Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders Over Two Days by BORYS GUDZIAK

Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia VOL. 80 - No. 14 JULY 21, 2019 ENGLISH VERSION Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days BY BORYS GUDZIAK

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, President of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC).

An unprecedented event took place in Rome on July 5-6. Desiring to demonstrate support for the Ukrainian Greek- Catholic Church at a time of war, shifts in interconfessional relations, fluctuating hopes amid heightened tensions, humanitarian and social crises, Pope Francis invited the head, metropolitans, and members of the Permanent Synod of the UGCC to a personal meeting at the Vatican.

The Pope himself, the cardinal secretary and leading officials of the Vatican Secretariat of State, and prefects of four curial departments, together with their assistants, dedicated two full days of fraternal conversation and reflection to the Archbishop Borys Gudziak has a conversation with (continued on next page) Pope Francis in Rome also pictured is His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk.

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(continued from previous page) challenges and mission now, wants immediate with two millennia of provincial corner of of our Church – in results and gratification, uninterrupted if stormy the Austro-Hungarian Ukraine and in its global and is impatient for history. It has spread Empire in 1900 were presence. quick and simple black to every country. Its able to transform into a and white decisions. principles are incarnated Church that now boasts To recognize the We have somehow in every culture, and 34 eparchies (dioceses) uniqueness of this format lost the understanding even more – it has been and exarchates (mission it might help to imagine that life is complex and a creative force within dioceses) all over the the American president – that, in order to fathom these various cultures. world. a political leader of 300 the human person, No other institution million, as compared to place, and situation, it has done so much I thought about the role the Pope, who leads a is necessary to devote for the development the Holy See has played billion Catholics – invited a significant amount of of education, relief of to make this development Ukrainians to meet for time, sometimes weeks humanitarian and social possible. two days with the leaders or months. We have needs, promotion of of the U.S. government: forgotten how to listen. world peace, and care During the time when the an apt comparison, since of human souls, as has Soviet regime seemingly the relative percentage In this bustle how many the Catholic Church. eradicated the very of Ukrainians in America people have succumbed existence of our Church more or less corresponds to the populism of For two days, as we and tried to destroy the to the proportion that politicians! How many frankly communicated unique individuality of Ukrainian Greek- children have grown to the Pope and Vatican Ukraine’s nationhood, Catholics constitute in up feeling unheeded, officials our difficulties culture, and language, the Catholic Church. ignored! How many and challenges, our the Holy See lifted up women have felt their local and global the name of the UGCC, For the Vatican dignitaries voices unheard whether achievements, we also Ukraine, and Ukrainians and for us eleven in family or society! How had the opportunity to on the international bishops, who represent many men are afraid to reexamine ourselves. A arena, and provided the global Ukrainian be truly open about their SWOT analysis of the structural support and Greek-Catholic Church fears and concerns! In UGCC was presented; legitimacy to Ukrainian in North and Latin various countries, even the successes and ecclesiastical and America, Oceania, the most developed failures of the pastoral community life. and Europe, including democracies, we witness work of the Church were Ukraine, these were 12 profound divisions, discussed. The Holy See The Vatican itself in hours of concentrated alienation, and deep wanted to understand 1950 bought property in mutual listening. even if well-concealed how it can help the Sarcelles near Paris for wounds. UGCC not only develop the Taras Shevchenko To take time to listen and but “flourish” as was Scientific Society, to to learn to know one The Catholic Church is emphasized in the final enable researchers another in tranquility are a global community of communique. there to edit and true luxuries in the modern a billion. In historical publish the monumental world. Today everyone secular terms, this is I thought about the “Encyclopedia of is rushed, demands the most enduring fact that three Galician everything here and organization on earth, bishoprics from a (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 2 Archeparchy News Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days (continued from previous page)

Ukrainian Studies.” today to carry the a politician, though internally displaced responsibility for unity his status in the world persons or refugees. At a different time and general leadership community demands The Russian invasion and in a different way, of the Catholic Church, certain actions which transformed Donbas — the Vatican financially in particular because involve the political a compact, urbanized supported the Ukrainian of the instantaneous arena. He is, above all, a and industrialized region Free University in Munich. nature of modern pastor who deeply cares — into a conflict zone communications, and about people’s fates. rife with criminality and It was Roman Catholics our nervous impatience He and his assistants with ruined industry and who provided financial that demands immediate demonstrated this yet infrastructure—houses, backing for Patriarch responses and reactions again over these two hospitals, schools, water, Josyf Slipyj and the to every question. Speed days. electricity and gas supply material basis of his and brevity are the systems. dream, the Ukrainian desired currency. It would be good if other Catholic University, world leaders dedicated It was possible to established initially in The Pope offers a as much time and explain to the leaders Rome. different style, a different attention to Ukraine, the of the Holy See how set of relations. Ukrainian war, human the war exacerbated The Roman Catholic suffering and aspirations. the historical wounds Church has played an Benefitting from several caused by decades of active role in practically opportunities for The Russian invasion genocidal totalitarianism. all pastoral, charitable, personal contact with has already taken the In the twentieth century and educational him this year, I can attest lives of 13,000 people between 12 and 15 projects of the Greek- that the Pope knows according to UN million people were Catholic Church in how to listen, and with estimates, injured and killed on Ukrainian Ukraine. Over the last attention and sincerity. maimed some 30,000 territory. The system hundred years more Attention and sincerity, (9.000 civilians). There are killed systematically, and than 1,000 Ukrainian and closeness to those in already some 400,000 fear became deeply priests received a full need, and awareness of combat veterans many lodged in the collective higher education and our specific pain shines traumatized, more than DNA. This fear of the often earned doctorates in his eyes, regardless of 1,000 have committed other leads to pervasive in institutions run by the the fact that the pontiff suicide. That is just on interpersonal distrust Holy See. must hold in his heart the Ukrainian side. No rendering family, social, the cares of the whole statistics are available economic, and political Support for the Ukrainian world. His directness, on Russian casualties life all the more difficult. Greek-Catholic Church simplicity, and goodness —because officially on the part of Rome impress. This Pope Russian soldiers “are Wide-spread post-Soviet has a long tradition, wants the human being not involved.” The war poverty and social and now a new format to be close to God. has directly affected 5.2 injustice, substandard has appeared -- deep He does not tolerate million Ukrainian citizens, medical care and social listening. Its leader is pomposity, formalism, 3.5 million of whom services, high levels of Pope Francis. and clericalism. require humanitarian abortion, alcoholism, assistance. Some 2.5 It is unbelievably difficult Pope Francis is not million have become (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 3 Archeparchy News Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days (continued from previous page)

AIDS, divorce, family Francis better, it is to better know, and that the Pope suffers over violence, infant mortality, worthwhile knowing how more deeply appreciate the fate of all people in and low average life to read signs, gestures, Ukraine, Ukrainians, and this mysterious, dramatic, expectancy have been and symbols. our Church. We strove to deeply wounded but aggravated by five years be good communicators. beloved by God corner of hybrid war combining The Pope has emphasized of the world. He strives, military methods with a number of times that he Was everything that intensively and directly, economic undermining, begins and ends his day should be said — said, to grasp the needs of infiltration of the political with Ukraine, in prayer was everything heard? Ukrainians from the system, and various before the icon which Obviously, not. However, Carpathians to Donbas, types of cyber-attacks. His Beatitude Sviatoslav there is encouraging from Chornobyl to The Russian invasion has gave him. He recalled hope that a new format Crimea, the desires of occasioned a veritable this at the meeting in for discussion has all the faithful following humanitarian crisis. Rome: emerged. There was the Kyivan tradition in Now, enduring the sixth a sincere dialogue or, various countries and on year of foreign invasion “You know that every rather, a polyphony – various continents. Ukraine is the poorest morning and every without dialectic and country in Europe. A evening my gaze turns to fakery – in which respect, God is close, especially million emigrants and the icon of the Mother of hospitality, and the where there is pain. His refugees are leaving the God which His Beatitude desire to comprehend witnesses are always country annually, often gave me when he left one another reigned. close when things are without documentation. Buenos Aires to assume We prayed together and difficult for us. They The Holy Father wanted the ministry of Major listened. do not waste time on to hear the truth about Archbishop which the arguments. They do not what is taking place. Church entrusted to The Catholic Church is waste effort to convince him. Before this icon I an institution both divine the mighty of the world This is not a dry begin and end my day, and human. It works with of this, but directly and geopolitical calculation trusting in the graces of the soul and the heart, sincerely they listen, on the Pope’s part, but the Mother of God, who not with steel or stone. standing near us in attention that flows out is the Mother of us all Its weapons are soft: solidarity. of true evangelical love: and your Church. One above all – prayer, for the despair of the can say that I begin and words, and sometimes We could see this in the refugee, for the loneliness end my day ‘Ukrainian silence. To understand Pope’s eyes, his attitude of the young person, for style,’ beholding the the strength of prayer, and directness, when he the traumas of those who Mother of God.” To words, and silence is not quietly drank espresso, because of war have the attentive eye and easy, especially when allowing His Beatitude lost their relatives, for heart, these words of the rockets are exploding Sviatoslav and all of us the sufferings of families Pope demonstrate how and passions raging. to speak in the name broken by alcoholism, personal the question of of globally dispersed for wounds to the soul Ukraine is for him. Over the two days with Ukrainians – from caused by divorce, Pope Francis and his co- Argentina to Australia, separation, and enmity. For two days, other workers, we felt a mutual from Los Angeles to Vatican leaders also had communion, from heart In order to grasp Pope the opportunity to come to heart. I am convinced (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 4 Archeparchy News Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days (continued from previous page)

Montreal, from Dublin to see up close what was as well in all those of grace, which is only Warsaw, from the Sian happening. cardinals, archbishops, with the living God. to the Don. and bishops present at That of Cardinal Sandri the meetings. Nevertheless, their That was also the attitude – responsible for the witness deeply affected of his co-workers. Vatican’s relations with It is impossible to say us. The simplicity of the Eastern Catholic and hear everything in sharing conversation That of Cardinal Parolin Churches, who always two days. It was a first and coffee. The Pope – the Secretary of State expressed deep respect step toward a deeper encouraged us to be and second in charge for the UGCC. Last acquaintance and pastors who do not look at the Vatican. Quiet, summer he was in the understanding. Clearly at our watches but who smiling, friendly. He is not gray zone in Donbas, it was not full, but the give time. He gave us a afraid to admit that he he prayed with us in Lord fills everything and lot of his. Indeed, time will may not know something. Zarvanytsia, and a few will be with us all. This tell how these discussions A tested diplomat who weeks ago he met with process is ascending – it will bear concrete fruit. wants to build bridges. our faithful in North is symbolic and does not He personally visited America. stop at the curia or with Ukraine after the start the Pope, because they of the war in order to We saw this attitude do not have the fullness

Pope Francis receives in Audience the Major Archbishop, the Metropolitans and the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

July 5, 2019

This morning, July 5, in the Sala Bologna of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Francis received in audience the members of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek- Catholic Church, to whom he addressed the following words:

Address of the Holy Father

Ukrainian Bishops in Audience with Pope Francis on July 5, 2019. (continued on next page) (Photo: https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews.uk/photos) JULY 21, 2019 5 Archeparchy News Pope Francis receives in Audience the Major Archbishop, the Metropolitans and the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (continued from previous page) Beatitude, dear Brother “hybrid”, composed as prayers that I remember of major Archbishop that Major Archbishop, it is of acts of war in and that I learned from the Church had entrusted Eminences, Excellencies, which those responsible Bishop Stepan Czmil, to him. Before that icon, dear Brothers! camouflage themselves; then a Salesian priest; I begin and conclude the a conflict where the he taught me them when days, entrusting to the It was my wish to invite weakest and the smallest I was twelve years old, tenderness of Our Lady, you here to Rome for pay the highest price; in 1949, and I learned who is Mother, all of you, fraternal sharing, also a conflict aggravated from him to serve the your Church. It may be with the superiors of the by propagandist Divine Liturgy three times said that I begin and end competent dicasteries falsifications and a week. I thank you for the days “in Ukrainian”, of the Roman Curia. I manipulations of various your fidelity to the Lord looking at Our Lady. thank you for accepting types, also in the attempt and to Peter’s Successor, the invitation; it is good to involve the religious which has often cost The main role of the to see you. Ukraine aspect. dearly throughout Church, faced with has for some time been history, and I beg the the complex situations experiencing a difficult I hold you in my heart Lord to accompany the caused by the conflicts, and delicate situation, and I pray for you, dear actions of all those with is that of offering witness for more than five years Ukrainian brothers. And political responsibility to of Christian hope. Not a wounded by a conflict I confide to you that search not the so-called hope of the world, that is that many describe as at times I do so with partisan good, which based on passing things, in the end is always that come and go, and an interest at someone often divide, but the hope else’s expenses, but the that never lets us down, common good, peace. that never gives way to And I ask of the “God discouragement, that of all comfort” (2 Cor 1: knows how to overcome 3), to comfort the souls every tribulation with the of those who have lost gentle strength of the their loved ones due Spirit (see Rom 5: 2-5). to the war, those who Christian hope, nurtured bear wounds in their by Christ’s light, makes body and in their spirit, the resurrection and life those who have had to shine even in the world’s leave their home and darkest nights. Therefore, work, and face the risk dear Brothers, I hope of searching a more that in difficult times, Archive Photo from January 28, 2018 of human future elsewhere, even more than in those Pope Francis and His Beatitude Sviatoslav at far away. Know that my of peace, the priority the tomb of Ukrainian Bishop Stepan Czmil gaze goes every morning for believers may be at St. Sophia Cathedral in Rome. (Photo: to the Madonna which that of remaining united Servizio Fotografico SPC, Радіо Ватикану - His Beatitude gave to Українська редакція https://www.facebook. me, when he left Buenos com/rvukr/posts/2164479457162668) Aires to assume the office (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 6 Archeparchy News Pope Francis receives in Audience the Major Archbishop, the Metropolitans and the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (continued from previous page)

