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THE HERALDDecember 2009LXXXVI • Ч.12 грудень 2009 • December 2009 No.12 • LXXXVI■ The spiritual leader of the SerbianOrthodox people was born September11, 1914 to Stefan and Ann Stojcevic,in the village of Kucani, in the countyof Donji Miholjac, in Slavonija. Hisbaptismal name was Gojko.The Patriarch graduated with highhonors from the Fourth Male Gymnasium(high school) in Belgrade. He didpostgraduate studies at the OrthodoxTheological Faculty at the Universityof Athens from 1955 to 1957. Duringhis stay in Greece, he studied the NewTestament and developed an expertisein liturgics, which resulted in thePatriarch becoming one of the mostprolific liturgical writers in the SerbianChurch. For his patient and prominentwork in the field of theology, theTheological Faculty of the Serbian OrthodoxChurch awarded His Holinessan Honorary Doctorate of Divinity.From 1944 to 1955, he was a monasticof Raca Monastery performing differentdisciplines. During the 1950/51academic year, the then-HierodeaconPavle was appointed a lecturer at thePrizen Seminary, a position which heretained until his election to the PatriarchalThrone.He was tonsured a monastic in 1948and that same year he was ordained ahierodeacon. In 1954, he was ordaineda hieromonk and elected to the rank ofprotosingelos. He was elevated to therank of archimandrite in 1957 byBishop Emilian of Slavonija. On May29, 1957, the Holy Assembly of Bishopselected Archimandrite Pavle as Bishopof Raska-Prizen.From that day to the present, he hasfaithfully shared in the plight of hissuffering people. Bishop Pavle wroteand warned of the present exodus ofSerbs from Kosovo, the attacks of theAlbanians on Serbian monasteries, therape of nuns, and terrorizing of pedestrians,the desecration of Serbiancemeteries and overall suffering of theOrthodox in Kosovo and in Metohija.In 1989, the then Bishop Pavle was personallybeaten by several AlbanianW I N N I P E G , M A N I T O B A , C A N A D AДвадцять другий СОБОР 2010Сотворені на Його Образ і Подобу – ми живі ікони! [Буття 1:26]His Holiness Patriarch Pavle (Paul)reposes in the Lord on November 15, 2009youths in Kosovo. The extent of his injuriesrequired nearly 3 months of hospitalization.However, in the spirit ofChristian forgiveness, he refused topress charges.It is not without reason that PatriarchPavle has been referred to as a"saint who walks." The simplicity of hislifestyle and his personal humility havefound favor by all of those who arefamiliar with this virtuous man. All ofthe Bishops of the Serbian OrthodoxChurch have an automobile, whichthey use to travel through their dioceses.The one exception has been PatriarchPavle. When asked why he neverobtained an automobile, he replies: "Iwill not purchase one until every Albanianand Serbian household inKosovo and Metohija has an automobile."His Holiness has published Devich,The Monastery of St. Joanikije of Devich(1989) and Questions and Answers tothe Church Reader (1988). For the past20 years, he has been responsible forthe column in the Glasnik of the SerbianPatriarchate known as Questionsand Answers, dealing with liturgicaland sacramental questions.(continued on p.2)85-літтяВІСНИКАПерше число вийшлоу квітні, 1924 р. Б.85th Anniversaryof VISNYK/ THE HERALDFirst publishedApril, 1924 A.D.На многії літа,дорогі наші Владики!Ваше Преосвященство, Єпископе Іларіоне!Прийміть наші щиросердечні вітання з нагоди Дня Вашого Небесного Покровителя—3 листопада—Св.Іларіона Великого. Від душі бажаємо Вам кріпкого здоров’я, душевної радості інасолоди з нелегкої пастирської праці Ієрарха в Христовому Винограднику. Нехай Господьдодає Вам сил, щоб Ви ніколи не знали ні втоми, ні розчарувань, а завзято, попри всі перешкоди,несли світло правди науки Христової Євангелії до сердець вірних Святої УкраїнськоїПравославної Церкви в Канаді—Західної Єпархії.Нехай Ваш Покровитель—Св. Іларіон буде для Вас завжди, всюди і в усьому джерелом наснаги,дороговказом та добрим прикладом для наслідування.Registration № 1574Publication Mail Agreement № 40010125Ваше Преосвященство, Єпископе Андріє!Прийміть наші щиросердечні вітання з нагоди Дня Вашого Небесного Покровителя—13 грудня—Св.Андрія Первозванного. Від душі бажаємо Вам кріпкого здоров’я, душевної радості інасолоди з нелегкої пастирської праці Ієрарха в Христовому Винограднику. Нехай Господь додаєВам сил, щоб Ви ніколи не знали ні втоми, ні розчарувань, а завзято, попри всі перешкоди,несли світло правди науки Христової Євангелії до сердець вірних Святої УкраїнськоїПравославної Церкви в Канаді—Середньої Єпархії.Нехай Ваш Покровитель—Св. Андрій буде для Вас завжди, всюди і в усьому джерелом наснаги,дороговказом та добрим прикладом для наслідування.На Многії Літа, Дорогі наші Владики! Іс полла еті деспота!ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

2 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009His Holiness PatriarchPavle (Paul) reposesin the Lordon November 15, 2009(continued from p.1)Through his efforts the Holy Synod published the new versionof Srbljak in 1968. He also coordinated the reproduction ofliturgical studies Christian Feasts by M. Skabalanovich, publishedoriginally in Kiyv in 1915 in 6 volumes.The most monumental contribution of H. H. Patriarch Pavlewas the translation of the New Testament published in 1984under his supervision. This was the first official Serbian translationof the New Testament approved by the Serbian OrthodoxChurch. If all Bishop Pavle’s works were published, there wouldbe thousands of pages and many volumes. Patriarch Pavleexemplified simplicity in his lifestyle and is the embodiment ofhumility and personal holiness.He was the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church,the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, from 1990 to hisdeath. His full title was His Holiness the Archbishop of Pec,Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch Pavle.Due to poor health, he spent his last years in the MilitaryMedical Academy in Belgrade, while his duties were carried outby Metropolitan Amfilohije."Urgent Appeal to Canadiansfor critical medical support to Ukraine"■ TORONTO, NOVEMBER 4, 2009—The Ukrainian CanadianCongress (UCC) and the Canada Ukraine Foundation (CUF)today launched an appeal to the Government of Canada, allprovinces and territories and Canadians to help the people ofUkraine deal with a serious outbreak of pandemic flu ravagingthe country.In response to an urgent plea from the Government of Ukraine,this Canadian appeal calls for donations of specialized medical suppliesto support sick and critically ill Ukrainians across their country.Supplies needed include: antibiotics, sanitizers, masks, syringes,ventilators and basic medical products to assist sick and critically illUkrainians. Over 250,000 flu cases have been reported, with over1,100 children admitted to hospital in the last several days."The rapid escalation of the disease has the making of whatЙого Високопреосвященство, ІВАНАРХИЄПИСКОП ВІННІПЕҐУІ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ЄПАРХІЇ,МИТРОПОЛИТ КАНАДИПЕРВОІЄРАРХ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇПРАВОСЛАВНОЇ ЦЕРКВИВ КАНАДІВИДАЄВИДАВНИЧА СПІЛКА “ЕККЛЕЗІЯ”Протопресвітер Віктор ЛакустаГОЛОВАo. Євген Максим’юкГОЛОВНИЙ РЕДАКТОРАндрій СірийАДМІНІСТРАТОР9 St. John’s Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2W 1G8Website: www.uocc.caE-mail: visnyk@uocc.caВИДАВНИЧИЙ ПЕРСОНАЛ:Марія КорчевичМихайло ПавенськийТЕЛЕФОН:Редакції (877) 586-3093 ext. 236дописи / статті: visnyk@uocc.caПередплат (877) 586-3093 ext. 225та зміна адреси: finance@uocc.caОголошення (877) 586-3093 ехт. 223ФАКС: (204) 582-5241EПОШТА:finance2@uocc.caРІЧНА ПЕРЕДПЛАТА:в Канаді – $25.00 + GST ($1.25)в США – $45.00 (амер. дол.)поза Канадою і США – $50.00 (амер. дол.)ціна номера – $1.60 i пересилка + GSTHis Eminence, the Most Reverend JOHNARCHBISHOP OF WINNIPEGAND THE CENTRAL EPARCHYMETROPOLITAN OF CANADAPRIMATE OF THE UKRAINIANORTHODOX CHURCHOF CANADAPUBLISHED BY“ECCLESIA” PUBLISHING CORP.Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter Victor LakustaPRESIDENTRev. Fr. 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(John5:24)His Holiness serving the Lord Almighty with common interest and concern of his people hadimpressed on all who knew him, the deep faith for the Gospel of Jesus Christ was to be preachednot only in word, but in attitude and action.May the Almighty God grant his soul rest where all the just repose.could be a public health catastrophe," statedBob Onyschuk Q.C. Chairman of the CanadaUkraine Foundation. "The government of Ukrainehas closed all schools and implemented aquarantine in nine oblasts and has issued a callfor urgently needed medical supplies."The appeal is being coordinated with the Embassyof Ukraine in Canada who will ensure rapiddistribution of the supplies and support withinUkraine."Our thoughts and prayers are with the familieswho have lost loved ones. We cannot standby and watch this pandemic ravage Ukraine. AsCanadians we have an obligation to reach out andhelp," stated Ukrainian Canadian Congress PresidentPaul Grod. "We ask that the Governmentof Canada and the provinces and territories designatea portion of foreign assistance fundingtoward immediate humanitarian medical aide tohelp Ukraine fight this pandemic. As well, we urgeCanadians to generously donate money thatcan be used to buy medical supplies as soon aspossible." See below for more informationabout the situation in Ukraine.Relief Effort OverviewUCC and CUF in cooperation with the Embassyof Ukraine in Canada are coordinating effortsto receive medical supplies and donationsof funds for the purchase of medical supplies.What supplies are needed?Antibiotics: (Amoxicilin, Cephalexin, Azithromycin,Clarithromycin, Levoquin), Hand sanitizers,Liquid soap, Masks (surgical or N95),Multi-vitamins, Syringes, Surgical gloves, SafetyDisposal Boxes, Surgical Wardrobe, Ventilators,Disposable gowns.If you have the ability to raise funds, aggregatemedical supplies or to contribute largerquantities of any of these listed supplies pleasecontact Lesia Demkowicz at ucc@ucc.ca or tel:(204) 942-4627.Financial DonationsGo to www.ucc.ca or www.cufoundation.caFinancial donations will be used to purchasethe needed medical supplies and cover transportationcosts.Further informationDetails on what is needed and how you candonate or help are available at www.ucc.ca orwww.cufoundation.ca or you may contact† John,Archbishop of Winnipeg,Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaLesia Demkowicz at ucc@ucc.ca or tel: (204)942-4627. www.ucc.ca or www.cufoundation.caAbout UCC—The Ukrainian CanadianCongress (UCC) brings together under oneumbrella all the national, provincial and localUkrainian Canadian organizations throughoutCanada. Together with its member organizationsthe UCC has been leading, coordinatingand representing the interests of one of Canada'slargest ethnic communities (1.2M) for almost70 years.About CUF—The Canada Ukraine Foundation(CUF) is a Canadian NGO with a mandateto lead and coordinate Canadian assistance toUkraine, including humanitarian aid, and thedevelopment of democracy and civil society inUkraine.Request from Government of UkraineCouncil of National Security and Defense ofUkraine took a decision to apply to internationalcommunity with a request for the humanitarianaid. Ministry of Healthcare of Ukrainehas made an international appeal for thefollowing: Vaccines for prevention of pandemicflu for the risk groups (15.3 million doses).Machines for artificial lung ventilation includingthose meant for children and of thehigher class for long-term ventilation, transportrespirators of the NEWPORT type. Fiberopticbronchoscopes; anticontagious filters; aspirators;cardiac monitors; pulseoxymetry devices;equipment for the devices; infusion pumps;Oseltamivir; antibiotics; immune correctors;disinfection facilities; protection facilities (glasses,masks, gloves, respirators etc.); test-systems,facilities for virologic laboratories. 3 Medicines:Tamiflu (90000 packages); Tienam (500000 vials);Amoxiclav (350000 packages); Sulperason(350000 packages); Levofloxacin (150000 packages);Meropenem (100000 packages); Calcemin(10000 packages); Oxybate sodium (300000packages); Seduxen (Diazepam) (430000 packages);Propofol (3600000 vials); Dexamethasone(50000 ampoules); Hydrocortisone (IV)(50000 vials); Fentalin (1000 ampoules).UCC Media Contact:Darla PennerTelephone: 204-942-4627Email: dpenner@ucc.caWebsite: www.ucc.caВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009Consistory OfficeConsistory Resolutions Committee begins preparationfor Sobor 2010• Work of Office of Missions andEducation■ The Spring 2009 Meeting of the 2009• Liturgical text developmentConsistory confirmed the mandate and • Submission of resolutions to Consistoryand Committee by February 28, CC-Ukrainian Self Reliance League• Formation and work of the UOcompositionof the Sobor 2010 ResolutionsCommittee. The theme of Sobor 2010Joint Committee.2010 is "Created in His Image and likeness—weare living Icons". The Con-resolutions package to Parishes for dis-• Compile submissions and returnsistory has voiced a desire to have resolutionspassed in 2010 that celebrate • Resolutions review and decision incussion by May 1, 2010and build on the tradition and Christianexample established by our pione-July 2010 at Soborer priests of the Church.The membership of the Committeeas confirmed by the Consistory strivesto ensure input from all clergy andfaithful of the UOCC from across Canada.The Eastern Eparchy membersare Fr. Ihor Okhrimtchouk and StephaniaSpytkowska. The Central Eparchyis represented by Fr. Taras Makowsky,Vasyl Balan and Gerald Luciuk.The Western Eparchy members are Fr.Taras Krochak and Tom Haugen. MetropolitanJohn, Archbishop Yurij, BishopsIllarion and Andriy are membersex officio as is the Acting Chancellor,Fr. Victor Lakusta. Fr. Henry Lakusta inhis capacity as Sobor Organizing Chairpersonis Secretary to the Committee.Gerald Luciuk has been designatedChairperson.The overall emphasis of the work bythe Resolutions Committee is on:• Creation of a focus• Expanding dialogue• Fostering consensusAn additional overriding concern ofthe Consistory is to ensure that adequatetime is available both prior toand during the Sobor for preparationand thorough discussion of resolutions.To this end, the following milestoneshave been established:• Confirmation of Committee andMembership in Spring, 2009• An information update on workof Committee and process by mid-November 2009• Issue formal call for resolutionswith background information to allclergy and parishes by early December,Progress on this mandate from theConsistory is advancing well. Themembership of the Committee hasbeen approved and two meetings wereheld this fall. Working sub-groups havebeen established to assist with variousthematic areas. Reports from the Committeehave been presented to all theEparchial Annual Meetings this fall.During the past four years of this Consistoryterm, significant work has beencompleted to itemize all Sobor andConsistory resolutions since 2000. Anassessment has been made of what decisionshave been implemented, whichresolutions are works in progress andwhat decisions remain outstanding.Most recently a detailed work-planningworkshop was held by the Presidiumto determine specific actions thatcould further be undertaken to implementoutstanding decision items byJuly 2010. The Resolutions Committeeis working on a summary of these materialsthat could be provided as backgroundinformation to Parishes to assistin the effective preparation of resolutions.The Committee is emphasizing anapproach that builds on the work anddeliberations of previous Sobors. Sobor2000 approved a comprehensiveaction plan entitled Vision 2000: ABlueprint for the Future. This ‘Vision’was based on a comprehensive set ofreports and decision resolutions thatfocused on three major thematic areas– spiritual renewal; educational developmentand responsible stewardship.Sobor 2005 reaffirmed those directionswith a further specific decisions on:• Rural area issuesIn addition, Sobor 2005 mandatedthe development of a policy for Episcopalrenewal and election. Sobor 2005elected Archbishop John as Archbishopof Winnipeg and the Central Eparchyand Metropolitan of the UOCC. Finally,the Extra-Ordinary Sobor of 2008approved three major decisions—a policyand process for the election of Bishops,the election of Bishops Ilarionand Andriy and approved a new sset ofBy-Laws for UOCC.In planning for the future, it is importantto reflect upon and note themajor accomplishments since our lastSobor. Since 2005 the UOCC has electeda Metropolitan and two new Bishops.Standing Committees have carriedout extensive deliberations andprovided concrete recommendations.These Committees include the EpiscopalSearch and Development Committee;Standing Committee on Education,Liturgical Publications, Inter-Church Affairs, UOCC-USRL JointCommittee. Two major liturgical publicationshave been released and workis well advanced on other texts. Thenew By-Laws are the culmination oftwo decades of work.Building on these accomplishments,the Committee is aware that manyareas of concern remain to be furtheraddressed, including:• Financial and overall sustainabilityof UOCC• Adequate resourcing and deliveryof work by the Office of Missions andEducation• Continued decline of rural parishes• Hierarchal succession• Discussion of Church governanceand principles of conciliarity—‘Sobornopravnist’• Various local parish concerns• Inter-Church and jurisdiction concerns3Whatever the issues, a complete andstepwise process is being encouraged.At the Parish level, faithful are encouragedunder the leadership of local clergyand Bishops to develop a clear understandingof issues, their backgroundand context. With this understandingin hand, Parishes will beexpected to formulate resolutions anddecision items that would advance thelife of individual members, Parishesand/or UOCC at large in a concreteand constructive manner. In the periodMay to July, 2010, Parishes will be askedto review the complete set of concernsand resolutions brought forwardfrom across Canada.At Sobor 2010, the Resolutions processwill have three steps:• Information and context clarificationas needed in workshops (e.g. ecclesiasticalteaching with respect to governance,roles, and inter-jurisdictionalprotocols)• Workshops for interactive dialogueand redirection of resolutions asappropriate• Plenary debate and decisions onresolutionsBy-Law resolutions will be directedto the Standing Committee on UOCCBy-Laws for consideration and presentationto Sobor 2010. Any general resolutionsbrought forward after thedeadline of February 28, 2010 or fromthe Sobor floor will be accepted on atime limited and sequenced basis only.Once again, the Resolutions Committeein cooperation with Parisheswants to emphasize the following principles:• A transparent and interactive processthroughout the resolution submissionand consideration process• Respect for the input of all ourfaithful• A process that follows our Sobortheme and the example of our pioneerpriests with directions that build ourchurch, actions that develop us as believersand outcomes that bring peopletogether.Pastoral UpdatesClergy Assignments:Rev. Fr. Roman Stefanyshyn is relieved of his pastoral responsibility for theSt. Mary the Protectress Sobor in Winnipeg, MB and is assigned as Priestin-Chargeof the parishes of the former Roblin Parish District, as of August1st, 2009.Very Rev. Archpriest Dr. Jaroslaw S. Buciora returns to his assignment asPastor of the St. Mary the Protectress Sobor, effective August 1st, 2009.Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Nicholas Rauliuk is assigned as Pastor for St.Michael’s Church in Edmonton, AB effective October 1st, 2009.Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Mykola Sawchenko is granted his request forMedical Leave of Absence effective October 1st, 2009.Rev. Fr. Deacon Anton Lakusta is attached to St. John’s Cathedral in Edmonton,AB effective August 1st, 2009.Rev. Fr. Deacon Michael Faryna is attached to St. Andrew’s College Chapelin Winnipeg, MB effective October 25th, 2009.Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter Dr. Oleg Krawchenko is granted his request forretirement and is relieved of his pastoral duties to St. George’s Church inFort Frances, ON and attached as to St. Ivan Suchavsky Cathedral inWinnipeg, MB effective August 1st, 2009.Rev. Fr. V. Bilous is assigned as Priest-in-Charge of St. Andrew’s Sobor inEdmonton, AB effective July 1st, 2009.Please note:current E-mail addresses at the Consistoryarchives@uocc.caaserray@uocc.cachurchgoods@uocc.cametropolitan@uocc.cavisnyk@uocc.campavenski@uocc.cavitalstats@uocc.cachancellor@uocc.caconsistory@uocc.cafoundation@uoccf.cafinance@uocc.cafinance2@uocc.cawebmaster@uocc.caW. SenchukA. SerrayFr. Dn. Y. SuchevanMetropolitan JohnFr. Е. MaximiukМ. PavenskiМ. KortchevichFr. V. LakustaFr. V. LakustaH. Kuzia (UOCC Foundation)H. KuziaV. DmytrenkoM. Yereniuk“We acknowledge the financial support of the Government ofCanada through the Publications Assistance Programtowards our mailing costs.”ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

