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
Memory Eternal to all of the soldiers who died in defense of our country over the past 250 years. There will be a public program at the Central City Memorial Park. The VFW asked Fr. Elijah to give the invocation and benediction. Our friend and neighbor, Fr. Aron, was unavailable and graciously suggested Fr. Elijah as a stand-in. Please join the community at 11 am this Monday for this celebration.
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!
thank you to all who attended liturgy at 8 am last Thursday! In spite of the early start, we had a great crowd. Glory to God for all things! Your presence was appreciated!
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!
Event: 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 comes out of the church budget (as it should, being the responsibility of the parish), so all donations toward maintenance are appreciated.
for several years, Fr. Elijah has begged for the removal of the outhouse at Ss. Peter & Paul Parish in Goodtown. It is unsightly, and frankly makes our parish look backwards and dated. Fr. called the Berlin Volunteer Fire department to offer it as a training exercise (to burn it down). They never replied. Can we please take care of maintenance issues in reasonable time without unnecessary expense? If the outhouse is still there by June 30, Fr. Elijah will hire a handyman/demolition contractor and the church will have to pay for it.
we are requested to distribute two statements from the central administration of the Orthodox Church in America. The first is a congratulatory letter marking the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America. The second is a discussion of the OCA social media policy. Both documents are hanging on the bulletin board at Holy Assumption Orthodox Church. In addition, they are available via OCA.org. Please take the time to view each document.
prior to Pascha, a donation of books for our parish library was received from Paulette Marko. Thank you, and many years! Please check out the new titles: St. Silouan the Athonite, You are Mine, The Scent of Holiness, and The Essential Catechism.
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