Schedule of Divine Liturgies
Sundays:
8:30am (English) and 10:30am (sung in Ukrainian)
Weekdays:
7:30am in the Monastery Chapel, unless there is a funeral or Holy Day of Obligation (listed in the bulletin)
Holy Days of Obligation:
10:00am in the Church (bilingual)
Our Priests
Administrator:
Fr. Joseph Pidskalny, OSBM
Assistant:
Fr. Ireneus Prystajecky, OSBM
Special News
Our Parish is planning its next five-year Strategic Plan, and is looking for the feedback of its parishioners: you! Click below to learn more and participate.
Upcoming
We have a new calendar system to easily check what is new and upcoming in our Parish. Click below to catch up on everything happening soon!
Recent Updates
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Sunday November 1 2026 Bulletin 70-36
Our Parish Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 6, 2026 in the Boardroom. Committee Chairpersons, please submit your report for the Parish Annual General Meeting to the parish office by Friday, November 20.
Parish Council is seeking volunteers to serve on the Nominating Committee. This committee will be responsible for proposing a slate of candidates for election to Parish Council.
We invite registered parishioners who are willing to assist in this important work of parish stewardship to contact the Parish Office to express their interest. Your participation helps strengthen our parish community and ensures a thoughtful, transparent nomination process. To volunteer, please contact the Parish Office by Friday, November 6
In preparation for the Christmas Fair, the young adults will be organizing a few pyrohy (perogi) making sessions in the next few months. Please see a list of events below.
If you have any questions feel free to contact us at: smyoungadultsvan@gmail.com
Perogi Making Events
Remember to unhide and fill with content.
Remember to unhide and fill with content.
Highlights
Christmas Fair
We’re all excitedly preparing for this year’s Christmas Fair, which will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2026, from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. We will be having crafts, gift baskets, baked goods, preserves, frozen perogies, sit down lunch/take-out food, and concession.
Many of you may be making jams/jellies and pickles, etc. If so, we are asking you to make a few more jars of jam and pickles for our sales. Any kind of fruit jam/jellies, and any kind of pickles, beets (pickled) are accepted. Sauces/antipastos cannot be accepted.
Please contact Marlayne, 604-274-3164 for more information.
Altar Servers
If any young men are interested in becoming an altar server at either the 8:30 or 10:30 am Sunday Divine Liturgy, please speak to Deacon Adrian Kopystynski.
Classes & Clubs
We host classes for both Ukrainian and English speakers
English Classes
English Classes at St. Mary’s
Registration is now open for English Language Classes for Ukrainian Adults, Levels A1–B1, for the Fall Semester! Classes begin September 21 and will be held on Monday evenings from 6:30–8:30 PM in the church basement.
Ukrainian Classes
(Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Language School | Ukrainian Language lessons for Adults)
The next semester begins Sept. 21, 2026, and run consecutively for 10 classes, til late November or early December, depending on holiday Mondays.
Contact: Susan at 604-733-3756
info@ukrainianclasses.com
Embroidery Club
Ukrainian Embroidery Club
Meets on Mondays in the Fellowship classroom (depending on holiday Mondays)
Contact: Emily at 778-888-3057
Events of Interest
All around Vancouver – check with venue or organization for details