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Pictures from the August 2008 Ukraine trip that members from our parish went on are now available for viewing in the image gallery.
 
Click on the following link to view the gallery:
 
August 2008 Ukraine Trip

 
You can appreciate the beautiful park like settings everywhere you look simply by walking around the parish block.
 
It is truly a magnificent "Ukrainian Oasis" amongst the city of Perth Amboy.

Our parishioner Sub-deacon Paul J. Makar was ordained a deacon on Pentecost Sunday, May 31 2009. Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka performed the ordination in our parish church at the 10 AM Divine Liturgy with our Choir "Boyan" singing the responses. After the diaconal ordination a luncheon was held in his honor at the school auditorium with approximately 250 attendees. Joyce Adamshick and her hard working volunteer kitchen crew provided an excellent buffet of sausage with peppers, baked BBQ chicken, baked ziti, potato salad, cold-cuts, and salad. A wide variety of homemade pastries, cookies, and cakes were served for dessert.
 
Deacon Paul J. is assigned to Reading PA where he will begin his Clinical Pastoral Education at Reading Hospital, School of Health Science. In the fall he will return to St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic seminary to attend his final year at The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington DC.
 
He has proudly followed in the footsteps of his father, Deacon Paul Makar Jr. who has been assigned to our parish since his ordination in 1987. May God grant Deacon Paul J. many more blessings as he continues his final studies for the priesthood.
 
Congratulations!
 
See more images of the Preparing for Deacon Paul J. Makar Luncheon
 
See more images of the Diaconal Ordination

The month of June is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Moleben's will be sung on Thursdays in June at 7PM.

Come to Church and join us in praise of the love of Jesus for us.…

The annual Parish Picnic sponsored by the Holy Name Society and St. Ann’s Society will be held on Saturday, June 20 at 2PM on the church grounds. Rain or shine, there will be lots of food, fun, music provided by a D.J. and a clown doing face-painting for the children.

Everything is free, but please sign up so they know how much food to prepare. The sign up sheet is located in the church hall, or call Charlie at 732-254-3966.
 
Mark this date on your calendar and join us for an afternoon of enjoyment!…

Beginning June 7 (first Sunday in June), the summer liturgy schedule will go into effect.
On Sundays both liturgies will be one half hour earlier, 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
The Saturday evening liturgy will stay at 5:00 PM.

This schedule is in effect for the months of June, July and August. …

Our traditional, annual Memorial Day service was held at the parish cemetery on Florida Grove Road in Hopelawn, NJ on Monday morning, May 25. The American-Ukrainian Veterans began the ceremony with the placement of wreaths near the Veterans Monument honoring the twelve parishioners who died serving our country in WWI and WWII. Following was panakhyda at the cemetery circle, the site of the Shrine of the Resurrection of Christ, the Veteran's Monument and the grave of former Assistant Pastor Father Dmytro Fedasiuk. The service concluded with taps performed by parishioner, US Army Sergeant First Class John Grausam.
 
The American-Ukrainian Veterans along with the Holy Name Society recently donated funds for the renovation of the cemetery circle area. The landscaping improvements were completed by MCB Landscaping in time for the Memorial Day services so that attendees could see and appreciate the improvements.  The Holy Name Society recently refitted the circle's flag poles so that the American and Ukrainian flags can be proudly displayed.
 
To our dear veterans who have passed away, especially those who died in action, we say, "Vichnaya Pahmyat – Eternal Memory."
 
To see more images click on the following link:

Memorial Day 2009 Ceremony

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The Holy Name Society will once again assist with the caring placement of some 350 flags on veretans' graves on Sunday May 24 at noon.
 
On Monday May 25, our parish's traditional Memorial Day services at the cemetery will take place. Panakhyda and the American-Ukrainian Veterans Service will be held at the shrine beginning at 9:30 AM. Panakhyda at family plots will follow.
 
To all our dear veterans who have passed away, we say, "Vichnaya Pahmyat – Eternal Memory."…

Two of our local parishioners, Katherine Massopust and her husband Paul W. Wang have compiled vintage photos along with their contemporary photos in a newly released book titled "Then & Now: Perth Amboy" from Arcadia Publishing. Documenting the ever changing face of the city of Perth Amboy New Jersey.
 
At the recent Senior's Club meeting held on May 14 in the church basement, Katherine and Paul gave a presentation on their book along with a brief history of Perth Amboy. Afterwards they signed copies of their book for everyone who were interested.

Congratulations go out to them for a job well done!

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Our parish sponsored a Spring Zabava which was held on Saturday, May 9 in the school auditorium. Some 150 attendees enjoyed a fantastic home-style buffet which included stuffed cabbage, chicken cutlets, salmon stuffed with scallops, varenyky/pyrohy, and more. For dessert, there was a large assortment of homemade cakes and cookies.  All of the dishes were prepared by the parish Zabava Committee.
 
The band "Anna-Maria Entertainment" entertained and delighted everyone with a musical mixture of Ukrainian, Pop, and Standards that kept the dance floor crowded all night long. As a treat for our parish, Roman Konstankevitch of Anna Maria Entertainment brought along a special guest, opera singer Lyudmila Fesenko.

She is an honored artist from Ukraine, and a long-time lead performer at both the Kyiv State Operetta Theatre and Kyiv National Opera House. Ms Fesenko has also performed solo concerts in Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. Those in attendance thoroughly enjoyed her beautiful voice.
 
Once again, our parish has sponsored a successful and fun-filled Zabava for parishioners and welcomed guests to enjoy.
 
To see more images from the Spring Zabava click on the links below:
 
Preparing for the Zabava Gallery
 
Zabava Dance Gallery …