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Just as Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican and at St. John Lateran, Rome, so too His Grace Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy (Archdiocese) chose certain church doors in His Archeparchy as Holy Doors to mark the Holy Year. The faithful can receive special graces by walking through the Holy Door, receiving Communion, going to confession and praying for the intentions of the Holy Father.
The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Perth Amboy, NJ was designated as a special pilgrimage site for the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis. This honor and blessing for our parish will take place on Sunday, February 28th, 2016 at 5:00 pm with celebration of “Akathist to The Divine Passion of Christ”. The main celebrant and homilist will be Rev. Taras Lonchyna, Dean for the New Jersey parishes and pastor of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, Trenton, NJ.  The Sacrament of confession will be available before and during the service. All faithful are welcome to come to pray with us and to seek special blessings during the Jubilee Year of Mercy by walking through the main door of Assumption Church – our Door of Mercy.

The St. Ann’s Society sponsored Gift Auction will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2014 at Assumption Catholic School Auditorium, 380 Meredith St., Perth Amboy, NJ. Doors open at 12:00 p.m. and auction starts at 2:00 p.m. Admission is $8. Cake and coffee are included.  Several large prizes including a 40" Smart TV, Theme baskets, raffles, 50-50 money raffle  and more. The kitchen will be open for lunch. No outside food please. Tickets are available in advance by calling the church’s rectory (732) 826-0767 or at the door.

Each year Catholic schools set aside a week to celebrate just how great it is to be a member of a Catholic school community. Assumption Catholic School celebrated recently with many different activities all week. Students participated in contests, fun activities, and ended the week with a pep rally.
The week kicked off with a no uniform Mismatched Monday. The outfits were very funny, including those worn by a few teachers. Tuesday included a visit from children’s author, Ms. Chrysa Smithin.  Ms Smith spoke to the children in grades PK – 6. On Wednesday the wholes school was treated to a pancake breakfast, compliments of the FSA. Father Ivan treated the administration and faculty to lunch at Longhorn’s. In addition each class chose their own day for relaxing with their favorite board games.
The Class of 2016 continued with what has become a CSW tradition by teaching a class to each grade. They made snowmen with the little ones, origami with second and third graders, and even a carp fish on a string with the fourth graders. Mrs. Lawrence’s fifth grader made special bracelets with. The eighth grade teachers made sure to include one for Mrs. Lawrence. Finally, the sixth graders learned a little about faux stained glass art. Seventh grader will be treated to their own art class when they learn how to make dream catchers. (There is never enough time in the busy week!)
Friday was a super fun day with the middle school being served breakfast by their teachers followed by morning of games. Due to a delayed start of the day, their annual Jeopardy game will take place on Monday. After lunch the crazy hat contest was held along with a pep rally that had the student body rocking the whole block! By end of day, the students were happy, tired, and ready for a nap!
Catholic Schools Week is good way to take time to celebrate our ACS community in a big way. The rest of the year we celebrate every day in small ways what makes ACS the very special community that it is- one of faith, knowledge, and service.

A heartfelt thanks to all who came by on Sunday, January 31st, 2016 for the Assumption Catholic School open house. We had a nice turn out for our open house and had the chance to answer a lot of questions and meet many lovely families. Thank you to the families who supported the event! We hope you enjoyed seeing the school.Stop by our OPEN HOUSE  next time or call for a SCHOOL TOUR  at any time!

In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
We have great teachers and they do so much for our students. From the kitchen workers to the administration, from the principal to the teachers, from the maintenance staff to nurse, thank you and may our good Lord bless you always.

ACS in Perth Amboy NJ will  host an Open House on Sunday January 31st, 2016 from 12 noon – 2:00 p.m as part of its Catholic Schools Week celebrations. Light refreshments and school tours will be available for prospective students and their parents. Founded in 1963, Assumption Catholic School brings the tradition of high-quality Catholic Education to the city of Perth Amboy, NJ. AdvancEd accredited, the school provides a Christ-centered, Catholic environment to a diverse population of pre-kindergarten ( age 4) through eighth-grade students. Before Care and After Care are available. Our Open House is a wonderful opportunity to meet our Pastor, the Principal and have a tour of the school by one of our current students. To receive more information about the school, call 732-826-8721  or visit www.assumptioncatholicschool.net.

Fourteen members of the ACS Chimmetteers participated in "Carol for Christ", a multi-choir concert sponsored by St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, in Somerset, New Jersey. Our students brought the new experience of our Suzuki hand held tone chimes to the crowd of one-hundred-fifty. They performed two of the most popular Ukrainian Christmas carols, "Boh Predvichnee" and "Carol of the Bells". The students’ efforts and hours of practice were rewarded with the audience’s resounding applause. Miss Anna Lawrence arranged the music and directed the group, which is moderated by Mrs. Lawrence.

The Feast of the Holy Theophany (Epiphany) of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on January 6. The Feast commemorates the Baptism of Christ and the divine revelation of the Holy Trinity. At the Baptism of Christ, all three Persons of the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—were made manifest. Thus, the name of the Feast is Epiphany, meaning manifestation, or Theophany, meaning manifestation of God. On Wednesday, January 6th, 2016, the staff and students of ACS celebrated Epiphany with  the blessing of the waters service conducted after the Liturgy. After the blessing of the water service, Fr. Ivan  walked around the school with a small group of students and blessed the school’s classrooms and students with holy water and in his prayers asked  God to have mercy on the school to rid it of every evil and to fill if with every blessing.  Fr. Ivan’s visit was a wonderful way to begin the New Year!

Assumption Catholic School Sodality held a raffle for three – filled to the brim – Christmas Socks. Sodalists sold raffle tickets to ACS students over the past week and at the Annual ACS Christmas Program. The drawing was held on Wednesday, December 23rd. As luck would have it, all three winners were boys! Congratulations to Nathaniel P., Cesar C., and Matthew V.  The Sodality raised a total of $180.00. Thank you to all that participated.