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Mission Days 2025 Throughout our Eparchy!
The Feast of the Ascension is only days away… which means that Mission Days 2025 is about to begin! His Beatitude SVIATOSLAV is...
WAR UP CLOSE 24-25 May 2025. An Event of ‘Odesa Week in Vancouver’
As part of the Maple Hope Foundation’s 2025 Odesa Week in Vancouver, a number of events have been organized throughout the greater Vancouver area to...
EVERYONE LOVES A PARADE! УСІ ЛЮБЛЯТЬ ПАРАД!
Several Ukrainian groups sent some representatives this year to participate in the city of New Westminster’s annual “Hyack Festival and...
INSTALLATION OF ARCHBISHOP RICHARD SMITH
Once again, as huge as Vancouver’s Cathedral is, it was filled, but only with a fraction of those who would have wanted to attend in person. Our...
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РІДНЕ СЛОВО Спочатку було Слово… І це слово було рідне для кожного. Ця вічна історія всім знайома, а школа «Рідне...
TWO NEW DEANERIES CREATED, TWO NEW DEANS APPOINTED
In the interest of providing for more closer oversight of the spiritual life, pastoral activity and practical needs of all our parishes and mission...
FAREWELL TO A LOVED ARCHBISHOP
What a magnificent and glorious Mass it was, and solemn and uplifting. Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver was filled to capacity, but with...
ДЕНЬ МАТЕРІ 2025 У НЬЮ-ВЕСТМІНСТЕРСЬКІЙ ЄПАРХІЇ
Кожна парафія в єпархії Нью-Вестмінстера, Канада, так чи інакше святкувала День Матері. Це включало єктенії під час недільних Божественних...
EPARCHIAL CLERGY GATHER FOR RETREAT LED BY REDEMPTORIST MISSIONARY
Once again, the priests of the Eparchy of New Westminster gathered at the Seton House of Prayer in Kelowna, British Columbia....
CCCB Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Rejoicing and Prayers
8 May 2025, Ottawa – Today, the Church in Canada and throughout the world rejoices, as His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, O.S.A.,...
Start of the Clergy Retreat 2025 for Priests of the New Westminster Eparchy
The annual clergy retreat for the New Westminster Eparchy has begun. Most Reverend Bishop Michael Kwiatkowski blessed the beginning of the retreat...
SUBDEACON CHRISTOPHER CHIU RECEIVES ‘MINOR ORDERS’ ON SUNDAY OF THE MYRRHBEARERS
“OUR JOY IS DOUBLED TODAY” Christopher Chiu who is a lay spiritual director and a member of Holy Dormition Byzantine Parish in Richmond, was...
EPARCHIAL REPRESENTATIVES JOIN CHURCH ON THE WESTCOAST FOR ARCHBISHOP J. MICHAEL MILLER FAREWELL DINNER
A massive Farewell Dinner was organized by the Faithful of the Archdiocese of Vancouver and hosted at the Italian Cultural Centre. The occasion...
New Westminster Eparchy Participates in Knights of Columbus Appreciation Night
As has been the tradition, the New Westminster Council #1283 of the Knights of Columbus hosts an annual Appreciation Dinner for Clergy and Religious...
Knights of Columbus 2025 State Convention for British Columbia and the Yukon
The Knights of the Columbus of the British Columbia and the Yukon held their annual State Convention at the Executive Hotel in Richmond...
EASTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS – NEW WESTMINSTER EPARCHY
The clergy from around the eparchy shared some photos, reports and stories of how the parishes joyfully celebrated the Feast of the Resurrection of...
PASSION WEEK 2025 HIGHLIGHTS – NEW WESTMINSTER EPARCHY
Passion Week is always a solemn period following or rather at the dramatic conclusion of the Great Fast. The mystery, the theology, the drama and...
POPE FRANCIS REPOSES IN THE LORD
ETERNAL MEMORY! CHRIST IS RISEN! We received the news that Pope Francis died almost an hour and a half after sunrise of “Bright Monday” 21...
EASTER PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV
Вих. ВА 25/074 ENG EASTER PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE...
Easter Letter 2025 – Canadian Bishops (ENG, UKR)
2025 PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD To the Reverend...
Message for Easter 2025 by Bishop William T. McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, I extend to you the ancient Orthodox Easter...
PALM SUNDAY WEEKEND LENTEN MISSION AT PRINCE GEORGE
Saint George Parish in the City of Prince George held its “Lenten Mission” on the weekend of Palm Sunday this year 12-13 April 2025. On Saturday...
Ukrainian Easter Festival in Abbotsford
🟡🔵 Sunday, April 20, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and beyond📍 St. Ann’s Catholic Church & Mill Lake Park, Abbotsford Join us in Abbotsford for a...
Lenten Parish Mission with Bishop Michael Kwiatkowski
On the weekend of April 12–13, St. George's Catholic Church (2414 Vanier Dr, Prince George, BC V2N 1T7) will have the special blessing of welcoming...
A MINI LENTEN MISSION TO GRINDROD AND KAMLOOPS
As he has tried to do since becoming the eparchial bishop, Bishop Michael visits as many parishes as possible during Pilipivka (the pre-Christmas St...
MISSIONARY PRIEST FR. DMYTRO DNISTRIAN PREACHES IN VANCOUVER
It is the practice in Ukrainian Catholic Parishes to have a “Lenten Mission” during the course of the Great Fast, during which the Faithful can hear...
VICAR GENERAL REV. MYKHAILO OZOROVYCH RECEIVES KING CHARLES MEDAL
The Vicar General (Protosyncellus) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster and Cathedral Rector, Very Rev. Mykhailo Ozorovych,...
CANADA’S WESTERN BISHOPS MEET IN VICTORIA
Canada has a national body of Catholic Bishops known as the CCCB - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. However, the country was also divided...
British Columbia Prays for an End to War
The Eparchy of New Westminster prays daily for Ukraine. We pray daily for an end to the brutal war brought across the borders by Russia some eleven...
Постійний Синод УГКЦ розпочався із ознайомлення з душпастирською ситуацією в Канаді
22 лютого 2025 року у м. Торонто розпочалися засідання Постійного Синоду Української Греко-Католицької Церкви. Цього разу участь...
ДЕКРЕТ Про проголошення ЮВІЛЕЙНІ ПАЛОМНИЦЬКІ ЦЕРКВИ
ДЕКРЕТ Про проголошення ЮВІЛЕЙНІ ПАЛОМНИЦЬКІ ЦЕРКВИ в Українській Католицькій Єпархії Нью-Вестмінстера на ювілейний 2025 рік На славу Пресвятої,...
Pastoral Letter on Catholic Schools (2025)
The Mission of the Catholic School As Mother and Teacher, the Church labours to bring the Gospel to the world in every age and continually draws on...
Pope Francis’ message for the 33rd World Day of the Sick (11 February 2025)
On 27 January 2025, the Vatican released Pope Francis' message for the 33rd World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated on Tuesday, 11...
A Vigil of Prayer for Ukraine
Holy Eucharist Cathedral in New Westminster📍 501 4th Avenue ⏳ Beginning at 5:40 PM on Sunday, 23 February 2025 🙏 A Vigil of Prayer for Ukraine 🇺🇦 At...
Pastoral Letter on Social Media
LET YOUR SPEECH ALWAYS BE GRACIOUS, SEASONED WITH SALT, SO THAT YOU MAY KNOW HOW YOU OUGHT TO ANSWER EVERYONE. — Colossians 4:6 INTRODUCTION 1....
Clergy Study Days 2025 NEW WESTMISNTER EPARCHY
From January 14 to 16, 2025, the Bishop Jerome Eparchial Centre in New Westminster was abuzz with the first Clergy Study Days of 2025 for the...
Bishop Michael Announces New Clergy Appointments for 2025
Following discussions with clergy and faithful and Eparchial Consultors, and following the announcement to the clergy during the Clergy...
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025
January 16, 2025, Ottawa - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) is a well established global ecumenical observance, which in the northern...
Пропозиції щодо святкування неділі Божого Слова в УГКЦ 12 січня 2025 року Божого, у неділю після Богоявлення
Щоб поглибити знання Святого Письма серед вірних, створити атмосферу молитви та роздумів над Словом Божим, заохотити до практики спільнотного та...
Sunday of the Word of God (Celebrated on the Sunday after the Epiphany, 12 January 2025)
Sunday of the Word of God Celebrated on the Sunday after the Epiphany 12 January 2025 Goal: To deepen the knowledge of the Holy Scriptures among the...
Звернення Владики Михайла з нагоди неділі Божого Слова (укр. і англ. мовами)
Неділя Божого Слова 2025 Sunday of the Word of God 2025 Дорогі у Христі Отці, Брати і Сестри, Христос Рождається! У нашій Церкві, яка черпає...
Decree of JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE CHURCHES for the Jubilee Year of 2025
Decree On the Proclamation in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster of JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE CHURCHES for the Jubilee Year of 2025 To the...
A Year of Grace and Renewal: Announcing the Jubilee Year of God 2025
Dear Faithful, With great joy, we announce the opening of the "Jubilee Year of God 2025", a sacred time dedicated to renewal, unity, and...
PASTORAL LETTER ON THE JUBILEE YEAR 2025 “Pilgrims of Hope”
To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada Glory to...
CHRISTMAS 2024 SERVICES AND LITURGIES Eparchy of New Westminster
Wherever you are this Christmas – Eve or Day – you are welcome to join one of our Communities New Westminster: Cathedral of the Holy Eucharist...
Most Rev. Bishop Stephen Chmilar passed away on December 21, 2024
Most Rev. Bishop Stephen Chmilar (Bishop Emeritus of Toronto Eparchy) passed away on December 21, 2024 at the age of 79. He was born on May 24, 1945...
A MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION FROM METROPOLITAN LAWRENCE
I am deeply grateful to our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Mother of God for guiding me through this period of ill health. I extend my heartfelt...
2024 Christmas Pastoral Letter – Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishops of Canada
2024 PASTORAL GREETINGS OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD To the Very Reverend...
Annual Eparchial Gala Fundraiser
We are delighted to invite you to our Annual Eparchial Gala, an evening of unity, generosity, and hope. This is not just another...
ПАПА ФРАНЦИСК ВВІВ ВЛАДИКУ МИКОЛУ БИЧКА ДО КОЛЕГІЇ КАРДИНАЛІВ
7 грудня 2024 року Папа Франциск ввів до Колегії кардиналів нових членів, між якими – єпископ Української Греко-Католицької Церкви в Австралії...