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VOL. 78 - No. 17 ENGLISH VERSIONSEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia

LIVE BROADCAST ON EWTN OF DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 3 PM FROM UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION IN PHILADELPHIA

On Sunday, September 24 at 3 PM, EWTN will telecast the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Andriy Rabiy from the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia. Responses will be sung by the choir of the Ukrainian National Shrine of the Holy Family, Washington, D.C. Watch on your EWTN TV Channel or livestreaming on our website at http://ukrarcheparchy.us/ or http://www.ewtn.com/multimedia/live_player.asp?sat=dome or https://livestream.com/archphila/divineliturgy

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Bishop Andriy Rabiy’s Remarks in English at his Episcopal Ordination on September 3, 2017 at St. George’s Ukrainian

Catholic Cathedral in Lviv, Ukraine.

Today we have a very auspicious occasion in this beautiful Cathedral of St. George in Lviv to witness not only the opening ceremony for the Synod of Ukrainian Catholic Bishops which usually happens around this time; but also you all have seen and witnessed another beautiful event, an episcopal consecration -- how a priest is being made a bishop, a leader in the Church. Being a bishop is an exciting, yet huge ministry in the Church. Yet a bishop always works with God and through God. Again, let’s always remember there is nothing possible in God and with God all things are possible. This is why my prayer and my intention is actually to rely on the will of God, on His power, and His providence to help me to lead the people that will be entrusted into my care, to do my very best in whatever I possibly can. And please keep in mind that whatever you witnessed today did not happen by chance, not at all. It actually took a long time, hard work,

a lot of prayers. And, also, if it wasn’t for the help, the support and especially the prayers of many of you, the faithful from the Archeparchy of Philadelphia, or around the world for that matter, I would not be standing here in the midst and addressing you at this very moment. And I want to say -- I THANK YOU. When I came to the United States, you all embraced me, you all supported me in every way. And God only knows how much I appreciate that! Being a kid in a foreign country, it’s not that easy, but you made it so easy for me at that time. I also want to thank all the priests of our Archeparchy for supporting me all the time, especially by prayer in the last few weeks. I would like to thank our own Archbishop Stefan (Soroka) for being here, for being my consecrator, but more importantly for being my mentor and my spiritual father for the last 16 years. I appreciate and value it very much. I would also like to thank

Bishop David (Motiuk) of the Eparchy of Edmonton for being present here, for agreeing to be my third consecrator. We are going to have the presentation Liturgy at our beautiful Cathedral in Philadelphia on September 24, 2017 at 3:00 in the afternoon and I would like to invite all of you to come in prayer together and not only to see me as a bishop there but also to celebrate us as the church. The church which is alive, the church which actually strives and wants to be better in holiness, better in closeness to the Lord and this is what it is all about. Our churches, especially abroad, are open to everyone. They are

not only open to recent immigrants, they are not only open to the people who are already second, third, fourth generation born there as well. We also have many people in our parishes that have nothing to do with Ukrainian at all. Yet they have come to love our Liturgy, they came to love our Church. Our church is, will be, and should be open to everyone. This is one of the things we are going to pursue with Archbishop Stefan. Vladyko, I am looking forward to working with you and whatever I can be of help and of use; I will be there. I would like to thank all of you for watching and being here with us. May God Bless you! Amen


Save the Date SEPTEMBER 24TH HIERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY BY NEWLY ORDAINED BISHOP ANDRIY RABIY, UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, PHILADELPHIA, PA AT 3:00PM WITH RECEPTION TO FOLLOW OCTOBER 1ST ARCHIEPARCHIAL PILGRIMAGE OF FEAST OF PROTECTION OF MOTHER OF GOD, MONASTERY GROUNDS OF ORDER OF SISTERS OF ST. BASIL, FOX CHASE, PA DIVINE LITURGY AT 11:00 AM; MOLEBEN AT 4:00 PM OCTOBER 15TH ARCHEPARCHIAL MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DIVINE LITURGY AT 11:00 AM AT UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, PHILADELPHIA, PA. OCTOBER 22nd MOLEBEN, ANOINTING FOR HEALING AND VENERATION OF HOLY RELICS OF BLESSED JOSAPHATA HORDASHEVSKA, SSMI, CELEBRATION OF 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY IMMACULATE. 3:00 PM - UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, PHILADELPHIA, PA OCTOBER 29TH HIERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY AT ST. PAUL UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH,

RAMSEY, NJ AT 12 NOON CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARISH

NOVEMBER 12TH HIERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY CELEBRATING 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF ORDER OF BASILIAN FATHERS OF ST. JOSAPHAT, 80 YEARS OF MINISTRY IN USA AND 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANONIZATION OF BISHOP MARTYR JOSAPHAT, OSBM. 10:00 AM – WARREN, MI. DECEMBER 25TH CHRISTMAS – NATIVITY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST YOUR PRAYERFUL PARTICIPATION IN LITURGY IS YOUR BEST GIFT TO JESUS, TO YOURSELF AND TO OTHERS!

Bishop Rabiy’s Coat of Arms was designed by Matthew G. Alderman

help of Fr. Athanasius McVay.

