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Tropar:

Po vsij zemli prolunav Tvij holos i vona pryjn]la

Tvo= slovo, ]kym Ty pobowno nav;av: Ty po]snyv

pryrodu stvorinn] i zvy;a\ l[ds/ki vpor]dkuvav.

Cars/ke sv]'enstvo, ot;e prepodobnyj Vasyli[!

Moly Xrysta Boha za spasinn] duq na'yx.

Kondak:

}vyvs] Ty nepoxytno[ osnovo[ Cerkvy, poda[;y

vsim l[d]m netlinni skarby, zape;atav'y Svo\my

zapovid]my, nebo]vlennyj Vasyli[ prepodobnyj.

Troparion:

Your voice resounds throughout the world which has

accepted the lessons so well taught by you. You have gotten

explanation to divine truths. You have clarified the nature

of created things. You made a rule of life for men.

By your royal priesthood, O venerable father Basil,

intercede with Christ to save our souls.

Kontakion:

O venerable and heavenly inspired Basil, you were a firm

foundation of the Church by giving to all a lasting treasure

and impressing them with your teachings.

Prokimen:

Save Your people, O Lord, bless Your inheritance.

Prokimen:

Spasy Hospody, l[dej Tvo\x i blahoslovy spadko=mstvo

Tvo=.

26401 ST. JOSAPHAT DRIVE WARREN, MI 48091

Rectory & Office: 586-755-1740 • C: 586-565-2600 • E: stjucch@aol.com • www.stjoschurch.com Parish Centre: 26440 Ryan Road Warren, MI 48091 • 586-758-7711

Email: stjosaphathall@aol.com • www.stjosaphatbanquets.com

Pastor: Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM Cell: 917-842-2819 • Email: madario88@gmail.com

Assistant: Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM Cell: 586-457-3314 • Email: FrWalterR@yahoo.com

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. (Closed for lunch 12:00 –1:00 p.m.)

Regular Schedule of Divine Liturgies

Sundays: 8:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. (Ukrainian); 12:00 noon (English) Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. (Ukrainian) Saturday: 9:00 a.m. (Ukrainian); 4:00 p.m. (English)

Holy Days & Obligatory Feasts: 9:00 a.m. (Ukr.) and 7:00 p.m. (Eng.) Confessions - During Liturgies

To arrange for Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion & Funerals - call the Office first. For Weddings - make an appointment with the Pastor, at least 6 months ahead.

VOL. 56 / NO. 52 • SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS • TONE 4 • DECEMBER 29, 2019

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LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK Sunday After Christmas

Sunday, December 29, 2019 (Pr.Bk. pg. 222, 479)(Mol. st. 216, 469) Gal. 1: 11-19; Mt. 2: 13-23

8:30 #1130 + Stephen Striltschuk — Family - Thanksgiving Novena

10:00 — For The Parish - Thanksgiving Novena

12:00 #990 + Lily Ondusky — B. & G. Pryjma - Thanksgiving Novena

Monday, December 30, 2019 (Mrt. Anysia) Heb. 8: 7-13; Mk. 8: 11-21 8:30 #1059 + Taras Bohay — B. & N. Zarewych & Family - Thanksgiving Novena Tuesday, December 31, 2019

New Year's Eve Heb. 9: 8-10, 15-23; Mk. 8: 22-26 9:00 — Liturgy of Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Novena

6:00pm — Liturgy of Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Novena

Wednesday, January 01, 2020 Circumcision of Christ — St. Basil the Great

New Year's Day (Pr. Bk. pg. 485)(Mol. st. 474) Col. 2: 8-12; Lk. 2: 20-21, 40-52

9:00 #1160 Health & God's Blessings for

Fr. Basil Salkovski, OSBM & the Clergy & Sisters

Thursday, January 02, 2020 (Pope Sylvester) Heb. 10: 35-11:7; Mk. 9: 10-16

8:30 #1214 + Marian Babey — O. Wojtyshyn - Blessing Novena

First Friday, January 03, 2020 Confessions (Proph. Malachi) Heb. 11:8, 11-16; Mk. 9: 33-41

8:30 #1259 ++ Roman Terleckyj (20 yrs) & Marika Fedak — K. Fedak - Blessing Novena *5:00-7:00pm Silent Adoration of the Holy Eucharist

