Sabbath Renewal

Another reason why the Sabbath day was blessed is that He who formed this world in six days foresaw that man would turn towards evil and would, as a result, go back to the ground, descend to Hades, and be imprisoned there; and this whole world would grow old and useless because of man, but would be renewed by God becoming man. This renewal was effected when God incarnate descended into Hades through death and declared there on the Sabbath the recall of souls. It was because He foresaw that this would happen on the Sabbath that He rightly deemed it the only day worthy to be blessed. However, although this work was secretly made ready on the seventh day, the Sabbath, everything was clearly brought to light and accomplished when the body too had been

summoned to immortality through the Lord’s Resurrection on the eighth day. This is why we call it the Lord’s Day. As Friday, the day of preparation, stands in relation to the Sabbath, so is the Sabbath in comparison with Sunday, which is obviously superior to it. As perfection and reality surpass beginning, pattern, and shadow, so is Sunday more excellent and honorable, because on it the exceedingly blessed work was finished, and on it we await the General Resurrection of all, the perfect entry of the saints into the divine rest and dissolution of the world into its elements.

~St. Gregory Palamas

Parish Pre-Authorized

Debit Program

We wish to remind every-one that you may sign up for preauthorized giving

anytime of the year. Application forms are

available in the narthex.

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INDOOR SOCCER - April 2, Seven Oaks Soccer Plex, 725 Kingsbury Ave., Registration 12:30 pm, soccer and snacks 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Clean indoor

runners required.

YWG WIND-UP – April 16. Sts. Vladimir & Olga Cathedral Hall, Food, music, games and

awards 6:00 - 10:00 pm.

KUCA

2016 YOUTH WINTER

GAMES

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 Darren Kawiuk: 204-453-4653

kdarrenw94@gmail.com

Office Manager - Joe Kulyk: 204-453-4653

holyfamilyparishoffice@gmail.com

Liturgical Sunday Schedule: Weekdays

9:00 am (English) Tue - Fri

11:00 am (Ukrainian) 8:00 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 - 9 months in advance

Funerals - by appointment with the Pastor

Parish Auditorium - 204-452-2332

Parish Pastoral Council Zenon Scraba, Chairperson - 204-797-4862

K of C - Zenon Scraba, GK - 204-797-4862

UCWLC - Pat Antonick, President - 204-489-6425

Club 55+ Stella Hyska, President - 204-489-6425

Catechism - Martin Pasieczka, 204-453-4965

Queen of Peace Prayer Group Leonard Terrick 204-269-4696

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 21 Лютого

February 21, 2016

Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church Українська Католицька Церква Пресвятої Родини

Слава Ісусу Христу! - Glory to Jesus Christ!

Слава на віки! - Glory forever!

Stations of the Cross Fridays

at 7:00 pm during Lent

Icon of the Healing of the Paralytic Mark 2:1-12

RAISING OF THE PARALYTIC

Place Your Perogy Order by February 24th

204-453-4653 $5.00 Per dozen.

Sorokousty Service Saturdays at 9:00 am

February 13,20,27 March 5,12,19

May 14

Parish Lenten Mission

Theme: God’s Mercy and our

Mother of Perpetual Help to rediscover & proclaim the

wonderful gift of God’s mercy in this Jubilee Year

March 3rd - 7:00 pm March 4th - 7:00 pm

March 6th - 10:00 am Liturgy

Retreat Master Fr. Dmytro Dnistrian, CSsR

When Jesus returned to Capernaum, it was reported that He was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and He was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? lt is blasphemy! Who can’t forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in His spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" - He said to the paralytic, "l say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

~Mark 2: 1-12

An Examination of Conscience for Lent

St. Augustine (who lived in the 4th century) said that the three

Lenten practices of fasting, prayer and almsgiving work to-

gether to turn us away from self-centeredness and help equip

us to love God and our neighbour more deeply. By opening

us to His love and mercy, they help empower us to become

His ambassadors in the world.

This Lent, as you prepare for the Sacrament of Recon-

ciliation, ask yourself how your life can better reflect and

become more like Jesus – who live completely for God and

other people, and not for Himself?

1. Jesus ‘went off to the mountain to pray.” (Mark 6:46)

- Are there subtle, or not so subtle ways that I have ignored

my relationship with God?

- Have I made time everyday to meet God in prayer? Do I

read, reflect and act on His Word to me in the Scriptures?

- Have I given priority to God on Sundays and holy days by

attending the Divine Liturgy and making a special effort to seek Him?

2. “Return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping and mourning.” (Joel

2:12)

- Are there areas of myself that I am holding back from God – secret parts that I don’t want to

expose to His light and His love?

- How much do I rely on the Lord for fulfillment, compared with the security I seek from money,

possessions, or other relationships?

3. “This ... is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly ... sharing your bread

with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked.” (Isaiah 58:6-

7)

- Am I doing what I can to stand up against injustice and to protect the unborn, the poor, and the

defenceless? Are there recent situations where I failed to follow the Holy Spirit’s lead in this?

- Are there situations in which I neglected to care for the people God has put in my life? Have I

resisted putting their needs before my own?

- Is there anyone I have failed to treat according to the respect and dignity he or she deserves as a

Child of God?

4. “Give alms from your possessions.” (Tobit 4:7)

- Have I been a good steward of the gifts God has given me? Do I use them for His glory?

- Am I an active supporter and contributor to the work of the Church and of the organizations that

serve the needy? Or have I been stingy with my time and talents?

- Are there situations in which I resist giving ‘alms’ of forgiveness to someone who has hurt me?

Is there anyone I need to forgive? Anyone whose forgiveness I need to ask?

“If you want your prayers to fly to God, equip them with the two wings of fasting and almsgiv-

ing.” – St. Augustine

Please keep in your prayers members of our parish, our family and friends who are

ailing, are in hospitals, nursing homes and those who are not able to join actively

in their community. If you or a family member is admitted to hospital and you

wish to have a priest visit, please be sure to have someone call the Parish Office to

make this request. Your pastor may have no other way of knowing that you are in

hospital.

Gregorian Calendar Easter Dates

2013 – Easter Sunday – March 31st 2014 – Easter Sunday – April 20th (same) 2015 – Easter Sunday – April 5th 2016 – Easter Sunday – March 27th 2017 – Easter Sunday – April 16th (same) 2018 – Easter Sunday – April 1st 2019 – Easter Sunday – April 21st 2020 – Easter Sunday – April 12th 2021 – Easter Sunday – April 4th 2022 – Easter Sunday – April 17th 2023 – Easter Sunday – April 9th

FROM THE PARISH OFFICE

Joe Kulyk, our office Manager will be away from the office

March 1st to April 1st inclusive. The Parish Office

will be open on a reduced time schedule as follows: Tuesday to Friday 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Zenon Scraba will be handling the office duties with service limited to answering phone calls and general inquiries.

Sign of the Cross

We often make the sign of the cross as we begin and end our prayers, when we celebrate the Divine Liturgy, for others when they leave their homes or before driving their cars, or even when passing by a church. Actually, the sign of the cross is in itself a very short prayer. With it, we appeal to God to make our prayers worthwhile and, at the same time, we profess two truths: the first is the deepest mysteries of the Christian faith which is the Holy Trinity - the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. When we say “In the name of,” we profess that we believe that there is one God. We don’t say “In the names of” starting it in singular and not plural. When we say, “the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,” we state that we believe that in one God there are three Divine Persons. The second truth that we profess is the saving work of Christ on the cross. This is shown as we trace the cross from our forehead to our breast and from our should to shoulder. This short prayer of words and action is not just a statement of our belief, but it is a vow to defend that belief, even if it means taking our own cross to follow Jesus, our Lord and Saviour.

Divine Liturgy Schedule Порядок Богослужінь

Day Date Time Intention

Sun Feb 21 9:00 am

11:00 am

Knights of Columbus Members and their families GOD’S BLESSING AND GOOD HEALTH FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS

Tue Feb 23 8:00 am Nicholas Stupack by Christine Stupack

Wed Feb 24 8:00 am Blessing and Graces for Steven, Coral, Dallas and Tyler by

Paulette and Leonard Terrick

Thu Feb 25 8:00 am Michael Petrynko by Joan and Henry Kuzia

Fri Feb 26 8:00 am

7:00 pm

Braden Purchase by family

Stations of the Cross

Sat Feb 27 9:00 am Sorokousty (Сорокоусти) Service

Sun Feb 28 9:00 am

11:00 am

GOD’S BLESSING AND GOOD HEALTH FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS

Special intention for Dziadek family

Tue Mar 1 8:00 am Michael Petrynko by Helen Marcychuk

Wed Mar 2 8:00 am Michael Petrynko by Orlan Dance Group

Thu Mar 3 8:00 am In thanksgiving to God for Leonard and Paulette Terrick

Fri Mar 4 8:00 am

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

Michael Petrynko by Pat Hawthorn

Lenten Supper

Stations of the Cross

Sat Mar 5 8:00 am Sorokousty (Сорокоусти) Service

Sun Mar 6 10:00 am

Divine Liturgy / Lenten Mission Pancake Breakfast. and Silent Auction

Tue Mar 8 7:00 pm Divine Liturgy and Easter Confession

Wed Mar 9 8:00 am Peter Hyska by Stella Hyska and family

Thu Mar 10 8:00 am Blessings and graces for Fr Eugene by Leonard Terrick

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Feb 21-27 God’s blessing and health for Liz by family

God’s blessing and health for Sherri by family

Vigil Lights ICON OF MARY ICON OF JESUS

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Sunday Envelopes (68) $2,691

Loose Cash $52.50

Visitor Donation $18

Candle Donation $133.25

Share Lent $160

Perogy Sales $255

In Memory of Henry Schur

Elevator Fund

$20

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9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY

Feb 21 Feb 28

Rosary Leonard Terrick Leonard Terrick

Greeters Michael and Linda

Marak Evelyn Melnyk Stella Hyska

Epistle Irene McVay Vicky Adams

Ushers Zenon Scraba

Zenon Romaniuk John Nicholson

Brian Adams

Eucharist Leonard Terrick Martin Pasieczka

Sacristan Eugene Statkewich Zenon Scraba

11:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY

Feb 21 Feb 28

Greeters

Ushers Wally Komonko Wally Komonko

Epistle

Eucharist Myron Musick Myron Musick

Sacristan Peter Tkach Peter Tkach

Sunday Collections

February 14, 2016

Planning a Wedding in 2016?

Engaged couples, please contact Fr. Darren as soon as possible regarding your proposed wedding and upcoming marriage classes.

Щиро Вам дякуємо! Thank you for your

Parish Pastoral Council Meeting

Tuesday, March 15th

7:30 pm

Thank you to the following who came out on Monday, February 15th to shred cheese and peel, chop and fry 100 lbs of onions for the perogy supper:

Nadiya Fedoriv Evelyn Melnyk Jean Uchach

Merna Furkalo Pat Antonick Eileen Belinsky

~Vicky Adams

Attention

Bro Knights, your 2016

MEMBERSHIP CARDS

ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

Bro Eugene Statkewich will accept your dues

~ Zenon Scraba, Grand Knight

Calendar of Events 2016 www.archeparchy.ca

February 24 - Holy Family K of C Executive Meeting, 7:30 pm

February 26 - Holy Family Perogy Supper, 5-7 pm, church auditorium

March 1 - Holy Family K of C General Meeting, 7:30 pm

March 1,8,15 - Jewish Mysticism with Rabbi Green, Senior Rabbi Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 7:30 to 9:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm), $10/session or $25/series (payable at the door) at Sts Peter and Paul Parish Centre, 400 Marion Street, email: wpgtri.batkol@gmail.com, ph: 204-594-0273, pre-registration appreciated but not necessary. A collaborative effort of the Winnipeg Bat Kol Tri-Diocesan Committee: Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Archdiocese of Saint Boniface and Archdiocese of Winnipeg.

March 5 - Home of Hope Fundraising Breakfast, 10 am at Holy Eucharist Parish Centre, Please purchase your tickets to the Home of Hope Breakfast before they are sold out. Sister Bonifacia, Provincial SSMI from Lviv and Sister Julia SSMI administrator from the Home of Hope will be at the Breakfast to talk about the Home. There will be a raffle at the Breakfast of some beautiful articles. Tickets $25.00, available from Vicky Adams, ph 204-453-7514

March 6 - Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction, sponsored by Holy Family Knights of Columbus Council after the 10:00 Liturgy, (and conclusion of our Lenten Mission) prizes for the auction would be greatly appreciated (no used items please), you can hand them in anytime between now and Saturday, March 5th to Ed Belinsky at 204-452-8743 or Zenon Scraba at 204-797-4882

March 6 - The next Lenten Session for the Archeparchial Youth is on Sunday, March 6

th at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Family Parish on “How our Rituals

and Traditions Help Strengthen our Faith”

March 20 - St Basil’s UCWLC Annual Palm Sunday Tea, 1:00 pm, Dr Anne Penny, will officially open the tea, home baking, raffle, silent auction

Perogy Helpers Needed!

Sunday, Feb 21 - following 9:00 am Divine Liturgy - potato peeling

Tuesday, Feb 23 - 8:00 am - making potato balls

Wednesday, Feb 24 - 7:30 am - perogy pinching

Friday, Feb 26 - 5-7 pm hall setup, perogy supper, and clean up