BULLETIN Announcements

►Blessing of EASTER BASKETS – Dear parishioners, this year the blessing of Easter Baskets will take place at the UNC (Ukrainian National Club) on Saturday, April 4th at 3:00PM and 5:30PM. The blessing Easter Baskets on Easter Sunday will take place after both 8:30AM (English) and 10AM (Ukrainian) Liturgies in the church hall.

►Electrical Work: Recently, Saxton Electric Company began electrical work in the church. This is an important phase preceding the painting of the church, which is planned for May of this year. At this time, only the wall lights have been removed. After Easter, the chandeliers will be taken down and sent to the shop for repair and replacement of all sockets, which are currently in very poor condition. Please support these projects as generously as you can. Kindly keep in your prayers all those who will be working on the various efforts to remodel, restore, and beautify many sections of our beautiful church. May God continue to bless our parish community. Thank you for your support! 

►Gratitude: I would like to thank Michael Pysnack for donating the pussy willows for Palm Sunday this year. It is always difficult to find a sufficient quantity, but for the past few years Mr. Pysnack has been very supportive in helping me obtain them in time. May God bless him and his family! I am glad that many people attended church last Sunday and that everyone received the blessed palms and pussy willows.

►Thank you to Stefan Lysiak and David Kowatch for helping this past week with the spring cleaning of the church property. I am grateful for their time and generosity, as they spent a couple of hours helping to rake leaves and tidy the grounds. May God bless them for their kindness and willingness to volunteer.

► Gratitude – Thank you, Ann Coleman, Jan Kowatch, Judy Tarry, Anna Tyniv, Lydia Husak, Maria Ilcu, Nicole Nevidomsky, for baking Easter bread “paska” this year! This is one of the traditional activities that has continued in our parish for many decades. Our church community is deeply grateful for the effort our parish ladies put into making it possible to purchase paska for Easter. May God bless the all!   

►Festival Meeting: The Festival Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:00 PM. All coordinators responsible for various areas of the Festival are asked to attend this meeting. I also invite anyone who would like to join us to please come, as we are interested in hearing different points of view and suggestions that help us improve our Festival each year.