SAINT BASIL the GREAT PARISH 202 HARCOURT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB R3J 3H3 Parish Office: 204-837-4180 Parish Hall: 204-889-9057 Parish Priest: Very Rev. Michael Kwiatkowski Pastoral Assistant: Rev. Deacon Leon Twerdun SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m. (Come earlier for Rosary) Office Hours (Mon-Wed-Fri) 10:00 am 1:00 pm CONFESSIONS Before Divine Liturgies BAPTISIMS By appointment FUNERALS By arrangement MARRIAGES By appointment at least six months in advance WEBSITE: www.saintbasilwpg.ca PARISH OFFICE EMAIL ADDRESS: parish@saintbasilwpg.ca BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: bulletin@saintbasilwpg.ca The On-line version of our weekly bulletin is on our Website. It will usually be updated and posted by Saturday evening. You may access it on the Internet at: www.saintbasilswpg.wordpress.com Items for next Sunday s Bulletin must be submitted by Thursday.
A Very Special Announcement: A long time parishioner Marie Dohan, who passed away last November, has bequeathed to our parish a sum of $25,000. It states in her will, such bequest is to be used for the upkeep of the church building. Our parish is planning to commemorate this gift with a special Thanksgiving Liturgy and luncheon. The future date of this Liturgy will be planned such that her family members may attend. We will announce that date in the bulletin. LITURGIES & INTENTIONS Please note. A request for a Divine Liturgy may be made through the office or our Parish Priest. HOWEVER, it may not necessarily be celebrated here at St. Basil s. October 23 rd 10:00 am. For all our Parishioners and our intentions SANCTUARY LIGHT WEEK OF INTENTION OFFERED BY OCTOBER 30 TH +SOUL OF ANNE SKOCHYLES GERRY SKOCHYLES NOVEMBER 6 TH HEALTH & BLESSINGS CATHY STOYANSKY ANGELA STOYANSKY NOVEMBER 13 TH +SOUL OF LARRY FEDORCHUK PHYLLIS FEDORCHUK &FAMILY DECEMBER 4 TH +SOUL OF JOHN LABAY ANDY & LINDA LABAY DECEMBER 18 TH +SOUL OF STANLEY STOYANSKY CATHY & ANGELA STOYANSK DECEMBER 25 TH +SOUL OF HNAT ZAMRYKUT ANNE TANCHAK & FAMILY 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!
Pastor s Message Dear Parishioners of Saint Basil the Great Parish! Слава Ісусу Христу! The thought that there is still time crosses my mind as I prepare this week s message. Time for what? We might immediately think of life itself. Certainly, any conscientious follower of Christ wants to be aware that this earthly life of ours is definitely fleeting. In fact, all thinking people give thought to the fact of our mortality on a regular basis. You might have heard Benjamin Franklin s wry adage that the only two things certain in this world are death and taxes. Yes, our time is limited as this life will end one day, today or later. But we also want to be aware that there is still time in this life to do good for ourselves and for those around us. However, what I had in mind was something less solemn, but still very urgent all the same. October, as you know, is a month traditionally dedicated to the Holy Rosary. I know many of you pray the Rosary daily as it is every month of the year, not just this one. In fact, I am inspired by the way St. Basil Parish enjoys praying the Rosary prior to the Divine Liturgy and at many other times. However, October is not so much a month when we pray the Rosary, which most do already, but a month when we celebrate and promote the Rosary. Perhaps this month we can start praying the Rosary as we go for a walk. We can begin the habit of praying the Rosary on the way to or from the Doctor s office, shopping, bowling, a movie, dinner, etc. (It is a great way to pass the time and relax the nerves while driving as well as a means to draw us closer to the Lord and His Blessed Mother.) We can also use October to invite our family or at least our spouse to pray a Rosary as some point during every day. There is still time. We find ourselves coming to the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis. This year ends in about a month (November 26 th as extended by the head of our Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav). If you have not yet obtained a plenary indulgence by making a good Sacramental Confession and receiving Holy Communion worthily while also making a pilgrimage to one of Holy Doors in Winnipeg then what are you waiting for? You want to do this for yourself first of all, but then also for your deceased loved ones. See the Archeparchial website (www.archeparchy.ca) of the Vatican website (www.im.va) for the details. The Jubilee Year will soon be over, but at this moment there is still time. God bless you all! Know that He loves you and wants you to be truly happy! Fr. Michael, Parish Priest
Fall Supper Thank You Our fall supper was yet again a great success. Thank you to all the dedicated ladies and men who came out to help. Our turnout for each day of preparations was overwhelming! Many hands make work easy Bless You. We received many compliments and I was very proud of each and every parishioner who contributed in any way they could. THANK YOU. We served approximately 450 people including takeouts, plus 40 workers. OUR PROFIT WAS $5446.59 Respectfully submitted by Joyce Maksymetz. ====================================================================== Knights of Columbus News: Next Coffee house this month on the 30th. Our first pancake breakfast of the fall will occur today Oct. 23. Our next perogy supper is Oct. 28, 2016. Potato peeling on Monday Oct. 24th @ 6:00 pm. We have two major events in November and I am bringing it up so you can plan, we have the Parish Project for Nov. 5, 2016 and our K of C Fall Harvest Dance on Nov. 19, 2016. We encourage all brother knights, their wives and parishioners to attend our events to enjoy good food and above all fellowship with your friends and neighbors. Respectfully Submitted by Andrew Labay, Grand Knight. Coming Events within our Parish: Project 2016 Annual Fundraiser Dinner & Draw - November 05, 2016 Tickets are available for our Parish s ONLY annual fundraiser Dinner and Draw. There is Only this Sunday and next Sunday left so please purchase your tickets now. Ticket prices are $55.00 for Dinner and Draw which includes a dinner, all refreshments, entertainment, and $2000 in draw prizes. Or, if you can t make it to the event you may purchase a Draw only ticket for $30.00 giving you a chance to win any one of the 22 draw prizes, amounting in total to $2000. Please see ticket sellers inside the entrance to the church and/or you may call Tony.Sklar at (204) 837-3642 or John Bazarkewich (204) 889-3768. Submitted by Tony Sklar, Raffle Chair
Perogy Making Help Needed!! Help Needed!! Perogy making will take place this coming Wednesday Oct 26 th. Please come out, socialize and give us a hand. Every month orders increase and our help decreases. Please come and make this an enjoyable event. Let s see if we can beat last month s attendance. ============================================ St. Basil Knights of Columbus "Fall Harvest" Dance Saturday, November 19, 2016 St. Basil's Auditorium 202 Harcourt Street, Winnipeg, MB Cocktails: 6:30 p.m. Dance: 7:30 p.m. Lunch Music by: By Request Tickets: $17.50 each For Tickets Please Contact: Harry Fediuk 832-0265 Andy Labay 832-6905 Martin Nechwediuk 837-3079 John Solomon 832-0313 Events Outside of Our Parish: From the Holy Eucharist UCWLC Holy Eucharist UCWLC 25th Annual Fall & Christmas Craft & Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Holy Eucharist Parish Centre, 460 Munroe Ave., Winnipeg, MB from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Admission: Adults - $1.00; Children are free. Contact Joan at 204-237-9394. =============================================== From September 28 to November 6 2016, our community will take part in 40 Days for Life a groundbreaking, coordinated international mobilization. We pray that, with God s help, this will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city and beyond. Abortion is the leading cause of death in the world, ending more lives than cardio vascular disease, cancer, AIDS, war, hunger or any other cause. But we can change that! 40 Days for Life campaign will again be held Health Science Centre (Women s Hospital). from 8:00am-8:00pm. Please give us some of your time! Sign-up on the 40 Days for Life calendar at: www.40daysforlife.com/winnipeg and follow simple instructions. If you can help, please contact Maria Slykerman at 204-452-2459.
