St. Michael The Archangel

Ukrainian Orthodox Church 12104-129 Avenue

Parish Hall – 12918 – 121 Street

Edmonton, AB T5L 3J1

Office: (780) 454-8385 ▪ Fax: (780) 447-4768 Website: www.uocc-stmichael.ca Email: stmichaeluoc@shaw.ca

Worship Service Times: Sundays: Confession: Prior to Divine Liturgy Divine Liturgy: September to May: 10:00 A.M. June to August: 9:30 AM Feast Days: Confession: Prior to Divine Liturgy Divine Liturgy: 10:00 A.M.

Service Language Schedule: First Sunday of the month - Ukrainian

Middle Sundays - Ukrainian AND English

Last Sunday of the month - English

Fellowship Coffee and Light Lunch every Sunday after

Divine Liturgy except JULY and August

Served By: Rt. Rev. Mitred Protopresbyter Fr. Nicholas Orest Rauliuk

Митрофорний Протопресвітер Миколай Орест Равлюк

10335 – 159 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5P 3A5 Home telephone: 780-461-3088 ▪ Cell: 780-938-3004

Email: revorestrauliuk@gmail.com

GET INVOLVED!

Contact the following for information: Parish President Shirley Wozimirsky - 780-475-5875 Men’s Society President Ron Kluchka – 780-456-1059 UWA Ladies Presidents: Dorothy Stachniak - 780-476-3646

Upcoming Events Sept. 08: Ukr. Women’s Assoc meeting-7:00

Sept. 08: Men’s Society meeting – 7:00 pm

Sept. 12: Parish evening bingo

Sept. 16: Parish Board meeting – 7:00 pm

Sept. 30: Men’s afternoon bingo

Oct. 05: BISHOP’S TEA-St. Anthony’s-12:30pm

Oct. 07: Parish evening bingo

Oct. 21: Parish Board meeting – 7:00 pm

Oct. 23 – 26: Western Eparchy ANNUAL

Conference – St. John’s Cathedral

Oct. 31: Men’s SPECIAL afternoon bingo

вересень/жовтень 2014 September/October

Церковний Дзвін

Св. Михаїла

St. Michael’s

Church Bell

Bulletin of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Michael in Edmonton

Бюлетень Української Православної Церкви Св. Михаїла в Едмонтонi

President’s Message

Summer is nearly over and fall is fast approaching. Time to get all those garden

vegetables, canned, pickled, frozen or simply just put away for the winter. I hope

that everybody had enjoyed a beautiful summer holiday.

Please read this bulletin carefully and note the changes in our operations. Please

mark these dates on your calendar:

October 4 AUSRL Convention (not confirmed)

October 5 Bishop’s Tea at St. Anthony’s U.O.C.

October 24 & 25 Western Eparchy Conference

November 8 Puschenia

November 16 Parish kharm (Patron Saint Day – St. Michael)

Beginning September 8, the Divine Liturgy will begin at 10:00 a.m. The

fellowship roster will be responsible for the lunches on Sundays.

The internment camp plaque unveiling was very successful. The program ran for 1

hour and 15 minutes. There were speeches, singing, video, and even snacks. Some

people liked the video, others enjoyed listening to Anne Sadelain, a descendant of

the internee, her father, the late William Doskoch and still others enjoyed

listening to Solomia Babiak, a young girl from Ukraine. She brought many people

to tears with her beautiful singing with no musical accompaniment. People had

the opportunity to look at the display and the plaque.

Changes in our parish ……….

Security has been changed to TYCO since Tyco bought out ADT. ADT still exists but

the firm serves only residential and small businesses. The square footage of our

complex exceeds the small business requirement. Our account is with TYCO.

Signage over our entrance/exit code pads has been changed to TYCO.

Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission has implemented changes to our

funding. The bingo and casino funding operated by St. Michael’s Men’s Society is

being transferred to the parish. The last bingo for the Men’s Society is Tuesday,

September 2, 2014. After September 2, 2014, all the remaining bingos will be

transferred to the parish. The casino is also being transferred to the parish. After

September 2, 2014, Korneil or his assistant will be calling you to help out at all

bingos.

Get well wishes are extended to Jean Zotek, Ksenia Steciuk, Joyce Wilk and Helen

Franchuk and anyone who is ill. May God grant them health. We need to keep

them in our daily prayers.

Have you moved? Please provide us with your change of address.

Senior Citizens Club ……..

Rt. Reverend Father Nicholas is organizing a Senior Citizens Club. Once this club is

organized, the members can decide on the day they wish to meet. St. John’s

U.O.C. holds theirs on Wednesdays. The club can plan its activities: exercise,

lectures, singing, card playing, videos, birthday celebrations, potluck meals, bus

trips, fashion shows, hosting other senior clubs etc. This would give our members

something to look forward to every week. I remember attending one at St.

