Welcome

Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Parish
(St Mary’s) 560 West 14th Avenue Vancouver, BC. 

A church in the Byzantine RitePart of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster.

Fr. Joseph Pidskalny, OSBM – Administrator  (o. Йосип Підскальний, ЧСВВ)
Fr. Josafat Oliinyk, OSBM – Assistant   (о. Йосафат Олійник, ЧСВВ)

Divine Liturgy Sundays   8:30am English   10:30am Ukrainian     Daily Mon-Sat 7:30am

 

Welcome! The Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish welcomes everyone to our Divine Liturgy.
Thank you for worshipping with us.  

Coffee and sweets following the 8:30 and 10:30 am Divine Liturgies. Please join us

 To see pictures from the 2024 Parish Christmas Dinner -Click to see photos

 Sunday March 17,2024 All those who ordered Easter Paska can to pick up their orders in the parish auditorium after BOTH Divine Liturgies.
Tuesday, March 19: 7:30 am –
As per the Makarenko Family’s request, a Divine Liturgy for the late Sviatoslav Makarenko will be celebrated in the monastery chapel.
Wednesday, March 20: 7:00 pm –
Stations of the Cross in chapel.
F
riday, March 22, 2024  10:00 am   CNEWA’s Work in Ukraine
CNEWA’s Projects Officer Anna Dombrovska, will be at the Boardroom of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Centre 3150 Ash St, Vancouver BC to give an update on CNEWA’s Ukrainian Program and the impact that our donations have made since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.  Refreshments will be served.  Information: St. Mary’s Parish Office; 604-879-5830 office@stmarysbc.com

 Easter Schedule-click to view    2024 Easter schedule

Parish Donations
If you are not a registered parishioner and are using a “Convenience Envelope” for your donation: please provide the parish office with your full name and address on the envelope. This will enable the office to send you an income tax receipt.

 Note: A new web site for Ukrainian  Events for BC has been created at  BC Ukrainian Calendar (google.com)

   Ukrainian Embroidery Club  Mondays     

A Ukrainian Embroidery Club meets on Monday evenings at St. Mary’s from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in the downstairs classroom. New students, family and friends are welcome. For more information, please call Emily at 778.888.3057.

 Altar Servers
If  any young men are interested in becoming an altar server at either the 8:30 or 10:30 am Sunday Divine Liturgy, please speak to Adrian Kopystynski or Deacon Howard.

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchial Pastoral Appointments for British Columbia- will take effect on Palm Sunday, March 24th, 2024:
– Fr. Andriy Werbowy is appointed to the Vernon and Grindrod parishes
– Fr. Yuriy Sakvuk is appointed to Surrey and area
– Fr. Stepan Vytvytskyi is appointed to Nanaimo and the Comox area

 

 

To help the People of Ukraine  https://www.stmarysbc.com/contact-us/links/

 Divine Liturgy Intentions

If you would like to request a Divine Liturgy, please contact the parish office to book a date. If you are making an offering for this service by cheque, please make your cheque payable to “Basilian Fathers.” The suggested offering for a Divine Liturgy is $10.

 

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