Agape Magazine - August/September 2015

No. 8 1 August/September 2015


Agape Monthly St. Joseph Ukrainian

Greek-Catholic Church

pastor

Fr. Mykola buryadnyk

associate pastor

Fr. Volodymyr Kushnir

editor in chief

Fr. Myron Panchuk

editor

Julian Hayda

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5000 N. Cumberland Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60656

United States of America www.stjosephukr.com [email protected]

office 773.625.4805 fax 773.887.5000

Contents

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Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

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Does bad theology make for bade politics? - Andrew Sowokowski , ? -

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Patriarch Sviatoslav calls for peace while in holy land

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- Catechetical Sunday - Announcement

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? - . Whats a Sobor and Why do we need it? - Fr. Josaphat Boyko Ukrainian

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VI Resolutions from the 6th session of the Patriarchal sobor Ukrainian

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Uketoberfest retrospective - Julian Hayda -

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About the liturgical new year - Interview with Fr. Vasyl Rudeiko - ', .

September Holy Days

Nativity of the Mother of God

Exaltation of the Cross


ope Francis conceded to priests during the upcoming Holy Year the disposition to absolve of the sin of abortion

those who have procured it and seek forgiveness for it.

In the letter Holy Father turns his attention to women who have resorted to abortion and bear the scar of this agonizing and painful decision stressed that the for-giveness of God cannot be denied to one who has repented. For this reason, Pope writes I have de-cided to concede to all priests for the Jubilee Year the discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those who have procured it and who, with contrite heart, seek for-giveness for it.

Pope Francis highlights the fact, that the Holy Year must be a true moment of encounter and closeness to the Lord for all be-lievers; he addressed the question of Jubilee Indulgences, which rep-resent a genuine experience of Gods mercy.

Pointing out that a Jubilee Year has often constituted an opportuni-ty for a great amnesty, the Pope includes in his list of believers seeking pardon, prisoners who, may obtain the Jubilee Indulgences in a jails chapel.

Holy Father extends the possi-bility of obtaining the Jubilee In-dulgences to the sick, the elderly, the homebound and even the de-ceased. Thus, as we remember them in the Eucharistic celebra-tion, thus we can, in the great mys-tery of the Communion of Saints, pray for them, that the merciful Face of the Father free them of every remnant of fault and strongly embrace them in the unending be-atitude.

Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

1 September 2015

Pope Francis at confession in the Vatican

Photo: Getty Images

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Vatican Radio Reports


n the eve of the millennium of the death of St. Vladimir,

Grand Prince of Kyiv and baptiser of Rus, Patriarch Kirill of the Moscow Patriarchate commented to visiting representatives of Or-thodox churches on the situation in Ukraine.

In his remarks, he called for the spiritual unity of all Orthodox faithful. He also drew a parallel between religious schism and po-litical violence, implicitly blaming the independent Ukrainian Ortho-dox Church of the Kyiv Patriar-chate and the Ukrainian Auto-cephalous Orthodox Church for fomenting war in eastern Ukraine. Then, taking advantage of a Greek churchman s mention of Patriarch Photius, Kirill made reference to the Crimea and the northern Black Sea coast. (SEIA Newsletter No. 238, July 31, 2015.) This could well have been taken as a sly re-assertion of his jurisdiction over those areas a jurisdiction now based on Russian military aggres-sion and occupation.

Indeed, blaming the war on the independent Ukrainian Ortho-dox churches is a classic case of crying thief in the act of robbery. The patriarch s calls for peace treat the war as a dispute between brothers that can and should be settled by diplomacy rather like a civil suit rather than as a case of criminal assault by one brother against another which can only be settled by the arrest, trial, and

punishment of the criminal. But Kirills notion that reli-

gious error breeds political error is not so far-fetched. In fact, his own conduct provides the best example. For it is not the Ukrainian Ortho-dox churches whose false ecclesiol-ogy leads to the political sin of ag-gressive war-making. Their posi-tion that an independent country has a right to an independent Or-thodox Church is borne out by the very representatives who visited Kirill for the millennium obser-vances. No one would contest the right of the Serbian, Bulgarian, or Romanian nations to maintain their own Orthodox Churches. The Ukrainian people have the same right. It is thus Kirill s ecclesiolo-gy that is erroneous.

