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~Rick Warren

Christ Is the Visible Image of the Invisible God

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.” Colossians 1:15

Who was the little baby in the manger we celebrate at Christmas?

Colossians 1:15 says, “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God”

You’ve heard the phrase that, if you want something done right, do it yourself. God wanted to do the job of saving you right, so he came to earth himself. He didn’t come as an avatar, an angel, or a prophet. God came as a person. He became the baby and then the man Jesus Christ.

People all around the world celebrate the little baby in the manger be-cause that child is God, come to live with his people.

If you want to know what God is like, take a look at Jesus.

But Jesus didn’t come simply to live. He came to die for your sins so that you can spend eternity with God.

Why was this necessary?

Because even though God is a God of love, he is also a God of jus-tice. Justice demands wrongs be righted. It demands that the debt of sin be paid for.

And, heaven is perfect, but we’re not. Because of that, we need a Savior. God gets imperfect people into heaven through grace.

The Good News of Christmas is that God gave the gift of His Son to pay for everything you have ever done wrong and offer you the grace to enter heaven.

The Bible says, “When [Jesus] served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world’s” (1 John 2:1 The Message).

Sunday After Christmas 27 Грудня December 27, 2020

Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church

Українська Католицька Церква Пресвятої Родини 1001 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3M 1Y3 204-453-4653, fax 204-452-2332

Our Mission is to be responsible, trustworthy and faithful stewards of God’s gifts by living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the

catechism and spirituality of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Website: holyfamilychurch.wordpress.com

Parish Office Hours, Tue - Fri : 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Pastor - Fr John Mostivsky: 204-453-4653 Email: jmostivsky@shaw.ca

Office Manager - Joe Kulyk: 204-453-4653

Email: holyfamilyparishoffice@gmail.com

Liturgical Sunday Schedule: Weekdays Sundays 10 am (Live stream) Tue - Fri No Service

Ukrainian Liturgy - TBA

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Sundays before Liturgy & by appointment

Rosary / Confession Tue - Thu 10 am

Sacrament of Baptism & Chrismation by appointment with the Pastor

Sacrament of Holy Matrimony (Marriage)

by appointment with the Pastor - 9 months in advance

Funerals - by appointment with the Pastor

Parish Auditorium - 204-452-2332

Parish Pastoral Council Jim, Antonick, Chair - 204-489-8482

K of C - Zenon Scraba, GK - 204-453-2949

UCWLC - Merna Furkalo, President - 204-257-1535

Club 55+ Stella Hyska, President - 204-489-6425

Catechism - TBA

Queen of Peace Prayer Group Leonard Terrick 204-269-4696

Pastoral Care - Linda Marak 204-895-8478

December 27 , 2020 Epistle-Апостол :Galatians 1: 11-19

Gospel-Євангелія: Matthew 2: 13-23

Христос Рождається!

Christ is Born! Славімо Його! Let us Glorify Him!

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We ask Mary for her

intercession in healing the sick.

Linda Marak 204-895-8478

Please Pray for the Sick and Shut-Ins of our Parish: Просимо пам’ятати про хворих нашої парафії:

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus

I believe that You are present in the

Most Holy Sacrament

I love You above all things and I

desire to receive You into my soul

Since I cannot at this moment

receive You sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my

heart.

I embrace You as if You were

already there and unite myself

wholly to You

Never permit me to be separated

from You.

We pray in hope that God’s healing power may touch all our parishioners

who are sick.

SUNDAY COLLECTION НЕДІЛЬНА ТАЦА

December 20, 2020

19 Envelopes - $2,050 Elevator /Lift - $1,000 Vigil Lamps - $10 Christmas Offering - $1,500 Memory of Irene Sulymka - $25 Carolling - $140 Дякуємо за вашу щедрість!

Thank you for your generosity!

Sign up for the Debit Program. Forms are on the website under

“forms”

There are 3 days left to make a donation for the 2020 income tax

receipt. Dead line is December 30th. So there is still time to donate Keep praying the Holy Rosary

as part of your daily prayer life. 9:30-10:00 am Page 7

10 words that will bring Christmas joy to

your family 1. Generosity –Teach your family to believe in generosity. If everyone

were open to giving rather than receiving, there would be much more harmony in our lives.

2. Peace - Pour every family decision through the filter of :Will this bring peace to my family?”

3. Others First - Put others ahead of yourself as a matter of routine. Imagine a world where there are no egotists!

4. Hope - Find family projects that bring hope to someone else not only this Christmas, but throughout the whole year.

5. Faith - Don’t miss the central truth about Christmas. Focus on the real reason why we celebrate Christmas. Work on believing in the Baby Jesus and what He stands for.

6. Story - Christmas is the lynchpin of the greatest story ever told. Share the story with your family - don’t miss the most important part of Christmas.

7. Joy - Think about joy as a gift you can share with others. Remember those who don’t know freedom, and those who live in fear, and share your joy with them. Share this joy by opening your home to those who are sad. Embrace those who need it and make a difference in their lives.

8. Celebration - Christmas is a celebration. Don’t let the “busyness” spoil the fun.

9. Love - Love is the only gift that your family really needs from you. Don’t make the mistake of showing your love by presents that you give.

10. Promise - Make sure that your family knows that they can count on you - be there for them and support them in their doubts, their needs, their dreams. This is one of the building blocks of the closeness that we all crave.

