Christ is risen!

This week vigil light is offered to God by Emilia Iwaniw in memory of Orest Dubno.

Every Sunday you can watch live on parish Facebook at 10:00 Divine Liturgy in both languages Ukrainian and English. The Liturgy is posted HERE on the parish website. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stmichaelnewhaven

The Panachyda Service at the gravesites will take place on Saturday, May 30th at 11:00 a.m. at All Saints Cemetery and May 31st at 1:00 p.m. at St. Lawrence Cemetery. Please call the rectory office for appointment. For Panachyda Service at other cemeteries please call the rectory.

Thank you to all of our parishioners who continue to mail in their donations to St. Michael’s Church. Your support and generosity during this difficult time is enabling our church to meet its obligations, our mission and our budget.

We are sad to announce that Mary Ann (Herceg) Yursha, 82, of Wallingford, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

Due to the COVID 19 health crisis, Mary Ann’s family will have a private family service at The Wallingford Funeral Home. Interment in the State Veterans’ Cemetery in Middletown will be private.

Mary Ann’s obituary may be read here.

In Christian Charity, please offer a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of Mary Ann, and for the consolation of her children Ann E. and Paul Lehr, Mary L. Johnston and Hans Hanson, and Juliann M. and Neil Bukowski as well her grandchildren.

May the Holy Theotokos and Saint Michael the Archangel assist Mary Ann.

Eternal Memory.

Christ is risen!

This week vigil light is offered to God’s Glory by Halya Lodynsky in memory of Stefan Jurczak.

Asleep in the Lord —Olga Mackew fell asleep in the Lord. Please remember her in your prayers. Eternal Memory!

Every Sunday you can watch the Divine Liturgy (in Ukrainian and English) live on parish Facebook page  and the parish website at 10:00 a.m. The address: https://www.facebook.com/stmichaelnewhaven  AND https://stmichaelukrainian.org

The flower of the month for May is the Lily of the Valley.  Lillies of the Valley suggest humility and happiness.

We are sad to announce the falling asleep in the Lord of Olga (Alice) Mackew, 108, yesterday morning at Mary Wade Home.

The funeral arrangements are pending.

In your charity, please pray for the intercession of Mary, the Great Mother of God for the eternal rest of Olga and the consolation of her family.

May Olga’s memory be eternal.

Christ is among us!

This week vigil light is offered to God by Katia and Andrew Bamber in memory of John Muzyka

Thank you to Mr. Rudpolh Brezicki and the Brezicki Family for their donation of pussy willows to our parish.

Easter Baskets will be blessed on Saturday, April 11.

This blessing will be live streamed via Facebook at 4:00 PM and will also be posted on the parish website. Parishioners will be able to sprinkle their baskets with holy water while Fr. Iura does this virtual blessing.

Those parishioners who do not have access to the internet and wish to have their baskets blessed may come to the church parking lot at 4:15 PM or 6:00 PM and Fr. Iura will bless your Easter Baskets while you remain in your vehicles.

Please do not bring your baskets into the church or the church hall.
Thank you for your understanding.

The CT State Ukrainian Day will have the 1st meeting of the Committee tentatively scheduled for April 26th, 3:00 p.m. in Ansonia at SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church. This meeting is subject to change as conditions warrant.

Memorandum of the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of America regarding of the COVID-19 pandemic

Public Services

1. All weekday and Sunday services will be celebrated temporarily without the participation of the assembly of the faithful. Our clergy will continue to celebrate and pray for you and with you vicariously. We will celebrate the Divine Liturgies and other services in behalf of and for all of you, especially for the sick and the healthcare providers. We will beseech the Lord for wise and prudent decisions on the part of government and medical authorities. We will pray for the eternal repose of the deceased. We are obligating our priests to be steadfast in prayer for their flock. Be as Moses, who raised his hands in prayer so that whole people of God could prevail over the enemy (cf. Ex 17, 11-12).
2. Our churches will remain open for private prayer at designated times. We ask the pastors to guarantee the safety and frequent disinfection of our churches.
3. We renew and confirm the dispensation from the obligation to participate in Sunday services. At the same time, we ask you to pray as a Domestic Church (as a family or household unit) on Sundays and on Holy Days. We suggest making use of the ZhyveTV and internet resources of your eparchy or parish. Read prayerfully the Holy Scriptures, reflect upon the source and meaning of your life, on God’s love and salvific action on our behalf.
4. We encourage you to make best use of the quarantine time, which coincides with Great Lent, for personal prayer, reading the Word of God, and building a more profound relationship with Our Lord, our neighbors and in our families.
5. We ask that all the Lenten practices — e.g., missions and spiritual exercises — be held with the aid of the internet and other means of social communication.

Sacraments and Sacramentals

1. We kindly ask that you postpone, in consultation with your pastor, the Sacraments of Christian initiation (Baptism and Chrismation) and Matrimony.
2. The faithful can avail themselves of the Sacrament of Repentance (Confession) in church, taking all necessary precautions for social distancing.
3. In cases of grave illness or danger of death, priests are obligated to administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, while assuring safety for all involved.
4. Priests will celebrate funerals with the participation only of the immediate family members of the deсeased, according to local regulations regarding public assemblies.

Practical advice

1. Dear priests, religious, sisters and brothers! If you feel sick, we urge you to stay at home, call your doctor, and obey all medical and civil regulations.
2. We encourage our pastors to maintain personal contact with their faithful, especially with the elderly and sick by phone and via social media. Our priestly ministry continues without ceasing.
3. Confessions are to take place in the open, not in a confessional. Safety of the penitent and priest must be assured.
4. Frequently sanitize with disinfectant whatever people tend to touch in the churches: pews, door handles, etc.
5. During private prayer in church, maintain a safe distance from each other (6 feet or 2 meters).
6. Venerate icons and the Cross by bowing your head and with a sign of the cross or by prostrations. Do not kiss icons or the Cross.
7. Comply with the guidelines and prescriptions of governmental authorities (town, county, state, federal) regarding public gatherings and personal safety.

These norms are effective immediately after being published on Wednesday, March 19, 2020. We carefully follow developments, consult experts and will update our norms and regulations according to new information and circumstances. 

Christ is among us!

This week vigil light is offered to God’s glory by Natalyia and Roman Sokhan in memory of Yaroslava Kalynec.

Asleep in the Lord: Lew Markiw. Please remember him in your prayers. Eternal Memory! 

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, there will be no Knights of Columbus meetings until further notice.

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the 1st meeting of the CT State Ukrainian Day has been rescheduled to April 26th, 3:00 p.m. in Ansonia at SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Memorandum of the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of America regarding of the COVID-19 pandemic

Public Services

1. All weekday and Sunday services will be celebrated temporarily without the participation of the assembly of the faithful. Our clergy will continue to celebrate and pray for you and with you vicariously. We will celebrate the Divine Liturgies and other services in behalf of and for all of you, especially for the sick and the healthcare providers. We will beseech the Lord for wise and prudent decisions on the part of government and medical authorities. We will pray for the eternal repose of the deceased. We are obligating our priests to be steadfast in prayer for their flock. Be as Moses, who raised his hands in prayer so that whole people of God could prevail over the enemy (cf. Ex 17, 11-12).
2. Our churches will remain open for private prayer at designated times. We ask the pastors to guarantee the safety and frequent disinfection of our churches.
3. We renew and confirm the dispensation from the obligation to participate in Sunday services. At the same time, we ask you to pray as a Domestic Church (as a family or household unit) on Sundays and on Holy Days. We suggest making use of the ZhyveTV and internet resources of your eparchy or parish. Read prayerfully the Holy Scriptures, reflect upon the source and meaning of your life, on God’s love and salvific action on our behalf.
4. We encourage you to make best use of the quarantine time, which coincides with Great Lent, for personal prayer, reading the Word of God, and building a more profound relationship with Our Lord, our neighbors and in our families.
5. We ask that all the Lenten practices — e.g., missions and spiritual exercises — be held with the aid of the internet and other means of social communication.

Sacraments and Sacramentals

1. We kindly ask that you postpone, in consultation with your pastor, the Sacraments of Christian initiation (Baptism and Chrismation) and Matrimony.
2. The faithful can avail themselves of the Sacrament of Repentance (Confession) in church, taking all necessary precautions for social distancing.
3. In cases of grave illness or danger of death, priests are obligated to administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, while assuring safety for all involved.
4. Priests will celebrate funerals with the participation only of the immediate family members of the deсeased, according to local regulations regarding public assemblies.

Practical advice

1. Dear priests, religious, sisters and brothers! If you feel sick, we urge you to stay at home, call your doctor, and obey all medical and civil regulations.
2. We encourage our pastors to maintain personal contact with their faithful, especially with the elderly and sick by phone and via social media. Our priestly ministry continues without ceasing.
3. Confessions are to take place in the open, not in a confessional. Safety of the penitent and priest must be assured.
4. Frequently sanitize with disinfectant whatever people tend to touch in the churches: pews, door handles, etc.
5. During private prayer in church, maintain a safe distance from each other (6 feet or 2 meters).
6. Venerate icons and the Cross by bowing your head and with a sign of the cross or by prostrations. Do not kiss icons or the Cross.
7. Comply with the guidelines and prescriptions of governmental authorities (town, county, state, federal) regarding public gatherings and personal safety.

These norms are effective immediately after being published on Wednesday, March 19, 2020. We carefully follow developments, consult experts and will update our norms and regulations according to new information and circumstances. 

Joshua J. Brezicki, 31, fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, March 7, 2020, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. He was a parishioner of St. Michael’s where he also served at the altar.

The funeral services:

Visiting hours will be Friday, March 13 from 4:00 to 8:00pm at the North Haven Funeral Home with the Panachyda service at 6:00pm.
The Funeral Liturgy on Saturday, March 14, at 10:00am at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church

Joshua’s obituary may be read here.

Let us pray for the peaceful repose of Joshua’s soul, for beloved wife, Tiffany and son Joshua J. Brezicki, Jr., and his family.

May Our Lady, the Holy Theotokos and all the saints assist Joshua before the Throne of Mercy.

May Joshua’s memory be eternal.