With the December Issue ofVisnyk, we see the calendaryear 2009 come to a close. AsI look back and reflect overthe past year I think about the thingsthat have being voiced by our faithful,by our clergy, even by our hierarchswith regards to the present and futureof the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ofCanada.No matter what has been said overthe past year, no matter what has transpiredover the past year, no matterwhat is currently being said and currentlytaking place, when I reflect uponall that happens, I keep coming back tosomething that was told to me by oneof our retired priests. He said, "MaybeGod is trying to teach us something.Maybe God is trying to protect us fromsomething. No matter what, let us neverforget that all things are subject tothe Will of God and Glory Be to Godfor all things."As we approach a new calendar yearfor our UOCC and the upcoming 22ndSOBOR, this conversation came to mymind again. In every day and everyevent there is a lesson to be learned,wisdom to be gained and the opportunityto grow closer to our God. Thequestion is, do we learn? Are we openvessels to the lessons of the Holy Spirit?This time of year is a good time toЗвипуском грудневого числанашого Вісника, наближаємосядо кінця календарного2009 року. Оглянувшись назаді перекинувши в думках минаючийрік, задумуюся над питаннями,які порушували наші вірні йнаше духовенство відносно сучасногоі майбутнього УкраїнськоїПравославної Церкви в Канаді.Незважаючи на те, що було сказанопротягом цього року, що відбулосяцього минаючого року, незважаючина те, про що говоритьсяі відбувається тепер, коли я переосмисливусе, що стається, я знов ізнов повертаюся до слів, сказанихдо мене одним із наших священиків-емеритів.А він сказав ось що:«Можливо Бог хоче чомусь навчитинас. Можливо Бог хоче захиститинас від чогось. Але немає значеннящо, ніколи не забуваймо, що все відВолі Божої і Слава Богу за все».Редакційна • Editorial4 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009Glory Be to God for all things!reflect upon the past year because thisis a time of spiritual pilgrimage in theliturgical life of the church, being thatPylypivka (St. Philip’s Fast) has begun.It is a natural time to look upon ourlives; our words, thoughts and actions,and see where we can improve ourrelationship with God and with eachother. It is a time to ‘learn’ from ourmistakes by being humble enough toacknowledge them and make that firmresolve to seek to correct our behaviour,striving to grow into our true selves,to become Christ-like. May GodBless us in our efforts.When each of us begins to makethat commitment to searching forwhat God is trying to teach us, thenthis makes our whole UOCC strongerand presents a picture of hope for thefuture. I think about this as the 22ndSOBOR approaches. The key to anySOBOR is to discern the Will of Godfor our UOCC. How do we do that?First we come with an attitude that ispre-disposed to discerning the Will ofGod. We come with love in our heartsfor all. Even if we don’t agree with eachother’s views, we still maintain loveand respect. We come to SOBOR withthe desire to see the Will of God bedone. We listen to each other and mostimportantly consider what is beingsaid with an open mind, not oneСлава Богові за все!З приближенням до нового календарногороку нашої УПЦК і до22-го Звичайного Собору нашоїЦеркви, ця розмова з досвідченимсвящеником знову нагадала про себе.Кожен день і кожна подія несутьпевний урок для нас, несуть відповіднумудрість, якою потрібно збагатитися,і несуть нагоду для наближеннядо Бога. Виникає питання:—Чи ми вчимося? Чи ми є відкритіпосудини для наповнення вченнямДуха Святого? Саме ця пора рокудуже добра для роздумування проминулий рік, тому що це є час духовноїпрощі в літургічне життяЦеркви, бо ж уже Пилипівка (Різдвянийпіст) настала. Настав природнійчас оглянути своє життя, переосмислитисвої слова, думки івчинки, і побачити де і як можнапокращити свій взаємозв'язок з Богомі один з одним. Це є час, колиможна навчитися від своїх власнихDescent of the Holy Spirit Parishin Reginawill be holding it's annualFall Retreatthe weekend of December 11, 12, 13, 2009Where: Descent of the Holy Spirit Sobor, 1305-12th Ave. ReginaWhen: Friday evening, December 11 — 7:00 pmSaturday, December 12 — 9:00 am-4:00 pm (lunch included)Sunday, December 13 — Divine Liturgy: 10:00 amWho: Fr. John Oliver, author of "Touching Heaven"Cost: Free will donationContact: Fr. Brent Kuzyk: Ph.: 306-757-0445, Don McKee Ph.: 306-585-6186e-mail: dhsuosregina@sasktel.netPlease indicate your attendance by Thursday, December 10, 2009Everyone is welcomeclouded by preconceived prejudices.From all the various views that arebeing expressed in our church today, Ihear a common phrase: "We love ourchurch!" I really believe that this istrue, whether we live in the Eastern,Central or Western Eparchies. Recently,I had a very nice conversation with amember of the UOCC. We discussedconcerns and questions about the futureof the UOCC. This person statedthat their concerns stemmed from afear, a fear of ‘losing the church thatthey know.’ That took courage to say,but it opens the door to having a verymeaningful discussion and ask variousquestions to help understand eachother. What church are you afraid oflosing? How do you feel it is being lost?How do you believe it should be preserved?What is your vision of whatthe UOCC should be? May I sharewhat I believe with you? What doScripture and Holy Tradition teach usabout the Church?Only when we dialogue with eachother, as we will at SOBOR, in a matureand Spirit guided manner, sharing ouranswers to these and other questionscan we hope to understand each otherand as a result give Glory to God andallow the Will of God to rule the life ofour Church.Since the last SOBOR our churchFr. Gene Maximiuk,Assistant PriestHoly TrinityMetropolitanCathedralDirectorof Communications,UOCCEditor, The Heraldhas experienced many things, positiveand negative. My prayer and hope isthat no matter what has happened andhow it has affected us, that we learnfrom these events, being all the wiser.In humility may we seek forgivenessfor the wrongs that we have committedand in humility may we seek to forgivethe wrongs that have been committedagainst us.When we allow ourselves to ‘let goand let GOD’, as the saying goes, thenwe will experience the transfiguringpower of the Holy Spirit within ourselvesand within our Church. Doesthis sound ‘lofty’ and ‘idealistic’? Ihope so. We are called to lift ourselvesout of our sinful humanity and elevateourselves to become the ‘likeness ofGod’. By sharing hope, forgiveness andlove that comes from following God’steachings, then we will have nothing tofear, for nothing will be lost and all willbe gained and for that…Glory be toGod for all things!помилок, смиренно визнати їх іприйняти тверде рішення виправитисвою поведінку, змагати до зростанняу своє власне я, щоб статиподібним до Христа.Коли кожен з нас постановитьсобі задуматися й дослідити, що Богхоче навчити нас, тим ми спричинимосядо того, що ціла наша УПЦКзміцніє і представить картину надіїна майбутнє. Я про це думаю черезнаближення 22-го Собору. Ключ добудь-котрого Собору полягає в тому,щоб побачити і зрозуміти БожуВолю для нашої УПЦК. Як це робиться?Перш за все, ми прибуваємона Собор з наставленням настроїтисебе на розпізнавання Волі Божої.До всього ми підходимо з любов'ю унаших серцях. Якщо навіть ми неподіляємо поглядів одні одних, мивсе одно маємо любов і пошануодин до одного. Адже з'їжджаємосяна Собор з бажанням побачитиздійснення Волі Божої. Ми прислухаємосьодин до одного і, найголовніше,беремо до уваги те, що булосказано від щирого серця, а не затьмаренезаздалегідь спланованимупередженням.З різноманітних висловлювань внашій Церкві на сьогоднішній день,найчастішим є вислів: «Ми любимосвою Церкву!» І вірю, що це правда,де б ми не жили, чи в Східній, Середнійчи Західній Єпархіях УПЦК.Недавно я мав чудову нагоду розмовлятиз одним із членів нашоїУПЦК. Ми обговорювали турботи іпитання про майбутнє УПЦК. Цяособа підкреслювала турботу, щовипливає зі страху, страху «втратитиЦеркву, яку вони знають». Це надаловідвагу сказати, що але ж цевідкриває двері до значущої дискусіїі висловленню різноманітних питаньдопомогти зрозуміти один одного.Яку Церкву ви боїтеся втратити?Чому у вас таке відчуття, щовона втрачена? Як на вашу думку їїможна зберегти? Яка ваша візія,якою УПЦК повинна бути? Чи можуя поділитися з вами своєю думкоюу що я вірю? Що вчить Св. Письмоі Св. Передання про нашу Церкву?Лише при умові, що ми будемовести розмову-діалог між собою, яктакож і будемо діяти на Соборі вповажній і Святим духом спрямовуючійманері, поділяючи наші відповідіна ті чи інші питання, можемонадіятися на зрозуміння одинодного і в результаті зможемо віддатиСлаву Богові і дозволити ВоліБожій керувати життям Церкви.Від часу минулого Собору нашаЦерква пережила багато позитивногоі негативного. Незалежно відтого, що станеться і який вплив цематиме на нас, мої молитви і моянадія, що ми винесемо урок з цихподій, ставши розумнішими. В нашійпокорі просімо прощення занаші недобрі вчинки, і смиреннопрощаймо все, що було погано вчиненонам.Якщо ми дозволимо собі як говориться«звільнитися і дозволитиБогові», тоді ми відчуємо Преображеннясили Духа Святого у собі самихі в нашій Церкві. Чи це звучитьдуже високо й ідеалістично. Надіюся,що так. Ми покликані піднятисяз того стану гріхопадіння людства іпіднестися до рівня, щоб стати «подібнимидо Бога». Поділяючи надію,прощення і любов, що випливаютьіз Божої науки, ми не матимемочого боятися, нічого не будевтрачено, а все набудеться, а тому ...Слава Богу за все!ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009Fixing Broken PeopleWe all know them—peoplewith sad histories, whose familylife isn’t what it mightbe or should have been. Sorrowfulpeople. People consumed bypride, anger, or addiction. People whomight have money, talent, or businessacumen, but are unhappy or unpleasant.People who are, in some way, broken.The doctrine of the fall—the beliefthat human beings, the world, and allcreation is affected and infected by sin—is a central tenet of Christianity. Thetruth of the doctrine of the fall is provenwhen we watch the news, read thepaper, or observe the unfair, immoral,disrespectful and destructive words andactions of other people and ourselves.We are surrounded by sin—personalsin, societal sin, corporate sin, ecologicalsin, etc. People, societies, animals, all ofcreation suffer because of sin.One result of sin is the feeling of"brokenness" experienced by many people.When faced with marital breakdown,unemployment, illness, abuse,war, the death of a loved one, or any of amyriad of other examples of the imperfectionof this world we all at somepoint feel broken, inadequate, impotent.When these feelings overwhelm usit’s important to remember that thegoal of Christianity, the reason Godbecame man, taught, suffered, died andwas raised for us, is to heal the brokennessof the world—our brokenness.It’s been suggested by eminent theologiansthat if Christianity had appearedin the 20th rather than the 1st centuryit quite likely would have been viewednot as a religion but as a therapeutic science,like medicine or psychology. Ourfaith exists to make us whole, to makeus healthy in body, soul, and spirit.According to Holy Scripture everysingle one of us is a patient who needshealing. The language of illness andhealing is deeply interwoven into HolyScripture (cf. Mt. 9:12, Lk. 4:23, Lk.4:18, Mt. 13: 15, Ps. 40/41:4, Ps. 6:2, Ps.147:3, I Pet. 2:24, James 5:16) and theliturgical life of the Church (eg. the admonitionof the priest to the penitentbefore confession in the book of needs,the service of the anointing of the sick,the prayer before communion—"forthe healing of soul and body", etc.).Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachosoutlines five elements in the therapeuticprogram of the Church: correctfaith, awareness of the illness, the needfor a therapist, the correct therapeutictreatment, and following the programof treatment.Correct faith simply means acceptingthe world as it is and not makingup our own reality. If we believe thatthere is nothing wrong with the world,that the actions of human beings aregoverned by nothing more than hormonesand instincts, and that sin doesn’texist then the Church has nothingto offer. If we do believe that the worldis fallen, accept the fact that we are sinful,accept the fact that God exists andwishes to help us, then we are able tomake a start.Some people visit doctors whenthey feel something is wrong, whileothers, even though their symptoms areobvious, go into denial. The same thinghappens spiritually. If we are honestwith ourselves we will know that we aresinners and sinful. We will see the proofof this every day in our words, thoughtsand actions. Our choce is either to denyit or deal with it.Doctors are helpful because they arehighly trained, experienced, educated,and possess an objective perspective.They can look at us dispassionatelyand diagnose our problem in an objectivemanner. The spiritual father fulfillsthe same role as the doctor. The teachingis that every one of us should havesomeone with spiritual knowledge andexperience who knows everything aboutus and loves us anyway, someone withwhom we can share our innermostthoughts, history, experiences, and inclinations.This person must be in theprocess of being healed themselves. It’svery important that we don’t open oursoul to just anyone, any more than wewould go with our medical problemsto a butcher or a bank-teller.Each of us is unique, and the role ofa good spiritual father, like a good doctor,is to prescribe the medicine to curewhat ails us individually. We followgeneral rules to maintain our physicalhealth—eat right, exercise, get enoughsleep, etc. The doctor adjusts theserules to suit our particular condition,Виправлення зломлених людей.Mи всі їх знаємо—це люди зневеселим минулим, чиєродинне життя склалося нетак як повинно б, або якимвоно мало б бути. Сумні люди. Люди,яких проковтнула гордість, злістьчи схильність до чогось згубного.Люди, котрі мають гроші, талантчи можуть бути кмітливі в бізнезі,але невеселі або незадоволені. Люди,котрі так чи інакше є зломлені.Догма про гріхопадіння—доктрина,що люди, світ, і все творивовражене і заражене гріхом— є центральноюдогмою християнства.Вчення про гріхопадіння набираєособливого підтвердження, колислухаємо чи дивимось новини потелевізору, читаємо газету чи спостерігаємонесправедливі, аморальні,неповажні й руйнівні слова тавчинки як інших людей, так і свої.Ми оточені гріхом—гріхом особистим,гріхом суспільним, корпораційним,екологічним і т.п. Люди, суспільства,тварини—все Боже творивостраждає через гріх.Єдиним результатом гріха є відчуття«зломленості», воно відчутебагатьма людьми. Коли зустрічаємосьз розірванням шлюбу, втратоюпраці, хворобою, надужиттям, війною,або смертю рідної чи близькоїлюдини, чи міріядами інших подібнихприкладів недосконалості цьогосвіту, ми всі до певної міри відчуваємосязломленими, неповноцінними,недосконалими, безсилими.Коли ці почуття поглинають нас,тоді важливо пам'ятати що метаХристиянства, заради чого Бог ставлюдиною, навчав, страждав, помер іFrom Pastoral Lifeвоскрес заради нас, щоб залікуватицей стан заломлення, гріхопадіннясвіту—наше особисте зломлення.Видатні богослови твердять, що якщоб християнство виникло у 20-мустолітті, а не в першому, то правдоподібновоно б розглядалося не якрелігія, а як терапевтична наука, подібнадо медицини чи психології.Наша віра існує для того, щоб мибули цілими (чи всецілими), щобставали здоровими тілом, душею ідухом.Згідно з Святим Письмом кожнийз нас поокремо є пацієнтом, потребуючимзцілення. Мова недуги ізцілення глибоко переплетена вСвятому Письмі (Мт. 9:12, Лк. 4:23,Лк. 4:18, Мт. 13:15,Псальми 40/41:4,Пс. 6:2. Пс. 147:3, 1 Петр. 2:24, Якова5:16) і в літургічному житті Церкви(напр. звернення священика до каянникаперед сповіддю в Требнику,служба єлеопомазання хворого, молитваперед причастям—«на зціленнядуші і тіла», тощо).Митрополит Ієротей Влахос підкреслюєп'ять елементів у терапевтичнійпрограмі Церкви: правильнавіра, усвідомлення хвороби, потребалікаря, правильна програма терапевтичноголікування і дотриманняпрограми лікування.Правильна віра означає сприйманнясвіту таким яким він є, а нестворення своєї власної реалії. Якщоми віримо, що немає нічого поганогоіз світом, що вчинки людейкеруються нічим вищим, а тількигормонами і інстинктами, що гріхне існує,—в такому разі Церква немаєцілком нічого для нас. Якщо мивіримо, що світ павший, якщо мине відкидаємо факту, що ми грішні,приймаємо до нашої уваги тойфакт, що Бог існує і що Він хоче допомогтинам,—в такому разі ми готовіна старт.Деякі люди відвідують лікарів,коли відчувають, що з ними щосьнегаразд, у той час як інші, навітьтоді, коли їхні симптоми явні—відмовляються.Те саме стається і надуховному рівні.Якщо ми чесні саміз собою, ми не будемо заперечувати,що ми грішники і грішні. Доказцьому будемо бачити кожного дня всвоїх словах, думках і ділах. Можемовибрати або відмовитися від цього,або щось з тим робити.Лікарі помічні, бо вони для цьогодобре вишколені, мають досвід,практику, і володіють об'єктивнимипланами. Вони можуть безпристраснооглянути нас і об'єктивно встановитидіагноз нашої проблеми.Духовний отець виконує таку самуроль як і лікар. Висновок такий, щокожен з нас повинен мати когось здуховним знанням і досвідом, тобтокогось такого, що знає все про нас,але все одно любить нас, когось такогоз ким ми можемо поділитисясвоїми найпотаємнішими думками,своїм минулим, досвідом, злетом іпадінням. Ця особа мусить бути впостійному процесі зцілення сама.Надзвичайно важливо, щоб ми невідкривали свою душу будь-кому,так ми не йшли б з медичною проблемоюдо м'ясника чи до бухгалтера.Кожен з нас є унікальний, і ролядоброго духовного отця, подібна до5ПротоієрейБогдан ГладьоУПЦ Св. ІванаХрестителяОшава, Он.V. Rev. ArchpriestBohdan HladioUOC ofSt. John the BaptistOshawa, ONand prescribes specific medicines, dietsor exercises as well. The same applies inthe spiritual life: we pray, worship, studyscripture, partake in the holy mysteries,fast, tithe, help the poor, etc. Thespiritual doctor helps us discern whatspecific treatment our own particularspiritual condition requires, and howto order our spiritual diet, exercisesand abilities to most fully receive thespiritual medicine we all require—God’s grace.Ultimately, though, it’s up to us tofollow the regimen: to confess, commune,pray, fast, to deny ourselves, takeup our cross, and live a life of love forGod and neighbour.Every one of us will contribute eitherto healing or aggravating humanbrokenness. If we wish to facilitate thehealing of others our first, most importantstep is to heed Jesus’ advice:"physician, heal thyself ". If we’re notactively following the therapy that thechurch offers in order to deal with ourown brokenness we are not just uselessto others, we are dangerous and destructive—toourselves and to ourneighbours as well.доброго лікаря, а це індивідуальноприписати ліки від нашої слабості.Ми дотримуємося загальних правилпідтримки фізичного здоров'я—правильно харчуватися, робитифізичні вправи, спати відповіднукількість годин тощо. Лікар ті правилапристосує до нашого фізичногостану в даний момент і призначитьвідповідні ліки, дієту чи такожі руханку. Таке ж саме застосуванняі в духовному житті: ми молимося,богопочитаємо, студіюємо Св. Письмо,беремо участь у Св. Таїнствах,постимо, віддаємо десятину свогоприбутку, допомагаємо бідним тощо.Духовний лікар допомагає намзрозуміти яке специфічне лікуванняпотрібно застосувати саме для нашогодуховного стану і яку духовнудієту приписати, вправи і спроможність.Щоб якнайповніше отриматидуховні ліки ми всі потребуємо Божоїблагодаті.Зрештою, дотримування режимузалежить від нас самих: сповідатися,причащатися, молитися, постити,зректися самого себе, нести свійхрест, і жити життям любові до Богата до ближнього свого.Кожен з нас може внести свійвклад чи то до зцілення, чи до погіршеннялюдського гріхопадіння. Якщоми хочемо покращувати зціленняінших, то нашим найпершим інайважливішим кроком має бутипорада Ісуса Христа, а це: «лікарю,зціли себе». Якщо ми, щоб боротисяіз своєю власною зломленістю, небудемо активно дотримуватися терапії,яку нам пропонує Церква, тодіми не лише не корисні іншим,—ми небезпечні і згубні як по відношеннюдо себе самих, так і до нашихближніх.ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

6 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009(Слово про Київ на відкритті ІХМіжнародних Успенських Читань«Пам'ять і надія: горизонти ташляхи усвідомлення»)Теорії про Київ як «новий» або«другий» Єрусалим без малого дев'ятсотроків. «Бачите гори оці? Якана горах цих возсія благодать Божа, імає бути город великий», передаєслова св. апостола Андрія Первозванного«Повість врем'яних літ»(переклад В. Яременко). Згідно свідченняпреподобного Нестора Літописця,св. апостол благословив київськуземлю і поставив тут свій хрест.«І захотів піти в Рим.І прийшов до гирла ДніпрськогоІ звідти пішов по Дніпру горі,І за призначенням божим прийшовІ став під горами на березі.І, вставши зранку, рече учням своїм,що були з ним:«Бачите гори оці? Яка на горах цихвозсія благодать божа,І має бути город великий,І багато церков бог воздвигне».І зійшов на гори ці,І благословив їх,І хрест поставив,Українська Православна ЦеркваПатріарх Філарет: Єдина Українська ПравославнаПомісна Церква обов’язково будеЕксклюзивне інтерв'ю з СвятійшимФіларетом, Патріархом Київськимі всієї Руси-України—Ваша Святосте, дозвольте щераз привітати Вас на американськійземлі, де також є вірні УкраїнськоїПравославної Церкви Київського Патріархату.Ви щороку відвідуєтенаш Вікаріат? Скільки парафій КиївськийПатріархат має в США таКанаді? Наразі керівництво американськимипарафіями Ви здійснюєтеособисто. Чи матиме Вікаріат свогоєпископа?—Вікаріат УПЦ КП в США і Канадіоб'єднує українські парафії, щоперебувають у канонічній єдності зКиївським Патріаршим Престолом.У США ми маємо майже 20 парафій.У Канаді наразі немає нашихгромад, хоча є бажаючі навернутисяв лоно Київського Патріархату. Але,зауважу, наша Церква не ставить замету когось переманювати й агітуватидолучатися до УПЦ КП: всеповинно робитися добровільно, забажанням віруючих. Ось, приміром,парафія св. Андрія Первозваногов Блюмендейлі, яка була колисьв Київському Патріархаті за часівПатріарха Мстислава, а відтак відійшлавід нас, знову повернулась доУПЦ КП. Ми радіємо цьому. Я агітаціїне веду, але як Патріарх схвальноставлюсь до бажання громадбути в єдності з УПЦ КП. Стосовнокерівництва Вікаріатом УПЦ КП вСША та Канаді, то його спочаткуочолював нині спочилий у Бозі архиєпископБориспільський Степан(Біляк), потім був єпископ Паїсій(Дмоховський), який нині не є в лоніУПЦ КП. Керую сьогодні Вікаріатомя. А безпосереднє управлінняна місцях здійснюється секретаремВікаріату протоієреєм Віктором Полярним.Якщо буде потреба, то минаправимо сюди єпископа.—22 жовтня 2009 року УкраїнськаПравославна Церква КиївськогоПатріархату відзначила 14-ту річницюінтронізації свого ПредстоятеляСвятійшого Філарета, ПатріархаКиївського і всієї Руси-України.Як змінилась Церква під Вашим мудримкерівництвом? Розкажіть, будьласка, про нинішню її структуру.—За роки мого очолення КиївськийПатріархат зріс учетверо. УПЦКП є Помісною Православною Церквою,яка звершує своє служіння вУкраїні для віруючих усіх національностей.На сьогодні єпископатУПЦ Київського Патріархату має 42архиєреїв, в Україні діють понад4500 парафій, об'єднаних у 33 єпархіїу всіх областях нашої держави, втому числі чотири єпархії за межамиУкраїни (Греція,Росія,США,Молдова).Плідно функціонують Київськаі Львівська православні богословськіакадемії, семінарії у Луцькута Рівному, Богословський інститутв Івано-Франківську, Теологічне відділенняфілософсько-теологічногофакультету Чернівецького національногоуніверситету. Маємо близько50 монастирів, 14,5 мільйона парафіян.—Святійший Владико, наша газета«Українське Слово», її власникита журналісти нагороджені Вамикілька років тому орденами. Щиродякуємо Вам за високу оцінку нашоїскромної праці. З цікавістю стежимоза релігійним життям УкраїнськоїПравославної Церкви КиївськогоПатріархату, регулярно розміщуємопро це інформацію у тематичнійсторінці «Благовіст». Останнімчасом наша увага прикута до перемовинміж Українськими ПравославнимиЦерквами Київського та МосковськогоПатріархатів. Чим зумовленіці кроки? Чи є перспектива об'єднанняусіх трьох гілок українськогоправослав'я? Чи не чинитимуть перешкодФанар й Чистий перевулокцьому зближенню? Адже у разі успіхуУкраїна стане найбільшою православноюдержавою у світі.І помолився Богу,І зійшов з гори тої,де опісля постав Київ,І пішов по Дніпру горі»[1].Аби наблизитись до розуміння«київської ідеї», варто порівнятисвідчення про заснування Києва таінших міст. Узагальнюючи, можнасказати, що середньовіччя знало лишедва типи таких теорій. Першийтип—пов'язаний з сакралізацієюмісця, де була пролита кров. Як свідчитькласична легенда про заснуванняРиму, він був побудований натому місці, де Ромул вбив Рема. Другий тип легенд оповідає про заснуванняміста-храму, та передбачає(таємне або явне) сходження Божогоблагословення на землю, де пізнішебуде засноване нове місто. Цяверсія має своїм прототипом Єрусалим.Засновником його був пророкДавид. Проте ще до пророка Давидаіснував таємничий «цар Салиму»—Мелхіседек: «священик Бога Всевишнього»,який благословив самогоАврама. «...Він без батька, без матері,без родоводу, не мав ані початкуднів, ані кінця життя, уподобивсяБожому Сину, пробуває священикомзавжди»,—свідчить про Мелхіседекаапостол Павло. Те саме можнасказати і про Єрусалим, вічне місто,яке, згідно блаж. Августина, зійшлона землю до початку історії.Що формує унікальний образ міста?Що робить місто самим собою?Це його головна містобудівна ідея—той образ або схема, які були закладенів нього спочатку. Для Києваця «схема» виражена в структуріпростору стародавнього міста. Це«єрусалимська» схема. У середньовіччіЄрусалим, місто Христа, вважавсяза центр світу.Тому будь-яке місто, що претендуєна імперський статус, в середньовіччібудувався як «ікона» (абообраз) Єрусалиму. В центрі Єрусалимузнаходилася його головна святиня—старозавітнийхрам (пізніше,після його руйнування римлянами в33 р. такою святинею стане ХрамГроба Господня). З ним були зв'язаніЗолоті Ворота—ті самі, через які доЄрусалиму увійшов Христос. Ця жсмислова вісь—головний храм градуі Золоті ворота—характерна для містобудівноїсхеми Константинополя іКиєва. Поглянувши на карту цихстародавніх міст, ми побачимо чотириподібні об'єкти: храм святоїСофії, Золоті Ворота, храм святоїІрини і храм святого Георгія.У «Слові про закон і благодать»святитель Iларіон (середина XI ст.)порівнює. св. князя Володимира ійого сина Ярослава Мудрого з біблейськимипророками Давидом ійого сином Соломоном. Навіщо—Так, ми розпочали підготовкудо діалогу з УПЦ Московського патріархату.В УПЦ КП сподіваються,що підготовчі зустрічі будуть сприятизближенню православних віруючихрізних юрисдикцій, а такожподоланню ворожнечі між віруючимиМосковського та Київського Патріархатів,яка, на жаль, зараз існує.Всі знають про те, що УкраїнськеПравослав'я розділене. КиївськийПатріархат неодноразово виступавз ініціативами щодо подолання цьогорозділення. Зважаючи на значимістьі авторитет УПЦ КП, з намипочали рахуватись, уже не ставлятьультиматумів. У нас є впевненість,що єдина Українська Помісна ПравославнаЦерква буде обов'язково.Як і процвітатиме Україна, якій Всевишнійподарував незалежність.Українська держава є основою дляіснування автокефальної Церкви, аЦерква є духовною основою України.Тобто ми є взаємопов'язаними.Хоча і відокремлена Церква від держави.Остання не може існувати безміцного духовного підмурівку, аЦерква не може бути самостійною,коли немає незалежної держави.Тому УПЦ КП підтримує державу,бо є помісною й автокефальною.(продовження в наступномуномері нашої газети)Володимир, Митрополит Київський і Всієї УкраїниПредстоятель Української Православної ЦерквиПам’ять про новий Єрусалим: київська традиціяHOLIDAY SCHEDULE OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSISTORYDecember 24th — closed from 1:00 p.m.December 28th — closedDecember 29-30 — open; 31st — closed from 1:00 p.m.January 1st, 2010 — closedJanuary 4th and 5th, 2010 — openJanuary 6, 7, 8, 14, 19 / 2010 — closedмитрополиту Iларіону знадобилосяце порівняння? Звернувшись дотексту «Слова», ми побачимо, щотаким чином він не тільки освячуєбіблійним авторитетом рід Володимира,але й затверджує Київ як НовийЄрусалим. Пророк Давид завоювавЄрусалим та зробив його столицеюІзраїлю. Премудрий Соломонпобудував головну святинюЄрусалиму—Храм. Святий Володимирбув будівничим Києва, утвердивйого як християнський град. Айого син Ярослав Мудрий став «новимСоломоном», бо збудував храмСвятоїСофії. «І дім божий великийСвятій Його Премудрості створивна святість, на освячення міста твого»[2],пише митрополит Iларіон.Християнська середньовічна свідомістьмислила місто як святиню,порівняти яку можна з біблійнимєрусалимським храмом. Увесь світ —це притвор або «двір язичників». Захищенестінами місто—самий простірхраму. Головний храм міста—вівтар.А у вівтарі—святая святих. Замислюючисьнад філософією стародавньоїкиївської архітектури, можна побачити,що Київ будувався як храм. Цемісто-храм, місто, що виникає з зосередженняхрамів. У цього храму храмівбув свій вівтар—собор святої Софії.А в цьому Соборі своя «святаясвятих»—зображення Оранти, тобтоПресвятої Богородиці зі здійнятимиугору (у молитовному предстоящи заКиїв та Русь) руками.(продовження в наступномуномері нашої газети)ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009Про святих праотцівA St. Nicholas Day ReflectionThe Orthodox Church’s main hymn(troparion/apolytikion) for thefeast of St. Nicholas of Myra isthe general hymn for all of theChurch’s holy bishops. As such, for example,it is sung the day after the feastof St. Nicholas for the celebration of St.Ambrose of Milan. This hymn tells uswhat a Christian bishop (and, by extension,also a presbyter) ought to befor his people. And so it also tells ushow all Christians should be.The song begins by telling us that"the truth of things" reveals a real Christianpastor "to his flock" as three things.First, "the truth of things" reveals thebishop (or presbyter) as a "canon offaith." This means that the holy pastorincarnates God’s Gospel in Jesus Christin a living and vital way in absolutelyeverything he is, says and does. He notonly "rightly divides (or distributes)the word of truth" (2Timothy 2:15),but he himself is a living "rule" and"norm" for everyone about what theyshould know and believe, and how theyshould be and behave as Christians.Second, "the truth of things" manifeststhe bishop (or presbyter) as an"icon of meekness." This means thatthe pastor learns from Christ, theGood Shepherd, who said "learn fromme, for I am meek and lowly in heart."(Matthew 11:29) And having so learned,the pastor becomes a living patternand image to his people about Christlikemeekness which, according thesaints, is a divine quality that no creaturecan adequately comprehend orexplain. This meekness is the ability toexpress, exemplify and incarnate God’sGospel in Jesus Christ in a clear, sound,true, sober and gentle manner, withoutanger, annoyance, irritation or aggressionin any way. It is to be and to actlike Christ himself: to affirm people’sfreedom, to safeguard their dignity andto instruct them by example.Third, "the truth of things" revealsthe bishop (or presbyter) as a "teacherof self-control." Self-control is how theGreek word enkrateia (in Slavonic vozderzhaniye)is translated into Englishin the RSV Bible, as, for example, as thefinal virtue in St. Paul’s listing of "thefruit of the Holy Spirit." (Galatians 5:22) In the KJV Bible this word is translatedas temperance. Sometimes in Englishtranslations of ascetical writingsthe word is rendered as self-disciplineor self-limitation, or as abstinence orcontinence. Sometimes it is renderedas spiritual freedom.So the Christian pastor is a canon,icon and teacher for his flock. He is acanon of faith, an icon of meekness,and a teacher of self-control.Two other things are then proclaimedin the hymn about the holy pastor.The first is that "through humility"the good pastor acquires "high things".The word humility (in Greek tapeinosis)means lowliness, emptiness, powerlessnessaccording to the flesh. Itmeans that a person has nothing hisown: no knowledge, wisdom, power orauthority of any kind. Humble peopleunderstand that everything is a giftand a grace, and as such, they live byGod, and not themselves. They realizethat none of their words, actions, powersor properties are their own, to dowith as they please. Humble peoplehave the ability to see themselves notmerely as the same as everyone else,especially the lowest and weakest, butthey view themselves before God as beneathevery creature. Thus they arecompletely devoid of conceit, arrogance,lust of power, vanity, vainglory andpride. The Lord Jesus Christ joined humility(tapeinosis) with meekness,when he said "Learn from me for I ammeek and lowly in heart (tapeinos enПроповідьkardia)."The second proclamation about thesaintly pastor is that "through poverty"he acquires "rich things." He becomeswealthy in the things of God by emptyinghimself, without exception, of allthings earthly. In this sense the bishop(or presbyter) possesses nothing at allof his own. He is not an owner in anyway. He is rather, as Holy Scripturesays, a "slave" (doulos), a "servant" (diakonos)and a "steward" (oikonomos).The word bishop (in Greek episkopos),which literally means overseer orsupervisor, was the title in an ancienthousehold (oikos) for the chief slave.The "episkopos" was the head servantand first steward who "over-saw" and"supervised" the work of all the otherslaves, servants and stewards. The "episkopos"spoke in the Master’s name, heldthe Master’s authority, wielded the Master’spower, cared for the Master’s properties,guarded the Master’s possessions,directed the Master’s services anddistributed the Master’s goods. But hewas not the Master himself!Thus, in the memorable saying ofSt. Gregory the Great, the Christianbishop (or presbyter) is the chief "servusservorum Dei," the preeminent"servant of the servants of God" in thehousehold of God.In reflecting on the main hymn forSt Nicholas and all Christian bishops,we cannot help but recall the words ofHoly Scripture about the Church’sbishops and presbyters.For a bishop (episkopos), as God’ssteward (oikonomos), must be blameless,must not be arrogant or quicktemperedor an active alcoholic or violentor greedy for gain, but hospitable, alover of goodness, master of himself,upright, holy, and self-controlled; hemust hold firm to the sure word astaught, so that he may be able to give instructionin sound doctrine and to confutethose who contradict it. (Titus 1.7-7Свята Церква нині урочистоспоминає святих Праотців,тобто патріархів, пророків, атакож інших мужів СтарогоЗавіту, починаючи від Адама і закінчуючисвятим Йосифом, обручникомПресвятої Діви Марії, і мивсі прикликаємося нині—уславлюватисобор праотців.Перш за все ми повинні вшануватисвятих Праотців за їхню непохитнувіру в Господа Бога. Візьміть,наприклад, до уваги віру, яку маввеликий патріарх Авраам! Будучивже людиною похилого віку, він, завелінням Божим, йде зі своєї батьківщинив зовсім невідому для ньогокраїну, де на нього могла чекатибудь-яка небезпека.Коли ж Господь пообіцяв Авраамові,що він, незважаючи на свійстолітній вік, стане батьком, Авраамбез вагань увірував у це обіцяння іпідніс подяку Богові. Нарешті, щоможе бути вище і зворушливіше відтого високого подвигу віри, якийздійснив Авраам на горі Морія? Богзвелів йому принести тут у жертвутого сина, який народився в нього углибокій старості і з яким було зв'язаневиконання всіх великих обітниць,даних Авраамові. Однак Авраамбез роздумів підняв ніж надгрудьми сина свого і заколов би його,якби Ангел Господній не зупинивйого занесену руку.А якою великою була віра Мойсея?«Вірою Мойсей,—говоритьапостол Павел,—досягнувши віку,відмовився називатися сином дочкифараонової, і захотів кращестраждати з народом Божим, ніжмати тимчасову гріховну насолоду...Вірою залишив він Єгипет, не побоявшисьцарського гніву (Євр.11, 24,25, 27). Що сказати про інших святихПраотців, які відзначалисятвердістю віри? Повторимо про нихслова того ж апостола: «Не вистачитьмені часу, щоб розповісти проГедеона, про Барака, про Самсона таІеффая, про Давида, Самуїла та (інших)пророків, які вірою перемагалицарства, творили правду, одержувалиобітниці, затуляли пащі левів,гасили силу вогню... зазнали наругита побоїв, а також кайданів ітемниці, були побиті камінням, перепилювані,зазнавали катування,помирали від меча» (Євр.11, 32-34,36, 37).Відповідно до такої сили віри гарячій чисті були молитви, з якимисвяті Праотці зверталися до Бога.Вони молилися від усього серця(Втор. 4, 29), з особливою сміливістю(Вих.33, 13, 18), з необлуднихуст (Пс. 16.1), з найглибшим смиренням,називаючи себе, наприклад,Авраам—порохом і попелом(Бут. 18, 27). Вони молилися вранціта ввечері (Пс. 54,17), вдень і вночі(Пс. 87, 1), супроводжуючи свої молитвипокаянням у гріхах, сльозамий постом (1 Ездр. 8,23). Ось переднами як живі постають образиМойсея, Давида, Соломона, Неемії йДавида, котрі моляться за свій народ!Яка любов до ближніх висловлюєтьсяв молитвах цих великихмужів! Вони забувають самих себе,всі свої особисті вигоди, щоб тількивблагати Господа про милість доїхніх одноплемінників.Звернімо ще увагу і на простотута чистоту родинного життя святихПраотців. Ніде так не були шанованібатьки, як серед обраного народуБожого, і святі Праотці подавалиприклад беззаперечної слухняностібатьківській волі. Ось перед наминайвеличніший зразок слухняностіволі батька—святий праотець Ісаак.Він бачив, що його батько хоче принестийого в жертву, однак не суперечивбатькові, дав навіть зв'язатисебе і покласти на вогнище, хоча,маючи юнацькі сили, він, звичайно,міг би визволитися з пут, покладенихна нього його батьком, уже глибокимстарцем. Усі святі Праотцівели, здебільшого, життя просте,скромне, за винятком хіба що тих,хто, так би мовити, повинен був підтримуватизовнішню розкіш, якскажімо, царі. При цьому святі Праотцібули завжди готові поділитисясвоїм набутком з бідними людьми.Вже сама широка гостинність, якупатріархи виявляли до подорожніх,виставляє напоказ їхню щедрість ідоброту. Згадайте великого Мелхіседека,який зустрів Авраама з хлібомі вином, згадайте гостинністьАвраама й Лота, згадайте щедрогоВооза, Давида (2Цар. 9, 7, 10), Іова(Іов. 29, 16) та інших. А як суворо додержувалиПраотці чистоти шлюбногожиття! Коли жінку викривалив перелюбстві, то її, за закономМойсеєвим, слід було побити камінням.Свята Церква шанує старозавітнихсвятих мужів переважно за те,що вони зігрівали в людях віру в майбутньогоСпасителя й самі жили цієювірою. У цьому приготуванні людейдо прийняття спасіння від ХристаМесіїі полягає найвища заслуга святихПраотців (1Пет. 1, 10, 11). Ця віра—найдорожчий спадок, який передававсяз роду в рід серед давнього Ізраїлю.Вона перейшла до нас, християн,хоча ми віруємо не в Грядущого,а в Такого,Котрий уже прийшов, Спасителясвіту. Амінь. («Душекориснечитання», 1897, № 50).(З «Проповідницької хрестоматії»,1963)9; See Also 1 Timothy 3:1-13, 4:11-16)So I exhort the elders (presvyterous)among you, as a fellow elder (sympresvyteros)and a witness (martys) of thesufferings of Christ as well as a partakerin the glory that is to be revealed.Pastor the flock of God that is in yourcharge, exercising the oversight (episkope)not by constraint but willingly,not for shameful gain but eagerly, notas domineering over those in yourcharge but being examples (typoi) tothe flock. And when the Chief Shepherd(archpastor/archipoimenos) ismanifested you will obtain the unfadingcrown of glory. (1Peter 5:1-4)The hymn to St. Nicholas, and to allholy bishops, concludes with the plea:"O Father Hierarch Nicholas, pray toChrist our God that our souls may besaved." "The truth of things" on thisholy day clearly reveals what God willsfor us, for our souls to be saved.—Fr. Thomas HopkoSt. Nicholas Day 2007ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

