Ukrainian Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 625 5th Avenue SW Moose Jaw SK S6H 5W2 (306) 692-9456 Fr. Yurij Lazurko, administrator (306) 693-6636 (home) (306) 690-9709 (cell) CHRIST IS AMONG US! HE IS, AND WILL BE! Sunday May 8, 2016 Nicean Fathers, post Feast Transfiguration pg 29 tone 6 Epistle: Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 Gospel: John 17:1-13 ХРИСТОС ПОСЕРЕД НАС! І Є І БУДЕ! Sun May 8 9:30 a.m. Moose Jaw - for Mothers Mon May 9 NO LITURGY Tues May 10 NO LITURGY Wed May 11 NO LITURGY Thurs May 12 NO LITURGY Fri May 13 NO LITURGY Sat May 14 NO LITURGY Sun May 15 9:30 a.m. Moose Jaw - Pentecost Opening Hymn: We re gathered pg 3 (2 verses) Closing Hymn: As we leave pg 9 PRAY THE ROSARY DAILY Please notify Fr. Yurij when someone is sick or hospi- talized in order that these people be visited in a timely manner. EVENTS & THINGS Please be mindful in your prayers of John Smuk, Anne Sahaidak, Steve Okraincee, Pete Okraincee, Marlene Lu- ciak, Crystal Zakaluzny, Sha- ron Horejda, Gloria Leniuk, Fr. Yurij and of all who are in the need of the gift of health. ThoughT du Jour If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says ‘keep away from children. Eparchial Appeal How is the Appeal progress- ing? Let us respond generously to this Annual Appeal. Moose Jaw did very well last time. The Eparchial target this year is $220,000.We will follow the same procedure as last year. The target for Moose Jaw is $2475. Please turn in your donation to Mark Lazurko or Gloria Le- niuk coordinators. UCWLC Appreciation Day Sunday May 15 WUCWO Prayer Day Pin presentation Navy Dress Code This year we will not have Cemetery Services. Instead we will pray the Panakhyda in church on May 22. NEXT SUNDAY is UCWLC DAY ON THE OCCASION OF MOTHER’S DAY UCWLC WILL pRESENT FLOW- ERS TO ALL LADIES Transfiguration: Bask in the Brightness August 6th During each ‘Liturgical Year’ the last feast of Our Lord we cel- ebrate is that of His Transfiguration, a feast of great beauty and richness. (Mt 16: 1-8., Mk 9: 2-8., Lk 9: 28-36.) This feast is a source of endless writing and meditation, and is best approached in a spirit of prayer, and profound awe. Among many topics we might consider, we can reflect on this as a feast incarnation; the wonder of Jesus, true God and true man. We see Him as God, wonderfully “wrapped in light as in a robe”. The event on the mountain of Tabor is a window into the divin- ity of Jesus Christ, surrounded with the glory, intensely white. No earthly fuller could produce such brilliance. Jesus is God, and in His presence we worship in silence. Once before, Moses and Elias worshipped God on the mount, and in silence fell on their faces before God. Here, now however, they are speaking with Jesus. “... and they were talking with Jesus”. What were they discussing, what were they speaking about? Scripture is silent, but we may wonder. Perhaps were they speak- ing about the coming passion of Christ, the suffering, the trial, the cross, and the tomb? The Church celebrates the transfiguration 40 days before the feast of the Cross, as if to show the inherent link between the feasts of the glory, and the cross. If Jesus, Moses, and Elias were speaking about the coming passion, perhaps Christ is also showing something of his human nature, even as he reveals his divine nature? For a man lives in relation with others, and he has a need to put into words the events and mysteries of the past, the present, and the future. Before any important moment, do not we turn to our spouse, our family, and our friends and together seek to understand the presence of God and his will? In this way, perhaps Moses and Elias ministered unto Christ? Each had spoken to God intimately and with boldness before. Is it surprising that Christ would call upon them now as ‘friends of God’, friends of His, to speak of the coming Passover? The Lord acts naturally as a man, and humbly converses with his friends about the coming trial, even as his divinity is wondrously revealed to the disciples. The union of Christ’s humanity and divinity is complete and full, and as we meditate upon the feasts of the Lord’s life we always The spring edition of ENews is available. Please take a copy.
