Ук о раїнське Православне Слов inian Orthodox W kra Офіційне видання Української Православної Церкви в США ord U The Official Publication of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 www.uocofusa.org Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainain Orthodox Word From the Editor’s Desk… Óêðàїíñüêå Ïðàâîñëàâíå Ñëîâî How to Worship Every priest is asked questions about behavior during  worship, both what should be done to show proper respect in the Lord’s temple and what can be done to achieve more meaningful His Eminence Metropolitan ANTONY participation in the services. This article will attempt to address some of the more common questions and concerns; it draws on a variety His Grace Bishop DANIEL - Consistory President of sources. These should not be taken as laws to be obeyed, but as aids to an attitude or frame of mind which will make our parish’s Founded in Ukrainian worship more meaningful to each of us. as “Українське Православне Слово” in 1950 Whenever we enter or leave the temple we should do so as quietly as possible, so as not to disturb the prayers of our brothers Founded in English and sisters. as “Ukrainian Orthodox Word” in 1952 As we enter or leave the temple, we should first face the altar and cross ourselves. Before going to our place, we should venerate the icon of the Patron Saint or of current Feast in the center of the temple and the icons of our Lord and the Theotokos (after buying Editor-in-Chief and lighting candles, if we so desire). Fr. Ivan Synevskyy It is best to avoid traffic in and out of the church during services. Especially do not enter or leave during a censing, an entrance, the Editorial Office: Scripture readings, or the sermon; coming and going is especially UOW distracting at these times. Being late for services is a common failing PO Box 495 among Orthodox of all sorts, but it is not something we should be South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 proud of. Leaving services early without a very good reason is just as bad. Tel.: (732) 356-0090 While in the temple we should try to maintain an attitude of Fax: (732) 356-5556 prayer and a spirit of humility, like the tax collector of the Gospels E-mail: [email protected] (Luke 18:10-14). Our purpose for coming is to approach our Lord and King in company with our brothers and sisters; we come together The Ukrainian Orthodox Word to constitute God¹s Church. These facts should govern our attitudes is published monthly and behavior. by the Office of Public Relations We should avoid conversation in the church even if the service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. has not yet begun. We should spend the time before services preparing for worship; necessary conversation should be conducted quietly so as not to disturb the meditations of others. All articles submitted for publication, We will get more out of the services if we pray rather than typed no longer than two pages double spaced, merely attend them. Allow the hymns to enter your heart, and make should be mailed to the UOW on a disk or e-mailed as their words your own. Remember that the services are not a time for an attachment to the Editor-in-Chief. Photos become private prayers but for sharing in the common worship of the Church. the property of the UOW and are not returned. Follow the service with your body as well as your mind. Orthodox piety is rich in actions which enable the whole person to Comments, opinions and articles are welcomed but worship. We should cross ourselves at the proper times (on hearing must include the author’s full name and address. an invocation of the Trinity, and at any prayer or petition which Articles are published at the discretion of the Editorial personally affects you). At censing and blessings the proper response Staff, which reserves the right to edit, and may not is to bow to the priest (crossing oneself is not necessary). During Great Lent there are times when we kneel or do prostrations; follow necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board the priest and altar servers in this matter. Kneeling is not proper on and/or the UOC of USA. Sundays, since each Sunday is a feast of the Resurrection, a weekly Pascha. (The reader or choir is exempted from certain actions if The deadline for each issue is the 1st of the month prior performing them disrupts the service.) to the publication date. Let us remember above all that the temple must be filled with an attitude of mutual love and respect. We have assembled to share Please send address changes to: in the Church’s worship, to unite with each other and our Lord, to Ukrainian Orthodox Word anticipate the joyful time when we are gathered into His Kingdom. PO Box 495 Our attitude toward one another should reflect that of the Lord, who South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 loves us all and desires nothing more than our spiritual growth and our salvation. 2 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 The Church of the Holy Tithes in Kyiv Articles

Church of the Tithes ruins - 18thc sketch

A Bit of Church History fledgling presence of Christianity in It’s in our nature to treasure our Kyivan-Rus, originally planted by St. A Visible Witness history and roots which tell us who Andrew, affirmed by the ministry St. Volodymyr’s stewardship we are and where we’ve come from of Ss Cyril and Methodius in the efforts were successful, and the - and point out where we’re going. 9th c, but still foreign to the pagan Church became a strong, central In this spirit, Ukrainian ecclesiastical religiosity of most of the Kyivan-Rus witness to the Christian Faith and the history celebrates the memory of Ss. people. The story of joyous return of consecration of Kyiv to the Lord. A Volodymyr and Olha, whose personal Volodymyr’s emissaries to Kyiv after number of early founders of Kyivan faith journeys to the Orthodoxy their experience of the Holy Liturgy Christinaity would be interred in paved the way for the Baptism of at Hagia Sophia in Constantinople the Church of the Tithes, beginning all of Kyivan-Rus in 988, and the was the convincing spiritual force with St. Olha, and eventually, St. foundation of Orthodox Christianity moving St. Volodymyr to his personal Volodymyr himself, and his wife, throughout Ukrainian lands. conversion and baptism the mass Princess Anna the daughter of the The celebration of the Faith, baptism of the residents of Kyiv in Byzantine Emperor. which turned the people of pagan the River Dnipro. The church stood for centuries Kyivan-Rus to the Truth and worship The Chronicle relates how St. as such a witness. However as of Christ serves as a touchstone of Volodymyr desired to strengthen the Kyivan-Rus came under increased Ukrainian Orthodox identity during witness of the new Christian Faith attack by the Tatars, the Church times of religious freedom, but among his people. In 989, he decided was burned in 1230 as Kyiv fell to also during times of persecution, to build a massive stone Church in the Batu Khan. The site, however, including the recent decades leading Kyiv, as a sign of the establishment remained important and a wooden up to the Millennium celebration of Christianity in the land upon the church dedicated to St. Nicholas of the Baptism of Ukraine and the rock of the Apostolic Church and its was rebuilt there in the 18th c. This subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Cornerstone, Jesus Christ. In a way Church, like so many, remained Union – realized in no small part due similar to the efforts of St. Justinian a steadfast witness in the face of to the renewal of religious fervor. to build Hagia Sophia, this would renewed oppression, this time by the be an enormous task. How was Soviets. It was destroyed by 1935. From Paganism to Christianity this accomplished? St. Volodymyr Like the faith of the Ukrainian people, funded the complete project from however, though hidden, it lived on For Orthodox Christians, and a dedication of 10% of his personal in their hearts. Ukrainians in particular, the account wealth to the project (tithe), enabling Presently, archeological of the conversion of Kyivan-Rus is it to be completed and consecrated excavations have been searching inspiring and marvelous. According by 996AD. This Church dedicated to for the exact location and dimensions to the Chronicles, in the 10th the Most Holy Godbearer, sometimes of the original structure. A number century, Great Prince Volodymyr called simply, ‘The Church of our of possibilities have been discussed had entered into a new alliance with Lady’, had its festal commemoration for the reconstruction of the Church Constantinople which renewed the as the Feast of her Dormition. of the Holy Tithes, but given the Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 3 difficulty of the excavations, and other serious complexities in present day Ukraine, there is no certainty about reconstruction any time soon.

What does this Mean - to us, Today? The Orthodox Faith is made visible by symbols. We use the Holy Cross, the icons, church banners, etc. as visible signs of our faith publicly, which stir our minds and warm our hearts to remember who we are, as Christians. They inspire us to live that faith personally and daily, through prayer, Christian living and asceticism. The Church of the Holy Tithes is a powerful witness to us of a key element of Christian faith -Orthodox Stewardship. Saint Volodymyr, carried out his spiritual conversion through his personal financial offering of the ‘Holy Tithe’ and in doing so, completed the sacred act of building the Church. His heart had been moved beyond any political concerns, to an inner personal conviction - such that he dedicated the first and most significant portion of his personal wealth and income to this spiritual work and much more. This dedication of the tithe (10%) of all his assets, imitated the act of the Holy Patriarch Abraham who offered a tithe to Melchizedek as a ant it is to make a sacred offering of Holy Faith of the 21st century, offer sign of thanksgiving and service to our material blessings received from our gifts (tithes) to the Lord today in the Lord. (Gen. 14, Heb. 7:2). Hence, God, so that the Church can not only the same sacrificial manner that St. his tithe became a primary example be erected, but also that its mission Volodymyr did - bringing a vibrant of Ukrainian Orthodox stewardship - be sustained. The spirit of the tithe is spiritual witness to our land – both the offering to God of the first portion to dedicate oneself to the Lord, in the the United States and Ukraine – and of what he received from Him. manner of this Saint, as we pray, “Let to all future generations? The biblical example became us commend ourselves, each other, Ukrainian Orthodox Steward- the model for the behavior for the and all our life unto Christ our God!” ship in action for more than ten people of Kyivan Rus - now Christian centuries. Do we do our share today? - which became a faith not only of St. Volodymyr exercised internal affirmation, but dynamic, holiness, vision and wisdom in the Contact the Office of Steward- personal action. offering of his tithe - and it was ship for details and suggestions on received by God. It became a blessing getting started. If you wish, a rep- resentative from the Office may be Faith for Today and Tomorrow not only to him and to his family, but the entire nation of Kyivan-Rus, able to make a visit to the parish to The Church of the Tithes can and continues to do so for us to discuss the process in more detail continue to inspire us, as spiritual this day. Even though the blocks of with the pastor and other interested heirs of the Kyivan Orthodox Christian the building can be torn down, the parishioners. Feel free to call or sub- tradition, to realize this gift of God’s living Faith will not be destroyed. mit questions via E-mail. grace to all of us, in Holy Baptism. The question remains - Will we, the (434) 973-2500 The Church shows us how import- Ukrainian Orthodox stewards of the [email protected] 4 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 Liturgical Utensils and Covers

