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

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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: OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9 to Noon & 1 to 4:30 Volume 53 June 17, 2018 No. 24 Sunday of All Ukrainian Saints St. Paul s Letter to the Romans 6:18-23 Matthew 8:5-13 CHURCH SERVICES SATURDAY: Div. Liturgies: 7am & 7pm SATURDAY: Vespers at 6 pm SUNDAY: Matins at 8 am Divine Liturgy: 9 am (Ukr.) Community Rosary: 10:25 am Divine Liturgy: 11 am (Eng.) Bozhi Dity: 11 am Divine Liturgy: 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, the 9 am Div. Lit. is omitted in the chapel FRIDAY: Divine Liturgy: 7 am; Matins - 7:45 am, Divine Liturgy: 9 am Eng. in Monastery Chapel 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. Celo Vesnivka Phone: 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 OSBM Studies & Students: Fr. Iryney Valyavka, OSBM; Director of Studies Bro. Peter Pitchko, OSBM - Student Orion Wiebe - Eparchial - Student Youville Nursing Home: Fr. Boniface Malowany, OSBM Fr. Myron Chimy, OSBM Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate: Sr. Zoe Bernatsky, SSMI Superior Sr. Veronica SSMI Sr. Petronella SSMI Phone: St. Basil s Cultural Centre: Phone: stbasilsculturalcentre@shaw.ca Camp St. Basil: campstbasil@shaw.ca

2 Church Services and Meetings this week Sunday, June 17:Ukrainian Saints Sunday and Father's Day (Summer Schedule begins today) 9 am - Matins 9:35 am - Communal Rosary 10 am - Divine Liturgy, (Bilingual sung) 10 am - Bozhi Dity 12 noon - Brunch (free will offering) followed by Fr. Brian Kolodiechuk, (Superior General of the Missionary of Charity) presentation 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Monday, June 18: 7 am - Divine Liturgy, 7:45 am - Matins 7 pm - Board of Management Meeting - Board Room Tuesday, June 19: 7 am - Divine Liturgy, 7:45 am - Matins Wednesday, June 20: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins Thursday, June 21: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins 7:30 pm - Last Ukrainian Choir Practice for the season Friday, June 22: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 7:45 am - Matins 9 am - Divine Liturgy 10 am to 4 pm - Adoration in Monastery Chapel Saturday, June 23: 7 am - Divine Liturgy 6 pm - Moleben to Christ Lover of Mankind 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Sunday, June 24: 5th Sunday after Pentecost 9 am - Matins 9:35 am - Communal Rosary 10 am - Divine Liturgy, (Bilingual sung) 10 am - Bozhi Dity 7 pm - Divine Liturgy Prayer intention for JUNE: For Priests and their Pastoral Ministry: That priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests.

3 Ushers for final two weeks of June, am Divine Liturgy: Dennis Leonard, Walter Yakimets, Al Koper, Marshall Maik, Ray Prysko We need MEN AND WOMEN to be ushers - it is very practical to have both serving at every Divine Liturgy. To usher call Murray Pitchko at: Remember the sick, the lonely, and the elderly in your prayers, and try to visit them: Rick Cedor; Tillie, John & Lennie Chichak; Patricia Chichak; Fr. Myron Chimy, OSBM; Gordon (Bud) Conway; Evelyn Davidson; Fr. Justin Ewaschyshyn, OSBM (Mundare); Fr. Edward Evanko (Winnipeg); Ed Ewaskiw; Dora Faryna; Bette Klatchuk; Peter & Joyce Krasilchuk; Bill Lapchuk; Mary Lesik; Fr. Boniface Malowany, OSBM; Darryl Metz; Irene Michalyshen; John Motiuk (Bishop David's father); Tom Nahirniak; Lucy and Alex Nay; Lucy and Mike; Joyce Palamar; Helen Pasemko; Zena Pshyk; Robert Tabaka; Virginia Tkachuk; Mabel Wynnyk; as well as those confined to their hospital beds or their homes. Also prayer for our Canadian peacekeepers. Please contact the Parish Office to submit or resubmit a name for those needing prayers. 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! PLEASE TAKE SPECIAL NOTICE: - Summer Schedule Church Service begins on the third Sunday of June (June 17, 2018). - We return to our winter Schedule on the third Sunday of September (September 16, 2018) when we begin celebrating two Divine Liturgies on Sunday mornings. SAVE THE DAY - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9, At 10 am Divine Liturgy: blessing of students, teachers and parents for the beginning of the School Year. - Following the Divine Liturgy: PARISH PICNIC - to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Parish.

4 CULTURAL CENTRE - JUNE EVENT Volunteer Opportunities: Hands needed per event Sunday, June 17 - K of C Brunch - need some extra hands Guest speaker Fr. Brian Kolodiechuk, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity will give a presentation about Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta Thursday, June 21: Cabbage Roll Bee - need many hands Saturday, June 23: Wedding - all hands on deck Wednesday, June 27: Soup and Social 12 noon can use a few hands. Thursday, June 28: Pyrohy Bee need many hands. Cultural Centre, Board of Management requires the assistance of a parishioner volunteer to serve in the role of Treasurer. Please contact Patrick Kalita at if you are interested in working with the Board of Management in this role. The Budova Charitable Society is fund raising: by selling gift cards from Sobey s/safeway grocery. Cards are available 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. FRIENDS OF CAMP ST. BASIL SOCIETY Annual General Meeting, Monday, June 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the Pioneer Room St. Basil s Cultural Centre. Members of Parishes served by Basilian Fathers are welcome to attend and submit their names for nominations to the Board of Directors. Submit name to Joseph Synyshyn Board of Directors Chair by phone: , or Mailroom@campstbasilsociety.org. 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, in memory of a loved one, etc. Cost/program is $ Please make cheque payable to: Basilian Fathers Radio Account - income tax receipts will be issued.

5 Mundare Vidpust - Pilgrimage Sunday, June 24, 8 AM - Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM - Blessing of water 9:45 AM - Procession 10 AM - Solemn Divine Liturgy Noon - Dinner in the National Hall Dinner Tickets available before Divine Liturgy and at the door. $20/adults; $5/children ages 5-12; family rate also available (parents and school age children). 2 PM Moleben & blessing of religious articles and books available at the Museum. For more information please contact Fr. Ireneus or the Basilian Fathers in Mundare at: Camp St. Basil - Children s Summer Camp Program -Sunday, July 1 to Saturday, July 14 for children aged 7 to 14. Register for week one, or week two, or for both weeks. Pick up your registration in the Church vestibule. Pyrohy work bee at Camp St. Basil on Friday July 6 start at 9:30am. All volunteers are welcome and lunch will be provided. ALSO LOOKING FOR A Camp LIFEGUARD & VOLUNTEERS to work with the campers. For more information call Fr. Ireneus Eparchial Acolyte Camp St. Basil - 4 pm Monday, August 6, to noon Saturday August 11. Altar Boys pick up your registration in the priest s sacristy and return your applications to Fr. Josaphat to have your registration fee paid for by the parish. You must register by July 22. ON THE LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH We collect non-perishable food items for the Edmonton Food Bank. Also 1 dozen empty egg containers are needed. You may make your contribution any time you come to church. Thank You to all who have donated to the Food Bank throughout our collection.

6 A Father s First Duty A father s first duty is to protect his children. That goes for not only earthly dads, but for our Heavenly Father as well. His embrace encompasses even those furthest from him. This is why the words we hear most often in Scripture are, Do not be afraid. Many wonder why a loving God of mercy puts up with evil, why bad things happen to good people while the sinful often seem to prevail. The world is what it is because God has created us fully free. A Carmelite writer describes God s mercy this way: It is like a declaration of love from God to humanity, to each one of us; it is a pledge of fidelity that is relayed from hand to hand, from heart to heart, and finally comes down to us. We, too, have to pay attention to these words. After all, Jesus was not one to talk for the sake of hearing himself. Through the ages, God s message to Dads remains: Keep the mandate of the LORD, your God, following his ways and observing his statutes, commands, ordinances and decrees as they are written in the law of Moses, that you may succeed in whatever you do, wherever you turn. (1 Kings 2:2-3) Our prayer today: Heavenly Father, your mercy flows from age to age like a river through time. Bless our earthly fathers as we celebrate them on this, their day.

7 AFFIRMATION OF WEDDING VOWS Following the Divine Liturgy all couples are invited to affirm their wedding vows in a simple and solemn ceremony. You are invited to stand together in your pew. Priest: Dear brothers and sisters, on your wedding day you joined your lives in an unbreakable bond through the Mystery of Matrimony. I invite you now to join your right hands as we pray together for God s continued grace and blessing upon your marriage. Prayer to the Holy Family Priest: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendor of true love; to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division; may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God s plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Priest: Lord God and Creator, we bless and praise your name. In the beginning you made man and woman, so that they might enter a communion of life and love. You likewise blessed the union of these married couples, so that they might reflect the union of Christ with His Church. Look with kindness on them today. Amid the joys and struggles of their life you have preserved the union between them. Renew their marriage covenant. Increase your love in them and strengthen their bond of peace, so that surrounded by their children they may always rejoice in the gift of your blessing. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

8 BLESSING OF MARRIED COUPLES Priest: Husbands and wives, please bow your heads for the blessing: Priest: May God our eternal Father keep you of one heart and mind and in love for one another that the peace of Christ may dwell in you and abide always in your home. Priest: May you be blessed in your children, have solace in your friends and enjoy true peace with everyone. Priest: May you be witnesses in the world to God s charity, so that the afflicted and needy who have known your kindness may one day receive you thankfully into the eternal dwelling of God. Priest: And may almighty God bless you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Celebrating our Catholic Marriages and Families Father s Day is an important time to celebrate and promote the role of fatherhood within the Christian family. Fathers, by their word and example, pass on the faith and reflect the image of God the Father within their homes. Christian marriages reflect the relationship between Christ and the Church and have the Holy Family as their primary model. As devoted Catholics, we the parishioners of St. Basil s Ukrainian Catholic Church, and the members of the Knights of Columbus desire to nourish, support and strengthen the Catholic family life through parish-based programs and charitable works. We invite each couple present to affirm their wedding vows. We pray that your marriage continues to be strengthened through the example of the Holy Family and the love that comes from Christ. Remember: you promised to help each other get to heaven!