Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church

Pastor Rev. Ihor Royik . Mailing address: 1206 Valley Road, Melrose Park, PA 19027Rectory phone (215) 635-1627, fax (215) 635-9203, emergencies (973) 979-3430 E-mail: A.B.V.M@comcast.net Website: www.ukrainianbvm.com

Divine Liturgy Schedule:Tone Festal; Epistle Acts 16: 16 34; Gospel Jn. 9: 1 38

Sunday - May 10th - Sunday of the Man Born BlindMothers Day

9:00 am Gods blessings for mothers10:30 am Gods blessings for our parishioners

Monday - May 11th 9:00 am +Nadia Zalipsky Ellen & Marc Grossman

Tuesday - May 12th 9:00 am +Ewhenia Kowalyk Alexandra Borregaard

Wednesday - May 13th 9:00 am +Faux, +Lois Boucher Emil & Suzanne Bobyock

Thursday - May 14th - Ascension of Our Lord 9:00 am Gods blessings for our parishioners 7:00 pm Gods blessings for Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko

Friday - May 15th 9:00 am +Jaroslaw Makar Walter & Marie Plachta 7:00 pm Moleben in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday - May 16th 9:00 am +Michael Dobrowolsky (40 days) Family 5:00 pm +Grygor Hryniuk (31 years) Family

Sunday - May 17th - Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council 9:00 am +Stanley, +Mary Fuga Andrea & Tony Desderio10:30 am Gods blessings for our parishioners & Solemn Holy Communicants

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ASCENSION OF OUR LORDOn the fortieth day after Easter we celebrate the feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ. The feast commemorates the return of ourRedeemer to Heaven. It is a day of victory for our Lord, a day of triumph that He fully merited. Christ left the throne of His Father,humbled Himself in the womb of the Virgin, lay in Bethlehem in a rough stable, fled from His own people into Egypt and spent years inNazareth as a common laborer. Tirelessly He searched for the lost sheep of the house of Israel. His own brethren repaid Him with nothingbut unkindness and misunderstanding. Then, beginning on the Mount of Olives and ending on Golgotha, He patiently paid the price of ourredemption. All this He did because He loved us, because He sought to free us from Satan's power. This work is now complete. Hereturns to heaven as a conqueror. The Son stands before the Father by whom He was sent and whose will He so perfectly performed.The Liturgy reflects the somber mood of the apostles, who at first felt lonely and uncertain without their Lord. "When the Apostles sawYou ascending the clouds, O life-giving Christ, they frowned deeply and mourned with tears, saying: Do not leave us orphans..." (sticheraof vespers). But at the same time, they were filled "with great joy" because they "were gladdened with the promise of the Holy Spirit."The troparion, among many other hymns, describes this joy: "You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, and delighted the disciples withthe promise of the Holy Spirit; through this blessing they were assured that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world."For us too, the Ascension is an occasion of deepest rejoicing. The glorification of Christ in this mystery is also our glorification. It is theelevation of our human nature. Our nature now shares divine honor as, in human form Christ our brother enters heaven. The future is nolonger cloudy. We will be with Christ. We will be at home, for He is our way. We amend the selfless words of Thomas who said, "Let usalso depart so as to be able to die with Him," to say instead, "Let us go to live with Him!"

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Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death bydeath, and to those in the tombs giving life.

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Tropar, Tone 5: Let us the faithful acclaim andworship the Word,* co-eternal with the Fatherand the Spirit,* and born of the Virgin for oursalvation.* For He willed to be lifted up on thecross in the flesh,* to suffer death and to raisethe dead* by His glorious resurrection.

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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and tothe Holy Spirit;

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Kondak, tone 4: With eyes that are spirituallyblind* I come to You, O Christ;* and, like theman who was blind since birth,* I cry out toYou with repentance:* You are a shining Light*to those who are in darkness.

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Kondak, tone 8: Though You went down to thegrave, immortal Lord,* You destroyed thepower of Hades* and rose victorious, Christour God.* You who said "Rejoice" to the myrrh-bearing women,* give peace to Your apostles*and offer resurrection to the fallen.