The Aer (Greek: the “air”; out flat the creases will form a Slavonic: Воздýх, Vozdúkh) cross). The aer normally has a is the largest and outermost cross embroidered in its exact of the veils covering the center, so that when it is folded chalice and diskos (paten). It is the cross is visible. rectangular in shape It is often At the Great Entrance, Articles made of the same material when the sacred vessels are and color as the vestments of brought in procession to the the officiating priest, and often Holy Table (altar), the priest has a fringe going all the way will place the aer over the around its edge. Tassels may deacon’s left shoulder before also be sewn at each of the he hands him the diskos (the corners. priest himself will carry the It takes its name either Chalice). For this reason, the from the lightness of the aer will often have ribbons material of which it is made, sewn onto it, so it can be tied or from the fact that during securely in place. If there is no the Nicene Creed in the Divine deacon serving, the priest will Liturgy, the priest holds it high place the aer around his own in the air and waves it slowly shoulders like a cape, which over the chalice and diskos. Its will leave his hands free to take original use was to cover the both the diskos and the chalice. Chalice and prevent anything Just before the chanting from falling into it before the of the Symbol of Faith (Nicene consecration. The aer has a Creed), the Priest will kiss the great deal of symbolism. When diskos and chalice (by kissing the Gifts are covered with the the aer in the place where it aer after the Great Entrance, touches each vessel) and the the aer symbolizes the stone front edge of the Holy Table. that covered the opening of During the Creed, the priest At the Divine Liturgy, during the Jesus Christ’s tomb. When will hold the aer above the Gifts Liturgy of Preparation, when the aer the priest waves the aer during and waive it slowly, indicating the is to be placed over the Holy Gifts (the the symbol of faith (the creed), it activity of the Holy Spirit. When a Bread and Wine for the Eucharist), it symbolizes the earthquake that bishop is serving the Liturgy, the is first wrapped around the censer occurred when Jesus rose from the concelebrating priests will hold the and then laid over the chalice and dead (Matthew 28:1-2). The priest Aer during the Creed as the bishop diskos, so that the front edge of stops waving the aer at the point in kneels (or bows his head) underneath the aer just touches the surface the creed when he says, “and on the it. After the Creed, the aer is folded of the table. When not covering third day He rose according to the and placed on the Holy Table. In the Gifts, the aer is folded (usually scriptures.” It also symbolizes the some practices, the priest will turn folded 3 x 3, so that when it is laid swaddling clothes with which Christ and bless the people with the aer was wrapped at his Nativity, and also during the Eucharist. the grave clothes in which he was Following Communion, the aer wrapped at his burial (both themes is placed, still folded, on the diskos, are found in the text of the Liturgy of together with the spear, spoon and Preparation). star and little veils, and all are taken The aer is first mentioned back to the table of oblation by the by name in an explanation of the deacon. Divine Liturgy by a writer of the sixth During a Liturgy of the century, and is also alluded to as “the Presanctified Gifts, the priest or so-called aer” in the Acts of the Fifth deacon wears the aer on his left Ecumenical Council. shoulder for the Great Entrance.

Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 5 Whenever a bishop first arrives which is a leavened bread. These “the star.” The priest now prays, “And at a church or monastery, he will be combined are the Holy Gifts. the star came to rest over the place greeted by the senior priest holding Before the Divine Liturgy begins, where the Young Child was” as he a tray covered by an aer, on which a service called the proskomedia is puts it on the diskos over the Lamb. is placed a blessing cross for him conducted at a table of preparation The spoon used in the to kiss. or oblation at the side of the altar, transmission of both elements of At the ordination of a priest, during which the Holy Gifts are Holy Communion to the faithful. when it is time for the Great Entrance, prepared for Communion. As prayers In early liturgical practice it was the bishop will drape the aer over the are recited the chalice is filled with used only when administering the candidate’s head and shoulders, and wine and from the prosphora a Lamb Eucharist to the sick and infants. in this manner he will carry it in the is cut and placed on the paten. The With the developments in Orthodox procession. The candidate will not prayers include commemorations liturgics, and with the need for priests enter the Sanctuary with the rest of from the faithful for loved ones, both to serve the Divine Liturgy without the clergy, but will remain standing living and dead. During the Great the assistance of a deacon, its use at the Holy Doors. The bishop will Entrance these Gifts are brought to became commonplace. Originally remove the aer from his head and the altar table where by joining the the priest would place the Body of place it over the Gifts and cense Lamb with the wine the celebrant Christ in the palm of the receiver and them, after which the Ordination calls for the bread and wine to be the deacon would offer the chalice, takes place. the Body and Blood of Christ for much like the way clergy partake of During Feasts of the Cross, a Communion. the sacrament even today. cross is laid on a tray covered by an Communion begins among the The spear is a cutting implement aer and decorated with basil leaves higher clergy, bishops, priests, and in a shape of a lance which represents and flowers. This is carried by the deacons, before the Lamb is mixed the lance used to pierce Jesus’s priest from the Prothesis to the with the wine for communion of side at the Crucifixion. It is used Holy Table, where it will remain until the laity. Communion of the laity is in the Proskomidia, the service of the Great Doxology near the end of usually by spoon directly from the preparation for the Divine Liturgy, Matins. At that point the priest will chalice to the communicant. Except where it is used to cut the portions of take it in procession to the center of for a portion of the communion the prosphora that are placed on the the church where all the faithful will that may be held in reserve for paten. The cutting of the prosphora come forward to venerate the cross. communion of the sick before the in preparation for Eucharist reminds At the death of a priest or next Divine Liturgy, the remaining us of the Lord’s saving Passion. bishop, when his body is vested for portion of the Body and Blood of Prosphora (Greek for “offering”) burial, his face will be covered with Christ is consumed by the clergy at is bread prepared for use in the an aer to show his closeness to the the conclusion the service. Divine Liturgy. A portion of it, known Sacred Mysteries. The asterisk is one of a number as the lamb (or amnon) is cut out In Orthodox Christian usage the of liturgical vessels and implements during the proskomedia which is Chalice is a form of a stemmed cup used during services of the Orthodox consecrated during the Divine Liturgy or goblet used to offer Communion Church. to be the Eucharist, while the rest is during the Divine Liturgy. The chalice The asterisk is a cross-shaped cut up for the antidoron, the blessed is usually made of a precious metal, object which is placed on the paten, or bread distributed at the end of the gold or silver, and maybe plain, diskos, during the Proskomedia and liturgy. engraved, bejeweled, or decorated supports the covering. Historically, During its preparation, with a combination of adornment. the asterisk represented the heavens, prosphora is stamped with an During the entry to the eucharistic while the paten represented the image usually including IC XC NIKA service the wine is brought in the earth. More recently the asterisk has (“Jesus Christ conquers”), which is chalice and a plate called the Paten or also come to symbolize the star of maintained during baking and then Diskos is used to carry the prosphora, the Magi. As a result, it is often called serves as a guide for cutting out the 6 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 lamb during the proskomedia. In the Christian offering, the Prosphora can vary in size and priest offers the sacrifice of that stamp in different traditions. of our Lord who as the eternal Generally, the Slavic traditions Word of God become man and use smaller prosphora with took to Himself everything which a simpler stamp, while the is human, even the consequences Byzantine ones use larger ones of sin, He is sinless Himself. By with a more complex stamp. His crucifixion and resurrection, The curtain that is He offers the supreme and drawn across the Royal perfect sacrifice, His pure and Doors of the iconostasis in an unstained Self. His sacrifice is Orthodox Christian temple is a complete — thoroughly purging representation of the curtain the sins of mankind - because that separated the Holy of Holies He does not need to offer it first in the ancient Temple of the for His own sin. He presents this Jews in Jerusalem. During the offering, not on a mundane altar, but in heaven itself, before the Divine Liturgy the curtain is Throne of the Father, which He drawn closed after the Great Himself shares, together with Entrance, to remain closed until the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 9:11-12). the reciting of the Creed, as the priest commemorates the Unlike the Jewish high sacrifice of our Lord Himself for priest, Christ does not complete the atonement of the sins of the atonement alone. As He enters the heavenly Temple mankind as did the high priest our Lord bears with Him His of the Temple with expiatory humanity, which He shares with sacrifice for his own sins with us. Thus, we enter the Holy of blood of animal sacrifices. During the Divine Liturgy, bread Holies with Him, borne into the The curtain is not used and wine are carried to the altar glory and peace of the Kingdom by universally in the Orthodox Christian table at the Great Entrance to begin His purity and love. Our Lord’s great Church. our offering of the Eucharist, the sacrifice brings us remission of sins The significance of the curtain is sacrifice that reaches its climax in and sanctification by the power of presented by the Apostle in Hebrews the invocation of the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit and entrance into the 9, as he recalls the special ceremony upon the Gifts and culminates in our Kingdom. The words of the prayer held in the Temple of the Jews in partaking of them, now transfigured link our offering of the Gifts with Jerusalem on Yom Kippur, the “Day of by the Spirit’s grace and power into Christ’s entering “into the inner Atonement.” In the Temple, a room the crucified and risen Body and shrine behind the curtain” (Hebrews was set aside behind a curtain called 6:19), “by the new and living way Blood our Lord Jesus Christ. As soon the Holy of Holies into which only one which he opened for us through the as the bread and wine are placed person, the high priest, could enter curtain, that is, through His flesh” on the altar table, the royal doors and then only once each year, on the (Heb. 10:20). are closed and the curtain is drawn Day of Atonement. On that day, after In each Liturgy we unite across the opening, to remain closed offering special sacrifices, the high ourselves with our Lord’s sacrifice until the Creed. The significance of priest collected in a bowl some blood and we enter heaven with Him. this action is made clear in a phrase from the animal victims and carried On the people’s behalf the priest from the prayer the priest reads it behind the curtain, into the Holy carries bread and wine into the altar, of Holies. In a ritual that symbolized while the curtain is closed. He asks behind the closed curtain of the the people’s repentance for the sins God to “accept also the prayer of us royal doors, like the Old Testament of the previous year and to entreat sinners, and bear it to Thy holy altar, priest symbolizing the Passion and God’s forgiveness he sprinkled the enabling us to offer unto Thee gifts rising of the incarnate Christ. With blood about the chamber. As the and spiritual sacrifices for our sins the curtain of our temple closed, the high priest was only a man, he had and for the errors of the people.” The faithful prepare to receive the Body to offer the expiatory sacrifice for his last words echo those of the Apostle and Blood of the living Christ. St. own sins, and because he continued in Hebrews 9:7 and link our offering John Chrysostom declares, “With this to sin, he had to offer the sacrifice of the Gifts to his discussion of the Blood not Moses but Christ sprinkled year after year. Apostle Paul tells us Jewish ritual of atonement, recalling us, through the word which was that this ritual was a prophecy of the the special ceremony held in the spoken; ‘This is the Blood of the New incarnation, death, and resurrection Temple of the Jews on the Day of Testament, for the remission of sins.’ of our Lord. Atonement. Fr. Dimitri Cozby Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 7 Церковні Речі для Богослужбового Вжитку

Для здійснення Таїнства ньому особливим чином вирізаної чаша як би розширюється до своєї Євхаристії, тобто для Перетворення з просфори середньої її частини основи, таким чином верхній її хліба і вина в Тіло і Кров Христову, з печаткою нагорі. Приготування край менший по діаметру, ніж а також Причащання віруючих Агнця і положення його на дискос нижня частина. Потир служить для використовуються особливі відбуваються під час проскомидії перетврорення вина (налитого в посудини і начиння: дискос, потир на жертовнику. нього на проскомидії) в істинну (чаша), звіздиця, копіє, ложечка і Таким чином, дискос, по- Кров Христову (на Літургії вірних). деякі інші. Ці посудини можуть бути перше, є образом того блюдця, Безпосередньо у вівтарі з вжиті тільки в Таїнстві Євхаристії, з якого Ісус Христос на Тайній чаші причащаються тільки священнослужителі повинні Вечері взяв хліб і перетворив його єпископи, священики і диякони, а

Articles ставитися до них з особливим в Своє Пречисте Тіло, роздаючи причащання мирян проводиться благоговінням. Миряни не учням; по-друге, кругле блюдце священиком з амвона. Потім Чаша мають права торкатися до них, дискоса означає сукупність всієї урочисто переноситься з Престолу за винятком у той момент, коли Церкви і вічність Христової Церкви, на жертовник, що символізує віруючі причащаються Святих оскільки коло – символ вічності. Вознесіння Христа на Небеса. Христових Таїн, приймаючи Їх У центрі цього блюдця Сама чаша символізує Пресвяту губами з ложечки і цілуючи край зображуються два коліноприклонні Богородицю і Приснодіву Марію, потира. Ангели, мовби прислуговують в утробі Якої утворилося людське Зараз ми постараємось Агнцеві, який кладеться між єство Господа Ісуса Христа. Церква розглянути основні богослужбові ними. По плоскому краю дискоса свідчить про це, називаючи Божу речі, які вживаються під час зазвичай пишуть слова Іоанна Матір Чашею наповненою радістю. Божественної Літургії та інших Хрестителя про Христа: «Ось Дискос і потир беруть служб, приведемо їхнє значення, Агнець Божий, Котрий бере на свій початок від Тайної Вечері. символіку та моменти вживання. Себе гріхи світу». (Ін. 1:29) Матеріалом для їх виробництва служили благородні метали – золото або срібло. Вживалися також посуд із скла, олива, міді, заліза і навіть дерева. Дерев’яні потири допускалися до вживання тільки в крайніх обставинах (найпоширеніше – бідність приходу або монастиря), оскільки цей матеріал вбирає в себе частину Крові Христової. Інші матеріали теж мають різні недоліки, в результаті чого Дискос (грец. кругле блюдце) церковними розпорядженнями – богослужбовий посуд, який було встановлено робити дискоси представляє собою невелике і чаші із золота або срібла, або кругле металеве блюдо з плоским у крайніх випадках, з олива. широким краєм. До плоского дна Благоговіння віруючих при дискоса прикріплюється невелика відбуванні на їхніх очах Таїнства ніжка, нерідко з невеликим Євхаристії надихало їх піклуватися «яблуком», або потовщенням, про прикрасу священних посудин в середині, а завершує ніжку дорогоцінними каміннями яшми, широка, але менших розмірів, ніж агату та іншими дорогоцінностями. блюдце дискоса, кругла підставка. На Священні посудини Під час проскомидії – першої наносилися певні зображення, частини Літургії – з богослужбової Потир (грец. посудина для але строгих канонів в цьому просфори виймається Агнець, пиття, чаша) – кругла чаша на відношенні не було. В даний час тобто та її частина, яка в Таїнстві високій підставці. Ніжка, що з’єднує на дискосах зображують Ангелів Євхаристії стане Тілом Христовим. чашу з підставою підставки, в або Хрест; на Потирах з західної, Дискос служить для положення на середині має потовщення. Сама лицьової сторони по відношенню 8 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 до священика, – образ Христа викладається тепер у Новозавітній Спасителя, з північної сторони – Церкві, і є те вугілля, яке за образ Матері Божої, з південної допомогою ложечки роздається – Іоанна Предтечі, з східної – Хрест. віруючим.

Копіє – плоский залізний ніж, який має вигляд наконечника списа, загостреного з обох сторін. Ручка виготовляється зазвичай з кістки або дерева. Воно символізує той спис, яким воїн, за євангельським свідченням, Тарілочки без підставок, проколов ребра Спасителя. Спис виготовлені зі срібла, часто Звіздиця (зірка) – богослуж- має ще одне символічне значення: позолоченні, також вживаються бовий предмет з двох металевих меч, про який у Своїй проповіді під час проскомидії. Зображення, дуг, з’єднаних в центрі перетину Ісус Христос говорить, що не що поміщаються на них, наступні: гвинтиком з гайкою, що дозволяє мир, а меч приніс Він на землю. 1. Образ Хреста. Тарілка з цим їм: І цей меч духовно ніби розтинає зображенням використовується 1. З’єднуватися разом, людство на тих, хто приймає і хто для вирізування Агнця з першої причому одна як би входить в іншу. не приймає Христа (див.: Лк. 12: богослужбової просфори. Крім 2. Розсуватися хрестоподібно. 51-53). Богослужбове вживання того, вона вживається також на Літургії для поділу на ній Агнця Введення звіздиці в літургійне копія полягає в тому, що воно на дрібні частинки, число яких вживання приписується святому використовується для вирізування приблизно має відповідати Іоанну Золотоустому. Вона Агнця з першої богослужбової кількості мирян, які збираються символізує Вифлеємську зірку, яка просфори, а також для вирізування частинок з інших просфор. приступити до Причастя. По її краю показала волхвам шлях до місця робиться напис: «Хресту Твоєму Різдва Царя світу. Це виражається поклоняємося, Владико». словами Євангелія, вимовними 2. Образ Божої Матері з священиком після того, як він, Предвічним Немовлям у лоні. завершивши проскомидію, ставить Тарілка з цим зображенням на дискос хрестоподібно розсунуту служить для виймання на ній звіздицю: «І, прийшовши, звізда частинок з інших богослужбових стала над тим місцем, де було просфор на честь Богородиці, Дитя.» (Мф. 2: 9). Крім того, звіздиця святих, про здоров’я і за упокій тих в складеному положенні означає православних, за яких були подані два єства в Єдиному Господі Ісусі «записки» на Літургію. По краю Христі, які з’єднані в ньому в Ложечка – невелика ложка цієї тарілки пишеться: «Достойно нероздільній, але і не злитій єдності, з хрестом на кінці ручки, якою є, і це є істина, славити Тебе, а в розгорнутому положенні вона під час причащання мирян з Богородицю». чітко зображає Хрест. Чаші витягуються частинки Тіла Ці предмети виконують Звіздиця при цьому ставиться Христового, попередньо занурені допоміжні функції і символічно так, що під перетином її дуг в Його Кров. Так само, як дискос, означають подвійне служіння міститься Агнець, що знаходиться Потир і звіздиця, ложечка робиться Церкви: Богу і людям. Крім них в центрі дискоса. Звіздиця, таким із золота, срібла, олива або з для розміщення богослужбових чином, має не тільки духовно- металевих сплавів, які не дають просфор та інших потреб символічне, але і практичне окису. Рука священнослужителя, використовуються ще кілька богослужбове значення, яке яка тримає ложечку із Тілом неглибоких тарілок більшого полягає в запобіганні Агнця і Христовим, символічно означає діаметру з такими ж зображеннями частинок, що лежать в певному кліщі, якими Серафим взяв вугілля та написами. Оскільки на такі порядку на дискосі, від пересувань з вівтаря Небесного і торкнувся тарілки кладуть частини просфори, і зміщення при покритті дискоса ним уст пророка Ісаї, очистивши що залишилися після вирізування покрівцями. їх (див.: Іс. 6: 6). Тіло Христове, що Агнця, тобто антидор, то вони Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 9 називаються антидорными, ни Різдва Христового, коли Бого- іліанафорними. Слово антидор немовля був повитий у пеленах. має наступне значення: анти – Таким чином, покрови (або по- замість; дор –дар, тобто замість крівці) означають в цьому сенсі дарів, призначене тим, хто з саме дитячі пелени Спасителя. Але різних причин за Літургією не молитви, які супроводжують ці по- причащався. крови, говорять про небесні ризи Для витирання Чаші після Воплоченого Бога, привласнюючи її обмивання використовується покрівцям символічне значення обтиральна губа ( ) . губка саме того одягу Царя Слави, Який Обтиральна губка повинна воскрес і вознісся. знаходиться на жертовнику і після Покрівці мають кілька витирання Чаші залишається символічних значень, які міняються на ньому. Але сучасна практика в різні моменти служби. Це і така, що замість обтиральної платок (плат, яким покрили Ісуса губи стали вживатися платки Христа під час його поховання), з червоної матерії, якими і Плащаниця, яку приніс Йосип витираються священні посудини і Аримафейський, таємний учень уста священнослужителів і мирян Спасителя, і камінь, привалений після причастя. Вони символізують до дверей гробу (тобто до входу в собою особливі дії благодаті При богослужбових діях печеру, де Господь був похований). Божої, що оберігають людей використовують також кухлик/ Інші значення покрівці набувають у від мимовільного осквернення ківшик з ручкою у вигляді хвилини Літургії вірних: коливання святині по немочі або неуважності. царської корони з малюнком воздуха під час співу Символу в середині. На проскомидії в віри означає землетрус, що стався таку посудину вливається вино і в момент, коли Ангел відвалив невелику кількість чистої холодної камінь від дверей гробу, а також води в спогад Крові та води, що участь благодатної сили Духа пролилися з тіла Спасителя в Святого в таїнстві Домобудівництва той момент, коли римський воїн Божого при спасінні світу і у справі проколов Йому списом ребра. По поширення віри в Господа Ісуса колу кухлика зазвичай наноситься Христа. Перенесення Чаші з напис: «Теплота віри повна Духа Престолу на жертовник зображає Святого». З кухлика вино з водою Вознесіння Христа на небо, а в певний момент проскомидії покрівець на ній – то хмара, яка вливається в Потир, в якому на приховала Господа від апостолів, Літургії вірних перетворюється що возносився, і закінчення діянь Дискос і Потир після завер- в Істинну Кров Христову. Кухлик Христа на землі після Його Першого шення проскомидії – кожну посуди- вживається також для обмивання Приходу. ну окремо – накривають малими Потира після споживання Святих Малі покрівці являють собою покрівцями (малий покров, малий Дарів священиком по закінченні хрести із тканини, їх квадратна воздух), а потім обидва разом Літургії. У кухлик вливається вода і середина тверда і покриває верх накриваються загальним покро- вино і з нього виливається в Чашу дискоса і Потира. вом (великий покров, для обмивання її від залишків великий ). Загальна їх назва в бого- Чотири кінці покрівців, Крові Христової і часток Тіла Його, воздух службових книгах – покров, воздух. що мають на собі зображення після чого все це з благоговінням Херувимів, спускаються вниз, споживається священиком. покриваючи всі бічні стінки Символічне значення кухлика – священних посудин. посудина благодаті Духа Святого, Великий воздух виглядає як що виробляє різні благодатні дії. м'який прямокутник із матерії, в У сучасній практиці вживається кутах якого також вишиваються також скляні глечики: один для ті ж зображення. Матеріали, які води інший для вина. Тоді з обидвох використовують для виготовлення глечиків разом вливаються вода і воздуха – парча, шовк і їм подібні – вино у Святу Чашу і при цьому прикрашаються по краях золотою священик говорить такі слова: або срібною стрічкою, а також «Благословенне з’єднання дарів орнаментальними вишивками. Твоїх нині і повсякчас, і на віки В середині всіх покривців вічні. Амінь.». Символічно дії пов’язані із воздухами зображують обстави- зображується Хрест. 10 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 AXIOS! AXIOS! AXIOS! Archbishop Daniel

