Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church

Three years ago today, on July 1, 2018, our parish family gathered with Bishop Kurt to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our Church. Special Guests included former pastors, Father William Gore and Father Robert Slesinski, Archpriest James Hayer, and Father Edward Higgins. All of the images are available on the church website : https://saintspeterpaulbethlehempa.org/100thanniversary... Link to Fayock Photography's Video of the Ceremony : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyiMaXcmzS0 Images by Fayock Photography.

Saturday June 27th Divine Liturgy. 5th Sunday after Pentecost

Saturday June 19th Divine Littugy. Happy Fathers Day.

*Updates and Announcements* Bulletin for the week of October 25, 2020. Income Last Week : $2,711.00... Church Attendance Last Week : Saturday - 40 People Sunday - 55 People Phillipsburg - 29 People Scheduling Divine Liturgies : Use the envelope in your boxed set to schedule Divine Liturgies for loved ones or a special remembrance. The 2021 calendar is now available. The customary offering remains at $10.00. Original Art and Furniture for Sale : The following nearly new items are available for sale at discount pricing for anyone desiring to upgrade a home or apartment at a modest cost: wildlife art, sofas, love seat, lamps, end tables, coffee tables, television consoles, curio cabinet, queen size bedroom set, armoire, baking pans, and more. See Fr. Peter if interested. This is a great opportunity to upgrade a home or apartment at a modest price with quality furniture. These items are located in the church hall. Eparchial Development Appeal : An invitation has been sent to our parish family from Bishop Kurt regarding the 2020 Eparchial Development Appeal. Bishop Kurt asks you to thoughtfully reflect upon the countless blessings bestowed upon you throughout the past year with the hope that you will respond and offer a generous gift from the heart in thanksgiving for those blessings. The outreach of the Development Appeal enables our Bishop to more thoroughly spread the Gospel. We have always met our goal. Please be generous as this is the single opportunity throughout the year that Bishop Kurt utilizes in order to request a special gift from the heart. Please contact the parish office if you did not receive the Eparchial Development Appeal packet. Church Rosters and Boxed Envelope Sets for 2021 : We are currently updating our rosters for 2021. All parishioners from Bethlehem and Allentown will receive identical church envelope sets in 2021 since both parishes are currently served from Bethlehem. We are merging both parishes into a single roster at this time. If anyone seeks to officially register as a member of our parish family, now is the time to identify yourself. We are thrilled to add you to our parish family. See Fr. Peter if applicable. Please remember that masks are required inside the church at all times as well as outside whenever you are unable to maintain social distancing. Divine Liturgy is Live Streamed every Saturday at 4:00 PM.

For the week of October 25, 2020.

Saturday October 24th Divine Liturgy

Important Updates and Announcements Bulletin for the week of October 18, 2020 Income Last Week : $2,578... Attendance Last Week : Saturday - 37 People Sunday - 50 People Phillipsburg - 26 People Scheduling Diving Liturgies : Use the envelope in your boxed set to schedule Divine Liturgies for loved ones or a special remembrance. The 2021 calendar is now available and the customary offering remains at $10. Original Art and Furniture for Sale : The following nearly new items are available for sale at discount pricing for those desiring to upgrade their home or apartment at a modest cost: wildlife art, sofas, love seat, lamps, end tables, coffee tables, television consoles, curio cabinet, queen size bedroom set, armoire, baking pans, and more. See Fr. Peter if interested. Great opportunity to upgrade a home or apartment at a modest price with quality furniture. These items are located in the church hall for inspection. Eparchial Development Appeal : An invitation is being sent to our parish family from Bishop Kurt regarding the 2020 Eparchial Development Appeal. Bishop Kurt asks you to thoughtfully reflect upon the countless blessings bestowed upon you throughout the past year with the hope that you will respond and offer a generous gift from the heart in thanksgiving for those blessings. The outreach of the Development Appeal enables our Bishop to more thoroughly spread the Gospel. We have always met our goal. Please be generous as this is the single opportunity throughout the year that Bishop Kurt utilizes to ask for a special gift from the heart. Please let us know if you did not receive the Eparchial Development Appeal packet after October 21st. Church Rosters and Boxed Envelope Sets for 2021 : We are currently updating our rosters for 2021. All parishioners from Bethlehem and Allentown will receive identical church envelope sets in 2021 since both parishes are now served from Bethlehem. We are currently merging both parishes into a single roster at this time. If anyone seeks to officially register as a member of our parish family, now is the time to identify yourself. We are thrilled to add you to our family. See Fr. Peter if applicable. Please remember that masks are required in the Church at all times and outside whenever you are unable to maintain social distancing. Automated hand sanitizer stations have been placed in the church as well as gloves and other sanitary supplies for your health and benefit. The full version of this week's bulletin is available online along with past bulletins and can be found on our website : https://saintspeterpaulbethlehempa.org/weeklybulletins Divine Liturgy is Live Streamed every Saturday at 4:00 PM.

