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Slava Isusu Khrestu!

Please remember in your prayers a dear and loving friend of mine +Deacon Paul Humniski who fell asleep in the Lord this morning. He was the Deacon originally at ST. Elias Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brampton.


Remember in your prayers, the soul of +Deacon Paul as well his wife, Irene and all the Humniski family.

He had been ill for a long while and it pains me greatly because of health reasons that I can not attend the funeral.

May his memory be eternal.
Vichnaja Pam'jat.
Eternal Memory.

Unworthy
Kolya

May the memory of the Lord's servant, the Deacon Paul, be eternal and may Pani Irene and all of his family be comforted in their loss by the prayerful expectation of being reunited with him in Heaven.

May Deacon Paul's memory be eternal. May God grant comfort to his wife and children. Amen.

May his memory be eternal, may his family be comforted during this time of mourning...

For funeral arrangements please see the following link:

http://www.saintelias.com/ca/home/

All is on the St. Elias Home Page.

May the memory of Fr. Deacon Paul be eternal!

Everlasting Memory! Deacon Paul and his family gave my family generous hospitality during several of our trips to Canada.

Slava Isusu Khrestu!

Here is short biography of the late Father Deacon Paul Humniski taken fro St Elias website.

Obituary: Deacon Paul Humniski
FATHER DEACON PAUL HUMNISKI Peacefully passed away with family and friends by his side on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at West Park Health Care Centre at the age of 70. Beloved husband of Irene (nee Skremetka) and loving father to Anne-Marie (Andre), Johnathan, Stephen and Christina (Andrew). Loving grandfather to Collin, Sophia, Mikyta and Julian. Survived by brothers Frank (Diane) in Winnipeg and Greg (Rose) in Edmonton and mother-in-law Stella Skremetka. We are certain he has joined his loving mother, Stefa and brave father, Mike (who predeceased his son by 12 hours) in heaven.
Born in North End Winnipeg in 1941, he attended Sisler High School and the University of Manitoba where he obtained his B.Sc., B.A., M.Sc. in microbiology and Ph.D. in biochemistry and avidly played football throughout. He was married in 1968 and was blessed with four loving children. In Ontario, he completed his MBA in London and was ordained to the deaconate in 1981. He worked in sales at Glaxo Laboratories. He was then inspired to open Baba's Kitchens, a business specializing in Ukrainian foods that excelled over 10 years.
Although he was hospitalized for the past 3.5 years, Paul and Irene remained positive and continued to find joy in daily life. During this journey, God granted Paul and Irene a renewed sense of strength and love in the Joy of the Lord.
Friends will be received at St. Elias Ukrainian Catholic Church, 10193 Heritage Road, Brampton, for prayers on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at St. Elias Catholic Church on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
We sincerely thank everyone who provided physical and spiritual support throughout his journey. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Pysanka Orphanage in Ukraine.
For more information, please visit the Book of Memories at www.wardfuneralhome.com [wardfuneralhome.com]

Respectfully submitted

Kolya

Requiem aeternam dona ei Domine et lux perpetua luceat ei.

Amen

Kolya or Deacon David,

Do I read correctly, my brothers, that Deacon Paul's Dad reposed the same day?

Many years,

Neil

Dear Neil,

Father Deacon Paul's father, Michael reposed some 12 hours before him in Winnipeg, MB.

At the Parastas last night, there were some 250 or more at St. Elias in Brampton praying with enthusiasm. We expect as many if not more for the funeral at 1:00 PM this afternoon. Keep a eye out on the parish website for photos to be posted in the next week.

www.saintelias.com [saintelias.com]

May Fr. Paul's memory be eternal.

This link will take one to the St. Elias Blog where there are photos and a slide show of the funeral of Fr. Deacon Paul. Some photos are from the Parastas the evening before the Funeral Liturgy.

http://sainteliaschurch.blogspot.ca/

Note that the singing accompanying the slide show is from a generic parish recording.

May the memory of the Lord's servant, Michael, Deacon Paul's father, be eternal