Welcome

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.

 Coffee and snacks in the Fellowship Room following both Divine Liturgies.

Sunday, October 13: 10:00 am: Rosary in church.

Sunday October 13, 10:30 am Divine Liturgy will be celebrated for the health and recovery of Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak, OSBM. Please keep him in your prayers.

Monday, October 14: Thanksgiving Day. 9:30 am: Rosary in church. 10:00 am: Divine Liturgy of Thanksgiving in church. Please join us.
Tuesday, October 15: 7:00 pm: Rosary in the residence chapel.
Wednesday, October 16: 10:00 am: Parish Council meeting in the Fellowship Room.
Thursday, October 17: 7:00 pm: Rosary in the residence chapel.
Sunday, October 20: 10:00 am: Rosary in church.

A special Thank You to all who helped organize, volunteered to set the tables, served or helped clean up at last week’s Parish Praznyk Dinner. Your hard work and dedication are very much appreciated. May Our Lord bless you all. 

Rosary in October – Please note that in the month of October we will pray the Rosary on Sundays, at 10:00 am in church. We will also pray the Rosary on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 pm in the residence chapel.
Під час місяця жовтня спільна вервиця буде відмовлятися в неділю о год. 10:00 ранку в церкві, в вівторок, і в четвер о год. 7:00 вечора в резиденційній каплиці.

100 year History of Sts Peter and Paul Parish in Grindrod, BC 2024       photos from Grindrod BC Celebration

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/

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.