Happy Birthday Bishop Andriy Rabiy

October 1st


Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

Eighty-sixth Annual Pilgrimage

Sunday, October 1, 2017

“Set Aside All Earthly Cares: Find Peace Through the Mother of God”

9 am - 11 am Mystery of Reconciliation (Confession) Holy Trinity Chapel and surrounding area 10 am Holy Trinity Chapel - silent prayer site

10:30 am Rosary Mothers in Prayer Holy Trinity Chapel 11 am Procession From Basilian Spirituality Center Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (Bilingual) Faculty House Auditorium

Celebrant: Most Reverend Stefan Soroka Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia

Ukrainian Catholic Hierarchy of the United States Homilist: Most Reverend Stefan Soroka Choir: Ukrainian Catholic Shrine of the Holy Family Choir Washington, DC 1:30 pm - 5 pm Food Service Featuring Ukrainian Cuisine Food Court Parking Lot 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Special Presentations Children’s Presentation Basilian Spirituality Center Panel Sharing on Prayer & Religious Life Youth Program 3 pm – 3:45 pm Rosary Mothers in Prayer Shrine: Our Lady of Pochayiv 3:45 pm Blessing of Religious Articles Shrine: Our Lady of Pochayiv 4 pm - 5 pm Moleben (Bilingual)

Celebrant: Ukrainian Bishops and Concelebrating Clergy Homilist: Most Reverend Stefan Soroka Choir: Ukrainian Catholic Shrine of the Holy Family Choir Washington, DC 5 pm Blessing of Cars and Buses Parking Lot


PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Development Office September 20, 2017 Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great 215.379.3998 ext 17 215.780.1743 fax [email protected] www.stbasils.com

86th Annual Pilgrimage to the Mother of God Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

Please join us for this year's 86th Annual Pilgrimage honoring the Mother of God which will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2017 on the grounds of the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Basil the Great in Fox Chase Manor, PA. The theme of this year's Pilgrimage is "Set Aside All Earthly Cares: Find Peace Through the Mother of God." The day begins with the opportunity for confession starting at 9:00 am. A Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 11:00 am by Archbishop Stefan Soroka and accompanying hierarchy and clergy. The homolist for the Divine Liturgy and Moleben will be His Grace Archbishop Stefan. Lunch will be available afterwards, featuring traditional Ukrainian food. The day will conclude with a prayer service (Moleben) at 4:00 pm at the Grotto. Special programs for children and teens! For further information, please call 215-379-3998 ext. 17 or visit the Sister's website at www.stbasils.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Sisters-of-the-Order-of-St- Basil-the-Great-Jenkintown-PA/280623061977867?fref=ts. Since 1911 the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great have served in the United States. The Sisters strive to be a Praying, Healing, Life-Giving Presence in every community they minister, especially in the field of education. Their Motherhouse is in Fox Chase Manor, Pennsylvania, which is just outside Philadelphia. The Sisters can be reached by email at [email protected] by telephone at 215-379-3998 and by mail at 710 Fox Chase Road, Fox Chase Manor, PA 19046. Their website is www.stbasils.com


THE PROTECTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

The Church celebrates the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God on October 1st. Through this feast we celebrate the appearance of the Mother of God in Constantinople in the tenth century. The account of this appearance is found in the life of St. Andrew, known as the Fool for Christ. During services in the Church of Blachernes, St. Andrew and his disciple, St. Epiphanius, saw the Mother of God approach the ambo. She was supported by St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, and accompanied by many Saints. Here She knelt in prayer, Her face bathed in tears. After praying again at the altar, She took Her veil and extended it over the people as a sign of Her protection.

On the Icon, the Mother of God is seen standing above the faithful. Her arms, outstretched in prayer, are draped with a veil. Angels are pictured on both sides. St. Andrew and St. Epiphanius are shown on the lower right of our Icon. St. Andrew, dressed only in a cloak, gestures toward the Mother of God. St. Epiphanius, wearing a tunic under his cloak, gestures in astonishment at the miraculous appearance.

In the center of the Church, a young man with a halo, clothed in a deacon’s sticharion, is holding in his left hand an open scroll with the text of the Christmas Kontakion in honor of the Mother of God. He is St. Romanos the Melodist, the famous hymnographer whose feast is also celebrated on October 1st.

There are many variations of the icon of this event. In some icons of this mystery, the Virign is shown alone without any of the other figures associated with the original vision. This highlights the truth that the Mother of God is the “Never-failing Protectress” of all Christians, our ever-present Advocate with the Creator. This Icon tells us that we are not alone. We live in the presence of the Mother of God. She is our Protectress.

TROPARION — Protected by Your coming, O Mother of God, well-believing people solemnly celebrate today; and gazing upon Your immaculate image, they humbly say: “Watch over us with Your noble protection and deliver us from all evil by asking Your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.”

God-with-Us Icon Series

INTERCESSION OF THE THEOTOKOS

Intercession to theTheotokos is often prayed for by devout Ukrainian Greek Catholic faithful. They seek Her protection and intercession before Her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Special prayer services (akathist, moleben et al.) to the Mother of God are celebrated in honor of the Theotokos. In Ukraine October 14th (Julian calendar) is also known as Ukrainian Kozak Day, for the kozaks went to battle with the banner of the Holy Protector, the Mother of God. His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk also asked for prayers for all those serving in defense of Ukraine – that they be protected by the holy mantle (omophor, protecting veil) of Mary, the Mother of God.


UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC ARCHEPARCHY OF PHILADELPHIA

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017

Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania We invite all our married faithful to join with our Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka to cel-ebrate their Wedding Anniver-

saries at a Divine Liturgy in our Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 11 AM followed by a Banquet in their honor.

Registration Form

Husband’s name _____________________________________________________________________

Wife’s Name _____________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________

Parish _________________________________________ Phone ____________________________

Email ______________________________________ Number of Years Married __________________

Number of Guests ______________________________________________________________________

Deadline for Registration September 30, 2017

Cost: $50.00 per Anniversary Couple $30.00 per guest

Mail to: Office for Evangelization 810 North Franklin Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19123

Make checks payable to: Archeparchy of Philadelphia


Catechetical Sunday at the Cathedral - September 17, 2017On September 17, 2017 Catechetical Sunday was observed at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia. Towards the conclusion of both the 9 AM and 11 AM Divine Liturgies, Fr. Roman Pitula gathered the children by the tetrapod, prayed and blessed the students and their teachers the Missionary Sisters of the Mother of God.

