SAINT BASIL the GREAT PARISH

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1 SAINT BASIL the GREAT PARISH 202 HARCOURT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB R3J 3H3 Parish Office: Parish Hall: Parish Priest: Very Rev. Michael Kwiatkowski Pastoral Assistant: Rev. Deacon Leon Twerdun SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m. (Come earlier for Rosary) Office Hours (Mon-Wed-Fri) 10:00 am 1:00 pm CONFESSIONS Before Divine Liturgies BAPTISIMS By appointment FUNERALS By arrangement MARRIAGES By appointment at least six months in advance WEBSITE: PARISH OFFICE ADDRESS: BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: Coffee House Today Come and enjoy the friendship of fellow Parishioners

2 LITURGIES & INTENTIONS Please note. A request for a may be made through the office or our Parish Priest. HOWEVER, it may not necessarily be celebrated here at St. Basil s. December 4 th 10:00 am. For all our Parishioners and our intentions SANCTUARY LIGHT WEEK OF INTENTION OFFERED BY DECEMBER 4 TH +SOUL OF JOHN LABAY ANDY & LINDA LABAY DECEMBER 11 TH +SOUL OF MICHAEL TANCHUK ANNE TANCHUK & FAMILY DECEMBER 18 TH +SOUL OF STANLEY STOYANSKY CATHY & ANGELA STOYANSK DECEMBER 25 TH +SOUL OF HNAT ZAMRYKUT ANNE TANCHAK & FAMILY JANUARY 1 ST +SOUL OF NANCY KOWAL AL KOWAL & FAMILY JANUARY 8 TH +SOUL OF WASYL KOWAL AL KOWAL & FAMILY 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! ======================================================================

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4 Knights of Columbus News: December is here and our Christmas season is upon us with the celebration of the birth of Baby Jesus. A thank you to all who assisted in any way to another successful perogy supper last Friday and to those who attended and enjoyed a supper at our parish. There is a Pancake Breakfast on Dec. 11, All the knights and their families and parishioners are welcome to attend and enjoy fellowship at our breakfast right after divine Liturgy. We will have only two coffee houses this month after mass on Dec. 4 & 18., Keep Christ in Christmas. Respectfully submitted by Grand Knight Andrew Labay UCWLC NEWS UCWLC meeting and windup will be on Dec. 14/16. LITURGY will be at 6pm. Dinner will follow. League members are encouraged to come and enjoy an evening of pre-christmas celebrations. Short meeting of upcoming events will be discussed. ( No Reports ). Once again we will be collecting nonperishable food items for Welcome Home Place in a box at back of church. Christmas Pageant will be on Dec. 18/16. We request all parishioners to attend and support this presentation by our catechism children. Rose Olynyk President From The Social Committee Thank You Project 2016 Annual Fundraiser Dinner & Draw Thank You to all who supported the event held on November 05, Whether it was through the volunteering of your time to help in any way or through the purchase of dinner & draw or just draw ticket(s) your support is very much appreciated. The fundraiser was a great success with 300, available, ticket sold and resulted in a profit of $5, God s Blessings to All. Respectfully submitted by Tony Sklar.

5 St Basil Knights of Columbus Grey Cup Pool Winners st Quarter Correct Score $100 Terry Kearns (seller Bernice Gregorash) East 10 West 7 Reverse Score $50 Frances Yaskiw (seller John Bazarkewich) 2nd Quarter Correct Score $100 Helen Pasieka (seller William Pasieka) East 20 West 7 Reverse Score $50 Norm Norris (seller Gus Groen) 3rd Quarter Correct Score $100 Helen Pasieka (seller William Pasieka) East 27 West 17 Reverse Score $50 R. Duchominsky(seller Steve Korniat) Final Correct Score $200 Ian Hutcheson (seller Steve Korniat) East 39 West 33 Reverse Score $100 Brian Dufrat (seller Bernice Gregorash) Gus A Groen, Chancellor Grey Cup Pool Coordinator Thanks to all who purchased tickets in support of St. Basil Knights of Columbus Council # Special thanks to all the Knights (and some friends) who sold tickets. Parish Residence Rental: It has been decided that the residence next door to our church should be rented rather than remain vacant until a new permanent pastor is appointed to St Basils This is being done for several reasons with the most important one being a source of revenue to help offset our ongoing deficit. The lease rental could be for anywhere from six months to a year, with an option for possible renewal. We would first like to offer this to our parishioners and/or their extended families. The rental amount is still to be determined and would be at fair market value. After a certain time if there is no interest from our parishioners we will offer this to the general public. If you are interested or may know someone who might be interested please contact the parish office at Catechism Classes in our Parish A reminder to parents in our Parish of the Catechism Class Schedule Saturday Dec :30 a.m. Saturday Dec :30 a.m. Saturday Dec :30 a.m. Last class before Christmas break Sunday Dec-18 Christmas Pageant following liturgy Saturday Jan :30 a.m. Classes resume after break

6 Attention Parisioners We need a baby to 'play' the part of baby Jesus in the parish Christmas pageant Sunday, December 18th. Male or female. No experience needed. Just be tiny enough for our 'Mary' to hold. If you know of someone with a little one, just waiting for their big theatre break, please contact Wanda Prychitko at or prychitko@shaw.ca. Please and Thank you for Supporting the following: Winter Clothing Drive Many thanks for the generous donations of clothing and winter wear. These bags have been delivered to Siloam Mission, and will certainly make winter a little more bearable for many families in need. Please continue to drop off your donations at the back of the church throughout the year.

7 Christmas Gift Shoeboxes. Thank you, thank you, thank you. With the many donations received, our parish assembled 15 Christmas gift shoeboxes, which have been bussed to Calgary, and will be flown to Ukraine to make Christmas a little merrier for 15 children. Each shoebox also contains a special Christmas blessing from our parish. Thanks also to the St. Basil's UCWLC for their continued support in donating $7 per shoebox, which aids in the shipping and also supports religious education for the children receiving these gifts of love across the miles.

8 This Christmas Season you can help provide comfort and joy by making a gift to the Holy Family Home Festival of Lights Campaign Being a faith-filled place is an essential feature of why many choose to come live at Holy Family Home. In addition to caring for the physical and emotional needs of residents, Holy Family Home emphasizes the importance of nurturing their spiritual needs. With the support of Spiritual Care and many community volunteers, residents and their families participate in regular chapel services. Many find comfort, peace and a place of familiarity in the Chapel. Over the years, Holy Family Home has been able to maintain the Chapel, largely because of the support of generous donors. However, the Chapel is beginning to show signs of its age, and requires significant renovations. A plan is in place to revitalize the Chapel, which can only become a reality with the continued support of the community. For more information about the importance and impact your gift can make especially for the residents, pick up a Festival of Lights envelope at the back of the church or visit Upcoming Winter UCY/YA Events: Here are the upcoming winter UCY/YA events coming up, please let me know if you can or cannot attend (especially the ones that I will need to make reservations for). 1. There will be a Unity 2017 meeting with the Directors and participants that are in Winnipeg for the CCYMN National Youth Directors Conference. We will be meeting at CanadInns Aalto's Polo Park at 12:30pm on Sunday, Nov 20th. Please let me know if you are able to join us in hearing what plans have been confirmed for Unity 2017! I will be making the reservation this weekend, so please let me know as soon as you can if you will attend. 2. Decorating at the Metropolitan's house on December 3rd at 2pm. Please join us, the more help we have the easier and quicker it will be. 3. UCY/YA Christmas Party and Wii Just Dance evening on December 10, starting at 7pm. It is a potluck meal, so please let me know what you plan to bring. Also, please bring along your favorite board game! 4. UCY/YA Christmas caroling at Holy Family Care Home on Aberdeen Ave at 4pm. We will be starting the caroling at 3pm at the Metropolitan's House, with a quick practise/organizing at 2:30pm at 233 Scotia Street.

9 ================================================= Sunday Envelope offerings for the week of (November 27 th ). ( 82 ) Parishioner Envelopes amounted to $ 1939 Our updated Average Weekly Operating expenses are $ 2350 Our short fall for the week was ($ 411) =========================================================== Boiler Replacement Appeal: As of December 2nd, 2016 : Boiler Replacement cost (net) $ 42, Pledge $ received $ 15,845 Donation St Basil s UCWLC $ 15,000 Donation St Basil s KofC $ 8,000 ======= Total Received $ 38,845 Short Fall in our appeal ( $ 3,965) =================================================. Our Tacza Counters Our Church Cleaners For December: Elizabeth Sklepowwich, Linda Gardner, Rose Olynyk. For December: Dennis Glowa, Phyllis Kohanchuk, Angelia Izzard

10 HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK TO: Veronica Hotel Ella Fedorkie Mervin Cherewyk Dec 5 th Dec 6 th Dec 8th MNOHAYA -MNOHAYA LITA! GOD GRANT YOU MANY HAPPY YEARS. ============================================= Happy Anniversary to: We are not aware of any Anniversaries for this week. If we missed your anniversary please let us know at the Parish Office And may your marriage be blessed with love, joy and companionship for all the years of your lives.

11 PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING WHO NEED OUR PRAYERS Oh God our Father we pray You restore to physical health, those who are weakened with illness. Give peace of mind to those troubled with worry and comfort those discouraged with problems. Help them find their inner strength, a faith and trust in you and a love for one another to guide them through any health challenges or troubles they may face. Amen. Please pray for: Stella Buhay Tammy Lussier Walter Lotocki Joyce Hojio Allan Buhay Margaret Hadubiak Dorothy Labay Anne Kruk Anna Labay Rose Swidinsky Pearl Genik Ken Wasyliw Pauline Labay Lavinia Novak Mildred Kalyniuk Helen Czaplynsky John Wasyliw Rose Wasyliw Janet Hemingway Wallace Darichuk If anyone wishes to receive the Sacrament of Confession or Holy Communion at home or in the hospital or nursing home please contact the parish office at

12 December 2016 November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Coffee House Catechism Class 10 11:30 am 11 Pancake Breakfast 18 Coffee House & Christmas Pageant following the 25 11:00 am Christmas Caroling Festal Anointing :30 PM Followed by UCWLC Mtg, & Christmas Party 19 7:00 PM Parish Council Meeting 26 12:00 Noon Synaxis of the Theotokos Catechism Class 10 11:30 am Last Classes Before Break :00 pm Christmas Eve 27 10:00 am Protomartyr St Stephen :00 am New Years Eve Confessions and Thanksgiving The On-line version of our weekly bulletin is on our Website. It will usually be updated and posted by Saturday evening. You may access it on the Internet at: Items for next Sunday s Bulletin must be submitted by Thursday.