========================================== Manitoba Catholic Prison Ministry Prison Ministry in Community Parish as field hospital in prison ministry As we move toward the close of this extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Tri-Diocesan Prison Ministry committee is offering an opportunity for all engaged and interested in this ministry in different ways to come and share in collective wisdom. We particularly welcome all who would like to learn more about the many aspects of this gospel challenge. We seek to advance the effectiveness and extent of this work of mercy for the benefit of all community members. Micah House 1039 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thursday, November 17th 2016 5:30 8:30 pm (Kick off with Food) RSVP to prisons2014by@gmail.com by 14 November Questions? Call 204-451-2957 ======================================================== Weekend on The Mercy of Jesus Nov 4 & 5th Dr. Mary Healy, professor at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, will present a weekend on The Mercy of Jesus, the Divine Physician. A brilliant teacher, has authored biblical commentaries and is used in the ministry of healing. Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. breakfast. Personal prayer included throughout the weekend. Saturday 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and then 7:00 p.m. Mass & Healing Service. No registration required. There will be a free will love offering, however, advance tickets required for the breakfast at $7.00 each. This event will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 4588 Roblin Blvd, Winnipeg Contact CCRS 204-895-7544 or ccrs@catholicrenewalservices.com
TAKE A STAND FOR LIFE Life s Vision Manitoba Presents: Restoring the Culture of Life Annual Fundraising Banquet Saturday, November 5 TH, 2016 Keynote Speaker Natalie Sonnen, Executive Director, LifeCanada Natalie will be asking the question, Where did we go wrong? The implications of the Carter Decision for Canada and what we can do about it. She will also be introducing the Dying Healed program developed by LifeCanada. Where: Holy Eucharist Parish Centre, 460 Munroe Avenue Time: Wine Bar at 6 pm. Dinner at 7 pm Cost: $40.00 per person / $300.00 for a table of 8 One Day Conference Saturday November 5 th, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Conference Includes: Why Happiness Matters? Natalie Sonnen Medical Assistance in Dying, What does it mean to me? Cameron MacDonald Redemptive Suffering, Msgr. Maurice Comeault Introduction to the 10 Universal Principals, Natalie Sonnen Serena Family Planning, Jean & Janelle LaFrance HUSH Documentary Screening, Tasha Deschambault & Team Conference & Lunch: $10.00 This conference will have excellent teaching for young & old. Invite a youth today! RSVP by November 1st by calling Life s Vision at 204-233-8047 or register through our website Lifesvision ========================================= FREE SCREENING OF HUSH DOCUMENTARY The HUSH documentary screening is being presented tomorrow Monday, October 24 th at 7:30 pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 4588 Roblin Blvd. This documentary explores the long term health implications surrounding decisions we make in regards to when we choose to have children, how many children we have, interrupted pregnancies (abortion or otherwise), or no children. It is a film presenting information that every man, woman and teenager should have. Plan to attend this pro-information screening. Heather White, SNMA Coordinator & Life s Vision Manitoba will be available for discussion. For more information, please call Janet at 204-837-3318 or Joan at 204-895-7595
================================================= Last Sundays Envelope offerings (October 16 th ). ( 90 ) Envelopes out of 163 parishioners contributed $ 1617.00 =========================================================== Boiler Replacement Appeal: As of October 19th, 2016 : Boiler Replacement cost (net) $ 42,810 ---------------------------------------- Pledge $ received $ 13,450 Donation St Basil s UCWLC $ 5,000 Donation St Basil s KofC $ 3,000 ======= Total Received $ 21,450 Short Fall in our appeal ( $ 21,360 ) =================================================.
Our Church Cleaners Our Tacza Counters. For October: For November: For October: For November: Orest & Aurelia Kulchyski, Diane Pinuta Tony & Dorothy Maksymchuk, Iris Sawchuk Tony Sklar, Rose Olynyk, Loraine Lysak Linda Labay, Rudy Hadubiak, Phyllis Fedorchuk. ============================================= Happy Anniversary to: Sam and Sylvia Szwaluk Oct. 23 rd /1965 Ernie And Adele Horobetz Oct 26 th /1957 May your marriage be blessed with love, joy and companionship for all the years of your lives. HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO: Jean Derhak Helen Czaplynsky Aaron Prociuk Eva Brown Oct. 23 rd Oct. 24 th Oct. 26 th Oct. 27 th MNOHAYA -MNOHAYA LITA! GOD GRANT YOU MANY HAPPY YEARS.
==================================================== 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: Stella Buhay Tammy Lussier Walter Lotocki Joyce Hojio Allan Buhay Margaret Hadubiak Dorothy Labay Anne Kruk Kay Tokarwiski Mildred Kalyniuk Helen Czaplynsky Serge Larouche Adele Genik Anna Labay Rose Swidinsky Jason Yaskiw Pearl Genik John & Rose Wasyliw Pauline Labay Lavinia Novak 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 204-837-4180.. Submissions for next Sunday s Bulletin must be submitted by Thursday
October Calendar Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pancake Breakfast 24 Potato Peeling 6:00 pm 25 26 Perogy Making 27 28 Perogy Dinner 29 30 Coffee House. 31 Notes: Coming up in November Don t forget the Parish Project is on Saturday Nov 5th