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Ukrainian Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary625 5th Avenue SW Moose Jaw SK S6H 5W2 (306) 692-9456
CHRIST IS AMONG US!HE IS, AND WILL BE! Sunday May 8, 2016
Nicean Fathers, post Feast Transfiguration pg 29 tone 6Epistle: Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 Gospel: John 17:1-13
ХРИСТОС ПОСЕРЕД НАС!І Є І БУДЕ!
Sun May 8 9:30 a.m. Moose Jaw - for Mothers
Mon May 9 NO LITURGYTues May 10 NO LITURGY Wed May 11 NO LITURGY Thurs May 12 NO LITURGY Fri May 13 NO LITURGYSat May 14 NO LITURGYSun May 15 9:30 a.m. Moose Jaw - Pentecost
Opening Hymn: We re gathered pg 3 (2 verses) Closing Hymn: As we leave pg 9
PRAY THE ROSARY DAILYPlease notify Fr. Yurij when someone is sick or hospi-talized in order that these people be visited in a timely manner.
EVENTS & THINGS
Please be mindful in your prayers of John Smuk, Anne Sahaidak, Steve Okraincee, Pete Okraincee, Marlene Lu-ciak, Crystal Zakaluzny, Sha-ron Horejda, Gloria Leniuk, Fr. Yurij and of all who are in the need of the gift of health.
ThoughT du Jour
If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says ‘keep away from
children.
Eparchial Appeal How is the Appeal progress-ing? Let us respond generously to this Annual Appeal. Moose Jaw did very well last time. The Eparchial target this year is $220,000.We will follow the same procedure as last year. The target for Moose Jaw is $2475.Please turn in your donation to Mark Lazurko or Gloria Le-niuk coordinators.
UCWLC Appreciation DaySunday May 15
WUCWO Prayer DayPin presentation
Navy Dress Code
This year we will not have Cemetery Services. Instead we will pray the Panakhyda in church on May 22.
NEXT SUNDAY is UCWLC DAY
ON THE OCCASION OF MOTHER’S DAY
UCWLC WILL pRESENT FLOW-ERS TO ALL LADIES
Transfiguration: Bask in the BrightnessAugust 6thDuring each ‘Liturgical Year’ the last feast of Our Lord we cel-ebrate is that of His Transfiguration, a feast of great beauty and richness. (Mt 16: 1-8., Mk 9: 2-8., Lk 9: 28-36.) This feast is a source of endless writing and meditation, and is best approached in a spirit of prayer, and profound awe. Among many topics we might consider, we can reflect on this as a feast incarnation; the wonder of Jesus, true God and true man.
We see Him as God, wonderfully “wrapped in light as in a robe”. The event on the mountain of Tabor is a window into the divin-ity of Jesus Christ, surrounded with the glory, intensely white. No earthly fuller could produce such brilliance. Jesus is God, and in His presence we worship in silence. Once before, Moses and Elias worshipped God on the mount, and in silence fell on their faces before God. Here, now however, they are speaking with Jesus. “...and they were talking with Jesus”.What were they discussing, what were they speaking about? Scripture is silent, but we may wonder. Perhaps were they speak-ing about the coming passion of Christ, the suffering, the trial, the cross, and the tomb? The Church celebrates the transfiguration 40 days before the feast of the Cross, as if to show the inherent link between the feasts of the glory, and the cross. If Jesus, Moses, and Elias were speaking about the coming passion, perhaps Christ is also showing something of his human nature, even as he reveals his divine nature? For a man lives in relation with others, and he has a need to put into words the events and mysteries of the past, the present, and the future. Before any important moment, do not we turn to our spouse, our family, and our friends and together seek to understand the presence of God and his will? In this way, perhaps Moses and Elias ministered unto Christ? Each had spoken to God intimately and with boldness before. Is it surprising that Christ would call upon them now as ‘friends of God’, friends of His, to speak of the coming Passover? The Lord acts naturally as a man, and humbly converses with his friends about the coming trial, even as his divinity is wondrously revealed to the disciples.The union of Christ’s humanity and divinity is complete and full, and as we meditate upon the feasts of the Lord’s life we always
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benefit by focusing on this wonderfully unity in his person. Let us, as disciples might, bask in the brightness of this mystery, beg-ging our Savior God to reveal Himself more fully to us. For what we see is beautiful and alluring. The tropar proclaims that Christ reveals His glory to his disciples. But the glory is not the divinity, nor is it the humanity, both are glorious in Him! Let the light shine upon us sinners (for the glory of humanity is marred in us by sin), that enlightened and purified through this feast, we too may shine through His generous gift of mercy.
