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Sunday, March 14Th, 2021 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ 14 March 2021 ~ FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT ЧЕТВЕРТА НЕДІЛЯ ПОСТУ ST. NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER On this fourth Sunday of Great Lent, we ——————————— commemorate St. John Climacus, who wrote the СВ. МИКОЛАЯ ЧУДОТВОРЦЯ book The Ladder of Divine Ascent to guide monks step by step to a life of greater holiness. Now only two weeks from Palm Sunday, the Church reminds us >|< >|< >|< that we must all must move upward on that ladder if we are to follow our Lord to His Passion, to His Church: 250.384.2255 death on the cross, to His descent into Hades, and to Rectory: 250.384.2292 His glorious resurrection on the third day. But the first step upward requires what seems like a step Emergency: 250.891.4507 downward, for it is the step of humbly acknowledging our weakness, imperfection, and corruption. Without that honest confession, we will www.stnicholasparish.org never develop the spiritual strength necessary to enter [email protected] into the deep mystery of our salvation through the great offering and victory of our Savior. It is a time to facebook.com/stnicholasvictoria confess our failings to the Lord and hear in spoken words an assurance of our forgiveness in the 1112 Caledonia Ave. sacrament of Confession, if we are truly repentant. In Victoria, BC V8T 1G1 today’s gospel, the father of the demon-possessed young man stands as a model of the honesty that we must cultivate. When Christ told him that “all things Pastor: are possible for him who believes,” the man “cried Fr. Yuriy Vyshnevskyy out and said with tears, ‘Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.’” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAY HYMNS OPENING HYMN With Joy We Keep The Holy Fast (pg. 1008 Anthology) COMMUNION HYMN Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! CLOSING HYMN Покланяюся, Мій Христe/When I Behold the Wondrous Cross pg. 156-157 SUNDAY & DAILY SCHEDULE SUNDAY, Mar 14 Liturgy for the Parishioners - ONLINE ONLY 10 AM MONDAY, Mar 15 NO SERVICES TUESDAY, Mar 16 NO SERVICES WEDNESDAY, Mar 17 Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete - ONLINE ONLY 6 PM THURSDAY, Mar 18 Stations of the Cross - ZOOM ONLY 6 PM FRIDAY, Mar 19 Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts - ONLINE ONLY 6 PM Divine Liturgy with Sorokousty - ONLINE ONLY 9 AM SATURDAY, Mar 20 Vespers - ZOOM ONLY 6 PM SUNDAY, Mar 21 Liturgy for the Parishioners - ONLINE ONLY 10 AM ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ SUNDAY EPISTLE MARCH 7 DONATIONS DATE READING Envelope collection: $250.00; Pre-authorized donations Mar 1 to Mar 7: $460.00; Canada Helps SUNDAY, Mar 14 Heb 6:13-20 online donations Mar 1 to Mar 7: $57.82 SUNDAY, Mar 21 Heb 1:10-2:3 TOTAL: $767.82 SUNDAY, Mar 28 Phi 4:4-9 May God bless and reward you abundantly for your EASTER SUNDAY Apr 4 Act 1:1-8 generosity! ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ PASTORAL MINISTRY & HOLY MYSTERIES CONFESSIONS…………………………….………………………….…………by appointment EUCHARIST…….……………………..………….……………………..………by appointment BAPTISMS……….……………………..……….………….…..……..…………by appointment MARRIAGES…………….……………………..……………….….six months notice should be given to the parish priest, and he should be contacted before any other arrangements are made FUNERALS……………………………..…….…………………………….……by appointment ANOINTING…..…….…………….………….………………….…….…………by appointment HOSPITAL VISITS………………………….………………………..….….……by appointment Apostolic Administrator ~ Bishop David Motiuk ~ www.nweparchy.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCEMENTS HAPPY BIRTHDAY to LILIIA PALYVODA and all those who celebrated their birthdays this past week. May the Lord Our God continue to bless you abundantly and the Holy Mother of God protects you at all times. Многая Літа! HOLY COMMUNION - if you would like to receive Holy Communion following Sunday Divine Liturgy, the church will be open until 12:00 noon. Please enter from the far back door from the parking lot. Please wear a mask when entering the church. CONFESSIONS - if you would like to come to confession please contact Fr. Yuriy at 250.891.4507 or [email protected] STATIONS OF THE CROSS via Zoom - every Thursday during Lent at 6 PM VESPERS via Zoom - every Saturday at 6 PM. DONATION REQUEST - Dear parishioners, I’m writing to you to ask you for donations towards a new washer and dryer for the rectory as the old ones have failed on us :) The cost of a new set is $2,600 with taxes. Thank you in advance for your contribution. JOIN THE CONVERSATION WITH THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Thursday nights at 4-6 PM. Join us weekly to dialog with Bishop, Clergy and Featured speakers. Follow us on Tranquillight Calling YouTube channel. Email your questions and receive the Zoom link: [email protected] A GIFT OF TIME - Everyone has been affected by the COVID pandemic. For some the effects have been physical however many people have been affected psychologically experiencing stress, anxiety and depression. While there may be people who have more money and possessions, we all have the same amount of time: exactly 24 hours in every day. The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. We encourage you to reach over the phone to connect with your fellow parishioners and share with them your gift of time. Let it be your gift to them and a gift to yourself as well as we all connect as a spiritual family. COVID-19 UPDATE - Due to the province-wide restrictions by the Government of British Columbia all Liturgical services are suspended until further notice. To join the live streaming of the Liturgies please go to parish Facebook OR Website. NOTE: these services are closed to the public. PRAYER REQUEST - Please keep in your prayers SYLVIA KELLY, CHARLOTTE KRAKOWSKI, RICHARD NEWBERRY, LANCE DELVES, GORD HRYHORYSHEN, RICHARD MACEWKO, ANNE DRAPACK, PETER IWANUCK and other members of our parish, our family and friends who are ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ailing, in hospitals, nursing homes and those who are not able to join actively in their community. BEQUESTS & WILLS - Leaving a bequeath is a process of giving a donation through your will. It is simply a distribution from your estate to a charitable organization through your last will and testament. It can be as small or as large a donation as you wish. It is important that you talk to your lawyer about the process. In your kindness please remember St Nicholas the Wonderworker Ukrainian Catholic Church in your bequeath and will. If anyone wishes to make such a bequeath in their will, the following clause may be included or added to a will: "I give, devise, and bequeath to St Nicholas the Wonderworker Ukrainian Catholic Parish - 1112 Caledonia Avenue, Victoria BC, V8T 1G1, the sum of $ _____ (or _____% of my estate), to be used for the benefit of the parish and it's pastoral activities.” DONATE ONLINE to St. Nicholas parish: www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/45460 DIVINE LITURGY PROPERS The Divine Liturgy of our Father among the Saints Basil the Great. Scripture readings from the New Testament are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. Українською - у перекладі Івана Хоменка. Troparion, Tone 8: You came down from on high, O Merciful One,* and accepted three days of burial* to free us from our sufferings.* O Lord, our life and our resurrection,* glory be to You. Troparion, Tone 1: O John, our God-bearing father,* you were shown to be a citizen of the desert,* an angel in bodily form,* and a worker of miracles.* Through fasting, prayers and vigils you received heavenly gifts* to heal the sick and the souls of those who, in faith, run to you.* Glory to Him who gives you strength.* Glory to Him who crowned you.* Glory to Him who works healing for all through you. Glory: Now: Kontakion, Tone 4: On the heights of true abstinence,* the Lord established you as a reliable star,* giving light for guidance to the ends of the earth,* O father John, our teacher. Prokeimenon, Tone 8: Pray and give thanks to the Lord our God. Verse: In Judea God is known; His name is great in Israel. (Psalm 75:12,2). Verse: The venerable ones will exult in glory* and they shall be joyful in their beds. (Psalm 149:5) Epistle - Hebrews 6:13-20 - A reading from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Hebrews. Brothers and Sisters, when God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Human beings, of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute. In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us. We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf,
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