Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church Jackson, NJ MARCH 2014 Ne sletter N!"#$!%%!R #&'N#'R( MR) * MR#) J'#!

&H CHVA#%A CHR+#% +# +N ',R M+-#%.. H! +# AN- A$"A/# #HA$$ 0!. %H! R+%! '1 1'R2+V!N!##( 'n #un3ay March 2n3 the 3ay 4efore the start of the 2reat 1ast is calle3 1orgiveness #un3ay) 'n this 3ay e ask each other5s forgiveness, re6e64ering that there can 4e no true fast, no genuine re7entance, no reconciliation ith 2o3, unless e

are at the sa6e ti6e reconcile3 ith one another) H'$/ #!A#'N '1 2R!A% $!N%( %he Holy #eason of 2reat $ent 0egins in earnest on Mon3ay March 8r3. Church services for 2reat $ent are hel3 every "e3nes3ay an3 1ri3ay 6orning at 10 AM ith the cele4ration of %he &re9#anctifie3 $iturgy. -uring the season of 2reat $ent e as 'rtho3o: Christians are encourage3 to fast, 7ray an3 6ake every effort to rene our s7iritual lives 4y 7racticing the ascetic 3isci7lines of our faith) &lease 6ake

an effort to atten3 as 6any services as 7ossi4le to 4etter one5s life) &AR+#H C',NC+$ M!M0!R# 1'R 2014( At the Annual 7arish 6eeting hel3 on #un3ay 1e4ruary 1;th the follo ing 6e64ers of our 7arish ere 3uly electe3 to hol3 office for 2014) &resi3ent 9&roto3eacon John Morvay, Vice &resi3ent 9 Na3<a #ch6i3t, Recor3ing #ecretary 9 Matushka -onnalynn Morvay, %reasurer 9 0ar4ara &roko7iuk, an3 1inancial #ecretary 9 Matushka $u36ila) %rustees( Anna &roko7iuk !vans, &eter 0u3kin, 'lga &roskourina, &aul Mishchenko, Jose7h Chvasta,

an3 Joanna 0arono sky) "e thank the6 for their faithful service to our church. Many /ears. $+%,R2+CA$ +%!M# N!!-!-( $iste3 4elo are so6e liturgical ite6s that are nee3e3 for church services( +NC!N#!( =2>0 for a year #acra6ental "ine( =800 for the year Altar Can3les( =400 for the year Holy "ater container( =?00)00 0$AC@ V!#%M!N%#( =8>00)00 &lease see Matushka $u36ila at the can3le 3esk to reserve these ite6s if

you are intereste3 in 3efraying these costs) H!A%+N2 C'#%#( %his inter fuel costs are running Auite high 3ue to the rough inter) #o far this year e have s7ent over =8;00 on fuel to heat 4oth the church an3 the 7arish ho6e) +f you oul3 like to hel7 3efray the cost of heating fuel 7lease see Matushka $u36ila at the can3le 3esk) CH'+R M!M0!R# N!!-!-( "e are in nee3 of ne choir 6e64ers. Any one ho oul3 like to <oin the choir 7lease 3on5t hesitate to go u7stairs an3 7artici7ate in the singing of the -ivine $iturgy. 'ur

Choir -irector ill teach you the res7onses that ill a33 to the 4eauty of our services) No e:7erience is reAuire3.... $et5s see if e can start a chil3ren5s choir. All chil3ren are aske3 to go into the choir to 7artici7ate. 2014 ANN,A$ &AR+#H M!!%+N2 %HAN@ /',( A77reciation is e:ten3e3 to all ho 7artici7ate3 an3 atten3e3 our 6eeting last 6onth. 2o3 0less /ou All. Many /ears. &A#CHA B!A#%!RC 1$'"!R#( &lease see Matushka $u36ila at the can3le 3esk to hel7 4eautify the church for &ascha.