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About 20 years ago a hundred million dollar Federal Grant was created, the 21^st Century Community Learning Centers (21^st CCLC) to create an enriched afterschool program. Today, that grant is $104 billion dollars and available to schools who apply and meet their criteria. 

This year and for the next five years (I plan on re-applying!), Assumption Catholic School with the Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School have been awarded.  Based on our enrollment, this means approximately $100,000 to offer a FREE aftercare program for grades 3 to 8.  This is such a blessing for our school!  We have been given the opportunity to design clubs to meet the interests of our students, and offer our parents a free child care and enrichment program – we are extremely excited.

Our aftercare for grades Pre-K to grade 2 will continue to run for $4 an hour and we are working to create different activities to keep them engaged as well.

I am looking for a seventh and eighth grade Math Teacher.  Mrs. Rosell has resigned due to family obligations. We have been blessed to have Mrs. Szeliga substituting but are looking for a new teacher. If you know anyone who may be interested please have them contact me asap as we have already begun interviewing.

We have a lot of new and exciting things happening at ACS and we are grateful and excited, yet we realize that with any new programs many questions arise. Do not hesitate to text or call to discuss any feedback or questions. If we don’t know we can’t fix it.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Shumny

ACS in Perth Amboy, NJ completed its first full week of school with a beautiful whole school Liturgy and a special Backpack Blessing. The children placed their backpacks on the steps of the altar. Some book bags had student’s first set of school crayons, some had thick algebra books – but all were filled with our student’s excitement and love for learning. Father Ivan prayed and asked God to continue to watch over our students and to guide their choices. Today, we celebrated God’s gift of learning, and we prayed for His blessing on students, teachers and our school for the coming year. Wonderful end to the first full week of school!

New parent orientation for the 2019-2020 school year was a success! We welcomed 33 new students and gave tours to another three families. Our parents and students met our new teachers Miss Martinez and Mrs. Mieczkowski and had the opportunity to ask questions and meet fellow parents. Mrs. Shumny and the teachers served ice cream and answered many questions. We hope our presentation was helpful and now we are ready to enjoy the last couple weeks of summer and get ready to kick off the school year! NOW ENROLLING. Call 732-826-8721 to set up your visit.

On Saturday, June 22, 2019  beyond our expectations, the church grounds of the Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church in Perth Amboy, NJ swelled with neighbors and those who traveled quite a distance to appreciate Ukrainian culture, crafts, foods and entertainment at the 7th Annual Parish Festival.  Throughout the sun filled day, more than 3,000 guests, could be seen enjoying themselves, eating the delicious Ukrainian food, and there certainly was plenty for everyone, listening to lively Ukrainian music, visiting our beautiful church at the church tours, socializing with friends and neighbors, and enjoying the entertainment of our incredible Ukrainian dance performances.

Fr. Ivan Turyk,  the pastor of the church said that  “festival creates  an atmosphere of hospitality”, as people can come and have fun, and at the same time, it becomes an expression of our faith.

God blessed us with perfect weather which helped to bring many people to the Festival. The reviews were wonderful; a lot of people told us  that, “It sure is a big crowd this year,” and “We had such a great time.”  We were honored with the presence of NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Mrs. Wilda Diaz, the mayor of the City of Perth Amboy and His Grace Bishop Andriy Rabiy, auxiliary bishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy who opened the festival with his blessing and prayer.

 A great time and great food was enjoyed by all those who attended. We served  6 thousands of purohys, 1, 550 Stuffed Cabbages,  250 pounds of kovbasa, 80 cases of the Ukrainian beer ( 20 bottles in a case), hundreds of pieces of  homemade desserts  and we used  415 pounds of meat to prepare our delicious shish kebab.

It was amazing to see so many people enjoying the day together! It was also wonderful to know that we have so many hardworking parishioners and school parents who are doing their best to help keep our church and school  financially stable. It was another proof that Assumption Parish Community  shines when we all work together as one family.

Pre-K graduation was held on stage at the ACS on Friday, June 7, 2019. The graduation program was very fun for students and helped commemorate their learning achievements throughout the year. Students had their own relationship with the stage; some milked the time for all it was worth, others couldn’t wait to flee. All students received a diploma and were congratulated by the Principal, Mrs. Shumny. Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Cuff prepared children well with the skills they need for success.