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 What it means to be a Good Samaritan From Father Walter I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12 & 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring, with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called, "Smile". The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So I thought this would be a piece of cake literally. Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's on a crisp March morning. It was our way of sharing special playtime with our son. SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m. (Rosary precedes each Liturgy by one half hour) WEEKDAY SERVICES (Tue-Fri) 8:30 a.m. Rosary followed by Liturgy CONFESSIONS 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 We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.

2 As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's light as he searched for acceptance. He said "Good Day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation. I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That was when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you." I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope." We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give. We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love. I returned to college with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and asked "Can I share this?" I nodded. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonalds, my son, the instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn...unconditional ACCEPTANCE.

3 THE PSALMS Psalm 7 The problem is slander. In an earlier bulletin we read about three preachers who were on a fishing trip when they began to discuss various topics to pass the time. One preacher said he thought it would be nice if they confessed their biggest sins to each other and then prayed for each other. They all agreed, and the first preacher said that his biggest sin was that he liked to sit at the beach now and then and watch pretty women stroll by. The second preacher confessed that his biggest sin was that he went to the horse racing track every so often and put a small bet on a horse. Turning to the third preacher, they asked, "Brother, what is your biggest sin?" With a grin, he said, "My biggest sin is gossiping and I cannot wait to tell what I have just learned!" Gossip is a serious problem, but it s different from slander. Sometimes people will say negative things about us. When they do, we sometimes have to admit that they re right. In fact, sometimes they don t know the half of it. Slander is when someone makes an untrue and unjust accusation against you. It s a false and malicious statement that damages your reputation. The problem with slander is that you can t address the issue they ve raised against you if you are not around to defend yourself against what is said or written against you. If someone says that I damaged something and I did not, the accusation can stick and do all kinds of harm. Do not take this lightly it is a very serious thing. That is the nature of slander. It is deadly, and it s very difficult to know how to respond when it happens. The psalm we re looking at today deals with this very topic. We read at the top of the psalm, A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. We don t know the particular situation it s talking about, but we discover pretty quickly that David had been slandered. David even describes how damaging this is. He says in verses 1-2: O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver. Slander is not some benign non-issue that you should just shrug off. David says here that it s serious. Look at the image he gives us. He doesn t say that the slanderers are like annoying flies buzzing around his ears. No, he compares them to lions that could tear his soul apart. David is a hunted man here. He is in serious trouble. So what should we do when we re slandered? Buckle your seatbelts, because David shows us how to do four things.

4 First, lay yourself before God. Read verses 1-5: O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver. O LORD my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands, if I have repaid my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause, let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it, and let him trample my life to the ground and lay my glory in the dust. Selah David begins by laying himself out before God. He begins with full disclosure. There s something to be said sometimes for playing your cards close to your chest. You don t want to disclose everything to everyone. But when David is the victim of slander, he goes running to God, and he doesn t hold anything back. He lays down his cards before God. Look at how David begins: he says that he s found refuge or shelter in God. David doesn t say, I m now going to take refuge in you now that I m in trouble. He actually says that he s taken refuge in God before the trouble hit. We can learn from that. Don t wait until you re in the middle of trouble to find your refuge in God. Admit your need for God, and take refuge in him now. Then David lays two things before God in verses 1-2. Full disclosure. First, he lays out the danger that he s in. We ve already seen this. David is helpless. Even having found refuge in God, he feels that he s in real danger. He doesn t sugarcoat the situation. He doesn t put the best spin on it. He simply lays out the facts and his vulnerability before God. But then David lays out a second thing before God: he lays open his heart for examination. This is one of the hardest things to do. David lays out his conscience before God. He s examined it as best he can and, as best as he can tell, it s clear. But he lays it before God as well and says that if the slanders are true, and if the accusations are accurate, and if he s done wrong, then let God take the side of his accusers, and let David suffer the consequences. David doesn t become defensive and withdraw into himself. He turns to God who is his refuge. He lays out his danger before God, and then invites God to examine his heart. He shows us that when we re slandered we can lay ourselves out before God in complete honesty, inviting him to examine the situation including our hearts. Second, ask God to act. Read verses 6-9:

5 Arise, O LORD, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment. Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you; over it return on high. The LORD judges the peoples; judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me. Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end and may you establish the righteous you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God! We re going to run into this type of prayer a few times in the psalms. Does this bother anyone? David asks God to unleash his fury upon David s enemies. Some people say, Well, that doesn t sound very Christian. Why can t David be more forgiving? It seems unfair to ask God to rise up in anger and judge people who have wronged us. But let s think about this. People say, How could a good and loving God be filled with wrath? But at the same time we recognize that there are all kinds of good reasons to be filled with wrath. Do you remember that between August 6 & , thousands of people rioted in several London boroughs and in cities and towns across England? The resulting chaos generated looting, arson, and mass deployment of police and resulted in the death of 5 people. At that time, Prime Minister David Cameron did not come on TV and say, Well, let s not get angry here. Hooligans aren t bad people. No, he got angry. He promised to ensure that every looter was caught, brought to court, and sentenced, and that "phony human rights" concerns would not get in the way. The whole country has been shocked by the most appalling scenes of people looting, violence, vandalizing and thieving," Cameron said at the beginning of his statement. "It is criminality pure and simple. And there is absolutely no excuse for it." That s entirely appropriate. If he had stayed on vacation and hadn t come back and done something about the crisis, then he wouldn t have been doing his job. People expect him to act and respond to injustice. alarming symptom. That is exactly the same with God. When injustice is taking place, it would be a travesty to think that God was sitting by and doing nothing. It is entirely appropriate for God to take notice of wrong and to act, and that s exactly what David is asking God to do. David is asking God to take note and to respond appropriately. God s wrath is not a cranky explosion, but his settled opposition to the cancer of sin which is eating out the insides of the human race he loves with his whole being. It s like C.S. Lewis put it: The absence of anger, especially the sort of anger which we call indignation, can, in my opinion, be a most

6 In other words, we can actually find hope in God s anger. When you re being battered and pursued, when it looks like people are out to get you, and you can t do anything about it, you can find hope in the fact that God sees and that God will set things straight. N.T. Wright puts it this way: The word judgment carries negative overtones for a good many people in our liberal and post-liberal world. We need to remind ourselves that throughout the Bible God's coming judgment is a good thing, something to be celebrated, longed for, yearned over. It causes people to shout for joy and the trees of the field to clap their hands. In a world of systematic injustice, bullying, violence, arrogance, and oppression, the thought that there might come a day when the wicked are firmly put in their place and the poor and weak are given their due is the best news there can be. Faced with a world in rebellion, a world full of exploitation and wickedness, a good God must be a God of judgment. So it s entirely appropriate for us to ask God to act and to set things straight. Lay the situation out before God clearly. And then ask God to act. Say, in effect, Are you seeing this? Do something! Ask God to act justly to set the situation right. Third, remind yourself of who God is. The LORD judges the peoples; judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me. Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God! My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day. Notice the change in verse 8. Up until now David has been speaking to God. In verses 8 to 11 he switches and talks about God as well as to God. What s happening here? Somebody s said it s as if he s seen God in his mind rise up and take action. It s as if as David is praying that he senses God has heard, and has risen up in answer to his prayer. It just could be that David shifts his focus. He begins to focus on God. Think of how different a city looks at street level than it does from the top of a skyscraper. David has been at street-level dealing with slander. Then in verses 8 to 11 he gets a very different perspective as he s elevated, as he gets a larger picture of who God is. He says:

7 See David s focus here? His focus is on a God who judges the peoples. The picture David has is that God is sovereign over all the earth, and that nothing happens without his knowledge our outside of his control. What s more, David sees God as one who brings an end to evil, and who establishes the righteous. He is not without emotion. He is a good, David says, who feels indignation every day. What we really need, David shows us, is a vision of God. We need to get off the street level to where we can see the bigger picture, when we can remind ourselves of who God is and how it relates to what we re going through. We need to see God for who he is and as we get this picture of God, things will start to look very different at street level. This plays out as David looks back at those who are slandering him. David turns from gazing upon God to the slanderers, and he says: If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow; he has prepared for him his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts. Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends. As David s perspective changes, he sees the slanderers differently too. Before they looked like lions that were about to devour him. Now they look very different. They look like victims of God s imminent justice. They actually look kind of pathetic: like someone who falls into the whole that he dug for someone else. He lays a booby-trap but sets it off himself. It may take some time, but their evil will destroy themselves. Sin always overplays its hand. Sometimes it looks like sin has the winning hand. But sin always gets too cocky and takes things too far. That s exactly what David sees here. The slanderers won t ultimately be victorious. In fact, they ll suffer God s judgment. Even if they don t, they ll do themselves in. The thing that makes all the difference is that David gets a view of God. He lays himself before God, asks him to act, but then sees God for who he is, and it changes everything. Finally, praise Him. That s the thing. Once you ve seen God for who he is, you have to praise him. David starts this psalm in crisis, but he ends this psalm in praise. Verse 17 says:

8 I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High. David doesn t just theorize about God. He gazes on him and worships him There's a big difference between knowing about God and actually knowing him. That s what David shows us here. David doesn t just rehearse facts about God. That won t do anything. David thinks about God, and can t help but bow before him and worship him. He starts this psalm as a wounded man. He gets a glimpse of God. And that leads him to bow down before God. He starts this psalm with a whimper but he ends this psalm singing. What should we do when slandered? Lay yourself before him, ask him to act, remind yourself who he is, and then praise him. 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 FOOD FOR THOUGHT DO YOU FEED YOUR BODY ONLY ONCE A WEEK? DO YOU FEED YOUR SOUL (EUCHARIST) ONLY ONCE A WEEK? THE EUCHARIST IS AVAILABLE TO YOU TUESDAY TO FRIDAY AS WELL. JOIN US! PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE 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 the health of Harvey Lysack. Please pray for the health of Linda Goral. Please pray for the health of Lou Gollets. Please pray for the health of Marie Dohan. Please pray for the health of Walter Latocki. Please pray for the health of Steven Marchenski. Please pray for health & healing for Joyce Hojlo. Please pray for the health and total recovery of Bill Morant. Please pray for the health of Annie H. Kruk. Please pray for the health of Margaret Hadubiak. Please pray for the health of Janet Shymanski Hemingway. Please pray for the health and total recovery of Dorothy Labay. Please pray for the health of Kay Tokarwiski.

9 THE TRAVELING ICON OF THE MOTHER OF POCHAIV You can arrange to have the icon in your home by using the sign-up sheet at the back of the church. Just write your name on the week in the calendar that corresponds to your choice of time period. When we speak of icons as a medium for gazing into heaven, we refer to their value as much more than ethereal-looking religious art. Instead, icons serve as a very real means for connecting us with God and His love. Icons are beautiful, but without relationship behind it, beauty alone feeds only a portion of the human soul, and ultimately patronizes the deep human need for loving connection with the Transcendent. With this in mind, we seek to view icons as points of visual and spiritual intersection with eternal things, as living prompts for our prayers, and as reminders of the very real world that exists beyond the limitations of this temporal one. Icons can seem complicated or strange at first. Take time to come present to the icon, to simply gaze, allowing both your sense of sight as well as the longings of your heart to interact with what the icon presents to you in a particular moment. Icons have a way of teaching the heart spiritual truths the mind cannot. This is part of what is meant by icons being theology in color. While the Icon is in your home pray before it, alone or with others, for all your intentions and needs. You may pray the Rosary, in whole or in part, or the prayers from the Moleben to the Mother of God, or pray in your own words; or simply spend some silent moments in meditation, listening and being attentive to God's Word. In your prayers, approach the Blessed Mother with childlike confidence and bring her all your concerns, worries, disappointments, hurts and sufferings, and all your needs, wishes and hopes. But also say a prayer of thanksgiving for all of your successes and joys, your graces and blessings, known and unknown. Make the most of the presence of Mary's Icon in your home. Knights of Columbus Hello brother Knights and ladies, we have a busy month ahead with 4 coffee houses and a pancake breakfast on Nov. 15 for the 5 Sundays this month. Harvest dance on Nov. 21, 2015 where we invite brother knights and wives and any parishioners and friends to enjoy a good old time dance, music from By Request who are returning to our hall and were enjoyed by knights and their wives and others the last time they were here. Our last perogy supper for 2015 is to be held November 27, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 7:00pm, with Peeling of potatoes on Sunday Nov. 22, 1:00 pm. We welcome all to come and enjoy our perogies prepared by our knights, their wives, and ladies from our ladies league and fellow parishioners. The Knights are involved in The Tabs for Wheelchairs program and anyone with Tabs can drop them off at the back of the church in a container we have set up. Respectfully submitted by Grand Knight Andrew Labay

10 LITURGIES & INTENTIONS INTENTION OFFERED BY November 15 th 10:00 Health of Doreen Musick Allan & Florence Rebenchuk +Soul of Larry Fedorchuk (2 years) +Soul of Daria Grant +Souls of Darryl, Dwayne & Cheryl +Soul of Travis Praznik +Soul of Anne Rebenchuk +Soul of Sophie Skoropet Phyllis Fedorchuk & Family Dan & Pauline Labay & Family Bernice Patrick & Family Margaret & Sam Kaban Rosemary Clowes & Family UCWLC November 16 th NO MASS November 17 th 8:30 Health of Natalie Czuba Father Walter +Soul of Travis Praznik Ed Zurbyk November 18 th 8:30 Health of Bill & Lesia Boyczuk Father Walter November 19 th 8:30 + Soul of Travis Praznik Ed Zurbyk +Soul of Walter Ruta Mary Ruta November 20 th 8:30 Health of Bill & Lesia Boyczuk Father Walter +Soul of Travis Praznik Dorothy Prychitko November 22 nd 10:00 Health of Kay Tokarwiski Lorraine Hardman +Soul of Travis Praznik +Soul of Anne Rebenchuk +Soul of Sophie Skoropet +Souls of Joe Swereda & Family +Souls of Hnatiw & Family +Souls of Olga & John Welby Ed Zurbyk Rosemary Clowes & Family Mary Turko Stella Swereda & Family Stella Swereda & Family Lorraine Hardman November 23 rd NO MASS November 24 th 6:30 pm Health of Natalie Czuba Father Walter November 25 th 8:30 Health of Bill & Lesia Boyczuk Father Walter November 26 th 8:30 +Soul of Travis Praznik Pam Porath

11 SANCTUARY LIGHT WEEK OF INTENTION OFFERED BY NOVEMBER 15 TH +SOUL OF ALEX BUGERA VICKI BUGERA NOVEMBER 22 ND +SOULS OF ISIDORE & ANNE DEPTUCK JOHN & EDNA BAZARKEWICH NOVEMBER 29 TH +SOUL OF JOHN LABAY ANDY & LINDA LABAY DECEMBER 6 TH HEALTH OF FATHER WALTER JOYCE HOJLO DECEMBER 13 TH +SOUL OF DARLENE BUGERA VICKI BUGERA DECEMBER 20 TH +SOUL OF STANLEY STOYANSKY ANGELA & CATHY STOYANSKY DECEMBER 27 TH +SOUL OF DARLENE BUGERA VICKI BUGERA JANUARY 3 RD HEALTH OF ROSE JOHN & DOUGLAS WASYLIW ROSE WASYLIW JANUARY 10 TH HEALTH & BLESSINGS FOR MILDRED KALYNIUK PRAYER PARTNER JANUARY 17 TH + SOULS OF ROSE & ROMAN SOLOMON ELSIE GALAY & FAMILY JANUARY 24 TH + SOULS OF POLLY & MIKE GALAY ELSIE GALAY & FAMILY JANUARY 31 ST + SOUL OF EUGENE KOLOCHUK BETTY KOLOCHUK FEBRUARY 7 TH + SOUL OF ANNE REBENCHUK BETTY KOLOCHUK FEBRUARY 14 TH +SOUL OF OLGA MUSHALUK ANNE TANCHAK & FAMILY FEBRUARY 21 ST +SOUL OF ANTHONY NAHULIAK VIRGINIA MOORE MARCH 6 TH +SOUL OF DANIEL NAHULIAK VIRGINIA MOORE MARCH 13 TH + SOULS OF CATHERINE & DMYTRO MANDZIE FAMILY MARCH 20 TH +SOULS OF CATHERINE & DMYTRO MANDZIE FAMILY MARCH 27 TH +SOUL OF WALTER GALAY ELSIE GALAY & FAMILY APRIL 3 RD HEALTH INTENTIONS FOR FAMILY SOPHIA ANDRINIUK APRIL 10 TH +SOUL OF ANNE NAHULIAK VIRGINIA MOORE APRIL 17 TH +SOUL OF JOHN ZAMRYKUT ANNE TANCHAK & FAMILY MAY 1 ST +SOUL OF MIKE TANCHAK ANNE TANCHAK & FAMILY MAY 22 ND +SOULS OF MIKE & JEAN NECHWEDIUK MARTIN & LEONA NECHWEDIUK 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! "How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you touch Him, you eat Him. He gives Himself to you, not only that you may see Him, but also to be your food and nourishment." - St. John Chrysostom

12 NOVEMBER PEROGY ORDERS PLEASE CALL PHYLLIS BY NOVEMBER 20 TH AT Please note that this is your final opportunity to purchase perogies in The next perogy bee will be at the end of January NEWS FROM UCWLC Dear Parishioners As it was in the past years, we have had a Christmas Bake Sale. This year we have decided to have a NO BAKE SALE instead. What this means What you would spend in cost and time to make your baking for the sale, just make a monetary donation. Envelopes will be available. Drop your donation in the Sunday collection. Your participation will be appreciated. Nellie Fediuk Sonia Wawryk From The Social Committee Project 2015 Annual Fundraiser Dinner & Draw On behalf of the Parish a great big thank you to all those who volunteered their time to make this event such a success and wonderful evening. More specifically a special thank you to Florence Rebenchuk and Pearl Groen, who convened the preparation of the dinner, and those who assisted them in the kitchen and served a delicious meal. A thank you to Father Walter for the Blessings and Grace, the decorators, bartenders, auditors, ticket sellers and organizers for their time and effort provided towards this event. A thank you to the Voyageur Band for providing some wonderful musical entertainment during the course of the evening. Most importantly, thank you Parishioners and Non-parishioners who supported the fundraiser by providing a donation, buying either a dinner and draw or just draw ticket(s) as we sold out all 300 available tickets. Submitted by Tony Sklar, Raffle Chair

