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1 Check out the youth & young adult web page: EVENTS AT A GLANCE Sun, Oct 2 Unity team at the Holy Resurrection Parish in Dauphin Tues, Oct 4 EYML workshop on Fundraising Sun, Oct 9 Unity Team at the Parish in Thalberg Mon, October 10 Thanksgiving Day Oct th Convention of the Ukrainian Catholic Council Sat, Oct 22 Ukr Park Fund Dinner Sat, Nov 5 Unity and UCY/YA Executive Meeting Nov Unity Planning workshop Fri, Nov 11 Remembrance Day Inside this issue: Youth Article 2 Puzzles & Comics 3 Light Reading 7 Upcoming Events 10 Saint s Corner 10 Contact Us! 10 Welcome back! The leaves have begun to change and, even though we have had some unseasonably warm weather, we have entered the fall season. It also means that things are now back in full swing at the Archeparchial youth office. First of all, our biggest event of September was the Night for Unity Fundraiser held at Immaculate Conception Parish in Cooks Creek, MB. Approximately 200 people attended the familyfriendly event, which took place on the grounds between the grotto and church. After some opening words from Fr. Taras Kowch and Fr. Mark Gnutel, the band Sloohai took to the stage and played a lively set. People danced on the open grass well into twilight! After a brief intermission, a fireworks display and raffle was followed by a 30-minute kolomeyka in which various dancers showed off their steps. The evening concluded with a bonfire and fellowship and we are still getting rave reviews about the event! Many thanks to all the volunteers both from the Unity Team and from Immaculate Conception Parish, our MC Travis Taylor, videographer Andrew Konopelny and all those who donated to our raffle and silent auctions, especially the generous donation of two Winnipeg Jets tickets from Seasons Funeral Chapel in Oakbank, MB, and to those who donated food for the event. We raised over $2000 to go toward Unity God bless you all! Also this past month, the UCY/UCYA executive attended the memorial service of the late Mitrat Stefan "The greatest rewards come only from the greatest commitment." Arlene Blum Ukrainian Catholic Youth and Young Adult News Volume 9, Issue 9 UCY/UCYA Winnipeg From The Director s Chair A Recently Spotted Bumper Sticker: About that 'love thy neighbor' thing? I meant it -- God. October 2011 Semczuk on Thursday, September 29 at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish. Fr. Semczuk was instrumental in founding the UCY and has left a great deal of his wealth for the various organizations to use in their ministry. Thanks to all the executive members who attended and to the UCWLC for inviting us and providing a wonderful meal. Moving on to October, at the beginning of the month on October 1 st and 2 nd, 8 members of the Unity 2012 planning team travelled with me to Dauphin as part of our Archeparchial parish tour to promote the event. The Dauphin tour happened to fall on the parish praznyk and we were treated to a wonderful meal prepared by the parish. During the reception, we presented our Unity 2012 PowerPoint presentation and the parishioners were extremely impressed at what good ambassadors the youth were for the church. Thanks to all the brave souls who ventured out on the 8 hour return trip and especially to Kevin Gerbrandt for transporting the Unity icon. Also in October, on Tuesday October 4 the Ecumenical Youth Ministry Leaders will host a workshop at the chancery, 233 Scotia Street on fundraising. I will be leading the workshop along with Debbie Coss of the United Church and it promises to be a fruitful and interesting event. On Sunday, October 9, our Unity 2012 team continues its tour at Thalberg, MB at 9:00 am. Future confirmed dates are October 30 at St Josephat s Parish, November 6 at St. Andrew s Parish and November 5 and 6 at St. Joseph s Parish. If we have not yet come to visit your parish and you would like us to come, please call ext. 2. Also, the thirty-fifth Convention of the Ukrainian Catholic Council of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg will be held at Canad Inns Polo Park from October The youth session will be held from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Saturday, October 15 in Meeting Room G. There is no cost for attending only this workshop (no meals provided) and it is here where we will elect our new executive for At least 1 youth from each parish is requested to attend this session. Finally, on November 10 and 11 the Unity 2012 team will be holding a weekend workshop at the chancery in order to plan and coordinate the event to be held next August. All team members are required to attend. We will begin with supper at 6 pm on Thursday and conclude with supper at 6 pm on Friday. That s all for now. See you in November. Tamara Lisowski "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams

2 Page 2 Check out the youth & young adult web page: What s Up with Change & Callings? The Trust Factor Alison Strobel She Reads Featured Author Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) Yesterday I went into a job interview junior high substitute teacher; how brave am I? When I walked out of it, I had a whole new calling. Thing is, I don t want a new calling. I like the ones I ve been living with wife, mom, novelist, children s author. I didn t think God had anything else up His sleeve, and I was okay with that. I m not a big fan of change. The man interviewing me told me he has a gift of discernment. Then he did something I ve never seen or experienced: he spoke a word over me. This kind of thing didn t happen in the church in which I was raised. To me, a gift of discernment meant having a reliable sense about whether or not someone s teaching was biblical, or if someone was telling the truth. It didn t mean God could give someone else a glimpse into His plans for me. Yet what this man told me fit, like the one missing puzzle piece, into the changes I ve been going through lately on both a personal and a professional level. As he spoke, I knew that what he was saying was truly from the Lord. But I didn t leave his office glowing with excitement. In fact, I wasn t excited at all about what he told me, despite the fact that it spoke directly to my heart. It would require that I open my hands and release things I ve been holding too tightly. And I ll be honest, part of me really doesn t want to. I like my life just as it is. Remember, God, how I m not a fan of change even when it means seeing another dream realized? The bottom line is this: I struggle with trusting God. In my novel Composing Amelia, Amelia struggles with the same thing. She d rather stay with what is familiar than trust God to give her a calling she ll love but can t envision right now. I don t want to be like Amelia. I don t want to be short-sighted, dubious of God s desire or ability to bless me, or resistant to the future He has for me. But my lack of trust, fear of the unknown, and reluctance to give up my comfortable life are threatening to hold me back from obeying Him. And that s definitely not good. So I have a choice to make. Will I believe that God s plans are better than my own? Will I risk stepping out of my comfort zone? Do I believe the growing pains I ll face will be worth the blessings that will come? Do I trust God to really take care of me? Or am I going to cower beneath my desk with my fingers in my ears and pretend like yesterday s meeting never happened? What about you? What changes is God nudging you towards that have you digging in your heels and tightening your grip on whatever you know you need to release? Do you believe the rewards are worth the pain? Or that God s perfect plan is worth leaving your complacency and comfort behind? Do you trust Him? Or are you hiding and hoping He passes you by? The unknown is scary. But ultimately for me anyway it s scarier to think of what I might miss if I don t let go. And so I say a prayer, open my hands, and peer beyond the edge of what I know, into the vast expanse of Found at: the future where a giant question mark dominates the landscape. Do you see it, too? Today let s choose to trust God and not require that we like or even understand what He is calling us to do. Let s submit to Him, believing that the path He calls us to take will always be worth the change, worth the risk, worth the effort, simply because He has chosen it for us. Dear Lord, I praise You for Your love and for Your desire to see me grow. I thank You for the promise in Scripture that You are always with us, every step of the way, regardless of whether or not we see or feel You there. Forgive my uncertainty and doubts about the future, and give me the strength to take the next step You are directing me to take. In Jesus Name, Amen. Related Resources: Do You Know God? Stop by She Reads ~ to learn more about Alison and her novel Composing Amelia. When Amelia s and Marcus s dreams pull them in different directions, will their love for each other keep their relationship alive? Or will the distance and their emotional baggage threaten to destroy both their marriage and Amelia s sanity? Application Steps: Take time this week to memorize one of the power verses below, and spend some time journaling or praying about a situation in your life to which you can apply it. Reflections: Where is God calling me to step out of my comfort zone? What is holding me back? What would help me take that first step? Some accountability? Marking a day on my calendar on which to start? Determine what will help, and commit to it this week. Power Verses: Psalm 9:9-10, The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. (NIV) Psalm 56:3-4a, When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise in God I trust and am not afraid. (NIV) REQUESTS & SUBMISSIONS ~ youth@archeparchy.ca

3 Bible Word Search: Hope (Psalm 62) Page 3 WORD LIST All the words listed are in the puzzle - left, right, up, down or diagonally. Find each word and click its first letter then its last letter to highlight it. After you have found all the words, click the leftover letters in the correct order to spell the Mystery Word. To work the puzzle on paper instead: Print this page and circle each letter of the words you find. According, All times, Assail, Balances, Belongs, Counselled, Curse, Falsehood, Glory, How long, Inwardly, Leaning wall, Lie, Lighter, Mouth, Murder, My rock, Not be shaken, O Lord, Oppression, Position, Pour out, Psalm, Rank, Recompense, Rest, Riches, Salvation, Soul, Spoken, Strength, Stronghold, Thrust, Together, Trust in him, Vainly hope Quiz: Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Select one answer for each question. Then check the box below for the answers. 1. In Jesus' Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, a landowner went into town several times during the day to hire laborers. Why were some of the workers grumbling when they got paid at the end of the day? A: They only got paid one denarius for the day's work. B: The landowner did not pay them a standard day's wages. C: The workers who started early in the morning were angry that they got only the same pay as those who started late in the day. D: The workers who started late in the day were angry that they would not get paid until they had worked a whole day. 2. How did the landowner answer the grumbling workers? A: He promised to pay each worker a bonus after he had worked five days. B: He said he had paid more than a standard day's wages and they had no right to complain. C: He said he had a right to be generous with his money if he pleased. D: He promised to pay the workers who came late at the end of their next day. 3. What is the moral of the parable? A: Salvation is earned only through hard work. B: Salvation is a gift from God, not a birthright. C: A worker should ask what his pay will be before taking a job. D: Anyone who takes unfair advantage of his employees is not worthy of the Kingdom of God. Mystery Word: LOVINGKINDNESS QUIZ ANSWERS: 1C, 2C, 3B Copyright Gospel Communications International, Inc -

4 Page 4 Please Join Us... YOUNG ADULT PILGRIMAGE TO UKRAINE We are inviting young adults to join us in honouring the 10 th Anniversary of the Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr s Shrine in Winnipeg. We are organizing our 3 rd Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky Pilgrimage to Ukraine, visiting the sites where Blessed Vasyl lived, worked and suffered. The Pilgrimage will take place August 20 th to September 5 th 2012 (just after Unity 2012). We will visit such places as Lviv, Kovel, Ternopil, Zarvanytsia, Kamianets Podilsk, the Karpaty, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv and more. This year we are encouraging young people to experience not only the homeland of their forefathers, but also to walk in the footsteps of Blessed Vasyl and hear about his faith-filled life. The approximate cost will be $ which includes air-fare, travel in Ukraine, all meals and accommodations. Your own travel and medical insurance in not included. There is limited space for this tour. Yes, there will be some free time and adventure. If you require more information, please contact Mary Jane at bvshrine@mymts.net or (204) Thirty Fifth Convention of the Ukrainian Catholic Council Of The Archeparchy of Winnipeg A Call to Holiness-Walking in the Footsteps of Christ Keynote Speakers His Most Rev. V. James Weisgerber, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Winnipeg & His Most Rev. Paul Chomnycky, OSBM Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Stamford, Connecticut October 14 & 15, 2011 Canad Inns Polo Park Inn 1405 St. Matthews Ave Winnipeg, MB. Registration fees: $ (this includes all sessions, coffee breaks, lunch, & banquet) Ukrainian Catholic Youth and Young Adult News Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS The Unity2012 planning team would like to visit your parish!! They would like to make a presentation to each parish in the city and to the different rural communities in MB this summer and fall about what Unity 2012 is all about. There will be a Unity Representative contacting each parish in the near future, but if you have a specific date that you would like the group to visit, please e- mail Tamara at youth@archeparchy.ca or call ex 2 or Stefan at tomorrowsvoice@hotmail.com The best time would be a service or event where your majority of year olds would be in attendance. This will be a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation. Ukrainian Park Fundraising Dinner Saturday, October 22, 2011 Sts Peter & Paul Parish Center (400 Marion St) Cocktails: 6pm Dinner 7pm Draw to follow Tickets $60 Contact Ken ~ ph: The youth session of the convention will be on Perceptions ~ Both of each other and of our church ~ how we are asked to have A Call to Holiness-Walking in the Footsteps of Christ We will end the session with voting in the new executive for the term. I am requesting that each parish send at least 1 youth and 1 young adult representative to the convention. If you have a representative that can only attend the youth session on Saturday, October 15th from 1pm - 4:30pm, they will still need to fill out the form. (There will be no charge for those that can only attend the youth session on Oct 15th from 1pm - 4:30pm ~ Please note: NO MEALS will be provided with this option). Past executive members are expected to attend both days of the convention. The New Executive members are expected to attend the banquet on the Saturday evening.

