Check out the youth & young adult web page: http://ucymb.wordpress.com Ukrainian Catholic Youth and Young Adult News Volume 12, Issue 4 UCY/UCYA Winnipeg Sept/Oct/Nov 2014 From The Director’s Chair EVENTS AT A Unity, a special youth night was for WYD 2016 Poland the Slava Isusu Khrystu! held during the annual pilgrim- GLANCE Welcome Back! I hope everyone night before on September 24 age at Cook’s Creek for those 12 at 7pm at St. Edward the Con- Mon, Sept 1 ~ had a great, restful summer. May -18 years of age. Thanks to the the Lord bless you as you begin a fessor Church (836 Arlington Labour Day Immaculate Conception parish Street). This is put on by the new school year, new session of for organizing this event for the Sat, Sept 6 ~ University or as you return to work. Roman Catholic Group that is UCY/UCYA exec mtg youth of our Archeparchy. planning to attend, but if you While things seem to be getting Sept 12-14 ~ are thinking of attending back into swing, there were some WYD in Poland please con- WYCACM Fall Retreat major events that took place during sider attending this informa- this past summer. To start with, I Wed, Sept 24 tion night. would like to thank all of the youth WYD ‘16 Info Night (RC) and young adults who worked to Also coming up is the annual Ukrainian Park Fundraising Thurs, Sept 25 make Ukrainian Park Children’s Camp a success. Thanks espe- Dinner which will take place Fr Semchuk Memorial cially to all of the clergy for visiting on October 25 at 6pm at Sts Service and to Flat Taras, our special Peter & Paul Parish Hall. Mon, Oct 13 ~ guest, who visited during part of The UCY have purchased a Thanksgiving DAY the first week and all of the second table for the event as Ukrain- week. ian Park has been a key part Sat, Oct 18 ~ of the formation of our youth UCY/UCYA exec mtg This summer was also a year for over the years. I will be in Unity. From August 14-17, 12 rep- contact with UCY members Sat, Oct 25 ~ resentatives from the Archeparchy about attending. Ukrainian Park travelled to Camrose, Alberta for a Keep an eye out in your par- Fundraising Dinner national gathering of Ukrainian Catholic Young Adults to under- Moving on to the fall, the annual ishes or in emails for infor- Tues, Nov 11 ~ stand, embrace and celebrate their service honouring the late Msgr. mation about our annual Remembrance Day faith. This year’s theme, organized Semchuk will be held on Sep- Pilipivka or St Philip’s Fast Sat, Nov 15 ~ by the Edmonton Eparchy, was tember 25 at 7pm at St Nicholas Retreat that we are planning UCY/UCYA exec mtg “Faith Forward” and revolved Parish. This is an important to have on November 22 at St around a movie theme. For the event for the UCY as Fr. Sem- Anne’s Parish, more informa- Sat, Nov 22 ~ St closing Zabava, we were all given chuk helped to organize the tion to come! Also keep and Philip’s Fast Retreat the chance to have our photo taken youth, ladies and brotherhood in eye out for more information on the Red Carpet and Dayna Ko- our Archeparchy and has been on the UCY Christmas Party nopelny’s video for the Archepar- among our greatest benefactors. planned for December 20 and Inside this issue: chy took home the prize for best We would like to see as many the annual Christmas Caroling documentary. Many thanks to Millie people attend as possible. This on December 28! th Youth Article 2 and her Edmonton team for orga- year will be honoring the 30 That’s all for now. See you in nizing such a great event. Anniversary of his death. December. Tamara Lisowski Puzzles & Comics 3 While the young adults were at There will be an information night Light Reading 7 Upcoming Events 10 Individual commitment to a A Recently Spotted Truly, matters in the world are in group effort – that is what Bumper Sticker: a bad state; but if you and I Saint’s Corner 10 makes a team work, a company begin to reform ourselves, a work, a society work, a civiliza- ‘Everyone was doing it!’ won’t really good beginning will have Contact Us! 10 tion work Coach Vince Lombardi been made St Peter of Alcantara hold water on judgement day! Check out the youth & young adult web page: http://ucymb.wordpress.com Page 2 Found at: http://proverbs31.org/ What’s Up with Finding Answers? Scripture teaches us to believe the promises AUGUST 22, 2014 ning a picnic for our church small group, then who would host it? of God. He is faithful. He has a future full of What would they have to eat? hope planned for us. He will protect us