Source: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, VA

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Sunday after the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

On this Sunday our Holy Church commemorates three people who were alone to Our Lord Jesus Christ. First of all, His ancestor, the holy King and Prophet David, who foresaw the Coming of Christ in his Psalms. Secondly, we recall the Righteous Joseph the betrothed, who protected the Mother of God and her Child before, during and after His birth. Thirdly, we remember the son of Joseph, James, who accompanied the Mother of God, Christ and Joseph on the flight into Egypt, and later became one of the Apostles and

indeed was martyred as James the Righteous, the first Bishop of Jerusalem. It is interesting to recall to Non-Believers the words of the Gospel regarding this Flight into Egypt, and how Joseph was commanded to “take the young child and his mother into Egypt”. We note how the Scriptures say that all this was to fulfill the words of the Scriptures: “Out of Egypt have I called my son”, and not, “ out of Egypt have I called Joseph’s son”. As we see in Holy Scriptures Joseph is bewildered both by the message of the Angel and by what is happening; bewildered - at time in wonder, and at time in doubt. Isn’t this image of many of us? But how did he face his doubt and still remain in wonder? Because he believed; because he accepted the fact that there are many things which cannot be understood with the intellect, but can be perceived, which can be experienced. And he did, indeed, experienced what was going on. He saw the Virgin birth, he saw the presence of the God who has become man. And what is our way, how can we find our way towards God? On this Sunday let us think of Righteous Joseph between wonder and doubt; and when we are in the same position, let us not only concentrate on our doubt, but look with wonder at the impossible, unthinkable that is God’s way in our midst,

Source: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, VA

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Служби Божі / Divine Liturgies

Day Date Time Intention слідуючих:

Sun Dec 27 10:00 am In loving memory of Stephen and Anita Wozny by Fred and Barbara Larkins

Tue Dec 29 10:00 am No Service

Wed Dec 30 10:00 am No Service

Thu Dec 31 10:00 am No Service

Fri Jan 1 10:00 am Happy New Year 2021 No Service

Sun Jan 3 10:00 am Thanksgiving to God for all His blessings for the Myk family

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Vigil Lights

Icon of Mary

Icon of Jesus

Dec 27-Jan 2 Speedy recovery for Barry

Storozuk by Patty, Larry Frykas

and family

God's blessing and health for

Lex, Jayden Storozuk & twins and

family by Patty & Larry Frykas

LIVE STREAMING OF THE DIVINE LITURGY - every Sunday at 10am

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New Year Prayer Almighty God, thank You for the gift of a New Year . May it be of grace for me, a time to grow in faith and love free from the pandemic., a time to renew my commitment to following Your Son Our Lord Jesus Christ. May it be a year of blessing for me , a time to cherish my family and friend, a time to renew my efforts at work, a time to embrace my faith more fully and a time of normality. Walk with me, please, in every day and every hour of

this New Year that the light of Christ might shine through me, in spite of my weaknesses and failings. Above all may I remember this year’s pandemic that I am a pilgrim on the sacred path to You. Amen!

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Христос Рoждається! Christ is Born! Славіти Його! Let us Glorify Him! ЩАСЛИВОГО НОВОГО РОКУ! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

NO SERVCE NO SERVCE 3 Sunday before Theophany

10 am Live streaming

10 Sunday after Theophany 10 am Live streaming

17 Sunday of Zacchaeus 10 am Live streaming

24 Sunday of Publican & Pharisee - 10 am Live streaming

31 Sunday of the Prodigal Son - 10 am Live streaming

If there’s a copying mistake, the RNA gets changed. Scientists

call those changes mutations. .

Other times, they may cause dis-ease. .

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For example, one reason you need a flu shot every year is be-cause influenza viruses change

from year to year .

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When viruses infect you, they attach to your cells, get inside them, and make copies of their

RNA, which helps them spread.

The bottom line is that all viruses, including coronaviruses, can

change over time.

NO SERVCE Scientists and doctors call

slightly different versions of a virus new strains.

They looked at 103 samples of the new coronavirus collected from people, and they looked at coro-

naviruses from animals.

It turned out that the coronavi-ruses found in humans weren’t

all the same.

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The story of

Why viruses change

THEOPHANY

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Христос Рoждається! Christ is Born! Славіти Його! Let us Glorify Him! ЩАСЛИВОГО НОВОГО РОКУ! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Because the changes are random, they may make little to no difference in a person’s health

These changes happen randomly

and by accident.

Coronaviruses have all their genetic material in something called RNA (ribonucleic acid). RNA has some similarities to DNA, but they aren’t the same.

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If there’s a copying mistake, the RNA gets changed. Scientists

call those changes mutations. .

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For example, one reason you need a flu shot every year is be-cause influenza viruses change

from year to year .

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This year’s flu virus probably isn’t exactly the same one that

circulated last year.

If a virus has a random change that makes it easier to infect people and it spreads, that strain will become more

common.

NO SERVCE NO SERVCE NO SERVCE Scientists and doctors call

slightly different versions of a virus new strains.

You might have heard that there’s more than one strain of

the new coronavirus.

But the scientists say the L type was more common early in the outbreak. One may cause more disease than the other. Scientists need more data to really know what these strains mean to human health and COVID-19.

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It turned out that the coronavi-ruses found in humans weren’t

all the same.

There were two types, which the researchers called “L” and “S.” They’re very similar, with

slight differences in two places. It looks like the S type

Researchers were studying changes in coronavi-rus RNA over time to figure out how various

coronaviruses are related to each other.

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The story of

Why viruses change

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