*7:00pm Liturgy / Mother’s Prayers / Healing Service / Novena

First Saturday, January 04, 2020 Confessions (Synaxis 70 Apostles) 1 Tim. 3: 14-4:5; Mt. 3: 1-11

8:30 Rosary

9:00 #1204 Health & God's Blessings for Mordowanec, Pszenyczny & Kuclo Families — Family - Blessing Novena

4:00pm #1251 ++ Iwan & Ewdokia (Hrycaj) Kopacz & Roman Hrycaj — S. & I. Stasyk - Blessing Novena

Altar Cleaning — Karen Holowchak and Rosemary Dyell

Sunday, January 05, 2020 (Pr.Bk. pg. 223, 488)(Mol. st. 217, 476)

Eve of Theophany 1 Cor. 9: 19-27; Lk. 3: 1-18 8:30 #1295 + Lubomyr Lypeckyj — A. & Z. Serafyn - Blessing Novena

9:30 — Small Water Blessing & For The Parish

- Blessing Novena

12:00 #1195 + Pauline Szram — M. & V. Senyk - Blessing Novena

+ May They Rest in Peace +

Gretel Wolar passed away on November 26, 2019 at the age

of 85 and was buried on November 30, 2019 from Mandziuk

Funeral Home at Resurrection Cemetery.

Ihor Poglid passed away on December 11, 2019 at the age

of 34 and was buried on December 14, 2019 from

St. Josaphat Church at Resurrection Cemetery.

Please Remember They in Your Prayers

Dear Parishioners You will be remembered in the Novena for Peace and Blessings

for 2020 during the Divine Liturgies celebrated in our church

from January 2nd to January 10th.

Please place your intention for the Novena in the basket located

near the Nativity, by the Bethlehem Light in our church.

Dorohi Parafi]ny Budemo molytys] za vsix vas — dev']tnyc[ za myr

i blahoslovenn] 2020 roku pid;as Bowestvennyx Sv]tyx

Liturhij u cerkvi vid 2-ho do 10-ho si;n].

Prosymo postavyty va'i namirann] na dev']tnyc[ v

koшyk pry vertepi kolo v Vyfly=ms/koho Svitla.

The Staff and Parishioners of St. Josaphat Church

would like to wish

Fr. Daniel Schaicoski, OSBM Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM Fr. Roman Hykavy, OSBM Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM

Sr. RoseAnna Bukaczyk, OSBM of the Order of St. Basil the Great

Happy Feast Day and Mnohaya Lita!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2020

Wishing our Parishioners, their families and friends

God’s blessings for a healthy, happy, safe and prosperous New Year!

Bawa=mo vsim parafi]nam, \xnim rodynam i pry]tel]m Bowyx lask i qaslyvoho

ta blahoslovennoho Novoho Roku!

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Різдво Христове

Виконуючи указ римського кесаря про перепис

населення імперії, Йосиф, який був із роду Давидового,

вирушив із Марією до Вифлеєму – рідного міста царя

Давида, щоб записатися в книги перепису. Там, у

Вифлеємі Юдейському, у вертепі Марія народила Дитя

(див. Лк. 2, 1). Здійснилися слова пророків про Месію, сина

Давидового, Який вийде з Вифлеєму (див. Міх. 5, 1).

Йосиф, за словом ангела Господнього, дає Дитині ім’я

Ісус, тобто Бог спасає, бо Він спасе людей Своїх від

гріхів їхніх (пор. Мт. 1, 21). До Новонародженого

прийшли і пастухи (див. Лк. 2, 15-18), і мудреці зі Сходу

(див. Мт. 2, 1-11). Поклін мудреців – представників усього

людства – вказує на вселенський характер спасіння,

дарованого Богом-Отцем у Сині Божому всім народам

землі.

Творіння радісно вітає Бога в тілі, принісши дари

Дитяті: ангели – спів, небо – зірку, мудреці – золото,

ладан і миро, пастирі – подив, земля – вертеп, пустеля –

ясла, людство – Матір Діву. Таїнство Різдва –

входження Бога в людську історію – триває і сьогодні:

Нині Бог прийшов на землю, людина ж на небо вийшла.

