Assumption Catholic Church Perth Amboy, NJ
Assumption Cathlic Church Perth Amboy, NJ
Assumption Catholic Church Perth Amboy, NJ
Assumption Cathlic Church Perth Amboy, NJ
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The web calendar is more than an up-to-date calendar of the coming week or month's events.
Extra features include:
– Additional event details, if any, can be found by left-clicking on the date.
– Events that are beyond those that are covered in the weekly bulletin or monthly calendar (like the parish picnic), are included.
– It's a diary of past events. One can look up the date and details of past events since the website began.…
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A reliquary with a relic of the Blessed Martyr Vasyl Velychkovsky is on display on the side altar beneath the icon of the Blessed Mother, for veneration by the faithful. Anyone who wishes to do so may pray by the side altar before or after liturgy to petition Blessed Vasyl for special favors.
Read more …
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The film, “Metropolitan Andrey” will be shown on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 3 PM in our school auditorium at the corner of Meredith and Jacques Streets. The film is in Ukrainian with English subtitles. Donation is $10.
All are invited to attend!
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The Holy Name Society is sponsoring Family Bowling on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Majestic Lanes in Hopelawn. Bowling will begin at 1 PM. The fee of $20 per person includes two hours of bowling and shoe rental. Refreshments and prizes will follow at the school auditorium. Register as a team or as an individual bowler by calling Charlie at 732-254-3966, or sign the sheet in the church hall.
Please register no later than March 23.…
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The Holy Great Fast, or Lent, the season of spiritual renewal and reconciliation of God and man, begins on Monday, February 23 for Eastern Rite Catholics.
Fasting Laws
The first day of Lent and Good Friday, all persons 14 years of age and over are obliged to abstain from meat and dairy products. On all Fridays of Lent and Holy Saturday, meat may not be eaten. Anyone who performs hard manual labor, the sick, pregnant and nursing mothers, are exempt.
Our Parish's Lenten Services
Stations of the Cross: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM.
Sorokousty: Liturgy and Lenten Commemoration of the Dead, Thursdays at 6:30 PM, except for Friday March 13.
Reconciliation
Every Christian has an obligation in conscience to be reconciled with God by means of the Sacrament of Confession at least once a year at Easter time. This period starts with the beginning of Holy Lent and lasts until Ascension Thursday. On Saturday, March 14 there will be special confessions, with a visiting priest, from 1 to 3 PM – in English or Ukrainian.…
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The Holy Name Society will have its annual Lenten Fish Buffet Dinner featuring broiled fish, pyrohy, borscht, potato pancakes, halushki, macaroni and cheese, beverages, salad, and dessert on Saturday, March 21 from 4 to 7:30 PM.
Price is $9 for adults and $2 for children under 12.
Purchase tickets from any member or at the door.…
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Our fine parish choir performed in The Festival of Ukrainian Christmas Carols held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia on January 11, 2009. There were also performances by choirs from Philadelphia, Trenton, Passaic, New Brunswick, and a Children's Vertep from Melrose Park, PA.
See a video of our parish choir performing, under the leadership of Director Alla Korostil, in video number 6: www.thewayukrainian.blogspot.com …
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A reminder, our archeparchial newspaper, The Way, has recently only been available on the internet. Access to the current issue, as well as past issues, is free at any time at www.ukrarcheparchy.us
A nice feature, you can automatically receive every new issue by e mail. All you need to do is e-mail The Way office at theway@ukrarcheparchy.us and simply give them your e mail address.…
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The annual Gift Auction sponsored by St. Ann's Society will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2009. Doors open at noon and the auction starts at 2 PM. Coffee and cake is provided. The kitchen will be open for lunch. Donation is $5. For tickets in advance, please see St. Ann's members or call the rectory.
If you have new or unused items you would like to donate to the gift auction, you may drop them off at church during Coffee Hour, at the rectory between 9 AM and 3 PM, or at the school during bingo.…
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The parish is sponsoring a Valentine’s Day Zabava, on Saturday, February 14, 2009.
A delicious buffet dinner will be served at 7 PM and the “Oberehy” band will play from 8 PM to 1 AM.
Donation is $40 per person. Tickets may be purchased during Coffee Hour or at the rectory by calling 732-826-0767.…