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: Rt. Rev Canon Walter Klimchuk SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m. (Rosary precedes each Liturgy by one half hour) ANCESTRAL WORSHIP FROM FATHER WALTER WEEKDAY SERVICES 8:30 a.m. Rosary followed by Liturgy CONFESSIONS In many places throughout the world, ancestral worship is an integral part of social and religious life. If we are aware, we see that every indigenous culture honours their ancestors. They are conscious that their ancestral spirits are a part of everything that they do. They give reverence and honour to the deceased forbearers, the same as the grandmothers and grandfathers did before them. If we look at our pioneer grandparents and their children, there were customs during Lent and on the feast of Pentecost to venerate those that have passed on to the spiritual world. Our ancestors believed that these acts help departed loved ones move closer to enlightenment and bless the living in return. In our Ukrainian Catholic tradition we commemorate our deceased loved ones by mentioning their names during a liturgical service or the Divine Liturgy. When a person dies, we Ukrainians used to call upon the cantor or family member to recite the 150 psalms throughout the nightly vigil. Then there was the custom of singing the Parastas or the Panakhyda. Forty days later, a Divine Liturgy with Panakhyda was offered and all family members and friends joined in a commemorative meal of Thanksgiving. Before Divine Liturgies BAPTISIMS By appointment FUNERALS By arrangement MARRIAGES By appointment at least three months in advance WEBSITE: PARISH OFFICE ADDRESS: parish@saintbasilwpg.ca BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: bulletin@saintbasilwpg.ca Our ancestors always believed that the spirits of our deceased members live in another world and they can affect the lives of the living. Ancestors are called upon during important events, such as, putting plates for the deceased at our holy supper in the Christmas season. Our Ukrainian people believed that the presence of ancestors will also bring protection and good luck. The Ukrainians

2 usually bring bread and fruit trays to remind them that their ancestors reside in the bread of life and the fruit of sustenance. Let us renew our connection with our ancestor. During these changing times let our ancestral worship awaken our spiritual thinking. This divinity is within us all and our ancestors live within us. We carry their memories and their wisdom in our DNA. They are an inherent and inseparable part of who we are. All that they held holy and sacred, we also hold as sacred and holy within us as their ambassadors. It is our responsibility and obligation, therefore, to honour their many gifts to us by keeping them alive in our daily lives, in all that we do, for we represent the. We the descendants of the Ukrainians want to make them proud. Ancestral communication is an innate part of being human. Without their guidance and their love and their wisdom we will wander aimlessly in the dark; trying to find our way. They are our light. They are the source from which all the secrets of the cosmos come; they are sacred and revered, for they represent all that is holy with us. They guard and protect us; there is no security system in the world more powerful than that of their love. It is always grand and mighty, yet gentle and safe. Many of my friends and parishioners come to me and asked me how I communicate with my ancestors; they want to know because they have forgotten how. I tell them that their ancestors and family members never leave them. I can feel them as an entourage that stands behind them, just as mine do. They long to communicate with you, but they cannot without permission. You must call upon them to open the mutual communication and then enter into the silence where you ll hear them. First you will feel them; that is necessary, for they speak to us through emotions. You must have an open and pure heart and trust that they are there. Often when you do this, your ancestors are weeping with joy. They miss you more than you know. Is this not beautiful? So why not mention and pray for them during the Lenten season and truly and surely let their memory be eternal. IN SEARCH OF A MEANINGFUL LENT So now we begin that bit of the Christian calendar when we all try to imitate Jesus by giving up chocolate. What s gone wrong with Lent? Forget moderation and repentance, Lent is now a chance to sculpt our bodies, cleanse our minds and boast on Facebook about our self-restraint. In much of the Christian world, the problem starts with Shrove Tuesday, probably the worst prelude imaginable to a 40 odd day fast. In Rio, they have Mardi Gras, with two million scantily clad people sashaying around banging tambourines. In Iceland, there s Bursting Day when everyone eats their own bodyweight in salted meat and peas. In the USA, batches of pancakes are rustled up. The intention, historically, was to use up the rich foods in the refrigerator before Lent began. An insurance company in Britain has put a new twist on the old idea of abstinence by announcing that giving up cigarettes, alcohol and takeaways for Lent could save a person 18,425 pounds over one s working life invest that money wisely, they claimed and this abstinence fund could amount to 75,000 pounds in savings by retirement. This time of year should be about sacrifice, spiritual discipline and self-discovery, not about how much change is left in a wallet.

