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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2010
Inaugurated in 1908 at the initiative of Rev. Paul Wattson, an Episcopalian priest of the United States who would later join the Catholic Church, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated all around the world. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches, has offered a…
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Christmas and Theophany 2010
On Christmas Eve, after we as a community celebrated the Vespers-Liturgy of St Basil the Great, just over 60 guests joined us for the Christmas Eve Sviat Vechir (Holy Meal) in our seminary hall. We have usually been blessed with the presence of the recent Papal Nuncio, Most Rev. Luigi Ventura. However, he had been…
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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…
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St. Nicholas Visits St. John the Baptist Shrine in Ottawa
We participated in the visit of St. Nicholas to St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine yesterday. Our own Stefan Pankiw was the emcee for the afternoon of over 85 guests. As you can see, the children were more than happy on this festive occasion. St. Nicholas, played by our own Alexander Laschuk, shared the…
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NHL Hockey – Senators vs Leafs
It was a fantastic night out for everyone in the seminary – we went to see one of the infamous rivalry games between the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. We enjoyed the game immensely! The Senators swept the Leafs away 3-2; so there was only one seminarian travelling home saddened by the…