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UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF STVLADIMIR УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ПРАВОСЛАВНИЙ СОБОР СВ ВОЛОДИМИРА
855 Barton Street East Hamilton Ontario L8L 3B4
Fr Wasyl Makarenko Parish Priest Cell 905-730-7542 Residence 905-385-2712
e-mail wlmakarenkorogerscom
Parish Council President Orysia Sushko Telephone 289-755-1525 e-mail stvladshamiltonyahooca
ПОРЯДОК БОГОСЛУЖЕНЬSERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FROM
NOVEMBER 1st TO NOVEMBER 30
TH 2018
ВІД 1-ОГО ЛИСТОПАДА ДО 30-ОГО ЛИСТОПАДА 2018
THE FEAST DAY OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
NOVEMBER 21st 2018
VESPERS (as per bulletin) SATURDAYS 500 PM
EVE OF FEAST DAYS 630 PM CONFESSIONS SAT NIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER VESPERS BEFORE 945 AM SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE 930 AM ON FEAST DAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT FOR OUR SHUT INrsquoS
ВІТАЄМО ГОСТЕЙ ДО НАШОЇ ПАРАФІЇ Щиро сердечно вітаємо всіх гостей з далека і близька до нашої громади Прошу під час кави в церковній авдиторії
зголосіться до о Василя за інформаціями про нашу громаду Дякуємо
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH Our warmest greetings are extended once again to all visitors and guests who are participating in todayrsquos Divine Liturgy
It is always a joy to have you praying with us After the service please join us for fellowship in the church auditorium and
do not hesitate to introduce yourself to fr Wasyl and find out more about our faith and our parish WELCOME
SERVICES ndash NOVEMBERndash 2018
Sunday 4
th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash 23
rd Sunday after Pentecost - Tone 6 ndash Ephesians 24-10
Luke 1619-31
Thursday 8th 930 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Gr Martyr Demetrius ndash Service in the Chapel - Tone 6 -
Timothy 21-10 ndash John 1517-162
Sunday 11th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash English Divine Liturgy ndash Tone7 ndash Ephesians 214-22 -
Luke 826-39
Sunday 18th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Tone 8- Ephesians41-6 ndash Luke 841-56
Wednesday 21st 930 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Synaxis Archangel Michael ndash Service in Chapel - Tone 8 ndash
Hebrews 22-10 ndash Luke 1016-
Saturday 24th 930 am - English Divine Liturgy -
Sunday 25th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Tone 1- Ephesians 58-19 - Luke 1025-37-
Holodomor Commemoration ndash Panachyda and Program
Wednesday 28th
- Nativity Fast Begins Pylypivka
СЛУЖБИ ndash ЛИСТОПАД ndash 2018
Неділя 4-ого 1000 рано - Св Літургія - Голос 6 ndash Еф 24-10 Лк 1619-31
Четвер 8-ого 930 рано - Св Літургія ndash Великомученика Димитрія - служба в каплиці - Голос 6 - Тим 21-10 - Ів 1517-162
Неділя 11-ого 1000 рано - Св Літургія ndash Англомовна ndash Голос 7 - Еф 214-22 - Лк 826-39
Середа 21-ого 930 рано - Св Літургія ndash Собор Архистратига Михаїла ndash Служба в каплиці - Голос 8
- Євр 22-10 - Лк 1016-21
Субота 24-ого 930 рано - Англомовна Св Літургія
Неділя 25-ого 1000 рано - Св Літургія ndash Голос 1- Еф 58-19 - Лк 1025-37 - Відзначення
Голодомору ndash Панахида та Програма
Середа 28-ого - Початок Пилипівки ndash Піст
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other
Bodiless Powers
Commemorated on November 21
The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers
Archangels Gabriel Raphael Uriel Selaphiel Jehudiel Barachiel and Jeremiel was established at the beginning of the
fourth century at the Council of Laodicea which met several years before the First Ecumenical Council The 35th Canon
of the Council of Laodicea condemned and denounced as heretical the worship of angels as gods and rulers of the world
but affirmed their proper veneration
A Feastday was established in November the ninth month after March (with which the year began in ancient times) since
there are Nine Ranks of Angels The eighth day of the month was chosen for the Synaxis of all the Bodiless Powers of
Heaven since the Day of the Dread Last Judgment is called the Eighth Day by the holy Fathers After the end of this age
(characterized by its seven days of Creation) will come the Eighth Day and then ldquothe Son of Man shall come in His Glory
and all the holy Angels with Himrdquo (Mt 2531)
The Angelic Ranks are divided into three Hierarchies highest middle and lowest
The Highest Hierarchy includes the Seraphim Cherubim and Thrones
The six-winged SERAPHIM (Flaming Fiery) (Is 612) stand closest of all to the Most Holy Trinity They blaze with love
for God and kindle such love in others
The many-eyed CHERUBIM (outpouring of wisdom enlightenment) (Gen 324) stand before the Lord after the
Seraphim They are radiant with the light of knowledge of God and knowledge of the mysteries of God Through them
wisdom is poured forth and peoplersquos minds are enlightened so they may know God and behold His glory
The THRONES (Col 116) stand after the Cherubim mysteriously and incomprehensibly bearing God through the grace
given them for their service They are ministers of Godrsquos justice giving to tribunals kings etc the capacity for righteous
judgment
The Middle Angelic Hierarchy consists of three Ranks Dominions Powers and Authorities
DOMINIONS (Col 116) hold dominion over the angels subject to them They instruct the earthly authorities established
by God to rule wisely and to govern their lands well The Dominions teach us to subdue sinful impulses to subject the
flesh to the spirit to master our will and to conquer temptation
POWERS (1 Pet 322) fulfill the will of God without hesitation They work great miracles and give the grace of
wonderworking and clairvoyance to saints pleasing to God The Powers assist people in fulfilling obedience They also
encourage them to be patient and give them spiritual strength and fortitude
AUTHORITIES (1 Pet 322 Col 116) have authority over the devil They protect people from demonic temptations and
prevent demons from harming people as they would wish They also uphold ascetics and guard them helping people in
the struggle with evil thoughts
The Lowest Hierarchy includes the three Ranks Principalities Archangels and Angels
PRINCIPALITIES (Col 116) have command over the lower angels instructing them in the fulfilling of Godrsquos
commands They watch over the world and protect lands nations and peoples Principalities instruct people to render
proper honor to those in authority as befits their station They teach those in authority to use their position not for
personal glory and gain but to honor God and to spread word of Him for the benefit of those under them
ARCHANGELS (1 Thess 416) are messengers of great and wondrous tidings They reveal prophecies and the mysteries
of the faith They enlighten people to know and understand the will of God they spread faith in God among the people
illuminating their minds with the light of the Holy Gospel
ANGELS (1 Pet 322) are in the lowest rank of the heavenly hierarchy and closest to people They reveal the lesser
mysteries of God and His intentions guiding people to virtuous and holy life They support those who remain steadfast
and they raise up the fallen They never abandon us and they are always prepared to help us if we desire it
All the Ranks of the Heavenly Powers are called angels although each has its own name and position by virtue of their
service The Lord reveals His will to the highest ranks of the angels and they in turn inform the others
Over all the Nine Ranks the Lord appointed the Holy Archangel Michael (his name in Hebrew means ldquowho is like unto
Godrdquo) the faithful servitor of God as Chief Commander He cast down from Heaven the arrogantly proud Lucifer and the
other fallen spirits when they rebelled against God Michael summoned the ranks of angels and cried out ldquoLet us attend
Let us stand aright before our Creator and do not consider doing what is displeasing unto Godrdquo
Різдвяний піст 2018 календар харчування по днях
Як не можна помислити вихід з дому не почистивши зуби і не вмиваючись так і зустріч християнського
свята не можна уявити без попереднього дотримання посту Мило очищає наше тіло від бруду а пост ndash
сприяє очищенню нашої душі від скверни
Через шість днів після зустрічі Нового року до нас приходить ще більш величне свято яке відзначають
православні християни по всьому світу Імrsquoя цього свята Різдво Христове Для належної підготовки до цього
святого події належить ревно молитися перебувати в абсолютній гармонії з оточуючими і старанним
спокої а також постити протягом сорока днів
Початок Різдвятого посту
Різдвяний піст встановлений на честь підготовки до одного з найвеличніших свят всього християнства ndash
Різдва Христового Пост охоплює всі сорок днів до великого релігійного свята яке з задоволенням
відзначають навіть невіруючі люди Оскільки Різдво не є перехідним церковним святом то і терміни
Різдвяного посту який так тісно з ним повrsquoязаний теж залишаються незмінні щороку
Календар харчування по днях
Як і будь-який інший пост Різдвяний також не сприймає мrsquoясні та молочні продукти Віруючі говорять про
те що в багатьох речах пост перед Різдвом схожий з Апостольським річним постом Але все ж Різдвяний
піст слід більш складною схемою живлення ніж Петрів піст
Кожен з трьох етапів Різдвяного посту відрізняється своїми заборонами і дозволу в їжі
Перший етап Різдвяного посту
Перша частина підготовки свого тіла і своєї душі до Різдва вважається найбільш простою так як багато чого
з забороненого в інший час посту на стадії першого етапу дозволяється куштувати
В інші дні можна додавати в своє пісне меню рибу як морську так і річкову При цьому рибу можна
відварювати або готувати на пару смажити на сковороді або запікати в духовці або печі Для приготування
риби дозволено додавання рослинного масла На гарнір в такі дні добре підійдуть овочі каші і гриби
Якого числа різдвяний піст в 2018 році календар харчування по днях що можна їсти
По суботах і неділях Церква дозволяє вживати червоне вино в помірних кількостях
Другий етап Різдвяного посту
Недарма другий етап Різдвяного посту суворіший першого ndash по вівторках і четвергах їсти рибу вже не можна
ndash на столі повинна бути гаряча їжа але вже з маслом Це можуть бути каші з соусом або підливою з овочів
паштети з грибів овочі на пару або відварені супи і пироги без використання яєць і вершкового масла
Вихідні на щастя залишаються незмінними ndash як і раніше можна вживати в їжу рибні страви у всіх
варіаціях Вино в малих кількостях також дозволено до випитого в ці дні
Третій етап Різдвяного посту
У вівторок і четвер а також у вихідні дні дозволено додати до мізерного пісному меню ароматну гарячу їжу
приправлену малою кількістю рослинного масла Якщо раніше можна було пити червоне вино у вихідні дні
посту то в останні дні перед світлим Різдвом Христовим цього робити вже не можна Втім будь-який
алкоголь знаходиться на третьому етапі Різдвяного посту під суворою забороною
Перш ніж приступити до посту потрібно з усією відповідальністю прийняти розуміння того що пост по
суті своїй не є лише обмеженням в їжі тієї ж дієтою Сутність християнського посту лежить набагато
глибше ndash справжнє упокорення душі і тіла повrsquoязано з молитвами щирим покаянням втікання від мирських
пристрастей і пороків повсякденному житті утриманням від створення злого щирим прощенням образ
винятком непотрібних розваг відволікаючих і відвертається віруючої людини від Всевишнього
ldquoFaith is the beginning and love is the end and the union of the two together is GOD All that makes for a soulrsquos
perfection follows in their train for nobody who professes faith will commit sin and nobody who posses love can
feel hatredrdquo St Ignatius of Antioch
Attend church as a family and be active in the life of St Vladimir parish
There is no vacation from God and his holy church
ПРИХОДЬТЕ КОЖНОЇ НЕДІЛІ З РОДИНОЮ НА БОГОСЛУЖІННЯ ТА БУДЬТИ
АКТИВНИМИ У ЖИТТІ НАШОЇ ПАРАФІЇ СВ ВОЛОДИМИРА
UKRAINIAN WOMENrsquoS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ndash LESIA UKRAINKA BRANCH
Glory to Jesus Christ Glory be Forever
Збори Союзу Українок КанадиndashВідділь Лесі Українки ndash Відбудуться ndash Понеділок 5-ого
Листопада в Церковні Авдиторії ndash о годині 200-ій Запрошуємо всіx членкинь
UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch will hold their regular meeting on Monday November 5th
at 200 pm in church auditorium
Please keep these datersquos open - UWAC - Christmas Bake Sale ndash Saturday November 17th and Work Beeshelliphellip
Tuesday November 27
th Prep for Perogy Bee ndash 830 am
Wednesday November 28th
Making Perogies ndash 830 am
Thursday November 29th
Making Cabbage Rolls ndash 830 am
Friday and Saturday November 30th
and December 1st ndash packaging and sales
Щоб притримати цей успіх нам бракує одне - а це більше число добровольців Ми вдячні нашим
сеньорам але їм треба допомоги отож ми звертаємось до вас ndash до жінок і мущин ndash допомогти нам у цій
дуже потрібій і важливій справі Дякуємо всім які приходять і помагають
Щоб мати успішний базар просимо всіх жінок нашої парафії приготовити печево на продаж Сердечно
вам усім дякую за ваш труд
Thank you to our volunteers for their gift of time contributions and donations of supplies for our September and October
Bees and Sales
We once again appeal to all our parish members to please support our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale by
donating some home baking and attending
The profits that we make from our varenykycabbage roll sales are donated to the church
Stamp Donors
To all those who have dropped off their cancelled stamps in the labelled bag in the Church Hall we have
received a very appreciative thank you with an assurance that the stamps will be put to good use
The teacher who runs the after-school Stamp Club in several local schools continues to need stamps
Please drop off your donations whenever convenient
Julia Kinar
GENERAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS
Reminder ndash Our Adult Christian Education Classes have begun This year our classdiscussion will deal with
the subject of ldquoContemporary Moral Issuesrdquo and all things associated with it Obviously from the Orthodox
Christian Perspective
November class times have been changed to Mondays at 100 pm in the TYC Room
ALL ARE WELCOME
If anyone is interested in being a greeter please contact ndash Brenda Zalitack at bzalitackhotmailcom
or 289-682-0652
Are your 20172018 parish dues paid Please check in the parish office if you have any questions
In accordance with a motion passed at our annual meeting held on February 26th
2017 the membership
donation is now $13000 per person
ЧИ ВИ ЗАПЛАТИЛИ СВОЇ ВНЕСКИ ЗА 20172018 РІК ЯКЩО ВИ МАЄТЕ ЯКІСЬ ЗАПИТАННЯ ТО
ПРОСИМО ЗВЕРТАТИСЯ ДО ЦЕРКОВНОЇ КАНЦЕЛЯРІЇ
Згідно із рішенням на Річних Зборах 26-го лютого 2017 р членські внески від тепер встановлено в
сумі $13000 від особи
Perogy and Cabbage Roll Bee for November ndash Tues 27rd prep Wed 28th varenyky bee Thurs 29th Cabbage Rolls Fri 30th Packaging and Sales Sat Dec 1st Sales
Next UWAC Meeting will take please on Monday November 5th
in church auditorium New members are
always welcome
НАСТУПНІ ЗБОРИ МІСЦЕВОГО ВІДДІЛУ СУК відбудуться в неділю 5-го Листопада ndash у церковні
авдиторії Ласкаво просимо щоб усі члени відділу були присутні
Ukrainian Self- Reliance League (TYC) meets the last Monday of the month at 700 pm in the TYC
cultural centre Call Steve Stasiuk for more information 905-561-3642 New members are always welcome
Sunday Coffee Hour ndash is always greatly appreciated by the members of our parish Thank you ladies for our
Sunday coffee hours We could always use more volunteers If you could spare some time please contact
Eroslava Evanetz at eroslavasympaticoca who would love to add your name to her list of helpers We always
welcome new volunteers
БРАТЕРСЬКА ЗУСТРІЧ ПРИ КАВІ після Божественної Літургії в Авдиторії Усіх ласкаво просимо на каву для спілкування з своїми знайомими прихожанами Шукаємо до помочі жінок щоб допомогли з кавою
Baptisms Parents must arrange with father to make arrangements God-parents must be practicing Orthodox
Christians Baptising a child in the Orthodox Church presupposes that the child will be raised as an Orthodox
Christian
Хрещення Батьки мусять зустрінутеся з отцем щоб полагодити Хрещення Куми мусять бути
правосласними християними Батьки зобовязані виховувати своїх дітей з поученням православної церкви
Weddings Couples must arrange a personal meeting with the priest to make arrangements If one
of the couple is not Orthodox certain conditions may apply
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
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Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
ВІТАЄМО ГОСТЕЙ ДО НАШОЇ ПАРАФІЇ Щиро сердечно вітаємо всіх гостей з далека і близька до нашої громади Прошу під час кави в церковній авдиторії
зголосіться до о Василя за інформаціями про нашу громаду Дякуємо
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH Our warmest greetings are extended once again to all visitors and guests who are participating in todayrsquos Divine Liturgy
It is always a joy to have you praying with us After the service please join us for fellowship in the church auditorium and
do not hesitate to introduce yourself to fr Wasyl and find out more about our faith and our parish WELCOME
SERVICES ndash NOVEMBERndash 2018
Sunday 4
th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash 23
rd Sunday after Pentecost - Tone 6 ndash Ephesians 24-10
Luke 1619-31
Thursday 8th 930 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Gr Martyr Demetrius ndash Service in the Chapel - Tone 6 -
Timothy 21-10 ndash John 1517-162
Sunday 11th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash English Divine Liturgy ndash Tone7 ndash Ephesians 214-22 -
Luke 826-39
Sunday 18th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Tone 8- Ephesians41-6 ndash Luke 841-56
Wednesday 21st 930 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Synaxis Archangel Michael ndash Service in Chapel - Tone 8 ndash
Hebrews 22-10 ndash Luke 1016-
Saturday 24th 930 am - English Divine Liturgy -
Sunday 25th 1000 am - Divine Liturgy ndash Tone 1- Ephesians 58-19 - Luke 1025-37-
Holodomor Commemoration ndash Panachyda and Program
Wednesday 28th
- Nativity Fast Begins Pylypivka
СЛУЖБИ ndash ЛИСТОПАД ndash 2018
Неділя 4-ого 1000 рано - Св Літургія - Голос 6 ndash Еф 24-10 Лк 1619-31
Четвер 8-ого 930 рано - Св Літургія ndash Великомученика Димитрія - служба в каплиці - Голос 6 - Тим 21-10 - Ів 1517-162
Неділя 11-ого 1000 рано - Св Літургія ndash Англомовна ndash Голос 7 - Еф 214-22 - Лк 826-39
Середа 21-ого 930 рано - Св Літургія ndash Собор Архистратига Михаїла ndash Служба в каплиці - Голос 8
- Євр 22-10 - Лк 1016-21
Субота 24-ого 930 рано - Англомовна Св Літургія
Неділя 25-ого 1000 рано - Св Літургія ndash Голос 1- Еф 58-19 - Лк 1025-37 - Відзначення
Голодомору ndash Панахида та Програма
Середа 28-ого - Початок Пилипівки ndash Піст
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other
Bodiless Powers
Commemorated on November 21
The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers
Archangels Gabriel Raphael Uriel Selaphiel Jehudiel Barachiel and Jeremiel was established at the beginning of the
fourth century at the Council of Laodicea which met several years before the First Ecumenical Council The 35th Canon
of the Council of Laodicea condemned and denounced as heretical the worship of angels as gods and rulers of the world
but affirmed their proper veneration
A Feastday was established in November the ninth month after March (with which the year began in ancient times) since
there are Nine Ranks of Angels The eighth day of the month was chosen for the Synaxis of all the Bodiless Powers of
Heaven since the Day of the Dread Last Judgment is called the Eighth Day by the holy Fathers After the end of this age
(characterized by its seven days of Creation) will come the Eighth Day and then ldquothe Son of Man shall come in His Glory
and all the holy Angels with Himrdquo (Mt 2531)
The Angelic Ranks are divided into three Hierarchies highest middle and lowest
The Highest Hierarchy includes the Seraphim Cherubim and Thrones
The six-winged SERAPHIM (Flaming Fiery) (Is 612) stand closest of all to the Most Holy Trinity They blaze with love
for God and kindle such love in others
The many-eyed CHERUBIM (outpouring of wisdom enlightenment) (Gen 324) stand before the Lord after the
Seraphim They are radiant with the light of knowledge of God and knowledge of the mysteries of God Through them
wisdom is poured forth and peoplersquos minds are enlightened so they may know God and behold His glory
The THRONES (Col 116) stand after the Cherubim mysteriously and incomprehensibly bearing God through the grace
given them for their service They are ministers of Godrsquos justice giving to tribunals kings etc the capacity for righteous
judgment
The Middle Angelic Hierarchy consists of three Ranks Dominions Powers and Authorities
DOMINIONS (Col 116) hold dominion over the angels subject to them They instruct the earthly authorities established
by God to rule wisely and to govern their lands well The Dominions teach us to subdue sinful impulses to subject the
flesh to the spirit to master our will and to conquer temptation
POWERS (1 Pet 322) fulfill the will of God without hesitation They work great miracles and give the grace of
wonderworking and clairvoyance to saints pleasing to God The Powers assist people in fulfilling obedience They also
encourage them to be patient and give them spiritual strength and fortitude
AUTHORITIES (1 Pet 322 Col 116) have authority over the devil They protect people from demonic temptations and
prevent demons from harming people as they would wish They also uphold ascetics and guard them helping people in
the struggle with evil thoughts
The Lowest Hierarchy includes the three Ranks Principalities Archangels and Angels
PRINCIPALITIES (Col 116) have command over the lower angels instructing them in the fulfilling of Godrsquos
commands They watch over the world and protect lands nations and peoples Principalities instruct people to render
proper honor to those in authority as befits their station They teach those in authority to use their position not for
personal glory and gain but to honor God and to spread word of Him for the benefit of those under them
ARCHANGELS (1 Thess 416) are messengers of great and wondrous tidings They reveal prophecies and the mysteries
of the faith They enlighten people to know and understand the will of God they spread faith in God among the people
illuminating their minds with the light of the Holy Gospel
ANGELS (1 Pet 322) are in the lowest rank of the heavenly hierarchy and closest to people They reveal the lesser
mysteries of God and His intentions guiding people to virtuous and holy life They support those who remain steadfast
and they raise up the fallen They never abandon us and they are always prepared to help us if we desire it
All the Ranks of the Heavenly Powers are called angels although each has its own name and position by virtue of their
service The Lord reveals His will to the highest ranks of the angels and they in turn inform the others
Over all the Nine Ranks the Lord appointed the Holy Archangel Michael (his name in Hebrew means ldquowho is like unto
Godrdquo) the faithful servitor of God as Chief Commander He cast down from Heaven the arrogantly proud Lucifer and the
other fallen spirits when they rebelled against God Michael summoned the ranks of angels and cried out ldquoLet us attend
Let us stand aright before our Creator and do not consider doing what is displeasing unto Godrdquo
Різдвяний піст 2018 календар харчування по днях
Як не можна помислити вихід з дому не почистивши зуби і не вмиваючись так і зустріч християнського
свята не можна уявити без попереднього дотримання посту Мило очищає наше тіло від бруду а пост ndash
сприяє очищенню нашої душі від скверни
Через шість днів після зустрічі Нового року до нас приходить ще більш величне свято яке відзначають
православні християни по всьому світу Імrsquoя цього свята Різдво Христове Для належної підготовки до цього
святого події належить ревно молитися перебувати в абсолютній гармонії з оточуючими і старанним
спокої а також постити протягом сорока днів
Початок Різдвятого посту
Різдвяний піст встановлений на честь підготовки до одного з найвеличніших свят всього християнства ndash
Різдва Христового Пост охоплює всі сорок днів до великого релігійного свята яке з задоволенням
відзначають навіть невіруючі люди Оскільки Різдво не є перехідним церковним святом то і терміни
Різдвяного посту який так тісно з ним повrsquoязаний теж залишаються незмінні щороку
Календар харчування по днях
Як і будь-який інший пост Різдвяний також не сприймає мrsquoясні та молочні продукти Віруючі говорять про
те що в багатьох речах пост перед Різдвом схожий з Апостольським річним постом Але все ж Різдвяний
піст слід більш складною схемою живлення ніж Петрів піст
Кожен з трьох етапів Різдвяного посту відрізняється своїми заборонами і дозволу в їжі
Перший етап Різдвяного посту
Перша частина підготовки свого тіла і своєї душі до Різдва вважається найбільш простою так як багато чого
з забороненого в інший час посту на стадії першого етапу дозволяється куштувати
В інші дні можна додавати в своє пісне меню рибу як морську так і річкову При цьому рибу можна
відварювати або готувати на пару смажити на сковороді або запікати в духовці або печі Для приготування
риби дозволено додавання рослинного масла На гарнір в такі дні добре підійдуть овочі каші і гриби
Якого числа різдвяний піст в 2018 році календар харчування по днях що можна їсти
По суботах і неділях Церква дозволяє вживати червоне вино в помірних кількостях
Другий етап Різдвяного посту
Недарма другий етап Різдвяного посту суворіший першого ndash по вівторках і четвергах їсти рибу вже не можна
ndash на столі повинна бути гаряча їжа але вже з маслом Це можуть бути каші з соусом або підливою з овочів
паштети з грибів овочі на пару або відварені супи і пироги без використання яєць і вершкового масла
Вихідні на щастя залишаються незмінними ndash як і раніше можна вживати в їжу рибні страви у всіх
варіаціях Вино в малих кількостях також дозволено до випитого в ці дні
Третій етап Різдвяного посту
У вівторок і четвер а також у вихідні дні дозволено додати до мізерного пісному меню ароматну гарячу їжу
приправлену малою кількістю рослинного масла Якщо раніше можна було пити червоне вино у вихідні дні
посту то в останні дні перед світлим Різдвом Христовим цього робити вже не можна Втім будь-який
алкоголь знаходиться на третьому етапі Різдвяного посту під суворою забороною
Перш ніж приступити до посту потрібно з усією відповідальністю прийняти розуміння того що пост по
суті своїй не є лише обмеженням в їжі тієї ж дієтою Сутність християнського посту лежить набагато
глибше ndash справжнє упокорення душі і тіла повrsquoязано з молитвами щирим покаянням втікання від мирських
пристрастей і пороків повсякденному житті утриманням від створення злого щирим прощенням образ
винятком непотрібних розваг відволікаючих і відвертається віруючої людини від Всевишнього
ldquoFaith is the beginning and love is the end and the union of the two together is GOD All that makes for a soulrsquos
perfection follows in their train for nobody who professes faith will commit sin and nobody who posses love can
feel hatredrdquo St Ignatius of Antioch
Attend church as a family and be active in the life of St Vladimir parish
There is no vacation from God and his holy church
ПРИХОДЬТЕ КОЖНОЇ НЕДІЛІ З РОДИНОЮ НА БОГОСЛУЖІННЯ ТА БУДЬТИ
АКТИВНИМИ У ЖИТТІ НАШОЇ ПАРАФІЇ СВ ВОЛОДИМИРА
UKRAINIAN WOMENrsquoS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ndash LESIA UKRAINKA BRANCH
Glory to Jesus Christ Glory be Forever
Збори Союзу Українок КанадиndashВідділь Лесі Українки ndash Відбудуться ndash Понеділок 5-ого
Листопада в Церковні Авдиторії ndash о годині 200-ій Запрошуємо всіx членкинь
UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch will hold their regular meeting on Monday November 5th
at 200 pm in church auditorium
Please keep these datersquos open - UWAC - Christmas Bake Sale ndash Saturday November 17th and Work Beeshelliphellip
Tuesday November 27
th Prep for Perogy Bee ndash 830 am
Wednesday November 28th
Making Perogies ndash 830 am
Thursday November 29th
Making Cabbage Rolls ndash 830 am
Friday and Saturday November 30th
and December 1st ndash packaging and sales
Щоб притримати цей успіх нам бракує одне - а це більше число добровольців Ми вдячні нашим
сеньорам але їм треба допомоги отож ми звертаємось до вас ndash до жінок і мущин ndash допомогти нам у цій
дуже потрібій і важливій справі Дякуємо всім які приходять і помагають
Щоб мати успішний базар просимо всіх жінок нашої парафії приготовити печево на продаж Сердечно
вам усім дякую за ваш труд
Thank you to our volunteers for their gift of time contributions and donations of supplies for our September and October
Bees and Sales
We once again appeal to all our parish members to please support our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale by
donating some home baking and attending
The profits that we make from our varenykycabbage roll sales are donated to the church
Stamp Donors
To all those who have dropped off their cancelled stamps in the labelled bag in the Church Hall we have
received a very appreciative thank you with an assurance that the stamps will be put to good use
The teacher who runs the after-school Stamp Club in several local schools continues to need stamps
Please drop off your donations whenever convenient
Julia Kinar
GENERAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS
Reminder ndash Our Adult Christian Education Classes have begun This year our classdiscussion will deal with
the subject of ldquoContemporary Moral Issuesrdquo and all things associated with it Obviously from the Orthodox
Christian Perspective
November class times have been changed to Mondays at 100 pm in the TYC Room
ALL ARE WELCOME
If anyone is interested in being a greeter please contact ndash Brenda Zalitack at bzalitackhotmailcom
or 289-682-0652
Are your 20172018 parish dues paid Please check in the parish office if you have any questions
In accordance with a motion passed at our annual meeting held on February 26th
2017 the membership
donation is now $13000 per person
ЧИ ВИ ЗАПЛАТИЛИ СВОЇ ВНЕСКИ ЗА 20172018 РІК ЯКЩО ВИ МАЄТЕ ЯКІСЬ ЗАПИТАННЯ ТО
ПРОСИМО ЗВЕРТАТИСЯ ДО ЦЕРКОВНОЇ КАНЦЕЛЯРІЇ
Згідно із рішенням на Річних Зборах 26-го лютого 2017 р членські внески від тепер встановлено в
сумі $13000 від особи
Perogy and Cabbage Roll Bee for November ndash Tues 27rd prep Wed 28th varenyky bee Thurs 29th Cabbage Rolls Fri 30th Packaging and Sales Sat Dec 1st Sales
Next UWAC Meeting will take please on Monday November 5th
in church auditorium New members are
always welcome
НАСТУПНІ ЗБОРИ МІСЦЕВОГО ВІДДІЛУ СУК відбудуться в неділю 5-го Листопада ndash у церковні
авдиторії Ласкаво просимо щоб усі члени відділу були присутні
Ukrainian Self- Reliance League (TYC) meets the last Monday of the month at 700 pm in the TYC
cultural centre Call Steve Stasiuk for more information 905-561-3642 New members are always welcome
Sunday Coffee Hour ndash is always greatly appreciated by the members of our parish Thank you ladies for our
Sunday coffee hours We could always use more volunteers If you could spare some time please contact
Eroslava Evanetz at eroslavasympaticoca who would love to add your name to her list of helpers We always
welcome new volunteers
БРАТЕРСЬКА ЗУСТРІЧ ПРИ КАВІ після Божественної Літургії в Авдиторії Усіх ласкаво просимо на каву для спілкування з своїми знайомими прихожанами Шукаємо до помочі жінок щоб допомогли з кавою
Baptisms Parents must arrange with father to make arrangements God-parents must be practicing Orthodox
Christians Baptising a child in the Orthodox Church presupposes that the child will be raised as an Orthodox
Christian
Хрещення Батьки мусять зустрінутеся з отцем щоб полагодити Хрещення Куми мусять бути
правосласними християними Батьки зобовязані виховувати своїх дітей з поученням православної церкви
Weddings Couples must arrange a personal meeting with the priest to make arrangements If one
of the couple is not Orthodox certain conditions may apply
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other
Bodiless Powers
Commemorated on November 21
The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers
Archangels Gabriel Raphael Uriel Selaphiel Jehudiel Barachiel and Jeremiel was established at the beginning of the
fourth century at the Council of Laodicea which met several years before the First Ecumenical Council The 35th Canon
of the Council of Laodicea condemned and denounced as heretical the worship of angels as gods and rulers of the world
but affirmed their proper veneration
A Feastday was established in November the ninth month after March (with which the year began in ancient times) since
there are Nine Ranks of Angels The eighth day of the month was chosen for the Synaxis of all the Bodiless Powers of
Heaven since the Day of the Dread Last Judgment is called the Eighth Day by the holy Fathers After the end of this age
(characterized by its seven days of Creation) will come the Eighth Day and then ldquothe Son of Man shall come in His Glory
and all the holy Angels with Himrdquo (Mt 2531)
The Angelic Ranks are divided into three Hierarchies highest middle and lowest
The Highest Hierarchy includes the Seraphim Cherubim and Thrones
The six-winged SERAPHIM (Flaming Fiery) (Is 612) stand closest of all to the Most Holy Trinity They blaze with love
for God and kindle such love in others
The many-eyed CHERUBIM (outpouring of wisdom enlightenment) (Gen 324) stand before the Lord after the
Seraphim They are radiant with the light of knowledge of God and knowledge of the mysteries of God Through them
wisdom is poured forth and peoplersquos minds are enlightened so they may know God and behold His glory
The THRONES (Col 116) stand after the Cherubim mysteriously and incomprehensibly bearing God through the grace
given them for their service They are ministers of Godrsquos justice giving to tribunals kings etc the capacity for righteous
judgment
The Middle Angelic Hierarchy consists of three Ranks Dominions Powers and Authorities
DOMINIONS (Col 116) hold dominion over the angels subject to them They instruct the earthly authorities established
by God to rule wisely and to govern their lands well The Dominions teach us to subdue sinful impulses to subject the
flesh to the spirit to master our will and to conquer temptation
POWERS (1 Pet 322) fulfill the will of God without hesitation They work great miracles and give the grace of
wonderworking and clairvoyance to saints pleasing to God The Powers assist people in fulfilling obedience They also
encourage them to be patient and give them spiritual strength and fortitude
AUTHORITIES (1 Pet 322 Col 116) have authority over the devil They protect people from demonic temptations and
prevent demons from harming people as they would wish They also uphold ascetics and guard them helping people in
the struggle with evil thoughts
The Lowest Hierarchy includes the three Ranks Principalities Archangels and Angels
PRINCIPALITIES (Col 116) have command over the lower angels instructing them in the fulfilling of Godrsquos
commands They watch over the world and protect lands nations and peoples Principalities instruct people to render
proper honor to those in authority as befits their station They teach those in authority to use their position not for
personal glory and gain but to honor God and to spread word of Him for the benefit of those under them
ARCHANGELS (1 Thess 416) are messengers of great and wondrous tidings They reveal prophecies and the mysteries
of the faith They enlighten people to know and understand the will of God they spread faith in God among the people
illuminating their minds with the light of the Holy Gospel
ANGELS (1 Pet 322) are in the lowest rank of the heavenly hierarchy and closest to people They reveal the lesser
mysteries of God and His intentions guiding people to virtuous and holy life They support those who remain steadfast
and they raise up the fallen They never abandon us and they are always prepared to help us if we desire it
All the Ranks of the Heavenly Powers are called angels although each has its own name and position by virtue of their
service The Lord reveals His will to the highest ranks of the angels and they in turn inform the others
Over all the Nine Ranks the Lord appointed the Holy Archangel Michael (his name in Hebrew means ldquowho is like unto
Godrdquo) the faithful servitor of God as Chief Commander He cast down from Heaven the arrogantly proud Lucifer and the
other fallen spirits when they rebelled against God Michael summoned the ranks of angels and cried out ldquoLet us attend
Let us stand aright before our Creator and do not consider doing what is displeasing unto Godrdquo
Різдвяний піст 2018 календар харчування по днях
Як не можна помислити вихід з дому не почистивши зуби і не вмиваючись так і зустріч християнського
свята не можна уявити без попереднього дотримання посту Мило очищає наше тіло від бруду а пост ndash
сприяє очищенню нашої душі від скверни
Через шість днів після зустрічі Нового року до нас приходить ще більш величне свято яке відзначають
православні християни по всьому світу Імrsquoя цього свята Різдво Христове Для належної підготовки до цього
святого події належить ревно молитися перебувати в абсолютній гармонії з оточуючими і старанним
спокої а також постити протягом сорока днів
Початок Різдвятого посту
Різдвяний піст встановлений на честь підготовки до одного з найвеличніших свят всього християнства ndash
Різдва Христового Пост охоплює всі сорок днів до великого релігійного свята яке з задоволенням
відзначають навіть невіруючі люди Оскільки Різдво не є перехідним церковним святом то і терміни
Різдвяного посту який так тісно з ним повrsquoязаний теж залишаються незмінні щороку
Календар харчування по днях
Як і будь-який інший пост Різдвяний також не сприймає мrsquoясні та молочні продукти Віруючі говорять про
те що в багатьох речах пост перед Різдвом схожий з Апостольським річним постом Але все ж Різдвяний
піст слід більш складною схемою живлення ніж Петрів піст
Кожен з трьох етапів Різдвяного посту відрізняється своїми заборонами і дозволу в їжі
Перший етап Різдвяного посту
Перша частина підготовки свого тіла і своєї душі до Різдва вважається найбільш простою так як багато чого
з забороненого в інший час посту на стадії першого етапу дозволяється куштувати
В інші дні можна додавати в своє пісне меню рибу як морську так і річкову При цьому рибу можна
відварювати або готувати на пару смажити на сковороді або запікати в духовці або печі Для приготування
риби дозволено додавання рослинного масла На гарнір в такі дні добре підійдуть овочі каші і гриби
Якого числа різдвяний піст в 2018 році календар харчування по днях що можна їсти
По суботах і неділях Церква дозволяє вживати червоне вино в помірних кількостях
Другий етап Різдвяного посту
Недарма другий етап Різдвяного посту суворіший першого ndash по вівторках і четвергах їсти рибу вже не можна
ndash на столі повинна бути гаряча їжа але вже з маслом Це можуть бути каші з соусом або підливою з овочів
паштети з грибів овочі на пару або відварені супи і пироги без використання яєць і вершкового масла
Вихідні на щастя залишаються незмінними ndash як і раніше можна вживати в їжу рибні страви у всіх
варіаціях Вино в малих кількостях також дозволено до випитого в ці дні
Третій етап Різдвяного посту
У вівторок і четвер а також у вихідні дні дозволено додати до мізерного пісному меню ароматну гарячу їжу
приправлену малою кількістю рослинного масла Якщо раніше можна було пити червоне вино у вихідні дні
посту то в останні дні перед світлим Різдвом Христовим цього робити вже не можна Втім будь-який
алкоголь знаходиться на третьому етапі Різдвяного посту під суворою забороною
Перш ніж приступити до посту потрібно з усією відповідальністю прийняти розуміння того що пост по
суті своїй не є лише обмеженням в їжі тієї ж дієтою Сутність християнського посту лежить набагато
глибше ndash справжнє упокорення душі і тіла повrsquoязано з молитвами щирим покаянням втікання від мирських
пристрастей і пороків повсякденному житті утриманням від створення злого щирим прощенням образ
винятком непотрібних розваг відволікаючих і відвертається віруючої людини від Всевишнього
ldquoFaith is the beginning and love is the end and the union of the two together is GOD All that makes for a soulrsquos
perfection follows in their train for nobody who professes faith will commit sin and nobody who posses love can
feel hatredrdquo St Ignatius of Antioch
Attend church as a family and be active in the life of St Vladimir parish
There is no vacation from God and his holy church
ПРИХОДЬТЕ КОЖНОЇ НЕДІЛІ З РОДИНОЮ НА БОГОСЛУЖІННЯ ТА БУДЬТИ
АКТИВНИМИ У ЖИТТІ НАШОЇ ПАРАФІЇ СВ ВОЛОДИМИРА
UKRAINIAN WOMENrsquoS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ndash LESIA UKRAINKA BRANCH
Glory to Jesus Christ Glory be Forever
Збори Союзу Українок КанадиndashВідділь Лесі Українки ndash Відбудуться ndash Понеділок 5-ого
Листопада в Церковні Авдиторії ndash о годині 200-ій Запрошуємо всіx членкинь
UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch will hold their regular meeting on Monday November 5th
at 200 pm in church auditorium
Please keep these datersquos open - UWAC - Christmas Bake Sale ndash Saturday November 17th and Work Beeshelliphellip
Tuesday November 27
th Prep for Perogy Bee ndash 830 am
Wednesday November 28th
Making Perogies ndash 830 am
Thursday November 29th
Making Cabbage Rolls ndash 830 am
Friday and Saturday November 30th
and December 1st ndash packaging and sales
Щоб притримати цей успіх нам бракує одне - а це більше число добровольців Ми вдячні нашим
сеньорам але їм треба допомоги отож ми звертаємось до вас ndash до жінок і мущин ndash допомогти нам у цій
дуже потрібій і важливій справі Дякуємо всім які приходять і помагають
Щоб мати успішний базар просимо всіх жінок нашої парафії приготовити печево на продаж Сердечно
вам усім дякую за ваш труд
Thank you to our volunteers for their gift of time contributions and donations of supplies for our September and October
Bees and Sales
We once again appeal to all our parish members to please support our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale by
donating some home baking and attending
The profits that we make from our varenykycabbage roll sales are donated to the church
Stamp Donors
