29 SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 4 Грудня

December 4, 2016

1001 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3M 1Y3,

ph 204-453-4653, fax 204-452-2332

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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 - Fri

11:00 am (Ukrainian) 7:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Sunday’s during Liturgy & by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism & Chrismation by appointment with the Pastor

Sacrament of Holy Matrimony (Marriage) by appointment with the Pastor - 6 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 - 204-797-4862

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, Facilitator - 204-269-4696

Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church Українська Католицька Церква Пресвятої Родини

Слава Ісусу Христу! - Glory to Jesus Christ!

Слава на віки! - Glory forever! Church Bulletin - Церковний Бюлетень

Вітаємо Бас у Нашій Парафії

We warmly welcome all of our visitors! It’s good to

have you with us!

Jesus Heals the Ten Lepers

Luke 17: 12-19

Dec 4 Dec 11

Rosary Hazel Borody Natalka Sharpe

Greeters Danny Schur

Julianne Schaible Lawrence and Alice

Maksymetz

Epistle Shelly Pidsadny Calla Komarnicki

Ushers Peter Yakimoski

Jeff Lazurko Walter Bzovy

Walter Kutchma

Eucharist Lawrence Grzenda Leonard Terrick

Sacristan Leonard Terrick Eugene Statkewich

9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY

11:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

ПРОСИМО МОЛИТВУ ЗА ЗДОРОВЯ

Please remember in your prayers those people of our parish who are in the hospitals, care homes, shut-ins and those who are not able to join us actively. Remember, if you would like a hospital visit or home visit please call the parish office

and let us know. Don’t leave it to the last minute!

Nov 27 Dec 4

Greeters

Ushers

Wally Komonko

Lawrence Luba

Casper Stoski

Wally Komonko

Lawrence Luba

Casper Stoski

Epistle

Eucharist Myron Musick Myron Musick

Sacristan Peter Tkach Peter Tkach

Sunday Envelopes (75) $2,112

Loose Cash $35.45

Candle Offering $117.60

Church Maintenance $5

Christmas Flowers $20

Coffee & Donuts $54.35

Perogy Sale / Supper $4,606.70

Holy Spirit Seminary $200

Christ Our Pascha Catechism $480

Friday Movie Night $155

Збірка

SUNDAY’S COLLECTION Nov 27, 2016

Щиро Вам дякуємо! Thank you for your Generosity!

December Perogy Help Dec 4th, peeling potatoes after liturgy

Dec 6th,making potato balls after

liturgy Dec 7th, pinching, boiling, and

packing for pick up after 1pm

Getting Married? Couples planning to get married at Holy Family Church, 2017 please confirm /

reconfirm your dates with Fr John Mostivsky and with the Parish Office

Divine Liturgy Schedule Порядок Богослужінь

Day Date Time Intention

Sun Dec 4 9:00 am 11:00 am

Henry Schur ( 1year) by Jean Schur We pray for the health and wellbeing of all our parishioners

Tue Dec 6 6:30 pm Blessing for Baba and Gege by Dallas Dueck Feast off St Nicholas Lighting Ceremony of K of C Keep Christ in Christmas sign

Wed Dec 7 7:30 am Dr Douglas Stoski by Family

Thu Dec 8 7:30 am Matt and Mary Liwiski / Luke and Anne Maksymetz and deceased family members by Rosalene Maksymetz

Fri Dec 9 7:30 am Norman by Barbara and Fred Larkins

Sun Dec 11 9:00 am 11:00 am

We pray for the health and wellbeing of all our parishioners Anna and Michael Tkach by Family

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UCWLC will be collecting personal care products to donate to House of Peace for Christmas. Fill a purse or

cosmetic bag with shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and

toothbrushes for example or pick up individual items and drop them off in the box at the back of the church.

Your help is appreciated. ~Pat Antonick

St. John's Haven Inc. is celebrating "30 years" of

providing Independent living for seniors 60+.

Please join us for a Coffee Party, on Wednesday,

December 7th, at 7:00 p.m. at St. John's Haven,

in the Common Room

Is available at the Parish Office Cost: $20.00 each

Christmas Confessions December 20, 2016

6:30 pm begin 7:00 pm Liturgy 3 priests will be

available

Come and participate as we get ready for celebrating the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus

CATECHISM OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vigil Lamps

Icon of Mary

Icon of Jesus

Dec 4-10 Pray for all those who work so hard for the success of our

Parish!

Please remember to pray for those unable to attend church due to

illnesses and infirmities at home and especially those in seniors’

residences and /or retirement homes/hospitals.

Feast of St. Nicholas December 6th

St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children. He was the son of wealthy parents and

shared his fortune with the poor. St. Nicholas is said to have secretly left bags

of gold during the night for those who could not afford dowries for their

daughters. Legend says that maidens need only pray to the patron saint and they will have good husbands in the

future. With St Nicholas we stand in faith and worship, seeing him as a model for

our Christian lives and a model for Christian leadership.

Pastoral Council Meeting, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 6:30 pm - Executive Meeting; 7:30 pm - General Meeting

Holy Family Parish

December 18th! After 9:00 am Divine Liturgy

St. Nicholas will be visiting our parish after the Divine Liturgy on December 18th.

All parishioners are invited Light lunch after the concert

~Pat Antonick

Liturgies for 2017

The new calendar for scheduling Liturgies for 2017 intentions is now

available, call the parish office at 204-453-4653.

Blessing of the Home If you wish to have your home blessed by Fr John Mostivsky during the Christmas

season, please use the sign up sheet located in the narthex

Calendar of Events 2016 www.archeparchy.ca

Dec 4-7 - December perogy help

Dec 3 - Christmas Church Decorating at 10:00 am

Dec 6 - Holy Family Knights of Columbus General Meeting at 7:30 pm

Dec 7 - St John’s Haven 30th Anniversary at 7:00 pm at St. John's Haven,

Dec 13 - Holy Family Parish Pastoral Meeting ; Executive Meeting at 6:30 pm; General Meeting 7:30 pm

Dec 14 - UCWLC Meeting at 7:00 pm, Church Auditorium

Dec 28 - Holy Family Knights of Columbus Executive Meeting at 7:30 pm

The month of December is our turn to escort the residents of Holy Family Home to Divine Liturgy every Sunday. Please sign up using the blue sign-up sheet located in the narthex. Anyone wishing to assist but needing transportation should leave their name and number in the office. We know December is a busy month and truly

appreciate your assistance with this obligation. . We will then meet at Holy Family Nursing Home at 9 am. We know December is a busy month and we truly appreciate your assistance.

December is Our Month

CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS By overcoming pride, a person becomes pleasing. By overcoming anger a person becomes cheerful. Having overcome passion a person becomes hopeful. Having

overcome greed a person becomes happy. By helping the destitute a person becomes humane.

SCHEDULE OF CHRISTMAS SERVICES December 20, 2016 – January 6, 2017

Christmas Service Schedule has been added as an insert in today’s bulletin

SUNDAY ENVELOPES FOR 2017 Ready for pick up next Sunday

2017 Sunday envelopes will be available for pick up in the narthex on December 11th. The envelopes will be listed in alphabetical order. If you do not see your envelopes or if you are interested in becoming a member of Holy Family Parish please contact Joe in the Parish Office by phone, email, or in person. PLEASE NOTE: Some parishioners have been assigned new envelope numbers for 2017. Please note the change.

Please do not use 2016 Sunday envelopes in 2017

UCWLC will be selling Mary’s

Angels at both Divine Liturgies for

Christmas $5.00 each.

UCY Upcoming Youth Events:

1. Decorating at the Metropolitan's house on December 3rd at 2pm.

2. UCY/YA Christmas Party and Wii Just Dance evening on December 10, starting

at 7pm. It is a potluck meal, so please let me know what you plan to bring. Also, please

bring along your favorite board game!

3. UCY/YA Christmas caroling at Holy Family Care Home on Aberdeen Ave at 4pm. We will

be starting the caroling at 3pm at the Metropolitan's House, with a quick practice/organizing

Criticize my life only if I can use yours as an example. Критикуй моє життя, лише тоді, коли я можу

використати твоє як взірець.