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Prokimen, tone 8: Pray and give praise to theLord our God.

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Verse: God is renowned in Judah, in Israel great ishis name.

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Epistle: A reading from the Acts of theApostles. (16: 16 - 34)

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In those days as we were on our way out to theplace of prayer that we met a slave girl whohad a clairvoyant spirit. She used to bringsubstantial profit to her masters by fortunetelling. The girl began to follow Paul and therest of us shouting, These men are servants ofthe Most High God; they will make known toyou a way of salvation. She did this for severaldays until finally Paul became annoyed, turnedaround, and said to the spirit, In the name ofJesus Christ I command you, come out of her!Then and there the spirit left her. When hermasters saw that their source of profit wasgone, they seized Paul and Silas and draggedthem into the main square before the localauthorities. They turned them over to themagistrate with this complaint: These men areagitators disturbing the peace of our city!Furthermore, they are Jews, which means they

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advocate customs which are not lawful for usRomans to adopt or practice. The crowd joinedin the attack on them and the magistratesstripped them and ordered them to be flogged.After receiving many lashes they were throwninto prison, and the jailer was giveninstructions to guard them well. Upon receiptof these instructions he put them in maximumsecurity, going so far as to chain their feet to astake. About midnight, while Paul and Silaswere praying and singing hymns to God astheir fellow prisoners listened, a severeearthquake suddenly shook the place, rockingthe prison to its foundations. Immediately allthe doors flew open and everyones chainswere pulled loose. The jailer woke up to seethe prison gates wide open. Thinking that theprisoners had escaped, he drew his sword tokill himself; but Paul shouted to him, Do notharm yourself! We are all still here. The jailercalled for a light, then rushed in and felltrembling at the feet of Paul and Silas. After abrief interval he led them out and said, Men,what must I do to be saved? Their answerwas, Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will besaved, and all your household. Theyproceeded to announce the word of God to himand to everyone in his house. At that late hourof the night he took them in and bathed theirwounds; then he and his whole household werebaptized. He led them up into his house,spread a table before them, and joyfullycelebrated with his whole family his newfoundfaith in God.

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Alleluia verses: Turn to me and have pity on me.Steady my footsteps according to your promise.

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Instead of It is truly right . . .: The angel criedout to the One full of grace: O chaste Virgin,rejoice! And again I say, rejoice! Your Son hasrisen from the tomb on the third day andraised the dead. Let all people rejoice! Shine,shine, O New Jerusalem, for the glory of theLord has risen upon you! Exalt now and beglad, O Sion! And you, O chaste Mother of God,take delight in the resurrection of your Son.

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Communion Hymn: Receive the Body of Christ;partake of the source of immortality.

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Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him inthe highest. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

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Christ is Risen replaces: Blessed is he who comes, We have seen the true light, May our mouths

be filled, Blessed be the name of the Lord, and Glory be to the Father. at the dismissal.

At the conclusion of Liturgy, Christ is Risen is sung three times as at the beginning, but with the additionof: And to us He has granted life eternal, we bow down before His resurrection on the third day.

NNOUNCEMENTSCollections please see the printed bulletin for details.

MOLEBEN IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY will be served every Friday at 7:00 pm throughout the monthof May.

Congratulations! On Saturday, May 9, 2015 Natalia Antoniak and Michael Pylyp were united in theSacrament of Marriage. May God bless them with good health and happiness! Mnohaya Lita!

Thank you to the following individuals who have made the donations to our church: Jaroslav Kozak (in memory+Kalyna Kozak) ($500.00), Jerry & Lisa Kozak (in memory of +Kalyna Kozak) ($500.00), Alexandra Borregaard (in memoryof all parish mothers) ($200.00), ASTM International (in memory of +George Luciw) ($100.00), Katharine & JeffereyMorgan (in memory of +George Luciw) ($100.00), Claude & Marie Jaycox (in memory of +George Luciw) ($100.00). MayGod reward your generosity and bless you richly for many happy years!

