Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever!
The MISSION SOCIETY is pleased to present our 2026 Christmas Card. The card cover has
a beautiful Nativity icon with the following prayer inside “As we see the One who holds the world in his hands now wrapped in swaddling clothes in Bethlehem, let us offer our hymns in anticipation to the one who gave him birth; for with a mother’s joy she cradles the Son of God.” The list of names you provide us when purchasing cards or donating will be prayed for by + Bishop Teodor Matsapula at
Holy Cross Cathedral in Uzhhorod, Ukraine on Christmas Day.
We are a small group of volunteers, and mailing costs are paid by one donor, while another donor paid for the cost to have the Christmas cards printed. This means 0% overhead. Our Christmas card display will be made available in all 19 parishes of the Phoenix eparchy on November 8th,
the Feast of Archangel Michael & All Angelic Powers. Each packet of 5 cards sells for $15 and a remittance envelope is provided in each packet. Donations are always welcome! Please mail your payment and prayer lists to us in the envelope provided no later than Dec.15th. Each display box also has our @Mission-Boronyavo VENMO code that you can scan to pay or donate.
Remember to send us your prayer lists! (We never share the names of our donors.)
E-MAIL us at admin@missionboronyavo.org if you have any questions!
Thanks to your generosity and help from our local radio station KKOB, we have collected $248,011 so far to help with refugee projects since the war began in February 2022. In addition, with donations for Liturgy intentions, orphanage and “greatest needs”, the total so far is $431,945.
That is simply amazing given that we are just a handful of volunteers.
God bless you and thank you for helping our work!
Our team has worked hard to improve the donation options on our website. You will find
that it now features a drop-down menu where you can choose from categories similar to our donation envelope. [Greatest Need, Ukraine Relief, Liturgy Stipend (mass offerings), Relief for Orphans and Seminarians/Priests]
You also have the option of making a donation "in honor of" OR "in memory of " someone!
If you provide the recipient's email, we will let them know a donation has been made and share
your message (optional) with them. If you wish to have a Liturgy said for this person,
then select the "Liturgy Stipend ($10 each)". We will let them know that the Holy Sacrifice of the Divine Liturgy will be offered for them by a Byzantine Catholic priest in Eastern Europe.
Do you have a devotion to Theodore G. Romzha? You can request the Liturgy be said at the seminary named in his honor! Your support through the Mission Society helped establish the seminary, has helped rebuild churches & restored church infrastructure. If you haven’t already – please check out the newsletters on our website for more detailed information. They do a good job describing what we do and who is benefiting!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Very Rev. Christopher Zugger, Chaplain
Mrs. Rafael Plut, Mission Society Coordinator
P.S. Please check out the works of Catholic iconographer Britta Prinzivalli at https://www.brittworks.com
