If you regard
St. Demetrius as your parish, then you should become an official
member by filling out a registration form. There are no
registration fees. Here are some reasons to register: If you
need any administrative assistance membership saves you time;
you may join any parish organization or the parish council; you
will receive our parish calendar free of cost and other
mail-outs we do during the year. Also, you will be given a set
of donation envelopes so that any donations you make will
qualify for an income tax receipt.
Divine Liturgy for Children
will be held every Saturday at 6:15 pm, during the
months from September to June. If there are members
in your family or friends with children for whom Sunday
morning is inconvenient, please pass this news to them.
Божественну Літургію для дітей
будемо служити щосуботи о год. 6:15 ввечері у місяцях
від вересня до червня.
Bible Studies at St Demetrius.
All are welcome to take part in a series of
studies on the Bible. On Tuesdays the studies will be in
English, and on Wednesdays in Ukrainian. We meet in the
Youth meeting room at 7:00 pm. Біблійні Студії в церкві Св.
Димитрія.
Кожного вівтірка в англійській мові, щосереди в
українській мові. Зустрічаємося в кімнаті для молоді в
7:00 ввечері.
St. Demetrius
Golden
Jubilee
50th Jubilee Banquet Celebrations: Sunday, October
25th, 2009
Preparations are well in hand for the final event
of our Jubilee year. Our Jubilee Praznyk promises
to be our best Feast Day of St. Demetrius in our
parish's 50 year history.
Invitations will be available for pick up by
parishioners in the church hall following Divine Liturgy
from May 30th through to June 21, 2009. Please
assist us by collecting your invitations as soon as
possible.
Please take the summer to plan with whom you'd like to
be seated, and consider purchasing tickets for a
complete table.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BEGINNING
SEPTEMBER 14th, 2009.
The Jubilee Banquet will be held at La Primavera
(located just south of HWY 7 east of Martin Grove).
Tables are will be set for 10 guests per table.
The banquet facility can accomodate over 1200 guests and
we hope every table will be filled.
**There will be no ticket sales or reservations through
the church office.
We are honoured to announce
the formation of the “Father John Tataryn
LegacyScholarship”
to commemorate not only his 50th ordination anniversary along
with the 50th anniversary for our parish. By
honouring Father John we are creating a legacy which
would benefit others but would also be an investment
into our collective futures. In the spirit of our
celebration, future scholarship recipients will be
reminded of Father John’s commitment to our parish, love
for our Ukrainian community and all he has done for the
past fifty years.
The Parish Council has committed to support this
perpetual gift of education by forming a committee which
will establish the criteria for the awarding of the
scholarship. The committee will administer the
Scholarship Fund, and the selection of the award
recipient(s) will be based on the criteria which Father
John feels reflects the spirit of faith and community
leadership.
Since this scholarship is named in honour of Father
John, he will be a member of this committee and will
assist us in this process.
This scholarship will be funded through personal gifts
from our community members on an ongoing basis.
Our deep appreciation for Father John’s spiritual and
community leadership will continue to inspire our youth
through this Legacy Scholarship. The first recipient
will be presented with this scholarship at our parish
Jubilee Celebration in October.
If you wish to honour Father John by making a personal
gift to this Legacy Scholarship, envelopes will be
available from the Ushers or through the church office.
Jubilee Prayer
O Lord, Jesus Christ, our God, You have brought us together as a
parish-community to celebrate our Golden Jubilee.
Teach us to appreciate the treasures that You have bestowed upon
us. Remind us that all we have, all we do, all we think belongs
to You, the Source of Life. Keep our community in a spirit of
compassion, generosity, forgiveness and mindfulness, loving one
another as You commanded. Teach us to discern Your Holy Will
every day of our lives and give us the courage to act upon it.
Give us the grace we need to be true ambassadors of Your
compassion and witnesses of Your unending mercy. Enlighten our
minds and our hearts that we may celebrate with abundant joy the
Golden Anni-versary of our parish.
We ask this through the prayers of the holy Mother of God, of
Saint Demetrius the Great-Martyr our patron saint and of all the
Saints; and we give glory, thanks, and worship to You, Father,
Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Ювілейна Молитва
Господи, Ісусе Христе, Боже наш, Ти нас злучив разом яко
парафіяльну спільноту, щоб святкувати
разом наш Золотий Ювілей.
Навчи нас з вдячністю приймати усі дари, що Ти на
нас
зсилаєш. Все, що ми маємо, робимо, думаємо,
- належить Тобі - Джерелу Життя.
Утверди нашу
спільноту в дусї милосердя,
щедрості, прощення, мудрості та любові один до одного, так як Ти
нам
заповів. Навчи нас кожного дня
иашого життя
розпізнавати Твою святу волю та
дай иам відвагу
жити згідно неї.
Зішли нам благодать, якої потребуємо, щоб бути
правдивими вісниками Твого
милосердя та
свідками Твоеї безконечної ласки.
Просвіти наші
уми та серця, щоб ми могли
святкувати з великою
радістю Золотий Ювілей нашої
парафії.
Молитвами Пресвятої Богородиці, Святого Великомученика Димитрія,
нашого покровителя, і
всіх святих, і Тобі славу, і
подяку, і поклін
засилаємо, Отцю, і Сину, і
Святому Духові,
нині і
повсякчас, і на віки віків.
Амінь.
PREPARATION OF OUR ANNIVERSARY BOOK- If you are one of our original parishioners you can expect someone to phone you and arrange for an interview about what you remember about the early days of our parish. Mrs. Elsie (Leisa) Yarmol and Mrs. Lydia Lewicky have taken over this project in preparing material for our Fiftieth Anniversary Book.
Підготовка нашої ювіленої та про-пам'ятної
книги-альбому. Звертавмося до наших
парафіян-основників 3 проханням про поміч зберести
пам'ять про ранні роки нашої парафії. До вас будуть
звертатися пані Леся Ярмол та пані Ліда Левицька, щоб
записати ваші спомини про заснування нашої парафії. ці
матеріяли будуть видрукованні у нашій пропам'ятій книзі.
Please visit the
Eparchy web site
and see the calendar of events page. This is a new addition to
the eparchy web site. It features news and information about
events taking place throughout the Eparchy.