Andrew’s. They exercised for 30 minutes, had a birthday celebration and Mr.

MacIntosh taught five Ukrainian words and what they meant. The provincial

government has grants that help offset expenses for bus trips for senior citizens.

We need at least 10 people to start this club.

Delegate to Western Eparchy Assembly …. Is anyone keenly interested in

attending this conference in October. It will be held at St. John’s Cathedral. The

deadline for registration is October 1, 2014. Please let me know if interested.

The parish is celebrating its 55 anniversary this year. Is there anything special that

you would like to see or hear ….. just let me know.

Word of mouth can be your most powerful marketing tool.

Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.

SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICE – 2014

S E P T E M B E R:

7th: 13th Sunday after Holy Pentecost Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am 14th: 14th Sunday after Holy Pentecost Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am 21st: 15th Sunday after Holy Pentecost Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am 27th: Saturday – EXALTATION OF THE LORD’S LIFE-GIVING CROSS

Confession – 9:30 am; BRING OUT OF THE HOLY CROSS – 9:50am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am

28th: 16th Sunday after Holy Pentecost Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am

O C T O B E R: 5th: 17th Sunday after Holy Pentecost Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am 12th: 18th Sunday after Holy Pentecost Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am 14th: TUESDAY – PROTECTION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS

AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY ( POKROVA) Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am

19th: 19th Sunday after Holy Pentecost Confession – 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy – 10:00 am 23rd – 25th: ANNUAL WESTERN EPARCHY CONFERENCE at St.

John’s Cathedral Auditorium 25th: Saturday – YOUTH BANQUET - 5:00 pm – St. John’s Auditorium 26th: NO SERVICE AT ST. MICHAEL’S TODAY

Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. John’s Cathedral – 9:30 am His Grace Bishop Ilarion officiating assisted by all Clergy from the Western Eparchy. This concludes the Western Eparchy Conference.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

-Rosslyn Care Home

Service—10:00 am

3 4 5 6

7

-Confession-9:30am

-Divine Liturgy-

10:00am

8 -UWA meeting–

7:00pm

-Men’s Society

Meeting—7:00 pm

-Citadel Care Home

Service—10:30 am

9 10 11 12

- Parish evening

bingo

13

14

-Confession-9:30am

-Divine Liturgy -

10:00 am

ECCLESIASTICAL

NEW YEAR

15 16

-Parish Board

Meeting—7:00 pm

17 18

-Millennium Care

Home Service—

10:00 am

19 20

21

-Confession-9:30am

-Divine Liturgy -

10:00am

NATIVITY OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN

22 23 24 25

- St. Michael’s

Extended Care Home

Service—10:30 am

26 27 EXALTATION

OF CHRIST’S

HOLY CROSS

-Confession-9:30am

-Divine Liturgy -

10:00 am

28

-Confession-9:30 am

-Divine Liturgy-

10:00 am

29 30

-Shepherd’s Care

Home Service-

10:00am

-Men’s afternoon

bingo

September 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5

-Confession-9:30am

-Divine Liturgy—

10:00 am

-BISHOP’S TEA -

St. Anthony’s 1:00pm

6

-Citadel Care Home

Service—10:30 am

7

-Rosslyn Care Home

Service—10:00 am

- Parish evening

bingo

8 9 10 11

12

-Confession-9:30 am

-Divine Liturgy—

10:00 am

13 14PROTECTION OF

THE BLESSED

VIRGIN MARY

-Divine Liturgy—

10:00 am

15 16 St. Michael’s

-Extended Care

Home Service—

10:30 am

17 18

19

- Confession-9:30am

-Divine Liturgy—

10:00 am

20 21 St. Michael’s

-Millennium Care

Home –10:00 am

-Parish Board

Meeting—7:00 pm

22 23 24 -WESTERN

EPARCHY ANNUAL

CONFERENCE -

St. John’s Cathedral

Auditorium (all day)

25 W. E. ANNUAL

CONFERENCE

(all day)

- YOUTH BANQUET

5:00 pm—St. John’s

26 NO SERVICE

-CLOSING OF

CONFERENCE

Hierarchical Divine

Liturgy –9:30 am

27 28

-Shepherd’s Care

Home Service– 10:00

am

29 30 31

-Men’s SPECIAL

afternoon bingo

October 2014

Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada

союз українок канади

відділ княгині ольги

St. Michael’s Ukrainian Women’s Association

September-October 2014

Life is so precious! We often take for granted our

family and friends and as most of us get older these

people are so important to us.

I hope that this past couple of months has been a

time to reconnect with friends and family, enjoy

some down time, take advantage of the wonderful

weather and generally become revitalized for

another wonderful church year.

Thank you Not everyone relaxed all summer. A group of men

and women came together to clean, core, blanch,

devein, package and freeze cabbage. Thank you to

the volunteers who gave up some summer time to

help with this work bee.

Remembering Internment Camps It has taken the Canadian government a long time to

recognize the Ukrainians who were forced into

labor camps in 1914 to 1920. These people

committed no crime but their passports showed

them born in the Austro-Hungary region and it was

World War 1.

While the men were imprisoned, the women were

on their own often raising several small children.

They lived in a small mud plastered house heated

by a wood stove. The woman may have had a cow

for milk and 6 to 10 hens for eggs. Mostly they

relied on the produce from the garden which was

either canned or dried or placed in a dirt cellar

under the floorboards of the house. They were

forced to rely heavily on family and neighbors. It is

difficult to visualize how these women and children

survived.

On August 22, 2014 our parish unveiled 1 of 100

plaques distributed across Canada in remembrance

of the victims of the internment camps.

Rt. Rev. Mitred Protopresbyter Nicholas Rauliuk

and President Shirley Wozimirsky did an excellent

job of coordinating this function. Their choice of

speakers and venue was well done. Keep up the

good work.

PYROHY SALE

Thursday, October 2, 2014 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Kitchen Entrance

St. Michael’s Parish

Workshops will be held in September to make

pyrohy and cabbage rolls.

BISHOP’S TEA

Sunday, October 5, 2014

12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

St. Anthony’s Ukrainian

Orthodox Church This is an excellent opportunity to visit our sister

parish, have a light lunch and meet with Bishop

Illarion

WOMEN’S Bi-MONTHLY MEETINGS

Monday, September 8, 2014, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, November 3, 2014, 7:00 p.m.

Submitted by Dorothy Stachniak, President

St. Michael’s Men’s Society

President’s Message by Ron Kluchka

Trusting everyone has an opportunity to enjoy the summer and has stayed heathy and

well. Fall will soon be upon us and I wish all a Happy Harvest. May it be the

vegetables from your gardens or the crops from your fields. Hopefully the weather will

co-operate and the crops will be put away for another year.

Thank you to all the hard working Casino volunteers, it takes a lot of workers and some

late hours, but your efforts paid off and yielded the parish approximately $80,700. A

special thank you to the volunteers that worked the two days shift..

Mark your calendars, the men's society’s next meeting will be held on:

September 8th at 7:00 p.m.

Please attend for we have some important items to share with all the members.

The Men's Society would like to thank all the volunteers, men and ladies who are

always ready to help at our on-going bingos. Bingo funds cover some of our Parish

expenses. A special thank you to Natalka & ladies that always prepare the after bingo

meal.

Our 2014 Fall PUSCHENIA will be held on November 8, 2014.

Stan & the Dynamics will be providing the music. Please encourage your family,

friends, neighbors or whoever else might listen and buy a ticket.

To purchase tickets, please contact:

Korneil @ 780-475-3951

Henry @ 780-471-4661

Myron@ 780-475-5875

Ron @ 780-497-8852

Thank you, Rev. Fr. Nicholas Orest Rauliuk, for your continued blessings and

guidance.

REMEMBER. LEARN. NEVER FORGET THEM.......

One hundred years ago – a wave of repression, as “enemy aliens” were herded into 24

internment camps from coast to coast. One hundred years later – a wave of

remembrance takes place hallowing all victims of Canada’s First National Internment

Operations.

Solomiya and Oksana Kaczmar officially unveiled of the plaque “CTO” (100) with Rt. Rev. Mitred Protopresbyter Nicholas Orest Rauliuk blessing it. Twenty-four Internment Camps were read at which time St. Michael’s Church Choir, under the direction of Lubov Kaczmar, sang “Memory Eternal”- “Veechnaya Pamyat”.

Parish President, Shirley Wozimirsky, gave the Opening Remarks and introduced our

Guest Speakers: Hon. Laurie Hawn, MP Edmonton Centre; Councilor, Bev Esslinger,

City of Edmonton; Vivian Skakun representing the Ukrainian Canadian Congress –

Alberta Provincial Council and Anne Sadelain(Doskoch), descendent of Internee, late

William Doskoch (her father).