3 The Lenten penchant for suffering is certainly an odd thing to the modern mind. Nowadays we are obsessed with trying to make life more comfortable for ourselves: we live in an age of painkillers, time-savers, luxuries and cut corners. The idea that we would try to make things uncomfortable for forty days by giving up something we know we d really, really miss - and not just to lose weight - is very un-21st century, very un-now. The Christian take on suffering is that it's an inevitable part of being human. This is because we live in a fallen world in which God largely leaves us up to our own devices to look after ourselves although he gifted us intelligence and compassion to enable us to do the right thing. We all die, we all fall ill, we all do wicked things to each other, and we all feel heartbreak. So the practical human being has to find some way of coming to terms with just how grindingly awful life can be. It's rational to look for answers. The Christian answer is multifaceted. First, we have a God who suffers alongside us. The idea that God just watches suffering and feels indifferent to it is nonsense. This is a God who sent down his only Son to actively endure the worst pain and humiliation that any human can take. The Romans drove nails through his body, suspended him from a cross and left him in the burning heat slowly to expire crucified alongside a common criminal and taunted with the title: King of the Jews. Jesus had the power to step down from the cross but chose not to. We know that he, like us, was exposed to temptation ( in the desert) which is what we commemorate during Lent. And yet, despite the option for rescue existing, God chose to suffer the greatest tortures of all. Second, Christians have developed a philosophy of suffering that springs from the fact that their God has, himself, suffered. Our model in life isn't some Aryan hard-body god with good health, white teeth and a tan. It's a broken cripple upon a cross. And living up to that model means not avoiding suffering but going to where it is found in hospitals, care homes, prisons etc. It means suffering alongside people in the hope of sharing the burden of their pain. In the Medieval ages, this found its expression in an extraordinary phenomenon of monks and nuns exposing themselves physically to the bodies of lepers hitherto deemed untouchable by the community. St Catherine of Siena sipped pus from their sores; St Angela drank water contaminated by leprous flesh. The historical need for the Christian to be down among the dead was reckless, compulsive. During the Holocaust, a Polish priest called Father Kolbe stood out among the horrors of Auschwitz for his insistence that others take his food and medicine. When a young man was chosen to be killed as part of a reprisal for an escape that never actually happened, Kolbe offered himself in his place. He was starved near to death and then finished off with a lethal injection. Often the question is asked, Where was God at Auschwitz? The answer is Father Kolbe. Evil is not an incurable disease but a choice and the priest chose to retain his humanity, even if it meant suffering. More controversially still, the Christian believes that suffering can actually ennoble people. That s an easy thing to say when you re not the one starving or fighting cancer. But it is what it is. And a faith