AXIOS! AXIOS! AXIOS! АКСІОС! АКСІОС! АКСІОС! Archbishop Daniel Celebrates Архиєпископ Даниїл святкує 16th Anniversary of Priestly Шістнадцятиріччя Ordination висвячення у сан ієрея та 9th Anniversary of Episcopal Дев’ятиріччя посвячення у

Consecration сан архиєрея Articles Sixteen years ago on 12 May Шістнадцять років тому 2001 Fr. Volodymyr Zelinsky was назад, 12 травня 2001 року, ordained to the Holy Priesthood отець Володимир Зелінський by then Archbishop Antony in an був висвячений у сан ієрея ever-memorable service at St. у той час Архиєпископом Andrew Memorial Church of our Антонієм під час Служби Божої Metropolia Center, South Bound у церкві-пам’ятнику св. Андрія Brook, NJ. It was memorable Первозваного при нашій because of the nearly 50 clergy митрополії у м. Саут Баунд who participated in the Divine Бруці штату Нью-Джерзі. Це Liturgy along with faithful була незабутня подія, тому що members of our Church from all близько 50 священнослужителів around the USA. співслужили з владикою та Seven years later on 10 May мирянами звідусіль країни. 2008, by then Archimandrite Сім років пізніше, 10 Daniel was consecrated as Bishop травня 2008 року, вже на той of our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox час Архимандрит Даниїл був Church in a magnificent service посвячений у сан архиєрея at St. Vladimir Cathedral, Parma, для нашої Святої Української OH. Six hierarchs from the Православної Церкви у Катедрі various Orthodox Jurisdictions св. Володимира в м. Пармі штату in the United States, along with Огайо. Шестеро владик із різних our Brother hierarchs from the православних юрисдикцій США Ukrainian Orthodox Church та Канади прийняли участь у in Canada participated in the хіротонії. На літургії також були Consecration. The beautiful свідками ієрархи Української Liturgy was also witnessed by the Католицької Церкви США та hierarchs of the Ukrainian Catholic сотні вірних з цілого світу – Church of the USA and hundreds особливо мати владики Даниїла, of faithful from around the world – яка змогла приїхати із м. Бучачі. in particular, then Bishop Daniel’s Високопреосвященніший mother, who was able to be Архиєпископ Даниїл є даром present from Buchach, Ukraine. від Бога для нашої Святої His Eminence, Archbishop Української Православної Daniel is a gift from God to our Церкви США, який присвятив Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church себе служінню духовенству of the USA and has given his life to та вірним із ентузіазмом та serving our clergy and faithful with щирою любов’ю, яка торкається an enthusiasm and genuine love кожного з нас. that has embraced us all. Від імені Ради Митрополії, On behalf of the Council of Консисторії, духовенства, Metropolia, Consistory, the clergy, monastics and faithful чернецтва та вірних нашої Святої Української of our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA we pray Православної Церкви США ми закликаємо Господа that our Lord will grant him peace, safety, honor, health and щоб він “був у спокої збережений, почесний, здоровий, length of days “rightly teaching” the word of God’s truth. May довговічний і правдиво навчав слова Твоєї істини.” God grant many years to our beloved Archbishop Daniel. Нехай Господь Бог дарує многая літа нашому дорогому May he always experience the genuine love that we all also Владиці Даниїлові. Нехай він відчує і нашу щиру любов, have for him, inspiring him to miraculous accomplishments яка буде надихати його на високі досягнення в Ім’я in the Name of our Lord. Господнє. Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 11 Remembering Metropolitan Constantine … 5 years later

supporting the youth of the Church. To that end he was instrumental calling and conducting retreats, working with the Education Commission, the Ukrainian Orthodox League, and All Saints Camp. Having concluded the Divine Liturgy, the prayers continued as His Eminence Archbishop Daniel, and the clergy and faithful from the local Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan area and Youngstown, OH, proceeded to the grave site of Metropolitan Constantine in Pittsburgh where he is buried next to his mother and other family members. Celebration and commemora- Metropolitan Constantine) returned It seemed as all of nature took a tion often go hand-in-hand. Five years to the Pittsburgh area to study at moment to join the faithful in mourning have flown by, but, it seems like yes- Duquesne University where he earned the loss of His Beatitude. With the rain terday that Metropolitan Constantine his Bachelor’s Degree. It was during falling, the trees seemed to weep, their of Blessed Memory was celebrating these years that he became associated branches arching low to the ground as the 40th anniversary of his episcopal with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of tears of rainwater dripped from their consecration surrounded by clergy and the USA, and was eventually ordained tendrils. The bushes and flowers all faithful from around the nation and the as a Subdeacon by Metropolitan John joined in the sorrow, their bright colors world! Those gathered basked in the (Theodorovich) the first Metropolitan glow of His Beatitude as he spoke of his of our Holy Church. Just a few years dampened and demure in the hazy News early years, talking fondly of Pittsburgh, later in 1967, he was ordained to the light of a sunless afternoon. of his family and church family, and Holy Priesthood in his home parish However, while we mourn the happily expounding upon the joys of of St. Vladimir in Pittsburgh, and a passing of Metropolitan Constantine, All Saints Camp. Everyone had smiled few years later in 1972, as a tonsured we rejoice in the Lord and His promise and rejoiced along with His Beatitude monk, Constantine was consecrated of life everlasting. It is with this joy that on such a momentous anniversary. as the first American born bishop of the day concluded after the gravesite However, all too soon their tears of joy, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the were replaced with tears of sorrow, as USA. While Metropolitan Constantine service, as everyone raised their Metropolitan Constantine fell asleep in leaves behind a legacy of hard work on voices through the din of the rain and the Lord only a day later. behalf of the Church, he is most fondly exclaimed loudly that Christ is Risen! It has now been five years, and remembered for his focus, and efforts Trampling down death by death and while the sun shone brightly just miles aimed towards growing, training and to those in the tombs bestowing life! away, the skies over Pittsburgh were dark and heavy, as the rain began to fall over the Pittsburgh area. The faithful joined His Eminence Archbishop Daniel, Ruling Hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. as he visited St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox parish (Southside Pittsburgh), along with Deacon john Charest and Seminarians Subdeacon Mykola Zomchak and Ihor Protsak of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary. During the hierarchical Divine Liturgy, heartfelt prayers were offered for the peaceful repose of Metropolitan Constantine. Those gathered in prayer, fondly recalled his life. Having completed his studies at St. Andrew College, and St. Vladimir Seminary in New York, Theodore Buggan (later to be 12 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 25th Anniversary of Holy Priesthood News

Archbishop Daniel leads Upon the invitation of the parish Liturgical Services in McKees Rocks, family and in order to greet the PA honoring Fr. Timothy Tomson mothers and the pastor of the church on his 25th Anniversary of Holy community, His Eminence Archbishop Priesthood. Daniel traveled to McKees Rocks, PA A small town of over 6,000 and presided over the Archpastoral residents and a rich history of over Divine Liturgy. 253 years since its formal foundation As the hierarch entered – McKees Rocks, PA is a home for the Dormition of the Mother of generations of Ukrainian Orthodox God Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Christians that weekly worship at children presented him with flowers; the Dormition of the Birth-Giver of traditional bread and salt was offered God Ukrainian Orthodox Church on by the members of the parish’s board Ella Street. of administration and the pastor, Fr. The Fifth Sunday after Pascha, Timothy, asked Vladyka Daniel to which is known as Samaritan Woman remembered in his prayers mothers Sunday, coincided this year with two of the local community. other important events in the life During the Liturgy, upon the of the local community. The entire request of the entire parish family parish family honored the living and upon the decisions of the Council and reposed in the Lord mothers of of Bishops of the UOC of the USA, the community and joyfully greeted Very Rev. Fr. Timothy Tomson was their pastor – Very Rev. Fr. Timothy awarded Miter for the years of Tomson on the 25th Anniversary of his ordination to the Holy Priesthood. Continued on p. 14  Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 13 Metropolitan Constantine Remembered

Metropolitan Constantine, of blessed memory, would have rejoiced to see young and younger gathered together in remembrance of him. Many of those present remarked how it seemed like just yesterday that he was standing at this very spot, and preaching to them. Surrounded by the altar servers, seminarians and clergy all dressed in Paschal white, His Eminence Metropolitan Antony did not focus on the loss of Metropolitan Constantine, but, on what was gained by his life and works. His Eminence explained how grateful he is for all the effort and work that Metropolitan Constantine had devoted to growing this Church, which now prospers thanks to his On a sunny Sunday morning, to join His Eminence Metropolitan dedication. having received the Body and Antony, as he served a Litia on the 5 The service concluded with Blood of Christ, the faithful who year anniversary of the repose of the not only wishing that Metropolitan had gathered within the walls of St. first American born Metropolitan of Constantine’s memory be eternal, News Andrew Memorial Church in South the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of but, in the promise of the Risen Lord, Bound Brook, NJ. pushed forward the USA. and life eternal. 25th Anniversary of Holy Priesthood  Continued from p. 13 dedicated service in the life of the Church and the local As the Liturgy concluded, members of the parish’s parish community. Brotherhood presented every lady in a church with a In his sermon, Archbishop Daniel called upon the flower. faithful of the Church to be the true Bridge-Builders Later in the day, the community honored the Fr. between humanity and God, always seeking the ways of Timothy and all ladies of the parish with a traditional bringing others closed to perfection and an encounter Mother’s Day luncheon. with the Lord.