5 Volume 9, Issue 9 Page 5 MOVIES YOU SHOULD SEE! Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage with Mark Gungor's hilarious marriage tips and insights are now available on DVD! Improve your marriage and reduce marital problems with Mark Gungor's exclusive advice. Mark Gungor, one of the most sought-out speakers on love and marriage, explores the underlying dynamics of male/female relationships, combing striking clarity and practical solutions to common relationship woes. Mark's humor makes his teaching enjoyable, effective and memorable, helping husbands and wives remember these insights and immediately put them to work. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage DVD captures all the fun and facts of Mark Gungor's view on life, love, and marriage. You will experience all the facts and side-splitting fun of Mark's look at life, love and marriage including: The Tale of Two Brains (session 1-73 min, session 2-55 min) - laugh till you hurt as Mark explains what he calls "the laws of relational physics" - how men and women are wired differently and why. Why Does He/She Do That?(45 min) - through a tool called the Flag Page, Mark is able to show husbands and wives a new way to discover what makes their spouse tick. How to Stay Married and Not Kill Anyone (35 min) - through this session, viewers will discover the power of forgiveness in their marriage...or what Mark likes to call, "The Reset Button". FAQs with Mark (60 min) - Mark answering frequently asked questions on marriage on the bonus DVD. Total running time = 6~ hrs Couples will laugh, learn, and be able to make a real, positive changes to their marriage. Purchase your exclusive widescreen DVD copy and start improving your marriage today! Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS Highly Recommended!!! BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ! Who Do I Lean On? Book 3 ~ A House of Hope Novel by Neta Jackson In the fast-paced third installment in Jackson s House of Hope series, just as Gabby Fairbanks thinks she is finally getting her life in order, new challenges to her faith and her future arise. Her mother s insurance payout will allow her a degree of financial security, and she is determined to go ahead with plans to purchase the building where she currently rents and make it available to Manna House residents, homeless women, for transitional shelter. But her husband, deep in debt from his gambling, seemingly wants her back, while Lee, her legal aid attorney, wants to escalate their friendship to the next level. Jackson uses the Chicago setting to good effect in building on previous titles from this and her Yada Yada Prayer Group series, offering an unblinkered Christian perspective on family, friendship, and personal obligations while allowing the reader to vicariously experience the remarkable range of experiences shared by those living in shelters, with not so much as a closet to call their own. --Lynne Welch Product Description You can only walk forward when you learn how to lean. Just months after her husband threw her out of their penthouse and sent their two sons away, Gabrielle Fairbanks is finally getting back on her feet. She has a job she loves at the homeless shelter, an apartment for her and the boys, caring friends, and even a new love interest. Best of all, an unexpected windfall has given her a brand-new dream--a House of Hope for homeless mothers and their children. Piece by piece, Gabby's new life is coming together--but the old one keeps dragging her back. First her husband Philip hints at a reconciliation...then hits her up for a loan to pay his gambling debts. And when Gabby tells him no, he makes a desperate move that puts them all in harm's way. How can she even think of embarking on a new venture when so much is up in the air? Gabby is realizing that she needs something far greater than her own strength or even that of her friends. That to move forward, she must first lean on the only One who knows what the future holds. The other books in the series for your continued reading: Where Do I Go? (Yada Yada House of Hope Series, Book 1) Who Do I Talk To? (Yada Yada House of Hope Series, Book 2) Who Is My Shelter? (Yada Yada House of Hope, Book 4) All 4 books by Neta Jackson

