PARISH NEWS – January 5th, 2020 Sunday before Theophany Неділя перед Боголявленням

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS / ПРОСИМ О МОЛИТВУ ЗА ЗДОРОВ’Я ... all our parishioners who are in the hospitals, care homes, shut-ins and those who are not able to join us actively due to health reasons. Remember, if you would like a hospital or home visit, please call the parish office and let us know. Due to privacy laws, all requests must come from the individual or the immediate family.

Divine Liturgy: Sunday 9:30 a.m. (Eng. & Ukr) Weekdays: Please see Divine Liturgy Intention Schedule

Your Return Gift to God: December 29, 2019 Offering: $1230.00 (15 envelopes) Special donations to the church: Helen Orlovsky - $100.00 Special donations to the church: Anne Stipec - $100.00 Seminary Found: Faye Cunningham - $50.00 January 1, 2020 Offering: $205.00 Thank You for Your Generosity! Щиро Вам Дякуємо!

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Your 2020 Church Envelops are ready for pick up in the narthex. If you don’t see a set with your name on them, please contact the parish office.

Save the Date - January 19th - Divine Liturgy and Great Blessing of Water Please bring small bottles if you wish to take home blessed water. Parish Kutia (Christmas Meal) will take place on that Sunday, January 19th after Liturgy. This is a community version of the traditional family Christmas Eve supper. There are no tickets to purchase for the meal, but a goodwill offering will be taken that day. All invited to attend.

With the Blessing of the Apostolic Administrator for The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada, Most Rev. , a Moleben and celebration banquet for Most Rev. D.D.- Emeritus will be held at the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God, Ukrainian in Mississauga on Sunday, March 8th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Following the prayer service, all are invited to the parish hall for a dinner of celebration and appreciation for Stephen. For tickets please call: 905-279-9387

At the beginning of the New Year it is very important not to forget to thank our Lord for the year that has passed and to ask for His help and blessing for the year to come. Lord God, Master of everything visible and invisible! All the days and years of my life are dependent on Your holy will. Thank You, Merciful Father, that you have allowed me to live another year. I know that I am not worthy of this mercy but you give me this gift because of Your remarkable love for mankind. Please continue showering me with Your grace; allow me to continue my life in virtue, peace and health, at peace with my family, in agreement with all fellow human b eings and with the community to which I belong. Cleanse my conscience and teach me to live by Your rules. For there will be no peace in this world if peace does not start in my own soul. Teach me to see my fellow human beings as Your children and to be concerned with their wellbeing. Lord, please bless this coming year and all the days of my life. Amen.

January 6th (19th) - The Feast of Theophany (Epiphany) This Feast Day is one of the greatest days of the Christian year. It ranks in importance with Christmas and Easter. In many parts of the world, this Feast Day is celebrated with more solemnity than Christmas itself. In English, we call this Feast Day "Epiphany" which means "appearance." On this day the Church celebrates the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist (he is called "the Baptist" because he baptized Christ.) Epiphany Day is also called "Theophany" which means "God shows himself to us." On this day, the Holy Trinity was first revealed for all of humanity to know and believe. When Jesus Christ was baptized in the River Jordan, a voice was heard from God in the heavens above saying, "This is my Son in whom I am well pleased." A white dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus Christ the Son of God. So we have the Holy Trinity being shown to us on that day 2000 years ago. This is why we call this day the "day of illumination (light) and manifestation (appearance). The Holy Trinity made its appearance and we have been illuminated by this wonderful truth and blessing. Since the waters of the Jordan were blessed by the presence of Jesus Christ, it is a source of Divine Grace and blessing, and we bless ourselves and our homes with the waters. On the feast of Theophany - Epiphany the newly blessed water is taken home by the faithful to use during illness, danger, family prayers & other Christian rituals.

Most Rev. Bryan Joseph Bayda, CSsR On Nov 9, 2019 Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.SS.R. (age 58), currently the Bishop of Saskatoon was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Toronto. He replaces Bishop Stephen Chmilar, who recently resigned due to health issues. One of six children, Bishop Bryan’s parents Joseph & Florence Bayda (Niedzielski) had a farm near Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. Upon graduation from St. Vladimir’s College in Roblin, Manitoba, Bishop Bryan pursued studies at the University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (1982) and a Master of Divinity (1987). Further studies included a Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba (1990) and a Diploma in Eastern Christian Theology from the Sheptytsky Institute in Ottawa, Ontario (1997). He joined the Redemptorist religious community when he professed perpetual vows (1986). Deacon Bryan was ordained to the priesthood on May 30, 1987 by Bishop . He accepted various assignments with the Redemptorists such as teaching and directing the minor seminary high school St. Vladimir’s College, Formation Director of Redeemer House, the major seminary of the Ukrainian Redemptorists in Toronto and pastoral ministry in various parishes throughout Western Canada. He was also pastor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. In 2008 Father Bryan was appointed as Bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon. For the immediate future he will oversee both the Saskatoon & Toronto Eparchies.

Sunday, January 5, 2020 Sunday before Theophany, Tone 5; Theophany Eve The Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas (284-305); the Venerable Syncletica Abstention from meat and foods that contain these meat.

Troparion, Tone 5: Let us the faithful acclaim and worship the Word,* co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit,* and born of the Virgin for our salvation.* For He willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, to suffer death* and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Kontakion, Tone 5: You, my Saviour, descended to Hades,* and as the Almighty, You shattered its gates.* With Yourself You, as the Creator, raised the dead and shattered the sting of death,* and delivered Adam from the curse, O Lover of Mankind.* And so we cry out: “Save us, O Lord.” Now and for ever and ever. Amen. Theotokion, Tone 5: Rejoice, O rampart and protection of those who have recourse to you!* Rejoice, O tranquil haven and Virgin,* who gave birth in the flesh to your Maker and God!* Fail not to intercede for those* who sing and worship the Child you bore.

Prokeimenon, Tone 6 Save Your people, O Lord,* and bless Your inheritance. verse: Unto You I will cry, O Lord my God, lest You turn from me in silence. (Psalm 27:9,1)

Epistle - 2 Timothy 4:5-8 Timothy, my son, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry. For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Alleluia, Tone 8 verse: God, be merciful to us and bless us. verse: Make the light of Your face shine upon us and have mercy on us. (Psalm 66:2)

Gospel - Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight”. John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leather belt around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Communion Hymn Praise the Lord from the heavens;* praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 148:1)

Divine Liturgies this week:

DATE TIME INTENTION OFFERED BY Monday, January 6th 9:00 AM Special Intension for Barbara Edwards Marc Beauchamp Monday, January 6th 12:00 PM + Father Edward Yarema Knights of Columbus This Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mercy Church Friday, January 10th 9:00 AM Health & God’s Blessings for Mathieu Marc Beauchamp Beauchamp Sunday, January 12th 9:30 AM For our parishioners Fr. Bohdan +John Rutkay Knights of Columbus

INSTRUCTION FOR RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION Please come forward, tilt your head back slightly, open your mouth wide, (do not stick out your tongue and do not say, “Amen”). After priest gives you the Holy Eucharist, close your mouth, consume the Holy Eucharist, and return to your place.