14 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 Seminarians of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Mark the 31st Anniversary of Chornobyl Nuclear Explosion at the Metropolia Center of the UOC of the USA News

Archbishop Daniel arrived in Las age where witness to the Gospel is On Sunday morning May 7th, Cruces, NM on May 5th and met with so desperately needed, and often Vladyka Daniel was greeted at the Very Rev. Fr. Gabriel Rochelle and impeded, in our culture. Following parish by Fr. Gabriel, bearing the cross Pani Susan Steinhaus to review the Vespers, the thirty people present and water for aspersion; and by Blake upcoming weekend. Accompanying shared a festive Mexican meal provided Davenport, chairman of the parish Vladyka was seminarian Subdeacon by a local restaurant. Several members council, who presented his Eminence Mykola Zomchak. of the general community joined us for with the traditional bread and salt. On Saturday morning May 6th, this occasion. Before the liturgy, Blake Groege Vladyka Daniel met informally with Davenport was tonsured Reader for ten parishioners at a coffee and cake the parish. Vladyka Daniel shared with breakfast at the home of Elizabeth Reader Blake George thoughts on the Davies, Mission Council member. The ministry of the reader and charged him two-hour free-flowing conversation to study the Scriptures and the prayers covered topics as diverse as the of the church in continual preparation difficulties of mission in the Southwest as a reader. to issues concerning science and St. Anthony has been blessed religion. with two subdeacons, two previous On Saturday afternoon, His readers, and one deacon of blessed Eminence met with members of the memory, Deacon David Mascarenas. parish newly illuminated since his last One previous subdeacon is now Fr. visit – four children and two adults. Theophan Mackey of St. Job of Pochaiv His Eminence also met with individual parish in Los Alamos NM. Subdeacon members of the parish on concerns Vladimir Michael Laven continues they wished to share with him. to serve the parish, and Deacon Ted Fr. Gabriel served Vespers at Brinegar now serves as Deacon in OCA. 5:00 PM, following which His Eminence In his sermon Vladyka Daniel spoke to those gathered on the courage stressed the nature of the church as required for us to be Christian in an healing source. All of us need spiritual Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 15 healing, but in accord with the Paralytic of the Gospel for and the symphony orchestra gave a spectacular rendition the day, Vladyka stressed that we must pay attention to that of Mahler’s First Symphony.

News need. Cleansed by our baptism, we are free to seek out the In the evening, the Davenport family hosted a casual healing that we are promised. This freedom enables us to outdoor barbecue dinner with additional dishes brought live in community, entering into the suffering of others to by others, and an informal council meeting took place at aid in their healing, because we are saved not as individuals, which issues of ministry and service in the community were but together in the community of Christ. discussed. Following the Divine Liturgy, a festive potluck offered Saint Anthony of the Desert Mission has been in the forty people who gathered all manner of different foods existence ten years; over the course of those years we have to savor. seen mostly converts enter the parish, from its beginnings In the afternoon, Fr Gabriel and Pani Susan treated His with four people. There have been many adult Chrismations Eminence and seminarian Mykola to the final concert of the and adult and child baptisms over these years, and despite season by the Las Cruces Symphony. Several other members the loss of some sixteen members to retirement and moves of the Mission attended the concert, which featured the in 2015, the membership has built up again and now stands masterful violinist Ryu Gotu playing Paganini’s 1st Concerto, at thirty-six adults and seventeen children.

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Щовесни, коли природа Митрополит привітав присутніх з їм за безмежну любов. Знайомі одягає свої найкращі шати, церква Храмовим святом. Потім віруючі з дитинства пісні і вірші, букети Святого Юрія Переможця в Ярдвілі сфотографувалися з Владикою. тюльпанів і дитячі усмішки відзначає Храмове свято. Мелодія У церковній залі парафіян і викликали сльози радості у свята розлилася по великій залі, гостей чекав смачний oбiд. Після схвильованих матерів. На зміну зазирнула у класи школи, розклала спільної молитви гостей частували мелодійним ніжним веснянкам останні акорди дивовижно- стравами. Владика вручив квіти вихором закружляли в танці діти чудовими букетами на обідніх і висловив подяку всім, хто брав з ансамблю, який працює при столах. участь у підготовці свята. От. Петро церкві. Їхні енергійні українські За традицією багатьох також подякував всiм за працю танці заслужено підтримав зал років до парафії на свято завітав на благо парафії і повідомив про аплодисментами. Митрополит Антоній з двома задум встановити на церковному Кожен, хто дивився на дияконами i семінаристами. подвір’ї пам’ятний знак будівничим запальні танці дітей, слухав Гостей зустрічали парафіяни, і діти церкви. весняних пісень школярів, встелили квітами дорогу Владиці. Звеселити присутніх поцінував відмінну українську На порозі церкви високоповажних на сцену вийшли учні Школи кухню, розумів, що життя в парафії є осіб зустрів Голова Парафiяльнoï Українознавства при церкві. повне і злагоджене, як і її майбутнє. Управи п. Григорій Штандер. У Учні, вчителі та батьки повели З цим почуттям приємно жити, за притворі Митрополита Антoнiя глядачів у забутий світ весняних це треба молитися. вітав настоятель парафії протоієрей обрядових пісень. Весна і свято Фoтoграфiï – Юрiя Нiкoлюкiна о. Петро Левко. Розпочалася Свята Матері запанували над світом. Діти Літургія. Після церковної служби привітали матерів і подякували Написала Наталiя Рoманюк

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Кожен день є Божим благо- недільної школи Христина тим, що дуже гарно її співали словенням. Проте є дні особливі, Андрушків та квітами від імені семінаристи. Мудрою і натхненною які потребують особливого духо- батьків маленьких причасників була проповідь Владики Даниїла у вного приготування, молитви, та усіх прихожан нашої церкви неділю Жон Мироносиць про прояв душевного піднесення, науки, пані Катерина. Після теплих слів правдивої християнської любові старань душевних. привітання від настоятеля нашого до ближнього, про сміливість бути Таким особливим став для храму отця Миколи усі присутні носієм і активним впроваджувачем нас, прихожан УПЦ св Апостола набралися душевних сил від святої християнських цінностей у Луки в місті Сиракьюзи, штат Нью Літургії. Вона також була особливою сучасному світі. Дуже актуально Йорк, день Першої Сповіді для звучало ці мудрі настанови для семи наших діток. молодих людей, батьків, чиї діти Великої радості до цього дня вперше приступали до Сповіді, додав приїзд Владики Даниїла. адже саме від їх виховання і Наш ранок розпочався з того, що прикладу поведінки залежить у супроводі усміхнених діточок майбутнє УПЦ в Америці та Владика зайшов до нашого храму, християнства у світі. де його, згідно з українським Зворушливим моментом під звичаєм, короваєм на рушничку, час Святої Літургії було виконання зустрічала вчителька дитячої молитви «Отче наш» маленькими 18 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 парафіянами, котрі згодом зумів об’єднати довкола організації вжитку, які на сьогодні вже приймали Святе Причастя з рук такої події молодих парафіян і замінені на нові, -як от Євангелі Владики. На очі наверталися сльози навчає усіх щосуботи Божої науки у є,кадило,дарохранительниця,хр радості, коли батьки вели дітей до церковній школі для дорослих. Для ести та інше. І хоча їх небагато, арки, яку так гарно заквітчали під святкового обіду зал був особливо проте існування такого музею керівництвом паніматки Наталії, заквітчаний, центральне місце змушує замислитися над тим, де їх зустрічали хрещені батьки і займав образ Ісуса Христа з дітьми який цінний спадок передали йшли до причастя. Кожній дитині і над ним намальовані слова « нам засновники і будівничі нашої Високоповажний гість вручив Пустіть діток до мене приходити, - церкви у Сиракьюзах і яка велика свідоцтво про Першу Сповідь і бо таких є Царство Боже». відповідальність лежить на чудові молитовнички, до яких Для дітей у нашій церкві ось молодому поколінні по збереженні не раз будуть звертатися діти. уже майже рік існує недільна школа, і примноженні українських Після завершення Літургії Владика де Христина Андрушків проводить благословив усіх хрестом, у якому цікаві уроки Закону Божого як церковних традицій, вихованні у покладена правдива частинка українською, так і англійською них наших дітей. Адже, як говорив Хреста, на якому був розп’ятий мовами, що є дуже важливим для Владика Даниїл, без знання нашої Ісус Христос. Пізніше всі присутні нашої парафії. Діти вивчили з нею історії неможливий її повноцінний зробили загальне фото для книги, Десять Заповідей Божих, молитви, розвиток. яка готується до друку на честь дізналися про створення світу Так і завершилися наші 100-річчя перебування Української та обговорили в ігровій формі святкування Першої Сповіді і православної церкви в Сполучених інші біблійні історії. Тому після Святого Причастя, проте мудрість Штатах Америки. обіду діти радо вітали Владику і настанови, передані у цей день, Під час обіду у церковному залі Даниїла у своєму класі, щоб з будуть доброю поживою для душі лунали слова вдячності Владиці ним поспілкуватися особисто. Там кожного, хто провів цей день у Даниїлу, який своєю присутністю же, на другому поверсі нашого церкві Святого Апостола Луки. і мудрими настановами наповнив залу, був освячений невеликий цей день особливим змістом, музей, дбайливо зібраний нашим ПарафіянкаУПЦ св Луки м семінаристам, що так гарно співали невтомним отцем Миколою. До Сиракьюзи під час Літургії, отцю Миколі, який нього віднесено речі церковного Мирослава Господарисько

Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 19 Свято Першої Сповіді у Соборі Св. Кн. Володимира в Чикаго News

