Bulletin

We extend a warm welcome to all our parishioners and visitors and invite you for a time of fellowship in the church hall following the Liturgy.

20^th Sunday after Pentecost  

The reaction of each person to various sufferings and misfortunes is to eliminate them or at least reduce them. Every person, while still having a little hope amidst struggles but against death – feels powerless and there is nothing left beside crying.        The mother of a young boy from today’s Gospel was crying with bitter tears following the funeral procession. Once, after the death of her husband, part of her joy, her life already went to the tomb with him. And now, when her only son died, the most important man in her life, all the joy of her life died with him.         The reaction of Jesus Christ to death was similar to ours. Jesus like all of us said this comforting expression: “do not weep.” But His words are not as powerless as ours. Following these are the other words: “Young man, I say to you, rise!” And in the sight of all people, this boy stood up.

We must consciously acknowledge death and recognize it in our life plan. For this we need to integrate our whole life and work with Jesus Christ – to do everything the way the Holy Apostle Paul says: “through him, with him and in him”. And then the thought of death will not fill us with fear and emptiness, but with the hope of resurrection and strengthening our union with God at all times.  Source:A Byzantine Rite Liturgical Year

Solemn Holy Communion. Dear parishioners, our preparation for First Confession and Solemn Holy Communion will begin soon (for children currently enrolled in grade 2 but do not attend our parish school). Please register by email: [email protected] (registration deadline October 17, 2024). All parents must complete forms and make payment in advance and attend the information night on October 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the church hall.

Attention Engaged Couples!

Marriage Preparation classes will take place later this fall.  Please contact Amanda and Janek to register. Please text:416-826-3021.

The 2025 Church Calendar! Please support your church and advertise in the 2025 church calendar by calling the church office.

Our St. Demetrius Church Praznyk will be held on Sunday, October 27^th with Solemn Divine Liturgy at 11:30 am and Lunch at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Tickets can be purchased through the Church Office during the week from October 7^th and 2 Sundays October 13^th and 20^th in the church Hall.

Donations: The following parishioners made donations to support the projects below:

Reserve Fund: Gordon and Sylvia Veres; Lubomyra Jaremko-Dzus; Kunyckyj Family.

Memory of: Friends of Dr. Jerry Ellis; Alex Gontar in memory of Adam Gontar; Susana Fedyniak in memory of her sister Lisa Singh.

Children’s Lunch Program: Subdcn Mark and Anne Stoiko; Laryssa, Andy, Aleksander and Christian Bajrak;Lenore Radojevic (from Sept.1^st and Sept 29^th).

Our deepest sympathies to family and friends of Eugenia Haba. Panakhyda take place Sunday, October 6^th and 7:00 pm an Newediuk Funeral Home. Funeral Service Monday, October 7^th at the church. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May their memory be eternal

The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God we will be celebrating Divine Liturgy, October 1, 2024 in Ukrainian 8:30 am; in English 6:00 pm; and in Ukrainian 7:00 pm; After 7:00 pm Liturgy we will be pray the Rosary for Ukraine  

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada will hold an Eparchial Day of Prayer and Reflection on September 30/October 1, 2024, to pray for the healing of these victims of abuse in churches and communities here in Canada, in the residential schools in Canada, and in Ukraine, particularly during this Russian invasion, as well as for the Mother of God’s protection. At our parish, please join us in prayer [at Vespers on Monday, September 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.; Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.; and Moleben to the Mother of God on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.], celebrated for the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God. Please join us as we pray to the Mother of God for her protection! 

New Members Welcome – To register as a parish member, please fill out a registration form available at the narthex of the church in the religious counter (Sunday) and church office (Monday to Friday).

Kitchen News. Our Kitchen Group will be needing help this coming Monday and Tuesday, October 7th and 8th to prepare pyrohy, and we will be selling frozen pyrohy and cabbage rolls from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Thank you.  

