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SUN DEC 21<\/b> Sunday before the Nativity. Tone 3\u00a0<\/p>\n WED DEC 24<\/b> Eve of the Nativity. \u041d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0456\u0440\u2019\u044f \u0420\u0456\u0437\u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0425\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e.<\/p>\n THUR DEC 25 THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST<\/strong><\/p>\n FRI DEC 26<\/b> SYNAXIS of the Most Holy Theotokos.<\/p>\n SAT DEC 27 <\/b>Akathist to the Mother of God.<\/p>\n SUN DEC 28<\/b> Sunday after Nativity. Tone 4\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ********************************<\/span><\/p>\n \u0421\u041b\u0410\u0412\u0410 \u0406\u0421\u0423\u0421\u0423 \u0425\u0420\u0418\u0421\u0422\u0423! \u0421\u041b\u0410\u0412\u0410 \u041d\u0410\u0412\u0406\u041a\u0418! GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY FOREVER!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n WE ARE LOOKING<\/b> for new custodians for the church and property. If you are interested in living rent-free in the rectory’s 3rd-floor apartment in exchange for the services, please let Dr. Paul Szwez or Fr. Andrii know.<\/span><\/p>\n \u041c\u0418 \u0428\u0423\u041a\u0410\u0404\u041c\u041e<\/b> \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0446\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0432\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457. \u042f\u043a\u0449\u043e \u0432\u0430\u0441 \u0446\u0456\u043a\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0435\u0437\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0432 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0456 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0456 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u043c\u0456\u043d \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0433\u0438, \u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c \u043b\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0430, \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0434\u043e\u043c\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0446\u0435 \u0434\u0440. \u041f\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0430 \u0428\u0432\u0435\u0446\u044c \u0430\u0431\u043e \u043e\u0442\u0446\u044f \u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0456\u044f.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE:<\/b> The recently elected Church Council members for 2026 will take their oath of office <\/span>TODAY<\/b>. Our Council members for 2026 are: President – Dr. Paul Szwez; Vice President \u2013 Scott Kerry; Treasurer \u2013 Irene Blumes; Assistant Treasurers \u2013 Roman Dyrbavka and Elizabeth Garbovska; Financial Secretary \u2013 Michelle O\u2019Neill; Recording Secretary \u2013 Natalia Kyrychenko; Assistant Recording Secretary – Dzvinislava Kuzmenko; Corresponding Secretary \u2013 Teresa Linck; Multimedia Coordinator – Christopher Pokotylo; <\/span>Trustees: <\/b>3-year – Taras Dilozir, Teresa Link; 2-year – Natalia Shashehenko, David Santa Maria; 1 year – Anne Bailly, Oksana Svystun. <\/span>Cemetery Committee<\/b>: Head Bookkeeper – Melissa Bouchard; Assistant Bookkeeper – Natalia Varshchuk; Head Caretaker – David Bouchard; Assistant Caretakers \u2013 Michael Santa Maria; <\/span>Collectors<\/b> (voting): Vasyl Vorona and Oleh Varshchuk; <\/span>Auditors:<\/b> Fr. Protodeacon Antony Szwez, Victor Szwez.<\/span><\/p>\n 2026 CHURCH ENVELOPES:<\/b> Please pick up your 2026 church envelopes at the church entrance and use only them to pay your dues to avoid confusion at the end of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u0426\u0415\u0420\u041a\u041e\u0412\u041d\u0406 \u041a\u041e\u041d\u0412\u0415\u0420\u0422\u0418 2026:<\/b> \u0411\u0443\u0434\u044c \u043b\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0430, \u0432\u0456\u0437\u044c\u043c\u0456\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0457 \u0446\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0456 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0438 2026 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044f \u0432\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0432 \u0446\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0432\u0443 \u0442\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043b\u0438\u0448\u0435 \u0457\u0445 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0456\u0432, \u0449\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0438 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0443\u043c\u0456\u043d\u044c \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0456\u043d\u0446\u0456 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fr. ANDRII<\/b> will be on vacation from Sunday, December 28,<\/span> until Saturday, January 3<\/b>. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, contact Fr. Stephen Masliuk or Dr. Paul Szwez, Church Council President, at 860-807-5795.<\/span><\/p>\n Fr. ANDRII<\/b>, Pani Matka Oksana, and Christopher would like to express their <\/span>sincere gratitude<\/b> to all who sent them beautiful cards with heartwarming and delightful Christmas wishes. May God bless you! Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n A SNOWBLOWER<\/b> is needed for our church. If you have one in good working condition and can donate, we will greatly appreciate it. Please let Dr. Paul Szwez or Fr. Andrii know. Thank you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n LIVE-STREAMING <\/b>of our church services costs <\/span>$650\/year<\/b>. As 2026 approaches, we are seeking sponsors to cover the live-streaming costs once again. Please send your donation to 54 Winter St., New Britain, CT 06051 with the remark \u201clive-streaming\u201d. Thank you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ALTAR SERVERS:<\/b> The Money collected at the end of Divine Liturgy on the Nativity\/Christmas goes directly to our altar servers. Please be generous.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n OUR PARISHIONER,<\/b> Olena Balatsko, and her family are asking for our support as her apartment in Ukraine was recently destroyed. There is a \u201cgo fund\u201d page where you can do that: https:\/\/gofund.me\/7d995198b<\/span><\/p>\n \u041d\u0410\u0428\u0410 \u041f\u0410\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0406\u042f\u041d\u041a\u0410,<\/b> \u041e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0446\u043a\u043e, \u0456 \u0457\u0457 \u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u043a\u0438, \u043e\u0441\u043a\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438 \u0457\u0457 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0449\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0440\u0443\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430. \u0404 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u00abgo fund\u00bb, \u0434\u0435 \u0432\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u0446\u0435 \u0437\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0438: <\/span>https:\/\/gofund.me\/7d995198b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n COFFEE and\u2026<\/b> Thank you to Ivanna Vitrykush for hosting last Sunday. Hosting coffee and\u2026 today is Olenka Balatsko. Next Sunday, no coffee and\u2026! We need donations of coffee! Thank you for your continuous support!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SISTERHOOD NEWS:<\/b> We have Raisin bread for $5.00 per loaf. We also have 12 dozen cabbage and 2 dozen cream cheese pyrohi left!!<\/span><\/p>\n + + + CHURCH SCHOOL AND YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS + + +<\/b><\/p>\n Church School classes<\/b> will be held today. There will be no classes next Sunday, December 28 (Christmas Vacation). Classes will resume on January 4.<\/span><\/p>\n TODAY<\/b> – following the Divine Liturgy, Father will hear confessions from students in grades 4-8 who were unable to come to church last Sunday due to the weather, as well as from teens and young adults. All who are going to confession should remain in the church after Liturgy.<\/span><\/p>\n Christmas caroling<\/b> – Our students, teens, and young adults will be caroling on <\/span>Sunday, January 11<\/b> (tentative) after Church School. They would be happy to come to any of our parish family (not just shut-ins). Please let Fr. Andrii know if you would like this amazing group to come to your home.<\/span><\/p>\n Happy birthday<\/b> to Cora, Danylo, and Olivia, who will be celebrating their birthdays in the next 2 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n Congratulations<\/b> to the following students who will be observing their patron saints’ days in the coming 2 weeks: Dec. 26 – Theotokos – Mariya (Margarita), Dec. 27 – St. Stephen – Grade 4, Jan. 3 – St. Emelia \u2013 Emma, Jan. 3 – St. Genevieve \u2013 Genevieve. May God grant these students MANY BLESSED YEARS!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SUN DEC 21 Sunday before the Nativity. Tone 3\u00a0 \u041d\u0435\u0434\u0456\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0420\u0456\u0437\u0434\u0432\u043e\u043c.\u00a0 Divine Liturgy. \u0421\u0432\u044f\u0442a \u041b\u0456\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0433\u0456\u044f @ 9:00 AM Epistle Heb. 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40\u00a0 Gospel Mt. 1:1-25\u00a0 OATH of office for our parish Council of 2026. WED DEC 24 Eve of the Nativity. \u041d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0456\u0440\u2019\u044f \u0420\u0456\u0437\u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0425\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e. 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