Ось і завершились пасхальні стала цим урочистим незабутнім із Богом. Це не що інше, як дні Воскресіння Христового. Як днем для кожного з найменших нагадування і нам, дорослим, про швидко плинуть дні, минають наших парафіян українського необхідність духовної чистоти роки життя нашого. Ще вчора православного кафедрального стояння перед Богом. наші діти були зовсім крихітками, собору святого князя Володимира Таїнство покаяння — а тепер вступають в своє свідоме у Чикаго. Кожен, хто приходить в це очищення від гріха, тому доросле життя. Свята Церква, - цей день в храм на богослужіння, що кається жива душа. Особливо, наша добра матір,- нагадує нам відчуває неабияку духовну якщо це – дитина. Знайти підхід про це Першою Сповіддю наших радість та благоговіння перед до цієї душі, налаштувати її діточок. “Дорогі батьки! Ваш син, цими чистими душами дітей, так до сповіді, наставити на шлях ваша дочка вступають в свідоме прекрасно одягнутих на зустріч виправлення – от найскладніше й доросле життя! Наступив знаковий надзвичайно важливе завдання, перехід від безтурботного яке стоїть перед священиком, дитинства до повсякденного учителем-катехітом і батьками. усвідомлення відповідальності за Саме тому питання підготовки свої вчинки. З цього моменту вони до цієї знаменної події у нашій нарівні з вами приступатимуть до парафії ставиться досить серйозно. Святого Причастя після сповіді, Маленькі парафіяни пройшли усвідомлюючи всю складність цілий курс під керівництвом пані людських поступків!” -добродійки Лілії Лимар, Пітера Шоста неділя після Пасхи, Браша, а також їхніх помічників: 21 травня, в день пам’яті святого Aнни Крейніної, Олени Лимар, апостола Іоанна Богослова, і Ярини Хлібович та Калини Браш. 20 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 Під час науки діти вивчили перші життя і відкриватимуть їм двері до Данило Деревляк, Анна Єщенко, молитви, окремі події із Старого Небесного Царства. Олександр Качмар, Вікторія Лу- і Нового Завітів, церковні і Божі У неділю Святу Божественну кань, Юлія Перехожук, Евеліна Роз- заповіді та правила поведінки Літургію святителя Іоана Золо- натюк, Владислав Смерека, Галина у храмі. Навчаючись в класі, тоустого звершував настоятель Фрончак, Христина Швець, Микита роблячи домашні завдання, діти собору протоієрей Іван Лимар Якуб’як та Назар Якуб’як. осмислювали та обговорювали разом із протодияконом Андрієм Звертаючись до батьків, отець важливість і необхідність у житті Фрончаком. Іван подякував їм за зусилля у кожного християнина Святих Цього дня у храмі було християнському вихованні дітей, а Таїнств Сповіді і Причастя. Уже з велелюдно, адже на велике також заохотив і надалі виховувати цього моменту розпочинається своїх дітей у християнській вірі, та процес формування своїх особистих духовне свято маленьких християн завітали не лише рідні батьки, але прикладом свого життя передавати християнських цінностей, їм любов до Бога і ближніх. перший крок дитини в доросле, й хресні, родичі та друзі. На згадку про цю особливу свідоме християнське життя. Ці До Таїнства Святої Сповіді подію у своєму житті, кожна дитина Таїнства будуть супроводжувати цього дня вперше приступили: Ми- отримала Пам’ятку про Першу їх протягом всього подальшого кола Ващук, Владислав Демедасюк, Сповідь і Урочисте Причастя, двомовний молитовник та браслет із іконками святих. Велика подяка нашому отцеві Івану, Пані Лілії, Пітеру Брашу, всім учителям та організаторам за прекрасне свято в нашому соборі. Як урочисто і святково були вдягнуті діти цього дня, так і їхні душі нехай завжди будуть урочисто вбрані добрими ділами, і як горіли у їхніх руках свічки під час Літургії, так серця їхні нехай палають любов’ю до Бога та ближніх! Многії літа!!! Протодиякон Андрій Фрончак Фото Олени Лимар Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 21 St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Holds its Commencement Exercises News

On Saturday, May 20th, St. After the Moleban, Very Rev. Fr. a spiritual life not limited to Sundays Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Anthony Perkins, Associate Academic only and who desires to be a part of his Seminary held its commencement Dean, gave a brief history of the ministry to the Church. He and his wife celebration at St. Andrew Memorial seminary and its purpose; to train Mary Ann have been married for forty Church in South Bound Brook, N.J. The men and women to protect, train, years and without her encouragement festivities began with the procession of and minister to people of God. he may never have started, much less His Eminence Metropolitan Antony, His He challenged all the members of finished, his studies. She encouraged Eminence Archbishop Daniel, members Christ’s royal priesthood to take their him to fulfill his life long desire to serve of the faculty, and seminarians. responsibility of living and sharing God and neighbor. He was ordained After the hierarchs had come in and the joy of the Gospel seriously a subdeacon in 2009 and a deacon in venerated the altar, Rev. Fr. Vasyl and encouraged everyone to take 2013. His primary ministry involves Pasakas, the Assistant Dean of Men, advantage of the many programs serving the elderly and shut-ins of and Rev. Fr. Vasyl Shak, Assistant the seminary offers. The graduates his parish and he gets a great deal of Professor of Church History, led us were then called one by one so that satisfaction in “bringing the parish” to in the Moleben prayers. This was a Metropolitan Antony could give them those who are no longer physically able wonderful reminder that without God their diplomas and Archbishop Daniel to come to church. He says that each we can do nothing (St. John 15:5) and could vest them with the academic time he sees a shut-in smile when he that it is God’s desire to bless us and hood. enters their room, he still gets the same fill our needs (St. Matthew 7:7-9) and The graduates of our late feeling he felt when he first started this helped us better appreciate the gift vocations Master of Divinity were: ministry years ago. the Lord has sent us in the form of Dn. Paul Cherkas, St. Michael Regarding his time at St. Sophia’s, committed seminarians who are willing parish, Woonsocket RI Deacon Paul writes: to sacrifice themselves to serve God Dn. Paul feels fortunate to have St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox and neighbor. married someone who needs to have Theological Seminary has been a source 22 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 of inspiration for my desire to bring God because he wants to serve St. John’s acquired family, and of course Pani and His church to my fellow person. and assist Fr. George as a deacon. Maria’s cooking. My professors have inspired me as well Of his time at St. Sophia’s The Valedictorian, Deacon Paul with not only their knowledge of various Subdeacon Paul remarks: Cherkas, noted the many challenges subjects but also with their dedication The seminary studies have been that our parishes face and the lessons to passing on their knowledge to others highly rewarding and the term rigorous seminary have provided so that the as well. It is a blessing to be in this comes to mind. The three years of study graduates could help address those kind of setting where it is possible to have provided a broad education in issues. He thanked the seminary develop friendship not only with fellow the theology, dogma and history of the faculty, the families of the seminarians, seminarians but with the faculty as well Orthodox Church. It equips one to serve and especially the hierarchs for their and feel able to seek their advice for many the Church and every individual by God’s support and prayers. years to come. word and Wisdom. His Eminence Metropolitan Deacon John Charest, St. Subdeacon Cliff O’Neil, Sts. Antony then gave his charge to the Volodymyr Cathedral, Chicago IL Peter and Paul parish, Carnegie PA graduates. His main point was that Dn. John grew up in the parish Sdn. Cliff was also brought to everyone - and especially priests - of St. Michael in Woonsocket, RI. Orthodoxy by his wife; it was her faith need to ground their lives in prayer. After pleading with the priest and that led us to a life in Christ and to his He noted that there is no excuse his parents he was finally given the enrollment in the Distant Learning to be lazy in the performance of Program. He finds great peace and blessing to serve in the altar at age services and other priestly duties. As contentment doing simple tasks like 6 and he hasn’t left since. He was examples of prayers that help to keep replacing votive candles and icons or tonsured as a subdeacon in 2000, him vigilant and humble, he gave his just running the vacuum. He is thankful married to his wife Laryssa in 2010, favorite prayers: that of St. Ephraim to Fr. Steve and his entire parish family and ordained as a deacon in 2011. He and the evening prayer “Lord do not currently serves as the second deacon for the love and support they have shown these past three years. As he allow Your good things to be taken at St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Chicago, away from me...” (Fourth Prayer by St. IL. He and his wife have a two-year moves towards secular retirement, John Chrysostom), both of which he old son, Sebastion; they are excited he and Alice look forward to a more recommended to be recited daily as about helping him participate in all the committed and involved life in Christ. part of the prayer rule. He encouraged children’s and youth ministries the UOC Of his time at St. Sophia, the seminarians to face the struggles of of the USA offers and from which, they Subdeacon Evan (Cliff) writes: the priesthood together (priests need themselves benefitted. My time in the Distant Learning Program has been richly rewarding. The priests!) and told them that both he Regarding his time at St. Sophia’s, and Vladyka Daniel were always ready Deacon John writes: bonds formed through joint experiences with my classmates are lifelong. I have to help and minister to them. For the last three years, I’ve been grown and learned much, not the least of After the “Many years” and commuting from Chicago to South Bound which is the love Our Lord has for all of us. pictures, everyone was invited to the Brook once a month for classes as part seminary for a reception with food of the Masters of Divinity program at Subdeacon Victor Poletajev prepared by Pani Maria Morozovska. St. Sophia Seminary. The program at Sdn. Victor Poletajev is a first St. Sophia appealed to me because of generation American with his family In attendance were His Eminence, its once a month time commitment. I coming from the Ukraine and Estonia. Metropolitan Antony, His Eminence, was able to work on assignments with a His grandparents instilled in him his Archbishop Daniel; Faculty members great deal more flexibility than if I had to strong faith. He has been a sub deacon Fr. Constantine (Gus) Christo, Fr. Taras rearrange work and family commitments for 28 years, serving in the church. Naumenko, Fr. Anthony Perkins, Fr. Whether as a physician or subdeacon, to go to classes weekly. One of the things Vasyl Pasakas, Fr. Vasyl Shak, Dn. serving the church and people is I will miss the most is the comradery Ivan Tchopko, Dr. Michael Andrec; simply his way of life. He and his wife between my fellow students and my the full-time seminarians (who also Robin have been married for 30 years, professors. There were many lessons served wonderfully as the choir) serving in the church together. Victor learned around the dinner table, while Sbdeacons Volodymyr Yavorskyi, enjoys helping people and has become sharing late night snacks, and while Mykola Zomchak and Mykhaylo Bokalo, an expert at cleaning censors and devesting after services. Seminarians Yuri Bobko, Ihor Protsak, whatever else he was allowed to polish Hryhoriy Matviiv, and Tadei Surak; late The graduates of our late at the holy altar. He is grateful for all vocations seminarians Deacon Michael vocations Master of Arts in Applied the clergy who have mentored him. Studies program are: Abrahamson, Constantine Dancu, and Regarding his time at St. Sophia’s, Elizabeth Symonenko (an incoming first Subdeacon Paul Neal, St. John Subdeacon Victor writes: year who also designed the invitations the Baptist parish, Dixonville PA St. Sophia has been a strong and and bulletins); and enough additional Sdn. Paul was introduced to intense theological education. The clergy, family members and supporters Orthodoxy by his girlfriend, Shirley. He instructors are well qualified and between to fill the church. was chrismated and married to Shirley work, church, and classes; it made for a at St. John the Baptist in Dixonville, lot of late nights. Travel to the seminary By Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Perkins PA by Fr. George Hnatko. A retired was the highlight of each semester Photos by Elizabeth Symonenko and pharmacist, he attended St. Sophia’s thanks to the services, fellowship, newly Seminarian Hryhorii Matviiv Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 23 50th Anniversary Pysanky Sale