Donations to Consistory Funds8 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009• ПОЖЕРТВИ НА ФОНДИ КОНСИСТОРІЇ травень – вересень 2009 р.• DONATIONS TO CONSISTORY FUNDS May – September, 2009ECCLESIA DONATIONSGENERALSEPTEMBER, 2009$1,000.00• Estate of Helen Elkow, Winnipeg, MB($6,000.00)PRESS FUNDMAY, 2009$50.00• Alex and Pauline Lysak, Edmonton, AB($5,991.79)REVENUE DONATIONSARCHIVES & MUSEUMJUNE, 2009$115.66• St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox SoborParish, Edmonton, AB ($2,249.31)CLERGY DEVELOPMENT FUNDMAY, 2009$500.00• Dr. Marilyn and Dr. Peter M. Kondra,Stoney Creek, ON ($18,530.00)$100.00• Rev. Fr. Taras & Joanne Makowsky, Saskatoon,SK ($3,061.52)CLERGY EPARCHIAL FUNDMAY, 2009$124.00• Rev. Fr. Alexander & Olha Harkavyi,Winnipeg, MB ($379.00)$64.00• Fr. Timothy & Julie Chrapko, Calgary,AB ($64.00)• Orysia & Rev. Fr. Richard Ehrmantraut,Winnipeg, MB ($274.00)• Rt. Rev. Fr. Peter & Mary Hnatiw, Chilliwack,BC ($514.00)• Rev. Fr. Brent & Sherri L. Kuzyk, Regina, SK($304.00)• Rt. Rev. Fr. Victor & Marusia Lakusta,Winnipeg, MB ($744.00)• V. Rev. Fr. Volodymyr & Olia Makarenko,Etobicoke, ON ($1,174.00)JUNE, 2009$124.00• Rev. Fr. Cornell & Merrie Zubritsky,Edmonton, AB ($717.58)$64.00• Rev. Fr. Bohdan & Tania Hladio, Oshawa, ON($16,639.64)AUGUST, 2009$64.00• Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Tykhon (Chyzhevskyy),Dauphin, MB ($64.00)• Deacon Robert & Dobr. Leona Hladiuk,Winnipeg, MB ($64.00)• Rt. Rev. Fedir & Maria Leheniuk, Toronto, ON($464.00)COMPUTERIZATIONJUNE, 2009$200.00• Andrew & Claudia Serray, Winnipeg, MBDONATIONS GENERALMAY, 2009$200.00• UOC of St. Michael - Edmonton, AB($1,793.25)$171.00• Rev. Fr. Taras & Joanne Makowsky, Saskatoon,SK ($3,061.52)$81.70• Emil & Orasia Yereniuk, Edmonton, AB($5,317.63)$50.00• Metropolitan John (Stinka), Winnipeg, MB($12,045.36)• Konstantin Huytan, Ottawa, ON ($50.00)JUNE, 2009$100.00• Tony & Yvonne Medvescek, Ituna, SK($150.00)• Very Rev. Fr. Gregory & Brenda Mielnik,Winnipeg, MB ($5,622.03)• UOC of Holy Trinity - Prince Albert, SK($700.00)JULY, 2009$100.00• Peter & Rose Kondra,Winnipeg, MB ($4,215.00)$61.92• William & Isabelle Darcovich, Edmonton, AB($16,132.53)$50.00• Ted Antonyshyn, Toronto, ON ($50.00)AUGUST, 2009$266.47• Emil & Orasia Yereniuk, Edmonton, AB($5,317.63)$100.00• UOC of St. Nicholas - Drobot (Mission),Springside, SK ($100.00)SEPTEMBER, 2009$5,000.00• Estate of Helen Elkow, Winnipeg, MB($6,000.00)$2,000.00• Ivan Pochylczuk, Winnipeg, MB ($2,050.00)$675.00• UOC of St. Anthony - Edmonton, AB($6,350.00)$100.00• Alice Nicholaichuk, Saskatoon, SK ($720.00)$61.92• William & Isabelle Darcovich, Edmonton, AB($16,132.53)$50.00• Mary Zymowec, Montreal, QC ($1,565.00)In Memoriam of WolodymyrDONATIONS GENERAL (ECCLESIA)JUNE, 2009$150.00• Dennis Zlipko, Langham, SK ($250.00)$100.00• Anna Bayrachny (deceased), Mississauga, ON($165.00)$50.00• Nadia Chmigelskaja, Edmonton, AB ($300.00)JULY, 2009$50.00• Lubow Baziuk, Toronto, ON ($100.00)• Roman & Anastasia Yereniuk, Winnipeg, MB($150.00)$25.00• Dr. Jennie Dutchak, Ottawa, ON ($115.00)AUGUST, 2009$100.00• Anna Shewel, Winnipeg, MB ($100.00)$50.00• Research Institute & Society of 'Volyn',Winnipeg, MB ($1,050.00)$25.00• Vicky Vancha, Langley, BC ($45.00)SEPTEMBER, 2009$500.00• Edward Klopoushak, Regina, SK ($15,350.00)$150.00• UOC of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Vancouver,BC ($18,526.32)EASTER APPEALMAY, 2009$100.00• Victor & Beverly Chorney, Redwater, AB($400.00)• Stefan Galczyk, Moose Jaw, SK ($2,150.00)• Gerald & Cathy Luciuk, Regina, SK ($1,314.05)• Alex & Pauline Lysak,Edmonton,AB ($5,991.79)• Nick Ostafichuk, Edmonton, AB ($900.00)• Jane M. Tymoshuk, Toronto, ON ($100.00)$50.00• Rev. Fr. Benny & Lorraine Ambrosie,Edmonton, AB ($1,564.00)• George & Maria Kozak, Etobicoke, ON($2,225.00)• Louis & Phyllis Kurchaba, Rossburn, MB($375.00)• Very Rev. Fr. Morley & Marion Parfeniuk,Hamilton, ON ($5,054.00)• Helen & John Sarawanski, Bonnyville, AB($50.00)• Josie Talpash, Saskatoon, SK ($215.00)$25.00• Paul & Tina Handzuik, Arran, SK ($145.00)$20.00• Joe & Isabelle Greba, Endeavour, SK ($625.00)• Sofia Schustyk, Hamilton, ON ($75.00)JUNE, 2009$1,126.28• UOC of St. John Cathedral, Edmonton, AB($34,015.19)$350.69• UOC of St. Vladimir - Calgary, AB ($5,412.42)$212.50• St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox SoborParish, Edmonton, AB ($2,249.31)$100.00• Boris Bohuslawsky, Toronto, ON ($100.00)METROPOLITAN RESIDENCE FUNDMAY, 2009$100.00• Rev. Fr. Taras & Joanne Makowsky, Saskatoon,SK ($3,061.52)MISSION FUNDMAY 2009$40.00• Allan Kowalchuk, Regina, SK ($115.00)ORTHODOX CHRISTIANMISSION CENTERJUNE, 2009$200.00• Alan & Vera Sanger, Edmonton, AB ($1,540.00)AUGUST, 2009$50.00• Mrs. Marian McCutchen, St Albert, AB ($50.00)PRESS FUND - ECCLESIAMAY, 2009$1,000.00• Peter & Elsie Powalinsky, Warman, SK($8,675.00)$100.00• V. Rev. Fr. Pawlo & Eugenia Berezniak,Windsor, ON ($664.00)• Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada -Windsor, ON ($200.00)• UOC of St. John The Baptist - Oshawa, ON($850.00)JUNE, 2009$65.00• Dr. Jennie Dutchak, Ottawa, ON ($115.00)$50.00• UOC of St. John The Baptist - Oshawa, ON($850.00)U.O.C.C. FOUNDATIONDONATIONS GENERALSEPTEMBER, 2009$500.00• Anys & Shirley Chorneyko, Wynyard, SK($500.00)$100.00• Rose & Zenon Drul, Edmonton, AB ($900.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• James & Sylvia Gray, Edmonton, AB ($200.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• David Lakusta, Darwell, AB ($100.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Very Rev. Henry & Audrey Lakusta, Winnipeg,MB ($1,914.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Rt. Rev. Fr. Victor & Marusia Lakusta,Winnipeg, MB ($744.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta$50.00• Alex & Pauline Lysak, Edmonton, AB($5,991.79)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Emily & Myron Stechishin, Edmonton, AB($200.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta$25.00• Astrid & Bruce Prytuluk, Edmonton, AB($85.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Helen & John Pura, Edmonton, AB ($25.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Russell & Dr. Sandra Sawchuk, Edmonton, AB($1,420.14)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta$20.00• Bella Fedorak, Edmonton, AB ($20.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Alice Krawchuk, Edmonton, AB ($20.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Robyn Shewchuk & Gregory Orysiuk,Edmonton, AB ($20.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta$10.00• Mary Kotyk, Edmonton, AB ($235.00)In Memoriam Eva Lakusta• Eugene & Ollie Luchka, Edmonton, AB ($60.00)In Memoriam Eva LakustaFOUNDATION - JOHN M. & ELIZABETH N.PROKIPCHUK FUNDSEPTEMBER, 2009$5,681.00• The Winnipeg Foundation, John M.& Elizabeth N. Prokipchuk Fund$4,000.00• John M. Prokipchuk, Winnipeg, MB($45,898.00)RT. REV. FR. HRYHORY & DOBR. MARIAWASYLIW FUNDMAY, 2005$100.00• Rt. Rev. Fr. William & Marusia Wasyliw,East St. Paul, MB ($33,560.89)JUNE, 2009$100.00• Rt. Rev. Fr. William & Marusia Wasyliw,East St. Paul, MB ($33,560.89)JULY, 2009$100.00• Rt. Rev. Fr. William & Marusia Wasyliw,East St. Paul, MB ($33,560.89)AUGUST, 2009$100.00• Rt. Rev. Fr. William & Marusia Wasyliw,East St. Paul, MB ($33,560.89)SEPTEMBER, 2009$100.00• Rt. Rev. Fr. William & Marusia Wasyliw,East St. Paul, MB ($33,560.89)Вічная Пам’ять!Священнослужителям, що спочили в Бозі в грудні місяці.“Memory Eternal!” to all UOCC clergy who fell asleep in the Lord this month.Пресв. Андрій Сармотюк † 13.12.42Пресв. Іван Приступа † 27.12.63Протопресв. Володимир Слюзар † 26.12.76Ігумен Лаврентій Кубин † 19.12.87Архіпресв. Франко Керніцький † 25.12.88Пресв. Стефан Король † 02.12.92Прот. Степан Сорока † 01.12.98Митр. прот. Микола Стеценко † 27.12.98Митр. прот. Степан Гуцуляк † 23.12.05Протопресв. Петро Сацевич † 20.12.07Добродійкам, що спочили в Бозі в грудні місяці.“Memory Eternal!” to all UOCC Dobrodiykas who fell asleep in the Lordthis month.Добр. Цeліна Брик † 04.12.73Добр. Марія Хомeнко † 28.12.80Добр. Соня Осичeнко † 06.12.99Добр. Анастасія Мінeнко † 21.12.07Dear Readers! If there are errors or omissions in this column, please let us know.Thank You.Шановні Читачі! Будемо щиро вдячні, якщо, завваживши помилкучи пропуск в цій колонці, повідомите нас.ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009■ Construction on the Ukrainian Museumof New Jersey in memory of PatriarchMstyslav I has continuedthroughout the summer. The newestphotographs displayed on these pageswere taken just days before the beginningof hoisting the roof of the buildinginto place. It has been a fascinatingexperience to follow the constructionprocess. The heavily insulated wallswent into place and concrete stuccowas applied with a mesh, which willserve as a foundation for the final stuccoapplication, also being applied asyou read these words.Sometimes from photographs it isdifficult to get a feeling for the size ofthe 30,000 square feet building. Thesecond floor will house the 1800 squarefeet environmentally controlled exhibitand storage area, an 1800 square feet storageroom, a 200 person capacity conferenceroom and 10 (6 @ 400 square feet,2 @ 200 square feet and 2 @ 300 squarefeet) exhibit areas—all in addition to1500 square feet opening in the centerallowing the visitor to gaze down uponthe first floor 2400 square feet primaryexhibit and social area, along with fiveadditional 400 square feet exhibitrooms, another 600 square feet conferenceroom and a 600 square feet audioand video media center.Also on the firstfloor are a huge exhibit prep room,Community NewsUkrainian Museum of New Jersey: On becominga part of history…HEC offices, our new ecclesiasticalsupply, bookstore and gift shop and themain lobby.The aerial photograph give a comprehensiveview of the entire constructionsite and the museum’s proximityto the Consistory and Library Center.Note that there are no windowsthrough which damaging natural lightcan affect our collection. We will havestate of the art lighting in all areas ofthe building to properly display themany artifacts we possess.We have reached a very critical stagein our construction process. The buildingwill be completely closed in for thewinter months with two porticos,which are about to be constructed, andwe will slowly begin the process ofcompleting the interior of the building.Slowly? Yes, VERY slowly, becausewe have come nearly to the end of thefinances we have had available for construction.We have been able to purchasemost of the heating and air-conditioningequipment, but we do NOThave the financial resources to install it.In addition, our plumbing and electricalwork CAN proceed through thewinter months, IF, we receive contributionsto permit it. We remind all ourreaders that the Historical and EducationalComplex is being built withdonated funds only. We have not andwill not utilize general church fundsfor this purpose. Therefore, if you havebeen holding back your contributionuntil "construction" is under way—aswe have heard so often—then NOW isthe time to submit it to us. Our goal isto hold our grand opening and dedicationof the Historical and EducationComplex, which includes the UkrainianMuseum of New Jersey in memoryof Patriarch Mstyslav I, the MetropolitanAndrew Kuschak Archive and ResearchCenter, our Library, Cultural Centerand much more—in the spring of2012. Whether or not we meet that goalis completely up to you! PLEASE donot delay in making your contribution,or if you already have contributed,please consider contributing further.There are still many, many namingPaul Yuzyk Award RecipientChooses St. Vladimir Institute for $20,000 Grant■ TORONTO, ONTARIO—(Marketwire—Nov.16, 2009)—John Yaremko,the first recipient of the Paul YuzykAward for Multiculturalism, has chosento donate the award's $20,000grant to the St. Vladimir Institute inToronto, Manitoba's Selkirk-InterlakeMP James Bezan announced today onbehalf of Citizenship, Immigrationand Multiculturalism Minister JasonKenney. Mr. Yaremko was presentedGreat Christmas Giftwith the award in the Lifetime Achievementcategory this past June.The Paul Yuzyk Award commemoratesthe late Senator Yuzyk's pioneeringlegacy establishing multiculturalism asone of the fundamental characteristicsof Canadian identity.In accordance withthe award criteria, Mr. Yaremko wasasked to choose an eligible, registerednot-for-profit Canadian organization orassociation to receive the grant.Ordination anniversaries:Bishops, Priests, Deacons9opportunities, including major exhibitareas available for sponsorship, as wellas smaller sponsorships. Become partof history by contribution your sharetoday. In the next issue of the UOW,we will include a list of the sponsorshipcontributions, which have been receivedto date. Won’t you considerjoining them so that your name willappear also? We look forward to hearingfrom you soon.Consistory Office of Public Relations:Ukrainian Museum of New Jersey:Becoming a Part of History!: http://www.uocofusa.org/news_090514_1.htmlWith prayers,—His Grace Bishop Daniel"The St.Vladimir Institute is a longstandingorganization that is dedicatedto the promotion of Ukrainian culturein Toronto," said MP Bezan. "Its activitiesare reflective of Mr. Yaremko'slifelong commitment to being a strongadvocate for education, human rightsand multiculturalism and of the spiritof the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism."The St. Vladimir Institute is a Ukrainianstudent residence and culturalcommunity centre located in the heartof downtown Toronto. It is committedto the fostering of knowledge and appreciationof the Ukrainian spiritual,cultural and intellectual heritage.Individuals from communitiesacross Canada can be nominated inone of two categories for the Paul YuzykAward for Multiculturalism—Lifetime Achievement or OutstandingAchievement. The Lifetime Achievementcategory honours an individualwho has demonstrated life-long dedicationto the pursuit of promoting astrong multicultural society in Canada,while the Outstanding Achievementrecognizes an individual orgroup who has made a significant contributionto Canadian multiculturalismwithin the last five years.Nominations for the 2010 Paul YuzykAward for Multiculturalism arecurrently being accepted until March1, 2010.For details on Senator Paul Yuzyk,Mr. John Yaremko, the nomination processand eligibility requirements, pleasevisit www.cic.gc.ca/paulyuzykDECEMBERMaranchuk, Rev. Fr. Michael —December 13, 2005Pavenschi, Very Rev. Archpriest Vasile —December 09, 1981Pozniak, Very Rev. Archpriest Miron —December 11, 1983Puk, Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter Jaroslaw —December 16, 1956Rauliuk, Rt.Rev. Mitred Archpriest Nicholas —December 24, 1967Turzansky, Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter George —December 27, 1942Wasylenko, Very Rev. Archpriest Peter —December 17, 1989Wasyliw, Rt. Rev. Mitred Archpriest William —December 04, 1966May God Grant them Many, Blessed Years! На Многії Літа!Deadline for Submissions■ January 2010 issue — Deadline: December 7ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

