6. Divine Liturgy Schedule for the holy days:
~Christmas, December 25: 9:45 a.m. Great Compline (The God is with Us service) and Divine Liturgy 10:30 a.m.
~New Year’s Day, January 1: Divine Liturgy 11:00 a.m.
~Theophany of Our Lord, January 6: Great Compline at 9:15 a.m. followed by the Divine Liturgy and Great Sanctification of water 10:00 a.m.
~Christmas (Julian Calendar), January 7: Great Compline at 9:45 a.m. and Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m.
7. Kovbasa and Kapusta Dinners Available: We have for sale kovbasa and kapusta (cabbage). The price for the kovbasa meals are $12.00 each. The price for kapusta only is $7.00 for 2 pounds. Cash or check payable to the “KofC Council 16253”.
8. Update on Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine: U.S. Senator Blumenthal will be visiting the parish on December 10th at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will take place in the church hall. The main focus of his visit is to let our community know where things stand with the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative and our Wounded Ukrainian Soldier Project.
9. END OF YEAR REPORTS: All donations and contributions must be received by Monday, December 25th to be recorded on the annual statement for the Year 2017.
10. ANNUAL STAMFORD CHARITIES APPEAL: Please don’t forget to donate for the Charities Appeal. Please make your check payable to the Diocese of Stamford but do not send the check to Stamford, give it to Fr. Iura. We need to get proper credit for our parish’s pledge. We sincerely ask all parishioners to make a generous contribution.
11. BOOK SIGNING: “My Ukrainian American Story” on Sunday at the Ukrainian Women’s League bazaar. Meet the author/illustrator who attended our own Ridna Shkola. Adrianna Bamber will be signing and selling her books after each Divine Liturgy in our hall on Sunday, December 10th.
12. BULLETIN UPDATES: Dear parishioners. As you may have noticed their have been some changes and improvements to your parish bulletin over the past six months. 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. And as always I appreciate the various information materials that you are providing. I look forward to your responses. Father Iura.