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.
116 Posts
May
06
2016
By Fr. Michael Winn
Greeting of His Beatitude Sviatoslav To Canadians of Ukrainian Descent Marking the 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada 1891–2016

Greeting of His Beatitude Sviatoslav To Canadians of Ukrainian Descent Marking the 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada 1891–2016

News
Prot. N. 16/196 Greeting of His Beatitude Sviatoslav To Canadians of Ukrainian Descent Marking the 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada 1891–2016 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada I send prayerful greetings from your ancestral land of Ukraine to the over two million Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent. This is a time to celebrate God’s many blessings given through the vast territory of Canada to our people who have made this new land their home. And we rejoice with you, recalling at the same time the hardships…
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Mar
23
2016
By Fr. Michael Winn

Perspectives on a Common Date for Easter?

Faith, News
Salt and Light TV - In May of 2014, Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church sent a letter to Pope Francis. In it he expressed his desire to establish a single date for all Christian Churches to celebrate Easter. Since the 16th century the Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different calendars to calculate the date of Easter. But in modern times as Christian persecution has become rampant in many parts of the world, Christians are seeing more of what they have—and should have—in common. Join us for a new episode of Perspectives: The Weekly Edition with guest host…
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Mar
22
2016
By Fr. Michael Winn
Paschal Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Paschal Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav

News,
Most Reverend Archbishops and Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Venerable Brothers and Sisters, Dearly Beloved in Christ of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Christ is Risen! The first-born male from the virginal womb—Christ, who, as a man, has been called Lamb and unblemished, not having the stain of sin. He is our Pasch and, as true God, is called perfect. Paschal Canon, Ode 4, Second Hymn Beloved in Christ! Once again we gather in Ukraine and throughout the world to greet one another on the glorious feast of our Lord’s Resurrection: “Christ is risen!” This joyful greeting for us Christians…
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Feb
14
2016
By Fr. Michael Winn

“Two Parallel Worlds” – An Interview with His Beatitude Sviatoslav

News
Saturday, February 13, 2016 [Note from RoyalDoors - the original Ukrainian text is below] On February 12, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the leaders of two Churches, met at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. The meeting took place in a closed setting. It lasted more than two hours. The meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill concluded with the signing of a Joint Declaration, which elicited mixed reactions on the part of the citizenry and Church representatives of Ukraine. His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Head of the UGCC, shared with us his impressions of the meeting in general and of the…
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Dec
10
2015
By Fr. Michael Winn
Pastoral Letter of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada on the Occasion of the Nativity of Our Lord 2015/2016

Pastoral Letter of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada on the Occasion of the Nativity of Our Lord 2015/2016

UGCC
To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: Christ is Born! Glorify Him! The unapproachable God, out of mercy, wished to become visible for us. He comes in the flesh, to be born as a human being of the most pure Virgin, in the city of Bethlehem. Therefore, let us hasten with devotion to receive him. (Sessional hymn, prefeast of the Nativity) It is the middle of the night. You are sound asleep in bed. Suddenly you are awakened by knocking at the door. Who could it be at…
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Dec
07
2015
By Fr. Michael Winn

54 Ways to Be Merciful During the Jubilee Year of Mercy

Christian Life
Practicing mercy in our lives actually does take practice Source: Aleteia The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” —Matthew 9:11-13 God, who is merciful, desires our mercy. Here are 54 ways to keep to mercy during the Jubilee Year. Try randomly selecting one each week and putting…
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Nov
03
2015
By Fr. Michael Winn
Patriarch Revives Peace Initiative Via WYD

Patriarch Revives Peace Initiative Via WYD

News
A travelling World Youth Day [WYD] with events in various cities. Not only Cracow, but maybe also nearby Lviv in Ukraine and Belarus. Back in 2011, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, had this idea with some Polish friends. Now that the winds of war in Eastern Europe continue unabated, he raises the proposal again. Because peace can only begin from the bottom (the people). Major-Archbishop Sviatoslav: “The idea of a World Youth Day in Belarus, Poland, and Ukraine was born in Rome, at the John Paul II Institute in Via Cassia. Following the thought of St. John…
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Nov
02
2015
By Fr. Michael Winn
Skete of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross

Skete of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross

Faith
“Who shall climb the Mountain of the Lord, who shall stand in His Holy Place…” by Hieromonk Theodosy In 2008, with trust in the Most High God Who calls us all to climb His Holy Mountain, and with the blessing and guidance of His Grace Bishop David, we set out on an adventure to practically discern the building up of a monastic community in the Studite tradition within the Eparchy of Edmonton. By the surprising providence of the Lord, right at the outset, this little monastic endeavor found itself whisked-up to the northern reaches of the eparchy – the Peace…
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Sep
22
2015
By Fr. Michael Winn
Resolutions of the Sixth Session of the Patriarchal Sobor (2015)

Resolutions of the Sixth Session of the Patriarchal Sobor (2015)

UGCC
(DISCLAIMER: This is an unofficial translation: when there is doubt as to the meaning of any resolution posted here, you should refer to the Ukrainian original. See below.) We, the delegates of the VI session of Patriarchal Assembly (Sobor) gathered in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk in the Subcarpathian region of Ukraine on the 25th-27th of August 2015, under the leadership of the Father and Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav, while deliberating on the theme of “The Vibrant Parish – a Place to Encounter the Living Christ,” have developed a number of directives for the renewal of the…
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