ST. ATHANASIUS PARISH – REGINA
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
{submitted by Marie Brigidear and Father Basil Malowany}
{photos by Marie Brigidear}
Rt. Rev. Mitrat Luzney
On October 8 & 9 2016, St. Athanasius church celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Back in 1966, under the direction of Rt. Rev. Mitrat Luzney, St. Athanasius became the second Ukrainian Catholic parish in Regina.
For our 50th Anniversary, the parish centre (Msgr. Luzney Hall) was very elegantly decorated to greet our many former and present parishioners and guests.
Adeline, Robert Wuschenny with Angela Malowany
On Saturday October 8, the first evening of our celebration, music played in the background, while the Hosts and Hostess greeted each guest with a drink and a piece of bread. In the hall there were displays of events that happened in the parish for each decade.
Ted Dusyk, First Parish Counil President
The display of the first decade of the parish (1966 – 1975) consisted of a replica of the Church complex. This was build By Ted Dusyk, the first president of the parish. Ted proudly explained how he made the model and where he obtained the pieces he needed for the dome and trees around the display model.
Greetings and a short history of the parish was given. Opening grace was a song by Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. Following a lovely meal, a tribute to Rt. Rev. Mitrat Luzney, was given by Myron Herasymuik, the first chairman of the building committee when the church was built.
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Jayne-Ernie Pawluck and Father Basil Malowany
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Roseanne Miller, Parish Council President
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St. Athanasius Choir
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Jayne Paluck, Robert Wuschenny – intro of guests
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Myron Herasymuik – tribute to Rt. Rev. Mitrat Luzney
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Sr. Bonnie Kormarnicki, ssmi
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Rosanne & Terry Miller, Jayne & Ernie Paluck, Adeline & Robert Wuschenny – Betty Schill (St. Basil’s Parish), Sr. Bonnie Komarnicki, Angela & Fr. Basil Malowany, Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. – Head Table
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Betty Schill (St. Basil’s Parish), Sr. Bonnie Komarnicki, Angela & Fr. Basil Malowany, Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. – Head Table
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Ted and Ella Dusyk cutting anniversary cake
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Picture Collage 1971
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Picture Collage – Fr. Andrew Muzyka
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Rosanne, Terry Miller Welcoming Guests
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Bishop Bryan singing Grace at Banquet
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Markewich Family at Banquet
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Father Basil Malowany
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Picture Collage 25th Anniversary
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Picture College – 40th Anniversary
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Picture Collage – SSMI 50th Anniversary of Religious Life
The celebration continued on Sunday, October 9 with Pontifical Divine Liturgy was celebrated with the current parish priest Fr. Basil Malowany and former parish priest Fr. Walter Kostiuk, con-celebrating with Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R., with parish greetings and presentations to Bishop Bayda.
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Rosanne Miller Welcoming Bishop Bayda with traditional Bread and Salt
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Matthew & Madeline Markewich welcoming Bishop Bayda with flowers
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Celebrating Divine Liturgy
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Bishop Bryan Bayda Blessing with Candles at Divine Liturgy
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Celebrating Divine Liturgy
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Reading of the Gospel – Father Walter Kostiuk
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Homily – Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R.
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Father Walter Kostiuk, Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R., Father Basil Malowany
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Art Wytrykush (Vise President Parish Council) accepting certificate for 50th Anniversary
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Knights of Columbus that received Order of Meritte, Fr. Basil Malowany, Bishop Bayda, John Makuch, Ivar Orenchuk (St.Basil’s), Orest Kiryluk (St. Basil’s), Andrj Lazuko(St. Basil’s), Robert Wuschenny
An anniversary brunch followed this Divine Liturgy with congratulatory greetings and toasts offered by those present along with socializing and well wishes from all present for the continued success of St. Athanasius Parish.
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Daniel Hladk – MC
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Father Vlad Simunovic – St. Basil’s
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Ted Dusyk – Toast tor Rt.Rev.Mitrat Luzney
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– John Makuch -Toast to Priests
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Jayne Paluck – Toast to SSMI
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Art Wytrykush presenting gift to Bishop Bryan with Fr. Malowany
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03- St. Bonnie Komarnicki, Art Wytrykush, Sr. Marijka Kondderwicz, Bishop Bryan Bayda – Head Table
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Fr. Basil & Angela Malowany, Fr. Walter Kostiuk, Ted & Ella Dusyk, Daniel Hladky