UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Brantford, Ontario

DIVINE LITURGY
SUNDAYS:
Divine Liturgy: UKR/ENG 9:00 am
Confession: Before Divine Liturgy
WEEKDAYS:
As indicated in the weekly bulletin
Божественна літургія
НЕДІЛЯ:
Божественна літургія: українською/англійською мовами о 9:00
Сповідь: перед Божественною літургією
БУДНІ:
Як зазначено у тижневому бюлетені
NOVEMBER CALENDAR
КАЛЕНДАР НА ЛИСТОПАД


The Presentation of the Mother of God
November 21
At the age of three, Mary accordingly was brought by her parents to the Temple to be dedicated to the Lord. There in the Temple Mary was reared “like a dove” and received her nourishment “from the hand of an angel.” Although this story appears only in apocryphal writings and cannot be taken seriously, it yet provides so striking a picture of Mary’s elect state and her perfect dedication to God’s will that it soon asserted its influence on the cycle of Marian feasts.
The idea of celebrating the entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple, at least in a symbolic sense, is an ancient one and seems to have arisen already in the fourth century. By the seventh century a liturgical canon, attributed to a Greek monk, George, had appeared in honor of this feast. The feast, however was not introduced in Constantinople before 700 A.D. this can be deduced from the fact that no such liturgical service was designated in the eighth century menaia of Constantinople. Our first certain evidence dated from the eleventh century. The feast is also to be found among those approved in the constitutions of Manuel Komenens in 1166. It was introduced in the West by am French nobleman, Philip de Maizieres, who attended the court of Gregory XI at Avignon in 1371 as an ambassador of the king of Cyprus. In 1472, Pope Sixtus IV extended its observance to the universal church.
Введення в храм Пресвятої Богородиці
21 листопада
У віці трьох років Марію, відповідно, батьки привели до Храму, щоб присвятити її Господу. Там, у Храмі, Марію виховували «як голубку», і вона отримувала їжу «з руки ангела». Хоча ця історія з’являється лише в апокрифічних писаннях і не може сприйматися серйозно, вона, тим не менш, надає настільки вражаючу картину обраного стану Марії та її досконалої відданості Божій волі, що незабаром справила вплив на цикл маріанських свят.
Ідея святкування введення Божої Матері до Храму, принаймні в символічному сенсі, є давньою і, здається, виникла вже у IV столітті. У VII столітті з’явився літургійний канон на честь цього свята, який приписують грецькому ченцю Георгію. Однак це свято не було введено в Константинополі раніше 700 року н. е. Про це свідчить той факт, що в «Менаї» Константинополя VIII століття не зазначено жодного такого літургійного богослужіння. Наше перше достовірне свідчення датується XI століттям. Це свято також фігурує серед тих, що були затверджені в конституціях Мануїла Комуніна в 1166 році. На Заході його запровадив французький дворянин Філіп де Мейзьєр, який у 1371 році перебував при дворі Григорія XI в Авіньйоні як посол короля Кіпру. У 1472 році папа Сикст IV поширив його відзначення на всю Вселенську Церкву.
Preparation for Divine Liturgy
In an effort to foster a more prayerful environment for those
arriving at church for Divine Liturgy, we plan to introduce a variety of prayers to be chanted.
We seek volunteers to read or chant these various services, which will include the Third
Hour, the Rosary and the Jesus Prayer. We plan to alternate these in Ukrainian and English,
subject to availability of volunteer readers.
We will ensure you have the materials you need. Please note, no experience is necessary will be happy to coach you through what you need to do.
A signup form is available, please click the link below



OUR COMMUNITY
BIBLE STUDY
Monthly Bible Study the last Tuesday of the month
(in the meeting room)
COFFEE SOCIAL
All are welcome to join us on the 1st Sunday of the month after Divine Liturgy.

We invite you to register with our Parish
For more information regarding
registration, its benefits as well as the protocols we have in place to secure your information please, contact Fr.Don
Telephone: 519-751-3990

Preserve Our Heritage
Assure Our Future Fundraiser
Please consider donating to help us restore our church
Our small Ukrainian Church in Brantford is seeking $85,000 to help us maintain our church and the broader Ukrainian identity in Brantford.
Even though we are a small parish, our plans are ambitious and our needs great.
Sadly, we have had to make substantial repairs to our buildings due to aging infrastructure and vandalism. We funded these through a combination of our own resources, insurance claims and government grants.
We have always tried to be prudent in our expenditures and proactive in seeking out available funding. These repairs inspired new pride in our church and inspired our goal to restore degrading infrastructure and make needed upgrades.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Life Chain On October 3, 2026, Canadians will gather at 375+ locations nationwide to peacefully raise awareness about the truth of abortion during Life Chain, now in its 35th year in Canada. Our local Life Chain will be from 2-3 pm at St. Paul Ave/King George Rd between St. George St & Wood St. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the organizer and given signs to hold with messages such as “Abortion Kills Children,” “Abortion Hurts Women,” and “Adoption: A Loving Option.” Please spread out along the sidewalk and spend time in quiet prayer. This is a unique, family-friendly event advocating for innocent pre-born children. As Christ reminds us in Matthew 25:40: "As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."

“Rosary Unites”: In five years of prayer, Zhyve TV broadcast over 1,500 programs from 40 countries worldwide
October 31, 2025, 07:13 20
For five years, Ukrainians have gathered every evening to pray the rosary as part of the “Rosary Unites” initiative, launched on October 14, 2020, with the blessing of His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. During this time, the daily joint prayer at 8:00 p.m. Kyiv time has united the faithful of the UGCC from all regions of Ukraine and 40 countries around the world.

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada
Our Eparchy is proud to be launching “Road to Emmaus”
Our Eparchy is proud to be launching “Road to Emmaus” together with The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies which provides a propaedeutic year of preparation for those discerning a vocation to ordained ministry within the Church, as well as a discernment year for those interested in lay-leadership in Church ministries. For more information, speak to your pastor.









