We are again preparing to embark on the Annual Eparchial Appeal.  This year the Annual Eparchial Appeal will kick-off on April 26, 2025.

The theme of the 2025 Annual Eparchial Appeal will be “BECOME A BEACON OF HOPE”. During the Jubilee Year and through the efforts of the Annual Eparchial Appeal, we are invited to reflect on and celebrate hope, but more importantly, we are called to become beacons of hope. We are called to share hope with those who have no hope. God has given us gifts and His Blessings that will allow us to make good on this responsibility.  The Annual Eparchial Appeal is an opportunity to come together as an Eparchy to serve each other, and your participation is crucial.

The Catholic Church, and by extension, our Eparchy, has the most important mission of any organization in world: to preach the soul-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Carrying on this mission, of course, takes earthly resources. Therefore, the future sustainability of our Ukrainian Catholic faith in Saskatchewan is dependent on a fundraising effort through the Annual Eparchial Appeal. Most of the programs and services offered through the Eparchy cannot be offered by individual Parishes because of limited resources, both financial and human. That is why it is so critical that the Faithful of our Eparchy continue to collectively ensure that the Eparchy has the resources to provide these programs to the Faithful and the Parishes by supporting the Annual Eparchial Appeal.

Within the next two weeks you will be receiving your Annual Eparchial Appeal Letter Package in the mail, which will contain detailed information on the various initiatives and programs supported by the 2025 Annual Eparchial Appeal.

Now more than ever, it is so important to feed the spiritual needs of all the people in the Eparchy and let the light of hope shine for all those in need as we work together to bring about God’s Kingdom in our Eparchy. Let us follow Christ’s example to serve each other and our community.

If you have any questions regarding the Annual Eparchial Appeal or the Foundation itself, please contact the Foundation Office at 306-653-0138, ext 223. 

The 2025 Annual Eparchial Appeal has now begun in earnest. Over the next 6 weeks we will feature one of the initiatives/programs supported by the 2025 Annual Eparchial Appeal.

Today, we feature the Ukrainian Catholic Religious Education Centre – the Eparchial Faith Formation Program.

The Ukrainian Catholic Religious Education Centre under the direction of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate offers the Eparchial Faith Formation Program.  This program teaches participants about the sources of Christian faith, offers insights into how to live a Christian life through five basic stages of Christian conversion: scripture, spirituality, liturgy, theology, and ministry. As graduates deepen their relationship with Jesus and others, they are invited to participate in the Pastoral Ministries within their parishes or assist with various Ministries throughout the Eparchy. The alumni serve as Catechists, Cantors, Eucharistic Ministers, Hospital Visitors, Parish & Youth Workers and make significant contributions to making a Parish “Vibrant”.

For more detailed information, please refer to the Eparchial website, www.skeparchy.org under the “Ministries” tab, and the “UCREC” link.

In addition, if you want more information concerning the Annual Eparchial Appeal, or if you would like to listen to some of the testimonials from individuals who have participated in the various Eparchial programs, please go to the Ukrainian Catholic Foundation of Saskatchewan’s website at www.ucfsask.org.

Did you know that there is more than one way to give to the Annual Eparchial Appeal?  You can:

• Make a one-time gift.
• Make a pledge and spread out your pledge over 12 (or less) monthly payments.
• Have your donation matched by your company with a Corporate Matching Gift.
• Online donations using the QR code which links directly to the UCFSask website.

Please give prayerful consideration to supporting the Annual Eparchial Appeal. Now more than ever, it is so important to feed the spiritual needs of all the people in the Eparchy. The Annual Eparchial Appeal is an opportunity to come together as an Eparchy to serve each other, and your participation is crucial. Let us follow Christ’s example to serve each other and our community.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the Eparchial Appeal or the Foundation itself, please contact the Foundation Office at 306-653-0138, ext 223.

We continue our 2025 Annual Eparchial Appeal journey. Today we feature the Eparchial Communications Office, one of the programs supported by the 2025 Annual Eparchial Appeal.

To have a vibrant Parish and a vibrant Eparchy, the communication and interactive relationship line between the Eparchy and the parishes must be enriched. The objective of the Communications Office is to establish a more effective, yet efficient communication line between the Chancery Office and the members of our parishes. The Eparchial Communications Office can assist in maintaining effective communication channels between the Eparchy and our Parishes through our website and social media. A perfect example of the on-line presence was the establishment of the Cantor’s Corner initiative, which serves as a reference to cantors on how to sing the various Tropars, Kondaks and Prokimen.

Did you know that there is more than one way to give to the Annual Eparchial Appeal?  You can:

• • Make a one-time gift.
  • Make a pledge and spread out your pledge over 12 (or less) monthly payments.
  • Have your donation matched by your company with a Corporate Matching Gift.
  • Online donations using the QR code which links directly to the UCFSask website.

In addition, if you want more information concerning the Annual Eparchial Appeal, or if you would like to listen to some of the testimonials from individuals who have participated in the various Eparchial Ministry programs, please go to the Ukrainian Catholic Foundation of Saskatchewan’s website at www.ucfsask.org.

Now more than ever, it is so important to feed the spiritual needs of all the people in the Eparchy. The Annual Eparchial Appeal is an opportunity to come together as an Eparchy to serve each other, and your participation is crucial. Let us follow Christ’s example to serve each other and our community.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the Eparchial Appeal or the Foundation itself, please contact the Foundation Office at 306-653-0138, ext 223.