For the week of October 18, 2020

Saturday October 17th Divine Liturgy.

*Updates and Announcements* From the Bulletin for the week of October 11, 2020 Income Last Week : $1,729... Attendance Last Week : Saturday - 35 Sunday - 49 Phillipsburg - 28 Scheduling Divine Liturgies : Use the envelope in your boxed set to schedule Divine Liturgies for loved ones or a special remembrance. The 2021 calendar is now available. The customary offering remains at $10. Original Art and Furniture for Sale : The following nearly new items are available for sale at discounted pricing for those desiring to upgrade their home or apartment at a modest cost: wildlife art, sofas, love seat, lamps, end tables, coffee tables, television, consoles, curio cabinet, queen sized bedroom set, armoire, baking pans, and more. See Fr. Peter if interested. Great opportunity to upgrade a home or apartment at a modest price with quality furniture. Eparchial Development Appeal : An invitation will soon be sent to all our parish family from Bishop Kurt regarding the 2020 Eparchial Development Appeal. Once again, our Bishop asks you to thoughtfully reflect upon the countless blessing bestowed upon you throughout the past year with the hope that you will positively respond and offer a generous gift from the heart in thanksgiving for those blessings that will clearly further our church on both local and universal levels. The outreach of the Development Appeal, as described in the brochure, enables our Bishop to continuously spread the gospel of Christ. We have always met our goal. Please be generous if you are able since this is the single opportunity throughout the year that Bishop Kurt utilizes to ask for a special gift from the heart. First Solemn Communion : Our rescheduled First Solemn Communion celebration is scheduled for Sunday, November 15th, during the Divine Liturgy. Participants are asked to contact their teacher, Stephanie Azar, for preparation guidance regarding the First Confession. Live Streaming : Live Streaming will return this Saturday, October 17th, during our 4:00 PM Divine Liturgy. Please remember that masks are required inside the church at all times as well as outside if you are unable to maintain social distancing. We hope to see you all again this weekend, and that you will continue to be generous in supporting your church, wherever it may be, especially during these unique times.

Important Updates and Announcements From the Bulletin for October 4, 2020 *Important Schedule Change* Divine Liturgy will not be live streamed this coming weekend, October 10th and 11th. ... Live Streaming will return on Saturday October 17th at 4:00 PM. Income Last Week : $1,685.00 Church Attendance Last Week : Saturday - 37 People Sunday - 48 People Phillipsburg - 26 People Recent Wedding : Marianne Elsner and Matthew Jiorle were recently married in our parish. May God grant them many years of God’s continued blessings! Scheduling Divine Liturgies : Use the envelope in your boxed set to schedule Divine Liturgies for loved ones or a special remembrance. The 2021 calendar is now available. The customary offering remains at $10.00. Artwork for Sale : 1) Anyone interested in acquiring beautiful hand-painted, framed, Eastern European original art depicting traditional slavic culture and scenery and; 2) Framed, hand-painted, wildlife art from famed local artists John Pritko and Jim McGee (South Dakota artist), are available to interested buyers. See Fr. Peter to view the beautiful pieces. Home Furniture for Sale : The following nearly new items are available for sale at discount pricing for those desiring to upgrade their home or apartment at a modest cost: sofas, wing and leather chairs, lamps, end tables, coffee tables, television consoles, curio cabinet, queen size bedroom set, armoire, baking pans, and more. See Fr. Peter if interested. Great opportunity to upgrade your home or apartment with quality furniture. First Solemn Communion : Our rescheduled First Solemn Communion celebration is scheduled for Sunday, November 15th, during the Divine Liturgy. Participants are asked to contact their teacher, Stephanie Azar, for preparation guidance regarding the First Confession. Religious Education Classes remain temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. Please remember that masks are required at all times inside the Church as well as outside whenever you are unable to maintain social distancing.