To all those who have dropped off their cancelled stamps in the labelled bag in the Church Hall we have
received a very appreciative thank you with an assurance that the stamps will be put to good use
The teacher who runs the after-school Stamp Club in several local schools continues to need stamps
Please drop off your donations whenever convenient
Julia Kinar
GENERAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS
Reminder ndash Our Adult Christian Education Classes have begun This year our classdiscussion will deal with
the subject of ldquoContemporary Moral Issuesrdquo and all things associated with it Obviously from the Orthodox
Christian Perspective
November class times have been changed to Mondays at 100 pm in the TYC Room
ALL ARE WELCOME
If anyone is interested in being a greeter please contact ndash Brenda Zalitack at bzalitackhotmailcom
or 289-682-0652
Are your 20172018 parish dues paid Please check in the parish office if you have any questions
In accordance with a motion passed at our annual meeting held on February 26th
2017 the membership
donation is now $13000 per person
ЧИ ВИ ЗАПЛАТИЛИ СВОЇ ВНЕСКИ ЗА 20172018 РІК ЯКЩО ВИ МАЄТЕ ЯКІСЬ ЗАПИТАННЯ ТО
ПРОСИМО ЗВЕРТАТИСЯ ДО ЦЕРКОВНОЇ КАНЦЕЛЯРІЇ
Згідно із рішенням на Річних Зборах 26-го лютого 2017 р членські внески від тепер встановлено в
сумі $13000 від особи
Perogy and Cabbage Roll Bee for November ndash Tues 27rd prep Wed 28th varenyky bee Thurs 29th Cabbage Rolls Fri 30th Packaging and Sales Sat Dec 1st Sales
Next UWAC Meeting will take please on Monday November 5th
in church auditorium New members are
always welcome
НАСТУПНІ ЗБОРИ МІСЦЕВОГО ВІДДІЛУ СУК відбудуться в неділю 5-го Листопада ndash у церковні
авдиторії Ласкаво просимо щоб усі члени відділу були присутні
Ukrainian Self- Reliance League (TYC) meets the last Monday of the month at 700 pm in the TYC
cultural centre Call Steve Stasiuk for more information 905-561-3642 New members are always welcome
Sunday Coffee Hour ndash is always greatly appreciated by the members of our parish Thank you ladies for our
Sunday coffee hours We could always use more volunteers If you could spare some time please contact
Eroslava Evanetz at eroslavasympaticoca who would love to add your name to her list of helpers We always
welcome new volunteers
БРАТЕРСЬКА ЗУСТРІЧ ПРИ КАВІ після Божественної Літургії в Авдиторії Усіх ласкаво просимо на каву для спілкування з своїми знайомими прихожанами Шукаємо до помочі жінок щоб допомогли з кавою
Baptisms Parents must arrange with father to make arrangements God-parents must be practicing Orthodox
Christians Baptising a child in the Orthodox Church presupposes that the child will be raised as an Orthodox
Christian
Хрещення Батьки мусять зустрінутеся з отцем щоб полагодити Хрещення Куми мусять бути
правосласними християними Батьки зобовязані виховувати своїх дітей з поученням православної церкви
Weddings Couples must arrange a personal meeting with the priest to make arrangements If one
of the couple is not Orthodox certain conditions may apply
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
ARCHANGELS (1 Thess 416) are messengers of great and wondrous tidings They reveal prophecies and the mysteries
of the faith They enlighten people to know and understand the will of God they spread faith in God among the people
illuminating their minds with the light of the Holy Gospel
ANGELS (1 Pet 322) are in the lowest rank of the heavenly hierarchy and closest to people They reveal the lesser
mysteries of God and His intentions guiding people to virtuous and holy life They support those who remain steadfast
and they raise up the fallen They never abandon us and they are always prepared to help us if we desire it
All the Ranks of the Heavenly Powers are called angels although each has its own name and position by virtue of their
service The Lord reveals His will to the highest ranks of the angels and they in turn inform the others
Over all the Nine Ranks the Lord appointed the Holy Archangel Michael (his name in Hebrew means ldquowho is like unto
Godrdquo) the faithful servitor of God as Chief Commander He cast down from Heaven the arrogantly proud Lucifer and the
other fallen spirits when they rebelled against God Michael summoned the ranks of angels and cried out ldquoLet us attend
Let us stand aright before our Creator and do not consider doing what is displeasing unto Godrdquo
Різдвяний піст 2018 календар харчування по днях
Як не можна помислити вихід з дому не почистивши зуби і не вмиваючись так і зустріч християнського
свята не можна уявити без попереднього дотримання посту Мило очищає наше тіло від бруду а пост ndash
сприяє очищенню нашої душі від скверни
Через шість днів після зустрічі Нового року до нас приходить ще більш величне свято яке відзначають
православні християни по всьому світу Імrsquoя цього свята Різдво Христове Для належної підготовки до цього
святого події належить ревно молитися перебувати в абсолютній гармонії з оточуючими і старанним
спокої а також постити протягом сорока днів
Початок Різдвятого посту
Різдвяний піст встановлений на честь підготовки до одного з найвеличніших свят всього християнства ndash
Різдва Христового Пост охоплює всі сорок днів до великого релігійного свята яке з задоволенням
відзначають навіть невіруючі люди Оскільки Різдво не є перехідним церковним святом то і терміни
Різдвяного посту який так тісно з ним повrsquoязаний теж залишаються незмінні щороку
Календар харчування по днях
Як і будь-який інший пост Різдвяний також не сприймає мrsquoясні та молочні продукти Віруючі говорять про
те що в багатьох речах пост перед Різдвом схожий з Апостольським річним постом Але все ж Різдвяний
піст слід більш складною схемою живлення ніж Петрів піст
Кожен з трьох етапів Різдвяного посту відрізняється своїми заборонами і дозволу в їжі
Перший етап Різдвяного посту
Перша частина підготовки свого тіла і своєї душі до Різдва вважається найбільш простою так як багато чого
з забороненого в інший час посту на стадії першого етапу дозволяється куштувати
В інші дні можна додавати в своє пісне меню рибу як морську так і річкову При цьому рибу можна
відварювати або готувати на пару смажити на сковороді або запікати в духовці або печі Для приготування
риби дозволено додавання рослинного масла На гарнір в такі дні добре підійдуть овочі каші і гриби
Якого числа різдвяний піст в 2018 році календар харчування по днях що можна їсти
По суботах і неділях Церква дозволяє вживати червоне вино в помірних кількостях
Другий етап Різдвяного посту
Недарма другий етап Різдвяного посту суворіший першого ndash по вівторках і четвергах їсти рибу вже не можна
ndash на столі повинна бути гаряча їжа але вже з маслом Це можуть бути каші з соусом або підливою з овочів
паштети з грибів овочі на пару або відварені супи і пироги без використання яєць і вершкового масла
Вихідні на щастя залишаються незмінними ndash як і раніше можна вживати в їжу рибні страви у всіх
варіаціях Вино в малих кількостях також дозволено до випитого в ці дні
Третій етап Різдвяного посту
У вівторок і четвер а також у вихідні дні дозволено додати до мізерного пісному меню ароматну гарячу їжу
приправлену малою кількістю рослинного масла Якщо раніше можна було пити червоне вино у вихідні дні
посту то в останні дні перед світлим Різдвом Христовим цього робити вже не можна Втім будь-який
алкоголь знаходиться на третьому етапі Різдвяного посту під суворою забороною
Перш ніж приступити до посту потрібно з усією відповідальністю прийняти розуміння того що пост по
суті своїй не є лише обмеженням в їжі тієї ж дієтою Сутність християнського посту лежить набагато
глибше ndash справжнє упокорення душі і тіла повrsquoязано з молитвами щирим покаянням втікання від мирських
пристрастей і пороків повсякденному житті утриманням від створення злого щирим прощенням образ
винятком непотрібних розваг відволікаючих і відвертається віруючої людини від Всевишнього
ldquoFaith is the beginning and love is the end and the union of the two together is GOD All that makes for a soulrsquos
perfection follows in their train for nobody who professes faith will commit sin and nobody who posses love can
feel hatredrdquo St Ignatius of Antioch
Attend church as a family and be active in the life of St Vladimir parish
There is no vacation from God and his holy church
ПРИХОДЬТЕ КОЖНОЇ НЕДІЛІ З РОДИНОЮ НА БОГОСЛУЖІННЯ ТА БУДЬТИ
АКТИВНИМИ У ЖИТТІ НАШОЇ ПАРАФІЇ СВ ВОЛОДИМИРА
UKRAINIAN WOMENrsquoS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ndash LESIA UKRAINKA BRANCH
Glory to Jesus Christ Glory be Forever
Збори Союзу Українок КанадиndashВідділь Лесі Українки ndash Відбудуться ndash Понеділок 5-ого
Листопада в Церковні Авдиторії ndash о годині 200-ій Запрошуємо всіx членкинь
UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch will hold their regular meeting on Monday November 5th
at 200 pm in church auditorium
Please keep these datersquos open - UWAC - Christmas Bake Sale ndash Saturday November 17th and Work Beeshelliphellip
Tuesday November 27
th Prep for Perogy Bee ndash 830 am
Wednesday November 28th
Making Perogies ndash 830 am
Thursday November 29th
Making Cabbage Rolls ndash 830 am
Friday and Saturday November 30th
and December 1st ndash packaging and sales
Щоб притримати цей успіх нам бракує одне - а це більше число добровольців Ми вдячні нашим
сеньорам але їм треба допомоги отож ми звертаємось до вас ndash до жінок і мущин ndash допомогти нам у цій
дуже потрібій і важливій справі Дякуємо всім які приходять і помагають
Щоб мати успішний базар просимо всіх жінок нашої парафії приготовити печево на продаж Сердечно
вам усім дякую за ваш труд
Thank you to our volunteers for their gift of time contributions and donations of supplies for our September and October
Bees and Sales
We once again appeal to all our parish members to please support our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale by
donating some home baking and attending
The profits that we make from our varenykycabbage roll sales are donated to the church
Stamp Donors
To all those who have dropped off their cancelled stamps in the labelled bag in the Church Hall we have
received a very appreciative thank you with an assurance that the stamps will be put to good use
The teacher who runs the after-school Stamp Club in several local schools continues to need stamps
Please drop off your donations whenever convenient
Julia Kinar
GENERAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS
Reminder ndash Our Adult Christian Education Classes have begun This year our classdiscussion will deal with
the subject of ldquoContemporary Moral Issuesrdquo and all things associated with it Obviously from the Orthodox
Christian Perspective
November class times have been changed to Mondays at 100 pm in the TYC Room
ALL ARE WELCOME
If anyone is interested in being a greeter please contact ndash Brenda Zalitack at bzalitackhotmailcom
or 289-682-0652
Are your 20172018 parish dues paid Please check in the parish office if you have any questions
In accordance with a motion passed at our annual meeting held on February 26th
2017 the membership
donation is now $13000 per person
ЧИ ВИ ЗАПЛАТИЛИ СВОЇ ВНЕСКИ ЗА 20172018 РІК ЯКЩО ВИ МАЄТЕ ЯКІСЬ ЗАПИТАННЯ ТО
ПРОСИМО ЗВЕРТАТИСЯ ДО ЦЕРКОВНОЇ КАНЦЕЛЯРІЇ
Згідно із рішенням на Річних Зборах 26-го лютого 2017 р членські внески від тепер встановлено в
сумі $13000 від особи
Perogy and Cabbage Roll Bee for November ndash Tues 27rd prep Wed 28th varenyky bee Thurs 29th Cabbage Rolls Fri 30th Packaging and Sales Sat Dec 1st Sales
Next UWAC Meeting will take please on Monday November 5th
in church auditorium New members are
always welcome
НАСТУПНІ ЗБОРИ МІСЦЕВОГО ВІДДІЛУ СУК відбудуться в неділю 5-го Листопада ndash у церковні
авдиторії Ласкаво просимо щоб усі члени відділу були присутні
Ukrainian Self- Reliance League (TYC) meets the last Monday of the month at 700 pm in the TYC
cultural centre Call Steve Stasiuk for more information 905-561-3642 New members are always welcome
Sunday Coffee Hour ndash is always greatly appreciated by the members of our parish Thank you ladies for our
Sunday coffee hours We could always use more volunteers If you could spare some time please contact
Eroslava Evanetz at eroslavasympaticoca who would love to add your name to her list of helpers We always
welcome new volunteers
БРАТЕРСЬКА ЗУСТРІЧ ПРИ КАВІ після Божественної Літургії в Авдиторії Усіх ласкаво просимо на каву для спілкування з своїми знайомими прихожанами Шукаємо до помочі жінок щоб допомогли з кавою
Baptisms Parents must arrange with father to make arrangements God-parents must be practicing Orthodox
Christians Baptising a child in the Orthodox Church presupposes that the child will be raised as an Orthodox
Christian
Хрещення Батьки мусять зустрінутеся з отцем щоб полагодити Хрещення Куми мусять бути
правосласними християними Батьки зобовязані виховувати своїх дітей з поученням православної церкви
Weddings Couples must arrange a personal meeting with the priest to make arrangements If one
of the couple is not Orthodox certain conditions may apply
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
Якого числа різдвяний піст в 2018 році календар харчування по днях що можна їсти
По суботах і неділях Церква дозволяє вживати червоне вино в помірних кількостях
Другий етап Різдвяного посту
Недарма другий етап Різдвяного посту суворіший першого ndash по вівторках і четвергах їсти рибу вже не можна
ndash на столі повинна бути гаряча їжа але вже з маслом Це можуть бути каші з соусом або підливою з овочів
паштети з грибів овочі на пару або відварені супи і пироги без використання яєць і вершкового масла
Вихідні на щастя залишаються незмінними ndash як і раніше можна вживати в їжу рибні страви у всіх
варіаціях Вино в малих кількостях також дозволено до випитого в ці дні
Третій етап Різдвяного посту
У вівторок і четвер а також у вихідні дні дозволено додати до мізерного пісному меню ароматну гарячу їжу
приправлену малою кількістю рослинного масла Якщо раніше можна було пити червоне вино у вихідні дні
посту то в останні дні перед світлим Різдвом Христовим цього робити вже не можна Втім будь-який
алкоголь знаходиться на третьому етапі Різдвяного посту під суворою забороною
Перш ніж приступити до посту потрібно з усією відповідальністю прийняти розуміння того що пост по
суті своїй не є лише обмеженням в їжі тієї ж дієтою Сутність християнського посту лежить набагато
глибше ndash справжнє упокорення душі і тіла повrsquoязано з молитвами щирим покаянням втікання від мирських
пристрастей і пороків повсякденному житті утриманням від створення злого щирим прощенням образ
винятком непотрібних розваг відволікаючих і відвертається віруючої людини від Всевишнього
ldquoFaith is the beginning and love is the end and the union of the two together is GOD All that makes for a soulrsquos
perfection follows in their train for nobody who professes faith will commit sin and nobody who posses love can
feel hatredrdquo St Ignatius of Antioch
Attend church as a family and be active in the life of St Vladimir parish
There is no vacation from God and his holy church
ПРИХОДЬТЕ КОЖНОЇ НЕДІЛІ З РОДИНОЮ НА БОГОСЛУЖІННЯ ТА БУДЬТИ
АКТИВНИМИ У ЖИТТІ НАШОЇ ПАРАФІЇ СВ ВОЛОДИМИРА
UKRAINIAN WOMENrsquoS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ndash LESIA UKRAINKA BRANCH
Glory to Jesus Christ Glory be Forever
Збори Союзу Українок КанадиndashВідділь Лесі Українки ndash Відбудуться ndash Понеділок 5-ого
Листопада в Церковні Авдиторії ndash о годині 200-ій Запрошуємо всіx членкинь
UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch will hold their regular meeting on Monday November 5th
at 200 pm in church auditorium
Please keep these datersquos open - UWAC - Christmas Bake Sale ndash Saturday November 17th and Work Beeshelliphellip
Tuesday November 27
th Prep for Perogy Bee ndash 830 am
Wednesday November 28th
Making Perogies ndash 830 am
Thursday November 29th
Making Cabbage Rolls ndash 830 am
Friday and Saturday November 30th
and December 1st ndash packaging and sales
Щоб притримати цей успіх нам бракує одне - а це більше число добровольців Ми вдячні нашим
сеньорам але їм треба допомоги отож ми звертаємось до вас ndash до жінок і мущин ndash допомогти нам у цій
дуже потрібій і важливій справі Дякуємо всім які приходять і помагають
Щоб мати успішний базар просимо всіх жінок нашої парафії приготовити печево на продаж Сердечно
вам усім дякую за ваш труд
Thank you to our volunteers for their gift of time contributions and donations of supplies for our September and October
Bees and Sales
We once again appeal to all our parish members to please support our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale by
donating some home baking and attending
The profits that we make from our varenykycabbage roll sales are donated to the church
Stamp Donors
To all those who have dropped off their cancelled stamps in the labelled bag in the Church Hall we have
received a very appreciative thank you with an assurance that the stamps will be put to good use
The teacher who runs the after-school Stamp Club in several local schools continues to need stamps
Please drop off your donations whenever convenient
Julia Kinar
GENERAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS
Reminder ndash Our Adult Christian Education Classes have begun This year our classdiscussion will deal with
the subject of ldquoContemporary Moral Issuesrdquo and all things associated with it Obviously from the Orthodox
Christian Perspective
November class times have been changed to Mondays at 100 pm in the TYC Room
ALL ARE WELCOME
If anyone is interested in being a greeter please contact ndash Brenda Zalitack at bzalitackhotmailcom
or 289-682-0652
Are your 20172018 parish dues paid Please check in the parish office if you have any questions
In accordance with a motion passed at our annual meeting held on February 26th
2017 the membership
donation is now $13000 per person
ЧИ ВИ ЗАПЛАТИЛИ СВОЇ ВНЕСКИ ЗА 20172018 РІК ЯКЩО ВИ МАЄТЕ ЯКІСЬ ЗАПИТАННЯ ТО
ПРОСИМО ЗВЕРТАТИСЯ ДО ЦЕРКОВНОЇ КАНЦЕЛЯРІЇ
Згідно із рішенням на Річних Зборах 26-го лютого 2017 р членські внески від тепер встановлено в
сумі $13000 від особи
Perogy and Cabbage Roll Bee for November ndash Tues 27rd prep Wed 28th varenyky bee Thurs 29th Cabbage Rolls Fri 30th Packaging and Sales Sat Dec 1st Sales
Next UWAC Meeting will take please on Monday November 5th
in church auditorium New members are
always welcome
НАСТУПНІ ЗБОРИ МІСЦЕВОГО ВІДДІЛУ СУК відбудуться в неділю 5-го Листопада ndash у церковні
авдиторії Ласкаво просимо щоб усі члени відділу були присутні
Ukrainian Self- Reliance League (TYC) meets the last Monday of the month at 700 pm in the TYC
cultural centre Call Steve Stasiuk for more information 905-561-3642 New members are always welcome
Sunday Coffee Hour ndash is always greatly appreciated by the members of our parish Thank you ladies for our
Sunday coffee hours We could always use more volunteers If you could spare some time please contact
Eroslava Evanetz at eroslavasympaticoca who would love to add your name to her list of helpers We always
welcome new volunteers
БРАТЕРСЬКА ЗУСТРІЧ ПРИ КАВІ після Божественної Літургії в Авдиторії Усіх ласкаво просимо на каву для спілкування з своїми знайомими прихожанами Шукаємо до помочі жінок щоб допомогли з кавою
Baptisms Parents must arrange with father to make arrangements God-parents must be practicing Orthodox
Christians Baptising a child in the Orthodox Church presupposes that the child will be raised as an Orthodox
Christian
Хрещення Батьки мусять зустрінутеся з отцем щоб полагодити Хрещення Куми мусять бути
правосласними християними Батьки зобовязані виховувати своїх дітей з поученням православної церкви
Weddings Couples must arrange a personal meeting with the priest to make arrangements If one
of the couple is not Orthodox certain conditions may apply
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
UKRAINIAN WOMENrsquoS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ndash LESIA UKRAINKA BRANCH
Glory to Jesus Christ Glory be Forever
Збори Союзу Українок КанадиndashВідділь Лесі Українки ndash Відбудуться ndash Понеділок 5-ого
Листопада в Церковні Авдиторії ndash о годині 200-ій Запрошуємо всіx членкинь
UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch will hold their regular meeting on Monday November 5th
at 200 pm in church auditorium
Please keep these datersquos open - UWAC - Christmas Bake Sale ndash Saturday November 17th and Work Beeshelliphellip
Tuesday November 27
th Prep for Perogy Bee ndash 830 am
Wednesday November 28th
Making Perogies ndash 830 am
Thursday November 29th
Making Cabbage Rolls ndash 830 am
Friday and Saturday November 30th
and December 1st ndash packaging and sales
Щоб притримати цей успіх нам бракує одне - а це більше число добровольців Ми вдячні нашим
сеньорам але їм треба допомоги отож ми звертаємось до вас ndash до жінок і мущин ndash допомогти нам у цій
дуже потрібій і важливій справі Дякуємо всім які приходять і помагають
Щоб мати успішний базар просимо всіх жінок нашої парафії приготовити печево на продаж Сердечно
вам усім дякую за ваш труд
Thank you to our volunteers for their gift of time contributions and donations of supplies for our September and October
Bees and Sales
We once again appeal to all our parish members to please support our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale by
donating some home baking and attending
