Divine Liturgy for the coming week

Glory to Jesus Christ!

Sunday, 3/2518 Palm Sunday – the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem

The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Mission Preached by Father Al Forlano, confessions will be heard

8:45 a.m.  Lytija and Blessing of Bread
9:00 a.m. For people of the parish
Blessing of Pussy willows and Anointing
10:30 a.m. +Valentyna Kulish Chubyj requested by Halia Lodynsky

Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9
Gospel: Mark 12:1-18, Tone 1

Monday, 3/26/18 Holy Monday —Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel
9:00 a.m. +Allan Yursha requested by Katia and Andrew Bamber

Tuesday, 3/27/18 Holy Tuesday —Our Holy Mother Matrona of Thessalonica
9:00 a.m. +Frances Harvey requested by Katia and Andrew Bamber

Wednesday, 3/28/18 Holy Wednesday —Our Venerable Father Hilarion the New
7:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Thursday, 3/29/18 Holy Thursday —Our Venerable Father Mark, Bishop of Arethusa
7:00 p.m.  Matins with the Passion Gospels

Friday, 3/30/18 Holy Friday —A day of strict fast and abstinence —NO meat or dairy products
4:00 p.m. Vespers and Veneration of the Holy Shroud

Saturday, 3/31/18 Holy Saturday
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
4:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
5:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
6:00 p.m. Prayer at the Tomb —Procession and Paschal Matins

Sunday, 4/01/18  The Glorious and Holy Sunday of the Resurrection of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

10:30 a.m. For people of the parish
Blessing of Artos
Blessing of Easter Foods

Epistle: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8
Gospel: John 1:1-17, Tone 2

Parish announcements this week

Christ is among us!

AFTER DIVINE LITURGY: Dear parishioners and guests, after each Divine Liturgy, coffee and hard rolls are available in the church hall.

VIGIL LIGHT: This week vigil light is offered to God’s glory by Vasyl and Nadia Ivantsiv in memory of +Anna, Volodymyr, Tymofij.

A SPECIAL THANKS to Mr. Rudolph Brezicki for donating the beautiful Pussy willows for today Palm Sunday.

EASTER EGG HUNT: The 15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Ukrainian National Association Branch 414-New Haven, will be held TODAY at 12:00 noon on St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church grounds, 569 George Street, New Haven CT. Free and open to young members of the UNA Ridna Shkola students and New Haven Area Ukrainian youth. For more information contact: Gloria Horbaty 203-269-5909. Participants: Please bring basket for collecting eggs.

SVIACHENE: The traditional Easter parish “SVIACHENE” will be held on April 15, 2018. On that day we will have 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 give it to Anya Hanson. We ask you to donate cakes for desert. Tickets are available through Luba Dubno. Tickets: adults – $20, youth between 12 to 16 – $10, under 12 and altar boys and Ridna Shkola students free.

Christ Our Pascha, the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is now available online in English, http://catechism.royaldoors.net

St. Basil Seminary invites young men ages 14 -and-up to an Open House that will be held on April 21, 2018. The theme of this seminary is “COME and SEE” for those who may be interested in serving Christ and the Church as a priest. For more information see the flyers at the entrance or call the rectory 203-865-0388.

K of C: The Knights of Columbus Blessed Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Ukrainian Council will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the church hall. All men of parish are invited to attend to see what the Knights are all about and what they do and what you can do with them for your parish.

Dr. Dovidio at Yale University is conducting a study on the well-being of immigrants in the United States to help understand some of the challenges they experience. He would like to invite you to participate in his study. Titanilla Kiss, his researcher will be on Sunday March 25th and will distribute a paper survey or a flyer containing information on how to access the survey online, at the end of each Divine Liturgy. The survey is anonymous and confidential and it is available in Ukrainian and English. In case you are 18 years or older, and were either not born in the United States or at least one of your parents were not born in the U.S. and you would like to participate, please either take a flyer or the paper survey from Titanilla after the Divine Liturgy. You will be able to return your paper survey at the church any of the next three Sundays before Divine Liturgy by dropping them into the box titled ”Immigration and Health Study”. Your help is deeply appreciated.

ST. GIANNA CENTER OF NEW HAVEN: The parish is collecting diapers, seats, strollers and gift cards to be given to the St. Gianna Center of New Haven (www.gianna center.org). Useful diapers sizes:3, 4, 5. Gift cards are needed from Wallmart or Target. Please place the gift card in an envelope marked “St. Gianna Center” and give it to directly Fr. Iura. Also, NEW car seats/strollers are needed (sorry, old car seats/strollers can` t be accepted due to legislation. Items can be placed in the labeled box at the entrance of the Church. The St. Gianna Center is a ministry of Catholics in New Haven helping at-risk pregnant women and their children. Thank you for your generosity!

