St Mary’s Catholic Centre We offer two separate venue sites. A large hall suitable for banquets, dances, meetings, a smaller board room designed for smaller meetings/luncheons: installed speaker system 4 ovens 200 stall parking lot Coat checking room Licensed Bar room Banquet facility Bookings: 604-842-1113 _____________________ St Mary’s Recreation Centre Suitable for martial arts, badminton, basketball, floor hockey, and an upper lounge area for 50 people. Gym Changing rooms Showers Lockers Bookings: 604-291-0087 Annual Events* January - Christmas Dinner February - Pancake Breakfast March - Easter Bake Sale April- Easter Dinner, Easter Bake Sale June - Family Night September - Parish Picnic October – Praznyk, Parish Feast Day November- Parish Annual Meeting November- Bazaar *Details in the weekly Bulletin or Website	Welcome St Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Parish welcomes you with Ukrainian hospitality. Come join us after Sunday liturgy for coffee and sweets downstairs in the fellowship room. Served by the Basilian Order Administrator Father Serafym Grygoruk OSBM Assistant Administrator Father Marcos Zubyk OSBM Bishop Emeritus Rev. Severian Yakymyshyn OSBM St Mary’s Parish Council Chair: Dr Michael Myckatyn Vice President: Nicholas Ukrainetz 2nd Vice-President: Barbara Poltak Secretary: Patricia Chomnycky Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League: Marlayne Andrijaszyn	Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St Mary’s) 550 W 14th Ave Vancouver BC V5Z 1P6 604-879-5830 office@stmarysbc.com www.stmarysbc.com
DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE Sundays Weekdays 8:30 am English 8:15 am 10:30 am Ukrainian Holy Days 10:30 am and 7:00pm St Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Parish welcomes you with Christian hospitality. Join us after Sunday Liturgy for coffee/tea downstairs in the fellowship room. Washrooms are located next to the library and classrooms downstairs. A family room with washroom is located on the left side of main entry into the Church.
Visiting a Byzantine Church For the first time? There are 22 distinct Churches which form the Catholic Church; the Western or Latin Church which most people are familiar with, and the 21 Eastern Churches. There are 17 million Catholics that are members of an Eastern Church, Some of the well known Eastern Churches are Ukrainian Catholic, Marnoite Catholic and the Coptic Catholic. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk is the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church with over 4 million faithful around the world. If you are making your first visit to St Mary’s (or to a Ukrainian Catholic Parish) you will notice that the: Priest: faces the Altar along with the congregation.	Icons: sometimes called “windows to heaven” are the visual gospels and represent significant people and events in Church history. The images of the icons remind us of the presence of heaven during our worship and also serve as family pictures instructing us about the blessed lives of the community of saints who surround and encourage us. Iconostasis: is the symbolic link between the “heavenly world” (the altar) and the “human world’ (the congregational area). The Icons of Christ and various saints and feasts are there because Christ, and the saints, lead us and guide us into the “heavenly world”. The personages on the Iconostasis guide us into heaven. The Iconostasis does not separate us, but connects us because all Icons are “windows and bridges” into heaven. The Iconostasis also represents Christ, who is “the door”, between both realms. Sign of the Cross: by touching our forehead, heart, right shoulder and left shoulder, we show the dedication of our mind, heart and strength to God. This reminds us of God’s ultimate act of love for us...the crucifixion and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ. This practice involves us physically in the act of Worship.	Candles: represent the light of Christ and the flame of the Holy Spirit. Holy Communion: To receive this you must not have eaten any food for 1 hour and have gone to confession, or by placing your right index finger, pointing upwards, over your mouth, or just keeping your head bowed, you can receive a blessing. For more information about the Byzantine Rite visit our Web Site at www.stmarysbc.com ○ I want to learn more about the Byzantine Rite ○ I want to receive your weekly newsletter ○ I would like to be contacted place in the offering basket after the homily Name_________________________________ Address ______________________________ City: _______________________________ Email: ________________________________ Phone:________________________________ Would you like to be contacted by phone: Y N Date of your visit ______________________ Comments: