Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church

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1 Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church Українська Католицька Церква Пресвятої Родини Слава Ісусу Христу! - Glory to Jesus Christ! Слава на віки! - Glory forever! Church Bulletin - Церковний Бюлетень SUNDAY OF THE FOREFATHERS 11 Грудня DECEMBER 11, Grant Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3M 1Y3, ph , fax holyfamilychurch.wordpress.com Parish Office Hours, Tue - Fri : 9:30 to 4 pm Pastor - Fr John Mostivsky: jmostivsky@shaw.ca Office Manager - Joe Kulyk: holyfamilyparishoffice@gmail.com Liturgical Sunday Schedule: 9:00 am (English) 11:00 am (Ukrainian) Weekdays Tue - Fri Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Sunday s during Liturgy & by appointment Sacrament of Baptism & Chrismation by appointment with the Pastor Sacrament of Holy Matrimony (Marriage) by appointment with the Pastor - 6 months in advance Funerals - by appointment with the Pastor Parish Auditorium Parish Pastoral Council Jim Antonick, Chairperson K of C - Zenon Scraba, GK UCWLC - Pat Antonick, President Club 55+ Stella Hyska, President Catechism - Martin Pasieczka, Queen of Peace Prayer Group Leonard Terrick, Facilitator Вітаємо Бас у Нашій Парафії We warmly welcome all of our visitors! It s good to have you with us!

2 PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS ПРОСИМО МОЛИТВУ ЗА ЗДОРОВ Я Please remember in your prayers those people of our parish who are in the hospitals, care homes, shut-ins and those who are not able to join us actively. Remember, if you would like a hospital visit or home visit please call the parish office and let us know. Don t leave it to the last minute! 9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY Dec 11 Dec 18 Rosary Natalka Sharpe Linda Marak Greeters Lawrence and Alice Maksymetz Jean Uhryn Epistle Calla Komarnicki Martin Pasieczka Ushers Walter Bzovy Walter Kutchma Frank Pacholuk Nelson Caruk Eucharist Leonard Terrick Martin Pasieczka Sacristan Eugene Statkewich Zenon Scraba 11:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY Dec 11 Greeters Ushers Dec 18 Wally Komonko Wally Komonko Lawrence Luba Lawrence Luba Casper Stoski Casper Stoski Epistle Eucharist Myron Musick Myron Musick Sacristan Peter Tkach Peter Tkach Getting Married? Couples planning to get married at Holy Family Church in 2017, please confirm / reconfirm your dates with Fr John Mostivsky and with the Parish Office Збірка SUNDAY S COLLECTION Dec 4, 2016 Sunday Envelopes (70) $2,685 Loose Cash $17 Candle Offering $83.15 Visitors $175 Christmas Flowers $588 Coffee & Donuts $51.40 Christ Our Pascha Catechism $20 Pre Authorized Debit Dec (29) $3,055 Щиро Вам дякуємо! Thank you for your Generosity! Sign up for pre-authorized giving anytime of the year. Application form is located in the Narthex Holy Family Knights of Columbus will be selling these 21/4 inch buttons after each Divine Liturgy up until Christmas at

3 Divine Liturgy Schedule Порядок Богослужінь Day Date Time Sun Dec 11 9:00 am 11:00 am Tue Dec 13 Wed Dec 14 Thu Dec 15 Fri Dec 16 Sun Dec 18 9:00 am Intention We pray for the health and wellbeing of all our parishioners Anna and Michael Tkach by Family Dr Douglas Stoski by Family Successful surgery for Violet Stoski by family Louis Triska (brother) by Joseph Triska Blessings for Fr John and Fr Eugene by Paulette and Leonard Terrick Knights of Columbus Members and their families St Nicholas Concert UCWLC will be collecting personal care products to donate to House of Peace for Christmas. Fill a purse or cosmetic bag with shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes for example or pick up individual items and drop them off in the box in he narthex. Your help is appreciated. ~Pat Antonick PLEASE NOTE: Omission - UCWLC Grey Cup Raffle Thank You as noted in last week s bulletin. We failed to mention that Eileen Belinsky together with Judy Scraba coordinated the 2016 Grey Cup Raffle tickets. In fact, Eileen and Judy have coordinated the raffle fundraiser for the past few years. Parish Bulletin apologies for the omission CATECHISM OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Is available at the Parish Office Cost: $20.00 each Knights of Columbus Keep Christ in Christmas Sign Set up Thank you to the following volunteers who braved the weather to help set up the sign: Steven Terrick Glen Jensen Richard Duchnycz ~Zenon Scraba, Grand Knight Thank - you to those parishioners who have signed up to go to Holy Family Nursing Home to escort the residents to Divine Liturgy for the month of December.. We still need volunteers for December 18 and 25. A blue sign - up sheet is in the narthex.