The profits that we make from our varenykycabbage roll sales are donated to the church
Stamp Donors
To all those who have dropped off their cancelled stamps in the labelled bag in the Church Hall we have
received a very appreciative thank you with an assurance that the stamps will be put to good use
The teacher who runs the after-school Stamp Club in several local schools continues to need stamps
Please drop off your donations whenever convenient
Julia Kinar
GENERAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS
Reminder ndash Our Adult Christian Education Classes have begun This year our classdiscussion will deal with
the subject of ldquoContemporary Moral Issuesrdquo and all things associated with it Obviously from the Orthodox
Christian Perspective
November class times have been changed to Mondays at 100 pm in the TYC Room
ALL ARE WELCOME
If anyone is interested in being a greeter please contact ndash Brenda Zalitack at bzalitackhotmailcom
or 289-682-0652
Are your 20172018 parish dues paid Please check in the parish office if you have any questions
In accordance with a motion passed at our annual meeting held on February 26th
2017 the membership
donation is now $13000 per person
ЧИ ВИ ЗАПЛАТИЛИ СВОЇ ВНЕСКИ ЗА 20172018 РІК ЯКЩО ВИ МАЄТЕ ЯКІСЬ ЗАПИТАННЯ ТО
ПРОСИМО ЗВЕРТАТИСЯ ДО ЦЕРКОВНОЇ КАНЦЕЛЯРІЇ
Згідно із рішенням на Річних Зборах 26-го лютого 2017 р членські внески від тепер встановлено в
сумі $13000 від особи
Perogy and Cabbage Roll Bee for November ndash Tues 27rd prep Wed 28th varenyky bee Thurs 29th Cabbage Rolls Fri 30th Packaging and Sales Sat Dec 1st Sales
Next UWAC Meeting will take please on Monday November 5th
in church auditorium New members are
always welcome
НАСТУПНІ ЗБОРИ МІСЦЕВОГО ВІДДІЛУ СУК відбудуться в неділю 5-го Листопада ndash у церковні
авдиторії Ласкаво просимо щоб усі члени відділу були присутні
Ukrainian Self- Reliance League (TYC) meets the last Monday of the month at 700 pm in the TYC
cultural centre Call Steve Stasiuk for more information 905-561-3642 New members are always welcome
Sunday Coffee Hour ndash is always greatly appreciated by the members of our parish Thank you ladies for our
Sunday coffee hours We could always use more volunteers If you could spare some time please contact
Eroslava Evanetz at eroslavasympaticoca who would love to add your name to her list of helpers We always
welcome new volunteers
БРАТЕРСЬКА ЗУСТРІЧ ПРИ КАВІ після Божественної Літургії в Авдиторії Усіх ласкаво просимо на каву для спілкування з своїми знайомими прихожанами Шукаємо до помочі жінок щоб допомогли з кавою
Baptisms Parents must arrange with father to make arrangements God-parents must be practicing Orthodox
Christians Baptising a child in the Orthodox Church presupposes that the child will be raised as an Orthodox
Christian
Хрещення Батьки мусять зустрінутеся з отцем щоб полагодити Хрещення Куми мусять бути
правосласними християними Батьки зобовязані виховувати своїх дітей з поученням православної церкви
Weddings Couples must arrange a personal meeting with the priest to make arrangements If one
of the couple is not Orthodox certain conditions may apply
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
GENERAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS
Reminder ndash Our Adult Christian Education Classes have begun This year our classdiscussion will deal with
the subject of ldquoContemporary Moral Issuesrdquo and all things associated with it Obviously from the Orthodox
Christian Perspective
November class times have been changed to Mondays at 100 pm in the TYC Room
ALL ARE WELCOME
If anyone is interested in being a greeter please contact ndash Brenda Zalitack at bzalitackhotmailcom
or 289-682-0652
Are your 20172018 parish dues paid Please check in the parish office if you have any questions
In accordance with a motion passed at our annual meeting held on February 26th
2017 the membership
donation is now $13000 per person
ЧИ ВИ ЗАПЛАТИЛИ СВОЇ ВНЕСКИ ЗА 20172018 РІК ЯКЩО ВИ МАЄТЕ ЯКІСЬ ЗАПИТАННЯ ТО
ПРОСИМО ЗВЕРТАТИСЯ ДО ЦЕРКОВНОЇ КАНЦЕЛЯРІЇ
Згідно із рішенням на Річних Зборах 26-го лютого 2017 р членські внески від тепер встановлено в
сумі $13000 від особи
Perogy and Cabbage Roll Bee for November ndash Tues 27rd prep Wed 28th varenyky bee Thurs 29th Cabbage Rolls Fri 30th Packaging and Sales Sat Dec 1st Sales
Next UWAC Meeting will take please on Monday November 5th
in church auditorium New members are
always welcome
НАСТУПНІ ЗБОРИ МІСЦЕВОГО ВІДДІЛУ СУК відбудуться в неділю 5-го Листопада ndash у церковні
авдиторії Ласкаво просимо щоб усі члени відділу були присутні
Ukrainian Self- Reliance League (TYC) meets the last Monday of the month at 700 pm in the TYC
cultural centre Call Steve Stasiuk for more information 905-561-3642 New members are always welcome
Sunday Coffee Hour ndash is always greatly appreciated by the members of our parish Thank you ladies for our
Sunday coffee hours We could always use more volunteers If you could spare some time please contact
Eroslava Evanetz at eroslavasympaticoca who would love to add your name to her list of helpers We always
welcome new volunteers
БРАТЕРСЬКА ЗУСТРІЧ ПРИ КАВІ після Божественної Літургії в Авдиторії Усіх ласкаво просимо на каву для спілкування з своїми знайомими прихожанами Шукаємо до помочі жінок щоб допомогли з кавою
Baptisms Parents must arrange with father to make arrangements God-parents must be practicing Orthodox
Christians Baptising a child in the Orthodox Church presupposes that the child will be raised as an Orthodox
Christian
Хрещення Батьки мусять зустрінутеся з отцем щоб полагодити Хрещення Куми мусять бути
правосласними християними Батьки зобовязані виховувати своїх дітей з поученням православної церкви
Weddings Couples must arrange a personal meeting with the priest to make arrangements If one
of the couple is not Orthodox certain conditions may apply
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
A Collection Bin for Food Bank ndash is downstairs in the auditorium (Please keep in mind Christmas is coming)
We collect food all year and then deliver the canned and dry food items as the
baskets get filled Please bring items to church with you over the next few
Sundayrsquos God bless your generosity Remember Thanksgiving is just around the
corner lsquoThen the righteous will answer Him [Christ] saying lsquoLord when did we see You hungry and feed You or thirsty and give You drink And the King [Christ] will answer and say to them Assuredly I say to you inasmuch asyou did it to one of the least of these my
brethren you did it to Mersquo (Matthew 25 3740)
Boutique open after Liturgy
Крамниця Відкрита після Богослуження
Please notify fr Wasyl if a family member is admitted to the hospital Also parishioners who would like a home
visit are asked to contact fr and make their wishes known
Просимо повідомити отця що член Вашої родини є у лікарні Також якщо хтось бажає щоб їх відвідали
вдома то просимо бути в контакті з оцем
Reminder Please if you shop at Denningers we need your receipts Drop them off in our ldquoDenningers Receipt
Boxrdquo on the stage Thank you
For Hall Rental contact person is - Orysia Sushko at 289-887-0626
We are in need of SINGERS The Cathedral Choir invites you to join us For information contact Oksana
Sushko at fernridge1035gmailcom
СПІВАКИ-ХОРИСТИ Просимо Вас вступити до Катедрального Хору По дальші інформаціїОксана
Сушко дириґент ndash fernridge1035gmailcom
William Sarchuk Ukrainian School Registration ndash At this time we have 13 students registered We
canrsquot stress the importance of your children learning their language culture and heritage and there
faith Especially in light of the fact of what is taking place in Ukraine today PLEASE JOIN US
Українська Школа ім Василя Сарчука розпочали свою діялність Ми просимо всіх батьків долучитися
до великого діла плекати любов до рідного слова до обичаї і традицій українського народу і до своєї
рідної церкви
Просимо записувати дітей до школи
Please remember to include St Vladimirrsquos Cathedral in your Last Will and Testament Let your love and
support for our parish continue for many years Please be generous with your weekly offering envelopes
contributing even when you are away on vacation
Будь ласка памrsquoятайте Святу ndash Володимирську Парафію у Вашому останьому
заповіті Нехай Ваша любов і підтримка до нашої парафії продовжується ще на багато років
Просимо Вас щоб Ви були щедрими у Ваших щотижневих пожертвах навіть тоді коли Ви є у
відпустці
November 17th
ndash UWAC ndash CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE AND FOOD SALE
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
C H R I S T M A S B A Z A A R
SATURDAY - November 17 2018
10 am ndash 2 pm (Sponsored by the UWAC ndash Lesia Ukrainka Branch)
Proceeds designated to St Vladimirrsquos Church Restoration Projects
Bazaar Day Sales of --
Christmas Baked Goods PerogiesCabbage
RollsBorschtPatychkyPreserves
Jewellery Crafts Paperback books and more
Free Admission Free Coffee Door Prizes Raffle
Donations ndash
We would appreciate your donations of the following items for the bazaar preserves home-baked items jewellery new knittedcrochet items paper-back books
Please bring items in Sunday Nov 3th or 10th 900 ndash 1230 pm Please bring home baking on November 15th amp 16th 900 ndash 12 noon
Thank you
Tables are available for rent to -
Crafters and individuals who wish to have a table to sell their own products
Enquiries and Information
Darlene Choma 519-754-5484 dchomarogerscom
Mary Adamson 905-643-6941
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
DECEMBER 2nd
- ORDER OF ST ANDREW AGM ndash lunch to follow with guest speaker
HIS GRACE BISHOP ANDRIJ ORDER OF ST ANDREWrsquoS
Mission Statement of St Andrewrsquos College
St Andrewrsquos College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the
University of Manitoba The College exists to promote spiritual academic cultural and moral leadership within
the Church the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Canadian community
Vision of St Andrewrsquos -To offer programs and courses in Orthodox Christian Theology
-To prepare candidates for the clergy and other professionals for service in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of
Canada and other Orthodox churches
-To provide a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian residence for Ukrainian Orthodox and other students in Canada
-To provide community outreach integral to its mission statement
-To support faculty in scholarly educational activities
-To encourage propagation and support of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture within Canadian society
-To provide Orthodox witness on the campus of the University of Manitoba
