Ukrainian Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary625 5th Avenue SW Moose Jaw SK S6H 5W2 (306) 692-9456

Fr. Yurij Lazurko, administrator(306) 693-6636 (home) (306) 690-9709 (cell)

CHRIST IS RISEN!INDEED HE IS RISEN! Sunday May 10, 2015

Sunday of Man Born Blind pg 27 tone 5Epistle: Acts 16:16-34 Gospel: John 9:1-38

ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСВОІСТИНУ ВОСКРЕС

Sun May 10 9:00 a.m. Moose Jaw - for mothers 1:00 p.m. HodgevilleMon May 11 8:00 a.m. †Michael Huska Int Bronie Huska, Peter HuskaTues May 12 NO LITURGYWed May 13 NO LITURGY Thurs May 14 NO LITURGY Fri May 15 NO LITURGYSat May 16 NO LITURGYSun May 17 NO LITURGY

Opening Hymn: РадістьClosing Hymn: Immaculate Mary pg 31 (3 verses)

PRAY THE ROSARY DAILYPlease notify Fr. Yurij when someone is sick or hospi-talized in order that these people be visited in a timely manner.

EVENTS & THINGSPlease be mindful in your prayers of John Smuk, Anne Sahaidak, Steve Okraincee, Pete Okraincee, Marlene Lu-ciak, Crystal Zakaluzny, Harry Horejda, Gen Berezny and of all who are in the need of the gift of health.

Хр воскрес Хр воскресРадість з неба ся являєПасха красна днесь витаєРадуйтеся щиро ниніБог дав щастя всій родиніБог дав радість нам з небесХристос воскрес Хр воскресХр воскрес Хр воскресOn this day the Lord is risenOn this day new life is givenEarth and heaven heard the storyOf the triumph and the gloryChrist is risen from the deadKhrystos voskres,Khrystos voskres.

Thought du JourA distraught senior phoned the doctor “Is it true that the medica-tion you prescribed is to be taken for the rest of my life?” “Yes, I’m afraid so”. “I’m wondering, then, how serious my condition is because this prescription is marked NO REFILLS.”

June 7 UCWLC Appreciation DayWUCWO Prayer service

Brunch Fr. Yurij will be away May 12-20 inclusive. In case of urgent matters please con-tact:Fr. Andrei Kachur306-551-1512 cellFr. Basil Malowany306-540-5102 cellFr. Vladimir Mudri306-537-9847 cellMark Lazurko 694-5746There is NO LITURGY in Moose Jaw on Thursday May 14 (Ascension) or Sunday May 17. Regular service Sunday May 24 at 9 a.m.

Graveside services in Moose Jaw are scheduled for Mon-day May 25 at 6 p.m., weather permitting. Alternate date is Thursday May 28 at 6 p.m.

The most important person on earth is a mother.She cannot claim the honour of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral – a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby’s body. The angels have not been blessed with such a grace. They cannot share in God’s creative miracle to bring new saints to heaven. Only a human mother can. Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature. God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation. What on God’s earth is more glorious than this: to be a mother.

A BLESSED AND HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Flowers For all ladies compliments Ucwlc

Musée Ukraina Museum Open hours: Sundays 11:30 am - 4:30 pm.

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Annual Eparchial AppealLast week marked the beginning of the 2015 Annual Epar-chial Appeal (AEA) in our parish. You received a letter from Bishop Bayda seeking your support. Your support of this year’s appeal ensures that essential charitable, educational and pastoral ministries are continued and carried forward. For Moose Jaw the target is $2350. This Appeal is run under the auspices of the Blessed Budka Eparchial Stewardship Society Inc. (BBESSI).

Gifts can be given by cheque, direct debit, credit card, online

The envelopes can be given to Gloria Leniuk or Mark La-zurko or placed in the collection basket. The target date for the completion of the campaign is May 24. Your gift to the AEA will help continue the vital ministries and programs of-fered throughout the Eparchy.Note: if contributing by cheque make it payable to BBESSIOfficial receipts will be mailed from Saskatoon.

MercyMenningers’s observations have been echoed by a num-ber of mental health professionals. They recognize that patients often are bound by anxiety about not being for-given and become slaves of guilt. Once they acknowledge their sins and receive God’s mercy and forgiveness, they are often freed in a very healthy psychological way.It is easy to just think about the Sacrament of Penance as a sort of scoreboard. If we go to Confession, we can just “wipe the slate clean”. This, however, is a damaging re-duction of the immense gift that is God’s mercy. His abun-dant love for us is not about keeping score, but about re-storing and strengthening a relationship. Mercy liberates our souls from the guilt and self-loathing that keep us from loving and serving God and others. This mercy not only purifies the soul, but fills our hearts and minds with peace, giving us the strength to persevere and to grow in virtue.Have you ever heard a priest say the words “May God grant you pardon and peace” at the end of your Con-fession and suddenly felt a flood of relief? Regard-less of whether you have an emotional reaction or not, when you receive absolution you undergo a substantive change. When you are absolved from your sins through God’s mercy, you are once again able to move forward. The graces received unite us with Christ, and allow us to experience His consolation.The value of Christ’s Mercy should never be underesti-mated. He died so that we could be free from all of the times that we have failed, when we have rejected Him, when we have chosen other things above a loving rela-tionship with Him. When we seek out and embrace His Mercy, we are better able to become the men and women He is calling us to be. During this upcoming Year of Mercy,

we can each (in the words of our Holy Father) find the “joy needed to make fruitful the mercy of God.”

Man born BlindThis Gospel shows real growth in faith. At first the man born blind had no idea who had cured him. His faith gets clearer as he is ques-tioned. Jesus is at first just a man, then a prophet, and finally he is his Lord, the one he worships. He is able to stand up against the enemies of Jesus certain that he has been healed and saved from darkness. He is willing to stand up for his new faith.Here are some passages from Pope Francis that challenge us to think about how seriously we are taking the call to share our faith with others.The Pharisees didn’t think the man born blind was qualified to teach them, but that didn’t stop him.Pope Francis reflects:In virtue of their baptism, all the members of the People of God have become missionary disciples (cf. Mt 28:19). All the baptized, whatever their position in the Church or their level of instruction in the faith, are agents of evangelization, and it would be insuf-ficient to envisage a plan of evangelization to be carried out by professionals while the rest of the faithful would simply be passive recipients. The new evangelization calls for personal involvement on the part of each of the baptized. Every Christian is challenged, here and now, to be actively engaged in evangelization; indeed, anyone who has truly experienced God’s saving love does not need much time or lengthy training to go out and proclaim that love. Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of God in Christ Jesus: we no longer say that we are “disciples” and “missionaries”, but rather that we are always “missionary disciples”. If we are not convinced, let us look at those first disciples, who, immediately after encountering the gaze of Jesus, went forth to proclaim him joyfully: “We have found the Messiah!” (Jn 1:41). ... So what are we waiting for?

PrayerFather, You have blessed us in so many ways, above all in the mercy and compassion you have shown us in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, your Son. Keep us grateful every day for your great and gentle love. We don’t always know how to bring people closer to you and we would rather that it was someone else’s job. But we do know that you have poured your Holy Spirit into our hearts and you are at work among us. Take away the fear and embarrassment that sometimes stops us speaking about you to others. Make us sharers of Gospel Joy to those who most need to learn of you. Amen.