And in line with his principle that bad ecclesiology makes for bad politics, his political stance is equally faulty. For just as the Mos-cow Patriarchate has no right to control the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, so the Kremlin has no right to seize the Crimea, the Black Sea littoral, or the Donbas whether with its own troops or with proxies (or, as is the case, with both).Thus, if the Patriarch really wants peace, his appeal should be directed to the Kremlin.

We can thus be grateful to Pa-triarch Kirill not only for discover-ing a new principle of church and state that bad theology makes bad politics but for providing a most convincing proof.

DOES

BAD THEOLOGY MAKE

BAD POLITICS? Andrew Sorokowski

ECUMENICAL RELATIONS

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suffering experienced by Ukrainian people.

On September 13, Patriarch Sviatoslav called for peace and rec-onciliation in English, Italian, Spanish and Ukrainian languages:

Here, in the Holy Land, near the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus Christ called His Apostles for the mission of preaching the Gospel, I feel it my duty to address both the Ukrainian and the Russian people calling for peace and reconciliation.

Interesting enough, this year we mark the millennium of martyr-dom of Saints Borys and Hlib, who were the first fruits of the baptism of Kyivan Rus in the times of St. Volodymyr. We know that Boris and Hlib were skilled warriors, they returned from the war against invaders who attacked their country in the steppe, but they refused to take up arms against their brother Svyatopolk and thus suffered mar-tyrdom ... Therefor I really want to urge everyone to reconciliation and termination of all violence in Ukraine from here, from the Holy Land. May God help us!

Someone might say, Well, the call for peace and reconciliation during war is a utopia! This is

something unreal! But let us have a look at the history of

Europe, it was during WWII that the glorious parents today united Europe Kon-rad Adenauer and Schu-mann just started this pro-

cess of reconciliation be-tween the two warring nations. May the LORD God help us

stop the war in Ukraine through power of Christ's words, the power of faith in the only gospel of Christ.

This year the participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Bish-ops' Conferences of EU include His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav, Archbishop Petro Malchuk O.F.M., Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr and Bishop Milan aik, Eparch of Mukachevo. It was reported by Vatican Radio.

n September 12, 2015, Patri-arch Sviatoslav, Head of the

Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, spoke at the regular annual Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Confer-ences of EU, taking place in the Holy Land at the invitation of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 11 to 16 September.

The Patriarch briefed on the circumstances of the pastoral min-istry of the Church in Ukraine, highlighting the suffering of the people of Ukraine, more than a million victims and the silence of the international press. The hier-arch thanked the churches of Eu-rope and Caritas foundation for their help and urged to raise aware-ness of the ongoing conflict and

Patriarch sviatoslav CALLS ON UKRAINIANS AND RUSSIANS TO PEACE

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complement the concept of USCCB guidelines, but with a look and feel more tuned to a spiritual wave-length that speaks to their some-what different approach to faith. One small point was opting to al-low Catechetical Sunday to be observed on another date, acknowl-edging the fact that the third Sun-day in September may be incon-venient for some. Some have cho-sen, for example, to tie the ob-servance to the Feast Day of St John the Theologian, September 26 on the Byzantine calendar. This years theme Family: In the Image of God capitalizes on the notion that the family is the basic unit of society. It is the domestic Church where Gods presence is made known where two or three are gathered and consequentially en-counter a model of the Triune Godunited in substance, distinct in persons. The family is the first schoolroom wherein the parents exercise their role as primary edu-cators of their children. Here is where values are learned, virtues practiced and lessons of patience, sharing, compassion and tolerance put into action. As noted by Pope Francis, not only is each individual made in the image of God, each family is endowed with that image of God as well. As part of a family each individual has worth as a hu-man being, a contributor to the well

