St. Michael’s Orthodox Church

308 Walnut St.

Jermyn, Pennsylvania 18433

Schedule of Services for Great Lent

Sunday, March 27^th: Matins 8:00 a.m., Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, March 30^th: Presanctified Liturgy 6:30 p.m., Confession 5:45 p.m.

Friday, April 1^st: Akathist (Jesus Christ) 6:30 p.m., Confession 7:0 p.m.

Saturday, April 2^nd: Memorial Liturgy 9:00 a.m., Parastas for departed members of our parish family,

Baptism & Chrismation of Dorcas Soroka 2:00 p.m., Great Vespers 6:30 p.m., Confession 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 3^rd: Matins 8:00 a.m., Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. (Veneration of the Cross of Christ)

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Annual Parish Meeting will be held next Sunday, April 3^rd following the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Please mark this date on your calendar of events and plan to attend!

Sunday Mission Vespers will be held this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. at All-Saints Orthodox Church in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. Diocesan Clergy will participate. The homilist will be Fr. John Kowalczyk.

Heat & Air Collection will be held this morning during the second offering. Please use the special envelopes provided for you on the bulletin table in the vestibule.

Monthly Church Committee Meeting will be held this Monday, March 28^th at 6:00 p.m. We will be preparing the budget and other items to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Please plan to attend!

Adult Education Presentation: “A Deeper Examination of the Teachings of Orthodoxy ” will be held this Wednesday, March 30^th, following the celebration of the Presancfited Liturgy. Pot-Luck Lenten Meal will be offered. Please see Matushka Kathy or Millie Telep during Coffee hour and let them know what you will be bringing.

Flower Donations for the Cross of Christ (Mid-Lent) are being accepted for next Sunday. Please see Fr. John or Protodeacon Gabriel during Coffee hour.

Perogi Construction Project will be held on Tuesday, April 5^th, 8:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Center. Please mark this date on your calendar of events and give us your time and support.

Easter lily and Candles donations are being accepted. $15.00 small lily plant, $25.00 large lily plant and $10.00 for Easter Candles. You may offer the flowers and candles in loving memory of your departed family members or for the continued health of your family. We thank you in advance for your support.

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.

Memorial & Soul Liturgies will be held on Saturday, April 2^nd, and April 9^th. Please submit the names of your departed loved ones you want to be commemorated to Fr. John by Friday, April 1^st. Please use the memorial form found on the bulletin table in the new addition.

Upcoming Ethnic Food Sale at St. Michael’s Center will be held on Friday April 15^th. Factory orders are welcomed. For advance orders call Ruth at 876-1456.

Church School will be held on Sunday, April 3^rd, following the Divine Liturgy underneath the Church. Please make every effort to bring your children to Church School.

January 2016, Income: $12,139.00; January Expense: $11,145.92 (+ $993.92)

We pray for the speedy recovery of George Kitchura who is a patient at the Geisinger Medical Center in Scranton, Pa., Rm. 466.

Please remember in your prayers: Olga Sviatko 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, March 27^th: Theresa Krenitsky, Irene Kiehart, Mary Mathena; April 3^rd: Jean Malec, Barbara Nayduch, Ann Narcoonis; April 10^th: Millie Wanas, Marilyn Petorak, Maryann Serafini; April 17^th: Karen Wanas, Matushka Dolores Petorak, Mille Telep; April 24^th: Dorothy Allen, Debbie Bernosky, and Ann Butler.