Special Guest singer was Solomiya Babiak, from Lviv, Ukraine. The Video Presentation

was prepared by Taras Wozimirsky and the Internment Camp Display was set up by

Shirley Wozimirsky. A luncheon was prepared by Dorothy Stachniak and members of

the Ukrainian Women’s Association, Princess Olha Branch. All the Greetings from our

Distinguished Guests will be available, during the month of September in hard copy, at

the entrance to St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Internet web links: Prisoners of Prejudice Slideshow:

http://animoto.com/play/STjv5MJI9018g8tLonOUyg; Lubomyr Luciuk on Internment

Operations: http://youtu.be/HIIg18h6_pU; Marsha Skrypuch on being an Internee:

http://youtu.be/adUnIStUYrc; Prisoners of Prejudice: The Ukrainian Internment Operations

1914: http://youtu.be/xGGIfMqvJ8g; Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund:

http://www.internmentcanada.ca Feel free to share with others.

P R O G R A M

MC – Rt. Rev.Mitred Protopresbyter Nicholas Orest Rauliuk

PROCESSIONAL music by Lubov Kaczmar

Canada’s National Anthem

“The Lord’s Prayer”

sung by St. Michael’s Church Choir, directed by Lubov Kaczmar

11:00 am OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF PLAQUE – “CTO”

Unveiled by Salomiya and Oxana Kaczmar

Blessing of the PLAQUE “CTO” by Rt. Rev.Fr. Nicholas

List of Internment Camps

“Memory Eternal” – “Veechna pamyat” sung by St. Michael’s Church Choir

Opening Remarks & Greetings from Shirley Wozimirsky

Anne Sadelain(Doskoch)- descendent of Internee late Father William Doskoch

Hon. Laurie Hawn – MP Edmonton Centre

Councillor Bev Esslinger – City of Edmonton

Vivian Skakun – Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Provincial

Solomiya Babiak - Guest Singer from Lviv, Ukraine

Video Presentation by Taras Wozimirsky

Closing Remarks, President of St. Michael’s Parish-Shirley Wozimirsky

Ukrainian National Anthem

RECESSIONAL Music by Lubov Kaczmar

Blessing of the Lunch - Rt. Rev. Fr. Nicholas

Display set up by Shirley Wozimirsky

You are cordially invited to:

The Bishop’s Tea

in honour of

His Grace Bishop Ilarion

Sunday, October 5, 2014

12:30pm - 3:00 pm

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Anthony

6103- 172 St. EDMONTON

--- Donations appreciated ---

(Sponsored by the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada)

Dear Members of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Edmonton

There are plans to organize a SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB here at St. Michael’s this YEAR. If you are interested, PLEASE fill out the application form below.

________________________ _________________________ (YOUR FIRST NAME) (YOUR LAST NAME)

Full Address:____________________________________ ____________________________________________________ House telephone number:____________________ Cell number (if you have one):_______________ e-mail address:_________________________________

{Please leave this form at the Church Office}

This will be YOUR SENIORS CLUB. THEREFORE, we need YOU to become a MEMBER. All the details of this CLUB will be discussed at the FIRST MEETING, at which time an EXECUTIVE will be elected. For further information, PLEASE contact Rev. Fr. NICHOLAS at his home telephone: 780-461-3088 or his cell: 780-938-3004

REMEMBER, WE CANNOT HAVE A CLUB WITHOUT MEMBERS! When will the meeting take place?

SEPTEMBER 14th, 2014 immediately after Fellowship Coffee. LET US ALL ATTEND!

ST. MICHAEL’S WEBSITE IS:

www.uocc-stmichael.ca Follow the links to our Bulletin.

Ukrainian Language Classes For Adults

** Adults, seniors and teens who would like to learn Ukrainian

** Four levels of instruction are offered

** Wednesdays from 7:00-9:00 pm. September 17,2014 – March 25, 2015

** At St. Andrew’s Cultural Complex, 9831 – 75 Street, Edmonton

** CONTACTS: 780.469.1463; 780.475.7547

** WHY? To learn Ukrainian in a supportive atmosphere, and to

enhance listening, speaking, reading and writing skills

Creating Estate & Legacy Plans What is YOUR vision? What are YOUR options?

Please join Adrian Harasymiw, Investment Advisor at RBC

Dominion Securities, for a FREE seminar about estate planning

and options for providing for your family’s and/or community’s

future will be explored. This presentation is open to all age groups

within our community and will take place in the Seminar Room at

St. John’s Cultural Centre, 10611-110 Avenue, Edmonton on

Thursday, September 25th at 7:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your

family and friends.

Even if you already have a financial advisor, have you discussed

legacy creation opportunities before? Come, learn something new

from a young, vibrant, very knowledgeable investment advisor from

your own community.

Please confirm attendance or direct questions by contacting Adrian

at 780.493.7730 or by email at adrian.harasymiw@rbc.com