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Whether you are visiting us for a brief time, looking for a new parish community, are returning to the practice of your Catholic faith, or are interested in finding out more about the Eastern Catholic Church, we’re happy to have you here.

St. Michael’s is a faith-filled people of the Ukrainian Catholic tradition. We strive to make the Divine Liturgy the heartbeat of our faith community and we stand ready to bear witness to the Lord with our life. Saint Michael’s is a parish rooted in Jesus Christ, active in our love of neighbor, on the path toward salvation in the Holy Trinity.

Join us today in supporting the St. Michael’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund!

Your gift today will provide food, medical supplies, clothing, and items for children. These items will all be immediately distributed, and 100% of your gift will go directly to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. No amount is too small.

Divine Liturgy for the coming week

Glory to Jesus Christ!

Sunday, 2/1, Sunday of the Prodigal Son
9:00 a.m. +Irene Hladkyj requested by Barbara Schwartz
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Luke 15:11-32, Tone 1

Monday, 2/2, The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple — Blessing of the Candles
9:00 a.m. +Irene Hladkyj requested by Maria Wysowskyj

Tuesday, 2/3, Synaxis of the Holy Simeon and Anna
9:00 a.m. No particular intention for the Divine Liturgy scheduled

Wednesday, 2/4, Our Venerable Isidor
9:00 a.m. No particular intention for the Divine Liturgy scheduled

Thursday, 2/5, Holy Martyr Agatha
9:00 a.m. +Irene Hladkyj requested by Myron Kulinsky

Friday, 2/6, Holy Bishop Bukolus
9:00 a.m. No particular intention for the Divine Liturgy scheduled

Saturday, 2/7/26 Holy Parthenius
9:00 a.m. All Deceased of the Parish —Sorokousty

Sunday, 2/8, Sunday of the Meatfare
9:00 a.m. +Pelagia Zinchak (56th Anniv.) requested by Joseph M. Levitzky
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46, Tone 2

Parish news

Christ is among us!

This week vigil light is offered by Margaret Brezicki Maybury in memory of Michael and Pauline Kurylo.

On Sunday, February 15, we will celebrate only one (1) Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. The Knights of Columbus members will prepare breakfast. $10 per person.

SOROKOUSTY: will be celebrated in All Souls` Saturdays. February 7, 28, March 7, 14, May 23. Please take a book found at the entrance of the church, fill it out. Place it in envelope, and drop it in the collection basket. Let us remember all our loved ones who have gone to their heavenly reward. Eternal Memory!

Blessings of Homes: If you would like to bless your house please fill the form that are in the vestibule or call the rectory office 203-865-0388.

New Knights of Columbus Officers elected: On December 9, 2025, the members of Knights of Columbus council Metropolitan Andrey Sheptysky, located here at parish elected new officers. Myron Melnyk (Grand Knight), Todd A. Lane (Deputy Grant Knight), Jeffrey D. Majoris, (Financial Secretary) and Brandon Czabala (Treasurer).Father Iura Godenciuc continues to serve as council chaplain. We are grateful for the service of many years of the immediate past officers: Hank Lingren, Volodymyr Dumalskyy, Roman Kuc and Andrew Bamber. More information on the KofC and council: https://stmichaelukrainian.org/knights-of-Columbus.

BULLETIN’S EMAILED: If you would like to receive a copy of the weekly Parish Bulletin, please email your email to the Parish email. stmichaels@snet.net

For sale: stuffed cabbage with meat $12.00 container, borsht $7.00 container, cabbage with meat $10.00 container, pierogis (varenyky) $20.00 for two dozen.

FOOD DONATIONS: A container is in our church vestibule for non-perishable food. Please give generously new item within the expiration date. These items will be given out to the poor in our community. Thank you for your generosity and support.

CHURCH HALL RENTAL: With the modernization plans for the church hall substantially complete, we are now officially open to rent the church hall. We are able to offer meals, entertainment, and audio visual and bar services. Please contact the Rectory for further information.

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The Yevshan Choir to perform

The Yevshan Choir, under the direction of Alex Kuzma, will be performing at St Basil’s Seminary Chapel, 195 Glenbrook Road in Stamford CT on Saturday January 24, 2026 at 3:00 pm.

It is for the benefit of the Ukrainian Museum in Stamford as we work to preserve cultural treasures, particularly in the face of the Russians destroying museums and cultural centers in Ukraine.

New Knights of Columbus Officers elected

On December 9, 2025, the members of the Knights of Columbus council 16253 Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, located here at the parish elected new officers. Myron Melnyk (Grand Knight), Todd A. Lane (Deputy Grand Knight), Jeffrey D. Majoris (Financial Secretary) and Brandon Czabala (Treasurer). Father Iura Godenciuc continues to serve as council chaplain.

We are grateful for the service of many years of the immediate past officers: Hank Lindgren, Volodymyr Dumalskyy, Roman Kuc and Andrew Bamber.

Our council meeting is the second Monday of the month.

More information on the KofC and Council may be found here.

St Gregory of Nyssa

St. Gregory of Nyssa (335-395AD), whose memory we celebrate today – January 10th – was one of the great spiritual and mystical writers of the early Church. He was the younger brother of St. Basil the Great.

Born in Cappadocia (modern Turkey), he played a leading role at the Second Ecumenical Council that gathered in Constantinople in 381AD, which proclaimed the Holy Spirit as fully God and completed the writing of the Creed that we still confess in Church at every Liturgy as our personal statement of faith.