4 that has at its heart a crucified man is a faith that venerates the people who society generally prefers to shut away. Even in this supposedly enlightened age, our civilisation denies the existence and personhood of sufferers. Homeless people are hidden in shop doors; the mentally anguished locked up in nursing homes. Part of that stems from seeing sufferers as an embarrassment, a nuisance, a grim reminder of what could happen to us. And it s this callous view of the sufferer that Christianity challenges. It teaches that it is the meek that inherit the Earth, that it is the weak who shall be held up against the strong. Sufferers are martyrs. While pagan faiths held up warriors and kings as heroes, the saints of the Judeo- Christian tradition are those who endure heroically. St Maria Goretti is one such hero. When she was 12 years old, a local boy, Alessandro, made sexual advances towards her. She refused and the boy stabbed her to death. Maria used her final breaths to forgive him. Three years later, Alessandro visited Maria s mother and begged forgiveness. She not only gave it, but received communion side by side with him. Alessandro became a lay brother and attended Maria s canonisation. Within this remarkable story we find a trinity of suffering: the murdered daughter, the grieving mother and (yes, he should be included) the wretched convict. The tale is horrific but it concludes with triumph. Maria escapes death through sainthood and her killer is redeemed. In this manner, Christianity transforms our understanding of what it is to suffer. We need not endure it alone. It need not amount to a defeat. We are frail, sinful people who need to often reconsider our priorities, motives, and commitments and fasting, which has both historical and biblical precedent, is a great way to foster reorientation. In Scripture, we see that fasting is a sign of sorrow over sin (Deut. 9:9, 18; 10:10; Ezra 10:6), a sign of repentance (1 Sam. 7:6), and an aid to prayer (Ezra 8:21 23; Acts 13:2 3). This discipline of abstinence, therefore, is often described as a way to grow closer to God. It prompts us to recognize our weakness and sinfulness, and it tangibly reminds us of our constant need for God s grace and strength. Lent is also a time to imitate Christ and participate in his life in concrete ways. Lent, after all, commemorates Christ s 40-day fast in the wilderness. For many, it is a spiritual journey whereby we identify with Christ, hoping to become more like him. All that is good, but many wonder if this hyperfocus on personal holiness is always healthy. Could it not turn into so much navel gazing? Perhaps we ve lost sight of a vital aspect of Christ s wilderness fast. If we want to truly imitate Christ s fast and participate in his life these 40 days, perhaps we should consider fasting for the sake of others. It might seem odd that Jesus would fast. Fasting was often a sign of grief over sin and repentance. Jews usually fasted to spend more time in prayer and develop greater spiritual receptivity. Why, then, would a sinless, divine Jesus, already one with the Father, abstain from food for so long? It s possible that he was preparing himself for his public ministry. Jesus had just been baptized by John. Scholars recognize this event as Jesus anointing, the time when he was installed or commissioned for ministry. So what better way to begin ministry than with prolonged time in prayer and fasting?

5 But this was not a spiritual retreat. At least not the kind we usually imagine. Matthew doesn t tell us that Jesus went into the wilderness to commune with God. Rather, he went to be tempted by the devil (4:1). It was far more than a time of ministry preparation. Jesus was going head to head with Satan himself. The reason? To relive and redeem the story of Israel. The scene recalls the wanderings of the Israelites in the wilderness. Just as God led Israel through the Red Sea and into the wilderness for 40 years to be tested (Deut. 8:2), so the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness for 40 days to be tempted. The obedient Son of God is contrasted with disobedient Israel, and the parallels between their two stories are striking. The Israelites in the wilderness complained time and again about food, saying that they didn t have enough to eat and that the cuisine back in Egypt was preferable (Exod. 16). Jesus, however, resisted the temptation to turn stones into bread when he was hungry, saying, It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God (Matt. 4:4). Second, whereas the Israelites constantly put God to the test, doubting his love and provision (Exod. 17:2 7), Jesus refused to test God by jumping off the temple. Finally, Jesus was tempted to bend his knee to the Devil. In the wilderness and throughout the whole Old Testament, for that matter Israel betrayed her covenant God by worshiping an object of creation (Exod. 32). But Jesus resisted, saying, Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only (Matt. 4:10). By clinging to the very Law that the Israelites received from the hand of God, and by resisting the wiles of the devil, Jesus emerged as the true representative and fulfillment of Israel. Where they had failed, he succeeded. Where they were faithless, he was faithful. Not only that, Jesus relived all of humanity s experience. In the Garden, humanity doubted God s word, reached for forbidden food and, in so doing, grasped at equality with God. Yet, the temptation of Christ was not to grasp at a forbidden equality with God, but to cling to his rights and thereby opt out of the task allotted to him, that he should undo the results of Adam s grasping. And undo the results of humanity s rebellion he did. For 40 days, Jesus gave up food, comfort, and security and gave a beating to the devil so he could gain back what humanity had given away. And all of this points to something greater. The truth is Christ didn t forego privileges and battle for humanity for only 40 days. The scene of Jesus in the wilderness is a synecdoche for his entire early life and ultimately his incarnation. A synecdoche is a figure of speech, or in this case an action, in which a part is made to represent the whole. By becoming human, God the Son laid aside certain rights and privileges so that we might become co-heirs with him. That s what Paul gets at in Philippians: [Jesus], being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

