Seminary Year 2024-2025
On January 1, 2016 at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, at the Divine Liturgy on the feast of our Lord’s Circumcision and of Saint Basil the Great, Bishop David (Motiuk) ordained Deacon Michael Bombak to the Priesthood. Participating in this service were Very rev. Peter Babej, rector of the Cathedral, and Hieromonk Teodosy of…
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 53rd WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS The Church, Mother of Vocations Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is my great hope that, during the course of this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, all the baptized may experience the joy of belonging to the Church…
Fr. Tom Hrywna recently came to Ottawa to serve the traditional first Divine Liturgy at the Sheptytsky Institute and the Seminary. Fr. Tom shared with us some of the experiences he has had since being appointed administrator of Sts. Vladimir and Olga Parish in Windsor, Ontario. We wish him and his wife and family many…
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…
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.…