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their concerns and their suggestionsfor our National Executive.In attending Eparchial conventionsI had the opportunity tomeet many of you. I have heardthat you and our National Executivetried to address issues presentedby you and your Eparchialpresidents. I especially wanted tohear from smaller branches becauseI came from a small branchand the National Executiveseemed so far away. All UCWLCBranches and all members areequally important to the League.Together we make the Leaguemembership part of the NationalExecutive and by working togetheron all levels we will be a strongand healthy organization.My wish for all of us is tocontinue to follow in the footstepsof brilliant women beforeus with a vision for our Leagueand the future of our Church. Weneed to be an example to othersin how we tolerate and respecteach other. As laywomen workingin the Church we have a hugeresponsibility to preserve ourculture, tradition and faith. Attimes it might seem that we aredecreasing in numbers and thetask before us is too big to handle.Have faith in God and pray toMary, Mother of God, to help usand protect us.Luba Kowalchyk,National President of the UCWLCЛисти. . . LettersI am a faithful reader of thethat I receiveas a member of Sts. Peter& Paul UCWLC. I anxiouslyawait each new edition and readit from cover to cover. It is mostinteresting and I especially lovethe stories that are presented.Keep up the good work.I was particularly interestedin the article by Molly Warringwhere she writes about thestories her grandmother usedto share with her. My grandmotherlived with us for manyyears after our grandfatherpassed away and our familywas blessed to hear many storiesof Ukraine and the experiencesthey shared. I am in theprocess of now putting someof these stories together forour grandchildren and otherfamily members to treasure.Olga Stefaniuk, Saskatoon•Хочу Вам подякувати за розміщенняв останньому числістатті-листа про працю і завданняУкраїнського КатолицькогоУніверситету. Вже булокілька гарних відгуків.Дякую Вам за редагуванняжурналу — цікавий ідинамічний!Богданна Мончак, MонреальCongratulations for producingan outstanding national journalfor UCWLC membershipand the Ukrainian communityat large. There is much inthat all spouses would benefitfrom reading—history, pastand present, human intereststories, spiritual guidance, literature,poetry, and local newsfrom across Canada. The layout,graphics and photographyare very professional, comparableto most 21st century publications,without the annoyingglut of commercialism.Your sensibility and understandingof our relationshipwith Ukraine and current socialissues in Canada provideimportant values for this•generation. Presently, we areinundated by a flood of electronicdevices that confuse ourdecisions in an ever growingsecularization of society andoften in conflict with the valuesof our Ukrainian Catholic faith.I have especially enjoyedarticles such as “To friendswho still don’t understand thebrutal process of Russificationin Ukraine for the last 400years.” It is critical that thebalance of both English andUkrainian languages be maintainedif our present and futuregenerations is to be includedin your readership. We are ina race against time for survivalin the diverse nature of Canadiansociety—for example,assimilation pressure and notwanting to be “ethnic.”I await each quarterly ofthat my wife, Ann Kvitka, amember of UCWLC Protectionof the Blessed Virgin Mary, receives.I strongly urge all membersto share this subscriptionwith their “men.”Adam J. Kozak, Vancouver•8 Íàøà Äîðîãà ëiòî/2010