Letters from the Pastor

Dear Beloved of St.Joseph’s and all Guests, All of us, sooner or later visit a doctor’s office. Older people feel that they see doctors more often than the younger ones, which is probably true, but unfortunately there are many young people who also have to spend much time in waiting rooms which try their patience […]

Dear Parishioners and Guests, 0n the first Sunday of November, The Ukrainian Catholic Church celebrates the memory of one of its most outstanding church leaders of the past century, the great Metropolitan Andrew Sheptytsky. He guided our church as a modem day Moses-through many trying phases-the Tsarist persecution, the Nazi occupation, and the Communist infiltration.

Dear Beloved Parishioners and Guests, As you may have noticed in last Sunday’s bulletin, we CssR’ers are presently gathered in St. Mary’s in Yorkton, SK for our annual two day workshop. There was a time when some 25 of us Ukrainian Redemptorists spent these days in preparation and discussion, but sadly there are only 13

Dear Beloved Parishioners and Guests,             A sincere welcome to all of you as we commence another year of grace and blessings for all of us at St. Joseph’s. Hopefully, you have received our pastoral letter this week, sharing much “info” that we want you to read most conscientiously… and we thank you for this!

Dear Beloved Parishioners and Guests, Summer time is for special ‘parish renovation projects’ – our parish hall has received a major refreshing new look with all the walls, prepped and painted to create a warmer and inviting ambience; even the monastery has received a much needed up-lift with all our hallways now sporting a ‘white

Dear Beloved Parishioners and Guests, Frs. Frank, Ray & Michael express their gratitude for last Saturday’s Anniversary celebration elsewhere in the bulletin, but I too sincerely wish to thank all of you – those who diligently prepared this joyous event, those who took time out to pray at the Thanksgiving Liturgy and then happily rejoiced

Dear Beloved Parishioners and Guests, At the moment, I am participating in the Clergy Encounter III in Saskatoon. Every four years or so, a special gathering of Ukrainian bishops, priests and deacons from across Canada takes place to review, to reflect and to hopefully re-energize our five Ukrainian Eparchies   and our numerous parishes. Presently we

Xpuctoc Bockpec! Christ is Risen!!! Dear Beloved Parishioners and Guests, What a wonderful week of prayer and inspiration we have just experienced! The Sacrament of Healing at the Wed. night Pre-Sanct-ified Liturgy, the sharing of the Body and Blood of Christ during Holy Thursday Liturgy, the meditations on the 12 Gospels on Good Friday, the

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!             Dear Beloved Parishioners (and guests!)             We greet you on this Easter Day with  Christ  is Risen! Xpuctoc Bockpec! –  the words the Apostles used to greet one another! May the celebration of Our Lord’s Resurrection fill you and your family with much Joy and Hope and