Coffee Sundays October       

October 6 – Knights of Columbus

October 13 – Children’s Group

October 20 – Club La Rose

Mykolaychyky (Christmas Shoe Boxes) Project. A project to provide for orphaned, needy children and teenagers in Ukraine with a “St. Nicholas gift” is underway. We will be collecting filled gift boxes until Sunday November 3^rd.  Boxes are available for pick in the narthex of the church. Проект «Миколайчики» реалізація проекту забезпечення в Україні дітей-сиріт та дітей-підлітків, які потребують допомоги, у рамках програми

St. Demetrius Women’s Circle is participating in the CIBC Run for the Cure on Sunday October 6 this year. All donations can be made on the website at: https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RunfortheCure/RFTC_NW_odd_?fr_id=29875&pg=entry

Find Mississauga run route | Team: St. D’s Women’s Circle | Team Captain: Teresa Masliwec. Thank you in advance!

Our Christmas Bazaar. Please save the date for our Christmas Bazaar which will take place November 30, 2024, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. More information to come.

Christmas Bazaar Vendors – If you are interested, please visit our website at www.stdemetriuschurch.ca under heading NEWS to download vendor application form.

Looking for Volunteers for the upcoming Christmas Bazaar Saturday, November 30^th, 2024, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.  Please email Christine Hlynsky at [email protected]. This is a great opportunity for you high school students who are looking to obtain volunteer hours.  

Calling all performers for our Christmas Bazaar showcase. If you would like to perform at our Christmas Bazaar on Saturday November 30th please contact Krista at [email protected] Performances should be 5-10 minutes in length. Performance times will be 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.  Please email by Saturday November 9th. 

Ukrainian Artifact donations – items can be brought into the church office only during office hours (do not leave outside of office/garage).  We are requesting items such as wooden eggs, icons, crosses, ukrainian embroidery i.e. linens (not clothing), only china/vases with ukrainian patterns, small framed prints, mugs/glasses, english/ukrainian childrens books.  Please no clothing.

We extend a warm welcome to all our parishioners and visitors and invite you for a time of fellowship in the church hall following the Liturgy.

The Feast of the Patronage of the Most Holy Mother of God.

Among the Marian feasts listed in our Liturgical Year, the feast of the Patronage of the Most Holy Mother of God deserves special consideration. The cult of the Mother of God as the Protectress of our nation reaches like a golden thread from the times of the Kyivan princes to the present day. The secret of honoring the Mother of God as a Protectress lies, perhaps, in the fact that we are dealing here not with human but with heavenly and more powerful intercession. Every person, family and nation would like to enjoy such an intercession and protection. From the very beginning of our Kyivan State, we have great powerful enemies. It is small wonder then that our people sought the assistance and protection of the Most Holy Mother of God whose intercession is all-powerful. For our people, then, the feast of the Patronage has always been, and still remains, a day of great manifestation of love and gratitude to the Most Holy Mother of God, a day of joyous praise and glorification of her protection and intercession.

Source:A Byzantine Rite Liturgical Year

Solemn Holy Communion. Dear parishioners, our preparation for First Confession and Solemn Holy Communion will begin soon (for children currently enrolled in grade 2 but do not attend our parish school). Please register by email: [email protected] (registration deadline October 17, 2024). All parents must complete forms and make payment in advance and attend the information night on October 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the church hall.

Attention Engaged Couples!

Marriage Preparation classes will take place later this fall.  Please contact Amanda and Janek to register. Please text:416-826-3021.

The 2025 Church Calendar! Please support your church and advertise in the 2025 church calendar by calling the church office.

Our St. Demetrius Church Praznyk will be held on Sunday, October 27^th with Solemn Divine Liturgy at 11:30 am and Lunch at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Tickets can be purchased through the Church Office during the week from October 7^th and 2 Sundays October 13^th and 20^th in the church Hall.

Donations: The following parishioners made donations to support the projects below:

Church Building Fund: Luba Romanyshyn; Zvenyslava and Andrij Dovhanyk; Walter Yovorsky.

Flowers for the church: Anna Sadlyk.

