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We would like to extend our Birthday greetings to all those who are celebrating their birthday in July.

God grant them all Many Years.

Stephanie Kibitelsky July 1
Mary Fechisin July 2
Maryann Stagen July 4
Peter Junda July 8
Kathy Cahayla July 10
Peggy Kovalycsik July 11
Helen Baron July 22
Mary Ellen Ahmadi July 24
Betty Fechisin July 29

Mary Fechisin

On June 21, Father’s Day, we honored our fathers with prayers during liturgy and later, after liturgy, with a gift. The president of our Board of Trustees’, Greg Cahayla, presented each dad with a freezer mug. Pictures of our dads and their mugs are on the pictures’ page. May God grant them all Many Years!

Elena Kibitelsky received an award from Fr. Royer following Divine Liturgy on June 21 upon graduation of Church School and her Choir participation. Greg Cahayla, president of the Board of Trustees presented her with a scholarship also. Elena graduated from Cedar Grove High School on June 23 and is planning to attend St. Peter’s College in Jersey City this fall. Congratulations and may God grant Elena and her family many years!

Olga Lucas

The annual trustees’ dinner was held this year at “The Brownstone” in Paterson on June 2. All present members of the board of trustees and those who served on the board in the past were invited to gather together to enjoy good food and conversation. To see more pictures, please click on this paragraph.

Mrs. Olga Lucas fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, June 24. She was a lifelong resident of Clifton and was the beloved wife of Elmer for 64 years. Devoted mother of Kathleen Cahayla and her husband Gregory of Ringwood, and Karen Mary Semko and her husband Christian Davis of Burlington Twsp. Loving grandmother of Kristin and Scott Cahayla, Christian Lucas Semko and his wife Lindsey. She was a lifelong devoted parishioner of St. John’s. Her daughter, Kathleen Cahayla is currently secretary of our Board of Trustees and her husband, Gregory, is the President of the Board of Trustees. May God grant her rest eternal in blessed repose and make her memory to be eternal.

Reserve Sunday afternoon, October 4, to join us in a bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. The play is “We Must Kill Toni or Marry Her.” Parishioner cost is $30, non-parishioner price is $58. Reservations are being taken now.

Father Royer celebrated his 19th year in the priesthood this June. In honor of this milestone, the parish honored him with a cake and many good wishes during coffee hour. May God grant you many years!

Greg Cahayla
and Mike Bzik