and I Want all the Answers Now Would they play flag football? provide for us. He knows what He is doing KAREN EHMAN Would they let him be the quar- even if at times we are certain He does not. terback? And yes, even at the times when He seems to "Then they believed his I couldn't possibly answer all his be silent. promises and sang his questions. All I could do was re- Psalm 145:13b says throughout all genera- praise. But they soon forgot mind him he always had fun, no tions, "The LORD is trustworthy in all he prom- what he had done and did matter how the events unfolded. ises and faithful in all he does" (NIV). It doesn't say that He'll always let us in on the play-by- not wait for his plan to un- He just needed to trust that we play. We aren't promised detailed descriptions, fold." Psalm 106:12-13 (NIV) had planned pleasant things for him to do. only that the final outcome will be for our good and His glory. My son Mitchell was a curious I didn't want to squelch his in- By God not giving us explanations at each child. When he first learned to quisitive spirit, but sometimes I turn, it builds our faith. We can go to Him in talk he often repeated the same wished he'd just relax and enjoy prayer asking Him to calm our anxious hearts. three phrases to his dad and the ride instead of always having We can ask Him to increase our faith so we me: "Why?" "How?" and to know all the aren't consumed by "When?" details of that the questions, and His sparkly green eyes were of- day. help us trust that He ten wide with wonder. As I Sometimes I — the ever-wise par- cooked, he would drag a kitchen am no different ent — has good in chair over to the stove and stand when it comes mind for us. on it next to me. His inquiring to my own life. I It is God's job to un- mind needed to know the reason want God to tell fold our future. It is our behind every ingredient I tossed me what's go- job to trust and glorify in the pot. Why was I using ing to happen Him as He does. Let's brown eggs and not white ones? next. Explain stop asking Him to Why was I adding potatoes but how my life will spiritually skywrite all not carrots? And speaking of unfold. I'd love the answers and let's carrots, why were they orange it if He'd spiritu- write His promises on and not blue? ally skywrite our hearts instead. Even when playing alone, he the answers to And then? Let's live had questions. He wanted to all my whys, like we believe them. know how his toys were made. hows and Dear Lord, help me What did the factory look like whens. each day to not seek explanations, but to seek that made them? Who invented The ancient Israelites had this a closer walk with You. In Jesus' Name, the toy and why? same mindset. Sometimes they Amen. During the rare times he was trusted the Lord and stood on His TRUTH FOR TODAY: quiet, he was still deep in won- promises. But they often wobbled Psalm 145:13, "Your kingdom is an everlasting der. If I asked him a question, he and lost their footing. They had to kingdom, and your dominion endures through often replied, "Not now. I'm figur- know how. And when. And — all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in all ing." most importantly — why? he promises and faithful in all he does. (NIV) As he grew older, the questions As today's key verse tells REFLECT AND RESPOND: continued. Soon after his feet hit us "Then they believed his prom- Can you think of a situation where you wish the floor each morning, he ises and sang his praise. But they God would just spiritually skywrite and give wanted to know how the day soon forgot what he had done you the answer now? How might His delay in would unfold. If we had planned and did not wait for his plan to answering be teaching you to trust Him? an outing as a family, he wanted unfold" (Psalm 106:12-13). all the details. If we were plan- REQUESTS & SUBMISSIONS ~ Bible Word Search: The Water of Life Page 3 Psm. 41:4 niv 41:4 Psm. Mystery Word: O Lord, Have mercy on me me on mercy Have Lord, O Word: Mystery Copyright Gospel Communications International, Inc - www.reverendfun.com Page 4 Ukrainian Catholic Youth and Young Adult News Royal Doors ~ English Language Resources for Ukrainian Greek Catholics Both Sides Jun 11, 2014 | Both Lungs, Christian Life, Church, Featured Articles, Teaching | http://www.royaldoors.net/ by Brent Kostyniuk “I’ve looked at life from both sides now…” I’m sure Joni Mitchell’s words mean something different to just about everyone who hears them.