24 Sunday after Pentecost. St. Paul s Letter to the Ephesians 2: Luke 8: OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9 to Noon & 1 to 4:30

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Парафія Святого Василія Великого St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Parish 7007 109th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3B9 Phone 780-434-8010 Fax 780-438-3189 Website: www.stbasilschurch.

1 Парафія Святого Василія Великого St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Parish th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3B9 Phone Fax Website: OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9 to Noon & 1 to 4:30 Volume 53 November 4, 2018 No Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul s Letter to the Ephesians 2:14 22 Luke 8:41 56 CHURCH SERVICES SATURDAY: Div. Liturgy: 7am (Eng./Ukr.) SATURDAY: Vespers at 6 pm SATURDAY: Div. Liturgy: 7pm (Eng./Ukr.) SUNDAY: Matins at 8 am (Eng.) Divine Liturgy: 9 am (Ukr. sung) Community Rosary: 10:35 am Divine Liturgy: 11 am (Eng. sung) Divine Liturgy: 7 pm (Eng./Ukr.) HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION: Divine Liturgy: 7 am (Eng./Ukr.) Matins - 7:45 am Divine Liturgy: 10 am (Eng./Ukr.) Divine Liturgy: 7 pm ( Eng./Ukr.) MINOR FEAST DAY: Divine Liturgies: 7 am, 10 am, 7 pm Matins - 7:45 am, * If this is on a Friday, the 9 am Div. Lit. is omitted in the chapel FRIDAY: Divine Liturgy: 7 am; Matins - 7:45 am, Divine Liturgy: 9 am (Eng.) CONFESSIONS: 10 minutes before Divine Liturgies on Saturdays and Sundays; or by appointment at other times. MARRIAGES: By appointment at least 8 months in advance. Also, Membership in the Parish is mandatory. BAPTISMS & FUNERALS: By arrangement. Basilian Fathers serving the Parish: Fr. Josaphat (Jo) Tyrkalo, OSBM, Superior & Pastor Fr. Mark Zazula, OSBM, Vicar & Assistant Fr. Thomas Kobak, OSBM, 2nd Assistant Bro. Dmytro Borovets, OSBM Basilian Fathers Director & Students: Fr. Iryney Valyavka, OSBM; Director of Studies Bro. Peter Pitchko, OSBM - Student Youville Nursing Home: Fr. Boniface Malowany, OSBM Fr. Myron Chimy, OSBM Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate: Sr. Anne Pidskalny, SSMI, Superior Sr. Zoe Bernatsky, SSMI, Sr. Veronica SSMI, Sr. Petronella SSMI Phone: St. Basil s Cultural Centre: Chef Joe Phone: stbasilsculturalcentre@shaw.ca Celo Vesnivka Phone: Camp St. Basil: campstbasil@shaw.ca

2 Church Services and Meetings this week Sunday, November 4: 24 Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Matins 9 am - Divine Liturgy, Ukrainian sung 10:35 am - Communal Rosary 11 am - Divine Liturgy, English sung 11 am - Bozhi Dity 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Monday, November 5: 7 am - Divine Liturgy, 7:45 am Matins Tuesday, November 6: 7 am - Divine Liturgy, 7:45 am - Matins 7 pm Parish Council Meeting Cultural Board Room Wednesday, November 7: 7 am - Divine Liturgy, 7:45 am Matins Thursday, November 8: Feast of St. Michael the Archangel 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am Matins 7:30 pm- Parish Choir Practice in the Pioneer Room Friday, November 9: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins 9 am - Divine Liturgy in Chapel 10 to 4 pm - Adoration in Chapel Saturday, November 10: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 6 pm - Vespers 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Sunday, November 11: 25 Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Matins 9 am - Divine Liturgy, Ukrainian sung 10:35 am - Communal Rosary 11 am - Divine Liturgy, English sung 11 am - Bozhi Dity 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Ushers for October - 9 am Divine Liturgy: Bill Sawchuk, Jerry Politylo, Vlady Siracky, Allan Koshka, Donald Sendziak. Ushers for October - 11 am Divine Liturgy: Mike Yakymyshyn, Harold Brigidear, Jack Fedan, Chris Kyrzyk, David Kaminsky, Peter Miskey To be an usher: call Murray Pitchko: These days it is necessary to have men & women ushering at every Divine Liturgy.

