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August/September 2015

Agape Monthly
St. Joseph Ukrainian
Greek-Catholic Church
pastor

Fr. Mykola buryadnyk

associate pastor

Fr. Volodymyr Kushnir

editor in chief

Fr. Myron Panchuk

editor

Julian Hayda

Contents
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Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

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Does bad theology make for bade politics? - Andrew Sowokowski

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Patriarch Sviatoslav calls for peace while in holy land

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Catechetical Sunday - Announcement
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Whats a Sobor and Why do we need it? - Fr. Josaphat Boyko Ukrainian
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Resolutions from the 6th session of the Patriarchal sobor Ukrainian
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Uketoberfest retrospective - Julian Hayda

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About the liturgical new year - Interview with Fr. Vasyl Rudeiko
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Pope Francis
at confession in the Vatican
Photo: Getty Images

ope Francis conceded to

priests during the upcoming
Holy Year the disposition to
absolve of the sin of abortion
those who have procured it and
seek forgiveness for it.
In the letter Holy Father turns
his attention to women who have
resorted to abortion and bear the
scar of this agonizing and painful
decision stressed that the forgiveness of God cannot be denied
to one who has repented. For this
reason, Pope writes I have decided to concede to all priests for
the Jubilee Year the discretion to
absolve of the sin of abortion those
who have procured it and who,
with contrite heart, seek forgiveness for it.
Pope Francis highlights the
fact, that the Holy Year must be a
true moment of encounter and
closeness to the Lord for all believers; he addressed the question
of Jubilee Indulgences, which represent a genuine experience of
Gods mercy.
Pointing out that a Jubilee Year
has often constituted an opportunity for a great amnesty, the Pope
includes in his list of believers
seeking pardon, prisoners who,
may obtain the Jubilee Indulgences
in a jails chapel.
Holy Father extends the possibility of obtaining the Jubilee Indulgences to the sick, the elderly,
the homebound and even the deceased. Thus, as we remember
them in the Eucharistic celebration, thus we can, in the great mystery of the Communion of Saints,
pray for them, that the merciful
Face of the Father free them of
every remnant of fault and strongly
embrace them in the unending beatitude.

Extraordinary
Jubilee of Mercy
1 September 2015

Vatican Radio Reports

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DOES

BAD THEOLOGY

ECUM
E
RELAT NICAL
IONS

MAKE

BAD POLITICS?
Andrew Sorokowski

n the eve of the millennium of

the death of St. Vladimir,
Grand Prince of Kyiv and baptiser
of Rus, Patriarch Kirill of the
Moscow Patriarchate commented
to visiting representatives of Orthodox churches on the situation in
Ukraine.
In his remarks, he called for
the spiritual unity of all Orthodox
faithful. He also drew a parallel
between religious schism and political violence, implicitly blaming
the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church for
fomenting war in eastern Ukraine.
Then, taking advantage of a Greek
churchman s mention of Patriarch
Photius, Kirill made reference to
the Crimea and the northern Black
Sea coast. (SEIA Newsletter No.
238, July 31, 2015.) This could
well have been taken as a sly reassertion of his jurisdiction over
those areas a jurisdiction now
based on Russian military aggression and occupation.
Indeed, blaming the war on
the independent Ukrainian Orthodox churches is a classic case of
crying thief in the act of robbery.
The patriarch s calls for peace
treat the war as a dispute between
brothers that can and should be
settled by diplomacy rather like a
civil suit rather than as a case of
criminal assault by one brother
against another which can only
be settled by the arrest, trial, and

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punishment of the criminal.