-being and welfare of the rest of creation. Catechetical Sunday is not meant to be a one-day experience, but a springboard to a fulfilling lifetime. It is a single step on a journey made new with each suc-cessive day. We have a mission, as did Noahs family to restore Gods plan of salvation and renew the face of the Earth. Certainly that takes effort and dedication and fo-cus. Theres a lot of attention paid to back-to-school sales of books, clothes, pens, paper, and other sup-plies. All these material concerns focus on everyones need to get ready. Well, we, too at St Joseph Parish are getting ready to resume classes of religious instruction. As a special notice of the important role catechism has on our spiritu-al growth, we will observe Cate-chetical Sunday in three weeks, Sept 27, 2015. Students and teach-ers will be blessed asking Gods guidance in their studies. The theme of Catechetical Sunday is focused on Family: In the Image of God and the guidance God gives, as He gave to one family, the family of Noah. That family was not just returning after a summer vacation as many of us are. Their harrowing experience let them look forward to serving God in a better way. Our catechism classes are here to help us serve God in a bet-ter way.

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Festival Issue

Joseph the Betrothed Parish in Chicago celebrated its 7th

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

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August/September 2015


Right: Foma, from Mandry, leads singing.


No. 8 16 August/September 2015 No. 8 16 August/September 2015

name Uketoberfest derives from the

centuries-old Bavarian cele-bration of Oktoberfest which heralded in the fall. The Oktoberfest celebra-tions heavily revolve around German culture, cui-sine, and, most importantly, German beer. In the Ukrainian version of this festival, wrstl sausages, reiberdatschi pancakes, blaukraut, and a glass of Paulaner are replaced by the all-too-similar kovbasa, deruny, kapusta, and a glass of Obolon.

Nearly eight thousand guests and parishioners vis-ited the festival over the course of two days, and had the opportunity to dance

with, sing along to, and lis-ten to six A-List musicians like Foma from the popular folk band Mandry; Zrada, a Ukrainian folk fusion band from Winnipeg, Canada; pop legend Tonya Matvi-yenko; Arsen Mirozyan, a finalist from Ukraines TV adaptation of The Voice; showman Hutsul Hooligan, and Chicagos beloved Ukrainian rock band Ephy-ra. Guest also enjoyed cho-reographed Ukrainian, clas-sical, and modern dances on the main stage performed by the St. Joseph parishs own Vyshyvanka school of dance, many were awed by the Chicago School of Bo-yovyi Hopaks elaborate performance as they

demonstrated kozak martial arts techniques, sword du-els, and spear tossing.

The fairgrounds beside the church were packed with guests and performers alike as they stood in line to be served pork kebabs and varenyky prepared by over fifty church volunteers over the course of months. Chil-dren enjoyed face painting, folk stories, and games and Ukrainian Insurgent Army reenactors posed for photos with guests.

The overwhelming youthful energy found in the St. Joseph community will be sure to live up to the parishs motto, For the Glory of God and Future Generations.

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On behalf our parish priests, we would like to extend our tremendous gratitude to the organizing committee for doing a great job in making Uketoberfest 2011 happen. We also greatly thank all the sponsors for their financial support and the means to successfully host this years fes-tival. We would especially like to thank all our volunteers for their relent-less work and effort in the preparation and execution. We thank all of our parishioners for their participation in this parish function. May the ever-merciful God grant you many blessings and many happy years!


Over

8000 visited

Uketoberfest over two days.

by

Julian Hayda

photos

Maksym Prokopiv


,, Development of a Liturgical Tradition is the Hallmark of a

Living Church...

-Fr. Vasyl Rudeiko

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

hen we look at our church calendar, we see holy days, important liturgical dates, fasts, and feasts

laid out, most of which are difficult to understand for most of us. Below is a conversation with Fr. Vasyl Rudeiko, deputy director of the Patriarchal Liturgical Commission of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and a priest of the Hieromartyr Clement Sheptytsky Church in Lviv, who explains the structure of the liturgical year, its history, and Liturgical Tradition.


