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SUNDAY NOV.25th 2018 SUNDAY LITURGY SAINT BASIL the GREAT 10:00 a.m. (Rosary at 9:30 am) СВ. ВАСИЛІЯ ВЕЛИКОГО Office Hours (Tues. & Thurs.) 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Ukrainian Catholic Parish Парафія УГКЦ CONFESSIONS Before Divine Liturgies 202 HARCOURT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB R3J 3H3 Parish Office: 204-837-4180 Parish Hall: 204-889-9057 BAPTISIMS By appointment Rev. Fr. Ihor Shved о. Ігор Швед Cell: 431-996-2343 FUNERALS By arrangement Email Address [email protected] MARRIAGES: By appointment at Dear parishioners, least six months in advance We already started Philip’s Fast before WEBSITE: www.saintbasilwpg.ca Christmas. There are different ways use PARISH OFFICE EMAIL ADDRESS: this time for our spiritual growth. The [email protected] most important is prayer. We are contin- BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: uing to have our monthly prayer vigil the [email protected] last Tuesday of the month. On Tuesday, Novemeber 27, 2018, we will again pray for our parish from 10:00am-5:00pm. Thank-you to those who have been faith- fully coming to pray. This month, during the fast before Christmas, we expect new prayer warriors join us. Please read the first part of the letter, written by Bish- op Benedict (from Chicago), that I have included on pages 6- 7 in this bulletin. It was written for the clergy and faithful of his eparchy about “Prayer in Our Parishes and in Our Fami- lies”. I found it very powerful; I hope it will encourage us to pray more. We need to realize the true power of prayer in We warmly our daily lives. Next part of the letter will be published next welcome all of Sunday. Please sign up for the prayer vigil at the back of the church. Come whenever you can! Even for a short time! our visitors! It’s God Bless you with peace, joy, and love as we prepare for good to have the feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. you with us! Fr. Ihor 1 Schedule Time Feast or Intention, requested by 25 November, Sunday 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy for all parishioners 26 November, Mon. 10:00 AM For the soul of Annie Wartzaba offered by Leon Wartzaba 27 November, Tues. 10:00 AM For the soul of Peter Rehaluk offered by Sylvia 7:00 PM Bohonos Lectio Divina 28 November, Wed. 10:00 AM open 29 November, Thurs. 10:00AM for God's blessing of Sonia Wawryk by prayer partner 30 November, Fri. 10.00 AM For the souls of Anna and John Labay offered by Nick Labay 01 December, Sat. The Funeral services for Fr. Edward D. Evanko 02 December, Sunday 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy for all parishioners, NOTE: All the Liturgies scheduled on the calendar are all open for your intention requests. If you would like to request please contact the office and book your preferred date. These names will be published in the bulletin the following week. PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Dear new parishioners! Welcome to our parish! If you need donation envelopes please come to the office after divine liturgy, and you will given a set with a donation number, and you can use it at tax time. God bless you. 2 God’s Blessings for your EPISTLE READERS: Happiest Birthday Nov. 25th—Catechism Student nd Matthew Baydock Dec. 2 —Linda Labay Harry Fediuk Dec. 9—Noelle Richardson Sonia Wawryk Robert Hotel Church Custodians Marilyn Slobogian November—Martin & Leona Nedweduik МНОГАЯ ЛІТА! Evelyn & Morley Luhowy December—John & Edna Bazarkewich GOD’S BLESSINGS FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF Dear Parishioners, your assistance is wel- LOVE & HAPPINESS HAPPY ANNIVERSARY comed. Please call to pick your month to Robert & Natalia Hotel clean the church.. Thank you. Steve & Gwen Dankewich Sonia Wawryk - Church Cleaning Chair МНОГАЯ ЛІТА 204-831-0904 SANCTUARY LIGHT T atsa counters burns eternally to indicate the presence of November are Pearl & Gus Groen & Gwen the Holy Eucharist in the tabernacle. Dankewich Nov 25 to Dec. 1 DONATIONS – God bless you for sup- porting your parish. Sunday collection for For God’s blessings for Robert & Natalia November 18, 2018 - was $ Hotel offered by the Hotel Children The Sanctuary light has been reserved until Condolonces to the Syliva Bohonos January 14, 2019, contact the office for and family on the passing of her uncle Peter future dates. Rehaluk of Dauphin on November 18, 2018. Funeral service was held on Nov. 24 at St. USHERS & GREETERS Peter & Paul U.C. church in Ethelbert. Nov. 25—Nellie and Harry Feduik Вічная пам’ять! Dec. 2—Iris Sawchuk and Nick Labay Dec. 9—Linda Gardner and Nick Labay 3 St. Basil’s Parish Mission In preparation for Christmas Thank you to the parishenors who attended and participated in the Holy Mis- sion Led by Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia Stefan Soroka. Thank you for your offereings for the mission. UCWLC News: Glory be to Jesus Christ! Thank you to everyone The Memorial Angels for Christmas are available for sale downstairs. that came out to help make 599 dozen There is a box at the back of the church for food dona- perogies last month. tions for “Welcome Home Mission” . Your donations are greatly appreciated and will be taken to the mission in Your help is much appreciated. December. Welcome Home ministers to families in the Our next Perogy Bee is north end of the city who may have very little give to Wed,Nov. 28th, 8:30am. their children. If you are able, please come Please note the following change for the winter months. out to help. We need a lot of We will continue to have the UCWLC meeting on the sec- help to make 800 dozen ond Wednesday of the month but have changed the TIME ONLY of our meetings to 12 noon. Father Ihor will perogies to fill our orders and have Divine Liturgy at 11:00 am and our meeting will fol- for the Knights of Columbus low at noon. In Christ, Gwen Dankewich Perogy Supper. Chalice After liturgy today November 25th, please come down to hear Chris Brezden give a presentation on Chalice. It is a Canadian Catholic sponsorship organization bringing hope and help to over 500,000 children and elderly in 56 sponsor sites in 15 developing countries around the world. Learn about the needs of the children in Ukrainie who are waiting for sponsorship. Today you will receive the Chalice Christmas Gift Catalogue which has many wonderful gifts to give to those who live in extreme poverty.They will be waiting for the gifts of HOPE given through the gift catalogue. 100% of the money raised goes directly to people in need. Thank you for your support. In giving you will receive and be blessed! 4 His Grace Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak has requested that the clergy and all the faithful of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg be in- formed that Rev. Father Edward D. Evanko has reposed in the Lord. Вічна йому пам'ять! On behalf of all the faithful of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg, His Grace extends condolences to Fr Evanko’s family, colleagues, friends and, especially his former pa- rishioners that he served over the years following his ordination to the priesthood by the late Metropolitan Michael Bzdel in 2005. The Funeral services for Fr. Edward are scheduled as follows: Friday, Nov. 30th—7:00 pm— Priestly Parastas at BVM UCC, 965 Boyd Ave, - followed by a lunch and Memorials Saturday, Dec. 1st—10:00 AM - Funeral Hierarchial Divine Liturgy - Lunch and memorials - Interment at All Saints Cemetery Вічная пам’ять! Spiritual reflection from Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk Each one of us always searches for security in one’s life: wants to have an educa- tion, work, dwelling place, persons whom he/she trusts, and many more things. We want to feel secure about our future which is why we do this or other things. Concluding from all of this we see how frequently, even though we call ourselves Christians, we look for this security in people or in circumstances. Sometimes we are totally incapable of believing God and we don’t teach ourselves to be confident in God. Nothing is certain: people as well as circumstances change, political and eco- nomic situations do likewise. No bank, no political system is dependable including all people: today they are our friends, and tomorrow they betray. Thus we can find nothing reliable on earth, only the Lord is constant and un- changeable. This for us is a good indication that we should not rely on anything and in any kind of circumstances learn to look to God for certainty, to trust Him. Always to realize more and more that our very faith in the Savior – this is the only thing which can give us security in life. 5 Prayer in Our Parishes and in Our Families To Our Clergy, Hieromonks and Brothers, Reli- gious Sisters, Seminarians and Beloved Faithful In the last few years in our Church we often men- tion the “Vibrant Parish” strategy. In my opinion, one sign of a vibrant parish lies in its ability to give life and give birth to new, living, vibrant parishioners. A dead or dying parish is unable to give birth to new parish- ioners, or it will give birth to parishioners who are spiritually dead. In my view, a living parish exists when there are two dimensions present in it – vertical and horizontal. The vertical dimension is reflected in our relationship with God, especially in prayer, both personal and communal. The horizontal dimension is that which we underline by the term “sobornist” (соборність) (catholicity, conciliarity, togetherness) and this entails firstly, communal prayer, but also communal work and the diversity of activities in the parish.