Come in and pray today. Beat the Christmas rush!

“It Is Okay To Say Merry Christmas To Me”

Holy Family Knights of Columbus will be selling these 21/4 inch buttons after each Divine Liturgy up until Christmas at $1.00 each

Attention Brother Knights and Parishioners

Lighting ceremony of Keep Christ in Christmas sign will take place Tuesday,

December 6th after the 6:30 Divine Liturgy.

UCWLC Grey Cup Raffle 2016

Thank you to everyone that bought a ticket for the UCWLC Grey Cup Raffle. Proceeds of the raffle go to support the Youth and the Catechism Program. In our Parish. Thank you to our sellers and to Judy Scraba coordinating the raffle. Following are the winners:

Congratulations to all the winners of the raffle and thank you again to all the supporters that bought tickets.

3rd Quarter Score (East 27- West 17) Series #1 - L Melosky - $100 Series #2 - Myron Musick - $100 Reverse score Series #1 - Zenon Romaniuk - $25 Series #2 - Nick Borodey Final Score (East 39- West 33) Series #1 - Jim Hrichishen - $100 Series #2 - E Wilson - $100 Reverse score Series #1 - Bill Corneil - $25 Series #2 Garry Bach

1st Quarter Score (East 10 - West 7) Series #1 - Sophia Obirek - $100 Series #2 - E Mazur - $100 Reverse score Series #1 - Karl Brosch - $25 Series #2 - Tam Hummerston - $25 2nd Quarter Score (East 20-West 7) Series #1 - Calvin Winter - $100 Series #2 - Hazel Borodey - $100 Reverse score Series #1 - W Dawson - $25 Series #2 - Norm Nault - $25

The Feast of the Conception of St. Anne

December 9,2016

Joachim and Anna were without children. In Jewish tradition, childlessness was seen as a curse from God. When Joachim went to the Temple to bring an offering, he was publicly reproached by the elders. In shame, Joachim went off to the desert to pray. Anna, fearing Joachim was dead and lamenting her shame at

being childless, was weeping and praying in the garden. An angel appeared to her and told her she would have a child. She was so overjoyed, she promised to dedicate the child to the service of the Lord. At the same moment, an angel appeared to Joachim to tell him that Anna would have a child. Joachim got up and ran immediately back to Anna. They met each other at the Temple Gate and embraced with love. Anna knew immediately that she would bear a daughter “whose name would be proclaimed throughout the world and through whom all nations would be blessed.

Mercy is Love in Action

November 28, 2016

The year of mercy has came to a end. The Holy Door at St. Peters Basilica is closed. During this past year we were invited to meditate on God’s mercy for us, and how this mercy has been revealed to us in so many different ways. A year in which we learned that the fate of the world is not in the hands of men, but in the mercy of God.

Nonetheless, some people are still asking, “What is mercy?” Scripture has taught this for centuries, “Be merciful just as your Heavenly Father is Merciful.” (Lk. 6:36)

Mercy is a sympathetic and forgiving treatment of others that works to relieve their distress and relieve their debt. It is compassion combined with patience and action. Mercy is what we have received and what we are called to give. Mercy is love in action.

In order to illustrate what mercy is, it would be appropriate to use a video that was used by Fr. Dmytro Dnistrian, CSsR, pastor of St. Joseph’s parish, in his presentation for the pilgrims to the Holy Door at St. Joseph’s parish. The film was called "My Beautiful Woman". The story had a powerful message of love and mercy. The video clip was based on the true story of a woman who defined the true meaning of mercy and love. The story really makes you think about mercy. Living amidst constant gossip and rumors main character of the video has a secret that she will never reveal.

On November 20, 2016, during his homily for the closing of the Holy Door Divine Liturgy at Sts. Volodymyr and Olga Cathedral, Metropolitan Lawrence said, “Even though this special year of mercy is over, we know that as the People of God we must continue to practice acts of mercy in our lives. We are called to open the Holy Doors of our hearts to carry out acts of mercy to the sick and the aged, to the poor and the weak, to those who have no homes and to those who have no jobs. As much as there will never be an end to those persons in need in the world – so too there should never be an end to our mercy.”

