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August 14: A Call to Prayer and Fasting for Peace

August 14: A Call to Prayer and Fasting for Peace

His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, has urged all the faithful to join wholeheartedly the worldwide Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace TODAY on August 14, noting that it coincides with important negotiations about Ukraine scheduled to take place in Alaska on August 15 th , the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. “We believe that those who fast, pray, and work will be heard by the Lord,” said His Beatitude.

Our Ukrainian people, of every confession, have been praying for years for an end to the unjust brutal war and the establishment of a just peace. In the tradition of our Eastern Catholic Church, at every Divine Liturgy we lift our prayers to the Lord for the healing of the wounded, the repose of the departed, the liberation of captives and abducted children, the conversion of the aggressor, and the bestowal of wisdom and courage upon leaders to do God’s will.

Joining the voice of our Patriarch, we exhort all clergy, religious, and faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia in the US to participate devoutly in this day of fasting and prayer, and to intensify personal and communal intercession. We urge all to offer private prayer TODAY August 14 and to participate in the Divine Liturgies for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos celebrated in their parishes. We hereby direct all priests of the Metropolia to include a special petition for a just peace in Ukraine in the festal Liturgy of the Dormition.

The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) has proclaimed Thursday, August 14, 2025, the eve of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as a worldwide Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace. The faithful throughout the world are invited to unite in fervent supplication, to call for justice, and to engage in concrete works of charity and solidarity aimed at ending the many armed conflicts afflicting our world—from Gaza to Sudan, from Ukraine to Myanmar, from Haiti to the Democratic
Republic of Congo, and Syria.

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Senator Richard Blumenthal to report on trip to Ukraine

This Sunday, July 10th, at 11:00 AM Senator Richard Blumenthal will report on his trip to Ukraine. This Wednesday and Thursday he traveled with Senator Lindsey Graham and met with President Zelenskyy and other government officials to discuss the war in Ukraine. We expect wide press coverage of this event. All are invited to participate.

The meeting will happen following the 10am Divine Liturgy in the church hall.

В неділю 10 липня o год 11:00 рано у залі при церкві Св Михаіла 569 George St, New Haven, виступить Сенатор Р. Блюментал зі звітом про зустріч у Києві з През. Зеленським і військовими чиновниками. Запрошуємо всіх до участи.

Ukrainian Relief Project New Haven reopens May 28

Dear Friends,

The Ukrainian Relief Project New Haven reopens on Saturday, May 28, 10am to 2pm.

For a current list of the supplies we are accepting, please email: stmichaelchurchgc@gmail.com

Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33 in New Haven, CT is seeking your support for the war effort in Ukraine. We are collecting medical equipment and supplies for the Lviv Regional Hospital for soldiers and war veterans in Vynnykiy (Lviv Region) to be used for the treatment of soldiers and civilians injured during war in Ukraine. We also need funds to purchase boxes packaging materials, cover transportation expenses, etc. We are working with UUARC (United Ukrainian American Relief Committee based in Philadelphia-UUARC.org) to transport all donated items to Warsaw for transport by truck to the hospital in Vinniki.

All donated items can be dropped off at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic church hall at 569 George Street, New Haven, CT.

Going forward, the collection center will be open on Tuesdays from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM AND Sundays from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.

~Checks payable to: UAV POST 33
~In the memo write in: Ukrainian soldiers welfare fund
~Checks can be mailed to: Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33, Post Office Box 972, Orange, CT 06477

If you have any questions about this project, please call (203) 530-8232 or send e-mail to carlrharvey79@gmail.com

ONLINE giving: https://www.givesendgo.com/G2ZXR

Thank you for friendship, and generous giving of time, talent and material items for the Ukrainian Relief Project.