Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church Українська Католицька Церква Пресвятої Родини Слава Ісусу Христу! - Glory to Jesus Christ! Слава На Віки! - Glory For Ever! Our Mission is to be responsible, trustworthy and faithful stewards of God s gifts by living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the catechism and spirituality of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Sunday of the Prodigal Son February 17, 2019 17 Лютого 1001 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3M 1Y3, ph 204-453-4653, fax 204-452-2332 holyfamilychurch.wordpress.com Parish Office Hours, Tue - Fri : 9:30 to 4 pm Pastor - Fr John Mostivsky: 204-453-4653 jmostivsky@shaw.ca Office Manager - Joe Kulyk: 204-453-4653 holyfamilyparishoffice@gmail.com Liturgical Sunday Schedule: Weekdays 9:00 am (English) Tue - Thu 7:30 am 11:00 am (Ukrainian) Fri 7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Sundays before Liturgy & by appointment Sacrament of Baptism & Chrismation by appointment with the Pastor Sacrament of Holy Matrimony (Marriage) by appointment with the Pastor - 9 months in advance Funerals - by appointment with the Pastor Parish Auditorium - 204-452-2332 Parish Pastoral Council Jim, Antonick, Chairperson - 204-489-8482 K of C - Zenon Scraba, GK - 204-453-2949 UCWLC - Pat Antonick, President - 204-489-8482 Club 55+ Stella Hyska, President - 204-489-6425 Catechism - Martin Pasieczka, 204-453-4965 Queen of Peace Prayer Group Leonard Terrick 204-269-4696 Pastoral Care - Linda Marak 204-895-8478 Luke 15:11-32 Cont d page 5 Before God we all are sinners like the prodigal son in need of God s mercy and compassion. God loves all who repent of their sin and return home. We warmly welcome all of our visitors! It s good to have you with us!
Просимо молитися за хворих парафіян - Please pray for their health: We pray in hope that God s healing power may touch those who are sick: If you would like a hospital visit or home visit please call the Pastoral Care Linda Marak 204-895-8478 9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY Feb 17 Feb 24 Rosary Linda Marak Paulette Terrick Greeters Alice and Lawrence Maksymetz Jean Uhryn Epistle Danny Schur Lawrence Grzenda Ushers John Nicholson Zenon Romaniuk Ron Kozak Lawrence Grzenda Eucharist Lawrence Grzenda Leonard Terrick Sacristan Leonard Terrick Eugene Statkewich 11:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY COLLECTION НЕДІЛЬНА ТАЦА February 10, 2019 49 Envelopes - $1,155 Loose Cash - $109 Visitors - $52 Candle Offering - $60.05 Vigil Lamps - $10 Initial Offering - $25 In Memory of Cynthia Melosky - $40 Please Note: The above income does not show expenses. Дякуємо за вашу щедрість! Thank you for your generosity! Sign up for pre-authorized giving forms are in the narthex Feb 17 Feb 24 Greeters Ushers Wally Komonko Lawrence Luba Wally Komonko Lawrence Luba Seniors Meetings Epistle Eucharist Myron Musick Myron Musick Sacristan Peter Tkach Peter Tkach at Noon Apr 9th, May 7th, Jun 4th Vigil Lamps Icon of Mary Icon of Jesus Feb 17-23 God s blessing over this newly elected Parish Pastoral Council God s blessing over this newly elected Parish Pastoral Council VIGIL LAMPS - Vigil Lamp offerings are $5.00 each and are lit for your personal intention for the entire week. Page 2
Служби Божі / Divine Liturgies Day Date Time Intention Sun Feb 17 9:00 am 11:00 am Knights of Columbus Members and their families За інтенції всіх Парафіян intentions of all our parishioners Tue Feb 19 7:30 am Thanksgiving to God for all His blessings for Ned and Yvonne Derkach Wed Feb 20 7:30 am Souls in Purgatory by Paulette & Leonard Terrick Thu Feb 21 9:30 am 10:00 am Cynthia Melosky by Joan and Henry Fri 7:00 pm Feb 22 Sun Feb 24 9:00 am 11:00 am Rosary and Confession За інтенції всіх Парафіян intentions of all our parishioners За інтенції всіх Парафіян intentions of all our parishioners За інтенції всіх Парафіян intentions of all our parishioners Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power and idle talk; but give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions and not to judge my brother, for blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen. Great Lent starts on March 4th - this is the time in preparation for the Easter- Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In order to prepare ourselves well it is not enough only to fast and bake the Easter bread and buy meat for blessing of Easter foods but it is more important to prepare our soul by examining our conscience and receiving Sacrament of Confession during Lent. It is more important to teach by a life of doing good than to preach in eloquent terms. St. Isidore of Pelusium Page 3
Planning a Wedding in 2019? Engaged couples, should contact Fr. John regarding your proposed wedding and upcoming marriage classes. 204-453-4653 The annual Home of Hope fundraising breakfast is Saturday, April 13 th at 10 am. Holy Eucharist Parish Center 460 Munroe Avenue. For more info call Lubov Foundation at 204-942-0443. Tickets available soon February Perogy Supper Volunteers Needed! Sun, Feb 17 - Potato peeling Tue, Feb 19- Making potato balls Wed, Feb 20- Perogy pinching Friday, Feb 22 - Perogy Supper 5-7 pm Hall setup & clean up Thank you for attending the Parish AGM Thank you to all of you who attended our Parish Annual General Meeting on February 10th. We appreciate your interest and support. Special thanks to UCWLC for preparing the light lunch. Also would like to acknowledge the hard work of the outgoing Pastoral Council for serving the Parish and congratulate the newly elected Council for 2019. God bless you all! ~Fr John Mostivsky Mar 3rd - Apr7th Divine Liturgy Intentions Please use the intention envelope located In the narthex. Suggested donation is $20.00. Please make cheques payable to Fr John Mostivsky. Great Lent Starts March 4th. Sorokousty services for your deceased loved ones will be held on the following Saturday mornings at 10 am ; March 9,16,23, April 6,13. Please submit your list of names in the envelope located in the narthex and drop it into the collection basket. Suggested donation is $20.00. Please make cheques payable to Fr John Mostivsky. Bulletin Requests Any request or any information to be placed in the bulletin must be in the Parish Office by WEDNESDAY NOON Page 4
Sunday of the Prodigal Son - On Repentance Christ the Good Shepherd who came to find the lost sheep calls us all to repentance: Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand (Mt. 4; 17). Without repentance, there can never be salvation nor new life. In the parable of the Prodigal Son, Christ reveals the essence of repentance as a return to the Father and the acceptance of the gift of his forgiveness. In repentance, we come to know God as a loving and merciful Father. He accepts repentant sinners and rejoices at their conversion because He is good and loves mankind. Repentance allows a Christian not only to experience God as a merciful Father, but to rediscover oneself in God s embrace-to see oneself as the son who returned from a foreign land of sin to the father s home of righteousness. On the Sunday of the Prodigal Son the Church sings: As the Prodigal Son I come to You, merciful God. I have wasted my whole life in a foreign land; I have scattered the wealth which You gave me, O Father. Receive me in repentance, O God, and have mercy on me. Repentance has a positive character - it is liberating and life-creating rather than demeaning. It is the force of renewal and rebirth, the fruit of hope, and negation of despair. This is so because repentance is not looking down at one s own faults, but looking up towards the Lord s love; not backwards with self-reproach, but forward with faith. One must focus not on what one has failed to achieve, but on that which, with the mercy of Christ, one may still become. Repentance is a continuous path toward personal healing and growth.it is precisely this kind of constant transfiguring of our lives in repentance that we pray during the divine services; That we may spend the rest of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord. Thus repentance is enlightenment, the crossing from darkness to light. Until we see the light of Christ, we will not be able to recognize our own sins. The closer we come to God, the more clearly we see how sinful we are. The light of Christ illumines us and leads us to repentance, to a vision of beauty rather than deformity, to an awareness of God s glory rather than our own destitution. (Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church - Christ Our Pascha.) The Lord greatly loves the repenting sinner and mercifully presses him to his bosom: Where are you my child? I was waiting a long time for you. The Lord calls all to Himself with the voice of the Gospel, & His voice is heard in the entire world. Come to me, my sheep, I created you, & love you, my love brought me to earth, and I suffered things for the sake of your salvation, and I want all of you to know my love, & to say with the apostles on Tabor; Lord it is good for us to be with you. (St Silouan the Athonite) Page 5
Calendar of Events 2019 www.archeparchy.ca Feb 22 - Holy Family Parish Perogy Supper 5-7 pm Feb 23 A WINTER RETREAT with the theme BLESSED WITH A TREASURE, will be developed by Sister Cathy Laviolette, SNJM. Come learn about the gifts that you have been given by God. and the gift that YOU are. Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 Time:9:30 am to 3:15 pm Place: St. Charles Parish Hall (320 St Charles St) Cost: $20 includes lunch and snacks Please register by Feb.21 by calling Anna at 204-895-2420 Feb 21 Apr 11 Life in the Spirit Seminar - Sponsored by Holy Family Queen of Peace Prayer Group. 7 session held on Thursday evening from 6:30 7:30m pm.top register or if you have any questions contact Leonard Terrick 204-227-6911, Marianne Derkach 204-284 -4976 or Hazel Borodey at 204-837-7179 Mar 1 - World Day of Prayer 2019, Harrow United Church, 955 Mulvey Avenue. The Women s Church Council World Day of Prayer event will begin with a shared meal at 6:00 pm and continued with presentation, discussion and prayer. All are welcome to participate in this non-denominational event. Mar 3 - Holy Eucharist UCWLC 73rd Daffodil Tea, Sunday March 3rd, 1-3 pm at the Parish Centre, 450 Monroe Avenue. Mar 29 - Holy Family Parish Perogy Supper 5-7 pm Apr 11 - Caritas Awards Dinner, RBC Convention Centre, Reception 6:00 pm, Dinner 7:00 pm. Tickets available at the Parish Office. Let Your Prayer Come From A Humble Heart: When we pray, our words should be calm, modest and disciplined. Let us reflect that we are standing before God. We should please Him both by our bodily posture and the manner of our speech. One should employ a quiet tone in their prayer. Moreover, in the course of His teaching, the Lord instructed us to pray in secret. Hidden and secluded places, even our own rooms, give witness to our belief that God is present everywhere; that He sees and hears all; that in the fullness of His majesty, He penetrates hidden and secret places. This is the teaching of Jeremiah: Am I God when I am near, and not God when I am far away? Can anyone hide in a dark corner without my seeing Him? Do I not fill heaven and earth? Another passage of Scripture says: The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, observing both good and wicked men. The same modesty and discipline should characterize our liturgical prayer as well. When we gather to celebrate the divine mysteries with God s priest, we should not express our prayer in unruly words; the petition that should be made to God with moderation is not to be shouted out noisily and verbosely. For God hears our heart not our voice. He sees our thoughts; He is not to be shouted at. The Lord showed us this when He asked: Why do you think evil in your hearts? The Book of Revelation testifies to this also: And all the churches shall know that I am the one who searches the heart and the desires. ~St. Cyprian of Carthage Page 6
Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction March 3rd after the 9 am Liturgy We are in need of prizes for the auction. (no used items please) Your support is very much appreciated! Please consider donating a prize. Contact Zenon Scraba 204-797-4862 or the Parish Office Lenten Suppers at Holy Family Parish Fish & Chips or Spaghetti March 8, 15, 22; Apr 5, 12 5:30-6:45 pm Join us for Stations of the Cross at 7 pm Place Your February Perogy Order Please call the Parish Office 204-453-4653 with your perogy order. Pick up Wednesday, February 20th at 1:00 pm $6.00 doz PEROGY SUPPER at Holy Family Parish 1001 Grant Ave Friday Feb 22 5-7 pm All Welcome! 2019 YOUTH WINTER GAMES.MINI-OLYMPICS - March 16th Immaculate Heart of Mary School, 650 Flora Avenue. Registration 1:00 pm, games and snacks 2:00-5:00 pm. Clean indoor shoes required. INDOOR SOCCER - April 13th Seven Oaks Soccer Plex, 725 Kingsbury Ave., Registration 2:30 pm, soccer and snacks 3:00-5:00 pm. Clean indoor runners required. YWG WIND-UP May 4th. Sts.Peter & Paul Parish Centre, 400 Marion Avenue. Games, Food, Music and awards 5:30-10:00 pm. YWG Logo Contest. Cash Prize For Best YWG Logo to be handed out at the Windup Full details and Entry Forms available at all Games All Youth are invited and admission is free for all events Page 7
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