629 Sunshine Avenue • Central City, Pa. 15926,
Tipple Road • Goodtown (Pine Hill), Pa. 15530
Pentecost, Major Holy Day
Kneeling Prayers and Cemetery Blessing to follow
the parishes of Holy Assumption & Ss. Peter & Paul offer heartfelt condolences to Michelle Kephart & family on the repose of her father, Gary. He reposed on Thursday following a short hospital stay. Memory Eternal!
with the summer upon us, it is also garage/yard sale season, and graduation season. We removed (and disposed of) the first yard sale sign on church property this week. As a polite community reminder, there is a proper way to do things. Non-profit, community, and religious organizations are welcome to post their events, after receiving approval from Fr. Elijah, and provided their causes align with Orthodox moral expectations. No political groups or private individuals may advertise on church property for any reason. Parishioners are encouraged to remove yard sale signs or graduation announcements as soon as they see them. If in doubt, call Fr. Elijah and ask. He might make good on his threat to post lawn signs with our service times on the yards of people who tried to advertise on church property!
by order of the Egyptian Supreme Court, the Egyptian government wants to close St. Catherine’s Monastery, confiscate its property, and evict its monks. According to orthodoxia.info, the oldest functioning Christian monastery in the world, St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, along with all its properties in Egypt, is being transferred to the Egyptian state. Nearly fifteen centuries after its founding by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, and having survived remarkable historical challenges, the world-renowned and respected St. Catherine’s Monastery is on the verge of being converted into a museum. Please pray for the monastic community!
the society would like to meet on 6/22 immediately following Liturgy. All are welcome!
in the event of prohibitive rain, the cemetery will be blessed next weekend. At the printing of this bulletin, we are still scheduled to bless Holy Assumption Cemetery today. Thank you for your cooperation and flexibility!
this is a polite reminder that Fr. Elijah’s doctoral residency begins on 6/9 and ends on 6/20. Father and family also have vacation plans for the 23-27 June. This will not affect Sunday Liturgy, but it will mean that Father is away from the parish during that week. Emergency contacts are published below. Thank you! - Fr. George Johnson, St. John’s, Conemaugh: (814) 539-8613 - Fr. Dragan Vukovic, St. Nicholas, Johnstown: (814) 244-4063 - Fr. Donald Shadid, St. Mary’s, Johnstown:(814)-255-2148
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