W Interview by Ruslana Tkachenko Translated by Julian Hayda


Fr. Vasyl, the beginning of the new Church year is referred to by a term unknown of by most: Indiction. Why is this the title we give the new Church year? The term we use for the beginning of the church year comes from the Greek word (indiktivos). Despite much discussion between scholars as to the meaning of the word, its origins are unknown. The most likely theory indi-cates that this word comes from the Latin indictio, which directly translates to proclamation. In the pre-Christian Roman Em-pire, an indiction was the occasional tax-collection of grain and wheat for the needs of the population which took place rough-ly every fifteen years. By the third centu-ry, this type of tax collection had become an annual occurrence under the Emperor Diocletian, and finally under the reign of Emperor Constantine in the fourth century the harvest tax collection date became the marker to begin the liturgical calendar. It is most likely that the indiction began eve-ry September, the same time as Con-

stantines major military victories, conversion to Christianity, and the Empires official acceptance of Christianity. The Church accepted September as the beginning of the Church year at the Council of Ni-caea in 325 AD. It is for this reason that we cele-brate the first major holiday of the year, the Nativity of the Mother of God on September 21st, and the last major holiday of the year, her Dormition, on August 28th. It is interesting that the Eastern Churches begin their liturgical year on September 14th while the Western Church marks it as the beginning of Advent. Why the differences? Not every Church begins her liturgical year on September 14th. Most orthodox Churches have already accepted the so-called Revised Julian Calendar meaning that they begin their liturgical year on September 1st. If I am not mistaken, only the Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian orthodox Churches, including most of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, have held onto the old Julian Calendar which has a thirteen day difference. For the Roman Catholic Church, one of the most important holidays is the Nativity of our Lord, and as such, Advent, a period of preparation toward it, is important for them. This is why they begin counting their year from its beginning.

What is the structure of our Church calendar, apart from being simply a collection of many holidays, fasts, and feasts? When it comes to talking about the Church calendar, its worthwhile to look at it from two perspectives. Notably in our calendar, unlike in the civil calendar, each holiday has its own individual day. There are immovable holidays, which have their own set dates and are normally based around the date of the Nativity of Our Lord. There are also movable holidays which are based on that specific years date of Pascha, which is why they have changing dates. These two calendar cycles, movable and immovable, are due to the fact that they are both dependent on two celestial cycles those of the sun and the moon which influence the date of Pascha. The Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox is the calculation of Pascha (according to the Julian Calendar); this is the same way Jews calculate their celebration of Passover. As youve already mentioned, most other holidays

base themselves on the date of the Resurrection of Our Lord: feasts of Our Lord, feasts of the Mother of God, saints days The Calendar of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (as well as most other traditional Churches: the Roman Catholic Church, most Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches) is built on feasts which are based on the date of the Resurrection of Our Lord. This feast, Pascha, is central to the liturgical year and every other holiday stems from it. As youve already noted, there are feasts of Our Lord which, in some way or another, illustrate the life of Jesus Christ. For example, the feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost, is a feast of the Holy Trinity. There are also feasts of a cycle dedicated to the Mother of God which coincidentally include feasts such as the Resurrection because the Mother of God, as wrote the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council, is inseparable from the act of her Sons salvation. The feasts commemorating important saints, prophets, martyrs, likewise are not a celebration of one person, rather a celebration of those peoples holiness and experience of Christ, who in turn act as examples for the Church of the Resurrection, victorious over death, time, and everything which we, as people, fear.


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Every Church has her own local saints and martyrs, just as in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. For example, Prince Volodymyr and Princess Olha, Borys and Hlib, many new martyrs, which have their own feasts on the calendar. Surely, these feasts feature their own special hymns Absolutely. Every Church is called to look at examples of holiness in her life. History has dictated that Churches of the Eastern Tradition have been rather conservative in the elevation of their saints. If Pope John Paul II had not elevated the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Churchs new martyrs, then there would be far less of them known today. The elevation of saints and the development of their local veneration is a brilliant example of how a Church develops, and is a testament to how Christ works palpably within people today in one Church or another. Of course, every Church which reserves the right to elevate her own saints or establishes her own days for veneration, for example our Church celebrates wonder-working icons, contributes to the richness of the Universal Church. Hence, these are not merely Ukrainian saints, these are representatives of the entire Church. We have already spoken to the fact that the Resurrection of Our Lord is the central Holy Day on our calendar upon which all other holidays base themselves. How was this date determined? This is a very complex question since the Church has always had different approaches in this area. Before the Council of Nicaea, there were two fundamental approaches to establishing the date of the Resurrection. One of them is based on an immovable day, 14th of Nisan (Nisan is the first month of the year in the Hebrew calendar). Then there were those who believed that the date of Pascha should not simply reflect one day of a month, whenever it should fall, rather it should fall on a Sunday, the day of Christs Resurrection. In accordance with the Gospels account, we celebrate Pascha after the first full moon corresponding with the Jewish Passover. Respectfully, the First Council of Nicaea officially set in place this complicated rule of the celebration of Pascha that the date of Pascha falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon of the lunar calendar and spring equinox. By the logic of the Fathers of the First Nicaean Council, the feast of the Resurrection would always fall at the same time as the Jewish Passover, or would, at the very least, fall the week after. This is the system

currently used by Churches which follow the Julian calendar to determine the date of Pascha. The difference in the Gregorian calendar, which was introduced in the 16th century by Pope Gregory XIII, lies in the fact that it does not take into account the date of the Jewish Passover. Therefore, the Gregorian Calendar Pascha may fall in line with the Jewish Passover but more often than not falls beforehand. It is for this reason that most orthodox Churches did not agree to accept the Gregorian calendar despite recognizing for long-while the errors present within the Julian calendar. When we look at our calendar, we see that there are four major fasts which culminate in major feasts In our Tradition exist four extended fasts which are separate from individual fast days, such as the one day of fasting commemorating the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. The four fasts include the one movable: before Pascha, and three immovable: leading up to the Nativity of Our Lord,

the Dormition of the Mother of God, and the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. The logic behind these four fasts lies in that they denote four sections of the liturgical year and prepare people for them. Of course, the most developed and major of these fasts is the Great Fast, Lent, preparing us to the feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord. Somewhat less significant is the Nativity Fast two weeks prior to the Nativity of Our Lord. The other two fasts do not include any specific liturgical texts of prayers expected of the faithful. In my opinion, these are

major omissions to our Tradition, since such prayers would be a sign of our Churchs vitality. In the Church calendar, there are also feast days. What do they mean? Feasts, in a certain sense, are opposite of fasts. Lets say that if it is expected of us to abstain from certain foods and amusements during a period of fasting, then feasts are times we dont observe any sort of fasting. Even Wednesdays and Fridays during periods of feasting are omitted from the rules of fasting. These are times for the faithful to cele-brate a certain important holiday. The longest peri-od of feasting is the season between Pascha and Pentecost when the Church encourages the faithful to celebrate and rejoice in Christs Resurrection by refraining from any sort of penitential acts. Howev-er, we are to celebrate in moderation during times of feasting, to demonstrate that we are celebrating something deeper than superficial or man-made.