Audience with Pope Francis on July 5, 2019. (Photo: https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews.uk/photos) to Jesus, our hope. It Jesus, rejected the logic entitled The living parish, teacher of that inner life is about renewing that of the world, according place of encounter with that no other institution is union based in Baptism to which one responds the living Christ. In some able to offer. and rooted in faith, to violence with violence, traditions, the expression rooted in the history of wrote with their lives the “living parish” is rendered Therefore, I wish to our communities, rooted clearest pages of the with the adjective encourage you all, in the great witnesses: faith: they are fruitful “vibrant”. Indeed, the inasmuch as you are I think of the line of seeds of Christian hope. encounter with Jesus, pastors of the Holy everyday heroes, of I read with emotion the spiritual life, prayer that People of God, to have those numerous “saints book Persecuted for the vibrates in the beauty of this primary concern next door” who, with truth. Behind those priests, your liturgy, transmit that in all your activities: simplicity, in your people, bishops, nuns, there is beautiful force of peace, prayer, spiritual life. It responded to evil with the people of God, who that soothes wounds and is the first occupation, good (see Mt 5: 39- carries forward all the infuses courage, but not no other goes before it. 44). In the violent field population with faith and aggression. When, like May all know and see of history they planted prayer. water that springs from that in your tradition, Christ’s cross. And they a well, we drawn from you are one Church that bore fruit. These brothers A few years ago the that spiritual vitality and knows how to speak in and sisters of yours who Synod of Bishops of transmit it, the Church spiritual and not worldly suffered persecution and the Ukrainian Greek- becomes fruitful. She terms (see 1 Cor 2: 13). martyrdom and who, Catholic Church adopted becomes the announcer clinging only to the Lord a pastoral programme of the Gospel of hope, (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 7 Archeparchy News Pope Francis receives in Audience the Major Archbishop, the Metropolitans and the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (continued from previous page)

Because every person which the Lord had staying there looking at to those who had been who approaches the asked of His apostles that the clock, never sending directly affected by the Church needs heaven evening, to stay close to away those who need conflict. I once again on earth, nothing else. Him and to keep watch to be listened to. We thank with all my heart May the Lord grand us (cf. Mk 14: 34), today are servers of time. We those who contributed this grace and ensure He asks of His pastors: live in time. Please, do to the realization of we are all devoted to to stay with the people, not fall to the temptation this collection, both at our sanctification and keeping watch beside of living as slaves to an economic and also that of the faithful who those who pass through the clock! Time, not the an organizational and are entrusted to us. In the night of pain. The clock. technical level. I would the night of conflict that closeness of pastors to like this first initiative, you are experiencing, as faithful is a channel that Pastoral care consists by now substantially in Gethsemane, the Lord is built day by day, and first of all of the liturgy concluded, to be followed asks His people to “keep which brings the living which, as the major by other special projects. watch and pray”, not water of hope. It is built archbishop has often Already in this meeting, to defend themselves, thus, encounter after highlighted, along with some information can nor to attack. But the encounter, with the priests spirituality and catechesis be provided. It is very disciples sleep instead who know and take to constitutes an element important to be close to of praying, and upon heart the concerns of the that characterizes the all and to be practical, Judas’ arrival they draw people, and the faithful identity of the Ukrainian also to avoid the danger their sword. They had who, through the care Greek-Catholic Church. that a grave situation of not prayed and they fell they receive, assimilate In a world “so often suffering end up being to the temptation, the the proclamation of the disfigured by selfishness forgotten. One cannot temptation of worldliness: Gospel that the pastors and greed, the liturgy forget the brother who the violent weakness of transmit. They do not reveals the way to the suffers, wherever he may the flesh prevailed over understand if the pastors harmony of the new be from. One cannot the meekness of the are intent only on saying man” (Saint John Paul forget the brother who Spirit. Not weariness, God; they understand II, Apostolic Letter suffers. not the sword, not flight if they make the effort Orientale lumen, 11): (see Mt 26: 40, 52,56), to give God: giving the way of charity, of I would like to add a but prayer and the gift themselves, remaining unconditional love, by third word to prayer of self unto the end are close, witnesses of the which every other activity and closeness, which the responses the Lord God of hope made flesh must be routed, as it is so familiar to you: awaits from His people. to walk the paths of nurtures the fraternal synodality. Being Church Only these responses man. May the Church be bond between people, is being a community are Christian, and these the place where hope is within and outside the that walks together. It alone will save from the drawn, where the door community. With this is not enough to have worldly spiral of violence. is always found open, spirit of closeness, in a synod, you must be The Church is called where consolation and 2016 I promoted a a synod. The Church to realize her pastoral encouragement are humanitarian initiative, needs intense internal mission with various received. Never closed, in which I invited the sharing: a living dialogue means. After prayer to no-one, but with Churches in Europe to comes closeness. That an open heart: never participate, to offer aid (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 8 Archeparchy News Pope Francis receives in Audience the Major Archbishop, the Metropolitans and the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (continued from previous page) between the Pastors and as our corrections, not Catholic; to weaving search for good, in the between the Pastors and because, precisely, fruitful relationships spirit of the Gospel. May the faithful. As an Eastern we are called to walk with other particular they help us to walk Catholic Church, you together. You cannot Churches, as well as better together. It is, in a already have a marked hide what is wrong and with the Dicasteries of certain sense, a sort of synodal expression in your move on as if nothing the Roman Curia. The Synod dedicated to the canonical order, which had happened to defend unity in the Church will themes that are most at calls for frequent and your good name at be far more fruitful, the the heart of the Ukrainian regular recourse to the all costs: charity must more the understanding Greek-Catholic Church assemblies of the Synod always be lived in truth, and cohesion between in this period, afflicted of Bishops. But every day in transparency, in that the Holy See and the by the military conflict we must be a synod, parrhesia that purifies particular Churches still underway and striving to walk together, the Church and keeps will be real. More characterized by a series not only with those who it going. Synodality precisely: the greater of political and ecclesial think in the same way – – third aspect – also the understanding and processes that are much this would be easy – but means involvement of cohesion between all broader than those with all believers in Jesus. the laity: as full members the bishops and the regarding our Catholic Three aspects revive of the Church, they too bishop of Rome. This Church. But I recommend synodality. First of all, are called to express certainly “must not imply to you this spirit, this listening: listening to themselves, to give a diminished awareness discernment by which to the experiences and suggestions. Participants of their own authenticity confirm oneself: prayer suggestions of the bishops of ecclesial life, they and originality” and spiritual life in the first and priests. It is important should not only be (Orientale lumen, 21), but place; then closeness, that everyone within the welcomed but listened rather form it within our especially to those who Synod feels they are to. And I emphasize this Catholic, that is, universal, suffer; then synodality, heard. Listening is all the verb: to listen. Whoever identity. Inasmuch walking together, an more important as you rise listens can then speak as it is universal, it is open journey, step by in the hierarchy. Listening well. Those who are endangered and can be step, with meekness and is sensitivity and openness used to not listening, do worn away by attachment obedience. I thank you, I to the opinions of not speak: they bark. to particularisms accompany you on this brothers, even those who Synodality also leads to of various types: journey and I ask you, are younger, even those broadening horizons, to ecclesial particularisms, please, to remember me who are considered less living the wealth of one’s nationalistic in your prayers. experienced. A second own tradition within the particularisms, political aspect: co-responsibility. universality of the Church: particularisms. Thank you! We cannot be indifferent to deriving benefits from to the errors or the good relations with other Dear brothers, may these Adapted from the article carelessness of others, rites; to considering two days of meetings, on http://press.vatican. without intervening in a the beauty of sharing which I strongly desired, va/content/salastampa/ fraternal but convinced significant parts of be strong moments en/bollettino/ way: our confreres one’s theological and of sharing, of mutual pubblico/2019/ need our thoughts, our liturgical treasure with listening, of free dialogue, 07/05/190705a.html encouragement, as well other communities, also always inspired by the

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Vatican Releases Communique Following Meeting of Pope Francis with UGCC Leaders

Audience with Pope Francis on July 5, 2019. (Photo: https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews.uk/photos)

July 6, 2019 confirmed and sealed vocation of the Greek- harmonious development with the blood of martyrs. Catholic Church in the of the Ukrainian Greek- Holy See Press Office context of the challenges Catholic Church, as well Communique The reflection took place of today’s social- as the other oriental with mutual listening economic conditions, Catholic Churches, in The Holy Father Francis, and was accompanied in particular of the war their identity and mission. on the days July 5 to 6 by prayer, seeking the and the humanitarian 2019, chaired a meeting conditions necessary for crisis in Ukraine, as well http://press.vatican.va/ with the major archbishop the development and as her service in various content/salastampa/ of the Ukrainian Greek- flourishing of this Church countries throughout the en/bollettino/ Catholic Church, along in today’s world. world. pubblico/2019/07/06/ with the metropolitans 190706e.html?fbclid= and the members of Particular attention was It is hoped that this IwAR24HfbfzZO the Permanent Synod, dedicated to pastoral method of sharing m0ha95TjI9PzJPP and the heads of the work, evangelization, may continue, with the loBRsn1xif5Z competent Dicasteries of ecumenism, the specific purpose of promoting the hXvPPOJJcGL- XeIE4LLeo the Roman Curia.

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with Peter’s Successor, (Photo:https://www.facebook.

JULY 21, 2019 10 Archeparchy News Ukrainian Catholic South Anthracite Deanery Youth Gather for Sixth Annual Deanery Youth Day at Knoebel’s Groves Amusement Park

(Photo) Archbishop Borys Gudziak (pictured top left) poses for a picture at the Pennsylvania Ukrainian Catholic South Anthracite Deanery Youth Gathering on July 14, 2019 (Photos: South Anthracite Deanery Facebook page and Matthew Peleschak)

Elysburg, Pa.—Over 50 children, parents and clergy from the parishes of the Ukrainian Catholic South Anthracite Deanery enjoyed a summer outing at Knoebel’s Groves Amusement Park on Sunday, July 14, 2019. This year the annual gathering was very special due to attendance of new Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak.

The annual gathering is the result of an initiative of Metropolitan- Archbishop emeritus Stefan Soroka in 2014 as part of an outreach to the young people of the a noontime picnic lunch and volunteers from the schedule for the parishes of the Ukrainian of hamburgers, hot deanery parishes. Very afternoon. Metropolitan- Catholic Archeparchy of dogs, snacks and drinks Rev. Mykola Ivanov, Archbishop Borys Philadelphia. was enjoyed under the dean welcomed all to Gudziak talked about the park’s Picnic Pavilions, the summer social and After morning registration, prepared by parents outlined the planned (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 11 Archeparchy News Ukrainian Catholic South Anthracite Deanery Youth Gather for Sixth Annual Deanery Youth Day at Knoebel’s Groves Amusement Park (continued from previous page) importance of engaging how it was the Sister the youth, putting young Servants of Mary people at the center of Immaculate who taught the Church’s mission, him Catechism in his faith, unity and love. early years, providing a foundation for his life Afterwards, a experiences rooted in the presentation was given faith. He also referred by Cardiologist, Dr. to the heart as the vital Henry Fesniak. Dr. Henry organ for ordinary living. Fesniak spoke about how one can by faith change a Later in the day, the youth “mess” into a “message” enjoyed an afternoon in and a “test” into a the amusement park with “testimony.” He referred unlimited rides on the to some life experiences park’s attractions, before that he encountered as gathering together at his brother, Fr. Mark 5 p.m. for a closing Fesniak, was awaiting prayer service, led by Dr. Henry Fesniak a liver transplant. By Metropolitan-Archbishop God’s grace, Father Borys Gudziak and Very Mark, pastor of our Rev. Mykola Ivanov and Reading parish, is on the departure. mend. A great time was had by Dr. Fesniak also related all.

Archbishop Borys Gudziak JULY 21, 2019 12 Archeparchy News Archbishop Borys Gudziak visits Shamokin Parish

On July 14, 2019 that you have and the Borys said the warmth in Philadelphia. Transfiguration of faith of your ancestors of the iconography Our Lord Ukrainian who helped build this and Byzantine tradition We believe he will be a Catholic Church hosted beautiful church.” involved with this great leader and all of Metropolitan-Archbishop church and others are us here at Transfiguration Borys Gudziak, who “We need to support fascinating. were very grateful for his celebrated Divine Liturgy each other in our faith visit. and met with parishioners and live according to the The Rev. Mykola Ivanov, that were present in the Gospel,” he said. “I will pastor of Transfiguration Church Sunday morning. pray for you and others Church and the Dean Submitted by: and ask you to pray of the South Anthracite Rev. Mykola Ivanov During his homily for me so we can walk Deanery, who hosted Metropolitan-Archbishop together toward eternity the Metropolitan- Borys talked about the with God.” Archbishop Borys visit, importance of faith, was very pleased that prayer, unity and love. Metropolitan-Archbishop Metropolitan-Archbishop “It’s really wonderful to said that he’s been was able to meet with be here with you,” the amazed by the his parishioners who Metropolitan-Archbishop outstanding architecture attend Sunday’s Divine said, “This is the 12th at Transfiguration Church Liturgy so soon after parish I have visited and all the churches his enthronement in in the deanery since he visited in South the Ukrainian Catholic Saturday and I am really Anthracite Deanery. Cathedral of the impressed by the faith Metropolitan-Archbishop Immaculate Conception JULY 21, 2019 13 Archeparchy News A few pictures of parishes Archbishop Borys Gudziak visited in the South Anthracite Deanery (more pictures to be posted next issue)

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Frackville, PA JULY 21, 2019 14 Archeparchy News ARCHBISHOP BORYS GUDZIAK BECAME FIRST UKRAINIAN TO GET NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY AWARD

June 29, 2019 Notre Dame. I received it with deep emotion On June 29, the President on behalf of many of of the Ukrainian Catholic my spiritual teachers — University, Archbishop founders of the Ukrainian Borys Gudziak of the Catholic University, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Metropolitan Andrey and Church was conferred on Patriarch Iosyp, Cardinal the Notre Dame Award. Lubachivsky, Patriarch Lubomyr, my predecessor Photo: President of the University of The Notre Dame Award — Fr. Mykhailo Dymyd, Notre Dame, Rev. John Jenkins presents is conferred on “men my colleagues, the Archbishop Borys Gudziak with the Notre and women whose lives senators and students. Dame University Award. (Photo from and actions are evidence I am receiving it with a YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/ of devotion to the ideals feeling of great gratitude watch?time_continue=1&v=d0Y9ewE9f1E) that the University — to God, to all those serves: faith, knowledge, thanks to whom this education, justice, public could happen, and to is highly respected eventually led to the service, care for those in the University of Notre internationally for his murder of more than a need.” Archbishop Borys Dame,” said Archbishop courageous leadership hundred people, among became the first Ukrainian Borys. of the first Catholic whom was a twenty-five- to receive this honorary University in the former year-old UCU lecturer, award. Previously, it was According to the President Soviet Union. Bohdan Solchanyk), received by US President of the University of Notre Archbishop Gudziak and Jimmy Carter and his Dame, Rev. John Jenkins, Influenced by Henry other religious leaders wife; St Mother Teresa “Archbishop Borys made Nowen and his devotion of all faiths, supported of Calcutta; Northern the Ukrainian Catholic to people with special the protesters and their Ireland politician John University a center needs, Archbishop demands to transform Hume; Cardinal Vinko of cultural thought, Gudziak set up the Ukraine. Even after Puljic, Archbishop of Christian witness, as well Center Emmaus in the these events, Borys Sarajevo; Jean Vanier, as a platform for the UCU, where people with Gudziak, commented founder of the L'Arche formation of Ukrainian mental disabilities and on the situation: “I was community, Colectivo society on the foundation their families receive part of Pope Francis' Solecito de Veracruz, a of human dignity. At the support and can be school of thinking, community of Mexican same time, he resolutely a part of the students' which argues that “the mothers who organized and faithfully provided community life. shepherd must smell like the search for missing pastoral care for the his sheep”. Therefore, relatives and friends as a faithful of the Ukrainian In 2014, during the at a time when the result of criminal violence Catholic Church. We will Revolution of Dignity in solution to the situation and omission of the state. be honored to celebrate Kyiv after riot police had seemed impossible, I his unselfish and faithful applied brutal violence was among the people “Ukrainian Catholic service.” against peaceful pro- University received the democracy activists award of the University of Archbishop Borys on the Maidan (this (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 15 Archeparchy News ARCHBISHOP BORYS GUDZIAK BECAME FIRST UKRAINIAN TO GET NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY AWARD (continued from previous page) on the Maidan, I prayed universities which are with them and asked part of this consortium. God to help us find a solution.” For the In addition, last 15 years, a fruitful representatives of academic collaboration the UCU repeatedly has been developed delivered public lectures between the UCU and at Notre Dame, in the Notre Dame - more particular, including such than 20 UCU scholars lecturers as Archbishop and employees were Borys Gudziak and trained and successfully Myroslav Marynovych. completed the program From year to year, The Notre Dame University Award course on professional students and graduates development at Notre of the Notre Dame also returned to the home of In February of this year, Dame. Last year, become volunteers at his parents in Lviv, where Pope Francis appointed Professor James the UCU English Summer he founded the Institute Borys Gudziak to the McAdams, Director of School. of Church History. Six post of Archbishop the Institute of European years later, he was of Philadelphia. This Studies, University Background information: ordained a priest and Metropolis, in addition of Notre Dame was Borys Gudziak grew up was appointed first Vice- to Philadelphia, also awarded the honorary in Syracuse, New York rector and later Rector includes the District title of “Doctor Honoris in a family of Ukrainian of the Lviv Theological of Columbia, Virginia, Causa of the Ukrainian immigrants who, during Academy, which in 2002 Delaware, Maryland, Catholic University”. World War II were became the Ukrainian as well as other areas For many years the forced to flee from the Catholic University. In in Eastern Pennsylvania. professor has been Communist regime. He 2012, Pope Benedict The official enthronement cooperating and actively received a Bachelor's XVI appointed Borys took place on June 4, supporting the UCU. degree in philosophy Gudziak as Apostolic 2019. Borys Gudziak Professor McAdams and biology from the Exarch for Ukrainian also remains President of was the initiator of the University of Syracuse. Catholics in France, the UCU and a member project CUP (Catholic He later studied at the Belgium, Netherlands, of the permanent Synod Universities Partnership) Collegium of Hagia Luxembourg and of the UGCC. – a consortium of several Sophia in Rome, as Switzerland. He is the Catholic universities, well as at the Pontifical author of more than 50 https://risu.org.ua/ which became a platform University Urbaniana, academic works on the en/index/all_news/ for communication and where he received a history of the Church catholics/ugcc/76325/ cooperation of Catholic degree in theology, and and theology, and universities in Central and thereafter a doctorate last year received the Eastern Europe. UCU is in Slavic and Byzantine honorary title of Doctor part of this consortium. Cultural and Church of Humanities (Doctor of The project annually history at Harvard. Humane Letters, Honoris organizes meetings in Causa) of Syracuse one of the Catholic In 1992, Borys Gudziak University. JULY 21, 2019 16 Archeparchy News

METROPOLITAN ARCHEPARCHY OF PHILADELPHIA Most Reverend Archbishop Borys Gudziak Ukrainian Catholic 810 North Franklin Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191232005 Phone (215) 6270143 Fax (215) 6270377 [email protected]

No. 339/2019 0 This Number Should be Prefixed to Your Reply Philadelphia, July 3, 2019

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I write to thank you for your assistance and support during my nthronement eremony on une th. our kindness and hard work enabled a blessed beginning of my ministry in hiladelphia and the nited tates. our participation in the “Heart to Heart” week was a source of great spiritual inspiration. I profoundly appreciate your prayers and your generosity of time. ur clergy, religious and faithful are inspired. his homecoming for me is a big step that I make with trepidation, but mostly with great hope and oy. ou have helped make the first days incredibly beautiful, peaceful, and lifegiving.

uring the past days so many people have shared their oy and hope, so many people have epressed their inspiration and epectations. eing among you has been a blessing for me. o much welcoming, fellowship, authenticity, generosity and love. I hope that you too witnessed this during our week of “Heart to Heart” prayer and celebration. his eperience is grounded in a sense that God is in our midst. hen we are together, with good will, and willingness to sacrifice for each other, we open our hearts to the Holy pirit and His gifts.

here has been so much good will and so much sacrifice during the last days, weeks, and months. I’ve seen them and can testify about God’s greatness and your goodness. hen I came to aris there were many problems, much poverty, hardship, and conflict. I invited our faithful to leave behind mutual criticism, envy, and argument. o go from glory to glory. In these days the glory of God has been among us.

oving forward from entecost, let us proceed with the gifts of the Holy pirit, the omforter, whose gentle breath soothes, whose ointment heals, whose gust energies and who gives us peace and oy.

hank you for your peace and your oy that become mine.

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JULY 21, 2019 17 Archeparchy News On Sunday, June 23, Roman Catholic Parishes had a Corpus Christi Procession and visited our Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Philadelphia, PA.

Altar Boy Honored at St. Cyril's Olyphant, PA Congratulations to The Way’s Patrick F. Marcinko as he is honored on Sunday, Summer Schedule June 16, 2019, at SS. Cyril and Methodius These are the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Olyphant, for upcoming issues of 6 years of dedication “The Way” and service as an Altar Boy. Very Rev. Nestor August 11, 2019 Iwasiw is Pastor of the August 25, 2019 Parish. Photo submitted by Lauren Telep

JULY 21, 2019 18 Archeparchy News Perth Amboy, NJ Parish Festival Brings Community Together

On Saturday, June 22, 2019 beyond our expectations, the church grounds of the Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church in Perth Amboy, NJ swelled with neighbors and those who traveled quite a distance to appreciate Ukrainian culture, crafts, foods and entertainment at the 7th Annual Parish Festival.

Throughout the sun filled day, more than 3,000 guests, could be seen enjoying themselves, eating the delicious Ukrainian food, and there certainly was plenty for everyone, listening to lively Ukrainian music, visiting our beautiful church at the church tours, socializing with friends and neighbors, and enjoying the entertainment of our incredible Ukrainian dance performances.

Fr. Ivan Turyk, the pastor of the church said that the “festival creates an atmosphere of hospitality”, as people can come and have fun, and at the same time, it becomes an expression of our faith. God blessed us with perfect weather which helped to bring

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JULY 21, 2019 19 Archeparchy News Perth Amboy, NJ Parish Festival Brings Community Together (continued from previous page) many people to the Cabbages, 250 pounds Festival. The reviews of kovbasa, hundreds were wonderful; a lot of pieces of homemade of people told us that, desserts and we used “It sure is a big crowd 415 pounds of meat to this year,” and “We had prepare our delicious such a great time.” shishkebab. I

We were honored with t was amazing to see so the presence of NJ many people enjoying Congressman Frank the day together! It was Pallone, Mrs. Wilda also wonderful to know Diaz, the mayor of the that we have so many City of Perth Amboy hardworking parishioners and His Grace Bishop and school parents who Andriy Rabiy, auxiliary are doing their best to bishop for the Ukrainian help keep our church and Catholic Archeparchy school financially stable. who opened the festival It was another proof with a prayer. that Assumption Parish Community shines when A great time and great we all work together as food was enjoyed by one family. all those who attended. We served 6 thousand pyrohy, 1,550 Stuffed

Fr. Ivan Turyk and Bishop Andriy Rabiy

JULY 21, 2019 20 Archeparchy News Did you know our Archeparchy is the sponsor of ... Ascension Manor an affordable Residential Housing Complex in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood, one block from our Ukrainian Cathedral

Ascension Manor is an affordable residential housing complex for seniors 62 years of age and older sponsored by the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. If you would like more information, please contact Ascension Manor, Inc. by phone at 215-922-1116. Equal Housing Opportunity The website of Ascension Manor is http://www.ascensionmanor.org

Photos: Ascension Manor Celebrates 4th of July with BBQ for Residents on July 2, 2019

(Photos: Teresa Siwak)

JULY 21, 2019 21 Archeparchy News Donors list for Enthronement,"Heart to Heart"

