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The Order of St. Andrew • TYC • The Fellowship of the Holy Myrrh Bearers • Women's Association • CYMK
Order of St. Andrew
The main mission of the Order of St. Andrew is to provide for the general welfare of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and to render continual assistance to St. Andrew's College in Winnipeg in order to enable the College to sustain, develop and promote religious, cultural and educational advancement of Ukrainians in Canada. Under the general role of the Order of St. Andrew, the responsibilities of the members include the following:
- Personally, and by virtue of their active role in their parish, provide continued financial support for St. Andrew's College.
- Canvas potential candidates for students, especially for the Theology Faculty of St. Andrew's College.
- Inform ourselves and our community about St. Andrew's College as the only source of theology graduates and therefore of priests and leaders in our Church and its parishes, and to promote St. Andrew's College as our university of Ukrainian culture for the training of our leaders and for the preservation of our identity.
- Raise the level of knowledge about our Church, taking advantage of printed material, of lectures by qualified individuals and discussions by our members and disseminating constructive information among church members and our community as a whole.
- Participating fully, and encouraging other church members to participate, as church leaders and serving our parish in its daily needs.
- By practical example, implementing the principle of brotherhood (love thy neighbor as thyself) and thereby giving full meaning to the role of Christianity in resolving our daily problems of life and raising the quality of life of the community as a whole.
- Participate fully in important church sacraments and other ceremonies such as funerals, memorials, jubilees, holidays, convocations, festivals, etc., for the benefit of the Order, the College and the Church.
From the above it is evident that the role of the Order is broad, and that the membership in the Order of St. Andrew is not an honorary position. It is a great responsibility and a privilege to contribute to a significant role of the College in our Church and in our life.
The Hamilton Chapter of the Order of St. Andrew was established in 1966 thanks to the efforts of Father William Fedak (Metropolitan Wasyly). At present our Chapter has 42 members.
If you are interested in joining the Hamilton Chapter of the Order of St. Andrew, please contact our Chaplain, Fr. William Makarenko or our President, Walter Rosizky (click here to email) at 905-681-1653.
TYC - The Ukrainian Self Reliance Association
TYC is a Ukrainian Service organization supporting St. Vladimir's parish and the Ukrainian community in the Greater Hamilton Region. Membership is open to any person of Ukrainian descent or espoused to a person of Ukrainian descent, who is at least 18 years of age, of good character and community standing who agrees to support the objectives of the association.
The TYC Cultural Center is a social meeting room that houses a pool table, shuffleboard, big screen TV and a refreshment area. Meetings are held in the Cultural Center at 7:00 p.m. on the last Monday of every month.
For more information, please contact TYC President John Mykytyshyn Sr. at 905-547-2414 or click here to email.
The Fellowship of the Holy Myrrh Bearers
The Fellowship of the Holy Myrrh Bearers visits parishioners who are sick, "shut-in", elderly or bereaved, in order to make them aware of God's love for them, and to assure them that as members of St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, they are respected and remembered.
Weekly or monthly visits are made to those who are very ill or living in retirement homes, and a concerted effort is made to visit all of our designated parishioners at least twice a year - at Christmas and Easter - and to send cards to those who could not be visited.
For more information, or if you would like to become a volunteer visitor, contact Julia Kinar at 905-560-5822 (Click here to email Julia). or Joan Fedak at 905-628-2724 (Click here to email Joan).
Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada
(Lesia Ukrainka Br.)
The Women's Association meets in the school hall at 7:00 p.m. on the last Monday of every month. New members are always welcome! For information, please contact Dobr. Larysa Makarenko at 905-385-2712
Click here to go to the website of the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada.
CYMK (Ukrainian Orthodox Youth)
CYMK meets in the school building on the first and third Sunday of the month after the Divine Liturgy. All children from the ages of 6 to 13 are welcome. Click here to go to the CYMK website.
For more information, contact Dobr. Larysa Makarenko at 905-385-2712.