Official Publication of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of VOL. 80 - No. 12 JUNE 16, 2019 ENGLISH VERSION Metropolitan (Photo: Teresa Siwak) Enthroned

Archeparchy News pg. 2-60 Children’s Corner pg. 67-70 Holidays/Feast Day pg. 60-61 Church News pg. 71-72 Advertisements pg. 61-66 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Enthronement METROPOLITAN BORYS GUDZIAK TAKES OFFICIAL LEAD OF ARCHEPARCHY OF PHILADELPHIA

June 4, 2019

The official enthronement ceremony of the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Greek , Borys Gudziak, took place on June 4 in the Cathedral of the in Philadelphia, with participation of 50 from the Eastern Catholic, Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Catholic Churches, over a hundred of priests and members of the monastic orders. Archbishop Borys became the seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archeparchy (Metropolia) of Metropolitan Borys Gudziak shows the Papal Bull to the faithful. Philadelphia of the (Photo: Peter Bilyj) UGCC.

The head of the UGCC Borys Gudziak as head confidence that you will of the Archeparchy Sviatoslav and of the Archeparchy lead the Church along of Philadelphia of the the Apostolic Nuncio of Philadelphia of the the path of reconciliation UGCC. in the United States UGCC and handed him and understanding,” the Christopher Pierre led the the papal bull. Vatican document said. The newly appointed Liturgy with the ceremony Metropolitan Borys read of enthronement. “The highly The secretary of the out the “test of faith”, appreciates your Synod of Bishops of the saying the Symbol of On behalf of Pope academic degree and UGCC, Bohdan Faith prayer. The head of Francis, Nuncio the devoted service Dzyurakh, read the the UGCC said a prayer Christopher Pierre to the UGCC. Your Decree of the Head of for the successful ministry read the Papal Bull knowledge of history the UGCC nominating of the new Head of the on the appointment of and your devotion Archbishop Borys the Archbishop Metropolitan to ministry gives us Archbishop Metropolitan (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 2 Archeparchy News METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP BORYS GUDZIAK TAKES OFFICIAL LEAD OF ARCHEPARCHY OF PHILADELPHIA (continued from previous page) UGCC in the United to the action of the Holy appointed two missions in the state States and handed him Spirit, accept the Lord Borys Gudziak as of Delaware, eastern the Metropolitan’s staff, and follow Him.” Archbishop Metropolitan , the District a symbol of governance. of Philadelphia of the of Columbia, Maryland, “The Lord has led me UGCC in the United New Jersey and Virginia. When turning to to serve in different States, transferring him Other dioceses of the Metropolitan Borys at countries. I’ve accepted from the Diocese of St. Metropolis are the the solemn Liturgy of this nomination in Volodymyr the Great in Dioceses of Stamford, Enthronement, the Head freedom and peace. Paris. Conn., St. Nicholas in of the UGCC stressed Wholeheartedly, I would Chicago, Illinois; St. that the faithful of the like to serve my brothers The Archeparchy of Joshaphat in Parma, United States expect the in episcopal ministry, Philadelphia of the Ohio. Church to renew, revive clergy, religious, and UGCC in the United and witness their faith: faithful of Philadelphia States was sede vacante Biography: “You must teach people Metropolia. To start a since April 16, 2018, Borys Gudziak was born to believe in God, to cure new life at 58 is a huge when Pope Francis in 1960 in Syracuse, the wounds of unbelief. gift from God and a accepted resignation New York, the son of Reorient people from sacred privilege. I wish of the then Archbishop immigrants from . different cultures and to lead the metropolia Metropolitan Stefan He earned a bachelor’s environments towards and archeparchy first of Soroka. degree in philosophy and God, teach them to be all by listening. This is the biology from Syracuse themselves. Return our land where I was born The history of University in 1980 and Church in the United and baptised, where my the Philadelphia then studied in Rome, States to the heart of the parents died and were Archeparchy, now in the circle of Patriarch Ukrainian community, buried. However, for the to be led by Bishop . He received bring the living God into last 30 years I lived and Borys, reaches back a STB degree in theology the heart of a modern served in Europe. Many to 1914, when the from the Pontifical Urban man. We look forward things have changed, created an University in 1983 and to the renewal of our there are numerous ordinariate for Eastern then returned to America Church in the United challenges both in the Catholic faithful and to pursue a doctorate States, the modernization Church and society, but appointed Bishop Soter in Slavic and Byzantine of our church structures, I believe that the Lord, Ortynsky as its ordinary. Cultural History at the revival of the who called me to this However, the first Harvard University, which Church's mission, and new service, will lead me in the Philadelphia he successfully defended find all those in need and the people entrusted Archeparchy was opened in 1992. In 1995, he of the Church. We look to my care. Primarily, I in the 1880s. In 1924 the earned a licentiate in forward to communion wish to be their , ordinariate was elevated Eastern Christian studies with our Mother Church father, and pastor”, to the rank of exarchate from the Pontifical in Ukraine and across commented Bishop and in 1950 to the rank Oriental Institute. the world.” Borys. of archeparchy. In 1992, he moved to Patriarch Sviatoslav As it was previously Today, the Archeparchy where he founded and called on the Greek reported, the official of Philadelphia of the directed (1992-2002) Catholics in the United Vatican announced UGCC embraces 13,000 States to “open hearts on February 18 that believers, 62 parishes, (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 3 Archeparchy News METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP BORYS GUDZIAK TAKES OFFICIAL LEAD OF ARCHEPARCHY OF PHILADELPHIA (continued from previous page) the Institute of Church Catholic University ordained him as bishop Archeparchy of St History. In 1993, he was (founded on the basis on December 2, 2012. Volodymyr in Paris. appointed Chairman of the Academy), and in of the Commission for 2013 its President. On January 19, 2013, On June 4, he officially the Renewal of the Lviv Pope Benedict XVI became Metropolitan Theological Academy. On July 21, 2012, Pope elevated the Apostolic Archbishop of From 1995 until 2000, Benedict XVI nominated Exarchate for the Philadelphia of the he served as Vice Rector Borys Gudziak a new Ukrainians of France, UGCC. of the Lviv Theological bishop of the UGCC for Benelux (a union of Academy, then as Rector the faithful of France, Belgium, Netherlands https://risu.org.ua/ from 2000 to 2002. In that Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) and en/index/all_news/ year, Gudziak became Luxembourg and Switzerland to the catholics/ugcc/76011/ Rector of the Ukrainian Switzerland, and level of the complete

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Interview in Washington «Ми потребуємо щирого спілкування з Богом і ближніми», — митрополит Борис Ґудзяк https://youtu.be/uvKWQsm35Rs

Enthronement Чин інтронізації владики Бориса Ґудзяка https://youtu.be/l23ZP1Pdsmg

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JUNE 16, 2019 5 Archeparchy News Sunday, June 2, 2019 - Divine Liturgy Archbishop-emeritus celebrates Divine Liturgy on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Cathedral

Cathedral Choir and members of Ukrainian Catholic University Choir pose for a picture after the June 2, 2019 Divine Liturgy at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia, PA (Photo: Teresa Siwak) JUNE 16, 2019 6 Archeparchy News Sunday, June 2, 2019 - Icon Exhibit A UNIQUE ICON EXHIBIT FROM UKRAINE “ICONS ON AMMO BOXES” OPENED IN THE CATHEDRAL

June 2, 2019

A most unique exhibit of religious iconography, entitled “Icons on Ammo Boxes” opened June 2 at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia. The week-long exhibit is one of the many events inaugurating the episcopal ministry of the new metropolitan-archbishop of Philadelphia Borys Gudziak, who will be enthroned Tuesday, June 4.

Gennadiy Druzenko and iconographer Oleksandr Klymenko presented an informative lecture “Art of Volunteering; Volunteering Art” about the Icons on Ammo Boxes and the “Buy an Icon—Save a Life” initiative. (Photo: Teresa Siwak)

These icons are written on ammo boxes brought from the combat zone in eastern Ukraine where a war between Ukraine and Russian backed separatists has been going for several years.

The main idea of the Icons on Ammo Boxes project is the transformation of death (symbolized by ammo boxes) into life (traditionally symbolized by icons in ). The goal, this victory of life over death happens not only on the figurative and symbolic level but also in reality through these icons on ammo- boxes.

This art project of Kyivan artists Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko, “Buy an Icon – Save a Life” supports the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PFVMH), a non-government project that employs civilian medics to provide medical aid to both militants and civilians in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine.

The icons have been exhibited worldwide in The Hague, Antwerp, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Hanover, Leipzig, Bonn, Cologne, Warsaw, Vienna, Lublin, Prague, Rome, Milan, and Catania on Sicily, Los Angeles, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto as well as the Ukrainian cities of , Lviv, Lutsk, Mariupol, Dnipro, Kamyanske, and Pokrovsk. https://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/catholics/ugcc/76028/ JUNE 16, 2019 7 Archeparchy News Sunday, June 2, 2019 - Lecture by Mr. George Weigel “First Things: Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church” by George Weigel

It is a distinct honor started reading it later and a great personal that evening, right after pleasure to be invited he showed me out of the to participate in the papal apartment. ceremonies marking the enthronement of His I am also deeply touched , Borys Gudziak, as that the Ukrainian Greek Metropolitan-Archbishop Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. of Philadelphia should Metropolitan Borys and I have invited me, a met more than thirty years Latin-rite Catholic, to ago in circumstances that participate in this week seemed quite random of festivities by speaking then, but which I think on “Twentieth Century we have both come to Witness and Twenty-First regard as providential, Century Mission: Eastern Metropolitan Borys Gudziak gives an icon of as the friendship begun Catholic Churches and St. George to Mr. George Weigel at the reception following the Universal Church.” (Photo: Tanya Bilyj) the of a mutual My presence here is friend’s child has grown a sign of the fraternity of the witness of the calendar, but who and as we have worked and solidarity that Ukrainian Greek nonetheless “washed together in a variety characterize the one, Catholic Church, our their robes and made of venues and ways holy, catholic, and minds naturally turn first them white in the blood for Christ and his one apostolic Church, which to the great men and of the Lamb” (Revelation Church. To cite just one now breathes freely women who held firm 7:14) and now reign with personal memory: I had with both its Latin and to the Catholic and him forever. We think of the pleasure of giving an Greek lungs. And who apostolic faith during the the Venerable Andrey inscribed copy of then- knows? It may also be starvations and slaughters Sheptytsky, and pray Father Gudziak’s book, a sign of reconciliation, of the mid-twentieth that his beatification is Crisis and Reform: The such that Philadelphians century, and during the not long delayed. We Kyivan Metropolitanate, have forgiven me, a communist persecution remember the Servant the Patriarchate of native Baltimorean, for that followed. We think of God Josyf Slipyj, Constantinople, and the the thumping my Orioles of the New Ukrainian whose witness in the Genesis of the Union of laid on your Phillies in Martyrs beatified by Gulag inspired novelist Brest to Pope John Paul the 1983 World Series. John Paul II during his Morris West to create a II over dinner one night pastoral pilgrimage to fictional—and perhaps in 1999; and I am quite When we think of the Ukraine in 2001; we even prophetic— sure that that great , witness of Eastern think of the many martyrs a voracious reader with Catholics in the twentieth whose names are not in a deep love for Ukraine, century, and particularly the Church’s liturgical (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 8 Archeparchy News “First Things: Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church” (continued from previous page) Ukrainian pope in The In thinking of the whole again what had century? Permit me Shoes of the Fisherman. Ukrainian Greek Catholic been so badly broken to suggest six. In my commencement Church’s witness in the by evil incarnate. And so address at the Ukrainian twentieth century, though, we also remember with The first is the gift Catholic University in we should remember gratitude a man who of adoration. The 2013, I challenged more than blood and embodied that capacity great interior disloyalty the graduates to be martyrs; we should of the Church to be of the modern world (as faithful to the martyrs think of a Church that an agent of cultural Romano Guardini put it) is whose sacrifice laid the became a safe deposit renewal in a singular its failure to worship truly foundation on which box of national identity, way: His Beatitude because of its conviction UCU was built. That memory, and culture , whose that humanity is self- challenge applies equally when malign forces work and witness in the sufficient. Yet a world to all Ukrainian Greek sought to erase the very independent Ukraine without true worship—the Catholics wherever idea of “Ukraine” from that emerged from under worship of that which is they live, in Ukraine or the world’s vocabulary. the rubble of Soviet worthy of worship—is a in the diaspora, just We remember how communism made him claustrophobic world: a as it applies to every Metropolitan Borys the most revered and world without windows, Catholic, whatever rite and an intrepid band respected leader in the doors, or skylights; a they practice. of brothers and sisters country. world that becomes realized the dreams of suffocating; a world that, It was the first great and The relationship between sooner or later, becomes Christian thinker to Josyf Slipyj and built a Eastern Catholics and nihilistic. And on the write in Latin, the early great Catholic center the world Church has way to nihilism, a world third-century North of higher learning un not always been an easy without true worship African theologian Ukraine—a university one: even in these United substitutes false gods Tertullian, who, in his that would deepen and States, where the unique for the one true God, in Apologeticus, wrote broaden the culture that Greek Catholic way of order to satisfy the innate, “Plures efficimur, quoties Sheptytsky in particular being Catholic was not built-in human desire to metimur a vobis; semen did so much to both always welcomed by worship. We have just est sanguis christianorum preserve and nourish. some in the dominant recalled the bloodlands (Whenever you mow us Latin-rite Church. We of eastern Europe, down, we multiply; the The Ukrainian Greek thank God that those including the Holodomor blood of Christians is Catholic Church of the days are over, that the and the massacres of seed).” And while many twentieth century was not Church is once again the Holocaust committed Catholics, east and west, only a Church that taught breathing with both its on Ukrainian soil; those on all continents, bore the world Church how to eastern and western slaughters were, one witness in the twentieth die nobly; it also taught lungs, and that we can and all, the result of the century to the truth of the world Church how to learn from each other worship of false gods. Tertullian’s maxim that live as a culture-forming and enrich each other’s the blood of martyrs is counterculture, bringing experience of being That is why the the seed of the Church, new life to physically the Body of Christ. adoration-centered the Greek Catholic devastated lands What, then, are the liturgy celebrated by Church of Ukraine bore and healing morally particular gifts that the Eastern Catholic a particularly impressive devastated populations, Eastern Catholics Churches is so important witness. demonstrating the power bring to the universal of the gospel to make Church in the 21st (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 9 Archeparchy News “First Things: Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church” (continued from previous page) for the world Church, the Church’s Trinitarian that, as Dr. Wilken put it, all meet the challenge and indeed for the world. theology and doctrine; “the way to God passes of this new Gnosticism, As a Latin-rite Catholic, I thus the omnipresence through things that can reminding us as they do am a firm believer in the of the in Eastern be seen and touched.” that what lies between liturgical reforms of the Catholic worship invites This is, of course, at this world and the world , the entire world Church the very foundation of divine life and grace properly implemented. to enter more deeply of the faith. In Acts is not a fixed border, But that implementation into the self-giving love 10:41, Peter describes and still less a wall, has been, as you know, and mutual receptivity the first witnesses to but something like a uneven at best, and of Father, Son, and the Resurrection—that membrane, through its unevenness almost Holy Spirit. Finally, history-shattering event which nutrients flow from always involves a lost Eastern Catholic worship at which the Kingdom of the Source of life to us. sense of the necessity reminds the world God became manifest in of adoration. So there Church that our liturgical the world and its story— Icons are also a gift is much that Latin-rite life places us in a new as those “who ate and to the world Church Catholicism can learn and different time zone. drank with him after he from Eastern Christian from the Eastern Catholic Or as patristics scholar rose from the dead.” But traditions because their churches as we continue Robert Louis Wilken it is a truth of which we beauty opens up the the reform of the liturgical puts it in The Spirit of need constant reminding possibility that a world reform in the West. Early Christian Thought, today. that has lost touch with “liturgy is always in the For we live in a the true and the good The primary truth we present tense,” but this gnostic culture, in might get a grip on Latin-rite Catholics can is a different kind of which everything is truth and goodness learn from our eastern “present.” In the liturgy, plastic and malleable, again. As the Swiss brethren is that the and especially in its subject to change by theologian Hans Urs liturgy is a celebration Eucharistic remembrance human will—even our von Balthasar reminded of the presence of the of the Last Supper and embodiedness as men the world Church, the living Christ among the Passion of the Lord, and women. Despite transcendental of beauty us—a foretaste of the “the past becomes a (or perhaps because of) can be a path back to Wedding Feast of present presence that the materialism of the the true and the good. the Lamb in the New opens a new future.” postmodern West, our When we see something Jerusalem, as described culture is one that in fact beautiful, we know that by St. John in the last The second gift the denies any significance it’s, well, beautiful; it’s not chapters of the Book Eastern Catholic to the material givenness “maybe beautiful.” And of Revelation. Eastern Churches offer the of things—and that denial we know that that beauty Catholics also remind the rest of the world poses a sharp challenge is good: It’s not “good rest of the world Church Church is the gift of to Catholics, for whom for me,” or “good for that Catholic worship iconography. And by material things (like water you,” but good, period. is explicitly Trinitarian. this, I do not mean simply at baptism, bread and In nurturing the arts of Indeed, scholars of the the beautiful icons that wine in the Eucharist, Christian iconography, first Christian centuries now adorn many Latin- the oil of confirmation, then, the Eastern tell us that it was the rite Catholic churches marital love and fidelity) Catholic Churches do invocation of the thrice- and homes. I mean that are the means by which essential service to a holy God in the primitive your Church, in its icons, God’s own life, the life confused postmodern liturgy that led over time offers the world Church of grace, flows into the to the development of a powerful reminder world. Icons can help us (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 10 Archeparchy News “First Things: Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church” (continued from previous page) in affirming Jesus as culture, as beauty invites sublime aspirations—we idea of the human. On Lord, as in celebrating an exploration of the become God.” this view, each of us the Solemnity of his permanence of truth and is simply a twitching Ascension, we affirm goodness in the order of And here, in the work bundle of desires; all of that this human stuff of things. of a fourth-century those desires are equal; which we are made now Cappadocian bishop, is the achievement of lives within the life of the The Eastern Catholic the definitive rebuttal of those desires is the full Trinity, within the life of Churches also do us the false charges laid meaning of happiness God. all a service by what by those 19th-century and fulfillment; and the I might call the gift atheistic humanists who role of the state is to We are made for glory, of “theosis.” Less than declared the God of clear the path to the not simply for transient forty-eight hours from the Bible the enemy of satisfaction of our desires. satisfaction. We are now, Latin-rite Catholics human maturation, and But there is nothing made for God, and will get an annual sought to throw the God mature here, nothing God has so entered into shock from the Office of of the Bible out of history noble, nothing truly our lives through the Readings in the Liturgy of in the name of human human. This is infantilism, sacraments that we can, the Hours, where they will liberation. and when it becomes with St. Basil the Great, read this from St. Basil cultural common wisdom speak about our being the Great’s Treatise on The hard fact, which it leads to any number divinized. By reminding the Holy Spirit: “Through confronts us daily, is that of horrors—including, to the world Church of the the Spirit we become the degraded humanism take a local example, great theme of “theosis” citizens of heaven, we of our time—which has Kermit Gosnell and his among the Eastern are admitted to the been deeply influenced slaughterhouse of the Fathers, the Ukrainian company of the angels, by 19th-century thinkers innocent unborn. Greek Catholic Church we enter into eternal like Comte, Feuerbach, and the other Eastern happiness and abide in Marx, and Nietzsche In challenging this Catholic Churches help God. Through the Spirit (while rarely rising to dumbed-down, de- the world Church lift we acquire a likeness to their level of intellectual graded, and ultimately postmodern humanity God; indeed, we attain sophistication)—has lethal concept of the out of the playpen what is beyond our most dumbed down the very human person, the of self-absorption, as Catholic Church must Catholicism calls the always recall the twenty-first century to live teaching of the Second in the truth that we are Vatican Council in far, far greater than we paragraph 22 of the think—not because of Pastoral Constitution on our merits, but because the Church in the Modern of our redemption. World: On the holy face of Christ, we meet both And then there is the the Father of mercies gift of converting and the truth about our culture. Despite the humanity. Jesus Christ, burdens of the office, crucified and risen, John Paul II had some reveals the full dignity and eternal destiny of the human person—and (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 11 Archeparchy News “First Things: Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church” (continued from previous page) fun being pope, and I essential link between think he rarely had more the “two lungs” of what fun than when he named we would eventually Sts. Cyril and Methodius know as the civilization the co-patrons of Europe of Europe was forged. along with St. Benedict. That gesture was yet This mission of healing another way of John and converting culture Paul reminding the world has been continued in our Church that the Christian time by the foundation East had much to teach of the Ukrainian Catholic the Christian West—in this University—an institution particular case, about of higher learning the inculturation of the explicitly dedicated to the gospel. That the brothers healing of a culture of from Thessaloniki mistrust and corruption initiated the process that caused by the totalitarian Catholic Church of “not covered by the Holy led to what we now disasters of the 20th Ukraine for an example Spirit. That is why the know as Old Church century. UCU is not a of what it means to be a confession of the Son’s Slavonic was not only a credential mill, although public Church, a culture- Lordship is made in the shrewd tactical move in the credentials it grants forming Church, that is Holy Spirit by those who evangelizing the Slavic its students are perhaps not a partisan Church. receive him, the Spirit peoples; it was a culture- the most respected in the coming....to all those shaping initiative that country. It is not just a And fifth, there is who approach the Son displayed the Church’s place for punching one’s the gift of the Holy in faith.” capacity to preserve and ticket to a well-paying Spirit. That must sound develop what is best in a job. It is a genuine a little odd, as we know St. people’s heritage. It was community, where that the Spirit was given taught Latin-rite also a demonstration students and faculty to the entire Church. But it Christianity that, for of the true catholicity together are building the is no secret that Latin-rite God to end the world, or universality of the kind of culture of truth, Catholicism tends to be, God would not have Church, which until then goodness, and honesty de facto if not doctrinally, to do something; God had imagined there to that can sustain a free binitarian, celebrating would have to stop be only three languages and prosperous Ukraine the gift of the Holy Spirit doing something. That suitable for the things in the future. Cyril and at Pentecost—and then sustaining creativity of of God: Hebrew, Latin, Methodius would, I’m largely forgetting the God is the Holy Spirit, and Greek. When Pope sure, be pleased; so Spirit for another year. and the Catechism of Nicholas I received the would Andrey Sheptytsky Western theology’s focus the Catholic Church cites Slavic Scriptures from and Josyf Slipyj, as the on the will may have the Byzantine liturgy, the Cyril and Methodius world Church looks, played a part in this tacit Troparion of Morning and placed them on the as I hope it will, to forgetting that it is only Prayer for Sundays of the altar of the Basilica of the Ukrainian Catholic in the Spirit that we can second mode, to make St. Mary Major in Rome, University for a model say “Jesus is Lord.” But the point: “It belongs to Catholicism took a giant of what a genuinely as St. Gregory of Nyssa step toward being more Catholic university can put it, there is no part fully “catholic.” And an be, and to the Greek of Christian faith that is (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 12 Archeparchy News “First Things: Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church” (continued from previous page) the Holy Spirit to rule, the “signs of the times” who have gone before, Evangelization begins sanctify, and animate as a summons to imitate and whose theology and with recognizing that creation. For he is God, contemporary culture preaching have passed the days when Catholic consubstantial with the and accommodate the test of time in proving faith was transmitted Father and the Son.... to its mores. Eastern their spiritual fecundity. by ethnic or cultural Power over life pertains Christianity, by contrast, At a moment when too heritage are over in to the Spirit, for being lives, worships, and much of the Church in the West, including the God he preserves thinks in a spiritual world the West imagines that United States. Thirty creation in the Father in which Athanasius theology began anew years from now, perhaps through the Son.” and John Chrysostom, some two hundred years twenty, no one living Gregory Nazianzen ago—or even some fifty the life of a Latin-rite The Holy Spirit is also the and Basil, Gregory of years ago—such that Catholic in America is bond of unity within the Nyssa and Maximos the what went before is of going to answer the Church—a bond that, Confessor are vibrant, only antiquarian interest, question, “Why are whatever its expressions living presences, not the gift of the Fathers is you a Catholic?” by in human solidarity books on a library shelf. a precious offering from answering, “Because and friendship, is, in From these great Eastern the Eastern Catholic my great-grandmother essence, divine, because teachers of the Church, Churches to all of was born in County it is a work of grace. the entire world Church Catholicism, even as that Cork....” Or the south The Eastern Catholic of the twenty-first century patristic heritage is the of Bavaria. Or Palermo. Churches’ intense can learn the skills of foundation on which the Or Guadalajara. Or consciousness of the expository preaching: theological development Cracow. Or Lisieux. Or in Holy Spirit thus reminds preaching that begins of the Ukrainian Greek rural Portugal or Spain. the rest of the world with the conviction Catholic Church and Similarly, no Ukrainian Church that the Church that the Word of God, other Eastern Catholic Greek Catholic of the is not of our making but the Logos, lives in the communities unfolds. mid-twenty-first century of God’s, and that when Word of God, the Holy is going to be able to we make the Church in Scriptures; preaching Finally, what of the answer the question “Why our own image and by that invites the People future? are you a Catholic?” our own lights we make of God to see the world I believe the basic by reference to their a mess—or worse. through biblical lenses. challenge facing Ukrainian grandparents And that kind of seeing the Archeparchy of or great-grandparents, And while this list is essential to curing the Philadelphia and their suffering, and their of gifts could be self-absorbed myopia of the Eastern Catholic faith. Those days are extended, let me postmodernity and the Churches throughout the over. conclude by citing the moral astigmatism that United States is identical gift of the Fathers defines wrongs as rights. to the challenge faced Why? Because we live in as a great Eastern by the Archdiocese of a culture that is not neutral Catholic patrimony Eastern Catholicism’s Philadelphia and the rest to the faith but hostile to that is crucial in the immersion in the Fathers of Latin-rite Catholicism the faith. And because ongoing reform of the also teaches the world in this land: the challenge that is the cultural air world Church. Western Church to practice the of living what John that surrounds us and Christianity suffers today ecumenism of time, Paul II called the “New which we cannot help from “presentitis,” too giving a voice in the Evangelization.” inhaling, Catholicism by often misconstruing current deliberations Vatican II’s call to discern of the Church to those Living the New (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 13 Archeparchy News “First Things: Eastern Catholics and the Universal Church” (continued from previous page) osmosis—Catholicism This “evangelical” way illegal and underground Here in the United conveyed by ethnic or of being Catholic is that religious community in States, of course, the cultural inheritance, to which the Second the world did not do issue is not material “DNA Catholicism,” if Vatican Council, as so by preaching or resources; it is vision you will—is finished. authoritatively interpreted practicing what I call and will. The Venerable The Catholicism of the by John Paul II and “Catholic Lite.” They Andrey Sheptytsky and future, whether it draws Benedict XVI, summoned may have been deprived the Servant of God Josyf its liturgy, spirituality, and the world Church. It of their churches and Slipyj were men of vision polity from the Christian is the Church that has schools; but no one could and will. Through their West or the Christian heard John Paul II’s call, take the full symphony of intercession, and inspired East, will be a Catholicism when closing the Great Catholic truth away from by their example, the that is deliberately Jubilee of 2000, to “put them. That symphony Ukrainian Greek Catholic chosen and embraced, out into the deep” (Luke empowered the heroic Church of Philadelphia not a Catholicism 5.4): to leave the shallow sacrifice that has and its sister churches that is inherited. And and brackish waters of recreated the Church in throughout the United Catholicism will only be institutional maintenance Ukraine, and that should States can be a true light chosen and embraced and sail into the often- inspire the Ukrainian to the nations, setting the when it is offered and turbulent waters of the Greek Catholic Church world ablaze with the proposed. postmodern world for of this Archeparchy and fire of the Spirit, healing a great catch. It is the its suffragans. a wounded culture, and That means that this Church that has heeded offering 21st-century Archeparchy and the call of Pope Francis Perhaps the greatest humanity a noble vision its suffragans, like to missionary discipleship challenge you will face of human possibility the Archdiocese of in Evangelii Gaudium. as a Church of the New that leads to genuine Philadelphia and the The Ukrainian Greek Evangelization is the beatitude through entire Latin-rite Church Catholic Church brings to challenge of inspiring friendship with Jesus throughout the United that global enterprise all young people to Christ, the Risen Lord States, must become the modern experience embrace friendship with and King of the Universe. once again a missionary and all the ancient gifts the Lord Jesus, who is the Glory be to him forever. enterprise: a Church I’ve outlined here; it answer to the question in which everyone also offers the world that is every human life. George Weigel understands himself or Church a living example In the new Metropolitan is Distinguished herself to be a missionary of the truth that the only of Philadelphia and in Senior Fellow of who was given Catholicism that can His Beatitude Sviatoslav Washington, D.C.’s the attract 21st-century men Shevchuk, the Major- Ethics and Public at baptism; a Church in and women to friendship Archbishop of Kyiv- Policy Center, where which every one of those with the Lord Jesus Christ Halych, however, you he holds the William missionary disciples and incorporation into have been blessed with E. Simon Chair in understands that he or his body, the Church, is shepherds and leaders Catholic Studies. she is entering “mission Catholicism-in-full. with long experience of territory” every day—at forming living and vibrant https://www. home, at work, in the Those who kept the Christian communities firstthings.com/web- neighborhood, in our Ukrainian Greek Catholic among young people, exclusives/2019/06/ lives as citizens, and in Church alive in Ukraine often under very difficult eastern-catholics-and- our lives as consumers. when it was the largest material circumstances. the-universal-church

JUNE 16, 2019 14 Archeparchy News Sunday, June 2, 2019 - Vespers

Hierarchical Vespers Presiding: Archbishop-emeritus Stefan Soroka

Sunday, June 2, 2019 - Mission Days

Mission Days Reflection in preparation for Pentecost by Most Rev. Theodore Martyniuk

JUNE 16, 2019 15 Archeparchy News Monday, June 3, 2019 - Matins

Matins Presiding: Most Rev. Taras Senkiv

Monday, June 3, 2019 - Divine Liturgy

Divine Liturgy Presiding: Most Rev. , OSBM

JUNE 16, 2019 16 Archeparchy News Monday, June 3, 2019 - Vespers

Hierarchical Vespers with Lytia Presiding: Most Rev.

