УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ПАРАФІЯ ПОКРОВА ПРЕСВЯТОЇ БОГОРОДИЦІ В БРІЗБАНІ UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC PARISH OF OUR LADY OF PROTECTION IN BRISBANE 36 Broadway Street, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Tel: (07) 3391 6004 or 0400002869 Christ is Risen! Brisbane 16 April 2017 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Venerable Parishioners! “Christ is risen from the dead! By death He conquered Death; and to those in the graves He granted life” Great Lent is ending and we are approaching Pascha and this year we celebrate Pascha together with the Australian Church. Let me thank you cordially for your Christmas generosity, for your input to this Parish of Our Lady of Protection in Brisbane. Besides this I also sincerely and in prayer wish you to experience at least some of the joy of the new eternal life that Jesus Christ brings to us by His Resurrection. My wish for you is to rest from your everyday worries that many times claim our attention, strength and time. I also wish for you to slow down and to thank God for everything He has given us; to understand how much we have received freely and not only by our merits … to give Him the first place in our lives and to live our earthl y life as it should be lived – in a Christian way – that means with Jesus Christ and in love. Parish affairs - APPEAL I am writing to you about your understanding of the Divine Liturgy and your attendance at the Divine Liturgy at the Gold Coast. Every first Sunday of the month the Divine Liturgy is offered for all people at the Gold Coast. The Divine Liturgy and Holy Communion is a manifestation of God's love and God's grace. God's Spirit is like rain falling down from the sky. Those who walk into the rain become soaked and they feel the rain water over their whole bodies. Those who hide from the rain, remain dry, and do not know what it feels like to be soaked by the rain. So it is also for us who hide from Our Lord Jesus Christ from His love, His truth and His Church. God sees us, but if we do not pray to Him, He cannot hear us and so He cannot help us. For those of us who live without prayer this presents a great danger that we will no longer live with God, his love, His truth and His Church. Attendance at the Divine Liturgy requires a sacrifice from the priest but also from the people. Everyone should consider making this sacrifice every month. Your attendance and participation at the Divine Liturgy will ensure the mission at the Gold Coast will continue. I give you dates when I am coming to the Gold Coast, when and where we pray. 2017 Ukrainian Divine Liturgy schedule for Gold Coast Please you can contact Parish priest to confirm Holy Liturgy on 0400002869 Email: [email protected] Gold Coast - 1st Sunday of month - 11:00am Address: Calvary Church, Miami Santa Monica Rd Miami Qld. 4220 http://catholicukes.org.au/parishes/gold-coast/ Dates: 7 May – pilgrimage to Marian Valley 4 Jun - Gold Coast 11:00am 2 Jul - Gold Coast 11:00am 6 Aug - Gold Coast 11:00am 3 Sep - Gold Coast 11:00am 8 Oct - pilgrimage to Marian Valley 11:00am 5 Nov - Gold Coast 11:00am 3 Dec - Gold Coast 11:00am It is my wish that you will experience this Pascha with good health and great joy, when we thank Jesus for His Resurrection that has brought us new hope. Fr. Stefan Sapun Administrator of the Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish of Our Lady of Protection April 13 HOLY THURSDAY in Brisbane 9:00 am: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. 17:00 pm: Confession 18:00 pm: Matins of the Passion of our Lord and the reading of the 12 Gospels. April 14 - GOOD FRIDAY in Brisbane 14:00 pm: Confession 15:00 pm: Vespers and procession with Christ’s burial cloth, veneration and Matins. (Donations for the Holy Land) April 15 - HOLY SATURDAY in Brisbane 8:00 pm: Confession 9:00 am: Divine Liturgy 16:00 pm: Confession 17:00 pm: Holy Sepulchre Services Solemn celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, Matins and Blessing of Easter baskets. April 16 - EASTER SUNDAY in Brisbane 9:00 am: Solemn Divine Liturgy Blessing of Easter baskets