Ukrainian Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary625 5th Avenue SW Moose Jaw SK S6H 5W2 (306) 692-9456

Fr. Yurij Lazurko, administrator(306) 693-6636 (home) (306) 690-9709 (cell)

CHRIST IS AMONG US!HE IS, AND WILL BE!

Sunday July 17, 2016Ninth Sunday after Pentecost tone 8

Epistle: 1Cor 3:9-17 Gospel: Matthew 14:22-34

ХРИСТОС ПОСЕРЕД НАС!І Є І БУДЕ!

Sun July 17 10:00 a.m. Moose Jaw - for parishioners 4:00 p.m. Chaplin, blessing of gravesMon July 18 NO LITURGY Tues July 19 NO LITURGY Wed July 20 NO LITURGY Thurs July 21 NO LITURGY Fri July 22 NO LITURGYSat July 23 NO LITURGY Sun July 24 9:30 a.m. Moose Jaw

Opening Hymn:In our midst pg 15 (2 verses) Closing Hymn: Immaculate Mary pg 31 (all verses)

PRAY THE ROSARY DAILYPlease notify Fr. Yurij when someone is sick or hospi-talized in order that these people be visited in a timely manner.

EVENTS & THINGS

Please be mindful in your prayers of Anne Sahai-dak, Steve Okraincee, Pete Okraincee, Marlene Luciak, Crystal Zakaluzny, Sharon Horejda, Gloria Leniuk, Fr. Yurij and of all who are in the need of the gift of health.

ThoughT du Jour

“A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in..

Praznyk InvitationsAs discussed previously,

invitations for the Moose Jaw celebrations are available on

the vestibule table. Please take copies to send to your families.

The miracle of Jesus walking on the water, recorded in three of the Gospels (Matthew 14:22–36; Mark 6:45–56; John 6:16–21), came on the heels of His miraculous feeding of the 5,000 with only five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:17). But it was the miracle of Jesus walking on the water that, more than any other, convinced Jesus’ disciples that He was indeed the Son of God (Matthew 14:32–33).

The story unfolds at the Sea of Galilee, which lies in the lower portion of the Jordan Valley in a mountain range that rises to 4,000 feet above sea level. The lake itself is 700 feet below the Mediter-ranean Sea. One of the more noteworthy aspects of this body of water is that it is greatly susceptible to sudden and extremely vio-lent storms. These storms are caused by the cold air rushing down from the mountains surrounding it and colliding with the warm, moist air rising off the surface of the water itself.

“When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. When they had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. But he said to them, ‘It is I; don’t be afraid.’ Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading” (John 6:16–21).

There are several significant points to recognize about this miracle. First, Matthew tells us that “the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake” (Matthew 14:24–25). Though they were only to travel a short distance, the storm was so violent that, despite all their efforts to control their boat, the storm had driven them nearly four miles out into the very midst of the sea. Being the fourth watch of the night (3:00 AM to 6:00 AM), they had been rowing and straining at their oars for approaching nine hours! They were totally exhausted.

Anniversary banquet tickets are available from Betty Lys or Fr. Yurij. Get them soon!

We congratulate Kara Lazurko on the occasion of her first Sol-emn Holy Communion. May the Lord shower abundant blessings upon her. May she grow in wisdom and love of God.

Mnohaya Lita!

We share the infor-mation from the Ca-nadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), on the ap-pointment by His Ho-liness Pope Francis of the new Archbishop of Regina, Most Rev-erend Donald Bolen.

Assumption BVM ParishMoose Jaw

70th Anniversary Celebrations August 21, 2016

Program10:00 a.m. Pontifical Divine Liturgy

12 noon Banquet

Banquet tickets Adults: $25 Children (5-12): $12.50 4 and under: free

Available from: Betty Lys (306) 692-1427 mjbetty@shaw.ca

Fr. Yurij Lazurko (306) 693-6636 ylazurko@hotmail.comMake cheque payable to: Ukr. Catholic Church Moose Jaw

Mark tells us that, when the disciples saw Jesus walking on the lake, they thought He was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw Him and were terrified (Mark 6:48–50). And this brings us to the second significant point of this miracle. Jesus always comes to us in the storms of life. This is reminiscent of the words of God to Isaiah: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you” (Isaiah 43:2). The Lord may not come at the time we think He should come, because He knows when we need Him the most. Jesus had waited until the boat was as far from land as possible, when all their hope was gone. In essence, Jesus was testing the dis-ciples’ faith, and this meant removing every human prop. Why did Jesus walk on the water? To show His disciples that the very thing they feared, the raging, seething sea, was merely a set of steps for Him to come to them. Often we fear the difficult experiences of life such as illness, loss of loved ones, and financial hardships only to discover that these experiences can bring Jesus closer to us.

But we have to ask, why did they not recognize Jesus? The answer is they were not looking for Him. Had they been waiting by faith, they would have known Him instantly. Instead, they jumped to the false conclusion that His appearance was that of a ghost. The point is this: fear and faith cannot live in the same heart, for fear frequently blinds the eyes to the presence of the Lord.

The third significant point is that Jesus proved Himself to be in command of the elements, something only God can do. He re-vealed this truth to the disciples who recognized His divinity and responded with a confession of faith in Jesus as God: “The wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, say-ing, ‘Truly you are the Son of God’” (Matthew 14:32–33). This was the first time Jesus was called the Son of God by the disciples, a statement that, in fact, built on what they had said earlier about Him in Matthew 8:27: “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him.” Here they answer their own question: “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Though they had a long way to go in their spiritual understanding, the disciples were growing in their faith in the Lord. Also, this was the first time the disciples are said to have worshiped Jesus. In Matthew 2:11, the magi from the East worshiped Jesus. Later, a leper is said to have worshiped Jesus (Matthew 8:2). A synagogue

ruler does the same thing in Matthew 9:18. But this is the first time the disciples worshiped Him. It is also important to note that their worship is joined to their confession (Matthew 14:33).

And this is what worship is, acknowledging who God is and prais-ing Him both for who He is and for what He has done. It was in this story that the disciples took the first step and worshiped Jesus as the Son of God.

Bishop Budka Eparchial stEwardship sociEty inc. (BBEssi) prEsEnts thE

EPARCHIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

whEn: saturday, august 20, 2016whErE: rEgina - aspEn links golf coursE (310 EmErald

park road)rEgistration: 11:00am; shot gun start tEE off – 12:00pm

(noon) (tExas scramBlE) dinnEr, prizEs & ridEr gamE on tV: aftEr golf at st. Ba-

sil’s parish cEntrE (1710 toronto st.)rEgistration fEE: $150.00 pEr golfEr By July 31st; $170

pEr golfEr aftEr august 1st dEadlinE for rEgistration

wEdnEsday, august 10, 2016

rEgistration fEE includEs golf fEEs, cart, dinnEr & prizEs. charitaBlE rEcEipt will BE issuEd for a portion of thE rEgis-

tration fEE.for morE dEtails and rEgistration form, plEasE accEss our

wEBsitE: www.BBEssi.org for sponsorship opportunitiEs Visit our wEBsitE at www.BBEssi.org or call: tErry @ 306-584-7689 or andriJ @

306-533-2750.

Next Sunday we will have a meeting following Liturgy to discuss our anniversary celebrations.