Ukrainian Catholic Districts of North and Hafford th 922 108 Street, , , S9A 2A8 Church/Hall 306-445-3811 Fr. Ivan Nahachewsky 306-961-1390 [email protected] www.padeanery.ca Sunday, June 12 - All Saints of Rus-Ukraine

“But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind;” (James 1:6 )

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Sun. June 12 9:00 NB Divine Liturgy (All Saints of Rus’- Ukraine) 12:00 Radisson Praznyk (All Saints of Rus’- Ukraine) Mon. June 13 9:35 pm Panakhyda at Krydor cemetery Tues. June 14 9:00 Divine Liturgy for Dennis and Fr. Harry from Danny Wed. June 15 9:00 NB Divine Liturgy for private intention Sat. June 18 9:00 NB Divine Liturgy Peter Chomicki(+) from Mary Sun. June 19 9:00 NB Divine Liturgy (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost) 12:00 Orolow Praznyk ( Fifth Sunday after Pentecost) * Father will hear confessions 15 mins before Divine Liturgy before Praznyk Services as well as 30 mins before the first Divine Liturgy.

Practicing mercy in our lives actually does take practice. 1. Plan a mini pilgrimage to a local shrine; make an effort along the way to live the corporal work of mercy of “welcoming the stranger” as Christ. 2. If you didn’t mean to be a pain in the neck to someone, admit that you were and ask the person to forgive you. 3. Hold. Your. Tongue. NORTH BATTLEFORD NEWS 1. Saturday June 18 FSC Class @ 10:00 with First Confessions 2. Sunday June 19 FSC @ 9:00 Divine Liturgy (Father’s Day). Please pray for special blessings for all of the children receiving the sacraments and all of those who helped prepare them for this day. 3. Next Sunday during the Divine Liturgy we will also baptize the servant of God Ester, the child of Mirko and Jasmina Hardi. The sister of Sara and Rebeca.

HAFFORD DISTRICT NEWS 1. Today we celebrate Praznyk in Radisson with both Bishop Bryan and Father Ivan.

2 DISTRICT NEWS ***MARK YOUR CALENDARS*** June 12-14 Bishop Bryan is visiting our districts. June 19 Orolow Praznyk (5th Sunday of Pentecost) June 19 NB FSC @ 9:00 Divine Liturgy ( Father’s Day) June 26 Praznyk in Speers (Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul) June 27 Bus trip to Year of Mercy Pilgrimage in (See poster) – Shrine, Cathedral, Religious Ed. Center, Museum

EPARCHIAL NEWS 1. 17th Annual Pilgrimage at the Pro-Life Millennium Cross, Sunday, August 28, 2016 beginning at 3:00 p.m. - Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Location: 10 km N.E. of Aberdeen, SK on Highway #41. Guest Speaker: Rev. Father Jeffrey Stephaniuk, Editor, "Saskatchewan Choose Life News". A Living Rosary is celebrated along with other prayers. Visit the Pro-Life information tables. Food and beverages available. Bring your rosary and chairs. www.prolifemilleniumcross.ca "Praying for the Sanctity of Life" . . . Keep Life Sacred!

Official Canonical Visitation- Let’s get to know our Bishop Bishop Bryan will pray, meet and spend time with the parishioners of North Battleford and Hafford Districts. – All of these events are open to ALL PARISHIONERS - not just executive members. Sunday, June 12 9:00 North Battleford Divine Liturgy 12:00 Radisson Praznyk 5:00 Candle making for all ages. (Repeatedly dipping wick into molten wax) 6:00 Outdoor supper in the church yard 7:00 North Battleford General meeting of all parish members

Monday, June 13 3:00 Kaiser tournament in Hafford Hall organized by Speers Parish 5:00 BBQ organized by Hafford Parish 7:00 2 Districts meeting in Hafford Hall 9:00 Move to Krydor cemetery to pray Panakhyda at sunset (9:35)

Tuesday, June 14 9:00 Divine Liturgy at Blaine Lake 10:00 Noodle making party 12:00 Kisto z molokom, kubasa and corn organized by Blaine Lake Parish...yummy!!

MY WEEK IN REVIEW Glory be to Jesus Christ! I thought it was a slack week because the clergy retreat in Muenster took over 50 % of the time, but a lot of other things happened too. First the clergy retreat. We prayed Matins, Liturgy, Molebyn and Vespers every day. The content of the retreat was studying the Apostolic Exhortation (300 page letter from Pope Francis) called Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love. 5 eparchial priests prepared presentations and we discussed the contents. It is all about families and what are the issues that families face. It is written very simply and although it is long it could be read by the average person so that everyone could benefit from its message. (In this district we will be visiting this document in the future through sermons.) The priests also do business at these meetings with a consultor’s meeting and a clergy conference. We also socialize and one of my highlight moments was Fr. Jeffrey on his bandura with about 8 of us singing Ukrainian Folk Songs and a group playing Kaiser in the corner and a sitting room full of others just talking and sharing. For the parishes I did 2 liturgies, anointing of the sick, 4 confessions, 3 hospital visits, 4 house visits, Humboldt meeting, FSC class, office work, NB parish council meeting and a bunch of office cleaning because Bishop Bryan is coming to visit. For my day off I did yard work and went to a movie with Debbie and Nina. Planted some grass in Saskatoon and weeding/watering. I also did grass cutting in NB and we had to buy a new weed eater. I would have rather bought a goat but decided that’s not appropriate. For the military I was the principal Padre for the Decoration Day service. That was very interesting as it was working with a new set of people predominantly the Legions. My favourite part was that there were over 110 cadets and I managed to get all 6 padres together at the same time and place. Just me, Fr. Ivan PS If anyone is interested I helping to build a clay oven in NB Western Development Museum then give me a call. We are doing serious planning and gathering of materials now and will be working June 23 and 24.

Year of Mercy Pilgrimage

Monday, June 27th Pilgrimage to Saskatoon:

- 10:00 Bus leaves North Battleford Church - 10:45 Bus leaves Hafford Church - 11:15 Bus leaves Blaine Lake Church - 12:15 Food from Sardinia Restaurant at the Cathedral basement - 1:30 Musee Ukraina Museum o Visit the permanent displays and Iconostas of Brooksby Church o Guest gallery featuring “Asya’s room” by artist Christine Devrome o Tour the gift shop o Enjoy the rest area - 3:00 Ukrainian Catholic Religious Education Centre (optional) o Receive a token of your visit from the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate o Pray for catechumens with each step (3 flights of stairs) o Explore the resources for purchase and lending - 4:30 St. George Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral o Divine Liturgy feast day of the New Ukrainian Martyrs o Confessions available o Walk through the Mercy Doors - 6:00 Shrine of the Venerable Nun Martyrs Laurentia and Olympia o Molebyn o Visit their gift shop. o Drink water from the natural spring fountain o Receive the hospitality of the Sisters of St. Joseph - 8:00 Bus leaves Saskatoon for drop offs at Blaine Lake, Hafford and North Battleford Churches

All are welcome! Invite family, friends and neighbors!

An offering of $25.00 per person for the bus and bring food money.

Reserve your spot – Call Diana at 306-246-4863 or Roberta at 306-480-6161