Christ is in our midst!
VIGIL LIGHT: This week vigil light is offered to God’s greater glory by Kolesnik Family in memory of Walter, Mary, Lillian and John.
ASLEEP in the LORD: Jenny Patrylak. Please remember Jenny in your prayers. ETERNAL MEMORY!
PARISH COFFEE HOUR: Dear parishioners and guests, after each Divine Liturgy, coffee and hard rolls are available in the church hall.
If someone would like to buy a frozen pierogies (varenyky) during the week please call the rectory at (203) 865-0388. More information can be read here: https://stmichaelukrainian.org/pierogies/
Our next PYROHY SATURDAY will be on December 15. We need your help to peel potatoes on Friday and to make Pyrohy on Saturday. Please come and help —see for more Walter Ushchak for ways to help.
All donations and contributions must be received by Sunday, December 30th to be recorded on the annual statement for the year 2018.
STAMFORD EPARCHY CHARITIES APPEAL
REMINDER: Please don’t forget to donate for the Charities Appeal. Please make your check payable to the BYZANTINE RITE DIOCESE OF STAMFORD. DO NOT MAIL THE FORM TO THE CHANCERY OFFICE IN STAMFORD. We sincerely ask all parishioners to make generous contributions.
Parish Council meeting: will take place on Monday, December 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the Holy Name Room. Topics: Update on the Church parking lots, updates on handicap ramp for the church hall, physical plant improvement, a general update on the State of the Parish, review plans for calendar of events for the balance of the year. All members are invited.
SESTRECHI: the next regular monthly meeting will be held on Sunday, December 2, after the 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy. The meeting will be held in the church hall classroom. There will be an Akathist to the Mother of God will be prayed prior to the Liturgy.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: The Knights of Columbus Blessed Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Council will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, December 3, after the Parish Council meeting. All men of the parish are invited to attend.
CELL PHONES: Please, please, please, turn off your cell phones when you come to the Divine Liturgy. If you are expecting an emergency call, please put your phone on vibrate and go outside to answer. Also, please stop using your cell phone during the Divine Liturgy. This is for the benefit of all. Thank you.
BULLETIN UPDATES: Dear parishioners, as you may have noticed there have been some changes and improvements to our parish bulletin. In a continuing effort to make the bulletin more parishioner friendly, I call upon you to let me know what else you would like to see and or change. As always, I appreciate the various informational materials that you have provided and I am looking forward to your continued responses. Thank you, Father Iura.
SUMA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: 555 George St., New Haven, CT. Business hours: Tuesday 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Phone: 203-785-8805; Fax: 203-785-8677.
A Thanksgiving Prayer
We praise you, we bless you, we glorify you and we give thanks to you, O Lord, God and Creator of every good and perfect gift. You have blessed us with an abundance of gifts of this earth, and have filled your land with gifts of milk and honey. We pray you, never deprive us of your blessings. Grant that we who have shared in your gifts may prove to be a people of faith, love, mercy and righteousness. Give us due respect for all your creatures, for those who have come before us into this land, and those who are poor and in need of your mercy. Keep us from pride in our prosperity. Fulfill all the needs of those created by your hand, grant that they may realize their gifts and talents, keep them and us from all evil and temptation and grant peace to the world. For you alone are good and love mankind, and we give thanks to you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.