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Îôiöiéíå âèäàííÿ Óêðà¢íñüêî¢ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¢ Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ The Official Publication of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Vol. LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 www.uocofusa.org

Ukrainain Orthodox Word Óêðà¢íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî

His Beatitude Constantine, Metropolitan His Eminence Archbishop* Antony, Consistory President His Grace Bishop Daniel

Founded in Ukrainian as “Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî” in 1950

Founded in English as “Ukrainian Orthodox Word” in 1952

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Ñåíñ õðèñòèÿíñüêîãî æèòòÿ îáîâ’ÿ- çêîâî âèçíà÷àºòüñÿ òèì, ÷è ïðèñóòíº â ³íøîãî. Ïðàâäèâèé õðèñòèÿíèí, çàìèñëþ- íüîìó ñëóæ³ííÿ. Ñëóæ³ííÿ íå º ÷èìîñü þ÷èñü íàä ñóòí³ñòþ ñâîãî æèòòÿ, ïîâèíåí òàêèì, ùî ïîñòàº â æèòò³ ëþäèíè ñàìå ïî ìàòè ïåðåä ñîáîþ ò³ëüêè îäèí ïðèêëàä - ñîá³, âèïàäêîâî ÷è ñïðè÷èíþºòüñÿ ñàìèìè Ãîñïîäà ²ñóñà Õðèñòà, ÿêèé ñâî¿ì çåìíèì ëèøå çîâí³øí³ìè îáñòàâèíàìè. Õðèñòèÿíèí æèòòÿì ïîêàçàâ, ùî íåìàº í³÷îãî ö³íí³øîãî ìóñèòü çà âëàñíîþ âîëåþ âèð³øèòè ïðè- ó ëþäèíè, í³æ çäàòí³ñòü ïðèíåñòè ñåáå â ñâÿòèòè ñâîº æèòòÿ ÿê³éñü âàæëèâ³é ñïðàâ³, æåðòâó, â³ääàòè ñåáå íà ñëóæ³ííÿ ëþäÿì, êîòðà òèì ÷è ³íøèì ÷èíîì ñëóãóâàëà á ñâî¿ì áðàòàì ³ ñåñòðàì. ïîøèðåííþ â³ðè â Ñïàñèòåëÿ ëþäñòâà ²ñóñà Íå ïîòð³áíî ðîçóì³òè ñëóæ³ííÿ ÿê ùîñü Õðèñòà, â Éîãî Ñâÿòó Öåðêâó òà Éîãî øòó÷íå - ñëóæ³ííÿ ìîæå áóòè ÷èìîñü, ÷èì íåçäîëàííó Ïðàâäó. ëþäèíà âæå çàéìàºòüñÿ, àëå âîíà íå ðîçóì³º, Çâè÷àéíî, áîãîïîñâÿ÷åíå æèòòÿ, ÿê³ ùî òàêà ñïðàâà, êîòð³é âîíà ïðèñâÿòèëà ñâîº ôîðìè âîíî á íå ìàëî, º âàæêèì, àäæå æèòòÿ, º ñàìå ñëóæ³ííÿì. Õ³áà íå ñëóæ³ííÿì íåñå ³ç ñîáîþ á³ëü, ñòðàæäàííÿ, ñïîêóñè, º ïðîôåñ³¿ ë³êàðÿ, â÷èòåëÿ, íàóêîâöÿ, æóðíà- âèïðîáóâàííÿ. Ùîïðàâäà, ñàìå â ñëóæ³íí³ ë³ñòà, ì³ë³ö³îíåðà, êîëè ëþäèíà ïîâèííà ÿê í³ â ÷îìó ³íøîìó â³ä÷óâàºòüñÿ âñåñïà- ïðèíåñòè â æåðòâó ñàìîãî ñåáå çàðàäè áëàãà âñüîãî ñóñï³ëü- ñàþ÷à òà âñåë³êóþ÷à áëàãîäàòü Òîãî, Õòî áóâ ³ º Ñâ³òëîì ñòâà, çàáóòè ïðî ñâîº áàæàííÿ ÷è íåáàæàííÿ êèìîñü áóòè ³ äëÿ ñâ³òó. Ñëóæ³ííÿ, ÿêùî âîíî ñïðàâä³ ñïðÿìîâàíå íà ùîñü ðîáèòè, à ñì³ëèâî é ð³øó÷å â³ääàòèñÿ ó âîëþ Áîæó? Íå âèêîíàííÿ âîë³ Áîæî¿, îáîâ’ÿçêîâî ñòàº äæåðåëîì âò³õè, øêîäóþ÷è âëàñíèõ ñèë, ïðàöþâàòè é íå ÷åêàòè, äîêè òîá³ ïàñõàëüíî¿ ðàäîñò³, ºâàíãåëüñüêîãî íàòõíåííÿ. ² ÷åðåç öå â êàçàòèìóòü êîìïë³ìåíòè - àäæå êîìïë³ìåíò³â ìîæíà ³ íå æîäíîìó ðàç³ íå ìîæíà ñóìí³âàòèñü ó òîìó, ÷è âàðòî áðàòè äî÷åêàòèñü, ³ òîä³ ò³ëüêè Áîã º ñâ³äêîì òàºìíîãî æèòòºâîãî íà ñåáå òÿãàð ÿêîãîñü ñëóæ³ííÿ, ÷è ïðîäîâæóâàòè çàëèøàòèñü ïîäâèãó. Òà æ âàðòà ÷îãîñü ñëàâà íå â³ä ëþäåé, à ñëàâà â³ä ïàñèâíèì òà áàéäóæèì ÿê ì³ëüéîíè ëþäåé íàâêîëî. Âðåøò³, Áîãà, ³ ÷åðåç öå íå ïîòð³áíî ñóìóâàòè, ÿêùî áàæàþ÷è äîñÿãíóòè æèòòÿ ëþäèí³ äàºòüñÿ äëÿ òîãî, àáè âîíà éîãî ÷îìóñü ÿêåñü âèçíàííÿ, ìè éîãî íå ìàºìî. Âèçíàííÿ íå º ÷èìîñü ïðèñâÿòèëà, ³ òîìó ïîòð³áíî ìîëèòèñü, ùîáè Ãîñïîäü äîïîì³ã òàêèì, ùî ìàº ö³íí³ñòü ïåðåä Áîãîì. Ïåðåä Áîãîì ìàþòü ö³íí³ñòü çðîçóì³òè, çâåðøåííÿ ÿêî¿ ñïðàâè Â³í ÷åêàº â³ä êîæíîãî ç êîíêðåòí³ ñïðàâè, ä³¿, ç óñï³õîì çâåðøåíà ðîáîòà, äî ê³íöÿ íàñ. âèêîíàíå ñëóæ³ííÿ. Ëþäè íå ìîæóòü íàãîðîäèòè çà ïîäâèãè Ñëóæ³ííÿ - öå çàâæäè ñëóæ³ííÿ áëèæí³ì, òîáòî òàê, ÿê ìîæå íàãîðîäèòè Ãîñïîäü Áîã - Â³í îäèí º äæåðåëîì ëþäÿì, ÿê³ òåáå îòî÷óþòü. Àäæå ïîñò³éíî ïîðó÷ º õòîñü, õòî óñ³õ ùåäðîò òà ìèëîñòåé, òîìó é äî Íüîãî ìóñÿòü áóòè ïîòðåáóº íàøî¿ äîïîìîãè, íàøîãî âòðó÷àííÿ, ïîðàäè ÷è ñïðÿìîâàí³ âñ³ íàø³ äóìêè, íàä³¿, ñïîä³âàííÿ. âò³øíî¿ ðîçìîâè. Ñëóæèòè ëþäÿì íàâêîëî ñåáå - öå ñëóæèòè Âðåøò³, ìè ïîâèíí³ óñâ³äîìëþâàòè, ùî æèâåìî â Áîãó, êîòðèé äàâ òîá³ æèòòÿ, ñåðöå, ðîçóì. Õðèñòèÿíèí ñêëàäíîìó ñóñï³ëüñòâ³ â ñêëàäíèé ÷àñ. Êîæíîãî äíÿ ç íàìè ïîâèíåí áóòè óâàæíèì, ñïîñòåð³ãàòè çà òèì, ùî â³äáóâàºòüñÿ òðàïëÿþòüñÿ ð³çí³ íåãàðàçäè, ìè ïîñò³éíî íàðàæàºìîñÿ íà íàâêîëî íüîãî, ³ òîä³, êîëè â³í ïîáà÷èòü ÿêóñü íåïðàâäó, â³í ìóñèòü ÿêèìîñü ÷èíîì ïðîòè íå¿ âèñòóïèòè ³ ÿêùî íå ïîáîðîòè, òðóäíîù³, ç ÿêèìè ÷àñò³øå çà âñå íàâ³òü íå çíàºìî, ÿê áîðîòèñÿ. òî õî÷à á çàñâ³ä÷èòè ïðî ñâîº íåïðèéíÿòòÿ ö³º¿ íåïðàâäè, Æèòòÿ óêðà¿íö³â ñüîãîäí³ âàæêå. Òà ñóìóþ÷è é íàð³êàþ÷è ìè ïðî ñâîþ îáóðåí³ñòü òà ðîçãí³âàí³ñòü íåþ. ò³ëüêè ðîçãí³âàºìî Áîãà ³ æîäíèì ÷èíîì íå ïîë³ïøèìî ñèòóàö³þ. Äóæå ÷àñòî ñòàòè äî ÿêîãîñü ñëóæ³ííÿ, â³ääàòè ñâîþ Â òàêèõ óìîâàõ íåîáõ³äíî áóòè ãîòîâèì, ³ â ïåðøó ÷åðãó öå äîëþ â ðóêè Ãîñïîäí³ çàâàæàº ïðèâ’ÿçàí³ñòü äî ïåâíèõ ñòîñóºòüñÿ õðèñòèÿí, ùîíàéð³øó÷³øå â³ääàòè ñåáå íà ñëóæ³ííÿ òåïåð³øí³õ çðó÷íîñòåé, äî çâè÷íîãî ðåæèìó æèòòÿ, îñòðàõ ëþäÿì. Í³ùî íå º ïðèºìíèì Áîãîâ³ òîþ ì³ðîþ, ÿê òàêà æåðòâà. ïåðåä òèì, ùî ñêàæóòü ÷è ïîäóìàþòü çíàéîì³. Ëþäè º Íåîáõ³äíî ñì³ëèâ³øå ñâ³ä÷èòè ïðî âëàñíó ñóñï³ëüíó ïîçèö³þ, ëþäè - âîíè çàâæäè ìàþòü ó ñîá³ ñëàáêîñò³, êîòð³ íå çàâæäè, êîëè öå ìîæëèâî, âèñëîâëþâàòè ñâîþ äóìêó, ñâîþ äîçâîëÿþòü ¿ì ïîâí³ñòþ ñàìîðåàë³çóâàòèñü. Àëå äóæå øêîäà, ïîçèö³þ ç òîãî ÷è ³íøîãî ïèòàííÿ. Æèòòÿ íà äàºòüñÿ äâ³÷³, àëå êîëè ö³ ñëàáêîñò³ òàêè ïåðåìàãàþòü ëþäèíó, ðîáëÿòü ¿¿ ëèøå îäèí ðàç, ³ òîìó êîæíå íàøå ð³øåííÿ ìóñèòü áóòè çàðó÷íèêîì îòî÷óþ÷èõ îáñòàâèí, âèõ³ä ç ÿêèõ º, àëå éîãî çâàæåíèì, ïðîäóìàíèì, çâ³ðåíèì ç ³ñòèíàìè õðèñòèÿíñüêî¿ çíàéäåííÿ âèìàãàº ïðàö³, íàïðóæåííÿ, ìîëèòâè äî Áîãà, â³ðè. Ò³ëüêè òàê ìè çìîæåìî íàëàãîäèòè æèòòºä³ÿëüí³ñòü íàøîãî ïðî ùî ìè ³íêîëè çàáóâàºìî. áàãàòîñòðàæäàëüíîãî ñóñï³ëüñòâà, î÷èñòèòè éîãî â³ä íåãàðàçä³â, Îáèðàþ÷è ïåâíå ñëóæ³ííÿ, íå òðåáà äèâèòèñü íà â³ä áðóäó àìîðàëüíîñò³, áåçäóõîâíîñò³, àòå¿çìó, â³ä ôàëüøèâèõ ³íøèõ, òîìó ùî æèòòÿ íå º ÷èìîñü òàêèì, ùî éîãî ìîæíà ö³ííîñòåé, ïðîïàãàíäîâàíèõ ðàäÿíñüêîþ âëàäîþ ïðîòÿãîì áóëî á â³ä êîãîñü ñêîï³þâàòè. Êîæåí ìóñèòü ïðîéòè âëàñíèì äîâãèõ ðîê³â ¿¿ ïàíóâàííÿ íà íàøèõ çåìëÿõ. Çàâæäè é â æèòòºâèì øëÿõîì, ïðèéíÿòè ò³ ð³øåííÿ ³ çâåðøèòè ò³ ñïðàâè, óñüîìó ñë³äóéìî çà Õðèñòîì, íàñë³äóéìî Õðèñòà, áóäüìî ³ç ÿê³ çðîáëÿòü öå æèòòÿ ñàìå éîãî æèòòÿì, à íå æèòòÿì êîãîñü Õðèñòîì! ²âàí Âåðñòþê Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 3 91 ÐI×ÍÈÖß Ç ÒÎÃÎ ÄÍß, ßÊ ÂÏÅÐØÅ ÁÓËÎ ÂIÄÏÐÀÂËÅÍÎ ÑËÓÆÁÓ ÁÎÆÓ ÓÊÐÀ¡ÍÑÜÊÎÞ ÌÎÂÎÞ ²ðèíà ÏÐÅËÎÂÑÜÊÀ, êàíä. ³ñò. íàóê

