www.ukrweekly.com ТНЕ І СВОБОДА JfeSVOBODA І І " И УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОАІННИК ^ДОГ UHBAI NIAN OAltV Щ Щ UkroiniaENGLISH" LANGUAGnE WEEKL YWeekl EDITION y iVOL.LXXXV No. 97 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 30,1978 25 --і tySX!^ Khrystos Voskres - Christ Is Risen G50Q)0 let Us Be Jubilant' І Уристцрс Vyacheslaw Davydenko, Paschal Letter of the Sobor ^ ffOCK^CC/ Svoboda Editor, Die Of Bishops of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Dearly beloved in Christ! Eyery great feast is filled with pro- founckreflections on the fundamental issues btf our existence. Prior to the greatest Ipast of our Church, Christ's Resurrection, we were filled with re­ minders of abominable events - Christ in the hands of executioners. Those who formerly greeted Him with palm branches were scattered. An un­ just trial occured and then suffering Mx. Davy­ unto death on the cross. His closest denko was born Vyacheslaw Davydtnfco friends were grief-stricken, friends who in the Kharkiv witnessed the miracles which their Tea­ region of Ukraine on July 25, 1905. He joined the Svoboda editorial staff on July cher worked, who witnessed His 20, 1953, and served as editor until his agonizing death. A heavy stone retirement on September 30, 1973. covered not only the grave of the Tea­ cher, but also expectations connected Ілюстрація M. Левицького Surviving him is his wife, Alia, a with His awaited victory. And all of a Ukrainian poet and writer. Та all our readers who celebrate Easter according to the Julian calendar we sudden, incredibly the stone moves, the The requiem will be held Monday, Mjqrl, stone is rolled away: Christ js risen! extend our best wishes and traditional wishes. at 7 p.m. at the Peter Jarema Funeral HOOK KHRYSTOS VOSKRES! in New York City. The funeral will be hettftt (Continued on page 13) 9 a. m. on the following morning from the funeral home to the Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in South Bound Brook, N. J. Additional details and a biography of Mr. Davydenko will appear in the subsequent 5,000 Witness Blessing of St. George's Church issue of The Weekly. Ceremonies Mindful of Contributions of Pioneers Story and Photos by Ihor Dlahoha Arkady Shevchenko NEW YORK, N.Y.—New York Ukrainian Cath- Л;- w'U'v^rH the realization of Ih^r nearly W-year- г'ї-ргп Sunday дічі1 21. 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(Coiitiiiueieiipfigett) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 30,1978 No. 97 Siryi Warned by KGB Lukianenko Seeks Equality About Dissident Activity For Believers, Atheists NEW YORK, N.Y.—Lev Lukianen­ rights of believers and atheists he ko, a member of the Kiev Public found in the new Soviet consitution. Group to Promote the Implementation He suggested to Metropolitan Filaret, of the Helsinki Accords, attempted last who is considered the Exarch of Kiev, year to have religipus believers in the Galicia and all of Ukraine, to propose Soviet Union given the same rights as to the Supreme. Soviet changes in atheists, reported the press service of articles 34 and 52 that would make be­ the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation lievers equal with atheists. Council (abroad). 'The presidium of the Supreme So­ Lukianenko, who was arrested on viet of the USSR has presented for December 12, 1977, on charges of anti- public discussion the draft of the new Soviet agitation, brought to the atten­ constitution of the USSR. Since a ma­ tion of Ukrainian Orthodox Metropo­ jor segment of the Ukrainian faithful is litan Filaret certain discrepancies in the (Continued on page 5) Romaniuk Asks Christians To Support Dissidents in USSR Leonid Siryi with his wife and children. KESTON, England.-The Rev. millions of Christians good for? The Vasyl Romaniuk has called on all Soviet Union dictates its will to the NEW YORK, N.Y.