The First Steps Congratulations! We extend our best wishes to you both, as you begin a life-long journey, shared together as husband and wife. May you also be blessed in your decision not to make this journey alone, but to invite our Lord Jesus Christ into your marriage and to walk with Him in faith …
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Baptismal Service
Baptism is the Sacrament of our personal re-birth, our re-creation. It is our personal Pascha and our personal Pentecost, the initiation into the laos, the People of God, the “passage” from an old life to a new life; and finally, the manifestation of the Kingdom of God. Baptism is truly the beginning, the foundation, and …
Repentance
Repentance or Penance is the Mystery in which we return to God, our Father. We resolve to change our life and confess our sins to a priest, who has been given the power and authority to absolve our sins committed after Baptism. Through him, we receive God’s forgiveness, grace and healing. PDF Resources For guidance in making a …
Baptism, Adults
Baptism is the beginning of our new life with God and our first step on our journey to heaven. In the Mystery of Baptism we are immersed into Christ’s death and resurrection. We die with Christ in order to rise with him. All our sins are forgiven. We are born again, becoming “new creatures,” members …
Baptism, Infants
Glory to Jesus Christ! Congratulations on the birth of your child and sincere thanks to God for the gift of a new life! As a parish community we welcome you, and we look forward to being part of the Christian Initiation of your child into God’s family – the Church. In the Byzantine-Kyivan tradition, infants …
Homilies
Sunday, August 4, 2024 11th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Corinthians 19:2-12; Matthew 18:23-25 The Apostle Peter came up to Jesus, and speaking on behalf of the other disciples, he asks Jesus a question about forgiveness. He says, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many times as seven?” …
History – St. Nicholas Parish
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Carvel, Alberta By Nick and Joan Washylk In 1929, the Ukrainian people of Carvel and vicinity decided that a church was needed to maintain their religious traditions. The first meeting was was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Washylk, with ten families present to discuss …
Dormition Parish History
The history of Dormition Parish is the story of Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in Jasper Place, which in the 1950’s, was outside the boundaries of the City of Edmonton. With limited access to the churches of Edmonton and yet desiring to worship God in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic tradition, and to form a community of faith, a handful …
Faith
God is Trinity The central mystery of Christian faith and life is the Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching of the Catholic Church — the truth above all truths. There is only one God, yet in God, there are Three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy …
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
UGCC History The UGCC Sobor of the Holy Resurrection in Kyiv, Ukraine Name The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is also simply called The Ukrainian Catholic Church (UCC) of the Byzantine Rite (Tradition). As to the history of nomenclature: In the official Church documents, the term Ecclesia Ruthena Unita was used for almost two centuries …