Fourth Sunday of Great Lent. Mark 9: Tone 4

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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 26, 2017 no. 13 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Mark 9:17-31 Tone 4 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 26 - Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Collection for the Food Bank 8 am - Matins 9 am - Divine Liturgy (Sung Ukranian) 10:35 am- Communal Rosary 11 am - Divine Liturgy (Sung English) and Bozhi Dity 12:30 pm Solemn Communion Class in Cultural Centre Monday, March 27: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins Tuesday, March 28: 7 am - Divine Liturgy & 7:45 am - Matins 7:30 pm - Knights of Columbus Council Meeting Wednesday, March 29: 7 am-divine Liturgy 7:45 am-matins 7 pm - Stations of the Cross Thursday, March 30: 7 am-divine Liturgy 7:45 am-matins 7:30 pm - Choir Practice Friday, March 31: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins NO 9 am Divine Liturgy 4:30-7 pm - British Nite Supper - everyone is invited Saturday, April 1 7 am - Divine Liturgy 6 pm - Vespers 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Sunday, April 2- Fifth Sunday of Great Lent 8 am - Matins 9 am - Divine Liturgy (Sung Ukranian) 10:35 am- Communal Rosary 11 am - Divine Liturgy (Sung English) and Bozhi Dity Today we celebrate the reception of Solemn Communnion for 12 young parishioners 7 pm - Divine Liturgy 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.

3 Ushers for March 26, 2017 The last Sunday of the month the Knights of Columbus look after the duties of the ushers for the Divine Liturgies on Saturday and Sunday. TODAY is - Our monthly collection of non-perishable food items for the Edmonton Food Bank. Thank You to all that have donated to the Food Bank through our monthly collection. 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); Ed Ewaskiw; Dora Faryna; Nick Harrison; Brent Kostyniuk; Sharon Koziak; Bernie Kully; Bill Lapchuk, Fr. Boniface Malowany, OSBM; Zena Pshyk; Helen Prysko; Olga Shelast; Nathanial Shewchuk (of Winnipeg); Eileen Siracky; Bro. George Waryk, OSBM (Mundare); Ann Wayland; those confined to their hospital beds or their homes; the Canadian peacekeepers. Please phone If you wish to resubmit the names for next month. Healing Prayer. Lord Jesus, heal me. Heal in me whatever You see needs healing. Heal me of whatever might separate me from You. Heal my spirit, heal my body, heal my soul. Lay Your hands gently upon me and heal me through Your love for me. AMEN 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. 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 26. For more information call Steffie at

4 Volunteers are the life-blood of our Church community and we look forward to working with you on our Parish team! VOLUNTEER 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 catered 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, 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 bloodstains 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. Holy Thursday, April 13 at 11 am at St. Josaphat s Hierarchical Divine Liturgy celebrating the Institution of the Eucharist with Bishop David and clergy, and will include consecration of Holy Chrism, and the Rite of Washing of the Feet of the Disciples. Followed by a dinner in honour of the gift of priesthood. All parishioners are welcome! Tickets for the dinner may be purchased through Saint Josaphat Cathedral ( ) or the Eparchial Pastoral Centre ( ). The first 12 Lectors were ordained to the order of Lector 30 years ago. We are preparing to have classes for a new group of Lectors. Men of good standing in the Church who would like to serve God as lectors please contact the Pastor. Please come and talk personally with Fr. Josaphat to submit your name.

5 NEWS FROM BASILIAN FATHERS MUSEUM 1. The Museum has in stock: Hand made Easter Basket covers; pysanky, wooden pysanky, wooden pysanky stands, lamb butter mold kits, egg dyes, cook books and DVD on Easter breads. For information call March 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm - free how-to seminar on genealogy. Learn how to research family history. For information call We have to give away U-Haul moving boxes - all sizes and strong. Good for storing or moving. For information call 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. 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) please bring your applications to Fr. Josaphat to have your registration fee paid for by the parish. Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts at the Art Gallery & Artisan Boutique, Street - presenting Eva Tomiuk s exhibition of her large collection of extraordinary pysanky and embroidery works. 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 40 DAYS FOR LIFE March 1 - April 9, is a life-saving campaign that involves prayer and fasting, community outreach, and peaceful vigil, praying outside abortion facilities for an end to abortion. The peaceful vigil takes place on the north side of the street next to Back Porch pregnancy crisis centre (Please do not obstruct the stairs used to access the Back Porch) and opposite the Woman s Health Options abortion clinic located at A Ave from 7 am to 7 pm throughout the campaign.

6 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! A PRAYER A DAY FOR THE GREAT FAST The prayers are based, in part, on the Matins Services of the Great Fast SUNDAY, MARCH 26: O holy father John Climacus, today the Church commemorates your life and commitment to follow Jesus. Truly you have carried on your lips the praises of the Lord and, with great wisdom, have studied the words of Holy Scripture so that you might teach us how to become people who strive to imitate Christ. You have, because of your efforts, gained the riches of grace and become blessed. By your Sacred Ladder, father John, you have shown me how to take up the cross life has presented to me and, like Jesus, to carry it without complaint. You have shown me how to imitate Christ and to follow in His steps. I humbly ask you, father John, to ask God, on my behalf, to grant me the courage to climb your Ladder for greater union with You. Amen! Monday, March 27 - O Christ our true God, as I look upon Your Holy Cross, I am reminded of the great love you have for me and all humankind. As I behold Your Cross I know that You know well the struggles humans face in life. You faced these same struggles Yourself, and many more, so that I might understand how to deal with the struggles that life brings to me. Help me to see and accept life s struggles as loving opportunities to grow in my hope and trust in You. Help me to deal with the struggles of my life as You did. Help me to carry my cross behind You. As I request Your help, O God, I offer my praise to You, Who I know to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not only now but forever and ever. Amen.

