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Current News
 | 2010 High School Mission Trip! - 03/05/10 The Offices of Youth & Young Adult Ministry and Christian Charity are pleased to announce the 2010 High School Mission Trip for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA will volunteering at Emmaus House in New York City, August 8-15, 2010.
Please encourage your teenagers between the ages of 15-18 to apply for this life-altering trip. Those chosen will work with the the staff and volunteers of Emmaus House to feed the hungry on the streets of New York and aid them in renovations to the Emmaus House building. Applications are due May 1, 2010 |
 | The First Week of Great and Holy Lent in Chicago Deanery! - 02/23/10 The first week of Great and Holy Lent in Chicago Deanery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA concluded in various prayer services served by the ruling hierarch of the Western Eparchy His Grace Bishop Daniel.
On Cheese-fare Sunday, Vladyka Daniel began the Lenten journey with the faithful of St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Chicago. With the sounds of the cathedral bells, singing of the choir, prayers of the faithful and the message of repentance and fervent prayer, the cathedral community entered into the Great and Holy Lent. |
 | Ecumenical Patriarch: Great Lent 2010! - 02/10/10 Tomorrow, we enter the period of Holy and Great Lent. In the Lenten vespers of Forgiveness chanted this evening, we shall hear the sacred hymnographer urging us to “begin the time of fasting with joy, submitting ourselves to spiritual struggle” in preparing to welcome the great Passion and joyful Resurrection of our divine-human Lord. Click here>
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 | My Faith, My Church, My Generation! - 02/10/10 Have you ever wanted to let people know what it is like to be a young adult attempting to live their faith in the 21st Century? The Consistory Offices of Young Adult Ministry and Public Relations are hoping to give you a chance to do just that. Beginning in February we will be featuring a new section on the website for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA entitled - "My Faith, My Church, My Generation". We are looking for articles, reflections, poems, short stories, video, etc... written/produced by young adults concerning their faith, their struggles, their joys, and their perspectives on all topics. Click here>
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 | 2010 Great Lent Giveaway: "..I was in prison and you came to Me..”(Matt 25:31-45) - 02/10/10 The Great Lent Giveaway is designed to give our youth the opportunity to do good works for others during Great Lent. In addition to doing good works, they learn more about their faith and devote additional time to learning, prayer and fasting during this season of preparation for Pascha. The GLG is a joint project with the Jr. Ukrainian Orthodox League. With the blessing of our Hierarchs, the GLG of 2010 will benefit the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM). Click here>
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 | 2010-2011 Scholarship Applications Available! - 02/03/10 Applications for scholarships administered by the Chancellor's Office of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America that are open to students from SCOBA member churches are now available for the 2010-2011 academic year. The scholarships are the Malta Scholarship, awarded for undergraduate studies, and the Paleologos Graduate Scholarship which is for graduate work of a non-theological nature.
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 | "Go Forth, Make Disciples of All Nations!" - 01/25/10 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Camping Season! The UOC of the USA offers three outstanding programs for the youth of our church. Read More>
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 | Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting Scholarships! - 01/21/10 The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting offers two scholarships. The recipient for first place will receive $1,000 and the runner up will receive $500 upon acceptance to a four year accredited college or university. The candidates are evaluated on their involvement in their church, school, community, scholastic achievements, and Scouting. Read More>
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 | OCMC: Share in a Journey of Faith: Join a 2010 Mission Team! - 10/08/09 Now is the time for you to have a Teams experience! In 2010, Teams will be offered during more times of the year and for varying amounts of time (as few as 9 days and as long as 3 weeks) and there will be opportunities for families as well! Be a living witness of your Faith on a Teaching team; provide labor on a Construction team; engage the future of our Church on a Youth team; or take part in the holistic mission of the Church on a Health Care team. |
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Archived News
Pani Dobrodiyka Iryna Ilchuk of Blessed Memory! - 02/26/10 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer that the Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA prayerfully announces that the servant of God, Pani Dobrodiyka Iryna Ilchuk has reposed in Christ on February 25, 2010. May her memory be eternal! |
Pan-Orthodox Celebration of the Sunday of Orthodoxy in Chicago, IL! - 02/23/10 On the evening of Sunday, February 21st, 2010, a Pan-Orthodox celebration of the Sunday of Orthodoxy was held in the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois. His Grace Bishop Daniel represented the Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA. Hundreds of Orthodox faithful from the local churches gathered, along with about sixty priests and ten deacons.
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The Feast of the Sunday of Orthodoxy - February 21, 2010! - 02/15/10 We, the Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, greet you on the Feast of the Sunday of Orthodoxy with words of the Holy Apostle Paul that were selected by the Primates of the worldwide Orthodox Church to close their Message proclaimed on October 12, 2008. Indeed, we glory in our God whose love for us exceeds every thought or imagining that could enter our minds or hearts. As the Apostle Paul says in another place: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him (I Cor. 2:9). |
Sunday of Cheesefare and Mission Sunday - February 14, 2010! - 02/06/10 We greet you in the love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Lenten fast that precedes the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha is upon us. Like the dawn of a new day, the beginning of this 40-day journey provides opportunities for us to recommit ourselves and our whole lives to Christ our God. The Sunday before Great Lent, February 14th, 2010, is Mission Sunday as designated by the hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA). |
Історики підтвердили 1011 рік датою заснування Софії Київської! - 02/09/10 Українські історики впевнені, що Софія Київська була закладена князем Володимиром, хрестителем Русі у 1011 році, а завершена його сином Ярославом Мудрим у 1018 році. Таку думку вони висловили на круглому столі в Києві, присвяченому питанням датування будівництва Святої Софії у Києві.
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The 2010 Orthodox Youth Worker and Camp Conference - Great Success in Silver Spring, MD! - 02/09/10 The Orthodox community of over 50 youth workers and camping administrators gathered together for their annual conference January 28-31, 2010, in Silver Spring, MD. The conference was held at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral complex. The participants were greeted with opening remarks from His Eminence Archbishop Antony, Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, about persevering in their ministry. He stressed that bringing our youth to Christ is difficult yet essential in our world today, and conveyed a beautiful story about how just caring for someone can change their life. |
2010 OCF Day of Prayer: Keeping our College Students Connected to the Church! - 02/09/10 Each year, college students across North America join together in offering their prayers for OCF’s Day of Prayer held on Clean Monday. February 15, 2010, OCF chapters will take part in 24 hours of unceasing prayer. Each school will take a one-hour slot to pray for themselves, their chapters and their fellow students. |
February 7, 2010 - UOL Super Bowl Sunday! - 01/15/10 On Sunday, February 7th, numerous people across the country will gather to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday. We are truly so fortunate to enjoy God’s blessings; this is the perfect opportunity to remember and to share with the less fortunate. The Ukrainian Orthodox League requests that all UOL Chapters take a collection, and/or host a fundraising meal to support Saint Andrew’s Society’s Soup Kitchens in Ukraine. |
SCOBA: February 7, 2010 - Scout Sunday! - 01/25/10 In 1995, the hierarchs leading the various Orthodox Christian Churches in our land came together to recognize and endorse the work of the Boy scouts of America. This encounter prefigured the promising possibilities for witnessing our unity in Jesus Christ in the land and culture when we live and work in unity. Then and now, we believe that the Scout affirmation and Law are significant aids to our parishes and families in raising young men and women who “do their duty to God.” The methods of the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts USA, and the Camp Fire Boys and Girls programs are tremendous tools and we continue to fully endorse the work of these valued institutions. Read More>
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Souper Bowl Sunday 2010! - 01/13/10 Souper Bowl Sunday 2010, with all its excitement and opportunity to show that our churches care, will be here very soon! Join with us in our 12th consecutive Souper Bowl of Caring by mobilizing your parish to feed the poor and care for the needy here in the US and abroad. This is a great way to involve your youth in our churches' social service ministry.
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February 14, 2010 - Mission Sunday! - 01/13/10 Save the date - the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) has designated February 14, 2010, as Mission Sunday! As we prepare to begin Great and Holy Lent, all Orthodox Christians have the opportunity to learn about and become involved in the work of missions through the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) Coin Box & Lesson Plan Program. |
IOCC Mobilizes Disaster Response for Haiti Earthquake! - 01/13/10 Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA through the efforts of the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to the most devastating earthquake to hit the island nation of Haiti in 200 years. Authorities have not put an estimate of how many were killed by yesterday's magnitude 7.0 earthquake, but thousands are feared dead. People are still trapped in destroyed buildings and leveled shantytowns and there is growing concern about the lack of sanitation, water and electricity.
