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Ukrainian Orthodox Word PO Box 495 (On the cover - St. Mary UOC in New Britain, CT. South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 Íà îáêëàäèíö³ - öåðêâà гçäâà Ïðåñâÿòî¿ Áîãîðîäèö³ â Íþ Áð³òåí, ÊÒ) 2 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 radition: T Great Martyr Demetrios ...... by V. Rev. Dennis Kristof St. Demetrios was born in 270 pray that he successfully take on this celebrated on Oct. 27/Nov. 9. A.D. and reared in a Christian family in champion of paganism. Miraculously St. Demetrios remained the Thessalonika. Both his father and Nestor, like a latter day King David, protector and defender of the people of mother were clandestine Christians slayed him. Maximian was so enraged Thessalonika. Invading armies of who had him baptized at an early age. that he had Nestor beheaded on the Slavic pagans were repeatedly re- As a man Demetrios joined the Roman spot, and when he learned that versed by the apparition of a army and was soon promoted to the Demetrios was behind the slaying, he threatening radiant youth going around position of military commander of the dispatched soldiers to have Demetrios the walls of the city inducing terror in entire city of Thessalonika. In a speared to death in his cell. these enemy soldiers. This may be the renewed wave of persecution under The body of the Holy Great- reason that the name Dimitri became Roman Emperor Maximian (286-305), Martyr was cast out to be devoured by particularly revered among Slavic Roman soldiers were again forced to wild animals. However, before this Orthodox Christians after their enlight- make a token sacrifice to the pagan could happen a few devout Christians enment by Holy Gospel. gods of the army. Demetrios knew that took his body and buried it. Very early in The Primary he could not participate in such idol Chronicle of St. Nestor the Chronicler, worship and began to preach the the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrios of superiority of Christianity to pagan- Thessalonika is mentioned. When ism. An ancient biographer stated that Oleh the Wise threatened the Greeks he became “a second Apostle Paul,” at Constantinople (907), the Chronicle who established the first Christian relates: “The Greeks became terrified community in Thessalonika. and said: This is not Oleh, but rather It became known that Emperor St. Demetrios sent upon us from God.” Maximian planned to stop in Orthodox soldiers always believed Thessalonika on his was back to that they were under the special Rome after a successful military protection of the Holy Great-Martyr campaign in the Middle East. St. Demetrios. Accordingly, the Slavic Demetrios ordered his servant Luppos Orthodox Churches began to com- to distribute his wealth to the poor memorate fallen soldiers on the saying: “Give away my earthly riches Saturday before his feastday with an among them for we shall seek All Souls commemoration known as heavenly riches for ourselves.” He Demetrios Saturday. dedicated himself to prayer and fasting Veneration of Great-Martyr preparing himself to accept a martyr’s Demetrios in Ukraine began shortly crown. When Emperor Maximian During the reign of the Holy after the Baptism of Rus’ in 988 A.D. summoned Demetrios, he immedi- Emperor and Equal-to-the-Apostles Towards the beginning of the 1070’s ately saw that accusations that Constantine (306-337), a temple was the Dimitriev Monastery at the Kyiv Demetrios was a Christian were true erected over the grave of St. Pecherska Lavra was built by the and imprisoned him. Many of Demetrios. Nearly two centuries later Great-Prince Izyaslav who was bap- Demetrios’ disciples visited him in a large temple built on this same spot. tized Dimitrii (+1078). From the very prison, especially a young man named During the construction of this beginning the principality of Rus’ Nestor. majestic new church, it was discov- connected St. Demetrios with the Following this Emperor Maximian ered that the relics of the holy martyr military, patriotism and the defense of entered his personal bodyguard were incorrupt and miraculously the Motherland. He is depicted on named Lyaeus (Leo), in the athletic flowing with fragrant myrrh. Many icons as a soldier adorned in armor contests being held in the city arena. miracles and healings resulted from with a spear, sword or shield in hand. Lyaeus was a Goliath of a man whose the veneration of these relics and the In later depictions, he holds a scroll on mere presence frightened away all Great-Martyr Demetrios received the which a prayer which St. Demetrios challengers. Maximian challenged all title “Myrrh-Gusher” from the Church. offered to God for the deliverance of the Christians to come forward to fight Demetrios quickly became the patron Thessalonian people is written: “Lord, Lyaeus who they claimed was blessed of Thessalonika and of the Byzantine let not the city nor the people perish. If by the Roman gods and was, military forces. His feastday is You save the city and the people, I therefore, invincible. Nestor went to celebrated on Oct. 26/Nov. 8, and the shall be saved with them; if they perish Demetrios in his cell and asked him to feast of his disciple Nestor is I perish with them”. Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 3 Pentecost, when three thousand people were baptized and received the gift of the Holy Spirit, “they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:42). St. Luke says further that “all who believed were together; and had all things in common and sold their possessions and goods Pray, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the Temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with Where? gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all people. And the Lord added to the Church daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:44-47). However, the Apostles and the first Christians did not by Rev. Cosmin Sicoe make use only of liturgical prayer, but, as the Bible reveals to us, “Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the (Taken from Solia, Jan/Feb 2008) sixth hour” (Acts 10:9) and Cornelius narrates that “at the Too often, we hear too many people claiming that they ninth hour, I prayed in my house” (Acts 10:30). Therefore, have a good spiritual life and that they “have a personal besides public prayer, there were moments when they relationship with God,” but they almost never go to a church prayed alone. unless there is a special event in their families. When you Probably you are really confused now and you are ask them how they keep in touch with God, where they asking yourself: Is the Bible telling us to pray alone, pray, they answer that God is everywhere and that one does individually or together with the other faithful? In order to not have to go to church to pray, because Jesus said that clarify this issue, let us look again at the above quoted (and they quote from the Bible): “When you pray, go into situations from the Bible in order to get a better your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your understanding. Father Who is in the secret place; and your Father Who Jesus did not begin his public ministry by His retreat sees in secret will reward you openly” (Mt. 6:6). Moreover, into the wilderness, but by uniting Himself with us in the they argue, Jesus began His public ministry by retiring into Mystery of Baptism, by letting Himself be baptized by John the wilderness to pray alone (usually they don’t say a word the Baptizer. It is very true that, after His Baptism, He retired about fasting, even if this is what the Gospel of Matthew into the wilderness where He “fasted for forty days and forty says, that Jesus did fast in the wilderness); and, if you do nights”. However, the succession of events is very not seem to be convinced by their arguments, they remind important: Only after His Baptism, only after He mystically you that, after the feeding of the 5,000 people (Mt. 14:13-21 united Himself with us and after the Descent of the Holy and the parallel texts), “He went up on the mountain by Himself Spirit upon Him, He went into the wilderness. The meaning to pray” (Mt. 14:23); and, before His passion, He prayed again of this succession is that Jesus did not go in the wilderness by Himself in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mt. 26:39). by Himself and for Himself, but He went with us and for us In spite of these “very strong arguments,” it seems that in order to be, together with us, triumphant over the power Jesus’ disciples did not pay too much attention to His of Evil. commandment to pray only by yourself, individually. Right More than this, St. Luke tells us that, when Jesus after His Resurrection, Jesus found His apostles returned from His above-mentioned retreat, “He came to assembled in the same place, the doors being locked for Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And, as His fear of the Jews (Jn. 20: 19); however, He did not scold them custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath for being together. On the contrary, what we observe from day, and stood up and read” (Lk. 4:16). I underlined the words that episode is that Thomas, who was not with the other in St. Luke’s account that Jesus’ “custom was” to go to the apostles, was deprived of the great opportunity of seeing the synagogue, to pray together with the other faithful of Resurrected Lord. Only after eight days, when Thomas was Nazareth. This Gospel reading (Lk. 4:16-22) is assigned in “with them”, did he have a chance of seeing the Lord. the Orthodox Church to be read on September 1st, the For the forty days after His Resurrection, St. Luke beginning of the Church Year, because it constitutes the says that Jesus, “being assembled together with them (the beginning of Christ’s preaching; and, this happened in the disciples), He commended them not to depart from synagogue in Nazareth. Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father” (Acts Yes, Jesus went to pray by Himself after the feeding 1:4) and being so “assembled” He ascended into heaven; of the five thousand people, but the fact that he came when and indeed, after ten more days, when the Holy Spirit His disciples were in danger, tells us that, in fact, even when descended, He found the disciples again in the situation of he prayed by Himself, He was in communion with His being “with one accord in one place” (Acts 2:1); and, to our disciples. One more aspect should be mentioned here exasperation, instead of following Christ’s commandments concerning that episode: when Peter left the boat to go to of individualism, after St. Peter’s sermon on the day of Jesus by himself, he was very close to drowning. 4 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 When Jesus went to pray in the Garden of only as a member of the Body. Even in solitude, ‘in the Gethsemane, He asked His disciples to go with Him and, chamber’, a Christian prays as a member of the redeemed when they entered the garden, He asked them to sit there community, of the Church” (G. Florovsky, “Prayer Private and while He went to pray “over there” (Mt. 26:36) (somewhere Corporate”). close to the place where they were). Then He took Peter, There is a very strong connection between personal James and John with Him and said to them: “My soul is prayer and liturgical prayer of the Church. Without a strong exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch personal prayer life, we cannot really participate in with Me.” He went a little farther and fell on His face, and corporate prayer. “When a person participates in the prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup liturgical prayer of the Church, he can only do so effectively pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” to the extent that he prays by himself, at home, and in his Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, own mind and heart. The one who ‘prays without ceasing’ and said to Peter: “What? Could you not watch with me one is the one who offers and receives most in liturgical prayer. hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The When one participates in the liturgical prayer of the Church, spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mt. 26:38-41). he should make every effort to join himself fully with all the Christ Himself, “true God from true God”, asked His members of the Body. He should not ‘say his own prayers’ apostles to pray together with Him. in church, but should pray ‘with the Church.’ This does not However, there is one more argument given by those mean that he forgets his own needs and desires, who disregard public prayer, which I have not discussed depersonalizing himself and becoming but one more voice yet. More specifically, the very first one: The above in the crowd. It means rather that he should unite his own quotation from Matthew 6:6. In The Orthodox Faith, Fr. person, his own needs and desires, all of his life with those Thomas Hopko says that “In the spiritual tradition of the who are present, with the Church throughout the world, with Church, the words of Christ ‘go into your room’ have been the angels and saints, indeed with Christ Himself in the one interpreted in two ways. First of all, they have been great ‘divine’ and ‘heavenly liturgy’ of all creation before understood to be a literal commandment. The praying God” (Thomas Hopko, The Orthodox Faith). person must close himself off physically during times of When our Lord Jesus Christ taught the people how to prayer in order to pray secretly and to avoid being seen.” pray in their “room”, he even gave us the words that we “Secondly, these words of Christ have been under- should use: “In this manner, therefore, pray: ‘Our Father stood to mean that the praying person must enter within Who are in heaven.’ (Matthew 6:9), and He gave us the well himself, praying secretly in his mind and heart at all times, known Lord’s Prayer which became the model for all the without displaying his interior prayer to others. Thus the prayers of the Church; and as we can see, Jesus did not ‘room’ which one must ‘go into’ is the ‘room of the soul’. The teach us to pray for ourselves when we pray alone. He did room of the soul is the body; our doors are the five bodily not say “My Father Who are in heaven”, give me this and senses. The soul enters its room when the mind does not that, but He said “Our Father Who are in heaven”, “give us”, wander here and there, roaming among the things and “forgive us as we forgive”, “do not lead us” and “deliver us”. affairs of the world, but stays within, in our heart. Our Even in our “room,” we have to pray for all people, in the senses become closed and remain closed when we do not plural Following the example of the Lord’s Prayer, the Holy let them be passionately attached to external sensory Liturgy (which means common work) of the Orthodox things, and in this way, our mind remains free from every Church has all the prayers in the plural. The only two worldly attachment, and by secret mental prayer unites situations when we say “I” instead of “we,” are the times with God its Father.” (St. Gregory Palamas, 14th C., How All when we do not really pray, but we confess a belief which Christians Must Pray Without Ceasing). is personal and has to be expressed personally: the reciting Therefore, our prayer should not be only in our room, of the Creed and the prayers before receiving Holy but rather, wherever we go and at all times, as St. Paul Communion. advised the Thessalonians: “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thes. Therefore, there is no contradiction between private or 5:17). Unceasing prayer, especially the Jesus Prayer, is corporate prayer, but the two ways of prayer are strongly widely used in the Orthodox Church and represents one of interrelated, and we cannot have a real relationship with the characteristics of Orthodox spiritual life. However, God if we disregard one or the other. Our private prayer has Christ did not go into the wilderness for Himself. He did not to be in communion with the Church, embracing in our forget about His disciples when He prayed on the mountain prayer all the members of the Church and even beyond this, while they were “tossed by the waves” (Mt. 14:24), and He did all those who are called to become members of Christ’s not forget about His apostles before His Passion and even Body. The private prayer performed in love, the private about His torturers when He was on the Cross. Rather, He prayer which worships God Who is love (1 Jn. 4:16) and prays was in communion with them, praying for them, with them with love for His image becomes liturgical; and, all those or asking them to pray with Him, in the same way we have small voices of love that pray in their rooms with love, feel to be in communion with the Church even when we pray “in a huge desire to become, and they do become the one voice our room”. “Personal prayer is possible only in the context of the Body of Christ which worships God with “one mouth of the community. Nobody is a Christian by himself, but and one heart”. Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 5  ÏÎØÓÊÀÕÏÎØÓÊÀÕ ÊÂÀËIÔIÊÎÂÀÍÈÕÊÂÀËIÔIÊÎÂÀÍÈÕ ÊÀÍÄÈÄÀÒIÂÊÀÍÄÈÄÀÒI ÄÎÄÎ ÏÀÐÀÔIßËÜÍÈÕÏÀÐÀÔIßËÜÍÈÕ ÓÏÐÀÂÓÏÐÀÂ

² îò, çíîâ íàñòຠïîðà âèáîð³â äî ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè. Êîæíîãî ðîêó, êîëè çáëèæàþòüñÿ ì³ñÿö³ ëèñòîïàä ³ ãðóäåíü, áàãàòî ïàðàô³é â³äáóâàþòü âèáîðè äî ñâî¿õ ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ óïðàâ. Çà äåñÿòü ðîê³â ñâîãî ñâÿùåííî- ñëóæ³ííÿ ÿ ìàâ ÷ëåí³â ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ óïðàâ, ùî áóëè áëèñêó÷èìè âç³ðöÿìè òîãî, ùî îçíà÷ຠáóòè ïðàâîñëà- âíèì õðèñòèÿíèíîì, ÿê³ ñïðàâä³ äáàëè ïðî ì³ñ³þ Öåðêâè, ùîíåä³ë³ ñâîº÷àñíî? ² ÷è íàø ñïîñ³á âèáîðó ïàðà- ÿê³ ùîíåä³ë³ ïðèéìàëè Ñâÿòå Ïðè÷àñòÿ, ÿê³ ïðèñòóïàëè ô³ÿëüíîãî ïðîâîäó íå ïîòðåáóº, ÷àñîì, ïåðåâ³ðêè? äî ñïîâ³ä³, öå âñå – íå ãîâîðÿ÷è âæå ïðî ó÷àùàííÿ íà Ç ³ñòî𳿠çíàºìî, ùî ïðîâ³äíèêè çàçâè÷àé çáîðè Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè, ó÷àñò³ â ð³çíèõ êîì³ñ³ÿõ ³ ï³äáèðàëè ñîá³ ñâî¿õ íàéáëèæ÷èõ ñï³âïðàö³âíèê³â. Êîðîë³ îðãàí³çóâàíí³ ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ ³ìïðåç. Àëå, ÿ òàêîæ ìàâ ïðèçíà÷àëè ïðèäâîðíèõ ëþäåé, ïðåçèäåíòè ÷ëåí³â ÷ëåí³â ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ óïðàâ, ÿê³ íå ïðèõîäèëè äî öåðêâè, êàá³íåòó, ²ºðàðõè ÷ëåí³â Ðàäè, òðåíåðè ñïîðòó ñâî¿õ ÿê³ ñì³ÿëèñü, êîëè ÿ íàãàäóâàâ ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é óïðàâ³, ùî àñèñòåíò³â, çàâ³äóþ÷³ íàéìàþòü ñâî¿õ ñåêðåòàð³â, àëå âñ³ ¿¿ ÷ëåíè ïîâèíí³ ñïîâ³äàòèñü õî÷ ðàç ó ð³ê, ÿê³ íàñòîÿòåëþ ïàðàô³¿ äàþòü óïðàâó, îáðàíó ïàðàô³ÿëü- ïðèõîäèëè äî öåðêâè ëèøå íà ÷àñ, ùîá “õîäèòè ç íèìè çáîðàìè. (Ñâÿùåíèê íàâ³òü íå ìຠïðàâà ãîëîñó êîøèêîì”, ÿê³ íå äîòðèìóâàëè öåðêoâíèõ ïîñò³â ³ ÿê³, ó öèõ âèáîðàõ!) ×îìó öå òàê? Äåõòî êàæå, ùî öå, ùîá íàçàãàë, íå áóëè äîáðèì ïðèêëàäîì äëÿ ³íøèõ. ñâÿùåíèê íå çëîâæèâàâ ñâîãî ñòàíîâèùà. ßêùî áîÿ-  äîäàòêó äî ñåìèíàð³â äëÿ ÷ëåí³â ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ òèñü, ùî ñâÿùåíèê áóäå ïðîÿâëÿòè ñâ³é àâòîðèòåò äèêòà- óïðàâ âëàøòîâóâàíèõ â íàø³é îêîëèö³, ÿ çàâ³â ó ñâî¿é òîðñüêèìè ³ óçóðïàòîðñüêèìè â÷èíêàìè, òî ìîæå â³í ïàðàô³¿ äîäàòêîâ³ îäíîãîäèíí³ ñåñ³¿ ó ìåíå â êàíöåëÿ𳿠íå áóâ â³äïîâ³äíèì êàíäèäàòîì äî âèñâÿòè, ³ öå ìóñ³ëî äëÿ òîãî, ùîá ìàòè ìîæëèâ³ñòü ïîðîçìîâëÿòè ç êîæíèì áóòè âèÿâëåíå ùå ï³ä ÷àñ éîãî íàâ÷àííÿ â ñåì³íàð³¿. êàíäèäàòîì â³÷-íà-â³÷. Íåùîäàâíî, ï³ä ÷àñ îäí³º¿ ç òàêèõ Àëå, ñòàíîâèùå ñâÿùåíèêà º àâòîðèòåòíå. Ñâÿùåíèê çóñòð³÷åé, êàíäèäàò çàïèòàâ ìåíå: ”Îò÷å, ùî ó âàñ íà ñëóæèòü ïðè â³âòàð³, ÿê çàñòóïíèê Õðèñòà äëÿ ãðîìàäè. ïåðøîìó ì³ñö³ ùîäî äîñÿãíåíü öüîãî ðîêó?” Áåç íàäóìè Ñâÿùåíèê ñëóæèòü, ÿê ïðîâ³äíèê ãðîìàäè. Áàãà- ÿ â³äïîâ³â:” Ìàòè 11 ÷ëåí³â ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè (òàêå òî ç ÷ëåí³â ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ óïðàâ òâåðäÿòü, ùî ñâÿùåíèê ÷èñëî ¿õ ó ö³é ïàðàô³¿), ÿê³ ùîíåä³ë³ áóäóòü ó öåðêâ³. ”Öÿ – ïðîâ³äíèê ëèøå äóõîâíîãî æèòòÿ ïàðàô³¿, à ïàðà- îñîáà ñïèòàëà: ”À ÷è ÿ ìóøó ïðèõîäèòè äî öåðêâè ô³ÿëüíà óïðàâà çàéìàºòüñÿ ðåøòîþ. Íà öå ÿ â³äïîâ³ì, ñâîº÷àñíî?” Çâè÷àéíî, ñâÿùåíèê ìîæå ìð³ÿòè, àëå, ÷è º ÿêàñü ÷àñòèíà æèòòÿ ãðîìàäè, ùî íå º äóõîâíîþ? êîëè çáëèæàºìîñÿ äî ùîð³÷íèõ âèáîð³â óïðàâè ïàðàô³¿, Ãëÿíüòå ëèøå íà âàøå îñîáèñòå æèòòÿ. ×è âîíî ðîç- ÿ ïèòàþ ñåáå: íåâæå òàê òÿæêî çíàéòè 11-îõ ëþäåé äî ä³ëåíå íà äóõîâíó ³ ñâ³òñüêó ÷àñòèíè? ×è Õðèñòîñ êåðóº óïðàâè, ÿê³ çîáîâ’ÿçàëèñÿ á ïðèõîäèòè äî öåðêâè ëèøå ÷àñòèíîþ âàøîãî æèòòÿ, ÷è ³í ìຠêåðóâàòè íàìè ïîâñÿê÷àñ, íàâ³òü òîä³, êîëè ìè çàéìàºìîñÿ “ñâ³òñüêèìè” ñïðàâàìè, ÿê ñïîðòîâèìè ÷è òîâàðèñü- êèìè? Òàê ñàìî, â öåðêâ³ íåìຠ“ñâ³òñüêî¿” ÷àñòèíè — Õðèñòîñ, çà ïîñåðåäíèöòâîì ñâÿùåíèêà, êåðóº âñ³ìà àñïåêòàìè ïàðàô³ÿëüíîãî æèòòÿ. ßêùî â öüîìó æèòò³ ³ñíóº áåçáîæíèé ÷è ãð³øíèé ñå´ìåíò, ÿê íàïðèêëàä “á³í´î”, òî éîãî òðåáà âèêîð³íèòè, à íå çàñòàâëÿòè ñâÿùåíèêà óäàâàòè, ùî â³í íå áà÷èòü. À ÷àñò³øå âñüîãî áóâàº, ùî çàì³ñòü òâîðèòè áàëàíñ ³ ñòðèìóâàòè ñâÿùåíèêà, ÿêèé “âèÿâëÿº çàáàãàòî ñèëè”, ïàðàô³ÿëüíà ðàäà ëèøå ÷èíèòü ïåðåøêîäó ³ íàêëàäຠäèáè íà åíòóç³àñòè÷íîãî ñâÿùåíèêà, ÿêèé íàìàãàºòüñÿ, ùîá ïàðàô³ÿ çðîñòàëà “íà îáðàç ³ ïîäîáó” Õðèñòà. 6 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 ßêà ìåòà Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè? ïàðàô³ÿí? Òå, ùî ö³ ðå÷³ º âàæëèâ³ äëÿ “ïðîñòèõ ëþäåé”, àëå âîíè íå ñòîñóþòüñÿ ïðîâîäó? Òèì, ùî ÷ëåí Ïðàâîñëàâíà Öåðêâà ìຠëèøå îäíó ìåòó – ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè íå ñëóæèòü çà ïðèêëàä ó öåðêâ³, ðîçïîâñþäæóâàòè ªâàíãå볺 ²ñóñà Õðè- â³í íå ëèøå íå ðîçïîâñþäæóº Õðèñòîâó ñòà. Ïîñåðåäí³ìè òåìàìè, ï³ä ö³ºþ çàïîâ³äü, íå ëèøå íå ñï³âïðàöþº ç³ çàãàëüíîþ º ì³ñ³éí³ ñòâåðäæåííÿ, âçÿò³ ñâÿùåíèêîì, àëå íàâïàêè, ïðàöþº â ç ñàìîãî ªâàíãåë³ÿ: “…çíàéòè ³ ñïàñòè îïîçèö³¿ äî íüîãî. Òîìó, ùî ïðîñòèé òå, ùî çàãèíóëî (Ëê.19:10); “…êëèêàòè ÷ëåí ïàðàô³¿ ïî-äóìàº: ”ßêùî íàø ãð³øíèê³â äî ïîêàÿííÿ” Ìòâ.9:13); “…Õðå- íàñòîÿòåëü íå ìîæå ïåðåêîíàòè ñâîþ ñòèòè âñ³ íàðîäè”(Ìòâ.28:19). Êîæíèé âëàñíó ïàðàô³ÿëüíó óïðàâó, ùî ìîë³ííÿ ñâÿùåíèê, êîæíèé ÷ëåí ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ ³ ïðèéìàííÿ Òà¿íñòâ º âàæëèâ³, òî â³í , óïðàâè ³ êîæíèé ïàðàô³ÿíèí ïîâèíí³ ïåâíî, í³ äî ÷îãî”. Òàê, ïåâíî, ùî àêòèâíî ïðàöþâàòè â öüîìó íàïðÿìêó ïàðàô³ÿëüíà óïðàâà ìຠâ öåðêâ³ íå ëèøå ó ¿õíüîìó âëàñíîìó æèòò³, àëå àäì³í³ñòðàòèâíó ðîëü: xòîñü ³ç óïðàâè ³ â æèòò³ òèõ ç êèì âîíè çóñòð³÷àþòüñÿ. îðãàí³çóº ïàðàô³ÿëüíèé ôåñòèâàëü; õòîñü Äåõòî íåïðàâèëüíî ñîá³ óÿâëÿº çàâ- ç óïðàâè â³äïîâ³äຠçà óòðèìàííÿ äàííÿ öåðêâè – ââàæàþ÷è, ùî âîíà ïîñ³ëîñò³; õòîñü çàâ³äóº êîì³ñ³ºþ ìຠäàâàòè òîâàðèñüêå æèòòÿ òà çáå- óïðàâèòåëüñòâà, ³íøèé ì³ñ³éíîþ êîì³ñ³ºþ ð³ãàòè ïåâíó êóëüòóðó ³ ìîâó. Ïåâíî, ùî òà º çâ’ÿçêîâèì ð³çíèõ ïðèöåðêîâíèõ â êîæí³é ïàðàô³¿ º ïåâí³ ñóñï³ëüí³ ³ êóëüòóðí³ åëåìåíòè, ñëóæá. Àëå, íàéïåðøèì çàâäàííÿì ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè àëå ïàðàô³ÿëüíå æèòòÿ íå ïîâèííå íà öüîìó çîñåðå- º - áóòè çà ïðèêëàä ó ìîëèòâàõ, ó ïîçèòèâíîìó äæóâàòèñü. Öåíòðîì, ïóíêòîì çîñåðåäæåííÿ â êîæí³é âèñëîâëþâàíí³ ïðî ìàéáóòí³é äóõîâíèé çð³ñò öåðêâè. ïàðàô³¿ ïîâèíåí áóòè ²ñóñ Õðèñòîñ. Ùî çíà÷èòü – áóòè ïîâíîïðàâíèì ÷ëåíîì? – ßêå çàâäàííÿ ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè? Ïåðãëÿä ã³ïîòåòè÷íîãî âèïàäêó.

Àðõè䳺öåç³é³í³ ïðàâèëà êîæíî¿ ç Ïðàâîñëàâíèõ Ñêàæ³ìî, ùî ó ïàðàô³¿ Ñâ. Òðîéö³, â áóäü-ÿêîìó þðèñäèêö³é ïîäàþòü ëå´àëüíèé îïèñ ïðàö³ ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ ì³ñò³ ÑØÀ ³ñíóâàëî ïðàâèëî, ùî äëÿ òîãî, ùîá áóòè óïðàâè, à ñàìå - ÿâíî äîïîìàãàòè â àäì³í³ñòðàö³¿ ïàðàô³¿ ãîëîâîþ ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè, òðåáà áóòè ÷ëåíîì ïàðàô³¿ ó ñï³âïðàö³ ³ç ñâÿùåíèêîì. Äåÿê³ ïîÿñíþþòü ñîá³ öå, ÿê ïîâíèé ð³ê ïåðåä âèáîðàìè. Îòæå, ÿêùî âèáîðè óïðàâè çàâäàííÿ çàïåâíèòè, ùî ïàðàô³ÿ ìຠñîë³äíó ô³íàíñîâó íà 2006-èé ð³ê â³äáóâàëèñÿ 9 ãðóäíÿ 2005 ðîêó, òî ï³äñòàâó, ðàõóâàííÿ ç³áðàíèõ ó êîøèêè ãðîøåé, êàíäèäàò ìóñ³â áóòè ÷ëåíîì ïàðàô³¿ 9 ãðóäíÿ 2004 âëàøòîâóâàííÿ ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ ôåñòèâàë³â òà ïðîäàæ ðîêó. Òàê ñêëàëîñÿ, ùî ïàðàô³ÿíèí Þð³é Øâåöü õîò³â ëîòåðåéíèõ êâèòê³â. Àëå, ÿêùî ïåðâ³ñíèì çàâäàííÿì ñòàòè ÷ëåíîì óïðàâè. ³í áóâ äóæå ïîáîæíèé, ùîíåä³ë³ ïàðàô³¿ º ðîçïîâñþäæåííÿ ªâàíãåë³ÿ, òî ïåðâ³ñíèì áóâàâ ó öåðêâ³, áóâ îäíèì ³ç óïðàâèòåë³â öåðêâè, à çàâäàííÿì êîæíîãî ÷ëåíà ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè ìຠáóòè òàêîæ âêëàäàâ áàãàòî äîáðîâ³ëüíî¿ ïðàö³ ïðè âëàø- äîïîìîãà ñâÿùåíèêó â ðîçïîâñþäæåíí³ ªâàíãåë³ÿ. Öå òóâàíí³ ïàðàô³ÿëüíîãî ôåñòèâàëþ. Ó ëèñòîïàä³ 2005 ð. îçíà÷àº, ùî ïåðø çà âñå, ÷ëåí ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè éîãî îáðàëè êàíäèäàòîì íà ÷ëåíà óïðàâè. Þð³é áóâ ìóñèòü áóòè âç³ðöåì òîãî, ùî îçíà÷ຠáóòè ïðàâîñëà- äóæå ðàä³ñíî ñõâèëüîâàíèé ìîæëèâ³ñòþ ïîñëóæèòè âíèì õðèñòèÿíèíîì. ßêùî ÷ëåíè ïàðàô³ÿëüî¿ óïðàâè ñâî¿é öåðêâ³. ³í ïåðå¿õàâ ó öþ îêîëèöþ â ñ³÷í³ 2005-ãî íå ïðèñóòí³ ó öåðêâ³ ï³ä ÷àñ â³äïðàâ, àáî íå ïðèñòóïàþòü ðîêó ç ïàðàô³¿, äå â³í áóâ ãîëîâîþ ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè äî Ïðè÷àñòÿ, àáî íå ñïîâ³äàþòüñÿ, ùî öå ãîâîðèòü ðåøò³ ³ â³äðàçó, 2-ãî ñ³÷íÿ 2005 ð. âèïîâíèâ àïë³êàö³þ íà ÷ëåíñòâî â ïàðàô³¿. Àëå – éîãî äèñêâàë³ô³êîâàíî ç êàíäèäàòóðè íà ÷ëåíà óïðàâè, áî â³í íå áóâ ÷ëåíîì ïàðàô³¿ ïîâíèé ð³ê (äî öüîãî éîìó áðàêóâàëî òðè òèæí³!), îòæå â³í íå áóâ –”ïîâíîïðàâíèì ÷ëåíîì”. Íàòîì³ñòü íîì³íóâàëè Ìèõàéëà ²âàí÷óêà, ÿêèé ð³äêî áóâàâ ó öåðêâ³, ³ æåðòâóâàâ ëèøå íîì³íàëüíó ñóìó. Àëå – éîãî ïðàä³ä áóâ îäíèì ç îñíîâîïîëîæíèê³â ïàðàô³¿, ³ â ¿¿ 90-ð³÷í³é ³ñòî𳿠îäèí ç ²âàí÷óê³â áóâ çàâæäè ÷ëåíîì ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè. Ìîæå âæå ïîðà çì³íèòè äåô³í³ö³þ òîãî, ùî çíà÷èòü áóòè ïîâíîïðàâíèì ÷ëåíîì ïàðàô³¿?

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 á³ëüøîñò³ ïàðàô³é çàãàë ãðîìàäè íå çíຠóñ³õ êàíäèäàò³â íà ÷ëåíñòâî â óïðàâ³. Òîìó, ùî ó íàñ íå Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 7 ³ñíóº äåáàò àáî ïóáë³÷íèõ ôîðóì³â, äå êàíäèäàòè ìîãëè Êîãî ïîòð³áíî â Ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é óïðàâ³? á ïðåäñòàâèòèñÿ ïåðåä âèáîðàìè (ìîæå é íåïîãàíî áóëî á – ìàòè ïåðåä âèáîðàìè äåáàòó íà ñöåí³ ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ Ïîòð³áíî ïðîñòèõ, íåêîìïë³êîâàíèõ, àëå â³ääàíèõ çàë³), ÷ëåíàì ñêàçàíî âèáèðàòè ³ç ñïèñêó êàíäèäàò³â, ÿêèõ õðèñòèÿí. Ïîòð³áíî ëþäåé, ùî áóäóòü ïðèêëàäîì äëÿ ðåøòè âîíè ìîæå é íå çíàþòü. Îòîæ, âèáîðè â³äáóâàþòüñÿ ãðîìàäè, áóäóòü ïðèõîäèòè ñâîº÷àñíî â íåä³ëþ äî öåðêâè, ïðèáëèçíî òàê: Ìèêîëà Êðàâåöü ðîçãëÿäຠñïèñîê êàíäè- ÿê³ áóäóòü ïðèéìàòè Ïðè÷àñòÿ ³ ïðèñòóïàòè äî ñïîâ³ä³, ÿê³ äàò³â. Òàì ñêàçàíî ãîëîñóâàòè çà ø³ñòüîõ ³ç âîñüìè êàíäè- áóäóòü áðàòè ó÷àñòü ó âëàøòîâàíèõ öåðêâîþ óñàì³òíåííÿõ äàò³â. Ìèêîëà çíຠï’ÿòüîõ ³ç íèõ, îòæå ãîëîñóº çà íèõ. ³í òà çìîæóòü ç äåÿêèì àâòîðèòåòîì ãîâîðèòè ïðî Ïðàâîñëàâ’ÿ. ïåðå÷èòóº ³ìåíà îñòàííí³õ òðüîõ êàíäèäàò³â ³ áà÷èòü, ùî Êîãî ÍÅ ïîòð³áíî – ëþäåé, ùî ï³ä ÷àñ ˳òóð㳿 ñòîÿòü “ï³ä îäèí ç íèõ íàçèâàºòüñÿ Ìèêîëà Êîâàëü. ³í ðîçäóìóº:” ß öåðêâîþ”, ÿê³ ïðèõîäÿòü äî öåðêâè â 11 ãîäèí³ ëèøå äëÿ Ìèêîëà, ³ â³í Ìèêîëà, ïðîãîëîñóþ çà íèì.” Îòæå, â î÷àõ òîãî, ùîá çáèðàòè ãðîø³, ÿê³ â³äðàäæóþòü ïàðàô³ÿí â³ä Ìèêîëè Êðàâöÿ Ìèêîëà Êîâàëü º êâàë³ô³êîâàíèì êàíäè- äàòîì ëèøå òîìó, ùî íàçèâàºòüñÿ òàêîæ Ìèêîëà. ñïîâ³ä³, ÿê³ çàéìàþòüñÿ îáãîâîðþâàííÿì ñâÿùåíèêà òà îäèí Òàêîæ º çíà÷íå ÷èñëî ïàðàô³ÿí, ÿê³ ïðèõîäÿòü ëèøå îäíîãî. Áî æ õ³áà öå âñå äîïîìàãຠâ ïîøèðåííþ íà çáîðè, ãîëîñóâàòè. Äåÿê³ ç íèõ íàâ³òü íå áóëè â öåðêâ³ Õðèñòîâîãî ªâàíãåë³ÿ? ò³º¿ íåä³ë³, à ïðèõîäÿòü ïðîñòî íà çáîðè. Âîíè îçáðîºí³ Íàñòàëà ïîðà ùîá ïåðåâ³ðèòè, ÿê ìè âèáèðàºìî ÷åêîâèìè êíèæå÷êàìè, ùîá âèð³âíÿòè ñâîþ çàáîðãîâàí³ñòü ïðîâ³ä íàøèõ ïàðàô³é. ßêùî Õðèñòîñ ì³ã âèáðàòè çà á³æó÷èé ð³ê. Âîíè âèïîâíþþòü àíêåòè ³ ïëàòÿòü ñâî¿ íåãðàìîòíèõ ðèáàëîê ³ ìèòàð³â, ùî ïîêàÿëèñÿ ³ çðîáèòè ç âíåñêè àæ ó ãðóäí³, ëèøå, ùîá ìîãëè ãîëîñóâàòè. Îòæå, íèõ â³ñòíèê³â ªâàíãåë³ÿ, ÿê³ çàñíóâàëè Ïðàâîñëàâíó Öåðêâó, ìàºìî ïàðàô³ÿí, ùî ñàì³ íå º ïîâíîïðàâíèìè, áî âîíè ùî ïðî³ñíóâàëà á³ëüøå ÿê 2000 ðîê³â ³ äîñ³ ³ñíóº, òî, ÿêùî íå æèâóòü õðèñòèÿíñüêèì æèòòÿì, à ãîëîñóþòü çà ëþäåé, á ñâÿùåíèê ì³ã âèáèðàòè 9 ÷è 11 (÷è ñê³ëüêè òàì íå áóëî ÿêèé íå çíàþòü. Íåïî³íôîðìîâàíèé åëåêòîðàò, ùî ãîëîñóº á) â³ääàíèõ õðèñòèÿí ó ñâî¿é ïàðàô³¿ äëÿ ñëóæ³ííÿ ¿é, òî ÿ çà íåçíàéîìèõ éîìó ëþäåé. Õ³áà æ öå ôóíêö³îíàëüíà ïåâíèé, ùî öå äàëî á ïîçèòèâí³ íàñë³äêè. Àëå òîìó, ùî ñèñòåìà? òàêîãî ìàéæå íàïåâíî íå ñòàíåòüñÿ, ÿ ìîæó ëèøå íàä³ÿòèñü, ùî, ÿêùî âè âæå íîì³íîâàí³ íà ÷ëåíà Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ ðàäè, Ùî çàñòàâëຠëþäåé êàíäèäóâàòè íà ÷ëåíñòâî â àëå âè íå ðàõóºòå ñåáå çîáîâ’ÿçàíèì äî ðå´óëÿðíîãî Ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é óïðàâ³? â³äâ³äóâàííÿ öåðêâè, ÿêùî âàøå æèòòÿ íå âêëþ÷ຠùîäåíí³ ìîëèòâè, ÿêùî âè íå ÷àñòî ïðè÷àùàºòåñü, íå ÷àñòî, àáî é Íà öå ïèòàííÿ ³ñíóº áàãàòî â³äïîâ³äåé. Äåõòî ðîáèòü í³êîëè, íå ñïîâ³äàºòåñü, íå äîòðèìóºòåñü ïîñò³â, àáî öå ç áàæàííÿ äîïîìàãàòè öåðêâ³ çðîñòàòè òà äîïîìàãàòè ïåðåáóâàºòå ó ïîâàæíîìó çâè÷íîìó ãð³ñ³, ùî âè çä³éìåòå ³íøèì çðîñòàòè ó â³ð³. ßêùî öå, íà âàøó äóìêó, íå ìîòèâàö³ÿ ñâîþ êàíäèäàòóðó íà ÷ëåíà Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè. À ÿêùî äëÿ êàíäèäóâàííÿ, òî âàì òðåáà ïåðåâ³ðèòè ñâîº òîä³ íå çàëèøèòüñÿ äîñèòü êâàë³ôêîâàíèõ ëþäåé â óïðàâ³, íàñòàâëåííÿ. Äåõòî êàíäèäóº, áî “…ïîòð³áíî â³äïîâ³äàëüíèõ òî ìîæå ñâÿùåíèêó äîçâîëÿòü ïðèçíà÷èòè îäíîãî àáî äâîõ ëþäåé, ùîá çàïåâíèòè äîáðó ô³íàíñîâó ï³äñòàâó äëÿ ÷ëåí³â óïðàâè. ×è æ öå áóëî á òàê ïîãàíî? Áî æ â³í öåðêâè”, àáî “…òðåáà çàïåâíèòè, ùîá ñáÿùåíèê íå ñòàâ (ñâÿùåíèê) íàéêðàùå ìîæå çíàòè, õòî êâàë³ô³êîâàíèé äî çàíàäòî ñèëüíèì”. Àáî “…ì³é áàòüêî áóâ ÷ëåíîì Ïàðà- öüîãî. ô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè, à òåïåð, êîëè â³í ïîìåð, ÿ çàéìó íàøå Íà ë³òíüîìó òàáîð³ äåê³ëüêà ðîê³â òîìó, îäíèì ç ðîäèííå ì³ñöå â óïðàâ³.” êåð³âíèê³â òàáîðó áóëà ëþäèíà, ÿêà âîäíî÷àñ áóëà ãîëîâîþ À ñê³ëüêè êâàë³ô³êîâàíèõ ëþäåé òðèìàþòüñÿ Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè â ñâî¿é ïàðàô³¿. Îäíîãî ðàíêó, êîëè îñòîðîíü â³ä óïðàâè? Çà ðîêè ìîãî ñâÿùåíñòâà ÿ çâåðòàâñÿ ìè ðîçïî÷èíàëè Óòðåíþ, ùî ñëóæèòüñÿ ïåðåä ˳òóð㳺þ, â äî ëþäåé, ÿê³, íà ìîþ äóìêó, áóëè á íàäçâè÷àéíî íàø³é êàïëèö³ - øàòð³ íàä áåòîíîâîþ ïëîùàäêîþ – áóëà äîáðèìè ÷ëåíàìè óïðàâè. Àëå äóæå ÷àñòî ìåí³ â³äìîâëÿëè, ëèøå îäíà îñîáà: Öÿ æ³íêà ñòîÿëà íà êîë³íàõ ç ñàìîãî êàæó÷è ùî “…òàì çàáàãàòî ïîë³òèêè” àáî “ß íå çíàþ äîñèòü çàäó êàïëèö³ ³ ìîëèëàñÿ. ϳñëÿ ˳òóð㳿 ÿ ñêàçàâ ¿é, íàñê³ëüêè ëþäåé, ùîá ìåíå âèáðàëè”. ßêùî âè êàíäèäóºòå íà ÷ëåíà ÿ áóâ çâîðóøåíèé ö³ºþ ñöåíîþ: Ãîëîâà Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ ðàäè Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè, âàì òðåáà ðàí³øå ç’ÿñóâàòè ÷îìó ìîëèòüñÿ íàâêîë³øêàõ, íà ïî÷àòêó Óòðåí³ â ïîðîæí³é êàïëèö³. âè öå ðîáèòå. ßêùî ïðè÷èíè íà öå ³íø³, í³æ òå, ùî âè ß ïîäÿêóâàâ ¿é çà òå, ùî äîçâîëèëà ìåí³ îòðèìàòè çäîðîâó õî÷åòå äîïîìàãàòè íàñòîÿòåëþ øèðèòè â ïàðàô³¿ Ñâÿòå óÿâó ïðî ÷ëåíà Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè. Ó ÷àñ, êîëè ÷ëåíè Ïèñüìî, òî, áóäüëàñêà, ïîäóìàéòå ùå ðàç ³ çí³ì³òü ñâîþ óïðàâè ì ïàðàô³¿ ïðèõîäÿòü äî öåðêâè îñòàíí³ìè, ìåí³ êàíäèäàòóðó. Öå íå çíà÷èòü, ùî ÷ëåíàì ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ óïðàâ áóëî äóæå ðàä³ñíî ïîáà÷èòè êîãîñü, õòî áóâ ó öåðêâ³ íå ïîòð³áíî ìàòè àäì³í³ñòðòèâí³ çä³áíîñò³. Òàê, âîíè ìóñÿòü ïåðøèì. Ìè çàâæäè óÿâëÿºìî ñîá³ ÷ëåí³â óïðàâè ç âì³òè âåñòè ðàõóíêè, áàëàíñóâàòè ÷åêîâ³ êîíòà, ðîçóì³òè, êîøèêàìè äëÿ çá³ðêè ãðîøåé, çàïèñóþ÷è äîáðîâ³ëüíèõ ùî òàêå óïðàâë³ííÿ òà âëàøòîâóâàòè çá³ðêè ôîíä³â, ìóñÿòü ïðàö³âíèê³â äî ÿêî¿ñü ðîáîòè àáî ïðîäàþ÷è êâèòêè íà âèêîíóâàòè àäì³í³ñòðàòèâí³ ðîáîòè, ÿê, íàïðèêëàä, çàáàâó. Óæå ïîðà, ùîá ÷ëåíè ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ óïðàâ çì³íèëè çàïåâíèòè â÷àñíó íàïðàâó äàõó öåðêâè, ³ ò.ä. Àëå ïåðøèì öþ óÿâó íà óÿâó ñâÿòó, à íå á³çíåñîâó.  ê³íö³ ê³íö³â ÷è ä³ëîì ÷ëåí óïðàâè ìóñèòü áóòè ñâ³äîìèé, ùî â³í ïîâèíåí öåðêâà º ì³ñöåì ñâÿòèì, ÷è ì³ñöåì äëÿ á³çíåñó? À ÿê áóòè äîáðèì ïðèêëàäîì â³ðíîãî ïðàâîñëàâíîãî õðèñòè- ïðàâîñëàâíèõ õðèñòèÿí, íàñ ïîâèíí³ âåñòè íàø íàñòîÿòåëü ÿíèíà, à áóòè â³ðíèì ö³é ðîë³ - ìóñèòü áóòè ìîòèâóþ÷èì ³ ÷ëåíè ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè äî òîãî, ùîá ìè ñòàëè óÿâàìè ôàêòîðîì äëÿ êàíäèäàòóðè íà ÷ëåíà Ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ óïðàâè. ñâÿòîñò³, à íå ëèøå óÿâàìè ñïîæèâà÷³â, êóïö³â ³ âèáîðö³â. 8 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 Fo Join His Grace Bishop Daniel and Serve our Lord

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

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The children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund College Mission Trip to Ukraine July 29—August 16, 2009 Loving and working with the special needs children of Puhachiv and Znamyanka orphanages Trip Cost: $2200 Application Deadline: January 1, 2009

For information contact or peruse the following: www.uocofusa.org, [email protected], [email protected] or 412-488-9664. Applications available October 2008. President Victor Yushchenko

New York City the story of Ivan Mazepa must reflect his perspective along with the entire Cossack command, rather than either the Swedish or Russian perspectives. Efforts are currently solidly underway to complete this comprehensive history from pre-Scythian times through modern day Ukraine through the four and now the fifth and final attempt to achieve independence, and will include all those “heroes” of Ukraine, once labeled traitors by the various occupiers of Ukrainian territories. His Excellency thanked the Ukrainian Diaspora community for its preservation of the totality of Ukrainian culture, language and history and, among other things, requested that Ukrainians in the USA share with Ukraine any and all literature pertaining to the Genocide of 1932-33 and other important events from Ukrainian history. These events are little known to modern day Ukrainians because of the Soviet repression and oppression. (L to R) - Bishop Daniel, Bishop Paul, President Yushchenko and Following the President’s presentation several Archbishop Antony at the Ukrainian Institute in upper Manhattan. medals of honor in various degrees were awarded to On September 23, His Excellency, the President of Ukrainian community leaders who have “served the Ukraine, Victor Yushchenko, joined with various world interests of Ukraine in making her history and culture visible leaders in addressing the United Nations General to the world”. President Yushchenko remained at the Assembly in matters pertaining not only to Ukraine, but the Institute to exchange brief comments with several of those challenges faced by a world whose very security is present, including Archbishop Antony and Bishop Daniel. threatened by terrorism, and the recent political instability between sovereign Georgia and the Russian Federation. In the evening President Yush-chenko visited the Ukrainian Institute located in upper Manhattan to meet with Ukrainian community members. His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Grace Bishop Daniel were invited by the Ukrainian Mission to the United Nations and the Ukrainian Consulate in New York to participate in this meeting. They were joined by Ukrainian Catholic bishops, His Grace, Bishop Paul of the Diocese of Stamford, CT and His Grace, Bishop Basil Losten, Bishop Emeritus of Stamford. President Yushchenko acknowledged the presence of the Church in his opening remarks and informed the 100 invited guest of the progress being made by Ukraine in the field of language noting the steady growth of Ukrainian as the official language of a free and independent Ukraine. His Excellency noted Ukraine’s economic stability, the progress made in steps to normalize the life of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, which will lead to an independent local or “Pomisna” Church and his personal conviction that such normalization will be realized in the future. As a testimony of this, His Excellency noted the recent visit of His All Holiness, Bartholomew to Kiev for the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Ukraine and the optimistic tone set by the Patriarch’s visit. President Yushchenko stated that much activity which cannot yet be revealed is currently taking place toward the goal of Orthodox unity in Ukraine. President Yushchenko further stated that Ukraine cannot progress as an independent nation until she has her own honest history completed. The history of the nation must be written reflecting the view of Ukrainian perspective rather than from the perspective of other nations which have Archbishop Antony has a brief private exchange with His Ex- in any way been related to Ukrainian history. For example, cellency, President Yushchenko. 10 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 Visits the United States

On September 29, 2008, the President of Ukraine, His Washington, D.C. Excellency Victor Yushchenko concluded his working visit to the USA. During his visit to the nation’s capitol, the President of Ukraine met with President George W. Bush. Also within the framework of his working visit to the USA President Yushchenko met with representatives of the US- Ukraine Business Council. At the meeting President Yushchenko said that American investments are very important for Ukraine, and he invited the investors to deeper cooperation. According to him there are many projects that might be of interest for American investors particularly in the field of high-tech, agriculture, energy and preparations for Ukraine hosting of the EURO 2012 soccer championships, among others. President Yushchenko also met with the representa- tives of the Metro-Washington, D. C. Ukrainian community, President Yushchenko and the First Lady join the crowd in pausing while laying flowers at the monument of Taras Shevchenko while the cathedral choir sings the national prayer for Ukraine. in the center of the city. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was well represented at the meeting with the President by numerous members of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring, MD, led by His Grace Bishop Daniel. (L to R:) The Bishop, accompanied by Protopresbyter Hryhorij Fr. Podhurec, Podhurec, V. Rev. Fr. Volodymyr Steliac, pastor of St. Bishop Daniel, Andrew Cathedral and Protodeacon Sviatoslav Novytsky, Fr. Seliac, Protodeacon greeted President Yushchenko and his wife Kateryna in Novytsky and behalf of the hierarchs, clergy and the faithful of the UOC of Subdeacon Vasyl the USA at the monument. His Grace Bishop Daniel was Pasakas able to speak with the first lady of Ukraine, Kateryna comprised the Yushchenko, who heads many charitable funds and delegation organizations in Ukraine, to discuss our Church’s representing the charitable work through our Ukrainian Orphanage Program. UOC of the USA Two children from St. Andrew Cathedral, Oles Steliac at the events in and Olenka Woloshyna, presented both the President and Washington, D.C. the First Lady with bouquets of flowers. Volodymyr Semerej and Taras Iakiw, parishioners of the cathedral parish fam- ily, carried the presi- dential basket of flowers to the monu- ment, while the ca- thedral choir sang the national prayer for Ukraine, “Bozhe Velykyj”. At the conclu- sion of his visit to the monument of Taras Shevchenko, Presi- dent Yushchenko exchanged brief comments with Dobrodyka Steliac, Oles Steliac and Olenka Woloshyna Bishop Daniel, the clergy who accompanied him and the present flowers to the President of Ukraine. Ukrainian-Americans in attendance. Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 11 Ïðåçèäåíò Óêðà¿íè

Íüþ Éîðê íåçàëåæíî¿ Ïîì³ñíî¿ Öåðêâè, ³ éîãî îñîáèñòå ïåðåêîíàííÿ, ùî öå ä³éñíî ñòàíåòüñÿ â ìàéáóòíüîìó. ßê ñâ³ä÷åííÿ öüîãî, Ïðåçèäåíò Þùåíêî çãàäàâ ïðî íåùîäàâí³é â³çèò Éîãî Âñåñâÿòîñò³ Âàðôîëîìåÿ äî Êèºâà íà ñâÿòêóâàííÿ 1020-î¿ ð³÷íèö³ õðåùåííÿ Óêðà¿íè, ³ ïðî îïòèì³ñòè÷íèé òîí çàäàíèé â³çèòîì Ïàòð³àðõà. Ïðåçèäåíò òàêîæ çàòâåðäèâ, ùî áàãàòî ä³ÿëüíîñò³, ïðî ÿêó ùå íå ìîæíà ðîçïîâ³äàòè, çàðàç ïðîâîäèòüñÿ ùîá äîñÿãíóòè ìåòó ºäíîñò³ Ïðàâîñëàâíèõ öåðêîâ â Óêðà¿í³. Ïðåçèäåíò Þùåíêî äàë³ çàçíà÷èâ, ùî Óêðà¿íà íå ìîæå ³òè âïåðåä ÿê íåçàëåæíà äåðæàâà äî òîãî ÷àñó, ïîêè ¿¿ ñïðàâæíÿ ³ñòîð³ÿ íå áóäå çàâåðøåíà. ²ñòîð³ÿ äåðæàâè ïîâèííà áóòè íàïèñàíà â³äîáðàæàþ÷è ïîãëÿä ç óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ñòîðîíè, à íå ç ïåðñïåêòèâè ³íøèõ íàö³é ÿê³ áóëè ïîâ’ÿçàí³ ç ³ñòîð³ºþ Óêðà¿íè. Íàïðèêëàä, ³ñòîð³ÿ ²âàíà Ìàçåïè ïîâèííà â³äîáðàæàòè éîãî ïîãëÿäè

23 âåðåñíÿ 2008 ð., Ïðåçèäåíò Óêðà¿íè ³êòîð Þùåíêî ç³áðàâñÿ ðàçîì ç ð³çíèìè ñâ³òîâèìè ë³äåðàìè, ùîá çâåðíóòèñÿ íà Çàãàëüíèõ Çáîðàõ Îá’ºäíàíèõ Íàö³é ïðî ñïðàâè ÿê³ ñòîñóþòüñÿ íå ò³ëüêè Óêðà¿íè, àëå ³ ïðî ñêëàäí³ ïðîáëåìè ÿê³ ìàþòü â³äíîøåííÿ äî ö³ëîãî ñâ³òó, ÿêîìó çàãðîæóº òåðîðèçì, à òàêîæ ïðî íåùîäàâíþ ïîë³òè÷íó íåñòàá³ëüí³ñòü ì³æ Ãðó糺þ ³ Ðîñ³éñüêîþ Ôåäåðàö³ºþ. Âå÷åðîì Ïðåçèäåíò Þùåíêî â³äâ³äàâ Óêðà¿íñüêèé ²íñòèòóò, ÿêèé çíàõîäèòüñÿ â Ìàíãåòåí³, ³ çóñòð³âñÿ ç ÷ëåíàìè óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ãðîìàäè. Éîãî Âèñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî Àðõèºïèñêîï Àíòîí³é ³ Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî ªïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë áóëè çàïðîøåí³ Óêðà¿íñüêîþ Äåëåãàö³ºþ äî Îðãàí³çàö³¿ Îá’ºäíàíèõ ðàçîì ç ö³ëèì êîçàöòâîì, à íå ïîãëÿäè Øâåö³¿ ÷è Ðîñ³¿. Íàö³é òà Óêðà¿íñüêèì Êîíñóëüñòâîì â Íüþ-Éîðêó âçÿòè Çàðàç ó ïîâíó ñèëó ³äóòü ñïðîáè çàâåðøèòè ó÷àñòü ó ö³é çóñòð³÷³. Äå òàêîæ áóëè ïðèñóòí³ Óêðà¿íñüê³ âñåñòîðîííþ ³ñòîð³þ, â³ä ñê³ôñüêèõ ÷àñ³â äî òåïåð³øíüîãî Êàòîëèöüê³ ºïèñêîïè, Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî Ïàâëî ç äíÿ (÷åðåç ÷åòâåðòó, ï’ÿòó ³ îñòàííþ ñïðîáó äîñÿãíóòè Ñòåìôîäó, ÊÒ ³ Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî ªïèñêîï Âàñèëü íåçàëåæíiñòü), ÿêà áóäå âì³ùàòè ³ìåíà âñ³õ òèõ ãåðî¿â Ëîñòåí ³ ªïèñêîï-Åìåðèò ç Ñòåìôîðäó. Óêðà¿íè, êîòð³ ð³çíèìè îêóïàíòàìè óêðà¿íñüêèõ òåðèòîð³é Ïî÷èíàþ÷è ñâîþ ïðîìîâó Ïðåçèäåíò Þùåíêî áóëè íàçâàí³ çðàäíèêàìè. â³äçíà÷èâ öåðêîâíó ïðèñóòí³ñòü, ³ ïî³íôîðìóâàâ Ïðåçèäåíò ïîäÿêóâàâ Ãðîìàä³ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ çàïðîøåíèõ ãîñòåé ïðî ïðîãðåñ ÿêèé ðîáèòüñÿ â Óêðà¿í³ ä³àñïîðè çà çáåðåæåííÿ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ êóëüòóðè, ìîâè òà ó ñôåð³ ìîâè, â³äçíà÷àþ÷è ïîñò³éíå çðîñòàííÿ ³ñòîð³¿, à òàêîæ ïîïðîñèâ ùîá óêðà¿íö³ â ÑØÀ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè ÿê îô³ö³éíî¿, ó â³ëüí³é ³ íåçàëåæí³é ïîä³ëèëèñü ç Óêðà¿íîþ áóäü-ÿêîþ ë³òåðàòóðîþ, ÿêà ìຠÓêðà¿í³. Ïðåçèäåíò çâåðíóâ óâàãó íà åêîíîì³÷íó â³äíîøåííÿ äî Ãîëîäîìîðó 1932-33 ðîê³â, òà äî ³íøèõ ñòàá³ëüí³ñòü âàæëèâèõ ïîä³é â ³ñòî𳿠Óêðà¿íè ÿê³ º ìàëî â³äîì³ Óêðà¿íè, à òà- òåïåð³øí³ì óêðà¿íöÿì âíàñë³äîê ðàäÿíñüêèõ ðåïðåñ³é êîæ íà ïðîãðåñ òà ïðèãí³÷åíü. çðîáëåíèé ó ϳñëÿ Ïðåçèäåíòñüêîãî çâåðíåíÿ äåê³ëüêà çàõîäàõ íîð- ìåäàëåé ð³çíèõ ñòóïåí³â áóëè âðó÷åí³ ë³äåðàì ìàë³çóâàííÿ â óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ãðîìàäè, ÿê³ ñëóæèëè ³íòåðåñàì Óêðà¿íè æèòò³ Óêðà¿í- ðîáëÿ÷è ¿¿ ³ñòîð³þ ³ êóëüòóðó ïîì³òíó â ñâ³ò³. Ïðåçèäåíò ñüêî¿ Ïðàâî- Þùåíêî çàëèøèâñÿ â ²íñòèòóò³ ùîá îáì³íÿòèñü ñëàâíî¿ Öåðê- êîðîòêèìè êîìåíòàðiÿìè ç ïðèñóòí³ìè, â òîìó ÷èñë³ ç âè, ÿêèé ïðè- Àðõèºïèñêîïîì Àíòîí³ºì ³ ªïèñêîïîì Äàíè¿ëîì. âåäå íàñ äî 12 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 ³êòîð Þùåíêî ³äâ³äàâ ÑØÀ

29 âåðåñíÿ 2008 ð., Ïðåçèäåíò Óêðà¿íè ³êòîð Âàøèíãòîí Þùåíêî çàâåðøèâ ñâ³é ðîáî÷èé â³çèò äî Ñïîëó÷åíèõ Øòàò³â Àìåðèêè. ϳä ÷àñ ñâîãî â³çèòó äî ñòîëèö³ äåðæàâè, Ïðåçèäåíò Óêðà¿íè çóñòð³âñÿ ç Ïðåçèäåíòîì Äæîðäæåì Â. Áóøåì. Òàêîæ â ìåæàõ ñâîãî ðîáî÷îãî â³çèòó äî ÑØÀ, ïðåçèäåíò ³êòîð Þùåíêî çóñòð³âñÿ ç ïðåäñòàâíèêàìè Àìåðèêàíñüêî-Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Á³çíåñîâî¿ Ðàäè. Íà çóñòð³÷³ Ïðåçèäåíò ñêàçàâ, ùî àìåðèêàíñüê³ ³íâåñòèö³¿ º äóæå âàæëèâèìè äëÿ Óêðà¿íè ³ çàïðîñèâ ³íâåñòîð³â äî á³ëüø ãëèáîêî¿ ñï³âïðàö³. ³í ñêàçàâ ùî º áàãàòî ïðîåêò³â ÿê³ á çàö³êàâèëè àìåðèêàíñüêèõ ³íâåñòîð³â, îñîáëèâî ó ãàëóçÿõ âèñîêèõ òåõíîëîã³é, ñ³ëüñüêîãî ãîñïîäàðñòâà, åíåð㳿, ï³äãîòîâêè äî ïðîâåäåííÿ â Óêðà¿í³ ÷åìï³îíàòó ç ôóòáîëó ªÂÐÎ 2012 òà ³íø³. Ïðåçèäåíò Þùåíêî òàêîæ çóñòð³âñÿ ç ïðåä- ñòàâíèêàìè Ìåòðî-Âàø³í´òîí Ä.K., óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ãðîìàäè, òîä³ ÿê ïîêëàäàâ êâ³òè äî ïàì’ÿòíèêà Òàðàñîâ³ Øåâ÷åíêó Ïàì’ÿòíèê â öåíòð³ ì³ñòà. ϳä ÷àñ çóñòð³÷³ ç Ïðåçèäåíòîì, íàøà Òàðàñîâ³ Óêðà¿íñüêà Ïðàâîñëàâíà Öåðêâà áóëà ïðåäñòàâëåíà Øåâ÷åíêó â ÷èñëåííèìè ÷ëåíàìè Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ êàòåäðè öåíòð³ Ñâ.Àíäð³ÿ, ѳëâåð Ñïð³í´, Ìåð³ëåíä ï³ä êåð³âíèöòâîì ñòîëèö³ Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâà ÑØÀ. ªïèñêîïà Äàíè¿ëà. ªïèñêîï ó ñóïðîâîä³ ïðîòîïðå- ñâ³òåðà Ãðèãîð³ÿ Ïîä- ãóðöÿ, î.Âîëîäèìèðà Øòåëÿêà, íàñòîÿòåëÿ êàòåäðè Ñâ. Àíäð³ÿ, ïðîòèäèÿêîíà Ñâÿòî- ñëàâà Íîâèöüêîãî òà ñåì³íàðèñòà ³ïîäèÿ- êîíà Âàñèëÿ Ïàñà- êàñà ïðèâ³òàëè Ïðå- çèäåíòà Þùåíêà ³ éîãî äðóæèíó Êàòå- ðèíó â³ä ³ìåí³ ³ºðàðõ³â, äóõîâåíñòâà òà â³ðíèõ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâî- ñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ. Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî ªïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë ìàâ ìîæëèâ³ñòü ðîçìîâëÿòè ç äðóæèíîþ Ïðåçèäåíòà Óêðà¿íè - Êàòåðèíîþ Þùåíêî, êîòðà êåðóº áàãàòüìà áëàãîä³éíèìè ôîíäàìè ³ îðãàí³çàö³ÿìè â Óêðà¿í³, ïðî áëàãîä³éíó ðîáîòó íàøî¿ Öåðêâè â ïðîãðàì³ Âëàäèêà Óêðà¿íñüê³ Ñèðîòèíö³. ºïèñêîï ijòè êàòåäðè Ñâ. Àíäð³ÿ, Îëåñü Øòåëÿê ³ Îëåíêà Äàíè¿ë òà Âîëîøèíà, ïîäàðóâàëè Ïðåçèäåíòîâ³ ³ Éîãî äðóæèí³ î. Âîëîäèìèð áóêåòè êâ³ò³â. Âîëîäèìèð Ñåìåðåé ³ Òàðàñ ßê³â, ïàðàô³ÿíè Øòåëÿê êàòåäðè, íåñëè ïðåçèäåíòñüêó êîðçèíó êâ³ò³â äî ï³ä ÷àñ ïàì’ÿòíèêà, â òîé ÷àñ ÿê êàòåäðàëüíèé õîð ñï³âàâ ðîçìîâè ³ç íàö³îíàëüíó ìîëèòâó çà Óêðà¿íó “ Áîæå Âåëèêèé”. ïàí³ Êàòåðèíîþ Íà çàê³í÷åííÿ ñâîãî â³çèòó äî ïàì’ÿòíèêà Þùåíêî, Òàðàñîâ³ Øåâ÷åíêó, Ïðåçèäåíò Óêðà¿íè ³êòîð Þùåíêî äðóæèíîþ îáì³íÿâñÿ êîðîòêèìè êîìåíòàð³ÿìè ç Âëàäèêîþ ïðåçèäåíòà Äàíè¿ëîì, äóõîâåíñòâîì ³ âñ³ìà ïðèñóòí³ìè. Óêðà¿íè.

Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 13 ªïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë ïðèéíÿâ ó÷àñòü â 61-ø³é ð³÷í³é êîíâåíö³¿ óêðà¿íñüêèõ-àìåðèêàíñüêèõ âåòåðàí³â

Óêðà¿íñüê³-àìåðèêàíñüê³ âåòåðàíè ÑØÀ ç³áðàëèñü ó äíÿõ ç 26 ïî 28 âåðåñíÿ ó Ñàìåðñåò, Íüþ-Äæåðç³, íà ¿õíþ 61-øó ð³÷íó íàö³îíàëüíó êîíâåíö³þ, ñâÿòêóþ÷è 60-òó ð³÷íèöþ îðãàí³çàö³¿. Â³ä ³ìåí³ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ àêòèâíó ó÷àñòü ó êîíâåíö³¿ ïðèéíÿâ Ïðåîñâÿùåííèé ºïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë. ³äêðèâàþ÷è îô³ö³éíèé áåíêåò êîíâåíö³¿, Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî ðîçïî÷àâ ìîëèòâîþ, çàïàëèâøè ïàì’ÿòíó ñâ³÷êó íà ñòîë³, íàâêîëî ÿêîãî áóëè ïóñò³ ñò³ëüö³ ³ ãîëîâí³ óáîðè. Ö³ ãîëîâí³ óáîðè ïðåäñòàâëÿëè ï’ÿòü â³éñüêîâèõ ï³äðîçä³ë³â çáðîéíèõ ñèë Ñïîëó÷åíèõ Øòàò³â. Áóâøèé íàö³îíàëüíèé êîìàíäèð Àííà Êðàâ÷óê (2004-2008) âèñëîâèëà ïîäÿêó ÷ëåíàì îðãàí³çàö³¿ çà äîâ³ðó â ¿¿ êåð³âíèöòâî íà ïðîòÿç³ ìèíóëèõ ÷îòèðüîõ ðîê³â. Çîêðåìà âîíà òîðêíóëàñü äóæå âàæëèâîãî ïðîåêòó ÓÀÂ, à ñàìå, ñïîðóäæåííÿ íàö³îíàëüíîãî ïàì’ÿòíèêà äëÿ âøàíóâàííÿ âñ³õ ãîëîâè Êîíñèñòî𳿠ÓÏÖåðêâè â ÑØÀ, Éîãî Âèñîêîïðåî- æ³íîê ³ ÷îëîâ³ê³â óêðà¿íñüêîãî ïîõîäæåííÿ, ÿê³ ñëóæèëè àáî ñâÿùåíñòâà Àðõèºïèñêîïà Àíòîí³ÿ, äóõîâåíñòâà òà â³ðíèõ ñëóæàòü â çáðîéíèõ ñèëàõ ÑØÀ. Ïàì’ÿòíèê áóäå Öåðêâè. Ó ñâîºìó çâåðíåí³ ªïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë ïîä³ëèâñÿ ñâî¿ì ñïîðóäæóâàòèñü â äóæå ïîâàæíîìó ì³ñö³, íà òåðèòî𳿠îñîáèñòèì äîñâ³äîì ÿê êàïåëaí àìåðèêàíñüêî¿ àð쳿: “Ç öâèíòàðÿ Ñâ. Àíäð³ÿ, Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè ìîãî îñîáèñòîãî äîñâ³äó, áëèçüêî ïðàöþþ÷è ç ñîòíÿìè ÑØÀ, â Ñàóò Áàâíä Áðóö³, Íüþ-Äæåðç³. Öÿ ä³ëÿíêà çåìë³, ìîëîäèõ ÷îëîâ³ê³â òà æ³íîê íàøèõ â³éñüêîâèõ ñèë, ÿ ä³éøîâ ÿêà çíàõîäèòüñÿ ïåðåä öåðêâîþ-ïàì’ÿòíèêîì, ³ ÿêà âøàíîâóº äî âèñíîâêó òà òâåðäî¿ â³ðè, ùî çëóêà ì³æ íàøîþ íàö³ºþ ïàì’ÿòü âñ³õ òèõ õòî çàãèíóâ ó áîðîòüá³ çà íåçàëåæí³ñòü òà òèìè, ùî ñëóæàòü â çáðîéíèõ ñèëàõ º îäí³ºþ ç íàéá³ëüø Óêðà¿íè ³ æåðòâ Ãîëîäîìîðó (1932-33) áóëà ïîäàðîâàíà íåäîòîðêàíèõ çëóê â ñâ³ò³.” Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî ïðîäîâæèâ: ÓÏÖåðêâîþ â ÑØÀ ç âåëèêî¿ ïîâàãè äî óêðà¿íñüêèõ- ”Ñâîáîäà ïðåñè òà ðåë³ã³¿ òà ïðàâî ãîëîñóâàòè º íàì äàí³, ³ àìåðèêàíö³â, ÿê³ ñëóæèëè òà çàðàç ñëóæàòü äëÿ ¿õíüî¿ âîíè çàâæäè áóëè ³ º â³äâàæíî çàõèùåí³ ÷îëîâ³êàìè òà äåðæàâè. æ³íêàìè ÿê³ ñëóæèëè ³ ïðîäîâæóþòü ñëóæèòè â íàøèõ Ãåíåðàë Ëåîí³ä Êîíäðàòþê, íîâîîáðàíèé íàö³îíà- çáðîéíèõ ñèëàõ.” ëüíèé êîìàíäèð ÓÀÂ, ³ ïàðàô³ÿí Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ “Ìè âñ³ äîáðå çíàºìî, ùî ñâîáîäà íå ïðèõîäèòü Öåðêâè Ñâ.Àíäð³ÿ â Áîñòîí³, Ìàññà÷óñåòñ, ãîâîðèâ ïðî ì³ñ³þ áåç ö³íè. Ìè óêðà¿íö³ çíàºìî öå äîáðå. ª ö³íà ÿêó ïîòð³áíî óêðà¿íñüêèõ-àìåðèêàíñüêèõ âåòåðàí³â ³ ïðî ¿õíþ ïðàöþ çà íå¿ çàïëàòèòè. Íàø³ ïðåäêè â Óêðà¿í³, ÿê³ áîðîëèñü çà ïðîòÿãîì 60-òè ðîê³â. ³í äàâ äîêëàäíó ïðåçåíòàö³þ ïðî ïðàâà ³ ñâîáîäó ðîçóì³ëè, òàê ÿê ³ ñó÷àñí³ óêðà¿íñüê³ ³ñòîð³þ óêðà¿íö³â ÿê³ ñëóæèëè â àìåðèêàíñüêèõ çáðîéíèõ àìåðèêàíö³, ÷åðåç ¿õíº ïîõîäæåííÿ, âàæëèâ³ñòü íåçàëåæíîñò³ ñèëàõ. òà ñâîáîäè. ß º òóò ç âàìè ùîá â³ääàòè íàëåæíå òèñÿ÷àì Éîãî Ïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî ªïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë çâåðíóâñÿ ñì³ëèâèì óêðà¿íñüêèì àìåðèêàíöÿì ÿê³ â³äïîâ³ëè íà çàêëèê äî äåëåãàò³â êîíâåíö³¿ â³ä ³ìåí³ Ìèòðîïîëèòà Êîíñòàíòèíà ³ îáîâ’ÿçêó ³ çàïëàòèëè òó ö³íó. Áàãàòî çàãèíóëè çàõèùÿþ÷è íàøó ñâîáîäó, çàïëàòèâøè îñòàòî÷íó ö³íó. Áàãàòî ïîñòðàæäàëè ä³ñòàâøè ô³çè÷í³ òà ìåíòàëüí³ òðàâìè ï³ä ÷àñ ñëóæáè. Ìè º ó âåëèêîìó áîðãó ïåðåä íèìè, ÿêèé ìè í³êîëè íå ìîãëè á â³ääàòè çà ¿õí³ æåðòâè. Ñüîãîäí³ ÿ ñõèëÿþ ñâîþ ãîëîâó ïåðåä âàìè, ùî ðåïðåçåíòóþòü ³õ âñ³õ, ç âäÿ÷í³ñòþ çà âàøó ñëóæáó, çà âàøó äîáðó âîëþ çàáåçïå÷èòè íàøå ïîêîë³ííÿ ñâ³òëèì ìàéáóòí³ì. Mè âñ³ ìîæåì ïîãîäèòèñü - êîëè º ÷îëîâ³êè ³ æ³íêè ÿê³ æåðòîâíî ñëóæàòü äåðæàâ³, íàì ñë³ä âøàíîâóâàòè ¿õíþ ñëóæáó.” ªïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë ïîäÿêóâàâ ïîêîë³ííÿì óêðà¿íñüêèõ- àìåðèêàíñüêèõ âåòåðàí³â ÿê³ áîðîëèñü çà ñâîáîäó â³äîìó òóò â Àìåðèö³, à ðîáëÿ÷è öå ïîøèðèëè ¿¿ ïî ñâ³ò³. ³í ïîîá³öÿâ ìîëèòèñü ïðî Ãîñïîäíº áëàãîñëîâåííÿ, òà ïðî çàõèñò Áîæî¿ Ìàòåð³ íàä âñ³ìà ÷îëîâ³êàìè ³ æ³íêàìè íàøèõ çáðîéíèõ ñèë ³ äåðæàâè. 14 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 Bishop Daniel Addresses the 61st Annual Ukrainian-American Veterans Convention Ukrainian-American Veterans of rights – to the USA gathered over the weekend of vote, etc. September 26-28 in Somerset, NJ for – are their 61st Annual National Convention, granted to celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the us and organization. they are His Grace Bishop Daniel repre- coura- sented the UOC of the USA at the geously Convention. His Grace, opened the protected official banquet of the Convention at all leading everyone in prayer while times by lighting a memorial candle on a table the men surrounded with empty chairs. Head Brook, NJ. The plot of land located in and women who have served and covers on the plate settings repre- front of the Memorial Church which continue to serve in our armed forces.” sented the five military branches of the commemorates those who perished in “As we all know, however, United States Armed Forces. the struggle for Ukrainian indepen- freedoms do not come without cost. The outgoing National Com- dence and in the genocidal famine in We of Ukrainian heritage know this mander Anna Krawczuk (2004-2008) Ukraine (1932-33), has been donated well. There is a price that we pay for expressed her gratitude to the by the UOC of the USA out of great them. Our ancestors in Ukraine, members of the organization for respect for those Ukrainian Americans fighting for their rights and freedoms trusting her to lead them during the who have served and are serving their understood, as do modern day past four years. In particular, she nation. Ukrainian Americans, because of their touched upon a very important project Brigadier General Leonid heritage, the importance of indepen- of the UAV – the establishment of a Kondratiuk, the newly elected Na- dence and freedom. I am here with you National Monument honoring all men tional Commander of the UAV and a to pay tribute to the thousands of brave and women of Ukrainian heritage who parishioner of St. Andrew Parish in Ukrainian Americans who have an- Boston, MA, spoke about the mission swered the call of duty, who have paid of the Ukrainian American Veterans that price. Many have died defending and their work over the past 60 years. our freedom, paying the ultimate price. He presented a detailed and informa- Many have suffered debilitating physi- tive presentation on a history of cal and mental injuries in their service. Ukrainians serving in the US armed We owe them more than we can ever forces. offer them for their sacrifice. Today, I His Grace Bishop Daniel ad- bow my head before you, who dressed the Convention delegates on represent them all, in gratitude for your behalf of Metropolitan Constantine and service and witness, for your willing- the President of the Consistory of the ness to ensure the bright future for UOC of the USA, His Eminence future generations. As we can Archbishop Antony, clergy and faithful probably all agree – as long as there of the Church. In his remarks, the are men and women who are willing to, Bishop reflected upon his personal we must be willing to honor that experience as a chaplain in the US service.” Army Chaplain Corps: “In my personal Bishop Daniel thanked the experience, working closely with generations of Ukrainian American The banquet opened with a prayer by hundreds of young men and women of veterans who have fought for the Bishop Daniel who then lit a memorial our military forces I have come to the candle on a table of empty chairs. continued freedom we know in conclusion and a firm belief that the America and in so doing, have have served or are on active duty in the covenant between our nation, or any extended freedom around the world. United States Armed Forces. The nation, and those who served in the He promised to pray for our Lord’s monument will be erected in a very armed forces is one of the most sacred blessings upon and the protection of prominent location on the grounds of covenants in the world.” His Grace the Mother of God over the men and St. Andrew Memorial Cemetery of the continued: “The freedoms – of the women of our armed forces and our UOC of the USA in South Bound press and of religion, etc. and the nation. Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 15 Ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü ó Áîãîñëóæåíí³ ÷åðåç ÷àñòå ïðèéìàííÿ Ñâÿòèõ Òà¿íñòâ. Öå – íàéãîëî- âí³øèé ñïîñ³á ó÷àñò³ ó Ñâÿò³é ˳òóð㳿. Êîëè ñâÿùåíèê âèõîäèòü, ï³äíîñèòü ÷àøó ³ âèãîëîøóº: ” dz ñòðàõîì Áîæèì, â³ðîþ ³ ëþáîâ’þ Ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü ó Áîãîñëóæåíí³ òèì, ùî â³ðíî ïðèñòóï³òü”, ïðèñòóïàéòå ³ çáëèæàéòåñÿ äî Ãîñïîäà. çáèðàºìîñü ó öåðêâ³. Áîæåñòâåííà ˳òóðã³ÿ ïî÷èíàºòüñÿ Öå âêàç³âêà – öå íàêàç. Áî æ, âëàñòèâî, ùî òàêå ñëîâàìè:”Áëàãîñëîâåííå Öàðñòâî Îòöÿ, Ñèíà ³ Ñâÿòîãî Ñâÿòà ˳òóðã³ÿ? Öå ïðîñòî ñïîñ³á, ÿêèì Öåðêâà Äóõà”. Ùî òàêå öàðñòâî? Öå ì³ñöå, äå ïàíóº öàð. Õòî º ïðèãî-òîâëÿº, îñâÿ÷óº ³ ïîñòà÷ຠÑâÿòå Ïðè÷àñòÿ. òîé Öàð? Áîã ó Ñâÿò³é Òðîéö³. Õòî º ï³ääàí³? Õðèñòèÿíè. 1Ïðèéíÿòè Ñâÿòå Ïðè÷àñòÿ, ïðèéíÿòè Õðèñòà - º Äå2 ïàíóº Öàð? Òàì, äå ïðèñóòí³é Áîã ³ õðèñòèÿíè. Áîæå öåíòðàëüíîþ 䳺þ Áîæåñòâåííî¿ Ë³òóð㳿. öàðþâàííÿ ïðîÿâëÿºòüñÿ ï³ä ÷àñ Áîãîñëóæåííÿ. Êîëè õòîñü íå º ïðèñóòí³ì, â³í íå ìîæå ë³òóðã³éíî ïðîÿâëÿòè Öàðñòâî. Ïðèñóòí³ñòü º îáîâ’ÿçêîâà äëÿ ë³òóðã³éíîãî æèòòÿ.

Âñ³ ïðàâîñëàâí³ â³äïðàâè âêëþ÷àþòü ºêòåí³¿, â ÿêèõ ÄÅÑßÒÜ ÏÎÐÀÄ, ßÊ ñâÿùåíèê âèãîëîøóº ïðîõàííÿ, à õîð â³äïîâ³äຠàáî “Ãîñïîäè, ïîìèëóé”, àáî “Ïîäàé, Ãîñïîäè!” Ó öèõ ïðîõàííÿõ ñâÿùåíèê âëàñòèâî ðîáèòü âèãîëîñ íå â³ä ñåáå, à â³ä óñ³õ ç³áðàíèõ. ÁÐÀÒÈ Ó×ÀÑÒÜ Ó Íàïðèêëàä, “Çà ñïîê³é ñâ³òó ³ çà ñïàñ³ííÿ âñ³õ Ãîñïîäåâ³ ïîìîë³ìñÿ”. Õîð ñï³âຠâ³äïîâ³äü “Ãîñïîäè ïîìèëóé”, àëå õîðèñòè ñïðàâä³ â öåé ÷àñ ìîëÿòüñÿ, áî âîíè â³äïîâ³äàþòü ÁÎÃÎÑËÓÆÅÍÍßÕ : 4òàê ñàìî íà áàãàòî âèãîëîñ³â. Ñïðàâä³ öå º çàâäàííÿì ç³áðàíèõ â³ðóþ÷èõ, à ÿêùî âîíè íå áåðóòü ó÷àñò³, òî òîä³ âëàñòèâî í³õòî íå ìîëèòüñÿ! ÒÐÅÁÀ ÁÓÒÈ ÒÈÕÎ, ßê ìîëèòèñÿ ï³ä ÷àñ ºêòåí³¿? Ïðîñòî ðîá³òü òå, ùî ñâÿùåíèê êàæå. ßêùî â³í êàæå:”Çà ñïîê³é ñâ³òó ³ çà ñïàñ³ííÿ ÓÂÀÆÍÎ ÑËÓÕÀÒÈ i äóø íàøèõ…” âè ìîæåòå â äóø³ ñêàçàòè: “ïîäàé, Ãîñïîäè, ìèð ³ ñïàñ³ííÿ äóøàì íàøèì”. Òàêîæ âè ìîæåòå â öåé ÷àñ ÌÎËÈÒÈÑÜ äóìàòè ïðî ïåâíèõ ëþäåé ÷è îáñòàâèíè ³ ìîëèòèñü çà íèõ.  ÌÎËÈÒÈÑÜ òàêîìó âèïàäêó ö³ ìîëèòâè íå º ëèøå ñëîâàìè. Âè òåïåð ³äåòå çà âêàç³âêàìè ºêòåí³¿. î. Ñòåíë³ Ãàðàêàñ

Ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü ó Áîãîëóæá³ ÷åðåç ô³çè÷í³ ä³¿. Âêàç³âêè, òàê³ ÿê “Ãîëîâè âàø³ ñêëîí³òü ïåðåä Ãîñïîäîì” âèìàãàþòü, ùîá âè ìîëèëèñÿ ñâî¿ì ò³ëîì. Ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü ó Áîãîñëîæåííÿõ ñëóõàþ÷è ²ñíóº áàãàòî âèä³â âæèâàííÿ íàøîãî ò³ëà ï³ä ÷àñ ÷èòàííÿ ³ ïðîïîâ³äü. Ùî íàì êàæåòüñÿ íà ïî÷àòêó Áîæåñòâåííî¿ Ë³òóð㳿. Íàéâàæëèâ³øèì ç íèõ ó íàñ, ÷èòàííÿ? –”Áóäüìî óâàæí³”. Íà æàëü, ìè çâèêëè ïðàâîñëàâíèõ, º êîëè ìè çíàìåíóºìîñÿ, ñåáòî ðîáèìî ïðèéìàòè ö³ ñëîâà, ïðîñòî, ÿê ðèòóàë. Àëå â ä³éñíîñò³ ö³ íà ñîá³ çíàê õðåñòà. Öÿ ä³ÿ – îäíà ç íàéãëèáøèõ, ÿêó ñëîâà íàì êàæóòü:”Óâàæàéòå, ñëóõàéòå! Òóò º ùîñü äóæå ïðàâîñëàâíèé õðèñòèÿíèí ìîæå äîâåðøèòè, áî âîíà âàæëèâîãî”. Öå – íàñòàâëåííÿ. Õðèñòèÿíè ïîâèíí³ 7îçíà÷àº, ùî ìè ïîçíà÷àºìî ñåáå, óòîòîæíþºìî ñåáå, ñïðàâä³ íàñòîðîæèòèñÿ ³ ñëóõàòè, ùî àïîñòîëüñüê³ ÿê õðèñòèÿíè. ÷èòàííÿ ³ Ñâÿòå Ïèñüìó ¿ì êàæóòü. 16 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå8 Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 Ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü â ìîë³ííÿõ Áîãîñëóæá, â³äïîâ³äàþ÷è íà âèãîëîñè.  ð³çíèõ ÷àñòèíàõ ˳òóð㳿 º äåê³ëüêà ä³àëîã³â, íàïðèêëàä, êîëè ñâÿùåíèê çàêëèêຠ“Äî íåáà ï³äíåñ³ìî ñåðöÿ!” Ñëîâà öèõ ä³àëîã³â çàêëèêàþòü íàñ äî ó÷àñò³. Àëå òîìó, ùî ìè íå íàâ÷åí³ áðàòè ó÷àñòü ó ìîë³ííÿõ, ö³ ä³àëîãè ÷àñòî ïðîõîäÿòü íåïîì³÷åíèìè, à íàêàçè ïîäàí³3 â íèõ – íå âèêîíàíèìè ó ñåðöÿõ ïðèñóòí³õ.

Ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü ó ìîë³ííÿõ ÷åðåç ñï³â. Áàãàòî ïðàâîñëàâíèõ ëþäåé íå çâèêëè ñï³âàòè â öåðêâ³. Âîíè áîÿòüñÿ çâåðòàòè íà ñåáå óâàãó. Àëå íàâ³òü ó ïàðàô³¿, äå ñï³â âèêîíóºòüñÿ âèêëþ÷íî õîðîì, ìîæíà ëåãåíüêî ï³äñï³âóâàòè ç íèì. Âè íå ìóñèòå ñï³âàòè ãîëîñíî, ùîá âàñ áóëî ÷óòè, àëå ñï³âàéòå! Çã³äíî ç ïàòðèñòè÷íîþ òðàäèö³ºþ Áîãîñëóæåíü, â äàâíèíó âñ³ ïðèñóòí³ ñï³âàëè. Íàì òðåáà â³äíîâèòè5 öþ òðàäèö³þ ó âñ³õ öåðêâàõ!  äâîõ ì³ñöÿõ Áîæåñòâåííî¿ ë³òóð㳿 ñëîâà, ïåðåâàæíî, ãîâîðÿòüñÿ, à íå ñï³âàþòüñÿ. Öå – Ñèìâîë â³ðè (“³ðóþ”) ³ Ãîñïîäíÿ ìîëèòâà (“Îò÷å íàø”). Ëþäè ïðîìîâëÿþòü ñëîâà öèõ äâîõ ìîëèòîâ, ÿê îäíèìè óñòàìè.  Ìîëèòâ³ Ãîñïîäí³é – ÿñíî, ùî ìè çâåðòàºìîñü äî Áîãà. Íàì ñë³ä ëèøå çðîáèòè öþ ìîëèòâó îñîáèñòîþ, òàê, ùîá âîíà â³ääçåðêàëþâàëà íàø³ äóìêè, íàø³ ïî÷óâàííÿ. Ç Ñèìâîëîì ³ðè – öå ³íàêøå. Ùîá îæèâèòè éîãî, âè ìóñèòå ìàòè íà óâàç³ Êîìó âè ñïîâ³äàºòåñü. Ùîäî ìåíå, òî ÿ çíàõîäæó, ùî  ê³íö³ - ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü ó êîëè ÿ äóìàþ ïðî òå, ùî ãîâîðþ ç Áîãîì, òî öå ñòຠäóæå îñîáèñòèì. Áîãîñëóæåííÿõ ÷åðåç îñîáèñòó 6Áî æ ÿ êàæó Ãîñïîäåâ³, â ùî ÿ â³ðóþ. Öå – ìîëèòâà, ùî çà÷³ïëÿº ïîáîæí³ñòü. ˳òóðã³þ ìîæíà ñïðèéìàòè ì³é ðîçóì, ìîþ äóøó. â äîñë³âíîìó ñåíñ³, àëå ¿¿ òàêîæ ìîæíà ñïðèéìàòè, ÿê ñèìâîë³÷íó. Äåÿê³ ÷àñòèíè ˳òóð㳿, ÿê ìè ¿¿ çíàºìî ñüîãîäí³, íå ìàþòü ä³éñíîãî çíà÷åííÿ, à ò³ëüêè Ìè áåðåìî ó÷àñòü ó Áîãîñëóæáàõ êîëè ñèìâîë³÷íå. ³çüì³òü, íàïðèêëàä, Âåëèêèé âõ³ä, êîëè ðîçó쳺ìî ¿õ ñòðóêòóðó. Áîæåñòâåííà ˳òóðã³ÿ, òàê, ÿê ñâÿùåíèê âèõîäèòü ç äàðàìè ³ îáõîäèòü öåðêâó . Öå ìàëî âîíà ñüîãîäí³ ³ñíóº, óêëàäåíà çà ïåâíèì ïîðÿäêîì ³ ñâ³é ïî÷àòîê ó Êîíñòàíòèíîïîë³ äå ˳òóðã³þ ïî÷èíàëè â âç³ðöåì. Öå ðîáèòüñÿ íàãëÿäíèì îñîáëèâî ó òàê çâàíèõ îäí³é³ öåðêâ³, à òîä³ ïåðåõîäèëè äî ³íøî¿ öåðêâè àáî ìàëèõ ºêòåí³ÿõ, ó ÿêèõ ìè ìîëèìîñü:”Ùå ³ ùå â ñïîêî¿ êàïëèö³ ÿêîãîñü ñâÿòîãî,10 ùîá ¿¿ çàê³í÷èòè. Ùîá öå ìîæíà Ãîñïîäåâ³ ïîìîë³ìîñü”. Ìàë³ ºêòåí³¿ çâè÷àéíî âì³ùåí³ áóëî äîâåðøèòè, ïîòð³áíî áóëî ïåðåíåñòè Ñâÿò³ Äàðè – ïðè ê³íö³ äåÿêèõ âàãîì³øèõ ÷àñòèí ˳òóð㳿. ßêùî õë³á ³ âèíî, ñåáòî ×àøó ³ Äèñêîñ íà íîâå ì³ñöå. Ç öüîãî ³ ðîçóì³òè öþ ñòðóêòóðó, ìîæíà ëåãêî áðàòè â í³é ó÷àñòü. ïî÷àâñÿ Âåëèêèé Âõ³ä. Ñüîãîäí³ âñÿ ˳òóðã³ÿ ñëóæèòüñÿ Ö³ ïîâòîðí³ ºêòåí³¿ íå ðîáëÿòü Áîãîñëóæåííÿ â îäíîìó ïðèì³ùåíí³, àëå Âåëèêèé Âõ³ä äàë³ ³ñíóº, êîëè äîâøèì, ùî á³ëüø³ñòü ç ïðàâîñëàâíèõ ââàæàþòü çà ñï³âàºìî “…Ùîá ïðèéíÿòè ³ íàì Öàðÿ âñ³õ”. Ùî öå äëÿ 9ïðîáëåìó. Àëå, ÿêùî ïî÷àòè áðàòè ó÷àñòü ó íàñ ñüîãîäí³ îçíà÷àº? Íåáàãàòî, ÿêùî ìè ëèøå Áîæåñòâåíí³é ˳òóð㳿 ³ ðîáèòè òå, ùî âîíà íàì íàêàçóº, ïàì’ÿòàºìî, ùî 15 ñòîë³òü òîìó ïåðåíîñèëè Ñâÿò³ Äàðè ç òî çíàºòå ùî? ˳òóðã³ÿ ðîáèòüñÿ êîðîòøîþ! Âè íå îäíîãî ì³ñöÿ íà äðóãå. Àëå, ÿêùî äóìàòè ùî Âåëèêèé ïîì³÷àºòå ¿¿ äîâæèíó, áî âè íå áóëè íà í³é ïðèñóòí³ ÿê Âõ³ä ñèìâîë³çóº Õðèñòà, ùî íåñå Ñâ³é õðåñò ó òîé äåíü, ñïîñòåð³ãà÷, ÿêèé ëèøå ÷åêàº, ùîá ï³ä³éòè ï³ä êîëè Éîãî çàäëÿ íàøîãî ñïàñ³ííÿ ðîçï’ÿòî, òî öåé àêò áëàãîñëîâåííÿ ³ éòè äîäîìó. À âè áóëè â í³é ó÷àñíèêîì. ìîæå ñòàòè àêòîì îñîáèñòèõ ìîë³ííÿ ³ â³ääàíîñò³. Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 17 1. We participate in worship through frequent communion. This is 2. We participate in worship through faithfully gathering together as the most important way of participating in the Divine Liturgy. When the the Church. The Divine Liturgy begins with the words, “Blessed is the priest comes forward with the holy chalice and lifts it high, he says, Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” What’s a “With Fear of God, with faith and love, draw near.” Come close to kingdom? The place where a king reigns. Who’s the King? God in the commune with God. That’s a command, an instruction. After all, what is Holy Trinity. Who are the subjects? Christians. Where does the King 1the Holy Eucharistic Liturgy all about? Simply, it’s the way the Church 2reign? Where God is present and the Christians are present. God’s prepares, consecrates, and administers the sacrament of Holy Commun- kingship is made manifest in us during worship. One cannot be manifest- ion. Receiving Holy Communion, receiving Christ, is the central act of the ing the Kingdom liturgically if he is not there. Being present is crucial to Divine Liturgy. the liturgical life.

4. All Orthodox services include “litanies”, as for an example, “Let us Ten Ways to pray to the Lord”, in which the priest names a petition and the choir responds either “Lord, have mercy” or “Grant this, O Lord.” The priest is not actually addressing himself to God in these petitions: He is address- Participate in ing the whole congregation. He is saying (for another example), “For the peace from above and salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.” The 4choir chants the response, but they are not really praying either since they give the same response to all the petitions. It is really the Worship, Pay congregation’s role to pray these prayers. If the congregation does not enter in, then nobody is praying! How does one pray the litany? Simply do what the priest says. The priest says, “Let us pray for the peace from above and for salvation Attention, Be of our souls.” You can just say in your heart. “Dear Lord, grant us your peace from above and the salvation of our souls.” You can also think of particular people and situations you want to pray for with each petition. Still and Pray Then the prayers are no longer just words; you are now following the instruction of the litany by Rev. Stanley Harakas

7. We participate in worship through physical actions. Instructions such as “Let us bow our heads to the Lord” require you to worship with your body. There are many ways we use our bodies in worship in the Holy Divine Liturgy. The most important way that we use our bodies in worship 8. We participate in worship through listening to the readings and the sermon. What in the Orthodox Church is when we make the Sign are we told at the beginning of the readings? “Let us be attentive.” Unfortunately, we tend of the Cross. Making the Sign of the Cross is one of to make those words into mere ritual. But the words actually are saying to us. “Pay the most profound things a Christian can do. To attention. Listen! There’s something very important here.” That’s an instruction! Chris- 7make this Sign of the Cross is to mark ourselves, to tians ought to really perk up and listen to what the Apostolic Reading and the Holy Gospel identify ourselves as Christians. has to say. 18 Óêðà¿íñüêå8 Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 3. We participate in worship through entering into it responsively. The language of the Liturgy contains a number of dialogues in various parts of the service. For example, the priest says, “Let us lift up our heart.” The words of the Liturgy in these dialogues invite us to involvement and participation. But because we are not taught to participate in worship, these dialogues often go unnoticed 3and unheeded, the commands they contain often are not obeyed in the people’s hearts.

5. We participate in worship through singing. Many Orthodox people are not accustomed to singing in Church. They are afraid of being conspicuous. But even in a parish were the choir does all the singing, it is possible to sing along with the choir softly. You don’t have to sing loud enough to be heard, but sing! The patristic tradition tells 5us that in the past they did sing. We need to revive this tradition in all our Churches.

6. There two places in the Holy Divine Liturgy where we generally say the words, instead of singing or chanting them: The Symbol of Faith (Creed)) and the Lord’s Prayer. The people say the Symbol of Faith and the Lord’s Prayer as a body. In the Lord’s Prayer it is clear that we are talking to God; our challenge is to make the prayer our own, so that it truly expresses our thoughts and feelings. But the Symbol of Faith is different. To make the Symbol of Faith come alive, you must consider to Whom your are confessing. I find if I 6think of talking to God, it really becomes personal. Because I’m telling God what I believe. It is a prayer that touches my mind and my soul. 10. Finally, we participate in worship through personal devotion. The Liturgy can be understood in a literal sense, and it can also be understood as symbolic. Some of the things we do in the Liturgy today have no real meaning except as symbols. Take the Great Entrance when the priest carries the gifts around the church. It originated in Constantinople where they 9. We participate in worship through involvement in its structure. would begin the Divine Liturgy in one Church, then more to a special saint’s The Divine Liturgy as it exists today has an organization and pattern. Church or chapel to conclude it. In order to conduct the Liturgy, they had to That structure is revealed primarily in what we call the Little Litanies, in move the bread and wine, the chalice and diskos, to the new location. So it which we pray, “Again in peace let us pray to the Lord.” The Little 10became a grand procession. Today, we do the whole Liturgy, in the same Litanies come at the end of the many significant portions of the Liturgy. building, but we still have the great procession, the Great Entrance, when we If you understand this structure, you are able to participate in it. sing, “Let us receive the invisible King.” These repeated litanies do not contribute to the length of the service, What does it mean for us today? Not much, if all we do is remember which most Orthodox consider to be a problem But if you begin to that fifteen centuries ago they moved the elements of the sacrament from one participate in the Divine Liturgy and do the things the Liturgy instructs Church to another. But if you think of the procession (the Holy Great 9you to do, guess what? The Liturgy gets shorter! You don’t notice the Entrance) as symbolizing Christ bearing His Cross on the day He was length of the Liturgy because you did not attend as a mere observer, just crucified for your salvation, that act can become an act of personal worship waiting for the final blessing to go home, but as a participant. and devotion.” Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 19 “ÏÅÐØÈÉ ÄDzÍÎÊ Â ØÊÎ˲” Ó ÏÀÐÀÔ²¯ ÑÂ. ÏÎÊÐÎÂÈ Â ÑÀÓÒÔ²ËIJ, ̲×. Þð³é Ðîçã³í Ôîòî: ªëèñàâåòà Ñèìîíåíêî

 ñóáîòó, 6 âåðåñíÿ 2008 ð., â³äáóâñÿ “Ïåðøèé äçâ³íîê”- ïî÷àòîê 2008/ 2009 øê³ëüíîãî ðîêó â Øêîë³ Ðåë³ã³¿ é Óêðà¿íîçíà- âñòâà ³ì Ë. Óêðà¿íêè ïðè Óêðà¿íñüê³é Ïðàâîñëàâí³é Êàòåäð³ Ñâ. Ïîêðîâè â Ñàóò- ô³ëä³. Óðî÷èñò³ñòü ðîçïî- ÷àëàñÿ â ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é çàë³, äå ç³áðàëèñü ä³òè, áàòüêè é â÷èòåë³. Ïðîëóíàâ äçâ³íîê. Äèðåêòîð øêîëè, ³ðà Ïåò- ðóøà, ïðèâ³òàëà âñ³õ ïðè- ñóòí³õ ³ ïîïðîñèëà ïåðåéòè äî öåðêâè íà øê³ëüíèé ìîëåáåíü. ijòè ïðîñï³âàëè ìîëèòâè “Öàðþ Íåáåñíèé”, “Ïðåñâÿòàÿ Òðîéöå ïîìè- ëóé íàñ”, “ Îò÷å íàø” ³ ïðî- ÷èòàëè ìîëèòâó äî Ãîñïîäà, ÿêà ê³í÷àëàñü ñëîâàìè: “…ùîá ìè óâàæíî ïåðåéìàþ÷è íàóêó, âèðîñëè Òîá³, ìîëåáåíü áóäå ïî÷èíàòèñü â ñóáîòó î 9:00 ãîäèí³ ðàíêó Òâîðöåâ³ íàøîìó íà ñëàâó, áàòüêàì íàøèì íà âò³õó, ( à íå 9:30 )³ â êëàñàõ (øê³ëüíèõ ê³ìíàòàõ) íå ìîæíà Öåðêâ³ é Óêðà¿í³ íà êîðèñòü”. Ìîëåáåíü â³äïðàâëÿâ î. ìàòè ¿æ³. Â. Ïåòðóøà ðîçäàëà ó÷íÿì äèòÿ÷³ êíèæêè, ÿê³ Ïàâëî Áîäíàð÷óê, à éîìó äîïîìàãàëè â³âòàðí³ âîíà ùîéíî ïðèâåçëà ç Óêðà¿íè.  íîâîìó øê³ëüíîìó ïðèñëóæíèêè, ó÷í³ øêîëè, Àíäð³é ³ Ìèõàéëî Ïàóåðñ, ðîö³ ïëàíóºòüñÿ: (1) âèð³øèòè ÿê ìîæíà äîïîìîãòè ä³òÿì ßðåìà Ïåòðóøà, Ìèõàéëî Âîëÿíþê. ùî ïîòåðï³ëè â³ä ïîâåí³ â Óêðà¿í³; (2) âëàøòóâàòè êîíêóðñ Ïîâåðíóâøèñü äî ïàðàô³ÿëüíî¿ çàë³, ä³òè ÷èòàííÿ êíèæîê, ñòàòòåé ³ ò.ï. ç ïåðåïîâ³äàííÿì ïðî çíàéøëè ñâî¿ ì³ñöÿ çà ñòîëàìè ç ïîâ³òðÿíèìè êóëÿìè ïðî÷èòàíå; (3) âèñâ³òëþâàòè ô³ëüìè, ÿê³ Â. Ïåòðóøà (air balloons), çàçäàëåã³òü ïîçíà÷åíèìè ¿õí³ìè ³ìåíàìè. ïðèâåçëà ç Óêðà¿íè; (4) çðîáèòè àäðåñàð ó÷í³â (ç Äèðåêòîð øêîëè, Â. Ïåòðóøà ïîâ³äîìèëà, ùî óðî÷èñòå òåëåôîíàìè), êàëåíäàð ³ ðîçêëàä ëåêö³é; (5) áðàòè â³äêðèòòÿ â³äíîâëåíî¿ øêîëè â³äáóäåòüñÿ íàñòóïíîãî ó÷àñòü â Õðàìîâîìó Ñâÿò³ (19 æîâòíÿ ö.ð.), â гçäâÿíèõ òèæíÿ, áî ùå íå çîâñ³ì âèñîõëà â í³é ôàðáà. Ïðè Ñâÿòêóâàííÿõ, âëàøòóâàòè “Äåíü Ìàòåð³”; (6) ñïðîáóâàòè öüîìó, Â. Ïåòðóøà ïîäÿêóâàëà Îëåãîâ³ Óíãóðÿíîâ³ é âèðîáèòè àêðåäèòàö³þ (accreditation) äëÿ íàøî¿ øêîëè, ³íøèì áàòüêàì, ÿê³ áðàëè ó÷àñòü ó ôàðáóâàíí³. îñê³ëüêè, â í³é ó÷í³ íàâ÷àþòüñÿ äðóãî¿ ìîâè; (7) Â÷èòåëüñüêèé ñêëàä øêîëè òàêèé: Ëàðèñà Áëèçíþê - çàïî÷àòêóâàòè âåáñàéò (website) øêîëè; (8) øê³ëüí³ ïåðåäøê³ëëÿ, ³ðà Ïåòðóøà – äèòÿ÷èé ñàäîê, ³êòîð³ÿ íàâ÷àííÿ ê³í÷àòèìóòüñÿ, â ñóáîòó, î 2:30 ãîä. ïîïîëóäí³, Âîëÿíþê – ñï³âäèðåêòîð ³ â÷èòåëü äðóãîãî ð³âíÿ ÿêùî áóäå íàâ÷àííÿ òàíö³â, àáî î 1:30, ÿêùî íå áóäå óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè, Ãàëèíà Ñåìåöü – â÷èòåëü óêðà¿íñüêî¿ òàíö³â. ³êòîð³ÿ Âîëÿíþê äàëà äîäàòêîâ³ ³íôîðìàö³¿ ïðî ìîâè, ªëèñàâåòà Ñèìîíåíêî – â÷èòåëü ðåë³ã³¿ é ïðàöþ øêîëè. ϳñëÿ öüîãî, ç æîâòèìè ³ áëàêèòíèìè óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè äëÿ àíãëîìîâíèõ ä³òåé, Ãàëèíà ïîâ³òðÿíèìè êóëÿìè, ï³ä ìóçèêó, âñ³ ðóøèëè â ïîõ³ä ßëîâåíêî – â÷èòåëü ñï³âó, Òåòÿíà ²ëÿøåâè÷ – â÷èòåëü êðóãîì çàë³ ³ êîæíà äèòèíà çàäçâîíèëà øê³ëüíèì óêðà¿íñüêèõ íàðîäíèõ òàíö³â. Ìàð³ÿ Íåâåíãëîâñüêà íå äçâ³íêîì, ÿêèé ñêëèêຠó÷í³â â íàø³é øêîë³ âæå á³ëÿ çìîæå öüîãî øê³ëüíîãî ðîêó ïðàöþâàòè â øêîë³, àëå ¿é 40 ðîê³â. íàëåæèòü âåëèêà ïîäÿêà çà îðãàí³çàö³þ ³ âïîðÿäêóâàííÿ  ñóáîòó, 13 âåðåñíÿ 2008 ð., ï³ñëÿ øê³ëüíîãî øê³ëüíî¿ á³áë³îòåêè ³ çà ¿¿ âêëàä â øêîë³, â ä³ëÿíö³ ìîëåáåíÿ, ùå ïåðåä ãðóïîâèì ôîòîãðàôóâàííÿì, óêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà.  íîâîìó øê³ëüíîìó ðîö³ øê³ëüíèé â³äáóëàñü Óðî÷èñòà Îá³öÿíêà Ó÷í³â ùî âîíè áóäóòü: 20 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2009!

With the blessing of our Hierarchs, we are pleased to announce the dates for the College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2009. In an effort to allow as many students with differing schedules to participate, we will now alternate the dates of the trip between May/June and July/August. The 2009 trip will take place July 29 - August 16th which in- cludes a training day in South Bound Brook, NJ. This ministry aids the orphanages and orphans that our Church has sponsored in Znamyanka, Zaluchya and Puhachiv. The children at these orphanages are special needs and are believed to be products of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. You can learn more about the trip at this link http://www.uocofusa.org/news_081013_1.html The cost for the trip is $2200 plus transportation to and from South Bound Brook, NJ and personal expenses. The deadline for applications is January 1, 2009 - how- ever, we encourage you to apply ASAP. IF you are inter- ested in the trip, you should begin passport processing immediately in the event you are chosen for the team. Applicants are not guaranteed a spot on the team until notified of their acceptance. You may contact Natalie Kapeluck Nixon at 412- 488-9664/[email protected] or Protodeacon Ihor Mahlay at [email protected] for answers to any questions. “ÏÅÐØÈÉ ÄDzÍÎÊ Â ØÊÎ˲” Ó ÏÀÐÀÔ²¯ ÑÂ. ÏÎÊÐÎÂÈ Â ÑÀÓÒÔ²ËIJ, ̲×. “…â øêîë³ â÷èòèñü ÷èòàòè, ãàðíî ïèñàòè ³ ðàõóâàòè, øêîëó. Äîêëàäí³ø³ ³íôîðìàö³¿ ìîæíà ìàòè â êîîðäè- …ñï³âàòè ³ â³ðø³ ÷èòàòè, çà áàòüê³âùèíó – Óêðà¿íó çíàòè, íàòîðà ö³º¿ ïðîãðàìè, Ñ. Ñìèê, ï³ä åëåêòðîííîþ àäðåñîþ … íå ë³íèòèñü, äîáðîñîâ³ñíî òðóäèòèñü, … ó÷èòåë³â [email protected] ïîâàæàòè ³ îö³íêè ãàðí³ ìàòè, … ³ ïîâîäèòèñü â³äì³ííî. Äî íîâî¿ óïðàâè ÁÊ âèáðàíî: ñï³âãîëîâà - Íàòàë³ÿ Ùîá áàòüêè ìîãëè ðàä³òè, ùî òàê³ â íèõ äîáð³ ä³òè!” Â. Ðóä÷àíêà (ñï³âãîëîâà ç Ñ. Ñìèê íà ïåðø³ ø³ñòü ì³ñÿö³â); Ïåòðóøà ïîïåðåäèëà ó÷í³â, ùî êð³ì óñíî¿ îá³öÿíêè âîíè ñï³âçàñòóïíèêè ãîëîâè - Íàòàë³ÿ Ìåëüíè÷óê ³ Îëÿ Ñëèâêà- ùå é ï³äïèøóòüñÿ ï³ä Óðî÷èñòîþ Îá³öÿíêîþ Ó÷í³â, íà Äæåíí³í´ñ; ñåêðåòàð - Òàíÿ Ìèðô³ (Murphy); ñêàðáíèê - âèïàäîê ùî õòîñü ç íèõ çàáóäå. Êëàðèñà Ïîëåöü. Ïðè âõîä³ äî â³äíîâëåíèõ øê³ëüíèõ ïðèì³ùåíü,  íåä³ëþ, 14 âåðåñíÿ 2008ð., ä³òè øêîëè ìàëè ï³ñëÿ ìîëèòâè ³ ïîñâÿ÷åííÿ, Â. Ïåòðóøà óðî÷èñòî ñïîâ³äü ³ ïðè÷àñòÿ. ϳñëÿ çàê³í÷åííÿ ˳òóð㳿, â ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é ïåðåð³çàëà ñòð³÷êó ³ ä³òè ðîç³éøëèñÿ ïî ñâî¿õ êëàñàõ. çàë³, ÁÊ ÷àñòóâàâ ïðèñóòí³õ ãàðÿ÷èì îá³äîì, à øêîëà Îäíî÷àñíî, â³äáóâàëèñü ³íôîðìàòèâí³ çáîðè ìàëà “Äåíü â³äêðèòèõ äâåðåé” (open house). Íà ñò³íàõ Áàòüê³âñüêîãî Êîì³òåòó( ÁÊ), íà ÿêèõ, Ñîíÿ Ñìèê, ãîëîâà øê³ëüíîãî ïðèì³ùåííÿ âèñÿòü äîøêè äëÿ îãîëîøåíü, íà ÁÊ ïîÿñíþâàëà áàòüêàì, ÿê³ ¿õí³ îáîâ’ÿçêè. Îáãîâîðþþ÷è ÿêèõ çíàõîäèòüñÿ áàãàòî äîïîì³æíîãî ìàòåð’ÿëó äëÿ çáèðàííÿ ôîíä³â äëÿ øêîëè, Ñ. Ñìèê ïî³íôîðìóâàëà íàâ÷àííÿ, äîêëàäíà êàðòà Óêðà¿íè, ôîòîãðàô³¿ ó÷í³â, ïðî ³ñíóâàííÿ on-line ïðîãðàìè: shopwithscrip.com – ãðóïîâ³ ôîòîãðàô³¿ ó÷í³â ³ ôîòîãðàô³¿ ç øê³ëüíèõ ³ìïðåç. êóï³âë³ ïîäàðóíêîâèõ êàðòîê (gift certificates) â áàãàòüîõ Îôîðìëåííÿ öüîãî âñüîãî ìàòåð³àëó âêàçóº íà òî, ùî êîìïàí³ÿõ, ÿê JC Penney, The Gap, Macy’s, Pizza Hut, òóò âêëàäåíî áàãàòî ëþáîâ³. Âåëèêå ñïàñèá³ âàì, áàòüêè Red Lobster ³ áàãàòî ³íøèõ. Âæèâàþ÷è ö³ ïîäàðóíêîâ³ ³ â÷èòåë³ Øêîëè Ðåë³ã³¿ é Óêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà ³ì. Ëåñ³ êàðòêè, ïåâíèé ïðîöåíò çàïëà÷åíî¿ ñóìè ³äå íà íàøó Óêðà¿íêè çà âàø åíòóç³àçì ³ çà âàøó ïðàöþ! Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 21 Ôîíä îï³êè íàä “Òàáîðîì Âñ³õ ñâÿòèõ”

Ó öåé 2008 ð³ê ìè äîñÿãëè 30-òó ð³÷íèöþ òàáîðóâàííÿ â íàøîìó “Òàáîð³ âñ³õ ñâÿòèõ,” Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â Åìëåíòîí³, øò. Ïåíñèëüâàí³ÿ. Òàáîðóâàííÿ º íåâ³ä’ºìíîþ ÷àñòèíîþ â æèòò³ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ, i íàø òàá³ð º îñîáëèâèì ì³ñöåì çáèðàííÿ âñ³õ â³ðíèõ Õðèñòîâî¿ Öåðêâè, îñîáëèâî ìîëîä³. Íàøà Öåðêâà, áëàãîñëîâåííà ä³þ÷èì â³ää³ëîì ïðàö³ ç ìîëîääþ, ÿêèé êîîðäèíóº ð³çí³ ìîæëèâ³ñòü ãàðàíòóâàòè ìàéáóòíº ö³¿ ïðàö³ íàøîãî ïðîãðàìè äëÿ ìîëîä³, à òàêîæ ³ç çàâåðøåííÿì ÷óäîâî¿ Ãîñïîäà. Òàáîðîâ³ ñïîðóäè ³ ïðîãðàìè ïîòðåáóþòü êàïëèö³ íà”Òàáîð³ âñ³õ ñâÿòèõ.” ô³íàíñîâó ï³äòðèìêó, ùîá ïðîäîâæóâàòè ïðàöþ ç Òðèäöÿòü ðîê³â òîìó íàøà Öåðêâà ìàëà ìîëîääþ òåïåð³øíüîãî ³ ìàéáóòíüîãî ÷àñó. ìîæëèâ³ñòü êóïèòè âæå âñòàíîâëåíèé òàá³ð – íàø Òàáîðoâà ñëóæáà øóêຠ100 îñ³á, ñ³ìåé àáî âëàñíèé ìàëåíüêèé êóòîê Áîæîãî òâîð³ííÿ, ùîá ñëóæèòè îðãàí³çàö³é öåðêâè, ÿê³ ìîãëè á äàòè îá³öÿíêó ïðîòÿãîì âñ³ì â³ðíèì ñåðåä ö³º¿ êðàñè. Òåïåð êîæíîãî ðîêó ñîòí³ íàñòóïíèõ 10 ðîê³â äàâàòè íàéìåíøå $100. Ö³ òðèâàë³ ä³òåé, ï³äë³òê³â, ìîëîäèõ äîðîñëèõ ³ ñ³ìåé – çîáîâ’ÿçàííÿ çàáåçïå÷óòü ïðîäîâæåííÿ ³ çðîñòàííÿ ïðàâîñëàâíèõ â³ðíèõ áåðóòü ó÷àñòü â ïðîãðàìàõ “Òàáîðó òàáîðóâàííÿ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè. âñ³õ ñâÿòèõ.” Âàø³ ïîæåðòâè áóäóòü îäèíàêîâî ðîçïîä³ëåí³ Ïåðåä òèì, ÿê áóëî êóïëåíî “Òàá³ð âñ³õ ñâÿòèõ,” ì³æ ïðîãðàìàìè òàáîðó ³ ïðÿìèìè ïîòðåáàìè ( òàáîðóâàííÿ âæå ïðîâîäèëèñü, òàê³ ÿê: “Êîíôåðåíö³ÿ âêëþ÷àþ÷è óòðèìàííÿ ³ ïîêðàùåííÿ) “Òàáîðó âñ³õ ï³äë³òê³â” (ÿêà â³äñâÿòêóâàëà 50-òó ð³÷íèöþ) ³ “Òàá³ð ñâÿòèõ.” Âàø³ çîáîâ’ÿçàííÿ, ³/àáî ïîæåðòâè ìîæèòå ïðèöåðêîâíèõ øê³ë”.  2000 ðîö³ ìè äîäàëè ïðîãðàìó íàäñèëàòè äî: “Ìàìà ³ ÿ/Taòî ³ ÿ.” Ö³ ïðîãðàìè ðàçîì ç íàøèì òàáîðîì ñòâîðèëè òå, ùî ìè âñ³ ïðàãíóëè ìàòè, à ñàìå, ñïðàâæíþ Consistory Office ïðàâîñëàâíó ãðîìàäó ³ äîñâ³ä. of Youth Ministry and Young Adult Ministry Òàê ÿê òèì â³ðíèì 30, 40, 50 ðîê³â òîìó, áóëà 1810 Sidney Street äàíà ìîæëèâ³ñòü ðîçïî÷àòè ³ ðîçáóäóâàòè ñëóæáè Pittsburgh, PA 15203 öåðêâè, ìè â³ðí³ ñüîãîäí³øíüîãî äíÿ ìàºìî

Ïàðìà, Îãàéî ìຠðåïóòàö³þ ïðàöþþòü ùå îäèí äîäàòêîâèé äåíü òèæíÿ áóòè “ñòîëèöåþ âèðîáíèöòâà – ñåðåäó. Íåùîäàâíî, Ïðåîñâÿùåííèé âàðåíèê³â” â ÑØÀ. ºïèñêîï Äàíè¿ë ïðî¿çäæàþ÷è îêîëèöåþ Ïàðìè â³äâ³äàâ ïàðàô³ÿëüíèõ ôàõ³âö³â âèðî-  Ïàðìi, ñìà÷í³ óêðà¿íñüê³ íàö³îíàëüí³ áíèöòâà âàðåíèê³â, âçÿâøè àêòèâíó ó÷àñòü ó ñòðàâè äóæå ïîïóëÿðí³, îñîáëèâî ïî ï’ÿòíèöÿõ. ïðàö³ “Ãðóïè âèðîáíèê³â âàðåíèê³â” êàòåäðè Çáèðàííÿ ôîíä³â â³ä ïðîäàæó öèõ ñòðàâ, Ñâ. Âîëîäèìèðà. îñîáëèâî âàðåíèê³â, çðîáèëè âåëèêèé âíåñîê Çîðãàí³çîâàíà ïîíàä 50 ðîê³â òîìó, äî äîäàííÿ êðàñèâèõ êóïîë³â òà ìîçà¿êè ÿê³ “Ãðóïà âèðîáíèê³â âàðåíèê³â” ïîæåðòâóâàëè ïðèêðàøàþòü ì³ñöåâ³ ïðàâîñëàâí³ òà êàòî- ñîòí³ òèñÿ÷ äîëað³â íà ïðîºêòè òàê³ ÿê: ëèöüê³ ïàðàô³¿. ³êîíîãðàô³ÿ, ìîçà¿êà, äçâîíè, êèëèìè, Êàòåäðà Ñâ. Âîëîäèìèðà â â³äíîâëåííÿ êóëüòóðíîãî öåíòðó ³ ïîæå- Ïàðì³, äå íàñòîÿòåëåì º î. ²âàí Íàêî- ðòâè íà çàãàëüíèé ôîíä ïàðàô³¿. Âîíè íå÷íèé, íå º âèíÿòêîì. Ïîíàä 40 òèæí³â òàêîæ ïîæåðòâóâàëè òèñÿ÷³ äîëàð³â íà êîæíîãî ðîêó, á³ëüøå ÿê 30 æ³íîê ³ íàøó ºïàðõ³þ òà íà â³äðîäæåííÿ Óêðà¿í- ÷îëîâ³ê³â ïðèõîäÿòü äî êóõí³ ïàðàô³¿ î ñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â Óêðà¿í³. Ïàí³ 7:00 ãîä. ðàíêó ó ÷åòâåð, ³ î 5:00 ãîä. Äàð³í Éîãàí ÿâëÿºòüñÿ ãîëîâîþ “Ãðóïè ðàíêó ó ï’ÿòíèöþ, ùîá çðîáèòè ñîòí³ âèðîáíèê³â âàðåíèê³â” êàòåäðè Ñâ. äþæèí âàðåíèê³â. ϳä ÷àñ ð³çäâÿíîãî Âîëîäèìèðà, à ïàí Âîëòåð Ñèäåð º ïîñòó ³ âåëèêîãî ïîñòó âîíè òàêîæ ñêàðáíèêîì. 22 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 Parish ...... Life First Confession Parish Bids Farewell to Fr. Sundland

The parishioners of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Parish in South Plainfield, NJ recognized St. Sophia Church their pastor, Fr. Raymond Sundland, on Sunday, Bayonne, NJ July 13 as he ended his 30 years as their pastor Maria Schirta and Robert Lee to accept a new assignment in Hammond, IN. with Fr. Myroslav Shirta, pastor. At a reception in his honor, Fr. Raymond was presented with a chocolate cross and a icon of the Birthgiver of God. A moving tribute was pre- sented by parishioner Anita Anderson. A copy of this tribute is available by emailing her at [email protected]. Ordination Anniversaries November

Archbishop Antony, ordained to the Priesthood November 26, 1972 Rev. Father Andrew Rogers November 02, 1985 Protodeacon Ihor Mahlay November 02, 1997 Rev. Father Gabriel Rochelle November 06, 2005 Protopresbyter George Hnatko November 10, 1957 Protodeacon Sviatoslav Nowytski November 15, 1985 Very Rev. John Nackonachny November 19, 1972 Protopresbyter Nestor Kowal November 21, 1965 Rev. Father Taras Maximstiv November 26, 1998

May God grant to them many, happy and blessed years! Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 23 Parish Life ...... First Archpastoral Visit to Jones, Oklahoma

in attendance a message gian, Romanian, Native about the role of a Christian American and other ethnic in the 21st Century. foods. The church was filled During the luncheon to capacity on Sunday for Bishop Daniel personally the Hierarchical Divine Lit- visited with those present. urgy. Immediately after the Fr. Raphael made certain to vesting of His Grace in the introduce His Grace to his center of the temple, Sandro long-time best friends, Jean Gomarteli, a young man and Gerald Krows. Jean who was recently trapped Krows is a Cherokee Indian, with his family by fighting in and both she and Gerald the Republic of Georgia, were dressed in Native was tonsured a Reader; and American attire. Jean’s Andrew Swanson was or- dress was a traditional “Tear On Wednesday, Au- On Thursday, the feast dained a Subdeacon. Dress” recalling the infa- gust 27, His Grace Bishop day itself, Bishop Daniel At the end of the mous “Trail of Tears” when Daniel arrived at Will Rogers served the Arch-pastoral Liturgy His Grace led a her people were forcibly Airport in Oklahoma City on Divine Liturgy with his first Archpastoral visit to seven Orthodox St. Mary Parish in Jones, priest of various OK to celebrate the Holy jurisdictions within Dormition of the Most-Holy the Oklahoma City Birthgiver-of-God, the parish Metropolitan area. feastday. In his sermon His Grace was greeted Bishop Daniel re- at the airport by Rt. Rev. flected upon the Archimandrite Raphael role of the Mother of (Moore), pastor of the parish God in Salvation History: “She was able to look beyond her motherhood to comprehend the mission of her Son and be one of the first procession with the Dormi- removed from their ances- learners, followers of His tion icon around the exterior tral homes in Tennessee message, becoming the of the temple, stopping at and Georgia and forced to ultimate example of mother- each side for a Gospel walk in the cold of winter to hood and apostleship.” reading and to bless the the Oklahoma territory. The following day, Fr. building, the city, Raphael gave His Grace a the nation and tour of the Oklahoma City the faithful with area. Since Bishop Daniel holy water. served as a chaplain in the All those as well as Seminarian Vasyl US Army Chaplain Corps, a present enjoyed Pasakas (who was sta- visit to the 45th Infantry a wonderful lunch tioned in Jones for his Division Museum was a supplied by St. summer break from the major part of the itinerary. Mary Sister-hood Seminary studies), Reader On Saturday night, His members featur- Andrew Swanson, and Sub- Grace served Great Ves- ing Oklahoman, deacon Robby Wall. pers and shared with those Ukrainian, Geor- 24 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 Parish ...... Life “Homecoming” Church Picnic and First Annual Altar Servers Reunion in Youngstown The first annual altar server reunion at SS. Peter and entering two by two. A local Paul Parish in Youngstown, OH was a huge success with family-owned farm, “Pony over 35 past and present altar servers in attendance. Older Tails”, brought a traveling members mixed with younger members as they all served entourage of animals for a for the Divine Liturgy, which included several father and son petting zoo and pony rides. duos. Young and old alike en- A highlight of the liturgical service was the reading of joyed petting and feeding the names of over 77 living and 18 departed former altar God’s creatures. The chil- boys. A letter from Bishop Daniel to our alumni was also dren also took swings at a read in which he recounted that he, too, began his service piñata, played games, to the Church as an altar picked prizes and crafted a server. He hoped that Noah’s Ark magnet. maybe one of these altar This altar boy reunion will be an annual event held in boys might someday be- conjunction with the parish picnic in September. If you were come a priest. unable to attend this year’s reunion, or if you know of some A gift of $378 was names that were not included on the list, please send those presented by the altar boy names so that they can be included next year. alumni to Fr. Harvey for the The altar boy alumni would like to thank all of their purchase of badly needed parents who brought them to church, taught them the value new altar boy robes. The of service and enabled them to experience the true meaning parish is still accepting of stewardship. Without this, not one of them could have donations for this purpose. been a part of such a wonderful experience. After taking a group photo, the altar servers then joined the rest of the parish at the church pavilion for the annual parish picnic. Fr. John Harvey blessed the array of “pot luck” entree’s, desserts and a delicious cake donated by the parish sisterhood commemorating the birthday of the Birthgiver-of-God. The “Men’s Meat Cooker Society” cooked hamburgers and hot dogs under the “big top” while the brightly decorated pavilion was the backdrop for the DJ “with a velvet voice.” Everyone listened and danced to a variety of music including polkas and tunes from the 70’s and 80’s. The day was capped off by a parade of animals

Altar Server Michael Walkowiec Fred Battisti Peter Koroczinski Nicholas Anderson Roman Olynyk Alumni Jeffrey Temnick Steve Rohan Terry Temnick Dennis Lapp Myron Zetts Joseph Malys Patrick Temnick Raymond Stermer Gregory Temnick Jeffrey Yuschak Michael Zetts Walter Malys Eric Senedak Charles Hankavich John Visa Alex Yuschak Michael Hawryluk Robert Mark Mark Senedak James Hryb Robert Klein Charles Woloschak William Fitch Donald Tamulonis Charles Walkowiec James Hryb, Jr. Alexander Musichuk Allan Bury Robert Kitchton Richard Rappach Walter Kitchon Ronald Hryb John Woloschak Nicholas Charles Peter Hucul Jerry Hyrb Ronald Senseschak David Zabotsky Perankovich Senseschak Paul Hucul Charles Senediak Joseph Zeniko Nicholas Yurchyk Paul Mounce John Kohut, Sr. Jeffrey Duzzny Michael Senediak George Demetrios Nicholas Temnick David Mounce Nick Lapushansky Gregory Pupa Frank Senediak, Jr. Michael Woloschak Walter Bolharsky Kris Sirak Steve Cycyk Kenneth Senediak Gregory Senediak Matthew Woloschak Joseph Novicky Honorary Member John Zabotsky Fr. Daniel Rohan Jerry Zetts David Tamulonis Nicholas Woloschak Elaine Yuschak Nick Hawryluk Benjamen Mischey Joshua Zetts Ronald Kitchton Joseph Gnat Ulbricht Harty Temnick John Ewanish Todd Zeffs Zenin Olynyk Eric Perankovich Departed Altar Rt. Rev. Stephen Ralph Fabrizio Jeffrey Zetts Ivan Olynyk Joseph Buzzelli Servers Hankavich Michael Paul Woloschak Douglas Dobransky Peter Anderson Joseph Ewanish, Jr. John Lapp Koroczinsky Gregory Battisti Michael Woloschak David Koroczinsky Michael Lininski John Slanzan Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 25 Parish Life ...... St. Luke’s Annual Picnic

“A fantastic and won- friendly and the smell of derful Ukrainian get to- Ukrainian food whetted gether! A great event!” everyone’s appetite. There These are just some of the was something for every- comments that described one. the annual picnic held at St. Six vendors were sell- Luke Church in Warners, ing and promoting Ukrainian NY on September 21. wares including pysanky,

with St. Luke’s picnic logo. times, there were about 400 There was even a “Pig people in the hall and it was Yellow and blue bal- beaded neckwear, embroi- Roast” prepared by a great to see so many loons next to a big “Wel- dery, dried flowers under hardworking member. smiles. come” sign greeted visitors glass, CD’s and DVD’s. The highlight of the day When the day came to as they arrived. Even though There was a huge raffle of was the Odessa dancers an end, there were many the day was overcast and ten specially prepared bas- from Syracuse who per- tired parishioners, but their misty, the atmosphere in kets filled with wonderful formed to the thunderous hearts were filled with pride the church hall was warm, gifts, and there were T-shirts clapping of the audience. At and happiness. Steak Fry and Parish Feast Day at St. Mary Church in Lorain

Lorain, OH - Parishioners and friends of St. Mary Dormition Church where Fr. Dennis Kristof serves as pastor sup- ported the parish through attending the annual steak fry. A new outdoor grill was purchased for the men to cook-to- order the dinners as they were submitted. The Patronal Feast Day was also part of the celebration and the parish was honored to have Fr. John and Pani Matka Mary Ann Nakonachny, from St. Vladimir Cathedral in Parma, join them. 26 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 Parish ...... Life Bishop Daniel Visits Dover, Florida Parish The Protection of the members and their wives Most Holy Mother of God with bread and salt for the Parish in Dover, FL wel- Saturday evening vespers comed His Grace, Bishop service. His Grace presided Daniel and Seminarian Andrij at vespers with Fr. Harry Matlak, who accompanied Linsinbigler, pastor, serv- the bishop on the weekend ing. His Grace preached a of September 6-7. wonderful message to those

pedals at his feet, and well the cross asking Him to lead as more children and adults the community in the to greet him on the porch. celebration of the Divine Five-year-old Sachita Johns Liturgy. in her traditional Indian At the Divine Liturgy, dress and six-year-old His Grace gave an illuminat- George Yuschak presented ing and inspiring sermon on him with flowers. Those becoming more active in the gathered on the porch Orthodox Christian faith. It Saturday’s itinerary in- who were present and welcomed the bishop in 14 is a living faith that reaches cluded a stop to the nursing following Vespers there was different languages, each in out to others and through us home to visit long-standing a reception at which mem- the language of their ethnic touches the world with member George DeHaven bers were able to speak with heritage, and ending with all God’s grace. The Mysteries after his long surgery. Bishop Daniel. stating “Welcome Your were given by the hand of Bishop Daniel anointed him On Sunday morning Grace” in English. His Grace to those who had for the healing of soul and after the procession from Fr. Harry, together prepared themselves. body and offered words of the parish rectory to the with Fr. Steven Ivanoff of St. Afterwards, a banquet comfort. church, His Grace was Michael Parish in Pinellas in honor of Bishop Daniel His Grace was greeted greeted by youth flanked on Park, greeted Bishop Daniel was prepared with an array at the door by parish council the walkway throwing flower at the door of the temple with of foods.

Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 27 offers ample space for construction of a newly-elected President of the Ukrai- Holodomor Memorial memorial in a dignified setting. nian World Congress wrote: “Sincere The news of the selection of the congratulations on behalf of the Ukrai- Site Approved in Ukrainian Genocide Memorial site came nian World Congress for this breaking Washington, DC one week after the U.S. House of news regarding the approval of the Representatives unanimously approved Holodomor Memorial Site in a key H. Res. 1314, which recognized the location in Washington, D.C. This will New York, NY – The National Commit- 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian undoubtedly help to further sensitize tee to Commemorate the 75th Anniver- Famine. The resolution condemned Americans about the genocide against sary of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932- “the violations of human rights, includ- the Ukrainian people in 1932-33.” 1933 is pleased to announce the ing the freedom of self-determination The National Committee and the selection of a site for a U.S. memorial to and freedom of speech, of the Ukrainian Embassy of Ukraine are grateful for the the ten million victims of the 1932-1933 people by the Soviet Government.” The continued support of the Ukrainian Ukrainian Genocide “Holodomor”. The sponsor of the resolution, as well as the American community. On behalf of the memorial will be located in Washing- sponsor of the Ukrainian Genocide Government of Ukraine, its ambassa- ton, DC at the intersection of North Memorial, was Rep. Sander Levin (D- dor to the United States, Oleh Shamshur, Capitol Street, Massachusetts Avenue, MI), cochair of the Congressional spoke of the tremendous efforts exhib- and F Street, NW, five blocks north of the Ukrainian Caucus. In praising Rep. ited by the Ukrainian American commu- U.S. Capitol Building. Levin’s tremendous efforts in support of nity: “We are pleased with the final result On October 13, 2006, President Ukrainian American con- Bush signed into law the authorization cerns, Michael Sawkiw, Jr., for a Holodomor memorial in Washing- President of the Ukrainian ton, DC. The National Committee, in Congress Committee of conjunction with the Embassy of Ukraine America stated: “To say that in Washington, DC, has worked dili- Rep. Levin is a friend of gently to choose a suitable site in the Ukraine is an understate- heart of our nation’s capital for this ment! Where would we be solemn memorial. Over the past two today without his vigilant years, they have been in constant support and sponsorship of negotiation with the U.S. National Park so many important issues, in Service and numerous other federal particular the new site appro- and local agencies to select a promi- priated for the Ukrainian nent site on public land on which to Genocide Memorial?” forever memorialize this often ignored While the Government crime against humanity. of Ukraine will fund the Several public hearings before the construction of the memo- Future Holodomor Memorial site in Washington, D.C. National Capital Memorial Advisory rial, the National Committee Commission, comprised of the Na- bore the brunt of the costs for tional Capital Planning Commission the environment assessment and other of the NCPC hearing and look forward to (NCPC), the Historical Preservation preparatory tasks. The generosity of the our continued cooperation with the Society, the Commission on Fine Arts, National Committee’s member organi- community to achieve a memorial that the Architect of the Capitol, the DC zations and others in the Ukrainian honors the ten million victims of Planning Commission, and others, American community provided the initial Ukraine’s genocide of 1932-1933.” examined in detail the suitability of 24 funds. An additional $45,000 is needed The National Committee appeals candidate sites throughout the city. to satisfy the National Committee’s to the Ukrainian community for dona- These hearings necessitated the hiring obligations to the firm which produced tions to help fulfill the dream of erecting by the National Committee of a private the final documents required by the this memorial. Proceeds from the sale firm to prepare various presentations various government agencies to secure of the “Voices for Victims” wristbands, and a comprehensive environmental the Massachusetts Avenue site. as worn by Ukrainian President impact assessment of the candidate Much has been accomplished, Yushchenko, and the “Walk against sites at a cost of nearly $100,000. but much more needs to be done. Genocide” t-shirts, all go towards the At an October hearing of the NCPC Recent current events, from the geno- construction of the memorial. In addi- a brisk discussion ensued regarding cide in Darfur to the brutal threats faced tion, tax-deductible donations can be the placement of the Ukrainian Geno- by fledgling democratic states like made on-line at the National cide Memorial and the Massachusetts Georgia and Ukraine, underscore the Committee’s website http://www. Avenue site was judged to be the ideal importance of this memorial at this ukrainegenocide.org. Please visit this location. The site is prominently located time. The Holodomor memorial will website for updated information, and not far from Washington’s Union Sta- remind our government, the American remember to support the activities of the tion, and is within walking distance of people, and the world that history can National Committee to Commemorate the U.S. Capitol building, the Supreme and will repeat itself unless we the 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Court, and the National Mall. The remember the horrors of the past and Genocide of 1932-1933. With your location is highly visible both to tourists pledge our energies to fight genocide continued help, we can see this and to everyday Washingtonians and and tyranny wherever we find it. The important project through to completion. 28 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, ëèñòîïàä, 2008 St. Andrew’s Society Funding Camping Ministry at All Saints for Humanitarian and Church Funding Campaign Related Projects In Ukraine has Surpassed $830,000

With the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and the declaration of Ukrainian Independence, the faithful in the USA have generously supported the projects promoted by St. Andrew’s Society, an integral organization of the UOC of the USA. Including the most recent fiscal year of 2007, the last 16 years have raised and funded over $830,000 in various philanthropic and church related projects. The major areas of efforts (top six only) supported by Thirty years of Camp- harmony with the camp St. Andrew’s Society have been: ing Ministry at All Saints created we all aspire to Ukrainian Orthodox Church have, a true living breathing Humanitarian: Camp in Emlenton, PA Orthodox community and (such as soup kitchens and orphanages) came to a close in 2008. experience. $314,300 Camping ministry is an Just as those faithful Seminaries, Scholarships: integral part of the life of the 30, 40, 50 years ago were (including the Lewytzkyj Fund) UOC of the USA and our given a chance to begin and $236,200 campground is a special build upon the ministry of Restoration of historic St. Michael in Kyiv, Ukraine: gathering place for all the the Church, we, today’s faithful of Christ’s Church, faithful, are presented with $115,500 especially the youth. Our the chance to guarantee the Church restoration: Church has been blessed future for this ministry of our (excluding St. Michael in Kyiv) with an active Youth Minis- Lord. The camp facility and $91,200 try Office coordinating the the camping program need Publications of religious literature: youth programming and the financial support to $29,100 also the completion of a continue its work with the Direct Medical support: beautiful chapel at All youth, the youth of the future $26,500 Saints. and of today. Thirty years ago our The Camping Ministry These figures do not include donations such as gifts church was presented with is seeking 100 individuals, of medical equipment, supplies, books and clothing sent by the chance to purchase an families or organizations of the Society, local chapters or individual members. established campground, the Church to commit to The small, but very dedicated group of individuals who our own small corner of pledging at least $100 for comprise St. Andrew’s Society have initiated, promoted God’s creation to minister to each of the next ten years. and implemented all these projects. With the network of His faithful amid this beauty. This continued commitment volunteers here in the US and in Ukraine, the administrative Now each year hundreds of will ensure that the camping costs for the work have been very minimal, varying from 2 children, teenagers, young ministry of the Ukrainian to 3% of the annual budget. The Society intends to continue adults, families, the Ortho- Orthodox Church continues its efforts in fulfilling its mission: To support the spiritual dox faithful, attend the and grows. rebirth of the people of Ukraine and to encourage the re- programming at All Saints Your donations will be establishment of principles of charity and caring for others Camp. distributed equally between fulfilling the Commandments of our Lord Jesus Christ. Prior to the purchase the camping programs and of All Saints Camp, the the direct needs (including camping ministry was al- maintenance and improve- Please consider supporting ready underway with Teen- ments) of All Saints Camp. the missionary Society of St. age Conference (which has Your pledge of commit- th Andrew. For further information, celebrated its 50 year) and ment, and/or donation may please contact Protodeacon Dr. Diocesan Church School be sent to the Youth Ihor Mahlay at [email protected] Camp. In 2000, Mommy & Ministry Office of Our or 440-582-1051. Me/Daddy & Me was added Church (1810 Sidney Street, to these programs to be in Pittsburgh, PA 15203). Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 29 I AM MY CHURCH ß – ÖÅ ÌÎß ÖÅÐÊÂÀ!

My church is composed of people like me. Ìîÿ öåðêîâíà ãðîìàäà ñêëàäàºòüñÿ We make it what it is. ç òàêèõ ëþäåé, ÿê ÿ. It will be friendly, if I am. Ìè ¿¿ ðîáèìî òàêîþ, ÿêà âîíà º. Îòæå, âîíà áóäå ïðèâ³òíà, Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them. ÿêùî ÿ áóäó ïðèâ³òíèì. It will do great work, if I work. ¯¿ ëàâêè áóäóòü çàïîâíåí³, ÿêùî ÿ It will make generous gifts for many causes äîïîìîæó ¿õ çàïîâíèòè. If I am a generous giver. Âîíà áóäå ñïðîìîæíà ðîáèòè ùåäð³ It will bring other people into its worship ïîæåðòâè íà ð³çí³ ö³ë³, ÿêùî ÿ áóäó And fellowship, if I bring them. ùåäðî æåðòâóâàòè. It will be a church of loyalty and love, of Âîíà ïðèòÿãíå ³íøèõ äî ìîë³ííÿ ³ äðóæáè, fearlessness and faith, and a church with a Ÿÿêùî ÿ ¿õ ïðèâåäó. noble spirit, if I, who make it what it is, am Âîíà áóäå ãðîìàäà ëîÿëüíà, filled with these traits. ñïîâíåíà ëþáîâ³, äî áåçñòðàøíîñò³ ³ äî â³ðè, ÿêùî ÿ, áóäó Therefore, with the help of God, ïåðåïîâíåíèé öèìè ïðèêìåòàìè. I shall dedicate Òîìó, ç Áîæîþ ïîì³÷÷þ, ÿ ñòàâëþ ñîá³ çà myself to the task of being all the ö³ëü áóòè òàêèì, ÿêèì ÿ õî÷ó, ùîá áóëà ìîÿ things I want my church to be. öåðêîâíà ãðîìàäà.

Please remember in your prayers... Ïðîñèìî çãàäàòè ó Âàøèõ ìîëèòâàõ... NOVEMBER-ËÈÑÒÎÏÀÄ 1st 1957 - PROTOPRIEST VLADIMIR KASKIW 19th 1963 - REV. JOHN JAROSHANSKYJ 12th 1966 - REV. ALEXANDER BUTKIW 24th 1966 - ARCHBISHOP IHOR (HUBA) 2nd 1958 - MITRED PRIEST MYCHAJLO ZAPARYNIUK 25th 1968 - REV. TERENTY SHYMANIV 16th 1974- PROTOPRESBYTER LEONTIY FOROSTIWSKYJ 21st 1975- REV. JOSEPH MIHALY 3rd 1976 - PROTOPRESBYTER OMELAN MYCYK SR. 5th 1976 - PROTOPRIEST JOHN SHNURER 9th 1978 - PROTOPRIEST THEODOZY DIATELOWYCZ 9th 1979 - PROTOPRIEST STACHY SCHADYNSKY 13th 1980 - PROTOPRESBYTER JOSEPH ZELECHIVSKYJ 9th 1983 - PROTOPRIEST NICHOLAS ANTOCHY Âi÷íà ïàì’ÿòü! 13th 1983- REV. PETER PETRUSH 2nd 1985 - PROTOPRESBYTER FEDOT SHPACHENKO Memory Eternal! 29th 1996 - V. REV. LONGHIN SHEMETYLO

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St. Mary Parish New Britain, CT Our Cover... Pastor - Ihumen Gregory

The first immigrants to New Britain from modern The parish has fine Parish Board, an active Sunday Ukraine, came here in the 1890’s from what was then School, and the hard-working Sisterhood of St Olga. There the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The first wave were largely are no less than four subdeacons in the parish, and a from the Carpathian region, and then came an increasing group of faithful altar servers. A major charity outreach number from Galicia (Halychyna). There was at first of the church is the ‘Bundles for Ukraine’ program, and little differentiation between these two groups of ‘Rusyns’, our services continue to be enhanced by the fine singing and they established a single church, which is now Holy of our choir under Mr. Basil Romanyshyn. Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church in New Britain. Growing difficulties and misunderstandings with the Roman Catholic authorities caused a group to return to Orthodoxy, who HAVE YOU MADE YOUR founded what is now Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in America in 1902. UOW PRESS FUND In 1909, the now large number of Galician CONTRIBUTION? Ukrainians felt that it was a time for a separate church, and the following year began construction on what is now the basement hall of the church, on Winter Street. The first Divine Liturgy was served there on April 23, ×È ÂÈ ÂÆÅ ÇËÎÆÈËÈ 1911, and the upper church completed in 1917. By this time it was becoming apparent that the community wished ÑÂÎÞ ÏÎÆÅÐÒÂÓ to return to Orthodoxy as part of a Ukrainian diocese, and this became possible with the consecration of Bishop ÍÀ ÏÐÅÑÎÂÈÉ ÔÎÍÄ Joseph (Zuk) in 1932. Unfortunately he died only two years later, and the Ukrainian diocese was without clear leadership until the advent of Metropolitan John ²ì’ÿ/Name (Teodorovych), soon assisted and eventually succeeded by Metropolitan (later Patriarch) Mstyslav. The church Àäðåñà/ Address was always dedicated to the Mother of God, the feast- day now being her Nativity on September 8. Whatever the problems in the Church, the parish thrived, gaining more members after the Second World Ïîæåðòâà/Donation War. A mortgage burning ceremony was held in 1945, the year that Mitred Archpriest Peter Kowalchyk began Äÿêóºìî çà Âàøó ï³äòðèìêó! his faithful service in the parish which lasted until his Thank You retirement in 1968. The church had hitherto been without for Your Continuing Support! an iconostasis, which was installed in 1977, during the pastorship of Fr Michael Horoshko. A fire later allowed for certain improvements to the altar and sanctuary during UOW the pastorate of Fr Jakiw Norton. Since October 2006, PO Box 495 the Pastor of the parish has been Ihumen Gregory South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 (Woolfenden), assisted by Fr Deacon Antony Szwez. Ðiê LVIII ×èñ. XI, November, 2008 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 31 UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Get involved in the life of your Church! The successs of all Church sponsored events depends upon your participation!

Young Adult “Ski Weekend” Young Adults Memorial Day 9-11 January, 2009 22-25 May, 2009 Pocono Lake, PA All Saints Camp Sponsored by the Ukrainian Orthodox League Emlenton, PA

Three Holy Hierarchs Seminary Chapel Feast Day St. Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage 12 February, 2009 26 April, 2009 St. Sophia Theological Seminary Metropolia Center South Bound Brook, NJ South Bound Brook, NJ

UOL Lenten Retreat at All Saints Camp Jr/Sr Ukrainian Orthodox League Conventions 27-29 March, 2009 22-26 July, 2009 All Saints Camp Hosted by Emlenton, PA Sts. Peter and Paul UOL Chapters - Youngstown, OH

UOL Lenten Retreat College Mission Trip to Ukrainian Orphanages 3-5 April, 2009 29 July - 16 August, 2009 St. Francis Retreat House Sponsored by the Consistory Offices of Youth and Bethlehem, PA Young Adult Ministry and Christian Charity

Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ukrainian Orthodox Word P. O. Box 495 South Bound Brook, NJ 08880