Services and Calendar

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NEW!

- Congratulations to this year’s high school graduates Isabelle Sawarynski, Adrianna Truss and University graduate Anthony Sawarynski. We wish you all the best. May God leads you!

- Varenyky/pierogi production and taking orders will resume in the Fall.

- A big shout out and Thank You to Jessie Hnatow and Christina Deutsch for conducting another successful pysanky workshop. By the end of the day, 40 participants went home with a beautiful egg, reinforcing the legend that the fate of the world depends on making Pysanky. Go to the Assumption Facebok page (https://www.facebook.com/avmuocoftheusa/) to see workshop photos.

- We had a fun evening for a worthwhile cause! The Keith Rippey Jazz Quartet quartet fund raiser for medical supplies for Ukraine Saturday Jan. 21st! (See EVENTS)

-PHOTOS from the 2023 Nativity here!

- PHOTOS from the 2022 St. Nicholas Program here!

- Celebrate AVMUOC events with photos by Kate Duffy Photography, LLC. Click HERE , enter your name and email, view and/or download. (10/24/21-9/24/22)

- PHOTOS FROM THE 101st ANNIVERSARY HEIRARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY AND CELEBRATION AT THE NORTHAMPTON EVENT AND BANQUET CENTER - 09/24/22 HERE

- Photos of special events, church council, UOL, and Sisterhood members on Our Church Family!

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LET’S PRAY FOR THE PEACE IN UKRAINE AND IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD HAVE MERCY ON US . O MARY, MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US!

IF YOU WANT TO HELP UKRAINE, PLEASE MAKE DONATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE UOC OF THE USA FUNDRAISING (HERE). CHECK OR CASH). MAY GOD HIMSELF REPAY YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS HELP FOR OUR MOTHERLAND WHO SUFFERS FROM THE WAR WITH RUSSIAN OCCUPANTS! DONATE VIA PAYPAL HERE!!

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Tune in to our news, announcements, and online Facebook Livestream Liturgies HERE!

NOTE: You do NOT need to have a Facebook account to view the online service. When you go to the Assumption of Virgin Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church page, if you are not logged in, it may prompt you to log in, but you can simply click “Not Now” and the login pop up will disappear.

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Christ is among us! He is and always shall be!
Христос посеред нас! Є і Буде!

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Glory to Jesus Christ! СЛАВА ІСУСУ ХРИСТУ!

DAILY LITURGICAL CALENDAR, SCRIPTURE READINGS AND MENAION (no kneeling until Pentecost Sunday)

Sun. 28 May SUNDAY of the HOLY FATHERS of the FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL. AFTERFEAST of the ASCENSION. Tone 6. Ven. Pachomius the Great (346). Ven. Achilles, bishop of Larissa (330). St. Isaiah, bishop and wonderworker of Rostov (1090). Ven. Isaiah of the Kyiv Caves (1115). Ven. Pachomius, abbot and Silvanus of Nerekhta. Acts 20: 16-18, 28-36 Jn. 17: 1-13

Mon. 29 May      St. Theodore the Sanctified (368). St. Alexander, archbishop of Jerusalem
Acts 21:8-14                                   Jn. 14:27–15:7
09:30 AM           Memorial Day commemoration on our cemetery (VFW Post 4714). Memory Eternal of our Deceased Veterans

Tue. 30 May       Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow laborer Junia (1st c.).
Acts 21:26-32                                 Jn. 16:2-13
06:30 PM            MOLEBEN FOR UKRAINE (our Church).

Wed. 31 May      Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and seven virgin-martyrs (303).
Acts 23:1-11                                   Jn. 16:15-23
06:00 PM            Movie evening: “Paul, Apostle of Christ” (2018)

Thu. 01 June      Hieromartyr Patrick, bishop of Prusa. St. John, bishop in Crimea (787).
Acts 25:13-19                                 Jn. 16:23-33

Fri. 02 June        Martyr Thalelaeus at Aegae (284). Martyr Asclas of Egypt (287).
Acts 27:1-44                                   Jn. 17:18-26

Sat. 03 June        Memorial Saturday. Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine (337) and Helen, his mother (327).
Acts 28:1-31                                   Jn. 21:15-25
07:00 PM        Great Vespers with Litiya; Examination of Conscience and Confessions

Sun. 04 June HOLY PENTECOST - TRINITY SUNDAY. Hieromartyr BASILISCUS, Bishop of Comana (308). Commemoration of the 2nd Ecumenical Council (381) Reading: Acts 2: 1-11 Gospel: John 7: 37-52, 8:12
The coffee hour is in honor of our graduates
11:30 AM Memorial Service on the Cemetery. For a private memorial service please sign up. The list is on the table near the main entrance.

Mon. 05 June     Day of the Holy Spirit.
Eph. 5:8-19                                     Mt.18:10-20

Tue. 06 June      Ven. Symeon Stylites (the Younger) of the Wonderful Mountain (596).
Rom. 1:1-7, 13-17                          Mt. 4:25–5:13
06:30 PM            MOLEBEN FOR UKRAINE (St. John the Baptist UCC, Northampton).

Wed. 07 June     Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist (850).
Matins: Lk. 7:17-30                       Rom. 1:18-27; Mt. 5:20-26

Thu. 08 June      Martyrs Abercius and Helen (1st c.). Ven. John of Psichaita the Confessor.
Rom. 1:28–2:9                                Mt. 5:27-32
06:00 PM       Akaphist for healing of ill-afflicted to the Birth-Giver of God “Queen of All”

Fri. 09 June        Virgin-martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier of Alexandria (304)
Rom. 2:14-29                                  Mt. 5:33-41

Sat. 10 June        St. Eutychius, bishop of Melitene (1st c.). Martyrs Heliconis (244).
Rom. 1:7-12                                    Mt. 5:42-48
06:00 PM            Great Vespers

Sun. 11 June       ALL SAINTS.
09:00 AM            DIVINE LITURGY

Communion is provided to Orthodox Christians who receive It ONLY in Orthodox Churches.

Make a list of the living and deceased and bring to the Altar. We’ll pray for them during Liturgy.

For pastoral visits at home or hospital please contact Fr. Oleg.

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Tune in to our news, announcements, and online Facebook Livestream Liturgies HERE!

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Christ is Among Us! Христос посеред нас!

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Congratulations and Celebrations

Congratulations to this year’s high school graduates Justin Ost and Gabriel Sawarynski. God bless your future path! See photos on Our Church Family

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Showcase:

See photos of Danica Ost's 1st Confession here.
Congratulation to Justin Ost on 2^nd place of the National UOL Essay Contest. Thanks to Alexandra, Danica and Alexandra Serensits for the participation.
Congratulations to this year’s high school graduates Justin Ost and Gabriel Sawarynski. God bless your future path! See photos on Our Church Family
Church photos from Pan-Orthodox Vespers 04/10/2022 PHOTOS
Church photos from St. Nicholas Day 🎄 🎄 🎄 (EVENTS)
Congratulations to Rev. Fr. Oleg!!! 🎓🎓🎓 for receiving his Masters of Divinity from St Sophia's Seminary (EVENTS )
Father Oleg & Pani Olha's stories (Scroll to Meet Father Oleg and Pani Olha in OUR CHURCH FAMILY)
Baptism and Chrismation of Fr Oleg and Pani Olha's daughter Elizabeth (Scroll to ELIZABETH'S BAPTISM and CHRISMATION PHOTOS

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Additions in Ukrainian

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Недільне Євангеліє. Івана 7:37-52; 8:12. 37 В останній же великий день свята стояв Ісус і голосно говорив: хто спраглий, нехай іде до Мене і п’є. 38 Хто вірує в Мене, у того, як сказано в Писанні, з утроби його потечуть ріки води живої. 39 Це сказав Він про Духа, Якого мали прийняти віруючі в ім’я Його; бо ще не було на них Духа Святого, оскільки Ісус ще не був прославлений. 40 Багато ж з народу, почувши ці слова, говорили: Він воістину пророк. 41 Інші говорили: Це Христос. А ще інші казали: хіба з Галилеї Христос прийде? 42 Чи не сказано в Писанні, що Христос прийде з роду Давидового і з Вифлеєма, з того міста, звідки був Давид? 43 Отже, виникла в народі через Нього незгода. 44 Деякі з них хотіли схопити Його; але ніхто не наклав на Нього рук. 45 І слуги повернулися до первосвящеників і фарисеїв; і дорікали їм: чому не привели Його? 46 Слуги відповіли: ніколи не говорила людина так, як Цей Чоловік. 47 Фарисеї ж сказали їм: невже і ви спокусилися? 48 Хіба увірував у Нього хтось з начальників або з фарисеїв? 49 Але цей народ, що не знає закону, проклятий він. 50 Никодим, один з них, який приходив до Нього вночі, говорить їм: 51 хіба закон наш судить людину, якщо раніше не вислухають її і не дізнаються, що вона робить? 52 На це сказали йому: чи й ти не з Галилеї? Роздивись і побачиш, що пророк з Галилеї не приходить. 12 Ісус знову говорив до народу, кажучи: Я — Світло для світу; хто піде вслід за Мною, той не ходитиме в темряві, а матиме світло життя.

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