February 22, 2015

SAINT BASIL the GREAT PARISH

202 HARCOURT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB R3J 3H3

Parish Office: 204-837-4180 Parish Hall: 204-889-9057

Parish Priest: Rt. Rev Canon Walter Klimchuk

ANCESTRAL WORSHIP

FROM FATHER WALTER

In many places throughout the world, ancestral worship is an integral

part of social and religious life. If we are aware, we see that every

indigenous culture honours their ancestors. They are conscious that

their ancestral spirits are a part of everything that they do. They give

reverence and honour to the deceased forbearers, the same as the

grandmothers and grandfathers did before them.

If we look at our pioneer grandparents and their children, there were

customs during Lent and on the feast of Pentecost to venerate those

that have passed on to the spiritual world. Our ancestors believed

that these acts help departed loved ones move closer to

enlightenment and bless the living in return.

In our Ukrainian Catholic tradition we commemorate our deceased

loved ones by mentioning their names during a liturgical service or

the Divine Liturgy. When a person dies, we Ukrainians used to call

upon the cantor or family member to recite the 150 psalms

throughout the nightly vigil. Then there was the custom of singing the

Parastas or the Panakhyda. Forty days later, a Divine Liturgy with

Panakhyda was offered and all family members and friends joined in

a commemorative meal of Thanksgiving.

Our ancestors always believed that the spirits of our deceased

members live in another world and they can affect the lives of the

living. Ancestors are called upon during important events, such as,

putting plates for the deceased at our holy supper in the Christmas

season. Our Ukrainian people believed that the presence of

ancestors will also bring protection and good luck. The Ukrainians

SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY

10:00 a.m. (Rosary precedes each

Liturgy by one half hour)

WEEKDAY SERVICES

8:30 a.m. Rosary followed by Liturgy

CONFESSIONS

Before Divine Liturgies

BAPTISIMS

By appointment

FUNERALS

By arrangement

MARRIAGES

By appointment at least three months

in advance

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usually bring bread and fruit trays to remind them that their ancestors reside in the bread of life and

the fruit of sustenance. Let us renew our connection with our ancestor. During these changing times

let our ancestral worship awaken our spiritual thinking. This divinity is within us all and our ancestors

live within us. We carry their memories and their wisdom in our DNA. They are an inherent and

inseparable part of who we are. All that they held holy and sacred, we also hold as sacred and holy

within us as their ambassadors. It is our responsibility and obligation, therefore, to honour their many

gifts to us by keeping them alive in our daily lives, in all that we do, for we represent the. We the

descendants of the Ukrainians want to make them proud.

Ancestral communication is an innate part of being human. Without their guidance and their love and

their wisdom we will wander aimlessly in the dark; trying to find our way. They are our light. They are

the source from which all the secrets of the cosmos come; they are sacred and revered, for they

represent all that is holy with us. They guard and protect us; there is no security system in the world

more powerful than that of their love. It is always grand and mighty, yet gentle and safe.

Many of my friends and parishioners come to me and asked me how I communicate with my

ancestors; they want to know because they have forgotten how. I tell them that their ancestors and

family members never leave them. I can feel them as an entourage that stands behind them, just as

mine do. They long to communicate with you, but they cannot without permission. You must call

upon them to open the mutual communication and then enter into the silence where you’ll hear

them. First you will feel them; that is necessary, for they speak to us through emotions. You must

have an open and pure heart and trust that they are there. Often when you do this, your ancestors

are weeping with joy. They miss you more than you know. Is this not beautiful? So why not mention

and pray for them during the Lenten season and truly and surely let their memory be eternal.