JUNE 16, 2019 17 Archeparchy News Monday, June 3, 2019 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PROCLAIMS HEART TO HEART WEEK IN HONOR OF NEW ARCHBISHOP-METROPOLITAN

On Monday June 3, 2019 the City of Philadelphia and the City Council marked the beginning of a new era in the life of the Ukrainian- American Catholic community in America and the enthronement of Archbishop-Metropolitan Borys Gudziak.

Archbishop Gudziak suggested that the beginning of his Ministry embody the embrace of “Heart to Heart” and the City responded with a Proclamation and Citation dedicating the week of June 2, 2019 Photo: (Holding Citation and Proclamation (Left to Right) through June 9, 2019 as Councilman Allan Domb; Eugene Luciw; Councilman David Oh; Ulana “Heart to Heart Week”. Mazurkevich; Archbishop-Metropolitan (Emeritus) Stefan Soroka; Thus did the Spiritual Councilman Derek Green; Archbishop-Metropolitan Borys Gudziak; embrace the Temporal Councilman Al Taubenberger; Very Reverend Hutsko; in the City of Brotherly Councilwoman Helen Gym; Councilman Mark Squilla Love. dedicated Ukrainian- residents’ many needs”. community in our city In the Chambers of American population and the region and wish City Council, Council (and) a major aspect “ I James F. Kenny, everyone a joyous week members joined in the of this vibrant culture is Mayor of the City of as they welcome this reading of the Citation their faith, which brings Philadelphia , do hereby new spiritual leader to to Archbishop Borys so much strength, unity proclaim the week our area.” Gudziak, which was and sense of community of Sunday June 2 to followed by the reading to those living in our Sunday June 9 2019 to of the Proclamation, City. Philadelphia is be Heart to Heart Week Photo courtesy of the signed by Mayor James fortunate and thankful in Philadelphia and Office of Allan Domb Kenny and read by City to have so many people congratulate Archbishop Councilman Allan Domb. that provide wonderful Gudziak on this Article submitted The Proclamation in part spiritual guidance and impressive opportunity by: Ulana Baluch stated “Philadelphia commends the evolving to lead the Ukrainian- Mazurkevich is proud to have a ways they serve our American Catholic JUNE 16, 2019 18 Archeparchy News Monday, June 3, 2019

On Monday, June 3, Metropolitan-emeritus Stefan Soroka and Metropolitan-nominated Borys Gudziak visited Metropolitan-emeritus . (Photo credit: Metropolitan-emeritus Stefan Soroka)

JUNE 16, 2019 19 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Enthronement RITE OF ENTHRONEMENT

Photo: His Beatitude Sviatoslav and the Apostolic Nuncio in the United States Christopher Pierre led the Liturgy with the ceremony of enthronement. (Photo: Teresa Siwak)

Bishop: Your Beatitude, Patriarch: In accord with He came down from from the Father. With by the mercy of God ecclesiastical canons, I heaven: by the power the Father and the Son and the blessing of His ask that you declare the of the Holy Spirit He He is worshiped and Holiness Francis, Pope of Confession of Faith. was born of the glorified. He has spoken Rome, here stands before Mary, and became man. through the Prophets. you the Most Reverened Symbol of Faith For our sake He was I believe in one, holy, Archbishop Borys to be I believe in one God, crucified under Pontius catholic, and apostolic enthroned on the see the Father, the Almighty, Pilate; He suffered, Church. I acknowledge of the Archeparchy of maker of heaven and died and was buried. one baptism for the Philadelphia. earth, and of all that On the third day he forgiveness of sins. I look is seen and unseen. I rose again in fulfillment for the resurrection of Patriarch: Archbishop believe in one Lord, of the Scriptures; He the dead, and the life of Borys, as the Father and Jesus Christ, the only ascended into heaven the age to come. Amen. Head of the Ukrainian Son of God, eternally and is seated at the Greek Catholic Church, begotten of the Father. right hand of the Father. Patriarch: Let us give I have the authority to Light from Light, true He will come again in thanks to God. enthrone you on the God from true God, glory to judge the living see of the Archeparchy begotten, not made, one and the dead, and His Protodeacon: Let us pray of Philadelphia. Let in being with the Father. kingdom will have no to the Lord. the decrees be read. Through Him all things end. I believe in the Holy The bishop reads the were made. For us men Spirit, the Lord, the giver (continued on next page) decrees. and for our , of Life, Who proceeds JUNE 16, 2019 20 Archeparchy News RITE OF ENTHRONEMENT (continued from previous page)

Choir: Lord, have mercy. into his heart, the spirit of piety and zeal for the Patriarch: O Lord, Jesus glory of Your Holy Name, Christ, our God! In Your that he may complete ineffable mercy, You sent the work of ministry for the Spirit, Your Advocate, Your Holy Church; for, from the Father upon You are a merciful and Your disciples and loving God, and we give apostles, and through glory to You, + Father, them established and Son and Holy Spirit, now strengthened the Church and forever, and ever. throughout the world. We pray to You, O All- Choir: Amen. Gracious Master, look down from the heavens Bishop: Archbishop Borys upon Your servant, the is enthroned on the see archbishop Borys, who is of the Archeparchy of Photo: Patriarch Sviatoslav gives being enthroned on the Philadelphia and let all Metropolitan Borys the pectoral cross. see of the Archeparchy lawful authority over of Philadelphia and spiritual and temporal grant him wisdom and matters be handed over the Archeparchy of knowledge, impart the to him. Patriarch: I enthrone Philadelphia and entrust spirit of the fear of God you on the see of to you, in the name of Christ's Church, the flock that you are to govern by the example of our Lord Jesus Christ who laid down His life for the sheep that he may stand before your throne and give a good account of his service to Christ our Lord.

The Patriarch gives Metropolitan Borys the pectoral cross.

Patriarch: Axios!

Choir: Axios! Thrice.

Photo: His Beatitude Sviatoslav congratulates the newly enthroned Metropolitan Borys Gudziak (Photo: Teresa Siwak)

JUNE 16, 2019 21 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Enthronement The Enthronement of Most Reverend Borys Gudziak: A Layperson’s Perspective

Philadelphia, PA - As of Philadelphia and a school girl in 1958, our Ukrainian Catholic I sat in the Cathedral Church. of the Immaculate Conception (the old Sitting in church, I one) waiting to welcome reflected how our society the first Metropolitan and its mores and moral Archbishop of the attitudes have changed United States, the Most since 1958. How will Reverend Constantine our new Metropolitan Bohachevsky. Fast handle these changes as forward to 2019. No they affect our church? A longer a school girl, daunting task, to say the I am again sitting in least. the Cathedral of the Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh read the decree Immaculate Conception Even though it’s two of appointment of Metropolitan Gudziak in awaiting with much hours before the start of Ukrainian and Bishop read it anticipation the the ceremony, there are in English. enthronement of the already many people seventh Metropolitan inside the cathedral and Archbishop of the United even more outside. Some States, the Most Reverend waiting patiently and Borys Gudziak. Bishop some rather impatiently Borys was recommended to be admitted inside. A by the Synod of huge screen television Ukrainian Catholic is set up outside to Bishops in September accommodate the 2018, and appointed overflow of the hundreds as Metropolitan and of people that are Archbishop of the expected. Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of By ten o’clock, the Philadelphia by Pope cathedral is rapidly filling Francis on February 18, and the atmosphere is inspiring. It is led by 50 bishops from the 2019 to officially take heightened and joyous. a seminarian, Bohdan Ukrainian Catholic, canonical possession Personally, I am very Vasyliv, followed by Eastern Catholic, Latin of the Archeparchy on excited and grateful to be members of Plast and Catholic an Ukrainian June 4, 2019. This day a part for this truly historic SUMA. The Knights Orthodox churches, will be remembered day of our Ukrainian of Columbus in their 125 priests, 11 as a milestone date in Catholic Church. Finally, regalia add to the and 70 religious. I am the history of Ukrainian the liturgical procession celebratory mood. Next Catholic Archeparchy begins and it is awe come approximately (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 22 Archeparchy News The Enthronement of Most Reverend Borys Gudziak: A Layperson’s Perspective (continued from previous page) delighted to see Most blessed forever”. new Metropolitan by choirs of the parishes Reverend Bishop Basil kissing his hand, kissing of the Philadelphia Losten, and of course, The Rite of Enthronement his omophorian on his Archeparchy under the His Grace Archbishop began almost right shoulder and the direction of Mr. Bohdan Emeritus Stefan Soroka. immediately with the epigonation, which is a Henhalo and Mr. Papal Nuncio reading rectangular part of the Stephen Szyszka as the It was gratifying to see the Papal Bull, which is bishops’ vestments. In music organizer. His Excellency Christophe the official proclamation a dramatic ecumenical Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio from the pope that as gesture, Metropolitan His Beatitude based his to the United States, of June 4, 2019 Bishop Borys got up and went homily on the Gospel His Eminence Timothy Borys Gudziak becomes to the other side of of St. John. As the Cardinal Dolan and Metropolitan Archbishop the church to greet the Holy Ghost helped the His Excellency Charles of the Philadelphia Ukrainian Orthodox Apostles in strengthening Chaput, Archbishop of Archeparchy. The new Metropolitan, His their faith and helping Philadelphia taking part Metropolitan accepted Eminence Antoniy. them in their mission, so, in our Ukrainian Catholic the Bull, held it for all to As a lay person, I found if asked, He will help celebration. How see and was rewarded the ceremony to be our New Metropolitan in different it was during with warm applause. not only beautiful but his momentous journey the time of Bishop Soter Bishop Bohdan also very moving. That leading our church. Ortynsky and Father Dzyurakh read the sentiment was shared by His Beatitude wishes John Wolansky, when decree of appointment everyone. our church to continue our Ukrainian church of Metropolitan Gudziak being the heart of our was not accepted by the in Ukrainian and Bishop The Divine Liturgy Ukrainian community Latin rite bishops even Andriy Rabiy read it in began with His and to be united with the though we were always English. Next, the new Beatitude Sviatoslav church in Ukraine. in communion with the Metropolitan was asked and His Excellency ! to declare his faith by Christophe Pierre as the Everyone was waiting with reciting the Apostles main celebrants. The great anticipation for His Many of us expected Creed. It is only then that concelebrating clergy Grace Borys’ first homily to see Bishop Borys the new Metropolitan included His Grace as Metropolitan. No processing alone. He was formally enthroned Metropolitan Borys, one was disappointed. was, of course, the as the Metropolitan His Eminence Cardinal He came down, stood man of the hour. I was of the Philadelphia Dolan, His Excellency in front of the tetrapod surprised when I realized Archeparchy. He was Charles Chaput, His and spoke directly to the that he was walking with presented with the Grace Archbishop people. He expressed all the bishops. What a pectoral cross and the Emeritus Stefan Soroka his gratitude to his humble man, I thought. Archbishop’s staff by as well as the deans of parents, teachers and to His Beatitude and was the Archeparchy. God for his call to the The last in the procession admonished to govern priesthood. He spoke of was His Beatitude by the example of Jesus I must mention that those in the world and in who Christ. The priests of the the responses were our community who are blessed the congregation Philadelphia Archeparcy sung beautifully in while the choir sang,”May came forward to pledge English and Ukrainian the name of the Lord be their obedience to the by the combined (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 23 Archeparchy News The Enthronement of Most Reverend Borys Gudziak: A Layperson’s Perspective

(continued from previous page) marginalized through Metropolitan Borys dwindling number of clergy and the faithful illness or physical and our church God’s church memberships, of the of St. handicaps. He promised blessings and offered and closing of churches Wolodymyr in Paris to be their advocate. him his assistance. and schools will have to who lost their revered As an example, a be addressed. However, Shepherd who was one mother with a child in a Bishop Andriy thanked she believes that His of them for the last seven wheelchair was brought everyone for their help in Grace Borys is up for years. to where he stood. He making this memorable the challenge and wishes said to the child that this day a success and the him “Mnohaya Lita”. Very Rev. Archpriest is your cathedral and I celebration concluded John Fields, Director will always be here for with the singing of the Reverend Paul Makar, of Communications, you. His words were so Prayer for Ukraine, pastor of St. Nicholas stated that as a priest emotional that it truly was Bozhe Velykyj and God in Minersville, PA, had he welcomes his new a “From Heart to Heart” Bless America. this to say: “I am very spiritual father and moment. He continued impressed with the hierarch. Metropolitan to say that our church I was very fortunate Metropolitan. He is Archbishop Borys, a was supposed to be to meet some very highly educated and humble, prayerful, destroyed but it survived interesting people from brings to the table a lot spiritual teacher and with the help of God all over the US, Canada of practical experience leader, blessed with so and the Holy Spirit and and Europe who came as evidenced by his many gifts and talents, promised to do his best to be a part of church work with the Ukrainian becomes for us and to see that our church history. Rev.Yuriy Catholic University in our church a gift of the continues to flourish. Lishchynsky traveled from Lviv. He inspires loyalty Holy Spirit for which we Senlis, France, the home for the church and for are grateful to Almighty The celebration of Anna Yaroslavna, the himself. I believe there God. continued with remarks Queen of France. Father will be changes but they and greetings from Yuriy, pastor of Ss. Borys will be for the better.” Driving home, I thought the Ambassador from and Hlib, was ordained of the following psalm, Ukraine to the United by Bishop Borys and I also had the pleasure “This is the day that the States, His Excellency served as his chancellor. to speak with the Most Lord has made; let us Valeriy Chaly and the He is saddened to lose Reverend Bishop Bohdan rejoice and be glad in President of Ukrainian his mentor and beloved Dzyurakh from Kyiv who it”. Yes, indeed. This was World Congress, bishop but is proud and serves as Secretary of the day that the Lord has Mr. Pavlo Grod. His happy that one of “us” the Ukrainian Synod made. May we continue Excellency pledged to was chosen to lead the of Bishops. Bishop to rejoice and be glad. help both the Ukrainian church in America. His Bohdan said that he Catholic and Orthodox parting words were, and the entire church Church in America and “Your gain is our loss”. rejoices in the choice of (Adapted from the article expressed his joy at Metropolitan,a man of by..) seeing how much the Oksana from Ohio compassion and deep and expressed that the new faith. The bishop joked Myroslawa Mazurok culture thrive in the United Metropolitan will face that the only people who Hill States. Mr. Grod wished many challenges. A are unhappy are the JUNE 16, 2019 24 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Enthronement If you have tasted how good is the Lord – walk straight and bear witness, Metropolitan of Philadelphia Borys Gudziak

Thursday, June 6, 2019 Certainly, firstly one needs to open his heart “I would love to express in order to hear hearts my joy before you of others. We feel God and God, peace and who is present amongst gratitude for trust: trust us and loves us. It is of Pope, the synod worth feeling it. of Bishops, priests and all of you”, Borys ‘Let us receive an Gudziak, metropolitan invitation from our of Philadelphia referred Lord. Renew ourselves! to the faithful during the Without complaints enthronement ceremony and envy. Cathedral on Tuesday, June 4, of the Immaculate 2019. Conception is open for everyone”, metropolitan He considers that we must of Philadelphia Borys stand together. Besides, Gudziak pointed out. we need to feel God in our hearts and amongst The UGCC Department us. Furthermore, when for Information we open our hearts for God’s grace – a miracle http://news.ugcc.ua/ can happen. en/news/if_you_have_ tasted_how_good_ “Children of this Church, is_the_lord__walk_ we have no right to leave straight_and_bear_ testimony of our faith. Go witness_metropolitan_ and testify, listen to your of_philadelphia_borys_ hearts and help Church gudziak_86471.html to be restored. Let us renew ourselves without complaints and envy. Pray every morning and Photos: Peter Bilyj night, and it will change your life, a prayer will restore your life with hope”, metropolitan Borys invoked.