Fr. John Scholarship: Anne Bosy in memory of Sophia Lytwyn and in memory of Hania Onyskiw; Patricia and Gerald Cose in honour of their 60^th Wedding Anniversary; Lydia Lewicky in memory of Anne Onyskiw.

The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God

we will be celebrating Divine Liturgy, October 1, 2024.

In Ukrainian 8:30 am; in English 6:00 pm; and in Ukrainian 7:00 pm; After 7:00 pm Liturgy we will be pray the Rosary for Ukraine  

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada will hold an Eparchial Day of Prayer and Reflection on September 30/October 1, 2024, to pray for the healing of these victims of abuse in churches and communities here in Canada, in the residential schools in Canada, and in Ukraine, particularly during this Russian invasion, as well as for the Mother of God’s protection. At our parish, please join us in prayer [at Vespers on Monday, September 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.; Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.; and Moleben to the Mother of God on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.], celebrated for the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God. Please join us as we pray to the Mother of God for her protection! 

New Members Welcome – To register as a parish member, please fill out a registration form available at the narthex of the church in the religious counter (Sunday) and church office (Monday to Friday).

Kitchen News. Our Kitchen Group will be needing help this coming Tuesday, September 24^th, to prepare cabbage rolls, and we will be selling frozen pyrohy and fresh cabbage rolls from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Thank you.  

Coffee Sundays for September      

September 22–Ushers Club

September 29– Yavir

Our Christmas Bazaar. Please save the date for our Christmas Bazaar which will take place November 30, 2024. More information to come.

Ukrainian Artifact donations – items can be brought into the church office only during office hours (do not leave outside of office/garage).  We are requesting items such as wooden eggs, icons, crosses, ukrainian embroidery i.e. linens (not clothing), only china/vases with ukrainian patterns, small framed prints, mugs/glasses, english/ukrainian childrens books.  Please no clothing.

To all our returning families and our new families, we say “welcome back to a New Liturgical Year.” We are so glad that you have decided to make St. Demetrius Church your spiritual home. Let’s make this year an incredible and awesome year! Let’s make this parish even more alive and welcoming than before! How does that happen? Well, that depends on you! We extend a warm welcome to all our parishioners and visitors and invite you for a time of fellowship in the church hall following the Liturgy.

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

“The Veneration of the Holy Cross of the Lord,” – says the Servant of God Andrew Sheptytsky in his pastoral letter on the Holy Cross – “is one of the most significant aspects of the worship of the God-Man. Signing ourselves with the sign of the Cross is one of the oldest customs of Christians.”

The Holy Cross is an ever-living symbol of God’s everlasting love toward us sinners, a symbol of Christ’s total self-sacrifice, a symbol of our redemption and salvation, a symbol of Christ’s victory over death and Satan.  By venerating the Holy Cross, we honour Christ’s sacrifice, passion and death. Whenever we sign ourselves with the sign of the holy Cross, we profess our faith in our Savior.

The Eastern Church holds the veneration of the Holy Cross in such high regard it has dedicated several feasts during the year to its honour. The greatest of these feasts of the “Universal Elevation of the Venerable and Life-giving Cross”.

Solemn Holy Communion. Dear parishioners, our preparation for First Confession and Solemn Holy Communion will begin soon (for children currently enrolled in grade 2 but do not attend our parish school). Please register by email: [email protected] (registration deadline October 17, 2024). All parents must complete forms and make payment in advance and attend the information night on October 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the church hall.

Our Prayers with Gratitude to our generous parishioners who devoted their time and service at no cost to the church:  Daniel Psztur for repairing and donating parts for our church hall fridge/walk-in freezer; Ihor Krassivskyj for the removal and installation of a new vinyl floor in our main hall entrance; and Myhajlo Szupanin for his foundation repair, water proofing and parts. 

It is because of the generosity of such parishioners that we are able to maintain financial stability.

A New Steam Cleaner has been donated by Mary Lytwyn in memory of her mother Sophia Lytwyn, which is much appreciated. God Bless You!

Church Building Fund: Natalie Stewart in memory of Irene Petruck; Eugenia Haba.