But Kirills notion that religious error breeds political error is
not so far-fetched. In fact, his own
conduct provides the best example.
For it is not the Ukrainian Orthodox churches whose false ecclesiology leads to the political sin of aggressive war-making. Their position that an independent country
has a right to an independent Orthodox Church is borne out by
the very representatives who visited
Kirill for the millennium observances. No one would contest the
right of the Serbian, Bulgarian, or
Romanian nations to maintain their
own Orthodox Churches. The
Ukrainian people have the same
right. It is thus Kirill s ecclesiology that is erroneous.
And in line with his principle
that bad ecclesiology makes for bad
politics, his political stance is
equally faulty. For just as the Moscow Patriarchate has no right to
control the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church, so the Kremlin has no right
to seize the Crimea, the Black Sea
littoral, or the Donbas whether
with its own troops or with proxies
(or, as is the case, with both).Thus,
if the Patriarch really wants peace,
his appeal should be directed to the
Kremlin.
We can thus be grateful to Patriarch Kirill not only for discovering a new principle of church and
state that bad theology makes
bad politics but for providing a
most convincing proof.
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suffering experienced by Ukrainian

people.
On September 13, Patriarch
Sviatoslav called for peace and reconciliation in English, Italian,
Spanish and Ukrainian languages:
Here, in the Holy Land, near
the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus
Christ called His Apostles for the
mission of preaching the Gospel, I
feel it my duty to address both the
Ukrainian and the Russian people
calling for peace and reconciliation.
Interesting enough, this year
we mark the millennium of martyrdom of Saints Borys and Hlib, who
were the first fruits of the baptism
of Kyivan Rus in the times of St.
Volodymyr. We know that Boris
and Hlib were skilled warriors,
they returned from the war against
invaders who attacked their country
in the steppe, but they refused to
take up arms against their brother
Svyatopolk and thus suffered martyrdom ... Therefor I really want to
urge everyone to reconciliation and
termination of all violence in
Ukraine from here, from the Holy
Land. May God help us!
Someone might say, Well, the
call for peace and reconciliation
during war is a utopia! This is
something unreal! But let us
have a look at the history of
Europe, it was during WWII
Chur
that the glorious parents
ch
today united Europe KonAnd
rad Adenauer and Schusocie
ty
mann just started this process of reconciliation between the two warring nations.
May the LORD God help us
stop the war in Ukraine through
power of Christ's words, the power
of faith in the only gospel of
Christ.
This year the participants of
the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conferences of EU include His
Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav,
Archbishop Petro Malchuk O.F.M.,
Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr and
Bishop Milan aik, Eparch of
Mukachevo. It was reported by
Vatican Radio.

Patriarch sviatoslav CALLS ON

UKRAINIANS AND RUSSIANS TO PEACE
during trip to Holy Land
Religious Information Service of Ukraine

n September 12, 2015, Patriarch Sviatoslav, Head of the

Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church,
spoke at the regular annual Plenary
Assembly of the Bishops' Conferences of EU, taking place in the
Holy Land at the invitation of the
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from
11 to 16 September.
The Patriarch briefed on the
circumstances of the pastoral ministry of the Church in Ukraine,
highlighting the suffering of the
people of Ukraine, more than a
million victims and the silence of
the international press. The hierarch thanked the churches of Europe and Caritas foundation for
their help and urged to raise awareness of the ongoing conflict and

