Picture Gallery 2012

Please E-mail Subdeacon Mark with any corrections, updates or other news. Pictures of parish events, both past and present, would be greatly appreciated. Click on a link below to view galleries from past years:
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Picture Gallery 2012 • Picture Gallery 2011 • Ukrainian School 2011
Roofing Project 2011 • Picture Gallery 2010 • Order of St. Andrew
From the Archives

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Caroling
Good Shepherd
Podcast
Bishop's Visit
Scholarship Awards
Parish Feast Day
Eastern Eparchy Youth Festival
Council Oath
Shevchenko Concert
Sunday of Orthodoxy

Caroling

PARISH CHRISTMAS CAROLLING: Monday, January 8, 2013 - Two groups of enthusiastic carollers visited parishioners homes in Hamilton and Burlington. Thank you to all who received them into their homes so graciously. Our adventurous carollers raised over $1,000 for the parish!
UKRAINIAN SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CAROLLING: Saturday, January 12, 2013 - A group of Ukrainian school students and teachers visited the Taras Shevchenko residence and two Ukrainian credit unions in Hamilton, raising funds for the school with their melodious voices. Thank you to all who continue to support our flourishing Ukrainian school.

Serving at Good Shepherd

GOOD SHEPHERD: Saturday, December 28, 2012 - A group from our parish helped to prepare and serve the afternoon meal at the Good Shepherd in Hamilton. This is our fourth annual December visit to the Good Shepherd. Our next scheduled date to serve is Saturday, March 30th. We encourage all interested youth to participate in an edifying afternoon of serving and fellowshipping with our brothers and sisters in need. Space is limited to 8-10 volunteers only, time commitment is from 1pm to 5pm. Please contact Oksana Sushko 289-337-4516 to reserve your place on the team.

Parish Youth Featured in Podcast

Tanya Hluchaniuk and Christina Kowalenko of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church are featured on the most recent episode of �iecclesia�, the internet ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Canada. The title of the episode is Orthodox Youth: Living the Faith in Today�'s World�. You can access the episode by clicking on this link.

Bishop Andrij Visitation

The Bishop is greeted by the children of the parish.

Fr. Wasyl' greets the Bishop.

After vesting.

A children's choir performs at the banquet.

On behalf of the Order of St. Andrew, Bishop Andrij handed out awards to our acolytes, altar boys and readers.

Scholarships Awarded

Congratulations to Alexandria Cushing and Tamara Hluchaniuk, this year's recipients of the John Bohdaniw Memorial Scholarship/Bursary Fund. The awards were presented by Joan Bohdaniw, in memory of her husband.

Parish Feast Day

The choir singing "Slava Volodymyru".

Lunch is served.

The congregation sings "Mnohaya Lita" as Fr Wasyl is presented with a birthday cake (lower left corner).

One of the suprising highlights of this year's celebration was this beautiful display of cupcakes, made by one of our own youngsters, Madison (shown below with Fr. Wasyl). Her hard work and dedication to the parish is an inspiration to us all!

Eastern Eparchy Youth Festival

The Eparchial Gathering/Youth Festival was held on Sunday June 24, at the St. Volodymyr Centre in Oakville. It was well attended, with nearly 300 people taking part in the festivities. After the Hierarchal Liturgy, people enjoyed their picnic lunches under the trees and inside the Centre. Following lunch, numerous games and sports were played by young and old alike. In the Centre, a movie was screened, and there was a presentation by our own parishioner Tanya Hluchaniuk about her mission trip to orphanages in Ukraine. After yet more games, we filed back into the chapel for a Vespers service, and then back outside for a BBQ dinner. The evening wrapped up with a "Vatra" and sing-a-long.

A beautiful day was enjoyed by everyone. This is definitely something that we want to build on for future years with higher attendance, participation and interaction with all the Eastern Eparchy parishes.