RAULIUK, The Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter Nicholas Orest
DOB: Year of birth: 1944, in Yorkton, SK
Joined UOCC clergy in: April 16, 1967
About
Spouse: Jeannette. In Ukrainian: “Genya”
Names of Children:
- Taras
- Nicholai
- Nadia
- Tanya
Education:
- Licentiate in Theology, St. Andrew’s College
Ordination:
- Diaconate: April 16, 1967 at the Holy Trinity Metropolitan’s Cathedral in Winnipeg by Archbishop Boris
- Priesthood: December 24, 1967 at the Holy Trinity Metropolitan’s Cathedral in Winnipeg by His Beatitude Metropolitan Ilarion
Awards:
- Metropolitan’s Jubilee Certificate Metropolitan Ilarion
- Nabedrenik Metropolitan Ilarion
- Scuffia Archbishop Michael
- Kamilavka Metropolitan Andrew
- Gold Cross Metropolitan Andrew
- Archpriest Archbishop Wasyly
- Metropolitan’s Certificate Metropolitan Wasyly
- Jeweled gold Cross Metropolitan Wasyly
- Mitre Council of Bishops
Pastoral Work:
- Served the following Parishes:
- * Roblin Manitoba District Parish
- * Holy Trinity Metropolitan’s Cathedral in Winnipeg, MB
- * St. Mary’s Sobor in Ottawa, Ontario
- * St. Vladimir’s Sobor in Hamilton, Ontario
- * Holy Trinity Metropolitan’s Cathedral in Winnipeg, MB (second time)
- * St. John’s Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta
- * Yorkton Saskatchewan District Parish
- * Roblin Manitoba District Parish
- * St. Michael’s Parish in Edmonton, AB (current)
- Served as an elected member of the Consistory Board of the UOCC for ten years.
- Held Executive positions on the Eastern, Central and Western Eparchies.
- Held Executive positions on the Parish Mission Districts.
- During my assignment in Ottawa, St. Mary’s Sobor Church was built
- Chaplain of National & Provincial CYMK
- Member of the Order of St. Andrew since 1975, achieving the 5th Degree and organized the Yorkton, Saskatchewan Chapter
- Member of USRL since 1972
- Worked at the following Church Youth Camps:
- * Ukrainian School Day Camp in Roblin
- * Veselka Camp in Winnipeg
- * Organized Ottawa’s Church Camp
- * St. Sophia’s in Quebec
- * Trident Camp-Crystal Lake in Canora
- * Bar-V-Nok in Edmonton (Pigeon Lake)
- Choir:
- * Organized and directed Youth Choirs
- * Directed Seniors Choirs and KYK Choir
- * Organized and directed Clergy Choirs at Sobors and Conferences
- * Organized and directed the 85 voice: “Roblin and District 2000 Millennium Choir”
- * Current: Teaching and directing “Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival Choir” of Dauphin, Manitoba. This Choir was organized by Dr. Pavlo Macenko