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Українська Католицька Едмонтонська Єпархія EPARCHIAL NEWSLETTER UPCOMING EVENTS The Theme of the upcoming 49th International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Quebec City, June 2008 is “The Eucharist, gift of God for the life of the world.” This theme has also been adopted as the theme for our celebration of Catholic Education Sunday, November 4. It is an invitation for us to grow in our identity as a Eucharistic people, a people called to become what we receive, “the Body of Christ” for the world. Bishop David issued a Pastoral Letter (Пасторальний лист) to the Clergy, Religious and Faithful of the Eparchy of Edmonton on the 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine – Holodomor (1932-1933). Three special events are planned to commemorate The Ukrainian Famine (1932-1933) - Holodomor:
Pastors are invited to encourage their parishioners to support these special events.
Presbyteral Council/Consultors Meeting : 2:00 – 5:00 pm, November 21, Chancery Office. Clergy Conference : 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, November 22, Saint Sofia Parish, Sherwood Park. Eparchial Clergy, Clergy Families, and Religious – Saint Nicholas Gathering, Friday, December 28, 11:00 am Divine Liturgy (all clergy invited to concelebrate), followed by a Christmas dinner and visit by Saint Nicholas, Exaltation of the Holy Cross Parish, Edmonton. Join Bishop David in a relaxing and casual day at the newly constructed Holy Cross Parish as the eparchial clergy, their families and female and male religious come together in fellowship to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and exchange best wishes of peace, hope and joy for the New Year. Metropolia Sobor 2008 (Митрополичий Собор 2008): The entire hierarchy, clergy, religious and monastics of the Winnipeg Metropolia will assemble May 26-28, 2008 in Edmonton for a unique conference to reflect on the theme of the mission of our Church: “Evangelization Through Catechesis.” See attached pastoral letter for further information. World Youth Day will take place July 2008 in Sydney, Australia – Days in the Eparchy (Дні в Єпархії) Program, July 7-13; World Youth Day Program, July 15-20. Contact Jenn Zubrack, Eparchial Youth Coordinator, for further information: (780) 426-4176. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Ukrainian Catholic Bishops in Canada issued a Pastoral Letter (Пасторальний лист) marking the 75 th Anniversary of the Holodomor – the Man-made Famine in Ukraine (1932-1933). The Catholic Organization for Life and Family is happy to announce the online publication of a new resource entitled “Life in the Balance: Workshop on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide.” This workshop guide may be downloaded and printed from COLF’s website (www.colf.ca). It is formulated to be a companion to the popular publication entitled “Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Urgent Questions.” Themes addressed by the workshop guide include respect for human life until its final moments, the true meaning of “dying with dignity;” the importance of accompanying the suffering and the dying and of establishing services appropriate to their condition, the personal responsibility of each baptized person to get involved in the public debate, the need for challenging our elected officials so that their legislation will respect human life, and the urgency of promoting our fundamental human and Christian values. The workshop guide will be useful in various environments such as parishes, schools, universities, hospitals, faith-sharing groups, retreats, youth groups, lecture and study groups, local lay organizations, ministry formation programs, the conferences of national associations, or even within families and among friends. On 14 September 2007, the US State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor released its regular annual report “International Freedom of Religion 2007,” which included an analysis of the religious situation in Ukraine. |
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