Our Faith • Наша Віра10 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009Why We Come to ChurchAs we sit in the pews of ourchurch and witness the suprememystery: that is the Divine Liturgyas it unfolds around us, itwould not be unnatural for us to ask,"Why am I here?"Is it because it is something we feelwe must do? Maybe because we feel itis the right thing to do? Or perhaps, wecome to Church simply because wehave been told that we should. All ofthese statements are reasonable, yetnone of them are right.We come to church for no reasonother than to come into communionwith God, so that we may be like Him.There is nothing less than this and therecan be nothing more. The childrenof Israel knew this when they madethree pilgrimages to Jerusalem in orderto come in contact with God and thepresence of the living God who filledthe chambers of the Temple in Jerusalem.The early Christians, as the EvangelistLuke tells us at the end of hisGospel, were also "continually in theTemple praying." But it was years earlierthat the Mother of God, Mary, herselfwas dedicated to that same Templeof Jerusalem by her parents Joachimand Anna where she dwelt in the Holyof Holies and basked in the presence ofGod. Therefore, we as a church commemoratethis great feast with the Presentationof the Theotokos to theTemple on December 4, a very holy day.That Temple, as Christ predicted,would not have one stone left standingupon another but in the presence ofGod, nevertheless, it would be accessiblenot only to the children of Israelbut to all of the nations so that everyperson would have the opportunity tocome into the presence of God andenter into communion with Him.Christ Himself instructed His apostlesand disciples to bring this message intoa hungry and thirsting world so that allof the world could come into the templeof God that is the One, Holy, Catholicand Apostolic Church, receiveHim, and thus become temples of theliving God themselves. The historicchurch of Christ, that is the OrthodoxYou Wanted to knowQUESTION: Father, is the Churchconsidered "democratic" in its structureand governance?ANSWER: Strictly speaking, No. TheHoly Orthodox Church world wideand for the past two Millennia hasmaintained a structure which in practicegoes far beyond the conceptualboundaries of what we know in NorthAmerica as being "democratic". Here iswhat I mean.Democracy in 21st Century termsloosely means that in any institutionwhere people are members, the organizationcalls for those members to gathertogether, formulate and decide uponwhat direction and what policy mandatesthe organization. They do this by aprocess of voting where 50% of themembers, plus one, can decide upon thedirection of the organization. This isfine, however, in some instances it canleave 49% of the membership unhappy.The Church does not and has notfunctioned in this manner, ever. TheHoly Orthodox Church is not an "institution"as our North American mindthinks about institutions based on democraticprecepts. She was begun asthe living, breathing and functioningBody of our Lord Jesus Christ. She hasat her heart the foundation of true andunfettered Love. Not love, as humanityknows love, but a love that is incorruptible,eternal and all encompassing.This love brings about an understandingof undying and unlimitedgiving, dedication and forgiveness.Jesus Christ, being our greatest exampleof unlimited and undying love,sets the foundation of what the Churchis and how She is governed using thetenant of true love as the basis. Thetrue love of Christ becomes the truthof eternal Authority in the universeand especially becomes the true authorityof the Church’s work, outreachand function within our society. Withinthe structure of this type of love, theauthority and the freedom of humanityto seek and work out salvation inconcert with God is freely given, however,the faithful must find this freedomwithin the Church as being thetrue authority in our world!Here is where things get interesting.Democracy to a North Americanmind means freedom. Authority meanssomething to be chastised since freedommust mean distancing oneselffrom ultimate authority otherwise onecan become enslaved to the institution.This is not so with the Orthodox mindand certainly not true in the life of theChurch. Since the Orthodox mindthinks of "authority" as the true andeternal "authority" of the love and attentionof God, true freedom can onlyexist in the Church since the Church isthe true and only real authority in thisWorld. Unfortunately Western theologyand Western democracy has ingraineditself into our society to such adegree that we sometimes cannot containourselves from applying terms andideals of "democracy", "freedom" and"authority" to the Church as if the Churchis or ever has been a secular institution.The idea that "authority" in and of itselfis a monster which exists outside ofthe boundaries of the Church and that"freedom" is the opposing ideal whichneeds to combat and destroy "authority"for humanity to be truly able to live,function and grow in the Lord isincompatible with Orthodoxy.The separation and differentiationof "authority" and "freedom" is trulyforeign to the Orthodox East. In theWestern tradition we see a differentstory. The Roman Catholic Church,which focused upon the "letter" of thelaw of authority, established a legalisticapproach to Church administrationthat in turn repelled some of the basicspiritual and theological freedoms ofthe Church and Her people. This wasthe beginning of the separation. Followingthe establishment of this "legalistic"and "authoritative" Church, theReformation movement was born.The reform movement in the West dictatedthat true freedom meant we mustChurch, has born witness to this realityin each and every Divine Liturgywhen the Word of God speaks, not justto His apostles and disciples, but to allof us commanding us to, "Take eat,"and to take and "drink" of Himself sothat we may be in Him and He in us.As in the universe, our lives spin asrapidly as any celestial body, but theyalso must have a core. At the inner core,whether we recognize it or not, isthe indescribable force that draws uscloser to the center and at the sametime into ourselves. God, who exists atthe center of all things, draws everycreature to Him. We can resist this force,but in the end, and at the end everyonewill inevitably be drawn to thecenter of all things.When we are in church, we have madethe conscious decision to let go and(if but for the shortest of moments)begin our journey to the center of theuniverse. Even then, however, we canresist, clinging to the outer edges of thenave, holding on to our pews, and resistingthe force that beckons us to leapfight the existing "authority" in theChurch for Christianity to have moraland personal freedom. This meant thatthe supreme and institutionalized authorityof the Church Hierarchy(Pope, Bishops and Clergy) needed tobe combated.What took place over the next severalCenturies is what we have today. ACatholic Church of the West with it’ssupreme Hierarchical Authority andthe Protestant West with its supremefreedom of everything from jurisdictionto personal moral freedom to authoritativeand administrative freedom.In the Protestant Churches wedo not see a unity of faith nor form.We see several thousand distinct andindependent church communitiesdefining and interpreting scripture,defining church structure and democraticallyhiring and firing bishops andclergy! In the Catholic model we findsupreme authority which underminesthe freedom of living, functioning andgrowing in God because of legalistictendencies towards a top-down structurewhich imposes it’s precepts to thefaithful instead of offering it to themout of love. Both are foreign to Orthodoxy.The Orthodox Church, the Churchof Christ, being the authority of loveand truth in the world, through theauthority of apostolic succession thereforebecomes the only true freedomof people seeking salvation from thefallen world and from death and sin.You don’t find authority in theChurch, the Church is authority andyou don’t find freedom in the Church,the Church is freedom. Our desire toseparate freedom from authority inthe Church must be stopped in orderfor the Body to function otherwise weend up in chaos.We must put this into perspectivewhen talking about Church structure.Let us think of the Church’s structureas a form of a cross. The vertical bar ofthe cross represents the Hierarchicalstructure: Patriarch, Metropolitan, Bishop,Presbyter, Deacon. Their roleand function as servant leaders wholove and pastor their flock is to main-ReverendFr. PatrickPowalinskyHyas-Kamsack-Swan RiverParish Districtahead—even though it lies but a fewfeet away.We call up within ourselves allmanner of excuses knowing deep insidethat we should belong closer to God asHe speaks to us from His Holy Altar.Yet there it is, right before us, restingon the Holy Table, radiating forth fromthe Altar: the Lamb, placed on the patenand in the chalice. Therein is the centerof the universe; the center of all things—God, Himself calling out to us.And this is why we come to church.To be drawn to the center of the universeand come into communion withthe Creator of all things—to stand inthe presence of God. It is for no reasonother than this that we come to church,and, indeed, there can be nothing more.ReverendFr. Brent Kuzyk,Presbyter,Descent of theHoly Spirit Sobor,Regina, SKtain and uphold the authority of theScripture, dogma, theology, Canonsand Holy Tradition as it pertains to thesalvation of man.This is unquestionable and unchangeablesince it has been passeddown through the ages unchangedthrough Apostolic succession. The horizontalbar of the cross represents thelay leadership of the Church. This isthe combined body of the faithful readyto live, learn and grow in the bodyof Christ which is the Church. Togetherwe all make up the body of theChurch and function in different capacities.The authority and the freedomin it’s purest form exists in thisform as it is the only authority andfreedom for man in this world.In the Church we are released fromthe concepts of authority and freedomas it pertains to the fallen world. Inother words, authority and freedomseen separate from one another in theworld can only be described as a fallenauthority and a fallen freedom. Perfectionis only located in the Church andit is maintained by the perfection ofChrist and hence freedom is only inChrist as is true authority. Democracyhas no role to play in this scenario,only love in Christ, which becomes ourfreedom in Him.For further reading please see:"The Mystery of the Church" by WilliamBush, "World, Church, Mission"by Fr. Alexander Schmemann, St.Paul’s first Epistle to Timothy and St.Paul’s Epistle to Titus.I bid you peace from this day forward!ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009Documents of UOC History11Hetman Ivan Mazepa and the UOCC:50 Years Ago and TodayFifty years ago, the three memberSobor of Bishops of the UOCC,headed by Metropolitan llarion(Ohienko) issued a most importantepistle dedicated to the 250 anniversaryof the repose of Hetman IvanMazepa. The epistle dated July 6,1959 isentitled " The real Builder and Patron ofGod's Churches-Hetman Ivan Mazepa"(Velykiy budivnychiy і metsenat Bozhykhtserkov-Hetman Ivan Mazepa).The epistle begins by mentioningover 50 great deeds of Hetman IvanMazepa, head of the Ukrainian HetmanState, to Ukrainian Orthodoxy,especially for cathedrals, churches, monasteries—bothmale and female (includingthe Kyiv Pecherska Lavra), theologicalschools (including the KyivMohyla-Mazepa Academy) and otherchurch institutions. The epistle also recountsthe patronage of Mazepa toworld Orthodoxy especially church institutionsin Jerusalem, Syria, Palestine,Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople,Mount Athos and other key centres.The epistle ends by the bishops recallingthat the Russian Orthodox Churchhad anathematized Hetman Ivan Mazepain 1708, for dropping his allegianceto Moscow and joining thepolitical and military forces of Sweden.The epistle openly concludes by statingthat:"THE ANATHEMA OF 1708 DE-CLARED AGAINST HETMAN IVANMAZEPA IS CONSIDERED INVALIDAND NON-EXISTENT, AND WE DE-CLARE THAT HETMAN IVAN MA-ZEPA WAS ONE OF THE GREATESTCHURCH STATE FIGURES. WEBLESS THAT ALL OUR CLERGY ANDFAITHFUL TO PRAY FOR THEBLESSED MEMORY OF HETMANIVAN MAZEPA AS A FAITHFULAND DEDICATED SON OF THEUKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH!"It is especially important that thisyear—2009—the 300 anniversary ofthe repose of Hetman Ivan MazepaВеликий будівничий і меценат Божих Церков– гетьман Іван МазепаПослання Собору Єпископів Української Греко-ПравославноїЦеркви КанадиДо всього Всечесного духовенства,Преподобного монашества та всіхБоголюбивих вірних Української Греко-ПравославноїЦеркви в Канаді."Храм Божий—Святий" (І.Кор. 3.17)Року 1709-го, місяця серпнядня 22 (за старим стилем)упокоївся в Бозі великий українськийгетьман Іван Мазепа.І цього року минає 250 років здня його смерті. Гетьман Іван Мазепабув найбільшим меценатом святихБожих церков в усій Україні.Більше двадцяти років (1687-1709)він був гетьманом і весь час свогогетьманування не переставав будуватипо всій Україні Божі церкви тащедро прикрашувати їх. На це вінвидавав величезні власні кошти. Ісправді, нема в Україні якої більшоїцеркви, якій гетьман-меценат не давби своєї пожертви. Це ясна ознакалюдини богобійної та благочестивої,і Свята Українська церква щирошанувала й шанує свого гетьмана.Звичайно, гетьман Мазепа найбільшусвою увагу звернув на Київ, якстолицю всеукраїнську. І тут накожному кроці видно його щедруруку і його щире бажання, щоб славивсяБог у храмах святих. З найбільшимдуховним центром України,з Києво-Печерською лаврою, гетьманМазепа був у тісних синівськихстосунках і робив для неї надзвичайнобагато. Найважливіше, Мазепаяк гетьман року 1688-го виклопотав,що московська влада, як церковна,так і світська, підтвердилаПечерській лаврі всі її стародавніпривілеї, в це дало змогу всеукраїнськійсвятині і далі належно ростита міцніти. Крім того, гетьман Мазепапостійно робив різні поліпшеннята нові побудови в лаврі своїмвеликим коштом. Так, у роках1695-1696-х гетьман Мазепа реставрувавСв. Троїцьку церкву над головноювходовою брамою, а над такзваними Економічними воротамипоставив церкву Всіх Святих. Усі ціцеркви—багаті, розкішні! А року1698-го, коли пішли чутки, що ворогможе ввірватися в Київ, гетьманМазепа огородив усю Печерськулавру міцним муром на 520 сажнівдовжини. По дорозі з Києва до Печерськоїлаври Мазепа поставив величногомурованого храма ВеликогоМиколая і будував його шість літ(1690-1696). Разом з будовою Велико-Миколаївськогохраму на Печерськугетьман Мазепа розпочав відновленняі стародавньої Свято-Софіївськоїкафедри в Києві. Ця відноватяглася сім літ (1690-1697), ікафедра стала величною й висококоштовною. Так само Мазепа реставруваві Золотоверху Михайлівськуцеркву в Михайлівському монастирі,відновив і церкву Кирилівську вКиєві. Він же відновив також Спаськуцеркву Межигірського монастирята Михайлівську монастиряВидубицького.Сильно дбав гетьман Мазепа провищу Могилянську колегію в Києві.У роках 1690-1693-х Мазепа побудувавБогоявленську Братську церкву,при якiй знаходилася ця школа.Для самої колегії Мазепа поставивнового будинка—триповерхового,коштовного й гарного. Він же виклопотав,що року 1701-го Могилянськаколегія була таки перейменованана академію. І вона понаддвісті років служила ще не тількивсій Україні, але і всім православнимслов'янським народам. Пам'ятавМазепа і про Чернігів—збудуваву ньому величну дзвіницю приthat we not forget the memory of oneof the greatest benefactors of theUkrainian Orthodox Church. It isimportant to emphasis that Mazepapromoted and created a unique style ofUkrainian Orthodox church architecture—"theMazepa Baroque style" thatdifferentiates Ukrainian Orthodoxyfrom the architecture styles of otherOrthodox churches, including RussianOrthodox.This year there has been a great debate,and the debate continues, on the issueof the annulment of the Russian anathemaagainst Mazepa (this debate was verycontentious during the months of Mayto September 2009 in various religioussites on the web pages and in newspaperarticles). For Ukrainian Orthodoxyaround the world, there is no questionthat the anathema against Mazepa hadno "religious dogmatic underpinning"and that it was a "political decision" forcedon the Church by Tsar Peter I.Across Canada and in various parts ofthe Ukrainian diaspora there have beenor will still take place conferences, symposiaor events honouring Hetman IvanMazepa. (for example the Centre forUkrainian Canadian Studies, Universityof Manitoba, and Oseredok are cosponsoringa Symposium on Mazepa onNov. 22, 2009 in Winnipeg). All of theseare important in understanding the figureand the magnitude of the work ofHetman Ivan Mazepa as a "giant mohican"of Ukrainian Orthodoxy and toundo the negative Russian image thatstill exists today in the Russian state andRussian Orthodox Church.It is important that the UOCC fiftyyears ago, in 1959, responded to thisissue with a very clear, precise and conciseanswer in the Epistle. This sameanswer is the position of the UOCC todayas we are the Church members ofthe patrimony ("spadkoyemtsi") of theCouncil of Bishops of 1959.For the membership of the UOCC,we are printing the Epistle-Poslanniaof 1959 in the Ukrainian language andin the next issue of Visnyk will reprintthe Epistle in translation into English—Prof. Roman YereniukSt. Andrew’s CollegeБорисо-Глібській церкві. А року1700-го поставив тут славну колегію.У місті Переяславі на Полтавщиніроку 1697-го Мазепа поставивнову велику кафедру Вознесення.Багато храмів Божих Мазепа поставиві по малих містах та містечках.Наприклад, у Сорочинцях, у Дегтярівціта інших, яких годі перелічити.Гетьман Мазепа любив прикрашуватисвяті Божі храми дорогимита пишними іконостасами. Такііконостаси він поставив, наприклад,у київських храмах: Св. Софії,в Успенському Києво-Печерськоїлаври. Золотоверхому Михайлівськомута Микольському соборах.Своїм коштом року 1693-го Мазепапоставив величного іконостаса і всічовій Покровській церкві.Усе своє життя гетьман Мазепадбав і про підтримання та реставраціюмонастирів. Так, у роках 1684-1687-х Мазепа поставив Спаськуцеркву при Мгарському монастирібіля міста Лубен на Полтавщині.Року 1696-го він же поставив величнуцеркву Різдва Пресвятої Богородиціпри Домницькому монастиріна Чернігівщині. Багатьом церквамгетьман Мазепа давав різніпожертви. Так, року 1688-го він надавдва села на утримання Києво-Печерського шпиталю. Багатьомцерквам Мазепа дарував дзвони.Дуже багато давав гетьман на столичнуБатуринську кафедру. Великиймеценат Божих церков Мазепадавав дарунки і в Галичині—тоді щевона була православною. Так, Верхратськомумонастиреві біля Рави-Руської він подарував дорогу Євангелію.Своєму Переяславському соборовіроку 1697-го гетьман Мазепаподарував усі потрібні дорогі ризита дорогий напрестольний посуд, ароку 1701-го—дорогоцінну ПересопницькуЄвангелію 1556 року. ЗолотоверхомуМихайлівському монастиревів Києві Мазепа подарувавсрібного кивота для поставлення напрестолі.Щедрі Мазепині дари для церковвідомі по всьому православному світі—уСирії, Палестині, Олександрії,Антіохії, в Царгороді, на Афоні й поінших землях. Так, до Св. Храму Воскресінняв Єрусалимі гетьман Мазепаподарував дорогу напрестольнудошку та коштовну Євангелію, срібнутарілку та дорогу Плащаницю.Року 1708-го Мазепа дав свої коштидля друкування в Сирії дорогоїЄвангелії арабською мовою. І так далі,і так далі... Перелічити все те, щозробив благочестивий гетьман длясвятих Божих церков нема змоги—тут зазначено тільки видатні церкви.Мазепи на мати Марія, овдовівши,постриглася в черниці, прийнявшиім'я Магдалини. Вона багато й щедророздавала по церквах різні дарунки—великій малі. І все це—коштомсвого великого сина -гетьмана.Через матір Магдалину Мазепа дужебагато зробив для жіночих монастирівв Україні.Ось таким чином Мазепа був справдіщедрим і великим меценатом дляУкраїнської Православної церкви,безмірно й багато допомагаючи їй:будував нові церкви, оновлював постарілі.Він завжди допомагав монастирям,клопотався за підвищенняїх матеріального стану, бо вони всісильно збідніли за час Руїни.Коли царська влада кривдила нашімонастирі й церкви, гетьман Мазепазавжди за них заступався і міцноборонив їх.Це все такі дії, через які славнийнаш гетьман на віки-вічні ставнезабутнім будівничим та горловиммеценатом храмів Божих в Україні.(продовження на стор.13)ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

From the Editor:Ukrainians have a very rich spiritualtradition. Many of us may not be asaware as we could be about this spiritualtradition. After all, Christianity hasbeen in Ukraine for over 1000 years! Overthe next few issues Visnyk-The Heraldwill be highlighting some of the spiritualtreasures and holy sites that Ukraine isblessed with.Last month Visnyk-The Herald, featuredan article about the Wonder workingIcon of the Mother of God of Pochaiv,which recently toured Canada. We weretruly blessed to have an opportunity tocome before this Holy Image and pray.This month I wanted to share an articlethat gives a history about anotherimportant spiritual centre, the KyivanCave Monastery. In 1987, I was blessedto visit this Monastery and go into thecatacombs. There is a definite sense ofholiness in the Monastery and if one hasthe opportunity one should make a pilgrimageto it because it is one of the greatUkrainian spiritual centres.Ukrainian spiritual tradition12 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009Kyivan Cave Monastery (Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra) is an Orthodox monasteryin Kyiv. It was founded by SaintAnthony of the Caves in the mid-11thcentury near the village of Berestove ina cave that the future metropolitan ofKyiv, Ilarion, had excavated and livedin until 1051. The first monks excavatedmore caves and built a church abovethem. The monastery's first hegumenwas Varlaam (to 1057). He was succeededby Saint Theodosius of the Caves(ca 1062–74), who introduced the strictStudite.The Kyivan princes and boyars generouslysupported the monastery, donatingmoney, valuables, and land, andbuilding fortifications and churches;some even became monks. Many of themonks were from the educated, upperstrata, and the monastery soon becamethe largest religious and cultural centerin Kyivan Rus’. Twenty of its monksbecame bishops in the 12th and 13thcenturies. Saint Theodosius's ‘Teachings,’Nestor the Chronicler's ‘Storyabout Borys and Hlib,’ ‘Life of Theodosiusof the Caves,’ Povist’ vremennykhlit (Tale of Bygone Years), and the KyivanCave Patericon were written there.Foreign works were translated, andbooks were transcribed and illuminated.Architecture and religious art(icons, mosaics, frescoes)—the worksof Master Olimpii, Deacon Hryhorii,and others—developed there. Manyfolk tales and legends eventually aroseabout its saintly figures and the miraculousconstruction of its main church,Dormition Cathedral. Early researchon the monastery was done in the 17thcentury by Sylvestr Kosiv and AtanasiiKalnofoisky.The monastery was sacked severaltimes, particularly in 1096 by the Cumans,in 1169 by Prince Andrei Bogoliubskiiof Vladimir-Suzdal, in 1203 byPrince Riuryk (Vasylii) Rostyslavychand the Chernihiv princes, and in 1240by the Mongol Batu Khan. Each time itwas rebuilt, new churches were erected,All-Saints ChurchKyivan Caves Monasteryand the underground tunnels of cavesand catacombs expanded. After a periodof non-activity it was rebuilt in1470 by Prince Semen Olelkovych, butin 1482 the Tatars burned it down. Itwas eventually again rebuilt, and in thelate 16th century it received stauropegionstatus from the Patriarch of Constantinople,freeing it from the controlof the local metropolitan. By that timeconsisting of six cloisters, the monasticcomplex was designated a lavra.For a few years after the 1596 ChurchUnion of Berestia the Uniate Catholicsfought the Orthodox for control of themonastery, but the Orthodox retainedcontrol. In 1615 Archimandrite YelyseiPletenetsky established the first printingpress in Kyiv at the Kyivan CaveMonastery Press, which became an importantcenter of publishing in Ukraine.Archimandrite (later Metropolitan)Petro Mohyla restored and embellishedthe monastery. In 1631 heopened the Kyivan Cave MonasterySchool and introduced a ‘western’ curriculum;in 1632 it was merged withthe Kyiv Epiphany Brotherhood Schoolto form a college (later called the KyivanMohyla Academy). In 1688 the lavrabecame directly subordinate to theMoscow patriarch, retaining its stauropegionstatus.In 1718 a fire damaged most of itsbuildings, including the main churchand the printing house, and destroyedthe library and archive. Restorationslasted over 10 years. The monastery'scultural influence was later severelyundercut by the Russian government's1720 prohibition on the printing of newbooks and the imposition of synodalcensorship on all publications. By the18th century the monastery had acquireda great deal of wealth. It owned3 cities, 7 towns, 200 villages and hamlets,70,000 serfs, 11 brickyards, 6 foundries,over 150 distilleries, over 150flour mills, and almost 200 taverns. In1786 the Russian government secularizedits property and made it a dependentof the state. At the same time thecustom of electing the council elders,its governing body, was abolished.They were thereafter appointed by theKyiv metropolitan, who also becamethe archimandrite and had his residencewithin the monastery's precincts. Russificationof the monastery began towardsthe end of the 18th century andincreased with time.Prior to the Revolution of 1917 therewere over 1,200 monks and novicesat the monastery. It was one of themost famous centers of religious life inthe Orthodox world and attractedhundreds of thousands of pilgrims. Itsbest-known sacred objects were the relicsof its saintly monks who had beencanonized by Metropolitan Petro Mohylain 1643. The caves (some of themdating from the Neolithic Period) inwhich they lived and were buried, andfrom which the monastery's name isderived, form two underground labyrinthsof tunnels, cells, and catacombsexcavated in soft sandstone and loess.The labyrinths (the Far Caves and NearCaves) are 1.5 m wide, up to 2 m high,and 400 m apart. Burial niches in theirwalls are 0.5 m deep, 2 m long, and 1 mhigh; many still contain the mummifiedremains of monks and saints.Several underground churches andchapels, such as Varlaam's Church inthe Near Caves and Church of SaintTheodosius in the Far Caves, are locatedat the Kyivan Cave Monastery.In 1921–2 the Soviet authorities confiscatedmany of the relics and precioushistorical and artistic objects belongingto the monastery and converteda number of buildings to commercialand other use. Many of the monastery'smonuments and collectionsbecame part of the Lavra Museum ofReligious Cults and Way of Life, whichalso contained the collections of severalKyiv museums (eg, the Kyiv Museumof Church Antiquities, the KyivUniversity Museum, and the HistoricalMuseum of the Ukrainian SSR). In1926 the Soviet Ukrainian governmentclosed down the monastery completelyand turned its grounds (22 ha) into astate museum-preserve—the All-UkrainianMuseum Quarter (Horodok),which contained several museums(particularly of antireligious propaganda),archives, libraries, and workshops.(continued on p. 13)ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009Ukrainian spiritual tradition13(continued from p.12)In 1934 the museum quarter wasabolished, and many of its collectionswere gradually transferred to newmuseums in Kyiv. In 1941 Soviet forcesretreating from the German advancemined the main church, the DormitionCathedral of the Kyivan Cave Monastery,which once housed the legendarymiracle-working icon of the Dormition;the mines exploded on 3 November1941 after the Germans had occupiedKyiv.After the war the lavra preserve wasrestored and renamed the Kyivan CaveHistorical-Cultural Preserve. Locatedthere are several museums and institutions.Also on the preserve's groundsare the History Library of Ukraine andthe Ukrainian Society for the Protectionof Historical and Cultural Monuments.From the Second World War to1961 a Russian Orthodox monasterywas allowed to function at the lavra; it(продовження зі стор.11)had over 100 monks.During the celebration of the millenniumof East Slavic Christianity in1988, the Far Caves of the monasterywere ceded to the Orthodox church.Since 1992 they have been under thecontrol of the Ukrainian OrthodoxChurch-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate, in turn, pressed fora concession on the grounds of the CaveMonastery; its efforts were unsuccessful,however, owing to the strongprotests of the UOC-MP. In 1998–2000the Dormition Cathedral of the KyivanCave Monastery was rebuilt by the cityof Kyiv. Upon completion it was turnedover to the UOC-MP.The Cave Monastery is rich in architecturalmonuments. Thirty-seven ofthem were built before the 20th century.Some, like the Dormition Cathedralbuilt in 1073–8 and the Main Gate withthe Holy Trinity Church (1106–8)above it, have been rebuilt several times.Цієї його праці на віки-вічні незабуде ані Українська церква, ані українськийнарод!Треба ще зазначити, що два співробітникигетьмана Мазепи—митрополитДмитрик Туптало та митрополитІван Максимович православноюцерквою зараховані до СоборуСвятих.У час гетьманування Івана МазепиУкраїна перебувала з Росією наумовах переяславської угоди. Алецар московський Петро І не додержавцих умов і ламав їх зі шкодоюдля України. Гетьман, як офіційний іобраний оборонець прав України, заці ламання виступив проти царяПетра І, бажаючи Україні волі. Тодіцар 9 листопада 1708 року силою йстрахом змусив єпископів кинутианафему на гетьмана Мазепу. Цяанафема була справою грубо політичною,а тому неканонічною. Іншіцеркви цієї виключно московськоїсправи ніде й ніколи не прийняли.Беручи до уваги все вище подане,ми, Собор Єпископів Святої УкраїнськоїГреко-Православної Церкви вAfter the 1718 fire these buildings werepainted and ornamented in the baroquestyle; their frescoes depicted hetmans,princes, and metropolitans. Prior to itsdemolition in 1941, the DormitionCathedral of the Kyivan Cave Monasterycontained the tombs of Pamva Berynda,Yelysei Pletenetsky, Prince KostiantynOstrozky, Metropolitan PetroMohyla, and other prominent noblesand personalities. Construction of themonastery's other churches was fundedin the 17th and 18th centuries by Cossackhetmans and officers: the Churchof the Elevation of the Cross, overlookingthe Near Caves (1700); the All-Saints Church above the EconomicGate, funded by Hetman Ivan Mazepa(1696–8); the Tower-Church of SaintJohn the Calybite (Kushchnyk), MaliarnaTower, Onufriivska Tower, HodynnykovaTower, and the fortified stone wallsaround the monastery; the Church ofthe Conception of Saint Anne (1679)and the Church of the Nativity of theВеликий будівничий і меценат Божих Церков…Holy Mother of God (1696), both by theFar Caves; and the Resurrection Church(1698). In the 1720s cells for the councilelders, a new printing house, a bakery,and other facilities were built. Many ofthe churches and buildings were alteredby later restorations. The monastery'sGreat Bell Tower (96.5 m high), designedby the architect Johann GottfriedSchКdel, was built in 1731–44 in theClassicist style. Square bell towers nearthe Far (1754–61) and Near Caves(1759–63) were erected by the monastery'smaster builder Stepan Kovnir. Allbells were removed by the Sovietauthorities in 1931–2. In the 19th and20th centuries many ancient buildingswere torn down or rebuilt in the officialRussian synodal style. Several newchurches (eg, the Refectory Church,1893–5) were built in this style.—Vadym Pavlovsky[This article originally appeared in theEncyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 2 (1989).]Канаді, на своїх зборах 6 липня 1959року в місті Едмонтоні однодумнопостановили:"Анафему, кинуту року 1708-гона гетьмана Івана Мазепу, вважаємонедійсною та неіснуючою, а самогогетьмана Івана Мазепу визнаємо заодного з найбільших церковно-державнихмужів. І тому благословляємовсьому нашому духовенству тавсім нашим вірним молитися заблаженної пам'яті гетьмана ІванаМазепу, як вірного й благочестивогосина Української православної церкви".Бо "Храм Божий-Святий" і святай вічна пам'ять їхніх будівничих!Благодать Господа нашого ІсусаХриста і любов Бога й Отця, і ПричастяСвятого Духа нехай буде зівсіма нами!Смиренний І л а р і о н, МитрополитВінніпегу і всієї Канади.Смиренний М и х а ї л, АрхієпископТоронто й Східної КанадиСмиренний А н д р е й, ЄпископЕдмонтону й Західної КанадиР.Б. 1959, місяця липня 6-го дняЕдмонтонська КатедраСв. Івана Хрестителяá‡Á‰‡Î„¥‰¸ Á‡Ô·ÌÓ‚‡Ì¥ ÔÓıÓappleÓÌËЗазадалегідь запланований похорон—це можливо найкраща послуга,що можете зробити для своєї родини чи близьких. Нині багатолюдей усвідомлюють, що планування похорону заздалегідь зменшує іполегшує цей тягар. Таке планування забезпечує спокій, заощаджуєвидатки і запевняє прийняття рішень без стресу чи натиску часу.За інформацією чи для обговорення планування заздалегідь похорону,звертайтеся, будь ласка, до Володимира Ядловського, директорапохоронного заведення Park Memorial.Prearranged FuneralsPre-planning your funeral could be the kindest thing you do foryour family. Today more people are recognizing that planning a funeral inadvance lessens the burden for those you love. Itprovides peace of mind by saving money andensuring decisions are made without stress ortime pressure.For information or to discuss prearranginga funeral, please contact Walter Yadlowski at ParkMemorial.Walter YadlowskiFuneral Director9709-111 Avenue,Edmonton, Alberta, T5G 0B2Phone (780) 426-0050Fax (780) 424-2405Toll Free 1-800- 822-3526NATIVITYGREETINGSDon't miss your chance to place yourNativity Greetings in the January, 2010Edition of “Visnyk”/“The Herald”!The deadline for receipt of your greetings is Friday, December 11, 2009.To support our Church newspaper, we encourage all our parishes,parish districts, organizations and businesses to place a greetingin The Herald / Visnyk.The Nativity Greetings rates and sizes are as follows:• Full Page: 14 1/2” H x 10” W(B/W) $500.00 + $25.00 (GST) =$525.00colour $650.00 + $32.50 (GST) =$682.50• Half Page: 7 1/8” H x 10” W or 14 1/2” H x 4 7/8” W(B/W) $250.00 + $12.50 (GST) = $262.50colour $350.00 + $17.50 (GST) =$367.50• Quarter Page: 7 1/8” H x 4 7/8” W(B/W) $150.00 + $ 7.50 (GST) =$157.50colour $225.00 + $11.25 (GST) =$236.25• Eighth Page: 3 1/2” H x 4 7/8” W(B/W) $ 75.00 + $ 3.75 (GST) = $ 78.75(colour not available)For more information please callValentyna Dmytrenkoat Toll Free (877) 586-3093 Wpg. 582-8709 ext. 223 (both)or e-mail: finance2@uocc.caWe appreciate your support!ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

