From The Director’s Chair EVENTS AT A

GLANCE

September 1

Labour Day

Saturday, Sept 13

UCY Executive Mtg

Sunday, Sept 21

UCY/UCYA Fall Kickoff BBQ @ Kildonan Park Thurs, Sept 25

Fr Semchuk Memo-rial Liturgy @ St Michael’s Parish

October 4

UCY Executive Mtg

Mon, Oct 13

Thanksgiving Day

Sat, October 18

Ukr Park Fundraiser

Fri, October 31

Halloween Night

"If you can't fight and you can't flee--flow." Robert Eliot

A Recently Spotted Bumper Sticker: Amateurs Built the Ark

Professionals Built the Titanic

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cow-ards out of them." Abraham Lincoln

UCY/UCYA Winnipeg

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing summer! I know it was quite busy for a few people, especially with World Youth Day and other events. Some people may feel like things were already in full swing all summer! To begin with, I would like to welcome back all those who went to Australia for World Youth Day 2008. The pilgrims spent nearly a month down under and experienced some of the culture as well as spiritual exer-cises and got to see the Pope! Many thanks to Fr. Mike, Sr. Darlene and Sr. Janet for orga-nizing the trip and we hope eve-ryone had a wonderful time and made some lasting friendships. We will have an article and pho-tos in one of the upcoming newsletters. On this side of the world, thanks go to all the youth and young adults who helped out with

Folklorama this year. Your dedication and hard work was much appreciated. Also, thanks go to the group who organized and ran the youth component at the annual Cook’s Creek pilgrimage. Thank you for involving our young people in this special celebration.

Coming up, the new year for youth and young adults kicks off on Sun, Sept 21 from 2pm to 5pm with a

BBQ at Kildonan Park. All family members, parishioners and clergy from the various parishes are invited to attend for an afternoon of fun and fellowship. There will be Games, a Candy Scramble, 3-legged clergy races, Volleyball, Football, Bring your own Picnic & Hot Dogs, Snacks & Drinks will be available for Sale. Please phone me at 338-7801 or Marian at 222-5128 by Sept

18 so we know how many people to prepare for. Please bring your lawn chairs, picnic lunch, bug spray, sunscreen, favorite sports equipment, bocce ball, croquet set, family and friends. Also, the annual memorial service for the late Fr. Semchuk will be held on September 25 at 7pm at St Michael’s Parish. All executive members are expected to attend. Fr. Semchuk has given many wonderful gifts to the youth and young adults and this is our way of showing our thanks for his support. In addition, upcoming events for the fall and winter will also include the Ukrainian Park fundraising dinner, a fall retreat and the Christmas craft making and caroling for Holy Family Nursing Home as per usual. Dates and times for these events will be indi-cated in upcoming newslet-ters. Please keep looking here or on our website at ucymb.wordpress.com. That’s all for now. See you in October. Tamara Lisowski

Youth Article 2

Puzzles & Comics 3

Light Reading 7

Upcoming Events 10

Saint’s Corner 10

Contact Us! 10

Inside this issue:

Ukrainian Catholic Youth and

Young Adult News September 2008 Volume 6, Issue 8

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The Teacher Stories like this, always have a way of putting the right perspective on life. Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth-grade class on the very first day of school in the fall and told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her pupils and said that she loved them all the same, that she would treat them all alike. And that was im-possible because there in front of her, slumped in his seat on the third row, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were unkempt and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy was unpleasant. It got to the point during the first few months that she would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then marking the F at the top of the paper biggest of all. Because Teddy was a sullen little boy, no one else seemed to enjoy him, either. At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's records and put Teddy's off until last. When she opened his file, she was in for a surprise. His first-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright, inquisitive child with a ready laugh." "He does his work neatly and has good manners ...he is a joy to be around." His second-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student well-liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle." His third-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy contin-ues to work hard but his mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best but his father doesn't show much interest and his

home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken." Teddy's fourth-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class. He is tardy and could become a problem."

By now Mrs. Thompson realized the problem, but Christmas was coming fast. It was all she could do, with the school play and all, until the day before the holidays began and she was suddenly forced to focus on Teddy Stoddard. Her children brought her pre-sents, all in beautiful ribbon and bright paper, except for Teddy's, which was clumsily wrapped in

the heavy, brown paper of a scissored grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of cologne. She stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dab-bing some of the perfume behind the other wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed behind just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to." After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing, and speaking. Instead, she began to teach children. Jean Thompson paid particular attention to one they all called "Teddy." As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. On days where there would be an important test, Mrs. Thompson would remember that

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What’s Up with TEACHING? cologne. By the end of the year he had become one of the smartest children in the class and...well, he had also become the "pet" of the teacher who had once vowed to love all of her children exactly the same. A year later she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that of all the teachers he'd had in elementary school, she was his favorite. Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still his favorite teacher of all time. Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson she was still his favorite teacher. Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still his favorite teacher, but that now his name was a little longer. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.

The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that Spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and was to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering ...well, if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the pew usually reserved for the mother of the groom. And

guess what, she wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. And I bet on that special day, Jean Thompson smelled just like...well, just like the way Teddy remembered his mother smelling on their last Christmas together. THE MORAL: You never can tell what type of impact you may make on another's life by your actions or lack of action. Consider this fact in your venture thru life.

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UCY/UCYA FALL KICKOFF BBQ

When: Sunday, September 21, 2008 From 2pm to 5pm

Where: Kildonan Park

Who’s Invited: All UCY/UCYA & Their Families, Parishioners

& Clergy Members!

Cost: FREE!!!

Games ~ Candy Scramble ~ 3-legged clergy races ~ Volleyball ~ Football ~ Bring your own Picnic ~

Hot Dogs, Snacks & Drinks for Sale

More Info or to Register (by Sept 18): Tamara 338-7801 or Marian 222-5128

CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE

OF DATE!OF DATE!OF DATE!

Volume 6, Issue 8 Page 5

MOVIES YOU SHOULD SEE!

The Cross and the Towers

Story:

September 11, 2001 - A day that will never be forgotten. A day when ordinary men and women would face the unbe-lievable, and experience what few ever dreamed or thought possible: A terrorist attack in the heart of New York claim-

ing nearly three thousand lives and leaving a scene of incomprehensible destruction. As rescue and recovery began, a select group of men and women would be forced endure their worst night-mare: living and working inside ground zero. Day after day they worked to restore the broken city. As weeks turned into months a feeling of desperation and despair overwhelmed the hearts and minds of these people. Yet in the midst of the devastation, an amazing discov-ery would bring hope when it was needed most. Some called it a mere phenomenon, others saw it as miracu-lous. The media noted it's appearance. Newspaper and television reporters sought to see it for themselves. Follow the lives of seven individuals who's lives were changed forever, not only by the horrific day of Septem-ber 11, but by the stunning symbol of hope they found buried beneath the rubble of ground zero. Witness though firsthand accounts this stunning story of hope, a story that has never been told.

Highly recommended!!! BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ!

Just Shy of Harmony by Philip Gulley

When Sam Gardner reads an article about "the ten warning signs of depression" in a Christian magazine, he discovers that he has seven of them. The article closes by telling readers that if they have seven or more signs of depression, they should see their pastor. The trouble is,

Sam is the pastor. He's tired of writing sermons and exhausted by his congregation's resistance to any change more meaningful than installing a new vanity in the women's bathroom. In this refreshingly candid novel, a sequel of sorts to Home to Harmony, the members of Harmony's quirky Friends Meeting engage in various struggles with depression and doubt. Like Jan Karon, Gulley has a gift for under-standing the hilarity and pathos of small churches in small towns. With his characteristic wry humor, he develops a host of side characters, from Dale Hinshaw, the self-righteous and infuriating church elder, to the salt-of-the-earth lottery winner, Jessie Peacock. Gulley is unflinching at depicting some of the church members' narrow-mindedness, but he never succumbs to stereotype. While some readers may initially have a difficult time adjusting to the way Gulley often switches from the past to the present tense, this device helps the book play out like a comfortable, down-to-earth conversation. Many readers will relate to Sam's honest struggles with faith and will appreciate the book's subtle message: that Sam's faith is rekindled only when he steps away from congregational infighting and begins to help others. This story is a winner.

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George Carlin's Views on Aging Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key. You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. 'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!! But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed? You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone. But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would! So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60. You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday! You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.' Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!! HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keep-sakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10.Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity!