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Name Amount Name Amount Knights of Columbus - New Haven 25,000.00 Ascension of Our Lord Church - Sayre 750.00 Porter & Curtis, LLC 25,000.00 Kowal, George & Katria 750.00 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 15,000.00 Nativity B.V.M. Church - New Brunswick 750.00 Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma 13,300.00 St. Josaphat Church-Bethlehem 750.00 Interstate Realty Management Company 12,500.00 St. Michael's Church - Hillsborough 750.00 Szmagala Sr. Taras & Katherine 11,000.00 St. Nicholas Church - Passaic 750.00 Mazur, Leonard & Helena 5,000.00 SS Peter & Paul Church - Simpson 650.00 Providence Association 5,000.00 Immaculate Conception Church - Palatine IL 600.00 Selfreliance Foundation of Selfreliance Federal Credit Union - Chicago 5,000.00 Transfiguration of Our Lord Church - Nanticoke 555.00 SUMA Federal Credit Union 5,000.00 Assumption B.V.M. Church-Centralia 500.00

Ukrainian National Women League - New York, NY 5,000.00 Assumption of B.V.M. Church - Bayonne 500.00 Ukrainian Selfreliance FCU - Philadelphia 5,000.00 Christ The King Church - Philadelphia 500.00 Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Assumption - Perth Amboy 4,000.00 Deychakiwsky, Yuri A & Mostovych, Irena Eva 500.00 St. John The Baptist-Northampton 3,000.00 Dubchak, Iryna & Ihor 500.00 JFS Wealth Advisors 2,500.00 Frauenhoffer, Elizabeth 500.00 St. Michael The Archangel Church - Jenkintown 2,500.00 Fylypowych, Andrew & Christine M. 500.00

Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation - Chicago 2,500.00 Grabowsky, Msgr. Myron J 500.00 Annunciation BVM Church - Melrose Park 2,000.00 Holy Cross Monastery 500.00 Fletcher - Nasivich Funeral Home 2,000.00 Holy Trinity Church - Silver Spring 500.00 Holy Ghost Church - West Easton 2,000.00 Kuzmowych, Chrystyna & Truvor Vadym 500.00 Self Reliance FCU - New York 2,000.00 Nativity BVM Church - Middleport 500.00 SS Peter & Paul Church - Jersey City 2,000.00 Patronage Mother of God-Marion Hgts. 500.00 St. John The Baptist Church - Newark 2,000.00 Precision Mechanical Services 500.00 SS Cyril & Methodius Church - Berwick 1,500.00 Presentation of Our Lord-Lansdale 500.00 Byzantine Rite Church Supplies 1,000.00 Rudnytsky, Leo & Irene 500.00 Durbak, Ivan & Marusia 1,000.00 Rylyk, Andrew 500.00 Knights Of Columbus Pennsylvania Council 1,000.00 Salvi, Lucantonio & Tania 500.00 Kohutiak, MD Vsevolod & Lidia M 1,000.00 SS Peter & Paul Church - Baltimore 500.00 Komar, Helen 1,000.00 SS Peter and Paul Church - Phoenixville 500.00 Konrad, Sonia and Family 1,000.00 SS. Peter & Paul Church-Mt. Carmel 500.00 Korduba, Oksana 1,000.00 St. Anne Church-Warrington 500.00 Krafczek, Helen 1,000.00 St. Basil's Church - Chesapeak City 500.00 Mecznik, Peter & Olga 1,000.00 St. Cyril & Methodius Church - Olyphant 500.00 Nova UA Federal Credit Union - Clifton 1,000.00 St. John The Baptist Church - Detroit 500.00 SS Peter and Paul Church - Bridgeport 1,000.00 St. John The Baptist Church - Maizeville 500.00 St. Nicholas Church - Chicago 1,000.00 St. John The Baptist-Whippany 500.00 St. Nicholas Church - Minersville 1,000.00 St. Mary Church - Manassas VA 500.00 St. Vladimir Church-Scranton 1,000.00 St. Mary Church - McAdoo 500.00 Stevensky, Msgr. John P. 1,000.00 St. Mary's Church - Bristol 500.00 Transfiguration Church-Shamokin 1,000.00 St. Michael Church - Curtis Bay 500.00 Ukrainian Institute of America, Inc. 1,000.00 St. Michael Church - Frackville 500.00 Zinich, Ann 1,000.00 St. Michael Church - Shenandoah 500.00 Nush, Bernadette T. & Peter G. 800.00 St. Michael Church- Pottstown 500.00 St. Josaphats Church - Trenton 800.00 St. Michael Church-Cherry Hill 500.00

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Name Amount Name Amount

St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church - Tucson AZ 500.00 Horodecka, Oxana 200.00 St. Michaels Church - Hazelton 500.00 Kerod, Oksana 200.00 St. Nicholas Church - Glen Lyon 500.00 Laskowski, Marlene & Christopher 200.00 St. Nicholas Church - Great Meadows 500.00 Luciw, Eugene A. Natalia T. 200.00 St. Nicholas Church - Wilmington 500.00 Lyakh, Galyna 200.00 St. Nicholas Church-St. Clair 500.00 Malinowski, William 200.00 St. Stephens Church - Toms River 500.00 Melnic, Rev. James T. 200.00

St. Vladimir Church - Palmerton 500.00 Most Rev. Josaphat Hovera - Exarch of Lutsk, Ukraine 200.00 St. Vladimirs Church - Elizabeth 500.00 Ord, John & Patricia 200.00 STS. Volodymyr and Olha Parish - Chicago 500.00 St. Josaphat Council 7530 Knights of Columbus 200.00 Thompson, Stephen 500.00 Trygar, Nancy 200.00 Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine Of The Holy Family - Washington DC 500.00 Weron, Theodore & Alberola, Marymae 200.00 United Ukrainian American Relief Committee 500.00 Wilson Michael & Rosaline 200.00 Barylak, Carol & Bohdan 400.00 Wysocki, James 200.00

Pyz, Teodor & Maria 350.00 Grozio, Theodore W. K of C Pokrova Council # 13561 150.00 St. Nicholas Church - Millville 350.00 Hitchens, Rev. Robert John 150.00 Fedyk, Roman & Iwanna 300.00 Kuzara, Fr. George 150.00 Kawa, Izydor & Halyna 300.00 Luciw, Roksolana & Michael 150.00 Redgate, Alexandra L. & Joseph C 300.00 Marshalick, Steven & Anna 150.00 Stadnik Jennifer 300.00 Miller, Michael 150.00 Andryczyk, Roman & Vera 250.00 Onuferko, Luba 150.00 Burachinsky, Boris & Oksana 250.00 Sverdan, Rev. Roman 150.00 Dochwat, Christina 250.00 Tomorug, Mary 150.00 Hatala, Victor 250.00 Abuszcak, Vera 100.00 Holowinsky, Mary & William 250.00 Anonymous 100.00 Kusznir, Ihor & Daria 250.00 Apex Services, Inc. 100.00 Kyj, Myroslaw 250.00 Bargiuk, Lydia 100.00 Peklak, Gerald J 250.00 Berehowskyj, Dmytro & Margaret 100.00 Ss. Joachim & Anna - Front Royal VA 250.00 Beretsky, Elias A. 100.00 St. Nicholas Church - Philadelphia 250.00 Beyzik, Yuriy & Olga 100.00 Stasiuk, Mary & Bohdan 250.00 Bezner, Kevin & Ann 100.00 Temnycky, Orest & Daria 250.00 Bilinski, Gloria Mae 100.00 Vitvitsky, Bohdan & Bohdanna 250.00 Bogetti, Albert 100.00 WADFFU, Inc 250.00 Bortnyk, John & Irene 100.00 Zacharczuk, Danylo & Xenia 250.00 Boyle, Ray G. 100.00 Barylak, Carol & Bohdan 200.00 Bramlage, Edward & Maryann 100.00 Dudkevych, Rev. Andriy & Mariya 200.00 Bremer, Bernadette M. 100.00 Fedak, Taras & Tetyana 200.00 Budjako, Shirley 100.00 Giffler, Lydia K. 200.00 Charyton, Bogdan & Dianne 100.00 Granza, William & Janice 200.00 Deychakiwsky, Orest 100.00 Guertler, Vera 200.00 Dibitsky, Andrew John 100.00 Hewko, Christina 200.00 Dobczansky, Juriy 100.00 Hnateyko, Myron & Olha 200.00 Dolinsky, Adrian & Larissa 100.00

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Name Amount Name Amount Dubitsky, Rev. Roman 100.00 Michalczyk, Joseph & Vera 100.00 Fedorin, Walter & Mary 100.00 Mykich, Andew & Tetyana 100.00 Ferencevych, Roman 100.00 Mykyta, Roman & Maria 100.00 Fonock, Ronald M. & Marilyn B. 100.00 Myr, Patricia Ann 100.00 Futey, Bohdan & Myra 100.00 Nachesty, Stephen & Sharon 100.00 Hawryliw, Adrian O. 100.00 Ocetnik, Lotte 100.00 Helbig, Georgine & Adriana 100.00 Parfeniouk, Roman & Vira 100.00 Hiriak, Stanley 100.00 Paslawsky, Helen 100.00 Hnatin, John 100.00 Pawluk, Nila & Borys 100.00 Homa, George & Elizabeth 100.00 Perrong, Stefania 100.00 Horbatyuk, Nadia & Petro 100.00 Pidhirsky, Jerry & Sophia 100.00 Hrycenko, Peter & Irene 100.00 Pristash, Paul & Anna 100.00 Hud, Maria 100.00 Putera, Rev. Vasyl 100.00 Hunt, Jacqueline M & Robert J. 100.00 Pyrih, Lubomyr & Halyna 100.00 Immaculate Conception Church - Hillside 100.00 Romanyuk, Rev. Ruslan & Lesya 100.00 Iwasiw, Rev. Nestor 100.00 Roth, Charles & Julie 100.00 Jakubowska, Olga 100.00 Royik, Rev. Ihor & Olena 100.00 Jushchyshyn, John & Caroline 100.00 Saluk, Adrian & Christina 100.00 Kashinskey, John M & John D. 100.00 Samilo, Russel 100.00 Kawczenski, Brian 100.00 Sawchyn, Irene 100.00 Kharuk, Rev. Wasyl 100.00 Sawicky, Danuta & Eugene 100.00 Knights of Columbus - Olyphant Council 100.00 Sawka, Stefania 100.00 Kosh, Ronald & Joanne 100.00 Sawruk, Diana 100.00 Kowal, George & Mary 100.00 Sendzik, Vera & Nestor 100.00 Kozak, Edmund & Mildred 100.00 Shchudlak, Mariya & Andriy 100.00 Kozak, Jerry 100.00 Shklar, Eugene 100.00 Kruchowy, Roman W. & Lesia M. 100.00 Shyprykevich, Martha 100.00 Kulchyckyj, Bohdan W. & Christine 100.00 Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate Provincialate 100.00 Kulish, Mary Ann 100.00 Sivinskyi, Rev. Vasyl & Halyna 100.00 Kulynych, Mychaylo & Pauline 100.00 Skibicki, J. 100.00 Kuzyszyn, Olga & Oleksander 100.00 Skrinkosky, Andrew & Dannis 100.00 Ladika, Tanya 100.00 Smith, Christine B. & Paul R. 100.00 Lesenskyj, George & Vera 100.00 Smolock, John & Christine 100.00 Lesyk Lubow 100.00 St. Mary Church - Carteret 100.00 Lissy, Daria 100.00 Stek, Ann Marie 100.00 Longeberger, Johanna 100.00 Tarchis, James & Cynthia 100.00 Lupak, Oksana 100.00 Tihansky, Donald & Joan 100.00 Makarushka - Kolodiy, Helen 100.00 Tymkiw, Stephan & Tamara 100.00 Marinchak, Edward & Loretta 100.00 Ukrainian American Sports Center Tryzub 100.00 Mazurkevich, Ulana 100.00 Veresink, Theodore & Rosemary 100.00 Medwick, George & Grace 100.00 Wasko, Peter & Anna 100.00 Melnyk, Helen 100.00 Whitaker, David 100.00 Mencinsky, George & Martha 100.00 Wojtiw, Joseph 100.00 Menio, John & Jennie 100.00 Wozney, Joseth & Jocelyn 100.00

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Name Amount Name Amount Yarrish, Paul & Mary 100.00 Kunderewicz, Elienne & Justine 50.00 Yaworsky, John & Anna 100.00 Labiak, Peter & Joanne 50.00 Yurechko, Olga 100.00 Lezniak, John & Stephanie 50.00 Zubritzky, Martha 100.00 Lisowsky, Petro & Tanya 50.00 Drake, Kenneth W. & Barbara G. 85.00 Lohr, Susan A & Robert L 50.00 Mahrholz, George & Lillian 75.00 Lundmark, Paul & Christine 50.00 Mulvaney, Mary 75.00 Makar, Rev. Paul 50.00 Strayves, Donald 75.00 Maloney, Barbara & Shawn 50.00 Zajac, Olenka 75.00 Minue, Michael 50.00 Nefferdorf, Douglas 70.00 Molochnick, Josephine & Joanne 50.00 Anonymous 50.00 Moncavage, Olga & Blodgett, Maria 50.00 Augustine, Andrew 50.00 Nazar, John 50.00 Baker, James C & Patricia A 50.00 Nestrick, Marlene 50.00 Berezowski, Estelle & Marc 50.00 Pasicznyk, Maria Olympia 50.00 Bratach, Marlene 50.00 Perfecky, George & Christine 50.00 Brenycz Eugene 50.00 Peron, Frank 50.00 Burachynskyj, Roxolana M. 50.00 Plys, Irene 50.00 Byrich, Florence E. 50.00 Polewchak, Anne & Jasinski, Evan 50.00 Chandler, Justine , Cuesta, Catherine 50.00 Popivchak, Joseph B. & Cheryl A. 50.00 Chomiak, Margaret & Michael 50.00 Rehnert, James & Anna 50.00 Credi, Wagdi & Anna 50.00 Retkwa, Stephen & Lori 50.00 Demkiv, Rev. Ivan & Myroslava 50.00 Ricci, Thomas R. 50.00 Drabic, John & Doris 50.00 Ricciardelli, Sophia 50.00 Gajdalo, Roy & Olga 50.00 Rudakewych, Arnold & Mary 50.00 Grozio, Theodore & Dorothy 50.00 Ruszin, George & Concetta 50.00 Halamar, Barbara 50.00 Sapra, Beverly & Joseph 50.00 Halyabar, Olha 50.00 Shevchuk, George 50.00 Hiriak, Nicholas 50.00 Skaskiw, Dorothy 50.00 Hirniak, Mark A. & Anna Marie 50.00 Stefanic, Ann 50.00 Hitchens, Maryellen 50.00 Stine, John & Martha 50.00 Hnatyk, Bohdana 50.00 Sydoryak, Adriana & Ihor 50.00 Hodge, Jeffrey & Joanne 50.00 Tkach, Adrian & Erica 50.00 Holak, Piotr & Renata 50.00 Turchek, Cynthia 50.00 Horczakiwskyj, Xenia 50.00 Tworischuk, Nicholas & Nancy 50.00 Horodecky, Olga 50.00 Varallo, Pasquale 50.00 Howansky, Mark 50.00 Vladyka, Rev. Vasyl & Lyudmyla 50.00 Jarymowycz, Zenowij & Oksana 50.00 Wichryk, Wilhelmina 50.00 Kapustiak, Andrew 50.00 Wichryk, Wilhelmina 50.00 Kardasz, Anne 50.00 Wolchasty, Anthony & Eugenia 50.00 Klos, Helen 50.00 Worstall, Regina & Robert 50.00 Kolubinsky, Walter & Doreen 50.00 Yakim, Russell & Marjorie 50.00 Kondrat, Maria 50.00 Yakubick, Maryann 50.00 Kosonocky, Natalie 50.00 Yatison, John 50.00 Kraynick, Mary 50.00 Zacharko. Olga & Stephan 50.00 Kunderevych, Rev. Orest & Oksana 50.00 Zaharchuk, Daria 50.00

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Name Amount Name Amount Muench, Gerald 40.00 Sgromolo, Beverly 25.00 Nagurney, Mark 40.00 Shade, George & Mary 25.00 Stelmaschuk, Michael 40.00 Siwak Teresa 25.00 Figiel, Walter & Isabel 35.00 Soltys, Czeslawa 25.00 Kara, Joanne K. 35.00 Sorokowski, Andrew 25.00 Steward, Dorothy 35.00 Stecco, Edward & Joan 25.00 Rogalskyj, Lydia 30.00 Vervan, William 25.00 Thomas, William & Wirginia 30.00 Waering, Paul & Daria 25.00 Wislocki, Julia & Piotr 30.00 Belluch, Theodore K. 20.00 Adamchick, Joyce 25.00 Bobbie, Michael 20.00 Bijansky, William & C. A. 25.00 Chernago, Michael W. & Dorothy J. 20.00 Bozar, Marilyn & Francis 25.00 Christy, Cornelia 20.00 Buranicz, Myroslava 25.00 Collins, James & Christina 20.00 Calveric, Constance M. 25.00 Malinowski, Rita 20.00 Critchosin, Michael J 25.00 McManamon, Dennis & Helena 20.00 Demczko, Ann Marie 25.00 Mlynaryk, Peter & Irene 20.00 Demko, Michael & Jacqueline 25.00 Moeck, Carolina 20.00 Dochych, Thomas & Naomi 25.00 Mozdy, Shannon & Stephen 20.00 Dupnock, June 25.00 Oconnor, Lucille A 20.00 Fine, Mark & Kathleen 25.00 Rogalcheck - Frissell, Ann Marie 20.00 Fromel, James Bruce 25.00 Sakson, Susan & John 20.00 Halaway, Henry & Jaroslawa 25.00 Sawchyn, Vera 20.00 Iwaskiw, Leo & Maria 25.00 Sembrat, Robert 20.00 Iwaskiw, Walter R. & Neonila Z. 25.00 Sikora, Erika 20.00 King, Steven George & Anna M. 25.00 Talaga, Carol 20.00 Kobryn, Olga 25.00 Trucz, Stefania 20.00 Kostingo John 25.00 Westington, Ilona 20.00 Kowal, Paul G 25.00 Worobij, Nadia 20.00 Krol, Krystyna & Andrzej 25.00 Dziwak, Walter 15.00 Kruel, Rita & Stiney 25.00 Palko, Theodore & Patricia 15.00 Kulish, Rose Marie 25.00 Panchison, Theresa 15.00 Lapiska, Maria 25.00 Riley, William 15.00 Lesko, Mary & Helen 25.00 Barron, Donald J. & Anna M. 10.00 Lipsett, Kenneth S 25.00 Belehaj, Anna 10.00 Liptock, Joseph 25.00 Belluch, Mary 10.00 Mark, Joelyn 25.00 Bianckini, Marianne & Gill William 10.00 Marych, Christine 25.00 Demcher, Yolanda 10.00 Myr, Patricia Ann 25.00 Demchok, John M. & Joan A. 10.00 Paclawskyj, Christine & Orest 25.00 Hladish, Allen 10.00 Palombo, Nancy 25.00 Hywel, Virginia & Walter 10.00 Paszek, Joseph & Patricia 25.00 Kapuschinsky, Sally F 10.00 Patrick, Stella & Stephen 25.00 Kordecki, Mary 10.00 Pretka, Judith A. 25.00 Oconnor, Lucille A 10.00 Ritsick, Robert & Marie 25.00 Panchison, Theresa 10.00 Rose, Paul & Marion 25.00 Post, Kenneth 5.00

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Name Amount Mata, Alicia 3.00 Leuthold, Vance 1.00 McMiller, Tamara 1.00 Total: as of 07/15/2019 $239,165.00

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Volodymyr the Thank You Great in Paris EUR 1500.00 St. Volodymyr Cathedral - Paris EUR 1000.00 Total: as of 07/15/2019 EUR 2500.00

On the occasion of his Name Day, the staff of “The Way” wishes Metropolitan- Archbishop Borys good health, long life and the Lord’s choicest blessings. Many Happy and blessed years!

Page 6 of 6 JULY 21, 2019 27 Holidays/Feast Day FEAST OF THE HOLY MARTYRS BORYS AND HLIB August 6 (July 24 Gregorian calendar.)

Normally Christ-loving of his father's death and people do not see an Sviatopolk’s insidious unrepentanat brother plan to take over his kill his brothers over father’s throne. Although acquiring the great deeply upset by this princedom of Rus- news, Borys did not plan Ukraine, and to obtain any evil upon his older riches of many cities and brother. regions. But such are the thoughts of sinful people When the soldiers of this age and such are under Borys’ command evil designs of people learned about the evil who serve not God. plan of Svyatopolk, they (Akathist to Saints Borys entreated their prince to and Hlib) go to Kyiv and remove him by force, so that Among the first saints later Svyatopolk would that the Ukrainian answer for his brutal Church canonized are deeds and then Borys the prince-martyrs of would sit on his father's valor, Borys and Hlib throne. But the saintly (named at baptism prince could not, even Roman and David). They in his mind, lift a hand were the younger sons against his brother, for of St. Volodymyr the he well understood that Great who baptized Rus- Svyatopolk would not approached him, they signs of life. Svyatopolk Ukraine. give up the Kyiv throne. heard Borys pray. Seeing then cursed, having The soldiers left and the killers, the prince did learned that the brother When a serious illness Borys remained with only not stop praying nor is still breathing, sent two struck the Grand Duke a servant. did he try to escape. Varangians to finish him Volodymyr, there were but prayed and humbly off. One of them pulled no brothers in Kyiv. Svyatopolk then sent went to sleep. The killers the sword and pierced Svyatopolk, one of the messengers to Borys with attacked him like wild the heart of the blessed eldest sons of Vladimir, the guise of fraternal beasts. They killed Borys Prince Borys. first learned of the death love, but actually his and, with him, his servant of his father, but, having true intentions were George, who, saving They brought body of evil designs, decided concealed. He went to the prince, covered him the blissful martyr prince to hide the news from Vyshgorod at night and with his body, as well as to Vyshhorod and there his brothers. After this called boyar men to other servants who were was secretly buried near Svyatopolk himself himself, ordering them also there. The evildoers the temple of St. Basil began to reign in Kyiv. to come to encounter wrapped Borys’ body, the Great. the younger brother and which was yet warm, Svyatopolk after the Returning home from to kill him. They came placed it on a wagon murder of his brother a military campaign, to the river Alt when it and carried it away. But Borys learned the news was dark and, as they on the way they noticed (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 28 Holidays/Feast Day FEAST OF THE HOLY MARTYRS BORYS AND HLIB (continued from previous page) Borys continued to Svyatolkovsky's crime fraternal love and so St. Basil in Vyshhorod. A multiply his acts of against Borys. Modesty, save his life. While sailing church was built to honor lawlessness. The terrible meekness, humility were through the river of them, and Metropolitan trail on which he stepped his virtues gaining for Smyadin to the Dnieper, John wrote a (prayer) in, led him to new crimes. the young prince a love the prince and his service in honor of the He attempted to justify and respect from all who warriors saw the ship sent holy martyrs. himself - if he ceases knew him. to them by Svyatopolk to commit iniquity, then people. The princely Holy princes Borys his brothers would not Receiving news of his teams of the warriors and Hlib were the first seek revenge, or to father’s illness from took up arms in battle to Ukrainian saints. Their do the same to him Svyatopolk and wishing defend Hlib. The young veneration had begun (that is, take away his to see him, Hlib rose and prince would sooner die several years after their life) or to flee from the went hurriedly to Kyiv. than place his warriors death, already in 1021. parental throne. So that The sad news about in danger and thereby Officially, they were he would have no rivals Volodymyr's death also ordered them to offer no canonized in 1072. There in authority, Svyatopolk brought news of Borys' resistance Svyatopolk’s were many indications of firmly decided to destroy death. Having heard this, mercenaries grabbed healing with the touch of all the brothers, so that Hlib cried and prayed, Hlib, who did not think the relics of the prince- he would not have rivals lamenting that he would of resisting. His cook martyrs: the crippled, in power as the Grand rather die together with Turchin was ordered to the blind, deaf were Prince of Kyiv. Borys than to live without kill his master, stabbing healed, cured. him in this deceptive the young prince without His next victim was Hlib, world. any hesitation, as an Homilies in honor of the the youngest of the sons innocent lamb. saints speak of various of Volodymyr the Great. Despite receiving the sad Christian virtues, such as, Hlib ruled in Murom, news, Hlib continued the In 1019, Prince Yaroslav such as humility, rejection where he remained, journey, hoping with found the bodies of the of the vanity of this world not yet knowing about his humility to humbly brothers and transferred and no attraction to a his father's death and awaken in Svyatopolk them to the church of foolish quest for power.

Catechism

323 Among the martyrs of our Church, a special place of honour is given to the hieromartyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polotsk, who suffered for the unity of Christ’s Church in the time of the Union of Brest. His personage as a passion-bearer is an example of self-sacrifice for the sake of reconciliation. Like Saints Borys and Hlib, he preferred to sacrifice his own life than to see the shedding of his brothers’ blood.

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All Aboard Notice how so many churches have similar the Nave ! features. Ask about the purpose of these It can be hard to pay features. attention in church -- even Did you know that the word “nave” for adults. God designed means “boat”? It refers to the ark -- the mighty children to learn through boat God used to rescue his people from movement, touch and judgment. When we are in the nave, it is like noise-making. So, when it being safe in the ark. is difficult to listen to the If your parents will let you, it may be fun prayers and sing all the words, pray instead to bring a compass with you to church someday with your eyes. Even the building you stand (but don’t pull it out during Liturgy). The within is designed as a prayer. Let it teach you compass will reveal that the altar is facing east about the kingdom of God and lead you into (or at least as close to east as the builders could thoughts of Heaven’s glory. manage.) Christians and God’s people before Look up! The room you stand in is called them, have always prayed facing East. This is to the “nave.” Above you, a beautifully painted remember the Garden of Eden -- our true home dome rises. This dome is meant to teach us -- and the hope of Christ’s return which will about heaven where God the Father abides in all come, like the rising sun, from the East. his glory. He is surrounded by his angles and the The room just outside the nave is called Theotokos . In traditionally built churches, you the “narthex.” This is like the foyer in a home will also see images of great men and women -- the entrance room. In traditions long lost, -- the prophets and apostles who now serve at people who were not baptized or who had the Lord’s throne praying for the church from committed serious sins were not allowed to Heaven. Many cathedrals have a ring of windows enter into the nave but had to remain in the around the dome to let light stream in creating a narthex either until they were baptized or sense of separation between Heaven and Earth. reconciled through confession. Sometimes when Below the windows, you will often see many very small children are expressing their wiggles images of saints. There is no boundary from the and noises too much, their mother or father will images of the saints in the dome and the saints take them to the narthex so they do not distract which appear in icons along the walls throughout others who are praying. Being wiggly and noisy the nave. This teaches us that we stand among is not the same thing as being naughty (usually), all these saints and are praying with them. but being in the narthex can remind us that we Once you know that the very church are learning to control our passions and always building can teach, you can begin asking about growing in maturity as we move in our spiritual all the little details. Ask your parents. Ask your growth from the narthex into the nave and ever priest. Look at books with pictures of other closer to the holy place. churches. > Continued on Next Page WORKSHEETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT BYZIMOM.COM! MAY BE PRINTED AND SHARED FOR EDUCATIONAL USE. NOT TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BYZIMOM.COM © 2019 ARTWORK BY LILLIAN BARON (C) 2019

JULY 21, 2019 30 Children’s Corner God’s HOUSE All Aboard the Nave ! CONT. It is hard to miss the wall of icons at IS A CHURCH the far end of the nave. This beautiful divider is called the “iconostasis.” It represents the gates of Heaven. There are special meanings ☦ to the icons on this wall. Jesus Christ and the Theotokos appear on every iconostasis in every ☦ ☦ Byzantine church. This is because we enter Heaven through them. They are not there as a barrier to keep us out of Heaven but as doors through which we enter. The sanctuary or “holy place” is behind the iconostasis. It represents the Heavenly Liturgy. Look at the altar. Did you know that in many churches, that square table is made of stone and is built into the very foundation of the building? This reminds us that the foundation God’s HOUSE of our faith is the altar and Jesus’ sacrifice. The altar represents many things. You can learn about it for a long time and still have more to IS A NAVE learn. So, next time your mind begins to wander during liturgy, let your eyes fall on the details of the building and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you from the things you see. -Written by Judith Jolma

God’s HOUSE ☦ ☦ST. PAUL IS A FORTRESSST. PETER ST. PETER ST. PAUL ☦ ST. PETER ☦ ST. PAUL ANSWER KEY TO MAZE

There are many different icons of to Jesus. the Holy Theotokos. Tradition tells In the icon we are studying today, we can see three us that St. Luke himself painted different kinds of halos. The light around a persons or “wrote” the first icon of the head is just called a halo and we can Theotokos. see a halo around the head of Our Sometimes we see her holding her Lady and around the head of Jesus. child and pointing to Him. She is Jesus is seen in a circle of light, showing us the way to Him, guiding called an aureole. That is a round St Luke17 C @ us to her Son. We see an example byzantinemuseum.gr of that in picture 2. circle of light around the whole person, not just the head. There At other times we see icons is also a circle of light around Our showing Our Lady holding and Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Lady. When the circle is more of an hugging her child and He is Immaculate Conception, snuggling close to her cheek. In Philadelphia, PA oval, it is called a mandorla which some icons, our Mother Mary is comes from the word for “almond.” A mandorla sitting on a throne in heaven with is almond-shaped. Sometimes, the light around a her child on her lap. She is our person might be called a nimbus, which means a Queen in heaven. Black Madonna of Częstochowa 14C cloud of light. These all show that the person is This month’s coloring page is called very holy. “Our Lady of the Sign.” We often see icons like We see her hands raised up in a position of prayer. this in the sanctuary of a church, over the altar. Our This is called an oranta icon or an orans-type icon. coloring page is taken from the beautiful mosaic in The word oranta comes from a Latin word meaning The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Philadelphia. “she who prays.” Icons of this type are very old, Let’s take a good look at this beautiful icon in possibly dating to the first century. An example picture 3. is shown in picture 4. This icon is in Saint Sophia In icons of “Our Lady of the Sign.” we see our Lady Cathedral in Kyiv and dates from the 12th century. looking directly toward us. In this icon, she is full So, where does this icon get its name, Our Lady of length. In some others, we only see her from the the Sign? It is thought that it gets waist up. its name from this Bible quote by As in all icons of Our Lady, we see her head covered the prophet Isaiah from the Old with a veil. All Jewish women of her time covered Testament. their heads with a veil. Sometimes the veil is red Therefore the Lord Himself will give symbolizing her divine grace. Her clothes are often you a sign: behold, the virgin shall blue, representing her humanity. conceive and bear a Son, and shall In some icons of this type we may see the letters call His name Emmanuel. (Isaiah ΜΡ ΘΥ, which is short for “Mother of God.“ Those 7:14) Orans icon in Kiev letters tell us that it is an icon of Mary. @ wiki.com There is one very important thing Do you see the gold stars? How many do you that all these icons teach us about Mary. She is count? Yes, there are three. One on her head and showing Jesus to everyone The Holy Theotokos one on each shoulder. These tell us that Mary was ALWAYS leads us to her Divine Son—ALWAYS. always pure before, during and after she gave birth -Written By Julie Luckey WORKSHEETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT BYZIMOM.COM! MAY BE PRINTED AND SHARED FOR EDUCATIONAL USE. NOT TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BYZIMOM.COM © 2019 ARTWORK BY LILLIAN BARON (C) 2019

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WHY IS THERE A SUN AT THE TOP OF THE ICONS? AREN’T THEY ALL INSIDE?

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ST. PETER ST. PETER☦ ☦ST. PAUL ST. PAUL ST. PETER ☦ ST. PAUL Children’s Corner parish (for example, on our model we see the icon a special candle just outside the Royal Doors, is lit. of St. Veronika....so the church with this particular Look for the sanctuary lamp in your church next time iconostasis would be dedicated to St. Veronika). you are there! Just as every church has its own saint to whom it One very special item which is always kept is dedicated, every eparchy has its own particular upon the Holy Table, without which the Divine Liturgy patron saint too! You will see the icon of the patron of cannot take place, is a special piece of cloth known the eparchy to which the church belongs the extreme as the Antimension, a word which means “in place of left of the iconostasis. the table” because it is literally kept upon the Holy Above the entire screen there are often Table. When a new church is dedicated, the bishop of several rows of icons depicting images of the twelve the Eparchy declares that he approves and assumes major feasts of the Church, the twelve apostles, the authority over the church by issuing the antimension, patriarchs, the early Church Fathers, or events from a piece of fabric which not only carries the bishop’s scripture. These icons, or windows to heaven, as they signature, images of Christ Crucified, Our Lady of are sometimes called, are all there to remind us of the Sign, and the four Evangelists, but into which are those who live eternally in the kingdom of God and sewn certain relics of the saints so that the Liturgy how wonderful our life in heaven will be! always occurs upon the actual bones of the martyrs who have so diligently defended her. In order for THE SANCTUARY the priest to authentically celebrate Divine Liturgy, Behind the iconostasis is the very special he must do so directly upon the antimension. The area we call the Sanctuary. It is where the Divine use of the antimension prompts us to remember Services actually take place and where Jesus Christ is how important it is that the Church adhere to a physically present. Just behind the Royal Doors there proper and just chain of authority, with the priest is the Holy Table, or main altar. It is covered with offering obedience to his bishop, who in turn offers festive cloths which are changed to specific colors to obedience to the metropolitan, who is obedient to reflect the particular feast or fast that the Church is the Patriarch and Pope, who pledges obedience to currently observing. On the Holy Table you will see Christ, Himself. If there is no antimension, there can a candelabrum, with candles that are lit during the be no Liturgy! Services. There is a processional cross and two fans☦ There is one more table in the Sanctuary, on known as ripidia displayed to the rear of the altar. the northern wall at which you may see the priest These fans have images of the six-winged Seraphim praying before the Divine Liturgy begins. This is on them and have☦ been used since the very early called the Proskomedia, or Altar☦ of Preparation days of the Church to remind us of the angelic figures because it is the place where the gifts of bread and surrounding the original Ark of the Covenant in Old wine are prepared before they are consecrated into Testament times, and also of the fact that the angels the Holy Eucharist at Divine Liturgy. It is covered in are always truly present around the altar, even if we liturgical altar cloths in the same style and colors as cannot see them! The Cross and ripidia are carried by on the Holy Table. the altar servers whenever there is a procession. Upon it you will see a candle; the chalice You will also see upon the Holy Table the and diskos with its cross-shaped cover which has items used by the priest at Divine Liturgy; the Gospel a hanging star inside known as the asterisk (it book, service books, a hand cross, all surrounding the represents the star of Bethlehem); the Spoon; the central, most prominent Tabernacle. The Tabernacle lance, which is a special knife used to cut the Lamb is the little miniature church in the very center of the (the sacramental bread) into particles; a sponge; and Holy Table in which the Body of Christ is perpetually cloths for wiping out the sacred vessels. kept. Whenever Christ is present in the Tabernacle you will know by the fact that the sanctuary lamp, -Written by Lynne Wardach WORKSHEETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT BYZIMOM.COM! MAY BE PRINTED AND SHARED FOR EDUCATIONAL USE. NOT TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BYZIMOM.COM © 2019 ARTWORK BY LILLIAN BARON (C) 2019 JULY 21, 2019 35

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as well, just behind the “ambon”, securing it in place if desired. 10. Set your tetrapod (with the icon on it) in place so little imaginary believers can venerate it when they enter your little church! 11. Now it’s time to work on the sanctuary. Find the Proskomedia table (with the chalice, diskos, and cloth) and having folded the front and back along the dotted lines, set it up along the left wall. 12. Note the row of three black dots along ☦ the back of the top of the Holy Table, and on ☦ ☦ the bottom of the Candelabrum These are DIORAMA where you’ll need to poke some holes for your PHOTO BY LYNNE WARDACH (C) 2019 processional cross and ripidia. Begin by making some pilot holes with a needle or straight pin, then use your toothpick to widen them a bit.... Church Diorama but not too much! You want them just big SHOEBOX enough to hold the toothpicks straight up. Directions for making 13. Tape or glue (and all ow to fully dry) each of your own Shoebox Church Diorama the ripidia and the processional cross to the top of a toothpick, then poke the other end through 1. Find a standard size shoebox. the back of the candelabrum and into the hole 2. Photocopy the following three pages onto in the back of the altar, so that the cross is in cardstock. the center and there is a ripidion on either side, and the candelabrum ends up in front of them. 3. Color!! ST. PETER ST. PETER☦ ☦ST.Tape, PAUL or glue,ST. the PAUL back of the candelabrum 4. Cut out all the pieces along the thick black onto the three toothpicks to hold it up and lines ST. PETER secure☦ it in place. ST. PAUL 5. Fold all tabs along the dotted lines 14. After folding the tabernacle in half, set it upon the Holy Table. 6. Place the largest flooring panel along the back 15. Stand back and take a wall of the shoebox. This will be the floor of the Narthex and the Nave. 7. Place the smaller flooring panel with the curved bump (this is called the ambon) into the box, with the straight edge along the front wall, so the ambon overlaps the “aisle”. 8. After folding the tabs back on the two candle boxes, tape (orglue) the candle tabs to the places marked “candles” on the narthex wall. Then slip the narthex wall into your shoe box along the designated line in the floor panel. You may opt to secure this in place with some glue or tape. 9. Slip your iconostasis into place in the same way

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HOLY TABLE PROSKOMEDIA TETRAPOD TABERNACLE

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ST. PETER

Help the two friends meet & embrace!