IN SEARCH OF A MEANINGFUL LENT

So now we begin that bit of the Christian calendar

when we all try to imitate Jesus by giving up

chocolate. What’s gone wrong with Lent? Forget

moderation and repentance, Lent is now a chance

to sculpt our bodies, cleanse our minds and boast

on Facebook about our self-restraint. In much of

the Christian world, the problem starts with

Shrove Tuesday, probably the worst prelude

imaginable to a 40 odd day fast. In Rio, they have

Mardi Gras, with two million scantily clad people sashaying around banging tambourines. In Iceland,

there’s ‘Bursting Day’ when everyone eats their own bodyweight in salted meat and peas. In the

USA, batches of pancakes are rustled up. The intention, historically, was to use up the ‘rich’ foods in

the refrigerator before Lent began. An insurance company in Britain has put a new twist on the old

idea of abstinence by announcing that giving up cigarettes, alcohol and takeaways for Lent could

save a person 18,425 pounds over one’s working life…invest that money wisely, they claimed and

this ‘abstinence fund’ could amount to 75,000 pounds in savings by retirement. This time of year

should be about sacrifice, spiritual discipline and self-discovery, not about how much change is left

in a wallet.

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The Lenten penchant for suffering is certainly an odd thing to the

modern mind. Nowadays we are obsessed with trying to make life

more comfortable for ourselves: we live in an age of painkillers,

time-savers, luxuries and cut corners. The idea that we would try to

make things uncomfortable for forty days by giving up something

we know we’d really, really miss - and not just to lose weight - is

very un-21st century, very un-now.

The Christian take on suffering is that it's an inevitable part of being human. This is because we live

in a fallen world in which God largely leaves us up to our own devices to look after ourselves –

although he gifted us intelligence and compassion to enable us to do the right thing.

We all die, we all fall ill, we all do wicked things to each other, and we all feel heartbreak. So the

practical human being has to find some way of coming to terms with just how grindingly awful life

can be. It's rational to look for answers.

The Christian answer is multifaceted. First, we have a God who suffers alongside us. The idea that

God just watches suffering and feels indifferent to it is nonsense. This is a God who sent down his

only Son to actively endure the worst pain and humiliation that any human can take. The Romans

drove nails through his body, suspended him from a cross and left him in the burning heat slowly to

expire – crucified alongside a common criminal and taunted with the title: “King of the Jews”.

Jesus had the power to step down from the cross but chose not to. We know that he, like us, was

exposed to temptation ( in the desert) – which is what we commemorate during Lent. And yet,

despite the option for rescue existing, God chose to suffer the greatest tortures of all.

Second, Christians have developed a philosophy of suffering that springs from the fact that their God

has, himself, suffered. Our model in life isn't some Aryan hard-body god with good health, white

teeth and a tan. It's a broken cripple upon a cross. And living up to that model means not avoiding

suffering but going to where it is found – in hospitals, care homes, prisons etc. It means suffering

alongside people in the hope of sharing the burden of their pain.

In the Medieval ages, this found its expression in an extraordinary phenomenon of monks and nuns

exposing themselves physically to the bodies of lepers hitherto deemed untouchable by the

community. St Catherine of Siena sipped pus from their sores; St Angela drank water contaminated

by leprous flesh. The historical need for the Christian to be “down among the dead” was reckless,

compulsive. During the Holocaust, a Polish priest called Father Kolbe stood out among the horrors

of Auschwitz for his insistence that others take his food and medicine. When a young man was

chosen to be killed as part of a reprisal for an escape that never actually happened, Kolbe offered

himself in his place. He was starved near to death and then finished off with a lethal injection.

Often the question is asked, “Where was God at Auschwitz?” The answer is Father Kolbe. Evil is not

an incurable disease but a choice – and the priest chose to retain his humanity, even if it meant

suffering.

More controversially still, the Christian believes that suffering can actually ennoble people. That’s an

easy thing to say when you’re not the one starving or fighting cancer. But it is what it is. And a faith

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that has at its heart a crucified man is a faith that venerates the people who society generally prefers

to shut away. Even in this supposedly enlightened age, our civilisation denies the existence and

personhood of sufferers. Homeless people are hidden in shop doors; the mentally anguished locked

up in nursing homes. Part of that stems from seeing sufferers as an embarrassment, a nuisance, a

grim reminder of what could happen to us.

And it’s this callous view of the sufferer that Christianity challenges. It

teaches that it is the meek that inherit the Earth, that it is the weak who

shall be held up against the strong. Sufferers are martyrs. While pagan

faiths held up warriors and kings as heroes, the saints of the Judeo-

Christian tradition are those who endure heroically. St Maria Goretti is one

such hero. When she was 12 years old, a local boy, Alessandro, made

sexual advances towards her. She refused and the boy stabbed her to

death. Maria used her final breaths to forgive him. Three years later,

Alessandro visited Maria’s mother and begged forgiveness. She not only

gave it, but received communion side by side with him. Alessandro

became a lay brother and attended Maria’s canonisation. Within this

remarkable story we find a trinity of suffering: the murdered daughter, the

grieving mother and (yes, he should be included) the wretched convict. The tale is horrific but it

concludes with triumph. Maria escapes death through sainthood and her killer is redeemed. In this

manner, Christianity transforms our understanding of what it is to suffer. We need not endure it

alone. It need not amount to a defeat.

We are frail, sinful people who need to often reconsider our priorities, motives, and commitments

and fasting, which has both historical and biblical precedent, is a great way to foster reorientation. In

Scripture, we see that fasting is a sign of sorrow over sin (Deut. 9:9, 18; 10:10; Ezra 10:6), a sign of

repentance (1 Sam. 7:6), and an aid to prayer (Ezra 8:21–23; Acts 13:2–3). This discipline of

abstinence, therefore, is often described as a way to grow closer to God. It prompts us to recognize

our weakness and sinfulness, and it tangibly reminds us of our constant need for God’s grace and

strength. Lent is also a time to imitate Christ and participate in his life in concrete ways. Lent, after

all, commemorates Christ’s 40-day fast in the wilderness. For many, it is a spiritual journey whereby

we identify with Christ, hoping to become more like him.

All that is good, but many wonder if this hyperfocus on personal holiness is always healthy. Could it

not turn into so much navel gazing? Perhaps we’ve lost sight of a vital aspect of Christ’s wilderness

fast. If we want to truly imitate Christ’s fast and participate in his life these 40 days, perhaps we

should consider fasting for the sake of others.

It might seem odd that Jesus would fast. Fasting was often a sign of grief over sin and repentance.

Jews usually fasted “to spend more time in prayer and develop greater spiritual receptivity.” Why,

then, would a sinless, divine Jesus, already one with the Father, abstain from food for so long?

It’s possible that he was preparing himself for his public ministry. Jesus had just been baptized by

John. Scholars recognize this event as Jesus’ “anointing,” the time when he was installed or

commissioned for ministry. So what better way to begin ministry than with prolonged time in prayer

and fasting?

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But this was not a spiritual retreat. At least not the kind we usually

imagine. Matthew doesn’t tell us that Jesus went into the wilderness

to commune with God. Rather, he went “to be tempted by the devil”

(4:1). It was far more than a time of ministry preparation. Jesus was

going head to head with Satan himself. The reason? To relive and

redeem the story of Israel.

The scene recalls the wanderings of the Israelites in the wilderness.

Just as God led Israel through the Red Sea and into the wilderness

for 40 years to be tested (Deut. 8:2), so the Spirit led Jesus into the

wilderness for 40 days to be tempted. The obedient Son of God is

contrasted with disobedient Israel, and the parallels between their

two stories are striking.

The Israelites in the wilderness complained time and again about food, saying that they didn’t have

enough to eat and that the cuisine back in Egypt was preferable (Exod. 16). Jesus, however,

resisted the temptation to turn stones into bread when he was hungry, saying, “It is written: ‘Man

shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God’” (Matt. 4:4).

