Liturgies

Jan. 10, 2016……..Prosphora - 1:30pm St. Josaphat Center

Feb. 08, 2016…….First Day of Lent

March 27, 2016…..Easter

April 03, 2106…...Sviatchene - 1:30pm St. Josaphat Center

May 15, 2016…….Solemn Holy Communion - I.C. Church

May 22, 2016…….Solemn Holy Communion - St. Josaphat

The Staff and Parishioners

of St. Josaphat Church

would like to wish

Fr. Daniel Schaicoski, OSBM,

Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM,

Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM,

Fr. Roman Hykavy, OSBM,

and Br. Joao Kalevski, OSBM,

and all the clergy

of the Order of St. Basil the Great.

Happy Feast Day

and Mnohaya Lita!

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The Incarnation-Salvation is sharing

"He that is full empties Himself, for He empties Himself

of His glory for a short while, that I might share His

fullness." (St. Gregory the Theologian) The Christian message of salvation can be best summed

up in the terms, sharing, solidarity and identification. The

notion of sharing is key doctrines of God in the Trinity and

God made man. We are authentic persons only when we

give of ourselves and share. The Trinity is not a single

person but three persons who share each other's life in

perfect love. The Incarnation is the doctrine of God sharing

Himself with us. Christ shares to the full in what we are,

and so he makes it possible for us to share in what he is, in

his divine life and glory. He became what we are to make

us what he is.

St. Paul expresses it metaphorically in terms of wealth

and poverty. "You know the grace of Our Lord Jesus

Christ: he was rich, yet for your sake he became

poor, so that through his poverty you might become

rich." (2 Cor 8; 9) Christ's riches are his eternal glory;

Christ's poverty is his complete identification with our

fallen human condition. 'Sharing wholly in our poverty,

You have made our earthly nature divine through Your

union with it and participation in it.' Christ shares in our

death, and we share in His life; He empties himself and we

are exalted. (Phil 2; 5-9) God's descent makes man's ascent

possible.

Christ said at the Last Supper; "The glory which you

have given to me, I have given to them, that they may be

one, as we are one; I in them and you in me, may they be

perfectly united as one." (Jn 17; 22-23) Christ enables us

to share in the Father's divine glory. He is the bond and

meeting point: because he is man, he is one with us,

because he is God, he is one with the Father. So, through

and in him we are one with God, and the Father's glory

becomes our glory. God's incarnation opens the way to

man's deification. To be 'deified' is, more specifically to be

'christified': the divine likeness that we are called to attain is

the likeness of Christ. It is through Jesus the God-man that

we are 'ingodded', 'divinized', made "sharers of the divine

nature". (2 Pt 1; 4) By assuming our humanity, Christ, who

is son of God by nature has made us sons of God by grace.

In him we are 'adopted' by God the Father becoming, 'sons

in the Son'. (Bishop Kallistos Ware)

"And so Christ is born that by His birth He might

restore our nature. He became a child, was fed, and grew

that He might inaugurate the one perfect age to remain

forever as He created it. He support man that man might

no longer fall. And the creature He had formed from

earth, He now makes heavenly: and what He has endowed

with a human soul He now vivifies to become a heavenly

spirit. In this way He full raised man to God and left

nothing in him, neither sin, nor death, nor travail, nor

pain, nor anything earthly, with the grace of our Lord

Jesus Christ..." (St. Peter Chrysologus)

Мolytva Na Кinec/ Рoku Господи, Ісусе Христе Боже! Припавши перед Твоїм Божим маєстатом, затривожені нашою недосконалістю і засмучені нашими провинами, з повним довір' ям до Твоєї доброти й милосердя кличимо: Помилуй нас, Господи, помилуй по великій Твоїй милості і щедротах очисти беззаконня наші! Ось, сонце до заходу схилилося, і ми, побачивши світло вечірнє, просимо Тебе: Зостанься з нами, Господи, бо вже похилився день життя нашого, проминув знову рік Твого милосердя і доброти, нашого ж недбальства та невдяки. Ще і в цьому році не прийшло Царство Твоє, і воля Твоя свята не діялася на землі. Господи Боже наш, "ми згрішили, ми вчинили беззаконня, ми зло чинили. "Ми не ходили Твоїми стежками, не зберігали Твоїх заповідей. Тому ми просимо Тебе, Господи: Будь з нами в Новому Році, не відкидай нас від Себе, не карай нас за минулі беззаконня наші, але помилуй і вислухай нас. Амінь. Пrosymo в Тебе Вyba;enn]: за порушення любові ближнього, що є Твоєю новою і найбільшою заповіддю. (Пrosymo в Тебе Вyba;enn]) за твердість нашого серця до терпінь і потреб наших ближніх. (Пrosymo в Тебе Вyba;enn]) за занедбання добрих починів і добрих діл. (Пrosymo в Тебе Вyba;enn]) за нашу поверховність, за холод, за нашу невдячність. Жalu=mo: за всі гріхи світу, задля яких ми, як люди, почуваємо нашу співвідповідальність. Жalu=mo за всі недомагання, провини і недосконалості. Жalu=mo за всі наші особисті провини і гріхи: свідомі і не свідомі, добровільні й недобровільні, в умі, в думці, в серці, в словах і ділах. Пostanovla=mo: більше співпрацювати з Твоїми ласками й натхненнями. Пostanovla=mo не шукати нашої, але Твоєї більшої слави. Пostanovla=mo краще дотримуватись Твоїх заповідей та дбати, щоб інші, за нашим прикладом, їх виконували. Пostanovla=mo більше трудитися над поширенням Твого Царства в людських душах та між народами світу. Пostanovla=mo бути відважнішими у визнаванні Твого імені перед людьми. Дяku=mo Тobi: за Твою доброту й ласки, що їх Ти зілляв щедро на нашу землю і на всіх людей. Дяku=mo Тobi за терпіння, що їх Ти посилав нам. Дяku=mo Тobi за втіхи, що ними Ти нас утішав та зміцнював. Дяku=mo Тobi за наш народ. Дяku=mo Тobi за нашу Батьківщину, якій Ти дав свободу і незалежність. Дяku=mo Тobi за цю країну, яка нас прийняла і дає нам змогу жити. "Тож нині просвіти наші духовні очі, відкрий наші уста, щоб навчитися Твоїх слів, розуміти Твої заповіді, і виконувати Твою волю, прославляти Тебе серцем нашим та прославляти Твоє святе ім'я: Отця, і Сина, і Святого Духа, нині і повсякчас, і на віки віків". Амінь. (Царю Небесний, Отче-наш, Богородице Діво, Під Твою Милість, Слава Отцю...)

