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XLVIII No. 12

Phillip's Fast Pastoral of the Ukrainian

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hen a child is to be born, family and friends throw a baby shower. The
shower helps the new mother with baby clothes and other necessary
items. I wonder if Marys relatives were able to provide her with some
of the necessary baby items as she and Joseph began their journey to Bethlehem.
Distinguished persons in the East were
greeted with gifts. Three wise men travel to
Bethlehem bearing gifts. They are highly
respected men, educated, students of philosophy, nature, astrology. Some even call them
kings. They had heard of Israel's expectation
of a Messiah. They studied the stars and the
prophesies. The expectation was well-known
by surrounding neighbors: Persia, Chaldea,
Mesopotamia and Arabia. An unusual and
bright star appears in the heavens. The three
wise men travel west to Judea. No obstacles
impede their journey. They hurry to
Bethlehem, and lo, in a poor stable, they find
the infant Jesus. They prostrated themselves
and did Him homage. Then they opened their
treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh (Mt. 2:11). Gold for the
King. Incense for God. Myrrh for the Man.
Our journey to Christmasthe birth of our
Lord Jesus Christbegan with St. Phillip's
Fast November 15th. This is a time of penitence and lasts until the Eve of Christmas.
Voluntary abstinence (meatless meals) and
acts of penance (prayer, fasting, charitable
works) are encouraged. Absti-nence from
meat, and one full meal and a snack (milk
products allowed according to local custom)
is permitted on Christmas Eve.
And as we prepare to celebrate Christmas
again, we think of gifts. But what gifts will
we offer Jesus? Already the psalmist King
David (Ps. 71 [72]:10) and the Prophet Isaiah
(6:16) had foretold the gifts of the wise men.
What shall we offer You, O Christ? The pagan world pays homage to the Lord.
What about us? What will we give Jesus? Can
Royal Hours,
we do no less? You know what gift God wants
Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord
most? God wants you and me.
Believe it or not, we also can bring gold. Who? How? Gold is brought by those
who offer for the glory of God and in the service of their neighbor their resources
and goods. Helping the needy is gold. Do many people offer gold to the Lord?
Unfortunately more is squandered on worthless and fleeting things. Such is our attitude to the One who became poor although He was rich, so that by His poverty
you might become rich (2 Cor. 8:9).
And who offers the Lord frankincense? Frankincense is offered by those who use
their talents and abilities to praise God and for the benefit of their neighbor. Talents
and abilities are not bought. They are more precious than silver and gold. They are
God-given gifts. Using them properly pleases the Lord like fragrant incense. All of

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nEw StAR 11

December, 2012

Palatine Picnic

he Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Palatine, Illinois, is looking

forward to its 50th anniversary. There is considerable growth of parishioners yearly, and that is how
the idea of construction of a new church came to life.
The first important step forward
was taken in September of
2011, when Patriarch Sviatoslav visited the Parish and
blessed the cornerstone which
will become a part of the new
church.
The Parish opened its door to
the 50th jubilee with a Fall
Festival on October 28, 2012.
Many parishioners took an
active part in preparation for the

Festival and even more came to visit.

It was a great honor to have His Grace, Bishop
Richard celebrate the Divine Liturgy, in which he had
special greetings for our priests, Archpriest Mykhailo
Kuzma, Father Andrew Plishka and our parishioners.
Afterwards, all guests came to enjoy great ethnic food,
live music and dance. All income from the Fall Fest
will go towards the construction of the new church.

Prayer, processions, playing, painting, and performing were all a part of the days activities.

Patriarch Consoles Americans Affected By Hurricane Sandy

n condolence letters to the Metropolitan of Philadelphia, Stefan (Soroka); Roman Catholic

Arcbish-op of New York, Cardinal Timothy
Dolan; and Am-bassador to Ukraine John Tefft, the
leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church,
Sviatoslav (Shev-chuk) offered his deep condolences
to the people of the United States, including Greek
Catholics, who were affected by Hurricane Sandy, the
UGCC website reports.
Patriarch Sviatoslav says he personally prays for
the American victims.
We pray for the merciful Lord to protect you from

all the distress associated with natural disasters, and

to give you the strength needed to recover from the
devastation, reads the letter.
Addressing Ambassador John Tefft, Patriarch
Sviatoslav said: We unite our prayers with those
around the world, which ask the Lord to comfort
those affected by the devastation and destruction of
their homes, businesses, towns and villages as a
result of Hurricane Sandy.
The Patriarch asked God for His blessing and protection for all who provide support to victims and
help the recovery.

Patriarch greeted USA after Presidential Elections

uring a meeting between the leader of the

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch
Sviatoslav and top officials of the United
States Embassy on November 10, the hierarch greeted Americans on the occasion of the re-election
of Barack Obama as
President and wished him
success in his work.
The meeting was attended by US Ambassador for special issues,
Melanne Verveer; Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of
the United States to
Ukraine, John Teft; representative of the United
States State Department, Justin Sosne; political
counselor of the Embassy of the United States in

Ukraine, Elizabeth Zentos; and other officials.

The patriarch expressed his solidarity with the citizens of the USA who were affected by Hurricane
Sandy.
The American officials
inquired of the primate about
freedom, particularly, religious
freedom in Ukraine. The hierarch told them about the unique
experience of the activity of the
All-Ukrainian Council of
Churches and Religious Organizations. He also expressed his
concern over the passed alterations to the Law on the
Freedom of Worship envisaged
by Bill 10221.
Information Department of the UGCC.

continued from page 1

us have received certain talents. Therefore we all have
the responsibility to use these talents, to bring incense
to the Lord.
The third gift which the wise men brought to Jesus in
Bethlehem was myrrh, possibly the best gift. Who
offers this gift today? Myrrh, like incense, is fragrant.
But myrrh is also bitter. It may well represent our
afflictions, our sorrows, our anxieties. Preoccupations
that laden our day. It is clear who offers myrrh to the
Lord. The one who has had a bad day or suffers a
tragedy, the one who is unjustly accused, the lonely
and the sick, and who do not despair but place all their
hope in the Lord, in His healing grace, Myrrh can be
bitter, but it is sweetened by the Lord. Not all understand this. Blessed are they who understand and accept
it for they offer a precious gift to Jesus. They offer Him
fragrant myrrh.
We, your bishops, hope and pray that you may be
able to renew yourself during this season of preparation for the birth of our Lord. Before we celebrate
Christmas, prepare yourself and become precious gifts
of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the Lord.
+Stefan Soroka
Metropolitan-Archbishop of Philadelphia
+Richard Seminack
Eparch of St. Nicholas in Chicago
+Paul Chomnycky, oSBM
Eparch of Stamford
+John Bura
Apostolic Administrator
Eparchy of St Josaphat in Parma
November, 2012

correcTion
September's New Star contained a news story
regarding the upcoming Synod in Kyiv next year.
the dates given were incorrect. the Synod will
be held August 11-18, not as was stated.

12 nEw StAR

ICON AND RELICS OF BLESSED BISHOP MARTYR

THEODORE ROMZHA DISPLAYED FOR PUBLIC
VENERATION: In Evpatoria, Rev. Bohdan, pastor, together with Rev. Mykhailo Valiyon from the town of
Pidvolochysk of the UGCC Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy
celebrated Vespers glorifying St. Theodore. After Rev.
Mykhailo Valiyon summarized the life and martyrdom of
St. Theodore, the parishioners, venerated the icon and the
relics.
UGCC Department of Information

THE SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF PASTORAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING
IMPAIRMENTS DISCUSSED IN THE UGCC: Those
meetings will take the form of seminar-presentation with
the report about the current challenges for the Church to
provide the service to those who cannot hear. Among the
main topics for the discussion there will be such issues as:
who deaf person is; what the deafness is when in theological terms; provision of the service for deaf of the Universal
Church; the experience of the UGCC Center of Pastoral

Care for People with Hearing Impairments Nadiya, establishment of the religious community of deaf people and the
care of the deaf person.
In order to assist to the participants of the seminar, some
special materials on this topic will be offered. Those are
the two books: Service, where no Birds Sing and To See-Means to Pray. They contain the documents of the Church,
conference proceedings, the testimony of the deaf regarding modern approaches to the ministry in the Church.
Those meetings will become an opportunity to present
and to make popular this special type of pastoral care
among a wide range of people who are interested, as well
as to seek volunteers, resources for such an interaction and
service in the Church.
Fr. Oleh Lazurkevych, Program Manager

MEMORIAL OF BLESSED JOHN PAUL II ADDED

TO U.S. LITURGICAL CALENDAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., (Zenit.org).- The Vatican Congregation for
Divine Worship has approved insertion of the optional
memorial of Blessed John Paul II in the proper calendar of the [Latin Rite] dioceses of the United States. It
also has provided the proper liturgical texts for observance of the Memorial in the Mass and Divine Office.
The U.S. bishops last November voted overwhelmingly to request the addition of the popular pope, who
reigned for 27 years, into the U.S. liturgical calendar
[of the Latin Rite].
The Office of Readings includes an excerpt from
Pope John Paul's homily at his inauguration as pope in
1978, when he stressed "Do not be afraid, Open, I say
open wide the doors for Christ." The message became
one of the signature statements of his papacy.
The biographical piece in the Divine Office highlights the pope's pastoral visits around the world, his
participation in the Second Vatican Council, and his
zeal for families, young people and the sick. It also
noted his promotion of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church and the new Code of Canon Law.

UGCC APPEALS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE ROLE OF UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (UCU) IN UKRAINES EDUCATION SPHERE: The document also
emphasizes that the Church would not stand aside if

December, 2012
there were to be injustices committed towards UCU.
The Synod expresses its solidarity with the UCU
community in realizing its mission as a university and
urges all UGCC faithful and people of good will to support it in different ways.
The hierarchs note that UCU
is undergoing rapid growth.
Through the support of people
from Ukraine and the whole
world, a unique student Collegium was built, which is the
second building, following the
present Church of Martyrs,
around which the university campus will be constructed. There are new departments and professional
schools planned; new scholarly and publication projects have begun. The University has a long-term influence on complicated social issues. The Synod is grateful to all the contributors and appeals to them to continue supporting UCU.
UGCC underlines that today the University is laying the foundations for the renewal and development of
the theological selfhood of the whole Kyiv Christianity.
UGCC Bishops support UCU plan to have a full
cycle of theological education which should culminate
in doctoral programs in theology, church history and
church law. Also UCU is approaching the final
approval of the development of a study research program on Kyiv Christianity and the Uniate Tradition.
This program should strengthen the prophetic voice
of the Kyiv Church and contribute towards the unification of Ukrainian Churches of Volodymyrs Baptism,
emphasized the Bishops.
Note that that it has been twenty years since the
beginning of the process of restoring the Lviv Theological Academy (LTA) and ten years since the inauguration of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.
UGCC Department of Information

WOODEN CHURCH BURNT IN VINNYTSIA REGION: In the village of Torchyn of Vinnytsia Region,
unknown persons stole the iconostasis from an old
Orthodox Church and then burnt the building. According to SN this is the preliminary version of the fire.
The wooden church was set on flames approximately
at 2 a.m. but the fire was discovered only after two
hours. The church burnt down
Fire fighters from three neighboring districts came to
extinguish the fire. According to them, the wooden
church was under their close supervision. The version
of wiring short circuit is discarded by them. The priests
state that there were several antique icons.
RISU

ECUMENICAL MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HOLODOMOR VICTIMS IN TOKYO: The St. Jude Mission
of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate
hosted an Ecumenical Memorial Service in commemoration of those who perished in the Holodomor, the artificial famine-genocide which the Soviet government
conducted to kill millions in Ukraine in 1932-33.
People of all faiths were welcome.
A panakhida for the repose of the souls of all victims
of the genocide was served at the request of His Excellency Mykola Kulinich, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of
Ukraine to Japan, who was in official attendance.
The service was held at St. Alban's Anglican Church
Kamiyacho (near Tokyo Tower) on Friday, November
23, 2012.

lamented the suffering of so many civilians who have

been forced to abandon their homes and flee the country.
The Holy Father had originally planned for a delegation comprised of Synod Fathers to visit Syria as a sign
of solidarity to the Christians communities present, but
"due to a variety of circumstances and developments"
it was not possible for the visit.
Pope Benedict went on to announce his appointment
of Cardinal Sarah to meet with Syrian refugees in
Lebanon.
Junno Arocho

BENEDICT XVI EXPRESSES SADNESS UPON

DEATH OF BULGARIAN PATRIARCH MAXIM:
VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org).- Pope Benedict XVI sent
a telegram of condolence upon hearing of the death of
Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim, Metropolitan of Sofia.
In his message, sent to His Emmince, Grigorij Di
Veliko Trnovo, Interim President of the Holy Synod of
the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Father
expressed deep sadness for the passing of this "beloved
brother in Christ", who during the time of his life had
cultivated good relations with the Catholic church.
The Pope assured the Orthodox Church and its faithful, and assured his
prayers in this time of
great sorrow.
"On behalf of the
Catholic Church, I
want to assure you, as
to all the bishops,
priests and faithful of
the Orthodox Church
of Bulgaria, I join you
in your pain through
prayer" the Pope said.
The 85-year old
Pontiff concluded the
telegram saying: In
renewing my condolences and assureing you of my
remembrance and my prayers, please accept, Your
Eminence, the expression of my sincere greetings in
Christ.
Pietro Gennarini

PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF

HOLODOMOR LAUNCHED IN UKRAINE: At a meeting of November 6, the members of the Public
Committee for Remembrance of the Victims of the
Holodomor of 1932-1933 passed a plan of events held
on November 24, on the Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of the Great Famine.
Radio Freedom learnt from the Committees
Coordinator, a historian, Volodymyr Viatrovych that
the goal of this years campaign is to tell about people
who saved their fellow-countrymen from death of
hunger. According to the historian, the national memory of Holodomor will be incomplete without the
knowledge of the names of at least some of such righteous people.
The Public Committee addressed workers of the educational field with a proposal to conduct during the
remembrance week on November 19-23 lessons of
remembrance and to engage schoolchildren and students in public events on the Day of Remembrance of
the Victims of Holodomor.
The Committee addressed the Ukrainian authorities
and representatives of various states to recognize
Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian
people at the international level and to hold appropriate
events to remember its victims.

POPE ANNOUNCES SPECIAL MISSION TO ASSIST

SYRIAN REFUGEES: VATICAN CITY, (Zenit.org).- CONTROVERSIAL CONSTRUCTION NEAR ST SOPope Benedict XVI announced he has entrusted PHIA OF KYIV PROHIBITED: The Kyiv Economic
Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of the Pontifical
Council Cor Unum to a special mission in Lebanon to
meet with pastors, faithful and refugees from Syria.
During his weekly General Audience, the Holy
Father expressed his great concern for "the violent conflict in Syria, where the fighting has not ceased and
each day the toll of victims rises." The Pope also

Court of Appeal cancelled the decision of the Kyiv City

Council on the contract of the sale of the land plot in
the buffer zone of the St. Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv VI
reported with reference to Svidomo.
In May 2011, the Committee of the Kyiv City
Council on legitimacy of the construction of buildings
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December, 2012

Why?/Why:
our priest raised the prices for the
large candles. Doesn't he realize that
the economy and job situation present
difficulty in affording them? not only
that, they're smaller and don't last
seven says, but only four. we (or at least
i) feel taken advantage of, now at $4.00,
not $3.00.
Do not be so quick to blame the priest
for raising the price for the candles.
Poor Father! He does not manufacture
the candlesbut buys them from suppliers, who charge your parish for them.
Perhaps it would be good to know that
there are specifications for the candles
used, and the suppliers struggle to provide a quality candle at as reasonable a
cost as possible. As with everything else,
the expense for the material (wax/containers/shipping) for the candles has
escalated. He's probably noted that over
time, costs have exceeded what people
were offering for them. Rather than

By Fr Denny Molitvy

deplete the parish treasury, a decision

had to be made to either eliminate candles altogether, or find a way to be a
watchful steward of the (cash) resources
of the parish, and make adjustments to
insure that overlooking the shortfall does
not result in a drain on the parish's finances, a far greater calamity!
Remember, too, he cannot buy just any
old candle that might be available at a
low-cost bargain store. While seemingly
cost-effective in allowing a favorable return on dollars spent, the use of cheap,
petroleum-based paraffin candles is not a
satisfactory solution. The low-quality
material produces sooty residue that manages to settle on the surface of the buildingwalls, ceiling, floors, windows and
the furnishingsthe iconostas, icons,
even the Holy Table and the pews. Bottles
blackened by burnt wax are a signal
that a temporary saving money tactic
has damaging results in the long run.
Besides, the candles are burned as a

Hey, Baby!

y the time this is printed, all of uswhether we

follow the Gregorian or the Julian calendar
will have entered the pre-Christmas St. Philips
Fast. While merchants are focused on trying to sell us
things so that they can make money and end the year
in the black, we prayerfully contemplate a birth
which took place in Bethlehem two millennia ago.
We Byzantines focus on the mystery revealed in the
Nativity icon, of a God Who becomes manifest thanks
to the cooperation of a virgin-mother; awestruck, we
find this mystery reflected in a poem by Robert Crashaw:
Welcome, all Wonders in one sight!
Eternity shut in a span.
Summer in winter, day in night,
Heaven in earth, and God in man.
Great little One! Whose all-embracing birth
Lifts earth to heaven, stoops heaven to earth.

The Western tradition, on the other hand, has been

strongly influenced by St. Francis of Assisi, who focuses
rather on the humanity of the Baby Jesusalong with
all the sights and smells associated with the Nativity
Scene which he popularized, and which has made its
way even into our Byzantine churches. The Western
vision comes out clearly in two traditional French carols.
In one, its sensory overload as the stage is set:
Shepherds, what is this pleasant aroma
That fills all our senses?
What a brilliant light,
Striking our eyes this night
Great God! What do I hear in the sky?
What voices! My ears have never heard

symbol of the sacrifice you make to have

your prayer petition put before the
Throne of God. Realize, too, that as a sacrifice, the sum offered is not a price
charge for a material commodity (wax),
but for a spiritual request of a benevolent
and loving God. Think, too, that the timeless God does not calculate how many
hours that a candle burns when responding to your pleabut to the element of
faith you have placed in the act of putting
flame to wick in order to make a burntoffering. A votive candle may burn for
two, four, six, eight or ten hoursslender
tapers for an hour or so. The prayer they
carry is not for a limited time, but become
part of eternity. So if your new candle
burns for three days or six is immaterialif your sacrifice is truly that. If, in
your circumstance you must forgo a luxury or unnecessary indulgence to be able
to come up with an extra dollar for a candlethen sacrifice is that much more a
real experience for you.
Consider, too, God gives you everythingever so lavishlyand to quibble
about how much it costs to support His
Church really misses the point. Can you

Such a glorious concert

In the other, the focus is on the cute little baby :
How beautiful, how charming He is
How sweet, the Divine Child!
Obviously, the Eastern and the Western traditions
present two very different interpretations of the same
picture. In this season when we focus on the coming of
a Child, my mind turns to two other very different
images of what is means to be a child.
The first image comes to me from my summer work
with Mother Teresas brothers. I went with them as
they took some of the homeless people to whom they
minister out into the country in order to offer them a
respite from the squalor and chaos of their lives. It
should come as no surprise that the brokenness of the
peoples lives comes out in their behavior. This was
most apparent with two of the people, who were
referred to as our two babies: when something displeased them, they would scream or pout or straight out
misbehave until they got their way from worn-down
people who just threw up their hands and gave them
whatever they wanted. Have you ever witnessed a child
throwing such a tantrum in a supermarket or in a
restaurant? Well, our two babies did much the same
thing. Father Tom Glynn (of happy memory, alas!)
used to refer to this as the King Baby Syndrome:
babies are basically very egotistical, expecting that
everything and everyone around them exists only for
their pleasure, and so the babies call their servants to
attention with their screams. We mature adults have
learned not to shriek in public, but that doesnt mean
weve outgrown the King Baby stage; au contraire:
we find other, subtler ways to manipulate people into
giving us what we want. Babies of the world unite!
My other image grows out of my experience at the

On the first Christmas, choirs of

angels in the heavens sang Peace
on earth, good will to all. May we
choose to live in a way consistent
with that heavenly vision! Joyeux
fr Jim Karepin, op
Nol!

DAYS OF SPIRITUAL RENEWAL FOR extend his kingdom through lay people,
the Kingdom of truth and life, holiness
in the center of the city decided that it is UGCC PRIESTS HELD IN MADRID:

RISU

The main themes of the spiritual retreat

is the new evangelization, life by the
Holy Sacraments and role of lay people
in the work of evangelization.
The new evangelization is oriented
especially to people who distanced
themselves from the Church and do not
practice the Christian life even though
they were baptized in order to help them
meet with the Lord again. Today, it is
very important to remember that,
according to the teaching of the 2nd
Vatican Council, the Lord wishes to

Send your questions to:

Fr Denny Molitvy
2245 W Rice St
Chicago, IL 60622,
or: WhyWhyNewStar@cs.com

episcopal ordination of +Borys Gudziak in Lviv. Since

+Borys has been serving as rector of the Ukrainian
Catholic University, the university community was
involved in every aspect of the celebration. An important
ministry associated with the university is its connection
with lArchean organization whereby people with
mental handicaps receive help within a life-giving community. In Lviv, I was bowled over by the openness and
warmth and joy of those simple, child-like souls at
whom our society often looks askance. In the handicapped, I was able to understand what Jesus meant when
He said unless you become like little children, you cannot enter the Kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18: 3).
Voil two very different versions of what it means to
be babythe first showing us selfish people who are
only interested in themselves, the other showing us
people whose simplicity makes them open not only to
receiving love, but also to sharing it; which example
we choose to follow depends upon our free will. Scripture provides us with one more image to help us make
a choice which will benefit not only us, but also all
those around us:
The wolf will live with the lamb,
and the leopard will lie down
with the young goat;
the calf and the young lion will
feed together, and a little child
will lead them.
(Isaiah 11:6)

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necessary to stop immediately the construction of the more than 300-foot tall
elite building near the St. Sophia
Cathedral.
However, on February 18, 2012, the
construction was resumed. In April
2012, Oleksandr Popov promised to stop
the construction. According to the
lawyer Soloviova, who defends the
interests of local residents, no work has
been carried out for the last two months.

really choose to be cheap or stingy with

God? Why would you want to? Perhaps
because somehow priorities may have
somehow been skewed by a commercialized profit-based outlook.
Look at the Christmas Gift you receive
this monthEternal God, Who has come
to Earth to sanctify and save us from all
cares of life. Then see if your concern
over such a materialistic attitude is in harmony with that!
Our churches in America were built
with dollars from faith-filled, grateful
people who settled for nickels and dimes
to live on, repaying God first. Maybe too
much of a good thing is
not a good thing in itself.
And that added dollar
suggested offering for a
candle is just that, a suggestion. You could even
give more!

and grace, justice, love and peace, said

the hierarch.

ROMAN AND GREEK CATHOLIC

BISHOPS GATHER IN LVIV-BRIUKHOVYCHI FOR JOINT RETREAT: On
November 12 at the Major Seminary of the
Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic
Church in Lviv-Briukhovychi began a joint
retreat of Roman and Greek Catholic bishops. According to the Catholic Media
Center, a majority of bishops from both
Churches came to the retreat. The subject

of the event is Give Us Faith.

The retreat is led by Bishop Krzysztof
Nitkiewicz, Ordinary of the Diocese of
Sandomierz in Poland, who has longworked in the Congregation for Eastern
Churches. This is the second joint retreat
of bishops from Eastern and Western
Churches in Ukraine. The event ended on
November 14, with a joint meeting of the
bishops of the Roman Catholic and Greek
Catholic Churches in Ukraine.
On November 15, the 40th Plenary
Meeting of the Conference of Bishops of
the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine
was held in Lviv-Briukhovychi

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The divine Liturgy as Good news

common question asked of reli- do not cease to pray, because the Spirit
During the Liturgy, we are reminded
gious scholars is, What would will constantly pray in them. Then nei- of our prayers upward ascent through
Jesus do, or say if He were here ther when they sleep, nor when they are the use of incense. In the Book of
now? This is a strange question be- awake, will prayer be cut off from their Revelation we read that the angels hold
cause Jesus is Here. There is not just soul; but when they eat and when they bowls filled with incense, which are the
one way that Jesus is present here to us drink, when they lie down, or when they prayers of the holy ones.. (Rev. 5:8) As
but He comes to us in a myriad
with many other scents, our minds
As the faithful enter [the] church,
of ways. As the community celare brought to another place or to a
ebrates the Liturgy, we are
memory of something long ago. A
one leaves the world and
reminded of His presence
smell of roses can awaken in the
enters
heaven.
among us.
heart a feeling of romantic love or
Heaven by definition is
As we begin, the celebrant
ones mother. The smell of incense
makes the sign of the Cross
can awaken in our hearts the sense
wherever God dwells.
with the Gospel Book over the
of being in the presence of God. As
Our Church, both the
altar. The Gospel Book conUkrainian Catholics, we remember
building and the people,
tains only the four gospels and
from our history the representaas such is considered a presence
tives of Volodymyr the Great who
is where God dwells on the earth.
of Christ in the Church. The
went to Constantinople. When they
sign of the Cross is the common way in do any work, even when they are entered the Church of Holy Wisdom,
which one begins a prayer. The Liturgy immersed in sleep, the perfumes of they wrote that they did not know if they
is our prayer. It is not just the prayer of prayer will breathe in their heart sponta- were in heaven or on the earth. One of
the priest but of the entire community. neously. Since the time we were the things that gave them a sense of the
All prayer is the action of a community immersed in the waters of Baptism, the heavenly was incense.
and not a lone individual. Even in our Spirit has taken up residence within us.
Based upon this experience, it became
private prayers we pray as a member of During those times, when we find it dif- part of our tradition that the as one enters
the Church and the Holy Spirit moves us ficult to pray because of the weight of the Church, they leave behind all earthinwardly toward the Father. Since the the world, the Spirit intercedes for us ly cares for they mystically represent
Spirit is infinite, the Spirit is in constant with groans that words cannot express. the cherubim, the angels around the
continuous movement. As St. Isaac the (Romans 8:26) Prayer is just one of the throne of God. As the faithful enter
Syrian reminds us, When the Spirit times our minds are focused directly on Church, one leaves the world and enters
takes is dwelling place in a person, they the presence of Christ.
heaven. Heaven by definition is wher-

Co-Creativity

od the Father begets His Son in an eternal

relationship of love. The Son gives Himself
totally in thanksgiving-love to the Father.
All creation is made subject to the Son and is transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory
of God. We are called to participate in this very life
of God. We were made a little less than the angels
for a little while. But now God has subjected all
things under our feet. We are created to be freewilled loving beings and to participate in God's creation of life. We extend life to one another by our
Christ-like life.
The co-creative work of billions of followers of

Christ in union with the Holy Spirit is

turning the sins in the world into the true
plan of God for his glory. We are challenged to do work that changes life for
the good.
There are many injustices and violations of human rights throughout the
world. We might read about them in the
comfort of our parishes. Some of these
conditions are severe. Millions of girls
in the developing world are forced into
childhood marriages, sexual slavery, violence and
abuse. Could we imagine our children deprived of
school, aborted because of their sex, and not be
moved by these tragedies? This is just one instance
of the problems in our world. As disciples of Christ

ever God dwells. Our Church, both the

building and the people, is where God
dwells on the earth. It is for this reason
that the internal colors are bright and
usually have a goldish tint as a reminder
of the reflection of the divine light. Our
senses, smell and sight, tell us that we
are in the presence of the divine.
We are also reminded of the presence
of Christ in the Gospel reading. We
stand to hear Christ Himself share His
Good News. Moses and Aaron fell face
down when they saw the glory of God,
as did Joshua and other holy ones of
Israel. Even Peter fell to the ground at
the Transfiguration when he beheld the
glory of God. After the Resurrection,
God shared His nature with us allowing
us to participate in the divine life.
Because God dwells within us, we stand
in the presence of God during the reading of the Gospel and in the reception of
the Eucharist. Our standing does not
show a lack of respect but is done as an
affirmation that as Jesus raised up Adam
and Eve, as we see in the Resurrection
icon, Jesus has raised us up. We no
longer take the position of slaves and
sinners. We stand to say with our bodies
that we are no longer slaves to sin and
death. We stand in the presence of God.
Rev. Jonathan K. Morse, PhD

the Challenges of
Discipleship
Office of Faith Formation
we can become aware of some of these travesties.
Our co-creativity together with God's grace must be
active in attacking such horrible violations of rights
among our neighbors.

O Lord, Save Your People and Bless Your Inheritance

uite some time ago, while visiting the (OCA) Monastery of St

John Maximovich, I was blessed with the obedience to travel to Trail,
Oregon, (about an hour out of Medford)
to help organize and repair the physical
plant of the All Saints of Russia Skete,
the home and lifework repository of Fr
Andrei Urusov, SJ, ostensibly a monk of
the ROC (MP). He was a charactera
physically imposing old guy, well over
six-feet tall, which effect was enhanced
by his use of the crown (brimless) of
what seemed to be a black ten-gallon
Stetson hat as a skoufa. He would do
these great acrobatic leaps into the air,
shouting Barishnikov! He gave out
business cards identifying himself as
chaplain to the KGB, a not-so-subtle
reference to the fact that the Moscow
Patriarchate was part of the Office of
Scientific Athiesm, part of the Soviet
Government. His checks each month
came from the KGB. In my sinful and
ignorant opinion he was a great saint. He
was also a devoted scholar of very broad
interests, and so in a pre-digital era, he

was a great lover and collector of books.

Monastic poverty is pretty extreme
you don't really own or collect or amass
anything. The two basic exceptions/
loopholes allowed monks traditionally
are:
(1) Icons;
(2) Books.
Fr Andrei embraced both these exceptions with great enthusiasm. If some
benefactor noticed him shivering in the
winter cold and gave him some money
for a down jacket, he'd just go buy books
and live with the low temperatures. No
problem!
Obviously he is one of my all-time
favorite monks, along with Antony of
Egypt, Moses the Ethiopian, John Climacus, Nil Sokorsky, Seraphim of
Sarov, Benedict, Francis of Assisi, John
Cassian, and all the other heavyweights
enshrined in the Mount Athos Hall of
Fame.
When Fr Andrei reposed in the Lord
he left instructions that the physical
assets of his Skete should pass to St
John's Monastery.

We had to pack up the floor-to-ceiling rows of books and convert the

rooms into a more family-friendly
environment. I made some walls, did
some drywall stuff and painting: things
like that. Fr Abbot Jonah (later OCA
Metropolitan) told me .I could loot the
library and iconography of several
boxes of books and icons and so I was
able to score a chapels worth of icons
and an amazingly helpful few bookcases full of essential Patristics, Theology, Hagiography and ecclesiastic
standard texts.
This came in very handy when I
became a seriously isolated hermitmonk out in the woods, the only
Eastern Catholic on an island. I'm in no
danger of running out of spiritual reading material or reference sources any
time soon.
Along with all these books and icons,
I have obviously inherited Fr Andreis
mania for collecting more books, more
icons. Believe me, there are worse fates
one could embrace.
Before being kidnapped by the Holy

Spirit and becoming a monk, I experimented with several addictions and

compulsions that invariably turned out
to be very poor choices.
So I thank Fr Andrei for illuminating
the way for me as I wait only a little
patiently for the next big Fiends of the
Library book sale. Be there or be
square.

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December, 2012

Encounter 2012together in Christ Continues on East Coast

ncounter of the Eastern Catholic Churches continued during the week of October 11-14 at St. Mary
Byzantine Catholic Church in Hillsborough, New
Jersey. It welcomed 80 priests and deacons, spouses, vendors and support staff who were in attendance for the
Clergy Conference on October 11-12, with an additional
185 faithful present for the Main Conference, October.
12-14.
Following the opening prayer service, Melkite Bishop
Nicholas Samra, chairperson, welcomed the participants
to the Encounter. Bishop Nicholas outlined the evolution
of the previous Encounters from the initial invitation, in
1999, from Cardinal Silvestrini for Eastern Catholic hierarchs to get together, to subsequent meetings with hierarchs and designated clergy and laity, to the present format of an encounter, open to all faithful focusing on the
leadership of the laity. He then went on to acknowledge
the Encounter 2012 National Committee members:
Father Gregory Noga and Dr. Barbara Yastishock Lutz,
both of the Eparchy of Passaic, and Father John Lucas of
the Ukrainian Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago. Bishop

this regard, she shared her professional and personal

experiences of the transforming power of the Eucharist.
She also stressed the importance of sharing this reality of
faith with an increasing number of young people who
have no affiliation with religion, but consider themselves
to be spiritual. If we are the Church, she said, and if we
are the royal priesthood, then our responsibility is to bring
the light to young people because we are as vital to their
salvation as they are to ours.
The third session was delivered by Sister Marla Marie
Lucas, a Maronite Sister of Christ the Light, who spoke
on the Blueprint for Church Growth. Sister Marla
observed that in America today, we are in a crisis of
faith, and used the model of Christian community found
in Acts 2: 42-47 as the basis for her reflections. Sister
Marla reminded her listeners that in every encounter with
the Risen Christ, our faith can be renewed in wholeness
and splendor. She also noted that, during the forthcoming Year of Faith proclaimed by the Holy Father, we can
all respond to our call to be credible, joy-filled witnesses, and re-learn how to share and profess our faith. As

and brings a message of hope. Bishop Peter displayed a

passionate love for his role as shepherd, but he closed
with the reminder that even the shepherd-bishop begins as
one who is baptized. All you who have been baptized
into Christ have been clothed in Christ.
The final session was delivered by Bishop Nicholas
Samra, bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of
Newton, who addressed the participants just prior to their
departure. His presentation was appropriately entitled,
Servant LeadershipBe All You Can Be; we are not finished yet. Bishop Nicholas began his presentation with
an outline of the development of the three structural
offices of the churchbishop, priest, deaconand noted
their connection to the purpose of service to Gods people.
Bishop Nicholas also challenged his listeners to reflect on
what are Gods desires for the Church. Then, drawing
from 1 Peter, Chapter 2, the bishop reflected on the
Church as a spiritual house built with living stones. He
then offered the reflection: What kind of stone are we?
Are we living stones or inactive stones when it comes to
servant leadership in the Church? In this regard, he also
stressed the importance of
stewardship, as the heart of
being human, and the bottom line principal of being
Christian. As Christian stewards we will care for the
Church, strategically plan for
the future of the parish, not just
live week by week, and continually ask what does God
want? In this regard, Bishop
Nicholas said, we are not yet
finished, rather, the work of
Fr Damon Geiger
Dr. Maureen Daddona
Sr Marla Marie Lucas
Bishop Peter Libasci
Bishop Nicholas Samra
servant leadership is continSamra then commended the organizational efforts of the missionaries of the New Evangelization, we are all called ued when you go home.
Regional Committee members which included: Father to reach out to lapsed Catholics, recalling that the church
The hospitality of the volunteers of the host parish, St.
Edward Cimbala, of the Eparchy of Passaic, coordinator exists to evangelize. This, she stressed, is not the work of Mary Byzantine, was appreciated by all in attendance.
and host pastor; Father Vasile Colopenic of the Eparchy the clergy alone; rather, it is the urgent and awesome The modern and ample facilities allowed for vendor disof Stamford; Father George David of the Eparchy of St. responsibility of the laity who are co-responsible for the plays, dining facilities, liturgical celebrations and session
George in Canton; Dr. Barbara Lutz of the Eparchy of church along with the clergy. Change begins from with- presentations all in one convenient and centrally-located
Passaic; Father Gregory Noga of the Eparchy of Passaic; in, she said, and by deepening our intimacy with Christ, place. Moreover, the location of a Ukrainian Catholic
Archimandrite Kenneth Sherman of the Eparchy of New- we change the Church.
church next door, allowed for liturgical diversity within
ton; and Msgr. Peter Waslo of the Archeparchy of PhilaThe main session was delivered by Bishop Peter walking distance. The homilists for the services and
delphia.
Libasci, Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire. His Divine Liturgies echoed the themes of the session speakThe first session began with a presentation by Father main address was very well-received and some even com- ers. During morning prayers, Maronite Bishop Gregory
Damon Geiger on Who is Church? A convert from mented that it was reminiscent of the preaching of Bishop Mansour noted that the Church exists to evangelize,
Lutheranism to Eastern Catholicism, Father Geiger Fulton J. Sheen. Bishop Libasci, who is bi-ritual and cel- including to those already baptized through the New
reflected on the sacramental nature of Christs Church. Is ebrates the Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Catholic Evangelization. Metropolitan Stefan Soroka of the
the Church a sacrament that takes on institutional forms, Ruthenian Church, spoke on The How and the What Ukrainian Catholic Church likewise challenged all to
or an institution that has sacraments? he posited, citing of Lay Leadership. He touched his audience with his reach out to the lost and lapsed of the faith; and Father
Bishop Kallistos Ware. Because the Church is a sacra- recitation of the prayers of vesting for Byzantine clergy. Edward Cimbala, administrator of the Eparchy of Passaic,
ment, we must not allow ourselves to become distracted He then stated that being clothed in Christ is the vest- urged everyone to share their faith by passing it on from
by the solely human element of the Church so as to over- ment common to us all. He said that the faithful should one generation to the next. This message was visually
look the divine, he said. He went on to say that the source wear their faith on their sleeve, for if its in the heart, its enhanced by the passing on of scrolls of faith which
of our unity as Church is the Eucharist. Yet, in American going to show and lay ministry is about sharing a mes- Father Cimbala distributed and asked to be passed from
culture today, the sense of the sacramental nature of the sage of hope. He reminded people to pray publicly. Say one person to the next.
Church is becoming more obscured. There is less and less your prayers at McDonalds, he said, and be willing to
That, indeed, is the message of the Encounterto
a concept of acts of the Church, while more and more share your faith with your neighbors because you dont encounter Our Lord in a new and dramatic way and pass
faith and spirituality are seen as personal expressions. In have to be a theologian to do such things. He said lay on the treasure of faith to all around us.
this regard, we are experiencing a privatization of ministry is about reminding people that beyond civil law,
The third and final session of Encounter 2012 was held
sacraments and religion, he noted, yet the whole purpose there is Gods law: of charity, forgiveness and mercy and in El Segundo, Calif., November 2-4.
of the Church is communion with God, the Church and about sharing a faith that reminds there is a tomorrow
(text and photos courtesy of Eastern Catholic Life)
one another.
The second session was delivered by Dr.
Maureen Daddona, professor emeritus of Human
Genetics with a doctorate in Neuroendocrinology, who spoke on the topic of the Activity of the
Royal Priesthood. Dr. Daddona noted that
through the mysteries of initiation (Baptism,
Chrismation and Eucharist), laity and clergy
alike are anointed and given the mandate to go
forth and make the will of God resound in the
communities of the world. Baptism, the reception of Eucharist, and Chrismation unite all
members of the church into the royal priesthood
by our sharing of the Divine Nature and our call
to be sent out as apostles of the sacred truth. In

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December, 2012

Final List of Propositions of Synod of Bishops in Rome

ew Star reported earlier that His Beatitude

Sviatoslav participated in the recent Synod of
Catholic Bishops in Romee. Concluding the
Synod of Bishops in Rome a number of proposals were
made and submitted to the Holy Father. These may result
in future statements, encyclical letters or documents.
Among these proposals are several of importance to
us, presented for your information. An unofficial English
translation is provided:
PROPOSITION 3:
ORIENTAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES
The Oriental Catholic Churches sui juris, which are
enlightened by Tradition that has been handed down from
the Apostles through the Fathers, are the patrimony of the
whole Church of Christ (cf. Orientalium Ecclesiarum, 2,
Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium, 39). These
Churches are part of the Apostolic heritage through which
the Good News was brought to far-off lands (cf. Ecclesia
in Medio Oriente, 88).
They are thankful for the possibility offered to them to
carry out their pastoral duties towards their migrant faithful in countries with Latin Church traditions. They also
hope that their tradition might be more fully known and
respected among the faithful and clergy of particular
Churches around the world.

PROPOSITION 4:
THE HOLY TRINITY
SOURCE OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION
The Church and her evangelizing mission have their
origin and source in the Most Holy Trinity according to
the plan of the Father, the work of the Son, which culminated in his death and glorious Resurrection, and the
mission of the Holy Spirit. The Church continues this
mission of Gods love in our world.
Evangelization has to be understood in a broad and
profound theological-doctrinal framework as an activity
of word and sacrament which, especially through the
Eucharist, admits us to participation in the life of the
Trinity, and this then arouses through the grace of the
Holy Spirit the power to evangelize and to give witness
to the Word of God with enthusiasm and courage.
The New Evangelization recognizes the primacy of
Gods grace and how in baptism one comes to live in
Christ. This emphasis on divine filiation should bring the
baptized to a life of faith that clearly manifests their
Christian identity in all aspects of their personal activity.
PROPOSITION 5:
THE NEW EVANGELIZATION
AND INCULTURATION

Six Deacons ordained

one for Moldova

Ukrainian
Greek catholic
Bishop Michael
hrynchyshyn dies

n November 12, Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn, Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in

France, Benelux and Switzerland, died at age

84.
Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn was born on February
18, 1929, in Buchanan, Canada. On July 28, 1946, he
took his monastic vows in the Redemptorist Order in
Yorkton. Bishop Maxim Hermaniuk consecrated him
as bishop on May 25, 1952 in Toronto. He ministered
in New York, Winnipeg and Saskatoon. In 1955 he
defended his doctoral work at the Pontifical Oriental
Institute in Rome. For a time he taught in seminaries in
Canada. Since 1970 has been a postulator in the beatification process of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky.
Between 1972 and 1981 he was the proto-hegumen for

Redemptorist Fathers in Canada and the United States.

On November 27, 1982, he was appointed Exarch for
Ukrainians in France.
May his memory be eternal!

his Beatitude sviatoslav (shevchuk) celebrated

divine Liturgy at st. Josaphats Gravesite in vatican

n November 12, 2012, when the New Calendar

commemorates the memory of St. Josaphat,
Archbishop of Polotsk and a martyr for
Christian unity, the Ukrainian community gathered for a
Eucharistic prayer by his relics that rest in the worlds
main Catholic Basilica. The Pontifical Liturgy was led
by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, UGCC press service
informs.
Con-celebrants were: Father Superior of the Basilian
Order of St. Josaphat, Rev. Geneziy Viomar; Co-ordinator of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic clergy in Italy, Rev.
Marko Yaroslav Semehen; rectors of the Papal Ukrainian
Colleges and more than fifty priests who serve or study
in Italy as well as representatives of various orders of
other Catholic Churches. The joint prayer led by the
seminary choir of the Papal Colleges in Rome was joined
by seminarians, religious and numerous laity.
The commemoration and veneration of the memory of
this Saint Bishop Martyr, according to the words of His
Beatitude, is a celebration of a particular truth, which
belongs to one of the significant truths of the Christian
faith. It means, he explained, the truth about Christs
Church, and especially, the Churchs teaching about the
communion of the saints. The preacher explained that
Christs Church, as the Body of Christ, encompasses not
only the traveling Church that through historical events

Jesus offers the gift of the Holy Spirit and reveals to us

the love of the Father.
The New Evangelization is a time of awakening, of
new encouragement and new witness that Jesus Christ is
the center of our faith and daily life. It calls on every
member of the Church to a renewal of faith and an actual
effort to share it.
It also requires discerning the signs of the times in the
world that impacts the ministry of the Church and in the
different particular Churches in their proper territories.
Among these signs one needs to recognize certainly a
growing awareness of people to the changing circumstances of life today.
Furthermore it calls the Church to reach out to those
who are far from God and the Christian community to
invite them to once again hear the Word of God in order
to encounter the Lord Jesus in a new and profound way.
The New Evangelization calls for particular attention
to the inculturation of the faith that can transmit the
Gospel in its capacity to value what is positive in every
culture, at the same time, purifying it from elements that
are contrary to the full realization of the person according to the design of God revealed in Christ. Inculturation
involves the effort to have the Gospel take flesh in each
peoples culture (CCC, 854).

is heading towards the heavenly fatherland, but it also

includes the brothers and sisters who have gone into
eternity but are also heading towards eternal bliss.
However, especially today, we relive the truth that
together with you as an integral part of Christs Church,
there is also the Church glorified, the one with the endless number of saints in heaven, that today is right now
together with us in this holy cathedral, during this Divine
Liturgy, said His Beatitude Sviatoslav, adding that the
saints are not just a reminder of the past, about long past
famous and tragic events, since saints are the eternal
Gods now in the Body of Christs Church.

n November 4, in the Patriarchal Cathedral of

Christs Resurrection, Patriarch Sviatoslav,
ordained six deacons, including one, Ihor
Lepskyi, for serving in Moldova.
The ceremony was attended by the Roman Catholic
Bishop Antoni Kosza who provides pastoral care for
all the Catholics in Moldova, there to receive another
minister for Greek Catholics in Moldova during the
liturgy, commented His Beatitude.
According to the Primate, the fact that new deacons
were ordained is a joy first of all for the Kyiv
Archeparchy. Thank you for leaving the well-kept
Galician parishes and coming to serve here, in the central and eastern Ukraine. Thank your wives who followed you, the Primate addressed the newly-ordained
deacons and their relatives.
Bishop Antoni addressed Patriarch Sviatoslav to
thank him: Our faithful Greek Catholics are truly
grateful to you and we invite you to visit our flock as
soon as possible and ordain Deacon Ihor Presbyter. In
the future we wish to support and develop the Catholic
faith in the Moldovian land. We want as many priests
there as possible and so your patronage is very necessary. Therefore, we ask you to stay with us and help us
in our needs.

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December, 2012

Patriarch sviatoslav responds to Patriarch filaret

regarding Baptism in Kyivan Patriarchate

he press service of the Ukrainian

Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) published a
response of the Head of the Ukrainian
Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch
Sviatoslav to the Head of UOC-KP,
Patriarch Filaret regarding the position of
UGCC on the effectiveness of the
Sacrament of baptism in UOC-KP.
This official letter was sent by Patriarch
Sviatoslav in response to a letter of
Patriarch Filaret of October 20 where he
addressed the Greek Catholic leader on
behalf of the Holy Synod of UOC-KP
with a request to express the official posi-

tion of UGCC on the Sacrament of

Baptism administered by UOC-KP.
The response of the Greek Catholic
leader says: As regards the sacrament of
Baptism, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Church as a successor of the Kyivan
Church observes the Tradition of the
undivided Church of the First Millennium
in agreement with the Roman Catholic
Church and the Orthodox Churches in
this regard. According to the practices
established in the first centuries of Christianity, in accordance with the Apostles
Creed, Dogmas of the Church and Canon
Law of the Eastern Catholic Churches

(see Canon 672 of CCEC), we recognize

that it is not appropriate to administer the
Sacrament of Baptism again if it was once
administered effectively. It was repeatedly confirmed in the Catechism of our
Church Christ is our Pascha (see items
415 and 423 for example).
As regards the conditions of the effectiveness (validity) of the Sacrament of
Baptism, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Church also observes the rules of the
undivided Church of the First Millennium, which were confirmed in the
Manual on Application of Principles and
Norms of Ecumenism (1995) of the

Roman Apostolic Church. According to

this document of the Catholic Church, the
Sacrament of Baptism is considered
effective in the Church communities
which administer it by water and with the
use of a formula clearly defining it as an
act of Baptism in the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit (see Item 9395). As we know that according to the
liturgical books of UOC-KP, the Holy
sacrament of Baptism is to be administered exactly in that way, we have no
doubts as to its effectiveness in that
Church community.

Bishop volodymyr (Koybych) Conducted visitation in Brazil

The first priest in the community was Father
Christopher Myskiw. In 1947, the school was built in
the parish (there were 29 families living in the village
at the time). Over the period from 1964 to 1972, when
Father Myron Baraniuk ministered at the parish, the
first wooden church was established.
The foundation stone for the construction of a new
church was laid on the 10th of May, 2010, and one
year later, in May, the new church was consecrated.
Over the period of its existence, twelve priests ministered in the parish, all of whom belonged to the
Basilian Order. The current priest Valdomyr Pastukh
was nominated for service on the 1st of April, 2012.
According to Fr. Valdomyr, a number of faithful
people coming to the church confess often. Liturgy is
celebrated on the second Sunday and on the second
Saturday of each month:says Bishop Volodymyr.
Aiding the priest, the Parish Council consists of six
people. The parishioners want, as soon as possible, to

build a fence around the church, to buy and to fix up

a bell-tower and to build a catechetical house".
The parish catechists often confer with the catechists of Prudentpolis for advice. Local coordinator
of the catechists, Sr. Cirlena Belo, stresses the importance to catechize not only children, whose number is
25, but also parents. "They need to understand that
catechesis is something immensely important and it
should be treated seriously" says Sister. Moreover, in
the parish there is functioning a branch of Eucharistic
Youth Movement, named "Apostleship of Prayer",
which includes 107 parishioners and the Center for
Youth.
Currently, in the territory of the parish there are 76
families. The majority are busy growing tobacco. Due
to the poor road links, the youth leave the village. In
the village, there are almost no mobile phones functioning, and the faithful people use neither computers
nor the Internet.

ecumenical Patriarch approves election

of new Metropolitan of Ukrainian
orthodox church in Usa

atriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople approved the election of Anthony (Shcherba) as

new Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church of USA (in the jurisdiction of the Constantinople Patriarchate), reported Sedmitsa.
The Extraordinary Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church of the U.S.A. had elected, on Saturday October
6, 2012, His Eminence, Archbishop Anthony as Primate
(Metropolitan) of the UOC of USA. His Grace, Bishop
Daniel was also elected to fill the vacant office of
President of the Diocesan Consistory.
His Eminence, Metropolitan-Elect succeeds the late
Metropolitan Constantine who reposed in the Lord on
May 21, 2012.
John Scherba was born on January 30, 1947, to John
and Dorothy Scharba in Sharon, Pennsylvania, the eldest of five siblings and baptized on March 23, 1947. He
entered the St. Andrew College-Seminary as well as the
co-located University of Manitoba in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada. In 1970, he graduated from the
University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts in
Sociology degree,
On November 26, 1972, Deacon John was ordained
a priest, at his home parish, St. John the Baptist in
Sharon. Father John's first parish assignment, in
December 1972, was St. Vladimir Church in Ambridge,
Pennsylvania. He was later transferred to St. Michael
Parish in Hammond, Indiana.
Fr. John was tonsured a monk with the name Anthony,

assassination attempt
Made against Lawyer of
Uzhhorod Theological
academy of Uoc-Moscow
Patriarchate

Metropolitan Anthony (Shcherba)

after St. Anthony the Great. After his election Archimandrite Anthony was consecrated a bishop on October
6, 1985 at St. Andrew Church in South Bound Brook,
New Jersey.
In 1989, Bishop. Anthony was assigned the additional
duties of overseeing the Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of
Australia and New Zealand in addition to his responsibilities in the United States

n October 24, a group of unknown persons

attempted to burn a car and a house in
Uzhhorod using several explosive devices.
This could have led to numerous casualties and the
destruction of historic buildings in the center of the
town, Religion.in.ua reported.
The attacked car and house are owned by a human
rights campaigner, lawyer Oleksandr Marusenko. He is
currently successfully defending in court and Public
Prosecutors offices the interests of educational partners, Korona company and Spiritual-Educational and
Scholarly Complex of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church-Moscow Patriarchate and the Ministry of
Education and science, youth and sports of Ukraine,
Uzhhorod Sts. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Theological Academy, the Carpathian University of
Augustin Voloshyn as to legal rent and purchase of the
buildings of the Korona Complex.
If successful the criminal attempt could have led to
fires in residential homes, a new pizza place, a nearby
commercial technical school and a Greek Catholic
Cathedral.
At the same time, court sessions are held with regard
to an illegal attempt of raider seizure of the buildings
of Korona in Uzhhorod with the use of an illegal auction. The Uzhhorod St. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian
Theological Academy of UOC-MP is located in one of
the buildings.

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December, 2012

Patriarch sviatoslav
stresses Priority of
ecumenical dialogue

atriarch Sviatoslav of the

Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Church (UGCC) stated that the
priority objective and main mission
for his Church is the ecumenical dialogue and that cooperation with the
Orthodox Church is a necessity. The
leader of the UGCC expressed this
opinion during a plenary session of
the Pontifical Council for Promotion
of Unity Between Christians in Rome,
reported Radio Vatican.
The main difficulty in building a
fruitful dialogue with the Orthodox
world in Ukraine is the fact of the
painful division within the Ukrainian
Orthodoxy itself. In fact, there are
three Orthodox communities in our
country today.
The Patriarch remarked that there
are still unreconciled contradictions
on the ecclesiological basis as each of
the Churches denies the right of existence of the other two. Only the UOCMoscow Patriarchate is viewed by the
Orthodox world as a canonical
Church.
According to the hierarch, the division of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy complicates the ecumenical dialogue, but
the experience of the All-Ukrainian
Council of Churches and Religious
Organizations shows that the Churches in Ukraine have learned to cooperate and settle difficulties in a brotherly and peaceful way.

The primate, in particular, stressed

the progress in the relations between
UGCC and the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church-Moscow Patriarchate. However, he noted that the past misunderstandings can still be felt. He used the
example of accusations being made by
UOC-MP priests saying that Ukrainian Greek Catholics allegedly took
away from them nearly 500 Orthodox churches in the 1990s. However,
he stressed that the adherents of this
theory for some reason do not take
into account the fact that the mentioned churches were built by Greek
Catholics and Roman Catholics and
were passed to UOC-MP only in the
Soviet times.
According to Patriarch Sviatoslav,
in order to plan new ways for reconciliation between the Churches, to which
UGCC has always been open, it is
necessary to state the whole truth first.
We are certain that we will be able
find ways to heal the wounds of the
past by forgiving and asking for forgiveness We are convinced that the
way of reconciliation between the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and
Russian Orthodox Church on the basis
of historic and pastoral realism is an
effective way of renewal of the dialogue and formation of a new model
of the ecumenical relations, stressed
the leader of the UGCC

Patriarch sviatoslav introduced his

church to Journalists accredited By the
vatican Press center
His Beatitude noted that although in
Ukraine there are many Catholic communities, and the number of Greek
Catholics comprises about 10 percent,
there are still about 40 percent of inhabitants who do not consider themselves
as members of any religious community. Therefore, the necessity of a New
Evangelization seems clear, as well as
the need of this evangelization within
the Church, only twenty years out of the
underground.
As the main means of New Evangelization, capable to answer the challenges of our times, His Beatitude
Sviatoslav named the family and the
parish, once more emphasizing what he
had said during his presentation at the
Synod. The significant and unchangeable input into the new evangelization
within Ukraines social context, in his
words, emerges from the social doctrine
of the Church. Even if many people do
not consider themselves part of the
Church they listen to its voice because it
speaks about concrete things concerning community life. It is this that grants
us respect also from the side of the
Orthodox, Protestants and Jews, noted
the UGCC leader.
The hierarch also described the interest in Christian faith expressed by
young Muslims. The aspect which is
mostly attractive to them is Christian

joy which emerges from the discovery

that God is not a tyrant who demands
obedience, but a Father. This, according to him, is the powerful sign of the
Resurrected Christ.
Journalists touched on the issue of
married clergy which according to His
Beatitude Sviatoslav comprises more
than 90 percent in Ukraine. He noted,
that this ancient tradition of the Eastern
Church is acknowledged, for example,
by brethren of the Latin Rite in the
United States and Canada, expressing
their understanding and support for
married Greek Catholic priests in these
territories. However, especially in Italy,
the presence of married priests is still
painful to accept, so much so, that the
Conference of Bishops rejected the proposal to allow them to come to Italy to
provide pastoral care to the immigrants.
The Italian pastors still do not understand the dynamism of the Eastern
Church, stated His Beatitude Sviatoslav, adding that the situation gets
more complicated by the presence of a
large number of faithful who lack pastoral care. However, he noted, we recognize our responsibility to respect the
feelings of the local bishops since
when mutual respect is the starting
point, there is always the possibility of
a dialogue. Also, according to the
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every day the Lord reveals to us

new needs, related to the presence
of our faithful in the world,
Patriarch sviatoslav
His Beatitude Sviatoslav stated that
today in Ukraine, close to 40% of the
inhabitants are not evangelized. They
feel some craving for God but have yet
reached a full understanding of a
Christian life, noted the UGCC Primate.
This mainly refers to non-baptized people. Sometimes it is difficult to discern
whether this mission towards these people is a new evangelization or whether it
is the primary evangelization, the original proclamation of faith. He emphasized that the Church today feels its obligation to preach the Word of God everywhere where their faithful exist, and to
all people who today need the Word of
God.
In reporting on his impressions from
the XIII General Assembly of the Synod
of Bishops, the Primate stated that this
Synod is a beneficial event for the whole
Catholic Church because it gathered
bishops from the whole world to share
their enthusiasm and experience in how
to preach the Word of God in different
countries and among different cultures.
Such an exchange of experience is a

mutual enrichment for all, claimed he.

His Beatitude Sviatoslav also reported
that at present the UGCC is experiencing
its rebirth, that is, its resurrection after a
lasting period of persecution on the territory of the former Soviet Union. The
presence of our faithful throughout the
world gives us new impetus to revive
parishes and eparchies. The Lord reveals
to us every day new needs, related to the
presence of our faithful throughout the
world, he emphasized.
In addition, he stated that there are
many Ukrainian Greek Catholics in
Russia, who have ended up there due to
historical circumstances. So in Siberia
as a result of deportation of Ukrainians
during the Stalin repressions, there are
many UGCC faithful, and their number is
no less in the European parts of Russia,
where many work there. They are spiritually tied with our Church and we understand our obligation to provide them with
pastoral care, noted His Beatitude
Sviatoslav.
UGCC Department of Information

Gathering of oriental orthodox

and roman catholic consultation
held in new York
Leaders Discuss Immigration and
Plight of Middle East Christians
WHITE PLAINS, New York, (Zenit.org).- A group of 20 participants representing the Roman Catholics and five
Oriental Orthodox churches gathered in
New York for a two-day Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation.
Leaders from both Churches agreed that
they would benefit from a better
exchange of information regarding the
programs available for new immigrant
arrivals in the United States. The meeting was held at the Divine Compassion
Spirituality Center in White Plains, New
York.
As part of its mission to foster
Christian unity, the Secretariat for
Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB) meets annually with members
of the Oriental Orthodox churches.
Along with ministering to immigrant
communities, the dialogue also discussed the plight of Christians in the
Middle East.
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany,
New York, and Metropolitan Mar Cyril
Aphrem Karim of the Eastern Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church of
Antioch (Oriental Orthodox) co-chaired
the dialogue. This was the Metropolitan's
first meeting since his appointment as
new co-chairman of the dialogue. He
succeeds Very Reverend Chorbishop
John Meno, also of the Syriac Orthodox
Church, who had served as Oriental
Orthodox co-chairman since 1985 and

recently retired from the active ministry.

The members expressed their gratitude
to Father Meno for his many years of
faithful service to this dialogue.
Presenters at the dialogue were
Maronite Catholic Bishop Gregory
Mansour of Brooklyn; Allison Posner,
director of advocacy for the Catholic
Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
(CLINIC); Julianne Barsoum Jabaly of
the Syriac Orthodox Church; and
Michael Guglielmo, executive director
of the Armenian Eastern Diocese.
One evening the members traveled to
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary in New
Rochelle, New York. Together they celebrated Armenian Vespers in the seminary
chapel and attended a dinner hosted by
Father Daniel Findikyan, the rector.
Later in the evening the members had a
wide-ranging discussion of major events
in the lives of their churches both in the
United States and overseas.
One morning the dialogue examined
the situation of Christians in the Middle
East. Bishop Mansour presented the
recent Apostolic Exhortation of Pope
Benedict XVI, Ecclesia in Medio Oriente. He discussed the structure and
functioning of the Synod of Bishops, and
what the document had to say about the
Christian presence in that part of the
world.
The members are deeply worried
about the future of Christian communities in the region.

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December, 2012

ur Lady of Zarvanycia in
Seattle donated some
chickens to the Holy Theophany Monastery in Olympia,
Washington some months ago.
A recent parish bulletin printed a
thank you note received from
Mother Anastasia, along with this
photo of some of the hens. Local
ordinances required the roosters to
find another home.

ally's car leaked oil on her new cement

driveway. Friends advised her that kitty
litter was a good solution for the problem. She went right out and bought a large
bag to soak it up. It worked wellbut was not
enough for the whole spill. She went back to
the store for another large bag.
The clerk remembered her as she was paying for the second bag. Thoughtfully he
remarked: Lady, if that were my cat, I'd put
him outside.
BELOWa

T shirt for the one

who thinks he has it all.
(You may find a mirror useful.)

aint Nicholas Cathedral last month

held two fund-raising events on one weekend to help meet financial
needs of the operation of
the school. Shown are
two flyers from a Winter
Market and Artisan Fair
and a Dance that advertized the activities to the
neighborhood.

Clergy on Retreat

piritual retreats are an annual requirement for our clergy. Once

again the deacons and priests of St
Nicholas Eparchy gathered for four days

of time set aside for prayer, at the Divine

Liturgy, and for reflections on the conferences delivered by the retreat master.
This year, at the Cardinal Stritch Retreat

House in Mundelein, Illinois, Fr Leo

Goldade (OSBM) Novice Master of the
Basilian Fathers in Glen Cove, New York,
guided the nearly forty clerics along the
continuing path toward eternity. Those
who came to the talks, or attended the
liturgies, or sat down together for a communal meal were fed spiritually, physical-

ly and psychologically.
One slight departure in the schedule
allowed our priests and deacons an opportunity to join with the clergy of the
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma,
Ohio, who were also on retreat at a different location on the large campus.

Fr Leo Goldade, OSBM, delivered inspirational talks and homilies at Liturgy. Our clergy hear Fr Damon Geiger, with Bishop John Kudrick and clergy of Parma.

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UGCC leaders statement, it is exactly
through the support of the Conferences
of Bishops that our presence is at all
possible in Italy or Spain.
He also somewhat criticized the concept proposed in these countries of
ethnic chaplaincy, included in the
social and cultural aspects which bring
on the threat of assimilation. We await
the moment when the local Church will
realize that the presence of Ukrainians
is a strength for the New Evangelization
and we can fully live, exercising our
traditions, noted His Beatitude Sviatoslav, sharing also the testimony of many
bishops about the kind of influence that
the presence of Ukrainian migrants has
on the local secularized society. It is
enough to mention the women caretakers who lead the elderly to church or

teach the children to pray.

A separate question emerges with the
ecumenical dialogue and especially the
relationship with the Moscow Patriarchate. The UGCC Primate described
the experience of the activity of the AllUkrainian Council of Churches and
religious organizations that are the
schools for building peace. Referring to
the relationship with the Russian
Orthodox Church, he noted that reconciliation between the Ukrainian Greek
Catholic Church and the Russian
Orthodox Church is inevitable. I am
taking on the role of the spokesman in
this reconciliation, since without it we
cannot move forward and therefore we
will not become discouraged and will
always remain ready to extend our
hand.
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aving been
crowned as
the king and
queen of their new
kingdom (family)
as equal sharers of
their oneness in
life, the couple
puts aside the distinctive headgear
of a single personand each assumes new roles
and responsibilities. They partake
of a common cup
of wine, blessed
by the priest in
remembrance of
Christs first miracle, changing water into wine at the
Wedding Feast in
Cana. The cup
represents
life
now in their union
with Christ and each other.
Their new life together will be
shared equally by both joys and
sorrows, successes and failures, hopes
and fears, in harmony, bearing one anothers burdens.
The marriage ceremony is now nearing its end. Joining hands, the bride and
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their hands bound together by an
embroidered cloth symbolizing their
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times around the tetrapod to remind the
couple that the Word of God should
lead them through life with the
Gospel as their central focus. These
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ried couple following the path illuminated by the Good News of the Gospel.
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