Please share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

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Ingenuity Pays Off

Three religious supply store owners shared adjacent storefronts in the same building. Times were tough. In hopes of picking up sales, the owner of the shop at one end of the building put a sign over his front entrance that said, YEAR-END CLEARANCE!!! At the other end of the building, another owner responded with his own sign: ANNUAL CLOSE-OUT. The owner of the store in the middle knew he had to act fast or he'd lose business. After careful consideration, he hung a larger sign over his front door that read, MAIN ENTRANCE.

Can't Hurt to Ask My granddaughter, Hannah, begged me long-distance to come help her celebrate her sixth birthday. Unable to resist, I made my plans to join the family. When we sat down for the birthday dinner, my son asked Hannah if she would like to bless the food on her birthday. "Oh, yes, Daddy," she said. She closed her eyes and began, "Dear Lord, thank you for Mommy and this good food she fixed. Thank you for letting Grandma come here today." Pausing momentarily, Hannah opened her eyes to peek at me before she continued. "And please Lord, let us have a good time at Toys 'R' Us this afternoon."

Pope John Paul II Speaks to Youth Week Thirty-Four A lamp shining in a dark place... (2 Peter 1:19) "Remember what Jesus said: 'I am the light of the world; those who follow me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.' (John 8:12, NAB)" --Pope John Paul II, St. Louis, Missouri

Think About That The light of the world is Jesus. Jesus' life is the light of the world. The popular phrase, "What Would Jesus Do?" is another way of saying, "what is the light that Jesus sheds in the world?" When there is light we can see things as they really are, completely. But in darkness we can't see clearly. We need light to see what's real, what's true. Jesus is the light! Jesus is real! Jesus is the truth! Take Action Turn off the lights in your room so that there is complete darkness. Now, close your eyes and walk around the room. Notice that you are more cautious than you would be if the lights were on and your eyes were open. This week think about this experience when you see an opportunity to do what Jesus would do. In other words, reveal the light of life, the light of Jesus Christ, when you see others stumbling in the dark. Say A Prayer Jesus, you are the light of my life. Help me to always see the world through your eyes so that I may be more like you everyday. Amen.

Did You Know? Pope John Paul II celebrated his first Mass at the crypt of St. Leonard at Wawel on November 2, 1946.

Taken from...My Dear Young Friends: Pope John Paul II Speaks to Youth on Life, Love, and Courage My Dear Young Friends, a collection of fifty-two weekly reflections on living in the Spirit, invites young people to read and act on Pope John Paul II's inspiring addresses to young people gathered at annual World Youth Day celebrations. Please visit www.smp.org for more information from the publisher, Saint Mary's Press. FOUND ONLINE AT:http://www.youthapostles.com

- On the Lighter Side -

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Directions: Slice the zucchini into 12 slices using a mandolin and toss with the olive oil. Combine the ricotta, 1 T of lemon juice, lemon zest and 1/4 t of salt in a food processor and blend until smooth. Remove to a bowl. Add diced tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, ginger, remaining 1 T lemon juice and 1/4 t salt to the food processor. Blend until smooth. Layer three slices of zucchini, slightly overlapping, on a dinner plate. Spread the ricotta mixture over the bottom, followed by the pesto and then the tomato sauce (use 2 - 3 T

of each). Top the sauces with one slice of tomato and then repeat the layer again. Top with a few basil leaves, repeat the process for the second serving and enjoy!

No Bake Vegetable Lasagna

Serves 2

1 large zucchini (or two regular)

1 T olive oil

8 oz ricotta

2 T lemon juice, divided

zest from 1/2 lemon

1/2 cup pesto (see below)

14.5 oz can diced tomatoes

handful of sun-dried tomatoes (reconstituted if dried)

1/4 t crushed ginger

1 large tomato cut into four slices

1/2 t salt, divided

basil for garnish

Basil Pesto

3 cups loosely packed basil leaves

2 cloves garlic

1/2 cup pine nuts

1/2 cup grated parmesan

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Place basil and garlic in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. Add the pine nuts and parmesan and pulse again until combined. With food processor running, drizzle olive oil through feed tube of processor. Run until well combined. For this heirloom tomato salad, I tossed about half the pesto with a mixture of heirloom cherry toma-toes. Finish with a sprinkling of salt and enjoy!

~ From the Chancery Pantry ~ Summer Vegetables

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WYD 2008 Photos

July 15-20, 2008 http://www.wyd200 8.org

"It’s good to have money and the things money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven’t lost the things that money cannot buy." George H. Lorimer

Thought for the Month!

Volume 6, Issue 8 Page 9

"It is important for all people to remember that whenever fear sets in, we usually become critics. We usually become very evaluative and we turn all our attention to the outside when we should once again go inside and ask,

‘What has caused me to get into this position?'" Danielle Kennedy, Insight, #83

"In life, the higher you want to go, the deeper you must dig

your foundation." Fr. Brian Cavanaugh

When you ask people to do something, be sure to also tell them why. It’s well worth the time and effect. It’s very easy for a busy person to fall into the habit of simply telling people to do things without further explanation. It seems like the quickest and easiest way to get things done. But it’s rarely the best way. When you ask someone to do something, take time to explain why. It’s an excellent habit with a lot of good side effects."

"As an opportunity to do an act of kindness arises, ask your-self, ‘If I were going to view this as my final opportunity to do one last good deed in this world, what would I do?’ As you contemplate this question, you will experience it’s amazing power. Because eventually we will be faced with that actual last opportu-nity. And we never know when it will be." Rabbi Pliskin, Daily Lift # 37

Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs.

Dr. Maxwell Maltz

ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE FR. SEMCHUK

SEPTEMBER 25 AT 7PM AT ST MICHAEL’S PARISH.

ALL EXECUTIVE MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.

FR. SEMCHUK HAS GIVEN MANY WONDERFUL GIFTS TO THE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AND MAY THIS BE ONE OF OUR WAYS OF

SHOWING OUR THANKS FOR HIS SUPPORT.

Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS

Saint’s Corner

Note: Unity 2009 ~ 11 months

Tamara Lisowski 233 Scotia St

Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 1V7

Saturday, September 13

Advisory Board meeting, Time: 2:00pm. Please have one member of each parish youth or young adult group attend this meeting!

Thurs, September 25

Fr Semchuk Memorial Liturgy at St Michael’s Parish at 7pm

Saturday, October 4

Advisory Board meeting, Time: 2:00pm. Please have one member of each parish youth or young adult group attend this meeting!

Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS

Sunday, September 21 UCY/UCYA

FALL KICKOFF BBQ!

KILDONAN PARK

2PM - 5PM

(NOTE CHANGE OF DATE!!!)

COST: FREE!!!

There will be Games, a Candy Scramble, 3-legged clergy races, Volleyball, Football, Bring your own Picnic & Hot Dogs, Snacks & Drinks will be available for Sale. Please phone me at 338-7801 or Marian at 222-5128 by Sept 18 so we know how many people to pre-pare for. PLEASE BRING your lawn chairs, picnic lunch, bug spray, sunscreen, favorite sports equipment, bocce ball, croquet set, family and friends.

Phone: 204-338-7801 Fax: 204-339-4006

New*** Email: youth@archeparchy.ca

Upcoming Events!

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Also known as Mother Teresa Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Saint of the Gutters Memorial 5 September Profile Daughter of an Albanian businessman who died when Agnes was nine years old. Nun, mission-ary and teacher in Calcutta, India in 1928. In 1948 she left the convent to work alone with the poor, and became an Indian citizen. She founded the Con-gregation of the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. In 1957 the Missionaries of Charity started their work with lepers and in disaster areas. She received the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, the Jawahar-lal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1972, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and the Missionaries today work in 30 countries.

Born 26 August 1910 in Skopje, Albania (modern Macedonia) Died 5 September 1997 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India of natural causes Venerated 20 December 2002 by Pope John Paul II Beatified 19 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II Canonized pending; if you have information relevant to the canonization of Mother Teresa's, contact: Mother Teresa Center, 2498 Roll Drive, PMB 733 San Diego, CA 92154, USA - or - Missionaries of Charity, 54A Acharya Jagadish Ch. Bose Road, Kol-kata WB 700016, INDIA Patronage: World Youth Day Readings Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. - Mother Teresa We can do no great things; only small things with great love. - Mother Teresa

UCY/UCYA Winnipeg

UCY/UCYA

Unity 2009 ~ Ancaster, ON For those interested in going to

Unity 09, please Contact: Tamara Lisowski

(204) 338-7801 &/or

Sr. Janet Kozak, SSMI (204) 582-6919

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