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St. Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church

CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!

OUR PARISH

The Ukrainian Orthodox Parish of St. Mary the Protectress was formed in 1952 primarily by people from Eastern Ukraine who had undergone the horrors of the famine-genocide of 1932-33, the brutal occupation by the Communist regime, the terrors of war and the uncertainties of emigration to a new land whose official languages were unknown to them.

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Order of Services – June 30, 2019

July 3, Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos.

July 7, 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John: 9:30 a.m. Liturgy at St. Sophie Cathedral. 10:00 a.m. Liturgy at St. George’s Church in Lachine.

July 10, Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

July 12, Friday, Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles Peter and Paul: 9:30 a.m. Liturgy at St. Sophie Cathedral.

July 14, 4th Sunday after Pentecost: 9:30 a.m. Liturgy at St. Sophie Cathedral. 10:00 a.m. Liturgy at St. George’s Church in Lachine.

Note: On Sundays July 7, 14, 21 and 28 Fr. Ihor will be on vacation. On the Sundays following, Liturgies will start at 9:00 am until September 8).

Apostles’ Fast: fish, wine and oil allowed.

Calendar

2nd Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints of Rus’-Ukraine.

Tone 1. Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael of Persia (362). All the Venerable and God-bearing Fathers who shone forth in ascetic life on Mount Athos (mobile feast day on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost).

Apostle’s fast, fish, wine and oil allowed.

At Vespers: 1) Is. 43:9 – 14; 2) Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; 3) Wis. 5:15 – 6:3. At Matins: G2, Mk. 16:1-8. At Liturgy: Ord.: Rm. 2:10-16; Mt. 4:18-23; of the saints: Heb. 11:33-12:2; Mt. 4:25-5:12.

CALENDAR 2019