The day, April 9, 2017, started Chapter as a project to help raise my life.” It is a true statement! But, with 1,700 Pysanky and specialty funds for different items needed the most important feature of the decorated eggs for sale at 11:00 AM at the parish all those years ago. pysanky sale after all this time is the for the 50th year on Western Palm Proceeds from the Pysanky Sale have fellowship and memories. Whether News Sunday. Barely 200 of the cherished always been used towards projects it has been from writing pysanky in Pysanky and specialty eggs remained or items for the parish. “A portion of homes, the church hall, selling in at 4:00 PM, the end of the sale. The the proceeds from the egg sale has malls, the big sale day, workshops eggs are displayed and as each always been used for the betterment or the challenges to expand and customer comes through the door, of our parish. Just a percentage keep the event going with changing they receive a specialized seller of the projects paid for from the times; everyone wants to be together for assistance. At the beginning of egg sale were the new altar, the and work for the betterment of the the sale, people are wall to wall stained glass window of St. Olga (our parish. looking at the eggs and waiting for very first project), refinishing of the The pysanka, while it had its their turn. For our 50th year, we domes, renovation of the downstairs beginning in pagan times, evolved had some extra special items for hall, new curtains for the stage, and its symbols into religious meanings. our customers. Starting last year, new lighting and flooring for the The writing of pysanky has been people could purchase a chocolate upstairs hall to become a gym for our handed down for generations. As bar to win a “golden ticket” for special youth. 75% of the operating budget the founders of the Pysanka Sale items at the sale. The 50th customer of the Sr. UOL Chapter comes from learned how to write pysanky, they through the door received a free the pysanky sale.” Everyone would taught their children, the parish pysanky! We even had decorated meet in homes on Friday evenings children were taught and families pysanky cookies at the bake sale, and write pysanky as a group and were soon making pysanky together. yes, we know our pysanky! One the make them in their homes for the The tradition was being passed most important special features was pysanky sale. Chapter members down. The Sr. UOL Chapter Pysanky a “50th Anniversary Commemorative would go to various local malls and Sale volunteers took the concept and Book” which discussed our history events to sell the pysanky and build expanded it by going out and teaching and provides some of our own design to begin spreading the word of the others (via demonstrations and patterns. beautiful cultural tradition. Once workshops) the beauty, meaning and An event started in 1967, by a you were old enough to hold a tradition of the Ukrainian Pysanky. group of St. Peter & St. Paul, Carnegie crayon, you were taught how to hold Today, we have a base of places Sr. UOL members, has expanded and and use a kiska! So, seriously when where we conduct workshops yearly. lasted 50 years! Beverly Kapeluck some of the people from Carnegie Our own workshop conducted at brought the idea to the Sr. UOL say “I have been making pysanky all the parish, we have now expanded 24 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 to have advanced classes and two workshops on the brochures is available and Fr. Steve Repa provides church same day. We continue to spread the tradition, word tours and explanations and insights. For the history buffs, and faith through our Ukrainian Pysanky writing. A our Parish Historical Museum exhibit is open for viewing new concept was presented to us this year; a reporter and the Museum Committee sponsors a Cultural Sales took videos during our workshops and put together table that also provides religious literature for purchase. a short but beautiful video about our workshop and The event holds something for everyone, even if you don’t the sale which they posted on their website. (https:// make the pysanky egg! theincline.com/2017/04/08/why-one-pittsburgh-church- We started writing pysanky in January this year, makes-1500-pysanky-eggs/) The amount of views the Christmas decorations were still up and carols were of the video was breathtakingly unimaginable! Even still being sung, but it was a special year and everyone a simple magazine article posted on Facebook drew wanted to get busy. Our pysanky writer numbers are the attention of many pysanky admirers (http://www. smaller than they were years ago, so the few of us have northhillsmonthly.com/2017/04/02/138285/pysanky- to work smarter and help each other out. Those who easter-eggs-preserving-a-tradition-and-a-culture ) as outline better, outline the eggs; some take the wax off well as our own Facebook posts. Where there used at the end and help dye the eggs, some help varnish to be newspaper articles and pictures to advertise the and so on; are just some of the challenges we face to sale, these “social media and internet posts” are the new meet the demands of the sale with our small but strong outlets used to continue the tradition informing public of and dedicated pysanky writers. While we are together, workshops and the sale. Even after 50 years, we still had various talks and discussions are held, music is played or people saying, “Wow, never heard of this before, and you even the Penguins Hockey game (but that can be a little have been doing this for 50 years?!” dangerous for the pysanka). “Hey, where is the sheet?” The Pysanky Sale, always held on Western a sheet has always been put out to track the number of Palm Sunday, has expanded to include other church pysanky made by writers, was a common phrase this year. organizations, making the event a “Parish Family Event”. We were so eager to get busy, once the eggs were out, The Church School sponsors a Basket Raffle that was away we went until someone would say, “Hey, where is started to help fund sending children to the summer the sheet?” Then we would all look at each other and go, church camp programs. We had a record basket oh boy….and start counting out how many eggs we were participation of 48 baskets this year! Every church working on. We are not going to know how many pysanky organization contributes to the day. The kielbasa and we have made to fill in the “Pysankometer”! The Mayor butter lamb sales were conducted by Church Ministries of Carnegie gave the church a proclamation for the day this year keeping the tradition going while our current in honor of our 50th sale in service to the community. youth is too young for a Jr. UOL. The St. Matrona’s Ladies Not only is it a proclamation for the community service, Society sells nut rolls and this year released the 2nd but a proclamation for everyone, each individual, receives edition of their cookbook in honor of the 50th anniversary something or gives something, each time they make a of the sale. The day would be incomplete without the food pysanka in their own unique way. As the legend says, preparation and running kitchen and Paska sales by the while pysanky are being made, evil will be kept at bay, Kitchen Workers. Don’t worry; we do not lose sight of hopefully, St. Peter & St. Paul in Carnegie will be making our faith during the event. A display table with Orthodox pysanky for many years to come! Vol. LXVII Issue V, May, 2017 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 25

Ukrainian Orthodox Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with His Eminence Metropolitan Antony 11 Days November 5 - 15, 2017 Land and Air from Newark $3,395.00

For More Information Contact: Select International Tours at 800-842-4842 [email protected] www.selectinternationaltours.com We share your faith ITINERARY Sunday, November 05 – Day 1 Depart USA on an overnight flight to Tel Aviv

Monday, November 06 – Day 2: Arrival Tel Aviv – Transfer to Nazareth Upon arrival in Tel Aviv the group is met by our Orthodox tour escort who will accompany the group for the entire trip in the Holy Land. We travel to Nazareth and settle into our hotel for an overnight. Open buffet dinner at the hotel. (D)

Tuesday, November 07 – Day 3: Nazareth – Cana – Mt. Tabor Open buffet breakfast. Our first stop is Mt. Tabor to pray at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Transfiguration. Next we visit Cana of Galilee, including the Greek Orthodox Church, where we see two of the six jars that Jesus used in the first miracle of turning water into wine for the wedding feast. We proceed to Nazareth, visiting the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and Gabriel’s Well. We visit the Nazareth Synagogue, see Mt. of Prec- ipice and walk along Blessed Mary’s route from the Orthodox Church to the Basilica of Annunciation. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth. (B, D) His Eminence Metropolitan Antony

Wednesday, November 08 – Day 4: Ministry on the Sea of Galilee Open buffet breakfast. We enjoy a special experience as we sail on the peaceful waters of the Sea of Galilee. Our visit continues with a visit of the ancient Synagogue where Jesus preached. Our next visit is to the Mt of Beatitudes and the Church of the Multiplication of Fish and Loaves where we see the fabulous Byzantine Mosaic showing the five loaves and the two fish. These are the same caught in the Sea of Galilee and partaken of by Our Lord and the Holy Apostles. We enjoy a lunch of St. Peter’s fish in a local restaurant. We visit St Peter’s Primacy Church and the Valley of the Doves at the foot of the Arbel Cliff. Here is the ancient highway on the Via Maris leading from Mediterranean Sea to Damascus and is part of the route taken by Jesus from Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee. This is known as the Gospel Trail. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth. (B,L,D)

Thursday, November 09 – Day 5: Capernaum- Caesarea – Lod – Jerusalem Open buffet breakfast. We start the day with a visit to the Greek Orthodox Church at Capernaum. We continue to Caesarea travelling along the Plains of Sharon. We have a guided tour that includes the Theatre, Herod’s Palace, Hippodrome Port and Aqueducts. We enjoy a coffee stop in a café on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. We also stop in Lod to see the tomb of St. George the Dragon slayer, before arriving in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Friday , November 10 – Day 6: Jerusalem – Mt Olives – Mt Zion We ascend Mt of Olives visiting the Ascension chapel, then walk down the Palm (Willow) Sunday road stopping at the church of Mary Magdalene. We visit the Garden of Geth- semane and the Grotto of Gethsemane built at this holy place. En route to Mt Zion we pass St. Stephen Church, marking the area where the first Christian Martyr was stoned to death. Lunch is on your own, after which we visit St Peter in Galicantu, Upper Room, King David’s Tomb and Dormition Abbey. A meeting will be held with the Patriarch of Jerusalem. (TBC) Overnight in Jerusalem. (B,D)

