Archbishop Borys Gudziak Visited Our Mission Parish SS. Joachim and Anna in Front Royal, Virginia on Saturday, October 26, 2019
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Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia VOL. 80 - No. 21 NOVEMBER 3, 2019 ENGLISH VERSION Archbishop Borys Gudziak visited our Mission Parish SS. Joachim and Anna in Front Royal, Virginia on Saturday, October 26, 2019 Archeparchy News pg. 2-11 Children’s Corner pg. 13-21 Catechism pg. 12 Advertisements pg. 22-25 Holidays/Feast Day pg. 12 Church News pg. 26-36 Archeparchy News Archbishop Borys Gudziak visited our Mission Parish SS. Joachim and Anna in Front Royal, Virginia on Saturday, October 26, 2019 SS. Joachim and Anna Mission Parish provides for the spiritual needs of Eastern Christians in the northern Shenandoah Valley. Archbishop Borys Gudziak at the Divine Liturgy for the 50th Anniversary of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Wilmington, DE on Sunday, October 27, 2019. NOVEMBER 3, 2019 2 Archeparchy News Metropolitan Borys Gudziak Appears on EWTN Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak, spiritual leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia appeared on EWTN Live, Wednesday October 30, 2019 on the 60 minute program hosted by Father Mitch Pacwa. St. Vladimir Parishioners Prepares for Annual Harvest Dinner Scranton’s St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will hold a Harvest Dinner on Sunday, November 17, 2019 - 12:30pm at St. Vladimir Parish Center, 428 North Seventh Avenue. Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, hot vegetables, dinner rolls, dessert, coffee, tea and other beverages. Adults $13.00; Students 6 to 12 years $8.00; no charge for children age 5 and under. Reservations close Monday, November 11 - no tickets sold at the door. Take-outs available only by advance order - must pick up promptly between 11:30am and 12:00 noon. Several door prizes will be awarded along with raffles for a Basket of Cheer and a colorful Ukrainian tablecloth. For reservations phone 570 503-1514. Everyone is welcome at our table! Photo: Front row left to right: Kirsten Orzolek, Matthew Orzolek, Ann Lazuka, Ann Moschorak, Helen Pagnotti, Stella Patrick and Regina Kozel; Second Row: Caroline Moschorak, Teri Dolan, Christine Ewasko, Leslie Izak, Hanna Savatteri, Maria Black, Dorothy Kowalchick, Sophie Soniak, Debbie Dommes, Daria McDonnell, Dr. Helen Chandoha-Knott and Donna Passarello; Back Row: Dorothy Fleck, Shirley Nidoh, Kristen Waznak and Paul Ewasko; At rear center: Mark Izak. Absent when photo was taken: Father Myron Myronyuk NOVEMBER 3, 2019 3 Archeparchy News A Journey of Faith to Paris and Lourdes By: Rev. Ivan Turyk Beloved in Christ, I Protection ( Pokrov ) of the would like to share Theotokos. The French with you some details croissant and coffee from my trip to France after the Liturgy helped that included the Priest to overcome the jet lag Forum Conference and and gave us enough a Pilgrimage to Lourdes. energy for the afternoon tour to the famous Louvre I find it difficult to put into Museum where I caught words what it was like a glimpse of the famous to walk where beloved Mona Lisa. Art journey Bernadette walked and was fabulous and now pray at the Grotto where I have a completely the Blessed Mother new appreciation for appeared. In this article, fine arts and the history I will try to give you an associated with it. understanding of what it was like. Next day we traveled to the charming town of On the day we arrived, Senlis, forty kilometers Bishop Andriy Rabiy, from Paris to celebrate Rev. Stepan Bilyk, Pastor Divine Liturgy and to pay of St. John the Baptist tribute to Anne de Kyiv, Ukrainian Catholic the youngest daughter of Church in Whippany, the Kyiv Prince Yaroslav NJ and I, went straight the Wise. The Queen Rev. Ivan Turyk visits France from the airport to St. Anne married French Vladimir's Cathedral King Henry I and was the her statue stands in on train to the city in Paris, where we mother of King Philippe front of the Abbey. On of Lourdes, the most celebrated a beautiful I. She also founded the September 27, 2013, the famous healing shrine Liturgy for the Feast of abbey of St.Vincent and Ukrainian Eparchy of St. in the world. Upon our Vladimir in Paris headed arrival to Lourdes, we at that time by our by our met other priests from current Archbishop Borys Europe who stayed with Gudziak purchased a us for the Clergy Forum church in Senlis with the Conference for the next aim of transforming it two days. After a long into the current Ukrainian day of traveling with Greek Catholic Church Bishop Andriy Rabiy and where the Cultural Center Fr. Stepan Bilyk we took of Anna Yaroslavna also a walking tour to see the operates. sites of Lourdes where, The Mona Lisa painted by in 1858, Mary appeared Leonardo Da Vinci (Photo: Rev. Ivan Turyk) The following day we took a five