14From Our ParishesВІСНИКгрудень 200960th Anniversary CelebrationsUkrainian Orthodox CathedralOnOctober 17th and 18th, 2009 our parish joyouslyand memorably celebrated its 60th Anniversary.Parishioners and guests from our sister parishes ofSt. Sophie Cathedral and St. Mary the Protectress(Svyata Pokrova) Church in Montreal were joined by formerparishioners from Winnipeg, Niagara-on-the-Lakeand New York State to enjoy the many activities of the twodaycelebration.The weekend started the morning of Saturday, October17th with a memorial service at the parish cemetery. Followingthe service, an Open House was conducted atchurch which included church tours and a display of theparish collection of priest’s various vestments and themany embroidered decorative cloths. In the evening, Vesperswere followed by the Anniversary Reception Honouringthe Past. The church hall was decorated with pinkroses, soft candlelight and banners depicting the base relieffound on the exterior of the church, a theme that was carriedthroughout the celebration. The bas relief was designedby the church’s architect, the late Yuri Kodak, andwas inspired by the New Testament scriptures. Over 100guests enjoyed a delicious light buffet, catered by parishionerLarissa Beznaczuk-Smyrnew, and sampled some fineOntario and international wines. A concert featuring vocalperformances by parishioners Larissa Mason and OlenkaReshitnyk, the Ottawa’s Ukrainian Men’s Choir AKORD,and guest artist violin virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk was trulyentertaining and impressive. The evening’s program concludedwith the official launch of the 60th AnniversaryCommemorative Book.In honour of the 60th anniversary, the CommemorativeAnniversary Book was published to chronicle the history ofthe parish. It took over a year to collect the informationand photographs, and to compile, write and translate theВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009of the Assumption of the Blessed VirginOttawa, Ontariostories of this 144-page bilingual English-Ukrainianpublication. Sources includedparish archives, parishioners’memories and even investigative internetsearches by the Anniversary BookCommittee, the members of which wereHalyna Beznaczuk, Vera Hutzuliak,Irene Kodak, Irene Lind, Lisa Malarek,Tatiana Martschenko, and Nina Romas(Committee Chair). The book is animpressive and unique publication, anarrative history as well as a story inphotographs that will be treasured bypresent and future generations.The celebrations continued onSunday, October 18th with the HierarchicalDivine Liturgy served by HisEminence Archbishop Yurij, Bishop ofToronto and the Eastern Eparchy, parishpriest Fr. Ihor Okhrimtchouk, andguest priests Fr. Victor Lakusta (ActingChancellor of the Consistory of theUkrainian Orthodox Church of Canada(UOCC)), Fr. Roman Bozyk (whowas our parish priest from 1981-1992)and Fr. Ihor Kutash (who was our parishpriest in 1999-2000). The churchFrom Our Parisheswas filled to capacity with parishionersand many out-of-town guests and thechurch choir beautifully sang the DivineLiturgy, with the help of severalmembers of Ottawa’s Ukrainian Men’sChoir AKORD.Following the Divine Liturgy, thewonderful autumn weather allowed agroup photo to be taken in front of thechurch after which about 170 parishionersand guests gathered in thechurch hall for the Anniversary Banquet.We were honoured that four ofthe founders and pioneers of the parishattended the event—Iryna andWalter Mushka, Walentyna Sawczenkoand Halyna Zelem. During the banquet,Fr. Ihor Okhrimtchouk was recognizedfor the 10th anniversary of hisordination in the UOCC and ArchbishopYurij was recognized for the 20thanniversary of his elevation to the Episcopatein the UOCC. Greetings wereoffered from the three Ukrainian Orthodoxparishes in Montreal, ourneighbour parish of Our Lady of FatimaRoman Catholic Church, the UkrainianEmbassy, Ottawa West-NepeanM.P.P. Jim Watson, the Ottawa branchof the Canadian Ukrainian Congress,and the Metropolitan Andrey SheptytskyInstitute of Eastern Christian Studies(Ottawa). After the greetings theguests enjoyed a short concert featuringvocal performances by parishionersLarissa Mason, Oleh Belkin andIryna Smishna as well as a repeat performanceby Vasyl Popadiuk. Many ofthose who attended commented thatthe different activities, musical entertainmentand Anniversary Book launchmake for a perfect 60th anniversarycelebration.Archbishop Yurij commented thatour parish is in a wonderful stage of ascendencyand encouraged the parish tocontinue in its efforts. He summarizedthe celebrations as follows: "The 60thAnniversary celebrations united themembers of the Assumption BlessedVirgin Cathedral in Ottawa in both aprayerful commemoration of thefounding members of the parish andafforded an opportunity to the youngermembers of the Cathedral to demonstratethat the continued growthand development of the parish is incapable and talented hands."The 60th Anniversary Committeewas composed of Halyna Beznaczuk,Natalka Foty Mason, Dean Mason, TatianaMartschenko and Fr. Ihor Okhrimtchouk.The committee expressesits heart-felt gratitude to the many volunteerswho contributed their time15and talents over the past six monthsand during the two-day event—theirdedication made the anniversary celebrationssuccessful and a truly memorableevent.Another important component ofthe parish’s 60th anniversary is its ongoingAnniversary 60 Campaign,which began in June 2009, to raisefunds for several significant churchbeautification and renovation projects,including iconography inside thechurch. The campaign objective is$250,000, with about $65,000 alreadydonated. In addition, the Lesia Ukrainkabranch of the Ukrainian Women’sAssociation of Canada has generouslyfunded the refinishing of the hardwoodfloors in the church and on thechurch hall stage and the replacementof the carpet in the church.(continued on p.16)ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

From Our Parishes16 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009Bishop Andriy visits Wakaw Source: The Wakaw Recorder, Wednesday, September 2, 2009, №35OnFriday August 28th, 2009, HisGrace Bishop Andriy (Peshko)the newly elected Bishop ofSaskatoon and Vicar to theCentral Eparchy (Diocese) visited theDormition of the Blessed Virgin UkrainianOrthodox Church in Wakaw. Itwas the first ever visit of a UkrainianOrthodox Bishop to the parish since itsinception in 1912.The Bishop was first met by Tonyand Ann Bilokury at the entrance of thechurch with a traditional greeting withbread and salt. They conveyed to him ofthe great honour it was for the Bishopto visit the parish and asked that the Bishopbless their parish and pray forthem all. Then Father Roman Kocur(pastor) with visiting clergy fromaround the province, Fr’s Jakiw Rybalka,Bohdan Demczuk, Taras Makowsky andMichael Lomaszkiewicz greeted theBishop and Father Roman invited theBishop to pray for the church, the parishas well as the town of Wakaw in the celebrationof the Divine Liturgy.The liturgy was celebrated startingwith the vesting of His Grace BishopAndriy in the middle of the churchwith prayers being recited during thevesting that the Lord our God and SaviourJesus Christ fortify and give theBishop strength and wisdom to workand be a good steward of the Body ofChrist which is the church.In his sermon His Grace BishopAndriy talked about the feast day of theDormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.He spoke about the Theotokos (motherof God) and her importance in ourlives as she is now mother to us all. Hegave a history of how the feast day beganand how Mary was told about herdeparture from this world by Gabrielthe arch angel. He spoke about how theApostles gathered around Mary nearthe end of her life and how Mary askedthat they do not lament and cry overher up coming falling asleep because itis taking away from her joy of soonjoining with her Son and God. That iswhy this feast day is not considered oneof sadness but rather one of joy becauseMary has returned to be withGod. She gives us the example of howwe are to prepare our lives with faith,with hope, and with love so that we canenter the kingdom not in sadness butjoy to be with our Lord.After the Divine Liturgy the faithfulgathered and joined the Bishop downstairs in the parish hall for dinner. Adelicious meal was served and enjoyedby all. The Bishop invited people to askhim questions. He was eager to hearabout the trials and hardships faced bythis parish, and encouraged all to keepworking for our Lord and through thesehardships our faith will grow and wewill become closer with God. He encouragedeveryone to take an active part inchurch life, not only the parish level buton the Diocesan level as well. Withouttheir voice being raised and heard noone knows what the problems are and itis together with Bishop and priests aswell as the laity that good solutions toproblems are found and implemented.The parish was very excited andwas overjoyed with His Grace BishopAndriy’ visit to Wakaw. The people ofWakaw are descendants of pioneersthat settled here in the early 1900’s tobegin a new life in a new country buildinga future for their families. The originalWakaw church still sits at the cemeteryyard just outside of Wakaw andwas completed in 1912. Later as thecommunity grew a second church wasbuilt in town in 1948. Every year manyrelatives return to Wakaw during theEaster cycle to remember all those whohave gone to their eternal rewards andpray for their souls at the cemetery.Bishop Andriy commented that thefaith here is deep, that the people hereTony and Ann Bilokury greeting Bishop Andriy with traditional bread and salt.Taking part in the Liturgy, front L to R Fr. Taras Makowsky, altar servers Michael Moskal,Nicholas Kocur, BJ Moskal, Fr. Michael Lomaszkiewicz. Back L to R: Fr. Jakiw Rybalka, BishopAndriy, Fr. Roman Kocur, Fr. Bohdan Demczuk.are caring and that he will continue topray for them so that the Lord God canbless this community, this parish, sothat it can continue for many moreyears. He stated that working togetheras a community, visiting each other’sparishes in the area, and praying togetheras often as possible includingcelebrating the Divine Liturgy will fosterlove that will abound from heavenand bless each and everyone.Bishop Andriy also took time tovisit some of the Ukrainian OrthodoxParishes of the Nipawin Melfort Wakawparish districts. He concluded hisvisit with the celebration of the DivineLiturgy in Nipawin SK. His intention isto continue to visit as many parishes aspossible and to make a return visit backto Wakaw again in the near future.Bishop Andriy blessing the congregation with a special prayer.60th Anniversary Celebrations…(continued from p. 15)Our Cathedral is a beacon of UkrainianOrthodoxy in our nation’s capitaland a tribute to the contribution ofmany Ukrainians in building this wonderfulcountry. We invite everyone whovisits Ottawa to take time to visit ourCathedral. To continue our heritage wewelcome donations that will contributeto our growth as the representativeof Ukrainian Orthodoxy in Canada’scapital.For more information about ourparish, purchasing the 60th AnniversaryBook and the Anniversary 60 Campaign,please contact Diane Cote inour church office at 613-728-0856 or e-mail: ABVC60@gmail.com.Submitted by—Halyna BeznaczukУнікальний ювілейЗалюбки у нашій пресі відступаютьчільні місця фотогенічнимнашим недругам. Ашкода, бо у нас не бракує нашихвласних світлих постатей, пророків,героїв і звитяжців, чиї діладали потрібну орієнтацію нашомународові. Починаючи з АпостолаАндрія Первозванного і його пророцтва,що постане золотоверхийгород на горах над Дніпром на славуСпасителя людей і дороговказом доістини для усіх слов'ян.Православна церква Св. АндріяПервозванного, що при вул. Дюпонтв Торонто, щороку відзначаєрічницю Хрещення Київської Русіцерковним торжеством з Хреснимобходом, з освяченням води і квітів.Цього року, 16 серпня, тут відзначали1021 ювілей oхрещення нашогонароду. Настоятель, митрофорнийпротоієрей о. Юрій Гнатів при повнійцеркві людей і квітів радісно співавторжественну літургію, отцяЮрія ентузіястично доповняв церковнийхор на чолі з професійнимдиригентом Вірою Мартиненко. Здавалося,що увесь світ святкує з намиі завжди святкував цю світлу подію.У проповіді о. Юрій наголосив,що oхрещенням нашого народукнязь Володимир Великий відкривнам дорогу до cпасіння, у світ Любовиі Надії та приєднав нас до Европи,християнської уже в той час,що дало нам підставу орієнтуватисяна християнські принципи мислення,етики й моралі.Після церковних церемоній, цейунікальний дар Володимира Великогоуся громада продовжувала святкуватиу трапезній за обідом дбайливоприготованим і гарно поданимсестрицтвом Св. Софії. Головагромади Анатолій Кійко разом з о.Юрієм та добродійкою Анастазієюгостили за головним столом гостя зВінніпегу д-ра Романа Єринюка,який приїхав до Торонта у справахПравославного Собору.(continued on p.18)ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009AXIOSОn Sunday July 26th, SubdeaconAnton Lakusta, son of Rt. Rev.Protopresbyter Victor Lakustaand Dobr. Marusia, was ordainedto the Holy deaconate by the handof His Grace Bishop Ilarion at St.John’s Cathedral in Edmonton, AB. Includinghis father, the blessed eventwas cocelebrated by several clergywhich included Rt. Rev. Mitred ArchpriestStephan Semotiuk, Rt. Rev. MitredArchpriest Henry Lakusta, Rev. CornellZubritsky and assisted by Fr. Dcn.Yaroslav Boychuk, Subdeacon Jim Kapustinskiand Reader Andrij Krochak.For Fr. Deacon Anton, having hisordination take place at St. John’s Cathedralwas the culmination of a journey,which had begun for him over 30years ago. During the early part of hislife, he grew up at the Cathedral, as hisfather was the assistant priest to theVery Rev. Alexander Chomiak (of blessedmemory). It was the late Fr. Alexanderwho first identified Fr. DeaconAnton’s interest and desire to serve andassist in the altar. From the age of four,he would attend every feast day and beguided by the elders, Mr. Melnychukand Mr. Pasochnyk, when to get theKadylo, where to stand and hold thecandle and when to sit and let hisyoung legs rest. On this, the day of hisordination, Fr. Deacon Anton prayedand reflected on those many years thathave passed and felt comfort in knowingthat his former guides and mentorsРяди дияконату поповнюютьсяat the Cathedral were now praying forhim from their place in the heavenlykingdom.As the years have passed, Fr. DeaconAnton’s love for Orthodox liturgicsand theology has continued togrow and strengthen. Marrying hiswife Andrea (Stechishin) in 2001, theytogether continued to grow in theLord, which eventually led to Fr. DeaconAnton enrolling in the Bachelor ofTheology program at St. Andrew’s College.He already holds a Bachelor ofArts Degree in Sociology from theUniversity of Alberta and a Bachelor ofEducation Degree from The King’sUniversity College in Edmonton, AB.He has been working within the EdmontonPublic School system for thelast 8 years first as a classroom teacherand most recently in the ConsultingServices Department where he specializesin the area of Educational Technology.Through his passion for academicand theological study and withGod’s help and guidance, Fr. DeaconAnton hopes to complete his final requirementstowards his Bachelor ofTheology Degree from St. Andrew’sCollege and has a strong desire and interestto pursue graduate studies intheology in the years to come.Just before the ordination was totake place, at its customary point in theDivine Liturgy, His Grace Bishop Ilarionwith his Episcopal staff in handstood on the Solea and addressed thecandidate for ordination and the congregationwho would bear witness tothe holy sacrament of ordination.Bishop Ilarion spoke of how the candi-date has been called out from amongthe people of the Orthodox Churchcommunity to do God’s work. He hasbeen called to do a difficult yet rewardingtask of serving God and representingthe people in their prayers. Heurged those present to lift up the candidatefor ordination in prayer, thatGod would give him the strength andwisdom so that he might be made worthyof the Grace bestowed upon himthis day and days to come.Fr. Deacon Anton Lakusta andDobr. Andrea have been blessed withthree sons, Jacob (5years), Nicholas (2years) and the newly born John. Theycontinue to reside in Edmonton, ABand Fr. Deacon Anton will be servingunder the mentorship of Fr. DeaconYaroslav as well as assisting in the parishesin the Western Eparchy, as assignedby Metropolitan John and HisGrace Bishop Ilarion.Since his Ordination Fr. DeaconAnton has had countless opportunitiesГідний! AXIOS!He is worthy!to serve throughout Alberta. The firstweek after his ordination, Fr. CornellZubritsky of St. John’s Cathedral arrangedfor him to serve a liturgy everyday that week. One of the highlightswas serving at St. Vladimir’s HistoricalChurch at the Ukrainian Cultural HeritageVillage just west of Edmonton;this church, which was formally in Vegreville,AB, would have been one ofthe churches that his late Baba and DidoLakusta would have attended. Mostrecently he served at his Baba’s (EvaHelen Lakusta) funeral. She was alreadytoo sick to be able to come to hisordination however she prayed for himdearly and it meant a lot to Fr. DeaconAnton to be able to serve at her funeralservices.On behalf of the office of the Consistorywe congratulate Fr. Deacon AntonLakusta, on his ordination to theHoly Deaconate and welcome him tothe ranks of the clergy of the UOCC.Оn behalf of the office of theConsistory we congratulate Fr.Deacon Michael Faryna, on hisordination to the Holy Deaconateand welcome him to the ranksof the clergy of the UOCC.Fr. Deacon Michael was born inEdmonton, Alberta on June 29, 1983 toMichele and Greg Faryna. After HighSchool, Michael studied Cooking atthe Southern Alberta Institute of Technologyand earned a diploma in Cookingand a diploma in Baking andPastry Arts. Fr. Deacon Michael wasmarried on August 4, 2007 to DeleenaPawlyshyn in Calgary, Alberta, at St.Vladimir's Ukainian Orthodox Church.Fr. Deacon Michael began his studiesat St. Andrew's College in Septemberof 2007. He was tonsured as a Readerin June 2008 and later a Subdeacon inDecember of 2008. He was ordainedinto the Holy Diaconate by His GraceBishop Ilarion, at St. Vladimir's Sobor,in Calgary Alberta, on October 25,2009.Fr. Deacon Michael is currently inhis third year of studies at St. Andrew'sCollege and attached to the Chapel.May God’s Blessing be upon bothFr. Deacon Michael and Dobr. Deleena.Mnohaya Lita!17ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