On Catechetical Sunday we celebrate an important event in our parish life as we seek to grow in “Communion with God” by beginning our new catechetical year. In a special way on Catechetical Sunday we ask God to grant to His servants, our students, our teachers, and ourselves the grace to grow in our communion with Him.

During the prayer, Fr. Pitula said, “Open the hearts, the minds, and the lips of these students. Enable them to receive the power of Your law, and to comprehend the useful things which will be taught them. Help them understand Your perfect will and contribute to the building up of Your holy Church. Deliver them from every snare of the enemy, preserve them in true faith, and in righteousness and purity all the days of their lives. May they grow in wisdom and in the observance of Your commandments. May they be revealed as worshippers of Your name and heirs of Your kingdom.”


нове покоління для нової україни!

a new generation for a new ukraine!

GALA LUNCHEON IN SUPPORT OF UCU

БЛАГОДІЙНИЙ БЕНКЕТ НА ПІДТРИМКУ УКУ

“ C O M E C E L E B R A T E U C U A C H I E V E M E N T S ! L E A R N A B O U T O U R N E W G O A L S ! ”

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Reception: 1:00 – 2:00 pm Luncheon 2:00 – 4:30 pm

the st. regis hotel new York2 East 55th Street at 5th Avenue

20th floor ballroomNew York, New York

speCial guests:

bishop borys gudziakPresident, Ukrainian

Catholic University

ulana suprun, mdActing Minister

of Health of Ukraine

for more information please call UCEF at 1 (800) 599-3671, visit our Website: www.ucef.orgor join our Facebook group of new York friends of uCu: https://www.facebook.com/nyfUCU


Date: Sunday, October 15th, 2017

Time: Doors open at 12:30 PM First drawing at 2:00 PM

Where: Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church 315 Fourth Street, West Easton, PA 18042

$10 admission includes first sheet of tickets. Many prizes valued at $100+! Door prizes and 50/50 raffle!

All ages are welcome!

Refreshments including homemade pierogies, BBQ, baked goods and more will be available for purchase.

Top Prizes include: 55” 4K UHD TV, Canon EOS Rebel T6, Diamond Pendant, and more!

www.HolyGhost-Ukrainian-Catholic.org

“Giant Community Flea Market & Craft Fair” – Saturday, October 14th - Swarthmore

Everyone is invited to Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church, 900 Fairview Road, in Swarthmore (Ridley Township) to a community-wide Flea Market & Craft Fair on Saturday October 14th beginning at 9:00 am. If you or your family have non-food items to sell or if you are a non-food vendor, spaces are now being offered for only $20.00. Call (610) 544-1215 to reserve your space by October 7th. Event is rain or shine.

St. Vladimir Parish - Scranton, PA

St. Vladimir Parish Annual Flea Market The Annual Flea Market sponsored by St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will be held in the Parish Center, 428 North Seventh Avenue, Scranton on Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Doors will not open before 9:00am. This event benefits the Parish Children’s Religious Education Program. Ukrainian and American foods will be available for purchase as well as a theme basket raffle.

To reserve a table or for additional information contact Daria at 570 963-1580.

Homemade Pyrohy SaleThe parishioners of Scranton’s St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church are sponsoring an autumn potato and cheese pyrohy/pierogi sale on Saturday, October 7, 2017 from 2:00 to 6:00pm at the Parish Center, 428 North Seventh Avenue. These are freshly made that day and are not frozen. Cost is $7.00 per dozen.

Orders should be placed no later than Monday, October 2nd and are being taken by Leslie at 570 342-3749.


Blessing of the Backpacks - Perth Amboy, NJ

As summer comes to a close and the school year begins, the Blessing of the Backpacks was held at Assumption Church in Perth Amboy, NJ. All of God’s children, young and old, were encouraged to bring their backpacks to church to be blessed for educational success for the coming school year. More than twenty children from kindergarten through high school participated. In addition to the blessing, Fr. Ivan Turyk offered children’s homily and each child received a holy card of the guardian angel.

His Beatitude Sviatoslav congratulated students, schoolchildren and educators on the beginning of a new academic year

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

A new academic year of our students and schoolchildren start this week. Let me congratulate you, dear schoolchildren and students, teachers, educators, professors on this new time!

The Father and Head of UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, on the 27th of August at the end of the Hierarchial Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral of the

Resurrection of Christ.

His Beatitude assured in a special prayer for the student body, the schoolchildren: “According to the Christian tradition, it is good to start studying with Confession and Eucharist. I assume that Jesus Christ will bless you with the beginning of this new academic year within these Church Holy Sacraments”, His Beatitude Sviatoslav said. The UGCC Department for Information

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Vacation Bible Discovery Camp 2017Assumption Catholic Church, Perth Amboy, NJ

Smiles and joyful voices from twenty kids filled Assumption church hall during camp, where the children learned about God and love of neighbor. The three days of learning and games for children in Grades 1 through 5 began each morning with prayer followed by the various activities till 4 pm each day. Each morning students made crafts, played games and had snacks and lunch together.

This amazing spiritual experience is an incredible gift to the children of our parish and it could not be given without the help our volunteers. To everyone who supported us, thank you for all you did for the children.

Assumption parish in Perth Amboy, NJ at 684 Alta Vista Pl, has made an important commitment to support the youth of our parish in their spiritual development through our elementary Parish School, Summer Vacation Bible Camp and Religious Education Programs. Many opportunities are available to engage youth in a meaningful way at Assumption as young people learn and

grown in their faith during these very formative years

Our parish welcomes and invites families to attend Saturday 5:00 p.m. or Sunday Liturgies at 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and share in the many faith community activities and celebrations that go on throughout the year.


Welcome Back To ACS’s 54th YearOf Educating Children In The Catholic Faith.

The vision of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops over a half century ago led to the establishment of Assumption Catholic School in Perth Amboy NJ that currently is the largest elementary Ukrainian Catholic School in America. Over the years, thousands of students have called the school their second home and with their parents, created many positive memories. Among the many gratifying moments is when alumni return to register their own children to give them the Assumption Catholic experience.

On September 6, 2017 for the 54th time the ACS welcomed back returning and many new students. Students were welcomed by their teachers and

a new principal Mrs. Lissette Shumny, who started her first year as ACS principal. An energy of excitement and anticipation buzzed on the school grounds as the students, fresh-faced in their crisp uniforms reunited with friends and shook off any lingering first-day jitters. ACS IS SO proud and excited to launch the 2017-2018 school year with our incredibly talented and dedicated teaching staff and ongoing support and partnership of Assumption parish. ACS is a small parochial school administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. AdvancEd accredited, the school provides a Christ-centered, Catholic environment to a diverse population of pre-kindergarten (age

4) through 8thgrade students. Before Care and After Care are available.

Registration is ongoing throughout the school year.

To receive more information about the school, call 732-826-8721, visit www.assumptioncatholicschool.net or https://www.facebook.com/Assumption-Catholic-School-370915…/

New principal Mrs. Lissette Shumny and

Rev. Ivan Turyk


Saint Basil Academy News

OPEN HOUSE & TESTING DATESSaint Basil Academy will host Open House on Sunday, October 8th from 12-3 PM. Register online at https://www.stbasilacademy.org/admissions/.

The Entrance/Scholarship Exam will be given on Saturday, October 21st and Saturday, October 28th, from 8am-12 pm. Register online: https://www.stbasilacademy.org/admissions/application-test-registration/

To schedule a Shadow Day visit https://www.stbasilacademy.org/admissions/visit-us/.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Kimberely Clearkin, Director of Admissions, at 215-649-9083.

HOMECOMING 2017Saint Basil Academy is hosting its 3rd Annual Homecoming on Saturday, October 14, 2017. The event will begin at 6PM. For more information please visit: https://www.stbasilacademy.org/alumnae/homecoming/

COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID PRESENTATIONPlease join us on Wednesday, November 15th at 7pm in our Auditorium at Saint Basil Academy for the following presentation:Using the 529 Plans to Save for College - Kelly Davis, Program Representative, Bureau of Savings Programs, Pennsylvania Treasury Department.Understanding College Financial Aid - Fran McKeown, Higher Education Access Partner, PHEAA-Pennsylvania School Services.


Saint Basil Academy Starts the School Year with New Associations

Saint Basil Academy, an all-girls private academy in Jenkintown, PA, directed by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great, has started the new school year with exciting new associations. Most importantly, the Academy is excited to welcome new principal Mrs. Connie D’Angelo. Mrs. D’Angelo comes back to Saint Basil Academy from her most recent position as Dean of Student Affairs at Mount St. Joseph Academy. She previously held the position of Vice Principal at St. Basil Academy. Mrs. D’Angelo holds an Educational Leadership Certificate from Cabrini University, an MA in English from Arcadia University and a BA in English from St. Joseph’s University. Mrs. D’Angelo has been meeting all constituencies at the school since the start of July with plans in place for an exciting future. Mrs. D’Angelo is committed to supporting the mission and identity of the school, founded on the tradition and culture of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Sisters of St. Basil the Great.

Saint Basil

Academy is pleased to announce a new relationship with the Ukrainian Heritage School, centrally located at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center. As the UHS has grown in numbers and classes in the last few years, they have developed a need for more space for effective learning. This year, the eighth through twelfth grades have found their home at Saint Basil Academy. SBA is excited to welcome the school, and become part of the Ukrainian School “triangle” with the Ukrainian Educational & Cultural Center and Manor College’s “Ukrainian Nest” Saturday classes.

Saint Basil Academy also welcomes Anastasiya Bloshchynska into the Freshman Class at Saint Basil Academy. Anastasiya is the daughter of Father Ihor Bloshchynskyy, pastor of the Annunciation BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church in Melrose Park, PA, and his wife Dr. Iryna Ivankovich, Executive Director of the St. Sophia Religious Association. Anastasiya, student of Khrystyna Yurchakevych, is an accomplished

student pianist, and was awarded a Music Scholarship, as well as a seat in the SBA Music Academy.

As we welcome a wonderful new Freshman Class into Saint Basil Academy, we invite you to our Annual Open House on Sunday, October 8, 2017 from 12 noon to 3:00 pm. All girls and their families who are in the planning stages for high school are encouraged to come and see the campus, meet the teachers and students, staff, and administration, and learn about our academic, athletic, art and music, service, and other extra-curricular programs.

You will also have an opportunity to find out about scholarships and financial assistance, in particular, about a recen t l y -e s tab l i shed opportunity for a Ukrainian ancestry scholarship for girls active in the Ukrainian community. We are located close to Manor College and the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 711 Fox Chase Road, Jenkintown, PA. For more information, please call the Admission Department at 215-649-9083.

Submitted by: Lesia Penkalskyj

Photo by Kimberely Clearkin; SBA Principal Connie D'Angelo and UHS Parent Board President Larissa Kebuz signing new Facility Use Agreement.


South Anthracite Deanery 2017 Ukrainian Seminary Day and Lenten Devotions Raise $53,000 for St. Josaphat Seminary

The Ukrainian Catholic clergy of the South Anthracite Deanery presented a check for $53,000 to Metropolitan Stefan Soroka, Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, which represents the proceeds from the 2017 Annual Ukrainian Seminary Day and the Deanery Lenten devotions, for St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, Washington, D.C. The presentation was made during the annual clergy retreat at San Alfsonso Retreat House, Long Branch, NJ.

From 1985 through this year, 2017, the annual Ukrainian Seminary Day has raised over $888,000 for the financial support of the seminary, which is located adjacent to the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Pictured left to right: Deacon Paul Spotts, St. Michael Church, Frackville and St. John the Baptist Church, Maizeville; Father Mykola Ivanov, pastor of Transfiguration of Our Lord Church, Shamokin and Patronage of the Mother of God Church, Marian Heights; Father Petro Zvarych St. Michael Church, Frackville and St. John the Baptist Church, Maizeville; Very Rev. Archpriest Michael Hutsko, dean of the South Anthracite Deanery, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Mt. Carmel and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Centralia; Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka; Msgr. Myron Grabowsky, pastor of St. Michael Church, Shenandoah and St. Nicholas Church, St. Clair; and Father Paul Makar, pastor of St. Nicholas, Minersville and Nativity of the Blessed Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Middleport. (Not photographed: Rev. Msgr. James T. Melnic, pastor of Patronage of the Mother of God Church, McAdoo and St. Michael Church, Hazleton and Father Mark Fesniak, former pastor of St. Nicholas, Minersville and Nativity of the Blessed Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Middleport.)


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St Vladimir, Edwardsville PA

MOLEBEN AND MEETING OF LUC’s NORTH ANTHRACITE COUNCIL

On Sunday afternoon, September 17, 2017, a beautiful Moleben to Jesus Christ, Lover of Mankind was served at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Edwardsville, PA. The pastor, Father Paul Wolensky, and his parishioners invited members of the North Anthracite Council of the League of Ukrainian Catholics to conduct their regular meeting afterwards in the parish community room. As it was the Sunday After the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, veneration and choral homage was also paid to the flower decorated cross resting on the tetrapod.

Following the Moleben, LUC members reviewed progress made in preparation for the upcoming North Anthracite Council hosted LUC Convention set for October 6, 7 and 8, 2017 to be held at the Genetti Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre and at SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Plymouth, PA. All indications are that the Convention will be a productive one. A delightful buffet closed out the late afternoon events.

Photo: Front row – Father Walter Pasicznyk; Father Paul Wolensky, Spiritual Advisor and Host Pastor;Kathleen Izak; and Anna Magill. Second Row – Joanne Serafin; Geri Adamchak; Helen Harabin; Catherine Halloway; Sonya Demsey; John Naradko; Dorothy Jamula, President and Convention Cochair; and Janina “Yanka” Everett, Convention Cochair. Back row – Andy Jamula; Rick Micknich; Geri Kolotelo; Ann Beshada; Michael Trusz; Gina McLaughlin; and Maria Szpynda. Absent when photo was taken: Sandra Berta and John Fedorko (Photo by Paul Ewasko)


Twenty-five years ago . . . The historic week in L’viv

The recent ceremonies and pageantry of the consecration of the Most Reverend Andriy Rabiy to the episcopacy on September 3 at Saint George’s Cathedral in L’viv were marvelous to behold. The streaming of all the liturgical services was easily available through the website of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ukraine (ugcc.ua) and the many photographs that were posted on different Facebook entries.

Watching the live streaming of these events brought back pleasant memories of historic events that took place in L’viv during the week of August 23-29, 1992, i.e. twenty-five years ago. I, a priest of the Stamford Eparchy, had just finished my first year of service as the Vice-Rector of Academic Studies for the newly-resurrected Holy Spirit Ukrainian Greek Catholic Seminary of L’viv in the district of Rudno. Then came the summer when my time was filled with admission screenings for the Seminary and ordination ceremonies to the diaconate and priesthood for a number of my students. The summer flew by and then came the last week of August and its historic events. As an eyewitness to these events, I still clearly recall their historic significance. I offer to share these personal accounts with

your readers. August 23 was the jubilee celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in Saint George Cathedral in Lviv. It was the first time that veterans of this famed resistance movement in Ukraine were gathering from different continents of the world. Easily recognized by their veteran berets, I witnessed the formation of their military ranks as they prepared to solemnly march into the Cathedral. I was thrilled to recognize a number of veterans from my hometown of Yonkers, New York, marching in the parade. I concelebrated the Divine Liturgy which was led by Cardinal Miroslav Lubachivsky that day. A stirring homily was delivered by the Reverend Mitrat Ivan Hryniukh of Munich, Germany, a famed UPA chaplain and brother of Msgr. Stephen Hrynuk of Olyphant, Pennsylvania. What a glory it was that day to see rows of patriotic Ukrainian flags lining the streets of central L’viv in a free and sovereign Ukraine.

On the next day, August 24, one hundred thousand people witnessed the unveiling of the new Taras Shevchenko Monument on the central square of downtown Lviv. The day began with a noon Akafist service in the front of the

Lviv Opera House that was celebrated by Cardinal Lubachivsky and other religious leaders. The responses to the outdoors service were sung by the noted boys’ chorus Dudaryk. Even though a light rain was falling, the formation of a solemn route from the Opera House to the middle of the square went smoothly. Scored of wreaths were presented that day from various organizations and communities. I found myself marching close to the presence of Cardinal Lubachivsky as the procession approached

ЮВІЛЕЙНИЙ РІК ПРИСВЯЧЕНИЙ ПАТРІАРХУ ЙОСИФУ СЛІПОМУ

2017 – COMMEMORATIVE YEAR OF PATRIARCH JOSYF SLIPYI

One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Birth (February, 1892)

Centennial Year of Priestly Ordination (September, 1917)

Fiftieth Anniversary of First Pastoral Visit to The United States (summer, 1968)

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Transfer of his Body from Rome to Lviv (August, 1992)

The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford announces the Opening of

a Commemorative Exhibit in his memory on September 29, 2017 Open to the Public until Thanksgiving Day, 2017 Museum hours – Wednesday thru Friday 1-5 pm

Saturdays (for group appointments)

Ukrainian Museum, 161 Glenbrook Rd., Stamford, CT 06902 1-203-323-8866 E-mail: [email protected]

the monument site. Its unveiling was truly spectacular to behold – the elderly Shevchenko in the image of an instructor delivering his lessons. As I stood in the thick of the crowd, I notices two friends from the United States were there: Reverend Mitrat Roman Mirchuk from Jersey City, New Jersey and Reverend Canon Peter Ohirko from Ozone Park, New York. What a remarkable event!

