June 30, 2009
Zirka … Dance to the Stars
We are pleased to announce our Zabava band – Zirka. Get ready to dance to the stars! They are six musicians who love to play their instruments and have a good time. Peter and Morris Hucal started the band in Sudbury when they were 12 years old playing guitar and accordion. Five years later their brother Johnny joined in on trumpet, then a couple years later their sister Katherine on sax. Bill Hawryschuk joined the band three years ago, bringing with him the experiences of playing drums with Solovey, Burya and Dunai. Karen Aniol joined the band two years ago on violin. They are currently based out of Toronto. Zirka has performed at countless zabavas, weddings and festivals over the years. They are looking forward to performing at Canada's National Ukrainian Festival this summer in Dauphin Manitoba.
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March 15, 2009
Bishops Unplugged
Our bishops have agreed to answer all those questions you may have but are afraid to ask during a Q & A session called “Bishops Unplugged.” If you have any questions for this session, send them in to us at
mail@sokolik.ca/unity2009
. All questions will be kept confidential.
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November 14, 2008
WestJet offers Unity 2009 a discount on airfares!
We have secured a 10% discount off WestJet's best available regular fares at the time of booking (exluding web and promotional fares) for those flying in to Hamilton airport. This is the closest airport to Unity's location (only 15 minutes away) and the airfares are generally less expensive through here than going via Pearson in Toronto.
Fax booking request forms can be found in the general information page of the registration section or click here to download it. All you have to do is quote our account number QC#5716 and submit the booking request via fax at 1-800-582-7072 or email conventions@westjet.com . You can also call the airline with your booking request instead of faxing it in at 1-888-493-7853. For flight schedule information, visit www.westjet.com .
August 2007
Unity 2009 coming to Ontario!
Unity 2009 has received the support and blessing of his Grace Most Reverend Lawrence Huculak, osbm, Metropolitan for Ukrainian Catholics in Canada and his Excellency Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Chmilar, Eparch of Toronto and Eastern Canada.
The theme of “understanding, embracing and celebrating who we are as Ukrainian Catholics” has defined this event since Unity 1996 in Winnipeg, MB. At the request of Metropolitan Lawrence, the young adults from the Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada have accepted the invitation to host Unity 2009 in Ontario. Previous Unity gatherings took place in Canmore, AB in 2004 and Muenster, SK in 2006.
