Christ is risen!

This week vigil light is offered by Oleschuk family in memory of Roman Oleschuk.

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.

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

The Pyrohy Project is canceled for April. We will make pyrohy next time on May 18. See schedule for future pyrohy orders here.

The Panachyda service at the gravesites will take place on Saturday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. at All Saints Cemetery and May 19th 1:00 p.m. at Saint Lawrence Cemetery. On May 18, at 8:00 a.m. we will celebrate Divine Liturgy and Sorokousty.

On May 12, we will celebrate only one (1) Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. in the English and Ukrainian languages and after the Divine Liturgy the Knights of Columbus members and male from our Parish invites all women in the church hall for luncheon and celebration Mother’s Day.

Our Ukraine aid volunteer organization, NHCTUAHA, is continuing its fundraising campaign to provide EXPANDED humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. We are currently raising funds to cover costs for shipping our 12th container to Ukraine, to purchase specialized medicines requested by doctors at the Veterans hospital in Vynnyky, and to potentially help fund the purchase of a 3-D printer solution for manufacturing desperately needed prosthetics in Lviv. We encourage everyone to assist with monetary donations by contacting Carl Harvey (cecbts64@gmail.com) or Myron Melnyk (mmelnyk@yahoo.com) We thank you for your ongoing and generous support.

Parish Humanitarian Aid and the “BOOTSTRAP PROGRAM” is a new way to help recent Ukrainian immigrant families. As part of our ongoing programs, we have develop a ”Bootstrap Program” for refugee families who are in this country. They are willing and able to work, but transportation is a challenge. We have one four door sedan car currently available to help a family out. Please contact Chris Komondy at 860-759-2723 for details.