Ðóõ çà àâòîêåôàë³þ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Öåðêâè ðîçãîð- íóâñÿ ï³ä ÷àñ âèçâîëüíèõ çìàãàíü 1917-1921 ðð. Â³í ðîçïî÷àâñÿ ñàìå ç âèìîãè âèçíàííÿ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè ÿê ñàêðàëüíî¿, ã³äíî¿ òîãî, ùîá íåþ ñëóæèòè â õðàìàõ Áîæèõ. Ñêëàäí³ñòü ïîäàëüøîãî ðîçâèòêó óêðà¿íñüêîãî öåðêîâíî-âèçâîëüíîãî ðóõó ïîëÿãàëà çîêðåìà â òîìó, ùî ºïèñêîïàò Ðîñ³éñüêî¿ öåðêâè â Óêðà¿í³ íà ÷îë³ ç ìèòðîïîëèòîì Êè¿âñüêèì Âîëîäèìèðîì (Áîãîÿâëåí- ñüêèì) ìàéæå âåñü ñêëàäàâñÿ ç ðîñ³ÿí. Öå áóëî íàñë³ä- êîì ðóñèô³êàòîðñüêî¿ òà í³âåëÿö³éíî¿ ïîë³òèêè Ñâ. Ñèíîäó. Çà ïåðåïèñîì 1897 ð. íà Ïðàâîáåðåæí³é Óêðà¿í³ ðîñ³ÿíè ñêëàäàëè 4,3% âñüîãî íàñåëåííÿ, ç íèõ 48,5% ñâÿùåííîñëóæèòåë³â ³ ÷åíö³â, íà Ë³âîáåðåææ³ - â³äïîâ³äíî 13,3% òà 31,3%, íà Ï³âäí³ Óêðà¿íè - 21,4 % òà 64 %. Îñê³ëüêè Ðîñ³éñüêà Ïðàâîñëàâíà Öåðêâà â Óêðà¿í³ ñòàíîâèëà âåëèêó îðãàí³çîâàíó ñèëó, ï³äïîðÿä- êîâàíó ìîñêîâñüê³é âèù³é öåðêîâí³é âëàä³, íå äèâíî, ùî óêðà¿íñüêèé öåðêîâíî-âèçâîëüíèé ðóõ áóâ çàñóäæå- íèé ó ïîñëàíí³ Êè¿âñüêîãî ìèòðîïîëèòà Âîëîäèìèðà Â öåé ÷àñ óòâîðèëàñü ïåðøà óêðà¿íñüêà ïàðàô³ÿ, (Áîãîÿâëåíñêîãî), îïðèëþäíåíîìó â ñåðïí³ 1917 ð. ÿêà ïðèíöèïîâî â³äð³çíÿëàñÿ â³ä ïàðàô³é Ðîñ³éñüêî¿ Ï³ñëÿ ïðèõîäó äî âëàäè óðÿäó Äèðåêòîð³¿ ÓÍÐ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêâè â Óêðà¿í³. Öÿ ïàðàô³ÿ áóëà â ãðóäí³ 1918 ð. ó ïðèõèëüíèê³â àâòîêåôàë³¿ ç’ÿâèëàñü çàðåºñòðîâàíà ñîâºòñüêîþ âëàäîþ âåñíîþ 1919 ð. âæå ìîæëèâ³ñòü âïëèâàòè íà ïîä³¿ çà äîïîìîãîþ äåðæà- íà ï³äñòàâ³ íîâèõ âèìîã ñîâºòñüêîãî çàêîíîäàâñòâà ùîäî âíî¿ âëàäè, ÿêà, íà â³äì³íó â³ä ïîïåðåäí³õ óðÿä³â, ñòàëà ðåë³ã³¿ òà öåðêâè ³ îòðèìàëà â êîðèñòóâàííÿ â³éñüêîâèé ïðîâîäèòè á³ëüø ð³øó÷èé êóðñ íà óêðà¿í³çàö³þ. Àëå íà Ìèêîëà¿âñüêèé ñîáîð íà Ïå÷åðñüêó. ×ëåíàìè ö³º¿ ïî÷àòêó 1919 ð. äî Êè¿âà óâ³éøëè ðîñ³éñüê³ ÷åðâîí³ ïàðàô³¿ áóëî ðîçðîáëåíî ïåðøèé ñòàòóò, ëå´àë³çîâàíèé â³éñüêà. Â Óêðà¿í³ ñòàëî ÷èííèì ðîñ³éñüêå ñîâºòñüêå ñîâºòñüêèì óðÿäîì. çàêîíîäàâñòâî ùîäî ðåë³ã³¿ òà öåðêâè, à ñàìå: “Çàêîí Â ñòàòóò³ çàçíà÷àëîñü, ùî “ïàðàô³ÿ ãóðòóº â ïðî â³äîêðåìëåííÿ öåðêâè â³ä äåðæàâè òà øêîëè â³ä ñâîºìó ñêëàä³ óêðà¿íñüêó ïðàâîñëàâíó ëþäí³ñòü, ÿêà ñòî¿òü öåðêâè” (“Äåêðåò ïðî ñâîáîäó ñîâ³ñòè, öåðêîâí³ òà íà ´ðóíò³ àâòîêåôàë³¿ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Öåðêâè ³ â³äîêðå- ðåë³ã³éí³ òîâàðèñòâà”). Ðàäíàðêîì ÓÑÐÐ çàòâåðäèâ éîãî ìëåííÿ Öåðêâè â³ä äåðæàâè ³ ÿêà áàæàº ìîëèòèñü â 22 ñ³÷íÿ 1919 ð. Â óìîâàõ çàïåêëîãî ïðîòèñòîÿííÿ ç Ñâÿò³é Öåðêâ³ Ãîñïîäó Áîãó òà íàâ÷àòèñÿ ñïðàâæíüîìó ïðîðîñ³éñüêèìè öåðêîâíèìè êîëàìè íîâèé óðÿä õðèñòèÿíñüêîìó æèòòþ çã³äíî ç çàïîâ³òàìè Õðèñòà âèñòóïèâ çà ï³äòðèìêó íàö³îíàëüíî¿ ìîâè. Âêóï³ ç Ñïàñèòåëÿ ³ íàêàçàìè Ñâÿòî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Àïîñòîëü- ïåðåäà÷åþ õðàì³â öå ñòàëî ãîëîâíîþ ïðè÷èíîþ ñüêî¿ Öåðêâè ÿê ñòàðîþ öåðêîâíî-ñëîâ’ÿíñüêîþ ç òîëåðóâàííÿ ä³ÿ÷àìè óêðà¿íñüêîãî öåðêîâíî-âèçâîëüíîãî óêðà¿íñüêîþ âèìîâîþ, òàê ³ æèâîþ óêðà¿íñüêîþ ìîâîþ, ðóõó ñîâºòñüêî¿ âëàäè â Óêðà¿í³. à òàêîæ çàäîâîëüíÿòè ñâî¿ ðåë³ã³éí³ ïîòðåáè çà ñòàðîäà- Ó áåðåçí³ 1919 ð. â Êè¿â³ ñòâîðþºòüñÿ öåðêîâíî- âí³ìè çâè÷àÿìè òà îáðÿäàìè ...Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Öåðêâè”. ðåë³ã³éíèé ãóðòîê, äî ÿêîãî óâ³éøëè êîëèøí³ ÷ëåíè Çã³äíî ç³ ñòàòóòîì ÷ëåíè ïàðàô³¿ ìàþòü äáàòè ïðî ïîïåðåäíüî¿ Âñåóêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Öåðêîâíî¿ ïåðåêëàä Ñâÿòîãî Ïèñüìà òà áîãîñëóæáîâèõ êíèæîê Ðàäè íà ÷îë³ ç ïðîò. Âàñèëåì Ëèïê³âñüêèì ³ Ìèõàéëîì óêðà¿íñüêîþ ìîâîþ; îáèðàòè ñâÿùåíèêà òà ïðè÷åò, Ìîðîçîì. ×ëåíè öåðêîâíî-ðåë³ã³éíîãî ãóðòêà çâåðíóëèñü îðãàí³çîâóâàòè öåðêîâí³ õîðè, ðåë³ã³éí³ ãóðòêè òà äî ºï. Íàçàð³ÿ (Áë³íîâà) ç ïðîõàííÿì äîçâîëèòè áðàòñòâà; âëàøòîâóâàòè ëåêö³¿, êîíöåðòè, âèñòàâêè; â³äïðàâëÿòè Âåëèêîäí³ öåðêîâí³ ñëóæáè â Ñîô³¿âñüêîìó ï³êëóâàòèñü ïðî âèäàííÿ êíèæîê òà ïåð³îäè÷íèõ âèäàíü ñîáîð³ óêðà¿íñüêîþ ìîâîþ. Íàçàð³é (Áë³íîâ) íà öå ðåë³ã³éíîãî çì³ñòó”. â³äïîâ³â êàòåãîðè÷íîþ â³äìîâîþ. (Çàê³í÷åííÿ íà ñò. 33) 4 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 TRADITION::: Kneeling Vespers by V. Rev. Dennis Kristof An important tradition associ- the final days. through the aid and mercy of God that ated with the feast of Pentecost is the The posture used to express we will rise up again. It is prayer in “Kneeling Vespers” which signal the penitence in Orthodoxy is kneeling or supplication, like our Lord did in end of the festive Paschal season and prostrating. Strictly speaking, the Gethsemane, which gives us the the beginning of the season of only time these should be done is resolution to continue in our Christian Pentecost. These vespers should be when playing for forgiveness for vocation. taken on Pentecost Sunday evening or sinfulness or at a penitential service. The second “Kneeling Prayer” immediately after the Sunday Divine Since the Divine Liturgy is not a comes after the Litany of Supplication. Liturgy. penitential service, kneeling is never In this prayer, we praise God for These vespers are unique in that appropriate, especially on Sunday. sending the Holy Spirit Who enlight- the three great “Kneeling Prayers” are The current practice of kneeling during ens us and enables us not only to have interspersed throughout the service. the Divine Liturgy in our churches is faith, but to glorify God as a result of These prayers sum up and glorify God the result of an outside influence within our faith in Him. It is therefore a prayer for all the great events which secured the past few generations. asking for enlightenment from the one our salvation, something we just source, the Holy Spirit, which celebrated during Great Week and the empowers us to overcome the Paschal season. All has been darkness of sin and our own human accomplished by the descent of the limitations. We pray that the Holy Holy Spirit upon the Church, which Spirit, grant wisdom to my soul and makes certain demands on our lives understanding to my ignorance . . . let as Christians living in this age of the Your Spirit support my stumbling Holy Spirit. mind, that I may be made worthy to do The Great Fast was a penitential as You will, and accomplish whatever period of preparation in which we did is good for my salvation. much kneeling and prostrations in The third and final prayer again repentance for our sinfulness. During glorifies God as the Giver of Life but we Great Week, we relived the Passion of now turn our prayers to those who have Christ which we had prepared for passed away before us. We pray that during Lent. During the Paschal the Holy Spirit, make us worthy to utter season, we stood for our prayers in supplication in favor of those joy, recognizing that we were imprisoned in Hades . . . we the living mystically reliving and sharing in the will bless You, and send up our Resurrection of Christ. We continued supplication and sacrifices for their standing during the ascension be- souls and our own.” cause we were also participating in the We are mystically joined to glory which Christ shares at the Right The first of the “Kneeling Prayers” those who have passed away before Hand of the Father. Thus, we have occurs during vespers immediately us as we both, the living and the dead, remembered all the major events after the chanting of the Great await the Second Coming of Christ. which have secured our salvation: The Prokeimenon. This prayer offers This reminds us of the great mystery of Cross, the Tomb, the Resurrection on praise to God for all that He has done the Kingdom of God being here now, the Third Day, the Ascension into to procure our salvation. Then it states but not yet fulfilled until the final days. Heaven, the Enthronement at the that when Christ accepted His Christians await those days in which Right Hand, the Second and Glorious Passion in Gethsemane, He gave us the Kingdom of God reaches its Coming . . . (From the Divine Liturgy of ... a perfect example of prayer, fullness by living in the Holy Spirit and St. John the Golden-Mouth). With the showing us how to pray, on bent knees through His Holy Church which is the descent of the Holy Spirit, we await the and with heads bowed, because of our Kingdom already here present. Our Second Coming of the Son of God in sins and the people’s ignorance. This, mission is to bring about the ultimate glory in the last days. Christians living then, is a prayer of supplication to God consummation of the Kingdom of God. in this time await this final event with to forgive us for our sins and to keep us This is achieved by appealing to the great anticipation and expectation. free from the spiritual blindness which Holy Spirit to aid us in overcoming the Once again, instead of celebrating the turns us away from God and His power of sin and by praying for those great events in the life of Christ, we are Kingdom. Our kneeling is a reflection who have passed on before us, still in a season of preparation, awaiting of how sin brings us down. It is only needing God’s mercy. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 5 stant example of a ramification of this is opportuni- the almost complete disappearance ties that of pay telephones. Nearly everyone A View of must be has a cell phone that allows for created for calling, texting, getting directions or education, checking emails from wherever life and the finds you when you have the urge to our World unwavering connect. I used to have to wait until I support it got home to call my friends, but the by takes to only circumstances that cause that raise a kind of delay these days is if you are Pani Matka Barbara Kristof child. buried in a building, going through a Obviously, tunnel, or have depleted all of your no parent is cell phone power. Similarly, where perfect, nor we once went to libraries to do is every research, students now can gather “Honor your father and your family, but even mistakes and even more information from the mother.” This is one of only two of missteps were opportunities that comfort of a home computer, the Ten Commandments that tells completed the mosaic of who we something, by the way, that they us what to do, (the other being to became. started using long before they even keep holy the Lord’s day). Most of Unfortunately, we live in a entered kindergarten. the Commandments tell us what not society that, in general, does not These very technologies are to do: Do not worship other gods; do have the patience to honor anyone also what can cause students to not take the Lord’s name in vain; do for much more than a day. We begin feeling superior to their not kill, steal or bear false witness; watch television programs that for parents. Viewing older generations and do not covet anything. one occasion single out an accom- as being technologically challenged Perhaps unwittingly, secular plishment or an achievement, like can bring a misguided lack of society has conveniently provided the Kennedy Center Honors, the respect for them. Children have lost specific days for us to fulfill this Academy Awards, or an All Star sight of the total package that is Godly directive through the estab- game, but we quickly forget the their parents or grandparents, lishment of a Mother’s Day in May, honorees soon after these and a Father’s Day in June. How- shows end. We just don’t ever, our Christian concept of “honor” have the attention spans to is more complex and one which keep the enthusiasm cannot be accomplished on merely going, which, sadly, is Happy one day of the year. Honor in our often how we deal with society usually implies only an other aspects of our own Mother’s Day! acknowledgment of someone, but to lives and with our own an Orthodox Christian it is an relationships. This seems ongoing process. It means to to be primarily an Ameri- continually hold someone in high can problem. I clearly esteem, to respect, value, and even recall after the September to care for. Surprisingly enough, we 11th tragedies that it was are not directed to love our parents. perceived by the world that We are instructed instead to honor America would not have them. the attention span to follow I didn’t fully value this through and remain concept until I became a parent committed to pursuing the myself. It was through my own perpetrators of those children that I understood how to horrific acts of terror. honor my parents, not because of Brief attention the role they played as grandpar- spans are further com- ents, but for the foundation they gave pounded by the need for to me. It was only by becoming a instant gratification. mother myself that I could fully Younger generations have comprehend the highs and lows of been raised expecting May 9 parenthood, the diligent and con- instant results. The perfect 6 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 focusing instead on the technology living a life not worthy of it, deficits they possess as their overall this Commandment does worth, or lack thereof. This can also not provide for any ex- extend to other misguided percep- cuses. It does not imply tions about educational differences, that this honor has to be too. Children, American children in earned or that it ever ends, particular, do not have respect for and, ironically enough, it is the wisdom that comes with age. something that has to be They do not appreciate how signifi- taught through the example cant life itself is as an education. of parents. It is the ultimate Yet another more recent example, I guess, of the Happy reason that children no longer honor adage, “what goes around, their parents as they should has comes around.” Cultivating Father’s come as a result of an increase in this kind of honoring in the divorces. Not always, but often family will also ultimately Day! enough, children have to take the expand to include honoring side of one parent over another, our Lord, God and Savior. which can erode whatever respect Parents, again, provide the was there in the child before the model for the process and divorce. Tragically, this is not a will hand down to their uniquely American problem, nor is it children the kind of faith necessarily confined only to broken they exhibit. homes. Respect, in general, is Whenever I teach diminishing. Children were once about the Ten Command- June 20 expected to stand and in unison ments in church school greet with “Glory to Jesus Christ” classes, I always expand any clergy who walked into a the meaning to include classroom. Boys would open car respecting life in all forms. Honor by of the ideal parent/child relationship, doors for their dates, and not any definition is a term reserved only one which He dutifully fulfilled nearly because girls were too weak to do it for people. We do not honor books, until His dying breath. for ourselves. Men removed their a car, or an Ipod. We honor only With civil holidays in May hats indoors, and everyone forfeited people. Being able to truly honor and June specifically meant for a seat to a more mature adult, on a people and all life, and having acknowledging our parents, grand- bus, in a theater, or in the home. respect for everyone in our society, parents and Godparents, we should And crude language, if it was dared is a natural progression that begins take advantage of these opportuni- to be used in the first place, always by honoring parents. Learning how to ties as Orthodox Christians to required an apology. These in- honor our parents, therefore, benefits reevaluate the relationships we share the entirety of our with our families. How can we finite worlds and improve the examples we are giving Children, American children in particu- all the relation- as parents so it is easier for our ships we have children to respect and emulate us? “lar, do not have respect for the wisdom that within it. How can we swallow our pride, keep comes with age. They do not appreciate how Although hurtful thoughts to ourselves, or find significant life itself is as an education. we do not have more time as children to be even many examples more gracious and helpful to our ” of Jesus with His parents and grandparents? What earthly Father, simple attitude change can we adopt grained and expected behaviors Joseph, we do understand the that will help us be better parents or cultivated an understanding of relationship He had with His mother. children, or both? In addition to the respect that cannot be learned in Beginning with turning water into cards, flowers, or cookouts we are any other way and is something that wine at the wedding at Cana until the planning for these special days, now has been sorely missing in the end of His life when He entrusted her is also the time to recommit to upbringing of the past few genera- to John, we see that Jesus inter- honoring those who gave us life. In tions. acted differently with Mary than He the fullest sense, and year long, a Inasmuch as society and did with the many others He encoun- priority has to be to “Honor your other factors might be working tered. He provided a living example father and your mother.” against it, or some parents might be Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 7 Law commanded by God to not intended by God to have their own For those who offer… Moses (Ex. 25, Lev. 27, Num. 18, land as an inheritance, rather their etc. and reiterated in Deuteronomy), lives were to be a symbol of the the first fruits offerings and spiritual relationship of God with His tithes were embedded as in people as a whole - denoting their the intricate system of the priestly character in fulfillment of the required offerings mandated Covenant. Invariably, when people by the Law which was founda- began to hold back their tithe offerings Is Tithing tional to the Jewish way of life. to God, the priestly families struggled The tithe was essential as and had no source for their Orthodox? established, for several rea- sustenance. We might see a modern sons. day parallel that takes place when the First, the tithe, as a type of the people of the Church fail to be faithful ‘first and finest’ offering by and generous in their offering of their God’s people, was intended to first fruits to God, and the parish remind the Hebrews Who God community languishes financially. was - the One who brought The first to suffer is, most often, the them into being as a people, priest and his family and the priest established His Covenant with must then search for a way in/of the them, rescued them from world to support his family. By Rev. Fr. Robert Holet Egypt and gave them the The faithfulness of the people in promised land - a land which offering tithes was a symbol of how they possess in part to this faithful they were to God. When they In our march through the Old day. By offering back to God their first were faithful, abandoning idolatry, and Testament passages that teach us tenth (and more), the Jewish people relying on God by offering their first about Godly offerings, we last affirmed their faithfulness to the fruits, they were the most extraordi- encountered Abraham, who offered a Covenant and raised a spiritual offering nary people on the face of the earth. tithe (a tenth) to God in thanksgiving for of thanksgiving to Him for all that He The Lord made them great among God’s victory to him in battle and the had done on their behalf. The tithe nations and subdued enemies under restoration of his family and commu- always kept the Hebrew people their feet. When Israel abandoned its nity. The mysterious Melchizedek, focused spiritually - God was the sacred calling, by chasing after the King of Peace, receives this gift as the source and purpose of their very contemporary world and its idols, their priestly servant of God who offers existence and they were called to be relationship with God languished and bread and wine symbolically. His His faithful people. The tithe was ‘holy’ they experienced internal turmoil, war offering typified all liturgical offering to because it belonged to God, not to - and ultimately God’s judgment and follow, as the liturgical symbols would man even though man was the steward the exile. signify the whole of life in its material of the tithe. Are Tithes in Force in the New state, offered in thanksgiving to its A second reason for the tithe was Testament? divine Source, Our Lord. So while we practical. When the Hebrew people When the temple was restored in might acknowledge that the tithe had a inherited from God the Promised Land, the time of Herod the Great, the place of importance in certain Old all but one of the tribes were given a Levitical offerings of the Law became Testament times, is the tithe an distinct portion of land, which would possible again. We see this manifest appropriate model for us as Orthodox serve to sustain the practical needs of in the offering of the ‘first born’ when Christians to use for financial offering the people of the tribe. However, the Christ Himself is brought to the temple today? In order to answer that question tribe of Levi, the priestly clan, received by Mary and Joseph (Lk. 2: 22ff), in it is important to explore the makeup of as their inheritance their priestly faithfulness to the Covenant. During the tithe a bit more fully. character, rather than land. The tithes His public ministry, Our Lord would Old Testament Review - What is an other offerings to God were received comment on the importance of the Tithing? in stewardship by the tribe of Levi and tithe offerings, when remarking to the In the Abraham account we are served as the basis for the earthly Pharisees about how they misinter- introduced to the notion of tithe - sustenance of this tribe. Hence the preted the Law, “Woe to you Phari- meaning an offering of a tenth of one’s offerings made in the temple, while sees, because you give God a tenth goods. This would be far from the last offered to God, also had this essential (tithe) of your mint, rue and all other mention of the tithe in the Old (for the Levites!) practical purpose of kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect Testament. Rather, the tithe became a sustaining the priestly servants of God justice and the love of God. You should sustaining characteristic of the life of (and their families) in their God- have practiced the latter without the people of the Old Covenant. In the appointed ministry. The priests were leaving the former undone.” (Lk. 11:42) 8 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 From this passage, it is clear that new Covenant relationship with God, (before all other things) - but that’s Jesus emphasized faithfulness to the established not in Moses, but in what tithing means. There are, in the tradition of Old Covenant as restored in Christ, the new Moses. We are the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the His era, and that the tithe was to be people of the New Israel who USA, a number of people whom I have firmly observed as a norm of one’s consecrate the first portion of what we met who quietly and sincerely make offerings to God. For our purposes, have received and return it to God with such offerings to God. Most are not Our Lord’s criticism of the Pharisees in thanks. wealthy; or rather, their wealth is no way denies the importance of the In Ukrainian Church history we realized in their relationship with God, tithes offered (as the first tenth) on have no better example of this than the sealed by their offering to God in everything, for He says, “you should offering of St. Volodymyr in thanksgiv- thanksgiving, in the spirit of St. not leave (the offering of tithes) ing for receiving the Christian faith. He Volodymyr. Many of us struggle to undone.” The word ‘undone’ here offered the first tenth of all that he had make ends meet and we are afraid for means, unfulfilled, or lacking. We are as a thanksgiving offering to God, and our financial future. The tithe teaches to observe the fullness of what God constructed a church in Kiev, us to put God first and trust that He commands, including the offering of appropriately named the Church of the loves us and will provide for us. the tithe, while leaving nothing else in All Holy Tithe. With this offering, St. So it would appear that the our lives as Christians lacking. The Volodymyr sealed his faith response answer to the question, “Is Tithing material offering is seen as an to God with an offering of his personal Orthodox”, is a resounding “Yes!”. important, and even essential aspect wealth, and this temple, dedicated to However - there is another important of the life of the disciples of Christ. that holy action, became a symbol for dimension of this question yet to be From these simple examples, it generations of Ukrainian Orthodox life explored and in the next issue we will should be clear that the practice of - the offering of the first and the finest examine more closely why tithing is tithing (offering the first tenth to God in to God. not the perfect model for financial thanksgiving) should become a basic Yes, to learn to offer a tithe is an offering for us as Orthodox Christians, practice for us as well - as followers of important, and perhaps difficult step in but what role tithing can and should Christ and the people of the New our growth as Orthodox Christians. It play in our personal and parish Covenant. Offering our first portion is a takes a leap of personal faith, when I financial systems. practical sign to us and others, that we am challenged to give back my first Fr. Robert Holet is Director of the Office of see ourselves first as are heirs of that portion to God from my paycheck Stewardship of the UOC of USA.

Ordination May God grant to them many, Anniversaries happy and blessed years! Metropolitan Constantine consecrated Bishop May 07, 1972 Bishop Daniel consecrated Bishop May 10, 2008 V. Rev. Fr. Timothy Tomson May 03, 1992 Fr. Deacon Dennis Lapushansky May 05, 2000 V. Rev. Wolodymyr Wronskyj May 06, 1990 Rev. Fr. John Haluszczak May 09, 1992 V. Rev. Volodymyr Paszko May 10, 1980 Rev. Fr. Michael Hontaruk May 11, 2003 V. Rev. Michael Rachko May 14, 1944 V. Rev. Alexis Limonczenko May 17, 1955 V. Rev. Petro Levko May 19, 1991 V. Rev. Myron Oryhon May 20, 1979 Rev. Fr. Stephen Hutnick May 20, 1984 V. Rev. Robert Holet May 24, 1981 V. Rev. Ihor Krekhovetsky May 31, 1994 Rev. Fr. Anthony Perkins June 02, 2007 V. Rev. Benjamin Worlinsky June 04, 1967 Protopresbyter Wasyl Diakiw June 17, 1956 July/ Deacon Mark Swindle June 17, 2007 V. Rev. Ivan Semko June 18, 1984 August Protodeacon Ireneusz Dziadyk June 19, 1998 Rev. Fr. Andrew Gall June 26, 1988 Fr. Stephen Masliuk June 29, 2002 Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 9 Äåíü Ìàòåð³

