Father Christopher Zugger

DEAR READERS,

The MISSION SOCIETY is happy to present this year’s Christmas card. It is the icon of the Mother of God of Igor or Igorevskaya. It takes its name from the Ukrainian prince Igor Olegovich, he was surprised by guards that kidnapped him and jailed him. Before facing death, he prayed before the icon. 100% of your Christmas card purchases & donations will go to “UKRAINE RELIEF”. The eparchy (diocese) of Mukachevo continues to serve thousands of refugees displaced by the fighting in the south and east who have sought food & shelter in the Transcarpathian Oblast of Ukraine. Your Christmas card purchases & donations helps refugees with these basic needs. The situation in Ukraine is dire – due to Russian land mines, the number of civilian & military amputees now exceed WWI levels! Go to this link in order to request cards:  https://www.missionboronyavo.org/donate

Per usual, the cards cost $12 for a packet of five. Each packet contains 5 cards and you can purchase multiple packets of cards. The list of names you provide us when purchasing cards will be prayed for by Bishop Nil Lushchak at Holy Cross Cathedral in Uzhorod, Ukraine on Christmas Day.  All orders must be in by Sunday, December 10th to insure that you receive them in time for Christmas giving. Thank you for your generosity, and please encourage family, friends, and other parishioners to order our cards. We remain an all-volunteer organization. We never sell or give your name or information to any other organization! 

May the Infant Jesus bring you and yours many blessings this coming Christmas season, and may He rule in all hearts as the Prince of Peace, especially so that the war will come to a quick and just conclusion. You are all prayed for daily by the priests and students at the Romzha Seminary in Ukraine, and in the prayers of our volunteers in Albuquerque. Thank you again for your continued support and kindness!

Sincerely yours in the new-born Infant King,

Rev. Christopher L. Zugger, Chaplain

Mission Society of the Mother of God of Boronyavo

1838 Palomas Drive NE / Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA /87110-5113