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Ж1 Published by the Ukrainian National Association Incc , a fraternal non-profit association! rainian Weefl Ї Vol. LI No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3. 1983 25 cents Committee on Great Famine reports progress Hierarchs' pastoral: SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. - business session of the national com­ national committee's executive board. The National Committee to Comme­ mittee. It was chaired by Dr. Stercho, Dr. Stecho went on to thank the Let us accept morate Genocide Victims in Ukraine who welcomed UNA Supreme Presi­ hierarchs of Ukrainian Churches for 1932-33 met here at the Ukrainian dent John O. Flis, a member of the their patronage, the UNA and UFA for Orthodox Center on Saturday, March national committee's honorary presi­ their multi-faceted support, as well as the Easter message 26, in order to proceed with plans for dium; and the vice presidents of the the Ukrainian press, including Svo- national observances of the Great presidium: Natalia Danylenko (Ukrai­ boda, America and Narodna Volya, for Easter greetings of Ukrainian Famine. nian National Women's League of aiding the committee by publishing Catholic bishops in the United States. The committee's chairman, Dr. Petro America), Ulana Diachuk (Ukrainian information about its activity. He Stercho, reported in his opening re­ National Assciation), Eustachia Ноу– voiced special gratitude to the editorial Dearly Beloved in Christ: marks to the more than 30 meeting dysh (Plast) and Dr. Roman Rychok staff of The Ukrainian Weekly and to its On Easter morn the sorrowing participants, that the committee's initia­ (Ukrainian Fraternal Association). publisher, the UNA, for publishing women come to anoint the body of tive has been welcomed by the Ukrai­ Dr. Stercho then proceeded with his what he termed an extremely valuable Jesus and are greeted with the asto­ nian community at large — and not report as chairman of the national special issue on the Great Famine of nishing words of the angel: only in the United States, but also committee. He noted that spontaneous 1932-33. "Why do you search for the Living throughout the free world. expressions of support for the commit­ Dr. Stercho also reported in general One among the dead? He is not here. This -fact was underscored also by tee's work have been received from about the work of the national commit­ He has been raised up." (Luke 24: 5- Metropohtan-Mstysiav of TrTe^Utcfai- scores of organizations and individuals, tee's various subcommittees, noting 6). nian Orthodox Church, who stopped in who expressed their willingness and that respective chairmen would deliver What marvelous "good news."The at the meeting along with Bishop readiness to lend a hand. He also said detailed reports. desperate confidence of Jesus in His Izyaslav of the Byelorussian Orthodox that community support is evident in Finally, Dr. Stercho addressed the Father is rewarded with the ecstatic Church. the fact that 63 national organizations matter of correspondence with the conquest of Easter. The meeting, held at the Home of and numerous local organizations are Ukrainian Congress Committee of Today this victory is ours if we Ukrainian Culture, was the second represented among the members of the (Continued on page 12) embrace with faith the Easter event — Jesus risen from the dead for you and for me. Henceforth, we will be people who are "eastered" through Increased activity of Church reported in Ukraine life. In the Risen Jesus, God comes into our lives. He shapes our destiny. by Ivan Hvat Wojtyla to the papal throne. From the Department of Propaganda and Agita­ He cares for us, loves us, heals us, first months of his pontificate, Pope tion of the Ukrainian Central Commit­ strengthens us, walks with us in our Material contained in unofficial John Paul II has shown a warm interest tee,4 said of the pope: "Unlike his pilgrim way. samizdat documents and reports in the in the life and needs of Ukrainian predecessors, the new head of the The challenge of Easter is to decide Soviet press itself indicate that the Catholics abroad, and this has evidently Vatican is favorably disposed towards whether we want to live in the Risen proscribed Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate) exerted a positive influence on members the unfounded pretensions of the Christ or not. The life and joy and Church has been steadily increasing its of the Church in the Soviet Union itself. Uniates."5 peace of Easter are ours for the activities in western Ukraine. In March 1979, the pope addressed a The activity of the Catholic Church asking. Let us ask God this day to For some years believers have been letter to Cardinal Josyf Slipyj, metro­ under the leadership of Pope John Paul move us to accept the Easter message seeking to have the Church registered politan of Lviv and head of the Ukrai­ (Continued on page 4) into our hearts. Let us ask Him to with the Soviet authorities, a necessary nian Catholic Church, in which he make us Easter people — people who step for its legalization within the Soviet encouraged the clergy to mark with 1 1. B. Bociurkiw, "The Catacomb Church: are God-centered, people who follow Union. The latest confirmation that appropriate ceremony the 1,000th Ukrainian Greek Catholics in the USSR," Jesus, people who come to serve the these efforts are being maintained is anniversary of the Christianization of Religion in Communist Lands, Vol. 5, No. 1, Church. provided by a report of the arrest of the Kievan Rus' in the year 988.3 A year Spring, 1977, p.8:"Listotwarty Ukraincow- Let us ask the Lord to make us Ukrainian Catholic rights activist Yosyf later, in March 1980, the pope convened Katolikow ? Ukrainskicj SSR do Jana peacemakers in our homes and in our Terelia containing the information that an extraordinary synod of the bishops Pawla II," Spotkania, No. 16. 1981, pp. 84- society. Let us ask Him to make us Terelia, together with four other co­ of the Ukrainian Catholic Church 87. true Christians who live the gospel, religionists, last September formed a abroad for the purpose of selecting an 2. Reuters and AFP, February 12. 1983, see also RL 78/83, "Ukrainian Catholic who love the poor and care for our special group to campaign for the aide and eventual successor for Metro­ - needy. Let us be people whose pri­ legalization of the Ukrainian Catholic politan Slipyj. Activist Arrested." February 14, 1983. mary purpose is to build up the Church.2 4. See Radianska Ukrayina. March 13. These and other moves by the pope to 1981. kingdom of God which is "justice, Members of the Church have become meet the pastoral needs of Ukrainian 5. I. I. Migovich, "Uniatsko-natsiona- law and peace," so that the true increasingly active, particularly in the Catholics have not escaped the atten­ listichesky alyans na slu/hbc imperializma," (Continued on page 15) western oblasts of Ukraine, since the tion of ideological workers in Ukraine. Voprosv nauchnogo ateizma. No. 28. 1981, election of Polish Cardinal Karol I. Myhovych, a senior official of the p. 93. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 No. 14 Dissident profile Soviets continue campaign against Baptists, Pentecostals Iryna and Ihor Kalynets: ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - Unregis­ The Baptists sentenced included 29- tered Baptists and Pentecostals con­ year-old Maya Kabysh, who received a return from exile tinue to be arrested and sentenced in term of three years in a labor camp after Ukraine in what is clearly an ongoing a trial in Znamenka in the Kirovohrad campaign to destroy unofficial religious region. In Zaporizhzhia, Borys Liash- groups. chenko, 23. was sentenced to two years According to the Smoloskyp Ukrai­ and eight months in a labor camp, while nian Information Service, at least 15 Stanislav Marchenko, 22, drew a two- Ukrainian religious activists, among year labor-camp term. them several young people, have been In the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, arrested or sentenced in Ukraine over Petro Oliynyk, a 50-year-old Baptist, the last 12 months. was sentenced to five years' labor camp, Among those sentenced was Vasyl while in the Donetske region, Volodymyr Pirych, a Pentecostal who received a Tymchuk, 24, was sentenced last fall to term of five years in a labor camp and three and a half years in a labor camp. two years' internal exile following a trial In addition, Bohdan Shkiriaviy, 50, was in Uzhhorod last fall. Another Pente­ sentenced in Dnipropetrovske to two costal, 43-year-old Vasyl Shyliuk, was and a half years in a labor camp. sentenced in Rivne in January to three Religious activists arrested over the years in a labor camp. (Continued on page 15) Estonian dissident held in solitary NEW YORK - Estonian political 1982 and should be released some time prisoner Mart Niklus, currently serving next month. During that time, his-food the third year of a 15-year term, has rations were decreased, his visiting been held in solitary confinement for rights were curtailed, and his mailing nearly one year, reported the Estonian privileges were suspended. American National Council, citing He is currently being held in labor dissident sources. camp No. 36-1, one of several in the Mr. Niklus, 38. an ornithologist, was huge penal complex near the northern arrested in 1980 and sentenced the city of Perm. The camp has come to be following year to 10 years in a labor known as one of the harshest in the camp to be followed by five years' Soviet Union. internal exile. His co-defendant. Prof. Among Ukrainian political prisoners Juri Kukk,died on March 30, 1981 in a confined in the camp are Ukrainian transit camp in Vologda as a result of a Helsinki Group co-founders Ivan hunger strike.

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