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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, 3/29, Palm Sunday–Blessing of Pussywillows, Anointing and Lenten mission
8:45 a.m. Lytija and blessing of Bread
9:00 a.m. For the people of the parish
10:30 a.m. +Jan Korenovsky requested by Stephanie and Melanie Korenovsky

Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9
Gospel: John 12:1-18, Tone 1

Monday, 3/30, Our Venerable Father John Climacus
9:00 a.m. No particular intention scheduled for the Liturgy

Tuesday, 3/31, Holy Hierarch Hypatius
9:00 a.m. No particular intention scheduled for the Liturgy

Wednesday, 4/1, Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt
9:00 a.m. No particular intention scheduled for the Liturgy

Thursday, 4/2, Holy Thursday
7:00 p.m. Matins and the Proclamation of the Passion Gospels

Friday, 4/3, Good Friday
(Today is a day of fasting and strict abstinence of meat and dairy products)
5:00 p.m. Vespers and Veneration of the Holy Shroud

Saturday, 4/4, Holy Saturday
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy with the Blessing of Bread

4:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
6:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods

Prayer at the Tomb

Sunday, 4/5, Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
9:15 a.m. Procession and Paschal Matins
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish
Blessing of the Artos – Anointing
Blessing of Easter Foods

Epistle: Acts 1:1-8
Gospel: John 1:1-17, Tone 2

Parish news

Christ is among us!

This week vigil light is offered by the Andrey Sheptysky KofC Council for God’s blessing, continuing recuperation, a full recovery and a long, healthy and happy life Michael Lipcan.

After Divine Liturgy, on March 29, there will be an EASTER BAZAAR held in our church hall. You will find: delicious homemade food, candles, decorations, embroidered shirts (vyshyvanka) and many other wonderful items. If you would like to become a vendor, please call: (203) 400-4667. Everyone is welcome! Free admission. Please help spread the word and share this announcement.

Branch 414-New Haven will sponsor their 21st Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 29 at 12:00 noon, on the grounds of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, New Haven. Event is free to children up to age 13. Be sure to bring basket for collecting eggs. For information contact UNA Financial Secretary Gloria Horbaty.

The traditional Easter parish “SVIACHENE” will be held on April 19, following the Divine Liturgy. We will celebrate only one (1) Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. We will be running a raffle. If you would like to donate any items to be raffled, please bring them to our church hall on Sundays before our “Sviachene” or on Sunday, April 19, Tickets are $35.00 for adults, $20.00 for youth from 12 to 18. Free for children Ridna Shkola and under 12. Also we ask you to donate cakes for desert. We trust that all parishioners will join this parish gathering and through their presence attest to cherishing in our hearts a love for one another which builds our PARISH FAMILY. We will not sell tickets at the door.

PARISH HALL HEATING SYSTEM REPAIR: This included installation of new master valves, mercury thermostat replacement and automatic air bleeder valves. The total service, parts and labor cost us over $7,000.00. To help pay for this, I am asking for a special donation for this Capital Expense. A donation envelop is included with this bulletin. Please place the donation envelope into the collection basket or mail to the Rectory. Thank you for your support.

Good things happening at the Seminary

In his February 16th letter, the rector of St. Basil Seminary, Fr Bohdan Tymchyshyn, noted some things that need to be known in a wider context.

By 2025’s end we had the priesthood ordination of Father Vasyl Vorokh. May Father Vasyl’s ministry be fruitful and blessed.

There are four seminarians at Saint Basil’s: two are major seminarians at the Dunwoodie Seminary (Yonkers, NY), one at Sacred Heart University (Fairfield) and one at Catholic University of America (Washington, DC).

Continue to pray for young men to be generous in serving our Eparchy of Stamford as priests.

Saint Basil, pray for us.

Presanctified Liturgy

The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a Byzantine Rite liturgical service which is performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are sanctified (consecrated) in advance, hence its name; this Divine Liturgy has no anaphora (eucharistic prayer).

The Presanctified is used on the weekdays of Great Lent, a season of repentance, fasting, and intensified prayer when the more frequent reception of communion is desirable; however, the full Divine Liturgy having a joyful character is not in keeping with the somberness of the season of repentance (Eucharist literally means ‘thanksgiving’) and so the Presanctified is substituted. Although this service may be performed on any weekday (Monday through Friday) of Great Lent, common parish practice is to celebrate it only on Wednesdays, Fridays and certain feast days

Presanctified Liturgy during Lent

The Fridays in Great Lent we will have the Presanctified Liturgy at 7:00 p.m. Some will call this liturgical service the Liturgy of Pope Saint Gregory the Great.

The Presanctified Liturgy is a traditional Lenten service combining Vespers (evening prayer) and the reception of Holy Communion that was consecrated at a previous Divine Liturgy. The psalms and the hymns related to a saint’s day or the coming Sunday in Lent.

Join us in prayer. Enter through the side door.

Anniversary of Russia’s War on Ukraine

The anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine is on Feb 24th, an infamous date . To commemorate the ongoing struggle in Ukraine we are organizing a prayer vigil to honor the fallen and wounded and to show solidarity with and support for the Ukrainian people. The service will be held on Saturday Feb 21st at 10:30 am at St.Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church , 569 George Street in New Haven. The children of the Ukrainian school ,their parents, community organizations, and all parishioners are invited to attend .

Річниця російської війни проти України припадає на 24 лютого. Щоб відзначити цю ганебну дату та подію, Отець Юрій відправить Молебен молитву за полеглих і поранених та для висловлення солідарності й підтримки українського народу. Відправа відбудеться в суботу, 21 лютого, о 10:30 ранку при Українській Католицькій Церкві Святого Михаїла за адресою: 569 George Street, Нью-Гейвен. Діти української школи, їхні батьки, громадські організації та всі парафіяни запрошені до участи.

The Great Fast

Each year the onset of the Great Fast raises questions about how one should be fasting and what the Church requires. And, while we should never approach fasting pharisaïcally, it is spiritually profitable to be aware of traditional practice and the minimum required by the Church in order to chart one’s own course according to personal circumstance. To this end, we have produced a chart detailing the traditional fasting rule and the canonical minimum set by the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church with an empty column for one’s own fasting plan. ✠