JUNE 16, 2019 25 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Enthronement METROPOLITAN BORYS GUDZIAK: GO AND TESTIFY, LISTEN TO YOUR HEARTS AND HELP CHURCH REVIVE ITSELF

June 4. 2019

At the end of the enthronement ceremony, the new Metropolitan of Philadelphia appealed to several thousand believers who arrived on 4 June to the Cathedral of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Philadelphia, PA not only from the USA but also from Ukraine, France, Belgium, Germany, Canada, to congratulate Archbishop Borys Gudziak.

"I want to express my gratitude to Pope Francis, Synod of Bishops of the UGCC for their trust. Thank you all. I am grateful for everything that was done in my life, to my parents, my teachers... Thanks to all the bishops, priests and faithful for starting together. Thank you, Lord, the Holy Spirit and the Church who have called me to the Ministry," Metropolitan Borys addressed those present at the enthronement ceremony.

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His speech was sincere life. Prayer will renew language and culture, helps them to overcome and simple. The your life with hope," Ukraine, which is in all the differences that Metropolitan came up to Metropolitan Borys every heart. I am proud are between them now, a little girl in a wheelchair: called on the faithful. of all the Churches that and together we come "Andriana, know that bring faith to Ukrainians to the dream that we all this is your Church, you The Ambassador of in America. I am happy have. I have attended are always welcome Ukraine to the United that, as an Ambassador, nine presidential here." He singled out a States, Valeriy Chaly, who I have the honor to inaugurations, but this young among the attended the ceremony help as a diplomat in enthronement ceremony thousands of faithful and of enthronement called a common cause – it is the greatest.» expressed hope for new it "the greatest of all, is peace, a normal vocations because then which he visited: "a great life based on the right https://risu.org.ua/ the Church will be alive delegation of politicians values. This is important en/index/all_news/ and effective. and public figures know now that Ukraine is ukraine_and_world/ about your activities under attack by those ukrainians_outside_of_ Archbishop Borys noted around the world. I who are now going the Ukraine/76053/ that the theme "from want to thank you for wrong way. I hope that heart to heart" is what the common cause of together we will make unites all of us because cherishing the Ukrainian Ukrainians feel that faith when we are together and open our hearts to each other a miracle will happen."

"The children of this Church, we have no right not to testify our faith. Go and testify, listen to your hearts, and help the Church revive itself. We will revive all of us, without complaints, without jealousy. Pray every morning and evening - and it will Combined Choir under the direction of Mr. Bohdan Henhalo and Mr. change your Stephen Szyszka as the music organizer JUNE 16, 2019 27 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Enthronement

JUNE 16, 2019 28 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Enthronement Natalya Fedun: "We need to be attentive to people with special needs in order to become better versions of ourselves"

On June 4, thousands heart, and Jesus fills of pilgrims were it. Some people might welcomed during the think that she is poor, Hierarchical Divine and some people might Liturgy and Ceremony put her on the sidelines. of Enthronement of But that’s exactly where Archbishop Borys Jesus goes. He goes to Gudziak at the Ukrainian those on the margins. Catholic Cathedral of the And that where we Immaculate Conception need to be as bishops, in Philadelphia. Bishops, as priests, as Christians. priests, representatives And that’s where we will of monastic orders, go – where the need is and faithful came from greatest. But we need to different corners of go together”. the United States of America, Europe, and After thanking Adriana the road with a child with him that, unfortunately, Ukraine. Among them - that she responded to the special needs. It’s we could not come (to Natalya Fedun-Wojcickyj his invitation, as they just hard to go by bus, and the Enthronement), and with her 23-year-old met several days before then find a place to park, therefore I congratulated daughter Adriana, in Hunter, Archbishop so we did not plan to him in advance. And who uses a wheelchair. Borys said: “You will go for the enthronement then the bishop turned They overcame a help us, Adriana. We event to Philadelphia. to the Adriana and difficult journey from put you in the middle. When I learned that invited her personally. Passaic to welcome Not only today. I would there was a wedding of He invited her! We, of the new Metropolitan, like you to know that this Archbishop’s niece in the course, thanked him, but to pray together and is your Cathedral, and church in the mountains I still had no hope that testify to all the faithful you are always welcome where we have a cabin, we would be able to of the Philadelphia here. The Lord loves you we decided with Adriana make it. Everybody was Archeparchy and guests infinitely. I ask you to that we would pray there, convincing me that it was about God’s infinite and pray for me and for all congratulate the young not possible, “ Natalia all-encompassing love. of us so that we have the couple and the bishop, continues. freedom you have. “ and we would not need “This week we are to go to Philadelphia”, “But Adriana made moving forward with a Natalya Fedun, mother she says. sounds, and asked me to theme ‘heart to heart’, of Adriana, shared go to the enthronement. - said Archbishop Borys her story how she, They did as they planned. I told her: “You sleep on in his enthronement Adriana and their family it, and tomorrow if you speech, inviting Natalia experienced Philadelphia “Archbishop Borys saw (are in a good) mood and Adriana into a events. Adriana, and when and have strength, we middle of the Cathedral. everyone was gone, “Adriana has a big-big “It’s not easy to get on he blessed her. I told (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 29 Archeparchy News Natalya Fedun: "We need to be attentive to people with special needs in order to become better versions of ourselves" (continued from previous page) will go.” But she decided! “ says Natalia, adding in English, her mother achievements, intellectual She always wants to be that when Adriana hears explains. accomplishments or in movement. “ it, she also reacts actively victories, and for those - and positively. “The Archbishop made us weaker, sick, less gifted Natalia said that they had visible,” she concludes. - - there is no hope. That’s experienced something “If we did not come to “It is so important for us not true - there is hope. If similar two years ago the Enthronement, then to realize that the Lord we are together. “ when they decided with this would have been loves us all. Not only their family, her husband a completely different those who can speak or “Marko grew up and often Stefan and son Marko, sermon,” she says. walk. “ says he has no strength who, like the rest of the “I am glad that the to go to church. Then I family, are members of Archbishop put Adriana “Archbishop Borys asked give him an example from Plast, to go to jubilee in the middle of the Adriana to pray for him Plast: as we try to light a jamboree in Germany. church, in the heart of his that he would have her fire, for one person it’s They stopped in Rome enthronement address, freedom. Some can say, hard, but if we put all the and there, during the not because she is my these are strange words sparks together, then the audience, Pope Francis child, but because the because what freedom bonfire is amazing. The blessed Adriana. “When weak teach us that God does she have, she is same is true for many he put his hand on her loves us. We need to pay completely dependent other things: if we accept head for a blessing, attention to people with on us, she cannot walk everybody and work Adriana exploded with a special needs in order to or speak… But truly she together, then we see big sound that I never heard become better versions has her inner freedom, changes. Then miracles before from her.” of ourselves.” she views everything happen.” positively and it affects The same thing happened Natalia noted the positive other people and they Natalia said that for in the Philadelphia changes that occurred in reflect her positivity. the family in the United Cathedral. “ Archbishop the perception of people States and in Ukraine, Borys spoke to Adriana. almost immediately: “We are all God’s everything that happened And even gave her a “Often strangers look children. We sometimes was perceived as a sign. microphone. She felt his at us trying to turn a do not understand why “His Beatitude Joseph love and reacted to his blind eye to Adriana, this or that happens to Slipyj, who was our distant words. Other people pretend to be fenced us. Our son was five uncle, called us to help do not understand, but off. We came out of the years old, we brought the Church to recover. Adriana has special Cathedral, and dozens of him to the party and Archbishop Borys is his sounds that express joy people approached us. a little girl asked why disciple, and in 100 years and other sounds that This time, people looked his older sister was like it is he who puts Adriana express sadness and at us, paid attention to that. And he replied in front, in the middle. We pain. Adriana answered Adriana and seemed to in childish simplicity: are moved. Everything Archbishop Borys with understand better that “Because God made her that has been said and joy.” she was as everybody this way.” Indeed, we experienced stays with else, that they could talk do not understand. But us.“ “I’ve listened to his to her.” Although Adriana when we look at those speech maybe ten times does not speak, she who are in need, we Adapted from an article already. And every time I understands everything, understand that the world by Mariana Karapinka discover something new, both in Ukrainian and is not about material JUNE 16, 2019 30 Archeparchy News Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - Reception The Reception was held on the grounds of the Ukrainian American Citizens’ Association

Bria Blessing was a performer at the reception Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - Encounter of Religious and Clergy

JUNE 16, 2019 31 Archeparchy News Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - Clergy Conference UGCC HEAD IN PHILADELPHIA: WE EXPECT REVIVAL FOR OUR CHURCH IN AMERICA, NOT "SWEET DEATH" June 6, 2019 The head of the UGCC Thus, a truly brotherly for your work, for all that noted in his speech that and sincere conversation you give for the good of As part of the celebrations this meeting was planned took place. The God's people," said the of the enthronement not to say something to spiritual leaders raised Head of the UGCC" He of Archbishop Borys the priests, but to listen the question of the also asked the pastors Gudziak as head of to them. Therefore, he language of worship to read the book of the the Archeparchy of invited the participants and the language blessed Martyr Yemelyan Philadelphia, Patriarch to a sincere brotherly of the Church and Kovch Why Do Our of the Ukrainian Greek conversation. whether it is necessary People Run Away From Catholic Church, to be Ukrainian to be a Us? Metropolitan Borys, "We all hope that our member of the UGCC. bishops and clergy Church in America will They also spoke about The meeting ended with of the Philadelphia enter a new stage in the priests' zeal, about the presentation of the Archeparchy held a its history, and I would their active service not pastoral plan of the meeting on June 5. like it so much to be a only of the liturgies, but diocese of St. Volodymyr period of renewal. But also about about their in France, which had It is reported by the this renewal is impossible activities in other areas been developed Information Department without collaboration. of parish life. According throughout several years of the UGCC. Therefore, taking this to the priests, it is also during joint discussions, opportunity, I want to important to feel the discussions of the clergy At the beginning of the invite everyone to a joint guidance of the bishop, and laity of this diocese. meeting, His Grace discussion to search for which is based not on Borys thanked everyone ways of development," the administrative, but on https://risu.org.ua/ for their participation said His Beatitude the parental approach. en/index/all_news/ in the Liturgy and the Sviatoslav. Another aspect is the ukraine_and_world/ enthronement ceremony, issue of internal solidarity. ukrainians_outside_of_ which took place on "I have repeatedly heard Ukraine/76076/ June 4, and thanked that there is no vision of After all those willing them for their prayer. the future of our Church took floor, His Beatitude He said special words on this continent and Sviatoslav said the final of gratitude to His we need to prepare for word. He thanked the Beatitude Sviatoslav both the "sweet death". But I priests for their service to for his presence at the object. For we are called God, the Church and the celebrations and for the not to kill, but to build, people for choosing this leadership of the Church, to develop. Therefore, let mission and this ministry. "it was not always the us think together what to "Today, I want to thank case that peace and do, how to act so that you on behalf of your harmony reign in the we have life," said the mother Church, to whom Church." Head of the UGCC. you have dedicated your life. I want to thank you JUNE 16, 2019 32 Archeparchy News Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - Clergy Conference Archbishop Borys Gudziak spoke to the priests of the Philadelphia Archeparchy with one proposal and one request

June 7, 2019 According to the any other territory of a spiritual leader, who Metropolitan, we today, Ukraine, the countries of will help to bear all the Archbishop Borys as a global Church, can the European Union so difficulties of pastoral Gudziak, Metropolitan not live in our hiding that they could see the ministry. of Philadelphia, made places. We should life of Greek Catholics in a proposal and one contact each other. "I different circumstances. The UGCC Department request to the priests would like all priests for Information of the Philadelphia of the Philadelphia "When we meet people Archeparchy. He said Archeparchy to have in need, our faith grows. Adapted from the this during his meeting friendly relations with According to such a article on http://news. with the clergy of the the parishes of other principle, we will grow ugcc.ua/en/news/ archeparchy, held on dioceses," he added. in the faith," added the bishop_borys_gudziak_ June 5 in the Parish Hall Archbishop. spoke_to_the_priests_ of the Cathedral of the The Archbishop of_the_philadelphia_ Immaculate Conception expressed his readiness And the request of archeparchy_with_one_ in Philadelphia. The to help the priests travel Archbishop Borys: that proposal_and_one_ participants of this to UGCC parishes in every priest should request_86484.html meeting were His Kazakhstan, Donbas or have a spiritual cleric, Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and the Head of the UGCC, and the bishops of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC.

First of all, the Metropolitan said that he would try to encourage priests of the archeparchy to develop their skills. "I would like to have a whole program for the development of spiritual life and the improvement of qualifications of priests with scholarships, with various opportunities to go somewhere, to have some kind of pilgrimage, to see something," said Archbishop Borys. Photo: Teresa Siwak JUNE 16, 2019 33 Archeparchy News Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - Religious Conference - Fox Chase, PA Conference held on the grounds of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great. (Photos: Kathy Notarfrancesco)

Bishop Paul Chomnycky, OSBM and Sister Dorothy Ann Busowski, OSBM

JUNE 16, 2019 34 Archeparchy News Thursday, June 6, 2019 - Washington “Heart to Heart” Program Continues in Washington, DC

Washington, DC - Gudziak, and His On Thursday, June 6, Beatitude Sviatoslav 2019, the fifth day of Shevchuk. the “Heart to Heart” Program, the day began The Conference was with a Hierarchical divided into three Divine Liturgy presided panels. The first panel by His Beatitude was the “Heart to Sviatoslav Shevchuk at Heart” Panel” with Rev. 8 AM at the Ukrainian Dr. Andrij Chirovsky, Catholic National Shrine Dr. Julie Dezelski, Rev. of the Mark Morozowich, Dr. parish. Responses to the Susan Timoney, and Dr. Hierarchical Divine were Robin Darling Young. sung by the Ukrainian The second panel The Banquet began with at Catholic University Catholic University Choir. was the “Unity” Panel a welcome by Very Rev. of America. There was with Rev. Dr. Stefanos Robert Hitchens, Rector a standing ovation for Following the Liturgy was Alexopoulos, Ms. Maria of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Bishop Losten and he a breakfast held at the Munoz-Visoso, Rev. Dr. Catholic Seminary in offered a reflection. parish hall. At 11 AM Peter Galadza, Mr. Paul Washington, DC, and the The banquet also a conference was held Grod, Rev. Dr. Thomas Master of Ceremonies included speeches by at Maloney Hall at The Pott, and Rev. Dr. Bohdan was Mr. Michael Sawkiw, many others including Catholic University of Prach. The third panel Director of Ukrainian Ukraine’s ambassador to America. The Conference was the “Youth Panel” National Information the United States, Valeriy was titled “The Future of with words from Julian Service. An opening Chaly, President of the the Ukrainian Catholic Hayda, Kyle Hayes, prayer was offered by Ukrainian Congress Church in North Kylyna Kurochka, Fr. His Beatitude Sviatoslav Committee of America America.” The conference Joseph Matlak, Shevchuk. The toast Andriy Futey, and began with greetings Daniel Galadza, Cyril was given by Dr. Robin president of Ukrainian from Catholic University’s Kennedy and Subdeacon Darling Young, Associate World Congress, Paul President John Garvey, Alex Bricki. Professor of Spirituality Grod. The closing Rev. Mark Morozowich, at Catholic University remarks were given by Metropolitan Borys Following the Conference of America. Very Rev. Metropolitan Archbishop was Vespers at Dr. Mark Morozowich, Borys Gudziak and the Ukrainian Dean of The School of the Ukrainian Catholic and Religious University Choir sang a National Shrine Studies at Catholic prayer to conclude the of the Holy University of America, Reception. The Ukrainian Family and a made the announcement Catholic University Choir Reception and about a generous five- “Eteria” and “Stritenia” Banquet held million dollar donation is under the direction of in the Parish by Bishop-emeritus Basil Olena Denys (Melnyk). Hall. Losten for the Ukrainian Church Studies Center Article: Teresa Siwak JUNE 16, 2019 35 Archeparchy News Thursday, June 6, 2019 - Divine Liturgy

Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family, Washington, DC

JUNE 16, 2019 36 Archeparchy News Thursday, June 6, 2019 - Conference Ukrainian Catholics discuss future of their church in North America

Mark Pattison June 11, 2019 CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ukrainian Catholics in North America continue to struggle to develop ways to maintain their Ukrainian religious and ethnic identity amid a larger majority culture that beckons with the siren song of assimilation.

The answer may lie in young people, according to Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the newly enthroned archbishop Very Rev. Mark Morozowich, (Dean of School of Theology and of the Ukrainian Religious Studies at Catholic University of America), John Garvey Catholic Archeparchy (President of Catholic University of America), His Beatitude Sviatoslav of Philadelphia, during Shevchuk, Bishop-emeritus Basil Losten, Metropolitan Borys Gudziak a June 6 conference (Фото: Мар’яна Карапінка, о. Ігор Яців) on the future of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in North America His words were echoed of Bishops on “young some crazy ideas.” that he convoked at The by Susan Timoney, an people, faith and Catholic University of associate professor in vocational discernment” Youth coming together America in Washington. the School of Theology at the Vatican, was that to celebrate also is and Religious Studies at “our parishes are rightly helpful, according to “It is time to give voice Catholic University. placed (with) exactly what Timoney, who cited to our young people, to our young people are national, regional and hear them,” Gudziak said “Young people are fully searching for,” although local World Youth Day in introductory remarks invested members of our “we don’t always use celebrations concurrent during the conference, community today,” not at the same language,” with the international which was part of an some point in the future, she said, adding that “if World Youth Day as eight-day celebration of Timoney said. Jesus were preaching an example. “Young his June 4 enthronement and teaching today, we in Philadelphia. One takeaway from might think of him as that last October’s Synod millennial hipster with (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 37 Archeparchy News Ukrainian Catholics discuss future of their church in North America (continued from previous page)

people need help with own group, she added. discernment,” Timoney “The church in Ukraine said. “They need help to is missionary in its own make sense of who they identity,” she said. are, and who God wants Evangelization should them to be.” not be limited to just “the ones who speak like me, Assimilation into the or look like me, or think larger culture is not like me, but all nations,” limited to Ukrainians, as Jesus decreed, she said Mar Munoz-Visoso, added. executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat Father Peter Galadza, a anyone in our church associate professor of of Cultural Diversity in Ukrainian Catholic priest to look at you and spirituality at Catholic the Church. and theologian, said say, ‘What are you University professor, as the Ukrainian liturgical doing here? You’re not profound, noting it was “Among Hispanics, kids rites hold an appeal to Ukrainian,’” said the the motto of Blessed are speaking English,” some non-Ukrainians priest, who is director John Henry Newman, the Munoz-Visoso said. who have joined the and professor of liturgy at 19th-century Oxford don “They are subject to the Ukrainian church, the Metropolitan Andrey and Anglican who joined same temptations and which like all Eastern Sheptytsky Institute of the Catholic Church, cultural influence as all Catholic churches, are in Eastern Christian Studies became a cardinal, and of the other kids.” What communion with Rome. at the University of whose canonization is is needed is “to reach Still there are some St. Michael’s College, expected later this year. out in a way that is Ukrainian Catholics University of Toronto. meaningful to them,” she who harbor resentment Newman probably said. of non-Ukrainians There are people who spotted “cor” - Latin for worshipping with them. have “an inferiority “heart” - in St. Augustine’s But discipleship is not complex about being “Confessions,” Young to be restricted to one’s “We will never allow Ukrainian,” he added, said, not to mention but “we see parishes several biblical passages who refused to even that refer to the heart. have a homily in English in 40-50 years, and they “Our hearts are not are suffering today.” isolates,” Young said. “Our hearts are affected Unity is key, Galadza by others, and of course said, but without unity in by the heart of the Lord.” the pursuit of truth, “your sense of mission is going https://cruxnow. to be skewed.” com/church-in-the- usa/2019/06/11/ A recurring theme of the ukrainian-catholics- “From Heart to Heart” discuss-future-of-their- conference struck Robin church-in-north-america/ “Heart to Heart Panel” (Photo: Teresa Siwak) Darling Young, an JUNE 16, 2019 38 Archeparchy News Thursday, June 6, 2019 - Vespers

Very Rev. Mark Morozowich

JUNE 16, 2019 39 Archeparchy News Thursday, June 6, 2019 - Banquet

Honoring Most-Reverend Basil Losten, Bishop-emeritus of the Eparchy of Stamford, for his $5-million dollar endowment for the Ukrainian Church Studies Center at Catholic University of America. (Photo: Teresa Siwak)

JUNE 16, 2019 40 Archeparchy News Friday, June 7, 2019 - Divine Liturgy

JUNE 16, 2019 41 Archeparchy News Friday, June 7, 2019 - Tour

Tour of US Capitol

Friday, June 7, 2019 Panachyda at Holodomor Memorial

His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Metropolitan Borys, bishops and clergy by the monument dedicated to the victims of Holodomor in Washington DC

JUNE 16, 2019 42 Archeparchy News Friday, June 7, 2019 - Meeting

His Beatitude Sviatoslav with His Grace Borys at the annual meeting of the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association held in Washington DC. (Submitted by Fr. Robert Hitchens)

On Friday, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk and His Grace Borys Gudziak addressed the group of leaders and enjoyed lunch. (Photo: Steve Kerda)

JUNE 16, 2019 43 Archeparchy News Saturday, June 8, 2019 - Youth Day

HUNDREDS OF YOUNG US GREEK-CATHOLICS ARRIVE IN PHILADELPHIA TO CELEBRATE DAY OF YOUTH

June 8, 2019

Hundreds of young people gathered in Philadelphia, PA on June 8 for the Day of Youth of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the USA. This event is part of celebrations under the name “Heart to Heart” which takes place in the United States on the occasion of the enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Philadelphia Borys Gudziak.

The celebration began with the Liturgy in the Church of the Immaculate Photo from the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Conception, the main Cathedral of the UGCC can bring in opposition, communicate from heart "Learn from the others, in the US. The Liturgy misunderstanding. Dear to heart." but do not forget was led by Metropolitan young people, we must things of your own." Borys Gudziak. be together. Know All the young people who Parents and children that the Church is with came to the celebration have the opportunity In his speech, addressing you because the most were divided into age to get acquainted the youth in Ukrainian important thing is faith. groups: pre-schoolers, with each other, and English, the children, youth. Each maintain relationships. Metropolitan called them The Lord asks, "Do group had its own Our children have to unity. you love me as much Gospel-based program the opportunity to as I love you?" So, with game elements understand that the "Our community let us be together in for the youngest and Ukrainian language is possesses such a faith and love for your interesting discussions for not only the language wealth – embroidery, neighbor, do not focus the older groups. of communication in the songs. We can rise up on the fate of others, family, it is not only the at the Maidan [major do not condemn, be "Such events are very language spoken by square in Kyiv], but open to communication, necessary. As Taras something insignificant have a pure heart and Shevchenko said: (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 44 Archeparchy News HUNDREDS OF YOUNG US GREEK-CATHOLICS ARRIVE IN PHILADELPHIA TO CELEBRATE DAY OF YOUTH (continued from previous page)

father and mother," says Volodymyr who came to the Day of Youth with his wife and two children from .

A member of the youth group Andriana Vaskin, who came to America with her parents three years ago, spoke about the importance of the Day of Youth for the preservation of national and spiritual traditions: "I have already completely integrated in the American society, so it is very important that we have such events in the Church. And they Healing Service The long line for the should become annual, Healing Service traditional. This makes it possible to unite us, school works here on mission of the Church," Bria Blessing and Taras the Ukrainian Greek Long Island. Americans the Metropolitan said in Chubay performed. Catholic youth, not to profess different religions, his speech. close Ukraine before and we the Ukrainian The Day of Youth of the us, to help us maintain Greek Catholics are After the Service of UGCC in the USA ended contacts. It works the monolithic in our belief". Healing, the clergy, with a night vigil with same way the Ukrainian children with parents and Mothers in Prayer. As part of the celebration young people walked of the Day of Youth, the in a procession from https://risu.org.ua/ service of healing was the Cathedral of the en/index/all_news/ held, led by Metropolitan Immaculate Conception ukraine_and_world/ Borys. "Healing may not to the Roman Catholic ukrainians_outside_of_ occur just by itself. We Church of St. Peter Ukraine/76100/ need God [for us] to get where the relics of St. healed. This is especially John Neumann rest. important when a war is Bishop Rabiy posed ongoing in Ukraine and In the evening, young for a picture with our military are being people gathered for the Taras Chubay, a killed. Leading someone youth evangelization performer at Youth to healing is a special program, after which Day.

JUNE 16, 2019 45 Archeparchy News Saturday, June 8, 2019 - Youth Day We need a true fellowship with God and our neighbors, Metropolitan Borys Gudziak on three main highlights of the “From Heart to Heart” celebrations

Saturday, June 8, 2019

The greatest illness of our time is acute loneliness. People are alienated from one another: they do not have anyone to share a piece of bread with... We create distances between generations and want a virtual relationship. And we should build our unity through communication from heart to heart.

The Metropolitan of Philadelphia, Borys Gudziak, said this in a commentary on "Zhyve Procession TV", stating three main points of the "From Heart to Heart" celebrations. Archbishop explained that these accents are genuine dialogue, unity and youth.

"Often in the Church, we are in hierarchical roles, with a perfect language, with words that often become moralistic. People depart from it. It does not give them life. And all people have God in heart and soul,

(continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 46 Archeparchy News We need a true fellowship with God and our neighbors, Metropolitan Borys Gudziak on three main highlights of the “From Heart to Heart” celebrations (continued from previous page) it's like spiritual DNA,” Archbishop Borys is convinced. “God came into the world to be with man. Let's be together! Unity is a great problem of Christianity."

He added that there is a problem of "gaps" between generations. Therefore, it is worth taking care of unity and cherishing it through relationships and meetings.

"Youth is not our future but present! Now time is Processing by Ascension Manor coming too soon. Only in the last half century, Heart" on the occasion people have changed of the enthronement of more than in the the seventh Metropolitan previous five thousand of the Philadelphia years, in particular in Ukrainian Greek Catholic their mentality, lifestyle. Church Borys Gudziak. Therefore, it is very The program takes place important - to hear the with the participation of youths, to be with them, the Father and Head of to take advantage the UGCC His Beatitude of their intuition," Sviatoslav and many said Metropolitan bishops of the UGCC, Philadelphia Boris numerous clergy, Gudziak. and laity.

As we reported, on June 2-9 this year, Department of Archbishop Gudziak stops during the Philadelphia Information of the UGCC the procession to give a blessing to a Archeparchy celebrates special boy the enthronment in the http://news.ugcc.ua/en/ and_our_neighbors_ main_highlights_of_the_ context of the celebratory news/we_need_a_true_ metropolitan_borys_ from_heart_to_heart_ program "From Heart to fellowship_with_god_ gudziak_on_three_ celebrations_86489.html JUNE 16, 2019 47 Archeparchy News Saturday, June 8, 2019 - Youth Day A Heart to Heart Encounter during the Archieparchial Youth Day Procession On the way back from St. her bitter and full of John Neumann Shrine, a resentment towards the religious sister straggled faith. Sister tried to behind with an elderly express sympathy for resident from Ascension what had happened to Manor. As they were her and then offered to walking along, they pray for her intentions. greeted a middle-aged Immediately, she flung woman who was sitting up her hands and on her porch stoop. She insisted that she did not was curious to know what want any prayers, but the church procession, to instead pray for the which had just passed by 97-year-old lady whom her row home, was all she was taking care of, about. They explained who only had a few how the Ukrainian weeks to live. Processing to St. Peter the Apostle Church Catholic Church was and the Shrine of St. John Neumann in celebrating the arrival They agreed and were Philadelphia of our newly appointed then taken inside the Metropolitan Archbishop house to the bedridden however, she insisted that Father then administered Borys Gudziak and that woman, who they although she respected the Divine Mysteries of the procession through found out was a Roman their beliefs, she didn’t the Anointing of the Sick the neighborhood was Catholic from Eastern need God to be a good and Holy Communion to part of our Youth Day Europe, who understood person! the ailing woman. festivities. She continued Ukrainian. After to engage them in praying for her, Sister As Divine Providence He then listened to the conversation and quite obtained the caregiver’s would have it, later that caregiver who freely openly professed that permission to ask a evening at the Youth expressed to him her she no longer believed priest to come back with Day BBQ, Sister crossed struggles with the faith. in God, even though she her on another day, so paths with a one of He silently prayed for had been received into that the woman could be our Ukrainian Catholic her to be open to the the Catholic Church as anointed before she died. priests, who upon Holy Spirit and to be a child. The two visitors then left, hearing the story of the delivered from her but only after trying to dying woman, offered to unbelief. Finally, when She politely told them assure the unbelieving make the sick call. On we were about to leave, about some of the caregiver that Godtruly Pentecost Monday, they she agreed to pray for inhospitable and hurtful loved her no matter were welcomed into the her elderly friend, but incidences she had what. They also told she caregiver’s home, who said she would not pray experienced when must have a good heart, seemed quite pleased for herself, because she seeking help from three because she is doing to see them, and even different priests. These God’s work in caring for allowed them to hang encounters had left the sick. Hearing this, a crucifix on the wall. (continued on next page)

JUNE 16, 2019 48 Archeparchy News A Heart to Heart Encounter during the Archieparchial Youth Day Procession (continued from previous page) did not want to be a given the grace to make hypocrite. Since she a thorough Confession, could not remember the and this for the first time words of the Our Father since her childhood. or the Hail Mary, Sister went out to the car, Let us all rejoice in this which was parked down gift of healing and the street, to retrieve conversion which the some prayer cards for Holy Spirit brought about her. Upon her return, the and which we believe is caregiver was shedding one of the many spiritual an abundance of tears, fruits that are a direct as she had just received result of the “Heart to holy absolution from Heart” celebration. Father, after having been

Archbishop Borys Gudziak during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Youth Day (Photo: Teresa Siwak)

JUNE 16, 2019 49 Archeparchy News Saturday, June 8, 2019 - Youth Day Presentations and activities in groups

JUNE 16, 2019 50 Archeparchy News Saturday, June 8, 2019 - Shrine

An icon of Pentecost was given as a gift to the Shrine in remembrance of the visit from the Youth Day Procession

A solemn moment. His Grace, the Most Reverend Borys Gudziak, Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia before the remains of St. John Neumann within a glass-walled reliquary at the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann at St. Peter the Apostle parish at 5th Street and Girard Avenue in Philadelphia. (Photo: Teresa Siwak)

JUNE 16, 2019 51 Archeparchy News Sunday, June 9, 2019 - Pentecost

Ukrainian Catholic University Choir JUNE 16, 2019 52 Archeparchy News Sunday, June 9, 2019 - Crypt Panachyda in the Crypt of the Cathedral in Philadelphia with His Beatitude Sviatoslav for the deceased Hierarchs of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia

Sunday, June 9, 2019 - Cemetery

Panachyda for the deceased at St. Mary’s Archbishop Borys Gudziak blesses the grave Cemetery, Fox Chase, PA of the late Bishop Monday, June 10, 2019

JUNE 16, 2019 53 Archeparchy News Monday, June 10, 2019 - Choir Special Lunch Together

His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Bishop Andriy Rabiy and the choir of Ukrainian Catholic University at the Cathedral Hall. The Ukrainian Catholic University Choir “Eteria” and “Stritenia” is under the direction of Olena Denys (Melnyk). Thank You for Singing!

Happy 75th Birthday, Bishop !

June 12th was Bishop Bura’s Birthday. We wish you many Blessed and Happy Years! Mnohaya Lita! JUNE 16, 2019 54 Archeparchy News Donors list for Enthronement,"Heart to Heart" (as of June 10, 2019) Page 1 Enthronement Donor List.xlsx

Donor Amount Donor Amount Knights of Columbus - New Haven 25,000.00 Grabowsky, Msgr. Myron J 500.00 Porter & Curtis, LLC 25,000.00 Holy Cross Monastery 500.00 Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma 24,300.00 Holy Trinity Church - Silver Spring 500.00 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 15,000.00 Kuzmowych, Chrystyna & Truvor Vadym 500.00 Interstate Realty Management Company 12,500.00 Nativity BVM Church - Middleport 500.00 Mazur, Leonard & Helena 5,000.00 Patronage Mother of God-Marion Hgts. 500.00 Providence Association 5,000.00 Precision Mechanical Services 500.00 Selfreliance Foundation of Selfreliance Federal Credit Union - Chicago 5,000.00 Presentation of Our Lord-Lansdale 500.00 SUMA Federal Credit Union 5,000.00 Rudnytsky, Leo & Irene 500.00 Ukrainian Selfreliance FCU - Philadelphia 5,000.00 Rylyk, Andrew 500.00 Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Assumption - Perth Amboy 4,000.00 SS Peter & Paul Church - Baltimore 500.00 St. John The Baptist-Northampton 3,000.00 SS Peter and Paul Church - Phoenixville 500.00 JFS Wealth Advisors 2,500.00 SS. Peter & Paul Church-Mt. Carmel 500.00 St. Michael The Archangel Church - Jenkintown 2,500.00 St. Anne Church-Warrington 500.00 Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation - Chicago 2,500.00 St. Basil's Church - Chesapeak City 500.00 Annunciation BVM Church - Melrose Park 2,000.00 St. Cyril & Methodius Church - Olyphant 500.00 Fletcher - Nasivich Funeral Home 2,000.00 St. John The Baptist Church - Detroit 500.00 Holy Ghost Church - West Easton 2,000.00 St. John The Baptist Church - Maizeville 500.00 Self Reliance FCU - New York 2,000.00 St. John The Baptist-Whippany 500.00 SS Peter & Paul Church - Jersey City 2,000.00 St. Mary Church - Manassas VA 500.00 St. John The Baptist Church - Newark 2,000.00 St. Mary Church - McAdoo 500.00 SS Cyril & Methodius Church - Berwick 1,500.00 St. Mary's Church - Bristol 500.00 Church Supplies 1,000.00 St. Michael Church - Curtis Bay 500.00 Durbak, Ivan & Marusia 1,000.00 St. Michael Church - Frackville 500.00 Knights Of Columbus Pennsylvania Council 1,000.00 St. Michael Church - Shenandoah 500.00 Kohutiak, MD Vsevolod & Lidia M 1,000.00 St. Michael Church- Pottstown 500.00 Komar, Helen 1,000.00 St. Michael Church-Cherry Hill 500.00 St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church - Konrad, Sonia and Family 1,000.00 Tucson AZ 500.00 Korduba, Oksana 1,000.00 St. Michaels Church - Hazelton 500.00 Krafczek, Helen 1,000.00 St. Nicholas Church - Glen Lyon 500.00 Mecznik, Peter & Olga 1,000.00 St. Nicholas Church - Great Meadows 500.00 Nova UA Federal Credit Union - Clifton 1,000.00 St. Nicholas Church - Wilmington 500.00 SS Peter and Paul Church - Bridgeport 1,000.00 St. Nicholas Church-St. Clair 500.00 St. Nicholas Church - Chicago 1,000.00 St. Stephens Church - Toms River 500.00 St. Nicholas Church - Minersville 1,000.00 St. Vladimir Church - Palmerton 500.00 St. Vladimir Church-Scranton 1,000.00 St. Vladimirs Church - Elizabeth 500.00 Stevensky, Msgr. John P. 1,000.00 STS. Volodymyr and Olha Parish - Chicago 500.00 Transfiguration Church-Shamokin 1,000.00 Thompson, Stephen 500.00 Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine Of The Holy Ukrainian Institute of America, Inc. 1,000.00 Family - Washington DC 500.00 Zinich, Ann 1,000.00 United Ukrainian American Relief Committee 500.00 Nush, Bernadette T. & Peter G. 800.00 Barylak, Carol & Bohdan 400.00 St. Josaphats Church - Trenton 800.00 Pyz, Teodor & Maria 350.00 Ascension of Our Lord Church - Sayre 750.00 St. Nicholas Church - Millville 350.00 Nativity B.V.M. Church - New Brunswick 750.00 Fedyk, Roman & Iwanna 300.00 St. Josaphat Church-Bethlehem 750.00 Kawa, Izydor & Halyna 300.00 St. Michael's Church - Hillsborough 750.00 Redgate, Alexandra L. & Joseph C 300.00 St. Nicholas Church - Passaic 750.00 Stadnik Jennifer 300.00 SS Peter & Paul Church - Simpson 650.00 Andryczyk, Roman & Vera 250.00 Immaculate Conception Church - Palatine IL 600.00 Burachinsky, Boris & Oksana 250.00 Transfiguration of Our Lord Church - Nanticoke 555.00 Dochwat, Christina 250.00 Assumption B.V.M. Church-Centralia 500.00 Holowinsky, Mary & William 250.00 Assumption of B.V.M. Church - Bayonne 500.00 Kusznir, Ihor & Daria 250.00 Christ The King Church - Philadelphia 500.00 Kyj, Myroslaw 250.00 Deychakiwsky, Yuri A & Mostovych, Irena Eva 500.00 Peklak, Gerald J 250.00 Dubchak, Iryna & Ihor 500.00 Ss. Joachim & Anna - Front Royal VA 250.00 Frauenhoffer, Elizabeth 500.00 St. Nicholas Church - Philadelphia 250.00 Fylypowych, Andrew & Christine M. 500.00 (continued on next page)

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Stasiuk, Mary & Bohdan 250.00 Fonock, Ronald M. & Marilyn B. 100.00 Temnycky, Orest & Daria 250.00 Futey, Bohdan & Myra 100.00 Vitvitsky, Bohdan & Bohdanna 250.00 Hawryliw, Adrian O. 100.00 WADFFU, Inc 250.00 Helbig, Georgine & Adriana 100.00 Zacharczuk, Danylo & Xenia 250.00 Hiriak, Stanley 100.00 Dudkevych, Rev. Andriy & Mariya 200.00 Hnatin, John 100.00 Fedak, Taras & Tetyana 200.00 Homa, George & Elizabeth 100.00 Giffler, Lydia K. 200.00 Horbatyuk, Nadia & Petro 100.00 Granza, William & Janice 200.00 Hrycenko, Peter & Irene 100.00 Guertler, Vera 200.00 Hud, Maria 100.00 Hewko, Christina 200.00 Hunt, Jacqueline M & Robert J. 100.00 Hnateyko, Myron & Olha 200.00 Immaculate Conception Church - Hillside 100.00 Horodecka, Oxana 200.00 Iwasiw, Rev. Nestor 100.00 Kerod, Oksana 200.00 Jakubowska, Olga 100.00 Laskowski, Marlene & Christopher 200.00 Jushchyshyn, John & Caroline 100.00 Luciw, Eugene A. Natalia T. 200.00 Kashinskey, John M & John D. 100.00 Lyakh, Galyna 200.00 Kawczenski, Brian 100.00 Malinowski, William 200.00 Kharuk, Rev. Wasyl 100.00 Melnic, Rev. James T. 200.00 Knights of Columbus - Olyphant Council 100.00

Most Rev. Josaphat Hovera - of Lutsk, Ukraine 200.00 Kosh, Ronald & Joanne 100.00 Ord, John & Patricia 200.00 Kowal, George & Mary 100.00 St. Josaphat Council 7530 Knights of Columbus 200.00 Kozak, Edmund & Mildred 100.00 Trygar, Nancy 200.00 Kozak, Jerry 100.00 Weron, Theodore & Alberola, Marymae 200.00 Kruchowy, Roman W. & Lesia M. 100.00 Wilson Michael & Rosaline 200.00 Kulchyckyj, Bohdan W. & Christine 100.00 Wysocki, James 200.00 Kulish, Mary Ann 100.00

Grozio, Theodore W. K of C Pokrova Council # 13561 150.00 Kuzyszyn, Olga & Oleksander 100.00 Hitchens, Rev. Robert John 150.00 Ladika, Tanya 100.00 Kuzara, Fr. George 150.00 Lesenskyj, George & Vera 100.00 Luciw, Roksolana & Michael 150.00 Lesyk Lubow 100.00 Marshalick, Steven & Anna 150.00 Lissy, Daria 100.00 Miller, Michael 150.00 Lupak, Oksana 100.00 Onuferko, Luba 150.00 Makarushka - Kolodiy, Helen 100.00 Sverdan, Rev. Roman 150.00 Marinchak, Edward & Loretta 100.00 Tomorug, Mary 150.00 Mazurkevich, Ulana 100.00 Abuszcak, Vera 100.00 Medwick, George & Grace 100.00 Anonymous 100.00 Melnyk, Helen 100.00 Apex Services, Inc. 100.00 Mencinsky, George & Martha 100.00 Bargiuk, Lydia 100.00 Menio, John & Jennie 100.00 Berehowskyj, Dmytro & Margaret 100.00 Michalczyk, Joseph & Vera 100.00 Beretsky, Elias A. 100.00 Mykyta, Roman & Maria 100.00 Beyzik, Yuriy & Olga 100.00 Myr, Patricia Ann 100.00 Bezner, Kevin & Ann 100.00 Nachesty, Stephen & Sharon 100.00 Bilinski, Gloria Mae 100.00 Ocetnik, Lotte 100.00 Bogetti, Albert 100.00 Parfeniouk, Roman & Vira 100.00 Bortnyk, John & Irene 100.00 Paslawsky, Helen 100.00 Boyle, Ray G. 100.00 Pawluk, Nila & Borys 100.00 Bramlage, Edward & Maryann 100.00 Perrong, Stefania 100.00 Bremer, Bernadette M. 100.00 Pidhirsky, Jerry & Sophia 100.00 Budjako, Shirley 100.00 Pristash, Paul & Anna 100.00 Charyton, Bogdan & Dianne 100.00 Putera, Rev. Vasyl 100.00 Deychakiwsky, Orest 100.00 Pyrih, Lubomyr & Halyna 100.00 Dibitsky, Andrew John 100.00 Romanyuk, Rev. Ruslan & Lesya 100.00 Dobczansky, Juriy 100.00 Roth, Charles & Julie 100.00 Dolinsky, Adrian & Larissa 100.00 Royik, Rev. Ihor & Olena 100.00 Dubitsky, Rev. Roman 100.00 Saluk, Adrian & Christina 100.00 Fedorin, Walter & Mary 100.00 Samilo, Russel 100.00 Ferencevych, Roman 100.00 Sawchyn, Irene 100.00