3 Prayer intention for November: In the Service of Peace: That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict. Remember the sick, the lonely, and the elderly in your prayers, and try to visit them: Tillie Chichak, John Chichak; Fr. Myron Chimy, OSBM; Gordon (Bud) Conway; Fr. Justin Ewaschyshyn, OSBM (Mundare); Fr. Edward Evanko (Winnipeg); Ed Ewaskiw; Dora Faryna; Alexandra Kasowski; Janice Klatchuk; Joyce Krasilchuk; Bill Lapchuk; Katherine Lewicki; Gregory Lesko; Fr. Boniface Malowany, OSBM; Darryl Metz; Irene Michalyshen; Natalia (3 yrs old); Tom Nahirniak; Alex and Lucy Nay; Joyce Palamar; Helen Pasemko; Zena Pshyk; Robert Tabaka; Virginia Tkachuk; Mabel Wynnyk; Nestor Zacharko; Louise Zurawell; the Canadian Peace Keepers; those confined to their hospital beds or their homes. Please contact the Parish Office to submit or resubmit a name as a new list will be made for November. Altar Boys You are invited to serve every Sunday. Parents please make the effort to bring your boys at least 15 minutes before the service to the Sacristy to vest. ALL ALTER BOYS AND PARENTS please remember the Nov. 23/30 Fun Event. Children of Mary and Parents please remember to attend the Nov. 23/30 Fun Event. Also, the girls will attend the Divine Liturgy with capes and veils on the first Sunday of the month: Sunday Nov am Liturgy Budova Charitable Society fundraiser: We sell Sobeys/ Safeway grocery gift cards in denominations of $100, $50 and $25. Purchase your cards, from: Leo Derkach, Dennis Pawlowski, Betty Zacharko, Sharon Sheptak, Mike Melnyk, Jimmie Yeremiy or Gerald Draganiuk. URGENT: The Parish Council is looking for two volunteers to form a committee of three to be the Safer Environments Lead Committee for the parish. A human resources background might be helpful. Please call either Parish Council chairperson Gerald Draganiuk at or Pastor, Fr. Jo at

4 The Budova Charitable Society is collecting the following items for underprivileged kids: mittens, scarves and socks. A collection box is in the church vestibule. The collection will continue until Sunday, November 18. These items will then be taken to St. Bernadette s school on November 21 when the Society will host a Holodomor lunch. The Budova Charitable Society also thank you for your contribution to the Ronald McDonald House Toy Drive. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Cultural Centre Events for the month of October/November November 10 Swiss Men s Choir (400) need volunteers November 16 - New Moon November 24/25 - Just One World (Trade Show) Cultural Centre Concession need volunteers November 24 Soup, Salad & Social (11:30 to 2 pm) November 30 - New Moon Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw competitions open to students in Grades st event: St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School Nov. 1 2 nd event: Bishop David Motiuk Catholic elementary school - November 15. Both events start on a Thursday at 1 pm. To participate in this fun event please contact Brother Chris Kyrzyk, Father Hannas Council commdir.kofc10519@gmail.com. Spectators are welcome to the event. St Michael s Cemetery: No Stone Left Alone Memorial Service and Panakhyda, Monday November 5, at 10:30 a.m., at the Main Central Cross Street. Join Most Rev. David Motiuk, members of the Edmonton Garrison, St Matthew Elementary School, and Edmonton Eparchy Clergy in honoring our veterans and remembering our loved ones during this time of remembrance. Retrouvaille - A lifeline for troubled marriages! Is your marriage in crisis? Communication problems? You are not alone. Website: helpourmarriage.ca, , or info@helpourmarriage.ca Next Edmonton Retrouvaille Program is Nov 16 to 19.

