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Jun
03
2014
By Fr. Michael Winn
Edmonton Eparchial Sobor

Edmonton Eparchial Sobor

Christian Life, Featured Articles, UGCC
Edmonton Eparchial Sobor May 23-24, 2014 Vision 2020 “The Vibrant Parish: The Place to Encounter the Living Christ” From time to time, the Church gathers together the clergy, religious, monastics and laity to study and reflect upon pastoral concerns which affect the life and well-being of the Church. In the context of an eparchy, such gatherings are called an Eparchial Sobor or Assembly. Since the Jubilee Year 2000, the Eparchy of Edmonton has now convoked 5 such Sobors: 2001 – “Jesus Christ: Fountain of Rebirth” 2003 – “The Ukrainian Catholic Church in Alberta: 100 Years Later” 2008 – “Evangelization and…
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May
03
2014
By His Beatitude Sviatoslav
“The proper role of our diaspora: not to live for Ukraine, but to live”

“The proper role of our diaspora: not to live for Ukraine, but to live”

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Speech of His Beatitude Sviatoslav at the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute Fundraiser, Toronto, May 2, 2014 Thank you, Ambassador Bennett, for your kind words of introduction. It is so gratifying to see members of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church in Canada like you, Your Excellency, serving their country in such high office. The Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church is not a Church made up solely of ethnic Ukrainians, as you so aptly demonstrate in your person. It is a Church that comes from the Ukrainian people - but it is a Church that is for the entire human race. I am grateful that…
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Dec
20
2013
By His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav

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Christ is born! Hearing the voice of the angel which could be heard by the shepherds in the dark night, we are hurrying today to the poor stable in Bethlehem.  Here in the hands of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we see the Son of God who came into our world as a human being.  Together with them we rejoice, we sing praises, and we look upon the live and true God, who was born in a human body and gives himself to the hands of a person as a tiny, tender, unprotected Child. The Nativity of our Savior uncovers for…
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Dec
19
2013
By UGCC Bishops of Canada

Christmas Pastoral Letter of UGCC Bishops of Canada 2013-2014

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2013/2014 PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD To the Reverend Clergy, Religious Women and Men, Monastics, Seminarians and Laity Christ is Born!  Let us Glorify Him! Welcoming the Stranger in Our Midst! The birth of Jesus. Luke's Gospel records the birth of Jesus Christ in these words: "In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered…. Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem…, to be registered with…
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Dec
13
2013
By Fr. Michael Winn

Christmas Pastoral Letter of Vladyka Ken, Bishop of New Westminster

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Office of the Bishop New Westminster Eparchy Christmas Pastoral Letter of 2013 Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Dear Sisters and Brothers, Thanks to the wonders of electronic communication, reaching people around the world and sharing news, trends and events is possible at the touch of a keyboard or the tap on a smartphone screen. In the last several weeks we have seen first-hand how Ukrainians are struggling for freedoms, the devastation in the Philippines, the on-going plight of the citizens of Syria and of those seeking refuge from the battles that rage on in countries throughout the world. We have…
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Dec
11
2012
By UGCC Bishops of Canada

Pastoral Letter of the UGCC Bishops of Canada for Nativity 2012

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To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters, Seminarians and Lay-Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When as a Christian family, we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we greet one another with words of joy: “Christ is Born! Glorify Him!”. This is our expression of faith and of our commitment to give glory and honour to the One who came into this world to save us, to restore humankind’s relationship with its Creator. In the Sacred Scriptures we read of the wondrous…
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Mar
26
2012
By Fr. Roman Planchak
Paschal Letter of Patriarch Sviatoslav 2012

Paschal Letter of Patriarch Sviatoslav 2012

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Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!Mt. 4:17  Dear in Christ! With these words of our Divine Savior, the Church of Christ is calling today each and every one of us to commence a blessed time of the Great Fast. The name “Great” of this fast is not accidental: it is caused by those God’s gifts and fruits for our spiritual life, which we can attain during this time, provided we spend it worthily. The greatness of this time is likewise determined by the depth of a spiritual change of our person and our life, which will be…
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