Parish announcements this week

Christ is in our midst!

Welcome to Dear parishioners and guests! You are invited, after each Divine Liturgy, to coffee and hard rolls in the church hall.

1. Judy Ellis leads the mercy project which provides food items to the needy. A container is in our church vestibule for non-perishable food. This collection will be taken every week. Father Iura will distribute the food to those in need. Thank you for your generosity.

2. The next meeting of the Ukrainian-American Veteran Bishop John Stock Post 33 of New Haven will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2017. We will begin the meeting immediately following the second Divine Liturgy. The meeting will be held in Classroom 2. For more information, contact the Post Commander at 203-389-6076 or crharv384@optimum.net.

3. Father Iura has formed a Church Committee. Members are Natalie Chermak, Nataliya Lyalka, Andrew Bamber, Anna Salemme, Allan Yursha, Walter Ushchak, Halya Lodynsky, Marybeth Gawron, Christine Melnyk, Myron Melnyk, Maxim Thibodeau, Maria Antonyshyn, Michael Muryn, and Carl Harvey. More information on the committee and their work will be given soon. Thank you to the members for their service to the parish.

4. Pyrohy Saturday is coming up. We will be making Pyrohy on Saturday, May 20. Walter Ushchak is seeking help. The project needs your help also on Friday, May 19, to peel potatoes.

5. ROOF REPAIR FUND: Please make a generous contribution to allow us to repair the leaking roof of the Church Hall and other roof structures adjoining the Church and the Hall. These roofs must be repaid to prevent serious water damage to our property and we cannot pay for them from regular weekly collection. Roof Repair Fund envelope are available in the vestibule of our church for your special sacrificial gift. Thank you for helping to keep our physical structures in good condition for our use today and for the next generation tomorrow.

6. The City of New Haven Memorial Day Ceremonies on May 28th

The observance this year will feature two wreath-laying ceremonies and a free patriotic concert. At 1:00 p.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial park on Long Wharf Drive, there will be a wreath-laying ceremony at the V-shaped monument. At 3:00p.m., the ceremony will be at the World War Memorial Flagpole on the New haven Green. At 5:00 p.m. there will be a FREE patriotic concert featuring Orchestra New England at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts. For more information or to obtain tickets to the concert, contact Carl R, Harvey, Commander UAV Post 33 by calling (203) 389-6076 or by e-mail at crharv3841@optimum.net prior to May 18th.

7. The Knights of Columbus Blessed Andrey Sheptytsky Council will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the church hall. All men of parish are invited to attend to see what the Knights are all about and what can do for our parish.

8. We have for sale cabbage with sausage (kapusta and kovbas) $8.00 per container, $4.00 for borsh and $10.00 for chicken with mushrooms

9. SUMA Federal Credit Union, New Haven Branch, 555 George St., New Haven, CT.   Business hours: Tuesday 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., AND Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Phone (203) 785-8805; Fax: (203) 785-8677.