UCWLC, St. Nicholas Branch Edmonton, Alberta
The Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada (UCWLC)
Main aims are:
- Catholic Faith: to develop and enrich the religious and spiritual life of each member in the context of the Ukrainian Catholic Church; its Liturgy, theology, spirituality, and its practices and traditions.
- Ukrainian Culture: to preserve, promote, and develop the Ukrainian heritage, language, culture, traditions, and arts.
- Social Development (Canadian Citizenship):
a. to broaden the moral understanding and deepen the sense of civic responsibility among the members;
b. to initiate and support social action programs, which exemplify Christian ideals and values of justice and love, particularly those related to the sanctity of human life and sacredness of the family. - Charitable Activities: to participate in service to persons and society, in works of mercy for the poor and sick, in works of charity and mutual aid intended to relieve human needs of every kind, as well as assistance to groups and communities.
The St. Nicholas branch of the UCWLC has several committees to fulfill the above aims:
Chairs of the committees are:
- Spiritual (B. Mandrusiak)
- Cultural (J. Chrunik-Rudiak)
- Archives (R. Laskey)
- Charitable (P. Worger)
- Outreach (E. Dolynchuk)
- Organizational (B. Olynyk)
- Social Justice (C. Csernyanski)
- Communications and Public Relations (I. McIntyre)
2024 Executive:
- *Past President: Bernie Mandrusiak
- President: Cathryn Yawney
- Vice President: Rena Hanchuk
- Secretary: Ilona Storie
- Treasurer: Veronica Straty
We have 50 members.
Membership fees are $20.
Why join the UCWLC? As the only Ukrainian Catholic organization for laywomen that has branch, eparchial and national levels,
- we focus on serving and developing our members spiritually and culturally.
- our members work on social and moral issues that affect the future of our society.
- we reach out to the poor and underprivileged.
- we offer friendship and prayer to all our members.
St. Nicholas UCWLC meets monthly, except July and August. For more information about our organization, contact Bernie Mandrusiak dbmand@telus.net
Want to be part of a friendly, active, and committed group of Ukrainian Catholic women in the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church? Join the UCWLC.
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The 41st Eparchial UCWLC Convention
The 41st Eparchial UCWLC Convention took place on October 18 & 19, 2024. Four ladies attended as delegates representing our branch. Registration fees were paid by our Branch. It was a great opportunity to connect with other members throughout Alberta. Eparchial Conventions are held every two years.
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Congress Recognizes Outstanding Achievement (2016)
Shirley Rudnitski Awarded Honorary Life Member Distinction
By Joyce Chrunik-Rudiak, President, UCWLC, Eparchy of Edmonton, and Jayne L. Buryn, St. Nicholas, Edmonton UCWLC president
At the 25th Congress of the Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada held on June 30 to July 2, 2016 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Shirley Rudnitski was honored with the league’s Honorary Life Member Award. This is the highest honor bestowed on a UCWLC member.
Throughout many years, Shirley has served at all three levels of the organization. At the UCWLC national executive, Shirley provided her expertise as treasurer from July 1992 to July 1995 and audit committee chair from 2008 to 2010.
At the UCWLC eparchial executive, she served a vice-president from 1995 to 1999, treasurer from 2002 to 2016, and social justice, audit, nominating, and fundraising committees member for numerous years. Shirley is currently the treasurer for the Edmonton eparchial UCWLC executive.
At the St. Nicholas branch level, Shirley effectively fulfilled her roles as
- president,
- vice-president,
- treasurer,
- member of the organizational and spiritual committees, and
- internal auditor.
Shirley was a founding member and member of the St. Nicholas UCWLC branch for 50 years. On UCWLC League Day in May of this year, Shirley received her 50-year service pin from the branch.
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