9. UKRAINIAN DAY FESTIVAL: The 50th Anniversary Ukrainian Day Festival will take place on Sunday, September 10, 2017, on the grounds of St. Basil Seminary, Stamford, CT. The Festival will begin with a Divine Liturgy at 11:00 a.m., to be followed by ethnic Ukrainian Foods and traditional BBQ foods. There will be a program of entertainment in the afternoon for all to enjoy. Please come and join us for this milestone event. Advance admission and raffle tickets are available for purchase in the church hall. Please see Luba Dubno if you wish to purchase tickets.
10. ANNUAL STAMFORD CHARITIES APPEAL: In the church vestibule are arranged the forms for the Annual Diocesan Charitable Fund. The forms are designed for each family of our parish. Attached to the form is an envelope into which you can place your contribution. The form along with your contribution, we ask you enclose in the envelope and place it in the collection basket during church services.
Please make check payable to the BYZANTINE RITE EPARCHY OF STAMFORD. DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM TO THE CHANCERY OFFICE. We sincerely ask all parishioners to make a generous contribution.
11. St. Michael’s and Social Media: The world of digital communication, with its almost limitless expressive capacity, makes us appreciate all the more Saint Paul’s exclamation: “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16). – Pope Benedict XVI, 44th World Communications Day message (2010).
St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church is committed to following the Church’s teachings on responsible social media usage, outlined in Social Media Guidelines from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of Media Relations.
The purpose of the parish website, Facebook page and email list is to inform members of the community about events, programs, Divine Worship and prayer opportunities, and faith-formation opportunities at the parish and around the Eparchy. Like Saint Paul noted above, we are too called to preach the Gospel. Succinctly, it is to keep up-to-date and inform readers about news and the work and mission of the Church. The prudent use of social media is to encourage respect, dialogue, and honest relationships, that is, “true Christian friendship.”