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Catechetical Sunday has its roots in a 1935 Vatican publication On the Better Care and Promotion of Catechetical Education, a
document that asks every country to acknowledge the importance of the
Churchs teaching ministry and to honor those who serve the Christian
community as catechists. Beginning in 1971, the USCCBs Department of
Education began producing materials to help parishes celebrate the event
at the local level. Now the Committee of Evangelization and Catechesis
publishes Catechetical Sunday materials each year. The United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated the third Sunday in September as Catechetical Sunday. In the early years of the Twenty-first Century educators of the various Eastern Catholic Churches began to provide
posters, prayers, announcements and other related material reflective of
the distinctive charismas of Eastern Christians faith-experience and expression for Catechetical Sunday. Annual themes have been developed to
complement the concept of USCCB
guidelines, but with a look and feel
more tuned to a spiritual wavelength that speaks to their somewhat different approach to faith.
One small point was opting to allow Catechetical Sunday to be
observed on another date, acknowledging the fact that the third Sunday in September may be inconvenient for some. Some have chosen, for example, to tie the observance to the Feast Day of St
John the Theologian, September 26
on the Byzantine calendar. This
years theme Family: In the Image
of God capitalizes on the notion
that the family is the basic unit of
society. It is the domestic Church
where Gods presence is made
known where two or three are
gathered and consequentially encounter a model of the Triune
Godunited in substance, distinct
in persons. The family is the first
schoolroom wherein the parents
exercise their role as primary educators of their children. Here is
where values are learned, virtues
practiced and lessons of patience,
sharing, compassion and tolerance
put into action. As noted by Pope
Francis, not only is each individual
made in the image of God, each
family is endowed with that image
of God as well. As part of a family
each individual has worth as a human being, a contributor to the well
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creation. Catechetical Sunday is not
meant to be a one-day experience,
but a springboard to a fulfilling
lifetime. It is a single step on a
journey made new with each successive day. We have a mission, as
did Noahs family to restore Gods
plan of salvation and renew the
face of the Earth. Certainly that
takes effort and dedication and focus. Theres a lot of attention paid
to back-to-school sales of books,
clothes, pens, paper, and other supplies. All these material concerns
focus on everyones need to get
ready. Well, we, too at St Joseph
Parish are getting ready to resume
classes of religious instruction. As
a special notice of the important
role catechism has on our spiritual growth, we will observe Catechetical Sunday in three weeks,
Sept 27, 2015. Students and teachers will be blessed asking Gods
guidance in their studies. The
theme of Catechetical Sunday is
focused on Family: In the Image
of God and the guidance God
gives, as He gave to one family, the
family of Noah. That family was
not just returning after a summer
vacation as many of us are. Their
harrowing experience let them look
forward to serving God in a better
way. Our catechism classes are
here to help us serve God in a better way.
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Festival Issue

St.

Joseph the Betrothed Parish

in Chicago celebrated its 7th
annual Uketoberfest between August 15
-16th 2015. All proceeds from the festival
went in part to support the parish s Ukrainian Heroes Fund which provides humanitarian aid to
the families of those displaced, fighting, or killed by
the war ranging in Eastern Ukraine. While the subject matter was somber, the festival atmosphere
was more one of joyous resilience.
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Right:

Foma, from
Mandry, leads
singing.

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Uketoberfest
The name
derives from the

centuries-old Bavarian celebration of Oktoberfest

which heralded in the fall.
The Oktoberfest celebrations
heavily
revolve
around German culture, cuisine, and, most importantly,
German beer. In the
Ukrainian version of this
festival, wrstl sausages,
reiberdatschi
pancakes,
blaukraut, and a glass of
Paulaner are replaced by the
all-too-similar
kovbasa,
deruny, kapusta, and a glass
of Obolon.
Nearly eight thousand
guests and parishioners visited the festival over the
course of two days, and had
the opportunity to dance

with, sing along to, and listen to six A-List musicians

like Foma from the popular
folk band Mandry; Zrada, a
Ukrainian folk fusion band
from Winnipeg, Canada;
pop legend Tonya Matviyenko; Arsen Mirozyan, a
finalist from Ukraines TV
adaptation of The Voice;
showman Hutsul Hooligan,
and Chicagos beloved
Ukrainian rock band Ephyra. Guest also enjoyed choreographed Ukrainian, classical, and modern dances on
the main stage performed
by the St. Joseph parishs
own Vyshyvanka school of
dance, many were awed by
the Chicago School of Boyovyi Hopaks elaborate
performance
as
they

demonstrated kozak martial

arts techniques, sword duels, and spear tossing.
The fairgrounds beside
the church were packed
with guests and performers
alike as they stood in line to
be served pork kebabs and
varenyky prepared by over
fifty church volunteers over
the course of months. Children enjoyed face painting,
folk stories, and games and
Ukrainian Insurgent Army
reenactors posed for photos
with guests.
The
overwhelming
youthful energy found in
the St. Joseph community
will be sure to live up to the
parishs motto, For the
Glory of God and Future
Generations.

