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Ukrainain Orthodox Word Óêðà¢íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî

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Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî2 Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. III, áåðåçåíü, 2008

(Ïðîäîâæåííÿ íà ñò. 30)

Ç ðåäàêòîðñüêîãî Ç ðåäàêòîðñüêîãî Ç ðåäàêòîðñüêîãî Ç ðåäàêòîðñüêîãî Ç ðåäàêòîðñüêîãî

ñòîëó... ñòîëó... ñòîëó... ñòîëó... ñòîëó...

ÑË²Ä ÏÐÎÒÈÑÒÎßÒÈ ÑÏÎÊÓÑ²ÏÐÎÏÓÑÒÈÒÈ ÂÅËÈÊÈÉ Ï²ÑÒ

Öüîãî ì³ñÿöÿ ìè ðîçïî÷èíàºìî óðî÷èñòèé ïåð³îäÂåëèêîãî ïîñòó. Ðîçïî÷èíàþ÷è ùîð³÷íó âåëèêîïîñíó ìàíäð³âêó,ïðèõîäèòü íà äóìêó ôàêò, ùî áàãàòî ç íàñ ìàº ñõèë äîçâîë³êàííÿ.

Ìè ÷åêàºìî äî îñòàííüî¿ õâèëèíè, ùîá çðîáèòèäîìàøíº çàâäàííÿ, íàïèñàòè ðåôåðàò, çäàòè äîêóìåíòè íàïðèáóòêîâèé ïîäàòîê ÷è çàê³í÷èòè ð³çäâÿí³ çàêóïè. ² ÷àñòî, ÷àñïðîéäå, à ìè íå âèêîíàëè íàøèõ äîáðèõ íàì³ð³â.

Âåñü çì³ñò âåëèêîïîñíî¿ ìàíäð³âêè â òîìó, ùîáðîçãëÿíóòè äîêëàäí³øå íàø³ â³äíîñèíè ç Õðèñòîì. Ï³ä ÷àñ ö³º¿ìàíäð³âêè íàì òðåáà äóìàòè ïðî öåé ÷àñ, ÿê ïðî ñó÷àñíèéâàð³àíò ñïîêóñ, ùî ¿õ çàçíàâ Õðèñòîñ ï³ä ÷àñ ñâîãî ñîðîêàäåííîãîïåðåáóâàííÿ â ïóñòåë³.

Ïåðøîþ ñïîêóñîþ, ïðèäóìàíîþ ñàòàíîþ íàïðèê³íö³äîâãîãî ïîñòó Õðèñòà, áóëî – îáåðíóòè êàì³íü ó õë³á. Íà ùîÕðèñòîñ â³äïîâ³â: ”Íå îäíèì õë³áîì áóäå æèòè ëþäèíà”.

Â ñó÷àñíîìó ñâ³ò³ ïåðåä íàìè ñòàº òàêà ñàìà ñïîêóñà, àñàìå: ï³ääàòèñÿ ìàòåð³àë³ñòè÷íîìó, ñïîæèâàöüêîìó ñóñï³ëüñòâó,ùî íàñ îòî÷óº…äîçâîëèòè, ùîá íàøèì æèòòÿì êåðóâàëè ãðîø³,âèáðèêè ìîäè, íàéíîâ³øà òåõí³êà, ùî ¿¿ ìè “ìóñèìî” ìàòè…”êóïàòèñÿ” â ðîçêîøàõ, ÿêèõ íàì ñïðàâä³ íå ïîòð³áíî, ëàñóâàòèðå÷àìè, ùî ãîäóþòü ò³ëî, à äóøó çàñòàâëÿþòü ãîëîäàòè.

Îòæå, ùîá ñë³äóâàòè çà ²ñóñîì Õðèñòîì, íàì òðåáàíàâ÷èòèñÿ æèòè ïðîñò³øèì, àëå äóõîâíèì æèòòÿì, ðîçð³çíÿòèïîì³æ ïîòðåáàìè ³ çàáàãàíêàìè, ³ îáîâ’ÿçêîâî â³äæèâëÿòèñÿÑëîâîì Áîæèì òà Õë³áîì Æèòòÿ, áî âîíè í³êîëè íå ïåðåâåäóòüñÿ.

Äðóãîþ ñïîêóñîþ ²ñóñà Õðèñòà áóëà ïðîïîçèö³ÿ ñàòàíè,ùîá Õðèñòîñ éîìó ïîêëîíèâñÿ, â çàì³íó çà ùî òîé éîìó îá³öÿâñèëó ³ ñëàâó çåìíîãî öàðñòâà. Íà öå ²ñóñ éîìó â³äïîâ³â:”Ïîêëîíÿòèìåøñÿ ëèøå Ãîñïîäó Áîãó òâîºìó; Éîãî îäíîãî áóäåøøàíóâàòè.”

Íàñ òàêîæ ÷àñòî ïåðåñë³äóº öÿ ñïîêóñà. Ìîæå íå òèì,ùîá ñòàòè ÿêèìñü ïîë³òè÷íèì ë³äåðîì ÷è îäíèì ç ì³æíàðîäíèõìà´íàò³â, àëå ùîá êåðóâàòè ñâîºþ âëàñíîþ äîëåþ… çàäîâîëü-íÿòèñÿ ìîæëèâîñòÿìè, ùî çäàþòüñÿ á³ëüø ïåâíèìè ³ áåçïå÷íèìè,òàêèìè, ùî äîçâîëÿòü íàì çàëèøàòèñÿ ó âëàñíîìó, âèã³äíîìóêóòî÷êó, äàþòü íàì ñïîê³é ³ áåçïåêó, àëå, âîäíî÷àñ ðîáëÿòü íàññë³ïèìè äî òîãî, ùî Áîã â³ä íàñ âèìàãàº.

Ñó÷àñíèìè ³äîëàìè º ïðèñòîñóâàííÿ, ñàìîçàäîâîëåííÿ,íåãîòîâí³ñòü çì³íèòè ñòàð³ çâè÷êè íà íîâ³, íåñì³ëèâå ïðîáèðàííÿïî ïëîùèí³ íàéìåíøîãî îïîðó, ïîñòóïàííÿ íàòèñêó îòî÷åííÿ ³çàòðèìàííÿ òîãî ùî º, çàì³ñòü òîãî, ùîá ï³ääàòèñÿ âîë³ íàøîãîÁîãà, ßêèé ìîæå ïîêëèêàòè íàñ ³ çðóøèòè íàñ ³ç ì³ñöÿ, äå ìèòàê âèã³äíî âëàøòóâàëèñÿ.

Ñóñï³ëüñòâî ÷àñòî âèïðîáîâóº íàø ³íäèâ³äóàë³çì. Íàñïîñò³éíî ïåðåêîíóþòü,

Thus, the Great Prokimen of theForgiveness Sunday Vesper Serviceis chanted as the Royal Doors areclosed. Adam is expelled from Eden,and we, the children of God, thefollowers of Christ Who is the Light ofthe world, begin our pilgrimage ofGreat Lent, the Great Fast.

Our Mother Church realizes that herchildren too often get bogged downwith the temporal, with the concern ofthings that “rust corrupts, moths eat,and thieves break in and steal (Mt 6:19).”Time and again, we incorporate thetotality of our lives to mundane earthlyconcerns, while the spiritual creationof God…called upon to be an icon of orto reflect God…created to be inconstant communion with God – man– we place in the background. Yes, wehave responsibilities to our families.Yes, we are so involved with our work,our schools and our social activities.We do not deny the necessity of suchconcerns. However, all of theseresponsibilities are placed in theforeground, whereas man, the spiri-tual being, who is called upon to be the

“light of the world” and to be a witness and even a martyr forChrist is, oh, somewhere “out there” beyond our dailyconcern.

Somewhere out there! Our Mother Church realized thisand annually sets aside for her children the Great Lent as atime for renewal, a time for resuscitation, a time forresurrecting the beautiful and spotless Chrismated souls whoare the “light-bearers of Christ”. The wonderful season ofrepentance! Repentance demands that each of us mustdeclare – “Sleep not, but arise my soul” – taking theexamples of Zacchaeus, the Prodigal Son and all that theHoly Scriptures offer us, those who place in the forefront oftheir lives the desire to see the Face of God, and releasethemselves from everything that would shackle them to thehere and now.

We “raise our souls” by praying unceasingly, bycreating a vacuum within ourselves through abstinence fromthat which would destroy our being and filling that vacuumwith the gifts of charity: food to feed the hungry, water to

Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox BishopsBeyond the Borders of Ukraine

“Turn not your face away from me, for I am afflicted.Tend to my soul and speedily heal it” (Ps 26:9).”

quench the thirst, clothing for the naked, reaching out to theother that is shackled in any kind of prison, most especiallythe prison of loneliness. Did we not all take the baptismal oathto be such “light-bearers for our Lord”? Time and again we aredistracted by earthly cares and pleasures.

Let us take “the straight and narrow path”, which is thecalling of Great Lent, our true calling, seeking God and beingwith Him every second of our lives. Great Lent reminds usthat we have been created to reflect the Divine Image, theLight of Christ, through loving, caring, embracing all whosuffer, living in peace and harmony and stilling the deceitfultongue.

Let us prostrate ourselves in humility before the Cross ofour Lord, Master and our Redeemer and glorify His Light thatproceeds from the Empty Tomb. We, who have been calledby Our Lord Jesus Christ to this ministry as your Archpastors,pray that in this holy season we all shall experience true andgenuine Christian repentance. May the celebration of Christ’sGlorious and Victorious Resurrection find each of us preparedand committed to having our ‘light shine before all men’,worthy instruments through which His true Light mayilluminate others.

Those who pray for you unceasingly,

+ CONSTANTINEMetropolitan, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USAand in Diaspora

+ JOHNMetropolitan, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

+ ANTONYArchbishop, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

+ IOANArchbishop, Ukrainian Orthodox in Diaspora,Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand

+ YURIJArchbishop, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

+ JEREMIAHArchbishop, Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of SouthAmerica (UOC of USA)

+ ANDRIYBishop, Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Diaspora,Eparchy of Western Europe

Great Lent 2008

Ukrainian Orthodox Word 3Year LVIII Vol. ²²², March, 2008

Âåëèêèé Ïiñò 2008 ð. Á.

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“Íå â³äâåðíè ëèöÿ Òâîãî â³ä ìåíå, áî ÿ ñòðàæäàþÇãëÿíüñÿ íà äóøó ìîþ ³ ñïàñè ¿¿”.

Òàê çâó÷èòü ïðîêiìåí íàÂå÷³ðí³ ó Íåä³ëþ Ïðîùåííÿ. Öàðñüê³âîðîòà çà÷èíåí³, Àäàìà ç ðàþ âèãíà-íî, à ìè, ä³òè Áîæ³, ïîñë³äîâíèêèÕðèñòà – Ñâ³òëà ñâ³òó – ðîçïî÷èíàºìîöüîãîð³÷íó Âåëèêîïîñíó ïðîùó.

Íàøà Öåðêâà- Ìàòèçíàº, ùî ¿¿ ä³òè ÷àñòî-ãóñòî îáòÿæåí³çåìíèìè ñïðàâàìè, ðå÷àìè “...ùî ¿õ¿ñòü ³ðæà, ¿äÿòü ìîë³ ³ êðàäóòü çëîä³¿”.Çíîâó ³ çíîâó ìè ï³äïîðÿäêîâóºìîíàøå æèòòÿ ïîâí³ñòþ ñâ³òñüêèìòóðáîòàì, à Áîæå äóõîâíå òâîð³ííÿ,ïîêëèêàíå áóòè îáðàçîì Áîæèì ³â³ääçåðêàëþâàòè Éîãî,…ñòâîðåíå äëÿòîãî, ùîá áóòè â ïîñò³éíîìó ºäíàíí³ç Áîãîì – ñåáòî ëþäèíó – â³äñó-âàºìî íà çàäí³é ïëàí. Î÷åâèäíî, ùîìè ìàºìî çîáîâ’ÿçàííÿ ùîäî íàøèõðîäèí. Ïåâíî, ùî ìè çàíÿò³ íàøoþïðàöåþ, íàøèìè øêîëàìè òà íàøîþòîâàðèñüêîþ ä³ÿëüí³ñòþ. Àëå ð³÷ ó òîìó,ùî ìè âñ³ ö³ ñïðàâè ñòàâèìî íà ïåðøåì³ñöå, à íàøå äóõîâíå “ß”, ïîêëèêàíåáóòè “ñâ³òëîì äëÿ ñâ³òó” ³ çàñâ³ä÷óâàòèÕðèñòà, àáî é ñòàòè ìó÷åíèêîì çàÍüîãî, çàëèøàºòüñÿ “äåñü òàì” ïîçà

íàøèìè ùîäåííèìè òóðáîòàìè.“Äåñü òàì!” Íàøà Öåðêâà-Ìàòè, ñâ³äîìà öüîãî, ³

òîìó ùîð³÷íî âèçíà÷àº ïåâíèé ÷àñ äëÿ â³äíîâëåííÿ,äëÿ îæèâëåííÿ, âîñêðåøóþ÷è ò³ ïðåêðàñí³, áåçäîãàíí³îõðåùåí³ äóø³, ùî º íîñ³ÿìè Ñâ³òëà Õðèñòîâîãî. ×óäîâèéïåð³îä ïîêàÿííÿ! Ïoêàÿííÿ âèìàãàº, ùîá êîæíèé ç íàñâèãîëîñèâ: ”Äóøå ìîÿ, äóøå ìîÿ, óñòàíü, óñòàíü, ÷îãîòè ñïèø? Ïðîáóäèñÿ!” Â³í âèìàãàº, ùîá, áåðó÷è ïðèêëàä³ç Çàêõå¿, ç Áëóäíîãî ñèíà òà ç óñ³õ ïîñòàòåé ÑâÿòîãîÏèñüìà, ÿê³ íà ïåðøîìó ì³ñö³ ó ñâîìó æèòò³ ñòàâèëèáàæàííÿ ïîáà÷èòè Ëèöå Ãîñïîäíº ³ òîìó çâ³ëüíÿëè ñåáåâ³ä óñüîãî, ùî çâ’ÿçóâàëî á ¿õ ³ç ùîäåííèìè òóðáîòàìè.

Ìè “…ï³äíîñèìî íàø³ äóø³” ïîñò³éíîþ ìîëèòâîþ,óòâîðþþ÷è çà äîïîìîãîþ óòðèìàííÿ â³ä óñüîãî, ùî ìîæåíàñ çíèùèòè, âíóòð³ íàñ ïîðîæíå÷ó, ÿêó çàïîâíþºìîäàðàìè ìèëîñåðäÿ: ïîñòà÷àííÿì ¿æ³ ãîëîäíèì, âîäè äëÿïîãàøåííÿ ñïðàãè, îäÿãó äëÿ íàãèõ, òà äîïîìàãàþ÷è òèì,ùî êàðàþòüñÿ ó â’ÿçíèöÿõ- âñÿêîãî ðîäó â’ÿçíèöÿõ-, àîñîáëèâî ó â’ÿçíèö³ ñàìîòíîñò³. ×è æ ìè íå ïðèð³êàëè

ïðè õðåùåíí³ áóòè òàêèìè “íîñ³ÿìè Ñâ³òëà Ãîñïîäíüîãî”?À âñå æ, äóæå ÷àñòî íàñ â³äâîë³êàþòü â³ä öüîãî çåìí³òóðáîòè ³ ïðèºìíîñò³.

