Christ is among us!
This week vigil light is offered by Vasyl Ivantsiv in memory of Dmytro.
Following a long-established tradition, Ukrainians in the NY Metropolitan area will commemoration the anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine with a solemn ecumenical service on Saturday, November 23rd, at 1:00 PM in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in New York City. We ask all parishioners to attend this year commemoration.
We well make pyrohy on Saturday, November 16. We need your help on Friday to peel potatoes and Saturday to make pierogis. Please come and help.
KOLIBRI Ukrainian School of Dance Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year
Register your child or grandchild for Ukrainian dance classes for age 3 and up. Classes are at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church at 569 George St., New Haven, in the church hall on Friday evenings. Please contact Stephanie Tomaszewsky, Founder and Artistic Director at 860-418-9230 by text or phone, or email at stomaszewsky@gmail.com. Information may also be found at SUMA federal credit union on premises.
Link to registration here:https://www.congnitoforms.com/KolibriukrainianschoolOfDance/KolibriDanceSchoolStudentRegistration
STAMFORD CHARITIES APPEAL: Please don’t forget to make a donation to the Annual Eparchy Charities Appeal. Please make check payable to the Byzantine Rite, Eparchy of Stamford. DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM TO THE CHANCERY OFFICE. Please include your offerings in the Basket at mass or drop off at the Rectory. We sincerely ask all parishioners to make as generous a contribution that is possible.
UKRAINIAN HUMANITARIAN FUND: The members of the New Haven CT Ukrainian American Humanitarian Aid Fund, Board of Directors would like to express our deep gratitude to everyone who has been contributing so much to our program, both financially and through the donations of items that have been shipped to Ukraine. Our 12th shipment arrived in Ukraine on April 15th. The total estimated value of everything that has been sent over now exceeds over eight million dollars. Fr. Roman Manulyak, who is our one and only contact person in Ukraine, has a large group of volunteers who distribute everything that we send over to many regions of Ukraine including the front lines in Eastern Ukraine. You can personally view the reports that Fr. Roman has been posting on the following Facebook pages: Facebook.com/carlrharvey, Heart of the Samaritan Fund or the New Haven CT Ukrainian American Humanitarian Aid Fund to see what we have accomplished in the past two years. The current request from Fr. Roman as of 6-18-2024 is for money that will enable him to purchase urgently needed medications and surgical masks for medical staff at 2 hospitals in the Lviv region and medical facilities near the battlefields at the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine. The specific items what we can provide are disposable undergarments for adults and pampers for Children, white sheets, pillowcases and disposable pads to put between the sheets and mattress on hospital beds, medical grade gloves(all sizes), crutches, wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs and walkers .We are also sending over winter clothing for adults and children. The Collection Center at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church at 569 George St in New Haven, CT will be open to receive donations on Tuesdays (4-7PM) and Sundays (11:30-12PM). For additional information, contact Carl Harvey at cenbts64@gmail.com 203-848-4860 or Myron Melnyk at mmelnyk@yaoo.com.