18Community newsВІСНИКгрудень 2009Alberta Minister Gene ZwozdeskyReceives Shevchenko MedalУнікальний ювілей…(продовження зі стор. 16)У при віта ль ному слові д-р Єри -нюк го ворив про подію Хрещенняяк безцінний дар християнськогоду ху для кож но го із нас та закликавдо масової участи у 22-му СоборіУк ра їнської Православної Церкви вКа на ді.Програмою, як завжди, керувалаМарта Цехош із присущими їйвлуч ними коментарями. Після ко -роткого підсумку пророцтва Св.Апо стола Андрія Первозванногопро золотоверхий Київ над Дні -пром, пані Марта запросила до про -мови головного доповідача на святі.Вероніка Сергійчук описала у своїйпромові головні етапи у історич но -му розвитку нашої церкви та на го -лосила, що охрещенням КиївськоїРу сі Володимир Великий "навікиобернув українців лицем на Захід" іщо вибір християнства з орієн та -цією на Европу завжди повиненбути нашим дороговказом на кож -ному роздоріжжі, сучасному і май -бут ньо му, бо нашому народові зав -жди по дорозі з європейським скла -дом ми слення і культурою.Мистецька частина програмицьо го року вийшла надзвичайно ба -гатою. Її підготовила і приймалаучасть у її виконанні славний дири -гент церковного хору Віра Марти -ненко. На самому початку Валя Ов -UCC National President Paul Grod withMinister Gene Zwozdesky■ October 19, 2009—WINNIPEG,CANADA—On Sunday, October 4,2009 UCC National President, PaulGrod presented the Shevchenko Medalto The Honourable Gene Zwozdesky inEdmonton, Alberta. The presentationwas made at the 11th Annual Het manAwards ceremony hosted by the UCCAlberta Provincial Council where volunteersfrom the Ukrainian communityin Alberta were also recognized."Minister Zwozdesky has enrichedour community in Canada by his commitmentto Ukrainian organizationsand endeavours." said Paul Grod UCCPresident. "He has shown pride anddedication to his Ukrainian hcritase inall aspects of his personal, volunteerand professional life."Minister Gene Zwozdesky receivedthe Medal in recognition of his work asa dedicated community volunteer,lead er and activist. At the Provinciallevel. Minister Zwozdesky lead the es -tablishment оf the Advisory council onАlberta-Ukraine Relations and helpedorchestrate the first-ever visit by anAlberta Premier to Ukraine. One yearago Minister Zwozdesky presented theUkrainian Famine and Genocide (Ho -lodomor) Memorial Day Act in the Al -berta Legislature which passed in a singleday.His work as a volunteer in the communityhas included the instructionand development of Ukrainian dance,musical projects, developing Ukrain ianchildrens books, choral and orchestralconducting. Sunday school teacher,active church volunteer and boardmember for several organizations.In accepting the medal, MinisterZwozdesky thanked all those who supportedhim in presenting the Holo -domor Bill which "has made a dramaticdifference to the way that Ukrainiansare viewed around the world" he said.Mr. Zwozdesky went on to say "I thinkabout all the work that has been donesince our ancestors came here over 100years ago and how it all sort of cametogether for that one magical afternoonin the Alberta Legislature".Also in attendance at the event wasAlberta Premier Ed Stelmach who pre-дій прочитала свою власну поему—привітання з нагоди ювілею прий -няття християнства, повну поба жа -нь і сподівань світлого майбутньогодля нашого знедоленого люду. Післяпоеми була музика і співи; інстру -ментальні солісти: Дмитро Білан ізгрупи "Збруч" ("Україна", Колодій,"Бан дуристе, орле сизий", "Явіряворина", Білаш); Леонід Скірко("Осіннє золото", Шамо, "Вечір на -дво рі", об. Скорохід); дуети: ДмитроБілан і Віра Мартиненко ("Пасітесясі рі воли", "Садом, садом, кума се -нько"); Леонід Скірко з дружиноюМарійкою ("Спогад", Б. Дніпровий).Захоплюючими були виступи тріо:Віра Мартиненко, Світлана Мала,Ва ля Овдій ("Летіла зозуля"). Час ти -ну програми це динамічне тріо ви -конало у супроводі Дмитра Білана("Сухая вербо", "Не ходила на ву ли -цю", об. Леонтовича).Гарно провели усі присутні цесвя то, радісно і завзято. Тем для по -дібних святкувань у нас багато і ра -дісно відзначати усі світлі події на -шої історії, щоб не забувалася пер -спектива, що нас є багато і що, колими усі любимо і святкуємо наше,нас не подолати. "Люби свій край",казав старий Сенека, "не тому, щовін хороший, а тому, що твій".—Наталія Спольська Томцьоз нотатoк Марти Цехошsented the Hetman Awards along withUCC Alberta President Daria Luciw to11 exemplary volunteers. In his re -marks the Premier spoke about thespirit of volunteerism being a significantforce among the early Ukrainianpioneers and commended the Hetmanhonourees for their work. "You are notonly preserving Ukrainian culture, butalso sharing our culture and servingcom munities in the province of Al -berta," he said.The Shevchenko Medal is the highestform of recognition that can be grantedby the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Itrecognizes individuals of Ukrainian and"My Father The Priest"■ ""My Father The Priest", is a must readfor anyone interested in the history of theestablishment of the Ukrain ian OrthodoxChurch of Canada. The Ca nadian Archivesand the Library of the University of To ron tohave accepted the book as part of their collections.All proceeds from the sale of the bookwill go to the ‘William Chewchuk Me morialFund’.The book retails for $20.00 and may beobtained by writing to:William and Rose Sametz,3 Compton Crescent,Richmond Hill, ONL4B 3G1Email: sametzw@rogers.comIvan’sAuto Body Ltd.811 Murray Ave., Winnipeg, MB. R2V 4S7COLLISIONGLASSREPLACEMENTRESTORATIONINSURANCECLAIMSnon-Ukrainian descent, as well as institutionsand organizations, for their outstandingnational contribution towardsthe development of the UkrainianCanadian community.UCC Media Contact:Daria PennerTelephone: 204-942-4627Email: dpenner@ucc.caWebsite: www.ucc.caDetails about the Shevchenko Me -dal and a complete listing of Reci -pients: Shevchenko MedalUCC Alberta Provincial CouncilHetman Awards details: UCCABPC.Tel.: 334-4754Fax: 338-3705Ivan PecuhCertified AUTOPACrepair centerListen to our Ukrainian “Zabava” programevery Saturday from:5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.On CKJS 810 AM Radio“Serving the Ukrainian Community for over 25 years”ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009■ Twenty-five years after his collaborationon the seminal film about theUk rainian famine of 1932-33, Harvest ofDespair (1984) award-winning Mont -real director and producer Yurij Lu ho -vy has directed and produced his ownfilm on the genocide against the Uk -rain ian nation, known as the Holo do -mor. The Ukrainian-language documentaryfilm Okradena zemlya (Gen o -cide Revealed) is now being screenedin various Ukrainian communities inCa nada and the USA. It had its secondscreening in the Montreal area on Sun -day, 4 October 2009, in the hall of theUkrainian Catholic parish of St. Basilthe Great in Lachine.In view of the scarcity of photogra -phic documentation on the Kremlinengineered famine in Soviet Ukraine,which, according to Stalin himself,claimed ten million lives, a Holodomorfilm based exclusively on interviewswith famine survivors and historianscould easily turn into an exercise in te -dium in the hands of a less skilled di -rect or. But that is not the case with Lu -hovy’s film, which showcases the di rec -tor’s thorough knowledge of his subjectand his expert editing. Working onAward-winning journalist commendsMaple Leaf Centre in StoyanivCommunity newsOKRADENA ZEMLYA – A Documentary Masterpiecea shoe string budget, Luhovy and hisfilm student daughter Adriana shot 44hours of footage, which he then scru -pu l ously honed to produce a dynamically-paced75-minute documentarymasterpiece that intersperses numerousbrief but effective interviews withsuch Kyiv-based historians as Volo dy -myr Serhij chuk, Yury Shapoval, Hen -nadii Boriak, and Vasyl Marochko, andRoman Ser byn of Montreal with testimoniesof fa m ine survivors, as well aschildren’s draw ings that explore theHo lodomor theme. Like a magnificentorchestral pie ce moving smoothly andunhesitatingly to its finale, each part ofLuhovy’s film segues flawlessly fromsection to section, exploring variousaspects of the devastating famine inUkraine that the Soviet regime engineeredand then for decades concealedfrom the international community.This remarkable documentary isalso greatly enhanced by the narrationof the celebrated Ukrainian actor Boh -dan Beniuk and the moving film scoreby composer Roman Luhovy of Kyiv.The film will soon be available in DVDform and an English-language versionis in the works, providing sufficient■ (UkrNews)—The men and womenwho help vulnerable children fromfalling into the global sex trade "are an -gels and the children whose lives theytouch know this in their hearts," saysaward-winning journalist and authorVictor Malarek."Many of these girls have been rapedby their fathers, grandfathers, unclesand trusted family friends. Their innocenceand their self esteem have beenall but destroyed," he said speaking at afundraising luncheon, held Oct. 18 atSt. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox So -bor in Edmonton, for the Maple LeafCentre Safe House, in Sto yaniv, located75 kilometres northeast of Lviv."And then there are the orphans—girls living in orphanages in places likeUkraine, Russia and Romania. At 16and 17, they ‘age out’ and are shownthe door. And often times, traffickersare waiting for them at the gates. Thesegirls have no one. They disappear intothe firmament, never to be heard fromagain because they have no one todeclare them missing.""In Edmonton and in Saskatoon,you have angels—men and womenwho are working at making a differencein the lives of orphaned children in afar-off village in Ukraine," he ad ded."The Maple Leaf Projects in Ed mon -ton and Nashi in Saskatoon are an in -spirational story—a story of hope, car -ing and love. Together they are build inga safe house to rescue at-risk girls andboys about to age-out of the institutions.The project will offer these childrensanctuary and training so that theydo not fall victims to sex traffickers."Malarek made a similar presentationin Saskatoon the previous eve -ning.In his hard-hitting address, Malarekdenounced prostitution as "the oldestoppression of women" and condemn -ed efforts to legalize it as the legalizationof "mass rape"."Anyone who has done even theslightest research on the legalization ofprostitution understands well the horrorsit has wrought on countries likeAustralia, Germany and The Nether -lands."Studies show where legalizationhas been introduced it has led to a dramaticincrease in all facets of the sexindustry."It has led to a dramatic increase inthe involvement of organized crime. Infact, every place where legalization hasbeen introduced, the illegal sector hasdwarfed the legal sector."It has led to an increase in thenum ber of children trafficked into thesex trade."And far from containing it, legalizationhas led to an explosion in thenumber of destitute foreign womenand girls trafficked into the sex trade inthese legalized countries because bro -thel owners can’t find local women tomeet the ever-increasing demand bymen for more and more female bodies,"he noted.Malarek also attacked several mythsregarding the legalization of prostitution—namelythe safety of the womenand the protection of public health."Prostitution is the most dangerousso-called profession on the planet.There is no other job in which employeesare routinely beaten, maimed andkilled every year by their pimps andjohns as in prostitution," he said notingin Australian legal brothels the oc -cupational health and safety guidelineswarn the women to keep their handwithin striking distance of the "panicbutton"."I’ve always believed panic buttonswere reserved for nuclear power plantsand maximum security penitentiar ies!"As for the health issue, Malarekpoint ed out that in the legalized systemsof Germany and The Nether -lands, routine health checks are carriedout only on the women, not the buyersL to R: Filmmaker Yurij Luhovy with famine – genocide survivors Mykailo Lozorenko and NataliaRud; Prosvita - Lachine president Wasyl Pyszniak at Lachine screening of documentary.fund ing is obtained.Okradena zemlya will go a long waytoward explaining the Holodomor tothose Ukrainian citizens raised underthe Soviets, who still harbor doubtsabout the genocide that was perpetratedagainst the Ukrainian nation. It willalso arm young generations of Ukrain -Angels help children from falling into global sex tradeof sex."Why are johns not required tocarry a medical card identifying themas users of prostituted women anddeclaring them free of sexually transmitteddiseases?"Why should women be the onesforced to play Russian roulette everytime a man struts in for servicing?"He said the key lies both in passinglegislation that will penalize the menwho buy prostitutes’ services instead ofthe women themselves, as well as en -forcing existing legislation."What we should urge governmentsworld-wide to work diligently on, iscre ating the social, cultural, politicaland legal conditions that are hostile tobuying the bodies of others for sexexploitation."They should be working hard atassisting those less fortunate with realalternatives that don’t require them toshed their clothes and service platoonsof strange men night after night."This is how we can put an end tothis crippling form of social injustice."Sweden, Norway and Iceland haveall decided to take a human rights ap -proach that discourages the demandfor commercial sexploitation. Theirlaws are premised on the recognitionthat women and children are humanbe ings and therefore cannot be boughtand sold," he said.Malarek, who in 2003 exposed theglobal sex trade in his book "The Na -tashas—Inside The Global Sex Trade",has written a sequel "The Johns—Sexfor Sale and the Men who Buy It",which was released in April.He noted that "johns" a nickname19ians on both sides of the ocean with in -formation to counter the specious ar -guments of Holodomor deniers andHo lodomor "diminishers."—Daria Myrna, MontrealTel.: 514 487-8205for the men who buy sex services, areordinary men—fathers, husbands, sonsand brothers, CEOs, bank managers,lawyers, judges, politicians, professors,plumbers, actor, union members, doctors,dentists, teachers, military men—even clergymen."Ordinary men are at the very rootof the global sexual exploitation of wo -men and girls."And it is because of this that governmentsworldwide are reticent to tack lethis issue with any sense of ur gency."No matter which way you examinethe issue of prostitution, you cannotescape this one conclusion: this entirehuman rights calamity is totally manmade!"And make no mistake about thisone important fact—men hold the keyto putting the brakes on this sexualinsanity because unlike the millions ofwomen entrapped in the flesh trade,men have a choice," he said.Article by—Marco Levytsky,Ukrainian News, Vol. LXXXIII,v.1-15, 2009.To donate to the Maple Leaf Centre,please write cheques toMAPLE LEAF AL BERTA PROJECTS11148-53Ave. Edmonton, ABT6 T6H 0S5Pauline Lysak 780-434-4826aplysak@telusplanet.netTymofiy Hawrysh 780-437-2116tymofiy3000@yahoo.comhttp://mapleleafap.wordpress.comEditor: Victor Malarek will be speak -ing to the delegates at SOBOR 2010.MOVING???Please forward your old address and your new address to the Office of theConsistory so that we can keep your subscription current.Visnyk/The Herald 9 St. John's Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2W 1G8 or e-mailto:Henry Kuzia—finance@uocc.caor Valentyna Dmytrenko—finance2@uocc.caВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

20Letters to the EditorВІСНИКгрудень 2009■ Всечесний Отче-Редакторе!Мені 83 ро ки, ком п'ю те ром неко рис туюся, на дію ся, що прочи та є -те мій ру ко пис. Хоч я і англо мовна(маю ВА), але в англійській мові вжене пишу.Слава Богу! Вітаюся привітом, уякому я зростала від 1926 року у по -ліському селі Видерта, Камінь-Ко -тир ського повіту. Відповідали нацей привіт—Навіки Сла ва! Пишувід носно особливої, вичер пуючоїстат ті у Віснику всеч. о. ТимофіяХрап ка в чотирьох частинах "Under -standing Baptism". Про читала остан -ню, 4-ту частину (Вісник за жов те -нь), на яку чекала з нетерпінням.Велике признання, честь і славайому за таку докладку, вияснюючустудію про Таїнство Св. Хре щення.Отець широко представив як ново -народжене немовля почерез Таїн с -тво Св. Хре щен ня стає членом Св.Христової Церкви—В ім'я Отця, іСина, і Св. Духа.Слово за словом, у праці з 4-х ча -стин, всеч. о. Тимофій підводить не -мовлят до цього вeличного момен -ту—вступу в члени Св. ХристовоїЦер кви. Найбільше признання о.Ти мо фію за оста точ не стверджен ня,що «the final act that brings to completionto the initiation into the Church isthe Eu charist", що й прак тикуютьбать ки в Укра їнсь кій Пра во славнійЦер кві в усіх країнах пе ре бу вання.В уніятів, греко-католиків, римокатоликівпо велася практика т.зв.першого причастя у 7-річ ному віці.Виринає питання, що думати, колиохре щена дитина упокоїться без Св.Причастя до 7-ми років її життя?Тому студія всеч. о. Тимофія Храп -ка, яка виводить, що Св. Причас тя—the Eucharist, є кінцевим актомвключення новонародженого у Свя -ту Христову Церкву, стає на ріж нимкаменем у нашому релі гійно-хрис -тиянському житті.Щиросердечна подяка, о. Тимо -фію Храпкові за таку велику ду хов -но-наукову працю!Слава Богу! На віки Слава!З Християнським привітом—Катерина Сидоренко,член Катедри Св. Володимирав Торонто■ Reverend Father:The thoughtful articles on the autocephalyof the Orthodox Church inUkraine by Father Ihor Kutash in theOctober issue of The Herald will surelystimulate a discussion by your readers.At present there appears to be onlyone major Or thodox ecclesial corporatebody in Ukraine that does not en -joy autocephaly: the Ukrainian Or tho -dox Church/Moscow Patriar chate (UOC/MP). Being a com ponent of the Pa tri -archate of Moscow, it is recognized ascanonical de jure because the Patri ar -chate has that status. If it were to re -ceive autocephaly now, that would befrom the Moscow Patriarchate, its presentMother Church.The other major Orthodox ecclesialcorporate bo dies in Ukraine: the Uk -rainian Orthodox Church/Kyiv Patri -archate (UOC/KP), and the UkrainianOr tho dox Autocephalous Church (UA-PTs in Uk rain ian), a metropolia, are al -ready de facto autoce pha lous and independent,as they are not subordinate toany other ecclesial body. Any advantagethey might have in their autocephalyand independence is vitiated, however,by their not being considered ca non -ical by the world community of Or tho -9 St. John's AvenueWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2W 1G8Renew or Subscribe Today!PLEASE ENTER MY SUBSCRIPTION FOR:❑ 1 year ❑ 2 years ❑ 3 years($25.00 + 1.25 GST) = $26.25Foreign subscription: $50.00 (US); U.S.A. $45.00 (US)❑ Enclosed is my cheque payable to “The Herald” for $❑ First time subscriber ❑ Renewal ❑ GiftNameAddressCity /Prov./ Postal CodePhone number ( )Please enclose your label from “The Herald”.✄CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO “THE HERALD”NameAddressCity /Prov./ Postal CodePlease enclose your label from “The Herald”.Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing!dox churches and the reby have their defacto autocephaly re cognized.Father Ihor's hope that autocephalyof the Ortho dox Church in Ukrainemight come from the Pa triarchate ofCon stantinople is not vain, however.From the tenth century until 1685 theOrthodox Church in Ukraine had itscorporate existence as a metropolia ofConstantinople, the Kyiv Metropolia, itsauthority at times extending beyondUkrainian ethnic territories. In 1685 theMetropolia was transferred by the Pa -triarchate of Constantinople to that ofMos cow. That metropolia continues toexist in Uk raine to day as the UOC /MP.There are reasons to consider the1685 transfer improper and invalid,among them because it resulted frompressure exerted by secular authorities(in Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey). Shouldthis position be generally ac cepted inthe world's Orthodox community, itmight prove successful to reverse the1685 transfer. The UOC/MP would re -vert as a metropolia to Con stantin op lewhich could then grant it autocephaly ifconditions in Uk raine were favour ableto such a move. It is possible, shouldsuch an eventuality threaten to come topass, for Moscow to attempt to forestallit by granting the UOC/MP autocephalypre-emptively.As an additional factor, considerationof the Orthodox situation in present-dayUkraine should not ignorethe circumstance that in 1685 therewas only one church body occupyingOrthodox ecclesial 'space' there: todaythere are three.—M. J. Diakowsky■ Dear Fr. Gene,I thank you for printing Dr. Dril -lock’s "Words and Music in OrthodoxLiturgical Worship" in the October 2009issue of the Visnyk. It was very informativeand complemented Dobr. Jane’sarticle "We Sing Our Prayers" very well.I also thank you for printing Dr.Hlynka’s "Will the Real Bortnianskyplease stand up?" in the Nov ember is -sue of the Visnyk. Dr. Hlynka’s re spon -se to Dr. Drillock’s article was also veryinformative and helpful. Having saidthis, I was uncomfortable with one ofthe facts which Dr. Hlynka implicitlybrings out in his rebuttal.Professor Drillock is an expert ineastern Slavic ecclesiastical music whoteaches at St. Vladimir’s Seminary inthe USA. St. Vladimir’s is in the jurisdictionof the Orthodox Church (formerlythe Russian Orthodox Greek-Ca tholic Metropolia) in America. Eve -ry one of us has a particular socio-historicalperspective, and the fact thatDr. Drillock teaches in an institutionwhich has roots in the Russian Or tho -dox Church indicates that he wouldnaturally possess ideas and attitudeswhich are "Russo-centric".I find it natural that educated peoplewould write articles which arecoloured by their own perspective.When that perspective clashes withwhat I believe to be true (is Bort nian -sky Ukrainian or Russian?) I should"eat the fish and spit out the bones",i.e., take the good information whichis offered, and ignore what I feel to beincorrect. But, in the given instance,due to the lack of any type of scholarshipor articles which have been writtenby Ukrainian experts in Churchmusic, if we want to learn aboutchurch music it seems to me that wehave no choice but to "eat the fish andspit out the bones".Dr. Hlynka has written an excellentrebuttal of certain "facts" as presentedby Dr. Drillock. It troubles me that, tomy knowledge, neither he nor anyoneelse in the UOCC been pro-active inpublishing such articles hitherto. Dr.Hlynka is a long time member of theboard of directors of St. Andrew’s Col -lege. Why is it that St. Andrew’sCollege, which is in the midst of a milliondollar campaign to raise funds fora "chair of Church Music" has not publishedanything in English regardingUkrainian Church Music? Dr. Macen -ko’s book «На риси з історії Україн сь -кої Цер ков ної Музики» was publish -ed by SAC in 1993. It is an excellent,excellent book. One would think thatat the minimum, were there no onewho could actually do research andpub lish in En gl ish on the subject of Uk -rainian Church Music (the point beingthat Ukrainians already know Bort -niansky is Ukrain ian—it’s the chu zhiwho have to be taught) the Collegecould at least have had Dr. Ma cen ko’sbook translated. But even this mi nimalcontribution to the general know ledgeof humanity has not been made.The clearest support I offer for myargument is that in defending the Uk -rainian nationality of Bort niansky, Be -rezovsky, and Vedel Dr. Hlynka uses noUkrainian sources—it’s what Gro ve’sMusical Dic tionary, Richard Leo nard,and Melodiya records (a Soviet sour -ce!!!) says that matters.There’s a wise old saying whichstates that if so me one wants the rightto complain, they must possess thewil lingness to help. Dr. Hlynka hasproven that he can write excellent articlesabout Uk rain ian ecclesiasticalmusic. I hope he will take the opportunityto do so in a pro-active, ratherthan a re-act ive manner. I hope that hewill use his influence on the Board ofDirectors of St. Andrew’s Col lege toen cou rage the administration to takeUkrainian Church Mu sic seriously bothon a practical and academic level.As mentioned earlier, I thought Dr.Drillock’s article, notwithstanding hissocio-political perspective, was excellent.I look forward to the day when wewill be able to read such articles (ortranslations thereof) written by Uk -rain ian authors on the pages of the Visnyk.Until that happens, though, we’lljust have to go on eating the fish andspitting out the bones.God bless.—Fr. Bohdan HladioDiscoverReal Estate Ltd.NESTOR Z. 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THE HERALDDecember 2009A Talk by Fr. Ihor Kutash on the Oc ca -sion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of theWestern Eparchy delivered at the Ban -quet in Edmonton, Alberta, on Nov -em ber 1, 2009.■ Today we have gathered together toremember and to celebrate as we sharea meal together—this sumptuous Ban -quet. How similar this is to what we doeach Sunday as we celebrate the DivineLiturgy. We remember, we celebrate,and we eat and drink. What a blessedgift God has given us: to unite withHim, with each other, with the livingand (those we are used to referring toas) the dead, in the context of such aBanquet, which is a foretaste of theGreat Banquet, the Marriage Feast ofthe Lamb of which we read in the Bookof Revelation.Let us first recall just what is it thatwe are remembering and what is thatwe are celebrating? In fact, we are re -membering things which many of uspersonally have never seen. It is fiftyyears since the Western Eparchy wasformed with the consecration of thatsweet, kind and wise Pastor, Fr. Hry -horiy Metiuk, as Bishop Andrew of Ed -monton and the Western Eparchy ofthe Ukrainian Orthodox Church ofCa nada.I believe that everyone who metand knew Bishop, and finally Metro -politan, Andrew could not fail to havebeen blessed by that meeting. I myselfmet him when I was 16, president ofCYMK, Taras Shevchenko local, in Bel -lis, Alberta. With his encouragementand the strong guidance of our ParishPriest, Fr. James Rybalka, within a yearof this meeting I was off to seminary at17 years of age to prepare to followthem in the priestly ministry. I treasurethe Molytovnyk, "Dobryy Pastyr", thathe autographed for me as I was aboutto depart, inscribing on the flyleaf thewords of the Apostle Paul: "Pray continually"(I Thessalonians 5:17)—amatter which, alas, remains until nowan ideal for which I strive but am veryfar from attaining. But God is merciful!Of course, the story of the Churchin which we serve begins much earlier.How far shall we seek to remember?For this precious gift of memory whichGod has given to us as part of His Div -ine Image, which we can never lose –and thus turning to Him in the communionto which He continually in -vites us means Heaven now and forever,and turning away from Him in willfulrejection of His goodness, truth andbeauty means hell—this gift of memorymakes it possible to recall not onlythat which has already happened,whether or not we ourselves participatedin it, but also that which is yet tocome. Strange but very true.When we celebrate the Eucharist inthe Divine Liturgy, that precious Ban -quet by which we continually commu -ne with our Lord, becoming who wetruly are, His beloved children, a royalPriesthood, the Church, the celebrantprays: "Therefore, we also, O Master,re membering all that was done for us:His saving Passion and Life-CreatingCross, His three-day burial and Resur -rection from the dead, His Ascensioninto Heaven and Sitting at the RightThe Lord’s Vineyard21The Lord’s Vineyard in the Western Eparchyof the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Church of CanadaHand of You, our God and Father, andHis Glorious and awesome Second Co -ming Yours of Your own, we offer toYou on behalf of all and for all". (Weonly hear the last part of this prayerwhich is intoned, while the first part isa "silent prayer" of the celebrant, whichwe can nonetheless read in our newestPrayerbooks). But chronologically, onthe linear time-line of history in whichare embedded, the Second Coming isyet to come! Why, many doubt that itwill ever come at all! St. Peter speaks ofthese doubts with profound disapproval:"They will say, "Where is this'coming' He promised? Ever since ourfathers died, everything goes on as ithas since the beginning of creation.""(2 Peter 3:4). Yet we remember thisblessed fulfillment of history as thoughit had already happened. This is be -cause in our union with God we transcendHis creature, time, and we re -member where it is all going as thoughit had already gotten there. Because itshall get there. We shall get there. Thiswe remember. This we believe. This weproclaim. This we celebrate.Thus, dear brothers and sisters, ourWestern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Or -thodox Church of Canada begins be -fore history does, in the infinite mind,love and wisdom of God and continuesuntil that blessed consummation ofhistory at the never-ending Banquet ofthe Lamb. And each of us has our partto play in it—to assist in and move forwardthe work of transforming thisworld into the Kingdom of God by ourcooperation with God’s actions (it wasMetropolitan Andrew who first sharedclearly with me this marvelous insightabout cooperating with God, whichexpresses both God’s love and our dignityand responsibility before Him asHis partners, His fellow-workers). TheScripture tells us that God’s actions,His creative work, will always succeedin attaining their goal—and yet withoutever coercing or forcing His childrento act, for the gift of decidingwhat we shall do is also a part of thatdivine image to which I have alreadyreferred. These decisions are ours tomake today and every day of our lives,for as long as we walk upon this planet.And His work continues into eternityup to and after the Second GloriousComing of our Lord, God and SaviourJesus Christ.However, let us sharpen our focusto that which can be fitted into thespan of consciousness to which we areaccustomed. Let us remember andpraise God for the self-sacrifice andheroism of our pioneers who arrivedfrom Ukraine—not so very long ago,for what is 118 years in the face of thevast span of time and space of this universein which we move and labour—one which men of science say is butone of an enormous number of suchmanifestations of God’s wondrouslyinfinite creativity and providence.Let us remember and thank Godfor men such as Yeremiy Semotiuk (Fr.Stephan’s great-grandfather) and VasylCherniawsky of Sich Kolomya, Alexan -der Bokhanetsky of Andrew (both inAlberta), and others like them, who, atthe beginning of the Ukrainian Ortho -dox Church of Canada, when financialas well as moral support was crucial(and indeed true moral support mustinevitably be accompanied and manifestedby material support), found thefaith to offer money which they had toborrow—equal in today’s currency tothousands of dollars, to support thework of the fledgling Church and particularlythe theological courses thatwere being offered at the time in Su -chava by Fr. Lazar Gherman who hadcome to us on loan from the RomanianOrthodox Church to help preparepriests, workers for this new branch ofthe Vineyard.I personally remember and thankGod for the faith of the folks in the littlecommunity, in which I experiencedmy initial formation in the Church, theAll Saints' congregation in Bellis, Al -ber ta, who started building their Tem -ple in 1933, 14 years before my birth,with the grand sum of 5 cents in theirbank account. That Temple stands andis looked after and treasured by thosewho continue to strive to be a light tothe world in the darkness that surroundsus.We remember and thank God forthe kind and generous guidance of theWestern Eparchy by its first Archpas -tor, Metropolitan Andrew. He it waswho ordained me to the diaconate inthe Church of the Ascension in SmokyLake, the town of my birth. As he wasabout to depart the Church Militant toenter the Church Triumphant, fromthe bed of his terminal illness, as attestedby my much esteemed and belovedcolleague, Fr. Stephan, who was Deanof Svyata Pokrova Sobor in Winnipegat the time, he continued to proclaimover and over: "Love God. Love theChurch. Love Canada."We also remember and thank Godfor the other beloved Archpastors ofthe Western Eparchy—Archbishop Bo -ris, Metropolitan John and our currentArchpastor, Bishop Ilarion—as well asthe Pastors who served and serve withtheir blessing to guide their flockthrough this earthly life towards theeternal Kingdom, of which, as I havenoted, we already experience a foretastein our gathering together in thename of the Lord.Of course nothing stands still. It istrue that along the way, during this halfcentury which we are particularly re -membering and celebrating, there aremany people who have been initiatedinto the life in Christ in our UkrainianOrthodox Church of Canada in theWestern Eparchy, who have not continuedalong this path. A good many ap -pear to have given way to the spirit ofsecularist humanism, according towhich each individual human beingseems to be his or her own guide—andif one chooses to believe in God, whythen that is fine, and if one does notwhy that is just as good, as though weby believing in Him create God insteadof the other way around.Some of these, however, have not socapitulated to the spirit of the age.Some of them have increased the ranksof other Christian communities. Al -though this may disappoint us, itought not to make us so terribly sad,especially if they are Orthodox communities.As the Lord said: "Whoever isRt. Rev.Mitred ArchpriestDr. Ihor KutashPastorSt. Marythe ProtectressUkrainianOrthodox ChurchMontreal, QCnot against us is for us" (Mark 9:40).And, God be praised, there are manywho have continued to be faithful participantsin the life of our Eparchy to -gether with their children and theirchildren’s children and may it so continueuntil the Lord returns!Beloved brothers and sisters, we mustremember and celebrate with gra titudeand not with complaints and re cri min -ation. We must not fall into the temptationof judging the success or failure ofour Church in terms of so ciology—how many people belong, how muchthey donate, etc. The measure of oursuc cess or failure must be de terminedby whether or not we have been and arebeing faithful in shining forth the lightof God’s mercy and truth. I believe thatfrom this point of view our UkrainianOrthodox Church of Canada hasindeed been successful. My own pastoralministry has shown me what joyand comfort and inspiration for living—anddying—well continues tocome from our Church. I be lieve it shallbe thus until the Lord’s Re turn.There continue to be challenges forus—they shall always be there untilthat Return. There was a time whensome of us seemed to be tempted tothink that our challenge was to ferretout and get rid of those we perceived asenemies of the ideology to which wethought we must adhere—the pan-Or -thodox and the Charismatics come tomind. And now it seems that some ofus are passionately concerned aboutthe abuse of power by the volunteerswe elect to the Board of the Consistory,or the Bishops, or the Church Councilsor simply the lay-folk.It is certainly true that we are livingin times in which there are developmentsof which the founders of ourUk rainian Orthodox Church of Cana -da did not even dream, such as computers,cell-phones, satellite radio andtelevision and so on. And yet the challengesremain the same: to be faithful,to recognize and proclaim God as theSource of life, goodness, beauty, truth,justice. A challenge that each one of usmust undertake each minute of everyday—every day that we shall live.Another change—and it is a majorone—is that we are no longer living, aswe have lived for most of the history ofthe Ukrainian Orthodox Church ofCanada, with the sense that there is anancestral homeland, Ukraine, which isunder the domination of atheistic, russifyingoccupation and it is up to us topreserve the language and history ofUkraine. Thank God, Ukraine has justcelebrated its 18th anniversary of sove -reignty, and although there are weightyproblems, it is likely that this will be alasting state of affairs.(continued on p. 22)ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