On behalf our parish priests, we would like to extend our tremendous

gratitude to the organizing committee for doing a great job in making
Uketoberfest 2011 happen. We also greatly thank all the sponsors for
their financial support and the means to successfully host this years festival. We would especially like to thank all our volunteers for their relentless work and effort in the preparation and execution. We thank all of our
parishioners for their participation in this parish function. May the evermerciful God grant you many blessings and many happy years!
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Over
by

8000

Julian Hayda

visited
Uketoberfest
over two days.

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photos

Maksym Prokopiv

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Development of a Liturgical
Tradition is the Hallmark of a
Living Church...
-Fr. Vasyl Rudeiko

September 14th according to the Julian Calendar marks a new liturgical year
in Churches of the Byzantine Tradition. The date of Indiction, on which the
liturgical year begins was set during the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea
in 325 AD and it has remained this way ever since.
Interview by Ruslana Tkachenko
Translated by Julian Hayda

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we look at our church calendar, we see holy

W hen
days, important liturgical dates, fasts, and feasts

laid out, most of which are difficult to understand for

most of us. Below is a conversation with Fr. Vasyl
Rudeiko, deputy director of the Patriarchal Liturgical
Commission of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
and a priest of the Hieromartyr Clement Sheptytsky
Church in Lviv, who explains the structure of the
liturgical year, its history, and Liturgical Tradition.
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Fr. Vasyl, the beginning of the new Church

year is referred to by a term unknown of by
most: Indiction. Why is this the title we give
the new Church year?
The term we use for the beginning
of the church year comes from the Greek
word (indiktivos). Despite
much discussion between scholars as to
the meaning of the word, its origins are
unknown. The most likely theory indicates that this word comes from the Latin
indictio, which directly translates to
proclamation.
In the pre-Christian Roman Empire, an indiction was the occasional taxcollection of grain and wheat for the needs
of the population which took place roughly every fifteen years. By the third century, this type of tax collection had become
an annual occurrence under the Emperor
Diocletian, and finally under the reign of
Emperor Constantine in the fourth century
the harvest tax collection date became the
marker to begin the liturgical calendar. It
is most likely that the indiction began every September, the same time as Constantines major military victories, conversion to
Christianity, and the Empires official acceptance of
Christianity. The Church accepted September as the
beginning of the Church year at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. It is for this reason that we celebrate the first major holiday of the year, the Nativity
of the Mother of God on September 21st, and the
last major holiday of the year, her Dormition, on
August 28th.

What is the structure of our Church calendar, apart

from being simply a collection of many holidays, fasts,
and feasts?
When it comes to talking about the Church
calendar, its worthwhile to look at it from two
perspectives. Notably in our calendar, unlike in the
civil calendar, each holiday has its own individual
day. There are immovable holidays, which have
their own set dates and are normally based around
the date of the Nativity of Our Lord. There are also
movable holidays which are based on that specific
years date of Pascha, which is why they have
changing dates. These two calendar cycles, movable
and immovable, are due to the fact that they are
both dependent on two celestial cycles those of
the sun and the moon which influence the date of
Pascha. The Sunday after the first full moon
following the spring equinox is the calculation of
Pascha (according to the Julian Calendar); this is
the same way Jews calculate their celebration of
Passover.
As youve already mentioned, most other holidays
base themselves on the date of the Resurrection of
Our Lord: feasts of Our Lord, feasts of the Mother of
God, saints days
The Calendar of the Ukrainian GreekCatholic Church (as well as most other traditional
Churches: the Roman Catholic Church, most
Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches) is built
on feasts which are based on the date of the
Resurrection of Our Lord. This feast, Pascha, is
central to the liturgical year and every other holiday
stems from it.
As youve already noted, there are feasts of
Our Lord which, in some way or another, illustrate
the life of Jesus Christ. For example, the feast of the
Descent of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost, is a feast of
the Holy Trinity. There are also feasts of a cycle
dedicated to the Mother of God which
coincidentally include feasts such as the
Resurrection because the Mother of God, as wrote
the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council, is
inseparable from the act of her Sons salvation.
The feasts commemorating important saints,
prophets, martyrs, likewise are not a celebration of
one person, rather a celebration of those peoples
holiness and experience of Christ, who in turn act as
examples for the Church of the Resurrection,
victorious over death, time, and everything which
we, as people, fear.

It is interesting that the Eastern Churches begin their

liturgical year on September 14th while the Western
Church marks it as the beginning of Advent. Why the
differences?
Not every Church begins her liturgical year
on September 14th. Most orthodox Churches have
already accepted the so-called Revised Julian
Calendar meaning that they begin their liturgical
year on September 1st. If I am not mistaken, only
the Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian orthodox
Churches, including most of the Ukrainian GreekCatholic Church, have held onto the old Julian
Calendar which has a thirteen day difference. For
the Roman Catholic Church, one of the most
important holidays is the Nativity of our Lord, and
as such, Advent, a period of preparation toward it,
is important for them. This is why they begin
counting their year from its beginning.
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Every Church has her own local saints and martyrs,

just as in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. For
example, Prince Volodymyr and Princess Olha, Borys
and Hlib, many new martyrs, which have their own
feasts on the calendar. Surely, these feasts feature
their own special hymns
Absolutely. Every Church is called to look
at examples of holiness in her life. History has
dictated that Churches of the Eastern Tradition have
been rather conservative in the elevation of their
saints. If Pope John Paul II had not elevated the
Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Churchs new martyrs,
then there would be far less of them known today.
The elevation of saints and the development of their
local veneration is a brilliant example of how a
Church develops, and is a testament to how Christ
works palpably within people today in one Church
or another. Of course, every Church which reserves
the right to elevate her own saints or establishes her
own days for veneration, for example our Church
celebrates wonder-working icons, contributes to the
richness
of
the
Universal
Church. Hence, these are not merely
Ukrainian
saints,
these
are
representatives of the entire Church.

currently used by Churches which follow the Julian

calendar to determine the date of Pascha. The
difference in the Gregorian calendar, which was
introduced in the 16th century by Pope Gregory
XIII, lies in the fact that it does not take into
account the date of the Jewish Passover. Therefore,
the Gregorian Calendar Pascha may fall in line with
the Jewish Passover but more often than not falls
beforehand. It is for this reason that most orthodox
Churches did not agree to accept the Gregorian
calendar despite recognizing for long-while the
errors present within the Julian calendar.

,,

When we look at our calendar, we see that there are

four major fasts which culminate in major feasts
In our Tradition exist four extended fasts
which are separate from individual fast days, such
as the one day of fasting commemorating the
Beheading of St. John the Baptist. The four fasts
include the one movable: before Pascha, and three
immovable: leading up to the Nativity of Our Lord,
the Dormition of the Mother of God,
and the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
The logic behind these four fasts lies
in that they denote four sections of
liturgical year and prepare people
Every Church is the
We have already spoken to the fact
for them. Of course, the most
that the Resurrection of Our Lord is the
called to look at developed and major of these fasts is
central Holy Day on our calendar
the Great Fast, Lent, preparing us to
examples of
upon which all other holidays base
the feast of the Resurrection of Our
themselves. How was this date
Lord. Somewhat less significant is
holiness
in
her
life
the Nativity Fast two weeks prior to
determined?
the Nativity of Our Lord. The other
This is a very complex
two fasts do not include any specific
question since the Church has always
liturgical texts of prayers expected of
had different approaches in this area.
the faithful. In my opinion, these are
Before the Council of Nicaea, there
major omissions to our Tradition, since such
were two fundamental approaches to establishing
prayers would be a sign of our Churchs vitality.
the date of the Resurrection. One of them is based
on an immovable day, 14th of Nisan (Nisan is the
In the Church calendar, there are also feast days.
first month of the year in the Hebrew calendar).
Then there were those who believed that the date of
What do they mean?
Pascha should not simply reflect one day of a
Feasts, in a certain sense, are opposite of
month, whenever it should fall, rather it should fall
fasts. Lets say that if it is expected of us to abstain
on a Sunday, the day of Christs Resurrection. In
from certain foods and amusements during a period
accordance with the Gospels account, we celebrate
of fasting, then feasts are times we dont observe
Pascha after the first full moon corresponding with
any sort of fasting. Even Wednesdays and Fridays
the Jewish Passover.
during periods of feasting are omitted from the rules
Respectfully, the First Council of Nicaea
of fasting. These are times for the faithful to celeofficially set in place this complicated rule of the
brate a certain important holiday. The longest pericelebration of Pascha that the date of Pascha falls
od of feasting is the season between Pascha and
on the first Sunday following the first full moon of
Pentecost when the Church encourages the faithful
the lunar calendar and spring equinox. By the logic
to celebrate and rejoice in Christs Resurrection by
of the Fathers of the First Nicaean Council, the feast
refraining from any sort of penitential acts. Howevof the Resurrection would always fall at the same
er, we are to celebrate in moderation during times of
time as the Jewish Passover, or would, at the very
feasting, to demonstrate that we are celebrating
least, fall the week after. This is the system
something deeper than superficial or man-made.
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This Week

