629 Sunshine Avenue • Central City, Pa. 15926,
Tipple Road • Goodtown (Pine Hill), Pa. 15530
Pentecost (Trinity) Sunday
Descent of the Holy Spirit
Kneeling Prayers
Cemetery blessing to follow liturgy
Apostles Fast Begins Tomorrow, June 8
5/31 is the Sunday of Pentecost (also known as Trinity Sunday, and the Sunday of the Greens). It is a major feast day, marking the return to “normal”(as opposed to Paschal) Sundays of the year. Following Divine Liturgy at Holy Assumption, Fr. Elijah will read the customary “Kneeling Prayers.” A general Panakhyda will be served in the Cemetery and graves will be blessed. Please think about a few things: if you can’t kneel because of infirmity, that’s ok. Just sit and listen to the prayers. It is much more important for you to be there rather than to skip liturgy because you aren’t able to kneel. Also, if you would like to kneel, you may bring a small pillow for your knees. It is also customary to wear green on Pentecost Sunday—embrace the traditions of our ancestors! See you in church!
this week is a time of privilege, during which no fast is required. All foods are permitted, every day of the week from this Sunday through next Sunday. Enjoy it, as it is the last one until after the Nativity of Christ!
we will have a coffee social on 7 June and observe that day as our Graduate Sunday. All are welcome! Congratulations to our lone High School graduate, Nathanael Bremer!
on 3 June 2026, Orthodox Christians for Life in conjunction with St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral will host a Molieben for the Victims of Abortion, followed by a guest speaker. The Molieben begins at 7 pm and Dr. Anita Showalter will speak from 7:45 to 8:30 pm. It is her goal to promote human life at all of its stages and to train others to be advocates for life.
there is a flyer on our church bulletin board for anyone interested in the upcoming Golf outing at the Connoquenessing Country Club on Monday, 13 July.
the summer weather is upon us, which means summer cemetery maintenance at both properties (Central City and Pine Hill). It’s a good idea to review the cemetery policies and guidelines posted in the church vestibule and posted as a PDF on our parish website. Please remember that cemetery maintenance is the responsibility of the church, not of individual persons. Maintenance
last Sunday at Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, Fr. Elijah mentioned the need to stay on top of maintenance projects, especially those which directly impact the usability of the church and the atmosphere of propriety. Having made a special plea for the removal of the outhouse, Father is pleased to report that it was burned to the ground last Monday and the debris removed. Also, an estimate from Somerset Powerwash for cleaning the church siding and re-painting the onion dome is in the works (it was last painted seven years ago, in the summer of 2019). Thank you, Sam Petro, for the immediate action! Glory to God!
Cemetery and burial policies (drafted in 2018) are included in this section as a PDF file.
With regard to genealogy requests: current church members are entitled to their sacramental records. Previous or lapsed members who require verification of sacraments are entitled to those documents, and a donation toward cemetery care is much appreciated. As we are a functional church and not a genealogy service, we cannot devote time to historical requests for information. If there is a valid reason for such a request, it must be accompanied by precise information (names and dates). Keep in mind that the oldest records require translating services. A fee will be assessed to each such request and information (when available) will be provided once the appropriate donation is received