Second, whereas the Israelites constantly put God to the test, doubting his love and provision (Exod.

17:2–7), Jesus refused to test God by jumping off the temple. Finally, Jesus was tempted to bend

his knee to the Devil. In the wilderness—and throughout the whole Old Testament, for that matter—

Israel betrayed her covenant God by worshiping an object of creation (Exod. 32). But Jesus resisted,

saying, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only’”

(Matt. 4:10).

By clinging to the very Law that the Israelites received from the hand of God, and by resisting the

wiles of the devil, Jesus emerged as the true representative and fulfillment of Israel. Where they had

failed, he succeeded. Where they were faithless, he was faithful.

Not only that, Jesus relived all of humanity’s experience. In the Garden, humanity doubted God’s

word, reached for forbidden food and, in so doing, grasped at equality with God. Yet, the temptation

of Christ was not to grasp at a forbidden equality with God, but to cling to his rights and thereby opt

out of the task allotted to him, that he should undo the results of Adam’s grasping. And undo the

results of humanity’s rebellion he did. For 40 days, Jesus gave up food, comfort, and security and

gave a beating to the devil so he could gain back what humanity had given away.

And all of this points to something greater.

The truth is Christ didn’t forego privileges and battle for humanity for only 40 days. The scene of

Jesus in the wilderness is a synecdoche for his entire early life—and ultimately his incarnation. A

synecdoche is a figure of speech, or in this case an action, in which a part is made to represent the

whole. By becoming human, God the Son laid aside certain rights and privileges so that we might

become co-heirs with him. That’s what Paul gets at in Philippians:

[Jesus], being in very nature God,

did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

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rather, he made himself nothing

by taking the very nature of a servant,

being made in human likeness. (2:6–7)

From this, theologians have developed a doctrine known as kenosis, stemming from a Greek term

meaning “emptying.” Christ emptied himself, or “made himself nothing,” when he became man. This

doesn’t mean that God the Son somehow abandoned his divine attributes, as if he were less divine

than in his pre-incarnate existence. For Paul says elsewhere, “In Christ all the fullness of the Deity

lives in bodily form” (Col. 2:9). Christ made himself nothing by becoming a servant. He did not use

his divinity to his own advantage, as Paul put it, but largely to walk a life-long path of self-sacrifice.

And the very reason Jesus took up this servanthood, relinquishing certain rights and privileges, was

so you and I might gain his benefits. This is the wonderful exchange which, out of his measureless

benevolence, he has made with us, that, by his descent to earth, he has prepared an ascent to

heaven for us; that, by taking on our mortality, he has conferred his immortality upon us; that,

accepting our weakness, he has strengthened us by his power; that, receiving our poverty unto

himself, he has transferred his wealth to us; that, taking the weight of our iniquity upon himself

(which oppressed us), he has clothed us with his righteousness.

That’s good news! Christ’s whole life was lived on behalf of others, a continuous pursuit of others’

wellbeing. And Christ’s fast in the wilderness is a crucial example of that reality. So if we want to

imitate his life and his fast to the degree we can, then we should consider fasting on behalf of

others—that is, for their benefit and blessing. This is

exactly the type of fast Isaiah talks about:

Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:

to loose the chains of injustice

and untie the cords of the yoke,

to set the oppressed free

and break every yoke?

Is it not to share your food with the hungry

and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—

when you see the naked, to clothe them,

and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

(58:6–7)

Lent is not just about personal holiness. Nor is it about pursuing simplicity of life for its own sake.

Lent also has a remarkable social dimension. Lent gives us the opportunity to move towards our

neighbor in charity because it emphasizes simplicity for the sake of others. It’s fine and good to give

up sweets, alcohol, TV, or whatever you might abstain from. But what if our abstinence reflected our

care for others more than our care for ourselves? What if we allocated the savings from our fasting

and gave them to the poor and marginalized?