Äåíü Ìàòåð³! Áëàãîñëîâåííà áóäü, óêðà¿íñüêà ñïðèéìàº ÿê ùîñü ïðèðîäíå, ñàìî ñîáîþ çðîçóì³ëå, ³ Æ³íêî-Ìàìî! Òåðïëÿ÷à ³ ëþáëÿ÷à. Ìóæíÿ, íåñêîðåíà, òóò äèòèí³ òðåáà çâåðíóòè óâàãó, íàãàäàòè ïðî â³÷íà... Òè ñüîãîäí³ ç íàä³ºþ îô³ðóºø ñâîº äèòÿ Áîãîâ³, ìîæëèâ³ñòü ïîäÿêóâàòè ìàì³ çà ¿¿ ïðàöþ. Óêðà¿í³, Âîë³. Óêë³í Òîá³ ³ ñëàâà! Êîëè æ çâåðíóòè äèòèí³ óâàãó, âîíà íà äèâî Öå äåíü, êîëè â³òàþòü ìàòåð³â, äàðóþòü êâ³òè ³ ñòàº êì³òëèâîþ ³ ìîæå ïðîÿâèòè âåëèêó âèíàõ³äëèâ³ñòü, óñì³øêè, âèñëîâëþþòü ñâîþ øàíó, ëþáîâ ³ ïîâàãó âñ³: ³ ùîá çðîáèòè ïðèºìí³ñòü ñâî¿é ìàì³. Ùî æ ïîäàðóâàòè íåïîâíîë³òí³ ä³òè, é ò³, ùî âæå ñòàëè äîðîñëèìè, ìàì³? Òóò äèòèíà ìàº íåîáìåæåí³ ìîæëèâîñò³: öå ³ ìîæëèâî, âæå é ñàì³ º áàòüêàìè. Ó öåé äåíü çãàäóþòü íàïèñàííÿ â³òàëüíîãî ëèñòà àáî ëèñò³âêè, ÷è êóïëåíèé ñâ³òëó ïàì’ÿòü ³ òèõ ìàòåð³â, ùî â³ä³éøëè ó â³÷í³ñòü, àëå ïîäàðóíîê (äîáðå, ÿêùî äèòèíà çàâ÷àñíî çàîùàäæóº çàâæäè æèâóòü ó ñåðöÿõ ñâî¿õ ä³òåé. ÿê³ñü íåâåëèê³ êîøòè, ùîá êóïèòè ïîäàðóíîê ìàì³). ²ñòîð³ÿ öüîãî ñâÿòà òàêà... Ó 1908 ðîö³ ìîëîäà Ïîäàðóíêè, âèãîòîâëåí³ âëàñíèìè ðóêàìè äèòèíè, àìåðèêàíêà Àííà Äæåðâ³ñ ç Ô³ëàäåëüô³¿ âèñòóïèëà ç íàïåâíå, ïîò³øàòü ìàìó íàéá³ëüøå. Äóæå ãàðíèé çâè÷àé, ³í³ö³àòèâîþ âøàíóâàííÿ ìàòåð³â ÿê çíàê ïàì’ÿò³ ïðî ñâîþ êîëè ä³òè â öåé äåíü áåðóòü íà ñåáå ìàìèí³ îáîâ’ÿçêè ìàò³ð, ùî ïåðåä÷àñíî ïîìåðëà. Âîíà ïèñàëà ëèñòè äî ³ øàíóþòü ìàìó ÿê ïî÷åñíó ãîñòþ. ßêùî äèòèíà õî÷ äåðæàâíèõ óñòàíîâ, çàêîíîäàâ÷èõ îðãàí³â, âèäàòíèõ îäèí äåíü ó ðîö³ çàõî÷å áóòè ïîä³áíîþ äî ìàìè, âîíà îñ³á ç ïðîïîçèö³ºþ, ùîá îäèí äåíü ó ðîö³ ïðèñâÿòèòè êðàùå çðîçóì³º, ÷èì çàâäÿ÷óº ìàì³ êîæíîãî äíÿ ³, ìîæå, âøàíóâàííþ ìàòåð³â, ¿¿ ñòàðàííÿ óâ³í÷àëèñü óñï³õîì. Ó ñòàíå ìåíø âèáàãëèâîþ òà âèìîãëèâîþ. 1910 ðîö³ øòàò Â³ðäæ³í³ÿ ïåðøèé âèçíàâ Äåíü Ìàòåð³ Âàæëèâî ïðèâ÷èòè ä³òåé, ùîá ó öåé äåíü âîíè ÿê îô³ö³éíå ñâÿòî, à â 1914 ðîö³ éîãî âèçíàíî çàêîííèì ïàì’ÿòàëè ³ ïðî ³íøèõ ìàòåð³â: ñòàðèõ, ñàìîòí³õ, òèõ, ñâÿòîì äëÿ óñ³õ Ñïîëó÷åíèõ Øòàò³â Àìåðèêè. êîãî íåìà êîìó ïðèâ³òàòè, òèõ, ùî âòðàòèëè ñâî¿õ ä³òåé, Ó ªâðîï³ Ñâÿòî Ìàòåð³ ïî÷àëè â³äçíà÷àòè ï³ñëÿ àáî, òèõ, êîãî íàâ³òü ó öåé äåíü íå ïðèâ³òàþòü ð³äí³ ïåðøî¿ ñâ³òîâî¿ â³éíè. Áóëî öå âèêëèêàíî âîºííèì ä³òè. ëèõîë³òòÿì, ÷åðåç ÿêå ïîñòðàæäàëî áàãàòî ëþäåé. Â³éíà, Ñâÿòî Ìàòåð³ - ñâÿòî ëþáîâ³ òà ïîøàíè, ³ ºäèíà ç îäíîãî áîêó, çàâäàëà çíà÷íèõ çáèòê³â, à ç ³íøîãî - ñïðàâæíÿ íàãîðîäà çà íüîãî - âçàºìíà ëþáîâ! Ëþáîâ çàãîñòðèëà ïîòðåáó ó ÷èñòîìó ³ øàíîáëèâîìó ñòàâëåíí³ ìàòåð³ º îñíîâîþ ³ äæåðåëîì æèòòÿ. Â óñüîìó ñâ³ò³ ì³ðîþ äî æ³íîê-ìàòåð³â, ÿê³ çàçíàëè íàéá³ëüøîãî ãîðÿ ÷åðåç âàðòîñò³ ëþäèíè ââàæàºòüñÿ ¿¿ âäÿ÷í³ñòü ìàòåð³ çà æèòòÿ, âòðàòó ñâî¿õ ÷îëîâ³ê³â ÷è ä³òåé àáî é ñàì³ çàãèíóëè. çà âñ³ ¿¿ ñòàðàííÿ, âèõîâàííÿ é ñàìîïîæåðòâè. Â Óêðà¿í³ öåé äåíü ñâÿòêóþòü â³ä 1929 ðîêó ç Áóòè ìàò³ð’þ - öå âåëèêå ùàñòÿ, àëå ³ âåëèêà ³í³ö³àòèâè Îëåíè Êèñèë³âñüêî¿, ðåäàêòîðà òèæíåâèêà â³äïîâ³äàëüí³ñòü. Áåçïåðå÷íî, Ãîñïîäü, äàþ÷è æ³íö³ ëàñêó “Æ³íî÷à äîëÿ”. Îñîáëèâî øèðîêî â³äçíà÷àºòüñÿ öå ñâÿòî çà÷àòè íîâå æèòòÿ, íàä³ëÿº ¿¿ çäîðîâèì ³íñòèíêòîì, äàðîì ó Çàõ³äí³é Óêðà¿í³; âëàøòîâóþòüñÿ ñâÿòêîâ³ âå÷îðè, âñåîá³éìàþ÷î¿ ëþáîâ³, ÿêà äîçâîëèòü ìàéáóòí³é ìàòåð³ âèñòàâêè, êîíöåðòè, çàáàâè. Ìåòà öèõ ñâÿòêóâàíü - íàëåæíî âèêîíàòè ñâîº çàâäàííÿ. Àëå öåé äàð Áîæèé â³ääàòè ïîøàíó Ìàòåð³. Öå ïîâèíí³ ðîáèòè óñ³ ëþäè. ² íå çâ³ëüíÿº ìàòåð³ â³ä ëþäñüêèõ ñëàáêîñòåé òà íåäîë³ê³â. ò³, ÿê³ ìàþòü ùàñòÿ áóòè ç³ ñâî¿ìè ìàòåðÿìè, ³ ò³, ùî Òðåáà âåëèêèõ ³ ñâ³äîìèõ çóñèëü, ùîá áóòè íà ð³âí³ ìîæóòü ïî¿õàòè äî íèõ ÷è õî÷à á çàòåëåôîíóâàòè àáî ñâî¿õ çàâäàíü, à òèì á³ëüøå - áóòè óêðà¿íñüêîþ ìàò³ð’þ. íàïèñàòè ëèñòà. Ìàòè ìàº çàáåçïå÷èòè ³ âñåá³÷íèé ãàðìîí³éíèé Àëå íàéïåðøå Äåíü Ìàòåð³ - öå ñâÿòî ðîäèííå, ðîçâèòîê, ³ âèõîâàííÿ äèòèíè. Ðîáèòü öå âîíà ñâîºþ âàæëèâèé çàñ³á âèõîâàííÿ ä³òåé. Ñàìå ä³òè ìóñÿòü ùîäåííîþ ïðàöåþ, áî ìàº îáîâ’ÿçîê äáàòè ïðî ô³çè÷íå ï³çíàòè, êèì º äëÿ íèõ ìàìà, ùî çðîáèëà âîíà äëÿ òà ìàòåð³àëüíå äîáðî ñâîº¿ äèòèíè. Òóò ïåðåä íåþ íèõ ³ ÿêî¿ ïîøàíè çàñëóãîâóº. Ïðî öå, çâè÷àéíî, ìàº òàêîæ ñòî¿òü ïèòàííÿ: íà ÷îìó çîñåðåäèòèñü íàéïåðøå ñêàçàòè äèòèí³ õòîñü ³íøèé: áàòüêî, ñòàðø³ áðàòè-ñåñòðè, ³ íàéá³ëüøå? Ìàòè ìóñèòü çíàéòè çîëîòó ñåðåäèíó ì³æ ó÷èòåëü, âèõîâàòåëü. Áî ùîäåíí³ ñòàðàííÿ ìàìè äèòèíà ñàìîïîæåðòâîþ äëÿ äèòèíè òà âèìîãàìè ñâîãî 10 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 âëàñíîãî ³íòåëåêòóàëüíîãî æèòòÿ, ïðàâà æ³íêà çäîáóëà çàâäÿêè ñâî¿é æè- ïîñò³éíî ï³äòðèìóâàòè ÿêíàéãëèáø³ òòºâ³é ìóäðîñò³, ð³øó÷îñò³ òà ñèë³ âîë³. ÷óòòºâ³ çâ’ÿçêè ç äèòèíîþ, äàðóâàòè Òðåáà â³äçíà÷èòè, ùî ³íøîþ âîíà é ¿é ñâîþ óâàãó ³ ëþáîâ. Ðàçîì ç òèì, íå ìîãëà áóòè, âðàõîâóþ÷è ò³ îáñòàâèíè, ìàòè íå ïîâèííà ïîòóðàòè âñ³ì â ÿêèõ óïðîäîâæ â³ê³â æèâ óêðà¿íñüêèé ïðèìõàì äèòèíè, áî öå áóäå ¿é íà íàðîä. ²ñòîðè÷í³ îáñòàâèíè òà ãåîãðàô³÷íå øêîäó. Ìóñèòü ï³äòðèìóâàòè ïåâíó ïîëîæåííÿ, ïîñò³éí³ çàç³õàííÿ ñóñ³äí³õ äèñöèïë³íó, ïðèâ÷àòè äèòèíó íàðîä³â íà áàãàò³ óêðà¿íñüê³ çåìë³ âèìà- çâàæàòè íà ³íòåðåñè ³íøèõ ÷ëåí³â ãàëè îñîáëèâèõ ÿêîñòåé â³ä êîæíîãî ñ³ì’¿, à â ìàéáóòíüîìó ðàõóâàòèñÿ ç ÷ëåíà ðîäèíè, ³ æ³íêà - áåðåãèíÿ ðîäó - ¿¿ îòî÷åííÿì. Àëå ìàòè íà ìîæå ìóñèëà âîëîä³òè íèìè, ùîá âèõîâàòè ¿õ îáìåæóâàòè âîë³ äèòèíè íàäì³ðíè- ³ â ñâî¿õ ä³òÿõ. Íåäàðìà â íàðîä³ êàæóòü, ìè çàáîðîíàìè ÷è ïîñò³éíèìè íàêà- ùî óêðà¿íñüêà æ³íêà òðèìàº òðè êóòè çàìè. Ñïðàâæíº ìèñòåöòâî âèõîâà- äîìó. ííÿ - öå äîäåðæàííÿ ì³ðè â óñüîìó, Òàê áóëî ó êíÿæ³ ÷àñè, òàê áóëî çà ³ ìàòåðèíñüêå âèõîâàííÿ âèìàãàº â³ä ìàòåð³ âåëèêî¿ ìàéñòåðíîñò³. êîçàöüêî¿ äîáè. Â³äîìà óêðà¿íñüêà Îêðåìî¿ óâàãè çàñëóãîâóº ïîåòåñà Ë³íà Êîñòåíêî ó ïîåì³ “Ìàðóñÿ òîé âèÿâ ìàòåðèíñüêî¿ ëþáîâ³, ÿêèé ×óðàé” ïèøå: “Ï³â-Óêðà¿íè - òî êîçàöüê³ ñôîðìóâàâñÿ ÿê îêðåìèé æàíð âäîâè”. ï³ñåííî¿ òâîð÷îñò³ íàðîäó, - êîëèñêîâ³ ² â íîâ³òí³ ÷àñè ðîëü óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ï³ñí³. Ó íèõ ìàòåð³ âèëèâàëè ñâîþ ëþáîâ, òóðáîòó ³ æ³íêè â ðîäèííîìó òà ñóñï³ëüíîìó æèòò³ íå çìåíøèëàñü. ïåðåæèâàííÿ çà äîëþ äèòèíè, ôîðìóâàëè òó äóõîâíó Çãàäàéìî ìàòåð³â, ÿê³ âèõîâàëè òèõ, õòî â³äíîâèâ äåðæàâí³ñòü àòìîñôåðó, ÿêîþ õîò³ëè îòî÷èòè ñâîþ êðîâèíêó. Ö³ ï³ñí³ íàøî¿ êðà¿íè ó 1918-20 ðîêàõ, ÿê³, íå çàìèñëþþ÷èñü, ñòàëè íåîö³íåííèì êóëüòóðíèì íàäáàííÿì íàðîäó, â íèõ áëàãîñëîâèëè ñâî¿õ ñèí³â ³ äî÷îê íà áîðîòüáó çà äîëþ Óêðà¿íè äóøà ïðåäê³â, êóëüòóðà ñó÷àñíîñò³, äîðîãîâêàç äëÿ ïðèé- â êîçàöüê³ ïîëêè, çàãîíè Ñ³÷îâèõ Ñòð³ëüö³â, ó ëàâè ÓÏÀ, ÿê³ äåøíüîãî. ìîëèëèñÿ, ùîá Âñåâèøí³é âáåð³ã ¿õ ä³òåé â³ä óñÿêîãî ëèõà. Ñê³ëüêè îïîâ³äàíü, â³ðø³â, ëåãåíä ñêëàâ óêðà¿í- Óêðà¿íñüêèì ìàòåðÿì äîâåëîñÿ ïåðåæèòè ³ òàê³ ñüêèé íàðîä ïðî ìàò³ð, à ï³ñí³ ïðî íå¿ ³ ñüîãîäí³ º âèïðîáóâàííÿ, ÿêèõ íå çàçíàëè ³íø³ íàðîäè. Õòî çðîçóì³º íàéóëþáëåí³ø³ ÿê ñåðåä äîðîñëèõ, òàê ³ ä³òåé òà ìîëîä³. á³ëü ³ ñòðàæäàííÿ ìàòåð³â, ÿê³ ìóñèëè ñïîñòåð³ãàòè ìóêè ³ Ñê³ëüêè â íèõ ëþáîâ³, òåïëà, øàíè äî ð³äíî¿ íåíüêè... êîíàííÿ ñâî¿õ ä³òåé â ÷àñè ãîëîäîìîð³â, à í³õòî íå ïðèéøîâ Â ï³ñíÿõ ³ òðóä, ³ äàëü ïîõîäó, íà ïîì³÷, í³õòî íå çàõèñòèâ í³ ¿õ, í³ ¿õí³õ ä³òåé. Ñâ³ò ìîâ÷àâ, ² æàëü, ³ óñì³õ, ³ ëþáîâ, ìîâ÷àâ íàâ³òü òîä³, êîëè íàéêðàù³ ñèíè ³ äî÷êè íàðîäó ãèíóëè ² ãí³â âåëèêîãî íàðîäó, ï³ä Êðóòàìè, â Áðîä³âñüêîìó êîòë³, â Ãóëàãó, íà Ñîëîâêàõ, ² çà íàðîä ïðîëèòà êðîâ. Ì.Ðèëüñüêèé ñòðàæäàëè ó ñèá³ðñüêèõ òþðìàõ àáî í³ìåöüêèõ òàáîðàõ, à ïåðåä÷àñíî ïîñèâ³ë³ ìàòåð³ íå ìîãëè äîïîìîãòè ñâî¿ì ä³òÿì. Ìàòåð³, ÿê³ ïîñò³éíî ïðàöþþòü àáî çäîáóâàþòü Çàì³ñòü ïðàö³ íà áëàãî ñâî¿õ ä³òåé âîíè âèêîíóâàëè íàéòÿæ÷ó âèùó êâàë³ô³êàö³þ ÷è ïðîôåñ³éíó îñâ³òó, íå ìàþòü ðîáîòó íà “êîëãîñïíèõ ëàíàõ” ÷è íà “áóäîâàõ ñâ³òëîãî ìîæëèâîñò³ âåñü ñâ³é ÷àñ ïðèñâÿòèòè ä³òÿì ³, çäàºòüñÿ, ìàéáóòíüîãî”. ìàëî ïðèä³ëÿþòü ¿ì óâàãè. Àëå ç ³íøîãî áîêó, òàêèì æèòòÿì Óñ³ âîíè âèïèëè ñâîþ ã³ðêó ÷àøó “äî äíà”, àëå íå ìàòåð³ ïîäàþòü ïðèêëàä ñâî¿ì ä³òÿì; îêð³ì òîãî, äèòèíà, çëàìàëèñü! Ñàìå ¿ì ìàºìî çàâäÿ÷óâàòè ñîãîäí³øí³ì äíåì ³ áåçóìîâíî, êîðèñòàº ç âèñîêîãî ³íòåëåêòóàëüíîãî ð³âíÿ ñâîºþ Íåçàëåæíîþ Äåðæàâîþ! ìàòåð³, ñïîñòåð³ãàþ÷è ¿¿ íàïîëåãëèâ³ ñòàðàííÿ, ìàº çàîõîòó Ö³ ñòðàæäàííÿ, ö³ ìóêè ³ á³ëü ìîãëà çðîçóì³òè ëèøå çäîáóòè äîáðó îñâ³òó, çàéíÿòè ïåâíå ñòàíîâèùå ó îäíà ìàòè - Ìàòè íàøîãî Ñïàñèòåëÿ, ÿêà ñàìà ïåðåæèëà ñóñï³ëüñòâ³. ëþäñüêó çëîáó ³ íåñïðàâåäëèâ³ñòü äî ¿¿ Ñèíà - ²ñóñà Õðèñòà. Ëþáîâ, ïîøàíà é ïîâàãà äî ìàòåð³ âëàñòèâ³ óñ³ì íàðîäàì. À ó íàøîãî íàðîäó ìàòåð³ øàíóþòüñÿ îñîáëèâî. Òî æ íåäàðìà â íàøîìó íàðîä³ íàçèâàþòü Ñâÿòó Ìàð³þ Íå â óñ³õ íàðîä³â ìàòè áóëà íà ÷îë³ ðîäó, íàéâèùèì íàøîþ íåáåñíîþ Ìàò³ð’þ. àâòîðèòåòîì òà ñóääåþ, ÿê öå áóëî ó ïðàóêðà¿íö³â. Êóëüò Ëþáîâ, ïîâàãà äî ìàòåð³ ó ñâ³äîìîñò³ óêðà¿íöÿ ìàòåð³ â ìèíóëîìó ìàº ïåâíèé âïëèâ íà ñòàâëåííÿ äî ïåðåíîñèòüñÿ íà ð³äíó çåìëþ, ñâ³é êðàé, Â³ò÷èçíó. Íàéêðàù³ ìàòåð³ ³ â íîâ³òí³ ÷àñè. íàö³îíàëüí³ ìèòö³ ó ñâî¿õ òâîðàõ îñï³âóâàëè ³ ïðîñëàâëÿëè Íàø êðàÿíèí, âåëèêèé óêðà¿íñüêèé ïîåò ²âàí ð³äíèé êðàé, ïîð³âíþâàëè ñâîþ çåìëþ ç ð³äíîþ ìàò³ð’þ. Öÿ Ôðàíêî â³äçíà÷àâ, ùî ñòàíîâèùå æ³íêè â óêðà¿íñüê³é ðîäèí³ ùèðà ëþáîâ ëåæèòü â îñíîâ³ ïàòð³îòèçìó, ñò³éêîñò³ ³ áóëî íàáàãàòî âèùèì, í³æ â ³íøèõ íàðîä³â. Óêðà¿íñüêà íåçëàìíîñò³ òèõ, õòî áîðîâñÿ ³ áîðåòüñÿ çà äîáðî ³ íåçàëåæí³ñòü æ³íêà ó âèïàäêó ñìåðò³ ÷îëîâ³êà ñòàâàëà ñïàäêîºìèöåþ Óêðà¿íè, õòî ó íàéòÿæ÷³ ÷àñè ³ ëèõîë³òòÿ íå øêîäóâàâ ñèë, à ìàéíà é îï³êóíêîþ ä³òåé, òà é ïðè æèòò³ ÷îëîâ³êà ìàëà ÷àñîì ³ ö³íîþ âëàñíîãî æèòòÿ îáåð³ãàâ ñâîþ Óêðà¿íó. ð³âí³ ç íèì ïðàâà, áóëà éîìó äðóæèíîþ ³ ïîðàäíèöåþ. Ö³ Ç ñâÿòîì Âàñ, ëþá³ Ìàòåð³!!! Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 11

With the call to holiness and openness at the liturgy in St. Andrew Memorial to the Lord’s presence in our lives, His Church by the clergy from the Mid-Atlantic Grace Bishop Daniel, the ruling hierarch of States surrounding New Jersey, and some the Western Eparchy of the UOC of the from beyond that area. As the bells of St. USA, greeted thousands of pilgrims visiting Andrew Memorial Church rang, the bishops the spiritual center in South Bound Brook, walked in a procession to the Memorial NJ. All three hierarchs of the Church, Church, an impressive monument com- traveled to the Church’s Metropolia center to memorating the victims of the genocidal lead the annual St. Thomas Sunday famine created by Josef Stalin and his Pilgrimage on a Sunday following the Communist regime in Ukraine during 1932- glorious and bright feast of our Lord’s 1933. The choir of the Church, under the Resurrection. masterful direction of Michael Andrec, The preparations for the traditional prayerfully sang the responses to the Divine pilgrimage were, as usual, underway Liturgy, as well as the memorial service at months prior to the actual event, to receive the main cross of the cemetery. thousands of Ukrainian Orthodox and A procession led by the altar servers Catholic Christians who come to share with and subdeacons, members of the their loved ones the news of our Lord’s Ukrainian American Veterans Association, Resurrection. On Saturday, April 10, His all the clergy and the faithful made its way Eminence Archbishop Antony, accompa- through the cemetery to the large nied by His Grace Bishop Daniel began the ceremonial cross at the center. Here, a pilgrimage at St. Demetrius Cathedral in memorial service was conducted during Carteret, NJ, where one of the parish’s which all those interred in St. Andrew spiritual children, Subdeacon James Cemetery and Mausoleum, all the Cairns, was ordained to the Holy Diaconate, hierarchs and clergy of our Ukrainian having completed his course of studies at Orthodox Church and the members of the St. Sophia Theological Seminary. Later in Fisher Family, the original owners of the the day, as visitors began to arrive, His estate upon which our Metropolia Center is Eminence Archbishop Antony led a located, were commemorated. Also, memorial Paschal prayer service at the especially remembered were the ten million grave of His Beatitude Metropolitan John victims of Stalin’s genocidal famine, the (Theodorovych) of Blessed Memory, who millions of victims of the Soviet repressions led our Church for over 42 years. The in Ukraine, the victims of the Chornobyl Vespers service of the evening concluded nuclear disaster and all those who gave the spiritual activities of the day on the their lives for the freedom and indepen- premises of St. Andrew Cemetery. dence of Ukraine and the United States of On Sunday morning, April 11, the America. The special prayers were offered Divine Liturgy was served by Metropolitan this year of the victims of the West Virginia Constantine, Archbishop Antony and mine disaster as well as for the victims of Bishop Daniel. The bishops were assisted the horrific disaster, which touched the lives

Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Annual St. Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage of the president of Poland, members of his the day: The historical Fisher Home, the government and leaders of Poland’s Mausoleum, the Consistory, St. Sophia religious communities, in particular, Bishop Seminary, the UOC/St. Sophia Seminary Myron of the Polish Orthodox Church, which Library, St. Andrew Bookstore, the is composed primarily of Ukrainians and Ukrainian Cultural Center and the UOC of Bylo-Russians. USA Museum. Following the prayer service at the The Ukrainian Cultural Center was the main cross of the cemetery, the hierarchs, site where dozens of vendors who return clergy and the faithful proceeded to Holy every year to offer a wide range of Ukrainian Resurrection Mausoleum where the first cultural artifacts like pysanky, original oil Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church paintings, ceramics, jewelry, ecclesiasti- of Ukraine, His Holiness Patriarch Mstyslav cal vestments and vessels, music CD’s and I is interred. In conclusion, the bishops videos. Several of the Offices of Ministry prayed at the monuments of Metropolitan and Central Organizations of the Ukrainian Vasyl Lypkivsky, the United Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Offices of Orthodox Sisterhoods monument com- Youth and Adult Ministry, Public Relations, memorating the women and children victims Development, All Saints Camp, the United of the genocidal famine in Ukraine and at the Ukrainian Orthodox Sisterhoods and St. graves the eleven other hierarchs interred in Andrew Society, offered exhibits about St. Andrew Cemetery, as well as at the their ministry in our communities, also in graves of individuals who have been very the Cultural Center. generous to our Holy Church in the funding In addition, the Ukrainian Cultural of various projects or ministry programs. Center was the site of an ice cream social Memorials continued throughout the week event hosted by the Consistory Office of following St. Thomas Sunday at the graves Youth and Young Adult Ministry (OYYAM), of individuals who have remembered their under the leadership of Natalie Kapeluck- Church in their last wills and testaments. Nixon, for the youth that came to visit St. The pilgrims spent the rest of the day Andrew Center. This was an opportunity for visiting the graves of their loved ones: Family our youth to meet with the hierarchs of the members, friends, political leaders or Church. All three bishops of the Church: spiritual fathers who repose in the Metropolitan Constantine, Archbishop cemetery. Antony and Bishop Daniel spent some time In the early Sunday afternoon hours, with children and distributed the Resurrec- His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His tion icon prints to the youth. The OYYAM Grace Bishop Daniel participated in the also had a tent set up on the grounds of the dedication service of a piece of land that the cultural center for youth activities where Church has provided for the construction of faces, arms and hands were painted, a monument, dedicated to the memory of games were played and much information numerous Ukrainian American Veterans, was distributed on our Church camping and who have served in the armed forces of the youth ministry programs. USA, both the living and the departed. With As in the previous years, this annual the wind blowing through the flags in the pilgrimage brought Ukrainians of four if not hands of the veterans, the bishops recited five generations together to share together the prayers of dedication, recalling the their past, present and looking forward to ultimate sacrifice that the men and women the future. Spiritual pilgrimages and of Ukrainian descent made for our United community events like this one are so States of America. His Eminence Arch- crucial and greatly benefit our Ukrainian bishop Antony expressed the gratitude of all Orthodox and Ukrainian community. Americans to the UAV members present for Much gratitude is expressed to all the blessing. Funds are currently being those who made the weekend the success collected for construction of the monument it has always been: The Consistory Office and for an endowment to maintain it for staff members and property management generations to come. staff under the direction of Emil Skocypec, Being at the spiritual heart of the UOC the Cultural Center staff, Memorial Church of the USA, the pilgrims had an opportunity choir and the members of the Ukrainian to visit numerous sites of the Metropolia Orthodox League who handled the Center that remained opened through out sometimes difficult parking program. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word The members of the Liturgical Commission Meetings Commission worked daily at the Consistory offices of Pavlo Bodnarchuk, pastor of the Church and attended St. Mary Protectress Ca- daily liturgical services at thedral in Southfield, MI; V. St. Sophia Theological Semi- Rev. Taras Naumenko, pas- nary. tor of Sts Peter and Paul The Liturgical Com- Church in Palos Park, IL; mission will release the and Rev. Fr. Harry following bi-lingual liturgical Linsinbigler, pastor of the service books once they are Protection of the Mother of approved and blessed by God Church in Dover, FL. the UOC Council of Bish- His Eminence Arch- ops: Volume 1: Liturgy of St. bishop Antony, president of John Chrysostom and St. the Consistory of the UOC of Basil the Great. Volume 2: Liturgical Commission members (L to R) - Fr. Taras Naumenko, the USA and ex-officio Liturgy of Presanctified Fr. Frank Estocin, Bishop Daniel, Archbishishop Antony, Fr. Bazyl Zawierucha, and Pavlo Bodnarchuk S. Bound Brook, NJ - of the clergy and laity of the Following this year’s Annual Church. St. Thomas Sunday Pil- The members of the grimage to St. Andrew Liturgical Commission are Metropolia Center of the the clergy of the Ukrainian UOC of the USA in South Orthodox Church of the Bound Brook/Somerset, NJ, USA, representing all three the Liturgical Commission Eparchies: His Grace of the Church gathered for Bishop Daniel, Ruling its 2010 annual meeting at Bishop of the Western Commission members diligently discuss the three-volume the Consistory offices, the Eparchy of the UOC of the work they are planning to publish next year. spiritual and administrative USA; Protopresbyter Frank center of the Church, from Estocin, pastor of St. member of the Commission Gifts. Volume 3: Vespers April 12-14, 2010. Vladimir Cathedral in Phila- also participated in the and Matins. The Holy Hours According to His Grace delphia, PA; V. Rev. Bazyl meetings offering his advice and Typika, Funeral Books Bishop Daniel, who serves Zawierucha, pastor of Holy and expertise as the mem- and the Book of Needs are in as the chairperson of the Dormition Church in bers of the Commission a process of being trans- Commission, the work of Northampton, PA and Pro- reflected upon the three- lated and developed. the group is of extreme vost of St. Sophia Theologi- volume work, which is to be The next meeting of importance as it addresses cal Seminary in South released to public in the first the Commission is sched- the pastoral liturgical needs bound Brook, NJ; V. Rev. part of 2011. uled for the second part of summer later this year. Axios! Axios! Axios!

Cateret, NJ - Subdeacon ony, who was accompanied James Cairns, having com- by His Grace Bishop Daniel. pleted his course of studies The ordination took at St. Sophia Theological place on Saturday, April 10, Seminary in South Bound at St. Demetrius Cathedral Brook, NJ, was ordained to in Carteret, NJ where Rt. the Holy Diaconate by His Rev. Taras Chaubenko is Eminence Archbishop Ant- pastor.

14 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Bishop Daniel Meets with Zoe for Life Staff in Ohio Parma, OH - His Grace Bishop Daniel met on Wednesday, April 21 with representatives of the Zoe for Life! organization in Parma, OH. He was escorted to the meeting by V. Rev. Fr. John Nakonachny, pastor of St. Vladimir Cathedral in Parma, and Protodeacon Ihor Mahlay. After touring ZOE House, they then gathered for a candid discussion about

ZOE is a non-profit Christ-centered support organization with three major goals: To help women in crisis pregnancy, to assist Orthodox Christian couples seeking to adopt, and to create an Orthodox Christian abstinence program to educate young people. The organization is endorsed by the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops (SCOBA) in the Americas. For more information on Zoe’s ministry, visit: L to R - Deacon Mahlay, Fr. Nakonachny, Bishop Daniel, Paula www.zoeforlifeonline.org. Helpline: 877-436-LIFE (5433). Kappos and Iryna Mahlay. ZOE’s history, the function of ZOE House, and the goals Church stands on this issue, and encourages them to and aspirations of this life endorsing mission. consider the long-term ramifications of actions they might Paula Kappos, president, presented the bishop with a feel societal pressure to participate in today. summary of the organization’’s ministry, stating that “Many Talking with Paula Kappos (president of Zoe), Kathy women in crisis pregnancies wrestle with abortion, some Kovalak (board member of ZOE for Life! and executive with adoption and some with suicide. To encourage women to carry their infants to term, ZOE offers emotional and spiritual support, confidential access to professional agencies, and connection to potential adoptive Orthodox Christian families.” His Grace felt strongly that more could be accomplished if ZOE were brought to the forefront of Orthodoxy in America. All agreed that the good things that are happening there would hearten the faithful. As has happened at ZOE House in Cleveland, Orthodox young people see first hand the impact this mission has on His children in need. It confirms for them precisely where their

director of ZOE House) and Iryna Mahlay (member of the organization and of St. Vladimir Cathedral), the bishop offered specific suggestions to assist ZOE in taking the next step toward greater national recognition. His exhortation to do so by devising a plan to enable the faithful in other cities across America to replicate what has been done in Cleveland was startling in its clarity and simplicity. Those present gratefully accepted his generosity of spirit in making the time in his busy schedule to see first hand what is being accomplished here, as well as for his blessing for the work being done. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 15 Seventh Annual Archon Lenten Retreat S. Bound Brook, NJ - The Seventh National Archon Lenten Retreat was led by the Rev. Fr. Mark Arey, Director of Inter- Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Fr. Mark presented an in-depth history of the title ‘Archon’ and the specific Archon responsibilities associated with the various “offikia” making reference to the Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Christian

Fr. Mark inspired and captivated the individual Archons present with his frequent scholarly and lively references to Ancient Greece, the Old and New Testament, the Holy Roman Empire, the Byzantine Imperial Court and the Ecumenical Patriarchate post 1453. Archon James D. Speros, Spirituality Committee Chairman, organized the retreat. Archons John Halecky, Jr. roots of the title. The Forty Archons, their spouses, family members and guests who attended the retreat learned the etiology of their specific “offikion”, its ancient responsibilities in the Imperial or Patriarchal Court and its modern day application in service to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

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Orthodox Church and James C. Fountas coordinated the event with the Consistory of the UOC of the USA. In gratitude to Fr. Arey’s lessons, Archon Halecky said, “Each year, we have gathered together to deepen our understanding of our rich and beautiful Orthodox faith and retreat from the world around us to strengthen our commitment to Christ. This year’s retreat provided all in attendance with a deeper understanding of the historical significance of what it means to be an Archon and the importance of the “Offikia” we have been given. Fr. Arey did a marvelous job as our retreat master.” The day and a half retreat was held at the Consistory of the UOC of the USA in South Bound Brook, NJ. His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Eminence Mercer, PA - The 2010 Clergy Convocation took place from Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey attended portions of Wednesday April 7 - Friday April 9, at Camp Nazareth in the retreat and addressed the participants. Mercer, PA. Joining His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas During the day-and-a-half period, participants and Diocesan Clergy was His Grace Bishop Daniel of the attended services at the St. Andrew the First-Called UOC of the USA. Memorial Church where Archbishop Antony conducted the During the convocation, the clergy heard inspiring Presanctified Liturgy on Friday evening. The Divine Liturgy addresses by His Grace, Bishop Daniel and reports on the was celebrated on Saturday morning by Fr. Taras activities of the Diocesan Priest’s Pension Board, and the Chubenko. Throughout the retreat, the participants were newly created Missions and Stewardship Commissions. offered the hospitality of the Ukrainian Center. 16 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life A Visitor to St. Anthony of the Desert Mission With chanting of the Paschal tropar: “Christ is Risen” and greetings of love, St. Anthony of the Desert Mission community in Las Cruses, NM welcomed their eparchial hierarch, His Grace Bishop Daniel, to their spiritual home. This was the bishop’s second archpastoral visit to the mission. The spiritual connection between the spiritual father of the Eparchy and his spiritual children was well established during his first visit in 2009. This year, the Generation!”. The informal meeting with the bishop included bishop was accompanied by seminarian Subdeacon discussions on such important moral and social issues as Andriy Matlak, who led a three-hour sacred music the Orthodox understanding of capital punishment, workshop with members of the mission’s choir, covering abortion, care for the needy and elderly, etc. various liturgical chants and guidance on liturgical rubrics. Prior to the Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning, the On Saturday, April 17, Bishop Daniel visited with bishop tonsured Alfred Henderson as a Reader for the various members of the mission addressing their pastoral mission, calling upon him to daily reflection upon the Divine needs. One of the highlights of the day was a meeting with Scriptures so that when he reads during worship services, Rev. Scott Ruthven, pastor of Holy Ascension Episcopal he is contributing to our Lord’s ministry among the people Church in Las Cruses, the community that graciously of God. The bishop also set aside a subdeacon for the opened its doors to St. Anthony of the Desert Mission, mission, Reader Vladimir Michael Laven, who is one of the offering a place for the mission to worship. Rev. Fr. Gabriel founding members of the community. Rochelle, pastor of St. Anthony Mission family, introduced The faithful then welcomed their bishop for the Rev. Ruthven to Bishop Daniel, noting that they shared celebration of the Divine Liturgy. With the voices of the something in common – both have served as chaplains in choir, the congregation journeyed together with the Myrrh- the US Armed Forces. bearing women to the tomb of Christ. Bishop Daniel Later the bishop met with the founder of St. George preached about the various kinds of courage that we Orthodox Military Association (SGOMA) Vladimir Laven, a witness in daily life and stressed the danger of adopting a parishioner of St. Anthony Mission. SGOMA was founded McDonald’s type of instant prayer-answer attitude, which on October 20th, 2009, on the Feast Day of the Holy and seems to penetrate many relationships with God and the Great Martyr Artemius (the patron saint of military forces in world. “We must learn to accept the answer from the Lord, many countries). The Association is a Pan-Orthodox group which sometimes says ‘Not Yet’ or ‘NO’,” he explained. designed for the spiritual support, assistance, and growth “Rather than looking and asking what the Lord and the of Eastern Orthodox Christian men and women serving in Church can do for us, maybe the time has come for us to the US Armed Services around the world. ask of ourselves what is that we can do for Christ and for His The day concluded with Vespers served by Fr. Church!” Rochelle and Deacon David Mascarenas of the Orthodox Following the Divine Liturgy, the congregation shared Church of America parish in Albuquerque. At the in a festive agape meal. The newly set aside Subdeacon conclusion of the service, Bishop Daniel addressed the Vladimir presented His Grace with the certificate of congregation, and stressed the importance of an active membership in St. George Orthodox Military Association Orthodox Christian life based on the Commandments of (SGOMA), the organization that come into existence God rather than our own interpretation of those through the blessing of Bishop Daniel. Panimatka Susan Commandments. presented Bishop Daniel with his favorite “treat” – some Following the evening service, a dinner was hosted in dark chocolate – with a special New Mexico addition to it the bishop’s honor, and was based on the Office of Youth – the infusion of Pasilla Chiles peppers, cayenne pepper and Young Adult Ministry theme: “My Church! My Faith! My and cinnamon! istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life Pascha at St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Chicago Holy Week came to an redemptive work: His life, creates saints, and gives the Day of Resurrection, let end at sunset on Great and the model of a holy life; His joy. us be glorious, let us Holy Saturday, as the compelling and unique With such spiritual embrace one another and Church prepared to cel- teaching; His extraordinary understanding of the most speak to those that hate us; ebrate her most ancient and works; and His awesome, profound feast of the Church let us forgive all things and preeminent festival, Pas- life-creating death. Christ’s year, the faithful of St. so let us cry, Christ has cha, the Feast of Feasts. Resurrection is the guaran- Volodymyr Cathedral in arisen from the dead”. By The time of preparation gave tee of our salvation. To- Chicago, IL came together this hymn they admitted way to a time of fulfillment. gether with His Ascension it to celebrate the Resurrec- that love of one’s fellowman The glorious and respon- brings to perfection God’s tion of our Lord and Savior is the solid foundation of the dent light emanating from union with us for all eternity. Jesus Christ. His Grace faith in the Resurrection of the empty Tomb dispelled The Resurrection made Bishop Daniel walked out of Christ. the darkness. possible the miracle of the the sanctuary of the cathe- The bishop, assisted Christ, risen from the Church, which in every age dral with the Paschal candle by the pastor of the dead, cracks the fortress of and generation proclaims chanting in unison with cathedral community death and takes “captivity and affirms “God’s plan for clergy: Your Resurrection Archimadrite Pankratij, Pro- captive” (Psalm 67:19). All the the universe, the ultimate Christ our Savior… The todeacon Mykola Dilendorf limitations of our created deification of man and the procession around the and Deacon Andriy nature are torn asunder. created order.” The profound Church. Then came the Fronchak led the Pascha Death is swallowed up in experience of and the breathtaking moment as the Vigil liturgical services be- victory and life is liberated. unshakable belief in the people waited for the bishop ginning at 11:30 p.m. on “For as by a man came risen Lord enabled the and the clergy to start the Saturday night, entering death, by a man came also Apostles to evangelize the hymn of Resurrection, which together with the cathedral the resurrection of the dead. world and empowered the they joined him in chanting, parish community of hun- For as in Adam all die, so Church to overcome pagan- repeatedly: “Christ is Risen dreds of people into the joy also in Christ shall all be ism. The Resurrection dis- from the Dead, trampling of the Resurrection of Christ! made alive” (I Corinthians closes the indestructible death by death, and to those During the Pascha Liturgy, 15:21-22). Pascha is the power and inscrutable wis- in the tombs bestowing life,” the bishop elevated Deacon dawn of the new and dom of God. It disposes of and then the glorious and Andriy Fronchak to a rank of unending day. The Resur- the illusory myths and belief most joyful exclamation: a Protodeacon. At the end of rection constitutes the most systems by which people, Christ is Risen! Xp cToc the Liturgy of St. John radical and decisive deliver- bereft of divine knowledge, BocKpec Chrysostom Bishop Daniel ance of humankind. strain to affirm the meaning From this moment the blessed the traditional Pas- The Resurrection of and purpose of their exist- entire service took on a cha baskets filled with Jesus Christ is the funda- ence. Christ, risen and joyous Pascha atmosphere. Pascha bread (paskas), mental truth and absolute glorified, releases humanity The hymns of the Odes and eggs, meats, cheese, etc. fact of the Christian faith. It from the delusions of Praises of Resurrection With the chanting of is the central experience idolatry. In Him grave-bound which follow, which were the Paschal tropar and a and essential kerygma of humanity discovers and is sang by St. Volodymyr joyful exclamation Christ is the Church. It confirms the filled with incomparable Cathedral Choir under the Risen! Xp cToc BocKpec!, authenticity of Christ’s re- hope. The Resurrection direction of Volodymyr the faithful departed the markable earthly life and bestows illumination, ener- Popowych, are of superb cathedral temple sharing vindicates the truth of His gizes souls, brings forgive- meaning and expression. with each other the joy of our teaching. It seals all His ness, transfigures lives, The people confessed, “It is Lord’s Resurrection. istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life

Minneapolis, MN - St. Michael/St. George Parish, V. Rev. Evhen Kumka, pastor. Pittsburgh, PA - St. Vladimir Parish, Metropolitan Con- stantine, V. Rev. John Haluszczak, pastor. Pascha in the Metropolia

Trenton, NJ - Holy Trinity Parish, Rev. Ivan Lymar, pastor. Los Angeles, CA - St. Vladimir Parish, Rev. Vasile Sauciur, pastor. “Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs bestowing life!” Irvington, NJ - Holy Trinity Church, Fr. John Lyszyk, pastor.