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Mnoha] Lita!

Мolytva Na Novyj Рik Господи Боже, всього видимого і невидимого творіння Сотворителю, Ти заснував часи і роки: Благослови початок нового року, що ми відлічуємо від Твого втілення заради нашого спасіння. Благослови провести цей рік в мирі та злагоді з ближніми; зміцни нашу Церкву, що Сам її заснував і спасенною жертвою на хресті освятив. Вітчизну нашу піднеси, охорони і прослав; довгоденство, здоров'я, достаток плодів земних і добре поліття дай нам; мене, грішного раба Твого, всіх рідних і ближніх моїх та всіх християн, як правдивий наш верховний Пастир, доглядай, охороняй і на дорогу спасенну направляй, щоб ми, йдучи нею, після довгочасного й щасливого життя на цьому світі досягли Царства Твого Небесного і удостоїлися блаженства з усіма святими Твоїми. Амінь

Church Vestments Donations

If you would like to donate for church vestments

— please contact the church office at 586-755-1740

for more information.

Prodovwa=mo zbirku na cerkovni ryzy.

Home Blessing (starting Jan. 6th) Our Basilian Fathers will be blessing homes in Warren and

Sterling Heights. If you live outside the area and would like

your home blessed, or you have a specific date and time, fill

out the form that was sent to you or call 917-842-2819.

Sv];enn] Domiv (po;yna=t/s] 6-ho si;n])

Na'i Otci budut/ xodyty z Sv];eno[ Vodo[. Xto bawa=

ozna;enyj ;as, prosymo zazna;yty na kartci ]ku vy

otrymaly iz sv]to;nym pobawann]m abo podzvonyty na

917-842-2819.

For A Blessing On The New Year

O Most Holy Trinity, hear our prayers on behalf of our

Holy Father, the Pope, our bishops, our clergy and for all

those in authority over us. Bless, we beseech You, during

the coming year, the whole Catholic Church; convert

heretics and unbelievers; touch the hearts of sinners that

they may return to Your friendship; give prosperity to our

country and peace among the nations of the world; pour

down Your blessings upon our friends, relatives, and

acquaintances and upon our enemies, if we have any; assist

the poor and the sick; have pity on the souls of those whom

this year has taken from us; be merciful to those who during

the new year will be summoned before Your judgment seat.

May all our actions be preceded by Your inspirations and

carried on by Your assistance, so that all our prayers and

works, having been begun in You, may, likewise, be ended

through You, for Your glory and our sanctification. Amen

Catechism & Religion Class for Children

given by Br. Joao

Classes are on Sundays at 10:30a.m for children (ages 8 to 12 years old).

Class will resume after the holidays.

Please call the call the office at 586-755-1740

for more information about the classes.

Decision Point is a program for teens and young adults who want to get a glimpse of the truth, beauty and goodness that are at the core of our faith. It is a time to ask questions and share experiences as Catholic Christians.

Become the best version of yourself!

The sessions are held every Sunday at 10:30am in the classroom.

For more information, check the church website listed in the bulletin or contact Lily Litynskyj at lily_litynskyj@comcast.net

Perpetual Candles in the Church

If you are interested in having a Perpetual Candle in

church - please contact the church office at 586-755-1740

for more information ($80 for 6 months or $160 for a year).

Mowna nabuty sobi postijnu svi;ku u cerkvi— zajdit/ do

kancel]ri\.

Best Wishes, Health, Happiness and God's Blessings.

Happy Birthday

Paraska Klochko, Alexandra Kostyniuk,

Anna Fedenko, Chrystyna Kozak,

Christina Pichurko, Jonathan Winek, Anne Halash,

Alexander Baranyk, Donald Bondra,

Alexander Plichota

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Spil/na Prosfora

u nedil[, 10-ho si;na 2016 - hod. 1:30p.p. u Parafi]l/nomu Oseredku Sv. Josafata

Kvytky mowna prydbaty v cerkovnyx kancel]ri]x

v sv. Josafata i Neporo;noho Za;att]

Kvytky po $25.00

Dity do 10 rokiv bezko'tovno

Tickets available in both church offices.

Adults - $25.00

Children - free (10 yrs & under) - must have a ticket

Deadline: January 3, 2016

St. Josaphat and Immaculate Conception

Churches

cordially invite you to the

Prosphora Dinner

Sunday, January 10, 2016 - 1:30p.m.

St. Josaphat Banquet Centre