Help needed for cleaning the church. Next cleaning will be on Wednesday, Ma 13th following the 9:00am Divine Liturgy.For more information call Suzanne Bobyock @ (215) 379-3390.

Coffee and Cake - please join your fellow parishioners for coffee and cake every Sunday after the Divine Liturgies,in the church hall.

Panakhyda for Ukrainian Freedom fallen heroes will be served on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 1:30 pm at St. MarysCemetery, Fox Chase, PA. Everyone is invited.

A woman from Ukraine is seeking employment with living accommodations to care for the elderly person or children. Forinformation call Oksana 215-938-1259.

We welcome new members into our parish. Come see Father Ihor and register as a member of our parish.Become a part of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church family.

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Today is one of the most powerful days of celebration on thecalendar because it honors the first person you ever met - yourMom. You'll probably pay tribute to her, her motherand other mothers in your life on the second Sundayin May. In one form or another, Mother's Day iscelebrated in dozens of countries around the worldand has a long history. Even the ancient Egyptians,Greeks and Romans had holidays to honor certainmother goddesses. Much later, in 16th-centuryEngland, the fourth Sunday of Lent became Mothering Day,which, in turn, became an opportunity for separated familymembers to gather with Mom as the guest of honor. Two womenare most closely associated with the celebration of Mother's Day as

we know it: Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. The first is famous for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"which became an anthem for the North during the Civil War. She also campaigned against slavery and for the rightsof women, promoting a Mothers' Peace Day, and eventually Mother's Day itself. Somewhat later, Anna Jarvisdreamed of establishing a Mother's Day, first and foremost to honor her own mother, Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis. Oneday, her mother ended a Sunday school lesson on "Mothers of the Bible," by saying, "I hope that someone,sometime will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders tohumanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it." After her mother's death, Anna Jarvis worked to see that hermother - and all mothers - got that special commemoration. In 1908, Anna Jarvis's own church in Grafton, WestVirginia, and another in Philadelphia proclaimed a special Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. Carnationswere presented to each mother who was present. Within a few years, a number of states had made the day officialand in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day. Yet ironically, within just a fewyears, Jarvis, who never married or had children, became disillusioned with the commercialization she saw growingattached to the holiday she had worked so hard to spread. "A printed card means nothing except that you are toolazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world," she said. "And candy! You take abox to Mother - and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment!" Without a doubt cards and candy are stillprominent features of Mother's Day today, as are flowers and a special visit with Mom to her favorite restaurant.And those adult kids who can't make it back home see to it that there are more long distance calls on Mother's Daythan any other day of the year. Still, for all the extraneous trappings and overt sentimentality associated with theday, the essence is worthwhile: Mother's Day is a time to express love and gratitude to the most special lady in theworld Mom. Maybe it would be a good idea if moms and dads, children and grandchildren - indeed, the wholefamily - used the day as a centerpiece of their mutual affection and respect 365 days a year.

WE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED MOTHERS

+Mary Dykan, +Catherine Bukata, +Olena Kricka, +Helen Kalata, +Nadia Zalipsky, +Varvara Schwed, +Olha Varela, +Olha Stroczan,

+Stefania Zmurkewycz, +Helena Sluzar, +Iwanna Mazurok, +Mildred Hill, +Maria Kucij, +Minnie Rittenhouse, +Elsie Hill, +Stephania

Chaykowsky, +Maria Iwasko, +Maria Stephanyshyn, +Katherine Purcell, +Sophia Michalczyk, +Kataryna Galamaga, +Sophia Hud,

+Anastasia Hud, +Anastasia Stefanyshyn, +Olena Baltarowich, +Ulana Kricfalusij, +Frances Bobyock, +Lois Boucher, +Dolores Karabin,

+Maria Rudyj, +Arcadia Stebelsky, +Rozalia Hryniuk, +Maria Tylatnyk, +Nancy Sendecki, +Natalia Lew, +Anna Halupa, +Neonila

Pelech, +Tatiana Zwarych, +Mary Labiak, +Eleanor Orehowsky, +Kateryna Markiw, +Daria Shust, +Stefania Sira, +Natalia Lewycka,

+Evdokia Bilyk, +Maria Kovaliv, +Maria Wodonos, +Cecilia Gardezky, +Olha Stroczan, +Paraskevia Chornodolski, +Theodozia

Pendycki, +Maria Kiczula, +Olga Stulkowsky, +Dolores Karabin, +Maria Romaniuk, +Kataryna Fedorkiw, +Zoriana Kondrat, +Anna

Ozorowskyj, +Florence Gwynn, +Jaroslawa Sawchak, +Catherine Kociubajlo, +Magdelyna Bobak, +Maria Konaszewycz, +Natalia

Perfecky, +Thelma Borowyk, +Jule Ferry, +Iwanna Penkalskyj, +Irena Korzeniowski, +Iwanna Fedoriw, +Leonia Oleksyshyn, +Maria

Bulyk, +Maria (Zadorozny) Shwed, +Rozalia Ditchen Shwed, +Rozalia Muler Zadorozhna, +Mary Scuron, +Varvara Dobosz, +Zofia

Zabrowarna, +Maria, +Marie, +Eva, +Theodosia Matyjewicz, +Veronica Iatskiv, +Maria Pavluk, +Stefania Jarymowycz, +Eva Cikalo,

+Kalyna Kozak, +Paraskevia Gadach, +Daria Shust, +Alexandra Shust, +Maria Wasylyk, +Pelagia Prokopowycz, +Maria, +Paraska,

+Olena Szanajda, +Lydia Bednarsky, +Maria Maksymowycz, +Sophie Tecce, +Stephanie Wochok, +Maria Bednarsky, +Maria

Marcziwskyj, +Anna Boychak, +Maude Moon, +Nadia Zalipsky, +Daria Shust, +Olha Fylypowycz, +Alexandra Shust, +Stefania Pushkar,

+Anna, +Hildegard Firko, +Sophia Hud, +Maria Stefanyszyn, +Viktoriya Pavlyuk, +Theodosia Matyjewicz, +Frances Bobyock, +Emma

Meyer, +Rosa Tkach, +Stefania Boretsky, +Mary Karabin, +Dolores Karabin, +Thelma Borowyk, +Ewhenia Kowalyk, +Catherine,

+Sophie, +Anna, +Ann Horbaty, +Emilia Pundor, +Anna Sywulak, +Eva Drabyk, +Anna Kulynych, +Maria Sushko, +Sonia Vosbikian,

+Mary Olchowecky, +Luba Karaman, +Eva Drabyk, +Anna Sywulak, +Helen Streit, +Amelia Bochey, +Theresa Perrong, +Maria

Kiczuha, +Sophia Halaway, +Kateryna Mizak, +Varvara Tymchuk, +Anna Sleyzak, +Jule Ferry, +Sophia Shumska, +Petronelia Siletska,

+Maria Kusznir, +Ahafia Maruszczak, +Maria Iwanchuk, +Anna Boychak, +Maude Moon, +Maria Klge, +Paraskewa Knihnicky,

+Hildegard Firko, +Emilia Tarantiuk, +Anastasia Hanusiak, +Irena Bohachevsky, +Anna, +Zoriana Kondrat, +Olha Fedorkiw, +Mary

Sapeluk, +Anna Royik, +Anastasia Matvijiw, +Hanna Horawska, +Antonina Yankova, +Olena Sushko, +Natalka Bobak, +Yustyna

Matvijiw, +Teresa Protsak, +Yaroslava Rotalska, +Lesia Rotalska, +Olha Baranych, +Ivanna Zaderetska.

May the Good Lord rest their souls!

