8. FOOD HELP FOR THE UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PICNIC: Help is needed in two areas:
- We are in need of donations of home made desserts for the picnic on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Any help or baking would be a big help.
- We need help in the kitchen on Thursday, August 24, Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26 to cook the traditional Ukrainian foods for the picnic. Please call Nataliya Lyalka or Father Iura as to the details. Thank you
9. UKRAINIAN DAY FESTIVAL: The 50th Anniversary Ukrainian Day Festival will take place on 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. VETERANS POST 33: The next meeting of the Ukrainian–American Veteran Bishop John Stock Post 33 of New Haven will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017. We will begin the meeting immediately following the second Divine Liturgy. The meeting will be held in Classroom 2. For more information, contact the Post Commander at 203-389-6076 or crharv384@optimum.net.
11. EPARCHIAL FAMILY DAY RETREAT: “The Christian Family in Today’s World” October 1, 2017, Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, St. Mary’s Villa, 150 Sisters Servants Lane, Sloatsburg, NY. Program: 9:00 a.m. Registration, 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy, 11:30 a.m. Lunch, 12:30 p.m.
Presentations: “The Christian Family in Today’s World!” by Father Bohdan Tymchyshyn, STD, PhD; “The Challenge of Raising Children in a Christian Way in the 21st Century” by Dr. Barbara Lutz; “Strategies for strengthening families and coping with the complexities of family life” by Father Yaroslav Nalysnyk; “How to provide spiritual care for divorced Catholics and broken families in our Eparchy!” by Fr. Martin Canavan.