News & Announcements
Camp St. Volodymyr
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2012.04.29 ]
CAMP ST. VOLODYMYR – August 20 – 27th, 2012 Check out our new website: http://www.wix.com/jennsawka/campstvolodymyr#!cvcvvg|mainPage Camp St. Volodymyr has been enriching campers in their Ukraini...
BC is going to Unity
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2012.02.20 ]
Unity is a gathering of Ukrainian Catholics from across Canada to further understand, embrace and celebrate our faith through prayer, education and fellowship. Unity is open to young adults 18 (1994) ...
UGCC Synod Pays Special Attention to Celebration of 120th Anniversary of Birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj
[ 2012.02.13 ]
On February 8-9, 2012, in Lviv-Briukhovychi, the 56тг session of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Halych Supreme Archbishopric of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was held. The Synod was preceded...
Official Logo Unveiled for World Youth Day 2013
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2012.02.13 ]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, FEB. 9, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The colors of the Brazilian flag and the famous Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro form part of the official logo for World Youth Day 2013,...
Graduate and Doctoral Study Courses to Be Opened at Ukrainian Catholic University
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2012.02.04 ]
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, celebrated a liturgy at the Ukrainian Catholic University on February 2, the press service of UCUreported. The primate a...
A Message from Catholic Health Association of BC
[ 2012.01.13 ]
The Catholic Health Association of BC will be awarding two bursaries valued at $250 each to two 2012 graduating students enrolled in a Catholic secondary school, or who are a member of a BC or Yukon p...
Fourteen UGCC bishops participate in meeting of European bishops of Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
[ 2011.11.11 ]
This year’s meeting of bishops of Eastern Rite Catholic Churches, which is held annually under the auspices of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, is being held November 3-6, in ...
Articles
STATEMENT BY METROPOLITAN LAWRENCE HUCULAK OF WINNIPEG CONCERNING THE RECENT EVENTS IN CANADA HONOURING THE SERVANT OF GOD, METROPOLITAN ANDREY SHEPTYTSKY
[ 2012.04.29 ]The Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada was pleasantly surprised by recent events held in Toronto and Ottawa honouring the Servant of God, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church from 1901 – 1944. These events were organized by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE), which describes itself as a privately organized, multinational initiative launched [...]
News Release – Canada recognizes Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky’s courageous actions
[ 2012.04.26 ]Ottawa, April 25, 2012 — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney yesterday introduced a motion, that was passed unanimously by the House of Commons, expressing Canada’s recognition of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky’s courageous actions and compassion for his oppressed Jewish Ukrainian countrymen during World War II. Metropolitan Sheptytsky (1865-1944) of the Ukrainian Catholic Church was [...]
ПОСЛАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА ДО МОЛОДІ
[ 2012.04.03 ]Вих: ВА 12/123 Хто переможний – він одягнеться в одежі білі, і вже не викреслю його з книги життя, і визнаю ім’я його перед Отцем моїм. Одкр. 3, 5 Улюблена в Христі українська молоде! Переживаючи Квітну неділю, яка безпосередньо підводить нас до таїнства Пасхи Господньої, знову звертаюся до вас зі своїм словом. Найперше хочу подякувати [...]
New Westminster Eparchy will have opportunity to meet and pray with young leader
[ 2012.03.31 ]By Nathan Rumohr The B.C. Catholic VANCOUVER Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, will visit Vancouver on the Labour Day weekend this year. The 42-year-old bishop will use the weekend to visit the New Westminster Eparchy (diocese) before he heads to Winnipeg to attend the synod of Ukrainian Catholic [...]
The Message of the Holy Father for the 27th World Youth Day
[ 2012.03.30 ]“Rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4.4). The World Youth Day will be celebrated at the diocesan level today, Palm Sunday, Apr. 1st, 2012. Following are some of the highlights from Our Holy Father’s message to our youth. The complete text can be found at the following Vatican website: http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28975.php?index=28975&lang=it#MESSAGGIO%20DEL%20SANTO%20PADRE. “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Phil [...]
Vatican says number of Catholics, priests, bishops worldwide increased
[ 2012.03.13 ]By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The number of Catholics in the world and the number of deacons, priests and bishops all increased in 2010, while the number of women in religious orders continued to decline, according to Vatican statistics. At the end of 2010, the worldwide Catholic population reached 1.196 [...]
His Beatitude Svatoslav’s Historic Visit to the Eparchy of New Westminster
[ 2012.03.04 ]To the Reverend Clergy, Religious & Laity of the Eparchy of New Westminster 1 March 2012 Glory to Jesus Christ! Dear Beloved in Christ! RE: His Beatitude Svatoslav’s Historic Visit to the Eparchy of New Westminster I am pleased to announce that our Patriarch, His Beatitude Sviatoslav will be visiting our Eparchy later this year. [...]