У нашій церковній традиції особливо вшановується

Навечір’я Різдва, яке називається Свят-вечором. Кожна

домівка стає сімейним Вифлеємом: на столі, символі

ясел, під обрус кладуть сіно, а на обрус – просфору –

символ Дитятка Ісуса. Поруч із просфорою ставлять і

запалюють свічку – символ Вифлеємської зірки. Родина

збирається навколо столу, щоб молитовно віддати шану

воплоченому Синові Божому пісною вечерею. Вірні

колядують, двері домівок гостинно відчинені для всіх,

що величають Різдво Христове. Вершиною святкування

Різдва є урочисте богослужіння, на яке збираються всі

парафіяни. Євхаристійна Вечеря на Божественній

Літургії увінчує вечерю родинну. (Xrystos Naqa Pasxa-194-6)

Богоявлення

Від хрещення Ісуса Христа в Йордані починається

прилюдне служіння Спасителя (див. Мт. 3; Мр. 1). Йоан

Хреститель вказує на Христа в Йордані як на агнця

Божого, який гріх світу забирає (Йо. 1, 29). Під час

хрещення Ісуса являється Пресвята Тройця: Троїчне

з’явилось поклоніння: голос Отця свідчив про Тебе,

називаючи Тебе улюбленим Сином, Дух же у вигляді

голуба потверджував ці слова. Голос Отця – це голос

Отця Небесного, а Дух у вигляді голуба – це Святий

Дух, який сходить на Христа, являючи Його Сином

Божим. Тому церковна традиція називає Хрещення

Ісуса Христа Богоявленням. (Xrystos Naqa Pasxa-197 - prod. nast. b[l.)

The Nativity of Christ

Fulfilling the decree of the Roman Emperor that all

people in the empire be enrolled, Joseph, who was of the line

of David, sets out with Mary to Bethlehem, the home town

of King David, to be recorded in the census rolls. There, in

a cave in Bethlehem of Judea, Mary gave birth to the Child

(see Lk 2:1). Fulfilled are the words of the prophet Micah about

the Messiah, the son of David who shall come forth from

Bethlehem (see Mi 5:2). Obedient to the word spoken by the

angel of the Lord, Joseph names the Child Jesus, which

means God saves , “for he will save his people from their

sins” (Mt1:21). The shepherds come to the newborn Child

(see Lk2:15-18), and Magi from the East also arrive (see Mt2:1-11).

The fact that the magi — representatives of all humanity

— worship Christ, points to the universal character of

salvation. In the Son of God, God the Father offers

salvation to all the nations of the earth.

Creation joyfully welcomes God in the flesh, bearing gifts

for the newborn Child: angels—their song; the heavens

—a star; the magi—gold, frankincense, and myrrh; the

shepherds—their wonder; the earth—a cave; the deserted

place—a manger; humankind — the Virgin Mother. The

mystery of the Nativity, namely God’s entry into human

history, continues to this day: “Today has God come upon

earth, and the human race gone up to heaven.”

In our Church’s tradition, the Eve of the Nativity feast,

also called Holy Eve (in Ukrainian, Sviat vechir), is honoured

with particular solemnity. Every home becomes a Bethlehem

of the family: the table symbolizes the manger; straw is

placed under the tablecloth, and upon the tablecloth are

placed the prosphora (Communion bread), a symbol of the

Child Jesus. A lit candle is placed next to the prosphora

to symbolize the star of Bethlehem. With a meatless supper,

the family gathers around the table to prayerfully honour the

incarnate Son of God. Christmas carols are sung by the

faithful. In hospitality, homes open their doors to everyone

who celebrates the Nativity of Christ. The high point of the

celebration of the Nativity feast is the solemn divine service,

for which all parishioners gather. The Eucharistic Supper at

the Divine Liturgy crowns the family supper. (Christ our Pascha-#194-6)

Theophany

At the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan, the public

ministry of the Saviour begins (see Mt3; Mk1). John the

Baptist points to Christ in the Jordan and identifies Him as the

“Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (Jn1:29).

During the baptism of Jesus, the Most Holy Trinity is made

known: “Worship of the Trinity was revealed; the voice of the

Father bore witness to You, naming you the beloved Son,

and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the word’s

certainty.” “The voice of the Father” is the voice of the

Heavenly Father, and the “Spirit in the form of a dove” is the

Holy Spirit, who descends upon Christ, revealing him to be the

Son of God. For this reason, Church tradition refers to the

Baptism of Jesus Christ as the Theophany (from the Greek,

meaning divine appearance). (Christ our Pascha-#197— Cont. next bulletin)

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From The Pastor

I would like to thank the following for their constant support:

Fr. Walter Rybicky -for being my Assistant here at our church. Fr. Bogdan Rybchuk - for helping out with serving the daily and weekend Liturgies. Fr. Roman Hykavy - for his exceptional dedication to our community. Sr. RoseAnn Bukaczyk - for preparing the children for First Solemn Communion and leading the responses during the Liturgies and her helpers: Mr.& Mrs Kornelyuk, Michael Goshko, Lily Litynskyj, Lesia Florchuk, Olya Bej, Olya Terleckyj, Pavlo Weliczko, Steven Schaller and Matthew Wroblewski. Roma Remeniuk - for handling office duties, contributions, creating bulletins, flyers, tickets, setting banquets, etc. Irene Maciborski - for handling office duties, contributions, and heading the Sunflower Festival. Maria Kalba - for being the rectory cook and housekeeper. Irene Erard - for being the parish bookkeeper. Jo Shalay - for managing the Banquet Center. Rosemary Sobol and Banquet Staff - for assisting Jo Shalay. Boris Dorosz and Dave Scott - for handling all the indoor maintenance and landscaping outside. The Altar Boys - for serving during the liturgies. The 10am and 12noon Church Choirs - for their dedication and singing the Sunday liturgies. The Ushers - for their help in church during Liturgies Alexander Serafyn - for liturgical readings in church. Orest Sowirka and Zachary Gala - for preparing and running the Tuesday Evening Faith Formation classes. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sodality - for their weekly cleaning of the church. for helping out with decorating the church for Christmas. for generous donations throughout the year. Mothers in Prayers - for changing the linens in the church. for helping with weekly cleaning of the church. Marishka Druzina Zavarnycia - for helping out at the Fish Fry's and Sunflower Festival. Knights of Columbus - for sponsoring the weekly Faith Formation classes. for the Food Drive and the Pancake Breakfast. Orest Woronowycz & Adrian Baranyk - for organizing and working the annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner for the Needy. Maria Kushnir - for mending clergy vestments and changing the linens in the church. Christine Lash-Farion - for laundering and ironing the embroidered altar towlettes. Mary Lou Sudomir & Rosemary Dyell - for preparing and serving lunches during church events. Michael Dorosz- for heading the Steak Out Dinners and Fish Fry's and snow plowing during the winter season. Ann Nordstrom - for heading the annual Fish Fry Dinners. Fish Fry/Steak Out Volunteers - for all their hard work. Sunflower Festival Volunteers - for all their hard work. Lastly, to all the Parishioners - for their support and prayers.

May God bless you all.

Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM

The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ, & St. Basil the Great On January 1, 8 days after the Holy Nativity of our Lord, we celebrate His Circumcision, one of the Feasts of the Lord, on which, in accordance with Hebrew tradition, He received the name "Jesus.: "And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the Child, His name was called Jesus, which was so named of the Angel before He was conceived in the womb" (Lk

2:21). The true descendants of the Patriarch Abraham were separated from the other nations by the sign of circumcision (a prefigurement of Baptism: "the circumcision made without hands" [Col 2:11ff]) and thereby became members of the God-ruled community of the Old Testament; that is, through circumcision, they entered among the chosen People of God. Christ was now "made under the law," being conformed to the prescriptions of the Mosaic Law (Gal 4:4) and "fulfilling" the Law (Mt 3:15), in order to elevate the Church of the Law into a Church of Grace, into a new "Israel of God" (Gal 6:16), into His Body. How appropriate it is, then, the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus falls on New Year’s Day, in that our minds at this year’s beginning are focused on Him who will make all things new. Because of this holy child, through the sacrament of Baptism, we become holy: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine” (Isa. 43:1). Through this holy child we are given the gift of everlasting life: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Jl 2:32). Blessed be the name of the Lord: Jesus, “The Lord saves!” St. Basil was born in Caesarea, Asia Minor, and received his education in Constantinople and Athens where he studied philosophy & the great classical works for & years. There he did very well in his studies and lived as an ascetic. He returned to Caesarea in 355 to teach at the university. He then traveled extensively in Syria and Egypt, where he visited the great hermits in the monasteries of the Eastern and Western Deserts of Egypt. He was deeply influenced by the life of the Egyptian monks and their great devotion to the worship of God. He was attracted to monasticism as a result of his visit to the Egyptian monasteries. He retired for study and contemplation at the bank of the River Iris, in Pontus. There he devoted his life completely to spiritual meditation in solitude until a number of followers gathered around him. As a monk, St. Basil was influenced by St. Pachomius of Egypt who called for combating idleness among monks and advocated a unique reorganization of the monastic order which earned him the title "The Father of Monastic Communities". This inspired St. Basil the monk to build a house for the elderly and the disabled, as well as a hospital adjacent to one of the monasteries at the outskirts of the city of Caesarea. St. Basil later became the founder of an important eastern monastic order, the Basilian Order. St. Basil became Bishop of Caesarea in the year 370 A.D. One of the greatest contributions of St. Basil to the Christian faith was his opposition to Arianism. Arianism was a movement which took place in the first third of the 4th century. Arius, the chief representative of the movement claimed that God, the Father, created Christ in time as His son, similar to Him but not completely equal to Him. In this Arius was attacked and proven totally wrong by a great number of the fathers of the Church. One of those fathers with whom St. Basil collaborated in the fight against Arius was St. Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandrian who at the Council of Nicaea (A.D. 325) ably defended the doctrine of Christ's Divinity by proclaiming and proving beyond any doubt that Christ existed in eternity as God, and was and is and has always been consubstantial with God the Father in every aspect.

