Second Sunday of Great Lent. Mark 8:34-9:1. Tone 2

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1 Парафія Святого Василія Великого St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Parish th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3B9 Phone Fax Website: Volume 52 March 12, 2017 no. 11 Second Sunday of Great Lent Mark 8:34-9:1 Tone 2 HOURS OF CHURCH SERVICES SATURDAY: Vespers at 6 pm Divine Liturgies: 7 AM and 7 PM SUNDAY Divine Liturgies: Matins at 8 am 9 AM (Ukr); 11 AM (Eng.); 7 PM (Eng./Ukr.) HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION: Divine Liturgies: 7 & 10 AM & 7 PM Matins - 7:45 am MINOR FEAST DAY: Divine Liturgies: 7 AM & 7 PM; Matins - 7:45 am, * If this is on a Friday, 9 AM is omitted WEEKDAY Divine Liturgies: Monday to Thursday and Saturday: 7 AM (Ukr./Eng); Matins - 7:45 am, FRIDAY Divine Liturgies: 7 AM (Ukr./Eng.); Matins - 7:45 am, and 9 AM in Monastery Chapel (Eng.) CONFESSIONS: Starting 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 PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9 AM to Noon and 1 to 5 PM Basilian Fathers in the Parish Fr. Josaphat Tyrkalo, OSBM; Superior & Pastor Fr. Mark Zazula, OSBM, 1st Assistant Fr. Thomas Kobak, OSBM, 2nd Assistant In the Monastery: Fr. Myron Chimy, OSBM; Bro. Nicholas Koziak, OSBM; Bro. Stephen Krysak, OSBM In Youville Nursing Home: Fr. Boniface Malowany, OSBM Basilian Fathers House of Studies Fr. Daniel Wach, OSBM - Rector Ave, Phone: Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate Sr. Doloretta Shalagan, SSMI Superior Phone: St. Basil s Cultural Centre Phone: stbasilsculturalcentre@shaw.ca Seniors Citizens Residence Celo Vesnivka - Phone: Camp St. Basil: campstbasil@shaw.ca

2 Church Services and meetings this week Sunday, March 12 - Conclusion of the Parish Mission TIME CHANGE to DAYLIGHT SAVING 9 am - Matins 9:35 am - Communal Rosary 10 am - Divine Liturgy with reflection on our witnessing to the Good News in every aspect of our life; and Bozhi Dity 12:00 noon - Parish Sunday Brunch sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. During the Brunch the K of C will award scholarships to students. 12:30 pm - Solemn Communion Class in Cultural Centre 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Monday, March 13: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins Tuesday, March 14: 7 am - Divine Liturgy & 7:45 am - Matins 6:30 pm - Rosary 6:45 pm - Divine Liturgy followed by UCWLC and K of C Executive meetings Wednesday, March 15: 7 am-divine Liturgy 7:45 am-matins 7 pm - Stations of the Cross Thursday, March 16: 7 am-divine Liturgy 7:45 am-matins Pyrohy Workshop following the Divine Liturgy 7:30 pm - Choir Practice Friday, March 17: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins 7 pm - Divine Liturgy and Sorokousty Teen Youth Meeting from 7 to 9 pm in Cultural Centre Saturday, March 18-7 am - Divine Liturgy 6 pm - Vespers 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Sunday, March 19 - Sunday Veneration of the Cross 8 am - Matins 9 am - Divine Liturgy (Sung Ukranian) 10:35 am- Communal Rosary 11 am - Divine Liturgy (Sung English) NO Solemn Communion Class in Cultural Centre THIS DAY 7 pm - Divine Liturgy

3 9:00 am Divine Liturgy: Brian Hlus, Jonathan Hlus Larry Kuchmak Fred Tautchin Ushers for March, :00 AM Divine Liturgy Mike Melnyk Julian Warawa Ed Kasowski, Vlady Siracky, Jimmie Yeremiy Prayer intention for March: We pray for support for Persecuted Christians. We pray that persecuted Christians may be supported by the prayers and material help of the whole Church. We encourage everyone to remember in your prayers and try to visit those on our Sick List: Eugene Cherwick (Winnipeg); Steve & Tillie Chichak; John & Lennie Chichak; Fr. Myron Chimy, OSBM; Bud and Terry Conway; Fr. Edward Evanko (Winnipeg); Dora Faryna; Nick Harrison; Brent Kostyniuk; Sharon Koziak; Bernie Kully; Fr. Boniface Malowany, OSBM; Zena Pshyk; Dan Sekora; Olga Shelast; Nathanial Shewchuk (of Winnipeg); Eileen Siracky; Bro. George Waryk, OSBM (Mundare); Ann Wayland; those confined to their hospital beds or their homes; and the Canadian peacekeepers. This List is kept to the end of the month. If desired, you must resubmit the person's name for the next month. Deadline for bulletin messages is 1:00 pm Wednesdays. Also send your organization s message to be included in next month s calendar before the 20 of the month. Pyrohy and Cabbage Roll Workshops: March 16 - Pyrohy; March 23 - Cabbage Rolls. We encourage all those looking to perfect their pinching and rolling techniques to come out and join us. We start after 7 am Divine Liturgy. Come for as long as you can! Want to learn? No problem, we welcome all skill levels. Light Breakfast, coffee and lunch will be served. More information or to participate contact Nettie Kowal at: Teen Youth Meeting. Ever wonder who St. Patrick was, and why he is so important? Come and find out during St. Basil s Youth St. Patrick s day meeting! Friday, March 17, from 7-9 pm in the St. Basils Cultural Centre Youth Room. Contact aliciachichak@gmail.com if you would like to check out our program and to RSVP to the meeting.