²ä³ìî æ ò³ºþ “ïðÿìîþ àëå âóçüêîþ” ñòåæêîþ, ùîçâåòüñÿ “Âåëèêèì Ïîñòîì”, ïðÿìóéìî íåþ äî íàøîãîä³éñíîãî ïîêëèêàííÿ – øóêàííÿ Ãîñïîäà Áîãà ³ ïåðåáó-âàííÿ ç Íèì ó âñ³ äí³ íàøîãî æèòòÿ. Âåëèêèé Ï³ñò íàãàäóºíàì, ùî ìè ñòâîðåí³ äëÿ òîãî, ùîá â³ääçåðêàëþâàòèÁîæåñòâåííó óÿâó, Ñâ³òëî Õðèñòîâå ëþáîâ’þ, äáàéëèâ³ñòþ,îáíÿòòÿì ñòðàæäàþ÷èõ, ìèðíèì ³ ãàðìîí³éíèì æèòòÿìòà ñòðèìàííÿì íàøèõ îáëóäíèõ ÿçèê³â.

Áèéìî æ ïîê³ðíî ïîêëîíè ïåðåä ÕðåñòîìÃîñïîäí³ì, Âëàäèêîþ ³ Ñïàñèòåëåì íàøèì òà ïðîñëàâ-ëÿéìî Éîãî Ñâ³òëî, ùî ñÿº ç ñïîðîæí³ëîãî ãðîáó.

Ìè, ùî ïîêëèêàí³ Ãîñïîäîì íàøèì ²ñóñîì Õðèñòîìäî ñëóæ³ííÿ Éîìó ÿê âàø³ Àðõèïàñòèð³, ìîëèìîñÿ ùîá óöåé ñâÿòèé ÷àñ óñ³ ìè â³ä÷óëè ä³éñíå, õðèñòèÿíñüêå ïîêàÿííÿ.Íåõàé Ñâ³òëèé Ïðàçíèê ñëàâíîãî ³ ïåðåìîæíîãî Âîñêðåñ³ííÿÕðèñòîâîãî çàñòàíå êîæíîãî ç íàñ ãîòîâèì ³ îõî÷èì íåñòèÑâ³òëî Õðèñòîâå âñ³ì ëþäÿì òà áóòè ã³äíèì çíàðÿääÿì çàïîñåðåäíèöòâîì ÿêîãî öå Ñâ³òëî ïðîñâ³òèòü ³íøèõ.

Â ïîñò³éí³é ìîëèòâ³ çà âàñ,

+ ÊÎÍÑÒÀÍÒÈÍ,Ìèòðîïîëèò Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ ³

â Ä³ÿñïîð³,

+ ²ÂÀÍ,Ìèòðîïîëèò Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè Êàíàäè,

+ ÀÍÒÎÍ²É,Àðõèºïèñêîï Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ,

+ ²ÎÀÍ,Àðõèºïèñêîï Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè âÄ³ÿñïîð³, ªïàðõ³ÿ íà Àâñòðàë³þ é Íîâó Çåëíàä³þ;

+ ÞÐ²É,Àðõèºïèñêîï Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè Êàíàäè,

+ ªÐÅÌ²ß,ªïèñêîï Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ ªïàðõ³¿ íà Ï³âäåííó

Àìåðèêó (ÓÏÖåðêâà â ÑØÀ),

+ ÀÍÄÐ²É,ªïèñêîï Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â Ä³ÿñïîð³

Çàõ³äíüî-Åâðîïåéñüêà ªïàðõ³ÿ.


radition: The Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste by V. Rev. Dennis KristofTIn 320 A.D. forty Christian soldiers in the Armenian

city of Sebaste were under the command of a military-commander named Agrikolaos, a zealous proponent ofpaganism. When these soldiers refused to offer sacrifice tothe pagan gods, Agrikolaos imprisoned them, becauseworshiping pagan gods was an act required of all soldiersin the Roman army. While in prison the soldiers devotedthemselves to diligent prayer and at one point during thenight heard a voice which told them: “Persevere until theend, and you shall be saved”.

On the following morning thesoldiers were again taken toAgrikolaos. This time he triedpersuading them through flattery.He praised their valor, theiryouthfulness and strength. Heagain urged them to renounceChrist and win themselves favorwith the emperor. When theyrefused yet again, he gave ordersthat they be shackled. But theeldest of them named Kyrion,said: “The Emperor has not givenyou the right to put shackles uponus.” Agrikolaos was embarrassedand ordered that they take thesoldiers back to prison withoutshackles.

Seven days later, thereknown judge Licius arrived atSebaste and held trial over thesoldiers. They steadfastly an-swered: “Take not only our militaryinsignia, but also our lives, sincenothing is more precious to us than Christ God.” Liciusthereupon ordered the holy martyrs to be beaten withstones. But the stones flew past them entirely. In fact, thestone thrown by Licius hit Agrikolaos in the face knockingout his teeth. The torturers realized some invisible forcewas protecting the saints. Once again in prison, the soldiersspent the night at prayer and again heard the voice of theLord comforting them: “For those who believe in Me,though they shall die, yet shall they live. Be brave and fearnot, since you shall obtain imperishable crowns.”

On the following day the judge repeated theinterrogation in front of the torturers, but the soldiersremained unyielding. It was winter, and there was a strongfrost. They lined up the holy soldiers, led them to a lakelocated not far from the city, and placed them under guardon the ice all night. In order to break the will of the martyrs,a warm bathhouse was set up not far away on the shore.During the first hour of the night, when the cold hadbecome unbearable, one of the soldiers could not hold outand made a dash for the bathhouse. But barely had he

stepped over the threshold when he fell down dead. Duringthe third hour of the night the Lord sent consolation to themartyrs for suddenly there was light, the ice melted away,and the water in the lake became warm. All the guardswere asleep, except for one who kept watch by the name ofAglaios. Looking at the lake he saw, that over the head ofeach martyr there had appeared a radiant crown. Aglaioscounted thirty-nine crowns and realized that the soldierwho fled had lost his crown. Aglaios thereupon discarded

his uniform and said to them: “I, too,am a Christian,” and he joined themartyrs.

In the morning the torturersbeheld with surprise that themartyrs were alive, and their guardAglaios was glorifying Christ to-gether with them. They dragged thesoldiers out of the water, broke theirlegs and the bodies of the saintswere burned. The charred boneswere thrown into the water so thatChristians would not gather themup. Three days later the Martyrsappeared in a dream to BlessedPeter, Bishop of Sebaste, andcommanded him to bury theirremains. The bishop together withseveral clergy gathered up theremains of the glorious martyrs bynight and buried them with honor.Their feastday is March 9/22.

So why are these Fourth CenturyChristian soldiers martyred in Ar-menia the subject of this column?

Because the heroism of their martyrdom seems to havecaptured the admiration of believers throughout the historyof the Church. References to them in church services arelegion, the most interesting and seemingly improbable isthat they are mentioned in the wedding service. When thecrowns are placed on the heads of the bride and groom inan Orthodox wedding, the priest blesses them by saying,Remember them, Lord, as You did the Forty Martyrs,sending down upon them crowns from heaven! Thisallusion to the Holy Forty Martyrs is a reminder that thebride and groom die to their old selves to become a newcreation: A new Kingdom which is a reflection of theKingdom of God.

Their prominence is also reflected in the fact that it isprescribed to serve the Presanctified Liturgy on theirfeastday in March when most days are aliturgical, meaningwith the liturgy because it is the Great Fast. ThePresanctified Liturgy is served and a Gospel reading isassigned.


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Óëþáëåí³ ó Õðèñò³!

ÑËÀÂÀ ÃÎÑÏÎÄÅÂ² ² ÑÏÀÑÓ ÍÀØÎÌÓ ²ÑÓÑÓÕÐÈÑÒÓ!

18-èé Çâè÷àéíèé Ñîáîð Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâî-ñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ, 6-ãî æîâòíÿ 2007 ð.Á.“ïðèéíÿâ ³ çðîçóì³â ÿê ïðîÿâ âîë³ Ïðåñâÿòî¿ Òðîéö³íîì³íàö³þ Áëàæåíí³øèì ÌèòðîïîëèòîìÊîíñòàíòèíîì ïðåïîäîáíîãî ³ áîãîáîÿçíîãî ñëóãèÁîæîãî, àðõèìàíäðèòà Äàíè¿ëà (Çåë³íñüêîãî) íàäóæå â³äïîâ³äàëüíå ³ àâòîðèòåòíå ñòàíîâèùåªïèñêîïà, íàñë³äíèêà ñâÿòèõ Àïîñòîë³â òà ñâ³äê³â ñë³â³ ä³é Ãîñïîäà ³ Ñïàñà íàøîãî ²ñóñà Õðèñòà.” 9-ãîñ³÷íÿ 2008 ð. Âñåñâÿò³øèé Âñåëåíñüêèé Ïàò³ÿðõÂàðôîëîìåé ² òà Âåëèêèé ³ Ñâÿùåííèé ÑèíîäÊîíñòàíòèïîëüñüêèé óðî÷èñòî âêëþ÷èëè ³ì’ÿÀðõèìàíäðèòà Äàíè¿ëà â Äèïòèõè Ñâÿòîãî Ïðàâî-ñëàâ’ÿ, ÿê òèòóëàðíîãî ºïèñêîïà äàâíüîãî ºïèñêîï-ñüêîãî îñ³äêó – Ïàìô³ëîíó.

Íàì íàäçâè÷àéíî ïðèºìíî ïîâ³äîìèòè âàñ,ùî õ³ðîòîí³ÿ ºïèñêîïà-íîì³íàòà Äàíè¿ëà óªïèñêîïñüêó ²ºðàðõ³þ íàøî¿ Ñâÿòî¿ Öåðêâèïðèçíà÷åíà íà 9-10 òðàâíÿ 2008 ð.Á. ³ â³äáóäåòüñÿ âÌèòðîïîëè÷³é êàòåäð³ Ñâ.Âîëîäèìèðà â ì.Ïàðìà,øò.Îãàéî. Îòåöü ïðîòîºðåé Äåíèñ Êðèñòîô, äåêàíäåêàíàòó Ïåíí-Îãàéî, îòåöü ïðîòîºðåé ²âàíÍàêîíå÷íèé, íàñòîÿòåëü êàòåäðè ñâ.Âîëîäèìèðà òàäóõîâåíñòâî ³ â³ðí³ êàòåäðè ³ äåêàíàòó ìèëîñòèâîïîãîäèëèñÿ áóòè, ðàçîì ç Êîíñèñòîð³ºþ,ãîñïîäàðÿìè ö³º¿ æèòòºäàâ÷î¿ ó íàø³é Ñâÿò³é Öåðêâ³ïîä³¿.

Îáðÿä “Íàðå÷åííÿ” ï³ä ÷àñ ÿêîãî ºïèñêîï-íîì³íàò ïðèéìàºòüñÿ ³ºðàðõàìè ³ ïðîãîëîøóº ïåðåäÁîãîì, ñâî¿ìè Ñîáðàòàìè Àïîñòîëàìè-²ºðàðõàìè òàïåðåä âñ³ìà â³ðíèìè ñâîº âèçíàííÿ â³ðè, ëþáîâ³ ³çîáîâ’ÿçàííÿ Õðèñòîâ³ òà Éîãî Öåðêâ³ â³äáóäåòüñÿï³ä ÷àñ Âå÷³ðí³, ùî ïî÷íåòüñÿ â ñ³ì ãîäèí âå÷åðà âï’ÿò-íèöþ, 9-ãî òðàâíÿ. ×èí õ³ðîòîí³¿ â³äáóäåòüñÿ â

êàòåäð³ ï³ä ÷àñ Áîæåñòâåííî¿ Ë³òóðã³¿ (ï³ñëÿ Òðèñâÿ-òîãî), ÿêà ðîçïî÷íåòüñÿ â 10 ãîäèí ðàíêó, â ñóáîòó10-ãî òðàâíÿ. Ï³ñëÿ Ë³òóðã³¿ - â Êàòåäðàëüí³é òîâàðè-ñüê³é çàë³ â³äáóäåòüñÿ óðî÷èñòèé îá³ä – áåíêåò.

Íåçàäîâãî âñ³ì ïàðàô³ÿì áóäóòü ðîç³ñëàí³ôîðìàëüí³ çàïðîøåííÿ íà öþ ðàä³ñíó ³ æèòòºäàéíóïîä³þ â æèòò³ íàøî¿ Öåðêâè, ðàçîì ç êâèòêàìè íàâèùåçãàäàíèé áåíêåò. Ç ãîòåëåì íåäàëåêî êàòåäðèçðîáëåíî äîìîâëåííÿ íà îñîáëèâó çíèæêó äëÿáàæàþ÷èõ òàì çàòðèìàòèñÿ. Ïëàíóþ÷èì âçÿòè ó÷àñòüó ö³é ðàä³ñí³é ïîä³¿ ñë³ä ÿêíàéøâèäøå çàðåçåðâóâàòèê³ìíàòó. ßêùî öå áóäå çðîáëåíî äî 9 êâ³òíÿ 2008ð., ö³íà âèíîñèòèìå $85.00 + ïîäàòîê çà ê³ìíàòó.Ï³ñëÿ ö³º¿ äàòè, ïîäàíà ö³íà áóäå ä³éñíîþ ëèøå, ÿêùîê³ìíàòè áóäóòü â³ëüí³. Ïðè ðåçåðâàö³¿ ïîñèëàòèñÿ íàáëîê “Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA”.Ïðîñèìî íå çâîë³êàòè! Äàí³ ïðî ãîòåëü:

Holiday Inn6001 Rockside Road

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Áàãàòî ëþäåé âæå âèñëîâèëè áàæàííÿ áóòèñâ³äêàìè ³ áðàòè ó÷àñòü ó õ³ðîòîí³¿. Ìè áàæàëè ááà÷èòè âñ³õ âàñ íà ö³é óðî÷èñòîñò³.

Íåõàé æå áëàãîñëîâ³ííÿ Ãîñïîäíº áóäå çóñ³ìà âàìè!

Ó âñåîá³éìàþ÷³é Éîãî ëþáîâ³,

+ ÊÎÍÑÒÀÍÒÈÍ – Ìèòðîïîëèò,+ ÀÍÒÎÍ²É - Àðõèºïèñêîï.


A Joyful and Life-Affirming Event!

February 12, 2008

In His All-encompassing Love,

+ ConstConstConstConstConstantine antine antine antine antine - Metropolitan

+ AntonyAntonyAntonyAntonyAntony – Archbishop

Dearly beloved in Christ!

Glory Be to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!The 18th Regular Sobor of our Ukrainian Orthodox

Church of the USA, on October 6, 2007, “accepted andembraced as the manifest will of the Holy Trinity, thenomination by Metropolitan Constantine of thevenerable and God-fearing servant of God,Archimandrite Daniel (Zelinskyy) to the August andmost responsible rank and authority of Bishop,successor to the Apostles and witness to the words anddeeds of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople,Bartholomew and the Great and Holy Synod ofConstantinople, on January 9, 2008, formally andritually included Archimandrite Daniel in the Diptychsof Holy Orthodoxy as the titular Bishop of the ancientSee of Pamphilon.

We are most pleased to announce that theconsecration of Bishop-Elect Daniel to the EpiscopalHierarchy of our Holy Church has been scheduled forMay 9-10, in the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Vladimir,Parma, OH. V. Rev. Fr. Dennis Kristof, Dean of thePenn-Ohio Deanery, V. Rev. Fr. John Nakonachny,Pastor of the Cathedral and the clergy and faithful ofthe Deanery and the Cathedral have graciously agreedto join the Consistory in hosting this life-affirming eventof our Holy Church.

The “Narechennya” or “Betrothal” Service, duringwhich the bishop-elect is received by the hierarchs andoffers to God, his brother hierarchs and all the faithful

his profession of faith, love and commitment to Christand His Church, will take place during the Vespersservice at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9. TheConsecration Rite will take place during Divine Liturgy,following the “Thrice-Holy”, which will commence in theCathedral at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 10.Following the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy a joyfulAgape Feast – a banquet of love and celebration – willtake place in the Cathedral Social Center.

Formal invitations to this most joyful and life-affirming event for the life of our Church have beensent to all parishes along with information about ticketsto the Agape Feast. We have made arrangements forspecial accommodation rates at a hotel located nearthe Cathedral. Those planning to participate in thishappy occasion should make their reservations at theearliest possible time. The room rate is $85.00 plustaxes. Reservations are assured if made by April 9.After that date you will get that rate only if rooms arestill available. You must request a room under the“Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA” block. Pleasedo not procrastinate. Hotel contact information:Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH44131. Reservations: National: 1-800-HOLIDAY;Hotel Directly:1-216-524-8050.

Many people have already expressed theirintention and desire to witness and participate in theconsecration. We look forward to seeing all of you.

May the blessings of our Lord be with you all.

To: the Clergy and Faithful of Our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USAand All Orthodox ChristiansRe: the Consecration of Bishop-elect Daniel to Episcopal Rank as Successor tothe Holy Apostles

Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs


A native of Ukraine, VolodymyrZelinskyy was born in the smalltown of Buchach, Ternopil Region(similar to a state), Ukraine. Hegrew up in this region where hegraduated from a local highschool. He enrolled in his firstcourse of theological study inthe Ukrainian Catholic Semi-nary in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Region in September,1993.

Following his education inUkraine, Volodymyr emigrated tothe USA in 1996 to continue hiseducation at the Catholic Universityof America as well as the DominicanHouse of Studies in Washington, DC. Duringthis time, he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate.

In 2000 Deacon Volodymyr was receivedinto the UOC of the USA and enrolled in St.Sophia Theological Seminary in South BoundBrook, NJ. With many years of theological studyalready completed, his advanced standing en-

abled Fr.Daniel tocompletethe Ortho-doxtheologyprogramin twoyears.Heconcur-rently

enrolled in a graduate studies program inApplied Orthodox Theology at the Universityof Balamand, Holy Patriarchate of Antioch(Antiochian House of Studies, USA), receivinghis Master’s Degree in 2002.

Deacon Volodymyr was ordained to theHoly Priesthood by Archbishop Antony on May12, 2001 in St. Andrew Memorial Church, SouthBound Brook, NJ. On May 22, 2002 the Arch-bishop tonsured him as a priest-monk (Hiero-

monk), with the name Daniel, at St.Elijah Monastery in Dover, FL.

Following his monastictonsure, Fr. Daniel was appointedassistant editor of the UkrainianOrthodox Word (UOW), theofficial publication of the UOCof the USA. In September 2002,he became Editor-in-Chief ofthe UOW and remains in thatposition today. Also in 2002,His Eminence Archbishop

Antony appointed Fr. Danieldirector of the Consistory Office of

Public Relations (Communications)of the Consistory, which publishes the

annual Church Calendar and manages theUOC of the USA website.

In 2003 Fr. Daniel enrolled in the PittsburghTheological Seminary (Eastern Orthodox Focus),completing all the requirements for the Doctor ofMinistry Degree, which was conferred upon himduring the seminary commencement ceremoniesin May of 2007.

In 2005, Fr. Daniel was appointed SpiritualAdvisor to the United Ukrainian OrthodoxSisterhoods and Spiritual Advisor to the ChurchOrphanage Adoption Program in Ukraine.Archimandrite Daniel has led the college missionteams to the Orphanages for the past four years.

With the reactivation of a full academic

Meet our new bishop-elect


program at St. Sophia Seminary, MetropolitanConstantine and the Seminary Board of Trusteesappointed Fr. Daniel Dean of Students in 2006.He was very instrumental, along with SeminaryProvost, V. Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha, and Arch-bishop Antony, in interviewing and selectingthe students from Ukraine currently in resi-dence at St. Sophia Seminary. The Archiman-drite lives in the seminary building with thestudents enabling him to easily act as theirmentor and advisor, and to supervise seminarylife and activities.

At the 2007 Convention of the UkrainianOrthodox League of the USA, MetropolitanConstantine appointed Archimandrite DanielSpiritual Advisor of the Senior League. In thatcapacity and at the request of the UOL SeniorBoard, he also accepted the position of Chair-man of the Vocations and Clergy SupportCommission, which administers the Metropoli-tan John (Theodorovich) Scholarship Fund. Thisfund provides financial assistance for ourseminarians and for our clergy to pursue con-tinuing education.

During the opening Divine Liturgy of the18th Regular Sobor of the UOC of the USA onOctober 3, 2007, Hieromonk Daniel was elevatedto the rank of Archimandrite by MetropolitanConstantine. A few days later, on October 6,2007, the same Sobor elected ArchimandriteDaniel as Bishop-Elect for the UOC of the USA.On January 9, 2008, His All-Holiness and theGreat and Holy Synod of Constantinople for-mally and ritually included Archimandrite

Daniel inthediptychs ofHolyOrthodoxyas titularBishop ofPamphilon.

Fr.Daniel hasbecomeknownthroughoutthe UOC ofthe USAand be-yond as

one to whom others can turn for advice, compas-sion and honest reflection. He is frequentlyinvited to present lectures and reflections to

various parishes and organizations – both Ukrai-nian and non-Ukrainian as well as Orthodox andnon-Orthodox.

Bishop-Elect Daniel’s family: His motherHalyna, stepfather Ivan, brother Taras, grandpar-ents and ex-tended familyall reside in theTernopil andIvano-FrankivskRegions ofUkraine. Hismother is aneducator in thepublic schoolsystem and hisstepfather is themanager of alarge privatefish farmingoperation. Hisfamily misses him, but understands that God hascalled him to his ministry in our Holy UkrainianOrthodox Church here in the United States.


ªïèñêîï-íîì³íàò Äàíè¿ë,(ñâ³òñüêå ³ì’ÿ - Âîëîäèìèð) Çåë³í-ñüêèé, íàðîäèâñÿ â Óêðà¿í³, â íåâå-ëè÷êîìó ì³ñòå÷êó Áó÷à÷³, Òåðíî-ï³ëüñüêî¿ îáëàñò³. Òàì æå çàê³í÷èâïî÷àòêîâó ³ ñåðåäíþ øêîëè. Óâåðåñí³ 1993 ð. ðîçïî÷àâ ñâîþáîãîñëîâñüêó îñâ³òó â Óêðà¿íñüê³éÊàòîëèöüêé ñåì³íàð³¿ â ²âàíî-Ôðàíê³âñüêó. Ï³ñëÿ ¿¿ çàê³í÷åííÿåì³´ðóâàâ ó 1996 ð. äî Ñïîëó÷åíèõØòàò³â Àìåðèêè, ùîá ïðîäîâ-æóâàòè ñâî¿ ñòóä³¿ â Êàòîëèöüêîìóóí³âåðñèòåò³ Àìåðèêè òà Äîì³í³-êàíñüêîìó Äîì³ ñòóä³é ó Âàø³í´òîí³,Ä.Ê. Ó öåé ÷àñ éîãî ðóêîïîëîæåíîó ñàí äèÿêîíà.

Ó 2000 ð. äèÿêîíà Âëîäèìèðà ïðèéíÿòî âëîíî Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ, äåâ³í ïîñòóïèâ ó Ñâÿòî-Ñîô³¿âñüêó äóõîâíó ñåì³íàð³þ óÑ. Áàâíä Áðóö³, Íþ Äæåðç³. Çàâäÿêè ñâî¿ì ïîïåðåäí³ìáîãîñëîâñüêèì ñòóä³ÿì, â³í çì³ã çàê³í÷èòè êóðñè

÷åðíå÷èé ïîñòðèã ³ ñòàâ ³ºðîìî-íàõîì, ç ÷åðíå÷èì ³ì’ÿì Äàíè¿ë. Ó2003 ð. àðõèìàíäðèò Äàíè¿ë ïîñòó-ïèâ ó Ï³òòñáóðçüêó áîãîñëîâñüêóñåì³íàð³þ, äå ó òðàâí³ 2007 ð.,çàäîâîëüíèâøè âñ³ âèìîãè, îòðèìàâñòóï³íü äîêòîðà áîãîñëîâ’ÿ.

Ï³ä ÷àñ Áîæåñòâåííî¿ ë³òóðã³¿,ÿêîþ 3 æîâòíÿ 2007 ð. ðîçïî÷è-íàâñÿ 18-èé Ñîáîð ÓÏöåðêâè âÑØÀ, Áëàæ. Ìèòðîïîëèò Êîíñòà-íòèí ï³äí³ñ ³ºðîìîíàõà Äàíè¿ëà äîñàíó àðõèìàíäðèòà. Äåê³ëüêà äí³âï³çí³øå, 6 æîâòíÿ 2007 ð. Ñîáîðîáðàâ éîãî êàíäèäàòîì íà ºïèñêîïàÑâÿòî¿ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ. Âæå 9 æîâòíÿ 2007

ð., íà âíåñîê Âñåñâÿò³øîãî Âñåëåíñüêîãî Ïàòð³ÿðõàÂàðôîëîìåÿ ², Ñâÿùåííèé ³ Âåëèêèé Ñèíîîä Êîíñòà-íòèíîïîëüñüêîãî Ïàòð³ÿðõàòó ôîðìàëüíî âïèñàâ éîãîó äèïòèõè Ñâÿòîãî Ïðàâîñëàâ’ÿ ÿê ºïèñêîïà Ïàìô³ëî-íñüêîãî.

Ùå ðàí³øå, ï³ñëÿ éîãî ÷åðíå÷îãî ïîñòðèãó, î.Äàíè¿ëà áóëî ïðèçíà÷åíî çàñòóïíèêîì ðåäàêòîðà“Óêðà¿íñüêîãî Ïðàâîñëàâíîãî Ñëîâà” (“ÓÏÑ”), à óâåðåñí³ 2002 ð. â³í ñòàâ éîãî ãîëîâíèì ðåäàêòîðîì,ñòàíîâèùå, ÿêå â³í çàéìàº ïî ñüîãîäí³. Òàêîæ ó 2002ð. Àðõèºïèñêîï Àíòîí³é ïðèçíà÷èâ î. Äàíè¿ëà äèðå-êòîðîì Â³ää³ëó çîâí³øí³õ ñòîñóíê³â ïðè Êîíñèñòîð³¿,ùî âèäàº ùîðîêó “Óêðà¿íñüêèé Ïðàâîñëàâíèé Êàëåí-

ªÏÈÑÊÎÏ ÍÎÌIÍÀÒ Ä À Í È ¡ Ë(Æèòòºïèñ)

ïðàâîñëàâíîãî áîãîñëîâ’ÿ çà äâà ðîêè, áåðó÷èâîäíî÷àñ êóðñ çààâàíñîâàíîãî ïðàâîñëàâíîãî áîãî-ñëîâ’ÿ â Àíò³îõ³éñüêîìó äîì³ íàóêè ïðè Áàëàìàíä-ñüêîìó óí³âåðñèòåò³, îòðèìàâøè òàì 2002 ð. ñòóï³íüìà´³ñòðà áîãîñëîâ’ÿ. 12 òðàâíÿ 2002 ð. Âïðåîñâÿù.Àðõèºïèñêîï Àíòîí³é ðóêîïîëîæèâ äèÿêîíà Âîëî-äèìèðà â öåðêâ³-ïàì’ÿòíèêó ñâ.Àíäð³ÿ ó Ñ.Áàâíä Áðóö³ó ñàí ñâÿùåíèêà. 22 òðàâíÿ òîãî æ ðîêó, â ìîíàñòèð³ñâ. ²ëë³ (ÓÏÖåðêâà â ÑØÀ) ó Äîâåð³, Ôëîð³äà, äèÿêîíÂîëîäèìèð ïðèéíÿâ â³ä Àðõèºïèñêîïà Àíòîí³ÿ


äàð” òà çàâ³äóº âåáñàéòîì Öåðêâè. Ó 2005 ð. î. Äàíè¿ëàïðèçíà÷åíî äóõîâíèì îï³êóíîì äëÿ Îá’ºäíàííÿÓêðà¿íñüêèõ Ïðàâîñëàâíèõ Ñåñòðèöòâ òà äóõîâíèìäîðàäíèêîì öåðêîâíî¿ ïðîãðàìè îï³êè íàä ñèðîòè-íöÿìè â Óêðà¿í³. Îòåöü Äàíè¿ë âæå ÷îòèðè ðîêè î÷îëþºì³ñ³éí³ ïîäîðîæ³ ñòóäåíò³â äî öèõ ñèðîòèíö³â.

Ç â³äíîâëåííÿì ïîâíî¿ àêàäåì³÷íî¿ ïðîãðàìè âÑâÿòî-Ñîô³¿âñüê³é ñåì³íàð³¿, Ìèòðîï. Êîíñòàíòèí ³Îï³êóí÷à Ðàäà ñåì³íàð³¿ ïðèçíà÷èëè â 2006 ð. î. Äà-íè¿ëà äåêàíîì ñòóäåíò³â.Â³í, ðàçîì ç î.ïðîò. ÂàñèëåìÇàâ³ðþõîþ òà Àðõèºïèñêîïîì Àíòîí³ºì áðàâ àêòèâíóó÷àñòü ó ïåðåñëóõàíí³ òà âèáîð³ ñòóäåíò³â ç Óêðà¿íè äîÑåì³íàð³¿ ñâ. Ñîô³¿. Îòåöü àðõèìàíäðèò ³ çàðàç æèâå ðàçîìç ñåì³àíðèñòàìè â ñåì³íàð³éíîìó áóäèíêó ³ º äëÿ íèõ

çàâ³äóº Ñòèïåíä³éíèì Ôîíäîì ³ì. Ìèòðîïîëèòà ²îàíà(Òåîäîðîâè÷à). Ç öüîãî Ôîíäó âèäàºòüñÿ ô³íàíñîâàäîïîìîãà íàøèì ñåì³íàðèñòàì òà ñâÿùåíèêàì, áàæà-þ÷èì ïðîäîâæèòè ñâîþ îñâ³òó.

“ìåíòîðîì” ³ ïîðàäíèêîì òà êåðóº ñåì³íàð³éíèì æèòòÿì³ ä³ÿëüí³ñòþ.

Íà êîíâåíö³¿ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Ë³´è 2007ð. Ìèòðîïîëèò Êîíñòàíòèí ïðèçíà÷èâ àðõèìàíäðèòàÄàíè¿ëà äóõîâíèì îï³êóíîì Ñòàðøîãî â³ää³ëó ÓÏË³´è.Áóäó÷è âæå íà öüîìó ñòàíîâèù³ î. Äàíè¿ë, íà ïðîõàííÿÅêçåêóòèâè ÓÏË³´è, ïîãîäèâñÿ î÷îëèòè Êîì³òåò ïî îï³ö³ïîêëèêàííÿìè äî ñâÿùåíè÷îãî òà ìîíàøîãî æèòòÿ, ùî

Îòöÿ Äàíè¿ëà çíàþòü ó âñ³é ÓÏÖåðêâ³ â ÑØÀ³ ïîçà íåþ ÿê ëþäèíó, äî ÿêî¿ ìîæíà çâåðíóòèñÿ çàïîðàäîþ, â³ä ÿêî¿ ìîæíà îòðèìàòè ñï³â÷óòòÿ àáîïî÷óòè ðîçâàæëèâó äóìêó. Éîãî ÷àñòî çàïðîøóþòüð³çí³ ïàðàô³¿ òà îðãàí³çàö³¿, óêðà¿íñüê³ é íåóêðà¿íñüê³,ïðàâîñëàâí³ é íåïðàâîñëàâí³ ÷èòàòè ëåêö³¿ òà ä³ëèòèñÿñâî¿ìè ðîçäóìàìè.

Ðîäèíà ºïèñêîïà-íîì³íàòà Äàíè¿ëà òàêà: ìàòèÃàëèíà, â³ò÷èì ²âàí, áðàò Òàðàñ òà áëèæ÷à é äàëüøà

ðîäèíà. Âñ³ âîíè æèâóòü â Óêðà¿í³, â Òåðíîï³ëüñüê³éòà ²âàí-Ôðàíê³âñüê³é îáëàñòÿõ. Ìàòè – âèêëàäà÷ó çàãàëüíîîñâ³òí³é øêîë³, à â³ò÷èì ïðàöþº íàîäíîìó ³ç ïðèâàòíèõ ï³äïðèºìñòâ îêîëèö³. Âñ³ì ¿ìáðàêóº ïðèñóòíîñò³ î. Äàíè¿ëà, îäíàê, âîíè ðîçó-ì³þòü, ùî Ãîñïîäü ïîêëèêàâ éîãî äî ñëóæ³ííÿ óÑâÿò³é Óêðà¿íñüê³é Ïðàâîñëàâí³é Öåðêâ³ òóò, ó ÑØÀ.


Q. Certain days and seasons ofthe year specify fasting, total orpartial abstinence from certainfoods. Can you give us someinsight and guidance in thismatter?

A. In my homily on Chapter 1 ofGenesis I focused attention on thisaspect of our Christian life-style. Theharm is not in eating, but in gluttony.The same is true of drink. There isnothing harmful in drinking wine inmeasure. Harm comes when aperson becomes a slave to drink andloses control of his mental faculties.If a person, due to physical illness,cannot fast the entire day, no wellthinking person will find fault withhim. You see, our Lord, Who is meekand loves mankind, does notdemand that which is beyond ourstrength. He demands fasting andabstinence not for the sake of fastingand abstinence, but that we mightfocus attention on spiritual matters.

Q. What advice can you give tothose who cannot fast?A. First of all, it is important toremember that human nature issuch, that it is not inclined to fastingand abstinence. It was for this reasonthat our Lord, Who loves mankind,gave us this remedy called fasting,so that we might put aside earthlycares and focus our attention on thespiritual. My recommendation tothose who cannot fast is that they,while doing what is necessary tostrengthen the physical body, notneglect the food that comes fromspiritual teaching.

Q. Many people think of fasting asonly abstaining from certain foodproducts. What are your views?A. Refraining from physical food isimportant. Yet, many are the pathswhich one can follow, paths whichgive us access to God. Let theperson who eats because of theinability to fast do other things. Lethim perform abundant works ofmercy, let him engage in ferventprayer, let such a person be morezealous in listening to the word ofGod; physical weakness does notstand in the way of doing the above.Let the individual who has problemsfasting, reconcile himself with hisenemies, let him cast from his soulall memories of evil inflicted uponhim. If a person does this, then he willperform a true fast, a fast which theLord Himself requires of us all.

Q. Your response might leadsome to think that fasting fromfoods is not so important. Howwould you counter such opin-ions?A. Fasting is a divine command,which cannot be annulled. It isimportant to remember that the Lordcommands that we refrain from food,so that we might divest ourselves ofthe desires of the flesh, and makeour physical body obedient tofulfilling the Commandments. If aperson, because of physical weak-ness, refuses to receive the helpwhich fasting brings, (via abstinenceand good works), a great harm may

befall him or her. Even if oneabstains from food, but is devoid ofthe above enumerated good works,he will be deprived of the healingpower which a true fast brings.Fasting humbles the body, divests usof inordinate desires, enlightens thesoul, and as it were, gives the soulwings so that it can easily ascend tospiritual heights.

Q. Do we have a mission to thosewho cannot fast? If so, what is themission?A. Concerning those of our breth-ren who cannot fast because ofphysical weakness, your mission isto convince them not to denythemselves that spiritual food whichcomes from listening to the Word ofGod. You are to teach them. Tellthem what we have said. Eating anddrinking in moderation does notmake one unworthy. Unworthy is theperson who became a slave to hisown desires. In speaking to peoplewho cannot fast, remind them of St.Paul’s counsel to the ChristianCommunity in Rome (Romans 14:6):“The man who eats does so to honorthe Lord, and gives thanks to God.The man who does not eat, abstainsto honor the Lord, and he also givesthanks to God.” If food is taken inmoderation, there is no reason to beashamed that the Lord has given us aphysical condition which requiresfood. Let it be only taken in mod-eration.

The following question andanswer format was drawn by Fr.Frank Estocin from various ser-mons that St. John Chrysostomgave over the course of his illustri-ous career as the preeminentpreacher of the late Fourth andearly Fifth Centuries, and indeed,the entire history of the OrthodoxChurch which is why he was and iscalled Chrysostomos, which means,Golden-Mouth. His many sermonsdirect and inspire us even todayand are as pertinent today as theywere at the time they were written.

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It is difficult for us as OrthodoxChristians to dismantle the valuesystems given us by society andculture in favor of the values astaught by Christ in the Gospel. We allhave experienced the deep joy andpeace that we sometimes feel as wegrow closer in our relationships withGod.

However, these feelings arenot the most important things! Moreimportant than these good feelingsthat may or may not accompany ourprayer and worship, is the transform-ing work that God will do in us.

The Apostle Paul wrote almostthe same thing to the Corinthian

church: “Do not be conformed to theworld, but be transformed by therenewing of your minds.” OrthodoxChristians are called by the Gospelnot just to feel good, but to livedifferently in the world; we are callednot only to believe the Gospel, but tolive lives that reflect the values of theGospel.

When we see the TV ads thattell us we need more and more, theGospel says we need less, When theworld says we need to get even, theGospel says forgive. When societysays be defensive and take care ofnumber one, the Gospel says to bevulnerable and love your neighbor as

yourself. When the news media saysbe afraid, the world is a mostdangerous place and filled withdangerous people, Jesus says theworld is a dangerous place but do notbe afraid for I have overcome theworld! Apart from the work of theHoly Spirit in us, and our cooperationwith the Holy Spirit’s working, this issimply not possible for us to do.

Our part is to be one to the Spiritin worship and prayer both individu-ally and collectively as His Church,and to cooperate with the Holy Spiritin the way that we live. This is not justa one time decision, or a one day aweek deal. It is rather a life longprocess. The path for the OrthodoxChristian is one of true discipleship.

As we prepare for Pasha let thetime of Lent truly be a time of renewalof faith and deepen the tradition ofour practice. Let us fill our OrthodoxChurches that this may truly be inseason in which the very Spirit ofJesus Christ will touch us, renewingour hearts and minds to the Glory ofGod the Father.

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformedby the renewing of your minds” 1 Cor.12:2.

God Will Transform Usby John Kostiak

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Â ñóáîòó 12-ãî ñ³÷íÿ 2008 ðîêó, Øêîëà Ðåë³ã³¿ éÓêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà ³ì.Ë. Óêðà¿íêè ïðè êàòåäð³ Ñâ. Ïîêðîâè âÑàóòô³ëä³, Ì³÷., âëàøòóâàëà “Ðîäèííó Ìàëàíêó”. Ó ñâÿòêîâîïðèáðàí³é ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é çàë³ ç³áðàëèñü ïàðàô³ÿíè ³ ãîñò³. Â³ðàÏåòðóøà, äèðåêòîð øêîëè, îô³ö³éíî â³äêðèëà øê³ëüíå ñâÿòî– ï’ºñó “Ó Ñâÿòîãî Ìèêîëàÿ”, ñöåí³÷íèé ìîíòàæ, â îñíîâ³ÿêîãî º ìàòåð’ÿë ç Óêðà¿íè, äî ÿêîãî áóëè äîäàí³ ï³ñí³ ³òàíö³. Öå ñâÿòî áóëî âëàøòîâàíî ó÷íÿìè, ó÷èòåëüñüêèìêîëåêòèâîì òà Áàòüê³âñüêèì êîì³òåòîì øêîëè. Òðåáàïîÿñíèòè, ùî ñâÿòî Ñâÿòîãî Ìèêîëàÿ ìàëî â³äáóòèñü âíåä³ëþ 16-ãî ãðóäíÿ 2007-ãî ðîêó, àëå ÷åðåç ïîãàíó ïîãîäóáóëî ïåðåíåñåíå íà 12 ñ³÷íÿ ö.ð. ³ ïîºäíàíå ç “Ìàëàíêîþ”.

Â³äêðèëàñü çàâ³ñà ³ ïðèñóòí³ ïîáà÷èëè íà ñöåí³ àíãåë³âíà íåá³, ÿê³ ãîòóâàëè òîðáèíêè ç ïîäàðóíêàìè. Ö³ ïîäàðóíêèÑâ.Ìèêîëàé ìàâ ðîçäàòè ä³òÿì. Ö³ºþ ñêëàäíîþ ïðîöåäóðîþêåðóâàâ Ñòàðøèé Àíãåë (Àëåêñàíäðà Äåãíåðîâà). Âèÿâèëîñü,ùî â öþ ï³äãîòîâêó âõîäèëî ³ ìàëþâàííÿ ³ãðàøîê-êîçàê³â,çà ùî â³äïîâ³äàâ êîçàöüêèé àíãåë (Äåíèñ Ñëþñàð). ² êîëèâæå âèñîõëà ôàðáà íà êîçàêàõ, êîçàöüêèé àíãåë ïðèâ³â ¿õíà ñöåíó ³ âîíè (âñ³ õëîïö³, ùî áðàëè ó÷àñòü ó ö³é âèñòàâ³)áàäüîðî ïðîìàðøèðóâàëè ïåðåä àíãåëàìè (ïàì’ÿòàéòå, ùîíà íåá³ ìîæëèâî òî, ùî íà çåìë³ - íåìîæëèâî!) ³ çàÿâèëè,ùî âîíè ãîòîâ³ áîðîíèòè êîãî òðåáà ³ ïðîäåìîíñòðóâàëèñâîþ çâèíí³ñòü âèêîíàâøè ê³ëüêà ñêëàäíèõ êðîê³â çêîçàöüêîãî òàíêó, ÿê ïðèñÿäè ³ ìëèíîê. Êîçàöüêèé àíãåë ³ñàì íå âèòðèìàâ ³ ïðèºäíàâñÿ äî âèñòó-ïó êîçàê³â,âèêîíàâøè ïîäèâóã³äíå ñàëüòî-ìîðòàëå (àêðî-áàòè÷íèéñòðèáîê ³ç ïåðåâåðòàííÿì ó ïîâ³òð³ íàçàä ÷åðåç ãîëîâó[somersault].

Àíãåë, ÿêèé êåðóâàâ ïðèãîòóâàííÿì ÿáëó÷îê (ÒåòÿíàÑìèê) âèâ³â íà ñöåíó äâîõ ÷åðâîíîùîêèõ ÿáëó÷îê (ÍàòàëÿÄæåíí³í´ñ ³ Ì³ëÿ Ñìèê), ÿê³ çàïåâíèëè ãëÿäà÷³â, ùî “…õòî ¿õ÷àñòî ñïîæèâàº, òîé ÷åðâîí³ ù³÷êè ìàº…” ³ ùå é ïîòàíöþâàëè.Òåïåð ïðèéøëà ÷åðãà çâ³òóâàòè àíãåëîâ³, ÿêèé ãîòóâàâãîð³øêè (Äàíèëêî Ãè´´èíñ), ³ âèÿâèëîñü, ùî ôàðáóþ÷èãîð³øêè çîëîòîþ ôàðáîþ – â³í ³ ñàì îáëÿïàâñü ö³ºþ ôàðáîþ.Àëå Ñòàðøèé Àíãåë éîãî çàñïîêî¿â:”…ç³éäåø íà çåìëþ,ñí³ãîì óìèºøñÿ!” Çàñïîêî¿âøèñü, àíãåë âèâ³â íà ñöåíó äâîõãîð³øê³â (Òèìêî Áëèçíþê ³ Òåîäîð Ìåëüíè÷óê), ÿê³ïîõâàëèëèñü:”…çîëîò³¿ ìè îð³øêè, çîëîò³ â íàñ ðóêè é í³æêè…”³ òàêîæ çàòàíöþâàëè. Òîä³ ñàìå âèÿâèëîñü, ùî àíãåë â³äöóêåðê³â (Õðèñòèíà Áîäíàð÷óê) âæå ñïðàâèâñÿ ç³ ñâî¿ìçàâäàííÿì: çàãîðòàííÿì öóêåðê³â ó ïàï³ðö³ ³ âèâ³â íà ñöåíóòðüîõ öóêåðê³â (Ëåñÿ Ïàóåðñ, ªëèñàâåòà Äæîóíñ é ²ðàÇàïîòíà), ÿê³ âèñëîâèëè ïåðåêîíàííÿ, ùî ñüîãîäí³ âñ³ ä³òè÷åìí³, çàñëóãîâóþòü íà ïîäàðóíêè, ³ â³ä çàäîâîëåííÿïîòàíöþâàëè íà ñöåí³.

Çàäîâîëüíèâøèñü òèì, ùî ï³äãîòóâàííÿ ïîäàðóíê³âäëÿ ä³òåé óæå çàê³í÷èëîñü, Ñòàðøèé Àíãåë çàïðîïîíóâàâ:

“ÐÎÄÈÍÍÀ ÌÀËÀÍÊÀ”Ó ÏÀÐÔ²¯ ÑÂ. ÏÎÊÐÎÂÈ

Â ÑÀÓÒÔ²ËÄ², Ì²×.

”Òåïåð óñ³ øèêóéòåñü, ï³äåìî íà äåñÿòó õìàðó é òàì áóäåìî÷åêàòè íà îòöÿ Ìèêîëàÿ”. Çàâ³ñà çàêðèëàñü.

Êîëè çàâ³ñà çíîâó â³äêðèëàñü, ïîä³ÿ â³äáóâàëàñü âæåíà çåìë³, áî ä³òè ïðîñï³âàëè:”Ìèêîëàé, Ìèêîëàé, òè äî íàñçàâ³òàé” ³ ïðîäåêëàìóâàëè â³ðø Ð.Çàâàäîâè÷à “Ìèêîëà¿âïîäàðóíîê” (Îëåã Êîçàê, Ìèõàéëî Âîëÿíþê, Ðîìàí Çàïîòíèé,Ä.Ñëþñàð ³ Ä.Ãè´´èíñ).

Ï³ñëÿ öüîãî ðîçïî÷àëàñü ³íñöåí³çàö³ÿ êàçêè-ï’ºñè“Çîëîòèé ïàâóê” Ãàëèíè Ãðóøåöüêî¿, ÿêó Â. Ïåòðóøàçðåäà´óâàëà (ÿê ³ ïîïåðåäíþ ï’ºñó), ùîá ìîãëè áðàòè ó÷àñòüá³ëüøå ä³òåé. Â ö³é êàçö³ ìîâà éäå ïðî ðîäèíó, â ÿê³é º òàòî(ßðêî Ïåòðóøà), ìàìà (À. Äåãíåðîâà) ³ òðîº ä³òåé(Ò.Ìåëüíè÷óê, Íàòàëêà Äæåíí³í´ñ ³ Òåìêî Áëèçíþê).Îïîâ³äà÷åì êàçêè áóëà Ìàð³ÿ Íåâåíãëîâñüêà. Â ö³é êàçö³÷àð³âí³ çîëîò³ ïàâó÷êè (Çèíîâ³é Á³ðêî, Ðîìàí ×åðíåòà, Þë³ÿíÊåéí ³ Â³òàë³é Âîëÿíþê), ç äîðó÷åííÿ Ñâÿòîãî Ìèêîëàÿ,äîïîìîãëè àíãåëàì ïðèêðàñèòè ÿëèíêó çàíåïîêîºí³é ³çàñìó÷åí³é ðîäèí³. Àëå âñå çàê³í÷èëîñü äîáðå. Òîä³ âñ³ ä³òèçàñï³âàëè “Îé, õòî, õòî Ìèêîëàÿ ëþáèòü…” íó, ³ çâè÷àéíî,ïðèéøîâ Ñâÿòèé Ìèêîëàé (Âîëîäèìèð Ìóðãà) ³ ðîçäàâ óñ³ìä³òÿì ïîäàðóíêè.

Çàêðèâàþ÷è âèñòàâó, Â. Ïåòðóøà ïîäÿêóâàëàïðèñóòí³ì çà óâàãó ³ îãîëîñèëà, ùî “òåïåð áóäåìî òàíöþâàòè³ çóñòð³÷àòè Íîâèé Ð³ê”. ² ïî÷àëàñü ùå îäíà âåëèêà àòðàêö³ÿäëÿ ä³òåé, áî ï³ä óêðà¿íñüêèé ðîê (rock’n’roll) âîíè âèêîíóâàëèñïîíòàíí³ òàíö³ ñàì³, àáî ç³ ñâî¿ìè ìàìàìè, àáî é áàáóñÿìè.Àíäð³é Çàãàéêî áóâ äèñê-æîêåé (disc-jockey) ³ â³â ìóçè÷íóïðîãðàìó âæèâàþ÷è êîëåêö³þ äèñê³â.

Áàæàþ÷³ ìîãëè ï³äêð³ïèòèñü ñìà÷íîþ ¿æåþ, ÿêóïðèãîòóâàâ Áàòüê³âñüêèé êîì³òåò íà ÷îë³ ç Ñîíåþ Ñìèê.

Íàïåðåä áóëî âèð³øåíî, ùî ñèìâîë³÷íà çóñòð³÷“Íîâîãî Ðîêó” â³äáóäåòüñÿ î 8-³é ãîäèí³ âå÷îðà, îòæå, ïåðåäíàáëèæåííÿì ö³º¿ ãîäèíè, À.Çàãàéêî ïîïðîñèâ óñ³õ ðàõóâàòèâ³ä 12 äî 0, à ä³òè âçÿëè òðóáî÷êè ³ çàäóä³ëè, êîëè “âäàðèëà”8-ìà ãîäèíà ³ âèïèëè âèíîãðàäíîãî ñîêó.

Âåëèêà ïîäÿêà íàëåæèòü â÷èòåëÿì, áàòüêàì ³ âñ³ì,õòî áðàâ ó÷àñòü ó ï³äãîòîâö³ ³íñöåí³çàö³é: Â.Ïåòðóø³, Ãàëèí³Ñåìåöü, Ì. Íåâåíãëîâñüê³é; Ëàð³ Áëèçíþê, ùî îï³êóâàëàñüäîøê³ëüíÿòàìè; Ãàëèí³ ßëîâåíêî – â÷èòåëüö³ ìóçèêè é ñï³âó;ªëèñàâåò³ Ñèìîíåíêî – â÷èòåëüö³ àíãëîìîâíîãî êëàñó;À.Çàãàéêî çà çâóêîâó àïàðàòóðó.

Áóëî ïðèºìíî áà÷èòè â³äíîñíî âåëèêó ê³ëüê³ñòüïðèñóòí³õ, ùî ïðè¿õàëè íà öå ö³êàâå ñâÿòî.

Þð³é Ðîçã³í (Ôîòî: ªëèñàâåòà Ñèìîíåíêî)


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On November 10 theSr. UOL chapter of SS.Peter and Paul Church inPalos, Hills, IL sponsored a“Family Day” an afternoonof spiritual renewal in theOrthodox Faith. The eventfeatured a guest speakerknown to many: Mother

from neighboring Ortho-dox parishes gathered forthis uplifting afternoon.While children participatedin the arts and craftsactivities and made beauti-ful icon ornaments, MotherGabriella led an inspira-tional discussion on “Howto Become a Saint”. Thisevent was truly spirituallyuplifting and was com-pleted by a candlelightVesper Service and apizza dinner.

During the months ofOctober and Novemberthe Church School chil-dren worked on a project“Letters of Love to OurTroops”. Dozens of col-ored pictures and thankyou cards and letters weremailed to: “A RecoveringAmerican Soldier”, c/oWalter Reed Army Medi-cal Center, 6900 GeorgiaAvenue, NW, Washington,D.C. 20307

We encourage every-one to write a card or twoand make our troops feelspecial.

Once again the Jr.

Herkimer, NY - Parishioners of St. Mary Churchparticipated in the Village of Herkimer BicentennialParade on Saturday, September 22, 2007. Included inthe group was V. Rev. Fr. Ivan Semko, Pani Matka Maria,Anna Thornton, Anna Hula, Katherine Fuller, Doris andNick Hula, Wasyl and Sandra Hula, Peter Hula, Jr., andthe children of the Hula Family.

N o v e m b e r E v e n t s i n P a l o s P a r kUOL Chapter sponsoredthe annual DCFS Christ-mas Gift Drive to benefitthe underprivileged chil-dren in the Chicago area.We are all blown away bythe terrific response by ourparishioners to this project.The gifts were distributedto the children on Decem-ber 1.

On November 9-11,2007, Krysten Beck, amember of the Sr. UOLChapter participated in the36 hour annual dancemarathon at the IndianaUniversity, where she con-tinues her education.

Krysten’s personalfundraising goal of $400was exceeded thanks to

Gabriella, abbess of theHoly Dormition OrthodoxMonastery in Rives Junc-tion, MI.

Over 60 people andchildren, including many

many contributors includ-ing parishioners of Sts.Peter and Paul. IUDM(Indiana University DanceMarathon) raised$1,041,197.20 which willbe used to help kids whosuffer from infectious dis-eases at the Riley Hospitalfor Children in Indianapo-lis.

We concluded ourbusy month with serving adelightful meal on Thanks-giving Day to the homelessat Saint Stanislaus SoupKitchen in the ChicagoLoop. Amidst many volun-teers we are always happyto see our children whohelp us sort and pack carepackages for the guests ofthe soup kitchen.

Village Parade Participants


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On Saturday, Janu-ary 19, the Feast ofTheophany, over 200 faith-ful participated in theDivine Liturgy and GreatSanctification of Water atSt. Vladimir Cathedral,Parma, OH.

The Cathedral’s threepriests and deacon cel-ebrated the Divine Liturgy,with responses sung by theparish choir. Since the

Holy Day was on Saturday,the children of the TarasShevchenko School ofUkrainian Studies wereinvited to stand near theclergy to observe the GreatSanctification.

With the cooperationof the weather, the tradi-tional 8-foot Ice Cross waserected in front of thecathedral entrance.Weather permitting, the

cross has been constructedevery year for over 20years by three generationsof the Dobronos and twogenerations of theHarasimchuk Families.

The unique three-barcross is viewed daily bythousands who drive by on

State Road. This year, aphoto of the cross was fea-tured in the local newspa-per and lasted 11 days. Inpre-vious years, it hasstood in front of theCathedral for as long asthree weeks and as short atime as 24 hours.

Great Sanctification of Water with Ice Cross in Parma

S. Bound Brook, NJ - His Eminence Archbishop Antony conferred uponV. Rev. Fr. Yurij Siwko the blessing to wear the Miter this past Septem-ber at St. Andrew Memorial Church.

Axios! Axios! Axios

The miter or crown is modeled onthe ancient Byzantine imperial crown andis one of the highest awards a priest canreceive. Unlike a bishop’s crown, a priest’smiter is not surmounted by a cross. How-ever, both are adorned with icons. Themiter represents both the crown of thornsand also a priest’s or bishop’s authority.Such adornments are reminiscent of ma-jestic court ceremonies and are a strikingreminder that the worshipers are in thepresence of the King of kings.

The prayer said when putting onthe miter is: They have set upon your heada crown of precious stones. You askedlife of Him, and He gave you length of daysalways, now and ever, and to the ages ofages. Amen. (Psalm 20:4b&5)

Facts about Mitersby V. Rev. Dennis Kristof

17Year LVIII Vol. ²²², March, 2008

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On Super Bowl Sun-day at the request of St.Andrew’s Society of theUOC-USA, St. MaryChurch in Jones, OK, helda “Chili Cook-Off” to sup-port Soup Kitchens for theneedy in Ukraine. For thefirst time in anyone’smemory, ladies of theSisterhood were barred

and banned from thekitchen. The men of theparish did 100% of thepreparation, cooking, serv-ing and (amid thunderousapplause from the ladies)washing of dishes andcleaning of the hall andkitchen afterwards.

Nine different recipesof chili, with names such as

Ralph’s Regret, Robby’sRevenge, Richard’s Rage,Clay’s Carcinogen, to namebut a few, were preparedby the men. Fr. Raphael,not to be outdone, servedBison (Buffalo) Chili for(hopefully) the enjoymentof all. Large bowls ofjalapenos, Mexican salsa,

onions, olives, cheese andsour cream were availableto add even more zest tothe various creations.

The fifty-one adultmembers of St. MaryChurch collected over $650which was being forwardedin support of the SoupKitchens in Ukraine.

On Sunday, December 23 the children of SS. Peterand St. Paul Church School welcomed St. Nicholas toCarnegie, PA. A delightful Christmas program under thedirection of Natasha Walewski was presented to theentire parish family.

Souper Bowl Sunday “Chili Cook-Off” in Jones

Natasha, a church school student and Senior atCarlynton High School, wrote and directed the play inorder to fulfill a community service requirement forgraduation. The children did a fantastic job and everyonein attendance had a wonderful time.

St. Nicholas was especially happy to hear that thisyear, instead of the children receiving gifts from thechurch school, a wonderful new tradition was beingstarted in Carnegie. In honor of St. Nicholas’ visit, adonation was being made in each child’s name to thechildren in the Znamyanka and Puhachiv Orphanages inUkraine.

The students received a special “Smiley Cookie”and commemorative card to remind them of the smilesthey were putting on the children’s faces in Ukraine. Thiswonderful act of giving was initiated by Natalie Nixon,Youth Director, and Church School administratorsMichele Kapeluck and Sherri Walewski. It wasenthusiastically accepted by all the children.

A pot luck luncheon followed.

St. Nicholas Feast Day Program in Carnegie



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The Sr. UOL of Ss.Peter and Paul, Young-stown, OH hosted a verysuccessful Malanka dinnerdance on January 26.

Over 240 people gath-ered to share a magicalevening which started witha delicious buffet of ethnicand traditional foods, anddelectable desserts andcake.Everyone enjoyed thegrammy award winningmusic of the Del SinchakBand which included thetraditional Kolemenkadance.

Guests won prizes in

Malanka at Ss. Peter and Paul in Youngstown

the 50/50 raffle, whichincluded a clock donatedby Mr. Ben Mischey of BigBen’s Clock Shop, andabout 40 door prizes weregiven away.

The laughing, danc-ing and fellowship contin-ued until being capped offwith a champagne toast atmidnight wishing a healthy,happy, prosperous NewYear to all.

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Íåäàâíî ìè ðîçïî-÷àëè êëàñè ðåë³ã³ºçíàâñòâàïðè ïàðàô³¿ ³ îñü óæå ìàºìî12 ä³òåé. Óñå á³ëüøå ³ á³ëüøåëþäåé ïðèõîäèòü äî Öåð-êâè.

Íà Ñâÿòèé Âå÷³ðï³ñëÿ Âå÷³ðíî¿ ìàëè â Öåðêâ³âå÷åðþ ç 12 ñòðàâàìè íà ÿê³éçàëèøèëèñÿ ÷èñåëüí³ ïàðà-ô³ÿíè, à íà Ð³çäâî íàø õðàìáóâ ñïîâíåíèé äóõîì ìîëèò-âè òà â³ðíèìè êîòð³ ïðèéíÿëèó÷àñòü â Áîãîñëóæåííÿõ.