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•Her Conception by Saint Anne—This is the moment when the Theotokos first was created in the womb of St. Anne. St. Anne carried Mary in her womb for nine months before Mary was born. •The Nativity of the Mother of God—this is when Mary was born—her birthday. •Mary’s Entrance into the Temple—when Mary was three years old, her parents, St. Joachim and St. Anne brought her to the temple to live so she could be totally dedicated to God. •The Annunciation—When Mary was a young woman, the Angel Gabriel came to her and announced that God chose her to be the Mother of His Son. Mary always did the will of God •The Encounter in the Temple—Mary and St. Joseph took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth in obedience to the law. •The Dormition—Mary’s death was not like other deaths. By God’s grace, Mary was exalted above all others, and her body and soul were taken to heaven. Her death was as peaceful as sleep. Dormition means “falling asleep.” We not only honor Mary in her special feast days, but also in her icons. There are many different icons of the Theotokos. In some, as in this month’s coloring page, we see Jesus in a circle of light representing Our Lord when he was in Mary’s womb. In others, we see her holding her child and pointing to Him; showing us the way to Him. Sometimes she is hugging Him and Jesus is snuggling close to her. Sometimes we see her praying, holding her arms up in prayer for us. Have you seen the icon where she is holding her child as He is thinking about how He will someday die for us on the cross? Look around your church. Which icons of the Theotokos do you see? Always remember to honor her when you enter your church. There is a long tradition among Eastern Catholics of love for Our Blessed Mother. Take a long, loving look at some of these icons and you will see that Mary is looking back at you with love, kindness and gentleness. We can count on her for help and protection. Written By Julie Luckey

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Byzantine Church Supplies Address: 810 North Franklin St. Philadelphia, PA 19123 Phone: 215 -627-0660 Email: [email protected] website: http://ukrcathedral.com/byzsup/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ byzantineChurchSupplies/ Store Manager - Mrs. Myroslava Demkiv

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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 Paul Chomnycky, OSBM Blessing of cars and buses Exhibit: 100th Anniversary of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska’s Entering Eternal Life

Rev. Taras Chaparin - Pilgrimage Spiritual Moderator

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Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate host the

65th Holy Dormition Pilgrimage August 10-11, 2019

“Responding With The Heart” as did Mary and Josaphata Presentation for Saturday, August 10th “Responding with the Heart, as did Mary and Josaphata” 2:00 pm in the Gallery (English)

Sr. Natalya Stoczanyn is a member of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. She has worked in the Offices of Youth Ministry and of Religious Education in the Archeparchy of Philadelphia and in the Stamford Eparchy. Presently, she is on staff at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School in Minersville, PA.

Presentation for Sunday, August 11th

“The Contemplative Nature of the lives of Mary and Josaphata” 2:00 pm in the Gallery (Ukrainian)

Monsignor John Terlecky is a priest of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford. His forty years of ministry have been multi-faceted: seminary formation programs in the United States and Ukraine, pastoral assignments and eparchial finance. Msgr. John is also a professional librarian. He currently is the pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Church in Spring Valley, New York, the Director of the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, and the chaplain of the Sisters and senior residents in Sloatsburg, NY.

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SSMI UPDATE Dear Friends,

Last all, you receied our letter in hich e shared ith you our “State of the SSMI’s in the U.S.” We informed you that, due to the lack of financial resources, no incomin ocations and ain sisters, e needed to implement a plan to assure the care of our elderly sisters, and the iaility of our ministry to the people. This strategic planning involved the necessity of placing St. Mary’s Villa and some surroundin property on the market for sale. am takin the opportunity to send this update with our annual Dormition Novena. In today’s orld e hear a lot of “Fake News” and want to clarify some information with the following “Facts.”

1) St. Mary’s Villa has not been sold as of this moment. We are in negotations with propsective buyers. 2) The Holy Dormition Pilgrimage will continue to be hosted by the Sisters Servants for as long as we are here in Sloatsburg, NY, even with the sale of St. Mary’s. 3) We are passionate about expanding St. Joseph’s Adult Care Home so that we can upgrade to an Assisted Living Facility. This expansion will ensure the homelike and compassionate care of many more of our elderly. 4) However, this dream cannot become a reality without the expedient sale of St. Mary’s or the miraculous donation to help us get this project “off the ground.”

Дорогі друзі! SSMI UPDATE Минулої осені, ви отримали наш лист “Нові Початки СНДМ”, в котрому ми поділилися з Вами про стан згромадження Сестер Служебниць Непорочної Діви Марії в США. Ми поінформували Вас, що у зв’язку з браком фінансових ресурсів, відсутністю покликань, та більше старшого віком сестер, ми були змушені розпочати реалізацію плану котрий би забезпечив догляд за нашими старшими сестрами та життєдайність нашої послуги людям доброї волі. Осягнення цього стратегічного плану включило необхідність розміщення St. Mary’s Villa та деяких прилеглих маєтків на ринку продажу. Користуючись нагодою, надсилаю наступну інформацію разом з щорічною Успенською Дев’ятницею. Так як у сучасному світі ми часто чуємо багато "фальшивих новин”, я хотіла б спростувати деяку інформацію наступними “правдивими фактами”:

1) St. Mary’s Villa ще не є продана. Ми знаходимося на стадії переговорин з можливими покупцями.

2) Свято-Успенське паломництво відбуватиметься надалі так довго, поки ми, Сестри Служебниці, перебуватимемо у Sloatsburg, NY, навіть, після продажу St. Mary’s Villa.

3) Ми віддані ідеї розбудови та оновлення Дому Св. Йосифа для догляду за особами похилого віку. Ця розбудова допоможе надалі надавати їм належну опіку та забезпечувати затишну та щиру турботу для багатьох наших старших людей.

4) Однак ця мрія не зможе бути зреалізованою без швидкого продажу St. Mary’s Villa або щедрої пожертви, які допомоглиб нам зреалізувати ці плани. JULY 21, 2019 46 Advertisements

Український Фестиваль 17/18 серпня 2019

12:00 Вдкриття Програма: Виступає: Субота 17-го серпня: Ансамбль Калина 2:00-3:30 Концерт Іннеса Тимочко 4:30-6:30 Концерт 8:00 Забава Ансамбль Казка Недля 18-го серпня Володимир Сизоненко 11:00 Св. Лтургя Оркестра Чари каплиця Св. Андря 2:00-4:30 Концерт о. Володимир Баран

На продаж : традицйн українськ страви мистецьк вироби Ukrainian Festival

August 17-18, 2019 Вступ $7/вд особи за день $10/вд особи два дн дти до 14 рокв вступ вльний

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Lehighton, PA

Ukrainian Liturgy during the summer season at St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Chapel at Ukrainian Homestead of CEC ODWU Inc. Lehighton, PA every Sunday at 11am starting July 7 to September 1, 2019.

Bishop Andriy Rabiy will celebrate Liturgy at the Ukrainian Festival Sunday Aug. 18, 2019.

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Ukrainian American Sport Center Tr Sunday, August 25 ~ 1200 noon to 8:00 P.M.

UKRAINIAN FOLK FESTIVAL OUTDOOR STAGE CONCERT

KORINYA Ukrainian Folk Band

VOLOSHKY Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

ISKRA Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

MASTER YANG’S MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL

INNESA TYMOCHKO DEKAJLO, Violinist

VOX ETHNIKA OrchestraEnsemble Zabava: Ukrainian Social Dancing Vox Ethnia Orchestra Amission 15 tuents 10 is 1 an uner ree ree Paring Lower State & County Line Roads, Horsham, PA ~ 2676643857 www.tryzub.org

Furniture Sale 2019 in Olyphant, PA

St. Cyril's and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church, will be holding its 2nd annual fundraiser FURNITURE SALE, "One Day Only" Saturday, August 3, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at St. Cyril's school gym 133 River Street, Olyphant. (Submitted by Lauren Telep)

JULY 21, 2019 48 Advertisements 85th Annual Ukrainian Seminary Day Will Be Held Sunday, July 28 in Minersville; Metropolitan Borys Gudziak Will Be Main Celebrant and Homilist at 11 am Divine Liturgy Minersville, PA.--The 85th Annual Ukrainian Seminary Day will be held 85th Annual Sunday, July 28th at St. Nicholas Church Picnic Grounds in Primrose (just outside Minersville), Schuylkill County, Pa. This annual event is sponsored by the 12 parishes and faithful of the South Anthracite Deanery under the leadership of their respective pastors.

His Grace, Metropolitan- Archbishop Borys Gudziak will be the main celebrant and homilist at the 11 am Divine Liturgy.

Entertainment includes The Kaska Ukrainian Folk Ensemble and The Pennsylvania Villagers Polka Band.

Ukrainian arts and crafts, including embroidery and pysanky demonstrations will be available.

Pyrohy, holubtsi, kobasa, halushki, home-made soups, home-made cakes Delicious food made by the sponsoring parishes (pyrohy, halushki, halupki, potato cakes, and pastries, together kielbasa, soups, desserts, & more) Theme Basket Auction Vendors & Crafters selling with traditional American traditional Eastern European items Exhibits & Demos of Traditional Crafts fare and beverages will Pysanky demos & classes Exhibit & Presentation by Mike Buryk on the Art of Nicholas Bervinchak Games & fun for the whole family also be available. Free Parking Buses Welcome Free Admission Rain or Shine Admission and parking Proceeds benefit the St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary are free. Buses are (Sorry…no outside food or beverages allowed) welcome.

St. Nicholas Picnic Grove Route 901 one mile north of Primrose, Schuylkill 855 Sunbury Road, and Hall are located on of Minersville in the village County, Pa. (GPS locator: Pottsville, Pa.) JULY 21, 2019 49 Advertisements Assumption Catholic School, Perth Amboy NJ

Come and see what we’re all about! We are a Catholic elementary school educating children of all faiths from pre-K (age 4) through 8th grade. AdvancED accredited, the school provides a Christ-centered, Catholic environment to a diverse population of students. • STREAM focused Curriculum. • Pre-K through 8th grade Chromebook and iPad technology integrated with Google Classroom. • Smartboards, Technology-Media Center, and Science Lab all enhance our academic programs. • Ukrainian language and history classes. • Spanish classes. • After School Extra Curricular Activity Opportunities: Track, Bowling, Basketball Club, Drama, Coding Club, Musical Groups, Student Council and many others. • Before Care and After Care are available.

We thank the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia for its distinguished spiritual guidance to our school since the founding of the school.

We thank the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, NJ and their staffs for providing direction and guidance to our principals, faculty and school staff.

Tours are available for prospective students and their parents.

For more information or to schedule an appointment visit us at 380 Meredith St, Perth Amboy, NJ, call 1-732-826-8721 or go to the school's website www. assumptioncatholicschool.net

We speak Spanish, Portuguese, and Ukrainian. Visit us and learn why so many of our graduates were accepted to the high school of their choice!

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Saint Basil Academy 711 Fox Chase Road Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046 215.885.3771 phone 215.885.4025 fax www.stbasilacademy.org

Open Letter to Readers of “The Way” from Saint Basil Academy

The following letter to all alumnae of Saint Basil Academy, to all Ukrainians of the Philadelphia Archeparchy, and to all who care about the future of Ukrainian Catholic schools in the United States, is meant to share the critical crossroads faced by Saint Basil Academy, all-girls private Ukrainian Academy in Jenkintown, PA since 1931. I am writing to you about a moment of importance for all of us who love Saint Basil Academy. Today, we are experiencing both exciting and anxious times at our school. Excitement comes as we graduate another class of outstanding young women and fulfill our mission to empower students to become spiritual and visionary leaders. Just recently, we hosted 47 8th grade students for a test preparation course and scholarship test and 105 young women to our basketball, field hockey, and volleyball athletic camps. The accomplishments of the past year, however, have not been without challenges. Today, Saint Basil Academy is in the midst of the demographic challenges facing many schools. While our academic programs, extracurricular activities, and bonds of sisterhood have remained excellent, our ability to sustain ourselves through tuition only is no longer the case. To ensure the Academy’s mission for future St. Basil students, we are reaching out to make you aware of the Sustainability Campaign that the Academy has recently launched. The Sustainability Campaign is geared toward ensuring our future as an educational institution that fosters leadership, confidence, and self-awareness in young women, with faithfulness to our mission and our Ukrainian Catholic roots. Below are some key points about the campaign that we hope you find informative.

• The campaign’s goal is financial sustainability so that the school can continue its vision of maximizing individual potential while enhancing academic programs and the facilities. • To achieve this goal we need to increase our annual giving to $300,000 and increase major donor participation to fund a $5 million dollar endowment.

A key component of the campaign is in making everyone connected to the community aware of our need for your support. I reach out to you to join us in supporting the Sustainability Campaign. Please visit our website at www.stbasilacademy.org/giving to find out how you can help the only remaining Ukrainian Catholic Academy in the Philadelphia area ensure a strong future. Or please send your donation to: Saint Basil Academy, Sustainability Campaign, 711 Fox Chase Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Our deep gratitude and God’s Blessings for your generosity. Sincerely,

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Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great Eighty-Eighth Annual Pilgrimage

Sunday, October 6, 2019 The Unity of the Trinity: That all may be one through the intercession of the Mother of God

9 - 11 AM Mystery of Reconciliation (Confession) Holy Trinity Chapel

10 AM Holy Trinity Chapel - silent prayer site

10:30 AM Rosary Mothers in Prayer Holy Trinity Chapel (Ukrainian) & Grotto (English)

11 AM Procession From Basilian Spirituality Center

Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (Bilingual) Faculty House Auditorium

Celebrant: Most Reverend Borys Gudziak Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia Ukrainian Catholic Hierarchy of the United States Homilist: Most Reverend Borys Gudziak Choir: Shrine of the Holy Family, Washington, DC

1:30 - 3:45 PM Food Service (Ukrainian Fare) Food Court Parking Lot

2:30 - 3:30 PM Special Presentations Basilian Spirituality Center

3 - 3:45 PM Stations of the Cross Mothers in Prayer Front Lawn

3:45 PM Blessing of Religious Articles Grotto: Our Lady of Pochayiv

4 - 5 PM Moleben (Bilingual) Celebrant: Ukrainian Bishops and Concelebrating Clergy Homilist: Most Reverend Borys Gudziak Choir: Shrine of the Holy Family Choir, Washington, DC 5 PM Blessing of Cars and Buses Parking Area

Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great (215) 379-3998 ext. 17 710 Fox Chase Road [email protected] Fox Chase Manor, PA 19046 Facebook @basilcenter www.stbasils.com

JULY 21, 2019 53 Church News His Beatitude Sviatoslav advised how to revive the Liturgy

July 18, 2019 clear that the spectacle His Beatitude Sviatoslav and I have to hear.' was a one-day fly. And gave two pieces of Believe me, if you go to Father and Head of the the priest in such a advice, which he received the Service of God as Ukrainian Greek Catholic liturgy-performance was as a seminarian from his to something new and Church, His Beatitude supposed to act as a spiritual father Lubomyr different each time, God Sviatoslav at a meeting showman. And then they Husar. "These tips have will speak to you. For the with the youth during the saw that such a revival of personally helped me Lord God speaks. There national pilgrimage to the Liturgy did not lead a lot. The first thing he are no two identical Zarvanytsia shared his to a better experience of said - go to the Divine Divine Liturgies," says advice on how to enliven God," said the Primate. Services as a meeting. the spiritual leader of the Liturgy. Not as a performance, Ukrainians. "There is another way - but as a meeting ... We First of all, believes His to better prepare for the go to the Liturgy, not "And when you go out Beatitude Sviatoslav, Liturgy, both for the priest only to learn something of worship, ask yourself: in order to revive the and for the faithful," there, to get some 'What did God say to Liturgy, we must be stressed the Head of the information, but to meet me today?' You will see active participants in it. UGCC. God. Moreover, to meet that you will come out of God Who wants to serve such a meeting with a According to him, after As an example, he me. For Divine Liturgy full heart and a special the Second Vatican mentioned a priest who is a moment when He word that God says to Council in the Catholic initiated a truly liturgical descends from Heaven you," says His Beatitude Church and in other reform in the Church. to serve me. Therefore, Sviatoslav. communities, in particular "He began to print texts we call it the Service the Protestant, there was for every mass, so that of God," convinces His The UGCC Department a lot of discussion on this those who come to the Beatitude Sviatoslav. for Information topic. temple had texts in front of their eyes and could And the second piece http://news.ugcc.ua/ "There was a whole participate in singing. of advice: "Go to a en/news/his_beatitude_ trend that began to Maybe we all should meeting with God with sviatoslav_advised_ treat the liturgy as a go that way," said the this mood: 'God wants how_to_revive_the_ show. But then it became Bishop. to say something to me, liturgy_86804.htm

Pope creates Apostolic Exarchy for Ukrainians in Italy

July 11, 2019 Exarchate for the vacante [the See being has not yet been raised Ukrainian Catholic vacant] of the Exarchate. to the level of an Eparchy A new Exarchy has faithful of the Byzantine An Exarchy in an Eastern (the Eastern equivalent been erected to provide rite residing in Italy. Catholic particular of a Diocese). Exarchies for the pastoral care The Holy Father has Church corresponds to are understood to be of Ukrainian Greek- nominated Cardinal an Apostolic Vicariate provisional, that is, they Catholics living in Italy, Angelo De Donatis, in the Latin-rite; it are established with Vatican.news reports. Vicar General of His is an ecclesiastical the end of growing to Holiness for the Diocese circumscription outside the point where they The Holy Father has of Rome, as Apostolic the home territory of an erected the Apostolic Administrator sede Eastern Church, which (continued on next page)

JULY 21, 2019 54 Church News Pope creates Apostolic Exarchy for Ukrainians in Italy (continued from previous page)

are recognized as an a nationwide priest approximately 70,000 and Bacchus dates to Eparchy. coordinator, with Ukrainian Catholics the 9th century; and has the responsibility for resident in Italy, divided been associated with the The Ukrainian Greek- individual communities among 145 communities UGCC since Pope Urban Catholic Church in Italy entrusted to the care assisted by 62 priests. VIII granted the church There have been sizable of the local Latin-rite to Ruthenian monks of numbers of Ukrainian Bishop. The new Exarchate the Order of Saint Basil Greek-Catholic faithful comprises the whole the Great in 1641. in Italy going back more The attachment of the of Italy. The seat of than twenty years. Since faithful to the Ukrainian the Exarchate, and its https://risu.org. that time, the Italian Greek-Catholic Church Cathedral Church will ua/en/index/all_ Episcopal Conference, was also ensured be the parish of Saints news/catholics/ through its Migrants through the appointment Sergius and Bacchus vatikan/76472/ Service, has progressively of an episcopal Apostolic [Santi Sergio e Bacco], organized pastoral Visitor, an office currently which since 1970 has care for Ukrainians in held by Bishop Dionisio been the national church the country. At various Lachovicz, O.S.B.M. of the Ukrainian Greek stages, this has involved Catholic Church in Rome. the appointment of Today there are The church of Sts Sergius

Pope to Ukrainian Greek-Catholics: I hold you in my heart

July 5, 2019 acknowledged the "I hold you in my human future elsewhere, "difficult and delicate heart" far away.” Pope Francis convenes a situation” in Ukraine, two-day meeting with the which has suffered more The Holy Father assured Pope Francis said leaders of the Ukrainian than five years of war the visiting prelates, “I that each day, in the Greek-Catholic Church, in its eastern provinces. hold you in my heart, morning and at night, including Major The Pope noted the so- and I pray for you, dear he looks upon an icon Archbishop Sviatoslav called ‘hybrid’ nature of Ukrainian brothers.” He of the Blessed Virgin Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, the conflict, “composed said, too, that his prayer Mary, presented to him the members of the as it is of acts of war in goes out for all those by Major Archbishop Permanent Synod, and which those responsible affected by the fighting: Shevchuk. “It may be the Metropolitans; as camouflage themselves; “I ask of the ‘God of all said that I begin and end well as the heads of a conflict where the comfort’ to comfort the the days 'in Ukrainian', discasteries with relevant weakest and the smallest souls of those who have looking at Our Lady," competencies. pay the highest price; lost their loved ones due the Holy Father said, a conflict aggravated to the war; those who ensuring the Bishops that By Christopher Wells by propagandistic bear wounds in their he entrusted them and falsifications and by body and in their spirit; their churches to “the In his remarks to the manipulations of various those who have had to tenderness of Our Lady, leaders of the Ukrainian types, also in the attempt leave their home and who is Mother.” Greek-Catholic to involve in the religious work, and face the risk Church, Pope Francis aspect.” of searching a more (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 55 Church News Pope to Ukrainian Greek-Catholics: I hold you in my heart (continued from previous page)

Witnesses of Christian Holy Thursday, the night forget our brothers and be far more fruitful, the hope before He was crucified. sisters who are suffering, more the understanding “The closeness of the wherever they come and cohesion between In the face of “complex Pastors to the faithful is from,” he said. the Holy See and the situations, caused by the a channel that is built particular Churches will conflicts,” Pope Francis day by day, and which Synodality be real.” said the main role of the brings the living water of Church is “that of offering hope.” In addition to “prayer” Pope Francis concluded witness of Christian and “closeness,” Pope his remarks with the hope.” For this reason, In that “spirit of Francis added, as a third hope that the meeting he said, “the priority closeness,” the Pope feature of their pastoral would be a “powerful” for believers" should be recalled the humanitarian activity, the concept of time of “sharing, of "that of remaining united initiative he promoted in “synodality” – a word, mutual listening, of to Jesus, our hope.” He favour of Ukraine. He he said, that is already free dialogue, always called on Ukrainians to expressed his gratitude familiar. He highlighted inspired by the search look to the example of to all who “contributed three important aspects for good, in the spirit of the Saints, who, "in the to the realization of this of synodality: listening; the Gospel.” violent field of history... collection, both on the shared responsibility; planted Christ's Cross. economic level, and and the involvement of And they bore fruit.” This on the organizational the laity. Synodality, the https://www. way of acting, the Pope and technical levels.” Pope said, “leads to vaticannews.va/en/ said, is a rejection of The Pope added that broadening horizons, pope/news/2019-07/ the “logic of the world, he hoped to see other to living the wealth of pope-to-ukrainian-greek- according to which one special projects follow one’s own tradition catholics-i-carry-you-in- responds to violence the first initiative, which within the universality my-heart.html with violence." was now substantially of the Church… The concluded. “We cannot unity in the Church will Pope Francis encouraged the Pastors to be concerned primarily for prayer, and for the spiritual life of themselves and of their flocks. "It is the first occupation,” he said. “No other goes before it.”

Fostering a spirit of closeness

He also recommended that the Bishops should be close to their people. “That is what the Lord had asked of His Apostles” on (Photo: https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews.uk/photos) JULY 21, 2019 56 Church News Newly Elected General Superior of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

On July 17, 2019, the XI Liturgy for the Sisters at General Chapter in Rome the General Chapter. The elected a new General Sisters of the Mother of Superior of the Sisters Perpetual Help Province of the Order of Saint sang the responses to Basil. The newly elected the Divine Liturgy. After General Superior is the having been chosen 49 year old Provincial the General Superior, of the Sisters of Saint Mother Marcela thanked Basil of the Immaculate God for His guidance and Heart of Mary Province the tangible presence of in Romania, Mother the Holy Spirit. She then Marcela Runcan. led the further work and prayer for the election of Present at the elections General Councilors. was Bishop Gregorgio Dimitri Gallaro of the http://www. Catholic Church of basiliansisters.org/index. the Italian – Albanian php/en/25-news/553- Eparchy. newly-elected-general- superior-of-the-sisters-of- On the morning of that the-order-of-saint-basil- very day, Bishop Gallaro the-great Newly Elected General Superior celebrated the Divine Mother Marcela Runcan

Our Holy Father called us to be witnesses of God's love and mercy to the Ukrainian people, His Beatitude Sviatoslav

July 8, 2019 the end of the working Christ we hear today The Head of the UGCC visit to the Apostolic describe God as the emphasized that God On 5-6 July, at the capital, the bishops source of our lives. created man in order to Vatican, took place a prayed a thanksgiving We live because He become similar to Him. meeting of the Holy Divine Liturgy at the loves us. Man is like a "To explain this, Christ Father Francis, leaders Procathedral of St. breath coming from speaks of an eye that of the competent Sophia in Rome. God's mouth. I can live, may be light or dark. dicasteries of the Roman because God breathes The dark eye is looking Curia, with His Beatitude Commenting on the life in me. He loves me at everything with the Sviatoslav, Head and Sunday Gospel and and never ceases to give thought of possessing. Father of the UGCC, St. John the Baptist's me life; our whole being Such a person lives Metropolitans and Birthday, His Beatitude is a manifestation of in the dark, becomes Bishops of the Permanent Sviatoslav said in his God's love for us." Synod of the UGCC. At homily: "The words of (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 57 Our Holy Father called us to be witnesses of God's love... (continued from previous page) barren, as if losing life with Pope Francis in the with dark eyes and dark looked a little with dark that God gave him. framework of the meeting souls. These dark eyes eyes, hoping to receive If, on the other hand, at the Vatican. "The Holy look at us, Ukrainians, something from the Holy the eye is light, then Father emphasized the with the thought what Father, but after this a person looks for an meaning of the prophetic they can take away meeting, we realized opportunity to share. gestures of modern from us: our land, our that the Holy Father had And when a person Christians who can not life, our future. In such summoned us to give us gives something, he only talk about love, but circumstances, - said His much more - ourselves, becomes like God also be able to reveal Beatitude Sviatoslav, - his support for us, and Who gives life." it. It is very important it is better to light one his time in order to be His Beatitude for young people to candle than to grumble able to hear the voice Sviatoslav gave an understand this because about darkness." of our own people." example of a well, sometimes we evaluate "from which we draw another person by what At the end of the Divine Press service of the water, but it continues we can take from her. Liturgy, His Beatitude "Saint Sophia" Society to be filled." The same Such a view is dark, and Sviatoslav thanked is true in man's actions: therefore our whole life the Bishops for their http://news.ugcc.ua/ "The more he gives, becomes dark." participation in the en/news/our_holy_ the more he fills his life intercasterial meeting at father_called_us_to_ with God's gifts." "Today we are living in the Vatican and all its be_witnesses_of_gods_ The Head of the a world of dark eyes. organizers. The Head of love_and_mercy_ UGCC mentioned Modern wars in the the UGCC admitted that to_the_ukrainian_ in his sermon also world and Ukraine are "when we were preparing people_his_beatitude_ about communicating provoked by people for this meeting, we sviatoslav_86718.html

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