Necessary expenses for the Church are often not know by parishioners. The gold plating of chalices, discoses and other sacred utensils are required. Our recent bill for such gold plating was $3,250.00. We did not expect such a high cost but gold has risen in price. We would appreciate donations, no matter how small, to cover this cost.

Our St. Demetrius Church Praznyk will be held on Sunday, October 27^th with Solemn Divine Liturgy at 11:30 am and Lunch at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Tickets can be purchased through the Church Office during the week from October 7^th and 2 Sundays October 13^th and 20^th in the church Hall.

Our deepest sympathies to family and friends of Maria Siniavskaia, and Jerry Ellis. Please pray for Stefan Katczmar and His family who lost his brother Bohdan in Poland. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May their memory be eternal!

Kitchen News. Our Kitchen Group will be needing help this coming Tuesday, September 17^th, to prepare cabbage rolls, and we will be selling frozen pyrohy and fresh cabbage rolls from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Thank you.  

Coffee Sundays for September      

September 15–Club La Rose

September 22–Ushers Club

September 29-Yavir 

Ukrainian Church Heritage – Sep 29, 2024, 2:00 pm

St. Demetrius UCWLC invites parishioners and guests to the Church Hall for a presentation by Oleh Iwanusiw, author of Church in Ruins.

Ukrainian Artifact donations – items can be brought into the church office only during office hours (do not leave outside of office/garage).  We are requesting items such as wooden eggs, icons, crosses, ukrainian embroidery i.e. linens (not clothing), only china/vases with ukrainian patterns, small framed prints, mugs/glasses, english/ukrainian childrens books.  Please no clothing.

To all our returning families and our new families, we say “welcome back to a New Liturgical Year.” We are so glad that you have decided to make St. Demetrius Church your spiritual home. Let’s make this year an incredible and awesome year! Let’s make this parish even more alive and welcoming than before! How does that happen? Well, that depends on you! We extend a warm welcome to all our parishioners and visitors and invite you for a time of fellowship in the church hall following the Liturgy.

The New Liturgical Year began on September 1^st and is followed by two important holy days. The first is the Nativity of the Mother of God which falls on the 8^th and the second is the Exaltation of the Holy Cross which falls on the 14^th.

The first one brings us hope of salvation while the second one takes us through the process of salvation. Mary is called the co-redemption because she gave her consent to give birth to Jesus the Redeemer. Through Mary we give our consent to follow Jesus who takes us through our journey of life into eternity.

We decorate the cross, a symbol of suffering, with flowers, a symbol of happiness, to remind us that just as Christ’s suffering brought us the joy of His Resurrection, we too have to undergo suffering in life which leads us to inner peace and the spiritual happiness of a successful life. It is through the strength of the cross that we can conquer all adversities of life. “We bow in worship to your Holy Cross O Master, and we glorify your Holy Resurrection”.

The History of Nativity of the Mother of God.

The feast of Nativity of the Mother of God in the Eastern Church is one of the most ancient Marian feasts; so ancient, that the time of its appearance can’t be determined. A tradition in Palestine recounts that St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, built a church in Jerusalem honoring the feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God. The Sacramentary of Pope Gelasius on the fifth century also mentions this feast.

The official introduction of this feast in the Byzantine empire is ascribed to the Emperor Mauricius.

From the East, the festival of the Nativity of the Mother of God found its way to the West, spreading first to Rome in the seventh century and then, in later centuries, throughout the entire Latin Church. The 8^th day of September was selected as the day of this feast because on that day nine months were completed from December 9, the day on which the church celebrates the conception of the Most Pure Virgin Mary in the womb of Anna. This day was also selected because it marked the day on which a church in Jerusalem was consecrated in her honour. This feast ranks as one of the twelve major feasts in our Liturgical Year. It has a one-day pre-feast and a post-feast lasting only four days because the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is celebrated on September 14.