13 Ukrainian Catholic Church Of St Basil The Great "Project 2015" Draw - License: LGA-5011-RF November 07, Winners List SQ Last Ticket # Ten # Name Prize Eugene Hryniuk $ Larry, John, Harry, Nellie, Elizabeth, Sonia $ Ron Paseshnik $ Linda Gardner $ Holy Family Ukr Catholic Church $ Rudy Hadubiak $ Matt Baydock $ Irma Dayton $ Russell Hryniuk $ Carl Starodus $ Donna Megarry $ Marilyn Chaulk $ st 70 Eric Nazar $ nd 107 Melanie Hryniuk $ rd 253 T Prychitko $ th 126 Victoria Makowski $ th 151 Jim Wrubleski $ th 286 Lucky Macks & Harasyms $ th 77 John Bereziak $ th 252 T Prychitko $ th 1 Cathy Stoyansky $ Last 118 Sister Ruth $1,000 Total $2,000

14 THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO: DAVID ILKEW who will celebrate on November 16th WALTER SHURRAW who will celebrate on November 16th ROSE SWIDINSKY who will celebrate on November 19th ALEXIS PRYCHITKO who will celebrate on November 20th MNOHAYA-MNOHAYA LITA! GOD GRANT YOU MANY HAPPY YEARS! SINCERE CONDOLENCES DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO BERNICE & GEORGE GREGORASH & FAMILY ON THE LOSS OF BERNICE S MOTHER, SOPHIE SKOROPET ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 ST AT THE ARBORG DISTRICT HEALTH CENTRE, AT AGE 90. EVERLASTING MEMORY VICHNAYA PAMYAT Saturday Nov 21/15 Music "By Request Band" Tickets $17.50 each, includes a Hot Lunch and Door Prizes Cash Bar and 50/50 draw Dance starts at 7:30pm till midnight Cocktails at 6:30pm. For tickets, call Harry at TACZA COUNTERS FOR DECEMBER PHYLLIS FEDORCHUK ELIZABETH SKLEPOWICH Submitted by Sylvia Martyniuk Join us following Mass for some flapjacks flipped by the city s best flapjack flippers.

15 Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child is once again distributing shoeboxes to Ukraine, bringing hope, comfort, and the Good News of Jesus. The St. Basil catechism students and teachers invite the entire parish to participate. Donations must be small enough to fit into a regular-sized shoebox: school supplies, hygiene items, small toys, gloves, toques, slippers, and socks. A specially-marked collection box will be placed at the back of the church for your shoebox donations. The catechism classes will pack the boxes on November 21 st. We thank our UCWLC, who generously continue to offer financial support, to assist with shipping as well as religious programs for the children in Ukraine. This is our opportunity to spread God's love across the miles and to offer prayers of peace to those affected by violence. Thank you and bless you for giving. Winter Clothing Drive As the weather chills, the need for warm outdoor clothing increases. There are many in our city without proper winter wear. At the back of the church is a box labelled "Winter Clothing Collection". Please bring whatever winter items you can spare - boots, mitts, gloves, hats, snow pants, jackets/coats. Clothing donations (for children and adults) will be collected from now until February, and will be divided between the Main Street Project and Siloam Mission. Please let your children be involved in the collecting of donated items from home, as this is an important lesson in giving to those less fortunate. Thank you and bless you for giving. FOUND A green pill container A Miraculous Medal If you think an item might be yours, please contact the office. IF YOU GIVE THE DEVIL AN INCH, HE BECOMES YOUR RULER.

