Christ is Born!
Many thanks to Markian Radomskiy for these videos , taken on December 25th. Enjoy…
Compline + Matins Christmas Eve 2018 Video
video- Compline + Matins- below.
Compline and Matins (facebook live video
Service Schedule Christmas| Nativity of Lord | РІЗДВО
Schedule of Services December 23 - January 7th
The services schedule is available here! Please join us- we especially welcome those visiting from afar. All are welcome.
Розклад Різдвяних служб тут! Будь ласка, приєднуйтесь до нас - ми особливо вітаємо тих, з далекa. Ми вітаємо Вас усіх!
A Visit from Saint Nicholas!
St Nicholas visited the parish today! The Bishop was greeted (and entertained) with songs, dances and musical performances. Thanks to all who made it a special day for the children.
Thanks to:
Markian Radomskiy for the pro photos.
W4Y Video-Photo Productions 416.520.4434 info[at]w4y.ca
Saint Nicholas Feast Day + Charity Collection
ST NICHOLAS FEAST DAY is this week! Bring your children to church for one of the scheduled services, to honour and learn about the SAINT who is more than just a legendary character that brings gifts.
Wednesday Dec 5th: Vespers 7pm Thursday December 6th: Matins 8am Liturgy at 10am (followed by Potluck lunch). Midweek life with kids can be hectic so come when you can, leave when you must.
December is the month of our St. Nicholas Charity Collection. There is a basket by the icon of St. Nicholas at the front of the church on the left. You can place your cash donations there. If using your donation envelope for this purpose, you can place it in the collection basket or in the basket by the icon. Funds collected will be distributed to families in need, both in Ukraine (through a charitable organization) and locally here in Brampton.
SAINT LOUISE OUTREACH is an organization that looks after the poor in Brampton and works on a shoestring budget. Their needs are many.
For the next two weeks we will collect food and other items at the church. Please place them on or under the table in the vestibule. Check the list below for what is needed most. They have more than enough of pasta and beans and ask that you not bring clothing at this time. PERISHABLE items will be delivered immediately. Gifts for teens ages 14 - 17 are also welcome. See: stelouisefoodbank.ca for more information on this organization.
Consider making a donation of a few items from the list below:
Vegetables (Canned, fresh or frozen)
Rice
Pasta Sauce
Canned Luncheon Meat
Canned Fish (Tuna, Salmon etc..)
Fruit (Canned, fresh or frozen)
Carnation or Powdered Milk
Pancake / Muffin Mix
Flour
Sugar / Salt
Instant Coffee / Tea
Oil / Vinegar
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayonnaise
Kids Items
Formula (Not Jar Food)
Juice Boxes
Peanut Free Snacks
Diapers (Large sizes 4+)
New Toys
Personal Items
Toilet Paper
Tooth Paste/Brushes
Body Soap/Dish Soap
Shampoo/Conditioner
Body Wash
Laundry Soap
Razors
Meat
Chicken, Fish, Hams, Hamburgers, Hot dogs
Turkeys (Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas)
Bacon / Sandwich Meat
Dairy
Fresh Milk
Cheese
Eggs
Butter or Margarine
Vegetables
Potatoes, Carrots etc…
Frozen
Lasagna
Macaroni & Cheese
TV Dinners
Sheppard’s Pie
Fish & Chips
Fruit
Apples / Oranges
Bananas etc..
Annual Advent/Christmas Market
Bring your friends!
Parishioners- can you volunteer for a few hours? Sign up in he church hall or call/email the office.
Vichnaya Pamyat' Fr. Robert Taft SJ
From a FB post by Sister Vassa…
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full text…
“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” (Mt 5: 13-16)
Fr. Robert F. Taft, SJ, a beloved teacher of many, including me, and who passed away yesterday, was both these things: both “salt” and “light.” By the “salt” of his particular genius, he brought alive the “flavor” of otherwise-dead historical facts, – sometimes even to the point of disturbing the more sensitive palates, unaccustomed to his dose of “salt.” Because Father Taft said it like it was, according to his meticulous and honest research.
For this powerful witness, for being the honest scholar he was, – for being himself, – he was often criticized and maligned. But he could never “be hid,” like “a city set on a hill.” Like many Church-scholars, he suffered under and for the burdens of his knowledge, which both enlightened and disturbed the “status quaestionis” of the Church’s past and present issues. Be that as it may, I want to thank God for Fr. Taft’s courage, to bear witness to what he learned, in his unapologetic martyrdom. Thank You, God, for giving us Fr. Taft. And thank you, Fr. Taft, for letting God offer you to us, as the salt and light we so need in our today.
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