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  Date: Friday, July 5 –Sunday, July 7 Theme: “An Eastern Christian Feast for the Mind and Heart: Spiritual Legacy of the 1025th Anniversary of the baptism of Rus’ – Ukraine” Location: Saint Josaphat Cathedral Parish Hall (Verkhovyna), 9637- 108 Avenue, Edmonton   Main Plenary Speakers: Fr. Andriy Chirovsky (The Spiritual Legacy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church) – Friday, July 5 Peter and Doris Kule Professor...

Заклик Блаженнішого Cвятослава до молитви за українські родини   Високопреосвященним і Преосвященним владикам, всесвітлішим, всечеснішим і преподобним отцям, преподобним ченцям і черницям, дорогим у Христі мирянам Української...

Truskavets, Ukraine May 15-17, 2013:  The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Patriarchal Commission for priestly formation under the leadership of Most Rev. Ken Nowakowski, Bishop of New Westminster for Ukrainian Catholics in British Columbia and Yukon are holding their annual meeting in Truskavets, Ukraine.  The members of the commission comprise of rectors of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from around the world.  This year the spiritual...

Ukrainian-Canadian Church Buildings: Faith Versus Fate by Radomir Bilash As an identifiable group, the Ukrainians in Canada began settling the Prairie region at the end of the nineteenth century. One of the first institutions from the Old Country that they re-established there were churches. The earliest of them were built even before there were priests to serve them; when priests finally arrived, they were immediately welcomed and asked to...

Monday of the Holy Spirit Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 563   After “Blessed be the Kingdom…”: Heavenly King, Advocate, Spirit of Truth, Who are everywhere present and fill all things, Treasury of Blessings, Bestower of Life, come and dwell within us, cleanse us of all that defiles us, and, O Good One, save our...

Source: Catholic Organization for Life and Family Questions of life and death always provoke impassioned debates. Recently Canada again considered the possibility of legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide. Shouldn’t we allow these practices in order to respect the freedom and dignity of patients? Don’t we have a right to die at the time and in the circumstances of our choosing? Doesn’t compassion require us to agree to the...

Contest for Grades Kindergarten to 12: iWitness: iRespect (iwitness.edmontoneparchy.com). This contest encourages children and youth to witness how they respect their own bodies and the bodies of others by way of drawings, pictures, written works (including poetry, short stories, narratives, etc.), videos or combinations of these. Visit the website for ideas and examples. The closing date for submissions is June 20th. Winners will receive a...

Brukhovitsi/Lviv, Ukraine, 13/14 May 2013: The Working Group for the Strategic Development of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church for the period until 2020 under the leadership of Most Rev. Ken Nowakowski (Bishop of New Westminster, Canada) and Most Rev. Bohdan Dzyurakh (Secretary General of the Synod of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishops) held a working session in Brukhovitsi on 13 May.  The Working group is comprised of clergy and...

Holy and Glorious Pentecost – the Eighth Sunday of Pascha (Trinity Sunday) Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 563

Source: Catholic Organization for Life and Family The Catholic Organization for Life and Family will soon join with Catholics from across the country in celebrating Canada’s first National Week for Life and the Family – which will be observed this year between the solemnities of Ascension and Pentecost, from May 12th to 19th. With all the faithful in Canada, we thank our Bishops for setting this week aside as a time of special...

Source: www.archtoronto.org/ April 2013 To the faithful of the Archdiocese of Toronto: In my years of pastoral ministry as priest and bishop, I have become sadly aware of the grievous suffering experienced by individuals and families because of gambling dependence. We are now engaged in debating a plan for a major new casino in our area. Although at the moment this debate concerns Toronto, many of the other proposed sites are also within...

Saturday before Pentecost
 (All Souls Saturday) Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 558 Troparion (Tone 8): With profound wisdom and love for mankind, You arrange all things* and bestow beneficial things upon all, O only Creator and Lord.* Grant rest to the souls of your servants,* for they have placed their hope in You,* our God, Who made and shaped...

