SUNDAY MARCH 31st, 2019 SAINT BASIL the GREAT SUNDAY LITURGY 10:00 a.m. English (Rosary at 9:30 am) СВ. ВАСИЛІЯ ВЕЛИКОГО 12:00 p.m. Ukrainian Ukrainian Catholic Parish Парафія УГКЦ Office Hours (Tues. & Thurs.) 202 HARCOURT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB R3J 3H3 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Parish Office: 204-837-4180 Parish Hall: 204-889-9057 CONFESSIONS Before Divine Liturgies Rev. Fr. Ihor Shved о. Ігор Швед Cell: 431-996-2343 BAPTISIMS By appointment Email Address
[email protected] FUNERALS By arrangement Our venerable and God-bearing Father John Climacus MARRIAGES: By appointment at (ca. 579 – 649), also known as John of the Ladder, John least six months in advance Scholasticus, and John Sinaites, was a seventh century WEBSITE: www.saintbasilwpg.ca monk at St. Catherine’s monastery at the base of Mount Si- PARISH OFFICE EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected] nai. He came to the monastery and BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: became a novice when he was
[email protected] about 16 years old, and when he died in 649 he was the monastery’s abbot. He wrote a number of in- structive books, the most famous of which is The Ladder of Divine As- cent. (It is because of this book that John is known as “Climacus,” which means “of the ladder”.) It describes how to raise one’s soul to God, as if on a ladder. This book is one of the most widely read among Eastern Christians, especially during the season of Great Lent which immediate- ly precedes Pascha (Easter), and on the fourth Sunday of We warmly Great Lent he is especially commemorated.