7 Tuesday, March 28 - O my most living Lord, I beg Your help in carrying the crosses that are a part of my life. Help me to never become bitter at the challenges that life gives me but to deal with these challenges with the same type of nobility and courage You had in your crucifixion and death. Help me not to complain about life s challenges but, like You, to be silent and prayerful, only asking our Father for His divine help. As I carry the crosses which come to my life, help me to realize that they are designed with love to help me spiritually grow. As I request Your help, O God, I offer my praise to You, Who I know to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not only now but forever and ever. Amen. Wednesday, March 29 - O loving Lord, as I think again about Your crucifixion and death, help me to realize that it is necessary for me to voluntarily embrace life s challenges so that I may truly come to a deeper understanding of life s purpose. Help me to see in Your cross, the way to my own salvation, knowing that it is the way that I live my life and accept the crosses of life that will lead me to a deeper union with You. Help me to realize that the crosses of my life, if willingly accepted with nobility and courage, can only lead to greater union with You. As I request Your help, O God, I offer my praise to You, Who I know to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not only now but forever and ever. Amen. Thursday, March 30 - O Jesus Christ, I truly believe and profess that You are truly God incarnate Who came into our world for the sake of revealing to us how we must live in order to come into deeper union with You. I know and believe that this is the true meaning of life. For salvation is to know You, my Triune God, as the source of my life, as revealed through the Person of Jesus. I beg You to help me grow more convinced of this truth and to do all in my power to completely embrace the Jesus Way of Living. He is the Person I desire to imitate. As I request Your help, O God, I offer my praise to You, Who I know to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not only now but forever and ever. Amen.

8 Friday, March 31 - Heavenly Father, when I look upon the Cross of Your Beloved Son, I realize the great love You have for me and all humankind. Help me to dare to believe that You love us so much that You became incarnate in the Person of Your Son so that You might be able to show us in a very concrete way how to deal with the physical and psychological suffering that is just a part of life. Your Son s courageous acceptance of His suffering inspires me to have the courage to face the sufferings that come into my life. The only words that I can offer to You is thank you. Help me carry my cross. As I request Your help, O God, I offer my praise to You, Who I know to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not only now but forever and ever. Amen. Saturday, April 1 - Lord Jesus Christ, I truly believe that You voluntarily embraced the suffering of Your crucifixion to reveal to me how to respond to the challenges of life. Your way of living leads to a deeper understanding of the meaning of life. Help me to imitate You as I deal with the challenges of my life. I know that if I imitate the way You lived that I will grow to be more like You, my redeemer and my God. Help me to have the courage, as You did, to embrace the crosses that are given to me in life. As I request Your help, O God, I offer my praise to You, Who I know to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not only now but forever and ever. Amen. Sunday, April 2 - Almighty and everlasting God, I know that the Church called me, this past week, to reflect upon the Holy Cross of Jesus, the Christ. I am deeply thankful for the insights You have given me about the meaning of the Cross. I ask You to help me imitate Jesus in the way that I deal with the crosses that life presents to me. I know that if I can deal with life s sufferings as He did that I will grow in my likeness of You. Help me to truly desire, since I have been created in Your image, to work with all of my strength to become a person in the likeness of Jesus, Who is Your image. Help me to imitate Him. As I request Your help, O God, I offer my praise to You, Who I know to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not only now but forever and ever. Amen.

9 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 A BEAUTIFUL ANALOGY! A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I do not believe that God exists." "Why do you say that?" asked the customer. "Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God does not exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can not imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things." The customer thought for a moment, but did not respond because he did not want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist." "How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!" "No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers do not exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside." "Ah, but barbers DO exist! " answered the barber. "What happens, is, people do not come to me." "Exactly!" affirmed the customer. "That is the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people DO NOT go to Him and do not look for Him. That is why there is so much pain and suffering in the world."

10 A Smile A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor, but that he can be made rich by it. A Smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature's best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone, until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile; give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. Author Unknown

11 A GLASS OF MILK One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you? You do not owe me anything, she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said, "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit. Many years later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled! They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words. "Paid in full with one glass of milk" Signed, Dr. Howard Kelly. Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands." The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, is not this what life is all about?

12 BRITISH NIGHT FRIDAY MARCH 31, 4:30 7 pm St. Basil s Cultural Centre Ave. Edmonton Menu on a British theme: Fish & Chips Shepherd s Pie Apple coleslaw Homemade tartar sauce Fresh garden salad Buns Apple crumble Bread pudding Tea, coffee or juice Price: Adult - $18; Child (6 12yr) - $10; 0-5yr - Free Bar: European wines & beer Join us and enjoy our Chef s preparations Where: S.W. corner 71Ave. & 108St