Two days later, on

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August 26, Lviv got ready for the grandest of events – the historic return from exile of the earthly remains of Patriarch Iosyf cardinal Slipyi from Rome to Lviv, the archepiscopal see from which he was arrested and imprisoned by the Communist rule of Ukraine in April, 1945. I was fortunate enough due to my Seminary position to be admitted unto the grounds of Lviv Airport, joining a select number of religious and civic leaders who were waiting for the arrival of the plane from Rome. Among the distinguished group were Cardinal Lubachivsky, Archbishop Volodymyr Sterniuk and all our hierarchy ; community leaders like Stefan Davymuka, Bohdan Horyn, Ihor and Iryna Kalynets’, Stefania Shabatura and others ; and a wonderful surprise guest in a wheelchair: His Beatitude Patriarch Mystyslav (Skrypnyk) from Kyiv. Priests carried the glass-encased coffin from the plane to a spot, where the first portion of the day’s program took place. The motorcade took off from the airport to central Lviv – the streets were lines with crowds greeting the return of this Church leader to his home. The motorcade arrived at Holy Transfiguration Church. The body of Cardinal Slipyi was carried into the Church and greeted by some two

hundred priests dressed in funeral vestments. Following a panakhyda service, the procession route through the winding streets of downtown Lviv took shape with the following stops along the way: The Ploshcha Rynok (The City Square), the Ivan Franko National University, the Markiian Shashkevych Monument (the site of the old Lviv Seminary and Theological Seminary), up the hill to the city prison where the Cardinal was confined on April 11, 1945, and then to Saint George Cathedral. Thousands walked the same route that day in deep respect of this Confessor of faith and Primate of our Church. The day ended with his body being placed in the nave of his Cathedral Church to lay in state until its solemn interment in the Cathedral Crypt on August 29th. August 28 witnessed another anniversary in the history of our Church. I travelled with a delegation from our Seminary to the village of Zhuzhl in the Sokal’ region of L’viv Province. It was the solemn holyday of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God on the Julian calendar. It was a day earmarked for the celebration of the centennial of the founding of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. The

ceremonies this day were led by the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, the Most Reverend Archbishop Antonio Franco. Amidst the crowd there that day, I was happy to meet with Sisters Thomas Hrynkiw, Zenovia Chmilar, and Michelle Yakymovitch, representatives from our American Province centered in Sloatsburg, New York. August 29 was the last and most remarkable day of this week in 1992. The President of Ukraine, Leonid Krawchuk, travelled to Saint George Cathedral that day to represent the government and people of Ukraine at the internment of Patriarch Iosyf’s coffin into the Cathedral crypt. Because of the security risks attached to the office of President and other political dignitaries, only three hundred people were actually allowed into the Cathedral with thousand milling in the courtyard. I was lucky enough to be one of those who received an admission ticket for this day. Outside of the Cathedral, I met Very Reverend Patrick Paschak, OSBM, and Reverend Mitrat Matthew Berko, our Eparchy’s delegates for the occasion. The Divine Liturgy and final farewell ceremony was televised throughout Ukraine that day. In the evening, a commemorative Concert

in honor of the day’s event was held in the Grand Opera House of Lviv. Sitting in the loge side by side were Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lubachivsky, President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine, and His Beatitude, Patriarch Mystyslav of Kyiv. What a grand finish to the day’s event. An additional historic note was that original plans were to lay the Patriarch’s coffin in the Cathedral Crypt on August 29. Due to the myriads of faithful who desired to pay their respects to this persecuted hero throughout the time starting on August 26, the final resting ceremonies did not take place unto September 7, the eighth anniversary of his death in Rome. It was estimated that over a million people filed past the funeral bier of Patriarch Iosyf Slipyi. What a week! What a time! It definitely was six days in August 1992 that I will never forget!

Article submitted by Monsignor John Terlecky, Director of Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford.

Twenty-five years ago . . . The historic week in L’viv


Bishops of the Synod commemorated Patriarch Josyph Slipyj in St. George’s Cathedral

Friday, 08 September 2017

On September 7th, on the day of the death of Patriarch Josyph Slipyj, the Bishops of the UGCC Synod prayed a Panakhyda in the crypt of St. George’s Cathedral. The service was led by the Father and Head of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav.

After the prayer, in the cathedral an artistic program "I am choosing faith..." was held, devoted to the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Patriarch Josyph Slipyj and the 25-th anniversary of his reburial.

At the beginning of the solemn academia, Oleh Syniutka, the Head of Lviv's oblast state administration, read the letter from the President of Ukraine on this occasion. "This year we commemorate the figure of your great church history and the history of the Ukrainian nation in general - the Major Archbishop of the UGCC Patriarch Josyph Slipyj, who belongs to the world level personalities," writes the President.

According to him, the Patriarch Josyph was a great spiritual leader

with intellectual way of thinking, strategist, ecumenist, one of the founder of the modern UGCC, which became a bridge between the Western and Eastern Churches. "Reading into his life story, evidence, "Testament", one becomes a witness of great spiritual strength and boundless faith of someone who chose as the aim of his life serving God and Ukraine, work for the purpose of uniting Ukrainians in the world, struggle for the patriarchate of the Ukrainian Church as a sign of self-sufficiency of the nation, well-fare for our independence," notes Petro Poroshenko.