16 COMMUNITY CALENDAR As a member of National Association of Vocations Formation Directors (NAVDF) Committee, Sr. Theresa Matwe, SSMI has sent us information about an up-coming Vocations/Formations Conference on April 24-28, 2016 in Winnipeg. You will find the info on our parish bulletin board. Our Ukrainian Catholic Church needs to make vocations awareness one of its priorities.please help make this happen. UR Youth (open to all youth Gr. 8-12, from all of our Ukrainian churches) Friday November 27, 6:30pm - UR Youth Fun Night - We're heading into the kitchen! Join us at 6:30pm at St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church in the hall kitchen where we'll be cooking up a storm! Menu TBA. Pick-ups at 10pm. Call/text Michelle at for more details. The Annual Ukrainian Christmas Caroling at Holy Family Nursing Home & For Metropolitan Lawrence Sunday, December 27, pm - 6pm We will start at the chancery, 233 Scotia St at 2:45pm and Continue on to Holy Family Nursing Home for 4pm. Please join us for a fun afternoon! I ve been called! So...what s my vocation? Come for an evening of discussion and reflection with other young adults on the topic of vocation. November 17th, :30pm - 8:30pm Hanley Hall (Room 220), St. Paul s College University of Manioba *Pizza and refreshments will be served at 6:30 pm. Program will start at 7:00 pm. Information: Mireille Grenier /mgrenier@archsaintboniface.ca Sr Elaine Baete /elaine.baete@umanitoba.ca Wii Just Dance Christmas Party and Ornament Making! Saturday, December 19, 2015 Free 233 Scotia Street (Chancery) At 4pm - 10pm To register, contact: (204) Tamara youth@archeparchy.ca 4pm - Ornament Making for Holy Family Nursing Home 6pm - Pizza Supper 7pm - 10pm Wii Just Dance and board games!! World Youth Day 2016! CUCP ~ Canadian Ukrainian Catholic Pilgrims Ukrainian Catholics from Canada will be joining together to experience WYD July 12-August 3, 2016 July ~ Lviv, Ukraine July ~ Zarvanytsia, Ukraine July ~ Days of the Eparchy in Przemysl, Poland July ~ World Youth Day Week in Krakow, Poland August 1-3 ~ Wrap Up Retreat Days in Krakow, Poland Cost Approx $3800-$4200 For more information on the Pilgrimage you can either Sarah at uwitness2youth@gmail.com or Millie at youth@edmontoneparchy.com Please join us for a Pilgrimage of a Lifetime! (Register early, space is limited)

17 You are invited to our annual Craft and Bake sale at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. We have 25 talented crafters renting tables, a bake table, a rainbow auction, a raffle for a pair of Jets tickets and lunch available. All this and more... Hope to see you there Roblin Blvd Saturday, November 21, a.m. to 2 p.m. The Holy Family Auxiliary is organizing a bake sale on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 9:30am-3:30 pm, 165 Aberdeen Ave., (Holy Family Home). This event, as is the case for all Auxiliary s fundraising events, is for the exclusive benefit of the residents of Holy Family Home. For over fifty years, the Auxiliary has assisted the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate (SSMI) in their mission, through activities and fundraising, to enhance the quality of care and level of comfort our residents receive. We will have a great variety of home baked goods: squares, cakes, cookies, pies, braed, muffins and much more! In addition, we will have pyrohy, holubtsi and pyrizhky. "You are invited to Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church's Perogy Fundraising Dinner! Please join us and enjoy a plate of our delicious perogies! Where: Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church (40 Ada Logan ave off Route 90) When: Friday, November 27, :00-8:00pm Cost: Starting at $5 for a plate of 6 perogies" In Christ, Alexander Pankiw The Annual UCC-MPC Holodomor Commemoration will take place on Saturday 28 November 2015 at City Hall beginning at 1:30 pm. As in past years, there will be a Panakhyda Memorial Service outside in front of the Holodomor Statue with a short program to follow inside City Hall. Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk of the Royal Military College will be the guest presenter. Ми пам'ятаємо! Світ визнає! Chapel Lawn is proud to partner with Palliative Manitoba for the following seminar (a light lunch will be provided at each seminar): Coping During the Holidays December 8 Noon-1:00 p.m. RSVP to Chapel Lawn

18 October ~ November 2015 ~ December Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Knights of 6 7 Project 2015 Columbus 6:45 pm 1 Coffee House Children s Liturgy 8 Coffee House UCWLC 6: Pancake Breakfast Harvest Dance 22 Coffee House Potato Peeling 1: Perogy Making 25 Perogy Making Perogy Supper 4:00 7: Coffee House 30 Notes: More Calendar: Dec, Jan, PDF Calendar