BULLETIN Announcements

►2021 Catechetical Sunday: In autumn, every year, the Church celebrates “Catechetical Sunday”. On this day, we will pray for the success of the catechetical ministry in our parish. The catechists of our parish are people who have responded to the call to share the gift of faith with the children and youth of our church community. The success of such a ministry requires the close cooperation of the parents with the priest and the catechists. We will celebrate Catechetical Sunday in our parish on Saturday, October 2, and Sunday, October 3. At each Divine Liturgy on those days we will pray God to continue to bless the catechetical work of our catechists. We will pray that, through this ministry, children and youth may be strengthened in the faith. 

Dear parents and children, please attend the Divine Liturgy every week! I also ask all parents and children to come to church at 11:30AMon Sunday, October 3, for our common prayer and our first meeting. May God bless you! 

►SIGN YOUR NAME BEFORE SUNDAY OCTOBER 10th - Bishop’s Visit: 

Dear parishioners, His Excellency, Bishop Paul P. Chomnycky, will be visiting our parish on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Bishop Paul will celebrate the Pontifical Divine Liturgy at 10:00AM. I kindly ask all our parishioners to take part in the Liturgy and pray with Bishop Paul, so that God may continue to bestow His blessings upon our beloved parish community! The luncheon will be held at the Springside Inn (6141 West Lake Road, Auburn, NY) at 12:00Noon. Donation: $ 20/adult. Children 12 and younger Free. Youth 12 and over $ 10. Due to some restrictions, we can only accept 80 people for lunch at the Restaurant. 

To make sure you reserve a seat, please sign up your name on the Sign up list at the church entrance before Sunday, October 10th. Donations are to be sent to: Ss. Peter & Paul UCC. 

► Masks: Dear parishioners, as you all know according to the CDC protocols people who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear masks in public or maintain social distancing. Those who are not vaccinated should continue to wear masks and social distance for their own safety. 

However, with concerns about the spread of the Delta variant, even if you are fully vaccinated it is recommended (not required) to wear a mask in public indoor places. 

Myself and the deacons will continue to wear masks during the distribution of the Holy Communion. May God bless and protect our parish community! 

► Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great – extend an invitation to their Annual Pilgrimage to the Mother of God that will take place on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Basil on Sunday, October 3, 2021 in Jenkintown, PA {710 fox Chase Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046}. The Pontifical Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 11:00AM by His Grace Most Reverend Borys Gudziak, Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia.

►Stewardship/Pastoral Councils/Trustees: Dear parishioners, I have been thinking for a long time about how to effectively lead our parish into the future. I have often emphasized that, thank God, we generally function as a good and spiritually healthy parish community. Everyone understands that my assessment of the condition of our parish is relative and not perfect, because there is always room for improvement. I often mention our various achievements, and now I also want to thank all those who had the means and those who did not, but supported our church over the past few years through prayer and participation in the liturgical services. In the past few years, particularly after the closing of our parochial school, we had to overcome considerable financial difficulties in order to implement serious projects. We should be proud of how our property and church look today! But, this is not enough for the normal functioning of a spiritually and administratively healthy parish. 

   We should all be grateful to each other for the love we have for our church here in Auburn! However, over the last few years, especially through Covid restrictions, we can see that something has changed in our parish as in all other churches. First of all, it is clear that fewer people take part in the Liturgy. I am not talking about seniors alone, who may have been advised by doctors to avoid crowds, but I am talking about young people and young families. 

To secure the future of our parish, we must reflect deeply on how to offer our time and invest God-given talents for the good of our church community! 

   For these reasons, I want to establish in September a new Pastoral Council, which will help me organize various pastoral events in our parish and invite people to become active members of our church. I also intend to strengthen the Stewardhip Council, which will help me with projects that we may need to do in the future. I also want to make some changes to our group of Trustees to strengthen this team that is so crucial for helping the priest and the parish. 

   Dear parishioners, I will privately contact some of our parishioners and ask them to help me as members of the above mentioned councils and as trustees. But at the same time, I ask you to advise me about those candidates who are actively involved in the life of the parish, so that they, too, may take responsibility and dedicate their time and give their hands for the good of our parish. My dream is to be able to form these three new groups of assistants and advisors by the end of September. May the Lord continue to bless our church community!

►BISHOP’S APPEAL 2021 - Dear parishioners, annually during the month of May we start to support a special Eparchial fundraising called the Charities Appeal {or Bishop’s Appeal}. Our parish’s goal for this year is to collect $ 5,800 to support the Stamford Eparchy in its charitable actions. Through your generosity we were always successfully to support our Stamford Eparchy. A special form for the Bishop’s Appeal will be included in the Summer Festival envelope and mailed to all parishioners. Thank you for your support!

►2021 BENEFIT DINNER –The Annual Benefit Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Ukrainian National Club (UNC) from 5:00PM – to 10:00PM. 

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►Homebound bulletin list: If you have older members of your family who are not able to come to church, I suggest that we include their names on the homebound list in our weekly church bulletin. The reason for this list is to let our parishioners know who is unable to come to church due to age or health conditions so that they may pray for them. This list also helps our parishioners know to call or reach out to them. In this way, the homebound will know that our church members pray for them, and be strengthened by this. Let me know is there is anyone I should include in this list by calling the parish office at (315) 252-5573.