Liturgical Propers

Sunday before Theophany; Octoechos Tone 7; Our Holy Father Sylvester, Pope of Rome (335). Matins Resurrectional Gospel 10. 2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8 GREAT VESPERS AND DIVINE LITURGY GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone...

Sunday after the Nativity of Christ; Commemoration of the Holy and Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James, Brother of the Lord; Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God; Tone 6; GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm...

The Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ—Christmas Feastal Matins and Divine Liturgy One of the 12 Great Feasts. Holy Day of Obligation. FESTAL MATINS Hexapsalm Great Ekteny The Lord Is God, Tone 4 Troparion, Tone 4: Your Nativity, O Christ...

Sunday before the Nativity of Christ - Sunday of the Holy Fathers, Tone 5; The Holy Martyr Boniface (230); Nativity Fast. Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading: “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 5 Lead my soul forth from...

Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, Tone 4; Our Venerable Father Spiridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus (337-61); Nativity Fast. Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 Lead my soul...

Twenty-Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 3; Our Venerable and God-bearing Father Sabbas the Sanctified (532) Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy Polyeleos Feast GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 3 Lead my soul forth...

Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 2; The Venerable-Martyr Stephen the New (c. 764); The Holy Martyr Irenarchus (284-305) Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 Lead my soul...

Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; The Entrance into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy Feast of the Mother of God. Holy Day of Obligation. GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the...

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8; The Holy and All-Praiseworthy Apostle Philip; Polyeleos Feast. GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 8 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. O...

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 7; The Thirty-Three Holy Martyrs of Militene (284-305); Our Venerable Father and Wonderworker Lazarus, Hermit of Mount Galesius (1054); November 7, 2021. Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the...

HOLY TRINITY Parish – Парафія Пресвятої Трійці Location: half a km. from the CPR and CNR in the northern part of the town of Vegreville. In the beginning there were only 8 families, commuting for the church services between Vegreville and Mundare. The first settlers...

St . JOHN BAPTIST Parish – Парафія св. Івана Хрестителя Borschiw Parish is located in Haight, the County of Beaver Hill (S/E Sec 10 Twp. 51 Rge 16 4 M). The parish was established in 1903 and in 1905 the first Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Fr. Platonid Filas, OSBM....

RED DEER – St. VLADIMIR Parish – Парафія св. Володимира Великого In 1977 the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton purchased 2 properties on 39 Street and 46 Avenue. Sr. Esther Kurylo, SSMI started visiting the families and searching for our faithful in the telephone...

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LIMESTONE LAKE – St. MICHAEL Parish – Парафія св. Михаїла The first Ukrainian settlers arrived in 1898 from the village of Strilkivtsi, of the district of Borshchiw in Ukraine. The church property is located on 4 acres of land (NW S.31-T.56-R.17-4M), 2 acres acquired...

DELPH – PRESENTATION of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish – Парафія Введення в храм Пренепорочної Діви Марії Location: Lot 18, Bl. 58, Plan 18 (3 acres of land donated by Stefan Rudko; 19 km. from Waskatenau and 24 km. from St. Michael). Ukrainians from Zvenach,...

CHIPMAN – NATIVITY of the BVM Parish – Парафія Різдва Пресв. Богородиці In 1890 2 families of V. Eleniak and I. Pylypiv settled in that region. Many others joined them from Kalush, Yaroslav, Sniatyn and Brody regions in Ukraine. The first church was built in 1900 3.5...

LEESHORE – NATIVITY of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish – Парафія Різдва Пресв. Богородиці Location: Section 12, Bl. 58, Pl. 20 (15 km. from Waskatenau and 33 km. from Lamont). Ukrainian settlers arrived from the Jaroslav district (Liubyn, Zveniach, Peremyshl,...

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 6; The Holy Apostles Stachys, Amplias and others with them; the Holy Martyr Epimachus (250); Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 8:26-39 Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At...

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 5; The Holy Martyr Aretas and those with him (523); October 24, 2021. Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 5 Lead my soul forth from prison*...

Commemoration of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, Tone 4; The Holy Prophet Hosea (8th c. BC); the Venerable-Martyr Andrew of Crete (767) Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy   GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140...

