Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Parish
(St Mary’s) 560 West 14th Avenue Vancouver, BC.
A church in the Byzantine Rite. Part of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster.
Fr. Joseph Pidskalny, OSBM – Administrator (o. Йосип Підскальний, 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. Join us for coffee and sweets after Liturgy in the Fellowship Room
Monday, November 4: 7:00 pm: A Parish Christmas Fair planning meeting will be held in the Fellowship Room. All Fair coordinators and those responsible for a specific area are asked to attend. This is our last meeting before the event.
Tuesday, November 5: 10:00 am: Knights of Columbus Morning Coffee in the Fellowship Room.
Saturday, November 9: 10:00 am: UCWLC meeting in the Fellowship Room. We have a few topics to discuss and decide.
Sunday, November 10: In honour of Remembrance Day both Divine Liturgies will be celebrated in memory of all those who lost their lives in the service of their country. A Panachyda will be celebrated after the 10:30 am Divine Liturgy.
Tuesday November 5: 10: am Knights of Columbus – Morning Coffee.
Current and former members of the Knights of Columbus, and men interested in learning more about the Knights, are invited to attend an Inaugural Event on Tuesday November 5th at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Room. This will be an opportunity for prayer, a spiritual talk by Fr. Joseph, followed by a social reflecting the spirit of Charity, Unity and Fraternity, that are characteristic of the Order. Please contact PGK Adrian for more information or advise your plan to attend (adkopy@shaw.ca)
Reports for Parish AGM
Our Parish Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, 2024 in the Fellowship Room. Committee Chairpersons, please submit your report for the Parish Annual General Meeting to the parish office by Friday, November 22
St Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Parish Praznyk October 6,2024 Praznyk Photos
50th Anniversary Jubilee of the Eparchy of New Westminster 1974-2024 (web page)
Click for information about celebrations at Holy Eucharist Cathedral on September 27 – 29 celebrations
Click to see video 50th Anniversary Video
Note: A new web site for Ukrainian Events for BC has been created at BC Ukrainian Calendar (google.com)
Ukrainian Embroidery Club Mondays
Ukrainian Embroidery Club will meet on Monday evenings at St. Mary’s, beginning Monday, September 16. Classes are 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.
Ukrainian Classes
Ukrainian classes for adults on Monday evenings at St. Mary’s start September 23. Please come join us. All levels welcome.
For more information and tuition rates, etc., see ukrainianclasses.com, email info@ukrainianclasses.com or call Susan at 604.733.3756.
Test your Ukrainian Language skill here WORDLE українською — вгадуй нове слово щодня (WORDLE-ua.net)
St. Mary’s Parish is seeking a volunteer to become the Booking Coordinator, administering rentals for the Parish Auditorium. Duties would include being the main contact for rental inquiries, responding with rental information, preparing agreements and liaising with the Parish office on the agreements term and rental fees. Knowledge using Word, Excel and Google Calendar is necessary. Good customer relations skills would be an asset. Opening, closing and dropping in at events may also be occasionally required. Please contact the Parish Office by email (office@stmarysbc.com) or by phoning (604-879-5830), if you have an interest serving the Parish as the Booking Coordinator.
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 .
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.