Seventh Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 551

Ascension of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ

ВЕЛИКОДНЄ ПОСЛАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА Високопреосвященним і Преосвященним владикам, всесвітлішим, всечеснішим і преподобним отцям, преподобним ченцям і черницям, дорогим у Христі мирянам Української Греко-Католицької Церкви Христос...

Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Man Born Blind; Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 540.

Послання Блаженнішого Святослава до священнослужителів Української Греко-Католицької Церкви на Страсний четвер   Проповідуй Слово, наполягай вчасно і невчасно, картай, погрожуй,  напоумлюй   із усією терпеливістю та наукою (ІІ Тим. 4,...

Wednesday of Mid-PentecostWednesday of Mid-Pentecost Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 529

The 4th Annual “Bishop’s Prayer Breakfast” will take place 7:30 – 9:00 am, Wednesday, June 5, at Saint Josaphat’s Cathedral Hall – Verkhovyna (9637 – 108 Aveneue), Edmonton. The event supports, through prayer, our clergy, religious, monastics and laity in their leadership roles in continuing the mission of Christ in sharing the Good News among the people of God. This year’s guest speaker is Sr. Mary Clare Stack, UJ, MSW,...

Fourth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Paralytic Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 524

Third Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 520

Second Sunday of Pascha: Thomas Sunday Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 515 Liturgical Instruction: According to Galician usage, we continue to sing the First Antiphon of Pascha and the Third Antiphon, “Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord” with the refrain “Son of God, risen from the dead,” until the eve of...

Bright Saturday Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 501 & Pg. 513 Liturgical Instruction: After the priest exclaims “Blessed is the Kingdom” and we have responded “Amen,” the clergy sing the following Tropar once and the people repeat it. Then the clergy sing the first half, and we conclude it. This is done every day until the Wednesday before Ascension...

Prayer for the Pope O God, who in your providential design willed that your Church be built upon blessed Peter, whom you set over the other Apostles, look with favour, we pray, on Francis our Pope and grant that he, whom you have made Peter’s successor, may be for your people a visible source and foundation of unity in faith and of communion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy...

Bright Friday Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 501 & Pg. 514 Liturgical Instruction: After the priest exclaims “Blessed is the Kingdom” and we have responded “Amen,” the clergy sing the following Tropar once and the people repeat it. Then the clergy sing the first half, and we conclude it. This is done every day until the Wednesday before Ascension Thursday. Troparion: Christ is risen from the...

Bright Thursday Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 501 & Pg. 513 Liturgical Instruction: After the priest exclaims “Blessed is the Kingdom” and we have responded “Amen,” the clergy sing the following Tropar once and the people repeat it. Then the clergy sing the first half, and we conclude it. This is done every day until the Wednesday before Ascension Thursday. Troparion: Christ is risen from the...

Bright Wednesday Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 501 & Pg. 512 Liturgical Instruction: After the priest exclaims “Blessed is the Kingdom” and we have responded “Amen,” the clergy sing the following Tropar once and the people repeat it. Then the clergy sing the first half, and we conclude it. This is done every day until the Wednesday before Ascension Thursday. Troparion: Christ is risen from the...

Bright Tuesday Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 501 & Pg. 511 Liturgical Instruction: After the priest exclaims “Blessed is the Kingdom” and we have responded “Amen,” the clergy sing the following Tropar once and the people repeat it. Then the clergy sing the first half, and we conclude it. This is done every day until the Wednesday before Ascension Thursday. Troparion: Christ is risen from the...

UPCOMING EVENTS A National Week for Life and the Family, a new initiative of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), will be celebrated from May 12-19. The theme for this year’s week is The Family:  Facing life’s challenges together with Christ,” focusing on building a culture of life and a civilization of love. To assist parishes in marking the week through prayer and celebration, the CCCB together with the Catholic...

Bright Monday Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 501 & Pg. 509 Liturgical Instruction: After the priest exclaims “Blessed is the Kingdom” and we have responded “Amen,” the clergy sing the following Tropar once and the people repeat it. Then the clergy sing the first half, and we conclude it. This is done every day until the Wednesday before Ascension Thursday. Troparion: Christ is risen from the...