Parish announcements this week

10. Due to decreases in sales and traffic, it has become practical for the Heritage Center to reduce its hours of operation beginning immediately. In the coming year, the Center will be open for the purchase of items, visit the museum or to obtain books from the library by appointment. Call Carl R. Harvey at  (203) 389-6076 or (203) 530-8232 or by email: crharv3841@optimum,net.  During the 3 weeks before Christmas and the 3 weeks before Easter the store will be open on Saturdays.

11. SUMA Federal Credit Union, New Haven Branch, 555 George Street, 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.

PRESS RELEASE

Aiding Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers: Blumenthal partnered with Connecticut’s Ukrainian-American community to secure a provision that creates a new funding authority for the treatment of wounded Ukrainian soldiers at DoD military treatment facilities. Ukrainian soldiers are currently able to come to America to be treated at military facilities when Ukraine cannot provide adequate care, but funding is not guaranteed and is often unaffordable. This legislation will provide a new route through the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative to cover medical care and associated costs at DoD treatment facilities. This year’s bill includes $500 million for the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative, $350 million above the President’s request, to provide security assistance to Ukraine to counter Russia’s military aggression in eastern Ukraine.