www.ukrweekly.com lished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! rainian WeeklV Vol. LIX mNo. 27 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 7,1991 50 cents Ukrainian National Association Historic Kiev church to be rebuilt grantS S 122,800 ІП Scholarships Patriarch blesses reconstruction site JERSEY CITY, NJ. - The Ukrai­ awarded to Renne Danielle Provost, a by Marta Kolomayets cephalous Orthodox Church in U- nian National Association's Scholar­ sophomore at Georgetown University Kiev Press Bureau kraine. ship Committee has awarded 206 scho­ studying international relations. Scho­ In 1973, the Kiev City Council esta­ larships for a total of 5122,800 for larship amount: 51,600. KIEV - In the spring of 1936, the blished the territory as an archeological academic year 1991-1992 to undergra­ ^ The Roman Slobodian Memorial Church of St. Michael of the Golden preservation zone and on May 12 of this duate students enrolled in colleges and Scholarship, given in honor of the Domes in Kiev, part of the Monastery year, the City Council turned the land universities. long-time UNA supreme treasurer, was Complex, was demolished, blown up over to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Meeting at the UNA Home Office on awarded for the second year in a row to with dynamite. Built in 1108-1113 by Orthodox Church, which will now June 17, the Scholarship Committee, Nazar Hnatenko, a third year student at Prince Sviatoslav II in the Byzantine begin rebuilding St. Michael of the which is composed of UNA executive Parsons School of Design majoring in style, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style Golden Domes. officers and members of the UNA communications design, in the amount during the 17-18th centuries and was Patriarch Mstyslav I, who is indeed Supreme Assembly, reviewed 244appli­ of 52,100. considered one of the most successful the builder of the Ukrainian Auto­ cations from U.S. and Canadian stu­ ^ The Joseph Wolk Memorial Scho­ architectural structures in blending the cephalous Orthodox Church in U- dents. (Of that total, 38 scholarship larship, a bequest given for the educa­ original Byzantine with the ornate kraine, blessed the wooden cross which applications were deemed ineligible or tion of students of Lemko heritage, was Baroque. marks the place where the sobor once incomplete.) awarded for the second year to Andrew During the period of intense Sovieti- stood and where it will stand again. He All other applications were consi­ Dokhmanovich, a junior majoring in zation, the entire monastery complex was joined by the hierarchs of that dered and evaluated on the basis of the mechanical engineering at Case Western was designated for demolition. Al­ Church and hundreds of faithful, among applicants' financial need, academic Reserve University, in the amount of though the projected demolition gene­ them a handful of people's deputies, achievement and field of study, as well 52,100. rated much opposition from Ukrainian who came to witness this historic event. as activity in the Ukrainian community. fc The Bohdan Zorych Memorial intellectual circles, the Soviet authori­ Les Taniuk, the head of the Supreme Soviet committee on Cultural and The 1991-1992 scholarships awarded Scholarship, in honor of the late su­ ties stressed that the complex had been Spiritual Rebirth, greeted Patriarch comprise three scholarships of 52,100 preme vice-president for Canada, was rebuilt so many times and had under­ Mstyslav on this joyous occasion. each, three for 51,600, one for 51,300 awarded to Jaroslawa Kisyk, a sopho­ gone such numerous changes that this He was also greeted by the deputy and 14 for 51,100. more at the University of Toronto complex was not worth preserving. studying history, in the amount of They began demolishing the struc­ mayor of Kiev Oleksander Mosiuk, Also awarded were the following 51,100. tures in 1934 to make room for monu­ who said that the day's celebrations scholarships: 18 for 5900, eight for 5800, mental architecture, two identical were also symbolic, pointing out that ^ Also awarded were two scholar­ 13 for 5700, 32 for 5600, 18 for 5500,63 buildings of the Capital Center, but St. Michael is the patron saint of Kiev; ships funded by the Ukrainian National for 5400 and 33 for 5300. dissatisfaction with the appearance of he also informed the patriarch that the Home Corp., of Blackstone, Mass., for Among these awards were six special the first building halted construction of City Council was also returning two students of the Woonsocket UNA scholarships. the second which had been planned for buildings — dwellings — to the Ukrai­ District or the New England area. These ^ The Anthony Dragan Memorial the land where the Church of St. nian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, were awarded to: Judith Burghard Scholarship, named for the long-time Michael's stood. which are found on the territory where Ricci, a freshman majoring in journa- editor of Svoboda, the UNA's Ukrai­ The refectory of the demolished mo­ the monastery once stood. (Continued on page 15) nian-language daily newspaper, was nastery, the only remaining building, of The president of the Dynamo Sports the complex, the Trapezna Church, Club, V.B. Bezverkhy, also addressed which was designated a monument of the hundreds gathered near the Tra­ 100-year-old Ukrainian church architecture of the Ukrainian SSR in pezna Church, informing them that the August of 1963, is now the headquar­ sports club had decided to be a sponsor in Pennsylvania destroyed by fire ters of the reborn Ukrainian Auto- (Continued on page 2) MT. CARM EL, Pa. - The historic Some religious articles were removed Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic from the sacristy after the fire was Church was destroyed by fire on Mon­ brought under control. The Rev. day, June 10. Troyan managed to save the Blessed As reported in the Ukrainian Catho­ Sacrament and sacred vessels. The parish rectory also was not damaged by lic bi-weekly The Way the church had the fire. just been renovated and repainted to The liturgical celebration, which was prepare it for its centennial anniver­ to be held in the church on June 30, will sary, which was to have taken place on be held in another church. The banquet June 29 and 30, the dates of the patronal planned after the divine liturgy will also feast of Ss. Peter and Paul. be held. "The entire exterior and interior of The church had been decorated with the church was just done over, a project a full iconostasis, a crystal chandelier, a which took about two years to com­ solid oak balcony and intricate stained plete," said the Rev. Daniel Troyan, the glass windows. It also had five beautiful pastor of the church. onion domes, which were destroyed in Many parishioners, of which there the fire. are about 400, wept as they watched The original founders of the parish their church burn. were mostly miners who emigrated The fire had started in the church from the Austro-Hungarian Empire in tower, but the firefighters, who arrived the last century. They organized the quickly on the scene, could not douse Brotherhood Society of St. Demetrius the high points of the church for half an on September 13, 1891, which founded hour because of low water pressure. the parish. This was the third church for Marta Kolomayets "The water wouldn't go over the trees," the congregation, and was built in 1914. Patriarch Mstyslav I is greeted by People's Deputy Les Taniuk at ceremonies said one bystander. The cause of the fire is not known. dedicating the site of the reconstruction of St. Michaei's Church. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 7,1991 No. 27 Historic... Newsbriefs (Continued from page 1) from Ukraine ь KIEV — The Ukrainian Supreme Soviet has proclaimed July 1-6, the anniversary of the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine, a new official republican holiday. USSR Constitution Day will no longer be observed in Ukraine. (RFE/RL Daily Report based on Radio Kiev) ь KIEV - On June 29 Radio Kiev reported that the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice has registered the Democratic Party of Ukraine (DPU). The DPU, which held its constituent congress last December, is the fourth political party in Ukraine to be officially recognized. (RFE/ RL Daily Report) ^ KIEV - Prime Minister Vitold Fokin's anti-crisis program, which partially conflicts with Soviet laws, was adopted by the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet on June 28. The main proposals are to "abolish taxes for medical and In the photo on left, Patriarch Mstyslav is seen during the dedication of a cross that marks the site of the reconstruction. On the food-processing enterprises; privatize right, the faithful in a procession with church banners. small enterprises in the service, con­ in the rebuilding of the church; he Orthodox Church is one we cannot live Church to be sovereign, not on paper, sumer goods, food-processing sectors offered 1 million rubles from the club without. We do not exist dependent on but in action... And we want our lives to and unprofitable collective farms; lay and the club's assistance in further fund- centers outside the territory of Ukraine. be directed by the will of God, the off 30 percent of managers at state- raising efforts. No one commands our Church, no one wisdom of God, and we will be, by the owned firms; freeze construction on Patriarch Mstyslav thanked the dictates to our Church from abroad..." good graces of God, faithful servants to around 200 major industrial sites; sports club, saying that "we are truly on "We are inclined toward sovereignty, him and our people," Patriarch Msty­ abolish administrative controls on the threshold of rebuilding our Church the idea of sovereignty and we want our slav said to the people.