Epistle Reading: Galatians 1:11-19
Gospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39
Friday, November 7Great Vespers 6:00 pm
Saturday, November 8 Synaxis of the Archangel Michael &
Bodiless HostsDivine Liturgy 9:00 amGreat Vespers 4:00 pm
Sunday, November 9 Divine Liturgy 9:30 am
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Front & Welles Streets Nanticoke, PA 18634 Front &
Welles Streets Nanticoke, PA 18634 www.stjohnsnanticoke.org
www.stjohnsnanticoke.org ✢ [email protected]
Rev. Fr. Adam R. SextonRev. Fr. Adam R. Sexton, Acting
Rector570.735.2263 offi ce 570.735.2263 offi ce ✢ 570.702.9036
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Reader Joseph P. PaprotaReader Joseph P. Paprota, Council
President & Choir Director 570.829.4112 570.829.4112
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November 2, 2008
Schedule of Services
✢Saints Cosmas and Damian ✢
Trained and skilled as physicians, the Holy Wonderworkers and
Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian received from the Holy
Spirit the gift of healing people’s illnesses of body and soul by
the power of prayer. They even treated animals. With fervent love
for both God and neighbor, they never took payment for their
services. They strictly observed the command of our Lord Jesus
Christ, “Freely have you received, freely give.” (Mt. 10:8). The
fame of Sts Cosmas and Damian spread throughout all the surrounding
region, and people called them unmercenary physicians.
Once, the saints were summoned to a grievously ill woman named
Palladia, whom all the doctors had refused to treat because of her
seemingly hopeless condition. Through faith and through the fervent
prayer of the holy brothers, the Lord healed the deadly disease and
Palladia got up from her bed perfectly healthy and giving praise to
God.
Many miracles were worked after the death of the holy
unmercenaries. There lived at Thereman, near the church of Cosmas
and Damian, a certain man by the name of Malchus. One day he went
on a journey, leaving his wife all alone for what would be a long
time. He prayerfully entrusted her to the heavenly protection of
the holy brothers. But the Enemy of the race of mankind took on the
appearance of one of Malchus’ friends, and planned to kill the
woman. A certain time went by, and this man went to her at home and
said that Malchus had sent him to bring her to him. The woman
believed him and went along. He led her to a solitary place
intending to kill her. The woman, seeing that disaster threatened
her, called upon God with deep faith.
Two fi ercesome men then appeared, and the devil let go of the
woman and fl ed, falling off a cliff. The two men led the woman
home. At her own home, bowing to them deeply she asked, “ My
rescuers, to whom I shall be grateful to the end of my days, what
are your names?”
They replied, “We are the servants of Christ, Cosmas and
Damian,” and became invisible. The woman with trembling and with
joy told everyone about what had happened to her. Glorifying God,
she went up to the icon of the holy brothers and tearfully offered
prayers of thanksgiving for her deliverance. And from that time the
holy brothers were venerated as protectors of the holiness and
inviolability of Christian marriage, and as givers of harmony to
conjugal life. From ancient times, their veneration spread also to
Russia.
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picture by Jacob Sexton
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Announcements Intercessory Prayer
Candle Off erings
TheLiving✢ All of our shut-ins and those in nursing homes:
Mary Staniorski Mary RuduskiPauline Karaska MaryAnn Kremenic
✢ Those who lie in sickness:Helen Dargiewicz Daria
YackimowiczPauline Karaska Matushka OlgaTina Chernikovich Melanie
Hoats SmithKaren Schinski Evelyn CurryCheryl Sem. Patrick Burns
TheFaithfulDeparted✢ Nov. 1 Joseph Krenitski (1954) Elizabeth
Hunchar Hetman
Nov. 7 Paraskevia Wanca Kostka (1963)Nov. 8 John Mitchel
(1965)
Birthdays✢ Nov. 1 Stanley “Ruby” Wroblewski (1921)
Nov. 3 Jean (Evgenia) Barney (1950)Nov. 4 Mary Paprota
(1921)Nov. 6 Debbie Maskalis (year ?)
ForOurCollegeStudents✢ Justin Cunard Jessica Yackimonwicz
Stephanie Ebert Charlotte EbertDevon Wolfkiel
TheNewlyIllumined✢ Alexis Rose Panzik
Alyscia Rose “Mary” Carter
TheNewlyElevated✢ Vladika Jonah, Newly Elevated Bishop of
Fort Worth
TheEternalLight✢ For the Health of Mary Staniorski
TheCrossVigilLIght✢ In Memory of John Staniorski
AllOtherVigilLights✢ In Memory of John Phillips
In Memory of Joseph A. PaprotaIn Memory of John StaniorskiHealth
of Mary RuduskiHealth of Mary Staniorski
✢ Today!Baptism&Chrismation: Today we celebrate the baptism
of Alyscia Rose Carter (Sexton) with her godpartents Reader Joe
Paprota and Debbie Maskalis. We also join Bob and Laura Panzik in
the celebration of the Baptism of their newborn, Alexis Rose and
her godmother Jessica Yackimowicz and godfather (the father’s
brother, didn’t catch the name) today at St. Nicholas Russian
Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre. May the Lord grant these newly
illumined Orthodox Christians many blessed years!
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FeastoftheSynaxisoftheArchangelMichaelandtheBodilessHosts:Saturday,
November 8 Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am, Great Vespers the night
before at 6:00pm. This is a Saturday liturgy so work won’t
interfere! J Please make an effort to attend this most important
feast day. ✢
FeastofthePresentationoftheTheotokosintheTemple:Friday, November 21
Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am, Great Vespers the night before at
6:00pm
✢ PIEROHIEPROJECT-Prep time for cheese pierohie is November 16
and pinching will be the following day, November 17. Prep time for
potato pierohie is November 23 and pinching will be the following
day, November 24. Contact MaryAnn Oram by this coming Saturday,
Nov. 8 to place your order! 829-3832
✢ St.John’sFALLRUMMAGESALE: December 12 & 13, 9:00 am - 3:00
pm, Suggested items for setting aside include: dishes, glassware,
nic-nacs, jewelry, books, toys, hats, purses, giftware, candle
holders, lamps, gloves, Christmas items, Easter items, Valentine’s
etc., decorative items. We will not be taking in clothing for this
sale. Thanks in advance for your help. ✢ Thank you all very much
for your generous support of the St. John’s Church School bake
sale. The children raised over $250 to support the OCA Christmas
Stocking Project. Thanks also to the adults who helped out to make
this bake sale possible.
✢ A heartfelt thank you to Mike and Pearle Zupko for their gift
of $100 toward the cost of the parish website. We have brought this
balance to ZERO thanks to your generosity and that of our friends
far away.
✢ We are still looking for a generous donor to cover the
$381yearly cost of our weekly add in the Times Leader. Please
consider sponsoring this in memory of a loved one, perhaps on the
anniversary of their repose.
✢ This bulletin is now available on our website
www.stjohnsnanticoke.org