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This Week

Thank you for Last Sundays Collections:

Sunday Collections $2,884.00

Capital Improvement $31.00

Utilities $1,307.00

Renovation $5.00

Other $466.00

Total $4,693.00

SUNDAY, SEPT 20TH SUNDAY AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS (G) 16TH SUN OF PENTECOST (J) 8:00 AM Health fpr Josephine Bereza (J Szpak); Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz &

Gorchynsky Fam); +John Zaobidny (P K Malachiwsky)

9:30 AM Health for Fr Myron & Oleksyj; Health and blessings for Andrij & Meredith

( & ); Health and blessings for Volodymyr; Lyuba, Anna, Maria, Nadia,

Orysia, Anna, Nusia, Oksana, Virginia; +Anna Jankowska (Lida Holod); +Katerina &

+Michael Wolczanksi, Jr., +Anna Kucan (J Kucan Fam); +Ivan Kosar (O Kosar);

+Stefania, +Yurij, +Ivan, +Myroslava, +Kateryna, +Olha, +Hanna, +Emilia, +Pavlo,

+Tomir, +Bohdan, +Natalka

11:30 AM For the sick and shut-ins of the parish; +Erica, +Margaret, +Unsoon, +Marion (G Podlusky)

MONDAY, SEPT 21ST APOSTLE CONDRATUS (G) NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (J) 9:00 AM Health for Fr Myron Panchuk (P Duda); Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz

& Gorchynsky Fam); ; +Helen Melinyshyn (P Duda);

6:30 PM For the sick and shut-ins of the parish

TUESDAY, SEPT 22ND - BISHOP-MARTYR PHOCAS SYNAXIS OF JOACHIM & ANNA 9:00 AM - Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz & Gorchynsky Fam);

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

WEDNESDAY SEPT 23RD CONCEPTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST MARTYR MENODORA 9:00 AM - Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz & Gorchynsky Fam);

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

FRIDAY, SEPT 25TH VENERABLE EUPHROSYNA MARTYR AUTONOMUS 9:00 AM Health for Lyuba, Anna-Maria, Nadia, Orysia, Anna, Nusia, Oksana, Virgin-

ia +Stefania, +Yurij, +Ivan, +Myroslava, +Kateryna, +Olha, +Hanna, +Emilia,

+Pavlo, +Tomir, +Bohdan, +Natalka

SATURDAY, SEPT 26TH - THE PASSING OF APOSTLE-EVANGELIST JOHN SATURDAY BEFORE THE EXALTATION (J) 9:00 AM - Safe trip for Ruslany & Youlia; Health for Marijka Kulas (Derkacz &

Gorchynsky Fam); Health for Zena, Anatoli, Fr Myron, + Fr Thomas Glynn 3yrs;

+Ivan Fedyniak (O Wesolowska); +Stephen Gural (Helen Ehlers); +Jerry Doskoczyn-

sky (Bereza Family); +Stefania, +Yurij, +Ivan, +Myroslava, +Kateryna, +Olha,

+Hanna, +Emilia, +Pavlo, +Tomir,+ Evdokia +Bohdan, +Natalia, +Teklya, +Maria,

+Mykhailo, +Sofia, +Bohdan, +Volodymyr, +Zenoviy

CANDLES FOR September 2015

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

Wizniak (Irene Maksym)

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

Iconostas Icon Vigil

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


News

First Confession Class Registration Look for the Solemn Holy Communion class registra-tion notice within the next few weeks. Classes will start sometime in October.

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

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

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Manna Before you go to Menard's for garden plants, or to Shell for gas for your lawn mower, or to Subway for lunch, buy Manna cards. Before you start that con-struction project, buy or order Manna cards. You pay full face value and you get full face value, plus St Jo-seph receives a percentage of the purchase price from that particular vendor. To order - see Mary Jo, call the office or email us at [email protected] Your email can be in English or Ukrainian.

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Liturgical Schedule

- Sundays: 8:00am . /Divine Liturgy /English 9:30am . /Divine Liturgy /Ukrainian 11:30am . /Divine Liturgy /Childrens - Holy Days: 9:00am . /Divine Liturgy 6:30pm . /Divine Liturgy - Eve of Feasts: 6:30pm / Great Vespers with Litia - During the week: 9:00am . /Divine Liturgy /in the chapel - Saturdays: 9:00am . /Divine Liturgy /in church

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

Agape Magazine - August/September 2015

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