Please join Us for the
7th
Annual
ST NICHOLAS DAY
ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
930 AM - Church Service in the Chapel
1100 AM - Light Lunch in the Dining Room
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Draw
Noon - St Nicholas Bingo in the ldquoBingo Roomrdquo
Lunch and Bingo sponsored by
Lesia Ukrainka (Ladies Auxiliary) of
St Vladimirs Ukrainian Orthodox Church
ALL WELCOME
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
Go and Do Likewiserdquo as Our Response to Evil
In a world of mass shootings terrorism and constant strife between nations and competing groups of all kinds
it is tempting to narrow down the list of people we care about By limiting our concern only to those we think
deserve it we try to protect ourselves from going beyond the easy habit of loving only those who are like us and
love us in return The problem however is that shortening our list of neighbors in this way is a complete
rejection of the good news of our salvation
When a lawyer tried to find a loophole to limit the requirement to love his neighbor as himself Jesus Christ told
the parable of the good Samaritan in response After having been attacked by robbers and left
half dead by the side of the road a Jewish man was ignored by religious leaders of his own people But a
Samaritan whom the Jews certainly did not view as a neighbor stopped to help him bound up his wounds
took him to an inn and paid for his lodging even promising to return in order to pay for any additional costs as
the man recovered In response to the Lordrsquos question concerning who was a neighbor to this fellow the lawyer
answered rightly ldquoThe one who showed mercy on himrdquo
In other words the true neighbor was the hated Samaritan Christ concluded the parable by saying ldquoGo and do
likewiserdquo which meant to become like that Samaritan In other words He told the lawyer to love as himself
even those who hated and rejected him even members of ethnic and religious groups he had learned to view as
his enemies Not only did the lawyer fail to find a loophole in the requirement of love for all his neighbors he
found himself facing a much more demanding standard than he had ever considered For the Lord responded to
his question in a way that made clear his obligation to treat as a neighbor even those usually thought of as
despised strangers and enemies
The Savior used this parable to call us to participate personally in His merciful love for all corrupt humanity for
the Samaritan is surely an image of our Lord coming to heal us from the deadly ravages of sin Stripped of the
divine glory like Adam and Eve cast out of paradise and bearing the wounds of our own transgressions we have
become slaves to death the wages of sin Religious rituals and laws were powerless to restore the spiritual
health of those who bear the image and likeness of God So the One Who was rejected as a blasphemer and
even accused of being a Samaritan (John 848) became one of us in order to conquer death and make us
participants by grace in His eternal life The oil and wine of the parable represent the Holy Mysteries through
which Christ nourishes and heals us His Body the Church is the inn where we regain our strength to grow in
holiness He will return in glory to raise the dead and fulfill His Kingdom
ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo is not an abstract legal or moral command but a truthful statement that those who are in
Christ will manifest His mercy in their own lives Those who participate already in His eternal life will become
living icons of His love even to those who hate and reject them The point is not to reduce our relationship with
God to being nice to others which usually means little more than helping our friends and trying to have warm
feels about humanity in general It is instead that those who are being healed by the ravages of sin through the
mercy of Christ will no longer be blinded by the passions and fears that make it so appealing to limit our list of
neighbors to those who measure up to our standards Christ died and rose again for the salvation of all people
including those who called for His crucifixion and literally nailed Him to the Cross He enables those who are
truly in personal union with Him to become radiant with the divine glory in a way that overcomes the darkness
that so easily separates people and groups of people from one another
That is why St Paul reminded the Corinthians that ldquoGod is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good
workrdquo There are no limits to the merciful love of our Savior We must relate to our neighbors not on the basis
of how we happen to feel about them or how much moral virtue we can muster but instead on the basis of the
boundless grace we have received The Apostle knew that ldquohe who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifullyrdquo The more fully we open our lives to the healing mercy of
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
His grace the more He will work through us to bless the world So instead of limiting our list of concerns out of
fear that we will run out of steam we must unite ourselves so fully with the Savior that His merciful holiness
becomes characteristic of our lives Then we will say with St Paul ldquoIt is no longer I who lives but Christ who
lives in merdquo
Some people today find it hard to believe in God in light of all the problems of the world the divisions between
people and especially horrible acts of wickedness like mass murder in churches and other public places It is
understandable why in the face of such suffering some will ask ldquoWhere is Godrdquo Here we must remember that
Jesus Christ came to a world of sin and death to heal our wounds and grant us the spiritual strength to manifest
His love to all who suffer He did not rain down wrath upon evildoers but as the God-Man entered into our
brokenness and pain to the point of death burial and Hades over which He triumphed gloriously in His
resurrection The same hateful wickedness that led people to crucify Him wounds human beings to this day and
none of us is yet fully healed from its malign effects Surely every form of human depravity imaginable will
remain in this world of corruption until He returns and fulfills His Kingdom But until then He works through
His Body the Church to bind up the wounds of those He died and rose again to save
Our response to horrific acts of evil is to obey Christrsquos command ldquoGo and do likewiserdquo His Kingdom comes
not through the coercive powerbrokers of the world as we know it but through the healing of human souls and
communities in which broken imperfect people extend to others the same mercy we ask for ourselves His
divine mercy is not limited to people we like or admire or to any nation race or group Even as the Lord
offered Himself on the Cross for the salvation of the entire world we must refuse to live as though anyone in
His image and likeness is not a neighbor whom He calls us to love and serve even as He has loved and served
us
At the end of the day our answer to those who doubt Godrsquos presence in the world is primarily practical not
abstract or theoretical It is to love our neighbors as ourselves in a way that foreshadows the blessedness of a
Kingdom in which there are no hated foreigners It is for our common life to become a sign of our Lordrsquos
merciful love for everyone He came to save It is to become living icons of the indiscriminate love of our
Savior for He came to bless us all who like the man in the parable have been beaten stripped and left for dead
by the side of the road
For that to happen we must invest ourselves in the abundant grace of our Lord such that His life becomes
present in ours When that happens our lives will be living proof that He is still at work binding up the wounds
of suffering humanity By treating everyone as a beloved neighbor we will provide the world a much needed
sign of hope for an alternative to the pointless strife and divisions that so easily blind us to the humanity of our
enemies Yes God is with us in Jesus Christ as the Samaritan was with the man who was victimized in the
parable The only question is whether we will be with Him in refusing to narrow down the list of neighbors
whom we are to love as ourselves Fr Philip LeMasters
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
D O N A T I O N S - October 7 to October 28th
Polos Anne 15000 Windows Future In memory- Helen Lazarowich
Parfeniuk Dobr Marion 50000 Windows Future
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Festeryga Hon Justice William amp Doris 8981
Ball Leanne 10000 Windows Future
Halyk Kenneth amp Lesia 6500
Honour of 65th anniversary
Mykytyshyn John 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Sushko Orysia 10000
In memory- Peter Kopiak
Cipywnyk Harold amp Sylvia 10000
In memory- Sister Elaine Wingerak
Smyrniw Dr Walter amp Lina 10000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Snisarenko Tamara 20000
In memory- Husband Victor 10 Yr repose
Zalitack Richard amp Brenda 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
KlemFrances 5000
In memory- Natalie Babich
Goy Luba 50000 Windows Future
Port Nelson United Church 10000 Sacred Places Tour
Migus Lucy 10000
In memory- Ronald Migus
Choma Darlene 10000 Windows Future
Evanetz Victor amp Eroslava 50000 Windows Future
Kinar Julia 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Natalie Babich
Kindraka Alex amp Margaret 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Nina Pawluk
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Peter Kopiak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Mary Pohoreski
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
MacPherson Helen 2500
In memory- Twin Sister Hilda Tuskey
Makarenko Rev William amp Larysa 40000 Windows Future
Semeniuk Jean Pierre amp Luba 5000
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 2500
In memory- Elaine Wingerak
Chmilenko Christine Senchuk amp Luke 50000 Windows Future
Senchuk Taras amp Natalie 50000 Windows Future
UWAC Lesia Ukr Br 1000000 Windows Future
Buciora Rev Jaroslaw amp Dobr Natalie 10000 Windows Future
Khomenko Margaret 20000 Windows Future
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom
Taras Shevchenko Home for the Aged Seniorsrsquo Complex
190-194 Gage Avenue South
Hamilton Ontario L8M 3E2
Home for Living in Your Golden Years
(Directly across from Gage Park)
For information on apartment availability or to view -- please call
Fran Smith Property Manager ndash 905-548-8505 -- tarasshevchenko4gmailcom John Mykytyshyn President ndash 905-547-2414 --tarasjmgmailcom