Announcements
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ALL ARE WELCOME to. Our Annual All-Parish Turkey Dinner which takes place at our Parish Center TODAY Sunday, 9 November, 2025. The dinner is “take out” OR “eat in”. Tickets for this “all-parish “ event are $15.00 per dinner. Enjoy this annual “gobble feast” ! If you can help in any way to make this annual affair a sterling success, it is greatly appreciated! Thank You and God Bless!
- WE WELCOME YOU to Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church! We are happy to have you visit and worship the Lord God with us. If you would like more information about our Parish and, perhaps, becoming a parishioner, please, see Father Basil or visit our website: www.saintspeterandpaulscranton.com , or phone the rectory at 570 -343-8128 (if no answer, let phone ring 6 times and leave a message.)God Bless you!
- SUNDAY SCHOOL Sessions are held after Divine Liturgy. The upper classroom in the Center is the place to be! Thank You to our teachers, students, parents, grandparents and all who support our Sunday School programme. God Bless!
- CHURCH CLEANING for this week, 9 November: TEAM 2 ----- Maryann Capwell and anyone else who can and cares enough to help. Please, remember to tend to the candlestands and main aisle before leaving church today. We need a few more volunteers (women and men) to supplement our cleaning teams. Can you help for an hour or so each month? Please, let Father Basil know. (570-343-8128) … God Bless! “I WOULD RATHER BE A DOOR-KEEPER IN THE HOUSE OF MY GOD, THAN DWELL IN THE TENTS OF UNGODLINESS”
- OUR PARISH HALL (SCHOOL/CENTER) is in dire need of repair. The Parish Council is and has been seeking estimates to complete the necessary work. Some bids have already been received. Please, pray for a successful completion of this work for the good of our parish. Donations towards this project are greatly appreciated. Thank You! God Bless!
- PAY A VISIT to our Parish website: www.saintspeterandpaulscranton.com. Keep up with news and Divine Services, photos, links to Orthodox sites and more. Be a website Sponsor for a donation of just $25 per month. Sponsorship forms are available in the narthex. We need donations to keep our parish website on-line. PLEASE, favourably consider sponsoring the website for a month or more. God Bless you!
- THE HOLY FIRE, from the Church of the Resurrection * in Jerusalem, burns brightly in the lampadas in our church. If you wish to make a donation for the burning of the Holy Fire in the Altar (Sanctuary) or Nave (main body) of our temple, please, stop at the candle-desk. Offering intentions may be made for the health and salvation of family and friends, or for the blessed repose of departed Christians. A donation of $25 per month is requested to cover the cost of candles. [A “link” has been included on our website for more information about the HOLY FIRE. Log-on to it when you have time.] God Bless!
- JUST A reminder: Our annual contribution to the Cathedraticum for the Patriarchal Parishes is fifty ($50.00) dollars per parishioner per year. This is more than reasonable (only one dollar per week). Please, actively support our Russian Orthodox Church in the USA by faithfully using your Cathedraticum envelopes. Please, use it to make your donation. Spaseeboh! God Bless!
- LIVE-STREAMING, and encore viewing, of the Divine Liturgy is available at - www.stjohnsmayfield.org and in living colour on the radio at 94.3 FM from Saint John’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Mayfield, - Sunday at 9:30AM. - www.holytrinityorthodox.com from Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Baltimore, (Archpriest John Vass). – Sunday at 10:00AM This is offered for those who, for a serious reason, cannot come to church on Sunday for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. It is NOT a substitute for NOT attending Divine Liturgy in church on Sunday or any other day. God Bless!
- A WORD (or more) of ‘THANKS” to our parishioners and friends who help with the upkeep of our parish church, Center, cemetery; those who help with landscaping, repairs, interior and exterior beautification and everything you, our parishioners and friends, do to make Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church a worthy place for the glorification of God and His Holy Church. GOD BLESS YOU! MANY YEARS!
- THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING of Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Scranton, Pennsylvania, was held on Sunday, 26 October, 2025. In addition to the annual reports which were presented and accepted, the following item was also addressed: - adjustment of “financial obligations”. Following discussion, it was proposed that “financial obligations” be adjusted to conform with current economic conditions; It was decided that “financial obligations” be set at fifteen ($15.00) dollars per week. This includes “Dues, Weekly Offering, Maintenance and Cathedraticum”. [ the current weekly offering of $8.00 per week has been in effect since 1985 – 40 years! – that’ll get you a pound of ground beef and a dozen eggs today!] This will begin in January, 2026. Thank you, dear parishioners, for your understanding and co-operation. God Bless you!
- WE ARE SEEKING someone to do snow plowing this winter. If you know someone who has a plow truck, and is looking to do necessary plowing, please, ask him to phone the rectory (570-343-8128) or contact someone on the Parish Council. Thanks for your help! God Bless!
- “BANNS OF MARRIAGE” are announced for the approaching Sacrament of Holy Marriage for Nicholas Micek and Alyse Marie Srebro. Contact Father Basil (570-343-8128) with concerns. God Bless!
The Jesus Prayer
LORD JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD, HAVE MERCY ON ME, A SINNER!
[ pray this prayer often during the day ]
PRAY FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE
GLORY TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS!
[A word to our Parishioners and Friends: When making your Last Will and Testament, please, be sure to include Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church among your beneficiaries. The Church has helped, guided and nourished you throughout your entire life. Making a final bequest to our Parish will help you and it will help your Parish. Pray and consider this. God Bless you!]