"He bequeathed to all of us: 'Pray, work and fight

for saving of the Christian soul of every Ukrainian and for the whole Ukrainian nation, ask the Almighty God to help us accomplish our striving for the unity and our struggle for the clerical union in establishment of the Patriarchate of the Ukrainian Church!' Today it's especially important to affirm this unity in the defense of our boundaries, in the Christian unity, in building-up Ukraine as a powerful European state. With deep reverence we bow our heads before the memory of Josyph Slipyj. He is an example for imitation and a source of inspiration," sums up the President in his message .

We would like to add that

the artistic program is a joint project of the Center for Studies of Patriarch Josyph Slipyj's heritage, Lviv's Archeparchy of the UGCC and the Foundation "Andrej". Especially for this event the famous Lviv composer Myroslav Volynsky wrote two musical pieces.

Photo: Anastasiya Kasinchuk The UGCC Department for Information

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Patriarchal pilgrimage held in Goshiv

11 September 2017

The dismissal service in the Basilian Goshiv Monastery gathered on September 10th thousands of pilgrims. Bishops of the UGCC arrived for the dismissal service from parishes from west to east of Ukraine, far abroad - America, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, USA, Canada, Italy in Yasnaya Gora. They are so numerous because these days the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC convenes in Lviv.

According to the correspondent of RISU Natalia Paliy, during two days, September 9th and 10th, the pilgrims in Goshiv were participating in the common worship, prayer service, and night vigils.

“We have practiced various pilgrimages since last year, and now we have the culmination of those celebrations in Ukraine,” Patriarch Sviatoslav, head of the UGCC, stressed. “Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the canonization of the Holy Josaphat Kuntsevich in the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, we were also celebrating the jubilee of the Basilian order

in Krekhov, Dobromyl and other monasteries. Today I especially want to congratulate fathers and brothers on the anniversary. We thank the Lord God that He blesses our church with a good calling to the monastic living and for the fact that you are chosen, and not just those called. Today, we feel that your reformer, my great predecessor, Metropolitan of Kyiv Josyf-Veliamin Rutskyy, was thinking about the renewal of monasticism in our entire Church. Perhaps, you face a great difficult task today. I want to turn to the young girls and boys who are looking for their way in life – we, the church, need you, our people. Today, I want to fulfill the task of the servant who calls – serve God and the church in the monastic rank. And our mission – of bishops and priests - is to help you. We also pray today for our guys at the frontline, for their mothers, who are numerous here. Let the Lord God bless our land with peace, so that we do not have to bury our sons and daughters any longer – and they dedicated themselves for God and for Ukraine.”

The pilgrims who

gathered in Goshiv in Yasnaya Gora were not only from Ivano-Frankivsk region. “This is a Christian mission to teach children to be close to God,” says Mrs. Olena, who came with her family and two little sons from Lviv. “In such places, we always feel faith and how strong it is. Therefore, I would consider it even a sin to miss such an event. It is necessary for the children to be accustomed to it from the early age. We are for the first time in Goshiv and the impressions are extraordinary, there is wonderful atmosphere, it's nice, nice that there are many children here.”

“For us, this is a family pilgrimage,” Lyubomyr Strinaglyuk from Ivano-Frankivsk says. “I am here, first of all, to ask the Lord for the remission of sins. We also have a historic, unique day, because we not only celebrate the 400th anniversary of reform in the Basilian order, but also the Synod of Bishops is taking place. Our Church is developing; it needs a wise guide. Consequently, we hope that the Holy Spirit inspires church leaders to take good decisions, because we are living

in a difficult time and, of course, all of the challenges we face also need to be solved at the spiritual level. With this expectation and prayer, we ask God to continue to lead our church to development, so it receives a new breath to survive through the challenges we have.”

It is with a great enthusiasm that those present at the pilgrimage in Goshiv received the famous Hryhoriy Veryovka Choir from Kyiv. The team accompanied the Hierarchical Liturgy and performed a number of well-known Ukrainian folk songs.

“We are full of emotions, after all, numerous hierarchs came here,” says Zenoviy Kurinets, the general director and artistic director of the National Honored Academic Ukrainian Choir of Hryhoriy Veryovka. “We are honored to be in such a glorious company. So many Christian people have gathered here. The heart is full of grace. We were the first to accompany the Greek Catholic Liturgy. So far we have been singing with


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priests of the UOC-KP. Incidentally, a week ago we visited Czestochowa, where John Paul II left his mark and where stays our Ukrainian icon of the Mother of God, which stopped Turkish invasion at one time. And in a week we got to another holy place. This is truly God's providence. I am Galician, by the

Patriarchal pilgrimage held in Goshiv

Pope at Angelus: ‘open your hearts to forgiveness'

September 17, 2017

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has urged all Christians to open their hearts to forgiveness.

Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus, the Pope said that to be able to build peace one must be able to forgive.

“Forgiveness does not deny the injustice one has been subjected to, but it acknowledges the fact that the human being, created in the image of God, is always superior to the wrong that is committed” he said.The Pope was reflecting on the Gospel reading of the day which narrates

the “Parable of the unforgiving servant.”Commenting on Jesus’ invitation to forgive “not seven times, but seventy-seven times,” Francis said this means that Christians are called always to show forgiveness.

God wants to forgive us

“From the day of our Baptism, he said, God has forgiven us, remitting a terrible debt: the original sin. And then, with infinite mercy, he forgives all of our sins as soon as we show the smallest sign of repentance.”Anyone – the Pope continued – who has experienced the joy of peace and interior freedom that comes from

having been forgiven, can open himself to the possibility of forgiving.

And he pointed out that this teaching is also contained in “The Lord’s Prayer” which says: ‘forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.’

God’s infinite love for us

God’s forgiveness, Francis said, is a sign of “His overflowing love for each of us”: that love that gives us the freedom to stray – like the prodigal son – but that every day awaits our return with open arms; it is the love of the shepherd who goes in search of the lost sheep; it is the tenderness with which each sinner

is welcomed when he knocks at His door.

