BAKER'S BITS - 7.1.18 - East River Catholics

June 27, 2018

1. July 4th, Independence Day, is our American national holiday. This holiday gives us time to thank God for the birth of our nation, give thanks for gift of life and petition God to preserve our country. As we celebrate Independence Day, let us pray that God will strengthen and bless America and make our nation a haven of liberty and justice for all. We pray that our country will always accept those who seek political, religious or economic liberty and wish to come here as did our ancestors, or we ourselves. The 4th of July is a great day for picnics and spending time with family and friends. Stay safe and have a wonderful day!

2. Please make every effort to make a contribution to this year's Cardinals Appeal! Thank you very much. It does not matter how big your gift but that you participate! 78 people have given/pledging $25,835 (58.7% of goal of $44,000).

3. I hope you can join us today, July 1st to celebrate Amer- ica's Independence and Slovakia's Patrons Sts Cyril and Methodius. Following the 10:15 and 12 noon Masses at St John will be a "cookout". $5.00 adults, children free.

Z PERA OTCA BAKERA

1. Deň nezávislosti, 4. júl, je americký štátny sviatok. Tento sviatok nám dáva príležitosť, aby sme sa Bohu po- ďakovali za vznik nášho národa, aby sme poďakovali za dar života a prosili Pána, aby ochraňo- val a posilnil našu krajinu. Keď oslavujeme Deň nezávis- losti, modlime sa, aby Pán posilnil a požehnal Ameriku, a aby ju urobil útočišťom slobody a spravodlivosti pre všetkých. Modlime sa, aby naša krajina vždy prijala tých, ktorí hľadajú slobodu, či už náboženskú, politickú alebo ekonomickú a chcú sem prísť tak, ako naši predkovia alebo ako my sami. 4. júl je výborný deň na piknik s rodinou a priateľmi, prajem vám krásny a bezpečný deň.

2. Vynasnažte sa, aby ste prispeli k tohtoročnej kardinálovej zbierke! Veľká vďaka. Nezáleží na tom, aký veľký je váš dar, dôležité je, že sa zúčastnite tejto zbierky. Doteraz prispelo 78 darcov, ktorí prisľúbili/darovali $25,835 (58.7% našej cieľovej sumy $44.000).

3. Dúfam, že sa dnes, 1. júla budete môcť zúčastniť našej oslavy americkej nezávislosti a patrónov Slovenska sv. Cyrila a Metoda. Po sv. omši o 10:15 am a 12 pm budeme mať pri Kostole Sv. Jána "cookout" (grilovačku). Dospelí $5, deti zdarma.