St. Michael’s Orthodox Church

308 Walnut St.

Jermyn, Pennsylvania 18433

Schedule of Services

Sunday, January 31^st, Matins 8:00 a.m., Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Parastas for Tillie, Yaroslav and John offered by Barbara Palubniak. Parastas for Martha Scopelliti offered by Debbie Bersnosky.

Monday, February 1^st, Great Vespers 6:30 p.m. (Meeting of Christ in the Temple), Blessing of Wheat, Wine and Oil.

Tuesday, February 2^nd, Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Meeting of Christ in the Temple, followed by the blessing of Candles.

Saturday, February 6^th, Great Vespers 4:00 p.m., Confession 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 7^th, Matins 8:00 a.m., Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

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First Ethnic Food sale to be held on Wednesday, February 10^th at St. Michael’s Center from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Please call Ruthy Lasichak 876-1456 for advance orders. Factory orders are welcomed. Please mark your calendar and plan accordingly.

Special Thank You for the great turnout in the Pirogi Construction Project this past Tuesday at our St. Michael’s Center. The more volunteers we have the quicker we complete our project. God Bless you for your time and talent you give to the Church.

Please remember in your prayers Matushka Kathy who will be having surgery this Tuesday, morning at 8:00 a.m. at the Regional Hospital in Scranton, Pa. A Special thank you for the prayers you already have offered for her recovery. Please remember in your prayers Ronald Sernak who is in Allied Rehab Center.

Church School will resume on Sunday, February 7^th at 9:00 a.m. underneath the Church. Please make every effort to bring your children to Church School.

Congratulations to John Lasichak in receiving the blessing from Archbishop Mark to be a Sub-Deacon in our Church. May our Lord Grant him Many Years !

The Take-Out Cabbage Roll Dinner held last week at our St. Michael’s Center was a tremendous success. We thank all of you for the support given to our Church.

The 53^rd Diocesan Assembly, hosted this year by St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Jermyn, was well received by our delegates and guests from our entire diocese. We are especially grateful to the crew at St. Michael’s Center and for all our choir members in Church who made this Assembly very successful.

Renovating Project Goal was set at $25,000 for the repair and replacement necessary at the Church Rectory and the Choir Director's Rectory. Please use the envelopes provided for you, located in the Vestibule. We have reached the $10,000.00 mark and still growing. We thank you for the support given!

Heat & Air collection: will be taken this morning during the second offering. Please use the envelopes distributed last week. We thank you in advance for the support given!

Special Donation of $25.00 in honor of the ordination of Fr. Vasili Dubee was offered by Vince O’Bell and family.

December, 2015, Income: $14,576.00; December Expense: $13,720.77 (+$855.23)

We are in the process of up-dating our Parish membership. If you are in arrears in the Church dues, please make every effort to fulfill this basic financial obligation before the end of the year.

Please remember in your prayers: Olga Svatko and Michael Klaptach who are guests at the Wayne Woodlands Manor, in Waymart. Ann Butler is a guest at Elm Croft Mid-Valley, 89 Sturges Rd., Peckville, PA 18452. Peter and Helen Senio are at the Gardens of Green Ridge, 2751 Boulevard Ave., Scranton, PA 18509.

Hostesses: Sunday, January 31^st: Victoria Kravetsky, Teresa Krenitksy & Irene Kiehart; February 7^th: Mary Mathena, Jean Malec & Barbara Nayduch; February 14^th: Ann Narcoonis, Melanie Wanas & Marilyn Petorak; February 21^st: Maryann Serafini, Karen Wanas & Matushka Dolores Petorak; February 28^th: Millie Telep, Debbie Bernsoky and Ann Butler.