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Sawicky, Danuta & Eugene 100.00 Klos, Helen 50.00 Sawka, Stefania 100.00 Kolubinsky, Walter & Doreen 50.00 Sendzik, Vera & Nestor 100.00 Kondrat, Maria 50.00 Shchudlak, Mariya & Andriy 100.00 Kosonocky, Natalie 50.00 Shyprykevich, Martha 100.00 Kraynick, Mary 50.00 Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate Provincialate 100.00 Kunderevych, Rev. Orest & Oksana 50.00 Sivinskyi, Rev. Vasyl & Halyna 100.00 Kunderewicz, Elienne & Justine 50.00 Skibicki, J. 100.00 Labiak, Peter & Joanne 50.00 Skrinkosky, Andrew & Dannis 100.00 Lezniak, John & Stephanie 50.00 Smith, Christine B. & Paul R. 100.00 Lisowsky, Petro & Tanya 50.00 Smolock, John & Christine 100.00 Lohr, Susan A & Robert L 50.00 St. Mary Church - Carteret 100.00 Lundmark, Paul & Christine 50.00 Stek, Ann Marie 100.00 Makar, Rev. Paul 50.00 Tarchis, James & Cynthia 100.00 Maloney, Barbara & Shawn 50.00 Tihansky, Donald & Joan 100.00 Minue, Michael 50.00 Tymkiw, Stephan & Tamara 100.00 Molochnick, Josephine & Joanne 50.00 Ukrainian American Sports Center Tryzub 100.00 Moncavage, Olga & Blodgett, Maria 50.00 Veresink, Theodore & Rosemary 100.00 Nazar, John 50.00 Wasko, Peter & Anna 100.00 Nestrick, Marlene 50.00 Whitaker, David 100.00 Pasicznyk, Maria Olympia 50.00 Wojtiw, Joseph 100.00 Perfecky, George & Christine 50.00 Wozney, Joseth & Jocelyn 100.00 Peron, Frank 50.00 Yarrish, Paul & Mary 100.00 Plys, Irene 50.00 Yaworsky, John & Anna 100.00 Polewchak, Anne & Jasinski, Evan 50.00 Yurechko, Olga 100.00 Popivchak, Joseph B. & Cheryl A. 50.00 Zubritzky, Martha 100.00 Rehnert, James & Anna 50.00 Drake, Kenneth W. & Barbara G. 85.00 Retkwa, Stephen & Lori 50.00 Mulvaney, Mary 75.00 Ricci, Thomas R. 50.00 Strayves, Donald 75.00 Ricciardelli, Sophia 50.00 Zajac, Olenka 75.00 Rudakewych, Arnold & Mary 50.00 Nefferdorf, Douglas 70.00 Ruszin, George & Concetta 50.00 Anonymous 50.00 Sapra, Beverly & Joseph 50.00 Augustine, Andrew 50.00 Shevchuk, George 50.00 Baker, James C & Patricia A 50.00 Skaskiw, Dorothy 50.00 Berezowski, Estelle & Marc 50.00 Stefanic, Ann 50.00 Bratach, Marlene 50.00 Stine, John & Martha 50.00 Brenycz Eugene 50.00 Sydoryak, Adriana & Ihor 50.00 Burachynskyj, Roxolana M. 50.00 Tkach, Adrian & Erica 50.00 Byrich, Florence E. 50.00 Turchek, Cynthia 50.00 Chandler, Justine , Cuesta, Catherine 50.00 Tworischuk, Nicholas & Nancy 50.00 Chomiak, Margaret & Michael 50.00 Varallo, Pasquale 50.00 Credi, Wagdi & Anna 50.00 Vladyka, Rev. Vasyl & Lyudmyla 50.00 Demkiv, Rev. Ivan & Myroslava 50.00 Wichryk, Wilhelmina 50.00 Drabic, John & Doris 50.00 Wichryk, Wilhelmina 50.00 Gajdalo, Roy & Olga 50.00 Wolchasty, Anthony & Eugenia 50.00 Grozio, Theodore & Dorothy 50.00 Worstall, Regina & Robert 50.00 Halamar, Barbara 50.00 Yakim, Russell & Marjorie 50.00 Halyabar, Olha 50.00 Yakubick, Maryann 50.00 Hiriak, Nicholas 50.00 Yatison, John 50.00 Hirniak, Mark A. & Anna Marie 50.00 Zacharko. Olga & Stephan 50.00 Hitchens, Maryellen 50.00 Zaharchuk, Daria 50.00 Hnatyk, Bohdana 50.00 Muench, Gerald 40.00 Hodge, Jeffrey & Joanne 50.00 Nagurney, Mark 40.00 Holak, Piotr & Renata 50.00 Stelmaschuk, Michael 40.00 Horczakiwskyj, Xenia 50.00 Figiel, Walter & Isabel 35.00 Horodecky, Olga 50.00 Kara, Joanne K. 35.00 Howansky, Mark 50.00 Steward, Dorothy 35.00 Jarymowycz, Zenowij & Oksana 50.00 Rogalskyj, Lydia 30.00 Kapustiak, Andrew 50.00 Thomas, William & Wirginia 30.00 Kardasz, Anne 50.00 Wislocki, Julia & Piotr 30.00

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Adamchick, Joyce 25.00 Malinowski, Rita 20.00 Bijansky, William & C. A. 25.00 McManamon, Dennis & Helena 20.00 Bozar, Marilyn & Francis 25.00 Mlynaryk, Peter & Irene 20.00 Buranicz, Myroslava 25.00 Moeck, Carolina 20.00 Calveric, Constance M. 25.00 Mozdy, Shannon & Stephen 20.00 Critchosin, Michael J 25.00 Oconnor, Lucille A 20.00 Demczko, Ann Marie 25.00 Rogalcheck - Frissell, Ann Marie 20.00 Demko, Michael & Jacqueline 25.00 Sakson, Susan & John 20.00 Dochych, Thomas & Naomi 25.00 Sawchyn, Vera 20.00 Dupnock, June 25.00 Sembrat, Robert 20.00 Fine, Mark & Kathleen 25.00 Sikora, Erika 20.00 Fromel, James Bruce 25.00 Talaga, Carol 20.00 Halaway, Henry & Jaroslawa 25.00 Trucz, Stefania 20.00 Iwaskiw, Leo & Maria 25.00 Westington, Ilona 20.00 Iwaskiw, Walter R. & Neonila Z. 25.00 Worobij, Nadia 20.00 King, Steven George & Anna M. 25.00 Dziwak, Walter 15.00 Kobryn, Olga 25.00 Palko, Theodore & Patricia 15.00 Kostingo John 25.00 Panchison, Theresa 15.00 Kowal, Paul G 25.00 Riley, William 15.00 Krol, Krystyna & Andrzej 25.00 Barron, Donald J. & Anna M. 10.00 Kruel, Rita & Stiney 25.00 Belehaj, Anna 10.00 Kulish, Rose Marie 25.00 Belluch, Mary 10.00 Lapiska, Maria 25.00 Bianckini, Marianne & Gill William 10.00 Lesko, Mary & Helen 25.00 Demcher, Yolanda 10.00 Lipsett, Kenneth S 25.00 Demchok, John M. & Joan A. 10.00 Liptock, Joseph 25.00 Hladish, Allen 10.00 Mark, Joelyn 25.00 Hywel, Virginia & Walter 10.00 Marych, Christine 25.00 Kapuschinsky, Sally F 10.00 Paclawskyj, Christine & Orest 25.00 Kordecki, Mary 10.00 Palombo, Nancy 25.00 Oconnor, Lucille A 10.00 Paszek, Joseph & Patricia 25.00 Panchison, Theresa 10.00 Patrick, Stella & Stephen 25.00 Post, Kenneth 5.00 Pretka, Judith A. 25.00 Mata, Alicia 3.00 Ritsick, Robert & Marie 25.00 Leuthold, Vance 1.00 Rose, Paul & Marion 25.00 Total: as of 05/29/2019 $ 231,864.00 Sgromolo, Beverly 25.00 Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Shade, George & Mary 25.00 Volodymyr the Great in Paris EUR 1500.00 Siwak Teresa 25.00 St. Volodymyr Cathedral - Paris EUR 1000.00 Soltys, Czeslawa 25.00 Total: as of 05/29/2019 EUR 2500.00 Sorokowski, Andrew 25.00 Stecco, Edward & Joan 25.00 Vervan, William 25.00 Waering, Paul & Daria 25.00 Belluch, Theodore K. 20.00 Bobbie, Michael 20.00 Thank you, Ukrainian Chernago, Michael W. & Dorothy J. 20.00 American Citizens’ Christy, Cornelia 20.00 Association, for sharing Collins, James & Christina 20.00 your grounds with us for “Heart to Heart” events! We appreciate your kindness!

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FATHER’S DAY GREETINGS

On the occasion of Father’s Day, the Staff of The Way wishes all our readers who are fathers good health, long life, and the Lord’s choicest blessings. May the Holy Spirit guide you throughout your lifetime. May the Holy Mother of God guard and protect you from all evil. Many Happy and Blessed Years!

To our readership whose fathers are deceased, we pray for the blessed repose of their souls, and that the Lord God forgive all their sins, both voluntary and involuntary, and grant them entry into the eternal Kingdom of Heaven. May their Memory be Eternal!

FIRST HOLY CONFESSION AND SOLEMN HOLY COMMUNION AT TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH, SHAMOKIN, PA

Our parish family would like to express our congratulations to our young parishioners on receiving their first Penance and Solemn Holy Communion. They have spent the last 2 years studying for this solemn occasion under Sisters Zenovia and Natalia, and currently Mrs. Joyce Hasuga and have met all the requirement necessary for this next step in their religious life. Our Communicants are from left to right: Christina Ivanov, Emme Yagodzinskie, Michaela Wilson, Chloe Brown, Baylee Latshaw, Caylee Latshaw, Ronald Stankiewicz.

May the Eucharistic Jesus Christ grant them a good life so they may continue to grow in faith and spiritually connect themselves through Holy Communion to the Body and Blood of Christ becoming closer to God and receiving many blessings for themselves and their families. May God bless our first Holy Communicants with good health for Many and Happy years!

JUNE 16, 2019 59 Archeparchy News ARCHEPARCHIAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND LOTTERY DRAWING

The drawing took place on June 14, 2019 at about 1:30PM. The drawing was done at the chancery by Archbishop Borys with assistance of Bishops Taras and Andriy, Father Mark Fesniak.

The winners are: 1st prize - $5,000 - ticket #1567 - Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church (Swarthmore PA) 2nd prize - $3,000 - ticket 1862 - Assumption of BVM church (Bayonne, NJ) 3rd prize - $2,000 - ticket #2421 - Roman Kaczaj (Pittsgrove, NJ)

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING THE LOTTERY TO HELP OUR SCHOOLS and GIFTED STUDENTS! Today we raised $10,000 which will go to pay tuition for 2 students in each of the three schools we have in our Archeparchy! Another raffle will be held in the fall of 2019 and scholarships will be awarded at the end of January in 2020!

Congratulations to the winners!

Holidays/Feast Day

SUNDAY OF ALL June 16, 2019

On the first temporal, not eternal. and corporal works of The authentic Sunday after Pentecost, Instead of gathering up mercy manifest one’s Christian life is a life our Ukrainian Catholic treasures here on earth, lived faith in Jesus of service. From our Church honors all the where rust and moth Christ. By concentrating earliest years, our holy men and women corrode and thieves on the spiritual which Catechism taught us throughout the centuries break in and steal, they lasts forever, they were that God created us who had taken up their were gathering up a preparing themselves for out of Love and in His cross daily and followed treasury of good deeds an eternal life shared own image and likeness. Christ. They understood and charitable works with the Blessed Trinity in that their earthly life was of mercy. Spiritual heaven. (continued on next page) JUNE 16, 2019 60 Holidays/Feast Day SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS June 16, 2019 (continued from previous page)

Each and every one of both visible and invisible. Annunciation, Mary generations will call Me us was created to know, Each individual can freely accepted with faith the blessed. The Almigthy love and serve the Lord choose to co-operate news, the message, that One has done great God each moment of with the graces given the Archangel Gabriel things for Me. And Holy our earthly lives so that by God and choose to relayed to Her. The is His Name.” one day we would be follow and live according Mother of God praised deemed worthy of entry to the Holy Will of God. the Lord with Her every Let us all give into the everlasting Never is one forced or word and deed. Her thanks, praise and glory Kingdom of God, compelled to follow the canticle, Her song of to the Lord God for all Heaven. When God ways of the Lord God. praise is recorded in His wonderful, awesome created man, He gave Instead, all humankind Sacred Scripture for all deeds done through the him not only a body, but can choose to be humble of us to hear: holy men and women, also a soul. The human servants of God or not. “My soul magnifies the saints of all generations person was also given Lord and My spirit rejoices and all for our salvation. a free will, whereby he Mary, the Mother in God, My Savior. For or she could say either of God, is the best He has looked upon His Rev. D. George “YES” or “NO” to God, example of discipleship handmaid’s lowliness; Worschak the Creator of all things in the Lord. At the behold from now on all

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Divine Liturgy at St. Jude the Apostle in Lewes, DE

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom will be celebrated again this summer at St. Jude the Apostle Roman Catholic Church at 152 Tulip Drive in Lewes, DE on the last Sunday of each month on June 30, July 28 and August 25, 2019 at 5:30pm. Byzantine Church Supplies Address: 810 North Franklin St. Father Volodymyr Klanichka pastor Philadelphia, PA 19123 Phone: 215 -627-0660 of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Email: [email protected] Church in Wilmington, DE will website: http://ukrcathedral.com/byzsup/ celebrate the Divine Liturgy. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ byzantineChurchSupplies/ All are welcome! Store Manager - Mrs. Myroslava Demkiv JUNE 16, 2019 62 Advertisements

SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY IMMACULATE and BISHOP PAUL CHOMNYCKY, OSBM invite you to: THE 65TH HOLY DORMITION PILGRIMAGE August 10 11, 2019 RESPONDING WITH THE “HEART” as did Mary and Josaphata

WITH HIS GRACE Metropolitan Archbishop BORYS GUDZYAK and bishops of the Ukrainian and Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Churches in the United States

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65th Holy Dormition (Assumption) Pilgrimage August 10-11, 2019 Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate St. Mary’s Villa / Sloatsburg, New York Theme: “Responding with the heart, as did Mary and Josaphata”

Saturday, August 10th 12:00 pm Food Available at Pavilion 1:00 pm Akathist to the Mother of God – Rev. Joseph Bertha – St. Mary’s Chapel Cantor: Patricia Dietz, St. Thomas Byzantine in Rahway, NJ 1:00 pm Children’s Activity – Sr. Eliane, SSMI – Inside Terrace 2:00 pm Presentation – Sr. Natalya Stoczanyn, SSMI (Eng.) – Gallery “Responding with the heart, as did Mary and Josaphata” 3:30 pm Blessing of the Sick – Grotto steps and St. Mary’s Chapel Blessing of Religious Articles – front of St. Joseph’s Home 5:00 pm Divine Liturgy – Rev. Hryhoriy Lozinskyy - Grotto Blessing of Holy Water at St. Mary’s fountain Cantor: Patricia Dietz 7:30 pm Panakhyda – Blessed Mother’s Circle in front of St. Mary’s Villa 8:00 pm Moleben to the Mother of God with candlelight procession - Grotto Most Rev. Kurt Burnette – Bishop of Passaic Eparchy - main celebrant / homilist Sunday, August 11th *Confessions will be available throughout the day beginning at 8:00 am 8:30 – 9:30 am Materi Molitvy / Mothers in Prayer – Rosary / Singing – St. Mary’s Chapel 10:30 am Pontifical Divine Liturgy with procession to the Grotto - blessing of flowers Most Rev. Borys Gudziak – Metropolitan Archbishop - Celebrant and Homilist Most Rev. Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, Bishop of the Eparchy of Stamford Most Rev. Bohdan Danylo – Bishop of the Eparchy of Parma Most Rev. Benedict Aleksiychuk – Bishop of the Eparchy of Chicago Most Rev. Andriy Rabiy – Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia Most Rev. John Bura – Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia Most Rev. Basil Losten, Bishop Emeritus of the Eparchy of Stamford Choir: St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church – New Haven, CT 12:00 pm Divine Liturgy for the Youth – Rev. Bohdan Hedz – St. Mary’s Chapel 1:30 pm Blessing of the Sick – Grotto steps Blessing of Religious Articles - front of St. Joseph’s Home 2:00 pm Presentation – Msgr. John Terlecky (Ukr.) – Gallery The Contemplative Nature of the lives of Mary and Josaphata - Gallery 2:30 pm Stations of the Cross – Basilian Father Activity for Children - Sr. Eliane - Inside Terrace 3:30 pm Moleben to the Mother of God – Grotto altar – Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk Blessing of cars and buses Exhibit: 100th Anniversary of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska’s Entering Eternal Life

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Sunday, July 14th 11:00am Rain or Shine at

For all youth of the South anthracite deanery Church Members & Friends Welcome

• For reservations contact your parish priest or office by Friday, July 5th , 2019 • Free lunch and park ride tickets for youth who participate in the program. • The whole family is invited to join us for lunch. We will provide: hamburgers, hotdogs, barbeque, drinks & chips. We ask that each family brings a dish to share. ( Please remember that we have no refrigeration on site) • Discount ride tickets are available for purchase • Transportation to and from the park is your responsibility.