4 Sunday of the Holy Forefathers Holy Family Parish Next Sunday! After 9:00 am Divine Liturgy On this Sunday the Church commemorates the Holy Forefathers, i.e. the earthly ancestors of our Lord Jesus Christ, beginning with the first man, Adam, and on through Seth, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, King David, and others. These ancient people, separated from us by millennia, nevertheless have a direct and close bearing upon us, contemporary Orthodox Christians. What connection is there between them and us? In general, the Church brings them to our attention now, right before Christmas, largely because of their faith their belief in the promise given by God to Adam during his expulsion from the garden of Eden, that in the end a Saviour will come into the world and will redeem mankind from original sin. All the forefathers who lived on earth long before the birth of Christ lived and burned with this faith, never allowing it to be extinguished. They are a shining example to us, who are living on earth after the incarnation of our Lord. Just like those ancient people we, too, have never actually seen Christ: they only knew that He would come into the world, while we know that He did come into the world. But they firmly believed in His coming and their faith was justified. St. Nicholas will be visiting our parish after the Divine Liturgy on December 18th. (one Liturgy only at 9 am)) All parishioners are invited Light lunch after the concert UCWLC will be selling Mary s Angels at both Divine Liturgies for Christmas $5.00 each. Vigil Lamps Icon of Mary Icon of Jesus Dec God s blessing for Courtney. Chris, Julia & Caitlyn by family God s blessing for Nicholas, Liz, Beatrice & Marjorie by family Pastoral Council Meeting, Tuesday, December 13, :30 pm - Executive Meeting; 7:30 pm - General Meeting

5 Calendar of Events Dec 13 - Seniors Meeting at 1:00 pm - Holy Family Parish Pastoral Meeting ; Executive Meeting at 6:30 pm; General Meeting 7:30 pm Dec 14 - UCWLC Meeting at 7:00 pm, Church Auditorium Dec 15 - Queen of Peace Prayer Group Meeting at 7:00 pm Dec 18 - St Nicholas Concert following the 9:00 Divine Liturgy, (one liturgy only) Dec 20 - Christmas Confession 6:30 pm, Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm Dec 20 - See Christmas Schedule Dec 24 - Christmas Eve Service at 10:00 pm - Святий Вечір Dec 25 - Christmas - РІЗДВО ХРИСТОВЕ Nativity of our Lord at 9 am Dec 28 - Holy Family Knights of Columbus Executive Meeting at 7:30 pm Dec 29 - Queen of Peace Prayer Group Meeting at 7:00 pm THANK YOU! A huge thank you to the wonderful people who volunteered their precious time and decorating talents to prepare our church upstairs and downstairs for the advent and Christmas seasons. Working together we had a very successful couple of hours. Thank you to the following families who were able to help during all of our busy schedules: Adams Antonick Belinsky Furkalo Henderson Komonko Kostenchuk Lisi Marak Obirek Schaible - Schur Scraba Pasieczka ~Flower and Decorating Committee

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7 Today's Catholic is called to take an intelligent, spiritual approach to the Bible. Listed here are 10 points for fruitful Scripture reading. 1. Bible reading is for Catholics. The Church encourages Catholics to make reading the Bible part of their daily prayer lives. Reading these inspired words, people grow deeper in their relationship with God and come to understand their place in the community God has called them to in himself. 2. Prayer is the beginning and the end. Reading the Bible is not like reading a novel or a history book. It should begin with a prayer asking the Holy Spirit to open our hearts and minds to the Word of God. Scripture reading should end with a prayer that this Word will bear fruit in our lives, helping us to become holier and more faithful people. 3. Get the whole story! When selecting a Bible, look for a Catholic edition. A Catholic edition will include the Church's complete list of sacred books along with introductions and notes for understanding the text. A Catholic edition will have an imprimatur notice on the back of the title page. An imprimatur indicates that the book is free of errors in Catholic doctrine. 4. The Bible isn't a book. It's a library. The Bible is a collection of 73 books written over the course of many centuries. The books include royal history, prophecy, poetry, challenging letters to struggling new faith communities, and believers' accounts of the preaching and passion of Jesus. Knowing the genre of the book you are reading will help you understand the literary tools the author is using and the meaning the author is trying to convey. 5. Know what the Bible is and what it isn't. The Bible is the story of God's relationship with the people he has called to himself. It is not intended to be read as history text, a science book, or a political manifesto. In the Bible, God teaches us the truths that we need for the sake of our salvation. 6. The sum is greater than the parts. Read the Bible in context. What happens before and after even in other books helps us to understand the true meaning of the text. 7. The Old relates to the New. The Old Testament and the New Testament shed light on each other. While we read the Old Testament in light of the death and resurrection of Jesus, it has its own value as well. Together, these testaments help us to understand God's plan for human beings. 8. You do not read alone. By reading and reflecting on Sacred Scripture, Catholics join those faithful men and women who have taken God's Word to heart and put it into practice in their lives. We read the Bible within the tradition of the Church to benefit from the holiness and wisdom of all the faithful. 9. What is God saying to me? The Bible is not addressed only to long-dead people in a faraway land. It is addressed to each of us in our own unique situations. When we read, we need to understand what the text says and how the faithful have understood its meaning in the past. In light of this understanding, we then ask: What is God saying to me? 10. Reading isn't enough. If Scripture remains just words on a page, our work is not done. We need to meditate on the message and put it into action I our lives. Only then can the word be living and effective (Hebrews 4:12) By Mary Elizabeth Sperry, - Associate Director for Utilization of the New American Bible.

8 From the Compendium of Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church CHRIST OUR PASCHA