65^th Holy Dormition (Assumption) Pilgrimage

August 10-11, 2019
Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate
St. Mary’s Villa / Sloatsburg, New York
Theme: “Responding with the heart, as did Mary and Josaphata”

Saturday, August 10^th
12:00 pm Food Available at Pavilion
1:00 pm Akathist to the Mother of God – Rev. Joseph Bertha – St. Mary’s Chapel
Cantor: Patricia Dietz, St. Thomas Byzantine in Rahway, NJ
1:00 pm Children’s Activity – Sr. Eliane, SSMI – Inside Terrace
2:00 pm Presentation – Sr. Natalya Stoczanyn, SSMI (Eng.) – Gallery
               “Responding with the heart, as did Mary and Josaphata”
3:30 pm Blessing of the Sick – Grotto steps and St. Mary’s Chapel
Blessing of Religious Articles – front of St. Joseph’s Home
5:00 pm Divine Liturgy – Rev. Hryhoriy Lozinskyy – Grotto
             Blessing of Holy Water at St. Mary’s fountain
Cantor: Patricia Dietz
7:30 pm   Panakhyda – Blessed Mother’s Circle in front of St. Mary’s Villa
8:00 pm Moleben to the Mother of God with candlelight procession – Grotto
               Most Rev. Kurt Burnette – Bishop of Passaic Eparchy – main celebrant / homilist

Sunday, August 11^th
       *Confessions will be available throughout the day beginning at 8:00 am
8:30 – 9:30 am Materi Molitvy / Mothers in Prayer – Rosary / Singing – St. Mary’s Chapel
10:30 am  Pontifical Divine Liturgy with procession to the Grotto – blessing of flowers
Most Rev. Borys Gudziak – Metropolitan Archbishop – Celebrant and Homilist
Most Rev. Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, Bishop of the Eparchy of Stamford
Most Rev. Bohdan Danylo – Bishop of the Eparchy of Parma
Most Rev. Benedict Aleksiychuk – Bishop of the Eparchy of Chicago
Most Rev. Andriy Rabiy – Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Most Rev. John Bura – Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Most Rev. Basil Losten, Bishop Emeritus of the Eparchy of Stamford
Choir: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church – New Haven, CT
12:00 pm   Divine Liturgy for the Youth – Rev. Bohdan Hedz – St. Mary’s Chapel
1:30 pm    Blessing of the Sick – Grotto steps
Blessing of Religious Articles – front of St. Joseph’s Home
2:00 pm   Presentation – Msgr. John Terlecky (Ukr.) – Gallery
The Contemplative Nature of the lives of Mary and Josaphata – Gallery
2:30 pm   Stations of the Cross – Basilian Father
Activity for Children – Sr. Eliane – Inside Terrace
3:30 pm   Moleben to the Mother of God – Grotto altar – Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk                
Blessing of cars and buses
Exhibit:   100^th Anniversary of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska’s Entering Eternal Life

Rev. Taras Chaparin – Pilgrimage Spiritual Moderator