hour ride (continued on next page) NOVEMBER 3, 2019 4 Archeparchy News A Journey of Faith to Paris and Lourdes (continued from previous page) to young Bernadette Soubirous. Though I had traveled to holy sites around the world, I had never visited one so packed with pilgrims. Many in the crowd obviously suffered from some sort of illness or disability, but the atmosphere felt celebratory, not desperate or sad. We visited the Grotto, the Spring and the healing Baths, as well as the Sanctuaries Notre- Dame de Lourdes, a soaring Gothic cathedral Bishop Andriy Rabiy presided and preached at the morning Liturgy built over the grotto at the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Lourdes (Церква Успення Пресвятої Богородиці в Люрді) where Bernadette had direction, purpose and her visions. I went to strength. We returned the outdoor baths, an into a hotel and after a experience like nothing dinner, we all prayed at you can imagine. You the Ukrainian Catholic lowered into a marble Parish of the Dormition tub filled with freezing of the Mother of God in cold water from the Lourdes. spring. You silently bring all of your intentions to On the third day of our the bath and then pray to trip to Lourdes, Bishop the Blessed Mother and Andriy Rabiy presided to St. Bernadette. When and preached at the you leave the bath, you morning Liturgy, inviting feel like you were just bishops and priests from baptized again, cleansed different countries to of all your sins and join him in prayer for a healed. After the baths unity of all Christians. experience, I spent some The morning priest’s time in silence praying at conference was devoted the Sanctuary for family, to the heroic qualities Rev. Stepan Bilyk, Bishop Andriy Rabiy, and friends and parishioners Rev. Ivan Turyk at the Church of the Dormition as well as my own of the Mother of God in Lourdes (continued on next page) NOVEMBER 3, 2019 5 Archeparchy News A Journey of Faith to Paris and Lourdes (continued from previous page) and virtues of Blessed a time for us to sit and Hieromartyr Clement reflect and think about Sheptytsky and Blessed what unites us, moves us Priest-Martyr Omelian spiritually and makes us Kovch. The afternoon good shepherds to our conference continued people. All participants with a presentation by of the conference were Bishop Josyf Milyan, also happy to receive a Head of the Pastoral and Skype call and a blessing Missionary Department from Archbishop Borys of the Ukrainian Greek- Gudziak, who couldn't Catholic Church. He come to Lourdes this year talked about problems because of his illness. and needs of Ukrainians living abroad. After That night, together Praying the rosary and singing hymns in dinner, Bishop Andriy, with many pilgrims from Lourdes during a candlelight procession Fr. Stephen and I shared Ukraine and Europe, we Metropolitan explained our thoughts about walked in the candlelight Maria was sung. The faith the global communion on our ministry and work procession, praying of thousands of pilgrims the example of Blessed at the Archeparchy of the rosary in many lifting up lighted candles Martyr Omelian Kovch, Philadelphia. The group languages, singing and and singing hymns to who is known throughout discussion sessions after lifting high the candles Mary was inspiring. I the world as the pastor of each conference were when the refrain of Ave sang along in English and Majdanek. Fr. Omelian Ukrainian, fully swept was a Ukrainian up by the spectacle. Greek-Catholic priest After the procession and murdered in Majdanek recitation of the rosary, I concentration camp. paused to light a candle at the Grotto, praying At the conference, Sister for the intention of all Lubomyra Nadich, the parishioners and gave a presentation students of Assumption on Blessed Josaphata Catholic School, Perth Hordashevska, co- Amboy, NJ. foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary The second part of the Immaculate and her priests' conference was example of communion held on the next day, service to her religious the unity – communion sisters and the people of topic was considered on God. a global scale. Bishop Andriy Rabiy, read a On the next day, Bishop presentation prepared by Hlib Lonchyna held the Archbishop Bishop Borys A Skype call and a blessing from Archbishop Gudziak who couldn’t Borys Gudziak at the Priest Forum Conference be present, in which the (continued on next page) NOVEMBER 3, 2019 6 Archeparchy News A Journey of Faith to Paris and Lourdes (continued from previous page) Youth Gathering meeting cathedral complex at the parish church and at Lourdes to attend then a Pontifical Divine my second 9:00 pm Liturgy led by Bishop candlelight procession. Hlib was celebrated Seeing the huge number in the Church of Saint of people professing Bernadette, an awe their faith in Jesus Christ inspiring setting, where together in the procession we were joined by many was hugely inspiring.