Although the Holy Door is being closed, God’s door of mercy is always open. “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” (Jude 1:21)

THE RULES OF LIFE

Relations with others. Our life is a perfect stereotype. We do a mental photograph of a certain person and as we communicate with this “photograph” which we made in our own mind we do not want to accept the fact that a person can change. We are specialists of other people and yet are afraid to get to know ourselves. That is why very often in life we do not act but rather react to the actions of others. It is easier to say that someone else is doing something wrong than to understand oneself for it is much more difficult to adequately judge our own actions. It is important to learn to accept things in life and first of all to accept oneself. When you accept and understand yourself then you learn to accept others.

Experience of God. If we have not experienced God and preach about Him then our testimony is unconvincing.

Change and self discipline. Changes do not happen overnight. Often people plan to change, “starting Monday” or to start a new life with the New Year. But nothing happens suddenly. We do not change immediately but one step at a time: It’s like a skein of yearn, which became entangled. You can simply cut the yarn or slowly untangle it one thread at time. Working on yourself is the best kind of business. Invest in yourself.

Peace and quiet. It is very important to preserve peace and quiet. When we are in a hurry or when our emotions get the better of us, we make many unwise decisions. Don’t get carried away! For a leader it is important to remember that the more complicated the situation, the calmer he or she should be: stop, accept the situation, develop confidence and believe that God controls everything. It is important to understand that circumstances are how they are and to accept them. When we become reconciled with God, God will become reconciled with everything around us.

It is the obligation of the Church to react to the situation in the country. The Church is not called to give answers to all questions. Look at the Bible, it doesn’t have answers to everything. Jesus did not openly fight with social injustice which existed then. He did not discuss the political situation in which the Jewish people lived at that time. That is why the Church does not have to have ready answers to questions. It is not called to talk about chemical or astronomical things for the Gospel or the Bible does not write about this. But the Church talks about the person and his or her relationship with God and about their moral life.

Fasting. The best way for a modern person to fast is to do so through fasting from one’s own egoism. A modern person is focused on oneself too much and does not hear the voice of his or her neighbor, actually he or she doesn’t even hear herself.

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Difficulties. Life’s simple difficulties show us what our priorities are and who we really are. That is why God puts us in such situations. Don’t ask Him why he sends us trials, instead think what He wants to teach us through these trials. You don’t ask a doctor who gave you a prescription “Will this medication be sweet or sorrow?” So why do you ask God why something has happened to you. Only through the distance of time can we understand the effects of certain events.

The value of a person. God never casts anyone aside. Every person, righteous or sinner, is valuable to Him.

How can you be close to God? Yоu have to want to be close. I often give an example of a thief, a drug addict or an alcoholic. If a thief wants to rob someone he will steal. If an alcoholic wants to drink, he drinks. If a drug addict needs a fix, he gets a fix. The same applies if we want to be with God. If we want to be with God, we certainly will be. A priest was once asked: “Why are there no saints?” He answered: “Because no one wants to be a saint.” The questions is if we want this. And God, in turn, will give us some person, some book, some event which will help us to turn this wish into reality. And so the advice here is very simple – you simply have to want this very much.

Bishop Benedict Alesijchuk, auxiliary bishop of the Lviv eparchy

“Christian” Christmas Light Tour & Festivities – December 17th

Inviting Singles and Couples for a festive Christmas night out. Beaver Bus Lines will take us to the Red River

Ex Display*, the Legislative Building, Main Street, Portage Avenue, and then special streets including 105 Shorecrest in Lindenwoods. Bus will leave Mary Mother of the Church at 6:30 p.m. and return at 8:30 p.m. Those interested can continue on with festivities after at local

house party. Cost is $20 or less, pending # people attending. Limited seats available. Please email Sandy at syap12@gmail.com for more information

or to register by December 13.

From the Compendium of Catechism of the Catholic Church

CHRIST OUR PASCHA