65th Holy Dormition (Assumption) Pilgrimage – Sloatsburg, NY

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 Paul Chomnycky, OSBM                 
Blessing of cars and buses
Exhibit:    100^th Anniversary of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska’s Entering Eternal Life

Rev. Taras Chaparin – Pilgrimage Spiritual Moderator