SUNDAY, SEPT 20TH SUNDAY AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS (G)

CANDLES FOR September 2015

Memorial Candles
* In loving memory of Anthony
and John G Deeds (Family)
* In loving memory of Roman
and Larissa Sawka (Family)

Perpetual Oil Lamp

* In loving memory of Anna
Wizniak (Irene Maksym)
Mother of God at Hoshiv Shrine
*Health for Zena Dankewycz &
Fr Myron (Emily)
Mother of God Shrine
*In loving memory of Millie,
Howard Crowhurst and Joseph
Zubrycky
(L Crowhurst)

Iconostas Icon Vigil

Christ the Teacher
* Gods blessings on the 40th
Wedding Anniversary of William and Vivian Protas
* In loving memory of Bohdan
Durbak, 20years (Family)
Mother of God
* In loving memory of Roman
and Lubomyr Forowycz (Julia
Kolorudz)
* In loving memory of Walter
F. and Wayne T. Sulkowski
(Family)
St. Joseph the Betrothed
* Dmytro (Jim) Rachowsky, for
a peaceful end (Jawnyj Family)
* In loving memory of Walter
F. and Wayne T. Szulkowski
(Family)
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
* Special intention for Fr Myron
* That those returning to school
may have a successful year
Protection of the mother of God
* Watch over those fighting for
freedom in Ukraine and the
United States of America
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16TH SUN OF PENTECOST (J)

8:00 AM Health fpr Josephine Bereza (J Szpak); Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz &
Gorchynsky Fam); +John Zaobidny (P K Malachiwsky)
9:30 AM Health for Fr Myron & Oleksyj; Health and blessings for Andrij & Meredith
( & ); Health and blessings for Volodymyr; Lyuba, Anna, Maria, Nadia,
Orysia, Anna, Nusia, Oksana, Virginia; +Anna Jankowska (Lida Holod); +Katerina &
+Michael Wolczanksi, Jr., +Anna Kucan (J Kucan Fam); +Ivan Kosar (O Kosar);
+Stefania, +Yurij, +Ivan, +Myroslava, +Kateryna, +Olha, +Hanna, +Emilia, +Pavlo,
+Tomir, +Bohdan, +Natalka
11:30 AM For the sick and shut-ins of the parish; +Erica, +Margaret, +Unsoon,
+Marion (G Podlusky)

MONDAY, SEPT 21ST APOSTLE CONDRATUS (G)

NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (J)

9:00 AM Health for Fr Myron Panchuk (P Duda); Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz
& Gorchynsky Fam); ; +Helen Melinyshyn (P Duda);
6:30 PM For the sick and shut-ins of the parish
TUESDAY, SEPT 22ND - BISHOP-MARTYR PHOCAS

SYNAXIS OF JOACHIM & ANNA

9:00 AM - Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz & Gorchynsky Fam);

+Maria, +Myron, +Volodymyr, +Dmytro, +Volodymyr, +Olha

WEDNESDAY SEPT 23RD CONCEPTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

MARTYR MENODORA
9:00 AM - Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz & Gorchynsky Fam);
THURSDAY, SEPT 24TH - PROTO-MARTYR THECLA

VENERABLE THEODORA
9:00 AM - Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz & Gorchynsky Fam)
FRIDAY, SEPT 25TH VENERABLE EUPHROSYNA

MARTYR AUTONOMUS

9:00 AM Health for Lyuba, Anna-Maria, Nadia, Orysia, Anna, Nusia, Oksana, Virginia +Stefania, +Yurij, +Ivan, +Myroslava, +Kateryna, +Olha, +Hanna, +Emilia,
+Pavlo, +Tomir, +Bohdan, +Natalka

SATURDAY, SEPT 26TH - THE PASSING OF APOSTLE-EVANGELIST JOHN

SATURDAY BEFORE THE EXALTATION (J)

9:00 AM - Safe trip for Ruslany & Youlia; Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz &
Gorchynsky Fam); Health for Zena, Anatoli, Fr Myron, + Fr Thomas Glynn 3yrs;
+Ivan Fedyniak (O Wesolowska); +Stephen Gural (Helen Ehlers); +Jerry Doskoczynsky (Bereza Family); +Stefania, +Yurij, +Ivan, +Myroslava, +Kateryna, +Olha,
+Hanna, +Emilia, +Pavlo, +Tomir,+ Evdokia +Bohdan, +Natalia, +Teklya, +Maria,
+Mykhailo, +Sofia, +Bohdan, +Volodymyr, +Zenoviy
Thank you for Last Sundays Collections:
Sunday Collections $2,884.00
Capital Improvement $31.00
Utilities $1,307.00
Renovation $5.00
Other $466.00
Total $4,693.00
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News

First Confession Class Registration

Look for the Solemn Holy Communion class registration notice within the next few weeks. Classes will
start sometime in October.

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We will observe Catechetical Sunday in three weeks,

Sept 27, 2015. Students and teachers will be blessed
asking Gods guidance in their studies. The theme of
Catechetical Sunday is focused on Family: In the Image of God and the guidance God gives, as He gave
to one family, the family of Noah.

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If you would like to participate in our parishs annual

pilgrimage to Holy Hill, Wisconsin, October 18,
please reserve you ticket in the parish office. Tickets
are $30.00 for adults and $20.00 for children 12 and
under. All tickets must be paid for in advance.
There will be no refunds.
Departure to Holy Hill: 8:00 A.M.; Arrive Holy Hill:
10:30 A.M; Liturgy: 11:00 A.M. Chapel of St.
Therese Level 2; Lunch: In Caf or bring your own
and picnic; Stations of the Cross: 2:00 P.M.
Moleben: 4:00 P.M; Departure from Holy Hill: 5:00
P.M; Arrival in Chicago: 7:30 8:00 P.M.
(depending on traffic)

Manna

Before you go to Menard's for garden plants, or to

Shell for gas for your lawn mower, or to Subway for
lunch, buy Manna cards. Before you start that construction project, buy or order Manna cards. You pay
full face value and you get full face value, plus St Joseph receives a percentage of the purchase price from
that particular vendor. To order - see Mary Jo, call
the office or email us at
stjoesmannacards@yahoo.com Your email can be in
English or Ukrainian.

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Liturgical Schedule
- Sundays:
8:00am . /Divine Liturgy
/English

9:30am . /Divine Liturgy

/Ukrainian

11:30am . /Divine Liturgy

/Childrens

- Holy Days:
9:00am . /Divine Liturgy
6:30pm . /Divine Liturgy
- Eve of Feasts:
6:30pm /
Great Vespers with Litia
- During the week:
9:00am . /Divine Liturgy
/in the chapel

- Saturdays:
9:00am . /Divine Liturgy
/in church

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The mystery of Penance is available on
Sundays and Feast Days during
Divine Liturgies.

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