22 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009Facing a New YearFor Our Children2009—The year is almost over. As in every other year before, itcontained many ups and downs, much joy and sorrow, success andfailure and good and evil. But these are all part of every life and weaccept them when we pray «Thy will be done». When we are up, weoften neglect to think about the possibility of being down. When weare down we may be so depressed that we don't see a way up.Only faith in the Lord helps us to rise up and find purpose andmean ing in our lives. The year 2010 is just before us and we awaitwhat it will reveal for us.Many people have tried to forecast the future sometimes evenwith tragic results. The prophets of the Bible are known for their predictions.The final book in the New Testament is called Revelation. It is abook that supposedly predicts the future of planet Earth althoughthere are many scholars who believe it was written for the period oftime when the author was living. As the church of Jesus Christ grewand spread throughout the world, about 90 AD there was only onedisciple left alive of those who had walked the hills of Galilee withJesus. This disciple was John, now a very old man and a prisoneron the Greek Island of Patmos. In this lonely barren place Johnwrote about visions he experienced including the second coming ofChrist.He wrote about horrible things that would happen on earth, evenmore evil than is happening now or has happened in the last twothousand years. Much of this evil would be carried out by symbolicforces, for example four horsemen riding through the world spreadingwar, disease, hunger and death. The Book of Revelation is definitelynot a happy story. But according to the author it should havea happy ending for those who are deserving.He foresees a glorious new heaven and a new earth with thedestruction of evil and the second coming of Christ, coming downfrom heaven, shining like a jewel. The new Jerusalem would havewalls of precious stone and the buildings of gold. We repeat thesewords in the The Creed—«And He shall come again with glory tojudge the living and the dead; and His Kingdom shall have no end.»The Book of Revelation contains hundreds of symbols which dif-The Lord’s Vinyard…(continued from p. 21)So we have been freed of a largeportion of this burden and can focuson the development of a community,which shall likely always be rooted inand concerned with the life of theancestral homeland, but which is decisivelyCanadian with all of its blessingsand drawbacks. An important consequenceof this is that we now feel ascomfortable expressing ourselves—and praying in English or French—aswe do in Ukrainian (perhaps more so).The diminution of proficiency inUkrainian—or lack of Ukrainian an -cestry—no longer means that we mustleave the Church or take second placeto more linguistically proficient andgenetically endowed fellow parishioners.As we remember and celebrate thelife of our Eparchy, let us put away allfear and anger and the desire thatthings must go just the way we personallyperceive they ought to go in ourcommunity. Instead let us open ourhearts to love and forgiveness, to gratitudeand joy, to kindness and respect,and let these be the weapons, or betteryet, the tools with which we shall continueto build Christ’s Kingdom to -gether, alongside others who are withus because they are with our Master,the Lord Jesus Christ.Sometimes, nowadays funerals arecalled celebrations of life. This may bea good way to deal with the bereavementof a dear one, who will no longerwalk this earth with us. It is not in thisway, however, that we are celebratingthe life of our Western Eparchy. As apart of the Body of Christ, our WesternEparchy has no dead. It has membersof the Church Militant and the ChurchTriumphant. We remember and we ce -lebrate together. Thank God for Hisinfinite blessings. May He continue tobless us all, led by our Bishop, HisGrace, Ilarion of Edmonton and theWestern Eparchy, under the leadershipof His Eminence, Metropolitan John,former Archpastor of our Eparchy, to -gether with the clergy and all the faithfulfor many blessed years!Na mnohiyi i blahiyi lita!ferent people have tried to decipherwith hundreds of differingopinions. That is why we have somany religious sects some withreally scary predictions. The Bo okof Revelation is not read in theliturgical services of our church.We believe in celebrating the Div -ine Light of God as opposed todarkness.For thousands of years, Faithhas sustained us against impossibleodds and difficulties. We havefaith that death is not an end andthat keeping God's Command -ments is a pretty sound idea. Dobrodiyka JaneWe also believe that God is lovingand forgiving. May He be kind to you all in the New Year.Новий календарний рік – 2010Новий календарний рік скоро наближається. Що цей на с -туп ний рік принесе для нас? Бажаємо спокою у світі, до бро гощастя, веселости та доброго здоров’я для кожного із нас. Але,тільки Господь Бог знає що нас очікує хоч все знаходятьсязнавці, що пробують передбачати що станеться у будучині.Остання книга Нового Завіту представляє нам об’явленнясв. Івана Богослова. Написав цю книгу св. апостол Іван Бо го -слов у дуже старому віці життя, на острові Патмос де він буву засланні за проповідування Божого Слова. Його писання єпророчим. Деякі знавці вважають, що він пророкував про до -лю в той час Римської імперії, а інші бачать в його пророцтвісим волічну картину між добром і злом.Іван пише про цілий ряд видінь, про різні види боротьби,але на решті відбувається Божий Суд і всі сили зла—сатана,фаль ши ві пророки, хижі армії, тощо, терплять остаточну по -раз ку і Ісус Христос вдруге зійде на світ зо славою судити жи -вих і мерт вих, а Його царству не буде кінця.”A Foundation of Faith”The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Can -ada (UOCC) Foundation was created in2002 to provide financial support for pro -jects and programs that will promote, de -velop, and sustain religious, cultural andeducational activities within the Uk rain -ian Orthodox Church of Canada.The Foundation provides funding to: Missionsand Outreach projects; developingresource material for the spiritual needsof our parishes; UOCC infrastructural needs; projects that willhelp the UOCC grow and secure its future.There are many ways you can contribute to the growth of the UOCCFoundation: Cash donation by cheque or credit card; ‘Plan n edGiv ing’ through wills, life insurance policies, stocks /bonds, gift an -nuities, en dow ments, and donations of residual interests; En cou -raging your parish or other associated organizations to donate. Alldonations will be eligible to receive an income tax receipt and don -ors will be acknowledged on an annual basis.For further information on how you can contributeto the Foundation or for Grant information please contact:Phone: 1-877-586-3093 E-mail: foundation@uoccf.caWebsite: http//www.uoccf.ca/Mailing Address:UOCC Foundation9 St. John’s Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 1G8ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

St. Andrew’s College in WinnipegКолеґія Св. Андрея у ВінніпезіST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE IN WINNIPEG • UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA29 DYSART ROAD, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA R3T 2M7 TEL: (204) 474-8895 FAX: (204) 474-7624— This page is submitted by the St. Andrew’s College Administration and Board of Directors.You arecordially invited to theST. ANDREW’S COLLEGEFEAST DAYand theANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGof ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGEon Sunday, December 13, 20099:30 a.m. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy12:00 noon LuncheonThe ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of theMEMBERS OF ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGEwill follow the Luncheon.We hope you will join us for thisvery special celebration of our College!Щиро запрошуємоВас наХРАМОВЕ СВЯТОКОЛЕҐІЇ СВ. АНДРЕЯтаРІЧНІ ЗБОРИ ЧЛЕНІВКОЛЕҐІЇ СВ. АНДРЕЯу неділю 13 грудня 2009 року9:30 год. Архиєрейська Свята Літургія12:00 год. Храмовий ОбідПісля обіду відбудутьсяРІЧНІ ЗБОРИ ЧЛЕНІВ КОЛЕҐІЇ СВ. АНДРЕЯ.Просимо Вашої участі!Wish list – Прохання■ Завдяки всім, хто підтримує Колеґію Св. Андрея ми змогли здійснитибагато проектів.Thanks to the many generous supporters of St. Andrew’s College, we were ableto complete some specific physical plant projects which had been on our wish list:• installed a new walk-in cooler for the kitchen,• purchased two new computers and a colour printer for the Main Office,• were able to do the most pressing patching and filling of pot holes in theparking lot,• three sewer access points were created for regular and more efficient sewermaintenance.• purchased and installed a window unit air conditioner for the kitchen,• heavy duty all weather matts were installed at high traffic entrances• installed a safety rail in the roof,• completed the Courtyard Restoration Project in the Spring/Summer.Congratulations!Congratulations toRev. Deacon Michael Faryna who was ordained into theDeaconate by His Grace Bishop Ilarionon Sunday, October 25, 2009at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Sobor in Calgary, Alberta.Тепер Будівельний Комітет працює над здійсненням майбутніх про ек -тів з метою покращити внутрішні та зовнішні засоби. Якщо хтось з нашихжертводавців побажає зробити пожертву на якийсь конкретний проект, томи могли б запропонувати наступні нижчеподані проекти.The Building Committee is currently undertaking new projects to enhance theCollege interior and exterior facilities. Should any of our donors wish to make adonation to any such specific physical plant projects, may we suggest the following:• new tiles need to be installed in specific high traffic areas (approx. $1500)• the two existing paved parking lots (North West area) (front area) are in badshape and must be repaved. (approx. $35,000 each)• it would be advantageous to upgrade exterior lights and interior stairwelllights with safer and more energy efficient fixtures. (approx. $2,000)• computers and programs become outdated and need to be upgraded orreplaced periodically—every few years. (approx. $2,000)• total renovation of student TV Lounge area including new furniture($15,000 - $20,000)• two areas in the main foyer lounges (in front of the Chapel and in front ofthe Dining Hall) have old, worn rectangular carpets attached to the floor. It istime that they were replaced with bright colored carpets in keeping with thebeautiful new lounge furniture resting on those areas. (approx. $1,500)• support for the Chair of Orthodox Studies• support for the Chair of Church Music• air conditioning could be considered for the:- East Wing (General Office, Library and Classrooms)- West Wing (3rd and 4th floors of Residence and 2nd floor Offices)- Main Dining Hall, Foyer and Chapel areas(free standing air cooled unit).• elevators could be considered for the future. Either two separate elevatorsare needed (West Wing residence and East Wing Classrooms) or one elevatorfor the West Wing residence and a walkway to the east Wing classrooms (from2nd floor West Wing residence)Заздалегідь Вам дякуємо!Thank you for your consideration.We wish Rev. Deacon Michael and Dobrodiyka Deleenagreat success in their work in God’s Vineyard,health, happiness and many years!Бажаємо отцеві Дияконові Михайлові й Добродійці Делініуспіхів у праці у Божому Винограднику,щастя, здоров’я та многії літа!Многії літа!Dear friends,For those who would care to,please include ourSt. Andrew’s CollegeTheology Studentsin your prayers.May God protect youand bless you.Fr. MichaelDeacon YuriyDeacon AntonDeacon MichaelSubdeacon YakiwSubdeacon RomanSubdeacon YuriyBohdanOrysiaAshrafDebraCatalinYvonneWalterColinAndreyВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

24 ВІСНИКгрудень 2009Concerning the Ranks of ChurchesNew York, 9/22/2009Editor's Note:On August 4, 2009, a website postedan article presenting some of the re centdevelopments taking place at theMoscow Patriarchate. Specifically, theHoly Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscowhad begun reevaluating the ecclesiasticalrank of the Orthodox Church es.According to Archpriest Ma xim Koz lof, amember of the committee entrusted withthis task, the Patri arch ate of Moscow isconsidered a Church of the pentarchy,that is, of the five Churches of ancientChristendom. He also claims that byvirtue of its mag ni tude, the Patriarchateof Moscow main tains such a status. Healso de clares that the Patriarchate ofMoscow has extended its jurisdictionacross nu merous countries. After readingthese comments, Fr. MakariosGriniezakis, a professor of theology andethics at the Theological Academy ofHeraklion in Crete, responded with adifferent perspective. In what follows, Fr.Makarios frames the claims made by Fr.Maxim in their proper historical, canonical,and ecclesiological setting.Fr. Makarios Griniezakis is an Archi -mandrite of the Ecumenical Throne; heis also the official preacher of theArchdiocese of Crete, and the director ofthe Archdiocese's radio station.Afew days ago your reputableweb site posted an article thatdiscussed a series of efforts bythe Holy Synod of the Churchof Russia to formulate the Patriarchateof Moscow's position relative to theranks of the Orthodox Churches. In arecent interview, the Archpriest MaximKozlof, a member of this newly formedcommittee, provided the details of thecommittee's work. With regard to the -se comments, but also in response tovarious ecclesiological and theologicalun certainties often put forth by Rus -sian clergymen and theologians, permitme the following thoughts:1. The fact that an Orthodox Patri -archate has yet to clarify in its consciencewho is the First of Orthodoxyin cites sadness. During their Synaxisthis past October, the Primates of theOrthodox Church signed an officialde claration that reemphasized who hasthe first place in Orthodoxy. We aretroubled, however, that only a fewmonths after this historic moment acommittee is formed to reevaluate theranking amongst Orthodox Churches.We remind the reader that the Prim -ates, including the Patriarch of Russia,stated that they gathered "at the invitationand under the presidency of theFirst among us, Ecumenical PatriarchBartholomew." If this statement is notsufficient, then our faithful brothers inRussia should refer to the PatriarchalTome of 1589, which granted to themthe Patriarchal Status. In the pages ofthis document they will discover exactlywho signed the Tome, and thus realizewho holds the eminent position inOrthodoxy.2. To question issues that have beensettled by Ecumenical Councils andestablished for centuries is quite dangerous.We speak in terms of "danger"because even a cursory study of historyshows us that every heresy, schismReflectionsand ecclesiastical division stemmedfrom personal ambition and egotism,only later to be robed in the mantle ofdogmatic diversity. Arius, Dioscorus,Nestorius, Apollinarius, and Marcion,were pious and religious; however, theyalso were men who had tremendousegos and lacked ecclesiastical ethos. Ifthey truly believed in God, if they wereobedient to their bishops, if they re -spected the canons of the Church, andif they recognized the authenticity ofthe Holy Synods, then they would nothave reached the point where they createddivision in the unified Body ofChrist. Consequently, it is not enoughfor us to uphold the dogma of the Fa -thers in isolation—even the "old-ca-lendarists" do this. We must also maintainthe ethos of the Fathers, whichhelps to secure the unity of the Church.3. When we speak about ecclesiasticalethos, we certainly do not identifywith the logic based on size and figures.If we did, we would give the im -pression that we were economists, so -ciologists, and politicians. In the life ofthe Church, and especially in our spirituallives--which the Church of Russiahas much fruit to offer—two plus twodoes not always equal four. When weemphasize our vastness and point tosta tistical demonstrations, it meansthat we are not shepherds, but ratheroperatives of power, exploiting the ad -ministrative and spiritual authoritythat springs forth from our position.This is even more so the case when weput forth such efforts to earn the praiseof the world and acquire the primaryposition in Orthodoxy. Given our currentcondition, those who participatein the administration of the Churchmust consider that their role is not tocompete on stage with Stalin and Hit -ler. They are called to enter that sacredspace where Church Fathers such asBasil the Great, Saint Gregory of Nyssa,Saint Gregory the Theolo gian, andSaint John Chrysostom live, and to bein spired by them. This is what wemean when we pronounce, "we whofol low the fathers," especially since thepatristic era has not ended. Every mo -ment in time has the potential of be -coming patristic if it secures and protectsthe Orthodox ecclesiological criteriafor responding to prevalent problemsand concerns. This is lost whenwe follow the philosophy and logic ofthe world, of arithmetic, of ex pediency,and of statistics and consequences.4. It has been noted that, "the placeof the Patriarchate of Moscow in thepentarchy of the ancient Patriarchatesis very significant." It seems that somehave still not realized that which isquite obvious, that is, that the Patri ar -chate of Moscow has never been amember of the pentarchy of the an -cient Patriarchates. The pentarchy iscom prised of Old Rome, New Rome(Constantinople) and the Patriarchatesof Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem.Not only was Moscow never considereda member of the pentarchy, butalso there are no ecclesiastical or ca -non ical texts that designate Moscow asthe replacement or substitute for OldRome. This is made clear when we lookat some of the central moments inchurch history: the schism with OldRome occurred on 1054 during thereign of Michael Kerularios, while Rus -sia was elevated to the status of a Pa tri -archate in 1589, under Patriarch Jere -miah II. If there was ever a pressingneed to replace Old Rome this wouldhave occurred immediately after theschism (1054), and not five centurieslater, when Russia was elevated to aPatriarchate.5. It is also noted "that after the fallof Rome, the Patriarchate of Moscowacquired a seat amongst the five mostsignificant Churches, and extends itsjurisdiction over a series of countries."At this point we must emphasize thatthe 28th Canon of the Fourth Ecumen -ical Council grants only to the Churchof Constantinople the jurisdictionalover sight of the "barbaric lands."The extension of the Patriarch ofRussia's jurisdiction across lands outsideits ecclesiastical borders is un can -on ical and a violation of Church order.This is the case when other Primates actsimilarly. Local Churches would havebeen able to extend into lands beyondtheir established ecclesiastical border ifthe canon referred to ethnicities ("barbarians")instead of geographical re -gions ("barbaric lands"). If this were thecase we would have been able to say, forexample, that the Romanian Patri archis the spiritual leader of the Ro manianpeople across the world, or that theRus sian Patriarch is the leader of everyRussian. However, the 28th Ca non isun ambiguous and mentions geographicaljurisdictions and not ethnicities.Every Orthodox Church has a specificgeographical bor der. Constan tin ople,however, main tains the license to ex -tend through out the Ecoumene, except,of course, into those areas under thecanonical jurisdiction of other autoce -pha lous or synodal Orthodox Church -es.The present ecclesiological circumstancesare accepted through ekonomia.After all, it is not ideal to have fiveArchbishops of America, or to havemultiple ecclesiastical jurisdictions in asingle European country. We shouldnot forget, however, that our compliancewith the current state of affairsthrough ekonomia should not becomean occasion for boastful arrogance anddeviation from canonical tradition.2010 TOURS TO UKRAINEMay 10-25; July 5-20; August 23-September 7; September 27-October 12Peter Drosdowech's ALL-INCLUSIVE TOURS of WESTERN UKRAINEfeature: cities and villages, bazaars, indoor and outdoor museums, churches andmon asteries, forts and castles, cultural events and concerts, working artists, visitinga school and a modern farm, meeting and talking with people and shopping.These ALL-INCLUSIVE TOURS are guided in English and include:airfare, quality hotels and resorts, all meals, chartered air-conditioned busand admissions to events.Vancouver / Victoria $4895. Edmonton / Calgary $4795.Saskatoon / Regina $4695. Winnipeg $4595. Toronto $4495.Prices are per person (double occupancy). (Single occupancy: add $400.)Airline / Airport taxes and Medical & Cancellation Insurance are extra.Complete information on Website at: www.ToursToUkraine.caPhone Toll-free 1 888 269 3013 or e-mail: ToursToUkraine@mts.netTOURS TO UKRAINE, A DIVISION OF UKRAINE VENTURES LTD.MEMBER OF CANADA'S NATIONAL UKRAINIAN FESTIVALAFFILIATED WITH TERRI'S TRAVEL INTERNATIONALMoreover, the uncanonical extensionof a Church's jurisdiction should notbe viewed as a strict execution of ca -non law, nor should it be perceived asan a priori right that every Primate en -joys because of their canonical jurisdictionover a specified ecclesiasticalgeo graphic region.The thoughts that we have sharedexpress a much deeper problem concerningwhat is often said about primacyin the Orthodox Church, aboutthe idea of a "third Rome," about ecclesiasticalrank, etc. These ideas wouldnot be taken seriously had some randomlaymen or clergymen issuedthem. It is disturbing, however, whenan official Church arbitrarily creates acommittee (according to Fr. Maxim'scomments) to evaluate matters thathave already been resolved; to decideon those issues for which the Churchhas already decided. We would expect aChurch such as Russia, which has un -dergone trials and tribulations, to havea completely different way of thinking.We would expect to see the Church ofRussia rely more on faith than on logic,on miracles rather than facts and figures.It is clear from the discussion thatthe Ecumenical Patriarchate will certainlynot lose the position of primacythat it maintains; the ranking of theOrthodox Churches will not change;and the committee in question--or anyother committee that is formed--willnot institute rebellious changes in theOrthodox Church. We owe it to thefaith ful to always speak the truth sothat they may hear a different perspective,and in order to avoid stirring falseimpressions in them. It is importantnot to forget that truth abides. Thetruth will release us from our parochialattitude and self-love; the truth willliberate us from spitefulness and ouregos; the truth will allow us to movebeyond feelings that instigate internalquarrels and erect narcissistic partitions.'The truth shall set us free.' Ir -respective of who we are, as membersof the Church we have a constant andsacred duty to actively defend thetruth.Source:http://www.archons.org/news/detail.asp?id=334ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009Missions and EducationOCEC Workshop in Regina, SK - September 2009“Educating Ourselves and Our Children In Godliness”■ On September 26, 2009, The Or tho -dox Christian Education Commis sion(OCEC) and Descent of the Holy Spi ritSobor in Regina presented two ChurchSchool Educator workshops. The workshopwas hosted by Descent of the HolySpirit Ukrain ian Sobor and well organizedby Cindy Greschner, the ir ChurchSchool Dir ect or. Alto ge ther, there were14 attendees from three parishes in Re -gina and Moose Jaw, and two priests, Fr.Brent, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Regi -na, and Fr. Cos min, St. George Roman -ian Or thodox Parish. Our presenterswere Kh. Linda Funk: OC EC TeacherTrainer and Dio cesan Co or dinator, De -partment of Chris tian Edu cation, Anti -ochian Or tho dox Arch diocese of NorthAmerica and Dr. Alan Sanger: OCECTeacher Trainer and Board Member, St.An drew’s Col lege, Win nipeg.Teacher Training 1:'Overview of Orthodoxy' offers theOrthodox understanding of the basicsof the Orthodox faith, as presented inthe Orthodox Christian EducationCom mission curriculum.'Introduction to Teaching' requiresparticipants to construct a lesson plan,using a variety of approaches for presentation,and instructs participants inclassroom management.'Curriculum and Resources' re -quires participants to either complete aself-orientation worksheet on the ma -terials they will be using or, in the caseof newly published OCEC materials,be oriented by an instructor.Teacher Training 2:"Moral Issues Overview" offers theOrthodox understanding of the hu manperson, sin and redemption. Secularcurrents which undermine Orthodoxmoral teaching are discus sed, with specificissues briefly ad dres sed."Enriching the Classroom Expe -rience" requires participants to learnand utilize activities based upon pro -ven strategies (including the multipleintelligence theory of learning) in or -der to serve students of varying needs."How to Tell Stories in the Class -room" requires participants to learnthe art of storytelling to children in aclassroom setting, while enhancingstudent understanding of the Bible.Youth educators understand theim portance of ensuring our Orthodoxfuture through our commitment toour youth. The Workshops provide anOCMC Invites Familiesto Experiencean Orthodox Mission Team—by Pres. Renee Ritsi■ For the first time, OCMC is offeringfamilies the opportunity to participatetogether on Orthodox Mission Teams.Four 2010 OCMC Mission Teams areopen to parents and youth who areprayerfully seeking exposure to the im -portant work of making disciples.Family Teams allow youth (13 andabove) to travel with a parent to offerthe ir time and talents as living witnessesto the Orthodox Christian Faith. If youwant your teen to have an opportunityto serve others around the world and tobe involved in missions, then considerjoining a 2010 Orthodox Family Mis -sion Team. This year’s Family Team destinationsare: Eklutna and Old Harbor,Alaska; Shen Vlash, Albania; and Cluj,Romania.The Eklutna Team will travel to theoldest continuously inhabited Athabas -kan Indian settlement to work on lightgeneral maintenance to the church of St.Nicholas (cutting shrubs, trimminggrass, painting the cemetery, and fenceand walkway repairs,) and by offeringhistoric tours of the Church. The Al ba -nia Team will assist in the daily activitiesand ministries of the Children’s Homeof Hope in Albania. The Roma nia Teamwill join ASCOR (the Student Asso cia -tion of Orthodox Christians in Roma -nia) in offering a Youth Camp outside ofCluj to middle school-aged youth. TheTeam to Old Harbor will par ticipate inthe annual Family Camp offered toyouth and adults on Sitka li dak Island.The theme of the camp will be "Christin the Eucharist, Truly a SubsistenceFood."All of the 2010 Family Teams havebeen carefully chosen to allow youth todevelop relationships with their Ortho -dox peers and learn about new cultures.Languag e barriers melt and horizons arebroadened as families put their faith intoaction and share their Orthodox faith.An Orthodox Mission Team can be alife-changing experience. Family Teamsare perfect if you have teens who loveChrist and helping others and if yourfamily is seeking spritual growth and adeeper understanding of the universalityof the Orthodox faith. An OCMC Fa milyMission Team is a great way to be gin ajourney that will have a profound impacton your lives and the lives of others.For more information or to apply forone of these Family Teams log on tohttp://teams.ocmc.org, or contact OC -MC by phone at 1-877-GO-FORTH orby e-mail at teams@ocmc.org.The Orthodox Christian MissionCen ter (OCMC) is the official missionsagency of the Standing Conference ofCanonical Orthodox Bishops in theAmer icas (SCOBA) dedicated to fulfillingChrist's last command to make disciplesof all nations.For more information contact:Mr. Alex GoodwinCommunications DirectorOrthodox Christian Mission Center1-877-463-6784communications@ocmc.orgopportunity for youth educators tomeet, learn, and exchange ideas.The Committee would like to thankour presenters and our participants.The Orthodox Christian EducationCommission (OCEC) provides trainingand develops curriculum and re -sources for Orthodox Christian educators.A workshop open to all OrthodoxChristian educators is organized andheld annually at Antiochian Village inPennsylvania. In addition, when one ormore parish priests request a localworkshop, OCEC provides trainers tohold workshops at various locationsthroughout North America.Зо Святими упокойБл. п. БорисЯремченко (1924-2009)■ Ділимося сумною вісткою з укра -їнською громадою, що 15 жовтня2009 року, в Лондоні, Онтаріо, Кана -да на 86-му році життя, відійшов увіч ність св. п. Борис Яремченко на -род женний 15 лютого 1924 р. в с. Пу -с то вари, Полтавської області в25Future workshopsAt present there is a plan to presentfurther workshops in Edmonton, Sas -katoon and Regina at different timesduring 2010, covering TT1, TT2 andpossibly additional sessions on TheDivine Liturgy or for Church SchoolDirectors. If any parish or group of pa -rishes would like to host a workshop, orfor any additional information ofOCEC workshops, please contact ei therKh. Linda (lfunk@shaw.ca) or Alan(sanger@telusplanet.net). The presenterswill be happy to see you the re!—Submitted by C. GreschnerDear Readers,It is our desire at the Visnyk that memorial announcements sent in byour readers appropriately honour their departed loved ones. To this end, were quest that, when submitting an an nouncement with a picture, you sendus an actual photograph. Please do not send pictures from newspaper clippings,computer print outs or photocopies, as these take a great deal of timeto prepare for publication and rarely render a good image when printed inthe paper.Photographs will be sent back only upon request and if ac companiedwith a self-addres sed stamped envelope. Thank you.— EditorУкра їні.Борис Яремченко був активнимучасником церковно-громадськогожиття в м. Лондоні. Тричі обиравсяголовою православної громади. Сімроків був головою одумівської оселі"Україна". Також був активним чле -ном різних організацій. Жертвувавсвій час і ре сурси на церковно-гро -мадські по тре би.Вічна йому пам’ять!Залишені у глибокому смутку:—дружина Віра, сини: Григорій іПавло з родинами, внучка Ганя зроди ною, внук Михайло з родиною івнучка Бриджіт, правнуки: Нолен іАлекса, швагер Віктор з дружиною,племінники: Олег і Олена з родинами,ближча та дальша родина в Канадіта Україні.ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

