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St Josaphat in Warren, Michigan

Celebrates 50 Years: 1961-2011

n Saturday, November 12, 2011, St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church

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celebrated its Golden Jubilee at the Ukrainian Cultural Center with a ban , ,
quet with 400 people attending. The Master of Ceremonies welcomed
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Bishop RiChaRd (Seminack) of the Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago, clergy, hon : , , .
ored guests and all present. Bishop Richard was greeted in English and Ukrainian

with the traditional Ukrainian custom of bread and salt, symbols of respect and hos . 12 2011 pitality. Bread symbolizes prosperity, sustains life, and at the celebration of the

divine Liturgy, is Jesus, the true Bread of Life in
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the Eucharist. Salt preserves life, symbolizes eter .
nal friendship, and recalls Christs words; You are
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a moment of silence was held in memory of the

founders of St. Josaphat, especially Reverend
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Joseph Martyniuk, Michael Chupa Sr., William
Gulawsky, and Michael Wowk. a program consist.
ing of religious songs and poetry by the Ukrainian
pre-school, students of immaculate Conception

Schools, St Josaphat English and Ukrainian choirs
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and singers followed. after the opening prayer
dinner was served. Greetings from civil leaders,
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religious and former pastors were read. a synopsis

of the history of St. Josaphat Parish was presented
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prior to final reflections and closing prayer ending
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the banquet. The celebration continued with a

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dance after the banquet.
Concelebrants of the

. . On Sunday, November 13, a hierarchical divine
Hierarchical Liturgy
45 Liturgy was celebrated in St. Josaphat Church. The
, church was filled to capacity. a procession led by a
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large number of altar servers bearing the proces ,
sional cross and ripidia, was followed by Bishop

Richard and the concelebrating priests. Bishop
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Richard was greeted in English and Ukrainian with
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bread and salt, flowers and poetry. Very Reverend
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Mario dacechen OSBM, pastor of St. Josaphat

Parish asking Bishop Richard to bless all present,
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presented him with the hand cross and invited him
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to celebrate the divine Liturgy.
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Concelebrating with Bishop Richard were Very
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Reverend Philip Sandrick OSBM, Provincial of the
. american Province of the Order of St. Basil the
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Great; Very Reverend daniel Schaicoski OSBM,
, , Pastor and Superior of immaculate Conception
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Ukrainian Catholic Church, hamtramck; Very
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Reverend dean Protopresbyter Volodymyr Petriv,

Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual help Ukrainian
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Catholic Church, dearborn heights; Very Reverend
The meal was begun with


Mario dacechen OSBM, Pastor of St. Josaphat;
a blessing of the food
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Reverend Walter Rybicky OSBM, assistant at St.

Josaphat; and Reverend andrij Burda.
. St. Josaphat Choir sang the responses resembling the angelic choir. it was a mov , -
ing, uplifting celebration. in his homily Bishop Richard welcomed the clergy and
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parishioners and praised the dedication of the priests at St. Josaphat, and the coop , eration between the clergy and laypeople and the assistance provided by the various
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church organizations. after the Liturgy, coffee and sweets were served in the parish
Ave Maria, , , .
hall. This is the day the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad.
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Heritage Foundation
Ukrainian Selfreliance Foundation of
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Credit Union
St. Joseph the Betrothed Parish,
Chicago, IL
St. Nicholas Cathedral, Chicago, IL
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Parish,
Chicago, IL
Catherine Podney Trust
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LaVerne Podney Arnold
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St. Michael the Archangel Parish,
Dearborn, MI
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Dormition of the Mother of God,
Phoenix, AZ
Nativity of the BVM Parish,
Palos Park, IL
Nativity of the BVM Parish,
Los Angeles, CA
St. Constantine Parish, Minneapolis, MN
St. Michael Parish, Chicago, IL
Holy Transfiguration Skete,
Eagle Harbor, MI
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Eugenia Angelacos (Stanley Kopczak )
Natalie Ann Czuba
Dr. & Mrs. Roman J. Daczkewycz
Mr. & Mrs. David Devonshire
Gorchynsky Family
Holy Wisdom Parish,
Sacramento, CA
Immaculate Conception Parish,
San Francisco, CA
Immaculate Conception Parish, Palatine, IL
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Julian & Elizabeth Kulas
Olga Kwasnychka
MB Financial
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Irena Mycyk
Nativity of the Mother of God Parish,
Springfield, OR
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Dearborn Heights, MI
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Maria Pyk
Emil & Roxolana Pyk
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Sacramento, CA
St. Demetrius, Belfield, ND
St. John the Baptist Parish, Belfield, ND
St. John the Baptizer Parish, La Mesa, CA
St. Josaphat Parish, Munster, IN
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Muzyka Funeral Home
Pokrova Protection of the Mother of God,
Houston, TX
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St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church,
Grand Rapids, MI
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Lydia Tkaczuk
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Helen Charuk and Family
Z. J. & Anne H. Bilos
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Natalia Bilous
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Maria Marko
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The Ukrainian
Language and
a Peace Pole

Fr Mykhailo Kuzma
Celebrates 30 Years of
Priestly Service

Peace Pole, erected December 7, 2011, at Christ the

King Passionist Retreat Center, Citrus Heights, California, is inscribed with these simple words: May
peace prevail on earth! carved on the pole in English and
eleven other languages, including ukrainian (acknowledging Holy Wisdom ukrainian Catholic Parish, which holds its
liturgical services at the Retreat Center). Other languages on
the pole include Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese,
French, Arabic, Maidu (a Native American language), Hindi
and Italian. In time, more languages will be added to the
Peace Pole.
Dedicated to all the peoples on earth, the Peace Pole is now
housed in Christ the King Retreat Centers Chapel sanctuary,
reminding all who come to worship, pray and visit to do so
for the sake of peace in the world. Modeled after the first
peace pole erected in Hiroshima, the Peace Pole symbolizes
the reality of the solidarity we all have with one another.
Peace Poles have been erected throughout the world, including one at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
The dedication began with a reflection by Fr. Thomas
Bonacci, C.P., who asked us to listen, pray, sing, and respect
one another at the service. He pointed out, If there is no
peace here at the retreat center, there is no peace anywhere.
A reflection was given by Fr. Theodore Wroblicky, Pastor
of Holy Wisdom Parish. He asked us to remember that Peace
is not simply the absence of hostilities but is, as St. John
Chrysostom taught us, the tranquility in which we, humankind, can live in all piety and dignity.
A Muslim representative reminded us that in all situations,
God is our Sustainer. A Hindu Swami invited us to choose
hope, not despairthat even in cases of serious illness, we
should put ourselves in the hands of God.
Each of those in attendance was invited to touch the Peace
Pole and then to give each other a sign of peace.

The Peace Pole

Very Rev. Archpriest Mykhailo Kuzma, pastor of Immaculate Conception

Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church in Palatine, Illinois, celebrated the 30th
Anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood on Sunday, November 20, 2011.
About 200 clergy, parishioners, and guests attended the anniversary celebration
banquet.
Shown at the Holy Table are: [Left to right] Very Rev. Bohdan Nalysnyk, (partially obscured), Fr Andrew Plishka, Fr Mykhailo and Archimandrite Mitred Archpriest Ivan Krotec.
May God grant Fr. Mykhailo many blessed years!

12 NEW STAR

POPE ADDRESSES VISITORS: VATICAN CITY,

(VIS) - At the end of his general audience the Holy
Father welcomed pilgrims in ten different languages,
among them "a delegation from the Catholic-Orthodox
Forum, which includes many prelates to whom I
address my cordial greetings. To the Catholic members
in particular, I express my sincere best wishes for the
fortieth anniversary of the Council of European
Episcopal Conferences (CCEE)".
The Pope also spoke in Croatian to priests and faithful from the Greek Catholic eparchy of Krizevci. "Dear
friends", he said, "you have begun celebrating a Jubilee
in your eparchy to mark the 400th anniversary of union
with the Church of Rome and of the establishment of
the eparchy of Marca. Today you are thanking God for
all the gifts you have received with this pilgrimage to
the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul. May your
centuries-long union with the Bishop of Rome help you
to become builders of communion between the
Christian East and West".
SOCIETY OF ST PIUS X REJECTS VATICAN OFFER; Group Dissatisfied With Attempt to Restore
Communion: ROME Zenit.org.- The superior-general
of the Society of St. Pius X, Bishop Bernard Fellay, has
declared that his group is not in full agreement with the
content of a "Doctrinal Preamble" offered to them by
the Vatican.
The preamble is the first part of a document designed
to bring the Society of St. Pius X back into communion
with Rome. It was sent to the group in September, by
Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation
for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Bishop Fellay made his opinion known in an interview posted on the organization's Web site. He said
that a note accompanying the preamble explained that
the text was not definitive, so that is why they are proposing some changes.
He claimed the preamble needed "many modifications" but added that for the moment he was not going
to make public the text itself or what changes the group
is requesting. He did say that once talks with the
Vatican have taken place following the society's proposed amendments, the text of the preamble will be
made public.
The interview made clear that the path to reconciliation between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X

January, 2012
will not be easy. Bishop Fellay spoke openly of his dissatisfaction with some of the documents of the Second
Vatican Council and of "the sterility of 50 years of
openness to the modern world."
The preamble sent to the society by the Vatican continues a series of conversations begun in 2009. The
rupture was formalized when the society's founder and
then leader, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, illicitly
ordained four bishops in 1988 without the authorization of the Roman Pontiff.

RETIRED BISHOP OF PASSAIC DIES: Bishop ANDREW

(Pataki) died December 8 from
injuries received in a motor vehicle accident earlier that day. He
was 84 years old. The native of
Palmerton, Pennsylvania, graduated from St. Procopius CollegeSeminary in Lisle, Illinois, and
completed further studies at the
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of
SS. Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh. In 1952 he was ordained
to the priesthood by Bishop DANIEL (Ivancho) for the Exarchate of Pittsburgh and later
earned a licentiate at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in
Rome. As a parish priest, he served churches in Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Ohio.
He became the auxiliary of the Eparchy of Passaic in
1983 and was then installed as Bishop of Parma in
1985. After ten years, he returned to Passaic as bishop
there. At the age of 80, in 2007, his request for retirement was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI since he had
already surpassed the usual retirement age of 75 for
Catholic bishops.
May the memory of Bishop Andrew be eternal!

NEW MOSQUE BUILT

IN KYIV: The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of ukraine organized a press tour

around the new Ar-Rakhma Mosque in Kyiv on December 1 in Kyiv on the occasion of the opening of the
new mosque.
The mosque is built in the historic part of the city, on
Shchekavytsia Hill. A Muslim community has lived
here, near Tatarka, since the 19th century.
According to the Spiritual Board of Muslims of
ukraine, in 1994, during the first Convention of
Muslims of ukraine, the first foundation stone was
laid. It took three years to obtain the necessary permissions and documentation. In 1998, the Muslims were
already able to pray in one of the newly-built rooms.

POPE ACCEPTS DECISION: His Holiness gave his

as-sent to the canonical election by the Synod of
Bishops of the Greek Catholic Romanian Church of Fr.
Claudiu-Lucian Pop, rector of the Pio Romeno
Pontifical College in Rome, as a bishop of the major
archiepiscopal curia. The bishop-elect was born in
Piscolt, Romania in 1972 and ordained a priest in 1995.
Before coming to Rome he worked in pastoral ministry
in the Greek Catholic Romanian mission in Paris,
France.

BELARUSIAN CHRISTIANS SUE MINSK POLICE:

Christian organizations in Minsk filed a lawsuit against
police in connection with the violent dispersal on

ukrainian Christmas tree in vatican unveiled Jointly by ukrainian Roman

Catholics, Greek Catholics and ukrainian Orthodox of Moscow Patriarchate
n December 16, the lights were turned on on
the Christmas tree which was earlier transported from ukraine to the Vatican. Earlier that
day, Pope Benedict XVI received the ukrainian delegation. The audience was held in St. Clements Hall in the
Vatican, reported the Information Department of the
uGCC.
His Beatitude, Patriarch Sviatoslav, said in this regard: The Christmas Tree which ukraine
presents today to the Holy Father is a symbol
of unity and Christmas peace. First of all, it is
a symbol of unity of the ukrainian land as this
nice tree, brought from the beautiful region of
Transcarpathia, represents all the regions of
ukraine and all the nationalities living in it.
This Christmas Tree is a symbol of unity
and peace within the Catholic Church in
ukraine whose existence in the form of the
two rites (the Byzantine and Latin ones) is a
vivid sign of unity and brotherly cooperation
between the local Catholic Churches in
ukraine to the world and a visible testimony
of the communion and filial respect of the
ukrainian Catholics for the Successor of St.
Peter, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.

November 22 of Christians gathered in the Belarusian

capital's October Square, RFE/RL's Belarus Service
reports.
Activists from Minsk's Orthodox Christian, Roman
Catholic, and Protestant churches had been gathering
on the square daily since the beginning of November to
pray together for the release of political prisoners.
On November 22, police--many of them in plainclothes--forced some of the demonstrators to leave the
square, using insulting and vulgar language.
Activist Yulia Fralova told RFE/RL that the police
also threatened the Christians. Fralova said the protesters had filed a lawsuit with the Minsk city prosecutor
and would send a copy to police chief Alyaksandr
Barsukou. "Copies of the lawsuit will also be sent to
the leadership of Minsk's Orthodox and Catholic
churches," Fralova said.
The believers listed in their lawsuit the names of the
police officers who they allege insulted them.

The tree is a symbol of cooperation between the

Catholic Church and Orthodox Church in ukraine testified by the representative presence of our Orthodox
brethren here with us, at this ancient Square of St.
Peter.As we inaugurate this Christmas Tree, we would
like to address the whole world with a call to unity and
peace, since unity and peace are necessary values to
build a prosperous and safe common future.

The construction was carried out stage by stage with

the financial support of the believers. In 2001, the first
celebratory prayers were attended in the building by
some two thousand believers.
A new project, approved in 2007, envisaged the
enlargement of the prayer hall, construction of a
minaret, office and madrasah. In November 2011, all
the construction was completed.

ukrainian-Canadian Leader endows

Jewish Studies Chairs at ukrainian
Catholic university in ukraine

ames Temerty, chairman of the ukrainian

Jewish Encounter Initiative (uJE) has donated
$1.2M to establish three endowed chairs in
Jewish Studies at the ukrainian Catholic university
in Lviv, ukraine. The programs will focus on
ukrainian-Jewish interaction over the centuries, and
interfaith relations; Jewish studies in the context of
Central and East European history; and biblical studies. The endowment pledge was made in November
of last year during the Toronto visit of the rector of
the uCu, the Rt. Rev. Borys Gudziak.
This university represents the opportunity for research in all aspects of ukrainian Jewish life where
ukrainians and Jews lived side by side helping shape
the history and destiny of the territory known as
ukraine today, said Mr. Temerty. It is the place
where the work of the ukrainian Jewish Encounter
can further its vision to advance greater mutual,
empathetic understanding, and mutual support, between the two peoples and sets of communities and
enable a coming to terms with the painful aspects of
the relationship and elements in their respective
formative histories that have affected how they think
of themselves and each other.

NEW STAR 13

January, 2012

hen St John Chrysostom was a deacon in

Antioch he preached on the Holy Gospel.
His homilies have been preserved down to
our own time. St Cyprian of Carthage taught the catechumens the Lords Prayer, by which we call God,
Father. St Cyrils explanation of the Creed is the Third
Tradition that was shared with the Catechumens.
In the Creed those seeking Illumination were presented with the significant truths of the faith. St Cyril
(313-386) the Hierarch of Jerusalem in view of his pastoral role, shares the faith with the catechumens. He
carried out this role in the Church of the Resurrection.
When it was time to pass on the Tradition of the Creed,
he took those seeking Illumination to the place of the

Prayer Is Active

ne of Jesus disciples asked Him to teach

them to pray. Jesus had taught His disciples
how they are to practice their religion--do
not be show offs; do acts of charity in secret; pray in
privacy; do not babble like the heathens. Then He
teaches them how to pray using these words, Our
Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name
(may Your name be held holy).
Gods name is holy eternally. Gods name is to be
kept holy in all the actions of our life; it is to be

Christian Unity

came across an interesting image in a presentation

by +Lubomyr, Primate Emeritus of our Church.
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH_nuTFwho" Speaking on unity, he meditates upon a wheel with
spokes radiating from a central hub. +Lubomyr sees us
to be lined up on the periphery, linked by the spokes to
Christ Who is in the middle. He then points out something that even I--who failed geometry in high school
--can understand: the smaller the radius, the closer are
the points on the circumference; in theological terms:
the closer we are to Christ, the closer we are to one
another. (A jaded Dominican needs to ask: if we are
divided and stand far removed from one another, what
does that say about our closeness to Christ?) Such food
for thought as we pray for Christian unity this January!
Proximity forces us to face one another and, in the
encounter, hostility can dissipate as we recognize in the
enemy the humanity which Christ shares with us.
Permit me two examples from my teaching experience.
One day as I sat in the language lab at the school where
I taught, Eyssa (a Palestinian Muslim) and Assaf (a
Jew from Jerusalem) came up to me. Preparing for an
explosion, I saw something surprising happen: Eyssa
leaned his elbow on Assafs shoulder and said with an
impish smile, Mr. Jim, were enemies! (We should

Spirit. The humanity he assumed was not an appearance only or an illusion, but true.
He was truly crucified for our sins. For even if you
would like to deny it, the place visible refutes you, this
blessed place of Golgotha where we are now congregated because of the one who was crucified here.
Besides, the whole world has since been filled with the
wood of the cross, piece by piece. It was not for His
own sins that he was crucified, but that we might be
freed from our sins. As man He was despised then by
men and beaten; but He was acknowledged as God by
the whole of creation. He was truly placed in the
rock tomb as man, but because of Him the rocks in terror were split asunder. He went down into the underworld to rescue the just from there.
However the one who went down to the underworld
came up again, on the third day the buried Jesus truly
rose again. If the Jews ever taunt you, confront them at
once with this question: Jonah emerged from the
whale on the third day; could not Christ be raised from
the earth on the third day. So He truly rose again, and
having risen He was seen again by the disciples. The
twelve disciples are witnesses to His resurrection,
though they did not use flattering words to give their
evidence; they fought the true of the resurrection to the
point of torture and death. (Cyril of Jerusalem,
Edward Yarnold SJ, Rutledge Press)
During the Divine Liturgy, at the time when the
priest begins the Anaphora we are invited to profess the
Creed. We have come to believe and profess the Creed
and so express our faith in the Holy Trinity. It is a statement about our All Holy God, and the belief we have
that He will save us.
Fr Deacon Michael Cook

crucifixion.
St Cyril gives a summary of each of the teachings of
our faith. So to begin with, be prepared to receive the
teaching of God, as its foundation. There is one God,
who is unique, unbegotten, without beginning or
change or alteration. He is not begotten by another, and
has no one who will succeed to His life. He did not
begin His life in time, nor will He ever end it. He is
good and just. God is therefore one and unique, the
Maker of both souls and bodies. The one Creator of
heaven and earth is also the maker of angels and
archangels. Though Creator of many beings, He is the
eternal Father of one alone, His One, Only-begotten
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ through whom He made all
things, both visible and invisible.
Believe too in Gods one and only Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ, who is God begotten by God, Life begotten by Life, like in everything to the One who begot
Him. He did not begin to be in time, but was begotten
by the Father before all ages, eternally and inconceivably. He is Gods Wisdom and Power and Justice in
substantial form. He has been seated at the Fathers
right hand before all ages. He was not crowned after
His passion, as some have imagined, as if he received
from God the throne at his right hand because of what
He endured. Do not separate the Son from the
Father, or construct a compound and believe in a SonFather. Believe rather that the one God has one Onlybegotten Son, who before all ages is God the Word.
You must believe too that this Only-begotten Son of
God came down from heaven to earth because of our
sins, assumed humanity subject to the same feelings as
ours, and was born of the holy Virgin and the Holy

revered, praised, and honored, in all our activity.

We are totally dependent on God.
Thy Kingdom come. The Kingdom consists of
all of us, we are its citizens. As we accept the free
offer of living in the Kingdom, we will act
as Jesus taught us. God has given us the
ultimate creative work of freely bringing
the presence of this Kingdom here on earth
through our love of neighbor.
Thy will be done. Phrases in the prayer
that our Lord teaches become our pledge to
conform our actions to the words expressed by using our creativity.

Prayer reflects our initiative in attaining each of

the requests that we make in union and harmony
with Gods creative and providential love of us in
the process of our deification.

all be such enemies!) A similar scenario took place in

my apartment, where all my students were gathered for
an end-of-term party: Savas and Efdal were able to get
beyond the fact that their Greek and Turkish compatriots are hereditary enemies, enjoying themselves like
long-lost brothers. (Arent we all long-lost brothers and
sisters, even in spite of our divisions?)
One of the life-giving experiences sustaining me in
Chicago has been my participation in Ecumenism Metro Chicago. In this group Christ draws to Himself representatives of various Christian denominations who
are at various stages on the trek toward official communion with one another. Christ draws long-lost brothers and sisters closer to one another by bringing us
closer to Him.
In Paris, the Dominican friars are involved with the
Istina ecumenical center. How does Istina draw Christians closer to one another by bringing us closer to
Christ? In several ways:
Istina sponsors the Collge St-Basile--a residence
where Orthodox seminarians studying in Paris can
live and pray together while rubbing elbows with
Catholics;
Istina provides lectures, ecumenical gatherings, and
other occasions of grace where people of various
faiths can come together for a shared experience;
Istina publishes a magazine of the same name, thus
facilitating ecumenical and interfaith dialogue on a

The Challenges of
Discipleship
Office of Faith Formation

world-wide scale through the printed word;

Istina runs a library which brings together resources which span the realms of time and space,
allowing 21st century people on the rue de la Glacire
to tap into the experience of people living at other
times and in other places.
I suspect that +Lubomyr would approve. (By the
time you read this, I should already be in Paris ministering at Istina. Bishop Richard has asked me to continue writing these monthly articles from France; I hope
to do so.)
Istina, of course, is the translation of the Dominican
motto--veritas, truth. During our yearly prayer for
unity, let us reflect upon ultimate truth, a truth which
goes beyond dogmatic or doctrinal formulations, which
cuts through the sectarian divisions which are of our
own making; that truth is the love of
Christ which brings us together in
spite of ourselves. Perhaps this
reflection will help us to mean the
words which we say at every Divine
Liturgy: Let us love one another so
that we may confess the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the
consubstantial and undivided Trinity.
Fr Jim Karepin, OP

14 NEW STAR

January, 2012

Why?/Why:
If, as you say, II Vatican is a boon to
the Eastern Catholic Churches why
do we not yet have a Patriarchate?
That is a very good question. The
Council was only a springboard for action for us to take, not an imposed dictum. Perhaps I can deliver what you may
consider is a reasonable answer.
I am not presumptuous enough to
think that what follows will be the definitive answer. After all, for several
decades inter- and intra-Church commissions have been trying to resolve complex issues in Church growth. Certainly I
have no access to all the intricacies of
the detailed discussions by theologians,
historians, high-ranking ecclesiarchs and
experts dealing with delicate diplomacies that affect the day-to-day inner
workings of Christ's Mystical Body.
A bottom line answer might be very
difficult to appreciate: the Church is not
ready for it. This might be interpreted in
at least three different ways. One: the
entire Church is not ready for a ukrainian Catholic Patriarchate; Two: The
ukrainian Catholic Church is not ready
to be a Patriarchate; Three: the rest of
Christendom is not ready for a ukrainian
Catholic Patriarchate now.
The entire Catholic Church has seven
patriarchatesfive stemming from the
original Pentarchy of the Roman Empire, East and West; and two non-imperial places: Armenia and Babylon (Chaldean Church). Of the ancient Roman
Empire, the Coptic Church traces its

By Fr Denny Molitvy

roots to Alexandria. The Maronite,

Melkite and Syriac Churches each claim
Antioch in their spiritual lineage. These
stem from antiquity and are linked to the
five patriarchates of the old Roman Empire: Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandia,
Rome, Constantinople.
The Latins, for a while created patriarchates in Lisbon, Grado, Aquileia, Venice, Alexandria, Constantinople, the East
and West Indies and Jerusalem. Slowly-between 1451 and 1964--almost all have
been abolished for various reasons.
We may be tempted to think numbers
are a deciding factor. With five to eight
million faithful, the ukrainian Church
might be thought to be worthy of a patriarchate, seeing that among the Churches,
patriarchates range from 158,000 in the
Syriac Church; 163,000 Copts; 490,000
Chaldeans and 590,000 Armenians. The
Melkites have 1,600,000 and there are
3,300,000 Maronites. But numbers alone
are not the answer. These sees are part of
historic Apostolic times.
We must heed Vatican II instructions,
to be a true, Eastern, Church in how we
think and act, free of foreign influences.
Coincidentally, as this article was being
researched several statements were made
by several hierarchs about the patriarchate. You may read them in this edition of New Star on pages 15 and 18 to
see some of the issues involved--not to
mention the sensitivities of our Orthodox
counterparts to consider in such a move.
continued page 18

Catholics and Orthodox Face

the Same Challenges
VATICAN CITY, (VIS) - Cardinal
Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical
Council for Promoting Christian unity,
is leading a delegation sent by the Holy
See to Istanbul to participate in celebrations marking the Feast of St. Andrew,
patron of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of
Constantinople. The Holy See and the
Patriarchate exchange regular annual
visits for the feast days of their respective patrons.
The Holy See delegation to this year's
celebration--which coincides with the
twentieth anniversary of the election of
His Holiness Bartholomew I as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople--is
made up of Cardinal Koch; Bishop
Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical
Council for Promoting Christian unity;
Fr. Andrea Palmieri, an official of the
same dicastery, and Archbishop Antonio Lucibello, apostolic nuncio to
Turkey. The group attended a Divine
Liturgy celebrated by Bartholomew I in
the patriarchal church of Fanar, then
met with the Patriarch and the synodal
commission which oversees relations
with the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Koch gave Bartholomew I a
gift and a message from the Holy
Father. In the message, which was read
out at the end of the Divine Liturgy,
Benedict XVI recalls his most recent
meeting with the Patriarch during the

Day of Prayer for Peace in the Italian

town of Assisi. "I give thanks to the
Lord for having allowed me to strengthen the bonds of sincere friendship and
true brotherhood which unite us, and to
bear witness before the entire world to
the broad vision we share".
The message continues: "The present
cultural, social, economic, political and
religious circumstances place exactly
the same challenges before Catholics
and Orthodox. Announcing the mystery
of salvation through the death and resurrection of Christ needs to undergo deep
renewal in many regions which once
accepted the light but are now suffering
the effects of secularisation which
impoverishes man in his deepest dimension. Faced with this emergency we
must show all mankind that we have
achieved a maturity in the faith, that we
are capable of coming together despite
human tensions, thanks to our joint
search for truth and with the awareness
that the future of evangelization
depends upon the witness of unity and
the level of charity the Church can
show".
The Pope concludes by asking the
Lord that, through the intercession of
Sts. Andrew, Peter and Paul, both
Churches may receive "the gift of unity
which comes from on high".

Cohabitation and Marriage: Not Equal Alternatives

ROME, (Zenit.org).- The popularity of cohabitation as
an alternative or a preliminary step to marriage continues to grow. Data published last month by the British
Office for National Statistics for England and Wales
confirms the trend.
In 2010 only 48.2% of the adult population of
England and Wales were married. Of the rest, 35.6%
were single, 9.3% were divorced, and 7% were widowed. It is estimated around one in six people are
cohabitating.
"One of the main reasons for the decrease in the married population and the increase in the single population is the growth of cohabitation by unmarried couples, the report stated.
Earlier last year cohabitation in England was examined in a study published by the Jubilee Centre, a group
that describes itself as a Christian social reform organization.
In Cohabitation: An Alternative to Marriage?,
authors John Hayward and Guy Brandon said that
although the rise in rates of cohabitation is now stabilizing, an increasing proportion of these relationships
do not lead to marriage but end in separation.
Their study was based on data from the united
Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study that allows a
year-by-year comparison of trends. The data covers
14,103 households and 22,265 adults.
Major changes in family relationships started back in
the 60s and 70s and by the early 80s cohabitation had
supplanted marriage as the most popular form of first
relationship. Since 2000, a scant 15% of couples have
married rather than cohabited as a first relationship.
Cohabitation has undergone significant changes in
recent decades. In the 80s no less than 81% of people
cohabitating married their first live-in partner. By the
year 2000 this had declined to 64%. Nevertheless, the

great majority--87%--still marry one of their first two

live-in partners, but this is down from 95% in the 80s.
There is also an increase in the numbers of cohabitating couples who have dependent children. In 2001
there were 808,000 households with a cohabiting couple and children. By 2010 this had increased to 1.07
million.
Given this data, not surprisingly in the last few
decades the average age of first marriages has risen,
from 23.1 in 1981 to 30 in 2009 for women and from
25.4 to 32.1 for men.
The average age of first cohabitation has also
increased, by more than three years for both men and
women in this same period of time. So couples are
cohabitating later than they used to and marrying even
later still.
Another development is an increase in long-term
cohabitation. In the early 70s only 25% of couples lived
together for more than 3 years. This contrasts with the
current 50% rate. Moreover, around 25% now live
together for more than 6.5 years before separation or
marriage.
Overall, the duration of cohabiting relationships has
roughly doubled over the last 40years. An analysis of
the data shows, however, that this is mainly due to an
increase in the length of the shortest cohabitations.
According to the authors, couples' perceived reasons
for cohabiting are changing. Forty years ago cohabitation was more likely to be viewed as a temporary step
prior to marriage.
Changing attitudes meant that by the 80s separation
was more accepted, and this not only led to higher
divorce numbers but also to more separations of cohabitating couples.
The authors conclude that currently cohabitation is
increasingly considered as a lifestyle choice in its own

right, rather than principally as a prelude to marriage.

The study also looked at the effects of cohabitation
on future marriages. Around 55% of marriages that
started in the early 1980s in which at least one partner
had lived with someone else have ended in divorce or
separation. This compares with around 45% of couples
who had only lived with each other and 40% for those
who had not lived together at all.
"For all marriages since 1980 prior and previous
cohabitation quickly emerge as being associated with
greater risk of separation and divorce," the report concluded.
The damage caused by cohabitation increases when it
has been with someone who is not the eventual spouse.
Prior cohabitation of a married couple is associated
with a 15% greater risk of divorce. Previous cohabitation with other partners leads to a much greater 45%
risk.
The news of increased cohabitation comes when
again and again research has shown a stable married
family is the best environment in which to raise children.
This was confirmed in research published last month
by the federal governments Australian Institute of
Family Studies.
Researchers Lixia Qu and Ruth Weston, a press
release explained, analyzed data on almost 5,000 children across Australia, from the time the children were
4-5 years old until they were 8-9 years old.
They found that children of married couples have
higher levels of learning and social and emotional
development than children of de facto parents or single
mothers. Confirmation, yet again, that much more
needs to be done to protect and strengthen marriage.

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January, 2012

Patriarch Sviatoslav in Kirovohrad: If each of us finds the way to

the church, then in our Ukraine there will be many new churches

atriarch SVIATOSLAV (Shevchuk) went on a pastoral visit to Kirovohrad. From December 3 to 5,

and met with local clergy and laity, the mayor,
and heads of the oblast.
On Sunday, His Beatitude celebrated the Hierarchical
Liturgy in the Greek Catholic parish. During the sermon,
the primate expressed his joy in visiting Kirovograd
and announced his desire to personally consecrate the
Greek Catholic church which is now under construction in the center of Kirovohrad.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav wished each of the faithful
for to find his way to the church and named the three
stages needed for this. Today, especially in ukraine,
which for so many years was devastated spiritually,
everyone, whether he knows it or not, is seeking the
way to the church. This path can be short or long or
even discovered at the end of life, but all seek. Today
this way of the Virgin is the icon of our way to the
church. However, to cross the threshold of the church,
one has to be cleansed and converted. Crossing the
threshold of the church is the first stage ofspiritual
growth. It is called conversion, repentance, cleansing...
The second step, which we take inside the church,
which is called the church of the faithful, is enlightenment. Because here, inside, we read the Scriptures, see
the light. The third step taken by the Virgin Mary is the
step toward the Holy of Holies. This is the third phase of
spiritual life, which the fathers call unification with God.
The virgin took this step, because in her womb God was
to unite with man forever, said Patriarch Sviatoslav.
The preacher wished everyone not only to find his
path to the church but to take it to the end: to personal
conversion, enlightenment and union with the Lord
God.

And if we will go down this path, then rest assured,

our ukraine will have many new churches, said His
Beatitude.
Fr. Ivan Tretiak, the dean of Kirovohrad, the priest of
the parish chapel, where the Hierarchical Liturgy was
celebrated, on behalf of the faithful of the Greek Cath-

olic Church, welcomed the primate to Kirovohrad: We

are very pleased that it was you the Lord gave us for our
patriarch. We will pray for you and support you in your
ministry. Today especially we thank God for the generous gifts to our Church in Kirovograd Oblast, for its
revival, for the gift of the parish community, for the gift
of land for the church. The priest is convinced that this
pastoral visit will promote the development of the
Church in the city of Kirovograd and the region.
So that this day was memorable for the primate, the

faithful and clergy of Kirovohrad gave him an icon of

the Virgin Mary with Infant Jesus in her arms, called the
Immortal Blossom. He was also presented with a painting of the city of Kirovohrad.
In Kirovohrad, three others priests minister together
with Fr. Ivan Tretiak. They have five communitiestwo
in Kirovograd, one in the village Chervonovershka
where there live people whose parents were deported
from the Lemko region during Operation Wisla, one in
the village Volodymyrivka, and one in the district center Znamenka. There, the local Greek Catholics have
for seven years tried to acquire a land plot from the
government, but received negative responses.
Our community develops actively in Kirovohrad.
In 2008 the regional center received a land plot and we
built the Church of St. John the Baptist. The church
was consecrated by the then Patriarch LuBOMYR (Husar). With the support of Bishop MILAN (Shashik), we
built the first wooden chapel. Now we are erecting a
new church in this place. The church in Kirovohrad, in
general, has good prospects, but our people unfortunately are dispersed. It would be good for His
Beatitude Sviatoslav to evaluate the religious situation
in our area and make appropriate conclusions, said Fr.
Ivan Tretiak.
We remind that the pastoral visit of the uGCC head to
the Odesa-Crimea Exarchate started in Kirovohrad. The
visit includes also a visit to Kherson and Odesa. The
visit concluded on Sunday, December 11, with a
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in the Church of Saint
Andrew the Apostle in Odesa.
UGCC Information Department

On the Holodomor: The Wound that Was Inflicted on the Ukrainian

People Touched the foundation of all humainty

n November 26, the day of special prayers

for the repose of the souls of all who perished
during the famine of 1932-1933, Patriarch
SVIATOSLAV (Shevchuk) and Bishop BOHDAN
(Dziurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, took
part in the national memorial prayer. The joint prayer
was held in the National Museum Memorial in
Commemoration of Famine Victims in ukraine.
Before the memorial service about 5,000 people
walked past the memorial to children, dead and
unborn in 1932-1933, from the Arsenal metro station
to the Memorial to the victims of the Holodomor. The
prayer was attended by representatives of various
Christian churches, public representatives, and witnesses of the tragedy. At 4 p.m. there was a nationwide minute of silence, and at 4:01 began a nationwide campaign Light a Candle of Memory.
The tragedy of the Holodomor has extended far
beyond a single nation. The international community
responds in a special way to the genocide that took
place among different people: Jews, Armenians, the
people of Rwanda. The wound that was inflicted on
the ukrainian people touched the foundation of all

humanity. It is a crime against the entire world community, said Patriarch Sviatoslav in a comment to
Radio Voskresinnia, speaking about the importance
of international recognition of the deliberate famine
in ukraine.
According to the patriarch, since the famine goes
beyond one nation, the world community should
know about the ukrainian genocide in order to prevent such a world tragedy from happening in the
future. In my opinion, the whole truth about the
famine has not been told because we do not even
know the total number of victims killed. It is known
that there are certain forces that silence the truth, that
are looking to benefit from this, said the head of the
uGCC. But he assured that the remembrance of the
Holodomor is not intended as revenge: it is necessary
for healing the memory of ukrainian people.
Patriarch Sviatoslav said that the Christian conscience calls to resist the hiding of the truth about the
Holodomor. The truth must be truth that delivers,
because Jesus Christ says: Know the truth and the
truth will set you free.
UGCC Information Department

Patriarchate Is Adulthood, growth of Church, not Privilege

n an interview before the official

proclamation of Lviv Metropolitanate of the ukrainian Greek
Catholic Church, Auxiliary Bishop of
Lviv Archdiocese, Bishop BENEDICT
(Aleksiychuk) said that the preparation of the day's event was a long
process.
According to him, Patriarchate is
the adulthood, the growth of the

church, not a privilege.

"In the context of our church we
decided to develop in this direction
and the proclamation of the metropolitanate is a certain growth, which
leads to the patriarchate of our church
when we will be mature enough."
"I have no doubt that we will be a
patriarchate. Patriarchy is not a privilege, but adulthood of the church.

This is typical for the church, when it

matures. To have a partriarchal rule is
normal for the churches in the East,
not something special. Therefore the
formation of metropolitanates is a
step toward the patriarchate. This is
the normal growth of the church,"
said the bishop.
Regarding the position of some
representative of the ukrainian Orth-

odox Church who were clearly

against this step, Bishop Benedict
said that this is internal matter of the
uGCC. "If someone is happy with
that, we will be glad, if someone is
irritated, we should understand that
we can not satisfy everyone. This is
an internal development of our
church, of our structures," Bishop
Benedict said.

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January, 2012

two Schools in eparchy

A Short History of St. Nicholas Cathedral School

any people have traveled along that long road

with St. Nicholas School over the last 75
years. The first parish Saturday school was
formed in 1908 by Rev. Nicholas Strutynskyj, the first
teacher was the parish cantor, Isidore Kostiuk, with 10
children in the church hall on Bickerdike Street and
Superior Street. Classes were held every Saturday at
10am.
In 1915, the school moved to
the new Church Hall on Oakley
Blvd and Rice Street. In 1917, 40
children were taught by cantor
Wasyl Kochiubynskyj. The children in the daily after school program were taught ukrainian
classes from 4 pm to 6 pm. Cantor
Dmytro Atamanech took over the
school in 1922 and in two years,
the student population rose to
more than 100. Rev. Wasyl Steciuk reorganized the school into
four grades and hired four more
teachers for the students.
In 1925, Rev. Filymon Tarnawsky asked the Sisters of St
Basil the Great to take over the
education of the parish school.
The Rev. Epiphany Teodorowych, OSBM, along with parishioners of St. Nicholas, saw the
need for a permanent structure for
their students. They started construction of
a school building, now referred to as the
Old School Building. This milestone
event allowed Rev. Teodorowych and the
Basilian Sisters to open Saint Nicholas
ukrainian Catholic School in 1936. After
some initial resistance from parents in the
community, the school grew and flourished;
the first class graduated in 1940. Bishop
CONSTANTINE (Bohachevskyj) distributed
the diplomas to the 14 graduates.
In 1945, Rev. Sylvester Zurawecky
OSBM donated $2,500.00, the entire sum of
a collected gift of love from a banquet
given in his honor, toward the construction
of a High School for the community. This
gracious act commenced a campaign to raise the needed funds to construct the building. On March 26, 1954,
the new school was dedicated by Metropolitan Constantine. It cost $506,746.13 to build. However, due to
the influx of young students from the post-World War
II immigration, the high school never materialized,
instead, the elementary school expanded and grew as

attendance peaked at 1,200 students in 1962.

The 1970s were filled with excitement, continued
academic excellence and the European tour of the St.
Nicholas Cathedral Youth Ensemble, Verchovyna, guitarists, and the Young Adults Choir, Spudeja tour that
will never be forgotten by those 180 fortunate to have
experienced it. The group was lead by Bishop JAROSLAV (Gabro), Msgr. William M. Bilinsky, chancellor

of St. Nicholas Diocese and spiritual director of Verchovyna; Mrs. Mychajlyna Leseiko, Choir Administrator; and Mrs. Jaroslava Prociw, director of the
Youth Choir. The Youth Ensemble performed in venues packed past capacity in Rome, Munich, Paris, and
London. It took part in a Papal Audience and concert
for Pope Paul VI, and held a private concert and

Liturgy with Cardinal JOSYF (Slipyj). A visibly moved

Pope Paul VI commented to the school children in
English before reading a prepared text: Your voices
not only bring echoes from America, but they also
bring us echoes of the East from where we hear no
other voice.
St. Nicholas School has educated and been instrumental in the formation of thousands of children over
the past 75 years who have had a considerable impact on our world in many
capacities, including Bishop Jaroslav,
the first Eparch of St. Nicholas, and
countless religious, teachers, scientists, authors, poets, artists, doctors,
lawyers, business owners, public servants, and so many others that have
touched the hearts of many.
St. Nicholas Cathedral School was
built to educate and serve the children
of our community. It was founded on
an unwavering commitment to education, a characteristic signature quality
of our ukrainian Church and community. The School has played a central
role in the ukrainian communitys
effort to expand educational opportunity for all its children. It has also provided facilities for ukrainian Saturday
School, adult evening classes, concerts, and other community gatherings.
St. Nicholas School has celebrated 75 years of
excellence in education last month. While the
numbers of students are a mere fraction of those
in the 1960s, a consorted effort undertaken by
Bishop RICHARD (Seminack) to focus on increasing enrollment in the school has shown an
upward trend in enrollment over the last few
years. As a testamony to the educational quality
afforded to our students, the graduates of St.
Nicholas School are sought after, accepted by,
and enrolled in the most prestigious high schools
in Chicagoland.
Our pioneers sought to make certain that
future generations from this neighborhood and
community have the opportunity to obtain a
quality education. Many generations of students
have walked these hallowed halls. St. Nicholas School
can continue to contribute to our vibrant community
and shape our world, if we do not allow this educational centerpiece of the ukrainian Community to disappear.
George A. Matwyshyn,
Class of 1964

Catholic Schools Week is January 29-February 5, 2012

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January, 2012

Celebrated 75 Years
Immaculate Conception Ukrainain Catholic Schools
75th Diamond Jubilee Warren, Michigan

mmaculate Conception ukrainian Catholic Schools

in Michigan celebrated 75 years of service to the
ukrainian Community of Greater Metropolitan
Detroit area. The school was founded in 1936 and its
history intertwines with the beautiful history of the
ukrainian community of Michigan. It is a legacy of
great achievements, written upon faith in God and trust
in human determination and genius. The IC Schools are
the fruit of the faith of a great parish and its leaders,
namely Immaculate Conception
ukrainian Catholic Parish. It is
thanks to dedicated Pastors,
Sisters, Church Council members, Parishioners, Principals,
Teachers and Staff that our
Schools have overcome the challenges of difficult times and
become the center of our ukrainian Community.
The high point of the 75th
Diamond Jubilee Anniversary
celebration on Sunday, October
23, was the Hierarchical Divine
Liturgy celebrated at Immaculate Conception ukrainian
Catholic Church in Hamtramck,
Michigan. The Divine Liturgy
was celebrated by his Grace,
Bishop HLIB (Lonchyna), Eparch
of the ukrainian Catholic Church in Great Britain. The
liturgy was concelebrated by the Superior of the
Hamtramck Basilian Fathers Monastery, Fr. Daniel
Lauro Schaicoski, OSBM; the Provincial Superior of
the Basilian Fathers in the united States, Fr. Philip
Sandrick, OSBM; Fr. Abel Szocska, Provincial Superior of the Basilian Fathers in Hungary; and clergy from
Detroit, Chicago and New York.
The second part of the celebration was the Jubilee
Anniversary Benefit Banquet at the ukrainian Cultural

Center in Warren. The celebration began with a beautiful performance by the school children under the direction of Mrs. Dianne Karpinsky, principal, Mrs. Olga
Novatchinski and Mrs. Roma Tobianski, ukrainian
department, Maestro Volodymyr Shesiuk, IC Schools
choir director. The song, O Mother of God", and "The
Kozak Nation" sung in English and ukrainian brought
cheers and tears to the 465 school supporters who
attended the Jubilee Benefit Banquet.

The keynote speaker of the 75th Anniversary

Banquet, Bishop Hlib, reminisced about his years at IC
Schools by recalling funny moments and then by relating how IC Schools have influenced his life and crediting Immaculate Conception Schools and Church with
his own vocation to the Priesthood. Immaculate Conception ukrainian Catholic School meantand still
meansa lot to me. I put the letter M, for Mary, in my
bishops coat of arms as a reminder of Immaculate
Conception Church and Schools. I wish to congratulate

our Grade School and Academy on its 75th anniversary.

His Grace continued by saying, It is with great sacrifices that such an institution can exist and function. I
would like to recall here the many pastors of our church,
the sisters who taught us, all of our teachers and school
personnel, the many good people who were benefactors
of our schools, and of courseour schoolmates.
His Grace reminded everyone of the importance for
today's society of a ukrainian School system like IC
Schools. Today, the ukrainian
Catholic community in North America and elsewhere in the world
needs to foster unity and solidarity
with each other and our sisters and
brothers in ukraine. You are citizens
of these united States and most of
you have grown up here; here is your
home. Your children will know
English better than they will know
ukrainian. But we must not give up.
We must not think that because
someone does not speak ukrainian
he cannot be a part of our community. We need to find our identity in
our faith and in our culture, and continue developing them further in
always new situations. Here is where
the role of our IC Grade School and
Academy comes in. This is the purpose for which they were founded.
In conclusion, Fr. Daniel Schaicoski, OSBM, IC
Schools Administrator, thanked everyone for their support, for dedicating their time and talents for the good of
the Immaculate Conception ukrainian Catholic Schools
and Church and therefore, for the good of the ukrainian
American Community.
Fr Daniel Lauro Schaicoski, OSBM

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January, 2012

Metropolitan Ihor of Lviv: Pope's

Seal Is Only Thing Lacking
For Patriarchate of UGCC

oday, we have
come even closer
to the patriarchal
structure of our Church, and its
proclamation is not a distant
future. So stated the newlyappointed Metropolitan IHOR
(Vozniak) of uGCC after the
ceremony of enthronement.
According to the hierarch, no
changes are expected in the
metropolitanate in the nearest
future. Therefore, in the beginning, its eparchies will function
as usual.
One should not expect dramatic changes in the eparchies.
Even though a metropolitan is
vested with certain government
powers, namely, to gather the

clergy, participate in the consecration, etc., but I will not use

that right to pass strategic decisions. At least in the beginning.
As regards the possible time
of proclamation of the Patriarchate of uGCC, Archbishop
and Metropolitan Ihor of Lviv
stressed that the Church has
been ready for that status for a
long time. Todays enthronement and proclamation of the
Lviv metropolitanate is an indication thereof. It is up to the
Vatican now.
We can only wait. Wait for
the Popes seal. That is all!
stated Metropolitan Ihor.

Patriarch Sviatoslav: Development of Church Media

Is One of Its Priorities

e take the presence of our abroad. We understand that such an edition,

church in the modern informa- which would speak the truth about our church, is
tion space very seriously. in absolutely necessary, stressed the Greek
particular, we plan to create an internet televi- Catholic head.
In addition, Patriarch Sviatoslav noted that we
sion, social network, and this press conference is
often can see the ukrainian
an expression of respect for the
society living in captivity of the
work of the journalists, Patriarch
Soviet ideology as far as its attiSViaTOSLaV (Shevchuk) said at a
tude to certain churches or hispress conference in the city of
tory of ukraine is concerned.
Odesa during his pastoral visit to
One should understand that
the Odesa and Crimea Exarchate
ideology
does not always have
of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic
something to do with historic
Church (UGCC).
truth or justice, he concluded.
According to the head of uGCC,
We badly need an edition
the development of the church
which
would reveal such truths,
media is one of the priority objecand
I
hope that we will soon
tives of the church. Today, the
Patriaarch Sviatoslav
have
one,
said the patriarch in
question is being discussed
conclusion,
the Information
whether to establish a printed edition or Internet edition to provide information Department of http://www. ugcc.org.ua/1.0
for the eparchies and exarchates in ukraine and .html\n _blank uGCC reported.

Build Ukraine at home, look for your happiness here on your native
soil, Patriarch Sviatoslav During Meeting with Young People in Odesa

uild Ukraine at home, look for your happiness here on your native soil. When i
communicated with your peers who
went abroad, i saw nostalgia in their eyes, only in the
church do they see a piece of Ukraine, Patriarch
Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) said on december 9, 2011, at
a meeting with young people in Odesa as part of his
pastoral visit of the Odesa and Crimea Exarchate of
the UGCC. The UGCC head also remembered the
words of Pope John Paul ii, who urged the Ukrainian
youth to stay home because this is your land.
During the conversation, the primate of the Church
emphasized the dignity of the human person who
comes from God who created man in His own image
and manner, so nobody as the right to encroach upon
from page 15
The establishment of the position Major Archbishop as a product of Vatican II, ushered in a newer manner of governing Eastern Catholic Churches. In this
framework, the ancient Churches of India, and the
Churches of ukraine and Romania were recognized as
something apart from the then-existing system.
In a conversation I had with Melkite Patriarch MAXIMOS V (Hakim), His Beatitude explained He [Slipyj]
is better understood in Rome as a major archbishop
than am I as a patriarch. He should not hurry into the
name, but work within the framework to develop the
reality of the position. He indicated it will take some
time for the established order to evolve into a more
authentic expression of Eastern ecclesiology.
So, this boon to the Eastern Churches is working
its effect on those involved. Slowly. Methodically.
When the time is right, it will happen.

this dignity. Dignity gives us not the state, not

power, not even a passport of a certain country. The
state must protect everyone, no matter what his position is in the society, said the head of the Greek
Catholics.
Young people interested in the idea of the
ukrainian world. I understand the ukrainian world
as unity and solidarity of ukrainians in ukraine and
worldwide. To build the ukrainian world means to
care about ones culture and love the ukrainian people, as well as to make sure the dignity of ukrainians
is respected by other nations, said Patriarch
Sviatoslav.
In addition, the head of the uGCC called upon the
youth to take responsibility for the future of their

Patriarch Sviatoslav Calls

Present Relations Between
Denominations Constructive
Today, relations between different denominations
in Ukraine are constructive, Patriarch Sviatoslav
said in an interview to the portal Observer, the
information department of
http://www.ugcc.
org.ua/n _blank UGCC reports.
Patriarch Sviatoslav said that on December 2,
2011, the heads of the traditional churches: the
ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate,
ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate and
the ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, issued a joint
address to all people of goodwill as to the responsibility for their own state and building of our society
on the basis of the spiritual values.

ukrainian-Lebanese documentary Three Stories of Galicia Shown in ukraine

he showing of the documentary film

Three Stories of Galicia was held in
five cities in ukraineKyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Chernivtsi and Odesafrom
November 15 to 21, 2011. The film directors are Olha Onyshko, who is ukrainian,
and Sarah Farhat, who is Lebanese.
Through the stories of three lives, the film
tells about WWII and the history of the
Holocaust and the ukrainian liberation
movement, as well as relations between

ukrainian, Poles and Jews in Galicia.

The world premiere took place in Germany, The united States and France. The
filmmakers collected material for four years,
traveling through Galicia.
Many stories were left outside the frame.
We put emphasis on people who created
the civilization of Galicia, which, unfortunately, was destroyed after WWII, filmmaker Olha Onyshko told a correspondent
of the Lviv newspaper Vysokyj Zamok.

people. We want to be members of the European

community, hoping that it will come to us, that someone will build a Russian, American, or ukrainian
world for us. Instead, we must take responsibility for
the future of our nation, he said.
Among other things, His Beatitude Sviatoslav said
that the uGCC is seriously thinking about how to
communicate with young people, who are very good
and who are looking for a living parish community.
The uGCC head said he promises to respond to questions he left unanswered in an audio CD 100
Questions for His Beatitude.
UGCC Information Department

Patriarch Sviatoslav:
Interdenominational
Conflicts in Ukraine are
Part of history Now

atriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek

Catholic Church stated that the interdenominational conflicts at the national level are now
part of history. The hierarch made this statement during a press conference, reported a correspondent of
Context-Prychornomoria information agency.
Patriarch Sviatoslav noted: Our relations are rather
constructive and productive. During the short period
of my leadership in the church, we have managed to
do many useful things for the ukrainian society jointly with the uOC (Moscow Patriarchate). On the day
of the Referendum, we jointly addressed the
ukrainian people. We also actively cooperate within
the framework of the public organization Allukrainian Council of Churches and Religious
Organizations, which marks its 15th anniversary this
year.
We have learned to work jointly for the good of
ukraine. One can say that the interdenominational
conflicts at the national level are now part of history.
Incidents when anyone seeks to make the churches
quarrel are clear manifestations of anachronism. Our
cooperation at the highest church level has extended
to all the levels: ukraine shows social demand for
religious peace now, stated Patriarch Sviatoslav.

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January, 2012

St Nicholas Visits

arish bulletins from every sector

of St Nicholas Eparchy have
reports of visits paid to local
churches by St Nicholas.
Some places had skits performed by
children (and others).
Some places had a program designed
to enlighten all about the virtues of the
Fourth Century bishop through biographic stories.
Everyone enjoyed refreshments--and
gifts were an important part of the visit.
and, the hymn to St Nicholas was
repeated everywhere!

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Now available on DVD

the Enthronement Ceremony of
Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk
followed by
the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
may now be viewed in your own home
and shared with your family and friends.
To Purchase this beautiful DVD
send $14.95 + $4.95 postage and handling
to
Basileos Press
14 Pervil Road
Stamford, CT 06902-3019

n Sunday, January 22 2012, the

Eastern Catholic Bishops of the
united States of America (uSCCB
Region XV) will host the first-ever Eastern
Catholic Vocations Fair at the ukrainian
Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family
in Washington, DC, from 1:00 pm4:00 pm.
The Eastern Catholic Bishops of the
united States invite all students in the area
and any interested people to come on by and
learn about the importance of Christs call in
your life to the priesthood, diaconate, or
religious life.
This is also an opportunity to learn about
the various Eastern Catholic Churches in the
united States, serving a diverse community
of immigrants from Iraq, Lebanon, Romania,
Syria, ukraine and many others, but also
serving generations of Americans for more
than a century. Come and see!

Basilian Documentary Premiers at Banquet

omen of Spirit: 100

Years of the Sisters of St.
Basil in America (19112011)the remarkable story of the
Sisters of St. Basil in America, premiered
at the Basilian Centennial Banquet on
November 6, 2011. The hour-long documentary by filmmakers Mykola and
Oksana Yaremko and produced by Sister
Ann Laszok, OSBM, was applauded with
accolades such as Superb, Phenomenal, and Truly touching. The best
commentary on the movie was the silence
with which people watched the movie
during the meal stated Sr. Ann.
One hundred years ago, Bishop SOTER
(Ortynsky), the first Eastern Catholic
bishop to come to America, reached out
to the Sisters of St. Basil in Yavoriv,
ukraine through Metropolitan ANDREJ
(Sheptytsky). Bishop Soter had a congregation of half a million people, and he
needed help. Women of Spirit is the
untold story of the 100 years of the Sisters
of St. Basil, who answered the call and
came to America to minister to the needs
of thousands of faithful. Their struggles

and challenges are recounted by many of

the older Sisters who knew these early
pioneers personally.
Interviews by former students, among
whom are bishops, priests, sisters, doctors, lawyers, and teachers, bring this
amazing story to life. The documentary
chronicles the Sisters story through a
sequence of chapters, starting with
Coming to America; Heeding the Call;
Ground Breaking; Focus on Life-giving
healing ministries; Rebirth of ukraine;
and concluding with Catechesis, Collaboration, and Church, as the Sisters enter
their second century. Archival photos
and videos underscore the influence the
Sisters had on our Church in the country
and the world, and the crucial role they
played in the rebirth of the ukrainian
Catholic Church in ukraine. Commentaries by Patriarch Sviatoslav and Patriarch Emeritus Lubomyr attest to the im-

Women of Faith documentary debuted at Centennial banquet

pact of the catechetical and academic
education of thousands of children
through the leadership of the Sisters.
Humorous and deeply personal recollections add to the total beauty and warmth
of the movie.
The musical background was performed by The Sisters of St. Basil
ukraine. The films soundtrack as well

as other hymns sung during the Divine

Liturgy, Vespers and Matins that represent different styles over a span of several
centuries are included in Come Let us
Worship, released by Red Eft Media.
Please visit http://www.redeftmedia.
com/ for a complete description of the
music.

For further information and background on the film, please visit http://www.stbasils.com/"www.stbasils.com (or)
http://www.stjosaphateparchy.org/Store.html "http://www.stjosaphateparchy.org/Store.html. For more information on the
DVD, CD or commemorative book call or email Sr. Ann Laszok, OSBM at 412-260-1607 or srannl@aol.com.

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January, 2012

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atins, early morning prayers, give thanks to God for giving us the light
of day. The word itself comes from the Latin adjective matutinus. The
Greek community refers to these prayers as Orthros which implies the
idea of day break or dawn, ukrainians are more familiar with the term Utrennya
shortened from the original Old Slavonic Utrennyaya Sluzba or simply morning
services.
There are four distinct categories of Matins; 1) Resurrectional Matins celebrated
on Sunday mornings; 2) Festive celebrated for specific feast days; 3) Daily, simplified for weekdays and 4) the Matins of the Resurrection, celebrated only the
morning of Pascha.
Originally Matins was celebrated as two separate services. The
first was a predawn vigil introduced by monks during the 4th
century in a response to Christ's
caution to stay awake, for you do
not know the day or the hour (Mt
25:13) The second service was celebrated at daybreak, the time when
the sun rose reminding us of the
second coming of our Savior. During this service we are called to
thank God for all the gifts He has
given to us and to implore Him for
His powerful help and to aid us in
our fulfillment of our daily duties.
We achieve all of this through the
recitation of the Three Psalms of
Praise (Ps 148-150) and in chanting the Morning Hymn, Glory to
God in the Highest (the Great
Doxology) followed by morning prayers.
Both services are now linked together by the Canon, a complex liturgical poem
composed according to a specific rule. It is composed of nine canticles referred to
as Odes, which are symbolic of the Angelic Choirs who praise God day and night
unceasingly. Each Ode of the Canon consists of three or more shorter hymns called
Troparia, the first of which is referred to as the Irmos (Greek--heirmos--meaning
connecting link). The Troparia which follow the Irmos relate to the celebration
specific to the day.
Historically Matins was celebrated in parishes, but few have kept the sequence
of Vespers, Matins and Divine Liturgy on a regular basis. Vatican Council II hinted
at the restoration of this practice as a more complete experience of liturgical life
through participation by the faithful in any or all of these liturgies.
In the spirit of our celebration of the Divine Liturgy, we join the Angelic Choirs
during Matins in praise, honor and thanksgiving to God. St. Basil the Great
best summed up the the Matins service when he stated, What can be more
blessed than to imitate on earth the choirs of angels and to begin the day with
prayer (Matins). Glorifying our maker with hymns and songs? (St. Basil,
Epistle 2,2)
Phyllis Muryn Zaparaniuk

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