6 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. (2:6 7) From this, theologians have developed a doctrine known as kenosis, stemming from a Greek term meaning emptying. Christ emptied himself, or made himself nothing, when he became man. This doesn t mean that God the Son somehow abandoned his divine attributes, as if he were less divine than in his pre-incarnate existence. For Paul says elsewhere, In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form (Col. 2:9). Christ made himself nothing by becoming a servant. He did not use his divinity to his own advantage, as Paul put it, but largely to walk a life-long path of self-sacrifice. And the very reason Jesus took up this servanthood, relinquishing certain rights and privileges, was so you and I might gain his benefits. This is the wonderful exchange which, out of his measureless benevolence, he has made with us, that, by his descent to earth, he has prepared an ascent to heaven for us; that, by taking on our mortality, he has conferred his immortality upon us; that, accepting our weakness, he has strengthened us by his power; that, receiving our poverty unto himself, he has transferred his wealth to us; that, taking the weight of our iniquity upon himself (which oppressed us), he has clothed us with his righteousness. That s good news! Christ s whole life was lived on behalf of others, a continuous pursuit of others wellbeing. And Christ s fast in the wilderness is a crucial example of that reality. So if we want to imitate his life and his fast to the degree we can, then we should consider fasting on behalf of others that is, for their benefit and blessing. This is exactly the type of fast Isaiah talks about: Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? (58:6 7) Lent is not just about personal holiness. Nor is it about pursuing simplicity of life for its own sake. Lent also has a remarkable social dimension. Lent gives us the opportunity to move towards our neighbor in charity because it emphasizes simplicity for the sake of others. It s fine and good to give up sweets, alcohol, TV, or whatever you might abstain from. But what if our abstinence reflected our care for others more than our care for ourselves? What if we allocated the savings from our fasting and gave them to the poor and marginalized? If charity became an integral part of our fasting, then, we would move closer to participating in the deeper meaning of Christ s life and his fast.

7 The scene of Christ in the wilderness and his incarnation help us see the Christian life as an upward, inward, and outward movement. Lent teaches us to look to Christ as our sole redeemer and source of strength. It teaches us to look within ourselves, to examine our hearts and surrender them to Christ. And it teaches us to look to others, to see how we might serve and lay down our lives for others as Christ has done for us. Of course, as we enter the Lenten season we're aware that defeat is, more often than not, the outcome. How many millions will pledge to give something up only to return to eating, drinking or smoking it within a few days? The flesh is weak. But this shouldn't cause us to despair. Christianity is about effort and not necessarily success: it is the act of trying to do the right thing that leads us to encounter other people, better understand ourselves and come a little closer to God. What we should look forward to in Lent is not triumph but humiliation - because it humbles us but also because it proves that we're trying. Ultimately, that is what martyrdom is, too: resistance to the badness of the world and a refusal to concede it ground. It is the answer to the problem of evil that only the very brave dare to give. Pope Francis has asked us to reconsider the heart of fasting this Lenten season. According to Francis, fasting must never become superficial. He often quotes the early Christian mystic John Chrysostom who said: No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter how much you sleep on a hard floor and eat ashes and sigh continually, if you do no good to others, you do nothing great. But this isn t to downplay the role of sacrifice during the Lenten season. Lent is a good time for penance and self-denial. But once again, Francis reminds us that these activities must truly enrich others: I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt. So, if we re going to fast from anything this Lent, Francis suggests that even more than candy or alcohol, we fast from indifference towards others. In his annual Lenten message, the pope writes, Indifference to our neighbor and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voice of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience. Describing this phenomenon he calls the globalization of indifference, Francis writes that whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor. God s voice is no longer heard, the quiet joy of his love is no longer felt, and the desire to do good fades. He continues that, We end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people s pain, and feeling a need to help them, as though all this were someone else s responsibility and not our own.

