Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church Jackson, NJ

JUNE 2014 Newsletter

NEWSLETTER SPONSOR:

MRS. JOANNA BARONOWSKY

GLORY BE TO JESUS CHRIST!

GLORY BE FOREVER!

PENTECOST SUNDAY: The Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit will be celebrated on Sunday, June 8th. After the Divine Liturgy on this day Father John will serve a short vesper service that will include the reading of the kneeling prayers. On this day we have the final fulfillment of the mission of Jesus

Christ and the first beginning of the Messianic age of the Kingdom of God mystically present in this world in the Church of the Messiah. The Holy Spirit that Christ had promised to his disciples came on the day of Pentecost.

GENERAL CONFESSION: General Confession will be served on Sunday June 1st. Please make an effort to be with us on June 1st beginning at 9:30AM.

PARISH HOME NEEDS: The Parish Council has purchased three air conditioners for the Parish home hall. Cost for each of these floor units are $300 each. If you

would like to purchase one of these units please see Matushka Ludmila at the candle desk. At this time we have only one unit still available for purchase. We thank Mrs. Dorothy Skripak for donating the second unit. May God Bless You for your donation.

FATHER’S DAY: Please remember in your prayers the Father’s of our parish on Sunday June 15th. We will also pray for the departed Father’s of our parish and our spiritual family with the singing of “Eternal Memory” after the Divine Liturgy.

CONGRATULATIONS: The Parish family would like to extend our congratulations to the proud new parents Anna and Justin Evans on the birth of their daughter, Aniela who was born on May 13th, 6 lbs. and 18 inches. Also, we extend our Congratulations to Archpriest Father John and Matushka Ludmila who became Grandparents for the first time and Aunt Barbara Prokopiuk! May God Grant Them Many Blessed Years!

PARISH PICNIC: We would like to hold our Annual Parish Picnic on Sunday June 15th. If you would like to help or contribute to this

function please see Matushka Ludmila at the candle desk to contribute towards the purchase of food. Please save the date and join us for this special occasion.

PARISH COUNCIL WORKSHOP: The Annual Parish Council Workshop for our deanery will take place at SS. Peter and Paul Church in South River, NJ on Saturday June 28th 2014. Archpriest John Reeves will lead the workshop that will focus on the topic of Parish Growth. If any Parish Council member would like to attend please let Protodeacon John Morvay know of your interest.

CHURCH PAINTING: It’s been about 10 years since the interior of the church has been painted. At the Parish Council meeting held in May it was voted on to request funds from our faithful parishioners. Whenever our faithful are asked to donate for a specific project many of you have come forward and supported an initiative. We will seek bids for this project hoping that we can get this done for a reasonable price. If you would like to contribute towards this project please see Matushka Ludmila.