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Brief announcements

Christ is among us!

TONIGHT, Friday, March 23, we will gather for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at 7:00 p.m.

This time of prayer unique in the Byzantine Church and it fittingly prepares us for Pascha.

On Sunday, March 25th, the annual Easter Egg Hunt for children will happen at 12Noon.

Finally, Father Al Forlano will be preaching this coming Sunday and hearing confessions, preparing us for the Great Week and the Easter Mysteries.

Divine Liturgy for the coming week

Glory to Jesus Christ!

Sunday, 3/1/18 Fifth Sunday of Lent —Commemoration of Our Venerable Mother, Mary of Egypt

Parish Mission

9:00 a.m. +Ella Sowa requested by Bohdan Sowa
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish

Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-14
Gospel: Mark 10:32-45, Tone 8

Monday, 3/19/18 The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria

Tuesday, 3/20/18 Our Venerable Fathers Martyred by the Saracens at the Monastery of St. Sabbas

Wednesday, 3/21/18 Our Venerable Father and Confessor James, Bishop of Catania

Thursday, 3/22/18 Fore-feast of the Annunciation (transferred from Saturday, March 24). AND The Holy Priest-Martyr Basil

Friday,  3/23/18 The Holy Venerable-Martyr Nikon and His Disciples, Martyred with Him
7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts

Saturday, 3/24/18 Lazarus Saturday, Our Venerable Father Zachary
9:00 +Ludmila Kuchar (Pan.) requested by Emilia Iwaniw

Sunday, 3/25/18  Palm Sunday – the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem —The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Parish Mission

8:45 a.m. Lytija and Blessing of Bread
9:00 a.m. For the people of the parish

Blessing of Pussywillows
Anointing at the end of the Divine Liturgy

10:30 a.m. +Maria Godenciuc requested by Father Iura

Epistle: Phil. 4:4-9
Gospel: Mark 12:1-18, Tone 1

Parish announcements this week

Christ is among us!

AFTER DIVINE LITURGY: Dear parishioners and guests, after each Divine Liturgy, coffee and hard rolls are available in the church hall.

VIGIL LIGHT: This week vigil light is offered to God’s glory by Vasyl and Nadia Ivantsiv in memory of +Anna, Volodymyr, Tymofij.

PYROHY PROJECT: We will be making PYROHY on Saturday, March 24th 2018. Be sure to call your order in… (https://stmichaelukrainian.org/pierogies/) We need your help to peel potatoes on Friday March 23rd and Saturday, March 24th to make Pierogies (Varenyky). Please come and help. See Walter Ushchak for more information.

SCHEDULE FOR GREAT WEEK AND PASCHA

Holy Thursday, March 29: 7:00 p.m. Matins — Proclamation of the Passion Gospels

Good Friday, March 30: 4:00 p.m. Vespers and Veneration of the Holy Shroud —Plashchanytsya

Holy Saturday, March 31: 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods; 6:00 p.m. Prayer at the Tomb and Paschal Matins

Pascha, April 1: 10:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy in English and Ukrainian.

PARISH MISSION: Mission in our parish will be on Sunday, March 18th and March 25th. Father Albert Forlano will be giving Mission in our parish. Father Albert is going to be in confessional half an hour before AND during both Divine Liturgies. For confession in Ukrainian language Father Stepan Yanovski will be in confessional each Sunday during Lent.

EASTER EGG HUNT: 15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Ukrainian National Association Branch 414-New Haven, will be held on Sunday, March 25th at 12:00 noon on St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church grounds, 569 George Street, New Haven CT. Free –Open to young members of the UNA Ridna Shkola students and New Haven Area Ukrainian youth. For more information contact: Gloria Horbaty 203-269-5909. Participants: Please bring basket for collecting eggs.

SVIACHENE: The traditional Easter parish “SVIACHENE” will be held on April 15, 2018. On that day we will have only ONE 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 give it to Anya Hanson. We ask you to donate cakes for desert. Tickets are available through Luba Dubno. Tickets: adults – $20, youth between 12 to 16 – $10, under 12 and altar boys and Ridna Shkola students free.

Christ Our Pascha, the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is now available online in English, http://catechism.royaldoors.net

St. Basil Seminary invites young men ages 14 -and-up to an Open House that will be held on April 21st, 2018. The theme of this seminary is “COME and SEE” for those who may be interested in serving Christ and the Church as a priest. For more information see the flyers at the entrance or call the rectory 203-865-0388.

SUMA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: 555 George St., New Haven, CT.  Business hours: Tuesday, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Phone 203-785-8805; fax: 203-785-8677.

Wednesday of the Fifth Week 

Matins

O my soul, you have left the heights of virtue and have gone down into the abyss of sin. You have fallen under the blows of the evil robbers, you are covered with wounds; but now cry out to Christ our God, who let himself be wounded and crucified for you: Come to my help, O Savior, and save me.

Wounded by thieves of the soul, how miserable I am! O Lord, I am left half-dead. The rank of prophets passes me by, seeing me close to death, incurable through human knowledge, and in bitter suffering. In the humility of my heart, I cry out to you: O Christ our God most merciful, anoint me with the oil of your mercy.

Vespers

Beaten in spirit and robbed of my mind, I fell among corruptible thieves, who steal away my power to think. My soul has been scourged, and I lie on the path of life stripped of all virtue. A priest sees that I suffer from incurable sores, but passes by without a second glance. A Levite, not wanting to share my deadly pain, looks down on me and also passes by. But you, O Christ our God, though born of Mary and not as a Samaritan, grant me healing because of your love for humankind, and pour out the riches of your mercy upon us.

Reflection

In the fifth week of the Great Fast, we chant the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. This long poem recounts, though stories from Scripture, the many ways we “have gone down into the abyss of sin.” There is no way to rationalize our sinful ways, so the samohlasens remind that we are “incurable through human knowledge,” that we have been robbed of “our power to think.” We cannot pull ourselves up by our own cleverness and worldly wisdom, but only by the wisdom of God, who is our Lord Jesus Christ. The refrain of all the hymns this week repeat in various expressions: “Come to my help, O Savior, and save me.”

Meditation by Archpriest David Petras

Commemoration of our Holy Father John of the Ladder

Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast: Commemoration of our Holy Father John of the Ladder

We know little about the life of John, the Hegumen [abbot] of the Monastery of Mt. Sinai, but he has left us one of the greatest spiritual testimonies of the Christian faith, his work called the “Ladder of Virtues.” It was written, certainly, in a monastic environment, which has always been the home for the seeking of perfection as commanded by Christ: “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)” His book, then, was read in Eastern monasteries during the Great Fast. Though his work was for monks, each of us has a vocation common with monks to seek perfection in Christ, and so we can all profit from his work. He reminds us that sanctification is not instant, but it is a lifetime project, “All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18)” This is what our Father John teaches us: “The Christian is one who imitates Christ in thought, word and deed, as far as is possible for human beings, believing rightly and blamelessly in the Holy Trinity.” (Step 1, Section 4)

“Having heard the Gospel of the Lord, O venerable Father John, you left this world, counting as nothing the riches and glory that it offered. Then you cried out to everyone: Love the Lord and you shall find eternal favor, for nothing is preferable to his love. And when he shall come in glory, you will find repose with all the saints. Through their prayers, O Christ, grant mercy to our souls.” (Doxasticheron at Psalm 140, Vespers of the Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast)

Meditation by Archpriest David Petras

51st Ukrainian Day Festival announced

CT State Ukrainian Day Committee announces that the 51st Ukrainian Day Festival will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at St. Basil’s Seminary in Stamford, CT..

The first Festival Committee Meeting for this year will be held on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 2 :00 p.m., at The Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 255 Barnum Avenue, Bridgeport, CT.

Those interested in working on the festival committee are invited to attend.

For information, contact Roman Stanislavskyy or Gloria Horbaty (203-269-5909).

Wellness and Nutrition as a Means to Healthy Longevity

The Ukrainian National Association will host a free presentation by Dr. Petrusia Kotlar on “Wellness and Nutrition as a Means to Healthy Longevity” on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at noon, at Holy Protection of Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 255 Barnum Ave.,  Bridgeport.  It will also include healthy snack tasting.

For information, contact Gloria Horbaty at 203-269-5909.

Church parking on March 11

Dear Brothers and Sisters, 
 
Christ is among us!
 
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 11th is the St. Patrick’s Day celebration and the City of New Haven has their parade starting at 1:30 p.m. Our church is only one block from the parade route and the church and Knights of Columbus will be raising some funds by using the church parking lot for attendees to the parade.
 
If you are attending the 2nd Divine Liturgy there will be Knights of Columbus members to direct your parking upon arrival. We want to keep all the parishioners parked to one side of the lot to allow paid parkers to use the other side. This will also allow easier flow when leaving after the Mass. The parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. 
 
Parishioners who wish to attend the parade may leave their car in the lot after Mass. The Knights will have water and soda for sale if you wish to take some to the parade.
 
We thank you for your support and cooperation, God Bless.
 
Hank Lindgren
Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus