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UKRAINIAN AUCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
UKRAINIAN AUCTION: Our 2009 Ukrainian Auction was a huge success raising $690 for the church. Congratulations to the winners and thank you so much to all who purchased tickets. Special thanks to all of those who created and/or provided food and items for the baskets. The list of winners and donors is as follows:
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BASKET |
WINNER |
DONOR
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| Getting Ready for Santa | Helen Horos | Church parishioners & Denise Kaminsky |
| Tex Mex | Bernie Korui | Jill Gagliardi |
| Chocolate Wrap | Dorothy Evans | Mary Waclawski |
| Comfort Zone | Mary Hastings | Christine Mash |
| Philly Fanatic | Heather Zegarski | Denise Kaminsky |
| His & Hers | Amber Amos | Gayle Miles |
| Tea for Two | Ted Weron | Joan Skordy |
| Awessome Autumn | Heather Zegarski | Church parishioners & Denise Kaminsky |
| Chicken & Fixins | Mike Gagliardi | Joanne Kawczenski |
| After School Snack | Regina Plesko | Denise Kaminsky & Gayle Miles |
| Saturday at the Salon | Ann Hopiak | Connie Yanoshak |
| Big Brown Bear & Buddies | Dorothy Evans | Church parishioners |
| Mama Mia! | Sandy Ansell | Mike Gagliardi |
| Penn State Baby | Louise Hubiak | Denise Kaminsky |
| Mrs. Clean | John Zegarski | MaryAnn Potsko |
| Loaf of Bread, Glass of Wine & Thou | Sandy Ansell | Father Roman & Nataliya |
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Happy 53rd wedding anniversary to Dorothy and Frank Kobela who received the sacrament of Holy Matrimony on November 10, 1956!
Mnohaya Lita! May God Grant Them Many Happy Years!!!
Congratulations to Nicole Kopiak and the Kopiak Family. Amiah Lee Elaine Kopiak received the sacraments of baptism and chrismation on October 4th. Mnohaya Lyta!!!
VITAEMO!
To new members of our parish:
Anthony & Susan Skiptuans from Estero, Florida
Mary Manson, Julia Waclawski’s sister
Nicole Marie Kopiak, daughter of Dorothy Kopiak
A very warm welcome to our parish family!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
GENERATIONS OF FAITH FOR BYZANTINE CHURCHES
Pope John Paul II identified three kinds of evangelical activity: first, to those who have not heard the word; second, the ongoing formation in the faith of those who are present in our Christian communities, and thirdly, the evangelization of those who, though baptized, have lost the living sense of faith. In an effort to embrace all three levels, our spiritual leader, Stefan Soroka, has initiated a program for our diocese called “Generations of Faith for Byzantine Churches” (which will be referred to as GOF). This is an intergenerational event-centered approach to faith formation for the whole parish. The goal of the program is to bring people of all ages in the parish together to learn and participate in all aspects of their faith together through:
Divine Liturgy
Church Year Feasts and Seasons
Mysteries
Morality
Social Justice
This is a five-year lifelong curriculum that will help us understand our Byzantine traditions as well as experience the joy of the liturgical year.
Because this is a major project, we need to volunteers to help plan the sessions for Transfiguration. In particular, we would like to see 20 and 30 “somethings” represented Please call the rectory or Gayle (570.829.4216; gaylemiles@verizon.net) by Sunday, 3/1/09 if you are interested or have suggestions.
“LORD,” said Thomas, “we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” (Gospel of St. John 14:5)
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Welcome to the newest members of our parish!
Roman Dretzel received the sacraments of Baptism, Christmation and the Holy Eucharist on July 6, 2008. Roman is the child of Rikki Dretzel-Rasmovicz and has a teenage brother Julian.