5 K of C Essay Contest for is underway and open to all Catholic students in grades 10, 11 and 12 during the current school year. The following theme for this year is How Does Your Family Keep its Catholic Faith in Action?. "Faith in action is love, and love in action is service. By transforming that faith into living acts of love, we put ourselves in contact with God himself, with Jesus our Lord." - Saint Mother Teresa Please submit your essays by November 15, For more information, contact Brother Chris Kyrzyk, commdir.kofc10519@gmail.com. Holodomor Memorial Day, Saturday, November 24. Prior to that day, we encourage each family to light a candle and pray that our Lord grant peace to the victims and that our Lord may help us to forgive their oppressors. Let us also pray that our Lord has mercy and forgives them their sins. Overnight Retreat, November 24 25, for children in Grades 1 through 6 at Holy Eucharist Church. Theme: Preparing for Baby Jesus. Make new friends! See friends from summer or previous camps. Bring a friend and spread the word! Drop off: November 24 at 3:30. Pick-up: after divine Liturgy November 25. COST: $20 all snacks and meals will be provided. Register with payment by Monday, November 19. Register: youth@eeparchy.com Registration Form: at Religious Radio Program VECHIRNYA HODYNA on World FM 101.7: Every Sunday evening at 6:30 PM. We invite organizations or individuals to sponsor a program to celebrate: A birthday, anniversary, or the memory of a loved one, etc. Cost of the program is $ Please make cheque payable to: Basilian Fathers Radio Account - income tax receipts will be issued. Ninth Annual Bishop s Gala, Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Chateau Louis Hotel and Conference Centre. This is a fundraiser to support the operation and programming of the Eparchy of Edmonton. Cocktails at 6:00 pm, followed by dinner and live auction. A silent auction will be held throughout the evening. Tickets are $175 each or $1400 per table of eight. A charitable tax receipt for $85 will be issued per ticket. For tickets call or chancery@edmontoneparchy.com

6 - With the falling asleep of Lance Malinsky, may God bless the family he leaves to morn. - We also pray for other families of our parish that have lost loved ones to disease, accidents and old age. May God bless and protect each of you. Keep Smiling As you prepare to read this story, my question is: Would you have made the same choice? At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered the following speech. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question. "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?" The audience was stilled by the query. The father continued. "I believe, that when a child like Shay comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes, in the way other people treat that child." Then he told the following story: Shay and I (his father) were walking past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they will let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and, getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, "We are losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we will try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning." In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the outfield. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I (his father) waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. At this juncture, to let Shay bat might give away their chance to win the game. Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew

7 that a hit was all but impossible because Shay did not even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly, so Shay could at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came, and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and turning threw the ball on a high arc to right field, far beyond the reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" By the time Shay rounded first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions and intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head. Shay ran toward second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases toward home. Shay reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third!" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams were screaming, "Shay, run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the "grand slam" and won the game for his team. "That day," At that moment my eyes (the father said) were filled with tears that rolled down my face. The boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world." LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all tell thousands of jokes without a second thought, but when it comes to telling messages about life choices, people think twice about sharing. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely from our lips, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces. We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the "natural order of things." So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice; do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up that opportunity, and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

8 LIFE There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying "Just take care of my eyes dear". This is how human beings change when their status changes. Only a few remember what life was before, and those who have always been there for them even in the most painful situations. Today before you think of saying an unkind word, think of someone who cannot speak. Before you complain about the taste of your food, think of someone who has nothing to eat. Before you complain about your husband or wife, think of someone who is crying out to God for a companion. Today before you complain about life, think of someone who died too early. Before you complain about your children, think of someone who desires children but is barren. Before you argue about your dirty house, someone did not clean or sweep, think of the people who are living in the streets. Before whining about the distance you must drive, think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job. Before you think of pointing a finger or condemning another, remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one Maker. And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down, put a smile on your face and thank God you are alive and still around. Life is a gift, live it, enjoy it, celebrate it, and fulfill it. Dwell not on sorrow... Show your delight! Think of tomorrow... For life is your right! Remember you are a child of a King!

OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9 to Noon & 1 to 4:30

OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9 to Noon & 1 to 4:30 Парафія Святого Василія Великого St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Parish 7007 109th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3B9 Phone 780-434-8010 Fax 780-438-3189 Website: www.stbasilschurch.com Email: st.basils@shawbiz.ca