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Sobor of the Stamford Eparchy the Vibrant Parish – a Place to Encounter the Living Christ Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia VOL. 74 - No. 08 APRIL 28, 2013 ENGLISH VERSION Sobor of the Stamford Eparchy The Vibrant parish – a place to encounter the living Christ Group photo of the Stamford Eparchy Sobor. From April 18 to 20, 2013, the Stamford Eparchy held an Eparchial Sobor on the theme: “The Vibrant parish – a place to encounter the living Christ.” Almost 200 delegates (priests, religious and lay representatives) gathered from all corners of the eparchy in St. Basil Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut. Under the leadership of His Excellency Most Rev. Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, Eparch of Stamford, the delegates reaffirmed that in close communion with the bishop, our parishes must play a fundamental role in the spreading of the faith in Christ. For it is in our parish communities that the faithful most frequently encounter Christ through Christian instruction, community prayer and service to one’s neighbor. And so in promoting and enlivening our parish life, we also enliven the entire Church. On behalf of the Sobor delegates Bishop Paul Chomnycky sent greetings to His Holiness Pope Francis and His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav. Among the guests of the Sobor were: His Grace Metropolitan Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia, His Excellency Bishop Ken Nowakowski of New Westminster, His Excellency Bishop Basil H. Losten of Stamford, and Father Andrew Onuferko of Ottawa, Canada. The delegates to the Eparchial Sobor reaffirmed and resolved to preserve and foster our spiritual treasure of the Byzantine-Kyivan tradition: its liturgy, theology, and spirituality, and deeply desired to share our spiritual treasure with all who wish to encounter Christ with us in our parish communities. For more information, please visit www.stamforddio.org Homily of Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia During Divine Liturgy at Stamford Eparchy Sobor April 18, 2013 всім, що сталося, - усі ці люди відображають вас +Христос Воскрес! і мене! Ми, як і вони, часто є паралізовані Мені подобається нашими власними Євангельська оповідь страхами, сумнівами, про Воскресіння Ісуса розпачем. Воскреслий Христа. У ній так Христос приходить багато дії та напрямів до нас і запевняє НЕ руху. Ангел привітав БОЯТИСЯ! Ви і я жінок при гробі й сказав покликані жити, як люди не боятися, бо Ісус надії. Ми збираємося, Воскрес! Ідіть і скажіть як люди надії, щоб це Його учням! Тоді, запевнити себе, що як вони кинулися бігти, Воскреслий Христос His Grace Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Воскреслий Христос є посеред нас! Він Soroka of the Philadelphia Archeparchy зустрів їх. Він сказав Воскрес! Усвідомивши greets the participants of the Stamford їм не боятися. Він це повністю ми святкуємо Eparchy Sobor on April 18, 2013. Photo from передав їм настанови Його присутність https://www.facebook.com/stamforddio для учнів, щоб зустріли серед нас життєдайним Його. Відчаєні учні свідченням нашої віри. the Father in heaven love led to acceptance йшли дорогою до Як? Ісус навчав своїх as they do. You and of their brother and Емаусу. Незнайомецю учнів і навчає всіх нас I know of the presence their forgiveness of зустрів їх на дорозі дуже просто, але дуже of the Risen Christ who Paul’s offences against та став пояснювати глибоко: «Ось що вам revealed to us the love of them. God loves you значення усього, що заповідаю: щоб ви the heavenly Father. He unconditionally. He відбулося. Коли вони любили один одного» strengthens us to bear asks you to love others запросили незнайомця (Йо. 15, 17). hatred and hardship. in the same way. “This I залишитися з ними на The Epistle reading tells command you: love one вечерю, то впізнали Today’s Gospel message of how the disciples another”. в ньому Воскреслого dramatically begins with distrusted Saul at the Христа. Апостол Тома the recipe FOR LIFE! Jesus beginning. The apostle The disciple Thomas був готовий іти з Ісусом says to his disciples, “This Paul experienced a who expressed doubt до Єрусалиму, щоб I command you: love conversion with the Lord. as to Jesus having Risen вмерти разом з Ним. one another” (Jn 15:17). Yet, the disciples were is the same disciple Однак, той самий Тома Then Jesus tells them to mistrustful of this man they who earlier volunteered висловив сумнів, що Ісус expect being persecuted, had known as their violent to enter Jerusalem to Воскрес. to be hated in this world, persecutor. When their die with Jesus. The because they do not hearts were overtaken Risen Christ appears to Жінки, які йдуть belong to this world. He with love, they embraced Thomas. His doubts are намастити тіло Ісуса, empathizes with them Paul. He became one erased and he comes to учні на дорозі до Емаусу, because others will hate of the greatest disciples believe. The power of Тома й апостоли, що them without cause. The of the Risen Christ. зібралися збентежені persecutors do not know The power of Christ’s (continued on next page) APRIL 28, 2013 2 Homily of Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia During Divine Liturgy at Stamford Eparchy Sobor (continued from previous page) Christ’s love transforms His presence, telling us the disciple into who he not to be afraid. Choose was meant to be. The to love one another Risen Christ erases our as Jesus commanded. doubts and reassures us Do not let yourself be of His presence amidst paralyzed by fear of the us. The Risen Christ unknown. If we do, we transforms us through the can become people who Holy Eucharist to be who are negative, critical of we are called to be as others and judgmental. followers of Christ – to Be bold in taking risks to love one another. love one another. The two disciples on the I have admired how road to Emmaus were people have been bold to overcome with despair. express the needs of the A stranger appears faithful and of the Church amidst them and explains during this Sobor. We to them the meaning of cannot allow our fear of all that occurred. We what the bishop, or priest are told that their hearts or people might say to burned with passion on prevent us to present, in hearing this. The love of a charitable and loving Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka, the Risen Christ inspired way, the spiritual needs Bishop Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, and Bishop them, and inspires you of our brothers and Ken Nowakowski at the Stamford Eparchy and me to be passionate sisters in Christ. It needs Sobor. in our faith. Do not our to be done with and out hearts burn with passion of genuine love. True for the Risen Christ! Our love and care for others love for one another demands nothing less. must be passionate as it is for our Lord. Go for broke with your personality in your love The angel told the for the Risen Christ and in woman going to the your love for one another! tomb to anoint the body Live as people of hope of Jesus not to be afraid. – as Easter people! The Risen Christ appears to the women, and then Jesus said, “This I later to the disciples and command you: love one urges them not to be another!” afraid. The Risen Christ Stamford Eparchy Sobor assures you and me of + Христос Воскрес! APRIL 28, 2013 3 Sunday of the Samaritan Woman - April 28, 2013 Jesus came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?” Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
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