WE PRAY FOR OUR LIVING MOTHERSGeraldine, Beth, Dianne, Anne, Elsie Bukata, Vera Kalata, Barbara Halamar, Christina

Zalipsky, Renata Olearchyk, Karola Rac, Ulana Bhaviripudi, Alexandra Pinkasov, Maria

Schwed, Romaniya Khmil, Terenia Zmurkewycz, Myrosia Hill, Helen Wirstiuk, Olena

Wirstiuk, Maria Bojczuk, Sonia Chaykowsky, Mariya, Vira, Vera Michalczyk, Maria

Baltarowich, Oksana Baltarowich, Natalie Rudyj, Christina Tershakovec, Anisja Gill,

Miroslava Tershakovec, Nadia Kuzma, Ann Smith, Carol Elliott, Luba Siletsky, Livia

Vakula, Tanya Siletky, Irena Zwarych, Joanne Labiak, Oksana Trycieckyj, Lida Markiw,

Olha Terleckyj, Helen Kaiser, Helene Kaiser-Shust, Ivanna Bilyk, Natalie, Shatynski,

Anna Murchison, Andrea Bilyk, Roksolana Luciw, Annie Dubas, Ulana Dubas, Ivanna

Kovaliv, Maria Kizyma, Donna Stone, Myrosia Hill, Anna Kiczula, Kathy Kiczula, Daria

Kulchycky, Sonia Laurenzi, Maria Kondrat, Teresa Salimova, Olga Ozorowskyj Gwynn,

Petrusia Sawchak, Nadia Luchanko, Christine Perfecky, Marta Neuenhaus, Natalie Rudyj,

Oksana Lazor, Lesia Penkalskyj, Ksenia Korzeniowski, Nadia Bulyk, Hildegard Hryniuk,

Eufrosina Lucyshyn, Stefania Perrong, Vera Chajkowsky Dutton, Tekla Onuskanych, Olha Terleckyj, Eugenia Gardezky, Bernadete

Nakonechny, Irena Nakonechny, Oksana Jarymowycz, Oksana Tkachuk, Ivanna Costa, Maria Tymchuk, Oksana Kryluyk, Stefaniya

Bednarsky, Christine Fylypowych, Helene Kaiser-Shust, Julia Jakubowsky, Erica Tkach, Michelle Mindziak, Maria Panczak, Natalie

Firko, Maria Hud, Marta Lesiuk, Elizabeth Meyer, Julia Yakubowsky, Alexandra Mindziak, Hanna Kacharay, Mary Kononenko, Andrea

Knihnicki, Lynn, Cathie, Mary, Anna D. Sywulak, Vera Kaczaj, Marta Vosbikian, Mary Karaman, Kathryn Wus, Maria Plachta, Linda

Sywulak, Grace Sywulak, Beverly Sywulak, Christa Sywulak-Herr, Daria Sywulak, Helen Drabyk, Ann Drabyk, Andrea Sywulak, Sabrina

Selvaggi, Anna D. Sywulak, Slava Halaway, Tekla Kuzla, Roma Kuzla, Nadia Bulyk, Anna Kiczula, Kathy Kiczula, Vera Michalczyk,

Lubomyra Kalyta, Maria Schwed, Romaniya Khmil, Christine Perfecky, Marta Neuenhaus, Oresta Kyzyma, Lucia Homel, Casia, Katria

Harasewych, Oksana Jarymowycz, Nadia Kovkiv, Lubov Dobrowolsky, Maria Kondrat, Teodosia Harasewych, Lisa Kozak, Oksana

Lazor, Lesia Penkalskyj, Chrystyna Fylypovych, Helen Cooke, Bohdana Yaroshevych, Oksana Klingensmith, Natalia Shperun, Olena

Royik, Marta Royik, Olha Royik, Oksana Lesyshyn, Vira Matvijiw, Bronislawa Kotyk, Olga Yankova, Liudmyla Orlova, Daria Orlova,

Antonina Kyryliuk, Iryna Kyryliuk, Yana Romaniuk, Tetyana Lytvyn.

May God bless them with good health and happiness!

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