“The Lord is full of love and He wants to offer it to us, but he cannot do so if we close our hearts to loving others” he said.

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way, from Golobutov, Stryi district. There His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) was born.”

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Pope Francis grants assent for erection of new EparchySeptember 12, 2017

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has granted his assent to the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church to erect the Eparchy of Chernivtsi, with its seat in the same city and with territory taken from the Eparchy of Kolomyia- Chernivtsi, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan see of Ivano-Frankivsk.

The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church has elected as the first bishop of the Eparchy of Chernivtsi Bishop Yosafat Moshchych, C.M.S.A.A., currently titular bishop of Pulcheriopoli and auxiliary of Ivano-Frankivsk.

Bishop Yosafat Moshchych

Bishop Yosafat Moshchych

Bishop Yosafat Moshchych was born on 16 September 1976 in Stariy Rozdil, in the region of Lviv.

He received his priestly formation at the major seminary of Ivano-Frankivsk and was ordained a priest on 26 September 1999. During his last years at the seminary, he also began his novitiate at the Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle, of eparchial right. In 2002 he gave his perpetual vows in the aforementioned religious Institute.

In the years 2000 to 2002 he continued his studies at the Alphonsianum Academy in Rome, where he obtained his licentiate in moral theology.

In 2003 he followed the preparatory course for vocational formators of consecrated life at the Faculty of Science of Education of the Pontifical Salesian University.

Upon returning to his country, he devoted himself to the activities of evangelisation and missionary and spiritual formation. He served as

superior general of the Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle and head of evangelisation activities and the pastoral care of migrants in the Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk and syncellus for the lay associations of the same ecclesiastical circumscription.

He was elected as auxiliary bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk and received the episcopal chirotony on 3 August 2014.

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78th ANNUAL LUC CONVENTION

Hosted by North Anthracite Council October 6, 7 and 8, 2017

Genetti Best Western Hotel and Conference Center 77 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Ми запрошуємо Bас на Північно-Cхідну Пенсильванію!

CONVENTION THEME:

“DIAKONIA: SERVING ONE’S NEIGHBOR – SERVING CHRIST”

SCHEDULE

Friday, October 6 Saturday, October 7 9:00am to 6:00pm - Registration 9:00am – Morning Prayer 1:30pm – Opening Ceremony 9:30am - Breakfast 2:00 to 5:00pm – Business Meeting 10:30am – Speaker on “Diakonia” 7:00 to 10:00pm – Welcome Dinner 11:15am – Panachyda “An Evening in Lviv” 12 noon - Hospitality 1:00pm – Visit to the Myrrh Streaming Icon of Our Blessed Mother – “Kardiotissa” Sunday, October 8 6:00pm – Cocktails [cash bar] 7:00pm – Festive Banquet 9:30am – Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 10:00pm - Raffle at SS. Peter and Paul Church, Plymouth 12 noon – Brunch 1:30pm – Closing Ceremony For additional information and registration: Janina Everett at 570 759-2824 or Michael Trusz at 570 489-1256

78th ANNUAL LUC CONVENTION

Hosted by North Anthracite Council October 6, 7 and 8, 2017

Genetti Best Western Hotel and Conference Center 77 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Ми запрошуємо Bас на Північно-Cхідну Пенсильванію!

CONVENTION THEME:

“DIAKONIA: SERVING ONE’S NEIGHBOR – SERVING CHRIST”

SCHEDULE

Friday, October 6 Saturday, October 7 9:00am to 6:00pm - Registration 9:00am – Morning Prayer 1:30pm – Opening Ceremony 9:30am - Breakfast 2:00 to 5:00pm – Business Meeting 10:30am – Speaker on “Diakonia” 7:00 to 10:00pm – Welcome Dinner 11:15am – Panachyda “An Evening in Lviv” 12 noon - Hospitality 1:00pm – Visit to the Myrrh Streaming Icon of Our Blessed Mother – “Kardiotissa” Sunday, October 8 6:00pm – Cocktails [cash bar] 7:00pm – Festive Banquet 9:30am – Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 10:00pm - Raffle at SS. Peter and Paul Church, Plymouth 12 noon – Brunch 1:30pm – Closing Ceremony For additional information and registration: Janina Everett at 570 759-2824 or Michael Trusz at 570 489-1256

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October 2017 - Æîâòíÿ 2017Happy Birthday!

Ç Äíåì íàðîäæåííÿ!

October 1: Bishop Andriy RabiyOctober 2: Most Rev. Stephen Sulyk,Archbishop EmeritusOctober 9: Rev. Ivan DemkivOctober 12: Rev. Paul J. MakarOctober 12: Rev. Roman SverdanOctober 13: Rev. Volodymyr PopykOctober 15: V. Rev. Archpriest Daniel TroyanOctober 16: Rev. Nestor IwasiwOctober 28: Rev. Edward LevanduskyOctober 31: Rev. Ruslan Romanyuk

May the Good Lord Continue to Guide You and Shower You with His Great Blessings. Mnohaya Lita!

Íåõàé Äîáðèé Ãîñïîäü Òðèìàº Âàñ ó Ñâî¿é Îï³ö³ òà Ùåäðî Áëàãîñëîâèòü Âàñ. Ìíîãàÿ Ë³òà!

Congratulations on your Anniversary of Priesthood!

Â³òàºìî ç Ð³÷íèöåþ Ñâÿùåíñòâà!

October 17: Rev. Deacon Paul Spotts(8th Anniversary)

October 17: Subdeacon Roman Oprysk(8th Anniversary)

May God Grant You Many Happy and Blessed Years of Service in the Vineyard of Our Lord!

Íåõàé Áîã Îáäàðóº Áàãàòüìà Áëàãîñëîâåííèìè Ðîêàìè Ñëóæ³ííÿ â Ãîñïîäíüîìó Âèíîãðàäíèêó!

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