Our Church Family!Note: This page will be reserved to highlight clergy and parishioners. We want to highlight their stories, achievements and accomplishments, successes and memorable experiences of the members and families of our church. I encourage you to submit appropriate information to my email in order to be posted on this website.
Participation in the 2026 UOL essay contest
Participation in the 2026 UOL essay contest:
Danika, Lisa, and David
Honoring our 2025 graduates
Congratulations to Andrew Sawarynski who graduated Summa Cum Laude from Chestnut Hill College with a B.S. in Businees Finance.
Congratulations to Andriy Semenowych who earned a Master’s Degree in Accounting from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
Congratulations to William Lackner, recent Whitehall High School Graduate (and newly illumined servant of God), who will be attending LCC.
We wish each of them God’s blessings and continued success on their exciting new life chapters!
2024 Essay contest
- 2024 Essay Contest of UOL: WINNER – Alexandra Ost! Participation: Danica Ost and Elizabeth Kravchenko
Honoring our 2024 graduates!
Andrii Semenovych is a graduate of Temple University, specialization: accounting.
Alexandra Ost is a graduate of Parkland High School. She is going to study at Purdue University with a major in Engineering
Sabrina Ost is a graduate of the University of Vermont. Degree Awarded: BS in Animal Science. She will study at Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
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-Congratulations to Ella and Jack Misko in occasion of the First Confession! - July 2, 2023
First Confession - 07/02/2023
-Congratulations to Ella and Jack Misko in occasion of the First Confession! May God bless you on your path of spiritual development.
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Danica Ost's 1st confession
Special events photos (Kate Duffy Photography, LLC)
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2022 High School graduates Justin Ost and Gabriel Sawarynski.John & LInda Vitushinsky's 52nd Anniversary Coffee Hour 2022Congratulations are in order for 52nd Wedding Anniversary for John & Linda Vitushinsky! These photos are from their Anniversary celebration coffee hour on April 30, 2022 MNOHAYA LITA! MANY YEARS!
(See 50th anniversary photos below)
Winters' Farewell Oct 24, 2021
All Photos by Kate Duffy Photography - 11/24/2021
Best wishes for the Winters Family! May the Lord bless you in new place and in your new home! We will miss you very much!
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50th Wedding Anniversary 2021Congratulations are in order for 50th Wedding Anniversary for Jessie and John Hnatow. It is truly Golden! MNOHAYA LITA! MANY YEARS!
Food Bank
"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40, 45, NIV).
The Northampton Area Senior High School Konkrete Kids 2020-2021 Football Team Seniors dropped off Thanksgiving food items for the Northampton Food Bank. Thank you, guys!! ...And a HUGE thanks to all of our parishioners who donate their time volunteering, donating, and/or transporting donations! (Kathy Crayosky is dressed in an orange shirt!
74th Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations are in order for Vladimir and Emma Krasnopera (memory eternal), who celebrated their 74th Wedding Anniversary (November 15, 1947!) MNOHAYA LITA! MANY YEARS!
Anectdote: Emma relayed her recollection of the day to me - "On our wedding day, the weather ws not kind to us. It rained, hailed, ending up snowing, but everyone showed up. There were about 200 guests, plus my brother Ed brought his entire football team to the reception! We had lots of food, and Baba made sure everyone had chicken soup which was homemade since she had chickens on the farm."
61st Wedding AnniversaryCelebrating Taras and Rosemarie Pypiuk's 61st wedding anniversary (October 8th, 2021). These two are married the longest of all orthodox couples in our parish family.
50th Wedding Anniversary!!Congratulations are in order for 50th Wedding Anniversary for Protodeacon Mikhail & Pani Martha! It is Golden! MNOHAYA LITA! MANY YEARS!
50th Wedding Anniversary!!Congratulations are in order for 50th Wedding Anniversary for John & Linda Vitushinsky! It is Golden! MNOHAYA LITA! MANY YEARS!
NEW - 3 See photos above from their 52nd Anniversary celebration coffee hour on April 30, 2022
Protodeacon's Ordination
Congratulations are in order for Protodeacon Mikhail Sawarynski in honor of the observance of the 16th Anniversary of his Ordination by Metropolitan Antony. CONGRATULATIONS, PROTODEACON MICHAIL! MANY BLESSED YEARS!
2019 Essay Contest
Congratulations to Sabrina and Justin Ost! Sabrina won 3rd place and Justin scored a first place in the “2019 Essay Contest”: “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it”(Proverbs).
You can read their essay in the church hall - Great job!
Deacon and his GrandsonsPhoto of Protodeacon Mychail Sawarynski with his faithful grandsons who are altar servers in our church. From left to right, John, Andrew, Deacon Mychail, Anthony, and Gabriel
Essay Contest
UOL 2018 Essay Contest - 08/12/2018
Winners in the 2018 UOL Essay contest
Sabrina took the top spot , winning a beautiful icon, and honorable mentions for Justin, Alexandra, and Danica. Father Myron called it a “clean sweep” by the Ost family!
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Baptism Chrismation CommunionBaptism Chrismation 1st Communion - 06/10/2018
CONGRATULATIONS are extended to the newly illumined servants of God, Forrest Jack Pozzetta and Nicholas Joseph Parchomenko, who were born anew to a life in Christ through the Holy Sacrament of Baptism and received the "seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit" through the Holy Sacrament of Chrismation. May God grant to Forrest Jack and Nicholas Joseph, their parents, grandparents, and Godparents, a prosperous and peaceful life, health, and furtherance in spiritual growth and preserve them for many-many- blessed and joyous years.
MNOHAYA LITA!
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At the young age of 37, one of our parishioners, Robert Pavlinsky, began wrting poetry. He writes and publishes inspirational poems. See his website at: http://pavlinskypoems.com.
The Chi-Rho Award.
Recipients: Justin Ost, Gabriel Sawarynski
Awarded to an Orthodox Christian boy or girl who is registered as a Cub Scout, Girl Scout Junior, or in a Camp Fire program. The recipient must be in the fourth or fifth grade and must attend church school or other formal religious instruction program.
The St. George Award.
Recipient: Alexandra Ost
Awarded to a registered Tiger Cub, Cub Scout of the Wolf Rank in the Boy Scouts of America, or Brownies in the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade. Must also be a communicant member of an Orthodox Christian Church recognized by the Canonical Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in the U.S.A.
MNOHAJA LITA! MANY YEARS!
Click on this link to see pictures of the Holy Land Pilgrimage with Bishop Daniel, Kathy Crayosky, Linda (Hnatow) and Michael Tilson, and 20+ pilgrims!: Sacred Holy Land Pilgrimage 2014 at http://uocofusa.org/news_141112_1.html!
M/M John Vitushinsky, in honor of their grandchildren, Lily, Luke, Kylee and Taylor
M/M Howard Winters, in loving memory of +Gregory Winters
M/M Nicholas Parchomenko, in loving memory of +Olga and +Fedir Parchomenko, and +Jack and +Lorraine Holland.
Thanks are extended to Mr. Taras Pypiuk for constructing the method of hanging the lamps.
The Enthronement of Metropolitan Antony
See the press release at http://uocofusa.org/news_130127_1.html
VIew the TV edition (in Ukrainian) of the Enthronement of His Eminence Antony at: http://ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/news_130128_1.html (Note: Father Bazyl makes a cameo appearance!)
Click here to read Metropolitan Antony's biography.Read Father Bazyl's pastoral reflections from the UOC website at http://ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/news_110825_1.html