If charity became an integral part of our fasting, then, we would move closer to participating in the

deeper meaning of Christ’s life and his fast.

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The scene of Christ in the wilderness and his incarnation help us see the Christian life as an upward,

inward, and outward movement. Lent teaches us to look to Christ as our sole redeemer and source

of strength. It teaches us to look within ourselves, to examine our hearts and surrender them to

Christ. And it teaches us to look to others, to see how we might serve and lay down our lives for

others as Christ has done for us.

Of course, as we enter the Lenten season we're aware that defeat is, more often than not, the

outcome. How many millions will pledge to give something up only to return to eating, drinking or

smoking it within a few days? The flesh is weak. But this shouldn't cause us to despair. Christianity

is about effort and not necessarily success: it is the act of trying to do the right thing that leads us to

encounter other people, better understand ourselves and come a little closer to God.

What we should look forward to in Lent is not triumph but humiliation - because it humbles us but

also because it proves that we're trying. Ultimately, that is what martyrdom is, too: resistance to the

badness of the world and a refusal to concede it ground. It is the answer to the problem of evil that

only the very brave dare to give.

Pope Francis has asked us to reconsider the heart of

fasting this Lenten season. According to Francis,

fasting must never become superficial. He often

quotes the early Christian mystic John

Chrysostom who said: “No act of virtue can be great if

it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no

matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter

how much you sleep on a hard floor and eat ashes

and sigh continually, if you do no good to others, you

do nothing great.”

But this isn’t to downplay the role of sacrifice during the Lenten season. Lent is a good time for

penance and self-denial. But once again, Francis reminds us that these activities must truly enrich

others: “I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.”

So, if we’re going to fast from anything this Lent, Francis suggests that even more than candy or

alcohol, we fast from indifference towards others.

In his annual Lenten message, the pope writes, “Indifference to our neighbor and to God also

represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the

voice of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience.”

Describing this phenomenon he calls the globalization of indifference, Francis writes that “whenever

our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for

others, no place for the poor. God’s voice is no longer heard, the quiet joy of his love is no longer

felt, and the desire to do good fades.” He continues that, “We end up being incapable of feeling

compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people’s pain, and feeling a need to help

them, as though all this were someone else’s responsibility and not our own.”

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But when we fast from this indifference, we can began to feast on love. In fact, Lent is the perfect

time to learn how to love again. Jesus—the great protagonist of this holy season—certainly showed

us the way. In him, God descends all the way down to bring everyone up. In his life and his ministry,

no one is excluded.

“What are you giving up for Lent?” It’s a question a lot of people will get these next few days. If you

want to change your body, perhaps alcohol and candy is the way to go. But if you want to change

your heart, a harder fast is needed. This narrow road is gritty, but it isn’t sterile. It will make room in

ourselves to experience a love that can make us whole and set us free.

Now that’s something worth fasting for.

5 Questions to Ask Yourself:

1. When I wake up on Resurrection Sunday morning, how will I

be different? What am I preparing for?

2. Is there something in my life—a habit, a grudge, a fear, a

prejudice, an addiction, an emotional barrier, a form of excess—

that keeps me from loving God with my heart, soul, mind, and

strength and loving my neighbor as myself? How might I address

that over the next 40 days?

3. Lent is a time to listen to God, but sometimes God speaks through others, particularly the poor,

oppressed, marginalized, and suffering. To whom should I be listening this season? How can I

cultivate a listening posture toward others whose perspective and experiences might differ from my

own?

4. Is there a spiritual discipline—praying the hours, lectio divina, the examen—that I’ve always

wanted to try? How might I alter my daily routine to include one of these disciplines?

5. The cycle of death and resurrection is central to the Christian faith. In what ways is that cycle

present in my life right now? Where might there be necessary change, suffering, death and decay,

and how might new life emerge from those experiences?

The first day of Lent and Good Friday are fast days in the

Ukrainian Catholic Church. On fast days, we totally abstain from

meat and dairy products and take only one full meal. Other meals

should be of smaller proportions, like snacks.

