told The W eekly thatth e identitieso f th e eight persons re fe rre d

T h e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ityh a d b een told earlier that the com m ission w ould h o ld o p e n h e a rin g s o n th e a d m is s ib ility of Soviet evidence.

w eek ,i t appears that the com m ission m ay have t o

la n d H ilto n S o u th , p ro v id ed reg is tra n ts w itha b u sy a n d en jo y a b le w eek en d th a t featured interesting sessionso n various to p ic s . C o m m u n ity lead ers from

K illin g to n , v t., to L o n g B ea c h , C a lif., and T o ro n tot o M iam i B each got reac\u2013 q u a in te da t th e F rid a y n ig h t w elc o m in g p artya n d rem inisced

L eague of N o rth A m erica at the 19 33 W o rld 's F a iri n C h ic a g o . M u sic , food and drink provided by the conven\u2013 tio n co m m ittee co n trib u ted to an auspi\u2013 cious beginningfo r th e w eekend. John K u c h m y 's

fu n c tio n so f th e past elicited m any com m ents, and m any s p e n t th e e v e n in g id e n tify in g th e p e o p le and events depicted.

in c o r\u2013 p o ra te d a sa n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio ni n th e

g a v ea d e ta ile dr e - porto n the lacko f published materials o n

h a v e fo lk d a n c in g in th e ir c u rric u lu m ,i t w a s a ls o

S ta te sa n d C a n a d a . M r. B a c a d asked that copies of the tapes be sentt o h im ,a t B o x 18 7 . K illin g to n , v t .0 5 7 5 1 . H e

A ustria, Belgium , F rance, G erm any, G reat B ritain, S outh A m erica,

o f th e fo u n d erso f th e in itia tiv e G ro u p fo r th e D efen se of th e R ig hts of B elievers a n d th e C h u rc hi n U k ra in e a n d its first chairm an , has been sentenced to a term of seven

G roup,w h ic h a n n o u n c e di t sd eterm in a\u2013 tio n t o c a m p a ig n fo r th e le g a liz a tio n o f th e U k r a in ia n C a th o lic C hurch.\u0406n e a r l y

n in e issu e so f th e jo u r n a l h a v er e a c h e d th e W e s t S im u lta n e o u s ly , th e firsti s s u e o f T h e U k r a in ia n C a t h o lic H e r a ld m ade

"parasitism ," ando n A pril 12, 1983,h e w as tried and sentenced to a term of one year in a strict-regim en cam p. Follow \u2013 in g

C a th o lic a c tiv is ts ,b u t to n o a v a il. M r. T e re lia was arrested again on February 8,1985, a n d c h a rg e d w ith " a n ti-S o v ie t a g ita tio n a n d

m e. 'O ne m ore tim e and y o u w o n 't w ea sel o u to f it...'\u0406 fled a g a in in

c ia ls ' to ld m y m o th e r th a ti f Y o sy p g iv es u p a n d r e p e n ts , a ll w ill b e fo rg iv e n , fo r a s id e fro m

F eb ru a ry '2 8 . \u0406 9 6 6 .1 appeared to repenta t the regional office ofth e K G B

(v o ro sh y lo v \u2013 h g ra d ). Y o u k n o w v ery w ell h o w rep en \u2013 tance is received. F irst, you report on all w ho in terestth e K G B . thenth e repen\u2013 ta n c e a n d rep u d ia tio n o f'th e p a s t.'iti s necessary to renounce everything.'Take off th a t c ru c ifix ' W h a t k in d

W ithin about three weeksh e was pronounced sane and released w ith a w arn in g that he w o u ld

m lv a h o -F ra n k iv s k e on June2 , and on June2 1 the B erehovo R aion court ordered his transfer to the D n ip ro p etro v sk e

P s y c h ia tric H ospital,i t w as only in N ovem ber 1981 th a t

a n d fo rc ib ly h eld in c o m m u n ic a d o ina h o s p ita lfo r m o re th a ns ix w eek s. The R ev. B udzinskyi s the secretary of th e

that appeared in a local L viv new spaper, th e R ev. B u d z in sk y w as sum m oned as a w itn essa t th e trial.T he sam e, report s t a t e s

ta k e n against the R ev. Budzinsky becauseo f h is a d v a n c e d a g e .

T h e in c a r c e r a tio n o fM r. T e r e lia h a s deprived the U niate activistso f av ery e n e r g e tic

m o n ito rin g ta c tic so f relig io u s a s s o c ia tio n si n th is p red o m in a n tly

in his place of exile he had charge of a com m unityo f several thousand C atho\u2013 lic s

d u rin gth e m o n tho f A u g u st, rep o rted the R eu ters w ire service.

th e S o v iet U n io n , a n d th is w a s th e highest figure since D ecem bero f 1982. B efo re

sem in ate relig io u s o r o ther literatu re, to organize excursionso r children's facili\u2013 tie s .t o open libraries, reading room s or m useum s...t o

analysis, "m any priests have lately been p a y in g to o m u c h a tte n tio n 'o th e c a te c h i\u2013 z a tio no t y o u th

Soviet, are listed in a secret protocol by- C o m m issio n erfo r R elig io u s A ffairsi n th e L ith u a n ia n

Petras A nilionis. "Som e priests, sucha s A . G razulis,R . Puzonas...a n d others, conduct special

that the State D epartm ent had pledged to tryt o obtain the dissident physicist's freed o m

R eu ters rep o rted that A lexei S em yo\u2013 nov. the sono f D r. Sakharov's second w ife,

S u \u2013 prem e A ssem bly ap p ro p riatedS 100,000 to this effort an d has requested that all U N A

the U k rain ian co m m u n ity , this m eetin g centered on specific courses of action to com bat

o rg a n iz a tio n s w ere in v ited to the seco n d U H D C m eet\u2013 ing to outline their w ork.

p o lic y -m a k e rs a n d m e d ia . T h a t p a m p h le t w ill b e u tiliz e d in b o th c o u n trie s .

T h is fo llo w s a n a c tio n b y th e U H D C at the previous m eeting w hich allocated S lO ,O O O f o r a s t u d y w h i c h w i l l d e m o n \u2013 strate that the current cam paign

o n S a tu r\u2013 day m orning, A ugust 31, at the Ukrai\u2013 n ia n

A nna K uzyk. valentina M ushynska. M arusia P o p o v ic h ,

shyn, the first president (1938-1939) of C a rp a th o -U k ra in e , a n d th e h ero ic C ar\u2013 p a th ia n

M styslav of the U krainian O rthodox C hurch of the U .S .A .

A rc h im a n d rite A n to n y S c h a rb a w ill b e consecrated a bishop on Sunday, Octo\u2013 b er

1963 as a junior m em ber in his hom e parish in Sharon, P a.

s p iritu a l a d v iser to th e ju n io r n a tio n a l ex ec u tiv e b o a rd

T he third in a series of synods of the U krainian C atholic hierarchy w ill be held Septem ber 22 to O ctober 5 in R om e. This synod is being called by the m a jo r

T he history of the early C hurch attests to the fact that the first C hristians w ere aflam e w ith faith and love of G od; am ong them w ere m any m artyrs w ho shed their b lo o d w hich en su red a m arv elo u s g ro w th of C hrist's C hu rch on this e a r th . T h is v ery sa m e fid elity to C h ris t a n d h is C h u rc h is fo u n d to d a y in th e C hurch

m aking the ultim ate sacrifice of their lives, for their loyalty to the deposit of faith given to us by our L ord and Savior. These m odern-day

a s o u r h a llo w ed tr a d itio n tells u s , a n a s s u ra n c e o f a b o u n tifu l, fu tu re h a rv es t in his v in e y a rd . T h e C h u rc h in U k ra in e is v ery m u c h a liv e in its catacom bs. The Lord has not forgotten

m any spiritual oases to replenish their spirit w hether that be on the continent, the A m ericas or dow n-under in A ustralia. O ur brethren

its c o n c e rn a b o u t th e g ro w th a n d fu tu re o f th is liv in g branch of the U niversal C hurch am ong the U krainian faithful. The vicars of C hrist and

shepherds, as law ful successors of St. Peter, have em ployed the governing pow er given to them and established for our C hurch m etropolitan provinces, eparchies and exarchates; furtherm ore, w e have been granted the rig h t to c o n v e n e s y n o d s in w h ic h th e c o lle g ia lity o f o u r h ie ra rc h y g iv es o u r C h u r c h a u n ify in g

p rim e hierarch and father, M yroslav lv an , w ill preside at the sessions w hich w ill be a tte n d e d

by our brother-bishops w ho fulfill their pastoral m inistries in the free w o rld . W e sincerely request that you give this m atter th e atten tio n an d c o n c ern

1 9 8 8 . T h e g ift o f C hristian ity to U k rain e is its g reatest b lessin g w hich p o sitiv ely affected every a s p e c t o f o u r life -

th e re lig io u s , c u ltu ra l, p o litic a l a n d th e s o c ia l. T h is is th e m ost precious gift in the heritage that w e received and w e m ust preserve for fu tu re

lay upostolate, ecum enism , liturgical prescrip\u2013 tio n s , the new code of canon law and other areas of im portance in the life of our Church.

\u0406 shall soon be departing for the E ternal C ity to take part in the synod, in m y daily prayers1 shall beseech the L ord to bless the faithful in m y arche\u2013 parchy. By your exem plary labors, an d especially your generosity, you have ten d ed

to the C hurch of C hrist am ong our brethren in the U nited States of A m erica. Proof of this concern is evident in the m agnificent churches you b u ilt, th e p a ro c h ia l s c h o o ls , th e n a tio n a l h o m e s , th e y o u th o rg a n iz a tio n s , th e m onasteries and

g o o d d e e d s , es p ec ia lly liv in g e x e m p la ry C h ris tia n liv es, s o th a t th e lo v e o f G o d a n d neighbor be forem ost in your hearts and thoughts. Be m indful to pray for the success of the synod.

this spiritual renew al, especially during the first days of the synod. \u0406 sincerely request that you help m e, your m etropolitan, a n d

the success of the synod sessions.\u0406 ask all people.of good w ill to say a special rosary on S eptem ber 22 for this intention. \u0406 hasten to rem ind you of the holy father's appeal for prayer in your dom estic churches, your fam ilies. P lease sacrifice one half hour of prayer on the rosary fo ra m eaningful and profitable synod. T he M other of G od and the Q ueen of U kraine-recom m ended this salvific prayer d u rin g her a p p a ritio n s in L o u rd es a n d F a tim a . T h is p ra y er, fu rth erm o re, is o u r tra d itio n fo r iti s t h e " c h o t k y " in t h e p o e n t

M ay thc blessing of A lm ighty G od descend on you and m ay the peace of the L o rd -re m a in w ith y o u fo rev er. M a y th e H o ly S p irit en lig h ten y o u r m in d s a n d m ay