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The Rarest of the Seven Holy Sacraments
by Lidia M. Wasylyn The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton celebrated the ordination of Deacon Jim Nakonechny into the Holy Priesthood on August 8, 2015 at St. Basil’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. The ordination took place during Divine Liturgy by the laying on of hands by Bishop David Motiuk, Eparch of Edmonton. This was the first priestly…
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Priestly Ordination of Fr. Tom Hrywna
On Monday, May 25, 2015 at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toronto, Ontario, at the Divine Liturgy on Monday of the Holy Spirit, Bishop Stephen (Chmilar) ordained Ddeacon Tom Hrywna to the Priesthood. Participating in this service was Very Rev. Bohdan Bilinsky (Protosyncellus) and Very Rev. John Tataryn (Pastor), plus many other clergy. Fr.…
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Diaconal Ordination of Tom Hrywna
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toronto, Ontario, at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Lazarus Saturday, Bishop John (Pazak) ordained Subdeacon Tom Hrywna to the Diaconate. Participating in this service was Very Rev. Bohdan Bilinsky (Protosyncellus) and Very Rev. John Tataryn (Pastor), plus many other clergy. Bishop Stephen (Chmilar)…
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Diaconal Ordination of Gleb Pistruga
Just before the celebration of Great Vespers on Saturday, September 20, 2014, Bishop Ken (New Westminster) ordained Gleb Pistruga to the Minor Orders of Candlebearer, Reader, Cantor, and Subdeacon. On Sunday, September 21, 2014, Subdeacon Gleb was ordained to the Diaconate at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy presided by Bishop Ken. Participating in both services was…
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Ordination of Fr. Ilie Babota
On August 28, 2014, His Excellency Bishop Paul ordained Ilie Babota to the Holy Priesthood. The ordination took place at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, in Costiui (Rona de sus) Maramures, Romania at the annual pilgrimage for the Feast of the Dormition Feast. Hundreds of people come from different villages…
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Diaconal Ordination of Fr. Deacon Michael Bombak
On Saturday, August 9, 2014 at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Michael Bombak was ordained to the Diaconate through the laying-on of hands by Bishop David. In his homily on this most joyous occasion, Bishop David stated: Christ established the diaconate to minister to the Word. The deacon stands among the people…
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Reader Cyril Kennedy
On the feast of St. Josaphat, Bishop David (Edmonton) ordained Cyril Kennedy to Reader for the Cathedral parish of St. Josaphat in Edmonton at the seminary in Ottawa.
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Axios! Ordination of Fr. Alex Laschuk
The entire seminary and what seemed to be a large portion of the Ottawa Ukrainian Catholic young adult population travelled to Oshawa, Ontario to St. George’s Ukrainian Catholic Parish on October 28 for the priestly ordination of Fr. Alex Laschuk. He was ordained by Vladyka Stefan or Toronto. Fr. Alex currently works for Vladyka Stefan in the chancery office…
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Diaconal Ordination of Roman Planchak
Axios! Axios! Axios! Rev. Deacon Roman Planchak of the Eparchy of Edmonton (pictured above assisting Bishop David with the distribution of the Holy Mysteries to Deacon Roman’s wife, Stephanie) was ordained to the Diaconate on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Edmonton by Bishop David (Motiuk). Deacon Roman was a…