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The Ukrainian Weekly 1990, No.46 www.ukrweekly.com lished by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association! щ, Mrainian Weeklv vol. LVIII No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1990 50 cents Fokin elected Patriarch Mstyslav speaks on Church's rebirth prime minister by Roma Hadzewycz KlEv - vitold Pavlovych Fokin, KlEv - On the fourth day of his chairman of the Committee on the historic visit to Ukraine, Patriarch Economy in the Ukrainian SSR Su– Mstyslav of Kiev and all Ukraine, the preme Soviet, was elected chairman of primate of the Ukrainian Autocepha– the Council of Ministers, a position lous Orthodox Church, appeared at a equivalent to prime minister, on No– press conference to share his first vember 14. impressions and inform the public, Mr. Fokin had been acting prime through the news media, about his minister since October 23, when vitaliy plans. Masol officially tendered his resigna– The press conference came just three tion. The Parliament accepted Mr. days after the patriarch's arrival in Masol's resignation and then voted to Ukraine on Saturday evening, October name Mr. Fokin the acting chairman of 20. — the first time he had set foot on the Council of Ministers. Ukrainian soil in 46 years — and was Mr. Fokin was confirmed as prime jubilantly welcomed by people's de– minister by a vote of 332 out of 377 puties, faithful and residents of Kiev people's deputies present at the morning and environs, and just two days after he session on November 14. celebrated liturgy at St. Andrew Cathe– Patriarch Mstyslav of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church speaks at The democratic opposition in Parlia– dral in the Ukrainian capital city with press conference in Kiev. At his side is Metropolitan loann. ment, the National Council, did not some 50,000 people gathered near the "The Lord God gave us light. Our (Continued on page 2) church. nation is being reborn, it is beginning to stand on its feet," Patriarch Mstyslav Enthronement set said, describing the significance of Communist bloc in Parliament votes developments in Ukraine at the time of his arrival.1 for St. Sophia to strip deputy Khmara of immunity "For the Church this trebirthj is SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. - somewhat more difficult," he noted, St. Sophia Sobor will be the site of KlEv - The Ukrainian SSR the man, dressed in civilian clothes, "but today we have a good basis for the enthronement of Mstyslav 1, Supreme Soviet voted on Wednesday, apparently hit a woman. Mr. Khmara believing that we are proceeding down patriarch of the Ukrainian Autoce– November 14, to strip Stepan Khmara witnessed the incident, which took place the proper path." phalous Orthodox Church in U– of the Lviv Oblast of his immunity as a in a pedestrian underpass on the Kh– "This period for the Ukrainian kraine and the Diaspora, on Sunday, people's deputy, thus allowing authori– reshchatyk, and asked the woman Autocephalous Orthodox Church November 18, at 10 a.m. ties to file criminal charges against him. whether she could identify her assailant. already is historic, it will be impossible According to Jurij O. Hiltajczuk, News of the vote was reported by the The man was spotted at the other end to erase," he stated. an aide to Patriarch Mstyslav in Ukrainian Republican Party and the of the underpass, but he refused to Urging his audience and the public at South Bound Brook, N.J., the Kiev UN1AR-UPA press service. identify himself when Mr. Khmara large to work toward unity and coope– City Council has granted permission The Chervonohrad dentist is accused asked him to do so. Passers-by then ration, Patriarch Mstyslav expressed to use the St. Sophia Cathedral for of assaulting an officer of the Ministry detained the man and seized his identifi– his firm belief that there is a "desire that these historic ceremonies on Sunday. of internal Affairs on November 7 after (Continued on page 2) all our hearts should beat as one." He This was confirmed on Thursday, added, "We must show the world that November 15, by vasyl Chervoniy, a we are worthy of this rebirth." deputy from Rivne to the Ukrainian Referring to his then upcoming visit Parliament who received oral confir– to Lviv, the patriarch noted, "1 will be mation from both Leonid Kravchuk, satisfied when the Lviv metropolitan the president of the Ukrainian SSR tvolodymyr Sterniuk of the Ukrainian and the newly elected prime minister Catholic Church J and 1 go together to of the Ukrainian SSR, vitold Fokin. St. George Cathedral and together kiss The enthronement will be preceed– the Bible. We must demonstrate that we ed by an archiepiscopal divine are brothers by our deeds. ... 1 would liturgy which will be served by the like the bishops of the Ukrainian hierarchs of the Ukrainian Autoce– Autocephalous Orthodox Church and phalous Orthodox Church in U– the Ukrainian Catholic Church to look kraine: Metropolitan loann and each other in the eyes — so much Bishops Andriy, Danylo, vasyl, depends on the bishops." volodymyr, Antoniy, Roman and Nearly 300 persons attended Pa– Mykolay. triarch Mstyslav's first press conference The hierarchs in Ukraine will be in Ukraine, held at the Northwestern joined by Archbishop Constantine of Scientific Center of the Ukrainian SSR Chicago and Bishop Antoniy of New Academy of Sciences, Social Sciences York for the services. Section, located on Kirov Street near The two Ukrainian American the Khreshchatyk. prelates arrived in Ukraine on Wed– First to speak was Metropolitan nesday, November 14, with a delega– loann of Lviv, who gave background tion of 60 representatives of the information on the reborn Ukrainian Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Autocephalous Orthodox Church, Church in the United States. pointing out that the Church now has Ceremonies connected with the eight hierarchs in Ukraine in addition to enthronement were scheduled to a Kolomayets five abroad. He then noted the historic begin on Saturday, November 17. Stepan Khmara talking to crowds outside of Supreme Soviet in Kiev. (Continued on page 2) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY; NOVEMBER IS, 1990 No. 46 Patriarch Mstyslav... (ContinuecTfrom page 1) significance о і Patriarch Mstyslav's arrival in Ukraine, describing him as "a great patriot and loyal son of Ukraine." in turn, Patriarch Mstyslav described his life and route to the priesthood, as well as the brutal repressions and destruction of the UAOC, its hierarchs and clergy during the Stalin regime. He spoke also of the destruction of churches in Kholm and volhynia under Polish rule of that part of Ukraine. "1 bow my head before my colleague Stepan Baran, who as a lawyer helped me in the Sejm EParliamentJ in protest– ing the burning of our churches." Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky of the Ukrainian Catholic Church also added his voice and his signature to the protest, he pointed out. Finally, Metropolitan Mstyslav des– cribed his immediate plans: "1 want to travel around Ukraine, to experience all of it. And 1 believe that all of our hierarchy will arrive here also." "Our church wants to have its own patriarchal center here fin Kievj to Patriarch Mstyslav answers reporters9 questions during the press conference. Also in the photo are UAOC bishops and clergy house meeting rooms, a library, apart– and (left) People's Deputy Yuriy Sorochyk. ments. it would serve as an embassy,"he added. triarch Mstyslav participated in a of the conflict between the authorities border between the Rivne and volhynia The press conference was attended by liturgy at the Church of the Assump– and the UAOC that has existed since oblasts to greet Patriarch Mstyslav and numerous people's deputies, including tion, reported the UN1AR press service. 1929." lead him to the Church of the Holy Yuriy Sorochyk, who acted as modera– The press service also reported that Discussions were conducted in an Cross, a functioning church of the tor, the news media, faithful and on November 5, the UAOC primate atmosphere of mutual understanding. Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox visiting Ukrainian Americans. journeyed to ivano-Frankivske where The focus of the meeting was the Church. Among representatives of the UAOC he met with people's deputies of the opening of a UAOC mission in Kiev; The patriarch arrived at the church at present were Bishops volodymyr of oblast and city councils, as well as other topics of discussion included the 5 p.m. and was greeted by 5,000 to 6,000 Bila Tserkva, (who is also the vicar of Ukrainian SSR people's deputies. religious situation in Galicia and the persons. He addressed the crowd and Kiev), Roman of Uzhhorod and Khust, Afterwards, Patriarch Mstyslav possibility of conducting Ukrainian then participated in divine liturgy. Danylo of Chernivtsi and Antoniy of offered a requiem service (panakhyda) services in St. Sophia Sobor. The next day, Patriarch Mstyslav was Rivne and Ostroh. at the graves of Ukrainian Sich Rifle- Patriarch Mstyslav also expressed welcomed to Rivne by faithful of the men, and addressed faithful of the dismay over Russian Orthodox Pa– UAOC, members of Rukh and other UAOC and the Ukrainian Catholic democratic organizations, as well as by Related news triarch Aleksey's decision to hold Church. services at St. Sophia Sobor on October the head of the city council and the city The UN1AR-UPA press service re- 28, stressing that the cathedral, the executive committee. Following his stay in Kiev, Patriarch ported that the next day, Tuesday, historic seat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy, is in the city center, the patriarch Mstyslav traveled to Lviv, where he was October 23, Patriarch Mstyslav met a treasure of the entire Ukrainian nation addressed the community; and a liturgy welcomed by faithful of the Ukrainian at the Ukrainian SSR Supreme and, thus, should not be subject to was offered near the Cathedral of the Autocephalous Orthodox and Ukrai– Soviet with its chairman, Leonid Krav– bargaining.
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