Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg Media

UPCOMING EVENTS

The next meeting of the Presbyteral Council/College of Consultors will take place at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, May 3 at the Chancery Office. Future scheduled meetings are June 5, September 25, and November 20.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk, as well as Rev. Jaropolk Radkewycz, Vicar General, a memorial Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, May 3 at Saints Volodymyr and Olga Cathedral.

The next Clergy Conference will take place Thursday, May 4, 9:15 am – 4:00 pm at Saints Volodymyr and Olga Cathedral. Future conferences are scheduled for June 8, September 26, and November 21.

The 43rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be celebrated on May 7, the fourth Sunday of Easter, on the theme: "Vocation in the mystery of the Church." The text of the Holy Father’s Message is attached.

Attached for your information is the message of the Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) on the occasion of the National March for Life, to be held in Ottawa, May 11, entitled "Canada’s greatest treasure - its people".

S.E.R.V.E. 2006 will take place May 11-26 at Welcome Home, Winnipeg. SERVE – The Summer Endeavour in a Redemptorist Volunteer Experience – provides an opportunity for young adults to deepen their Christian life through an experience of the Redemptorist way of life and vision of the Church, which emphasizes sharing the Gospel with the most abandoned, especially the poor. Participants help with daily programs and life at the Welcome Home, and are assigned to volunteer projects and social services agencies (inner-city missions, soup kitchens, nursing homes, etc.). For more info, contact Michelle at the Ukrainian Redemptorist Ministry Office at (204) 338-6823 or ukryvm@mts.net.

2006 Clergy Retreat: June 5-8, Villa Maria, Winnipeg, Retreat Master Most Rev. Lawrence Huculak.

Graveside services will take place 2:00 pm, Sunday, June 4 (Pentecost, Gregorian; if rained out, then June 11) at Holy Family Cemetery; and 2:00 pm, Sunday, June 11 (All Saints Sunday, Julian, if rained out, then June 18) at All Saints Cemetery. Priests and deacons are reminded that they are not to begin private panachyda services until after the main celebration.

Unity 2006 is an extraordinary event for young adults from across Canada. It is being held in Muenster, Saskatchewan at Saint Peter’s College from August 24-27. Young adults (18-middles 30s) are invited to be a part of this exciting weekend which promises to energize, re-unite and re-commit Ukrainian Catholic young adults to their Catholic Church. Sister Darlene Pelechaty, ssmi, and Father Mark Gnutel will facilitate the event. For more info, contact Tamara, Archeparchial Youth Coordinator, and visit the Unity 2006 website at http://unity06.sasktelwebsite.net. Watch for the Unity 2006 banner coming to your parish.

Pastors are asked to encourage their young adults to attend Unity 2006 and to include the following petition in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy: “We pray for Unity 2006, that as young adults gather to embrace and celebrate their faith, they open their hearts to the Lord. That this experience may help them to grow in awareness of God’s image in others, let us pray to the Lord.”

The Central Canada 2006 Franklin Graham Festival, in cooperation with the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, will take place October 20-22 in Winnipeg. The Festival is supported by the three Catholic Archbishops of Winnipeg. For more info, see www.billygraham.org or contact CentralCanada2006fgf@bgea.org. In preparation for the Evangelistic Festival, a series of preparatory events are planned; further information will be forthcoming when available.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

In order to better inform and serve the faithful of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg, it would be helpful if parishes and church organizations include the Archeparchial website on the front page of their weekly parish bulletins and on their letterhead: www.archeparchy.ca.

The essentials of the Catechism in question-answer format: The English Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is now available through the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (www.cccb.ca) in hardcover and softcover editions. This abbreviated version of the Catechism presents the entirety of Catholic moral teaching and the doctrine of the faith in a user-friendly format that is accessible to all. Handsomely bound, durable hardcover $24.95, Code: 184-494; Low priced, high quality softcover, Same size, content and format as the hardcover 1 to 4 copies: $16.95, 5 to 19 copies: $15.50, 20 to 49 copies: $13.80 50 or more copies: $11.95, Code: 184-611.

NECROLOGY

On April 20, 2006, Most Rev. Basil Filevich, Eparchial Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon died at the age of 88. Bishop Basil was born in Stryj, Alberta on January 13, 1918; ordained to the priesthood on April 12, 1942; and ordained to the episcopate on February 27, 1984.

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