Perohi & Fish Wednesdays – On Wednesdays in Lent St. Ann Byzantine Catholic Parish, 5408 Locust Lane, Hbg, will be hosting hot fish dinners and frozen perohi and kielbasa for sale. The baked fish dinners, hosted by the Knights of Columbus, will be available from 4 to 6:00 p.m. for eat in or take out and cost $13. The perohi will be sold frozen by the package for $7 and have fillings available of potato & cheese, cabbage, sauerkraut, prune and farmer cheese. The smoked kielbasa will be available in rings for $8 each. The perohi and kielbasa will also be sold during Lent on Saturdays from 10 am to noon. Cash, personal checks and credit/debit cards will be accepted. The dinners will be on Wednesdays during Lent on March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2 and 9.
Eastern Christian Publications – offers a variety of faith based resources that you might useful as we all prepare for our Lenten Journey toward Pascha. Some items include a Lenten/Paschal Webinar, an Email Prayer Services and a Smartphone APP that contains daily prayer services along with two sets of daily reflections. Find it at ecpubs.com. A link to this and other Eastern Catholic resources are on the parish website under Links. stannbyz.org/links
Bible Study – Everyone is invited to join the Bible study on Wednesday, February 19, at 6 p.m. in the parish center. The following passages will be discussed:
We Need Your Help! – The bingo kitchen needs volunteers. Please contact Francis Drotar.
Catholic Schoolhouse will have an information meeting at 10 am on Tuesday February 25 in the media classroom. If you know anyone who would like to learn more about our homeschool organization, please encourage them to attend. Also, the Catholic Schoolhouse Middle School class will be making small gift bags for the homeless. We are accepting donations of individually wrapped snacks & personal hygiene items, please place them in the Catholic Schoolhouse box in the foyer. Thanks! For more info Call Melanie Nehilla.
Orientale Lumen Institute Free Webinar Series – a free webinar series every Sunday evening from now through Pentecost consisting of pre-recorded homilies by Metropolitan +Kallistos, of blessed memory, and an open-floor discussion via virtual Zoom meeting. They will be held at 8:00 pm Eastern Time and are open to all. After listening to each homily we will have a round-table discussion by anyone who wants to ask a question, make a comment or offer a short reflection. To signup, email Jack Figel at: info@oltv.tv and I will send you an invitation with the link to use to connect. We are limited to 100 persons so signup asap.
Blessing of Homes – I will bless homes this year. Please call the church office at 717-652-1415, or sign up on the sheet in the back of the church if you want your home blessed. ~ Fr. Taras
Human Trafficking Awareness Event – On Monday, February 24, 6:30-8:30 pm there will be a Human Trafficking Awareness Event at the Diocesan Center (4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg). All are invited and encouraged to attend. The evening will feature Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior, Bishop of Harrisburg; Felicita Brugo Onetti, USCCB’s Human Trafficking Education and Outreach Coordinator; and Patty Seaman, Peace Promise’s Executive Director of Client Services. For more information and to register please visit www.hbgdiocese.org/events
Bishop’s Annual Appeal – Donations toward this appeal are being accepted through June 1, 2025. Your donation will count toward the assessment that our parish must send in to the Eparchy. Funds are used to support many good works of the Eparchy including supporting the education of our youth in the faith, the formation of new priests as well as the preaching of The Good News. Visit https://www.eparchyofpassaic.com/ to donate and help your parish to meet our goal.
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Perohi Hotline – Not a member of Saint Ann’s and want to know when we are having events? You can find out about events at our parish with emails from the Perohi Hotline! The Perhoi Hotline will let you know when your favorite Slavic events will take place or when our tasty foods will be available for sale. We promise to never sell your information and we will not fill up your inbox. https://StAnnByz.flocknote.com/PerohiHotline