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UOL LENTEN RETREATSEnjoy inspirational and thought provoking discussion, lodging and meals

All Saints Camp Millenium BuildingEmlenton, PA

April 4-6, 2008“Grant that I may see my own sins and not judge my brother”

- Prayer of Saint EphraimFor more information contact:

Diane Senedak [email protected] 330-792-6699Melanie Nakonachny [email protected] 440-842-3820

St. Francis Retreat CenterBethlehem, PA

April 11-13, 2008Retreat will focus on the Services of Holy Week

For more information contact: Natalie Bilynsky [email protected] 610-892-7315

May God grant to them many,happy and blessed years!

March

Rev. Fr. George Bazylevsky March 08, 2003Rev. Fr. Walter Hvostik March 19, 1995Rev. Fr. Gregory Czumak March 24, 2001Protopresbyter Frank Estocin March 25, 1966V. Rev. Fr. Michael Kochis March 27, 1995V. Rev. Fr. Mykola Krywonos March 28, 1981

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Every year during the lazy days ofsummer, the sounds of the bandura cutthrough the thick heat of August. Thebeautiful harmonies that echo along theAllegheny River indicate that camp is inprogress where participants of all agesgather together to learn about thebandura and its significance in Ukrai-nian culture and music.

From August 5 - 19, 2007Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp washeld at the All Saints UkrainianOrthodox Church campgrounds. Thecamp culminated in a concert onAugust 19 which featured Ukrainianvocal and instrumental music and gavestudents of all ability levels theopportunity to show what they hadlearned.

To honor of the 100th anniversaryof the birth of renowned bandurist andcomposer Hryhory Kytasty, staff andinstructors at Kobzarska Sich made arenewed effort to make this year’scamp an enlightening experience.Maestro Kytasty was the long-standingconductor of the Ukrainian BanduristChorus and led the first Kobzarska SichBandura Camp in 1979.

Participants had the privilege towork with and learn from two of themost influential bandura masters in theUnited States: Oleh Mahlay and Julian

Kytasty. Given their vast experiencewith the bandura, Mahlay and Kytastyserved as co-musical directors of

musical talent. Among the attendees,ranging between the ages of 10 to 60,included Japanese-native, CharlieSakuma, currently residing in Edmonton,Alberta. Mr. Sakuma proved tocampers that music is a universallanguage when he joined the camp tolearn more about the bandura.

Bandura and Sacred Music at AllSaints Camp in 2007 and 2008

Kobzarska Sich 2007. Alsoreturning in 2007 were re-nowned bandura playersTaras Lazurkevych and OlehSozansky from Lviv, Ukraine.

During the two weeks,participants had the opportu-nity to witness a fusion ofculture and learn that thebandura is not just for those ofUkrainian decent. KobzarskaSich attracted a variety ofpeople of different ages and

Participants have the option toenroll in one of four different programs,based on interest and age. Aspiringbandura players between the ages of 9and 11 have the opportunity to enroll ina one week course. Those who are 12years and older enroll in a full two weekprogram which included seven hours ofindividual and group instruction. Forthose interested in Ukrainian vocalmusic, the camp gave the opportu-nity to enroll in a one week vocalworkshop.

Kobzarska Sich added a newprogram for 2007, Ukrainian SacredMusic 101, sponsored by the UOC of

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Detroit - After almost twelve years atits artistic helm, Oleh Mahlay will bestepping down as Artistic Director andConductor of the internationally re-nowned Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus(UBC) at the end of the 2007-2008concert season. Mr. Mahlay has beendirecting the UBC since 1996 and histenure is highlighted by a WesternEuropean concert tour, a historicseries of concerts and events inUkraine during the 10 Year UkrainianIndependence Anniversary Celebra-tion, a commitment to youth andeducational programs of the UBC, aswell as the recent concert tour whichcommemorated the work of Hryhorykytasty.

Prior to being selected as theartistic director, Mahlay was theChorus’ assistant conductor andconcertmaster, and an active mem-ber of the concert ensemble since1987. Mahlay has been credited forrevitalizing the membership of theUBC with talented bandura playersand vocalists from all over NorthAmerica.

Oleh Mahlay plans to take sometime off to spend with family andpossibly explore other musical ven-tures. Mahlay states, “It was not aneasy decision to close this chapter inmy artistic life and leave a group ofdevoted and charismatic individuals.Most people do not appreciate thecaliber of individuals who make up theChorus; individuals who deeply careabout the Kobzar tradition, under-stand the importance of the Chorus’work throughout the world, and areopen to exploring new musicalconcepts. After almost 20 years ofintense commitment to this legendarygroup, it is time to step away in orderto reenergize, focus on my family,and pass the torch to my successor.As I told the membership, at the endof my current tenure I will become theKapelia’s number one fan!”

During his time as conductor,

Mahlay has worked with the Presidentof the UBC, Anatoli Murha, for overeight years. Working together, theyreleased five diverse recordings,organized tours, concerts and specialevents throughout North America,Europe and Ukraine. Mahlay said,“Having strong administrative leader-ship has been one of the keys to thesuccess of the UBC. It is rare to findsuch a good working relationshipbetween art and commerce. Workingtogether, Anatoli and I have been ableto create a wonderful team consistingof the entire membership, which hasled to a growth in our audience and anability to spread the word about thebandura to Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians alike. I have no doubt thatthe Chorus will continue to blossomas it approaches its 100th anniversaryin 2018.”

UBC President Murha stated, “Itshould be noted that Maestro Mahlaylooks forward to returning to the UBCone day and that his stepping down isa personal decision, not organiza-tional. It is our intent to have a newconductor in place and working withthe membership on or before Sep-tember 1, 2008. The search commit-tee will identify candidates, interviewthem and make recommendations tothe membership of the UBC for finaldecision.” A search committee hasbeen formed.

According to the bylaws of theUBC, the active membership mustvote for the conductor. Murha states,“The year 2008 is very important tothe Ukrainian community as it beginsto commemorate the Holodomor(famine). We have been invited to jointhe commemoration in addition toother projects slated for 2008 and2009. Finding a new conductor ispriority number one so that we cancontinue our ambassadorial mission.”

For more information and latestdevelopments, please visitwww.bandura.org

The Ukrainian BanduristChorus Seeks New Conductor

the USA. This program allowed theparticipants to learn more aboutsacred music tradition and have anopportunity to sing sacred works byUkrainian master composers. Thiscourse was taught by Rev. DeaconIhor Mahlay and Oleh Mahlay.Between the four programs,Kobzarska Sich had 69 musicians.

Because participants are drawnfrom all over the world, KobzarskaSich provides for a truly memorableexperience for all those involved andprovides opportunities for newfriendships that span the globe.

The 2008 program isscheduled for August 10 - 24 atAll Saints Camp in Emlenton,PA. This year, the followingprograms will be offered:

Two week Bandura Pro-Two week Bandura Pro-Two week Bandura Pro-Two week Bandura Pro-Two week Bandura Pro-gramgramgramgramgram

(ages 12 and up)August 10 – 24

One week BanduraOne week BanduraOne week BanduraOne week BanduraOne week BanduraWorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop

(ages 9 – 11)August 10 – 17

One week VocalOne week VocalOne week VocalOne week VocalOne week VocalWorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop

(ages 15 and up)August 17 – 24

Ukrainian Sacred Music Ukrainian Sacred Music Ukrainian Sacred Music Ukrainian Sacred Music Ukrainian Sacred MusicCourseCourseCourseCourseCourse

(ages 15 and up)August 13 - 17

For more information onKozbarska Sich, or to obtain a

registration form for 2008,contact Kobzarska SichAdministrator Anatoli W.

Murha at [email protected] or734.658.6452.

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$1,000 Fedir Bukacz, Philadelphia, PA;Anonymous;

$917 Assumption of the Virgin Mary parish, Northampton, PA;$500 Luba Ewashko, Winnipeg, MB;

Jaroslaw & Alla Leshko in memory ofV. Rev. Serhij Neprel

$400 Sisterhood of Faith, Hope and Love”, Northampton, PA;$345 St. John Parish, Johnson City, NY;$300 Vera Dziadyk, Lancaster, NY;

Jr. UOL, Northampton, PA;SR UOL, Northampton, PA;

$258 St. Mary Parish, New Britain, CT;$250 Tamara Burda, Sun City, AZ;

Irene Carman, Watertown, NY;Olga Coffey, Sterling, VA;Geofrey J. and Helen B. Greenleaf, Russell, OH;Stephen Hallick, Duluth, GA;Mr. & Mrs. K. G. Kozak, Uniontown, OH;VD Malick, Union Hall, VA;Valentina Yarr, Minneapolis, MN;

$245 SR UOL, Northampton, PA;$200 Dereck Haskins, Troy, NY;

Maria Kulick, San Fransisco, CA;Ellen & Mykola Liss, Addison, MI;Joseph Markiw, Avon Lake, OH;Joan Molnar, Brooklyn, NY;Anastasia Sadujew, Whitehouse Station, NJ;John Salvik, New Brighton, PA;Inga Shmorhun, West Friendship, MD;Norman & Irene Stemple, Fort Worth, TX;Union Funeral Home, Union, NJ;George & Patricia Wyhinny, South Barrington, IL;

$150 St. Mary Protectress Sisterhood, So. Bound Brook, NJ;$105 Nick and Nina Czeczulin, Glen Burnie, MD;$100 Demitro & Elizabeth Ambroziak, Canby, OR; OlgaBalaban, Walnut Creek, CA; Anna Bazar, Surfside Beach, SC;Lesia Belanger, Spring Valley, CA; Eleanor Bello, Queens Village,NY; Jane M. Breck, Pittsburgh, PA; Olga Bukata, Oakland, NJ;James Burka, Butler, PA; Irene Cehelsky, Bronx, NY; AnastasiaCraig, Edina, MN; Olga Denysenko, Crystal, MN; A Doroshenko,Northville, MI; Stephen Dragan, Pittsburgh, PA; John Farkas,Zephyrhills, FL; Wasyl & Sandra Sue Hula, Richfield Springs, NY;John Juhasz, “,”; Michael & Nadia Karkoc, Minneapolis, MN;Linda Kocich, Greene, NY; John Konyk, Holland, PA; Dr. George& Mrs. Olga Krywolap, Baltimore, MD; Valentina Kulyk, Tomsriver, NJ; Michael Kuriny, Severn, MD; Jeremiah Lasky, Troy, NY;George Leszczuk, Trenton, NJ; Luva Lewytszkyj, Prior Lame, MN;Irene Lychodij, Fort Meyers, FL; John Martynniuk, Perth Amboy,

St. Sophia Theological SeminarySt. Sophia Theological SeminarySt. Sophia Theological SeminarySt. Sophia Theological SeminarySt. Sophia Theological SeminaryOn behalf of His Beatitude Metropolitan CONSTANTINE,

the St. Sophia Seminary Board of Regents and seminary staff and students,I extend most heartfelt thanks and prayerful request that the Risen Lordbestow His bouteous blessings upon all benefactors of the Seminary whogenerously supported our recent Fund Drive. The Blessing of the Lord beupon you through His grace and love for mankind, always, now and ever,and unto the ages of ages.

Total donations as of February 2008: $23, 191

V. Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha, Provost

NJ; Helen Michalcewiz, Wilmington, PA; John Moore, Remsen,NY; Leonidas Mostowycz, Ponte Vedra, FL; Joseph Muszyka,Carteret, NJ; Holy Trinity New York, New york, NY; Mykoa &Irene Petrylak, Whitestone, NY; Joseph Podgurski, Durham, NC;Irene and James Popchuk, Doylestown, PA; Larisa Rios,Philadelphia, PA; Anna Rosputko, Philadelphia, PA; Deacon MykhailSawarynsky, Northampton, PA; Valentina Schram, New Hartford,NY; Charles and O. Doris Scully, Wilmington, DE; RuslanSemenyshyn, Duluth, GA; Valentina Shram, New Hartford, NY;Ludmyla Slobidsky, Elkhorn, NE; Natalie Sobchak, Flushing, NY;Anastasia Sochynsky, New York, NY; John Sowinsky, wilmington,DE; Christine and Wlater Syzonenko, Randolph, NJ; BettyAnnWoyewoda, Easton, PA; Jane Yavarow, Plainville, MA; Inia Yevich-tunstall, Annandale, VA; Gene Zarayko, Northampton, PA; Fr.Bazyl Zawierucha, Bethlehem, PA; Rev. Daniel Zelinsky, Somerset,NJ;$80 Olen Voloshyn, Catonsville, MD;$$75 Valentine Kap, Newbury Park, CA; Michael Swinchuck,Hicksville, NY;$60 Yaroslav Bilinsky, Newark, DE;$50 Maria Andrusjak, Warren, MI; Maria Andrusjak, Warren,MI; Wasyl Bezridny, Philadelphia, PA; Olga Bovo, Campbell, OH;Anna Boychuk, Rego Park, NY; James Brannick, Elmira, NY; LewisBranson, Coatesville, PA; M & L Bukacz, Philadelphia, PA; Walter& Katheryna Bula, Columbus, NJ; John Chomko, Moneesen, PA;George & Eugenia Czumak, Gambrills, MD; Alex Danchuk,Livingston, NJ; Roman Dejneka, Stockton, NJ; Tamara Denysenko,Rochester, NY; Wolodymyr Dmytrijuk, East Amherst, NY;Aleksandr & Irina Dobyuk, Syracuse, NY; Mike & Olga Dorosh,Whitehall, PA; Daria Dykyj, Forest hills, NY; Ina Dzerovych,Amherst, NH; maria Filipenko, Philadelphia, PA; John Gbur, Cary,IL; John Halunka, Irvine, CA; William Haluszczak, Hammondsport,NY; Jean Handoe, Lakewood, WA; Michael Heretz, Rutherford,NJ; Myron Holinko, Colts Neck, NJ; Zina Illuk, Belle Harbor, NY;Naida Kmeta, Yonkers, NY; Catherine Kochenash, Northampton,PA; Michael Komichak, McKees Rocks, PA; Stephen Konopliv,Columbia Heights, MN; Stanislawa Korniuk, Philadelphia, PA;Walter & Tessi Kuchinos, Wescosville, PA; Valentina Kuzmycz,Bayside, NY; Wsewolod Luckewicz, Livingston, NJ; Eugene &Helen Melnitchenko, Owings, MD; Mary Ann Michalcewiz,wilmington, DE; Leonidas Mostowycz, Ponte Vedra, FL; GeorgeMusial, Rowley, MA; Tamara Niepritszky, Maplewood, MN; TarasNowoskwsky, Devon, PA; Valentine Olynyk, Monroe, NJ; ElizabethOverko, Bonita Springs, FL; William Paul, Whiting, NJ; KatherinePetriv, Somerville, MA; John Petula, Beaver, PA; Eugene Pituch,Davidsville, PA; Valentina Presko, San Diego, CA; Peter and PatriciaProcops, Lawrence, NY; Halyna Prytula, Brighton, MI; Rose Raith,Butler, PA; Elena Robbins, Menlo park, CA; Olegue Rosputko,


