Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Edmonton (Canada)

Author: Father Rector

  • Life Chain 2020

    Life Chain 2020

    In 1987, a small pro-life group called Please Let Me Live in Yuba City, California held the first Life Chain. They have continued to this day. In 1990, Campaign Life Coalition brought Life Chain into Canada from the U.S., igniting a powerful public witness in our country that has endured the test of years, saved…

  • Annual Opening Retreat 2020

    Annual Opening Retreat 2020

  • Priestly Ordination of Fr. Jay Korban

    Priestly Ordination of Fr. Jay Korban

    Fr. Jay Korban was ordained to the Priesthood by Metropolitan Lawrence (Huculak) of Winnipeg on August 15, 2020 at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A small reception was held afterwards. Fr. Jay, his wife, Sophia, and their children are now in Rossburn, Manitoba where Fr. Jay takes on the pastoral care of…

  • Diaconal Ordination of Jay Korban

    Diaconal Ordination of Jay Korban

    Fr. Deacon Jay Korban was ordained on February 1, 2020 by Metropolitan Lawrence at St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg. The Archdeacon at the ordination was Fr. John Sianchuk, CSsR. Axios!

  • Will Priesthood Give You Happiness?

    Will Priesthood Give You Happiness?

    A video of one of our former students, Fr. Mykhailo Ozorovych, sharing his vocation story with Shalom World.

  • New Seminary Spiritual Director

    New Seminary Spiritual Director

    On October 1, 2019, the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada appointed Fr. Ephrem Kardouh as the new Spiritual Director of Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta. Fr. Ephrem succeeds Fr. Mihajlo Planchak of the Eparchy of Edmonton. Fr. Ephrem is a monastic priest of the Basilian Salvatorian Order ministering in the Melkite Greek…

  • Our Trip to Banff

    Our Trip to Banff

    In early October, we had a chance to visit Canmore and Banff, Alberta due to the kindness of a Seminary benefactor. We spent a day on and atop Sulphur Mountain and in the quaint town of Banff. Majestic experiences of the grandeur of the Lord’s creation makes Psalm 103 come alive! Bless the Lord, O…

  • From Heart to Heart: A Letter to Candidates for Priestly Ministry in the Metropolia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the USA

    From Heart to Heart: A Letter to Candidates for Priestly Ministry in the Metropolia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the USA

    Published by the UGCC Hierarchy of the Philadelphia Metropolia, September 21, 2019 Dear Friends! It is with deep appreciation and respect for you, your calling and your desire to do God’s will that we, the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of America, wish to share with you our thoughts concerning…

  • Varenyky and Salmon – at the Cathedral

    Varenyky and Salmon – at the Cathedral

    Смачного! This is our usual greeting after the grace for a meal. The best translation in English is borrowed from the Franch, “Bon appetit!” And it sure was delicious. The Cathedral parish in Edmonton has one of the suppers almost every month. We were able to partake of its goodness on September 6, 2019, and…