Solemn Holy Communion. Dear parishioners, our preparation for First Confession and Solemn Holy Communion will begin soon (for children currently enrolled in grade 2 but do not attend our parish school). Please register by email: [email protected] (registration deadline October 17, 2024). All parents must complete forms and make payment in advance and attend the information night on October 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the church hall.

Baptisms and Weddings

• Weddings: Justin David Oliveira and Alexandra Leigh Forys; Andriy Balytskyy and Nataliia Volos; Stefan Mykola Pawluk and Lesia Polischuk; Christopher Ronald Fedak and Mariya Khrystan; Teymuraz Chichagua and Victoria Popadenko; Jason Charles Walker and Katarzyna Mnich. May God bless these new happy couples and give them continuous guidance throughout their marriage.     
• Baptism: Lucie Ann Douville, Addilyn RegimbalJulian Kachor, Hope Mariya Violetta Smith, Julian Edward John Rozendaal, Anna Nicole Fedyk, Arsenii Lipskyi, Ustym Zhovtanetskyy, Nina Lipska, Mykhailo Lipskyi, Maya McGahey, Irene Mary Sabat-Smolsky, Yanina Baskin, Roman Baskin, James Evangelista, Nicholas Krzywucki, Melania Stanishchuk, Violet Augustine Del Grosso, Artur Baiandin, Volodymyr Kozemko, Emily Bidlovska, Layla Dove Konar. May God have His angels looking out for all the new babies that are being baptized into the Catholic Faith.

Our deepest sympathies to family and friends who passed away since last middle of June: Miron Kozik, Oksana Zolkewych Zenon Ruryk, Lidia Krystalowych, Mark Jurychuk, Sophia Lytwyn, Irene Petruck, Anne Onyskiw, Jean Basnicki, Anna Matijczak, Elsie Wons, Irena Petluch. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May their memory be eternal! Vichnaya Pamiat.

The scholarship committee of the Father John Tataryn Legacy Scholarship is pleased to announce the scholarship winners for the year 2024. The winners are Mar’yana Chorniy (Mytrenha) and Sofiya Bobylyak, in memory of Dr. Juriy Georgius Kurys.

Mar’yana is entering a Master of Psychology program at Divine Mercy University. She has volunteered for 2 years as a Catechism teacher, preparing church students for Holy Communion and Confession at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church. She volunteers at CCRC children ministry by taking part in organizing major events for children to learn about the Lord. She is part of the group Women of Grace, which organizes retreats and events for women. And she works at Ukrainian Saturday school Paul Yuzyk Academy, teaching religion.

Sofiya is a parishioner of St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church. She has been a member of Club Leadership for the Ukrainian Club at Humber College. She has volunteered during the Independence Day festival at Centennial Park. 

Please congratulate the award winners for 2024. The scholarship committee encourages applications for the next round, which opens in March 2025. Details will be published in the bulletin.

Ukraine’s Independence Day Celebration.

A Sincere Thank You to all those who helped organize Ukraine’s Independence Day celebration in our parish: Mr. Lubomir Levitski, owner of Flower Fantasy and to Mrs. Natalia Lekh owner of Royal Ribbon for their donation of beautiful bouquets for the church and church hall. Special thank you to Dobr. Vira Palisa and her kitchen team for preparing delicious food. Also thank you to all those who brought bakings, helped setup for the celebration, helped in the kitchen and with decorations (special thank you to Olia Kit for setting up a beautiful Ukrainian house display). May God send upon you many blessings!

Our Sincerest Thanks to all volunteers who helped dress and maintain our church grounds; and who helped do church repair work during the summer months. May God bless you and your families as you continue to do good deeds.

• Church Building Fund: Kitchen Group in honour of Fr. Ivan Palisa 20th Anniversary; Igor and Nika Goutor in honour of Fr. John 65^th Ordination; Richard Sambrook and family in honour of Fr. John 65^th Anniversary; Pavlo Baiandin in honour of his son’s Baptism; Kurpita Family; Eugenia Haba in honour of Fr. John 65^th Anniversary, in honour of Fr. Ivan Palisa 20th Anniversary, in honour of Fr. Peter Shumelda 75^th Birthday; Andrzej and Daria Krzywucki in honour of their son’s Baptism; Luba Osmak; Volodymyr Kozemko in honour of his son’s Baptism; Olha Fecycz; Mary Anne Semanyshyn; Omelan Dmytryshyn; Eugene and Helen Medicky; Irene Petruck; Roman and Maria Hrycyna; Bohdan and Luba Sklierenko; Harold Sudeyko; Nick and Margaret Fedorchuk; Anna Witiuk; Nika Goutor in honour of Maria and Eugene Rypan 50^th Wedding Anniversary; Michael and Irene Kurpita; Anonymous; Eugene and Maria Rypan in honour of their 50^th Wedding Anniversary;
• Church Building Fund in Memory of Orysia (Irene) Petruck: Franciska Volinets; David Gri; Kathy and Mike Prokop with sons; Candy Burstein; Zenon and Orysia Chwaluk; Joan Smith; Harpreet and Christine Seetal; Adam and Janet Fanaki; Daria Taylor; Halyna Perun.
• In Memory of: Nazar Family in memory of Pauline Nazar; Eugenia Haba in memory of Evstach Haba; Zenon Chwaluk in memory of Marika Stech; Zoya Trofimenko in memory of her mother Martha; John and Julia Popowycz in memory of Peter Popowycz; Jurij Dovhan and Maria and Walter Cidylo in memory of their parents; Joyce Lesyk in memory of Zenon Ruryk and in memory of Sophia Lytwyn; Anne and Ihor Turjansky in memory of Mary Sacharnacki; Children of the late Zena Stephaniuk; Rose Filipowich in memory of Jean Basnicki; Mary Forint in memory of Hania Onyskiw; Olga Krawec in memory of Elsie Wons; Mary Ann Newediuk in memory of Elsie Wons; Emilia and Walter Kachor in memory of Sophia Lytwyn and Elsie Wons.
• Fr. John Scholarship:  Anne Turjansky in memory of Adam Turjansky; Mary Lytwyn in memory of Sophia Lytwyn; Anne and Ihor Turjansky.
• Fr. John’s Scholarship in Memory of Hania Onyskiw: Lenore Radojevic; Betty Dobko; Mary Ann Newediuk; Olga Krawec; Alex and Mariola Hluszkiw; Luba Czyrsky; Marc and Egle Huminilowycz; Orest and Donna Tymyk; Victoria Dyriw with Family; Krupica Family; Susan Krupica; Ken and Sherry Kucharchuk; Grandmother Catherine Bolishyn; Zenon and Orysia Chwaluk; Eugenia Haba; Phillis Huk; Emilia and Walter Kachor.
• Shrine “Under Your Mantle” Anonymous; Sofiia Rusyn; Julia Petritchkovitch.
• Children’s Lunch Program: Sub-Dcn Mark and Anne Stoiko.
• School Pantry: Lenore Radojevic.
• Reserve Fund: Ruth Roberge; Estate of Raymond Mitchell; Estate of Lillian Pokorchak; Jean Truss in memory of her husband Jerry Truss ; Daria Chabursky in memory of her husband Nestor.

May God reward you for your generosity.

Our Blessings and Sincerest Gratitude to all our parishioners and friends who made donations as listed. Our parish and the charities it supports exist and flourish through the generosity of its donors who will always be remembered in our daily prayers as long as our parish exists.

Automatic Doors are for those who need assistance. We have three, one on the left side of the main entrance to the church hall, and the elevator doors. These doors open and close slowly and must not to be held open as this causes damage to the mechanism which is expensive to repair. Please use them but don’t abuse them.

Kitchen News. Our Kitchen Group will be needing help this coming Tuesday, September 10^th, to prepare cabbage rolls, and we will be selling frozen pyrohy and fresh cabbage rolls from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Thank you.   

Coffee Sundays for September      

September 8–UCWLC

September 15–Club La Rose

September 22–Ushers Club

September 29-Yavir