Philadelphia, PA; Taissa Rozhin, Sterling Hts, MI; Walter Samijlenko,cleveland, OH; Eugenia & Franz Samochvat, Long island City,NY; John Sawchuk, Philadelphia, PA; William Scannell, Vestal,NY; Stephen Sisak, Willards, MD; St. Ann’s Auxiliary, Carteret,NJ; Susan Turner, Concord, OH; Florence Welsh, Oklahoma City,OK; Miroslawa Wenke, Union, NJ; Nina Winokurzew, Yonkers,NY;$40 Nicholas Brozda, Pheonixville, PA; George Terebush, PortCharlotte, FL;$35 Mary Krupa, Bronx, NY; Lori Mascuilli, Chester, PA;$30 Anita Anderson, Manville, NJ; Yelizaveta Bolton, Duluth,GA; Theodore Horodnik, Whitestone, NY; Ark Lachiw, Park Ridge,IL; Joan W Leslie, Coatsville, PA; Halyna Martynenko, Eagan,MN; Vera Sinenko, Suracuse, NY; Nadine Tor, Huntington Beach,CA; Olga Trypniak, Bay Village, OH; Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Zenuk,glen Mills, PA;$25 Mark Andreas, Wilmington, DE; Maria Andrusjak,Warren, MI; Charles Barnack, Anneltown, PA; Stephen Belas,Withersvield, CT; Kimberly Bobak, Penn Run, PA; Anna Bogdan,Kihei, HI; Bogdascheskyi Family, Elmwood Park, IL; Michael Boiwka,Sheffield Village, OH; Michael Bondarenko, Schaumburg, IL; GloriaBuckalew, Manasquan, NJ; Luby & Lilliam Cepynsky, Bartlett, IL;Helen Craton, Marietta, GA; Irena Czmola, West Seneca, NY;Michael Danilenko, West Saint Paul, MN; Pearl Dent, Danbury,CT; Ludmilla Dewey, Rochester, NY; Marilyn Druash, Monessen,PA; Alex Dyga, Rochester, NY; Fedir & Maria Dziamko, Butler,PA; Micheal & Debra Gallas, Monessen, PA; Emil Grogoza,Mansfield, OH; Thomas & Alla Grzymski, Elwood, IL; Robert &Helen Guzensky, Monessen, PA; Janet Connor Hanninen,Bethlehem, PA; Katherine Hawrylow, Bayonne, NJ; Rev. GeorgeHnatko, Indiana, PA; Rev. George Hnatko, Indiana, PA; AnitaHolcroft, Claymont, DE; Arkady Honchariv, Somerset, NJ; TatianaHrycenko, West Roxbury, MA; Anna Kosik, Allentown, PA; Rev.Dennis Kristof, Westlake, OH; Joseph Kuzew, Woonsocket, RI;Tania Kuzmyn, Poughkeepsie, NY; Zoja & Michael Lucenko, Utica,NY; Helen Luczkowcz, Syracuse, NY; Maria Luppo, Morton Grove,IL; Anatoly Lutareqych, Form Feyers, FL; Stefan Maksymjuk,Silver Spring, MD; Eugene Melnyk, Cinnaminson, NJ; KatherineMikolaitis, Lemont, IL; Marth & Michael Misko, Northampton,PA; Romeo Mitri, Latham, NY; Romeo Mitri, Latham, NY; PearlNucifora, Milford, CT; Paul Olenic, Butler, PA; Igor Oliynyk,Waltham, MA; Mykola Orda, Southampton, PA; Mary Ost, LaurysSta., PA; Steve Ostaffy, Arnold, PA; L.Tatiana Panas, Sandusky,OH; Carlo Pasichanyk, Philadelphia, PA; Kyrylo Pasichnyk,Philadelphia, PA; Katie Peck, Coatsville, PA; Pual Pihota, BelleVernon, PA; Rhea Jean Roxbury, Butler, PA; Valentina Schepel,Somerset, NJ; Pawlo Shandruk, Philadelphia, PA; Sofia Shatkivska,Washington, VT; Sofia Shatkivska, Washington, VT; Myron Shlatz,Endwell, NY; anthony Skrypocski, Carteret, NJ; Maria Spirala,

Trenton, NJ; Micahel Swinchuck, Hicksville, NY; Julie Talachadze,Williamstown, NJ; Wayne & Nancy Tiedeman, Youngstown, OH;Michael Truhan, Clymer, PA; E. D. Trypupenko, Philadelphia, PA;Richard Voynik, Baden, PA; Ludmila Wasynczuk, Bartlett, IL;Edward Wezain, Spotsylvania, VA; Robert Wilkes, Brackney, PA;Dr. Natalia Woronczuk, S. Bound Brook, NJ; Helen Yatzun,Scranton, PA; Laura Zaika, Cheltenham, PA; Jack C Zorka, SanAntonio, TX; Charles Zubyk, Girard, OH;$20 Arthur Albig, Millburn, NJ; Halina Archetto, Mizpah,NJ; Katherine Battisti, Girard, OH; Ludmyla Bojko, Wethersfield,CT; Wira Chilko, Somerset, NJ; Amma Chomiuk, Howell, NJ; AlbinaCzapowskyj, Mountaintop, PA; Alexander Fedij, Addison, IL;Nancy Foreman, Coatesville, PA; Valentine & anna Gaidamak,Vallejo, CA; Viote Galazan, New Britain, CT; Nancy Grabie, S.Plainfield, NJ; Alexander Grischinsky, Rochester, NY; NicholasHeiko, Philadelphia, PA; Peter Heretz, Utica, NY; Peter Heretz,Utica, NY; diane Nurko Hilker, Robbinsville, NJ; Anna Huzela,Coplay, PA; Mary Kereb, Northampton, PA; Tina Kochonovsky,River Vale, NJ; Metro Korolishyn, Lakeland, FL; Vera Kropiwny,Bloomfield, IL; S. Kruwusha, Philadelphia, PA; L. Laszczuk, W.Seneca, NY; Nadia Melnychuk, Cleveland, OH; Maria Mnischenko,Union, NJ; Mr. & Mrs. Michael Muzyka, Ortley Beach, NJ; EugeniaNalywajko, Trenton, NJ; Magia Nartowicz, Carteret, NJ; RaymondNazarak, Nicktown, PA; Marie Nurko, Hightstown, NJ; CatherineOrenchak, Masury, OH; Anatoly ostapczuk, Eden, NY; MaryannPacana, Coatesville, PA; Adrienne Pershyn, Beechhurst, NY; MaryPeyton, Carnegie, PA; Peter Pluwak, Gloden Valley, MN; Eugeniaand Anatoli Rishij, Hamilton, NJ; Vera Rizwiniuk, Utica, NY; JanetRogers, Stow, OH; Mike Stepek, McKees Rock, PA; WasylSzeremeta, New Castle, DE; Raymond Wizna, Carteret, NJ;Vladimir Yakymyv, Brooklyn, NY; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zador,Philadelphia, PA; Eugenia Zayatz, New York, NY; Eugenia Zayatz,New York, NY; Anna Zbigniewicz, New Britian, CT; R. A Zubyk,Stuarts Draft, VA;$16 Wlater Burlak, Slickville, PA;$15 Sophia Alessi, Medfield, MA; Mrs. Olga Antonchy,Milleapolis, MN; Lilliam Baran, Clark, NJ; Raisa Ivakhiv, Colonia,NJ; Nadia Klos, Melrose Park, PA; Anna Kostin, Southampton,PA; Peter Kytastky, Livonia, MI; Kateryna Millz, Lakewood, OH;Tania Motel, New Hartford, NY; Evylyn Porendowsky, LosAngeles, CA; Helen proch, Monessen, PA; Stephanie Smaligo,Beverly Hills, FL;$10 Nicholas Alexander, Bethlehem, PA; Stella Antolick,Catasauqua, PA; Uliana Antonenko, Philadelphia, PA; Peter &Margaret Bokurak, Westland, MI; Veronica Bruno, Coatesville,PA; Luba Ferraro, Middlesex, NJ; Charles Forosisky, Johnstown,PA; Anna Huzela, Coplay, PA; Victor Kaplij, North Port, FL; YuliyaKoval, Shelby Twp, MI; Helen Lokos, Edison, NJ; Hazel Maykovich,Monessen, PA; Maria Melnyk, Baltimore, MD; Mr. Michael Midzie,

New Castle, PA; Michael Papinchak,Sewickley, PA; Natalie Redka, Vineland,NJ; Mila Skulskyj, Philadelphia, PA; MilaSkulskyj, Philadelphia, PA; George &helen Trenkler, North Providence, RI;Olena Warwariv, Silver Spring, MD;$5 Raymond Buckno, Whitehall,PA; Edward & Eleanor Doody, Troy, NY;Nicolas Kwitka, Philadelphia, PA; BeverlyMilinski, McKees Rocks, PA; SophiaSadowsky, Strongsville, OH; ValentynaYermolenko, Minneapolis, MN;


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Dear Readers, the Consistory of the UOC of USA expresses its most sincere gratitude foryour Nativity Season greetings and generous donations to our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of theUSA, which will be used to assist various ministries of our Church.)

IÇÄÂßÍI ÏÎÆÅÐÒÂÈ - NATIVITY SEASON DONATIONSÐ

$500 SUMA Yonkers Federal Credit Union, Yonkers, NY;$300 Holy Trinity Parish New York, New York, NY;$250 John & Rose Dmytryk, Coatesville, PA;

Lytwyn & Lytwyn Funeral Home, Union, NJ;Evhen & Nin Micevych, St. Paul, MN;Anna & Olegue Rosputko, Philadelphia, PA;Dr. Joseph Sembrot, Allentown, PA;Rev. Wolodymyr Wronskyj, Greenlawn, NY;

$200 Fedir Bukacz, Philadelphia, PA;Victor Melnychenko, Newark, DE;Walter & Christine Syzonenko, Randolph, NJ;

$150 Oleg & Roxolana Saciuk, Lomita, CA;St. Mary Protectress Sisterhood, South Bound Brook, NJ;Valentina Schram, New Hartford, NY;Paul & Nina Turchyk, Berkeley Heights, NJ;Rev. Roman Yatskiv, Parma, OH;

$125 Ihor & Halyna Korhun, Latham, NY;M. Shagaikhmedova, Brooklyn, NY;

$120 Wira Krasnobryzyj, South Bound Brook, NJ;Joan Molnar, Brooklyn, NY;

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Abbruzzese, Angela Alessandra baptizedand chrismated on January 6, 2008, in St. NicholasChurch, Troy, NY child of Joseph Abbruzzese andGalyna Yurchenko. Sponsors: Stefan Abbruzzese andOlga Onoprienko. Celebrated by Fr. Paul Szewczuk.Breslawec, Sonia O. baptized and chrismated on January 5,2008, in St. Michael & St. George Church, Minneapolis, MNchild of Oleksa P. Breslawec and Natalie A. Jablonsky. Sponsors:Guy M. Peterson and Katia Medvetski. Celebrated by Fr. EvhenKumka.Grinyayer, Anastasia baptized and chrismated on January 19,2008, in St. Michael & St. George Church, Minneapolis, MNchild of Aleksey A. Grinyayev and Anna I. Sidorenko. Sponsors:Ivan Yaremchuk and Sana Yaremchuk. Celebrated by Fr. EvhenKumka.Groudas, Anna Sophia baptized and chrismated on December9, 2007, in St. Michael Church, Pinellas Park, FL child of ChrisGroudas and Nataliya Bodnar. Sponsors: David Duvall and NadiaO’Neal. Celebrated by Fr. Steven Ivanoff.Grummon, David Alexander baptized and chrismated onOctober 28, 2007, in St. Michael Church, Hammond, IN childof Daniel James Grummon and Irena Yaroshenko. Sponsors:Jeffrey Grummon and Inna Yashenko. Celebrated by Fr. TarasMaximtsev.Illyashevych-Tkachenko, Melania Karolina baptized andchrismated on January 13, 2008, in St. Mary Church, Farmington,MI child of Oleksandr Tkachenko and Tetyana Illyashevych.Sponsors: Arseniy Honcharenko and Natalya Rudchenko.Celebrated by Fr. Paul Bodnarchuk.Lazaravych, Arthur baptized and chrismated on October 21,2007, in St. John Church, Portland, OR child of Serhiy Lazaravychand Vera Mashchakevich. Sponsors: Viktor Smeretsky and NadiyaMashchakevich. Celebrated by Fr. Ivan Petrouchtchak.Mayo, Allison Ann baptized and chrismated on January 13,2008, in Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Church, So. Plainfield, NJchild of Aallen Earl Mayo and Theresa Mary Smith. Sponsors:James Michael Bowen and Valerie Ann Bowen. Celebrated byFr. Raymond Sundland.Novachenko, Nestor V. baptized and chrismated on August10, 2002, in Holy Trinity Church, Goshen, IN child of BasilNovachenko and Nelya N. Netesa. Sponsors: Gregory Pohybaand Irene Pohyba. Celebrated by Fr. Walter Hvostik.Osheyko, Sofiya baptized and chrismated on October 13, 2007,in St. Mary Protectress Church, Philadelpphia, PA child of OlegOsheyko and Uliana Zhezlo. Sponsors: Pavlo Smirnov and LilianaStelmach. Celebrated by Fr. Volodymyr Khanas.Sklaryk, Victor Jseph baptized and chrismated on January20, 2008, in St. Vladimir Cathedral Church, Parma, OH child ofMark David Sklaryk and Lisa Ann Cocchi. Sponsors: StevenPylypiak and Laura Mroczka. Celebrated by Fr. John Nakonachny.Stavrevski, Sienna Nicole baptized and chrismated onDecember 9, 2007, in St. Michael Church, Pinellas Park, FL childof Steven Stavrevski and Sheila Ann Stavrevski. Sponsors: MikeKonjanovski and Suzi Hoover. Celebrated by Fr. Steven Ivanoff.Toder, Jayden Daniel baptized and chrismated on December29, 2007, in St. Vladimir Cathedral Church, Parma, OH child of

Jerome Cylin and Anastasiya Toder. Sponsors: Greg Morris andAlla Morris. Celebrated by Fr. John Nakonachny.Wandell, Ian Nehrebeckyj baptized and chrismated onNovember 3, 2007, in St. Andrew Cathedral Church, Silver Spring,MD child of David Gerard Wandell and Tatiana Nehrebeckyj.Sponsors: Doug Wandell and Larissa Zemo. Celebrated by Fr.Volodymyr Steliac.