—Leonid Siryi, Siryi was detained because he recent­ Christians in the West to actively sup­ world, at the same time crudely vio­ the author of an appeal for the release ly wrote a letter to the International port dissidents and political prisoners lating human rights. It persecutes of Vladimir Klebanov and members Labor Organization, all workers' in the Soviet Union, reported the Cen­ Christians with unceremonious inso­ of a dissident workers' union, was de­ unions independent of governments, ter for the Study of Religion and Com­ lence. And the Christian world does tained by the KGB in Odessa on April 6 and AFL-CIO president George Meany munism here at Keston College. not only remain silent, but even signs and warned not to participate in the asking for moral and financial support "How good it would be if the Chris­ various agreements with this country.'' rights movement or get in touch with for members of the workers' union and tian world came out more actively in Fervent discussions on the subject of the West, according to the Committee their leader, Klebanov. The let­ defense of religion in the Soviet religion take place among both dissi­ for the Defense of Soviet Political Pri­ ter was dated March 27. Union," said the Rev. Romaniuk in a dents in Soviet prisons and those who soners. The KGB also told Siryi that Kleba­ letter he wrote in the concentration are "free." How good it would be if Siryi's wife, Valentyna, said that she nov's group will not be allowed to ex­ camp. the Christian world came out more fears that her husband may be pand its activity, and that it would be The full text of the Rev. Romaniuk's actively in defense of religion in the So­ arrested. crushed in its birth. letter follows: viet Union. Many dissidents, in Uk­ Dissidents who are with me in labor raine and other republics, follow atten­ camp for their convictions would like tively the activity of Christians in the Report Church Hierarchs to see a model of love and solidarity in outside world, in particular the way in the Christian world. But if believers see which Christians fight for their rights. yet remain silent, unbelieving dissi­ If such things become known, they call In USSR Favor Government dents reproach all worldwide Chris­ forth raptures even in those who only HELSINKI, Finland.-A recently regional prosecutor's office confis­ tians with amorphousness and in­ yesterday looked upon religion as established group of dissident Chris­ cated the list of contributors to the difference. They say: "what are these something which has outlived its time. tians in the Soviet Union has accused church from the church trustee, as well church hierarchs in the USSR of favor­ as the 335 rubles collected. ing or collaborating with the govern­ That month the church trustee and Lithuanian Priest Accuses ment, reported the "Smoloskyp" Uk­ members of the council were summon­ rainian Information Service. ed to the prosecutor's office in Sumy In its 57-page report, the Christian and fined 30 rubles for renovating the USSR of Helsinki Violations Committee for the Defense of the church. NEW YORK, N.Y.-'The sentenc­ mother who was accused of harboring Rights of Faithful in the USSR docu­ For 16 years the parishioners of the ing of Balys Gajauskas by a Soviet an "illegal resident." ments cases of government attempts to Church of the Ascension have tried to court' to 10 years of extremely harsh destroy religious beliefs of the popu­ have their church opened. They have regime labor camp for helping jailed A KGB search of their apartment in lace and to liquidate all churches. petitioned local officials, Church hier­ Moscow dissenter Aleksander Ginzburg December 1974 turned up several reli­ The report of the committee claims archs in Kiev and Moscow, and mem­ distribute funds from the Solzhenitsyn gious books, personal notes and 50 that in many instances the government, bers of the Committee on Religion and Fund for jailed Soviet dissidents is un­ pages of a Lithuanian translation of and not the church hierarchy, assigns Culture in the Soviet capital. just and contrary to the Helsinki Final Solzhenitsyn's "Gulag Archipelago." priests who are in the service of the In a letter to Patriarch Pimen, dated Accord," stated Father Casimir Puge- The material was confiscated and Ga­ secret police to parishes. December 5, 1977, the parishioners in­ vicius, executive director of Lithuanian jauskas was questioned. Officials also designate members of quired why they, many of whom Catholic Religious Aid, based in On April 20, 1977, after another the 20-member parish council and in­ fought against the Germans during Brooklyn, N.Y. KGB raid had turned up a camera, still divisiveness among the faithful, World War II and have been awarded Gajauskas is a 50-year-old Lithuani­ enlarger, personal letters and the mo­ said the committee.