Schedule of the Day: Registration (Pavilion C) 11:00am Lunch 12:00pm- 1:00pm Speaker & Discussion 1:00pm Free time in the Park 2:00pm Closing Prayer & Discussion 5:00pm Free Time in the Park

For more information call 570-648-5932 or 215-609-8896.

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Homilist: Most Reverend Borys Gudziak, Metropolitan-Archbishop

• Our day begins with Divine Liturgy at 11:00 AM and ends with Moleben at 4:00 PM. • Ethnic Food will be served 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Delicious food made by the sponsoring parishes (pyrohy, halushki, halupki, potato cakes, kielbasa, soups, desserts, & more) Theme Basket Auction Vendors & Crafters selling traditional Eastern European items Exhibits & Demos of Traditional Crafts Pysanky demos & classes Exhibit & Presentation by Mike Buryk on the Art of Come pray with us! Nicholas Bervinchak Games & fun for the whole family Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great Free Parking Buses Welcome Free Admission Rain or Shine 710 Fox Chase Road Proceeds benefit the St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary Jenkintown, PA 19046 (Sorry…no outside food or beverages allowed)

Summer Camp for Children Age 8-12

August 19-23, 2019 (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM)

The camp seeks to pass on both aspects of Ukrainian spirituality and cultural tradition. The theme is based on Seven Sacraments. The day includes catechesis, songs, crafts, embroidery and fun. Space is limited to 30 children. Reserve your place today! Participation at the camp by Registration ONLY!

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up in Syracuse, he dreamed of being a basketball FROM BOY player. But his mother had bigger dreams for her TO BISHOP son. “Story has it that when Borys was a little boy, his mother had a secret prayer that he would become a One small boy remained deep priest,” said Mr. Kuzma. “She never said anything about in prayer as the congregation being a bishop.” exited the church. Young Borys Gudziak stood interceding for the poor and Dr. and Mrs Gudziak encouraged and supported their those in need. boys and were proud of Borys as he went to study at Harvard. While he was there, Borys joined the choir at “Others noted it. He would Christ the KIng Church in Boston. “He was a talented linger long after liturgy deep bass singer,” Mr. Kuzma remembers, “Though Borys in prayer.” said Alex Kuzma, a claimed he was not so good at it.” But even Bishop long time friend of Borys’. Basil remembers Borys’ musical talents at Harvard. “He was very involved in youth ministry there. He played The 7-year-old boy knew many needed his prayers. His the guitar and would sing religious songs with the parents came to the United States as war refugees from children.” Ukraine where Christians feared cruel treatment by communist Soviets. Soviets deported many priests and It was at Harvard where Mr. Kuzma first met Borys. bishops to the frigid region of Siberia or other prisons Much later, Borys and Kuzma worked together at the because they worshiped secretly in what was known as Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, where Mr. Kuzma the “underground” church. Even Borys’ aunt had been still works as the Executive Director. killed for her involvement in the Underground. Borys spent his school year at Harvard and his summers The Gudziak children grew up in Syracuse, NY. His in Rome studying with Cardinal Josyf Slipyj, who had father was a dentist and his mother was a wonderful, suffered eighteen years in a Russian prison for being religious woman according to Archbishop emeritus part of the underground Church. A powerful mentor to Basil Losten, who knew his parents well in those days. Borys, Slipyj filled his imagination with dreams of a free They were prominent members of St. John the Baptist Ukraine. Mr. Kuzma remembers Borys telling his friends Ukrainian Catholic Church and often hosted important at Harvard, “Slipyj believes that the church will come guests. out of the underground in Ukraine and the country will gain independence from Russia.” He even believed that Sometimes Borys and his brother Marko, who were some day the Pope would visit Ukraine. These thoughts typical rambunctious boys, used to get in trouble for were too wonderful for his friends to believe. They acting wild as his parents were preparing for guests. thought those were crazy dreams because they seemed so unlikely. Other times their parents let them behave like the wild boys they were -- especially the day after Pascha. But Borys and Slipyj worked as if it were a reality. Washed up Monday, they called it -- a Ukrainian They began making plans for a that tradition where children are allowed to have a massive would be free to teach the faith once Ukraine was water fight after all the riggers of Lent. It was the boys’ liberated. At first the only building they could find favorite day of the year as they could run wild and was a kindergarten school built for little children. The cause mischief. team also set out to document the stories of Soviet persecution and the faith of the Underground. Borys also loved his PLAST scouting group where he met his best friend. And like all young men who grow > Continued on next page JUNE 16, 2019 67 Children’s Corner

FROM BOY TO BISHOPCONT. But Borys and Slipyj worked as if it were a reality. They began making plans for a Catholic school that would be free to teach the faith once Ukraine was THE COAT OF ARMS liberated. At first, the only building they could find OF ARCHBISHOP AND METROPOLITAN GUDZIAK was a kindergarten school built for little children. The team also set out to document the stories of Soviet LIKE KINGS AND GREAT FAMILIES OF THE PAST, persecution and the faith of the Underground. ARCHBISHOP BORYS GUDZIAK HAS A COAT OF ARMS -- Once he completed his work with Slipyj he pursued A SPECIAL SYMBOL USED TO IDENTIFY ONLY HIM. ordination. And then, God answered his mother’s secret prayer. HIS COAT USES A MODERN -- MORE LIKE A CONTEMPORARY LOGO -- God blessed other prayers, too. To the astonishment THAT REFLECTS THE THEMES OF THE TRINITY, CHRIST, THE of many, the church did come out of the underground, Ukraine became independent and EUCHARIST AND OLD KYIVAN. Pope John Paul II visited Ukraine -- Just as Slipyj and Borys believed. The Holy Father read the stories of WHILE MANY COAT OF ARMS USED BY KINGS OR ROYAL faith and persecution that Borys and his team had FAMILIES SHOW SYMBOLS OF WAR OR MILITARY MIGHT, preserved. Using those documents, he opened the BORYS’S INSTEAD DEPICTS SYMBOLS OF PEACE. canonization process for twenty-one saints. And the NOTICE THE CHALICE USED IN COMUNION. little school they founded become a University.

Ukraine’s journey of independence has not always THE TRIDENT IS A SIGN OF ST. VOLODYMYR THE GREAT’S, been peaceful and Christians sometimes get caught WHO CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY IN 988 CONFESSING in the conflict. Street protests broke out in 2013 FAITH IN THE TRIUNE GOD. when Ukrainian soldiers began shooting protesters. Borys, the once small boy who loved water fights and IT IS CRIMSON -- TO REPRESENT CHRIST’S SACRIFICE, praying in his New York church, had become a brave THE MARTYRS AND THE WINE OF THE EUCHARIST. -- man. As a bishop over God’s people, he stood on the front lines hearing confessions. For three months, he AND GOLD -- THE COLOR OF DIVINITY AND OF BREAD. celebrated liturgy every day until the revolt ended. He brought reverence and dignity to the violence of ALL TESTIFYING TO THE SON OF GOD, war. WHO BECOMES MAN AND SHEDS HIS BLOOD, ACCEPTING DEATH ON THE CROSS TO WITNESS IN THIS Bishop Borys Gudziak has lived many adventures and WORLD TO GOD’S ETERNAL LOVE AND GLORY. he is about to begin a brand new one. On June 4th he will be installed as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. THE CROSS IN THE CENTER SYMBOLIZES CHRIST’S PASCHAL VICTORY. THIS DEVOTION TO CHRIST AND THE CROSS IS Borys strongly encourages lay Christians to become SHOWN BY THE PRINCES AND PASSION-BEARERS STS. BORYS more involved in the work of the church. That AND HLIB, SONS OF VOLODYMYR, WHO WERE AMONG THE includes children. They are strongly encouraged to FIRST GENERATION TO RECEIVE BAPTISM OF RUS’-UKRAINE. sing in choirs, and serve the Lord in many ways. As THERE WERE ALSO THE FIRST SAINTS CANONIZED ON KYIVAN Mr. Kuzma said: “All can be involved in going out beyond their Ukrainian community to spread the LAND. THEIR BOWED HEADS REPRESENT THEIR HARMONY, Gospel.” PEACE AND JOY, THAT FLOWED FROM THEIR LOVE OF THE HOLY TRINITY. Bishop Borys knows that priests and bishops can’t do all the work in God’s kingdom alone. Often, God’s THE MOTTO EUCHARISTO (“THANK YOU” IN GREEK) most important work needs to be done by little boys STANDS FOR BOTH THE EUCHARISTIC SACRIFICE AND and girls willing to linger long in the church praying. GRATITUDE FOR THE GRACE AND GENEROSITY OF GOD.

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Descent of the Holy Spirit: Some FAQs (frequently asked questions) This month’s coloring page is the icon of The Descent of the Holy Spirit. This is what we celebrate on Pente- cost. Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead on Pascha. Forty days later, the apostles saw Him ascend into Heaven. Fifty days after Pascha, the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles while they were all gathered together with the in the upper room. The word “pentecost” comes from the Greek word for 50th. We can read this story in the Bible in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2. Check it out! Why is there a sun at the top of the icons? Aren’t they all inside? Yes, they are inside, but that is not the sun. This half circle represents the Holy Spirit, with rays coming down upon the apostles. We also see flames, or tongues of fire, landing on everyone’s head. In our coloring page, we see a swirl decoration, reminding us of the rushing wind. Once in a while, we may see an icon with the Holy Spirit shown as a dove, but the Holy Spirit did not appear as a dove on Pentecost. He appeared as tongues of fire. He only appeared as a dove when Our Lord was baptized, which we celebrate on Theophany. In some icons, we do not see Our Lady Theotokos. Instead, we see an empty seat. What’s up with that? We see Our Lady in some icons but not in all icons of Pentecost. The Theotokos was pre- sent at Pentecost and she is our model in how to love God. In other icons like the one below, we see only an empty space with an empty seat. That empty seat is a place for Our Lord as head of the Church. Since Our Lord has already ascended into heaven, we don’t see Him. Instead we see an empty seat. He is the invisible head of the Church. We see the Church is gathered around him. I counted 12 apostles, is one of them Judas? One of them is not Judas. After Judas betrayed Our Lord, the apostles prayed and chose another man to replace Judas. This new apostle was named Matthias. You can read this story in The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 1. In some icons we can see St. Paul, St. Mark or St. Luke. They were not really there on the day of Pentecost. Remember that icons are not always trying to represent exactly what happened at a certain day or time as in a photograph. Instead, this icon is teaching us about the early church community. Why are the all sitting in a half-circle? Since they sit together in a half-circle, as you look at the icon it feels like you could be part of the icon. It shows us an icon of the Church. You could actually feel that you could walk right into the icon. After all, you are really and truly part of the God’s Holy Church. What’s with the strange guy at the bottom of the icon? That is Cosmos. He is not a real person, but he represents all the people of the world in darkness and sin. We see him with a crown on his head like a king, showing his authority over the world. We see him in a dark circle which shows us that the world is in darkness without the light of Christ. He is holding a cloth with scrolls in the cloth. These scrolls represent the teachings of the Apostles which bring light to the world. WORKSHEETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT BYZIMOM.COM! MAY BE PRINTED AND SHARED FOR EDUCATIONAL USE. NOT TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. SSJOACHIMANDANNA.ORG

JUNE 16, 2019 70 Church News Pope to meet with Putin to discuss Ukraine 7 June 2019 Earlier, the Kremlin against Ukrainian and Rome and "long confirmed that Putin Greek Catholics, who, negotiations" with the Pope Francis will receive planned to visit Italy, but according to the Moscow Prime Minister of Italy. Russian President said nothing about the Patriarchate, support the Vladimir Putin on July 4 at date of the visit and the "split" in the Orthodox The day after the meeting the Vatican. It is reported President's plans to meet world. However, the with Putin, Pope Francis by "Yevropeiska Pravda" with Pope Francis. media outlet reported will hold talks with with reference to AFP. that the meeting was leaders of the Ukrainian Argentine Agency TELAM scheduled for July 5. Greek Catholic Church "I can confirm that the said yesterday that to discuss the situation Holy Father will receive the main topics of the This will be Putin's in Ukraine. This meeting President of Russia talks will be the current second meeting with was announced in early Vladimir Putin at the situation in Ukraine and the Pope in the last four May. Vatican on 4 July," said the Middle East. years. The first one took the official representative place on June 10, 2015. https://risu.org.ua/ of Vatican, Alessandro According to media Putin was an hour late en/index/all_news/ Gisotti. reports, they will discuss for it, blaming the delay community/religion_ Moscow's claims on traffic jams in Milan and_policy/76081/

UGCC Head shares about his expectations from July meeting with Pope

25 May 2019 alleged that the UGCC development,” says His The spiritual leader of acted deliberately to Beatitude Sviatoslav. the Greek Catholics is The Pope has invited separate Orthodox confident that meeting the Metropolitans of Ukraine from the Russian He notes that now it is with the Holy Father is the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church and, perhaps hard to find in a unique chance for Catholic Church and consequently, to bring it Ukraine a community to the development of his the Permanent Synod to the union. explain to the Orthodox Church, and is also a to a meeting that will the meaning of the good news for Ukraine. take place in Rome on "I asked the Holy service of the Pope, as “We have always been July 5 and 6, 2019. Father for his support. our Church does. "I have paying attention that they His Beatitude Sviatoslav Therefore, Pope Francis written a separate epistle often talk about us, but shares his expectations will convene a meeting "Our St Sofia” to explain in our absence. I hope of the upcoming meeting. in order to demonstrate who we are as Greek this meeting will put an According to the Head on the part of the Catholics, what our end to this. Why? We of the UGCC, since the Vatican that there is no identity in the context of are called specifically to Ukrainian Orthodox condemnation of the the unifying movements speak on our behalf - to Church launched new UGCC, no one crosses in Orthodoxy is. We speak in modern new processes, the Ukrainian out neither our existence have also translated the realities (in particular, Greek Catholic Church nor our future. Why? message into English,” social, political and was subject to a very For such a meeting has says the Head of the powerful attack on the three objectives: support, UGCC. part of Russia. They consolidation and (continued on next page)

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economic), in order and his collaborators talk about what the next of Information of the to work out a strategy become more aware steps may be. “However, UGCC. with us, that is, every time that the key to we hope that this highest certain steps and the understanding the state level of attention to our https://risu.org. vision of the Apostolic of affairs in Ukraine, that Church, which is now ua/en/index/all_ Capital towards is, the social and church manifested, will have its news/catholics/ Ukraine,” says the processes, is the UGCC.” good consequences,” vatikan/75944 head of the UGCC. the Head of the UGCC “It seems to me His Beatitude Sviatoslav stresses. This is reported that the Holy Father thinks it is too early to by the Department

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