“Living the Gospel of Life” Day of Prayer, Saturday, May 21: The Canadian government is in the process of introducing Bill C-14, a historical move in our country that will amend the Crimi-nal Code and make related amendments to other Acts in regard to euthanasia and medical assistance in dying. On Saturday, May 21, St. Joseph’s Parish invites you to a day of prayer inspired by Pope John Paul II’s teaching, “The Gospel of Life”; reflecting on how we care for people facing the end of their lives. It will begin at 10:00 am with a prayer service at Providence Place chapel, to be followed by a prayerful walk to St. Joseph’s church where there will be speakers, a light lunch and personal prayer time. All are welcome to come for the whole day or just part of it. For more in-formation, please contact Karen Brule, (306) 693-2386, or Lamont Dyck at St. Joseph’s Parish, (306) 694-1944. “Living the Gospel of life” Day of Prayer Schedule10:00 am: Prayer Service at Providence Place Chapel10:30 am: Walk to St. Joseph’s Church Hall11:15 am: Speaker (in the Church Hall)12:00 pm: Lunch (a light lunch in the spirit of prayer and fasting)12:30 pm: Individual time for prayer in the church sanctuary.1:30 pm: Presentation from Heartland Hospice2:00 pm: Closing Prayer
Question: “Who were the early church fathers?”
Answer: The early church fathers fall into three basic categories: apostolic fathers, ante-Nicene church fathers, and post-Nicene church fathers. The apostolic church fathers were the ones like Clement of Rome who were contemporaries of the apostles and were probably taught by them, carrying on the tradition and teach-ing of the apostles themselves. Linus, mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:21, became the bishop of Rome, and Clement took over from Linus. Both Linus and Clement of Rome, therefore, are considered apostolic fathers. However, there appear to be no writings of Linus that have survived, while many of the writings of Clement of Rome survived. The apostolic fathers would have largely passed from the scene by the beginning of the second century, except for those few who might have been disciples of John, such as Polycarp.
The ante-Nicene fathers were those who came after the apostolic fathers and before the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325. Such indi-viduals as Iraenus, Ignatius, and Justin Martyr are ante-Nicene fathers.
The post-Nicene church fathers are those who came after the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325. These are such noted men as Au-gustine, bishop of Hippo, who is often called the father of the [Ro-
man Catholic] Church because of his great work in Church doc-trine; Chrysostom, called the “golden-mouthed” for his excellent oratorical skills; and Eusebius, who wrote a history of the church from the birth of Jesus to A.D. 324, one year before the Council of Nicea. He is included in the post-Nicene era since he did not write his history until after the Council of Nicea was held. Other post-Nicene fathers were Jerome, who translated the Greek New Testament into the Latin Vulgate, and Ambrose, who was largely responsible for Augustine’s conversion to Christianity.
So, what did the early church fathers believe? The apostolic fa-thers were very concerned about the proclamation of the gospel being just as the apostles themselves proclaimed it. They were not interested in formulating theological doctrine, for the gospel they had learned from the apostles was quite sufficient for them. The apostolic fathers were as zealous as the apostles themselves in rooting out and exposing any false doctrine that cropped up in the early church. The orthodoxy of the message was preserved by the apostolic fathers’ desire to stay true to the gospel taught to them by the apostles.
The ante-Nicene fathers also tried to stay true to the gospel, but they had an additional worry. Now there were several spurious writings claiming to have the same weight as the established writ-ings of Paul, Peter, and Luke. The reason for these spurious docu-ments was evident. If the body of Christ could be persuaded to receive a false document, then error would creep into the church. So the ante-Nicene fathers spent a lot of their time defending the Christian faith from false doctrine, and this led to the beginnings of the formation of accepted church doctrine.
The post-Nicene fathers carried out the mission of defending the gospel against all kinds of heresies, so more and more the post-Nicene fathers grew interested in methods of defending the gospel and less interested in transmitting the gospel in a true and pure form.
The early church fathers are an example to us of what it means to follow Christ and defend the truth. Only God’s Word is the infal-lible guide for faith and practice.
Assumption BVM ParishMoose Jaw
70th Anniversary Celebrations August 21, 2016
Program10:00 a.m. Pontifical Divine Liturgy
Banquet
Banquet tickets Adults: $25 Children (5-12): $12.50 4 and under: free
