Christ is risen!

This week vigil light is offered by Katia and Andrew Bamber in memory of Wasylyna and Michael Yukash.

The Panakhyda Service at the Gravesites will take place today, Sunday, April 16, at 1:00 pm at St. Lawrence Cemetery. On Saturday we were at All Saints Cemetery. Please call the rectory office for appointment.

The traditional Easter parish “SVIACHENE” will be held on April 23, 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 23. Tickets are $30.00 for adults, $10.00 for youth from 12 to 18. Free for altar boys, 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.

We will be making pyrohy (varenyky, pierogi) on May 13, We need your help and Friday, May 12 to peel potatoes and Saturday, May 13, to make Pyrohy. Please come and help.

Tantsi/Ukrainian Folk Dancing for older kids, 6 and up, with Stephanie Tomaszewsky, instructor and in partnership with Artistic Director Orlando Pagan. The lessons will be every Friday at 6:00 p.m. Any questions will be answered that night. Please contact Halia Lodynsky by text if you have any questions at (203) 494-6278.

PARISH COFFEE HOUR: Dear parishioners and guests, after each Divine Liturgy, a social hour with coffee and hard rolls and assorted snacks are available in the church hall. Please feel free to join us.

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