Gift Auction set for March 8

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.…

Valentine’s Day Zabava

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.…

Parishioner Youth Wins Bowling Title

Nicole Baginsky is making quite a name for herself in high school bowling.  Representing Bishop McCarrick High School, Nicole captured the crown in the Greater Middlesex County (GMC) Individual Girl's Bowling Tournament. In doing so, she became the first student from her high school to ever win an individual title.
 
Nicole, a junior, is a graduate of the parish school and sings in our Choir "Boyan."
 
Our parish is proud of our youth. If you know of an achievement attained by a parishioner youth or young adult, e mail information to the rectory at:  assumptionchurch@verizon.net

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Parish Nativity Scene Special for 2008

Our parish traditionally displays a beautiful nativity scene each Christmas season.  The crèche includes a large wooden stable, twenty hand-painted 27-inch Fontanini figures imported from Italy, and several large lit Christmas trees.
 
This Christmas, the display was made even more beautiful with parishioner donations of four new Christmas trees and a drummer boy figure from Fontanini. More photos are in Our Image Gallery – Nativity Scene for Christmas, 2008 .

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New Year’s Eve Zabava

Tickets are available for the 2008 New Year’s Eve Dance which will be held in the school auditorium on Wednesday, December 31. A fabulous buffet dinner will be served at 8:00 PM.  Music will be provided by the band "Halychany."

The advanced sale price is $65.00 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the rectory (732-826-0767) or from committee members.…

Ordination of Paul J. Makar to the Subdeaconate

On Nov. 2, parishioner Paul J. Makar, who is currently studying for the priesthood at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, was ordained here in his home parish to the order of subdiaconate. The order of subdeacon immediately precedes the Catholic orders of deacon and priest. Paul, 36, has a degree in Maritime Engineering from SUNY and spent five years in the US Navy. He was released from active duty in 1999 with the rank of lieutenant. He worked as an engineer and served in the Navy Reserves.  In 2004 he felt a calling to the priesthood and entered St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Washington, DC. “His father Paul, a married deacon who serves here, his mother and family, along with the rest of the parish couldn’t be prouder,” said Pastor Dubitsky, “What a way to cap off the jubilee year!”
 
There are photos from the day's events in About Us – Our Image Gallery .…