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SUNDAY, May 17th. ,2020

SUNDAY LITURGY

10:00 a.m. English

(Rosary at 9:30 am)

12:00 p.m. Ukrainian

Office Hours (Tues. & Thurs.)

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

CONFESSIONS Before Divine Litur-gies

BAPTISM 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

SAINT BASIL the GREAT

Ukrainian Catholic Parish Парафія СВ. ВАСИЛІЯ ВЕЛИКОГО УГКЦ

202 HARCOURT STREET, WINNIPEG, MB R3J 3H3

Parish Office: 204-837-4180 Parish Hall: 204-889-9057

Rev. Fr. Ihor Shved о. Ігор Швед Cell: 431-996-2343

Email Address Stbasilpriest@gmail.com

Sunday of the Blind Man After the Midfeast (John 7:14), the Lord Jesus Christ came to the Temple again and taught the people who came to Him (John 8:2). After leaving the Temple, He opened the eyes of a man who was blind from his birth (n 9:1)

We are identified with that man who came to see and to be-lieve in Jesus as the Son of God. The Lord has anointed our eyes with his own divine hands and washed them with the waters of our baptism (Jn 9.6–11). I come to Thee, O Christ, blind from birth in my spiritual eyes, and call to Thee in repentance: Thou art the most radiant Light of those in darkness! (Kontakion).

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SCHEDULE All Sunday and Feast Day

Divine Liturgies are hereby closed to the

public!!! Time Feast or Intention, requested by

17 May, Sunday 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy for all parishioners with a live stream

18 May, Monday 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy for the souls of Stephen & Viola Kuryk offered by

Anne Lamothe

19 May, Tuesday 6:00 PM Divine Liturgy

20 May, Wednesday 6:00 PM

7.00. PM

Divine Liturgy for the soul of Carol Kuz offered by Dr. Andrea

Babick

Moleben (Ukrainian)

21 May, Thursday 10.00 AM Feast of Ascension Divine Liturgy for all parishioners with a

live stream

22 May, Friday 9:00 AM

7.00. PM

Divine Liturgy for the soul of Steve Newediuk offered by Andy &

Linda Labay

Moleben (Ukrainian)

23 May, Saturday 9:00 AM

6: 00 PM

Divine Liturgy

Vespers (the evening prayer) with a live stream

24 May, Sunday 10.00 AM Divine Liturgy for all parishioners with a live stream

Devotional Services to Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky - Every

Wednesday at 7:00 pm Live streaming

on the YouTube Shrine Channel Website: Bishop Velychkovsky

National Martyr's Shrine

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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

Call and visit our many parishioners that are ill or experi-

encing varous challenges in life. Remember: If anyone

wishes to receive the Sacraments at home or in the hospital

or nursing home please contact the parish office or Fr. Ihor

directly, at the numbers noted, and we will be happy to visit.

SANCTUARY LIGHT burns eternally to in-dicate the presence of the Holy Eucharist

In the tabernacle

For the souls of John and Anna Labay offered by Andy & Linda Labay

The Sanctuary light can be reserved , please con-tact the office at 204-837-4180.

God’s Blessings for your

Happiest Birthday

to everyone who has a birthday this week

МНОГАЯ ЛІТА!

Church Custodians

Dear Parishioners, Please contact me to help

clean the church for a month in 2020. Your

early attention would be greatly appreciated.

Diane Pinuta - Church Cleaning Chair

204-774-1350

If you wish to have individual church

visits with the opportunity for Holy

Communion, please contact

father Ihor in advance.

The Government has a program to assist anyone who needs help to purchase gro-ceries, medications or to run other neces-sary errands. Manitobans Helping Mani-tobans / Help Next Door MB is a network of helpers coming together as a communi-ty. Please go to: helpnextdoormb.ca

2020 ONLINE MARCH FOR LIFE The most simple information that is need-ed to get connected to what is being billed this years as “The Be-Not-Afraid Pro-Life Special” is: marchforlife.ca/

Condolences to Andy and Linda Labay

and family on the passing of Linda’s

uncle, Steve Newediuk on May 7, 2020.

Вічная пам’ять!

Thank you to all our Parishioners for remembering your Parish during these difficult times. We will soon all be together again...

The parish has received a total of $ 9535.00 in donations received from the Parishioners over the past 7 weeks. Thank you

Donations: Many Parishioners have asked how they can keep donating to the church during these unusual times. God bless you for thinking about your parish! If you would like to drop off

your envelope - use the mailbox located in front of the Church from Harcourt Street.

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Thank you to everyone who gave a donation to the live

streaming equipment.

Lorraine Lysak & Bob Marquis—$1000.00,

THE HEAD OF UGCC: THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS A RADICAL CALL OF GOD TO PEOPLE: STOP WAG-

ING WARS AGAINST EACH OTHER

You can hear a lot if you listen to God and try to understand how a person can build a new culture and civi-

lization in a new way. The key to building a “new world” is the commandment of love, which renews those

who practice it and who live by it.

This request was made by Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviato-

slav during the Open Church program on Zhyve TV. Sonia Koshkina, editor-in-chief of the online publica-

tion Livyj Bereh, took part in the conversation.

Speaking about the reasons why and for what God allowed the situation with the pandemic, the Primate

of the UGCC admitted that he does not have an answer to this question. However, he urged everyone to

ask God about this every day, listen to His voice, and try to understand what He wants to tell us.

“If we analyze the situation with the virus,” says the Head of the Church, “we begin to see that we are liv-

ing in a period of fundamental and global cataclysms and changes. The ecological crisis in the world is the

basis for the mutation of this virus. We don't know if there will be another pandemic in the world after we

overcome the coronavirus.”

“Today we feel a deep shock in nature. There is a feeling that nature is beginning to defend itself against

man. That is why it is important for us to rethink our attitude to the environment very seriously,” he said.

He also added: “Perhaps this will also help us today to rethink global relations between different political

centers and, finally, to stop fighting each other. Stop investing in weapons.”

Dorothy Labay—$100.00, Linda Gardner—$100.00, Ron & Cathy Trakla-lo—$100.00, Marusia Labay—$100.00 , Bill & Brenda Morant—$50.00,

Rob & Natalia Hotel—$50.00, Rose Olynyk—$40.00