For over forty years, Holy Resurrection Ukrainian Catholic Mission Parish in Penticton has remained a steadfast witness to the Byzantine tradition in the South Okanagan. The parish’s history began on April 6, 1985, when Fr. Joseph Ostopowich celebrated its very first Divine Liturgy.
Recently, the community experienced the maternal care of the Mother of God through a generous gift from the Traynor family. They donated a beautiful pair of eight-foot icons from Ukraine depicting Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Most Holy Theotokos. These sacred images now form a movable iconostasis, transforming their worship space within St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Parish into a visibly Byzantine sanctuary.
Additionally, the parish was blessed with a new set of white and gold altar linens, which were blessed on the Sunday of All Saints to enhance the dignity of the Holy Mysteries.
May these sacred gifts help foster a deeper love for the Divine Liturgy, a greater appreciation for the spiritual inheritance of our Ukrainian Catholic Church, and a renewed desire for holiness among all who worship at Holy Resurrection Parish.
Thank you Traynor family.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, Save Us!
in Christ - з Богом!
o. Andriy