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The Ukrainian Weekly 1977 J c^v^^^v^^t^^^vc^^^v^p^^v^x^x^s І Remember Ukraine ? ^-K^V^^-^^V^V^^^X^C^^^^C^V^ The Ukrainian Weekly Edition CBOBOAAXSVOBODA УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОДЕННИК UKRAINIAN D А І LV ^L. LXXXIV No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1977 25 CENTS rg Khrystos Rozhdaietsia — Christ is Born vg "Let Us Worship Joint Pastoral His Nativity" Urges Loyalty (Archpastoral Christmas Message of the To Church, People Sobor of Bishops of the Ukrainian Autoce– phalous Orthodox Church). ROME, italy.—Awareness of the difficult Christ is Born! — Glorify Him! path of the Ukrainian Catholic Church Dear Beloved Brothers and Sisters: throughout the centuries and loyalty to it are "Fear not: for, behold, 1 bring you good the main themes of the Joint Christmas tidings of great joy, which shall be to all Pastoral Letter of the Hierarchy of the people. For unto you is born this day a "Pomisna" Ukrainian Catholic Church. Saviour", The pastoral was signed by Josyf, Cardi– (Luke 2:10 - 11) nal and Patriarch, and "the Hierarchy of the 'Pomisna' Ukrainian Catholic Church." it was with the words "Fear not!", that the The letter begins by contrasting the joyous heavenly angel informed the shepherds of birth of the Saviour and the exultation of the birth of the Saviour, These very same His presence with the abomination of sin, words, with the Lord's strengthening appeal which rises up to meet the newborn Christ- to us today, are calling to us to contend child. against all the evil of this world. Quoting an old Ukrainian Christmas Once again we welcome the great Holy carol, the pastoral compares the slaughter of Day of the Birth of the Son of God, yet at the innocents so movingly described in "Rachel, same time, we do not welcome this day as did Don't Weep" to the suffering and destruc– our forefathers. Many of us have been born tion undergone by so many "innocents" of and raised in countries other than in the land the Ukrainian Church. of our ancestors and others left their native "Christmas Eve in the Carpathian Mountains" from an original gfasspainting by Yaroslava "This weeping of Rachel reminds us, dear land, never to return. Both of these are Surmach Mills. Brothers and Sisters, of the inexpressible (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 2) National Fund— UNA Assets, Up By S1 Million, Our Duty Pass S41 Million Mark JERSEY C1TY, N. J.—AS of the еікі crease the annual dividend payment to will have amounted to over S3 million, (Appeal of the UNA Supreme up by some S 10,000 over the previous Executive Committee to members and of October 1976, the total assets of the certificate holders. Branches). Ukrainian National Association reach– Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan year. ed 540,955,385.37, less than S5,000 said that beginning in April the UNA interest on bonds during the first ten As we ring out the o!d year and ring in short of the S41 million mark, which, will add three new protection plans to months of 1976 increased by S169,531, the new one, it is time to make an honest according to Supreme Treasurer Ulana those already in existence and that while interest on mortgage loans was assessment of our accomplishments and arrangements are being finalized for less by 331,671. This year the UNA ac– our failures, of tasks met and tasks yet Diachuk, passed that plateau in all cer– tainty during the month of November. the release of the plans. crued S263,017.03 in interest on a unfinished in the year that tomorrow will loan for the Ukrainian Building. The already foe an old one. One of these tasks Mrs. Diachuk set off the series of re- Supreme Organizer Stefan Hawrysz, each year is our contribution to the ports during the Executive Commit– after reporting on the 1976 member- interest, at 10 per cent, was for the Ukrainian National Fund, the sole tee's year-end meeting held Tuesday, ship drive, proposed and the Commit– period from July 1, 1973, to the end of sustaining base of our central December 21, at the UNA Home Of– tee approved a pre-convention cam– December, 1973. Cash surrenders were representative body, the Ukrainian fice here. paign to be launched at the outset of up by Si7,000 and death benefit pay– Congress Committee of America. Mrs. Diachuk said that by the year's 1977 in conjunction with the 29th Re– ments were down by S25,OQO. The The final summary of contributions to end the UNA assets will have increased gular Convention which will be held in UNA sustained a loss of S33,000 in the Fund will be made January 10th, by more than one million dollars. Pittsburgh, Pa., in May of 1978. 1975 in the exchange of low yield 1977. We are, therefore, appealing most bonds. The sale of these bonds in 1976 fervently to all our members and Heartened by the report, which aver– The meeting, chaired by Supreme red Soyuz's sound financial posture, President Joseph Lesawyer, was at– and and exchange in November cut the Branches that have yet to meet this task loss by some S23,000 to S10,359.49. to do so immediately. the Executive Committee voted to in– tended by all supreme executive com– By their involvement, patriotism, mittee members: Dr. John O. Flis, vice in 1976, the UNA paid Si3,930 more dedication to the Ukrainian cause and by President, Sen. Paul Yuzyk, Director in dividends to members and by their generous contributions to national for Canada, Mrs. Mary Dushnyck, Si3,401 more than in 1975 on paid-up causes our pioneers have forged a proud UCCA National vice-President, Walter Sochan, Secre– endowment certificates, reported the ape!lation for our organization, that tary, Mrs. Ulana Diachuk, Treasurer, Treasurer. A total of S235,000 was of a "Fortress Beyond the Sea". Let us Fund Drive Stefan Hawrysz, Organizer, as well as paid to "Svoboda", an increase of live up to that ape!lation by contributing (The figures are based on collection of (Continued on page 5) ourselves to the Fund and encouraging Anthony Dragan, Svoboda Editor-in- UCCA Branches and contributions of Chief. others to do likewise now. organizations and individual donors With best wishes for a Merry Christmas as of December 27, 1976). The income from dues, reported and a Happy New Year! Mrs. Diachuk, over the past 11 month То all our readers who observed 1976 Goal-S150,000 amounted to S2, 753,286.89, an in– December 1976, Jersey City, N.J. Christmas on January 7th, we extend ourm Thus far raised—S 100,092 crease of S36, 055.95 over the same best wishes for a joyous and merry щ Supreme Executive Committee Still needed-S49,908 Ukrainian National Association period last year. She anticipated that celebration of our Saviours birth. by the year's end the income from dues THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1977 No. 1 Seven Journals in Ukraine Soviet Paper Warns Of Changed To Russian Language "Snare Of Church NEW YORK, N.Y.—Confirming predic– The periodicals in question include: MOSCOW, USSR.—When the spirit of has believers lead a passive way of life." tions of intensified Russification after the "Ethics and Aesthetics," "Economic Geo– Christmas is all around and sentimental The article was not directed solely against graphy." "Questions in Atheism," "Pro– fall of Petro Shelest, First Secretary of the hearts swell, there is danger of losing one's Christmas, it contained a universal attack Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR, blems in Jurisprudence," "Philosophical on religious holidays, which are simply Problems in Contemporary Natural Sci– grip on atheistic reality, feels the Soviet seven scholarly journals, which to date have government. occasions for drunkenness and sloth. Christ- been appearing in the Ukrainian language, ence," and "Physical Geography and Geo– mas is a regular,working day in the USSR, morphology." in a pre-Christmas diatribe against all will be printed in Russian beginning January religion, "Pravda," the official organ of the but this does not stop practicing Catholics 1977. Just as the 1972 wave of Russification in and Lutherans in ,he Baltic republics from the field of scientific, agricultural and trade Communist Party of the Soviet Union, encouraged a mass-media campaign to save attending religious scvices on December 25. The Press Service of the Ukrainian publications aimed to close down as many Soviet youth from the "snare of the Orthodox believers throughout the Joviet Supreme Liberation Council (abroad) periodicals as possible, this new attack on Union ignore the official hostility towa^Js reports that the Moscow weekly "Novie the printed Ukrainian word is leveled Church." r The article based its attack on alleged religion and traditionally ce^brate Chn Knigi SSR" (New Books of the USSR) has against the social studies and humanities. mas on January 7th. released an announcement stating that the All seven of the journals first appeared complaints from the population about the new "tendency towards compromise in the it is interesting to note that the o, seven journals, published by the Kiev State during the early and mid-sixties, a period anti-religious line does not rule out SUCL University not only will be appearing in characterized by a relative thaw in the direction of religion," in what should be a perfectly atheistic state. celebrations as New Year's Day with a Russian, but that no parallel publications in Russifying policies of the Soviet govern– multitude of customs including the coming Ukrainian are planned. ment. Such a warped approach towards religion of "Grandfather Frost" who distributes gifts can, in the opinion of "Pravda", occur only and many other traditions borrowed directly when there is a "lack of understanding that from that notorious "snare of the Church", Soviet Camp inmates Stage religion is an anti-scientific ideology which Christmas.
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