Fr. Michael Winn

Fr. Michael is the pastor of Holy Eucharist Parish in Winnipeg within the Archeparchy of Winnipeg. He served twelve years as Rector of Holy Spirit Seminary in Ottawa and Edmonton.
113 Posts
Aug
11
2023
By Fr. Michael Winn
+Mitrophoric Archpriest Roman Galadza

+Mitrophoric Archpriest Roman Galadza

News
But I through the greatness of your lovehave access to your house.I bow down before your holy temple,filled with awe.(Psalm 5:7) It was not much longer after I met Fr. Roman Galadza in 1989 that I saw these most beautiful words from the Psalter inscribed on a card at St. Elias Church when it was on McLaughlin Road in Brampton. Through my small interactions I had with Fr. Roman at that time, I came to associate these words with him. His quest for all of us with him to enter into true worship of the Lord in our every day…
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Dec
05
2022
By Fr. Michael Winn
2022 Nativity Greetings from UGCC Bishops of Canada

2022 Nativity Greetings from UGCC Bishops of Canada

UGCC
To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada December 6, 2022Feast of Saint Nicholas Christ is Born! Let us Glorify Him! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Legend of the Elderly GrandmotherA Ukrainian Folk Tale As we celebrate Christmas, the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, let us revisit the legend of the Elderly Grandmother. It was the night the dear Christ-Child came to Bethlehem. In a country far away from Him, an old, old grandmother or “baba” sat in her snug little house by…
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Nov
14
2022
By Fr. Michael Winn
New Auxiliary Bishop for Winnipeg

New Auxiliary Bishop for Winnipeg

News
Pope Francis has approved the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church to appoint Bishop Andriy Rabiy as Auxiliary Bishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. Bishop Andriy Rabiy was born October 1, 1975 in Lviv, Ukraine and after initiating seminary studies in Ivano-Frankivsk transferred to the United States where he completed his seminary formation and was ordained to the priesthood on December 19, 2001 in Philadelphia by Metropolitan Stefan Soroka. In addition to various pastoral assignments in the United States, he completed a doctorate in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America in…
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Jul
18
2022
By Fr. Michael Winn
Becoming Byzantine

Becoming Byzantine

Christian Life, Faith, News
The series, Becoming Byzantine, is intended to be an online introduction to Byzantine Catholic Faith, Worship, and Life, based on the teachings of the catechism, Christ Our Pascha. Each month, the series sponsors a 90-minute webinar which will serve as a conversation introducing the topics and themes from the Catechism (which can be read afterwards), as well as from the recorded videos that will be available on our YouTube Channel. This can be used for individual, group, or parish study. You can view the entire series here.
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Apr
14
2022
By Fr. Michael Winn
Patriarch Sviatoslav’s Paschal Letter 2022

Patriarch Sviatoslav’s Paschal Letter 2022

UGCC
Most Reverend Archbishops and Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Venerable Brothers and Sisters in Monastic and Religious Life, Dearly Beloved Laity in Christ of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Christ is Risen! You have descended into the depths of the earth, O Christ,And have broken the eternal bonds which held the captive,And like Jonah from the whale on the third day,You arose from the tomb!Ode 6, Paschal Canon Beloved in Christ! This year we approach the Pascha of Christ in the midst of particular challenges, suffering, cruelty, indignities, and ruin. For our people, in Ukraine and abroad, it would seem…
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Dec
11
2021
By Fr. Michael Winn
40 Day Reading Plan of Christ Our Pascha

40 Day Reading Plan of Christ Our Pascha

Faith
40 Day Reading Plan of Christ – Our Pascha, the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church On Knowledge of the Catechism (April 1937) I strongly remind the priest-pastors about this great and holy obligation before God (to teach catechism), and now I come to you, Dear Brothers and Sisters, to you, fathers of Christian families, to you, Christian mothers, to you, Brothers and Sisters, members of various church brotherhoods. Help our priests, help me, your Bishop-Pastor, to spread among the people, but especially among the youth, a knowledge of the holy faith, a knowledge of the catechism. This is the…
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May
14
2021
By Fr. Michael Winn
The Season of Pentecost – Mission Days Guidebook

The Season of Pentecost – Mission Days Guidebook

Christian Life, News
By taking an active role in the spiritual efforts of these ten Mission Days, we are called to better understand that, by their very nature, our parish communities and families (domestic churches) have a missionary character. This missionary spirit is a consequence of the gift of our Baptism, by virtue of which we, as Christians, take upon ourselves the responsibility to believe, live, serve, and share the witness of our faith in Christ, not just among our family members, but with our neighbours, wherever we may live. Thus, the mission of our parish community is to allow our Lord to…
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Apr
05
2021
By Fr. Michael Winn
Paschal Letter of the Bishops of Canada 2021

Paschal Letter of the Bishops of Canada 2021

UGCC
To the Very Reverend Clergy,Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminariansand Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This is the day that the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) The Easter event is filled with much dramatic activity! The women go to the tomb where Jesus’ body was placed. We are told that there was a great earthquake. An angel appears to the women telling them not to be afraid. Jesus is not there. Jesus has been raised. The…
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Apr
05
2021
By Fr. Michael Winn
Patriarch Sviatoslav’s Paschal Letter 2021

Patriarch Sviatoslav’s Paschal Letter 2021

UGCC
Most Reverend Archbishops and Bishops,Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers,Venerable Brothers and Sisters in Monastic and Religious Life,Dearly Beloved Laity in Christ of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Christ is Risen! Bearing torches let us meet the bridegroom, Christ,As He comes forth from His tomb,And let us greet, with joyful song, the saving Pascha of God.Ode 5, Paschal Canon Beloved in Christ! Today the heart is jubilant, the soul rejoices, feet rush to church, arms stretch out to the Lord, resounding song comes from our mouths, for this day is truly the feast of feasts and solemnity of solemnities: “Christ is risen…
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Feb
16
2021
By Fr. Michael Winn

“Voluntary, accessible, safe”—the position of the UGCC concerning vaccination against COVID-19

News
On February 8th in Kyiv the all-Ukraine forum “Ukraine 30. The Coronavirus: challenges and answers” began its work. This is a societal dialogue on the pandemic and the fight to overcome it. The first day of the forum concluded with a special session: “A conversation among religious leaders of Ukraine,” during which speakers discussed the Church’s position on vaccination against COVID-19 and specifically how their particular religious community influences the faithful on this matter. The Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church was represented at the forum by Fr. Oleksa Petriv, the director of the Department for external relations of the UGCC.During the session…
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