One of the books he’s best known for writing is “The Life of Moses” in which he uses the story of Moses’ life – his birth in Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, his wanderings in the desert and ascent of Mt. Sinai to encounter God and receive the 10 Commandments – as an image of the soul’s journey towards God in Christ through the Holy Spirit.

Gregory was also one of the first Christian voices to say clearly and unequivocally that slavery as an institution was inherently sinful and wrong. He believed that the institution of slavery in the ancient world violated human dignity, as all human beings are created in the image and likeness of God and are therefore of inestimable worth. He believed, on the basis of the Book of Genesis in the Bible, that freedom is an essential characteristic of human nature.

Human fulfillment, Gregory believed, consists of a life lived in the Light of Christ, becoming luminous, and offering that Light to everyone.

The fun thing about being Catholic is the diversity of liturgical calendars. We live in full communion in the Catholic Church thinking of the 5 liturgical families. This feast day gives us this perspective.

How to prepare for a House Blessing at Theophany

Father Iura is blessing houses. Call him.

The place where we live is very important and special to us. During the feast of Theophany we observe the custom of having our homes blessed to ask God for His protection and blessing upon all who live there or visit there.

To prepare for a house blessings, please observe the following:

A) Have a candle, icon or cross on a clean linen at your icon corner or in a main room.
B) Have some holy water in a small container from the feast of the Theophany.
C) Have all radios, stereos, televisions and electronic devices turned off for the blessing.
D) Please have pets confined.
E) If you have any religious articles you wished to be blessed, please place them by the cross and candle in the main room.

Theophany of Our Lord 2026

Theophany of Our Lord

Today is a holy day, a day on which the faithful should be attending the Divine Liturgy.

In addition to the Divine Liturgy there will be the Great Sanctification of Water and Anointing*Myrovann

9:50 a.m. Great Compline (God with Us service)
10:30 a.m. +Stefan Sadiwsky requested by Anna Smigelski
7:00 p.m. For the people of the parish —Anointing

On this day we remember the Baptism of Our Lord in the Jordan River and the one God being revealed in 3 Divine Persons [Holy Trinity].

Divine Liturgy for the coming week

Christ is born!

Sunday, 1/4, Sunday before Theophany
9:00 a.m. Special Intention
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish

Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:5-8
Mark 1:1-8, Tone 5

Monday, 1/5, Holy Martyrs Theopeptus and Theona
9:00 a.m. God’s blessing and health for Anna Wysowskyj requested by Anna Smigellski

Tuesday, 1/6, Theophany of Our Lord — Great Sanctification of Water -Anointing*Myrovann
9:50 a.m. Great Compline (God with Us service)
10:30 a.m. +Stefan Sadiwsky requested by Anna Smigelski
7:00 p.m. For the people of the parish —Anointing

Wednesday, 1/7, Synaxis of the John the Baptist

Thursday, 1/8, Our Venerble Father George, and the Confessor Emilian
10:00 a.m. +Irene Hladkyj —Funeral Divine Liturgy

Friday, 1/9, Holy Martyr Polyeuctus
9:00 a.m. No particular intention for the Divine Liturgy scheduled

Saturday, 1/10, Holy Gregory and the Venerable Father Dometian
9:00 a.m. +Dmytro Korjak (1st Anniv., Pan.) requested by Yuriy Korjak

Sunday, 1/11, Sunday after Theophany
9:00 a.m. +Nicholas Muryn (30th Anniv.) requested by Paul, Michael and Mary Muryn
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish

Epistle: Ephesians 4:7-13
Gospel: Mathew 4:12-17, Tone 6

Parish news

Christ is among us!

This week vigil light is offered by Andrue and Brandon Czabala in memory of Teodor Czabala.

Luba Dubno’s sister Irene Hladkyj, 97 died peacefully on December 19, 2025, in Cheshire. Irene’s funeral liturgy will be on January 8th. Pray for Irene and the family who mourn her. May Irene’s memory be eternal!

Blessings of Homes: If you would like to bless your house please fill the form that are in the vestibule or call the rectory office 203-865-0388.

Our parish will be preparing a Prosphora, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas meal on Sunday, January 18, 2026 after the Divine Liturgy that will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $35.00 for adults, $20.00 for youth from 14 to 18. Free for children Ridna Shkola and altar boys. Luba Dubno, Margaret Maybury and Olga Iastrubchak are selling tickets. We will be running a raffle. No tickets will be sale at the door.

SOROKOUSTY (All Souls’ Saturdays) will be celebrated February 7, 28, March 7, 14, May 23. Please take a book found at the entrance of the church, fill it out with the names of your beloved dead. Place it in envelope, and drop it in the collection basket. Let us remember all our loved ones who have gone to their heavenly reward. Eternal Memory!

SECURITY at the Parish: There is a professionally installed eight camera system on the property with a two week recording backup. The video monitor is located in the rectory office. This has helped in monitoring and checking activity on the property as well as providing recorded evidence to law enforcement when needed.

For sale: stuffed cabbage with meat $12.00 container, borsht $7.00 container, cabbage with meat $10.00 container, pierogis (varenyky) $20.00 two dozen.

New Knights of Columbus Officers elected

On December 9, 2025, the members of the Knights of Columbus council 16253 Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, located here at the parish elected new officers. Myron Melnik (Grand Knight), Todd A. Lane (Deputy Grand Knight), Jeffrey D. Majoris (Financial Secretary) and Brandon Czabala (Treasurer). Father Iura Godenciuc continues to serve as council chaplain. We are grateful for the service of many years of the immediate past officers: Hank Lindgren, Volodymyr Dumalskyy, Roman Kuc and Andrew Bamber. More information on the KofC and Council.