6 Page 6 Please Join Us... Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS An Ecumenical Youth Ministry Leaders (EYML) Event So little money, So little time... Fundraising & Youth Ministry Tuesday, October 4th, pm Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy Office 233 Scotia Street Winnipeg, MB [map available at Please register by Monday, October 3rd with your Denomination s Youth Ministry Contact Person: Tamara Lisowski ex 2 An Evening of Information and Sharing ~ Open to All Youth Leaders, Ministers, and Any Who May Be Interested The Sts. Peter and Paul Youth Group present: A NIGHT IN ITALY A Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Saturday October 1, 2011 Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Hall 400 Marion St. The dinner will be immediately following the Divine Liturgy at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 for adults, $3.00 for children 5 to 12, and children under 3 years old are free. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Please contact or for information. The UCY office would like to thank our sponsor for the Thirty Fifth Convention of the Ukrainian Catholic Council Of The Archeparchy of Winnipeg ~ Fantasy Custom Auto Service 200A Poneida Rd West St Paul Ph:

7 Check out the youth & young adult web page: Page 7 Divine Calling - On the Lighter Side - My family is close friends with another family who faithfully attends our church. Often we spend Sunday afternoons together relaxing at our house. Recently, when I phoned our friends, their 4-year-old daughter, Alicia, answered and politely asked who was calling. To tease her, I said kiddingly, "Alicia, you come to my house almost every Sunday and you don't know who I am?" In a reverential voice, she replied breathlessly, "Jesus?" Holy Underwear When my 4-year-old son, Matthew, was dressing himself for preschool one morning, he chose to wear a pair of underpants with a Fruit of the Loom label inside. "Mommy," he explained to me, "I want to wear these because they have the fruit of the spirit in them!" The Delivery of a Child My cousin, Bill, was excited and nervous about the birth of his first child. When the anticipated day arrived, the father-to-be drove his wife Betty quickly to the hospital, speeding past the admitting entrance. "Bill, that's where we're supposed to go," Betty said. "No, Honey," Bill said. "I saw a sign that said DELIVERIES IN THE REAR." Pope John Paul II Speaks to Youth Week Thirty-Nine Be at peace among yourselves... (1 Thessalonians 5:13) "None of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole." -- Pope John Paul II, Israel/Palestine Think About That In speaking to the young people in Israel and Palestine, John Paul II is addressing people who have been at war with one another for more than 2,000 years. The Holy Father believes that young people can be peacemakers. In fact, he believes that young people have a unique opportunity to be builders of peace in this world. We can change the way the rest of history will unfold by recognizing that we all need one another. We must live in peace. Take Action This week when you find yourself in an argument with someone else, stop and ask yourself, "What can I do in this situation to make peace between us?" Ask the person you are arguing with this simple question, "what can we do to make peace?" At Mass on Sunday, during the sign of peace, remember this situation and feel in your heart what real peace means. Say A Prayer Lord, help me to be a peacemaker with my friends and among my friends. Did You Know? If you were to total the miles the Holy Father has traveled outside of Rome it would be equivalent to traveling more than 27 times the earth's circumference or over 2.7 times the distance between the earth and moon. Taken from...my Dear Young Friends: Pope John Paul II Speaks to Youth on Life, Love, and Courage My Dear Young Friends, a collection of fifty-two weekly reflections on living in the Spirit, invites young people to read and act on Pope John Paul II's inspiring addresses to young people gathered at annual World Youth Day celebrations. Please visit for more information from the publisher, Saint Mary's Press. FOUND ONLINE AT:

8 Volume 9, Issue 9 Page 8 UNITY 2012 FUNDRAISER ~ A NIGHT FOR UNITY - SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH, COOKS CREEK, MB ~ From the Chancery Pantry ~ Happy Thanksgiving!! Roast Turkey with Sausage Stuffing What You Need 1 lb. (450 g) pork sausage 1-1/2 cups hot water 2 pkg. (120 g each) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Turkey 1 turkey (10 lb./4.5 kg) Make It HEAT oven to 325 F. BROWN sausage in large skillet on medium heat; drain, reserving 1/2 cup drippings. Pour reserved drippings into large bowl. Stir in hot water. Add stuffing mix and sausage; stir just until stuffing mix is moistened. RINSE turkey; pat dry. Stuff neck and body cavities lightly with stuffing. Truss turkey, if desired; place in roasting pan sprayed with cooking spray. Spoon any remaining stuffing into separate baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover and refrigerate until ready to add to oven near end of turkey baking time. BAKE turkey 3 hours 15 min. or until internal temperature of thigh is 180 F and centre of stuffing is 165 F when tested with meat thermometer, adding dish of stuffing to oven for the last 30 min. of the turkey baking time. kraft kitchens tips Important Note Do not stuff turkey until ready to roast. Substitute Prepare using Stove Top Cornbread Stuffing Mix. Lemon Meringue Freeze Yield: 14 servings, 1 piece (110 g) each Prep time: 30 min Total time: 5.6 hours WHAT YOU NEED 1 pkg. (128 g) Jell-O Lemon Pie Filling 1 Tbsp. lemon zest 2 pkg. (42 g each) Dream Whip Dessert Topping Mix 14 soft ladyfingers 1/2 cup fresh raspberries 1 Tbsp. thin lemon peel twists MAKE IT Prepare pie filling as directed on package; pour into medium bowl. Stir in zest. Cool completely. Prepare dessert topping as directed on package. Gently stir into pie filling. Cut 2-inch piece from one end of each ladyfinger; set aside. Stand ladyfingers, roundedsides out, around rim of 9-inch spring form pan; cover bottom with trimmed pieces. Fill with pie filling. Freeze 4 hours or until firm. Heat oven to 425ºF. Remove rim of pan. Prepare meringue as directed on pie filling package; spread over dessert. Bake 5 min. or until golden brown. Top with raspberries and lemon peel.

9 Volume 9, Issue 9 Page 9 Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS "Be a collector of good ideas. Keep a journal. If you hear a good idea, capture it, write it down. Don t trust your memory." Jim Rohn "A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations." Patricia Neal "Not much happens without a dream. Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams. Much more than a dreamer is required to bring it to reality; but the dream must be there first." Robert K. Greenleaf "Every individual makes a difference. We cannot live through a single day without making an impact on the world around us. And we all have free choice what sort of difference do we want to make? Do we want to make the world around us a better place? Or not?" Jane Goodall "Time works wonders! Wait till you speak calmly and then perhaps you will not need to speak. Silence is the most powerful thing conceivable, sometimes. It is strength in its grandeur; it is like a regiment ordered to stand still in the mad fury of battle. Nothing is lost by learning to keep still." Springs in the Valley, p. 25 Fr. Anthony De Mello, SJ, More One Minute Nonsense When one of the disciples was guilty of a serious error in judgment everyone expected the Master to give him a harsh punishment. When nothing was done for an entire month someone remonstrated with the Master: "We cannot ignore what has happened. After all, God has given us eyes." "Yes," replied the Master, "and eyelids!" Anonymous, Leadership, July 2, 1996, p.12 Three frogs sat on a log and two decided to jump off. How many frogs were left on the log? One? Although most people answer "one," the correct answer is "three." Just because the frogs decided to jump off the log does not necessarily mean that they actually did jump. Is there a gap between what you decide to do and what you actually do? St. Francis de Sales "Look at the bees. They suck bitter juice from thyme and by their nature convert it into honey. Devout souls find many hardships, it is true, but in accepting them, they convert bitterness into sweetness." Thought for the Month! "Three daily reminders: Have courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Have the courage to do the right thing because it is right." Mark Twain

10 To change info, subscribe or unsubscribe contact: UCY/UCYA Winnipeg Tamara Lisowski 233 Scotia St Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 1V7 Phone: Fax: New*** We re on the Web! UCY/UCYA Note: Unity 2012 ~ 10 months WYD 2013 ~ 2 Years Upcoming Events! Saturday, October 1 A Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Saturday October 1, 2011 Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Hall 400 Marion St. Tickets $7 Adults & $3 Children. See Ad on Page 6 Tuesday, October 4th EYML workshop session on Fundraising for our Youth Groups. The next sessions will be on December 6, February 7, and April 3. Please see the ad on page 6 for more information. If you would like more information on these sessions, please contact Tamara Lisowski at ex 2. October 14 & 15 Thirty Fifth Convention of the Ukrainian Catholic Council Of The Archeparchy of Winnipeg Canad Inns Polo Park Inn 1405 St. Matthews Ave. The youth session will be on Perceptions ~ Both of each other and of our church ~ how we are asked to have A Call to Holiness-Walking in the Footsteps of Christ We will end the session with voting in the new executive for the term. The Youth Session will be held from 1pm to 4:30pm on Saturday, October 15th in Meeting Room G. At least 1 youth from each parish is requested to attend the youth session. Blessed Nikita Budka Unity 2012 Parish Touring The Unity 2012 team is visiting the various parishes of Archeparchy of Winnipeg from the beginning of March until December Oct 2 ~ Dauphin Parish Oct 9 ~ Thalberg Parish Nov 6 ~ St Andrew s Parish Nov 5 & 6 ~ St Joseph s Parish The group would like to inform all the parishes in the Archeparchy of what Unity 2012 is all about! They also have a short 15 minute PowerPoint presentation to show the parishes or a 5 minute presentation in the church. November 10 & 11 Unity 2012 Workshop weekend at the Chancery. Starting with supper at 6pm on Thursday and ending with supper on Friday at 6pm. All team members are required to attend. Saint s Corner Also known as Nykyta Budka, Mykyta Budka Memorial 2 April Profile Blessed Nykyta Budka (June 7, 1877, Dobromirka, Austria-Hungary - October 1, 1949, Karaganda, USSR) was a clergyman of the of Ukrainian Catholic Church who lived and worked in Austria-Hungary, Canada, Poland, and the Soviet Union. In Canada he is noted as the first bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada. He was born in a village in Zbarazh, then part of Galicia, in Austria-Hungary in Budka was ordained as a priest in L'viv, the capital of Austrian Galicia, in He was appointed the Bishop for Canada on July 15, 1912 and consecrated on October 14 that year. In Canada he became known as a strident defender of the autonomy of the Ukrainian church from the Latin hierarchy, and a fierce opponent of missionary actives amongst Ukrainian Canadian by Russian Orthodox and Protestant churches, and of secularism. He was broadly supportive of Ukrainian nationalism. [1] However he is most famous for his pastoral letter at the outbreak of World War I in which he urged Ukrainians in Canada to return to their homeland to enlist and fight. Their homeland was Austria, which happened to be at war with Canada, so this bordered on treason. This helped inflame an existing suspicion and scrutiny of the Ukrainian Canadian community by the wider public and the government that led to the internment of Ukrainians in Canada during the war. In 1927, he returned to now Polish-controlled Galicia and became vicar general of the Metropolitan Curia in L'viv. At the end of World War II, Galicia was occupied by the Soviet Union, and Budka opposed the communist-mandated separation of the Ukrainian Catholic Church from Rome, and for this he was imprisoned on April 11, 1945 along with other bishops. [2] He died in the Gulag on October 1, Born 7 June 1877 in Dobomirka, Zbarazh District, Poland (modern Ukraine) Died martyred on 1 October 1949 in a Soviet concentration camp in Karaganda Beatified 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine Canonized pending If there are any questions regarding this information, please contact ~Tamara (Monday-Thursday, 10am-3pm)~ If you have any Upcoming Events for November that you would like posted, please send them to the UCY office by October 20 to be in the next edition. Unity 2012 For those interested in helping plan Unity 2012, please Contact: Tamara Lisowski (204) &/or Sr. Janet Kozak, SSMI (204)