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Dorohyj Ot;e ____________________ ,

Bawa[, qob Vy poblahoslovyly naq dim z Jordans/ko[ vodo[.

(Blahoslovenn] domiv po;yna=t/s] 6-ho si;n]).

Dear Father ____________________ ,

We would like for you to bless our home during the Epiphany (Jordan) season which begins on Jan. 6th.

Please fill out the card and mail it to the church office or drop it in the collection basket.

Name:

Address:

Phone #: ( ) - Cell #: ( ) -

Preferred date: Time:

Best Wishes, Health, Happiness and God's Blessings.

Happy Birthday

Alexandra Kostyniuk, Helen Rubacha, Olga Lobas,

Chrystyna Kozak, Irena Schatz, Jonathan Winek,

Alexander Baranyk, Eugenia Bojanowski, Vasyl Makara,

Oksana Valniuk, Alexander Plichota, Vitaliy Terletsky,

Solomiya Zadorozhnyy, Louisa Rudnycky

Mnoha] Lita!

Names printed are for birthdays for this week — from Sunday thru Saturday

Calender of Events

Dec. 31st ………. New Years Eve Liturgies of Thanksgiving — 9:00am & 6:00pm

Jan. 1st ……….. New Years Day —Liturgy of Thanksgiving - 9am

Jan 5th ………... Eve of Theophany — small water blessing 8:30am, 9:30a.m. (water blessing) & 12:00noon Lit.

Jan 6th ………... Theophany — great water blessing 9:00am (water blessing) & 7:00pm liturgies

SAVE THE DATE!!!!!

Ukrainian American Veterans

Annual Wild Game Dinner February 22, 2020 at UCC

Reserve tickets before Feb 15th.

Call Matt Wroblewski 586-755-9575 for more info.

Condo on Dora Lane For Sale

near the Ukrainian Credit Union and the Church

A condo with 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, kitchen, dining room,

living room, unfinished full basement with 2 car attached

garage. Plus a deck in the yard. For info, call 313-590-4350

Condo For Sale

- 3867 Sunflower Ln, Warren (near the Ukrainian Village) A condo with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen, living room.

Finished basement with living room, bedroom, bath & office.

A big deck and a backyard. Call Lidiya Oriyana 248-752-2078

Experienced Care Giver is looking to help those in need.

Customized services for help with daily living includes

groceries or other shopping, errands, laundry and preparing

meals. Lives locally and minutes away from the Ukrainian

Village.

For more info or questions, please call JoAnne 586-596 4493.

A Tutor is Needed

A young Ukrainian student at a local school is in need of

a tutor. Needs help learning the English language. If you

are interested in helping, please call the church office for

more information.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

We always pray before our annual blood drive for it to be a success. The blood drive went smoothly. Results of an early inspection of registered attendees indicated that is was going to be a low turnout. In addition, several regulars who had registered, didn't show up. At completion, we had a total of 29 donors. Chances are that a number of hospital patients prayed for the blood drive. We are grateful for this success. Lastly, we want to sincerely thank all those who came and helped and those who donated.

Please note: Please turn off your cell phones before entering the church and do not use cell phones in church. Prosymo laskavo v cerkvi: Ne uwyvaty telefony i vidlu;yty