because of the upcoming combined festal celebrations, please be mindful of the adjusted schedule. Divine Liturgy in Pine Hill will be celebrated on Sunday 24 August2025 at 9 am.
there are two major Holy Days (Transfiguration, 8/19, and Dormition, 8/28) this month. Liturgical celebrations are scheduled for each day. Also, the Dormition Fast is a two-week observation preceding the feast. The Dormition Fast begins on 8/14, and ends on 8/28. The General Regulations are as follows: Weekdays are a strict observance (Meat, dairy, fish, wine, and oil are typically avoided); Saturdays and Sundays are wine and oil days (Wine and oil are permitted, but meat, dairy, and fish are still avoided) On the Feast of the Transfiguration (August 19) fish is allowed in addition to wine and oil. The fast is undertaken with the guidance of your spiritual Father and adjusted based on individual needs and circumstances
Holy Assumption and Ss. Peter & Paul Parishes invite all of our parishioners, their spouses and children, and our benefactors to a combined feast day picnic on 31 August 2025, immediately following Sunday Divine Liturgy. For the first time, both parishes will come together to celebrate their Partonal Feasts. Following the liturgical celebration in Central City, a catered meal will be served in the church hall. The meal will consist of Anthony’s chicken tenders, rigatoni & meat sauce, buttered potatoes, green beans, and salad. Thanks to the generosity of the Altar Society and Ss. Peter& Paul Parish, there is no charge (although a free-will offering basket will be out). All we ask is that you sign-up by 8/17 so we can confirm the number of guests with Anthony’s. Most Holy Theotokos, Save Us! Holy Apostles Peter & Paul Interceed for Us!
t is time to place orders for the 2026 Church Calendars. We are very grateful to our previous sponsors, and are appealing to all parishioners for help this year. Last year, we ordered 45 calendars, and had several left over. This year, we committed to order 40 calendars at the early, discounted rate. If you can help us with a donation (and keep these calendars free for all parishioners), please let Fr. Elijah know later than 10 August 2025. As of today, 8/3, there are no sponsors.
Holy Assumption and Ss. Peter & Paul will sponsor Fr. Andriy Kelt and his classroom for the 2025/26 school year. We have done this every year for the past four years, and this will be our final opportunity to do this. The total cost is $100.00, so we are asking each church to put up $50. In addition, we are asked to pray for Fr. Andriy and his students. A card is available to sign after church today. To refresh your memory, Fr. Andriy is a Ukrainian Catholic priest and theology teacher at Bishop Carroll High School. Nathanael was blessed to have him as a teacher for 3 years and we would like to show our gratitude with this final sponsorship! Thank you!
thank you for your patience. The annual renewal for our website was past due. Because we have built the website up, and added an extensive amount of PDF data, we were bumped up to the next category of web-hosting. Thanks to generous donations, the website is renewed for 2 years. If anyone was curious about statistics, there are anywhere from 225 to 3oo views per month. It won’t set any records, but at least we know the web presence is appreciated. Thank you for your support. Please check us out online!