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The Ukrainian Assumption Seniors held a Mother's And Father's Day luncheon June 14th in church hall. Each member received a Mothers And Fathers day poem. A special presentation of a Fathers  day cake was made to Father Ivan by Laura Grausam granddaughter of member Barbara Grausam. The members sang happy Fathers Day to Rev Ivan Turyk our spiritual Father . An  enjoyable day was had by all members who attended.

On Saturday, June 16, we enjoyed a fun filled picnic with perfect weather, on the school grounds, with deliciously prepared and plentiful food. Thank you to the men and women of the Holy Name and St. Ann’s Societies, who sponsored the event. Special thanks to John Grausam, who was again able to procure the tent, which helped make us so comfortable.

Our heartfelt congratulations go out to the seminarian  Roman Sverdan who was was ordained to the minor orders and to the diaconate at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday, June 17th, 2012, through the hands of Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka. Congratulations to the new deacon, may the Lord give him many years at the service of the Gospel.

The La Bouna Pizza Bowling League at Majestic Lanes which has around 17 teams,  includes two teams that are mainly comprised of Assumption Church parishioners.  Holy Rollers I:  John Baginsky, Ron Rosato, Kristin Troutman, John Baginsky and  Holy Rollers II: Peter Baralecki, Michael Makar, Tom Dochych and John Znaczko. This year Holy Rollers I are the League Champions!  Congratulations to our champions bowlers!

“ Blessed Mother – Save Us” was the theme of the third Generations of Faith Program (GOF) conducted at our parish last Sunday.  The bilingual program was organized by the GOF committee and the Missionary Sisters of the Mother of God.  After a free lunch, more than eighty-five people in attendance engaged in a lively exchange of ideas concerning devotion to the Blessed Mother of God as the diverse group, ranging in age from elementary-school children to senior citizens, worked to apply Mary’s  “Yes” at the Annunciation to our daily life.  The following questions were presented for discussion:
• Who instilled love of the Blessed Mother in your life?
• How have the practices of devotion to Mary at Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church or other parishes influenced your private devotion to Mary?
• Why do you think the Blessed Mother appears at certain places and to certain people or in certain countries?
• Mary’s “Yes” transformed the world. Have you said “Yes” to God at times when you did not know what is happening yet like Mary you trusted enough in God to say “Yes.”
• How can the Blessed Mother by her example be the intercessor in your life to increase your faith, strengthen your hope, and reawaken your charity?
We thank  our speakers and everyone who helped to make the program very interesting and enjoyable.

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Congratulations Deacon Paul Makar on your 25th Anniversary of Ordination!

On March 25th, 2012 our Deacon, Paul Makar celebrated his 25th Anniversary of his ordination to the Diaconate. The parish family celebrated this occasion with Divine Liturgy  that was led by Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka, former pastors Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus Stephen Sulyk and Father Roman Dubitsky, pastor Father Ivan Turyk and parish vocations Father Paul Makar and Deacon Michael Waak. Following the Divine Liturgy there was a reception in the parish hall so all could extend their congratulations and best wishes, individually, to Fr. Deacon Paul and his family on this wonderful occasion.

On the first Sunday of Lent, clergy and more then 250 faithful from  NJ Deanery Parishes  gathered at the Assumption Catholic Church for the veneration  the Shroud of Turin – Authentic Replica sanctioned by the Vatican and for praying the Akathist to the Divine Passion of Christ.  The  service  marked the beginning of the 2012 Lenten Season. After the service, two sermons were given by Rev. Joseph Szupa, Dean of Clergy for New Jersey  and  Rev. Andriy Dudkevych, Pastor of St. Nicholas Parish in Passaic, NJ.

A study of the church attendance in the USA   found that 10% of the adults who join American congregations each year decide to visit for the first time after seeing the CHURCH SIGN.  It has now been nearly five years since we have installed our church sign in front of the church. This beautiful mahogany sign with 24K gold-leaf gilding has been an outstanding addition not only to our church but to the whole community. Unfortunately, the church sign  didn’t have the schedule of the weekend Liturgies, so this week,  the time and schedule was added to the sign. We thank Peter  and Andrew Baralecki  for the installation work.

February 28, 2012 was a very special day here at ACS. The students eagerly waited in the cafeteria for the arrival of Father Ivan.  Not only was Father Ivan celebrating his birthday, he is also now a United States citizen! The teachers and students sang happy birthday to Father Ivan and then enjoyed cupcakes and munchkins.  Father was presented with cards made by the students as well as a beautiful bouquet of flowers to congratulate him on his new citizenship. Happy birthday Father Ivan!