South Plainfield, NJ - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Bel Air, MD - Four Evangelists Mission, Rev. Gregory Parish, V. Rev. John Udics is pastor. Czumak, pastor. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 19 istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life Holy Week Journey of the The Chicago Deanery The Sacrament of the through the Holy Spirit. events of Holy Week. As the of the Western Eparchy of Unction is the Church’s On Holy Thursday, the service concluded, the faith- the UOC of the USA specific prayer for healing. If clergy of the Deanery once ful venerated the Holy Cross journeyed together for the the faith of the believers is again came together to pray from the hands of their Divine services of this year’s strong enough, and if it is the at St. Volodymyr Cathedral hierarch and returned home Holy Week. will of God, there is every in Chicago, IL for the in preparation for the service On Holy Wednesday, reason to believe that the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of of the Holy Passion of our His Grace Bishop Daniel Lord can heal those who are St. Basil the Great. Lord. accompanied by seven diseased. The Sacrament of At the conclusion of On Thursday evening, priests of the Deanery the Anointing of the Sick, or the service, the faithful of the His Grace Bishop Daniel led joined together for Holy Holy Unction as it is also Deanery witnessed an an- the service of the Passion of Unction service at Sts. known, reminds us that cient rite of the Washing of our Lord, the Reading of the Peter and Paul Parish in when we are on pain, either Feet, served by the Ruling 12 Passion Gospel Ac- Palos Park, IL. V. Rev. physical, emotional, or spiri- Bishop of the Western counts at St. Volodymyr Taras Naumenko, pastor of tual, Christ is present with Eparchy His Grace Bishop Cathedral in Chicago, IL. Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, us through the ministry of Daniel. This service por- Serving with the bishop were Archimandrite Pankratij of His Church. He is among us trays Christ’s washing of the pastor of the cathedral St. Volodymyr Cathedral in to offer strength to meet the His disciples’ feet after the parish family, Archiman- Chicago, IL; V. Rev. Howard challenges of life, and even Last Supper. During the drite Pankratij, Protodea- Sloan of Sts. Peter and Paul the approach of death. As service, the celebrant con Nicholas Dilendorf and UOC in Palos Park, IL; V. with Chrismation, oil is also washes the right feet of the Deacon Andriy Fronchak, Rev. Raymond Sundland of used in this Sacrament as a 12 clergy, drying them with assisted by the seminar- Holy Archangel Michael sign of God’s presence, a towel and kissing them. ians of the Church Pro-Cathedral in Hammond, strength, and forgiveness. The senior-ranking clergy- subdeacons John Charest IN; Rev. Walter Hvostik of After the reading of seven man among those whose and Vasyl Dovgan. The Protection of the Mother of Epistle lessons, seven Gos- feet are being washed evening entered those in God in Milwaukee, WI; Rev. pel lessons and the offering speaks the words of Holy attendance into the celebra- Taras Maximtsiv of Holy of seven prayers, which are Apostle Peter, and the tion of the holy, saving and Trinity in Goshen, IN; Rev. all devoted to healing, the bishop or speaks the words awesome Passion of Christ. Fr. Silouan Rolando of Sts. priest anoints the body with of Jesus. Then the bishop To take away our sins, Peter and Paul Parish in the Holy Oil. Orthodoxy himself concludes the read- Christ willingly endured the Palos Park, IL; Protodea- does not view this Sacra- ing of the Gospel, after spittings, scourgings, con Mykola Dilendorf and ment as available only to which he says another buffetings, scorn, mocking Deacon Andrij Fronchak of those who are near death. It prayer and sprinkles all of and the purple robe; the St. Volodymyr Cathedral, is offered to all who are sick those present with the reed, sponge, vinegar, nails, Chicago, IL joined the in body, mind, or spirit. water. spear and, above all, the bishop for the prayer ser- Christ came to the world to At the conclusion of Cross and Death. The vice. About 130 people, “bear our infirmities.” One of the service, the Dean of confession from the cross of representing various par- the signs of His divine Chicago Deanery V. Rev. the penitent thief, crucified ishes of the deanery, Messiahship was to heal Bohdan Kalynyuk reflected with Christ, is celebrated. gathered that evening to the sick. The power of upon the spiritual meaning This service is usually long, partake in the service of healing remains in the of the service and our but its content is dramatic healing, served by their Church since Christ himself personal journey with the and deeply moving for the bishop and clergy. remains in the Church Lord through the days and devout Christian. Those, in istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life of the Chicago Deanery attendance had an opportu- again a spiritual place, to venerate the shroud of reading is the story of nity to once again partici- which hundreds of people Christ in each of the Israel’s crossing of the Red pate in the prayers and the came on Friday night to parochial temples. Sea and Moses’ song of historical sequence of the participate in the Vespers On Holy Saturday, His victory - over Pharaoh, with events, as related in the service, at which the Holy Grace Bishop Daniel once its refrain: ‘For gloriously is Gospels and hymns, provid- Shroud is brought out of the again presided over the He glorified’. The last ing a vivid foundation for the sanctuary and placed in the Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil reading is about the Three great events yet to come. midst of the faithful for the Great at St. Volodymyr Children in the fiery furnace Holy Friday! What a veneration. The ruling hier- Cathedral in Chicago, IL. of Babylon, and their song of solemn day in the life of any arch of the Western Epar- On Great and Holy praise with its repeated Christian. On this day the chy of the UOC of the USA, Saturday the Orthodox refrain: ‘O praise ye the Lord Church commemorates the His Grace Bishop Daniel Church commemorates the and supremely exalt Him sufferings of Christ: the prayerfully led the evening burial of Christ and His unto the ages.’ In the mockery, the crown of service. In his short re- descent into Hades. It is the ancient church the catechu- thorns, the scourging, the marks, the bishop directed day between the Crucifixion mens were baptized during nails, the thirst, the vinegar the attention of the faithful to of our Lord and His Glorious the time of these readings. and gall, the cry of desola- the profound and awesome Resurrection. For Orthodox The Epistle which follows tion, and all the Savior event of the death and burial Christians Great Saturday speaks of how, through the endured on the Cross. of God in the flesh, as it is is the day between Jesus’ death of Christ, we too shall The day of Christ’s marked by a particular kind death and His resurrection. rise to a new life. death is the day of sin. The of silence. Bishop Daniel It is the day of watchful After the Epistle, the sin which polluted God’s invited everyone to enter into expectation, in which mourn- choir chants, like a call to creation from the breaking the mystery of the tomb of ing is being transformed into the sleeping Christ: ‘Arise, dawn of time reached its Christ, putting our hopes joy. The day embodies in O Lord, Judge the earth, for frightful climax on the hill of and prayers at His feet, so the fullest possible sense Thou shall have an inherit- Golgotha. There, sin and that we can come out on the meaning of joyful- ance among all the na- evil, destruction and death Pascha morning and pro- sadness, which has domi- tions... As the chanting came into their own. Un- claim to the world that the nated the celebrations of progresses, the altar vest- godly men had Him nailed to Lord has Risen! In conclu- Great Week. ments as well as all sacred the Cross, in order to sion, Bishop Daniel stated: The Liturgy served on vestments are changed in destroy Him. However, His “Let this night be a time for the morning of Holy and the temple into the bright death condemned irrevoca- all of us, individually and Great Saturday is that of snow-white colors. The bly the fallen world by together to revitalize our Saint Basil the Great. It deacon carries out the Book revealing its true and abnor- spiritual life and to involve begins with Vespers. After of the Gospels, and reads mal nature. ourselves more in the life of the entrance, the evening the first message of the The day of Christ’s our parish community and hymn, “Joyous Light” is resurrection from St. Mat- death has become our true the world around us!” chanted as usual. Then the thew. Because the Vespers birthday. This is the culmi- Following the services Old Testament readings are portion of the service be- nation of the observance of at the cathedral, the bishop recited. They tell of the most longs to the next day His Passion by which our traveled to Holy Trinity striking events and prophe- (Pascha) the burial hymns Lord suffered and died for Church in Bensenville, IL cies of the salvation of of Saturday are mingled with our sins. and Sts. Peter and Paul mankind by the death of the those of the resurrection, so St. Volodymyr Cathe- Church in Palos Park, IL to Son of God. The account of that this service is already dral in Chicago, IL was once visit with the faithful and to creation in Genesis is the full of the coming Paschal first reading. The sixth joy. istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life Elizabeth Symonenko Lazarus Saturday dawned sunny, bright and filled with anticipation as the Lazarus Saturday at parish of St. Mary the The faithful gathered convinced he must be an Protectress Cathedral in with joy for the Divine Liturgy angel. Southfield, MI, eagerly served by His Grace, and Saturday evening, as awaited the visit of their listened intently to the the sun was setting and the beloved hierarch, His Grace Gospel reading. His Grace, rays of sunlight filtered Bishop Daniel. The children Bishop Daniel gave a through the incense laden of the Lesia Ukrainka Parish moving sermon focusing on air His Grace participated in School milled about in the proper Christian attitude the Vespers Service. The narthex of the cathedral, and humility, and stressed faithful had once again flowers in hand, craning the importance of fasting. gathered to participate in sented the bishop with their necks to be the first to While the choir sang the celebration and to bread and salt. Little Eliza- spot His Grace’s appear- “As many as have been benefit from Bishop Daniel’s beth Powers sprinkled rose ance, which was announced baptized into Christ have put instruction. Those who were by their shrieks of joy. His on Christ” groups of school present were treated to a Grace arrived, accompa- children entered single file session of “Coffee with the nied by a seminarian of St. to light candles and say Bishop” (which is a part of Sophia Theological Semi- prayers. At the conclusion the ongoing project of the nary Subdeacon Vasyl of the Divine Liturgy a Consistory Offices of Youth Dovgan, and greeted all the Lenten meal was served in and Young Adult Ministry children warmly, gathering the church hall. The children and Public Relations) after an armload of flowers from were once again delighted Vespers, where they were the little hands, as they to have their bishop with free to ask questions and crowded around him. The them, as he sat among gain understanding through parish pastor, Fr. Pavlo them and chatted with each his answers, all while Bodnarchuk, greeted His one. Upon the conclusion of enjoying coffee and sweets. Grace with a cross and led the meal, His Grace Bishop Even though it was already him into the cathedral to Daniel took the time to late in the evening and petals before His Grace as attend the morning service. answer questions that the people were tired, they were her older sister Lesia Upon completion of children had written down for sad to have the evening Powers, and Natalia Serdiuk the short moleben, His him. The questions included come to a close. greeted His Grace with a Grace took a few minutes to a wide range of subjects A damp and drizzly bouquet of flowers from the explain to the children the ranging from why he wears morning did not deter the significance of Lazarus the “fancy” robes to how his faithful from packing the Saturday. Then he blessed mother is back in Ukraine. cathedral the following morn- them and instructed them to When all the ques- ing to celebrate The Entry of study hard and pay atten- tions were finally answered, the Lord into Jerusalem tion in class. As the children His Grace took a moment to (Palm Sunday). Hundreds begrudgingly filed past, His admire the display the of faithful gathered in line for Grace promised he would children had set up showing Holy Confession, led by two spend time with them later. off the pysanki and crosses girls, Elizabeth Powers and they had made the Sofia Avrutska, who were to previous week. Accept- have their first Holy Confes- ing their gift of one of the sion on that day. Everyone hand decorated, stone gathered in the narthex to encrusted crosses, His await the arrival of His parish chapter of the Junior Grace took a tour of the Grace, Bishop Daniel. Ukrainian Orthodox League. classrooms as the chil- Church Council President, Emiliya and Tatiana Smyk, dren returned to their George Korol was the first to along with Christinka studies. Bishop Daniel greet the bishop, followed Bodnarchuk expressed had such a profound by Georgia Kereliuk, the greetings from the Lesia effect upon the stu- president of the St. Olga’s Ukrainka School. Bishop dents that one girl was Parish Sisterhood who pre- Daniel once again found his 22 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life donkey. St. Mary the Protectress Cathedral Unwilling to part with their shepherd, the flock arms filled with flowers, over all those in the fields sisted in carrying loads of made its way to the church which he kindly plucked and and protect them from the branches to the people. hall where the St. Olga’s distributed to the children elements and all manner of Every hand had a pussy Parish Sisterhood served a harm. willow branch in it as His delectable lunch of varenyki, Once again, church Grace Bishop Daniel borscht, holubtsi with kasha, Fr. Pavlo Bodnarchuk, pas- emerged from the Altar with and fish. As the parishio- tor, greeted His Grace at the a willow sprig and an ners broke their fast, semi- entrance of the sanctuary aspergillum that was be- narian Vasyl Dovgan set up with a Cross, assisted by queathed to Fr. Pavlo by his a presentation that His the many altar servers late father who was a priest Grace, Bishop Daniel pre- including Andrew and in Ukraine. As the bishop pared to share with the Michael Powers, Andrew recited the prayers of people of the parish. Rouditchenko, James blessing, the parish chil- His presentation once Danylo Higgins, Yarema dren, waving their willows, again reduced the onlook- Petrusha, and Denys congregated in the main ers to tears as he showed Slyusar. His Grace, Bishop aisle of the church, forming slides and told of his and faithful within his reach, Daniel entered the cathedral a tunnel of branches. The experiences while visiting bringing smiles to all their to joyous singing of “Eis energy in the cathedral was the orphanages in Ukraine. faces. Polla Eti Despota”. almost palpable as His Children climbed onto their Subdeacon Vasyl Throughout the Divine Grace proceeded around mother’s laps and mothers Dovgan assisted the bishop Liturgy more and more the sanctuary sprinkling hugged them close, realiz- with his deep purple mantia. faithful arrived and packed everyone with Holy Water. ing anew how tragic the While unfurling the many the sanctuary to capacity. From the first recipient the world can be. The effect His Grace had on energy flowed like a wild fire Andrew Smyk pre- them during his sermon was through the congregation. sented His Grace with a plainly visible as some His Grace proceeded around check from ODYM and people nodded their heads the perimeter of the church PLAST to go towards his in agreement, while other’s and climbed up to the choir charitable works in Ukraine, wiped the tears from their loft, blessing everyone. The as did the Sisterhood of St. cheeks. His message, once choir burst into loud hymns Olga. again, stressed the nature of celebration, and burst out All good things must of a true Christian. Too often in cries of joy, while raising come to an end, and late in we blame others for our own their branches up high. The the afternoon the parishio- bad deeds, and rarely do we walls of the cathedral ners of St. Mary the take responsibility our- reverberated with the noise Protectress Ukrainian Or- folds, His Grace touched selves. His Grace stood in emanating from the people thodox Cathedral begrudg- everyone deeply when he the middle of the sanctuary as they made a “joyous ingly bid farewell to His explained that the robe is and looked each person in noise unto the Lord”. Sounds Grace, encouraged by the like that of a shepherd, and the eye as he delivered his of joy echoed from every fact that he would return to the many furls are there so message, which touched nook and cranny. People them for their 60th Anniver- that he can spread his robe many hearts, and in truth were once again so moved sary Parish Feast day in gave birth to repentance. that tears were streaming October. The Lord’s Prayer was down their cheeks, washed Even though the church sung by the school children, away by the Holy Water and has now emptied of people, holding pussy willow replaced my smiles. The the energy still reverberates branches, which was fol- faithful were laughing and from the cathedral walls and lowed by Holy Communion. crying all at the same time. will serve to bolster the Immediately after Holy Com- The noise and joy was such faithful through the solem- munion pussy willow that one almost expected to nity and sadness of Holy branches were distributed see the cathedral doors Week into the joyous to everyone in the cathedral. swing open and Christ enter celebration of the antici- The school children as- riding upon the back of a pated Pascha. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 23 istockphoto.com Ïàðàôiÿëüíå æèòòÿæèòòÿ Â²ÇÈÒ ÂËÀÄÈÊÈ ÄÀÍÈ¯ËÀ ÄÎ ÏÀÐÀÔ²¯ ÑÂ. ÏÎÊÐÎÂÈ Â ÑÀÓÒÔ²ËÄ², Ì²×. Þð³é Ðîçã³í Ôîòî: ªëèñàâåòà Ñèìîíåíêî

26-28 áåðåçíÿ 2010 ð.Áîæîãî, ïàðàô³þ Ñâ. Ïîêðîâè â Ñàóòô³ëä³, Ì³÷., â³äâ³äàâ Âëàäèêà Äàíè¿ë. Ç ïðèâîäó â³çèòó Âëàäèêè, ªëèñàâåòà Ñèìîíåíêî, Ñòàðøèé Äîðàäíèê Ìîëîäøîãî Â³ää³ëó Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Ë³ãè (ÌÂÓÏË) ïðè ïàðàô³¿ Ñâ.Ïîêðîâè, ïðèãîòóâàëà áðîøóðêó ç ³íôîðìàö³ÿìè ïðî ïîõîäæåííÿ, ôóíêö³¿ ³ ðîëü ºïèñêîï³â (âëàäèê) ³ ÿê çâåðòàòèñü äî ñâÿùåíèê³â ³ äî ºïèñêîï³â. Â ñóáîòó, 27-ãî áåðåçíÿ, ï³ñëÿ ìîëåáíþ äëÿ ä³òåé Øêîëè Ðåë³ã³¿ é Óêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà ³ì. Ë.Óêðà¿íêè (Øêîëà) é Àðõèºðåéñüêî¿ Ë³òóðã³¿, Âëàäèêà ³ øê³ëüí³ ä³òè ìàëè ñï³ëüíèé îá³ä, ï³ñëÿ ÷îãî, ä³òè çàäàâàëè Âëàäèö³ ïèòàííÿ, à Âëàäèêà äàâàâ â³äïîâ³ä³. Îï³ñëÿ, Âëàäèêà îãëÿíóâ ïðàöþ ä³òåé ³ îãëÿíóâ Øêîëó. Â³äíîñíî ôóíêö³¿ Öåðêâè, òî Âëàäèêà ïîÿñíèâ Ï³ñëÿ Âå÷³ðíüî¿, ÿêó â³äñëóæèëè Âëàäèêà é î. ùî Öåðêâà íå ìóñèòü áóòè áàíê àáî ìóçåé... Äáàéìî Ïàâëî Áîäíàð÷óê, à ¿ì äîïîìàãàâ ³ïîäèÿêîí (subdeacon) ïðî ÿê³ñòü à íå ïðî ê³ëüê³ñòü! Öåðêâà ìóñèòü áóòè òèì, Âàñèëü Äîâãàí, ñåì³íàðèñò Ñâÿòîñîô³¿éñüêî¿ Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ùî íàëàäîâóº íàøó äóõîâíó áàòàðåþ. Àëå, ñâÿùåíèê Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Ñåì³íàð³¿ â Áàóíä Áðóö³, à çàì³ñòü õîðó íå ìîæå ïðîñòî ñàì âèõîâóâàòè ïàðàô³ÿí. Âñå çàëåæèòü ñï³âàëà Îëüãà Ë³ñê³âñüêà ç äîïîìîãîþ Ìèêîëè â³ä êîæíîãî ç íàñ, â³ä òîãî çóñèëëÿ, ÿêå ìè ðîáèìî äëÿ Íåâìåðæèöüêîãî, - â³äáóëàñÿ çóñòð³÷ Ãðîìàäè ç ñâîãî äóõîâíîãî ïîë³ïøåííÿ. À ìè æ, óñ³, çíàõîäèìîñü Âëàäèêîþ ó ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é çàë³, äå áóëà ìîæëèâ³ñòü íà øëÿõó äóõîâíîãî ïîë³ïøåííÿ, ³ â³ä íàøîãî âëàñíîãî ïîñï³ëêóâàòèñü ³ çàäàâàòè ïèòàííÿ. Âëàäèêà âèñëîâèâ çóñèëëÿ çàëåæèòü – ÿê ñêîðî ìè ïîñóâàºìîñü âïåðåä ñâî¿ äóìêè ïðî òåïåð³øí³é ñòàí Öåðêâè â ÑØÀ, ¿¿ ôóíêö³þ ³ íàøå â³äíîøåííÿ äî Öåðêâè. Ïîïåðåäíÿ ãåíåðàö³ÿ íà öüîìó øëÿõó. óêðà¿íñüêèõ åì³ãðàíò³â îðãàí³çóâàëà ïàðàô³ÿëüí³ ãðîìàäè Ó Âåðáíó íåä³ëþ, 28-ãî áåðåçíÿ, ä³òè Øêîëè ³ ³ çáóäóâàëà ÷óäîâ³ õðàìè. Àëå ïîïåðåäíÿ ãåíåðàö³ÿ ÌÂÓÏË ìàëè ñïîâ³äü, à äåõòî – é ïåðøó ñïîâ³äü. Òðè â³äõîäèòü ç öüîãî ñâ³òó ³ ÿêùî öåðêîâí³ ãðîìàäè íå íåä³ë³ ïåðåä öèì, ª.Ñèìîíåíêî (â÷èòåëü ðåë³ã³¿ â Øêîë³) çàäóìóþòüñÿ íàä òèì, ùî ¿õ ÷åêàº, òî äîâåäåòüñÿ äàâàëà óðîêè äëÿ ä³òåé ïðî çíà÷åííÿ ñïîâ³ä³, ïðî ³íø³ çàêðèâàòè öåðêâè. Çáóäîâàí³ ÷óäîâ³ õðàìè, àëå õòî áóäå Òà¿íñòâà, ïðî Ñèìâîë Â³ðè, õòî òàêèé íàø «áëèæí³é» ³ ¿õ óòðèìóâàòè? Ïåðåôðàçîâóþ÷è êðèëàòèé âèñë³â ò. ï. Ï³ä ÷àñ Âåðáíî¿ Àðõèºðåéñüêî¿ Ñëóæáè, äîïîìàãàëè ïðåçèäåíòà Êåííåä³, Âëàäèêà çàïðîïîíóâàâ òàêó ³ïîäèÿêîí Â.Äîâãàí ³ â³âòàðí³ ïðèñëóæíèêè, ÷ëåíè ôîðìóëó: «Íå ïèòàéñÿ ùî Öåðêâà ìîæå çðîáèòè äëÿ ÌÂÓÏË à ä³òè Øêîëè ïðîñï³âàëè «Îò÷å Íàø» ï³ä ìåíå, à ïèòàéñÿ – ùî ÿ ìîæó çðîáèòè äëÿ Öåðêâè ó êåð³âíèöòâîì â÷èòåëüêè ñï³âó Ãàëèíè ßëîâåíêî. Ï³ñëÿ ñâî¿é Ãðîìàä³!» Âñå çàëåæèòü â³ä êîæíîãî ç íàñ! Íå ïðè÷àñòÿ ³ çàê³í÷åííÿ Ë³òóðã³¿, ïåðø³ ñïîâ³äíèêè – Ë³çà áóäüòå çàäîâîëåí³ òèì ùî ìàºòå, à çíàéä³òü äëÿ ÷îãî Ïàóåðñ ³ Ñîô³ÿ Àâðóöüêà îòðèìàëè ïîñâ³ä÷åííÿ-ñóâåí³ð òðåáà ïðàöþâàòè â Öåðêâ³. ïðî ¿õíþ ïåðøó ñïîâ³äü, ç ï³äïèñàìè î. Ïàâëà ³ Âëàäèêè Ñòîñîâíî íåàêòèâíîñò³ íîâîïðèáóëèõ â Äàíè¿ëà. Ï³ñëÿ Ë³òóðã³¿, â³âòàðí³ ïðèñëóæíèêè ðîçäàëè öåðêîâíîìó æèòò³, Âëàäèêà ïîÿñíèâ ùî âîíè âèðîñëè â óñ³ì ïðèñóòí³ì ã³ëêè âåðáè (ÿêó íàïåðåä ïðèãîòóâàëè ³íøîìó ñâ³ò³, â ÿêîìó áàãàòî ÷îãî íå òàê, ÿê òóò, â ÑØÀ. öåðêîâí³ ñòàðîñòè, ç äîïîìîãîþ äîáðîâîëüö³â) ³ Âëàäèêà Íàïðèêëàä, â Óêðà¿í³, çàãàëüíå ÷ëåíñòâî â öåðêîâí³é Äàíè¿ë îá³éøîâ óñþ öåðêâó ïîñâÿ÷óþ÷è âåðáó â ðóêàõ ïàðàô³¿ ³ ÷ëåíñüê³ âíåñêè – öå áóëà íå÷óâàíà ð³÷! Îòæå, áóäüìî òåðïåëèâ³; íîâîïðèáóë³, ç ÷àñîì, àêòèâ³çóþòüñÿ ïðèñóòí³õ. â öåðêîâíîìó æèòò³. ßñêðàâèì ïðèêëàäîì öüîãî º Íà öüîìó çàê³í÷èâñÿ ÷åðãîâèé â³çèò Âëàäèêè Âëàäèêà Äàíè¿ë, ÿêèé ³ ñàì âèð³ñ â öüîìó ³íøîìó ñâ³ò³ (â Äàíè¿ëà Ñâÿòîïîêðîâñüêî¿ Ãðîìàäè, àëå íàøà ñï³ëüíà Ðàäÿíñüêîìó Ñîþç³) ³ äî 21-ãî ðîêó ñâîãî æèòòÿ íå áóâ ó ïîäîðîæ íà øëÿõó äóõîâíîão ïîë³ïøåííÿ – ïðîäîâ- öåðêâ³, à ÿêèé â³í òåïåð àêòèâíèé â öåðêîâíîìó æèòò³! æóºòüñÿ äàë³. 24 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Ïàðàôiÿëüíå æèòòÿæèòòÿ

ÂÅËÈÊÎÄÍ² ÑÂßÒÊÓÂÀÍÍß Ó ÏÀÐÀÔ²¯ ÑÂ. ÏÎÊÐÎÂÈ Â ÑÀÓÒÔ²ËÄ², Ì²×. Þð³é Ðîçã³í Ôîòî: ªëèñàâåòà Ñèìîíåíêî

Âåëèêèé ï³ñò ³ Âåðáíà íåä³ëÿ – öå ï³äãîòóâàííÿ äî Ñâÿòà Âåëèêîäíÿ. Ï³ä ÷àñ ïîñòó, î. Ïàâëî Áîäíàð÷óê, íàñòîÿòåëü Êàòåäðè Ñâ.Ïîêðîâè â Ñàóòô³ëä³, Ì³÷. (Êàòåäðà), ÷àñòî íàãàäóâàâ ó ñâî¿õ ïðîïîâ³äÿõ, ùî ñïðàâæí³é ï³ñò – öå óòðèìóâàííÿ ñåáå íå ëèøå â³ä ñêîðîìíî¿ ¿æ³, à â³ä ãí³âó, çëà, çëîñë³â’ÿ ³ íåïðàâäè. Ï³ä ÷àñ Ñâÿòî¿ Ë³òóðã³¿ â ñóáîòó, ï³ä ÷àñ Âåëèêîãî Êàíîíó Ñâ. Àíäð³ÿ Êðèòñüêîãî ³ ï³ä ÷àñ Ë³òóðã³¿ Ðàí³ø Îñâÿ÷åíèõ Äàð³â, ³ç ãëèáîêîäóìíèìè ìîëèòâàìè, ³ ç ìåëîä³éíèìè ïîñòîâèìè íàï³âàìè, çàì³ñòü õîðó, çâîðóøëèâî ñï³âàëè Îëüãà Ë³ñê³âñüêà é ²ííà Á³ðêî, à ¿ì, ³íîä³, äîïîìàãàâ Ìèêîëà Íåâìåðæèöüêèé. Â Óêðà¿í³, âøàíîâóþòü â’¿çä Õðèñòà äî ªðèñàëèìó íå ïàëüìîâèìè ã³ëêàìè, à ã³ëêàìè âåðáè – ïåðøîãî äåðåâà, ÿêå çàöâ³òàº ï³ñëÿ çèìè ³ ÿêîãî ïàðîñòêè ñèìâîë³çóþòü âîñêðåñ³ííÿ. Öåé çâè÷àé ïåðåä Âåëèêîäíåì, ïå÷óòüñÿ ïàñêè äëÿ òèõ, õòî íå ìîæå â Óêðà¿í³ çãàäóºòüñÿ ùå â Õ² ñò. (Ïðî Âåðáíó íåä³ëþ ³ ñàì ñïåêòè. Öèì êåðóâàëà, öèì ðàçîì, çàñòóïíèöÿ ãîëîâè â³çèò Âëàäèêè Äàíè¿ëà – äèâ. îêðåìó ñòàòòþ â öüîìó Ñåñòðèöòâà ³ì. Êíÿãèí³ Îëüãè ïðè íàø³é Êàòåäð³ – Âàðâàðà íîìåð³ ÓÏÑ). Ñ³ðà, à äîïîìàãàëà ¿é Äæîðäæ³ÿ Êåðåëþê. Öüîãî ðîêó Ñòðàñíèé òèæäåíü ³ ïå÷åííÿ ïàñîê – öå áóëî ñïå÷åíî 130 ïàñîê äëÿ ÷ëåí³â (³ íå ÷ëåí³â) íàøî¿ ïåð³îä ³íòåíñèâíîãî ãîòóâàííÿ äî Âåëèêîäíÿ. Òðåáà Ñâÿòîïîêðîâñüêî¿ Ãðîìàäè. ïîôàðáóâàòè êðàøàíêè, ñïåêòè ïàñêè, çðîáèòè ñèðíó Âåëèêäåíü. ² îñü, íàðåøò³, Âåëèêîäíÿ í³÷! Äëÿ ïàñêó, ïðèáðàòè æèòëî òà é ñàìèì íàëåæíî òèõ, õòî íå ìîæå âèñòîÿòè í³÷íî¿ Âåëèêîäíüî¿ Óòðåí³ ³ ïðèãîòóâàòèñü! Ïàñõàëüíî¿ Ë³òóðã³¿, ñâÿ÷åííÿ ïàñîê (ç ³íøîþ ¿æîþ) Â Ñòðàñíèé ×åòâåð, óâå÷îð³, ñòîÿ÷è â öåðêâ³ â³äáóëîñÿ â Ñòðàñíó Ñóáîòó, 3-ãî êâ³òíÿ, î 11:30 ðàíêó, (á³ëüø³ñòü, íà êîë³íàõ) ³ç ñâ³÷êîþ â ðóêàõ, ñëóõàºìî 12 ï³ñëÿ Ñâÿòî¿ Ë³òóðã³¿. Ñåñòðèöòâî, Øêîëà Ðåë³ã³¿ é Ñòðàñíèõ ªâàíãåëüñüêèõ ÷èòàíü, ÿê³ ïåðåðèâàþòüñÿ Óêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà ³ì. Ë.Óêðà¿íêè é Ìîëîäøèé Â³ää³ë ñï³âîì õîðó, ç îñîáëèâî çâîðóøóþ÷èì «Ðîçá³éíèêà». Óêðà¿íñüêî¿ Ïðàâîñëàâíî¿ Ë³ãè (ÌÂÓÏË) ïðè íàø³é Ï³ñëÿ Âå÷³ðíüîãî Áîãîñëóæåííÿ ïîâåðòàºìîñü äîäîìó ç ïàðàô³¿ ïðèãîòóâàëè 15 Âåëèêîäí³õ êîøè÷ê³â ç âåðáîþ, çàïàëåíèìè ñâ³÷êàìè (êîìó öå âäàñòüñÿ!) ³ ïèøåìî ïàñêàìè é ³íøîþ ¿æîþ, ÿê³, ä³òè ÌÂÓÏË ðîçâîçèëè âîãíåì ñâ³÷êè çíàê õðåñòà íà îäâ³ðêó âõ³äíèõ äâåðåé, ñòàðøèì â³êîì ³ õâîðèì ÷ëåíàì ïàðàô³¿ Ñâ.Ïîêðîâè â «ùîá í³ÿêå ëèõî íå ïðèõîäèëî â ä³ì». Óêðà¿íñüêîìó Ñåë³ (ó Âîððåí³) ³ â ïðèâàòíèõ äîìàõ. Â Ñòðàñíó Ï’ÿòíèöþ â³äáóâñÿ âèí³ñ Ïëàùàíèö³ Öüîãî ðîêó, õðåñíèé õ³ä äîâêðóãè öåðêâè ç â³âòàðÿ ³ õðåñíèé õ³ä ç íåþ òðè ðàçè äîâêðóãè Öåðêâè. â³äáóâñÿ áî áóëà ãàðíà ïîãîäà. Ï³ñëÿ Âåëèêîäíüî¿ Óòðåí³ Çâè÷àé ïå÷åííÿ ïàñîê – ñÿãàº ùå ³ Ïàñõàëüíî¿ Ë³òóðã³¿, ÿê³ â³äñï³âàâ êàòåäðàëüíèé õîð ï³ä ïåðåäõðèñòèÿíñüêèõ ÷àñ³â. Îñíîâíèì, æèòòºâî- êåð³âíèöòâîì Ìèêîëè Íåâìåðæèöüêîãî, â ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é íåîáõ³äíèì ïðîäóêòîì äëÿ æèòåë³â Óêðà¿íè áóâ çàë³ â³äáóëîñü, î 3-³é ãîäèí³ ðàíêó, îñâÿ÷åííÿ ïàñîê ³ â³ääàâíà õë³á. Òîìó, âñ³ íàéá³ëüø³ ñâÿòà êàëåíäàðÿ ³íøî¿ ¿æ³, çàçäàëåã³äü ïðèãîòîâàíî¿ â ÷åïóðíèõ êîøè÷êàõ. îçíàìåíîâàí³ âèï³êàííÿì ð³çíîãî ðîäó õë³áà. Ïàñêà – Ï³ñëÿ ïîñâÿ÷åííÿ ïàñîê, âñ³ ðîç’¿õàëèñü ïî äîìàõ, ñèìâîë³çóº âîñêðåñ³ííÿ çåìë³, âîäè ³ âñ³º¿ ïðèðîäè. ùîá òàì, çã³äíî ç áàãàòîâ³êîâîþ òðàäèö³ºþ ðîçãîâëÿòèñÿ Â êîæí³é óêðà¿íñüê³é ãðîìàä³ â ÑØÀ º ðîäèíè, (ðîçãîâ³òèñÿ): ñïîæèòè ñêîðîìíó ¿æó ï³ñëÿ çàê³í÷åííÿ â ÿêèõ, ç ð³çíèõ ïðè÷èí, íå ìîæíà ñïåêòè ïàñêó. Ó ïîñòó, ³ ùå ðàç ï³äòâåðäèòè, ùî «Õðèñòîñ Âîñêðåñ!», à ïàðàô³¿ Ñâ.Ïîêðîâè â Ñàóòô³ëä³, Ì³÷., âæå áàãàòî ðîê³â, öèì ñàìèì ñòâåðäèòè ïåðåìîãó Äîáðà íàä çëîì. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 25 Ïàðàôiÿëüíå æèòòÿæèòòÿ «ÑÂßÒÎ ÏÎÅÇ²¯» Â ØÊÎË²

Ó ÏÀÐÀÔ²¯ ÑÂ. ÏÎÊÐÎÂÈ ìàþ÷è, ëèøå, 42 ðîêè! ¯¿ ò³ëî ïåðåâåçëè äî Êèºâà ³ ïîõîâàëè íà Áàéêîâîìó êëàäîâèù³». Â ÑÀÓÒÔ²ËÄ², Ì²×. Ë.Óêðà¿íêà ïèñàëà â³ðø³ ³ äëÿ ìàëèõ ä³òåé. Ó Þð³é Ðîçã³í Ôîòî: ªëèñàâåòà Ñèìîíåíêî â³ðø³ «Âèøåíüêè» (äåêëàìàòîðè: Ãàâðèëêî Ïîëåöü, Åâäîê³ÿ Áëèçíþê, Çèíîâ³é Á³ðêî, Àíÿ Òîðÿí³ê, Â³òàë³é Â ñóáîòó, 13-ãî áåðåçíÿ 2010-ãî ðîêó, î 12-³é Âîëÿíþê, Êàòÿ Çàãàéêî), ä³òè íàð³êàþòü, ùî íå ìîæóòü ãîä. äíÿ, â÷èòåë³ é ó÷í³ Øêîëè Ðåë³ã³¿ é Óêðà¿íîçíàâñòâà ä³ñòàòè ÿãîäè, âèñîêî íà ã³ëêàõ: «Îé, âèøåíüêè ³ì. Ë.Óêðà¿íêè (Øêîëà), ïðè Óêðà¿íñüê³é Ïðàâîñëàâí³é ÷åðåøåíüêè ÷åðâîí³¿, ñï³ë³, ÷îãî æ áî âè òàê âèñîêî Êàòåäð³ Ñâ.Ïîêðîâè â Ñàóòô³ëä³, Ì³÷., âëàøòóâàëè â âèðîñëè íà ã³ëë³?» Íà öå âèøåíüêè â³äïîâ³äàþòü: «Îé, ïàðàô³ÿëüí³é çàë³ «Ñâÿòî ïîåç³¿» äëÿ âøàíóâàííÿ òîãî ìè òàê âèñîêî âèðîñëè íà ã³ëë³, - ÿêáè çðîñëè ïàì’ÿò³ ²âàíà Ôðàíêà, Ëåñ³ Óêðà¿íêè ³ Òàðàñà Øåâ÷åíêà. íèçåñåíüêî, ÷è òî æ áè äîñï³ëè?» Ó â³ðø³ Ë.Óêðà¿íêè Ïðîãðàìó ³ ñöåíàð³é Ñâÿòà ïðèãîòóâàëè â÷èòåëüêà Ãàëèíà «Ìàìî, ³äå âæå çèìà» (äåêëàìàòîðè: Ò.Ëåãóíÿê, Â³êòîð³ÿ Ñåìåöü ³ Â³êòîð³ÿ Âîëÿíþê, äèðåêòîð Øêîëè. Êîíöåâà, Õ.Áîäíàð÷óê, Äåíèñ Ñëþñàð, Òåòÿíà Ñìèê ³ Ì. Âñòóïíå ñëîâî ïðî ².Ôðàíêà ñêàçàëà Ãàëèíà Âîëÿíþê), ñèíîê äèâóºòüñÿ ùî ìàëà ïòàøèíà íå ïîëåò³ëà ßëîâåíêî, â÷èòåëü ñï³âó: «Õòî Ôðàíêî? Ìè âñ³ öå çíàºì! ó âèð³é â òåïë³ êðà¿. Íà òå ìàòè éîìó ïîÿñíþº: «Íå Âñ³ Ôðàíêà ìè âåëè÷àºì – â³í âåëèêèé íàø ïîåò...» áî¿òüñÿ ìîðîçó âîíà, íå ïîêèíå êðà¿íè ð³äíó¿, íå áî¿òüñÿ Ïðî æèòòÿ ².Ôðàíêà îïîâ³ëà Õðèñòèíà Áîäíàð÷óê: «...ïîåò çèìè íàâ³ñíî¿...» íàðîäèâñÿ íà Ïðèêàðïàòò³. Êîëè â³í áóâ ó÷íåì Äðîãîáèöüêî¿ ã³ìíàç³¿, òî äîìàøí³ çàâäàííÿ ÷àñòî ïèñàâ â³ðøàìè. ² íå ò³ëüêè óêðà¿íñüêîþ, à é ïîëüñüêîþ ³ í³ìåöüêîþ ìîâàìè. Ôðàíêî íàïèñàâ áàãàòî â³ðø³â, îïîâ³äàíü ³ êàçîê. Ïîõîâàíèé Ôðàíêî ó Ëüâîâ³ íà Ëè÷àê³âñüêîìó öâèíòàð³.» ßê ³ âñ³ âåëèê³ ïîåòè, Ôðàíêî ïèñàâ â³ðø³ ³ äëÿ ä³òåé. Ó â³ðø³ «Êèöÿ», êèöÿ æàë³ºòüñÿ: «...ñàì êóõàð ñìåòàíêó çëèçàâ, íà ìåíå, êèöþíþ, ñêàçàâ...» (äåêëàìàòîðè: Íàñòÿ Ëåãóíÿê ³ Þë³ÿí Êåéí). Âèòîí÷åí³ñòü Ôðàíêîâîãî âèñëîâó ïðîäåìîíñòðóâàâ Ìèõàéëî Âîëÿíþê ó â³ðø³ «Äð³ìàþòü ñåëà»: «Äð³ìàþòü ñåëà. ßñíî ùå îñ³ííº ñîíöå ñÿº, òà õîëîäêîì îñ³íí³ì âæå â ïîâ³òð³ ïîòÿãàº...» Â³ðøîâàíå âñòóïíå ñëîâî ïðî Ë.Óêðà¿íêó ñêàçàëà Ã.ßëîâåíêî (àâòîð íåâ³äîìèé): Òðåòþ ÷àñòèíó Ñâÿòà, ïðèñâÿ÷åíó Ò.Øåâ÷åíêîâ³, «ß çíàëà Ëåñþ Óêðà¿íêó, æèâó, òðèâîæíó, ìîëîäó, ðîçïî÷àëà â³ðøîâàíèì âñòóïíèì ñëîâîì Ã.ßëîâåíêî (íà âîíà ìîâ êâ³òêà ó áàðâ³íêó, öâ³ëà â ïîë³ñüêîìó ñàäó...», ³ òë³ ìóçèêè «Äóìè ìî¿»): «Âñ³ éîãî ìè áàòüêîì çâåìî, «...Íå ñòåðëàñü ðàäóæíà ñòîð³íêà, íå âìåðëà ï³ñíÿ òàê â³ä ðîäó ³ äî ðîäó; êîæíèé â³ðø ñâ³é ³ ïîåìó, â³í ë³ñîâà, áåçñìåðòíà Ëåñÿ Óêðàíêà áóëà ³ º ïîâ³ê æèâà». ïðèñâÿ÷óâàâ íàðîäó.» Òîìó: «Îñü ÷îìó â ñ³ì’¿ âåëèê³é, ó Ïðî æèòòÿ Ë.Óêðà¿íêè îïîâ³ëà Òàíÿ Ëåãóíÿê: öâ³òó ñàä³â ïðåêðàñíèõ – áóäå æèòè â³í âîâ³êè, ÿê «...Ëàðèñà Êîñà÷ (ñïðàâæíº ³ì´ÿ Ëåñ³ Óêðà¿íêè) áåçñìåðòíèé íàø ñó÷àñíèê.» íàðîäèëàñü â 1871 ð. â Íîâîãðàä-Âîëèíñüêîìó, Ïðî æèòòÿ Ò.Øåâ÷åíêà îïîâ³â Ä.Ñëþñàð, ç òàêèì Æèòîìèðñüêî¿ îáëàñò³. ×åðåç õâîðîáó – òóáåðêóëüîç âèñíîâêîì: «Íå ìîæíà óÿâèòè Òàðàñà Øåâ÷åíêà áåç ê³ñòîê – äî øêîëè íå õîäèëà, òà çàâäÿêè ñàìîîñâ³ò³, Óêðà¿íè – ³ íå ìîæíà ï³çíàòè Óêðà¿íó áåç Òàðàñà ôåíîìåíàëüíèì çä³áíîñòÿì äî ìîâ, ë³òåðàòóð, ³ñòîð³¿ – Øåâ÷åíêà!» «Íàðîäèâñÿ Ò.Øåâ÷åíêî â 1814-ìó ð. â ñòàëà âèñîêîîñâ³÷åíîþ â öèõ ãàëóçÿõ çíàíü. Ëåñÿ, íå ðîäèí³ êð³ïàêà (êð³ïàê = serf). Çàâäÿêè íàäçâè÷àéíèì çâàæàþ÷è íà ñòðàøí³ áîë³ â ê³ñòêàõ, ïðîäîâæóâàëà ãðàòè çä³áíîñòÿì äî ìàëþâàííÿ, íà 24-ìó ðîö³ æèòòÿ áóâ íà ôîðòåï³àíî, ìàëþâàëà, âèâ÷èëà ïîíàä 10 âèêóïëåíèé ç íåâîë³, ³, ï³çí³øå, çàê³í÷èâ Ïåòåðáóðãñüêó ºâðîïåéñüêèõ ìîâ. Ìàþ÷è 19 ðîê³â íàïèñàëà äëÿ ñâîº¿ Àêàäåì³þ Ìèñòåöòâà. Çà ñàòèðè÷íèé îïèñ öàðñüêî¿ ìîëîäøî¿ ñåñòðè êíèæêó «Ñòàðîäàâíÿ ³ñòîð³ÿ ñõ³äíèõ ðîäèíè (â ïîåì³ «Ñîí»), íà 33-ìó ðîö³ ñâîãî æèòòÿ, íàðîä³â», âèäàíó â 1918 ð. ÿê ï³äðó÷íèê äëÿ íàö³îíàëüíî¿ Øåâ÷åíêî áóâ ïîçáàâëåíèé âîë³ ³ âèñëàíèé äî øêîëè. Â 1913-ìó ðîö³, Ëåñÿ Óêðà¿íêà ïîìåðëà â Ãðóç³¿ (Çàê³í÷åííÿ íà ñò. 39) 26 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Date: October 29-31 Price: $120 Applications available May!

Location: South Bound Brook, NJ Where to get the applications? ~www.uocofusa.org, priest or youth minister or @ [email protected] Why attend? Serve your church by learning about its’ inner workings and joining your voice with other youth to help build Christ’s Church.

The objectives of the Youth Sobor are as follows: To provide our teenagers with the opportunity to:

x Better learn about the workings of our church

x Provide input to the future of youth programming

x Gain knowledge through workshops

x Meet and form connections with fellow Orthodox youth More information to come concerning workshop topics, speakers, and activities! istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life Holy Trinity Parish Receives a Pastoral Visit

On Sunday, March 14, Wawrzyniak, assisted by presented Hramotas to self and his visions for the His Grace, Bishop Daniel, Subdeacon John Charest Theodora Callas, long time diocese. He answered ques- made his first pastoral visit who directed the altar parish treasurer and a major tions on various subjects. to Holy Trinity Parish in servers. moving force in the parish, The children gathered Michigan City, IN. The visit Bishop Daniel spoke and the Ladies Auxiliary for around His Grace to help cut coincided with the words of encouragement all their diligent and faithful the anniversary cake. community’s 35th anniver- during his sermon, that we efforts. As a token of his first sary of its founding in 1975. should all strive to be faithful Since it was Lent, the visit, His Grace was pre- His Grace was greeted with due diligence to the welcoming and celebration sented with an icon of the on his arrival with the penitential practices. It is were in keeping with the Resurrection by President traditional bread and salt by our way to come closer to season. A luncheon was Retseck on behalf of the James Retseck, parish understanding what Christ provided by two long time parish. council president. A hierar- Jesus came to do. benefactors, John Fegaras His Grace thanked chical liturgy was cel- At the conclusion of and Loucas Vasilarakos, everyone who came to ebrated with Fr. Lev the liturgy, Bishop Daniel served by the parish ladies. welcome him and partici- Bishop Daniel spoke pated in the liturgy and Sunday of Orthodoxy afterwards, giving a brief celebration. He promised he biographical sketch of him- would be back. Relics Presented in Bel Air

Orthodox Churches gathered together at St. John’s Church in Dixonville, PA, to celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Pictured are Father’s Michael Zak, St. Michael’s Carpatho Russian Church in Clymer, George Hnatko of St. John’s, SS. Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek Orthodox Church Dixonville and the Eastern Orthodox Foundation in Penn in Dublin, MD, presented the relics of the Four Holy Run, Hiermonk Petrium, of St. John’s Orthodox Church of Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to Four America in Blacklick, and Matthew Conjelko, SS. Peter Evangelists Orthodox Church in Bel Air, MD at a Lenten and Paul Carpatho Russian Church in Homer City; altar Vespers service at the parish on March 14. A reception server Don Kostryk. In the front row are alter servers Maxim hosted by the Sisterhood of Saint Olympia followed the and Matthew Conjelko. presentation. 28 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 istockphoto.com P A R I S H Life Bishop Daniel Visits St. John the Baptist Church

“Where the bishop is, so is the church” -St. Ignatius of Antioch

On Sunday, March While the Bishop’s 14, His Grace Bishop Daniel arrival was expected, the visited St. John the Baptist pleasant surprise from him Church in Portland, OR on Sunday was when he where he was greeted by awarded the pastor of the children, parishioners and a parish with a “gold cross” pastor of the parish family and elevated Fr. Ivan Rev. Fr. Ivan Petrouchtchak. Petrouchtchak to a rank of a Bishop Daniel arrived protopriest, as Very Rev. Fr. received that day. A pro- well remembered by all who for the second time in Ivan marked the 15th found homily from Bishop attended. Portland late Friday evening. anniversary of his service in Daniel, leaving the words “I Following the service, Parishioners were pleased the Holy Priesthood. thirst” lingering in the minds dinner took place and news to have the opportunity to Fr. Ivan was deeply of all, made the service was exchanged between welcome the Bishop once humbled with the honor he stand out as one that will be parish members and the again. bishop.

Fr. Ivan Petrouchtchak was raised to the The Petrouchtchak family with St. John the Baptist Church School children. rank of a protopriest during the Hierar- His Grace Bishop Daniel. chial Divine Liturgy. Scouts Honored in New Britain The parishioners of St. Mary Nativity of the Mother of God Church in New Britain, CT celebrated Scouting Sunday on February 7. There are eight scouts in the Rev. Andrii Pokotylo, pastor, parish: Daisy Girl Scouts of America called the scouts forward at the – Rebekah Bailly, Gabrielle O’Neill conclusion of the Divine Liturgy to and Julia Szwez; CYM – Anya and bestow a special blessing, noting Stephanie Melnyk; Plast – Alina, the importance of the service which Maya and Teryn Kuzma. scouts give to their communities. Following the liturgy, the scouts celebrated the day by serving Stephanie Melnyk, Rebekah Bailly, cupcakes to their Church School Gabrielle O’Neill and Anya Melnyk classmates. with Fr. Andrii Pokotylo, pastor. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 29 It’s the 2010 UOL Convention, and you’re invited!

The Ukrainian Ortho- Emlenton, PA trace their annual gathering of the This room rate includes dox Church of Holy Ascen- origins to Teenage Confer- entire League. It is where breakfast on Friday and sion in Maplewood, NJ is ence, which began as a the goals are set and the Saturday. The Hyatt Hotel excited to be hosting the UOL-sponsored event. The plans are made for the is only a ten minute walk 63rd Annual Convention of idea for the annual mission upcoming year and beyond. from a New Jersey Transit the Ukrainian Orthodox trips to the orphanages in It is a unique opportunity to commuter rail station with League from July 28 to Ukraine grew out of discus- worship together with others direct service to Midtown August 1, 2010. This year’s sions at previous UOL from across the country. It is Manhattan and convenient Convention will be held at Conventions. The Junior where our young people connections to Newark the Hyatt Regency Hotel in UOL helps grow the next form the lasting bonds of Airport. Bring the whole Morristown, NJ. generation of our parish friendship that will keep family - come a few days The Ukrainian Ortho- leaders by providing our them active in the Ukrainian early or stay a few days after dox League is an integral young people with practical Orthodox Church through- Convention and enjoy an part of the Ukrainian Ortho- organizational and busi- out their lives. Note that you affordable vacation in the dox Church. The League ness skills. The UOL also do not need to be a UOL New York City area! supports our seminarians helps our young adults member to attend the If you live in the through the Metropolitan afford a college education Convention. If you have ever Northern New Jersey or New John Scholarship Fund. through Lynn Sawchuk- wondered what the UOL is York City area, then this Many of the most important Sharon Kuzbyt (LSSK) all about, then coming to year’s UOL Convention is UOC of USA programs and Scholarships. this year’s Convention is the especially convenient for initiatives had their begin- The UOL is thus perfect way to find out. you to attend. Just register nings in the UOL, and most important to the future of the The Convention is not for the Convention or come of the current leaders of Ukrainian Orthodox Church, all work and no play. Since to any of our social activities these programs grew up in and the Annual UOL Con- this year’s Convention is and save the cost of an the UOL. Family Fest and vention is important to the being held so close to New overnight hotel room. the summer encampments future of the UOL. The York City, we have planned Senior UOL and Fam- at All Saints Camp in Convention is the only some exciting social activi- ily Registration payments ties that take full advantage postmarked by June 15, of all this area has to offer. 2010 qualify for Early On Thursday night July 29, Registration discounts. For we will board the Majestic detailed information about Princess for a dinner cruise registration fees, advertis- around New York harbor. ing, and event tickets, The Cheres music en- please visit us online at semble will perform at our www.uolnj.org. If you have a Friday evening “Night in the Facebook account, why not Carpathians” dinner and become a fan of our page at dance. The Ball immedi- www.facebook.com/uolnj. ately following the 63rd You can also follow us at Annual UOL Awards Ban- www.twitter.com/uolnj. quet on Saturday at the The theme of this Hyatt will feature the popular year’s UOL Convention is zabava band Hrim. from Proverbs 22:6: “Train We have negotiated a up a child in the way he very favorable nightly rate of should go: and when he is only $109 per room + tax for old, he will not depart from UOL Convention attendees it.” This year, why not bring at this AAA 3-diamond your whole family to the Hyatt Hotel. Call (800) 233- UOL Convention. Let’s wor- 1234 to reserve your hotel ship together and create a room by July 1, 2010 to stronger, growing Ukrainian ensure your spot at this Orthodox Family. See you reduced Convention rate. at the Convention!

30 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Ukrainian Sacred Music Seminar Hosted by the Seminary

Oleh Mahlay, music curator of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives of Cleveland and the current music director of the Kobzarska Sich Ukrainian music programs, is an accomplished conductor, bandura player, and frequent lecturer on Ukrainian music. He is the former artistic director of the world-renowned Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, leading performances throughout North America and Europe and recording several discs of music including Golden Echoes of Kyiv: The Divine Liturgy. Fr. Deacon Ihor Mahlay has actively served in various capacities within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church most notable as an assistant conductor, music instructor, lecturer in Sacred Arts, coordinator of charitable and educational outreach programs. Following 3 years of study and completion of St. Stephen’s Course of Theology, Ihor Mahlay was ordained into the Deaconate in November of 1997 and is attached to The St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological and plays an active role in the pastoral staff at St. Vladimir’s Seminary and the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus cosponsored Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio. Since 1979, a Ukrainian Sacred Music Seminar from April 30, through Deacon Ihor and Oleh have been involved with organizing May 1, 2010. This workshop intended for Sacred Music and teaching at the Bandura Seminars – Kobzarska Sich at enthusiasts, conductors, cantors and the average faithful All Saints Camp Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp in Emlenton parishioner interested in an introductory music appreciation Pennsylvania including the establishment of Ukrainian Sacred course was held at the facilities of the Seminary at St. Music courses Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church Center in South The next Course of Ukrainian Sacred Music will be Bound Brook New Jersey. Thirteen participants from our held during the Bandura and Vocal Workshops at All Saints parishes joined in the sessions. Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp in Emlenton Pennsylvania His Eminence Archbishop Antony and Father Bazyl on August 11 – 15, 2010. Zawierucha, Rector of the Seminary, opened the course with introductory comments on the centrality of the Sacred Arts and in particular Sacred Music in our expression of our faith. The lecturers and facilitators of the course were Oleh Mahlay, former conductor of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, and St. Volodymyr Cathedral Choir, Parma, Ohio and Protodeacon Dr. Ihor Mahlay, also of St. Volodymyr Cathedral, Parma, Ohio. The core program for the Seminar was an introduction to the history of Ukrainian Sacred Music with an overview of the styles, trends, composers of the 1000 year history of church music in Ukraine. This included presentation of early singing of Kyivan Rus, touching upon the chant system, the big 3 of Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Vedel, and sampling of church music of the modern era. The lecture series was complemented with some enjoyable listening of music and a practicum of good vocal technique Ukrainian Sacred Music Workshop August 11 – 15, 2010 and choral production. Selected lectures on technique of This four-day workshop provides an opportunity to sing sacred singing (good for both conductors and the average singer), works by Ukrainian master composers and provides practical pointers various aspects of music in the Church, and the practical for church singers, cantors, and conductors alike relative to common application of vocalization were interspersed during the areas of church singing. Listening lectures will open up many hidden aspects of sacred music tradition. There will be free time for sport, workshop. Saturday evening was highlighted with the singing swimming, and relaxation. of Vespers at St. Andrew’s Memorial Church, giving the This workshop is designed for older teenagers (ages 15 and participants a practical experience of one of the services older) and adults of all ages. in our Liturgical Cycle. For further information concerning the summer programs, please visit www.bandura.org Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 31 Kobzarska Sich 2010 to Feature Anatoli Avdievsky and Volodymyr Voyt, Jr. By Anatoli W. Murha Kobzarska Sich (KS), these various teaching op- introduced to ensemble Directed by Anatoli under the musical director- portunities, KS will be playing and singing, music Avdievsky, this one-week ship of Oleh Mahlay, is very engaging its participants in lectures, elementary music intensive and enjoyable pleased to announce two a truly unique experience. theory (as needed). This workshop focuses on the special guest instructors Every bandura and Ukrai- workshop is designed for singing and performance of from Ukraine for its 2010 nian choral enthusiast will children ages 9 – 11. Ukrainian folk music. Par- bandura and choral pro- not want to miss this Ukrainian Sacred Music ticipants will take part in a grams. Anatoli Avdievsky, incredible opportunity. Workshop August 11 – 15 various ensembles and the legendary Artistic Direc- As announced earlier This four-day work- private lessons. This one- tor and Chief Conductor of this year, Oleh Mahlay will shop provides an opportu- week workshop is designed the world renown Hryhory be the KS 2010 Musical nity to sing sacred works by for older teenagers (ages 15 Veriovka National Folkloric Director. As the former Ukrainian master compos- and older) and adults of all Ensemble, has accepted an Artistic Director and Con- ers and provides practical ages. invitation to teach and ductor of the Ukrainian pointers for church singers, Given the demand for conduct at the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, along cantors, and conductors this year’s programs, inter- Choral Workshop at with many years at alike relative to common ested participants are en- Kobzarska Sich this Au- Kobzarska Sich as Musical areas of church singing. couraged to enroll early to gust. Director, Conductor, and Listening lectures will open ensure placement. For more The bandura programs Instructor, Maestro Mahlay up many hidden aspects of information and for a regis- of KS will feature Volodymyr will lead a talented line up of sacred music tradition. This tration package, please visit Voyt, Jr., a Merited Artist of bandura and choral instruc- workshop is designed for www.bandura.org/ Ukraine and an instrumental tors. Joining Maestro older teenagers (ages 15 bandura_school or contact soloist with the Hryhory Mahlay, Anatoli Avdievsky and older) and adults of all the Administrator of KS, Veriovka National Folkloric and Volodymyr Voyt, Jr. on ages. Anatoli Murha at 734-953- Ensemble. Founded in 1979, staff will be Andrij Birko, Ukrainian Choral Work- 0305 or [email protected]. KS is organized by the Julian Kytasty, Irene shop August 15 – 21 Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus Kytasty-Kuzma, Natalia B. and is held at All Saints Mahlay, Yurij Petlura, and Ukrainian Orthodox Church Irene Zawadiwsky. Camp in Emlenton, Penn- KS is offering the sylvania. following bandura and cho- Maestro Avdievsky will ral programs this August: be working with ensembles Bandura Course of the Ukrainian Choral August 7 – 21 Workshop as well as This two-week course conducting songs with the focuses on over seven hours full ensemble of the Bandura of daily group instruction in: Course. Maestro Avdievsky the technique of playing will also share his extensive bandura, bandura history, insight on singing tech- solo and ensemble playing niques in the Ukrainian folk and singing, music lec- tradition as well as lead tures, elementary music participants in his own theory (as needed). This arrangements. Volodymyr course is designed for Voyt, Jr., will be teaching teenaged children (12 and bandura students in both older) and adults of all ages. individual and group set- Junior Bandura Work- tings, sharing his technical shop August 7 – 14 knowledge and bandura This one-week work- prowess as one of the most shop covers the basics of talented bandura players playing bandura and bandura from Ukraine. By affording history. Participants are 32 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 (Çàê³í÷åííÿ ³ç ñò. 4) With the Words of Gratitude... 91 ÐI×ÍÈÖß Ç ÒÎÃÎ ÄÍß, ²ç ñëîâàìè ïîäÿêè... ßÊ ÂÏÅÐØÅ ÁÓËÎ ÂIÄÏÐÀÂËÅÍÎ ÑËÓÆÁÓ ÁÎÆÓ ÓÊÐÀ¡ÍÑÜÊÎÞ ÌÎÂÎÞ

Ìèê³ëüñüêèé ñîáîð, çáóäîâàíèé ãåòüìàíîì ²âà- íîì Ìàçåïîþ, áóâ îäíèì ç ïåðøèõ õðàì³â Êè¿âà, ÿêèé íîâà âëàäà ï³ñëÿ íàö³îíà- Âåëüìèøàíîâíà ïàí³ Ì³ð÷óê! ë³çàö³¿ ïåðåäàëà Âñåóêðà- Â³ä ³ìåíè Ñåñòðèöòâà ñâ. êí. Îëüãè, ïðè ïàðàô³¿ ¿íñüê³é Ðàä³. êàòåäðàëüíîãî ñîáîðó ñâ. êíÿçÿ Âîëîäèìèðà ó ×³êàãî ÂÏÖÐ çâåðíóëàñÿ äî ºï. Íàçàð³ÿ (Áë³íîâà) çà ²ëë³íîé, ïðèéì³òü â³ä íàñ ùèðîñåðäå÷íó ïîäÿêó çà Âàø³ áëàãîñëîâ³ííÿì íà ïåðøó â³äïðàâó áîãîñëóæ³ííÿ äîâã³ ðîêè òðóäîëþáèìî¿ ïðàö³ áóäó÷è Ãîëîâîþ óêðà¿íñüêîþ ìîâîþ â õðàìîâå ñâÿòî ñîáîðó (9/22 òðàâíÿ Îá’ºäíàííÿ Óêðà¿íñüêèõ Ïðàâîñëàâíèõ Ñåñòðèöòâ â 1919 ð. - Äåíü ïåðåíåñåííÿ ìîù³â ñâÿòèòåëÿ ³ ÷óäîòâîðöÿ Àìåðèö³! Ìèêîëàÿ). Âàø³ ðîêè, ÿê ãîëîâè Îá’ºäíàííÿ, ïðîìèíóëè ªïèñêîï Íàçàð³é çâîë³êàâ ç â³äïîâ³ääþ, äåëåãàö³¿ ï³ä çíàêîì äîáðà ³ ëþáîâè. Âñ³ àêö³¿ îðãàí³çîâàí³ Âàìè ïðèõîäèëè çíîâó ³ çíîâó, àëå áëàãîñëîâ³ííÿ íå îòðè- áóëè ñïðÿìîâàí³ íà ïîëåãøåííÿ ñèòóàö³é â ñèðîòèíöÿõ ìóâàëè. ² ò³ëüêè êîëè âæå ç³áðàëèñÿ ñâÿùåíèêè, ùîá ³ ïîñòðàäàâøèõ â³ä ×îðíîáèëüñüêî¿ àâàð³¿ â Óêðà¿í³, à ïðàâèòè âñåí³÷íó, òîä³ íàðåøò³ ÷åðãîâà äåëåãàö³ÿ ïðèíåñëà òàêîæ, íà ð³æí³ áëàãîä³éí³ ö³ë³. â³äïîâ³äü íàñòóïíîãî çì³ñòó: “Äóæå ñóìíî ìåí³, ùî óêðà¿íö³ Âàøîþ íàéá³ëüøîþ ìð³ºþ áóëî ïîìîãòè ç³áðàòè õî÷óòü ÷îãîñü âèä³ëèòèñÿ â îêðåìó ïàðàô³þ. Àëå ç îãëÿäó ôîíäè íà íîâó áóäîâó Ìóçåþ Ïàòð³àðõà Ìñòèñëàâà ², ³ íà òå, ùî ä³ñòàëè âîíè â³ä ðàäÿíñüêî¿ âëàäè öåðêâó äëÿ Âàøà ìð³ÿ ñïîâíèëàñü. Áî âæå ñòîÿòü ñò³íè ³ äàõ. Âè ñâî¿õ ðåë³ã³éíèõ ïîòðåá, òî ÿ çìóøåíèé áëàãîñëîâèòè çàñëóæèëè íà âåëèêó ïîõâàëó. ¿õíº áîãîñëóæ³ííÿ, ç òèì, îäíà÷å, ùîá âñå â³äïðàâëÿëîñü Íåõàé Ãîñïîäü âèíàãîðîäèòü Âàñ âñ³ìà ùåäðî- ïî-ñëîâ’ÿíñüêîìó ³ ªâàíãåë³ÿ ùîá áóëà ïðî÷èòàíà ïåðøå òàìè ³ êð³ïêèì çäîðîâÿì íà Ìíîã³¿ Ë³òà. ïî-ñëîâ’ÿíñüêîìó, à ïîò³ì ïåðåä ïðîïîâ³ääþ ïî- Ç âäÿ÷í³ñòþ, óêðà¿íñüêè”... Íàä³ÿ Áðþøåíêî, Ãîëîâà Ñåñòðèöòâà ñâ. êíÿãèí³ Îòæå, ïåðøà â³äïðàâà áîãîñëóæ³ííÿ óêðà¿íñüêîþ Îëüãè ïðè êàòåäð³ ñâ. êíÿçÿ Âîëîäèìèðà ó ×³êàãî, ìîâîþ â³äáóëàñÿ 22 òðàâíÿ 1919 ð. â ñîáîð³ ñâ. Ìèêîëàÿ ²ëë³íîé íà Ïå÷åðñüêó. Äèâíèì ÷èíîì äàòà öÿ ñï³âïàäàº ç äíåì ïåðåïîõîâàííÿ Òàðàñà Øåâ÷åíêà â Óêðà¿í³. Ñëóæáó Dear Mrs. Mirchuk! ïðàâèëè: ïðîò. Âàñèëü Ëèïê³âñüêèé, ïðîò. Íåñòîð On behalf of the St. Olha’s Sisterhood of St. Øàðà¿âñüêèé, î. Ïåòðî Òàðíàâñüêèé, äèÿêîí Îëåêñàíäåð Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois, Äóðäóê³âñüêèé. Êîìïîçèòîð Ìèêîëà Ëåîíòîâè÷ ñêëàâ Ñâ. we would like to thank you for the many years that you Ë³òóðã³þ ³ ñàì êåðóâàâ õîðîì. Íà âñåí³÷í³é ³ íà Ñëóæá³ personally dedicated in proudly serving the United Ukrainian Áîæ³é ç³áðàëàñü çî âñüîãî Êè¿âà âåëèêà ñèëà íàðîäó, Orthodox Sisterhoods of the USA and the Ukrainian ùî íå ò³ëüêè â ñàìîìó ñîáîð³ áóëî ò³ñíî, àëå é íà Orthodox Church of the USA. âåëèêîìó ìàéäàí³ ïîáëèçó ñîáîðó. Íàðîä ïëàêàâ, The numerous hours that you have put forth in ñëóõàþ÷è âïåðøå Àïîñòîëà, ªâàíãåë³þ, Îò÷å íàø, arduously working for the UUOS have not gone unnoticed. Øåñòîïñàëì³º ð³äíîþ ìîâîþ. Òîãî æ äíÿ äî ïåðøî¿ Although, it seems like we always live for the moment, óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ïàðàô³¿ çàïèñàëîñü ê³ëüêà òèñÿ÷ óêðà¿íö³â. we must not forget those who have formed the ×åðåç ð³ê öÿ ïîä³ÿ óðî÷èñòî â³äçíà÷àëàñü foundations that allowed us to build a future and for öåðêîâíèì õîäîì ïðåäñòàâíèê³â âñ³õ óêðà¿íñüêèõ ïàðàô³é. that we thank you, and we will continue to serve in the Ïîâ³äîìëåííÿ ïðî öå ì³ñòèòüñÿ â àðõ³âíîìó ïðèì³ðíèêîâ³ example of the Mother of God. ëèñòà â³ä ÂÏÖÐ “äî êîì³ñàðà Êè¿âñüêîãî ãóáðåâêîìó ç With our sincere appreciation, ïðîõàííÿì äîçâîëèòè öåðêîâíèé õ³ä” â³ä 17 òðàâíÿ 1920 Marie Slobidsky ð. Çãîäîì ó Ìèê³ëüñüêîìó ñîáîð³ ñëóæèëè î. Âîëîäèìèð St. Olha’s Sisterhood of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Á³ëèé, î. Ìèêîëà Áóòîâñüêèé òà ³í. Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 33 HOLY RESURRECTION MAUSOLEUM

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. P.O. Box 495, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

“A Serene Setting for Spiritual Reflection and Remembrance”

MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS A crypt at the Holy Resurrection Mausoleum offers a setting where family and friends may visit and pray in an atmosphere that is conducive to spiritual reflection and remembrance of a loved one. The tranquil setting is enhanced by icons that depict the Feast Days of our Lord Jesus Christ and many saints of Ukraine whose lives exemplify a dedication and devotion in service to His Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

INTERMENT PREPLANNING The difficult task of making funeral arrangements can be eased by providing a calm environment where you and your family can have the support needed in making appropriate decisions. This will remove the anxiety that usually exists at the difficult time immediately following the death of a loved one.

MAUSOLEUM STAFF Our mausoleum staff is available to assist in preplanning so that you and your family are not required to make instant decisions at the time of bereavement. They will also provide you with the necessary information to make an informed decision about your final earthly resting place or that of a loved one—decisions that are most difficult to make.

Contact for Appointment or Information: Natalia Honcharenko, Phone: (732) 356-0090, ext-17 FAX: (732) 356-5556 Email: [email protected]

34 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 This is our Annual Fund Drive. We have set a goal of $20,000 to be raised. We are blessed with Eastern Orthodox men who are responding to their “calling” to the Committee on Scouting Priesthood. Please help us to aid them. Scholarships Please give generously to the: The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting offers two scholarships. The recipient for first place will receive $1,000 and the runner up will receive $500 upon acceptance to a four year accredited college or university. The candidates are evaluated on their involvement in their church, school, community, scholastic achievements, and Scouting. METROPOLITAN Eligibility requirements: * Be a registered active member of a Boy or Girl Scout unit. JOHN SCHOLARSHIP * Have earned the Eagle Scout Award for boys or the Gold Award for girls. FUND * Be an active member of an Eastern Orthodox Church and must have received the Alpha Omega Religious Scout Award. * Have demonstrated practical citizenship in their church, school, Scouting unit, and community. * First established and awarded by the * Be enrolled in an accredited high school, and in their final year. Ukrainian Orthodox League in 1966 * Submit four letters of recommendation with the * Provide scholarships to seminarians application: one letter from leaders of each of the following groups: religious institution, school, community leader, preparing to enter the Holy Priest- and head of Scouting unit. hood in the UOC of the USA The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting * Provide grants to UOC of the USA Scholarship Committee will award the three national scholarships to the recipients who best meet the Clergy qualifications and not on a need basis. Applications can be obtained from E.O.C.S. Many previous recipients are currently serving Chairman, George N. Boulukos, 862 Guy Lombardo Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520 and they must be in the ranks of our Clergy submitted by May 1st of each year. The national winners will be announced in June of each year. Please send donations to: Pani Matka Linda Oryhon To receive a scholarship application or to donate to 623 Jennings Street the fund send mail to: EOCS Scholarship Chairman, 64862 Endicott, NY 13760 Guy Lombardo Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, or call 516-868-4050. Visit our website at www.eocs.org.

Have you ever wanted to let people know what it is like to be a young adult attempting to live their faith in the 21st Century? The Consistory Offices of Young Adult Ministry and Public Relations are hoping to give you a chance to do just that. Beginning in February we will be featuring a new section on the website for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA entitled - “My Faith, My Church, My Generation”. We are looking for articles, reflections, poems, short stories, video, etc... written/produced by young adults concerning their faith, their struggles, their joys, and their perspectives on all topics. If you are interested in participating in this new endeavor, submissions may be sent to [email protected] at any time. You will be notified if your submission will be utilized. We will strive topublish as many submissions as possible. In addition to web publication, six submissions will be chosen to be printed in the Ukrainian Orthodox Word. We pray that you take this unique opportunity to bring your fellow young adults and all who may read your material closer to Christ. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 35 Maroz, Nicole Felicia baptized and chrismated on February 7, 2010, in St Michael Church, Baltimore, MD child of Vladimir Holy Baptism... Maroz and Natallia Maroz. Sponsors: Yanis Bumber and Maryna Shayuk. Celebrated by Fr. Vasyl Kryshtompol. As of 04/30/2010 Rybak, Mark Roman chrismated on September 20, 2009, in Protection Mother of God Church, Dover, FL child of Mark Roman Rybak and Paula Jean Dumond. Sponsors: William Johns and . Celebrated by Fr. Harry Linsinbigler. Baker, Jem Sergius baptized and chrismated Szwez, Eli Alexander baptized and chrismated on January on April 3, 2010, in St. Anthony of the Desert 30, 2010, in St. Mary Church, New Britain, CT child of Alexander Mission Church, Las Cruces, NM child of Billy Ray Szwez and Maryellen Szwez. Sponsors: Andrew Szwez and Baker and Gloria Quintana. Sponsor: Alfred Bridget Bozzi. Celebrated by Fr. Andrii Pokotylo. Henderson. Celebrated by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle. Trimarchi, Aleksandra baptized and chrismated on March 21, Colopelnic, Matthew Daniel Stelian baptized and chrismated 2010, in St. Nicholas Church, Troy, NY child of Michael Trimarchi on September 24, 2006, in Holy Trinity Church, New York, NY and Kasya Purtell. Sponsors: Tony Zappolo and Amy Kiley. child of Mimai Colopelnic and Maria Colopelnic. Sponsors: Celebrated by Fr. Paul Szewczuk. Daniela Levarda,Halea Dubovici, Natalie Dubovici, Oana Sofineti, Ustymenko, Maria S. baptized and chrismated on April 3, Irina & Peter Berczi and Charlie Dubovici, Tony Leo, Alexandru 2010, in Holy Mother of God Church, Dover, FL child of Stanislav Sofineti, Adrian Mazur. Celebrated by Fr. Todor Mazur. G. Ustymenko and Lyudmyla M. Ustymenko. Sponsors: Anton Davis, Persephone Anne baptized and chrismated on March A. Belyaev and Jurga Haynes. Celebrated by Fr. Harry Linsinbigler. 14, 2010, in St. Anthony of the Desert Mission Church, Las Cruces, NM child of Jeremiah Davis and Julianna Cravens. Sponsors: Kenyon Mackey, Stephan Schuhmacher and Kristi Quintana Mackey, Dominica Cramor. Celebrated by Fr. Gabriel Asleep Rochelle. Delp, Brian chrismated on March 21, 2010, in Holy Mother of in the Lord... God Church, Dover, FL child of George Alan Delp and Sarah Ann Delp. Sponsors: Paul Tomachesky and . Celebrated by Fr. As of 04/30/2010 Harry Linsinbigler. Gaggini, Nakayla Eve baptized and chrismated on March 7, Boverly, Mary of Palos Park, IL on March 7, 2010, at age of 2010, in St. Vladimir Church, Pittsburgh, PA child of Steve Gaggini 98 years, officiating clergy Fr.Taras Naumenko of Sts. Peter & and Amy Witkowsky. Sponsors: Gregory Gaggini and Stacy Paul Parish, Palos Park, IL Witkowsky. Celebrated by Fr. John Haluszczak. Daddio, Sylvia of Palos Park, IL on Feb 28, 2010, at age of 90 Kaslov, Gabriel baptized and chrismated on February 9, 2009, years, officiating clergy Fr.Taras Naumenko of Sts. Peter & Paul in St. Vladimir Church, Los Angeles, CA child of Anthony Parish, Palos Park, IL Megel and Sissy Kaslov. Sponsors: Tony A. Kaslov and Crystal Donetz, Alexandra of Yardville, NJ on Feb. 12, 2010, at age Miller. Celebrated by Fr. Vasile Sauciur. of 92 years, officiating clergy Fr. Petro Levko of St. George Kos, Kristina baptized and chrismated on March 7, 2010, in St. Parish, Yardville, NJ. Vladimir Cathedral Church, Parma, OH ,child of Vasyl Kos and Guzensky, Robert J. of Monessen, PA on Feb. 12, 2010, at Ruslana Vasylynuk. Sponsors: Andriy Gavyuk and Tanya age of 85 years, officiating clergy Fr. Roman Yatskiv of St. Vasylenko. Celebrated by Fr. Michael Hontaruk. Nicholas Parish, Monessen, PA. Kozlowski, Benjamin James baptized and chrismated on April Habel, Steven John of Parma, OH on March 3, 2010, at age 10, 2010, in Holy Ghost Church, Coatesville, PA child of Nicholas of 93 years, officiating clergy Fr. John Nakonachny & Fr. Alex Kozlowski and Jennifer Hoover. Sponsors: Ambrose Michael Hontaruk of St. Vladimir Cathedral Parish, Parma, Kozlovski and Tonya Marie Lobb. Celebrated by Fr. Anthony OH. Ugolnik. Heinzmann, Catherine L. of New Britain, CT on Feb 28, Krasovskiy, Evalin baptized and chrismated on April 10, 2010, 2010, at age of 94 years, officiating clergy Fr. Andrii Pokotylo in St. John the Baptist Church, Portland,OR child of Nikolay of St. Mary Parish, New Britain, CT. Krasovskiy and Kristina Novolodskaya. Sponsors: Tatyana Hogan, Rose M. of Troy, NY on April 21, 2010, at age of 90 Golovanitskaya . Celebrated by Fr. Ivan Petrouchtchak. years, officiating clergy Fr. Paul Szewczuk of St. Nicholas Mackey, Kenyon Paul Theophan chrismated on April 3, 2010, Parish, Troy, NY. in St. Anthony of the Desert Mission Church, Las Cruces, NM Huzela, Catherine of Northampton, PA on February 3, 2010, child of Jeffrey A. Mackey and Martha Lavonne Webster. at age of 87 years, officiating clergy Fr. Bazyl Zawierucha of Sponsors: Vladimir Michael Laven and . Celebrated by Fr. Gabriel Assumption Parish, Northampton, PA. Rochelle. Kaczanowicz, Anna of Rochester, NY on Dec 26, 2009, at Malendevich, Mariyka Ruslana baptized and chrismated on age of 89 years, officiating clergy Fr. Igor Krekhovetsky of May 31,2009, in St. Vladimir Church, Los Angeles, CA child of St. Mary Parish, Rochester, NY. Roman Malendevich and Elena Bezverkhnaya. Sponsors: Sergei Karmasin, Olena “Helena” of Yardville, NJ on Jan. 10, 2010, Krasulya and Karina Pamluchian. Celebrated by Fr. Vasile Sauciur. at age of 88 years, officiating clergy Fr. Petro Levko of St. Mamedova, Daria baptized and chrismated on February 7, George Parish, Yardville, NJ. 2010, in Holy Trinity Church, Trenton, NJ child of Ramiz Korsun, Eugene of Philadelphia, PA on April 5, 2010, at age Mamedov and Oksana Pavlykivska. Sponsors: Serhiy Kravshuk, of 82 years, officiating clergy Fr. Frank Estocin of St. Vladimir Andriy Mamedov and Maria Antoshkiv, Victoria Pavlykivska. Parish, Philadelphia, PA. Celebrated by Fr. Ivan Lymar. 36 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Paluch, Matthew S. of New Britain, CT on Feb. 18, 2010, at Asleep age of 97 years, officiating clergy Fr. Andrii Pokotylo of St. Mary Parish, New Britain, CT. in the Lord... Paul, Marfa Mary Haleta of Yardville, NJ on November 12, 2009, at age of 87 years, officiating clergy Fr. Petro Levko of As of 04/30/2010 St. George Parish, Yardville, NJ. Rucky, Helen of Johnson City, NY on Jan. 31, 2010, at age of Kowalchuk, Barbara of Troy, NY on Feb. 27, 2010, at age of 72 years, officiating clergy Fr. Zinoviy Zharsky of St. John 91 years, officiating clergy Fr. Paul Szewczuk of St. Nicholas Parish, Johnson City, NY. Parish, Troy, NY. Semeniuk, Paraskeva of Parma, OH on April 14, 2010, at age Kozlenko, Dimitri of Rochester, NY on Jan. 15, 2010, at age of 83 years, officiating clergy Fr. John Nakonachny & Fr. Michael of 84 years, officiating clergy Fr. Igor Krekhovetsky of St. Hontaruk of St. Vladimir Cathedral Parish, Parma, OH. Mary Parish, Rochester, NY. Somar, Ann Birciw of Ambridge, PA on Jan. 14, 2010, at age Kulchycki, Helen Swedic of Ambridge, PA on Feb. 20, 2010, of 84 years, officiating clergy Fr. Michael Kochis of St. Vladimir at age of 87 years, officiating clergy Fr. Michael Kochis & Fr Parish, Ambridge, PA. Bazyl Zawierucha of St. Vladimir Parish, Ambridge, PA. Stepanovich, Delores of Hammond, IN on March 30, 2010, Kundys, Maria of Palos Park, IL on Jan 4, 2010, at age of 87 at age of 79 years, officiating clergy Fr. Raymond Sundland years, officiating clergy Fr. Taras Naumenko of Sts. Peter & of St. Michael Parish, Hammond, IN. Paul Parish, Palos Park, IL. Stolar, Ann of Ambridge, PA on Feb 4, 2010, at age of 87 Mack, Olga Anne of Parma, OH on April 1, 2010, at age of 84 years, officiating clergy Fr. Michael Kochis of St. Vladimir years, officiating clergy Fr. John Nakonachny & Fr. Michael Parish, Ambridge, PA. Hontaruk of St. Vladimir Cathedral Parish, Parma, OH. Strezszewski, Ann of Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 26, 2010, at age Meyer, Hope Ann Moniuk of Bridgeport, CT on Feb 26, of 87 years, officiating clergy Fr. Walter Hvostik of Protection 2010, at age of 64 years, officiating clergy Fr. Stephen Masliuk of St. Mary Protection Parish, Bridgeport, CT. of St. Mary Parish, Milwaukee, WI. Naschansky, Vladislav of Parma, OH on March 30, 2010, at Trenkler, George “Yuri” of Woonsocket, RI on Feb. 18, 2010, age of 86 years, officiating clergy Fr. John Nakonachny of St. at age of 88 years, officiating clergy Fr. Anthony Perkins of Vladimir Cathedral Parish, Parma, OH. St. Michael Parish, Woonsocket, RI. Nedilka, Uliana of Parma, OH on March 12, 2010, at age of VanGelder, Irene of Trenton, NJ on March 23, 2010, at age 88 years, officiating clergy Fr. John Nakonachny & Fr. Michael of 88 years, officiating clergy Fr. Ivan Lymar of Holy Trinity Hontaruk of St. Vladimir Parish, Parma, OH. Parish, Trenton, NJ. Nis, Mykola of Yardville, NJ on Feb. 9, 2010, at age of 86 Wolos, Mary W. of Philadelphia, PA on March 15, 2010, at years, officiating clergy Fr. Petro Levko of St. George Parish, age of 84 years, officiating clergy Fr. Frank Estocin of St. Yardville, NJ. Vladimir Parish, Philadelphia, PA. Olaynick, Julia of Allentown, PA on March 10, 2010, at age Zoch, Maria of Parma, OH on April 6, 2010, at age of 89 of 91 years, officiating clergy Fr. Myron Oryhon of Protection years, officiating clergy Fr. John Nakonachny & Fr. Michael of Theotokos Parish, Allentown, PA. Hontaruk of St. Vladimir Cathedral Parish, Parma, OH. Otto, Sonia of Allentoen, PA on March 29, 2010, at age of 72 Zytka, Mary Palasek of New Britain, CT on Dec. 18, 2009, at years, officiating clergy Fr. Myron Oryhon of St. Mary age of 70 years, officiating clergy Fr.Andrii Pokotylo of St. Protection Parish, Allentown, PA. Mary Parish, New Britain, CT. ÄÇÅÐÊÀËÎ ÄÓØ²

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- Õòî íå ñìèðåííèé, òîé ÷óæèé Áîãîâ³. - Õòî íå ñìèðåííèé, òîé íå ó÷åíü Õðèñòîâèé. - Õòî íå ñìèðåííèé, òîé íå çðîñòàº ñèëîþ. - Õòî íå ñìèðåííèé, òîé äóõîâíèé ìðåöü. - Õòî íå ñìèðåííèé, òîé ï³ä âëàäîþ òåìíî¿ ñèëè. - Õòî íå ñìèðåííèé, òîé ñêóòèé ëàíöþãàìè äèÿâîëà. Öå òå, ïðî ùî ïðåïîäîáíèé Íèë Ìèðîòî÷èâèé ãîâîðèòü: “ßêùî âè õî÷åòå ïîãàñèòè ïîëóì’ÿ âîãíåííå ³ Ñìèðåííèé í³êîëè ³ í³êîìó íå íå õî÷åòå çàãèíóòè â òîðòóðàõ ³ ìóêàõ, îñü ùî çðîá³òü: ìàéòå ëþáîâ ì³æ ñîáîþ íàé÷èñò³øó. ² íå îñóäæóéòå ñêàæå äîñàäëèâîãî ñëîâà. îäèí îäíîãî”. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 37 Please remember in your prayers... Ïðîñèìî çãàäàòè ó Âàøèõ ìîëèòâàõ... MAY - ÒÐÀÂÅÍÜ 15th 1972 - PROTOPRIEST VASYL KUSHIL 16th 1976 - PROTOPRESBYTER ANDREW DWORAKIWSKYJ 16th 1977 - V. REV. PAUL DARMOC 10th 1978 - PROTOPRESBYTER PAVLO FALKO 1981 - REV. DEACON PAVLO PUSHKARENKO 9th 1984 - PROTOPRESBYTER VITALYJ KOWALENKO 13th 1985 - PROTOPRESBYTER FEDIR BILECKY 11th 1991 - PROTOPRIEST MYKOLA HALETA 30th 1991 - PROTOPRIEST EVHEN NARUSHEVYCH 14th 1995 - V. REV. DMYTRO SENETA 14th 2004- V. REV. DMYTRO MAMCHUR 8th 2009- V. REV. VOLODYMYR MELNYK JUNE - ×ÅÐÂÅÍÜ Âi÷íà ïàì’ÿòü! Memory Eternal! 21st 1948 - REV. JOHN SENCHUK 21st 1955 - REV. JOHN PALEY Due to a technological issue with our 30th 1975 - PROTOPRESBYTER PAWLO SZPIRUK computer system, please be advised 24th 1976 - PROTOPRIEST EVHEN NOVITSKY on a correction to our Clergy Necrology list 20th 1977 - PROTOPRIEST WASYL BULAVKA for the month of March: 23rd 1981 - REV. EUGENE KRYWOLAP 3rd 1982 - PROTOPRESBYTER PETER MAJEVSKY 2nd 2009- 19th 1982 - REV. ANDREW ILINSKY VERY REV. MICHAEL PETLAK 21st 1987 - PROTOPRESBYTER FRANK LAWRYK 29th 1990- REV. IVAN TKACZUK 30th 1995 - PROTOPRIEST JOHN KULISH 4th 1996 - V. REV. JOHN KULCHYCKY 20th 1997 - PROTOPRESBYTER STEPHEN HANKAVICH 2000 - REV. WOLODYMYR CHUHAJ 22nd 2000 - PROTOPRESBYTER STEPHEN HALLICK-HOLUTIAK 9th 2001 - V. REV. IHOR MIROSHCHENKO 18th 2003- PROTOPRESBYTER BOHDAN ZELECHIWSKY Orthodox Christian Bible Studies provides free multimedia resources that are formed - and informed - by the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church. With our Bible studies you can plunge into a book of the New Testament, looking at the biblical text and its historical background, and learning how the biblical truths you learn can transform your life.

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38 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ðiê LVV ×èñ. V-VI, òðàâåíü-÷åðâåíü, 2010 Our cover... P a r i s h F O C U S Pastor - Archimandrite Lev

In March of 1975 a small group of Orthodox Christians and a devoted priest, Fr. Mark North, formed a parish which is Holy Trinity UOC now known as Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The first Michigan City, IN Divine services were celebrated in the homes of various parishioners. Then, in August of 1975, the membership of the parish family decided to purchase our present building. The building at that 35th Anniversary time was the UAW union hall, but was previously the Waterford Methodist Church. Receiving the blessing of Archbishop Andrei (Kuschak) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America and Canada, the parish temple was established. Many long hours of work were contributed by the parishioners to make the building, which was in major disrepair, into a functioning Orthodox church. Through the vision, generosity and determination of the parishioners, our church has become a beacon of the Holy Orthodox Faith and her Traditions. Our membership was overwhelmed by an incredible act of generosity when John Fegaras, one of our members, offered to assume the monthly mortgage payments. As a result of his kindness and loving commitment, the parish mortgage was retired in less that ten years. Over the years our parish has been blessed with many gifts, which enabled us to grow into a community with Christ at its center. One of these most glorious gifts is our iconostas. We read in the Orthodox Observer, the official publication of the Greek Orthodox Church, that Holy Apostles Orthodox Church (Çàê³í÷åííÿ ³ç ñò. 26) community in Haverhill, MA was offering its iconostas, along «ÑÂßÒÎ ÏÎÅÇ²¯» with its handwritten icons, to a worthy mission parish. Over 200 Êàçàõñòàíó ç çàáîðîíîþ ïèñàòè ³ ìàëþâàòè. Àæ ÷åðåç letters were received by Holy Apostles parish in response to the 10 ðîê³â, çàâäÿêè ñòàðàííÿì äðóç³â, éîãî áóëî çâ³ëüíåíî, offer, but the letter from our Holy Trinity parish was the only àëå áåç äîçâîëó æèòè â Óêðà¿í³. Ïîìåð Ò.Øåâ÷åíêî one to mention the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; and our ìàþ÷è, ëèøå, 47 ðîê³â ³ áóâ ïîõîâàíèé íàä Äí³ïðîì, â parish was chosen as the recipient of such an important gift! Êàíåâ³, ï³ä Êèºâîì. Éîã òâîðè óâ³éøëè â êíèãó «Êîáçàð», On Holy Friday in 1981, our church caught fire and ÿêó, íà ê³ëüêîõ ìîâàõ, íàéá³ëüøå äðóêóþòü ³ ÷èòàþòü â suffered extensive damage to the nave and kitchen area. Then óñüîìó ñâ³ò³». again on Holy Friday 1991, ten years to the day, we were struck Ï³ñëÿ öüîãî, ä³òè ïåðäøê³ëëÿ ïðîñï³âàëè ï³ñíþ by another fire, but by the Grace of God and the dedication of «Êà÷å÷êà», à ïîò³ì ïðîäåêëàìóâàëè ³ ïðîñï³âàëè our faithful, we were able to rebuild. This reconstruction enable Ò.Øåâ÷åíêà «Òå÷å âîäà ³ç-çà ãàþ», äå, òàêîæ, ìîâà ³äå us to make changes in the architecture to make it more of a ïðî êà÷àòî÷îê. Ä.Ñëþñàð åôåêòîâíî ïðîäåêëàìóâàâ traditional Orthodox structure. In both fires, again by the Grace àâòîá³îãðàô³÷íèé â³ðø Ò.Øåâ÷åíêà «Ìåí³ 13-èé ìèíàëî». of God the iconostas and all liturgical items in the Alter were Í.Ëåãóíÿê, Íàòàëÿ Äæåíí³í´ñ é Àíàñòàñ³ÿ Ñëþñàð îïèñàëè left undamaged! ³äèë³÷íó êðàñó óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ïðèðîäè, ÿê ¿¿ áà÷èâ ïîåò: On April 2, 1995 our parish witnessed yet another miracle. «Ñâ³òàº, êðàé íåáà ïàëàº, ñîëîâåéêî â òåìí³ì ãà¿ ñîíöå The Body of Christ on the Holy Cross began streaming holy oil çóñòð³÷àº. Òèõåñåíüêî â³òåð â³º, ñòåïè, ëàíè ìð³þòü, ì³æ from the wounds in the hands and feet of our Lord, as well as ÿðàìè, íàä ñòàâàìè âåðáè çåëåí³þòü.» Êðàñó âåñíè, from the wounds on His head made by the crown of thorns. This ñëîâàìè Ò.Øåâ÷åíêà, çìàëþâàëè Ì.Âîëÿíþê, Ä.Ñëþñàð, was an overwhelming spiritual event, which has touched the lives Â.Êîíöåâà, Ò.Ñìèê ³ Õ.Áîäíàð÷óê: «Âñòàëà âåñíà, ÷îðíó of not only our parish members, but also on our whole community. çåìëþ, ñîííó, ðîçáóäèëà, óêâ³ò÷àëà ¿¿ ðÿñòîì, áàðâ³íêîì The blessings, such as this one, upon our Holy Trinity parish have óêðèëà...» Íà çàê³í÷åííÿ Ñâÿòà, óñ³ ä³òè çàñï³âàëè, íà been many. In the midst of all the good things which God has ñëîâà Ò.Øåâ÷åíêà: «Çîðå ìîÿ âå÷³ðíÿÿ» (ìóç. ßêîâà provided over the years, there have been setbacks. The experience Ñòåïîâîãî) ³ «Çàöâ³ëà â äîëèí³» (ìóç. Àðêàä³ÿ Ô³ë³ïåíêà), of such setbacks has, however, has served to strengthen us as a ïðè ôîðòåï³àíî Ã.ßëîâåíêî. community, which has taken seriously our Lord’s mandate to Âåëèêà ïîäÿêà äèðåêòîðîâ³ Øêîëè, â÷èòåëÿì ³ “bear witness to the Light!” Our prayer is that we will have the áàòüêàì, çà «Ñâÿòî ïîåç³¿» - ïîêë³í òðüîì íàéá³ëüøèì strength and the fortitude to continue the mission to save souls. ïîåòàì Óêðà¿íè. Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 39 Óêðà¿íñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî Ukrainian Orthodox Word P. O. Box 495 South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

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Church School Camp Teenage Conference 100th Parish Anniversary 27 June - 10 July, 2010 11-24 July, 2010 12 September, 2010 All Saints Camp - Ages 9-13 All Saints Camp - Ages 13-18 St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox parish Emlenton, PA Emlenton, PA New Britain, CT

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