8 But when we fast from this indifference, we can began to feast on love. In fact, Lent is the perfect time to learn how to love again. Jesus the great protagonist of this holy season certainly showed us the way. In him, God descends all the way down to bring everyone up. In his life and his ministry, no one is excluded. What are you giving up for Lent? It s a question a lot of people will get these next few days. If you want to change your body, perhaps alcohol and candy is the way to go. But if you want to change your heart, a harder fast is needed. This narrow road is gritty, but it isn t sterile. It will make room in ourselves to experience a love that can make us whole and set us free. Now that s something worth fasting for. 5 Questions to Ask Yourself: 1. When I wake up on Resurrection Sunday morning, how will I be different? What am I preparing for? 2. Is there something in my life a habit, a grudge, a fear, a prejudice, an addiction, an emotional barrier, a form of excess that keeps me from loving God with my heart, soul, mind, and strength and loving my neighbor as myself? How might I address that over the next 40 days? 3. Lent is a time to listen to God, but sometimes God speaks through others, particularly the poor, oppressed, marginalized, and suffering. To whom should I be listening this season? How can I cultivate a listening posture toward others whose perspective and experiences might differ from my own? 4. Is there a spiritual discipline praying the hours, lectio divina, the examen that I ve always wanted to try? How might I alter my daily routine to include one of these disciplines? 5. The cycle of death and resurrection is central to the Christian faith. In what ways is that cycle present in my life right now? Where might there be necessary change, suffering, death and decay, and how might new life emerge from those experiences? The first day of Lent and Good Friday are fast days in the Ukrainian Catholic Church. On fast days, we totally abstain from meat and dairy products and take only one full meal. Other meals should be of smaller proportions, like snacks. Stations of the Cross will continue every Wednesday until Good Friday. Sorokousty Services for deceased family members will take place on Fridays during the morning Divine Liturgy until Good Friday. Envelopes are available at the Church entrance.

9 SANCTUARY LIGHT WEEK OF INTENTION OFFERED BY FEBRUARY 22 ND +SOUL OF J.R. ALLARD THERESA ALLARD MARCH 1 ST +SOUL OF LARRY FEDORCHUK PHYLLIS FEDORCHUK & FAMILY MARCH 8 TH +SOULS OF THEODORE & MARIE LUTZ ROSE SWIDINSKY MARCH 15 TH +SOULS OF CATHERINE & DMYTRO MANDZIE FAMILY MARCH 22 ND +SOUL OF EUGENE KOLOCHUK (20 YEARS) BETTY KOLOCHUK & FAMILY MARCH 29 TH +SOUL OF ALEX BUGERA VICKI BUGERA & FAMILY APRIL 5 TH +SOUL OF DARLENE BUGERA VICKI BUGERA AND FAMILY APRIL 12 TH +SOUL OF NICK KURYK ANNE LAMOTHE APRIL 19 TH +SOUL OF MICHAEL TANCHAK ANNE TANCHAK & FAMILY APRIL 26 TH +SOULS OF PARENTS WILLIAM & MARY MELNYK SAM & SYLVIA SZWALUK & FAMILY +SOULS OF PARENTS JOHN & ROSE SZWALUK SAM & SYLVIA SZWALUK & FAMILY MAY 3 RD +SOUL OF JOHN SWIDINSKY ROSE SWIDINSKY MAY 10 TH FOR ALL MOTHERS LIVING AND DECEASED ANNE LAMOTHE MAY 17 TH +SOUL OF PARENT JUNE MORANT BILL BRENDA & MEGAN MORANT MAY 24 TH +SOULS OF MIKE & JEAN NECHWEDIUK MARTIN & LEONA NECHWEDIUK MAY 31 ST HEALTH OF SAM & SYLVIA MARTYNIUK ANONYMOUS JUNE 7 TH +SOULS OF MARY MARYNIUK & METRO STRILKIWSKI ROSE & JOHN WASYLIW JUNE 14 TH +SOUL OF NICHOLAS TURKO MARY TURKO JUNE 21 ST +SOUL OF AUDREY SKURA MARY TURKO JUNE 28 TH +SOUL OF JOSEPHINE HAFICHUK VICKI BUGERA JULY 5 TH HEALTH OF ANNA LABAY ANDY & LINDA LABAY JULY 12 TH +SOUL OF BORIS MUSICK DOREEN & FAMILY JULY 19 TH +SOULS OF WASYL & MARIA MUZYKA DOREEN & FAMILY JULY 26 TH +SOUL OF EMILY STOYANSKY ANGELA & CATHY STOYANSKY AUGUST 2 ND AUGUST 9 TH AUGUST 16 TH AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILBLE AUGUST 23 RD +SOULS OF PETER & ANASTASIA BAZARKEWICH JOHN & EDNA BAZARKEWICH 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!

10 LITURGIES & INTENTIONS INTENTION OFFERED BY February 22 nd 10:00 am Health of Father Walter Laurence & Suzanne Tkach Health & intention Bohdan & Stephan Pacholok +Soul of Bev Beck Anne Lamothe Marianne Staub February 23 rd NO MASS February 24 th 8:30 am Health of Teagan Marti Labay family Birthday blessings Lucia Labay February 25 th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stella Tkach Father Walter February 26 th 8:30 am +Soul of Larry Fedorchuk Father Walter February 27 th 8:30 am +Soul of Josephine Hafichuk Deacon Leon & Olga Twerdun March 1 st 10:00 am +Souls of Dmytro, Ivanka, Mykhaylo Olana Mariya, Nataliya, Dmytro, Olga, Ivan Paraskoviya March 2 nd 8:30 am +Soul of Bill Fediuk Frances Fediuk March 3 rd 8:30 am +Soul of Josephine Hafichuk Rudy & Margaret Hadubiak March 4 th 8:30 am +Soul of Michael Paly Oksana Paly & family March 5 th 6:45 pm +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter March 6 th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stella Tkach Father Walter March 8 th 10:00am +Souls of Paul & Dora Chegus Lou & Mildred Gollets Health of Father Walter Lou & Mildred Gollets March 9 th 8:30 am +Souls of Stanley & Emily Stoyansky & family members Cathy & Angela Stoyansky March 10 th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stells Tkach Father Walter March 11 th 7:00pm Health of Patricia Gerelus Mary Gerelus March 12 th 8:30 am +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter March 13 th 8:30 am +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter March 15 th 10:00am +Soul of Margaret Newton 40 day Brian & Dina Newton March 16 th 7:00pm +Soul of Anne Samaniuk Father Walter March 17 th 8:30 am Health & birthday blessings Lesia Bill & Lesia Boyczuk March 18 th 8:30 am +Souls of Fred & Stells Tkach Father Walter March 19 th 8:30am +Soul of Paul Kowal Joe Zawatsky March 20 th 8:30 am +Soul of Michael Paly

11 TAX RECEIPTS FOR 2014 DONATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP AT THE BACK OF THE CHURCH UCWLC SPRING TEA MARCH 29, :00-3:00 PM TEA OPENER Sr. Janice Soluk SSMI UCWLC Palm Sunday Tea March 29, We would appreciate monetary donations or donations of new articles for the silent auction. For more information, contact Jean Derhak. Submitted by Rose Olynyk, President ANNOUNCEMENT AND AN INVITATION TO ALL PARISHIONERS. THE VIDEO OF THE PARISH FAMILY FUN- NITE WILL BE SHOWN ON SUNDAY, FEB.22 ND, AFTER THE LITURGY, AT COFFEE-HOUSE. PLEASE PLAN TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN AND ENJOY THE PARTICIPATION AND THE CONTRIBUTION THEY AND ALL OTHERS MADE TO THIS EVENT. CHILDREN S LUNCH AND BEVERAGE WILL BE PROVIDED. PARISH RENEWAL COMMITTEE. Submitted by Alex Zimrose Your parish s nominating committee is looking for parishioners interested in taking ANY position on the Parish Council. Commitment of time required is minimal, averaging one hour per month for the meeting. If you have questions or would like to submit your name, please contact Rose Olynyk at Alex Zimrose at or Tony Sklar at CHURCH CLEANERS FOR MARCH Submitted by Phyllis Marchenski Dorothy Labay Tony & Dorothy Maksymchuk

12 From The Parish Council: PARISH ANNUAL MEETING SUNDAY MARCH 1 st Parish annual meeting and election of the parish, will be held immediately after the pancake breakfast, it is your parish and responsibility to attend the meeting, voice your concerns, and join in the discussions, your elected representatives need and require your input, to assist them in making decisions, that concern all of us as a Family in Christ at St. Basil s Thank you to Orest Kulchyski and Matt Baydock for constructing the storage shelves in the boardroom, GREAT JOB Saracousty Services (prayers for deceased members of our families) will be held every Friday at 9:00am during the Lenten season, Saracousty envelopes are at the back of the church, to have your family members each week at the Saracousty service please fill out an envelope and drop it in the collection basket, or parish office. Stations of the Cross will be held every Wednesday at 7:00pm during the Lenten season Submitted by John Bazarkewich parish v.p. Come walk with me THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO: ROSE OLYNYK who will celebrate on February 23rd RAY REMILLARD who will celebrate on February 27th MNOHAYA-MNOHAYA LITA! GOD GRANT YOU ALL MANY HAPPY YEARS! We are still collecting cold-weather clothes for Siloam Mission and Main Street Project. While 85% of donations are women's wear, 85% of the clients are men. They are in dire need of men's clothing, so try to dig deep for some men's coats, pants, shirts and shoes. Thank you and bless you for your kindness as we begin the season of Lent.

13 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Manitoba Provincial Council invites you to a Gala Concert "Tribute to Shevchenko" Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of his Birth Конґрес Українців Канади - Манітобська Провінційна Рада щиро запрошує Вас на Ґала Концерт - Поклін Шевченкові Відзначення 200 річчя його народження Sunday March 8th, :00 p,.m. Неділя, 8-го бересня 2015р. - год. 3:00 п.п. Jubilee Place Concert HallMennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute 173 Talbot Avenue Tickets $10 adults, $5 children, children under 12 - free! Available at Svitoch (621 Selkirk Avenue), Kalyna (952 Main Street), Oseredok (184 Alexander Avenue East)

14 UR Youth. > A screening of the Movie The Triumph Saturday, February 28, 2015 Free 233 Scotia Street (Chancery) At 7pm To register, contact: (204) Tamara youth@archeparchy.ca Sunday Session: Mar.1, 2015, 10-11am in the youth room at St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church. Topic: Patron Saints Eastern Prayer Rope Workshop- Facilitated by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fr. Taras Kchik, C.Ss.R (of Saskatoon) Sat. March 14, 2015 Location: St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 250 Jefferson Ave, 1-3:30pm, registration fee $20. For anyone years old! Learn how to make a "Chotky and find out how this Eastern alternative to the rosary can enrich your prayer life! Please RSVP by Wednesday March 11 to Michelle at rymcssr@gmail.com or call Knights of Columbus St. Anne Council 10TH Annual Lenten Fish Fry Dinners (Pickerel, perogies, trimmings, beverages, desserts) Take-outs and UCWLC Bake Sale Items available St. Anne ukrainian Catholic Church Hall 35 Marcie St. (off Gilmore) Lenten Fridays, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, February 20 th to March 27 th, 2015 Costs range up to $10 Dinners followed by Stations of the Cross or Presanctified Liturgy at 7:00 PM each Friday Dementia Care 2015 March 9 & 10 at Canad Inns - Polo Park. Dementia Care is a two day learning opportunity for healthcare professionals caring for people with dementia. For more information or to register online, visit alzheimer.mb.ca/dementiacare2015 or call in Winnipeg or in Manitoba. UCC MPC is holding a commemoration on Sunday March 1, 2015 to commemorate the Ist year anniversary of Nebesna Sotnia and the events of the Maidan. The event begins at 2:00 pm and will be held at St Mary the Protectress Sobor (820 Burrows Avenue). A Panakhyda will take place followed by a video presentation and some short speeches in the Parish Auditorium. Fundraising will take place for the Individual First Aid Kits. This meeting has been blessed by His Eminence Metropolitan Yurij and His Grace Metropolitan Lawrence has indicated that he will be present.

15 January ~ February 2015 ~ March Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Knights of Columbus 6:45 pm Celebration of Light UCWLC 7:00 pm Children s Divine Liturgy 11:00 15 COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF PENANCE Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast 16 First Day of Lent 17 PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Perogy Supper 28 More Calendar: Mar, Apr, PDF Calendar