MUNDARE – Sts. PETER and PAUL Parish – Парафія свв. Петра і Павла Sts. Peter and Paul Parish is located 90 km. east of Edmonton on the CN tracks. The first pioneers arrived in Mundare district around 1898. In the 1930s out of 777 people in the district, 582 of them...

Parish: Exaltation of the Holy Cross Location: Skaro, Alberta History of the Parish: EXALTATION of the HOLY CROSS Parish – Церква Воздвиження Чесного ХрестаLocation S.E. 1-57-20-4. Ukrainian settlements in the region were organized in 1898. The first church was built...

St. MICHAEL – St . NICHOLAS Parish – Парафія св. о. Миколая Location: Lot 35, Bl. 55, Pl. 18. The church has 40 acres of land (25 acres are farm land) and is 6.5 km. south-east from the town of St. Michael. The first settlers arrived in 1896 (I. Danchuk, I. IUrkiv,...

KRAKIW (Krakow) – PROTECTION of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish – Парафія Покрови Матері Божої The Parish is located 95 km. east of Edmonton and 19 km. north & 5 km. west of Mundare. The first settlers arrived in 1898 from the Brody (35 families) and Chortkiv...

LAMONT – St. JOHN the BAPTIST Parish – Парафія св. Івана Хрестителя Originally the Ukrainian Catholic faithful of the town of Lamont, who arrived here in 1912, were attending the churches in Chipman, Star and Skaro. The first settler and his family (Nykola Markovskyi)...

MUNDARE – Sts. PETER and PAUL Parish – Парафія свв. Петра і Павла Sts. Peter and Paul Parish is located 90 km. east of Edmonton on the CN tracks. The first pioneers arrived in Mundare district around 1898. In the 1930s out of 777 people in the district, 582 of them...

MANNING – ASCENSION Parish (Парафія Вознесіння Господньог) In 1951 Pavlo Bilozor donated the land for the church. The parishioners decided to first build a parish residence so the priest would be able to visit Hotchkiss and North Star parishes. Some time later the...

HINES CREEK – ALL SAINTS Parish (Парафія Всіх Святих) Approximately 50 people organized themselves in 1931 and chose the first Parish council with Fr. Matthew Sianchuk presiding and M. Kalynsky and I. Yasniy as members. In 1933 the Ukrainian Catholic community in...

HIGH PRAIRIE – CHRIST THE KING Parish Парафія Зіслання Святого Духа Basilian Fathers serving Gilwood district started also to visit the faithful in High Prairie. On June 9, 1941 Bishop Basil Ladyka visited the community and a spiritual renewal was visible in the...

FIDELITY - St. JOHN the EVANGELIST Parish - Парафія св. Івана Євангелиста Location: S-E Sec. 27, Twp. 52, Range 8, 4M. – 28 km. from Myrnam and 192 km. east of Edmonton. The 3 acres of land for the church and the cemetery were bought in 1937 for $40.00. The early...

LLOYDMINSTER – Descent of the Holy Spirit Parish Парафія Зіслання Святого Духа The first services were held in the Roman Catholic Church by the Basilian Fathers from Mundare starting 1936. The first service held in the parish’s own church was on April 12, 1953 by Fr....

Parish: St. John the Baptist Location: Northern Valley, Alberta St. JOHN the BAPTIST Parish – Парафія Різдва св. Івана Хрестителя Location: Lot S.E. ¼ 4, Bl. 56, Plan 6-4 (10 acres of land were purchased in 1910 for the church and the cemetery). The church was built...

Parish: Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary Location: Angle Lake, Alberta NATIVITY of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish – Парафія Різдва Пресв. Богородиці Location: 16 km. north of Derwent. The church (38’ x 22’) was built in 1919 by Andrew Sakowski. Fr. Ksenofont Rozdolsky...

Parish: St. John the Baptist Location: Iron River, Alberta St . JOHN the BAPTIST Parish – Парафія св. Івана Хрестителя The Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. John the Baptist is located 32 km. from Bonnyville and was established in 1932. Thanks to D. Panas and Roman...

Parish: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Location: Glendon, Alberta ASSUMPTION of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish – Парафія Успіння Матері Божої   First service in the area of Glendon was held in the house of Nicholas Hupalo, who invited Fr. Ireneus Procenty,...