26 ВІСНИКGive Rest with the Saints…грудень 2009Бл. п. Сильвестер Росіцький • Sylvester RosizkyIn Memoriam (1916-2009)■ В суботу 23 травня 2009 р. на 93-муроці життя в оточенні люблячої ро -дини спочив у Бозі Сильвестер Ро сі -цький. Понад 62 роки Силь вес тербув коханим чоловіком для дру жиниКсенії, любим татом Лесі Ши повик іїї чоловіка Василя, Володи мира Росі -цького та його дружини Богдани.Він був любимим дідом Па вла, Ада -ма, Христини, Михайла та Юліанни.Сильвестер народився 2 лютого1916 року в селі Кунинець на Во ли -ні. Він був наймолодшим із-по міждвох синів і двох доньок, на род же -них у родині Іллі та Уляни. На тойчас освіта не була загальнодос туп -ною, а також через велику кількістьдомашніх обов'язків Сильвестербув вимушений покинути школу вюному віці. Пізніше, коли йому вжевиповнилося понад двадцять років,він на короткий час отримав нагодувідвідувати училище, де прослухавкурси із городництва та садівниц -тва. Це справило значний вплив найого подальше життя.Під час Другої світової війни Си -ль вестер разом із багатьма іншимиукраїнцями був примушений вою -вати. Ці люди стали добровільнимивійськовополоненими німецької ар -мії, їх негайно помістили в таборипраці по цілій Німеччині, де зму шу -вали виконувати різні роботи, зо -кре ма столярні та сільськогоспо дар -ські. Ближче до кінця війни, вже заамериканської окупації, Сильвестрподався до німецького містечка Бі -лефельда, де працював на фармі.Там він зустрів свою майбутню дру -жи ну Ксенію, із якою 6 серпня 1946ро ку одружився в таборі Білефельд.Чин шлюбу в українському право -слав но му обряді виконав штатнийта бір ний священик. Згодом Силь вестерРосіцький став у організо ва но -му Червоним Хрестом таборі на ча -льником, відповідальним за на леж -ну перевірку та переміщення лю дей,що бажають еміґрувати. А не за ба -ром і сам вирішив еміґрувати до Ка -нади, оскільки ця країна про по ну -вала роботу в сільському гос по дар -стві та лісівництві, з якою Си ль вес -тер був добре обізнаний.Тож у серпні 1948 року Силь вес тервиїхав до Канади, де отримав кон -тракт на сільськогосподарську ро бо -ту поблизу містечка Напані в Он та -ріо. Через 6 місяців, трохи об жив ши -сь на новому місці, він зміг спро ва -дити в Канаду дружину Ксе нію. Черезрік в Кінгстоні, Онтаріо у них наро ди -лася донька Леся. А ще че рез кількароків Сильвестрова ро дина пе реїхалав місто Гамільтон Он таріо, ку ди післяеміграції з Ні меччини пере селилосябагато їхніх друзів. Невдовзі в Гамі ль -тоні у них на родилася друга дитина—син Во ло димир.В Гамільтоні Сильвестер відразуж став членом парафії св. Володи -ми ра, де його тепло зустрів того час -ний священик о. Василь Федак. Си -львестер брав активну участь у ду -ховному, культурному та громад сь -кому житті. Чимало років він бувчленом парафіяльної ради соборусв. Володимира, належав до числен -них комітетів, зокрема до комітету збудівництва української школи, ві -домої нині як Навчальний центрМи трополита Василія. У середині1960-их років Сильвестер Росіць -кий став директором українськоготанцювального ансамблю "Зірка",упродовж майже 40-ка років бувчле ном ТУС і членом Ордену св. Ан -дрея 4-го ступеня.Сильвестер був надзвичайно від -даний церкві й українській громаді.Але насамперед хочеться згадатийо го сильну прихильність і любовдо дружини, дітей і онуків. Силь ве -строві подобалося перебувати насві жому повітрі, плекаючи свої улю -блені квіти й обробляючи город. Та -кож він любив прогулянки, тому на -магався використати для цього вся -ку можливість. Сильвестрова щи рапосмішка, тепла й турботлива вдачабули відомі кожному.26 травня 2009 року о 8:00 год.ве чора у похоронному домі "Мар -латт" у Гамільтоні, Онтаріо, митро -фор ний протоієрей о. Василь Мака -рен ко відслужив Панахиду за по кій -ним Сильвестром Росіцьким. Нас -туп но го дня в соборі св. Володи ми -ра в Га мільтоні відбувся чин Похо -рону, який відправили Високопре -ос вя щен ний Архиєпископ Юрій,ми тро форний протоієрей о. ВасильМака ренко та протоієрей о. БогданГла дьо. Під час Панахиди й Похо ро -ну спі вав церковний хор під дириґу -ванням Богдана Радеша. Після від -прави на цвинтарі Вудленд усі по -вернулися до собору св. Володими -ра, де від булася тризна, під час якоїлунали слова визнання та пошаниза від даність Сильвестра упродовжці лого свого життя рідній церкві таукраїнській громаді.Родини Росіцьких і Шиповиківви словлюють свою щиру вдячністьВладиці Юрієві, митрофорному протоієреєві,о. Василеві Макарен кові тапротоієреєві Богданові Гла дьо за їх -ню участь і молитви під час заупо -кій ної служби. Особлива по дя ка на -лежиться о. Василеві Мака ренкові зайого молитви та відві ду вання на -шого батька в лікарні й за слова по -тіхи для нашої родини. Дя куємоБог данові Радишеві та хорові соборусв. Володимира за їхній чу довийспів, а також усім, хто ви сло влювавсвої співчуття поштовими картка -ми, телефонічно, квітами й щедри -ми пожертвами. Ваші моли тви талю бов додали всій нашій ро дині си -ли пережити цей важкий час у згад -ках про нашого дорогого чо ловіка,люблячого батька та неза бут ньогоді дуся Сильвестра Росі ць кого.Вічная пам'ять!—родина■ Sylvester Rosizky passed away peace -fully on Saturday May 23, 2009 in his93rd year, surrounded by his lovingfamily. Sylvester was the beloved husbandof Ksenia for over 62 years andmuch loved father of Lesia Shipowickand her husband Wesley and WalterRo sizky and his wife Donna. He was acherished and adored "Dido" of Paul,Adam, Christina, Michael and Juliann.Sylvester was born on February 2,1916 in the village of Kunynets in theregion of Volyn Ukraine. He was theyoungest of two sons and two daughtersborn to parents Ilia and Uliana.Edu cation being a privilege, as well asincreasing domestic responsibilities,forced Sylvester to abandon school atan early age. Only later in his earlytwenties was he able to attend collegefor a short period of time, to take acourse in horticulture and tree planting.This would have a significant in -fluence on his life.During the Second World War, Syl -vester along with many other Ukrain -ian men,were forced to go to war. The -se men eventually became volunteerpri soners of the German army. Theyquickly settled into work camps acrossGermany and were given jobs which in -cluded carpentry and farming. To wardsthe end of the war, with the Amer icanoccupation, Sylvester headed to Biele -feld where he worked on a farm, andwhere he was to meet Kse nia, his futurewife. They were married in the camp atBielefeld on August 6, 1946 in a Uk -rain ian Orthodox ce re mony performedby a visiting priest. Sylvester eventuallybecame a commander at a Red Crosscamp, responsible for proper verificationand relocation of people wantingto emigrate. It was shortly after, thatSyl vester himself chose to emigrate toCanada, since it offered work in farmingand forestry, the kinds of labour hewas most familiar with.Sylvester left for Canada in August1948 and was contracted to do farmingin the Napanee area of Ontario. Oncehe had established himself, he was ableto send for Ksenia within 6 months.Within a year their daughter Lesia wasborn in Kingston, Ontario. After a fewyears the family moved to Hamilton,Ontario where a great many of Syl ves -ter's and Ksenia's friends had settledafter their emigration from Germany.Their second child, a son Walter wassoon born in Hamilton.Sylvester immediately became amember of St. Vladimir's parish in Ha -milton where he was warmly greetedby then Rev. Wasyl Fedak. He took anactive part in the spiritual, cultural andsocial aspects of his church. Sylvesterspent many years on the executiveboard of St. Vladimir's and belonged tonumerous committees including beinga member of the building committeefor the Ukrainian School, currentlyknown as the Metropolitan VasylyLearning Centre. In the mid 1960's hebecame the director of the "Zirka" Uk -rainian dance ensemble, was a TYCmember for close to 40 years and amember of the Order of St. Andrew—4th degree member.Along with his strong commitmentto his Church and Ukrainian community,first and foremost was his lifelongdevotion to his wife, children and grand -children. He loved the outdoors andIn MemoriamMetro & Pauline Hnatyshyn(† June 1997) († December 2007)■ In loving memory ofour parents, grandparents,great-grandparents.GoneBut, not forgottenSadly missed by yourSon— Orest (Dolores),Grandson— Brian (Lisa),Great-grandchildren— Ryan and TanyaVichnaya Pamyat!spent as much time as he could tendinghis beloved flower and vegetable gardens.He loved walking and took thatopportunity whenever he could. His in -fectious smile and warm and caringper sonality were known to everyone.A panakhyda was officiated by Rt.Rev. Wasyl Makarenko on May 26,2009 at 8:00 pm at the Marlatt FuneralHome in Hamilton, Ontario. The fun -er al service was celebrated on Wednes -day May 27, 2009 at St. Vladimir's Uk -rain ian Orthodox Cathedral in Hamil -ton. Officiating were His EminenceArch bi shop Yurij, Rt. Rev. Wasyl Maka -renko and Very Rev. Archpriest Boh -dan Hla dio. The church choir directedby Boh dan Radesch sang at the pana -khy da and funeral service. After a pray -er service at Woodland Cemetery, eve -ryone re turned to St. Vladimir's Cathe -dral for the funeral luncheon "tryzna",where ex pressions of sympathy andtributes were given to honour Sylves -ter's lifelong dedication to his churchand Uk rainian community.The Rosizky and Shipowick familiesextend our sincere thanks to Archbi -shop Yurij, Rt. Rev. Fr. Wasyl Maka ren koand V. Rev. Fr. Bohdan Hladio for yourparticipation and prayers during the fu -neral mass. A special thank you to Rt.Rev. Wasyl Makarenko for your prayers,for visiting our father in the hos pitaland your words of comfort to our entirefamily. Thanks to the Boh dan Radeschand St. Vladimir's choir for your beautifulsinging. Our heartfelt thankyou toeveryone who ex pres sed sympathy withcards, telephone calls, flowers and generousdonations. Your prayers and lovehave given our entire family strengthand peace during this difficult time aswe remember a dear husband, a lovingfather and a che rished grandfather, Syl -vester Rosiz ky.Vichnaya Pamyat!—familyВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

THE HERALDDecember 2009December - ScheduleofServices27CENTRAL EPARCHY– MANITOBAPORTAGE LA PRAIRIE-BRANDONPriest: V. Rev. Archpriest Michael Skrumeda Tel: (204) 582-9053Sunday - 6 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - BrandonSunday - 13 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Portage la PrairieSunday - 20 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - BrandonSunday - 27 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Portage la PrairieEvery SaturdayEvery SundaySunday - 13Sunday - 20Friday - 4Sunday - 6Sunday - 13Thursday - 17Sunday - 20Sunday - 27Sunday - 6Sunday - 13WINNIPEG, HOLY CROSS MISSION (ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE CHAPEL)Priest: Fr. Evan Maximiuk Tel: (204) 474-28125:00 p.m. - Vespers (Services in English)10:00 a.m. - Liturgy (Services in English)WINNIPEG RURAL DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Richard Ehrmantraut Tel: (204) 582-988210:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Thompson10:00 a.m. - Liturgy (Khram) - GonorST. GEORGE’S AND SATELLITE PARISHES OF DAUPHINPriest: Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Tykhon Tel: (204) 638-470410:00 a.m. - Divine Liturgy - St. George’s Place10:00 a.m. - Divine Liturgy - Dauphin10:00 a.m. - Divine Liturgy - Dauphin2:30 p.m. - Noon-day Service - Personal Care Home10:00 a.m. - Divine Liturgy - Dauphin10:00 a.m. - Divine Liturgy - DauphinROBLIN PARISH DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Roman StefanyshynNot available at press time.Cell: (204) 899-2177ROSSBURN/OAKBURN PARISH DISTRICTPriest-in-Charge: Rt. Rev. Mitred Archpriest Henry LakustaCell: (204) 990-9056 Tel: (204) 253-243410:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Rossburn10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - OakburnFriday - 4Sunday - 6Sunday - 13Saturday - 19Sunday - 20Sunday - 27Friday - 4Sunday - 6Sunday - 13Saturday - 19Thursday - 3Friday - 4Sunday - 6Saturday - 12Sunday - 13Saturday - 19Sunday - 20Sunday - 6Thursday - 10Sunday - 13Thursday - 17Sunday - 20FOAM LAKE-ITUNA-WADENA PARISH DISTRICTPriest: V. Rev. Archpriest Peter Wasylenko Tel: (306) 272-497810:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Wadena10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Foam Lake10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Wynyard10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Melville10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Wadena10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - ItunaMELFORT–NIPAWIN–WAKAW PARISH DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Roman Kocur Tel: (306) 233-490910:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Codette10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Gronlid10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Melfort10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - NipawinPriest’s vacationNORTH BATTLEFORD PARISH DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Taras Udod Tel: (306) 445-32807:00 p.m. - Vespers/Akafist - Hafford or North Battleford10:00 a.m. - Liturgy/Akafist - Hafford or North Battleford10:00 a.m. - Liturgy; lunch; District Annual Meeting - North Battleford(tentatively) 7:00 p.m. - Vespers/Confession - Hafford9:30 a.m. - Confessions; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Hafford9:30 a.m. - Confessions; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Glaslyn7:00 p.m. - Vespers/Confession - North Battleford9:30 a.m. - Confessions; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - North BattlefordYORKTON DISTRICT PARISHPriest: V. Rev. Archpriest Mel Slashinsky Tel: (306) 782-299810:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Yorkton10:30 a.m. - Liturgy - Yorkton Nursing Home10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Yorkton2:30 p.m. - Prayer Service - Theodore Nursing Home10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Yorkton2:00 p.m. - Prayer Service - Bentley’sPriest’s vacationSunday - 6Sunday - 13Sunday - 20VITA PARISH DISTRICTPriest: V. Rev. Archpriest Miron Pozniak Tel: (204) 334-62979:30 a.m. - Confession; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Rosa2:00 p.m. - Noon-day Service - Vita Personal Care Home9:30 a.m. - Confession; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - VitaSoup/sandwich lunch; Annual Parish Meeting - Vita Hall9:30 a.m. - Confession; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Sirko2:00 p.m. - Noon-day Service - Vita Shady Oaks LodgeNORTHWESTERN ONTARIOFORT FRANCES, ST. GEORGEPriest-in-Charge: Clergy of the Winnipeg DеаneryTel: (204) 586-3093 ext.227Not available at press time.SASKATCHEWANCANORA-HUDSON BAY PARISH DISTRICTPriest-in-Charge: Rt. Rev. Mitred Archpriest Mikolaj DerewiankaTel: (306) 563-5153 (Canora)Tel: (204) 638-8212 (Dauphin)Friday - 4 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - CanoraSunday - 6 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - CanoraMonday - 7 11:00 a.m. - Moleben’ - Gateway LodgeSunday - 13 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - CanoraFriday - 4Sunday - 6Saturday - 12Sunday - 13Wednesday - 16Saturday - 19Sunday - 20Saturday - 26Sunday - 27Sunday - 6Sunday - 13Sunday - 20Sunday - 27DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT & SATELLITE PARISHES OF REGINAPriest: Rev. Fr. Brent Kuzyk Tel: (306) 565-175610:30 a.m. - Liturgy - Selo9:30 a.m. - Matins; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Descent of the Holy Spirit4:30 a.m. - Vespers - Selo9:30 a.m. - Matins; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Descent of the Holy Spirit2:30 a.m. - Noon-day Service - Pioneer Village10:30 a.m. - Liturgy - Selo9:30 a.m. - Matins; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Descent of the Holy Spirit10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - St. Michael’s, Regina9:30 a.m. - Matins; 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Descent of the Holy SpiritHYAS-KAMSACK-SWAN RIVER PARISH DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Patrick Powalinsky Tel: (306) 542-254010:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Swan River10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Kamsack10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Swan River10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - KamsackWISDOM OF OUR FATHERS“Our slavation is from God. Having put reliance on Him, we must bearwith patience the time of struggle. We are ground between the millstones oftemptation as grain that is ground into flour. Divine Providence permitsthese trials to assail us for the benefit of our soul; from them we acquire a‘contrite and humble heart which God will not despise.’ ”—Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov“When under the pressure of stupid thoughts, we will find relief and joyby rebuking ourselves truthfully and unemotionally, or by cofessing everythingto the Lord as to a human being. In both these ways we will find tranquillity,whatever troubles us.”—Saint Hesychios the PriestWESTERN EPARCHY–ALBERTALAC LA BICHE PARISH DISTRICTPriest: V. Rev. Archpriest Michael Domaradz Tel: (780) 675-1809Friday - 4 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Boyle/VillaSunday - 6 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Lac La BicheSunday - 13 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - GrasslandSaturday - 19 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - SarrailSunday - 20 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - AthabascaSunday - 27 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - CraigendFriday - 4Saturday - 5Sunday - 6Sunday - 13Saturday - 19Sunday - 20Wednesday - 2Friday - 4Sunday - 6Thursday - 10Sunday - 13Saturday - 19Sunday - 20Wednesday - 30SOUTHERN ALBERTAPriests: V. Rev. Archpriest Taras Krochak Tel: (403) 241-7742Rev. Fr. Timothy Chrapko Tel: (403) 453-54077:00 p.m. - Vespers; Educational Evening - Red Deer6:30 p.m. - Vespers - Lethbridge10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Lethbridge10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Red Deer6:30 p.m. - Vespers - Lethbridge10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - LethbridgeVEGREVILLE PARISH DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Michael Maranchuk Tel: (780) 632-20783:30 p.m. - Noon-day Service - Heritage House5:30 p.m. - Vespers - Homestead Lodge9:30 a.m. - Liturgy - Vegreville10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Vegreville10:30 a.m. - Liturgy - St. Michael’s Manor10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Vegreville2:30 a.m. - Obydnytsya - Camrose5:30 p.m. - Moleben’ - Order of St. Andrew9:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Vegreville10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Vegreville10:30 a.m. - LTCC ServiceBRITISH COLUMBIAKAMLOOPS-PRINCE GEORGE PARISH DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Mykhaylo Pozdyk Tel: (250) 554-3496Friday - 4 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - KamloopsSunday - 6 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - KamloopsSunday - 13 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - KamloopsSunday - 20 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Prince GeorgeSunday - 27 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - KamloopsKELOWNA-VERNON PARISH DISTRICTPriest: V. Rev. Archpriest Isadore WoronchakTel: (250) 868-3816 (250) 864-6604Friday - 4 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Vernon Priest’s vacationSunday - 6 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - KelownaSunday - 13 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - VernonSaturday - 19 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - VernonSunday - 20 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - KelownaSunday - 27 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - VernonVANCOUVER ISLAND PARISH DISTRICTPriest: Rev. Fr. Peter Haugen Tel: (250) 585-5293Friday - 4 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - Parksville11-13 Spiritual Seminar - VictoriaSunday - 13 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - VictoriaSunday - 20 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - ParksvilleSunday - 27 10:00 a.m. - Liturgy - VictoriaВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca

28Ukrainian Museum of Canada“Celebrating the Art of Pysanky”■ On the weekend of April 3-5, 2009, the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, CalgaryCollection, was pleased to present the exhibition "Celebrating the Art of Pysan -ky." The museum, housed in St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre,is operated by a small but very dedicated group of volunteers, who devote countlesshours to caring for the collection, running programs for school tours, andensuring that our Ukrainian heritage and the Ukrainian Canadian pioneer experienceare preserved for future generations. Jean Mekitiak has served as curatorand chair of the Board since 1995."Celebrating the Art of Pysanky" featured artifacts from the Calgary Collec -tion and Alberta Branch (Edmonton) of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada,Chester and Luba Kuc, and other private collectors. The focal point of the exhibitionwas one thousand pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) lovingly and painstakinglycreated by Chester Kuc of Edmonton, highlighting differences in regionalde signs, traditions, and colour schemes. Display areas described legends surroundingthe pysanka, methods of writing pysanky, and talismanic and folkbeliefs. Examples of designs from the prehistoric Trypillian culture in the Neo -lithic-Bronze Age period to pysanka motifs in Gucci’s fall 2008 collection attestedthat this Ukrainian folk art indeed spans the millennia. One showcase was de -voted to decorated eggs from other countries, including Botswana, India, Mexico,and Kazakhstan. The display, artistically arranged by Board member ZennoviaHaydey and her team, was complemented by rushnyky, kylyms, embroidery, pottery,and ceramics from various regions of Ukraine.The exhibition was widely advertised in both the Ukrainian and greater Cal -gary communities and served to raise awareness and to elevate the profile of theCalgary Collection. The Opening Reception on Friday, April 3 included delect -ВІСНИКгрудень 2009able appetizers and desserts and livemusic on traditional Ukrainian in -struments. The Organizing Com -mit tee chair, Uliana Holowach-Ami -ot, was Master of Cere monies for theevening. She introduced specialguests Chester and Luba Kuc, JanetPrebushewsky Danyliuk, Di rect orand Chief Executive Officer of theUk rain ian Museum of Canada in Saskatoon, and Eugene Topolnisky, president ofthe museum’s sister branch in Edmonton. In attendance were representativesfrom Fort Calgary and the Nickle Arts Mu seum at the University of Calgary.Written greetings were received from the Hon ourable Jim Prentice, Minister ofthe Environment and MP for Calgary Centre-North, and the Glenbow Museum,who congratulated our initiative in presenting this culturally significant collectionto the Calgary community."Celebrating the Art of Pysanky" was a resounding success. Attendance duringthe weekend numbered well over 600 adults and 100 children. Visitors weretreated to ongoing demonstrations of pysanka writing, a kiosk where pysankyand related items could be purchased, and an Easter Bake Sale on Saturday afternoonsponsored by the local branch of the Ukrainian Women’s Association ofCanada. Special thanks are extended to the Calgary branch of the UkrainianSelf-Reliance Association (TYC) for their financial sponsorship and to theAlberta Branch of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada for their unwavering cooperationand support.Submitted by—Uliana Holowach-AmiotВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca