Brief History

Four months after an initial meeting in the house of Andrew Smaha, on August 11, 1918 Frs. Peter Oleksiw and Nicholas Shumsky called an organizational meeting to form a Ukrainian Catholic parish in East Kildonan. Acting on the advice of Bishop Nykyta Budka, property at the corner of Watt Street and Montrose (now Larsen) Avenue was purchased for $1200. By July 1919, a small church (100′x25′) was completed. Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Parish, the third Ukrainian Catholic church in Winnipeg, was blessed by Bishop Nykta on October 29, 1919. The first parish priest was Fr. Michael Pelech.

By the late 1940s, with the continued growth in the East Kildonan area, the church became inadequate to the needs of the growing congregation. A campaign was begun for a new church. Under the direction of Fr. Ihor Shpytkovsky, a triangular parcel of land was purchased at Watt Street and Munroe Avenue, just six blocks north of the first church building. The new church, designed by the the famous Belgian priest, Fr. Philip Ruh, OMI, was built in 1954.

 

Organizers of our Parish in 1918 and Visiting Priests
  • Fr. Peter Oleksiw
  • Fr. Nicholas Chumsky
  • Fr. Vladimir Charney
  • Fr. John Kolsun
  • Fr. Michael Pelech, 1919-1920
  • Fr. Evhen Andruhovich, 1920-1921
  • Fr. Peter Oleksiw, 1921-1922
 
Pastors
  • Fr. Michael Hryhorichuk, 1922-1925
  • Fr. Michael Olenchuk, 1925-1926
  • Fr. Nicholas Bartman, 1925-1926
  • Fr. Jospeh Fylyma, 1926-1927
  • Fr. Paul Suliatecky, 1927-1929
  • Fr. John Holowka, 1929-1930
  • Fr. Anthony Luhovy, 1930-1932
  • Fr. Canon Panteleimon Bozyk, 1932-1938
  • Fr. Michael Syrnyk, 1938-1940
  • Fr. Ihor Shpytkovsky, 1940-1966
  • Mitrat Stephen Semczuk, 1967-1972
  • Fr. Joseph Fornalchuk, 1967-1972
  • Msgr. Vladimir Bozyk, 1972-1994
  • Mitrat Gregory Oucharyk, 1994-1999
  • Fr. Darren Kawiuk, 1999-2005
  • Rev. Dr. Michael Kwiatkowski, 2009-2021
  • Rev. Fr. Michael Winn, 2005-2009, 2021-present

 

Assistant Pastors
  • Fr. Marian Dawydko
  • Fr. Alexander Baran
  • Fr. Eugene Rudachek
  • Fr. Vladimir Olach
  • Fr. Roman Zakrewsky
  • Fr. John Sholdak
  • Fr. Andrew Zayac
  • Fr. Edward Kwiatkowski

 

Deacons
  • Fr. Deacon John Melnyk
  • Fr. Deacon Michael Strilec
  • Fr. Deacon Morris Kowalchuk
  • Fr. Deacon Nicholas Kohuch
  • Fr. Deacon Victor Humniski
  • Fr. Deacon Myroslaw Tracz
  • Fr. Deacon Patrick Firman