News

On September 6, 2009 we will return to the regular Sunday schedule for Divine Liturgies.
 
Divine Liturgies on Sunday will be at 9 AM and 11 AM.
 
Saturday Liturgy remains the same at 5 PM.…

Assumption Catholic School will begin its 46th year in providing an excellent and quality education.
 
School classes start on September 1st  2009.
 
For more information check out our school's website at www.assumptioncatholicschool.net
 
Welcome back to school!…

Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October
24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
 
A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the
church hall. Music will follow.
 
Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the
addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
 
Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other
items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
 
Please place your donation in the envelope along with
the deceased person you want remembered.
 
The church will host an evening of fine dining, super
entertainment and gracious hostility.…

The Holy Name Society undertook the enormous task of first cleaning out and then filling in cracks on the school playground.  To protect the surface, they removed any debris then applied a 7-year-life sealer over the entire nine year old playground. The project took four days of working in 90+ degree temperatures to accomplish and was finished on Monday August 17, 2009 in time to start the new school year. In total, 72  5-gallon buckets of sealer were applied.
 
Charlie Boyko, co-chairman of the project offered, "Not only will the newly-coated playground have a smooth jet-black appearance, but if a child falls, any scrape on the knee may be a bit less severe." The coating will also reduce future surface degradation and should help the asphalt pavement to last longer according to Charlie.
 
Peter Baralecki added in closing,"Several HNS members who attended our parish school remember how much fun we had playing here!"
 
Many thanks go out to the Holy Name Society for their hard work!

Click on this link to see more images of this project:  Playground 2009

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This year we celebrate the 18th Anniversary of Ukrainian independence.
 
As Ukraine looks to the future, we should also be proud of the accomplishments of the past.
 
We support and pray that Ukraine remain independent with the ability to set its own destiny and to preserve the rich and unique Ukrainian heritage that we cherish.
 
Current version of Ukrainian National Anthem adopted by the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine (PDF)…

The Holy Name Society on July 19, sponsored an outing to see the Somerset Patriots play the Long Island Ducks in Bridgewater New Jersey.
 
Before the game the Holy Name Society provided free refreshments of ham subs, turkey subs, potato chips, and soda to those who signed up for the sunny afternoon outing. To the cheers of the home crowd, the Patriots won the baseball game 4 to 3. To complete a fantastic day, some of the Holy Name Society members along with their young sons had the opportunity to go onto the field and "run" the bases.
 
We look forward to next year's HNS baseball outing, it truly makes for a nice family's day out for all ages to enjoy. The stadium is located just off 287, about twenty minutes away from the Perth Amboy area.
 
As always, tickets for our altar boy's are free courtesy of the Holy Name Society.
 
To see more images from this event click here:   Patriots 2009

Our sister parish, St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toms River New Jersey is sponsoring their Second Annual Cultural Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Festival hours are from 12 noon to 7PM.
 
There will be Ukrainian food and beverages along with live music, dancing, exhibits, and vendors. Our parish dance group,The Nadiya Dance Ensemble directed by Nadiya Lemega will be performing at 3 PM. 
 
St. Stephen Church is located at 1344 White Oak Bottom Road, Toms River New Jersey, just 40 miles south of Perth Amboy.
 
Come on out and support our sister parish while having a full day of family fun and enjoyment there!

For more information read the Festival Flyer  (PDF)…

July 29, 2009 – The Holy Father appointed Bishop John Bura, currently auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia, as apostolic administrator of the new vacant seat "sede  vacante" in the St. Josaphat Eparchy of Parma, Ohio.  The seat was vacated when the Holy Father accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert Moskal who has reached the age for retirement in accordance with the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
 
We wish Bishop John well in his new assignment and wish Bishop Robert a healthy and happy retirement.…

Our parish dance group The Nadiya Dancers performed at the 2009 Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Festival at Soyuzivka in Kerhonkson New York on Saturday July 18.
 
Congratulations on a performance well done!
 
See more images of their appearance here:   Soyuzivka 2009

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The 75th Annual Ukrainian Seminary Day will be held Sunday, July 26, 2009 at St. Nicholas Picnic Grove, Route 901 Minersville,Schuylkill County, PA. At 11 a.m., Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka and the clergy of the South Anthracite Deanery will celebrate the Divine Liturgy.

Entertainment includes Paul Konkus of WPPA AM 1360 hosting a Live Polka Broadcast from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. from the picnic grove. “The Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble of Northeast. Pennsylvania” performs at 1:30 p.m., and “The Pennsylvania Villagers” band provides polka and dance music from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Home-made Ukrainian and Slavic foods, including holubtsi-halupki, halushki, pyrohy, kobasa-kielbasi, bleenies, sausage, Lemko platters, and ice cream, bean soup, desserts will be sold throughout the day.  Ukrainian arts and crafts will also be on display and for sale.   A “Theme Basket Auction” featuring over 30 baskets created by each of the 12 sponsoring parishes, church organizations and individual parishioners will be conducted throughout the day.
 
Admission and parking are free.  Buses are welcome.
 
St. Nicholas Picnic Grove and Hall are located on Route 901 one mile north of Minersville in the village of Primrose, Schuylkill County, Pa.
 
In the 1930’s, Ukrainian Seminary Day was started by the clergy to raise funds for the seminary.  For decades the social was held on the last Sunday in July at Lakewood Park, Barnesville, Pa. as a celebration of faith and Ukrainian heritage.  After Lakewood Park closed in the early 1980’s, the event was moved to its present location St. Nick’s grove in Primrose, Pa. From 1985 through 2008, Ukrainian Seminary Day has raised more than $500,000.00 for St. Josaphat’s Seminary Fund, which provides financial support for St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, adjacent to the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
 
Read the Seminary Day flyer from "The Way" here (PDF)

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