Andrew Adam Schornick and Katherine Anna Korol in St.Mary Parish, Southfield, MI, on May 19, 2007, witnessed byMichael Krolikowski and Cynthis Korol Celebrant: Fr. PaulBodnarchuk

Bohanko, Michael of Morristown, NJ, on November 16, 2007,at age of 87, funeral November 20, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Ivan Lymar of Holy Trinity Parish, Trenton, NJ.Brozda, Antonia of Philadelphia, PA, on November 23, 2007,at age of 82, funeral November 29, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Volodymyr Khanas of St. Mary Protectress Parish, Philadelphia,PA.Coba, Olga of Bridgeport, CT, on January 24, 2008, at age of96, funeral January 28, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. StephenMasliuk of St. Mary Protection Parish, Bridgeport, CT.Doody, Thomas of Troy, NY, on December 15, 2007, at ageof 94, funeral December 18, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. PaulSzewczuk of St. Nicholas Parish, Troy, NY.Evanko, Michael J. of Cleveland, OH, on January 13, 2008, atage of 93, funeral January 17, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. JohnNakonachny & Fr. John Mironko of St. Vladimir CathedralParish, Parma, OH.Gintner, Ewdokia of St. Anthony, MN, on December 27, 2007,at age of 93, funeral December 29, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Evhen Kumka of St. Michael & St. George Parish, Minneapolis,MN.Graves, Donald J. of Niles, OH, on December 29, 2007, atage of 76, funeral January 3, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. JohnHarvey of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, Youngstown, OH.Hamza, Dmytro of Madeira Beach, FL, on December 17, 2007,at age of 84, funeral December 19, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Steven Ivanoff of St. Michael Parish, Pinellas Park, FL.Hewko, Benjamin (Bohdan) of Northampton, PA, on January8, 2008, at age of 88, funeral January 12, 2008, officiatingclergy Fr. Bazyl Zawierucha of Assumption Parish, Northampton,PA.Kociuduk, Mikola of Seven Hills, OH, on January 25, 2008, atage of 90, funeral January 28, 2008, officiating clergy Fr.John Nakonachny & Fr. John Mironko of St. Vladimir CathedralParish, Parma, OH.


Lesniak, Mary of E. Herkimer, NY, on December 3, 2007, atage of 97, funeral December 7, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. IvanSemko of St. Mary Parish, Herkimer, NY.Limonczenko, Evdokia Tarasivna of Arlington, VA, onDecember 21, 2007, at age of 100, funeral December 27, 2007,officiating clergy Fr. Steliac & Fr. Limonchenko of St. AndrewParish, Silver Spring, MD.Long, Ann of Madison, NJ, on November 19, 2007, at age of84, funeral November 26, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. TarasMaximtsev of St. Michael Parish, Hammond, IN.Makar, Olga Markovski of Mars, PA, on January 4, 2008, atage of 94, funeral January 10, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. MichaelKochis of St. Vladimir Parish, Ambridge, PA.Maman, Mary of Hammond, IN, on December 14, 2007, atage of 84, funeral December 17, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Taras Maximtsev of St. Michael Parish, Hammond, IN.Mykolenko, Nicolai of Warren, MI, on October 16, 2007, atage of 69, funeral October 20, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. PaulBodnarchuk of St. Mary Parish, Farmington, MI.Nizinkirck, Peter H. of Troy, NY, on December 31, 2007, atage of 87, funeral January 5, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. PaulSzewczuk of St. Nicholas Parish, Troy, NY.Obleschuk, Harry of Allentown, PA, on January 19, 2008, at ageof 83, funeral January 25, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. Myron Oryhonof Protection of the Holy Theotokos Parish, Allentown, PA.Olenik, Helen of Farmington, CT, on December 9, 2007, atage of 90, funeral December 13, 2007, officiating clergy FrGregory (Woolfenden) of St. Mary Parish, New Britain, CT.Orendarenko, Gregory of Syracuse, NY, on September7, 2007,at age of 87, funeral September 10, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Vasyl Sendeha of St. Luke Parish, Warners, NY.Pashesnik, Mary of Coatesville, PA, on February 28, 2007, atage of 96, funeral March 5, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. AnthonyUgolnik of Holy Ghost Parish, Coatesville, PA.Pryjma, Alexander of Bronx, NY, on October 15, 2007, atage of 95, funeral October 18, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. YuryiBazylevsky of All Saints Parish, New York, NY.Rache, Helen of Astoria, NY, on November 27, 2007, at ageof 86, funeral November 30, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. YuryiBazylevsky of All Saints Parish, New York, NY.Rohan, Jr., Steve of N. Lima, OH, on January 9, 2008, at ageof 90, funeral January 14, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. John W.Harvey of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, Youngstown, OH.Romanchuk, Nadia of Sterling Heights, MI, on November 5,2007, at age of 85, funeral November 11, 2007, officiatingclergy Fr. Paul Bodnarchuk of St. Mary Parish, Farmington, MI.Russin, Anne Zazwirsky of Ambridge, PA, on January 11,2008, at age of 88, funeral January 15, 2008, officiating clergyFr. Michael Kochis of St. Vladimir Parish, Ambridge, PA.Senenko, Jasckiw of Syracuse, NY, on November 14, 2007, atage of 86, funeral November 19, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Vasyl Sendeha of St. Luke Parish, Warners, NY.Sherwood, Mary B. of Bridgeport, CT, on December 3, 2007,at age of 92, funeral December 5, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Stephen Masliuk of St. Mary Protection Parish, Bridgeport, CT.

Stahara, JR, Michael of Campbell, OH, on December 2, 2007,at age of 82, funeral December 6, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.John Harvey of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, Youngstown, OH.Synicyn, Symon of Stillwater, MN, on December 15, 2007, atage of 93, funeral December 18, 2007, officiating clergy Fr.Evhen Kumka of St. Michael & St. George Parish, Minneapolis,MN.Szwed, Ariska of Wyandotte, MI, on January ‘12, 2008, atage of 86, funeral Janury 21, 2008, officiating clergy Fr. PaulBodnarchuk of St. Mary Parish, Farmington, MI.Tusko, John of Ann Arbor, MI, on December 9, 2007, at ageof 84, funeral December 15, 2007, officiating clergy Fr. TarasMaximtsev of St. Michael Parish, Hammond, IN.Tyschenko, Welka Maria of Allentown, PA, on November27, 2007, at age of 97, funeral December 4, 2007, officiatingclergy Fr. Myron Oryhon of Protection of the Holy TheotokosParish, Allentown, PA.Van Kirk, Mary Dubick of Rochester, PA, on January 2, 2008,at age of 92, funeral January 5, 2008, officiating clergy Fr.Michael Kochis of St. Vladimir Parish, Ambridge, PA.Wasylenko, Gregory of Sterling Heights, MI, on January 12,2007, at age of 68, funeral January15, 2008, officiating clergyFr. Paul Bodnarchuk of St. Mary Parish, Farmington, MI.Whitman, Kathy Diane of Mercer, PA, on January 2, 2008,at age of 54, funeral January 5, 2008, officiating clergy Fr.Andrew Gall of St. John the Baptist Parish, Sharon, PA.

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19th 1954 - PROTOPRIEST IVAN LECHICKYJ31st 1965 - MITRED PROTOPRIEST VOLODYMYR

SOKOLOWSKY 6th 1968 - PROTOPRIEST VOLODYMYR PYLYPEC 5th 1970 - PROTOPRIEST MICHAEL MOSTENSKY 5th 1970 - PROTOPRIEST PETRO OPARENKO14th 1970 - MITRED PROTOPRIEST LEONID DOLYNSKYJ15th 1970 - PROTOPRIEST EVHEN KOROLYSHYN18th 1982 - PROTOPRESBYTER WILLIAM OLYNYK23rd 1986 - REV. DEACON PETER WESELOWSKY

25th 1989 - PROTOPRESBYTER OREST KULICK 8th 1993 - PROTOPRIEST ANATOLIJ BULAWKA14th 1993 - REV. DR. MYKOLA STEPANENKO 4th 1996 - REV. WILLIAM WOJCIECHOWSKI 31st 2003- PROTOPRESBYTER WILLIAM CZEKALUK

Âi÷íà ïàìÂi÷íà ïàìÂi÷íà ïàìÂi÷íà ïàìÂi÷íà ïàì’ÿòü!ÿòü!ÿòü!ÿòü!ÿòü!Memory Eternal!Memory Eternal!Memory Eternal!Memory Eternal!Memory Eternal!

÷óþ÷è íàñ ïàñòèðñüêèìè ³ äóõîâíèìè çàñîáàìè, ïîòð³á-íèìè íàì äëÿ òîãî, ùîá æèòè íàäïðèðîäíèì æèòòÿìñåðåä ïðèðîäíîãî ñâ³òó, â ÿêîìó ìè çíàõîäèìîñü.

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Áëàãîñëîâè âàñ, Ãîñïîäè!Áàæàþ âàì çì³ñòîâíîãî ïîñòó!


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F O C U SP a r i s h

Our CoOur CoOur CoOur CoOur Covvvvvererererer...............

St. Andrew ChurchLos Angeles, CA

Pastor: Fr. Vasyl Shtelen

St Andrew Parish of Los Angeles is located on a hilloverlooking the City of Los Angeles. Its location reminds oneof the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Kyiv. In Kyiv, St Andrew’sChurch, situated on a steep hill, overlooks the historic Podilneighborhood. From St Andrew’s in Los Angeles you can lookout over the historical Silver Lake neighborhood, the Hollywoodsign and the entire Los Angeles basin. Here, just above DodgerStadium a group of dedicated Ukrainian immigrants and theirchildren created a Ukrainian Orthodox community.

In March 1951, a group of Ukrainian-Americans in LosAngeles were admitted into the UOC of the USA as the mission-parish of St. Andrew the First-Called. Informally, the Churchwas dedicated to the 7-10 million Ukrainians who were starvedto death by the Soviet government during the Holodomor(artificial famine) of 1932-1933. Our first pastor Very Rev. ArtemSelepyna, oversaw the formation of the Sisterhood of St Olga,a 25 member choir and the growth of the parish to fifty-onesouls. The first St Andrew’s Day and Christmas were celebratedin the Women’s Club where the parish rented a hall. FatherSelepyna was called to the Consistory and was replaced byRev. Vasyl Umanec in 1952. The community achieved full parishstatus in this year. The parish worked tirelessly to increase themembership and raise money for the purchase of a permanentchurch building. Two years after the founding of the parish,land on which the current church stands was purchased at1456 Sutherland St. In 1954, Very Reverend Ananij Mirosh-chenko became our pastor and supervised the remodeling ofthe house on the property into a church with a parish hall inthe basement. Metropolitan John Theodorovich was the firsthierarch of the Church to visit the parish in Los Angeles in 1957and consecrated the new iconostasis.

By 1961, Father Miroshchenko started a SaturdaySchool to teach Ukrainian language, culture and Orthodoxreligion. Thus, the parish had established a vibrant spiritualand cultural life. Due to the hard work of the members, themortgage on the land was ceremonially burned in 1962. FatherMiroshchenko moved to the new parish in San Diego and wewelcomed Mitered Priest Oleksander Dowhall from Venezuela. In the early 1970’s, Reverend Lev Porendowskyj and JuriPocheniuk took care of our spiritual needs until the arrival ofVery Reverend Protopresbyter Stephen Hallick-Holutiak and hisfamily. All of our spiritual fathers played critical roles in thedevelopment of our parish community and we were blessed tohave them as part of our lives. It was Father Stephan whowould have the greatest impact on the parish. Soon after hisarrival we dedicated a new parish hall and parking lot. Father

Stephan organized a UOL chapter at St Andrew’s and retreatsfor the youth of our Church. The first Orthodox Religious Retreat(1973) was held in the mountains near Los Angeles. The featuredspeaker at the retreat was then Bishop Constantine. Severalmore were organized by our parish to the delight of all thosethat attended. Every year on Palm Sunday we moved the churchinto the parish hall to accommodate the large influx of faithfulduring Holy Week and on Pascha. With Father Stephan’sencouragement that we needed a larger and better churchbuilding, the parish built a new church that was consecrated byHis Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine and Archbishop Antonyin 1988. Father Hallick and Pani-Matka Hope were with us for28 years. We cried with them and we celebrated with them.Especially important to all of us was the 50th Anniversary ofFather Hallick’s priesthood. Father and Pani-Matka fell asleep inthe Lord in 2000. God grant them Eternal Memory.

A lasting memory of Father Hallick was the Liturgy andhymns he composed that we continue to use. An additional blessinghas been Mr. Gregory Hallick-Holutiak, our Choir Director for thepast 35 years who continues his father’s tradition writing andarranging new music. Gregory is very active in the Los Angeles’music scene. Over the past several years he has produced largeconcerts conducting symphony orchestras and chorus.

In 2000, Reverend Yurij Shakh became our pastor. Although we were deeply affected by the tragic events ofSeptember 11, 2001, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary inSeptember 2001 with his Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine. The joy of the anniversary was tempered by the sadness we allfelt in those days immediately after the terroristic acts onAmerica. Reverend Father Vasyl Shtelen’ became the Pastorof the Parish of St Andrew in 2006. We welcome Pani-MatkaMaria and Father into our spiritual community.

St. Andrew Parish remains an active community witha number of different organizations that support our Faithand strengthen our community including: the Parish Choir, theSisterhood of St. Olga, Ukrainian Orthodox League, St. AndrewSecond-Hand Sale, St. Andrew Picnic, Bible Study Group.Members of the Parish are also involved in the Kobzar UkrainianNational Choir, (directed by Mr. Hallick-Holutiak), the CaliforniaAssociation to Aid Ukraine, Chervona Kalina dance group, RidnaShkola and the Ukrainian Culture Center in Los Angeles.

If you come to Los Angeles on vacation, stop in we’reclose to downtown and Hollywood. Every Sunday, we celebratethe Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. After the Service, we havelunch. Please join us in prayer followed by a friendly interactionwith our parish community.


By Dr. Paul Micevych

P. O. Box 495 South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

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The successs of all Church sponsored events depends upon your participation!

Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå ÑëîâîUkrainian Orthodox Word

Jr/Sr Ukrainian Orthodox League ConventionsJuly 30 - August 3, 2008

Hosted by St. John the Baptist UOL ChaptersJohnson City, NY

90th Parish Anniversary8 June, 2008

Holy Ascension ParishMaplewood, NJ

All Saints Camp Chapel Blessing21-22 June, 2008All Saints Camp

Emlenton, PA

Clergy Lenten Conference30 March - 2 April, 2008

Antiochian VillageLigonier, PA

College Mission Trip to Ukrainian Orphanages28 May - 15 June, 2008

Sponsored by the Consistory Offices of Youth andYoung Adult Ministry and Christian Charity

Church School Camp21 June - 5 July, 2008

All Saints Camp - Ages 9-13Emlenton, PA

Teenage Conference6-19 July, 2008

All Saints Camp - Ages 13-18Emlenton, PA

High School Mission Trip to Toronto10-17 August, 2008

Sponsored by the Consistory Offices of Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Mommy/Daddy and Me Camp4-8 August, 2008

All Saints Camp - Ages 4-8 + (Parents)Emlenton, PA

UOL Lenten Retreat4-6 April, 2008All Saints Camp

Emlenton, PA

UOL Lenten Retreat11-13 April, 2008

St. Francis Retreat HouseBethlehem, PA

St. Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage3-4 May, 2008

Metropolia CenterSouth Bound Brook, NJ

Bishop-Elect Daniel’s Consecration9-10 May, 2008

St. Vladimir CathedralParma, OH

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