Stations of the Cross will continue every Wednesday until Good

Friday.

Sorokousty Services for deceased family members will take

place on Fridays during the morning Divine Liturgy until Good

Friday. Envelopes are available at the Church entrance.

February 22, 2015

SANCTUARY LIGHT

WEEK OF INTENTION OFFERED BY

FEBRUARY 22ND

+SOUL OF J.R. ALLARD THERESA ALLARD

MARCH 1ST

+SOUL OF LARRY FEDORCHUK PHYLLIS FEDORCHUK & FAMILY

MARCH 8TH

+SOULS OF THEODORE & MARIE LUTZ ROSE SWIDINSKY

MARCH 15TH

+SOULS OF CATHERINE & DMYTRO MANDZIE FAMILY

MARCH 22ND

+SOUL OF EUGENE KOLOCHUK (20 YEARS) BETTY KOLOCHUK & FAMILY

MARCH 29TH

+SOUL OF ALEX BUGERA VICKI BUGERA & FAMILY

APRIL 5TH

+SOUL OF DARLENE BUGERA VICKI BUGERA AND FAMILY

APRIL 12TH

+SOUL OF NICK KURYK ANNE LAMOTHE

APRIL 19TH

+SOUL OF MICHAEL TANCHAK ANNE TANCHAK & FAMILY

APRIL 26TH

+SOULS OF PARENTS WILLIAM & MARY MELNYK SAM & SYLVIA SZWALUK & FAMILY

+SOULS OF PARENTS JOHN & ROSE SZWALUK SAM & SYLVIA SZWALUK & FAMILY

MAY 3RD

+SOUL OF JOHN SWIDINSKY ROSE SWIDINSKY

MAY 10TH

FOR ALL MOTHERS LIVING AND DECEASED ANNE LAMOTHE

MAY 17TH

+SOUL OF PARENT JUNE MORANT BILL BRENDA & MEGAN MORANT

MAY 24TH

+SOULS OF MIKE & JEAN NECHWEDIUK MARTIN & LEONA NECHWEDIUK

MAY 31ST

HEALTH OF SAM & SYLVIA MARTYNIUK ANONYMOUS

JUNE 7TH

+SOULS OF MARY MARYNIUK & METRO STRILKIWSKI ROSE & JOHN WASYLIW

JUNE 14TH

+SOUL OF NICHOLAS TURKO MARY TURKO

JUNE 21ST

+SOUL OF AUDREY SKURA MARY TURKO

JUNE 28TH

+SOUL OF JOSEPHINE HAFICHUK VICKI BUGERA

JULY 5TH

HEALTH OF ANNA LABAY ANDY & LINDA LABAY

JULY 12TH

+SOUL OF BORIS MUSICK DOREEN & FAMILY

JULY 19TH

+SOULS OF WASYL & MARIA MUZYKA DOREEN & FAMILY

JULY 26TH

+SOUL OF EMILY STOYANSKY ANGELA & CATHY STOYANSKY

AUGUST 2ND

AVAILABLE

AUGUST 9TH

AVAILABLE

AUGUST 16TH

AVAILBLE

AUGUST 23RD

+SOULS OF PETER & ANASTASIA BAZARKEWICH JOHN & EDNA BAZARKEWICH

A Sanctuary Light burns eternally to indicate the presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist in

the Tabernacle. It is a marvelous thing that we can actually be in His presence!

February 22, 2015

LITURGIES & INTENTIONS

INTENTION OFFERED BY

February 22nd

10:00 am Health of Father Walter Laurence & Suzanne Tkach

Health & intention Bohdan & Stephan Pacholok Anne Lamothe

+Soul of Bev Beck Marianne Staub

February 23rd

NO MASS

February 24th

8:30 am Health of Teagan Marti Labay family

Birthday blessings Lucia Labay

February 25th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stella Tkach Father Walter

February 26th 8:30 am +Soul of Larry Fedorchuk Father Walter

February 27th 8:30 am +Soul of Josephine Hafichuk Deacon Leon & Olga Twerdun

March 1st 10:00 am +Souls of Dmytro, Ivanka, Mykhaylo Olana

Mariya, Nataliya, Dmytro, Olga, Ivan Paraskoviya

March 2nd

8:30 am +Soul of Bill Fediuk Frances Fediuk

March 3rd 8:30 am +Soul of Josephine Hafichuk Rudy & Margaret Hadubiak

March 4th 8:30 am +Soul of Michael Paly Oksana Paly & family

March 5th 6:45 pm +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter

March 6th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stella Tkach Father Walter

March 8th 10:00am +Souls of Paul & Dora Chegus Lou & Mildred Gollets

Health of Father Walter Lou & Mildred Gollets

March 9th 8:30 am +Souls of Stanley & Emily Stoyansky & family members Cathy & Angela Stoyansky

March 10th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stells Tkach Father Walter

March 11th 7:00pm Health of Patricia Gerelus Mary Gerelus

March 12th 8:30 am +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter

March 13th 8:30 am +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter

March 15th 10:00am +Soul of Margaret Newton 40 day Brian & Dina Newton

March 16th 7:00pm +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter

March 17th 8:30 am Health & birthday blessings Lesia Bill & Lesia Boyczuk

March 18th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stells Tkach Father Walter

March 19th 8:30am +Soul of Paul Kowal Joe Zawatsky

March 20th 8:30 am +Soul of Michael Paly

February 22, 2015

TAX RECEIPTS FOR 2014 DONATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP AT THE BACK OF THE

CHURCH

UCWLC SPRING TEA

MARCH 29, 2015 1:00-3:00 PM

TEA OPENER Sr. Janice Soluk SSMI

UCWLC

Palm Sunday Tea – March 29, 2015. We would appreciate monetary donations

or donations of new articles for the silent auction. For more information, contact

Jean Derhak.

Submitted by Rose Olynyk, President

ANNOUNCEMENT AND AN INVITATION TO ALL

PARISHIONERS .

THE VIDEO OF THE PARISH FAMILY FUN-

NITE WILL BE SHOWN ON SUNDAY , FEB.22ND

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AFTER THE LITURGY, AT COFFEE-HOUSE .

PLEASE PLAN TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN AND

ENJOY THE PARTICIPATION AND THE CONTRIBUTION THEY AND ALL OTHERS MADE TO THIS EVENT .

CHILDREN’S LUNCH AND BEVERAGE WILL BE PROVIDED. PARISH RENEWAL COMMITTEE . Submitted by Alex

Zimrose

Your parish’s nominating committee is looking for

parishioners interested in taking ANY position on the

Parish Council. Commitment of time required is minimal,

averaging one hour per month for the meeting. If you have

questions or would like to submit your name, please

contact Rose Olynyk at 888-3884 Alex Zimrose at 837-

7976 or Tony Sklar at 837-3642.

CHURCH CLEANERS FOR MARCH Submitted by Phyllis

Marchenski

Dorothy Labay

Tony & Dorothy Maksymchuk

February 22, 2015

From The Parish Council:

Thank you to Orest Kulchyski and Matt Baydock for constructing the storage shelves in the boardroom, GREAT JOB Saracousty Services (prayers for deceased members of our families) will be held every Friday at 9:00am during the Lenten season, Saracousty envelopes are at the back of the church, to have your family members each week at the Saracousty service please fill out an envelope and drop it in the collection basket, or parish office.

Submitted by John Bazarkewich parish v.p.

THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO:

ROSE OLYNYK who will celebrate on February 23rd

RAY REMILLARD who will celebrate on February 27th

MNOHAYA-MNOHAYA LITA! GOD GRANT YOU ALL MANY HAPPY YEARS!