Saturday, November 11 – Day 7: Holy Sepulcher – Wailing Wall – St Ann’s Church – Monastery of the Cross Open buffet breakfast. Today we visit the Old City including Ecce Homo, a church and convent along the path (Via Dolorosa), where Pontius Pilate presented the tortured Christ to the masses and washed his hands of him. We will see the prison where Christ our Lord was tortured and humiliated with a crown of thorns before he was forced to carry his cross along the Via Dolorosa-the Path of Suffering. We enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which is so large that both the Golgotha (the site of Crucifixion) and the Holy Tomb of Christ are located here. We continue to the Pools of Bethesda and the Wailing Wall. Overnight and dinner in Jerusalem. (B,D.) YOUR COMPREHENSIVE A word about Select International Tours…. TOUR INCLUDES Select International Tours received the prestigious 2016 • Round trip air Newark /TEL AVIV/ IMPACT AWARD from the Faith Travel Association as the Newark on United non-stop flights most innovative and impactful US travel company in the faith • Airport taxes and fuel surcharges based travel niche. (subject to change at the time of final payment) Since 1987 we have organized group travel for thousands of • First class hotel accommodations for groups to the Holy Land, Europe, Canada, USA and Mexico. 9 nights Our network of contacts, guides, destination knowledge and • Buffet breakfast and dinner daily in depth travel experience ensures you highest quality (beverages are not included with travel at reasonable prices. dinner) • Lunch of St. Peter’s Fish at the Sea of For more than 28 years we have earned a reputation for Galilee integrity, reliability and value. We deliver what we promise! • Farewell dinner in Bethlehem with beverages Enjoy and relax when you travel with • Air conditioned deluxe motor coach Select International Tours • English speaking Christian guide • Private deluxe bus • All Entrance fees as per the itinerary • Meet and greet at Tel Aviv airport Sunday, November 12 – Day 8: Bethany – Bethlehem – St Sabas – Shepherd Field • Spiritual program Open buffet breakfast. We start our visit this morning with the Greek Orthodox Church at • Select International tours travel Bethany marking the place where Jesus met the Sisters, at the entrance of the town, fol- portfolio lowed by a visit to the Greek Orthodox Church built over Lazarus tomb (TBD). We have the day • Water on the bus (2 bottles per person in Bethlehem to visit the Church of Nativity. We visit the Shepherd Field (Orthodox Church) per day included) Additional bottles at followed by lunch on your own. Men will visit the Monastery of St. Sabas in the desert (TBD), $1.00 per bottle to be paid on the bus. while women have shopping time in Bethlehem at the Kando family store and also the Pal- • Whisper sets estinian Heritage Center where we see the traditional crafts made by local women. We also visit the Church of St. Nicholas near Bethlehem. Tonight we walk the Cardo to the Church of Price does not include: the Holy Sepulcher where we participate in the Divine Liturgy starting at 11:00PM. Dinner • Personal expenses and overnight in Jerusalem. (B,D) • Travel protection - optional and highly Monday, November 13, – Day 9: Jericho to include Mt of Temptation – Dead Sea – encouraged Jordan River • Medical insurance After a buffet breakfast we take a full day excursion to the city of Jericho, the oldest contin- • Beverages at meals uously inhabited city in the world. We take a cable car to the Greek Orthodox Monastery at • Airline luggage fees Mt of Temptation for a visit of the Monastery – from here you will have a great view over Jer- • Lunches icho – Dead Sea, Mt Moab and Mt Nebo in Jordan. Then we take a swim in the mineral rich • Church donations waters of the Dead Sea. We stop at the Jordan River Baptismal site at Bet Arabah. Return to • Anything not mentioned above Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. (B,D) • Gratuities for guide/driver and hotel staff Tuesday, November 14, – Day 10: Jerusalem – Ein Karem (We recommend $6pp per day for guide Following breakfast we have a leisurely morning we drive to Ein Karem to see St John /$4 pp per day for driver/$1 for dining Ba Harim “birthplace of John the Baptist”, Mary’s Spring where Mary came to share the room staff per meal, $2.00 per person good news announced to her by the Archangel Gabriel with Elizabeth, her cousin, the mother at restaurant meals + $ 4.00 total for of John the Baptist. Tonight we have a farewell dinner at a local restaurant in Bethlehem. baggage handling)/( If group is less Overnight in Jerusalm. (B, Special dinner) than 20 guests, then we recommend that gratuities for guide and driver to Wednesday, November 15, Day 11: Tel Aviv- USA increase to $7.00 per person per day for This morning we depart for the airport and our flight home arriving in the afternoon. (B) the guide and $5.00 per person per day for the driver.

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St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, RI is looking forward to hosting the 70th Annual Convention of the Ukrainian Orthodox League in July. Our theme, “Declare among the nations, His works” (Psalm 104:1) is a call to be a witness to the beauty and wisdom present in all of God’s creation. It is a call to “Be bold!” and to share His Word with everyone we meet, from the farthest reaches of the world, to the “biggest little state in the union.”

Enjoy Rhode Island! Our little state is filled with beautiful scenery, great food, and fun things to do. It is truly a testament to the beauty of God’s creation. Here are some highlights we have planned for this year’s Convention:  Newport mansion tour  Clambake by the bay in historic Jamestown  Pirate-themed theater show with northern RI’s famous “family-style chicken”  Guest speaker, Dr. Gayle Woloschak

Please visit http://stmichaeluoc.org/uol2017 or email Janice at [email protected] for registration forms and more information Facebook: 2017 UOL Convention

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Ordination May God grant to them many, Anniversaries happy and blessed years!

His Eminence Archbishop Daniel May 10, 2008 Hie Eminence Archb-p Daniel (Priesthood) May 12, 2001 May V. Rev. Timothy Tomson May 03, 1992 V. Rev. Wolodymyr Wronskyj May 06, 1990 Rev. Mark Swindle May 07, 2011 V. Rev. John Haluszczak May 09, 1992 V. Rev. Wolodymyr Paszko May 10, 1980 V. Rev. Michael Hontaruk May 11, 2003 Protopresb. Alexis Limonczenko May 17, 1955 V. Rev. Petro Levko May 19, 1991 Protopresb. Myron Oryhon May 20, 1979 V. Rev. Stephen Hutnick May 20, 1984 V. Rev. Robert Holet May 24, 1981 Rev. Theophan Mackey May 29, 2014 V. Rev. Igor Krekhovetsky May 31, 1994

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Harper, Molly Melangel baptized and Holy chrismated on April 15, 2017 in St. Antony of the Desert Mission Church, Las Cruces, Holy Matrimony... Baptism... NM 88001. Child of Justim Harper and Sara Edenburn. Sponsors: Pani Susan as of 05/17/2017 as of 05/17/2017 Steinhaus. Celebrated by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle. Andriy Lutsak and Elena Kolyuka in Biletska, Kamila baptized Harper, Justin baptized and chrismated St. Andrew’s Memorial Church Parish, and chrismated on May 6, on April 27, 1986 in St. Antony of the South Bound Brook, NJ,on April 30, 2017, 2017 in St. Vladimir’s UO Cathedral Desert Mission Church, Las Cruces, NM witnessed by Stephan Protsak and Alona Church, Parma, OH 44134. Child o f 88001. Child of Stephen Harper and Matsiievych Santos. Celebrant: Fr. Vasyl Oleg Biletskyy and Viktoria Bondar Gwynet Hollamon. Sponsors: Fr. Deacon Shak. (Biletska). Sponsors: Andriy Melnychenko, Ted Brinegar. Celebrated by Fr. Gabriel Oksana Kostyuk and Olga Vychivska. Rochelle. Celebrated by Fr. Michael Hontaruk. Asleep Sakhno, Eva baptized and chrismated Biletski, Daniel baptized and chrismated on April 21, 2017 in St. Andrew UOC on February 12, 2017 in St. Andrew in the Lord Memorial Church Church, South Bound Church, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Child Brook. NJ 08880. Child of Teodor Biletski of Taras Sakhno and Anna Potapova. as of 05/17/2017 and Olga Biletski. Sponsors: Mark Lyszyk Sponsors: Yuriy Buzcko and Ivanna Sakhno. and Laryssa Hordiychyk. Celebrated by Celebrated by Fr. Vasyl Shtelen. Danyluk, Alice of Minneapolis, MN Fr. John Lyszyk. Shak, Victoria baptized and chrismated on May 3, 2017 at the age of 96 years, Edenburn Harper, Sara baptized and on May 13, 2017 in St. Andrew Memorial officiating clergy Fr. Evhen Kumka of St. chrismated on June 23, 1996 in St. Antony Church Church, South Bound Brook, NJ Michael and St. George UOC Parish, of the Desert Mission Church, Las Cruces, 08880. Child of Vasyl Shak and Olena Minneapolis, MN. NM 88001. Child of Michael Edenburn and Tsubylska. Sponsors: Vasyl Tarnavsky and Procenko, Gregory of Minneapolis, MN Laurel Códova. Sponsors: Elizabeth Davies. Leslawa Siwko. Celebrated by Archbishop on May 8, 2017 at the age of 52 years, Celebrated by Fr. Gabriel Rochelle. Daniel. officiating clergy Fr. Evhen Kumka of St. Frias, Vivian Ariana Juliana baptized Williamson, Nicholas Alexander Michael and St. George UOC Parish, and chrismated on April 15, 2008 in St. baptized and chrismated on May 7, 2017 Minneapolis, MN. Antony of the Desert Mission Church, Las in St. Andrew UOC Church, Los Angeles, Sereda, Yakiv of North Royalton, OH Cruces, NM 88001. Child of Erick R Frias CA 90028. Child of Bernie L. Williamson on May 4, 2017 at the age of 87 years, and Ma del Carmen Sanchez Gomez. and Oksana Koryakina. Sponsors: Barry officiating clergy Fr. John Nakonachny Sponsors: Leonor Willis. Celebrated by Fr. Anderson and Karina Youssef. Celebrated and Fr. Michael Hontaruk of St. Vladimir UO Cathedral Parish, Parma, OH. Gabriel Rochelle. by Fr. Vasyl Shtelen. 38 Українське Православне Слово Рік LXVII Чис. V, травень, 2017 Please remember in your prayers... Ïðîñèìî çãàäàòè ó Âàøèõ ìîëèòâàõ... May – Травень 15th 1972 - PROTOPRIEST VASYL KUSHIL

16th 1976 - PROTOPRESBYTER ANDREW DWORAKIWSKYJ

16th 1977 - PROTOPRESBYTER PAUL DARMOC

10th 1978 - PROTOPRESBYTER PAVLO FALKO

21st 1981 - DEACON PAVLO PUSHKARENKO

9th 1984 - PROTOPRESBYTER VITALYJ KOWALENKO

13th 1985 - PROTOPRESBYTER FEDIR BILECKY

11th 1991 - MITRED PROTOPRIEST MYKOLA HALETA

30th 1991 - PROTOPRIEST EVHEN NARUSHEVYCH

14th 1995 - PROTOPRIEST DMYTRO SENETA

14th 2004 - PROTOPRIEST DMYTRO MAMCHUR Memory Вічна пам’ять!Eternal! Orthodox Christian Bible Studies provides free multimedia resources that are formed - and informed - by the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church.

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St. Nicholas Program Mommy&Me/Daddy&Me Camp 19-22 June 31 July – 4 August All Saints Camp All Saints Camp See p. 35 See p. 35

Diocesan Church School Camp Family Fest 2017 25 June – 8 July 1-4 September All Saints Camp See p. 22 See p. 35

Teenage Conference Annual Altar Servers Retreat 9-22 July 10-12 August All Saints Camp See p. 31 See p. 35

70th UOL Convention 2017 Clergy Conference 26-30 July 16-18 October, 2017 Woonsocket, RI Metropolia Center www.uol.orthodoxws.com South Bound Brook, NJ