For the week of October 4, 2020. Schedule Change : There will be no live streaming next weekend. Live streaming will return Saturday October 17th.

Saturday October 3rd Divine Liturgy

Important Updates and Announcements *Bulletin for the week of September 27th 2020* Income Last Week : $3,126 Attendance Last Week : ... Saturday - 33 Sunday - 47 Phillipsburg - 27 Scheduling Divine Liturgies : Use the envelope in your boxed set to schedule Divine Liturgies for loved ones or a special remembrance. The 2021 calendar is now available. The customary offering remains at $10.00. Artwork For Sale : 1) Anyone interested in acquiring beautiful hand-painted, framed, Eastern European original art depicting traditional slavic culture and scenery and; 2) Framed, hand-painted, wildlife art from famed local artists John Pritko and Jim McGee (South Dakota artist), are available to interested buyers. See Fr. Peter to view the beautiful pieces. Home Furniture for Sale : The following nearly new items are available for sale at discount pricing for those desiring to upgrade their home at a modest cost: sofas, wing and leather chairs, lamps, end tables, coffee tables, television consoles, curio cabinet, queen size bedroom set, armoire, and more. See Fr. Peter if interested. Great opportunity to upgrade your home or apartment with Pennsylvania House quality furniture. First Solemn Communion : Parents of our First Solemn Communion class, 2019-2020, are asked to contact Stephanie Azar to acquire guidance in order to properly prepare our children for the postponed celebration due to Covid-19. Parents will receive guidance regarding First Confession and first Solemn Communion preparation so that we can reschedule our joyful event in the very near future. Religious Education Classes remain temporarily suspended due to the ongoing pandemic. Pray for an increase in vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life! Please remember that masks are required at all times inside the Church as well as outside whenever you are unable to maintain social distancing. Link to the full bulletin : https://saintspeterpaulbethlehempa.org//27Sept2020_SSPnPBu

Saturday September 26th Divine Liturgy

Updates for the week of September 21, 2020 Income Last Week : $3,150 Attendance : Saturday - 29 People... Sunday - 39 People Phillipsburg - 22 People Pirohi sales are suspended until further notice. We hope to resume sales in the near future. Church Offerings : Please indicate the amount of your weekly financial offerings on your church envelopes when you submit them to the church. If you use your financial gift as a tax deduction, payment by check creates indisputable evidence should the Internal Revenue Service audit you. Scheduling Divine Liturgies : Use the envelope as provided in your boxed set to schedule a Divine Liturgy for loved ones or a special remembrance. The customary offering remains at $10.00 First Solemn Communion : Parents of our First Solemn Communion class, 2019-2020, are asked to contact Stephanie Azar to acquire guidance in order to properly prepare our children for the postponed celebration due to Covid-19. Parents will receive guidance regarding First Confession and first Solemn Communion preparation so that we can reschedule our joyful event in the very near future. Saint Michael Church, Allenton, Update : A recent mailing was sent to members of St. Michael Church with a request to verify and confirm their membership. We have begun the process to prepare our rosters for 2021. Your response will greatly assist us. Since ordering church boxed envelope sets is an expense, we ask you to complete the form and return it asap in order to minimize unnecessary expense. Both parishes will receive the same set of church envelopes in 2021. Religious Education Classes remain suspended due to Covid-19. Please remember that masks are required at all times inside the Church and attached buildings. Masks are also required outside whenever you are unable to maintain social distancing. If you feel ill in any way you have a dispensation and may stay home until you feel better.