Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia

VOL. LXX - No. 4 MARCH 15, 2009 ENGLISH VERSION Bishop Ken Nowakowski, Head of Patriarchal Commission, chairs meeting of formators of North & South America in Brazil, February 4-6, 2009 Curitiba, BRAZIL— Green is the color of new life, and our Ukrainian Catholic Church rightfully uses this color on the great feast of Pentecost to celebrate the life that the Holy Spirit brings to the Church and its faithful. One of the first things that is very noticeable, when arriving in this beautiful, vibrant, and hospitable place is, that no matter where one looks, one can not help but take notice that this place is lush, full of life, and greener than the Emerald Isles. Fathers Wasyl Kharuk and Robert Hitchens, spiritual director and rector of St. Josaphat Pictured at the opening Divine Liturgy celebrated in the Cathedral of St. John the Seminary, Washington, Baptist in Curitiba, Brazil, are (l-r front row) Bishop Meron Mazur OSBM, Bishop DC, made a pilgrimage Ken Nowakowski, Bishop Volodemer Koubetch OSBM, and Bishop Daniel to this beautiful country to Kozlinski. (l-r back row) Very Rev. Archpriest Bohdan Danylo, rector, St. participate in a historical Basil Minor Seminay, Stamford, Conn.; Rev. Dr. Michael Kwiatkowski, spiritual gathering of seminary director, Holy Spirit Major Seminary, Ottawa, Canada; Rev. Andriy Kachur, formators of the Ukrainian rector, Holy Spirit Major Seminary, Ottawa, Canada; Rev. Sandro Dobkowski, Catholic Church from the rector, St. Josaphat Little Seminary, Mallet, Brazil; Rev. Wasyl Kharuk, spiritual Western Hemisphere, as director, St. Josaphat Major Seminary, Washington, DC; and Rev. Robert Hitchens, part of the newly rector, St. Josaphat Major Seminary, Washington, DC. Not pictured are: Rev. established Patriarchal Gabriel Haber OSBM, director Basilian House of Studies, Edmonton, Canada; Rev. Teodor Halitski, OSBM, protohegumen, Basilian Fathers, Brazil; Rev. Joachim Commission for Priestly Sidorovich, rector, St. Josaphat Major Seminary, Curitiba, Brazil; and Rev. Antonio (continued on next page) Sobrino, OSBM, hegumen, St. Basil the Great Major Seminary, Curitiba, Brazil. Bishop Ken Nowakowski, Head of Patriarchal Commission, chairs meeting of formators of North & South America in Brazil (continued from previous page) Formation in Seminaries of Americas had ever met one inter-eparchial The three-day the Ukrainian Catholic together as one body. The seminary, located in meeting provided the Church, to discuss the meeting took place in the Ottawa, Ontario, and one participants opportunities education and formation context of the Patriarchal monastic house of studies, to exchange information of seminarians preparing Commission’s mandate: to conducted by the Ukrainian about their individual for priesthood in the develop norms and Catholic Basilians of Saint programs of priestly Ukrainian Catholic Church. minimum standards for Josaphat in Edmonton, formation, the challenges On Wednesday, 4 formation programs for Alberta. In the United that they face in their February 2009 the first priestly ministry. The States of America, there respective countries, as meeting of the newly Commission will hold a are two eparchial well as discovering the established Patriarchal similar meeting for the seminaries, one located in many areas that they share Commission for Priestly formators of seminaries Stamford, CT, and St. in common. Upon Formation in Seminaries of and houses of studies in Josaphat Seminary, completion of the the Ukrainian Catholic the European Region later Washington, DC. Brazil meetings, the participants Church began with a this year. has one eparchial major were all assigned tasks to celebration of the Divine The participants at seminary, an eparchial concretize that which was Liturgy in St. John the the Brazilian meeting minor seminary and also discussed, in order, to Baptist Ukrainian Catholic represented both monastic seminaries of the begin formulating a Cathedral in Curitiba. The eparchial and monastic Ukrainian Catholic Basilian common program of Divine Liturgy was seminaries. Canada has Fathers. (continued on next page) celebrated by the Most Rev. Ken Nowakowski, the head of the Patriarchal Commission and Eparch of New Westminster for Ukrainian Catholics in British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada, Most Rev. Volodemer Koubetch OSBM, Eparch of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Brazil along with Auxiliary Bishops Meron Mazur OSBM, and Daniel Kozlinski, and the rectors and spiritual directors of The Ukrainian Catholic seminaries of North and South America also celebrated the opening liturgy. This was the first Bishops and Formators of Seminaries and Houses of Study from North & South time that the formators of America participants of the Patriarchal Commission for Priestly Formation in the seminaries in the Seminaries of the Ukrainian Catholic Church held in Curitiba, Brazil.

March 15, 2009 2 Bishop Ken Nowakowski, Head of Patriarchal Commission, chairs meeting of formators of North & South America in Brazil (continued from previous page) priestly formation that will be used through out the Ukrainian Catholic Church. After the meetings in Curitiba, Frs. Hitchens and Kharuk joined Bishops The "lush tropical Nowakowski, Koubetch, green" countryside. Mazur, and Kozlinski for an informative excursion to other cities and parishes in the Eparchy. Brazil is a very large country and the fifth largest in the world, ranking right after the United States. Most of the Ukrainians who came to Fr. Robert trying out the Brazil in the late 1890’s pulpit of St. Michael the settled in the state of Archangel Church at Parana, and this is where Serra de Tigre village, the the majority of parishes are first Ukrainian Catholic located. One interesting Church in Brazil fact is that if you were to constructed in 1897 and ask one of the bishops currently being restored. how many parishes there (The first Church in the were in a given city or United States is also town, such as under the patronage of Prundentopolis or Unia St. Michael in Vitoria, the answer would Shenandoah, PA, be one or two, and that founded in 1884, and would probably be not celebrating 125 years this important to most people. year.) But, the right question to ask would be how many chapels are served by the parish or parishes to which the answer would be 30 or 40 chapels. To the mind of someone from the US, the image created in the The iconostas from mind is something that is St. Michael’s Church. small and probably where 15 or 20 people gather for a Sunday liturgy. In Brazil, a chapel is the size (continued on next page) March 15, 2009 3 Bishop Ken Nowakowski, Head of Patriarchal Commission, chairs meeting of formators of North & South America in Brazil (continued from previous page) of some of our largest parishes where 300 people gather for a Divine Liturgy on a Sunday a few Fr. Wasyl in the garden times a month, but gather of the Sisters Servants during the week for of Mary Immaculate at molebens and other Sacred Heart Ukrainian services led by Sisters Catholic Church, Servants of Mary Mallet, Brazil. Immaculate or the Catechetical Sisters of St. Anne, who staff the parishes during the week and assist the visiting pastors with the daily ministry and administration of chapel (parish) life. Sacred Heart Ukrainian Visiting the country, Catholic Church in Ivai one also notices that there staffed by the Basilian is a good blend of Fathers where their children, young College Seminary of the parishioners and old Assumption is located as parishioners who come to well as the Novitiate of church regularly, and even the Sisters Servants of though Ukrainian is still Mary Immaculate is used for liturgical services, located. there are also services that are bi-lingually celebrated or completely celebrated in Portuguese. One also notices that women religious and the male and female laity take active roles in assisting the priest at the Divine Liturgy A view from the including girls acting as Corcovado Mountain altar servers. The Divine overlooking Rio de Liturgies are lively and Janeiro, Brazil spiritually uplifting. Our Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brazil is one that is alive and active and living as the followers of the Lord in that (continued on next page)

March 15, 2009 4 Bishop Ken Nowakowski, Head of Patriarchal EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Commission, chairs meeting of formators of North & South America in Brazil Maintenance Technician (continued from previous page) Philadelphia, PA upper room energized by Ascension Manor the Holy Spirit on that first Apartments is seeking Pentecost. The faithful live qualified candidates their faith and Ukrainian for a FT Maintenance Catholic spirituality and Tech. position. customs as they have been Candidates must be adapted and evolved in able to complete their new homeland, Brazil. electrical, plumbing They are a proud, humble, and carpentry repairs, simple, energetic, and assist in all aspects of devoted people who have refurbishing vacant a future full of life and units and assist with hope. And in a land where custodial work. Prior one sees life thriving in completion of college nature and in the world courses or equivalent made by man, one knows trade-related courses that the Holy Spirit is giving is a plus. Fax resume life to our Church and its to (215) 922-3735. faithful people in Brazil. Mosaic Icon of Our Lady of the Corals in the Antonio Linta parish of Our Lady of the Assumption. EOE

LENTEN MISSION - COME JOIN THE JOURNEY! Lenten Mission in the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception and St. Nicholas Parish will be given by Redemptorist Father from Ukraine Ïîñòí³ Ðåêîëåêö³¿ ó íàø³é Êàòåäð³ òà â Ïàðàô³¿ Ñâ. Ìèêîëàÿ ïðîâåäå îòåöü-ðåäåìïòîðèñò ç Óêðà¿íè

The Schedule for Lenten Mission:

at St. Nicholas / â Ïàðàô³¿ Ñâ. Ìèêîëàÿ: (24th & Poplar St., Philadelphia, PA)

1. ×åòâåð 19-ãî Áåðåçíÿ î 6:30 ãîäèí³ âå÷åðîì Õðåñíà Äîðîãà (1-øà ̳ñ³éíà Ïðîïîâ³äü) 2. Ï’ÿòíèöÿ 20-ãî Áåðåçíÿ î 5:30 ãîäèí³ âå÷åðîì Õðåñíà Äîðîãà (2-ãà ̳ñ³éíà Ïðîïîâ³äü)

at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception / â Êàòåäð³: (830 N. Franklin St., Phila.)

1. Friday, March 20, at 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in English (Lenten talk in English) 2. a) Saturday, March 21, at 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy in Ukrainian {Lenten talk in Ukrainian) b) Saturday, March 21, at 4:30 p.m. Divine Liturgy in English (Lenten talk in English) 3. a) Sunday, March 22, at 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy in Ukrainian (Lenten talk in Ukrainian) b) Sunday, March 22, at 11:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy in English (Lenten talk in English)

March 15, 2009 5 From the Jesus’ Sacrifice Archbishop's Desk Millenium proceed Christ’s sacrifice is the same Jesus sets foot on Golgotha In order to save our lives. My Brothers and Sisters in Christ! Agony, pain and suffering For all people in this world You will recall that The HEAVENLY FATHER entreats our Archieparchial Forgiveness for mankind’s sins. Sobor held in the fall of 2008 had Olive garden - holy prayers as its theme the Nightly fears for the soul disciples asking In sorrow the heart faints Jesus to show CHRIST gives love for all. them ‘the way’, for they did not Jesus scourge, greatly torture understand where Setting a cross on a frame they were going. Great Lent affords you and Laughing, greatly scorning me an exceptional opportunity to discover Finally crying out crucify CHRIST. ‘the way’. Our fasting, increased almsgiving, and more fervent prayer open our heart and Pilate crucified -KING- JESUS mind to the voice of God. We are led to be Christ gave up His Soul to the Father unsettled and to be not content with our He will return to judge the world present journey in life. We become restless Repent from sin, remember your soul. to know God and His ways for you, for me, for others, for our community, and for His Rev. Evhen Moniuk holy Church. This is challenging and yet, exciting, as Jesus calls us to new life. A truly blessed Lenten journey ought to disturb us and call us to renewal, even an upheaval in our manner of daily life. My prayer and my hope for you is that you allow for the Grace of God to lead you in the renewal of your baptismal call to go forth and evangelize. Do it knowing that Jesus is with you always! (Mt. 28:20) Choose to journey with others by regularly participating in the Lenten services in your parish, so that you may hear the voice of God. Open your mind and heart to hear God’s unique message to YOU!

+Metropolitan Stefan Soroka

March 15, 2009 6 Ascension Manor

Ascension Manor is a non-profit senior citizen apartment project of the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Ascension Manor has two apartment buildings that are located one block away from the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Ascension Manor is situated on more than 3 acres of park-like surroundings and offers market rent as well as federally subsidized studio and one bedroom apartments to elderly persons 62 years of age and older. Applicants eligible for subsidized apartments pay only 30% of their income for rent and the government pays the difference. Rents include all utilities except for personal telephone and cable television.

All 280 apartments have an abundance of closet space and have individually controlled heating and air conditioning. The kitchens are equipped with refrigerators and gas ranges and the bathrooms are equipped with non-slip tiles and grab bars. Each building contains an on-site rental office, community rooms and a Laundromat.

A Social Services Coordinator is on staff to assist residents in maintaining an independent lifestyle and to address special needs associated with aging in place. Other services provided to residents include but are not limited to: 24 hour emergency maintenance, food shopping trips, planned activities, bus trips, holiday parties, hairdresser services, educational / health seminars.

Interested applicants can either apply in person at the main office at : 911 North Franklin Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 during the hours of 10:00am – 12 noon and 1:00pm – 4:00pm or, applications can be mailed to your household. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Ascension Manor at (215) 922-1116.

Download an application to Ascension Manor online at the Ukrainian Catholic Ascension Manor I & II Apartments Archeparchy of Philadelphia website. Housing for low-income elderly

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March 15, 2009 7 THIRD SUNDAY OF THE GREAT LENT – VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS March 15, 2009 The Lord said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.” (Mk. 8, 34 – 9, 1) The Sign of the Cross An act of faith Him the homage of our When the priest blesses us the material realities that the Sign of the intelligence. Then we bring or objects we wish can be experienced with Cross is an our hand over our heart, consecrated to God in a bodily senses, but these act of offering our love to the special manner, he latter are necessary to lift consecration Son and accepting His life composes the fingers of his us up to that invisible by which we and love. Then crossing right hand in such a world. By the use of signs dedicate ourselves to each over to the right shoulder manner as to form the and symbols we draw person of the Holy Trinity. we call on the Holy Spirit name of Jesus Christ, since nearer to the realities they The symbolism contained to inspire our actions and all blessings and all grace represent, and thus our in the gesture is very rich. to be the source of all our flows from Christ. Thus, the realization of them The thumb, index finger life and works, and to the index finger is stretched out becomes life and sources and middle finger of the left shoulder to ask straight, and the middle of joy, confidence and right hand are joined forgiveness for our sins. finger slightly bent. This peace. together so as to form one represents the Greek entity, and thus express We sign the right shoulder letters I and C (Jesus). The Awe and wonder of the our faith in the Trinity: Three first because in our human fourth finger is bent and Holy Trinity is the purpose in One. The fourth and little language and especially the thumb placed across and essence of the finger are joined and in the Holy Scriptures, right it so as to form the letter Christian’s spiritual life. pressed into the palm of symbolizes good, while left X, and the little finger is True love in a Christian is the hand, also forming a symbolizes evil and death. bent to form the letter C not an occasional unity which signifies our (Christ). attraction that responds to faith in the Incarnation: the Many Eastern Christians God’s revelation on union of God and man in express verbally what the In a very real sense, the special days and at special one Person. By the Sign gestures symbolize: “Lord, Sign of the Cross is the times. The love of the true of the Cross, we proclaim I give You my mind; Lord, perfect expression of the Christian is rather a restless our faith in the Redemption: I give You my love; Lord, I theology and approach to awe, excited at the Christ died on the Cross consecrate to You all that God of the Eastern soul. possibility of meeting the for our salvation. is good in my life; I ask A Christian is a spiritual Holy Trinity each time we forgiveness for all my sins. person, but also a person make the Sign of the The way we make this Amen.” A sign of self- dependent upon the Cross, and in that gesture is also very dedication, consecration senses to make contact meeting, celebrating symbolic. After joining our and surrender in love, the with the realties of the God’s outgoing and fingers, we lift our hand to Sign of the Cross is no less Kingdom of God. A everlasting love. our forehead, calling on a sign of appeal to the spiritual person lives and God the Father to be in goodness and mercy of moves by faith in a world our mind, or as offering God. richer and wider than all March 15, 2009 8 THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE MOTHER OF GOD - March 25th

The joy of the of your words? You Incarnation finds its first announce to me that expression in the Icon of the I shall bring forth a Annunciation. The Icon child, yet I have no brings to us and helps us experience of man. enter into the “Good Lead me not astray with News of Grace.” crafty words, O Man, Everything in the Icon as the crafty serpent leads to and is centered once led Eve, our in the Mother of God. In mother." (Vesper Hymn) the colors and the details is The Mother of God to be discovered the joy of accepts the message of the the Incarnation, of the Annunciation and is thus “Good News of Grace.” The shown with her head very posture of the inclined in consent. She Archangel Gabriel is humbly agrees, “I am the depicted in graceful motion servant of the Lord, let it as if dancing, holding in his be done to me as you left hand a staff, the ancient say.” (Lk. 1: 38) The Icon symbol of the messenger. celebrates the Virgin’s His right hand is extended agreement to be the toward the Mother of God mother of the Incarnate in both greeting and Son of God. One final detail communication. of this Icon remains to be The Mother of God mentioned: the rays of light herself is portrayed in a descending on the Virgin unique position. It is said that illustrate the message of Royal Doors of the Icon expression, and the at the time of the the Angel, “The Holy Spirit Screen, the Icon is among plenitude of its inner joy have Annunciation, she was will come upon you and the the simplest to have ever remained through-out the occupied with spinning. power of the Most High will been developed. It stands ages. Thus, the ball of thread in overshadow you.” (Lk. 1: 35) out to us as the sign of "Come Bless The Lord, her hand dropped as if Prescribed as a God’s love and man’s Icon Packet" forgotten in her surprise at pictorial element for the freedom. The clarity of its the appearance of the Angel and the weightiness of his

message. It is this latter element which explains the РІЧНІ ЗАГАЛЬНІ ЗБОРИ

prudent, perplexed reaction of the Mother of God, Української Федеральної Кредитової conveyed here by the Кооперативи ´САМОПОМІЧ´ у Філядельфії hesitant gesture of her hand, and expressed over and Неділя, 29-го березня, 2009 р. over by the hymns of the 2-га година по полудні

Feast. In poetic exuberance Ґалерія the Church enters into this mystery. Український Освітньо-Культурний Центр “Why does your figure 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, PA blaze with fire;” said she, whom we Реєстрація членів почнеться точно в 1-ій годині по полудні. venerate, to Gabriel in Просимо обов язково принести членську книжечку her amazement. ´ . “What is your rank and what is the value March 15, 2009 9 Ask Fr. Yaroslav

Q. Would you please Sunday of the year. Easter are going to need some desert in solitude in our define the difference is “THE” Sunday of the private time to ponder the daily lives. between the way year. All the other meaning of the Lenten Ukrainian Catholics Sundays of the year journey. Nearly every Solitude, in simplest terms, and Roman Catholics somehow derive their teacher of the ways can mean some quiet time view Lent. I remember meaning from Easter, as Christians can develop the for reading, thinking, that we do not “give is clear from the texts of spiritual dimension of their walking, praying. Unlike up” things, per se, the eight tone cycle sung lives has concluded that St. John Climacus, there is such as candy etc. each Sunday. some measure of solitude usually a small amount of Rather we are is necessary in the process. time that we can have for supposed to refrain That statement, of course, solitude. But have it we from excesses, and needs to be pondered. It For this very reason, the must. It is helpful to set concentrate more on is a very large claim. And Church commemorates St. aside a short quiet time prayer, meditation, pondering it is one way to John Climacus on the each day, for finding a attending services and make our way through the Fourth Sunday of the short span of time to call perform acts of Great Fast. Our time for Great Lent. He is held up your own is easier than charity? pondering, however, tends as an example of the looking for a large block to be limited in the rush of necessity of solitude for of time. A. You are right on all life’s daily events. Life is growth in the Christian life. counts. I am unable to full of jobs to do, studies As the Troparion tells us, Second, however, we can tell you the “difference” to complete, household he “received heavenly gifts look for time to spend between the Ukrainian responsibilities to fulfill, and by your fasting, vigils, and together with other people Catholic and Roman plans to make. Then there prayers,” as a hermit in who will explore the Catholic view of Lent since is the usual problem of the desert. Christians who meaning of Lent and Easter I have had little or nothing fatigue and-or live in the world like us must with us. The Lenten to do with the Roman discouragement. Not only introduce a measure of the pilgrimage need not be a Catholic Tradition for the do we begin to wonder spirituality that St. John journey one undertakes past thirty years, thank how to prepare for Easter. Climacus practiced in the (continued on next page) God. What I can tell you We are likely to wonder is that simply the Ukrainian when, in the midst of the Saint John Climacus, also known as John of the Catholic view of Lent is not hustle of life, we might find based in any way on the Ladder, was a 6th century the time to get ready for Christian monk at the Passion of Jesus Christ (this this most profound festival monastery on Mount Sinai. is Holy Week) in our of the Christian Faith. Tradition. Lent for us is a An icon known by the title, time of personal and A Christian’s life always Ladder of Divine Ascent, communal REPENTANCE. has two sides: the depicts a ladder extending How is this achieved? personal, more private from earth to heaven (cf. side, and the community Genesis 28:12) Several monks In allotting a full 40 days side, the part of the are depicted climbing a ladder; at the top is Jesus, to the preparation for Christian life lived together prepared to receive them into Heaven. Also shown are angels helping the climbers, and demons Easter, the Church’s clear with others. That suggests implication is that we are attempting to shoot with arrows or drag the climbers two places to look for time down, no matter how high up the ladder they may now preparing for in which to prepare for be. Most versions of the icon show at least one person something important. Easter. falling. Often, in the lower right corner St. John Easter, the Church has Climacus himself is depicted, gesturing towards the claimed for some 20 First, difficult as it can be ladder, with rows of monastics behind him. centuries now, isn’t just any to get started, most people March 15, 2009 10 Ask Fr. Yaroslav (Continued from previous page) alone. That’s part of the Spirit has a place in their Remember what Our Lord virtually my whole beauty of it. home life, their work life, Jesus said: “Unless you audience can perceive that their future plans. They can do penance, you shall all I’m not in top form.” The Presanctified Liturgy, talk about how Christians likewise perish.” So you the daily early morning can help resolve the see the idea of penance, So it is with the practice of Lenten Hours (which problems of social sin in fasting, and self-denial is exercises to enable us to demand extra sacrifice to the world, unjust situations an obligation from God, achieve self-control and attend) offer opportunities that rob people of their which not even the Church self-mastery. If you want for spending time with human rights and dignity. can exempt us. to achieve success in your other Christians and with They can examine their spiritual life (that is your God. These services can own baptismal Your real question is: How relationship with God) and offer vivid material that can commitment, for Lent do these deeds of self- become a saint, which spur us to think about the started out as a time of denial help us to resist should be the goal of each meaning of the season. preparing for Baptism at temptation? We yield to of us, enter wholeheartedly Easter. temptation chiefly through into the spirit of Lent. How But, we also can look weakness of the will. By do we do this: For starters, inside our families and As I always tell those who strengthening our wills make this season more among our friends to find ask me the same through denying ourselves prayer intensive. Attend others who will undertake question,— one only gets lawful pleasures, we will the Lenten services offered the Lenten journey with us. out of something what puts be more capable of by your parish, especially A surprising number of into it. In order to denying ourselves of sinful the Liturgy of the Pre- people today are hoping participate in the Lenten pleasures. sanctified Gifts. Receive for the opportunity — in a Season correctly, it is the Holy Eucharist at this non-intimidating and necessary to understand its If you have a weak muscle service and pay particular warm, open atmosphere meaning and purpose. in your arm, the doctor attention to the prayers — to pursue Lent’s Lent is a period of forty will tell you to strengthen and readings at this meaning in the company days of penance and self- it by exercising it. So service. Each Pre- of others. Sometimes, denial. It was established likewise you strengthen Sanctified in the Lenten creating such opportunities by the Church to your will by exercising it. Season is a stepping stone means deciding to change commemorate the forty Exercise is the law of to Easter Sunday. Our the ways we currently days Christ spent fasting growth in both the physical Ukrainian Church has spend time with others. It in the desert before and spiritual domains. designed it this way to can mean deciding to beginning His public Unless you exercise a help us reach the goal of have a time during the ministry. As Philip’s Fast faculty of your body or resurrection through self- week when our family talks or Advent prepares us for your mind, it tends to grow denial and penance. about what Lent means. Christmas, the great Feast weaker and finally decay. Abstain from meat and of Christ’s birth, so Lent dairy products to the best And what can people prepares us for Easter, the Paderewski became a of your ability and to the discuss during the Great glorious feast of the world renowned pianist. extent that your health Fast? The possibilities are Resurrection. But he achieved fame only permits. Talk with your nearly endless: They can through long hours of priest privately about other talk about what the During Lent we are asked practice every day. “If I ways you can make Lent Resurrection of Christ tells to perform acts of penance miss a single day,” he said, a personal time of spiritual us about the dignity and and self-denial. Why? To “I can notice it. When I help for you and your the worth of our own lives atone for our sins and to miss two days of practice, family. as Christians. They can strengthen our wills so we my wife can notice it. talk about whether God’s can resist temptation. When I miss three days, March 15, 2009 11 Missionary Sisters of the Mother of God

Missionary Sisters invite you to give your life to Christ.

Call or write to:

Missionary Sisters of the Mother of God 711 North Franklin Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 Phone: (215) 627-7808 e-mail: [email protected]

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South Anthracite Deanery Lenten Confession Schedule

Frackville, Pa.—During the Great Fast, the priests of the South Anthracite Deanery visit neighboring churches to offer the Holy Mystery of Penance. It provides an excellent opportunity for the faithful to receive the Holy Mystery of Reconciliation as they spiritually prepare for the celebration of Pascha.

The following is the visiting priests’ confession schedule for the parishes of the South Anthracite Deanery. Confessions of the penitents will be heard on the listed dates from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday, March 23 St. Mary’s Church, Centralia, Pa. St. Michael’s Church, Hazleton, Pa. St. Mary’s Church, Marion Heights, Pa. St. Mary’s Church, Middleport, Pa.

Thursday, March 26 St. Mary’s Church, McAdoo, Pa. Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Mt. Carmel, Pa. St. Nicholas Church, St. Clair, Pa.

Tuesday, March 31 St. Michael’s Church, Frackville, Pa. St. John the Baptist Church, Maizeville, Pa. Transfiguration of Our Lord Church, Shamokin, Pa.

Thursday, April 2 St. Nicholas Church, Minersville, Pa. St. Michael’s Church, Shenandoah, Pa. March 15, 2009 12 March 15, 2009 13 North Anthracite Protopresbytery Welcomes Father Iwasiw

The Clergy of our North participation. Saint Edwardsville; and Rev. Fathers was Rev. John Anthracite Protopresbytery Vladimir’s Parishioners Nestor Iwasiw, Pastor of Wysochansky (Retired), held their regular meeting Maria Black and Ceceil Saints Cyril & Methodius Blakely. Absent from the on President’s Day, Harrison served the dinner. Parish, Olyphant, and meeting were Rev. Orest Monday, February 16, Administrator of Saints Kunderevych and Msgr. 2009, at Saint Vladimir The Clergy of the North Peter & Paul Parish, Stephen Hrynuck (Retired), Parish in Scranton. Anthracite Protopresbytery Simpson. Also joining the Peckville. include: Very Rev. John Father Paul Wolensky, Seniw, Pastor of Saints Pastor, welcomed the Cyril & Methodius Parish Fathers at 10:30 a.m. for Berwick, and Administrator communal prayer in of Saint Nicholas Parish, church, after which they Glen Lyon; Rev. Edward held their meeting in the Levandusky, Priest-in- Parish Hall. During the Residence at Saints Peter dinner in the Parish & Paul Parish, Simpson; Rectory, Father Nestor Rev. Paul Wolensky, Pastor Iwasiw was welcomed as of Saint Vladimir Parish, the newest member of this Scranton; Rev. Roman Protopresbytery, having Petryshak, Pastor of become the Pastor of Transfiguration of Our Lord Saints Cyril & Methodius Parish, Nanticoke, and Parish in Olyphant on Administrator of Saints January 1, 2009. The Peter & Paul Parish, Fr. Nestor Iwasiw, Fr. Roman Petryshak, Fr. John Very Reverend John Plymouth; Rev. Orest Wysochansky, Fr. Edward Levandusky, and Fr. John Seniw, Protopresbyter, led Kunderevych, Pastor of Seniw during the meeting in St. Vladimir’s Hall. the meeting and blessed Saints Peter & Paul Parish, the luncheon, thanking Wilkes-Barre, and everyone for their Administrator of Saint presence and Vladimir Parish,

Fr. Nestor Iwasiw, Fr. John Seniw, Fr. Paul Wolensky, Fr. Nestor Iwasiw, Fr. Roman Petryshak, and Fr. Fr. John Wysochansky, and Fr. Roman Petryshak Edward Levandusky during prayers in church. pose for a group photo.

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March 15, 2009 15 The Moral Obligation to Cover the Uninsured

By A.B. Hill Next time you go to Mass, Health care reform and foster good health, must continue advocacy look around you. Ask competes with many and to treat disease and for a system that upholds yourself, who among these issues in Harrisburg and disability. Educational the sanctity of human life churchgoers is uninsured? Washington, DC. programs that encourage and guarantees access to The young family with two Congress and the health and wellness should essential health care squirming toddlers, the Pennsylvania General be mandatory components services. middle-aged empty Assembly are considering of the health care delivery nesters in the next pew, or numerous proposals. The system. Cover the Uninsured Week the recent college Pennsylvania Catholic will be observed March graduate singing in the Health Association (PCHA) Will mental and behavioral 22-29 to raise awareness choir; are they covered? and the Pennsylvania health services be treated that living without health Catholic Conference (PCC) like other health care insurance is a risk no one Nearly 90% of will evaluate each one services in the plan? Does should have to take. On Pennsylvanians are lucky carefully. the plan include a behalf of the young family, enough to have health continuum of long-term the empty nesters, the insurance paid by their PCHA and PCC will care services? recent graduate and all employers, themselves or measure each proposal our uninsured friends, other programs. Be utilizing the principles of Financing the delivery of neighbors and relatives, thankful if you are in that the Vision: comprehensive health care we must urge our elected group. However, more services is a societal officials to pass legislation than one million men, Public policy must ensure obligation. The government to provide meaningful women and children in the broad community must ensure that a health coverage for Commonwealth lack participation in identifying financing mechanism will everyone. health insurance coverage. health care needs, in be based on an equitable Many more are establishing priorities to formula for providers, underinsured; their determine basic consumers and as coverage does not go very comprehensive benefits, necessary, taxpayers. Hill is Communications far in the event of a serious and in creating standards Director of the illness or accident. and mechanisms for Does the plan include Pennsylvania Catholic assessing the health care credible expenditure Conference – the public The Vision for Health Care system’s responsiveness to controls? affairs arm of Reform by the Catholic these priorities. Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church in Pennsylvania Will the plan respect bishops and the Catholic affirms that, “every person, Does the plan give human dignity and the dioceses of Pennsylvania. including the poor and everyone access to a religious destiny of a vulnerable, has a right to standard health care person? adequate health care, a benefit package, right that flows from the especially the poor? Is Important questions. sanctity of life and human there coordination among dignity. The dignity of the providers? The debate on how to human person requires ensure access to health pursuit of the common To help promote the care for all, restrain costs good.” We have a moral common good, the and increase quality is obligation as citizens to benefits provided should timely and imperative. The

pursue this common good. be sufficient to maintain Church and all the Faithful

March 15, 2009 16 Have you registered for

Women's Day

yet?

Women's Day - March 28, 2009 Once again, the committee for the Archeparchial Women’s Day, invites all women to the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Philadelphia for an unforgettable day!

For further information write to Sr. Dorothy Ann Busowski, OSBM at [email protected] or call (215) 379- 3998 ext. 35. Obtain registration forms from your pastor, from the office of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. Pre- registration is $25.00 and $30.00 at the door.

Theme: From Grief to Grace Kimberly Hashin, MD Speaker: Kimberly Hashin, MD

March 15, 2009 17 March 15, 2009 18 Easter Bazaar St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church in Philadelphia will hold an Easter Bazaar on Sunday, March 29, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the school auditorium at Ditman and Disston Streets (4521 Longshore Ave.) in Philadelphia. Visitors may purchase various Easter items, including traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky), Easter cards, many Ukrainian- related articles, foods such as pyrohy (dumplings), kovbasa (sausage), kabanosy, and others. Throughout the day, delicious Ukrainian food, coffee and cake will be available. Tables for vendors are only $20.

For further information about the bazaar please call Lola Dubenko (215-673-0624) or Maria Iwaskiw (215-969-4101).

March 15, 2009 19 A Visit to the Cathedral Bishop Damaskinos of Diavlia visited the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia, PA on February 17, 2009 with Fr. Alexander and Fr. Emmanuel, Orthodox priests from NJ.

Although Bishop Damaskinos Karpathakis hails from the island of Crete, he is the Assistant Bishop to the Orthodox Archbishop of Athens in Greece.

Photo (l to r): Fr. Alexander Kantarakias, Fr. Ivan Demkiv, Bishop John Bura, Bishop Damaskinos Karpathakis, Msgr. Peter Waslo, Fr. Emmanuel Pratsinakis

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Peter J. Martinick (September 15, 1919 - January 26, 2009) March 19, 2009: Akathist to the Passion of Christ, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cantor Peter J. Martinick met the Lord on Church, 430 N. 7th Ave, Scranton, PA, 6:30pm. January 26, 2009. Peter was a Ukrainian Catholic Cantor and devoted his life to our March 28, 2009: . church for over 55 years. He was Women's Day. Immaculate Conception remembered in a Church Service at SS Peter Cathedral Hall, 827 N. Franklin Street, & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Philadelphia, PA, 9:00 to 4:00 PM. (215-379- Bridgeport, PA on March 7, 2009. May his memory be 3998 x 35) eternal, Vichnaya Pamyat!

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