MARCH 13, 2016 Vol. 44 No. 11 Welcome to all visitors and parishioners who are celebrating the Liturgy with us today. 5th SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT - Mary of Egypt DURING LENT... First Antiphon: pg. 21 Bless the Lord, O my soul...(first Psalm of Typica) Third Antiphon: pg. 27 Remember us, O Lord...(The Beatitudes) TROPAR (Tone 1): Though the stone was sealed by the Jews and soldiers guarded Your most pure body, You arose, O Savior, on the third day, and gave life to the world. And so the heavenly powers cried out to You, O Giver of life: Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Your kingdom! Glory to Your saving plan, O only Lover of Mankind. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever, Amen. KONDAK (Tone 3): Formerly laden with every kind of immorality, today because of your repentance, you were made a bride of Christ, longing for citizenship with angels crushing demons by the Cross as your weapon. And so, glorious Mary, you became a bride of heaven. PROKIMEN: Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. VERSE: Rejoice in the Lord, O you just; praise befits the righteous. EPISTLE: A reading from St. Paul s letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14 ALLELUIA VERSES: God gives me vindication, and has subdued peoples under me. Making great the salvation of the king, and showing mercy to His anointed, to David, and to His posterity for ever. GOSPEL: St. Mark 10:32-45 INSTEAD OF It is truly right... : In you, Lady Full of Grace, all creation rejoices, the world of angels and the human race. Sanctified temple, spiritual paradise, boast of virgins, God took flesh from you and became a Child; He was God before the ages. He made your womb a throne and made it more encompassing than the heavens. In you, Lady Full of Grace, all creation rejoices, glory be to you. COMMUNION HYMN: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance; of evil hearsay he shall have no fear. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. READERS: Today - Moira Young MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION: Today - Robert Wuschenny, Peter Federko USHERING & COLLECTING: Today - Ernie Paluck, Ted Dusyk GREETERS: Today - Ernie & Jayne Paluck ALTAR SERVERS: Every Sunday - volunteers March 20 - Fran Soroski March 20 - Len Markewich, Joe Hladky March 20 - Carl Korchynski, Mark Woitas March 20 - Mike & Josie Vantour PROSTRATION REFRAIN (during the week only): You have suffered the passion for us, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. DIVINE LITURGIES: Monday, March 14 Benedict, Venerable [2 Timothy 4:9-18; Luke 23:1-12] No Services Tuesday, March 15 - Agapius, Martyr [Titus 1:5-16; Luke 23:13-25] 6:30 p.m. - Lenten Akathist Wednesday, March 16 - Sabinus & Papas, Martyrs [Genesis 43:26-31, 45:1-16; Proverbs 21:23-22:4] 6:30 p.m. - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts - for God s Blessings upon Fr. Stephen Wojcichowsky
Thursday, March 17 - Alexius, Venerable Father [Titus 2:11-3:3; Luke 23:33-48] 8:30 a.m. - +Morris Maksymetz - requested by Ted & Ella Dusyk 6:30 p.m. - at St. Basil s Parish - Moleben to the Divine Mercy Friday, March 18 - Cyril, Venerable Bishop [Genesis 49:33-50:26; Proverbs 31:8-31] 12:30 p.m. - Divine Liturgy at Campion College - for staff and students 6:30 p.m. - at St. Basil s Parish - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Saturday, March 19 - Chrysanthus & Daria, Martyrs [Hebrews 12:28-13:8; John 11:1-45] 4:30 p.m. - Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy - for continued health and God s Blessings upon Fran Soroski - requested by Pat Romanow Sunday, March 20 - Willow (Palm) Sunday; Fathers of Sabbas, Martyrs [Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18] 9:30 a.m. - Intentions of the faithful; distribution of blessed willows THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE... Sunday, March 13-2:00 p.m.: Choir Practice Monday, March 14-6:30 p.m.: Catechism and Adult Catechism Tuesday, March 15 & Wednesday, March 16 - Lenten Mission at St. Athanasius Tuesday, March 17 & Thursday, March 18 - Lenten Mission at St. Basil s Sunday, March 20 - UCWLC Raffle Draw in hall following Liturgy Sunday, March 20-2:00 p.m.: Choir Practice THE FAMILY OF JULIA KATCHUR cordially invites the parishioners of St. Athanasius Parish to come celebrate Julia s special birthday. Please join them in the Parish auditorium today, March 13th following the Divine Liturgy. Thank you. UCWLC EASTER RAFFLE TICKETS will be on sale in the hall after liturgy. Please buy your tickets to help support our commitments to our parish. These commitments include free Pysanka Workshop, free Paska Workshop for the children in the Ukrainian School programs, gifts for our 1 st Communicants and gifts and education bursaries for our grade 12 graduates. The draws will be held on Palm Sunday, March 20th following the Divine Liturgy. For tickets, please see or call Marie Brigidear at 306-949-7493. BUTTER LAMBS / PASKAS will be sold by the UCWLC in the hall today following the Liturgy. Butter Lambs - $4.00; Small Paskas - $4.00; Medium Paskas - $6.00. UCBC will be selling sausage in the hall today following the Divine Liturgy. LENTEN MISSION with Very Rev. Stephen Wojcichowsky: St. Athanasius Church... Tuesday March 15: 6:00 p.m. - Confessions 6:30 p.m. - Lenten Akhatist Session 1: Holy Who, Me? Experiencing the Divine Mystery Wednesday March 16: 6:00 p.m. - Confessions; 6:30 p.m. - Presanctified Divine Liturgy Session 2: Ambassadors for Christ The Primacy of Forgiveness ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ St. Basil s Church... Thursday March 17: 6:00 p.m. - Confessions; 6:30 p.m. - Moleben to the Divine Mercy Session 3: The Kiss of Christ The Healing Power of the Holy Mystery of Confession Friday March 18: 6:00 p.m. - Confessions; 6:30 p.m. - Presanctified Divine Liturgy Session 4: The Medicine of Immortality The Connection between Holy Confession and Holy Communion.
LENTEN MISSION : If anyone wishes to make a donation to help defray the costs of the Mission, please use the special envelopes found at the back of church. You may place your envelope in the Sunday collection basket or in the basket that will be provided at the back of the church during the Lenten Mission evenings. DONATIONS for Easter Flowers are now being accepted. Please use the special envelopes at the back of the church and place into the Sunday collection basket. SUNDAY COFFEE SIGN UP SHEET for April to June has been posted. Please sign up to prepare and serve coffee when you can. Thank you. Choir Practises in preparation for Lenten & all the Holy Week & Easter services are scheduled as follows unless otherwise announced: Sunday, March 13 & 20 both @ 2:00 PM. If you'd like to join the choir, we'd like to have you!... Phyllis GOOD FRIDAY AND HOLY SATURDAY VIGIL sign-up sheets are posted on the wall in the front foyer. This is an opportunity for you personally or as a family to take some time for quiet meditation to reflect on Christ s death and resurrection. Please sign up! NOTICE OF AGM - Ukrainian Catholic Church Camps of Saskatchewan Inc. to be held at St. Michael's Camp, Madge Lake on Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please direct all inquiries to Myron Derow (306) 260-8398. For directions to the camp, please go to http://www.stmichaelscamp.com/location.htm. 50th Anniversary Planning Committee requires your assistance: We are in the process of gathering information and pictures to make a History Book of our parish. We need individual(s) who can put all that information in a book format. If anyone is interested or knows of anyone who can do this, please pass the names and contact information to Jayne Paluck or Robert Wuschenny. Also if anyone has any old 8MM films or videos of any parish functions that may be used in a power point presentation that will be shown at the Anniversary banquet, please contact Art Wytrykush. REGINA PRO-LIFE - 40 HOURS FOR LIFE is taking place daily in Regina from February 10 to March 20th, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the north side of the General Hospital on 14 th Avenue. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a Sing A Long on Thursday, March 17th @7 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace, 425 Broad St. N; Freewill offering; Call Patricia 306-924-0418. RESURRECTION: Music from the Ukrainian Sacred Choral Tradition, Wednesday March 30, 2016, at 7:30 at Holy Rosary Cathedral. This unique concert will feature selections from the newly composed Resurrectional Divine Liturgy by Fr. John Sembrat, as well as masterpieces of sacred music from the Eastern Church. You will be enthralled by a combined male chorus of 55 voices, including members of Pro Coro Canada, Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv, Chorus of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vydubychi Church Choir, the Kyiv National Philharmonic, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus (Detroit) and more all under the direction of Michael Zaugg of Pro Coro Canada. Hear a men's choir like you have never heard before! To purchase tickets and for more information, go to www.resurrectionalliturgy.com or call 1-780-906-1549. 15th ANNUAL DIVINE MERCY CONFERENCE will be held on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3, 2016 at St. Mary s Church, Winnipeg St. and 13th Ave., Regina. Program begins at 12:15 p.m. with Adoration, Confessions, Presentations by Very Rev. James Owolgba and Shirley Oleskiw, Benediction and concluding Mass at 3:05 p.m. Please see poster on bulletin board.
REGINA PRO-LIFE s Cruise for Life 2016 Fundraiser Banquet will be held on Friday, April 8th at St. Martin de Porres Banquet Hall (4720 Castle Rd, Regina) with cocktails at 5:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are Adults $25, Youth (13-18) $15, Children (5-12) $10, and may be purchased at www.reginaprolife.com or at 306-569-1985. Keynote speaker is Romana Trevino of the Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform. Please bring a baby gift for Birthright. See poster on bulletin board for more information. S.E.R.V.E (Summer Endeavour in a Redemptorist Volunteer Experience) May 5-20, 2016 at The Welcome Home in Winnipeg, MB: Experience 2 weeks that could very well change your life! Enjoy community life, learn about Redemptorist spirituality, volunteer in various inner-city organizations and relax during a weekend lake retreat! For young adults ages 18-35 years. For more information or to request an application contact Michelle at rymcssr@gmail.com or call/text 204-799-1060. Deadline for applications is April 1! CANA CONTINUES! Family Camp August 7-13, 2016 at St. Michael s Camp, Madge Lake with Bishop Bryan Bayda, CssR. Experience familes evangelizing families in nature with our beautiful Eastern spirituality. Family & Life Office contact is Deborah Larmour 306-653-0138 ext 228, Email ucfamilylifeoffice@sasktel.net Online details at www.skeparchy.org/mailandlife/?page_id=1355. Registration is now being accepted. The Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus CONTRACT OFFICE SERVICES/EXECUTIVE SECRETARY The Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus is looking for an experienced Office Professional to maintain the provincial office. Service Commitments, which vary week by week, month by month, are estimated to be about 700 hours per year. An independent contract for service or an employment relationship will be considered. The successful Executive Secretary will have: Knowledge of office operations, procedures and records management; Demonstrated ability to work independently; and perform word processing, spreadsheet and other office software applications; and Demonstrated strong organizational skills, communication skills and office/clerical skills Expression of interests are due by end of day Thursday March 18, 2016 to: Denis Carignan State Deputy Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus By Email: deniscarignan@sasktel.net Or Mail: Box 475, North Battleford, SK. S0M 0E0 More information about this opportunity and details for submitting an expression of interest can be found at the Saskatchewan K of C website http://www.kofcsask.com/ Recently Engaged? Congratulations! Just for you, the Family and Life Office, Eparchy of Saskatoon is pleased to announce Marriage Prep 2016: Crown Them with Glory and Honour which will take place at the Chancery Office, 214 Ave M. South on the weekend of April 15-18, 2016. All Engaged couples are invited to attend this exciting session of talks and opportunities to reflect on the Sacrament of Matrimony (Rite of Crowning) as it applies to the practical daily living out of your vocation to love. This all new format will reflect directly the prayers and promises made by couples and the blessings received by them in our beautiful and rich ceremony of marriage. Don t miss this opportunity to have your wedding and most importantly your marriage, build on the firm foundation of our faith. After speaking with your Pastor please contact Deb Larmour at the Family and Life Office: ucfamilylifeoffice@sasktel.net or call/text 306717-2756
MERCY - That Bridge that Connects God with Men - Summer Program 2016 - July 2 nd - August 6th being offered by Madonna House. For more information please pick up a brochure found at the back of the church. Please see poster on bulletin board. EWTN weekly schedule can be found at the back of the church for those who watch EWTN on TV or on your computer (https://www.youtube.com/user/etwn). LAST SUNDAY s COLLECTION: 56 envelopes used - $1510; Loose change - $11; 1 Building Fund envelope - $25; 2 Easter Flower envelopes - $60; 1 Easter Offering envelope - $20; 19 Missions of Canada envelopes - $490.