TAKE NOTICE THAT the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Bishop Andrew Roborecki Foundation Inc. will be held on WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 2026 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. at Ukrainian Catholic Parish of the Dormition Auditorium, 120 – 105th Street West , Saskatoon, SK. In addition to matters that are generally addressed at an Annual General Meeting (i.e. election of Directors, acceptance of Financial Statements), there will be two items of special business:
- Motions to amend the Articles of Incorporation (3).
- A motion to amend the Bylaws.
Who Can Attend: All members of any Ukrainian Catholic Parish within the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon are entitled to attend and vote at this meeting.
Logistics / Rules of Order:
Registration begins at ___6:30 pm___.
No proxy voting is permitted.
In person attendance is required. No virtual participation in the meeting will be available to members.
THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: THREE MOTIONS FOR AMENDMENT
Motion One: Regarding the Purposes / Objectives of the Corporation
WHEREAS:
- The current Articles of Incorporation provide as follows in Schedule 1:
The Corporation shall be restricted to advancing education by providing financial assistance to students who:
- Are of the Ukrainian Catholic Rite, or who embrace the Ukrainian Catholic Rite;
- Become fluent in the Ukrainian language; and
- Desire to work as priests in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon.
- The purposes as stated in the Articles of Incorporation are quite restrictive.
- The Board of the Corporation passed a Bylaw in 2011 at which time the Board intended to broaden the objectives of the Corporation (to individuals or organizations) but did not make a corresponding amendment to the Articles.
- It is considered advisable to expand the pool of individuals who are entitled to seek financial support from the Corporation and to make funding available to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy to enable it to meet its financial commitments to the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary or any successor seminary and to provide funding for vocational programs and initiatives.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Schedule 1 to the current Articles of Incorporation be repealed and that it be replaced with a new Schedule 1 that reads as follows:
The activities of the Corporation shall be restricted to the advancement of religion and education by:
- Providing financial assistance to individuals who are ascribed to the Ukrainian Catholic Church or who embrace the Ukrainian Catholic Rite and are:
- candidates to the priesthood or permanent deaconate,
- members of an institute of consecrated life, OR
- members of the lay faithful engaged in ministry within the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon (herein Eparchy)
who are studying philosophy, theology, the Ukrainian language, or catechesis at any educational institution approved by the Bishop of the Eparchy.
- Providing financial assistance to ordained clergy serving within the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon who are pursuing such additional courses of study as may be approved by the Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon.
- Providing funding for recruitment of clergy, for promotion of the priesthood as a vocation, and for the development and implementation of vocational programs.
- Providing financial assistance to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon to enable it to meet its financial commitments to the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta, or to any successor seminary.
Motion Two: Regarding the Number of Directors
WHEREAS:
- The current Articles of Incorporation provide for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 20 directors.
- Article 3.01 of the 2011 Bylaw provides for a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 9 directors.
- For purposes of certainty, it is always preferable for the Articles and Bylaw to be consistent – otherwise, the Articles take precedence in the event of an inconsistency.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Article 4 of the Articles of Incorporation be amended to provide that the minimum number of Directors shall be 5 and the maximum number of Directors shall be 12.
Motion 3: Regarding the Distribution of Assets Upon Dissolution
WHEREAS:
- Article 7 of the current Articles of Incorporation provides:
Upon dissolution of the corporation all assets, after payment of legal debts, will be turned over to a qualified done described in Subsection 149.1(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), provided that the qualified done also meets the requirements of Subsection 209(5) of The Non-profit Corporations Act, 1995.
- Article 7.07 of the current Bylaw provides:
All of the property of the Foundation is to be received and held in trust for the object of the Foundation and, if the Foundation is dissolved, wound up, or abolished, all of the property of the Foundation is, subject to the Articles, to be immediately transferred to the Ukrainian Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Saskatchewan.
- For purposes of certainty, it is always preferable for the Articles and Bylaw to be consistent – otherwise, the Articles take precedence in the event of an inconsistency.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Article 7 of the Articles of Incorporation be repealed and that the following wording be substituted therefor:
Upon dissolution of the Corporation, all assets, after payment of liabilities, will be transferred to the Ukrainian Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Saskatchewan (herein UCECS) or its legal successor to be used for the advancement of religion and education in accordance with the objectives of the Corporation, provided that if, at the date of dissolution, the UCECS or its successor has been dissolved or is not a registered charity, then the assets will be transferred to a registered charity within Canada that supports education in the Ukrainian Catholic Rite.
MOTION TO AMEND THE BYLAW:
WHEREAS:
- There are inconsistencies between the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaw which need to be rectified;
- As a result of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, consequential amendments to the Bylaw are required;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Bylaw of the Corporation be amended as follows:
Number of Directors
- Amend 3.01 of the Bylaw to read:
- The number of directors shall be set at the Annual General Meeting as a number between the minimum and maximum number of directors specified in the Articles of the Corporation.
Meetings of the Members
- Item 5.05 should be entitled Financial Statement rather than Agenda
Meetings of the Board
- NEW 6.04 The quorum for transacting business at any meeting of the Board shall be a majority of the total number of directors.
- NEW 6.05 All Board members, including the chair and the Bishop or his designate are entitled to vote at a meeting of Directors.
- Renumber the old 6.05 as 6.06 and add to it the following:
In the event of a tied vote, the Chair shall have a second vote.
- Renumber the old 6.04 as 6.07
Affairs of the Foundation
- Item 7.01 (Object of the Foundation) to be amended to read Purposes of the Foundation and amended to match the new Schedule 1 of the Articles
- Item 7.07 should be amended to read:
- All of the property of the Foundation is to be received and held for the purposes of the Foundation stated in 7.01 above.
Add a NEW 7.08 entitled Dissolution – word it to match the Articles
Note: The full text of the current Bylaw can be obtained from your parish priest upon request.
Dated at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan this 5th day of May, 2026.