We are still collecting cold-weather clothes for Siloam Mission and Main Street

Project. While 85% of donations are women's wear, 85% of the clients are men. They are

in dire need of men's clothing, so try to dig deep for some men's coats, pants, shirts and

shoes. Thank you and bless you for your kindness as we begin the season of Lent.

PARISH ANNUAL MEETING SUNDAY MARCH 1st

Parish annual meeting and election of the parish, will be held immediately after the pancake breakfast, it is your parish and responsibility to attend the meeting, voice your concerns, and join in the discussions, your elected representatives need and require your input, to assist them in making decisions, that concern all of us as a Family in Christ at St. Basil’s

Stations of the Cross will be held

every Wednesday at 7:00pm during

the Lenten season

Come walk with me

February 22, 2015

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Manitoba Provincial Council invites you to a Gala Concert "Tribute

to Shevchenko" Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of his Birth Конґрес Українців Канади -

Манітобська Провінційна Рада щиро запрошує Вас на Ґала Концерт - Поклін Шевченкові

Відзначення 200 річчя його народження Sunday March 8th, 2015 - 3:00 p,.m. Неділя, 8-го

бересня 2015р. - год. 3:00 п.п. Jubilee Place Concert HallMennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute

173 Talbot Avenue Tickets $10 adults, $5 children, children under 12 - free! Available at Svitoch

(621 Selkirk Avenue), Kalyna (952 Main Street), Oseredok (184 Alexander Avenue East)

February 22, 2015

UR Youth. > A screening of the Movie ‘The Triumph Saturday, February 28, 2015 Free 233 Scotia Street (Chancery) At 7pm To register, contact: (204) 338-7801 Tamara youth@archeparchy.ca

Sunday Session: Mar.1, 2015, 10-11am in the youth room at St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church. Topic: Patron

Saints

Eastern Prayer Rope Workshop- Facilitated by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fr. Taras Kchik, C.Ss.R (of

Saskatoon)

Sat. March 14, 2015 Location: St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 250 Jefferson Ave, 1-

3:30pm, registration fee $20. For anyone 18-99 years old!

Learn how to make a "Chotky and find out how this Eastern alternative to the rosary can enrich your

prayer life!

Please RSVP by Wednesday March 11 to Michelle at rymcssr@gmail.com or call 799-1060.

Knights of Columbus St. Anne Council 10TH Annual Lenten Fish Fry Dinners

(Pickerel, perogies, trimmings, beverages, desserts) Take-outs and UCWLC Bake Sale Items available

St. Anne ukrainian Catholic Church Hall – 35 Marcie St. (off Gilmore)

Lenten Fridays, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, February 20th

to March 27th

, 2015 Costs range up to $10

Dinners followed by Stations of the Cross or Presanctified Liturgy at 7:00 PM each Friday

Dementia Care 2015

March 9 & 10 at Canad Inns - Polo Park.

Dementia Care is a two day learning opportunity for healthcare professionals caring for people with

dementia.

For more information or to register online, visit alzheimer.mb.ca/dementiacare2015 or call 204-943-

6622 in Winnipeg or 1-800-378-6699 in Manitoba.

UCC MPC is holding a commemoration on Sunday March 1, 2015 to commemorate the Ist year anniversary of Nebesna Sotnia

and the events of the Maidan. The event begins at 2:00 pm and will be held at St Mary the Protectress Sobor (820 Burrows

Avenue). A Panakhyda will take place followed by a video presentation and some short speeches in the Parish Auditorium.

Fundraising will take place for the Individual First Aid Kits. This meeting has been blessed by His Eminence Metropolitan Yurij and

His Grace Metropolitan Lawrence has indicated that he will be present.

February 22, 2015

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14 Children’s Divine Liturgy 11:00

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF PENANCE

Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast

16 First Day of Lent

17 PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

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