4 Next Men s Club meetings: Monday, Monday, March 20. St. Basil's UCWLC Paska/Babka Workshops & Bake Sale. Paska and Babka workshops will be held on March 28 & 29 and on April 4 & 5. Pick-up dates: March 29 & April 5, from 3:30 pm to 6 pm at the Cultural Centre. To place an order phone Evelyn at Deadline date for orders: March 20. For more information call Steffie at Volunteers are the life-blood of our Church community and we look forward to working with you on our Parish team! VOLUNTEERS for such positions as Ushers, Money counters, catering assistance, Pre-Baptism Instructors, Marriage rehearsal guides, and any other way that will help the parish community to be strong! At present - Volunteers are needed for our table setting groups for catering events. Tables are set either the day before or the day of the event. We provide refreshments and light lunch to all our volunteers. Please contact Lynne Fletcher at Presentation on the Shroud of Turin - St. Josaphat's Cathedral, Sunday, March 26 and Sunday, April 30-2 to 4 pm. Learn about this amazing relic owned by the Catholic Church - the cloth in which Jesus was buried. Discover the mysteries that have puzzled scientists and faithful alike. It has been called the 5 th Gospel because the image and blood stains clearly tell the story of Christ s suffering and death that corroborate the story as told in the Gospels. The presentation includes an authentic full size cloth replica of the Shroud obtained by the Eparchy of Edmonton. We conclude with a PowerPoint presentation that gives the history. Is it real or a fake? You will be in a better position to decide after you see and hear the evidence. Camp St. Basil - Children s Summer Camp Program - Sunday, July 2 to Saturday, July 15 for children aged seven (7) to fourteen (14). Register for week one or week two or for both weeks. When available: Register on line at: stbasilschurch.com. OR, PICK UP YOUR REGISTRATION in the Church vestibule.

5 Eparchial Acolyte Camp St. Basil from 4 pm Monday, August 7, to noon Saturday August 12. Register before July 24 for a discount. When available, PICK UP YOUR REGISTRATION in the Church vestibule. St. Basil s Acolytes (Altar Boys) bring your applications to Fr. Josaphat to receive special assistance for the registration fee. Our monthly collection of non-perishable food items for the Edmonton Food Bank is Sunday, March 26. Thank You to all that have donated to the Food Bank through our monthly collection. Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts at the Art Gallery & Artisan Boutique, Street - present Eva Tomiuk Retrospective in an exhibition of her large collection of extraordinary pysanky and embroidery works, spanning years of talent and research. From March 3 to 29. Marriage Encounter - Make your marriage better! Marriage enrichment! Next Marriage Encounter is from June 4-7, in Edmonton. website: wwme.org, OR Phone: , OR contact: gvankup@telus.net SPIRITUAL ACTS If you desire to make the Great Fast even more real, add to your prayers and fasting spiritual acts of Mercy. Send a card or letter to someone you know is having a difficult time in life OR visit them. Your support could make all the difference to them. They should not know, by the way, that you are doing this as a Lenten spiritual act. Just share with them the joy of life and the love of God. May someone s life be better because you care! NOTE: Bitter Harvest A love story movie, set against the backdrop of the Holodomor in Ukraine. See local listings for show times. Biannual Yarmarok March 18 & 19 hosted by Verkhovyna Ukrainian Song & Dance Ensemble at Ukrainian Youth Complex; a family event that offers a bake sale, penny carnival, petting zoo, Ukrainian dance showcase, Baba's Kitchen, and a trade/craft show. For information, contact Tetiana Hlus (Yarmarok Committee) at tetiana.hlus@live.ca

6 A PRAYER A DAY FOR THE GREAT FAST The prayers are based, in part, on the Matins Services of the Great Fast SUNDAY, MARCH 12: O Lord, help me to become Your child. I have no other hope but You. In the abundance of Your goodness, save me and help me to spiritually grow through my efforts during this Great Fast. Help me to understand that if I grow in my imitation of Jesus, Your only-begotten Son, I will discover the true meaning and purpose of this earthly life. Let me cleanse myself by almsgiving and acts of mercy, not sounding a trumpet or making a show of my charity. Let not my left hand know what my right hand is doing. Let not vainglory scatter the fruit of my almsgiving, but, in secret, let me call on You Who knows all the secrets of my life. I again ask this of You Who I call Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN MONDAY, MARCH 13: O Father and God of all, let me cry to You with the words of the Prodigal. Let me fall down before You, saying: I have sinned against You, Father. Accept my repentance! You have conferred upon me a royal birthright by becoming a man. But I have not truly appreciated Your gift and have, at times, fed swine, the offspring of my sins. But in Your compassion spare me, O Savior. I would, like the Prodigal Son, kneel before You seek Your forgiveness. Run out to meet me and, taking me in Your embrace, grant me the tokens of Your salvation. Instead of a hired servant, make me truly Your child. I voluntarily surrender to Your will; O Savior Who loves mankind and ask this of You Who I call Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN TUESDAY, MARCH 14: When I consider my actions, wasting in prodigal desires the wealth which You have given me, I am filled with fear and in repentance and I cry out to You, my Father and my God: I have sinned, save me. As I think about my life, I realize that sinning on earth makes me afraid of heaven. For I alone will be my accuser, O Word of God, when all things are made known at the end. I admit I fed on dark and swinish thoughts when, like the Prodigal, I left You, O Savior, and went into a far country. But now I cry: I have sinned against You. Save me, for fervently I run for refuge to Your tender mercy. I again ask this of You Who I call Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN

7 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15: We who believe in You, O Master, know the wealth of Your great and measureless compassion. With the Prodigal Son and in deep sincerity, I bow down before You. Accept me, a sinner, who flees to You for refuge. O compassionate Lord; I truly believe that there is no sin that can overcome Your love for me and all humankind. Therefore I proclaim in faith my belief that You are not three Gods but one Godhead. I honor three Persons: the Father unbegotten, the Son begotten from the Father and the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father, One God in Three. I come before You, O God, as Your child, desirous to offer You praise and glory. Please accept my humble praise. This I ask of You, who I call Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN THURSDAY, MARCH 16: O Master, I believe that You humbled Yourself, because of Your compassion, and speak with kindness to Your fallen children. In Your love for humankind, You go out to meet the sinful and, embracing them, You grant them salvation. If any person reproaches You for this, You, in Your tender love, do not respond to him in anger but, because of your measureless mercy, You forgive him. Knowing and believing this, I bow down before You, my Lord and my God, and ask You to truly help me to become Your child and never question the depth of Your mercy. Help me only to remember my own sinfulness and be grateful for Your mercy. This I desire with all of my heart and ask You, who I call Father, Son and Holy Spirit to help me. AMEN FRIDAY, MARCH 17: O Master, as I continue this Great Fast, help me in my efforts to understand the meaning of my preparation for Paschal, the Christian experience of exodus from sin and earthly bondage to a journey into the Promised Land, the Kingdom of Our Heavenly Father. Help me to understand that this earthly life given to me is truly a journey to a deeper union with my Triune God and that it is a journey that is only accomplished through personal transformation and change. Help me to understand how I must change. Help me to open my heart and mind to the presence of the Holy Spirit within me, loving me and calling me to deeper union with You, my God. I ask this of You, who I call Father, Son and Holy Spirit to help me. AMEN

8 SATURDAY, MARCH 18: As we approach the mid-point of the Fast, O Master, I ask You to help me continue my efforts to prepare myself to celebrate all You have done for me. With the Church I declare: Shine your grace, O Blessed Cross, upon my heart so that I may understand God s great love for me. Help me to embrace the Cross, knowing that through it my fear of death has been abolished and the joy of eternal life is granted me. Help me, O Lord, to understand the meaning of the Cross, the Tomb, the Resurrection, the Ascension into heaven and the sitting at the right hand of the Father. I believe that Your actions have opened the door to salvation. I ask this of You, who I call Father, Son and Holy Spirit to help me. AMEN 48th Annual Friars Ball - May 5, Westin Hotel. Plan to attend this formal event in support of the education and formation of seminarians, religious, and lay leaders for the Ukrainian Eparchy and the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. Tickets $250 each ($150 for 25 and younger). For further information, please contact Anna at (ajaremko@caedm.ca), see or view us on THESE COME FROM A ROMAN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEST. KIDS WERE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. 1. IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINESSIS. GOD GOT TIRED OF CREATING THE WORLD SO HE TOOK THE SABBATH OFF. 2. ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN APPLE TREE. NOAH'S WIFE WAS JOAN OF ARK. NOAH BUILT AND ARK AND THE ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS. 3. LOTS WIFE WAS A PILLAR OF SALT DURING THE DAY, BUT A BALL OF FIRE DURING THE NIGHT. 5. SAMPSON WAS A STRONGMAN WHO LET HIM SELF BE LED ASTRAY BY A JEZEBEL LIKE DELILAH. 6. SAMSON SLAYED THE PHILISTINES WITH THE AXE OF THE APOSTLES. 7. MOSES LED THE JEWS TO THE RED SEA WHERE THEY MADE UNLEAVENED BREAD WHICH IS BREAD WITHOUT ANY INGREDIENTS.