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Bishop Irinej of Nis Elected New Patriarch of Serbia! - 01/22/10 The Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, during which there will be the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia will begin on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Cathedral Church, and later, when all the conditions are met, there will be made formal introduction to the throne of the Serbian patriarchs at the Patriarchate of Pec, the historic seat of the chief of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Read More>
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«Ой, господаре, господарочку!» - 01/20/10 У суботу, 16 січня, парафіяни церкви Пресвятої Тройці (м. Бенсенвіл) святкували «Маланку», або іншими словами старий Новий рік. Стільки вражень, що й не знаю, з чого почати. Напевно - з найважливішого. Приємним сюрпризом для всіх був приїзд Високопреосвященішого Владики Даниїла. Привітавши присутніх та поблагословивши трапезу, Владика мав можливість поспілкуватися з наймолодшими парафіянами. Діти обступили його і з цікавістю вслухалися в кожне слово. В цей день дітлахів чекало багато цікавих несподіванок. Настоятель храму о. Богдан Калинюк, як і обіцяв, зробив для них справжнє свято: розваги, піца і, звичайно, подарунки.
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Orthodox Christians Support Airlift to Haiti! - 01/15/10 IOCC - International Orthodox Christian Charities is working in partnership with Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) to deliver two of the most critical needs in Haiti today – water and shelter. Water purification equipment that will serve 10,000 people and 500 family tents, as well as other supplies, are being airlifted to Haiti. The aid, valued at more than $600,000, is expected to reach Port-au-Prince by Saturday, January 16.
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SCOBA: Share the Light Sunday - January 17, 2010! - 01/05/10 During His earthly ministry, our Lord traveled during His time on earth from city to city and village to village bringing the Good News of His Kingdom. As we travel throughout our pastoral folds, we experience much of the same as we share your love and as we share the love of Christ with you. It is our great privilege to reach out and share the message of the Gospel with everyone in our communities. It is also our responsibility to reach out to those who have left the embrace of the Church, as well as those who have never heard the saving message of Christ.
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«Христос Рождається! Славімо його!» - 01/12/10 Саме такими словами вітали один одного парафіяни церкви Пресвятої Тройці, що у місті Бенсенвіл, у ці святкові дні. Для новоствореної парафії це - перше Різдво в новій церкві. Скрізь панувала атмосфера миру і добра. Кожен почувався в колі друзів і родини, як у рідній домівці. Адже все довкола, починаючи від маленьких вишиваних подушечок, якими прикрасили ялинку, рушників і квітів, було зроблено руками самих парафіян і прихожан. Милував око новий іконостас - краса і гордість церкви, побудову якого розпочали парафіяни, вкладаючи не тільки свою працю й чималі кошти, але й найцінніше - душу і серце.
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The Nativity of our Lord Proclamation of the Ecumenical Patriarch! - 12/21/09 The distance and separation between God and humanity resulting from sin has been abolished with the assumption of the entire human nature by the Only-Begotten Son and Pre-eternal Word of God. It was God’s good will – that is to say, His initiative and will – that the incarnation of His Son should abolish all such distance uniting heaven and earth, as well as creation with its Creator.
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75th Anniversary of Nativity of the Virgin Church in South Plainfield, NJ! - 12/21/09 The church bell rang out welcoming His Eminence Archbishop Antony for the celebration of the parish's anniversary as the singers sang the entrance troparia while His Eminence entered the sanctuary. |
His Grace Bishop Daniel Visits St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Los Angeles, CA! - 12/15/09 The Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church community in Los Angeles was blessed with the visit of His Grace Bishop Daniel, ruling hierarch of the Western Eparchy, on the Feast Day of Saint Andrew, the First Called Apostle, on December 13. This year’s Patron Saint Feast Day was also particularly special, because of the first ever ordination of a Deacon in the parish. |
St. Andrew Cathedral in Metropolitan Washington, DC Celebrates Feast Day! - 12/14/09 Every year the feast day at St Andrew’s is a source of deep spiritual rejuvenation and unity. Like every year for the past eight years His Eminence Archbishop Antony is at the center of this parish celebration. As cathedral arch-pastor he always cares for the well being of the parish and that is seen and appreciated by the parish. |
Храмове свято в Міннеаполіс! - 11/24/09 22 листопада 2009 року парафія св. Михаїла і св. Юрія, в місті Міннеаполіс штату Міннесота, святкувала Храмове свято. Господь Бог подарував теплий, сонячний день. Особливою радістю для парафіян був приїзд правлячого архиєрея Західної Єпархії УПЦ в США Єпископа Даниїла, який неземною, а якоюсь божественною енергією запалив душі вірних парафіян.
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Bishop Daniel Visits St. Katherine parish in Arden Hills, MN! - 12/09/09 For many weeks parishioners of St. Katherine Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Arden Hills (St. Paul), Minnesota, have been looking forward to His Grace Bishop Daniel’s visit of the parish for St. Katherine Feast Day Celebrations. Unlike last year, when Minnesotans were hit by a real blizzard during the Feast Day celebrations when the visiting clergy was having trouble driving in the area, this year the weather was quite pleasant, although it was a rather cold day with a thin sheet of snow that fell during the night, which actually enhanced the autumn’s mostly gray scenery.
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Celebration at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Orthodox Church! - 11/23/09 St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA celebrated its sixtieth anniversary as a parish of the UOC of the USA in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, November 15, 2009. His Eminence Archbishop Antony stressed the need to maintain spiritual commitment and continuity through the generations of the parish’s members into the future, in his bilingual homily, after his reading of the Holy Scripture. He emphasized the important role of Holy Scripture in governing the life of the Church and each individual Christian. He reminded of the sacrifices of the founders and benefactors of St. Michael Parish, who established the parish as a place for their own particular form of Christian worship and who left a rich legacy for all who followed them.
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The Orthodox Community in Chicagoland Joined the Serbian-Americans to Mourn Passing of Patriarch Pavle! - 11/18/09 The Orthodox Community joined Serbian-Americans from throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area at Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral on Tuesday, November 17, in prayerful remembrance of the spiritual leader and head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Pavle, who passed away on Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia, at the age of 95 following a prolonged illness.
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Making a Real Change - Real Break 2010! - 11/16/09 This Spring Break, over one hundred college students have the opportunity to make a real change for those less fortunate through Orthodox Christian Fellowship’s Real Break program. OCF currently has 12 trips planned, which run from February 20th through March 27th. Trip locations include: Alaska, Constantinople, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Jerusalem, Mexico, Romania and San Francisco. College students will have the incredible opportunity to renovate parishes and monasteries, work with innocent orphans and serve those less fortunate them.
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The 2010 Orthodox Christian Camp and Youth Worker Conference! - 11/03/09 The 2010 Conference will be held January 28-30, 2010 in Silver Springs, MD and hosted by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. This year's theme is "Communicating the Gospel in the 21st Century." We invite all youth workers, church school teachers, camp directors, camp staff, and anyone interested in working with youth to attend this annual conference! Read more>
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Three Days of Study, Worship, and Fellowship -2009 Reader and Subdeacon Conference! - 11/09/09 On Friday, November 6, fifteen seminarians, readers, senior servers, and subdeacons gathered at St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary for three days of study, worship, and fellowship. The evening began with Daily Vespers in the Three Hierarch chapel. |
New Jersey Premiere of “Okradena Zemlia” - 11/18/09 On Sunday, November 17, 2009 the Ukrainian Museum of New Jersey in Memory of Patriarch Msytlav of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA, sponsored the New Jersey screening of “Okradena Zemlia”, a newly released Ukrainian Language documentary film on the 1932-1933 Genocide-Holodomor in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Holodomor of 1932-1933: “The Worst Holocaust the World Has Ever Known…” - 11/17/09 With these powerful words, Senator Charles Schumer, Senior United States Senator from the state of New York, described and defined the genocide committed against the Ukrainian Nation and her people 76 years ago in 1932-33. He declared that the communist regime of Russia was not simply attempting to force the Ukrainian people into collective farming, or to erase the small land owners – the kulaks, or to wipe out the “intelligentsia”. The real goal of the genocide was to “completely eradicate Ukraine as a nation”. Senator Shumer was participating in the annual Genocidal Famine Memorial, which takes place each year at St. Patrick Cathedral, New York City, during the month of November.
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Pani Dobrodiyka Martha Haleta of Blessed Memory! - 11/16/09 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer that the Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA prayerfully announces that the servant of God, Pani Dobrodiyka Marth Haleta has reposed in Christ on November 13, 2009. May her memory be eternal!
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The Hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Send Condolences to the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church On the Repose of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia! - 11/16/09 It has only been a few hours since that moment when the servant of God, His Holiness Patriarch Pavle departed this physical world and was born unto eternal life. This just, forbearing and faithful steward, through whose hands, Almighty God, One in the Holy Trinity, blessed all His children in the land of Serbia, and whose voice, like the voice of Saint Sava, never ceased to proclaim the word of truth – the Gospel message in a land enriched by the witness of so many saints.
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St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Celebrates 100 Years! - 11/16/09 On Sunday, November 8, 2009, St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral commemorated its 100th Anniversary with a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy on the parish’s Patronal Feast Day. Founded in 1909 by Ukrainian immigrants from Galychyna (western Ukraine), the Carteret, NJ parish was honored to have His Eminence Archbishop Antony, His Eminence Archbishop Jeremiah of South America, His Grace Bishop Daniel, along with Fr. Bazyl Zawierucha, Fr. Ihor Bobak, serving with the pastor Protopresbyter Taras Chubenko.
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Subdeacon Charles Sanderson Ordained to Deaconate at Four Holy Evangelists Ukrainian Orthodox Mission in Bel Air, MD! - 11/15/09 The growing mission parish of Four Evangelists in Bel Air, Maryland, celebrated yet another milestone on Saturday, October 31st with the ordination of Reader Charles Sanderson to the Holy Deaconate through the laying on of the Apostolic Hand of His Eminence Archbishop Antony. The joyful day marked His Eminence’s second visit this year to Four Evangelists since the parish moved into their new location in June, a tremendous blessing to the community.
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22 November, 2009 - IOCC Sunday! - 11/11/09 On Sunday before our National Feast of Thanksgiving, we offer thanks to God who has given us the ministry of loving and caring for our brothers and sisters. Through International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), our SCOBA humanitarian aid and development agency, the Orthodox people of North America have a way to express their love and unity to the wounded of this world. Since 1992, IOCC has delivered more than $300 million in humanitarian services to people in need in more than 33 countries on our behalf. Read more>
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Українськa Православнa Церквa вшанувалa пам’ять Митрополита Ніканорa! - 11/05/09 У суботу 24 жовтня 2009 р. Високопреосвященніший Архиєпископ Іоан відправив Архиєрейську Службу Божу у м. Карлсруе в Старокатолицькій церкві Воскресіння Христового, в якій українська православна громада з 1946 р. відправляє свої Богослуження. По закінченні Св. Літургії Високопреосвященніший Владика Іоан і духовенство відправили Панахиду на могилі Блаженнішого Митрополита Ніканора, котрий упокоївся 40 років тому у своїй резиденції в м. Карлсруе. Read more>
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College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2010! - 10/30/09 With the blessing of our Hierarchs, we are pleased to announce the dates for the College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2010. In an effort to allow as many students with differing schedules to participate, we will now alternate the dates of the trip between May/June and July/August. The 2010 trip will take place June 3rd - 21st, which includes a training day in South Bound Brook, NJ.
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Statement of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Repose of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia! - 11/16/09 It is with profound regret that we learned today of the repose in the Lord of our brother Patriarch Pavle of Serbia. After holding a memorial service at the conclusion of this evening’s Vespers on the occasion of the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist, we entreated the Lord with all our heart and soul to grant rest to his blessed soul in the land of the living. Therefore, we convey our sincere condolences to the venerable Hierarchy, the pious clergy and faithful people of our sister Church in Serbia, where everyone is mourning the loss of their beloved Primate. Only Patriarch Pavle is today rejoicing for his heavenly journey.
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His Grace Bishop Daniel Visits Protection of the Mother of God Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Milwaukee, WI! - 11/04/09 On Sunday November 1, 2009 His Grace Bishop Daniel made his visit to Protection of the Birth-Giver of God Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to celebrate the Annual Parish Feast Day. |
Святкування дев'яностої річниці заснування парафії Святої Тройці! - 11/04/09 25 жовтня 2009 року в церкві Святої Тройці в Трентоні, НДж, відбулося святкування великої події – дев’яностої річниці заснування парафії. Це була дійсно велика подія, адже наша парафія була однією з перших православних українських парафій на американській землі, а її парафіяни дуже довго і тяжко працювали над її створенням та заснуванням церкви. On October 25, 2009, His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Grace Bishop Daniel arrived to Trenton, NJ to join the parish family in a joyous celebration of faith, love, hope, and fellowship with the parishioners and friends of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the occasion of their 90th Anniversary. |
Screening of the Documentary "GENOCIDE REVEALED" - 11/03/09 The Ukrainian Museum of New Jersey in Memory of Patriarch Mstyslav I of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA Invites the Community to a NJ PREMIERE Screening of the Documentary "GENOCIDE REVEALED" - November 15, 2009! Read more>
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Metropolitan Constantine Meets with His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew! - 10/29/09 As part of the visit of His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to the United States, he presided over the 9th Annual Prayer Service for the United Nations Community on Monday October 26th at Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral in New York City. Prime Hierarchs of SCOBA, the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, and of SCOOCH, the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Hierarchs (historically known as non-Chalcedonian Churches) were in attendance. |
Yes - Giving our Youth a Chance to Serve! - 10/30/09 YES provides junior high and high school students with the opportunity to participate in formative weekends of service, with the ultimate purpose being to raise up a generation of Orthodox Christians who lead others in living out the true mission of the Church - to love and serve our most needy neighbors. |
Annual Clergy Conference! - 10/29/09 “We priests need priests also.” This expression was repeated over and over again at the Clergy Conference of 2009, which took place at Antiochian Village in Ligonier Pennsylvania October 25th through 28th. |
UOC of the USA Offers Suggested Swine Flu Precautions! - 10/30/09 Suggested precautions to help guard against infection with the H1N1 ["Swine Flu"] virus. Пам`ятка щодо грипу типу А/Н1N1! |
100 Years of Service, Opportunity and Brotherly Love in Palos Park, IL! - 10/27/09 Standing in the candle-lit parish church shoulder-to-shoulder with worshipers, one wonders just what the bishops of the Church will say to the congregation that prays, serves and cares for each other and the community around them for over 100 years.
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Pani Dobrodiyka Olga Antochy of Blessed Memory! - 10/27/09 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer that the Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA prayerfully announces that the servant of God, Pani Dobrodiyka Olga Antochy has reposed in Christ on October 26, 2009. May her memory be eternal!
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Meets with the Orthodox Primates of the USA! - 10/27/09 His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave an audience yesterday Tuesday, Oct. 27, to the Orthodox Primates of the USA, most of whom were present the previous evening for the Ninth Annual Orthodox Prayer Service for the United Nations Community. |
Orthodox Christians Freeze Out Homelessness! - 10/22/09 Sponsored by Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Palos Park, IL. Click here>
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St. Mary (Protection of the Mother of God) Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Allentown, PA Marks 100 Years of Prayer and Service! - 10/16/09 The hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA: Metropolitan Constantine, Archbishop Antony and Bishop Daniel traveled on October 10-11, 2009 to Allentown, PA to celebrate with hundreds of pious members of the cathedral community the centennial of their dedicated ministry among Ukrainian-Americans of Lehigh Valley, PA.
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2009 Reader and Subdeacon Conference! - 10/12/09 6-8 November, 2009 Sponsored and Hosted by St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary - South Bound Brook, NJ. For more information, click here>
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A Blessed Journey of 100 Years! - 10/11/09 The “warm” and “passionate” “family” that is Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Coatesville, PA celebrated 100 years of service on October 3-4, 2009 with a two-daylong schedule of events, opening with a Vespers service on Saturday, October 3, 2009. |
Winter 2009 Mission Trip to Ukrainian Orphanage! - 09/23/09 With the blessing of the Council of Bishops, the Consistory Office of Missions and Christian Charity in cooperation with the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA announce the dates for a winter missionary trip to the Znamianka Orphanage to celebrate the Life of St. Nicholas, for the faithful of our Church.
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Zoe For Life! - 10/12/09 Many Orthodox Christian women are fortunate to have the love and support structure to lead them to marriage, children, and a meaningful life. Others, however, are not as fortunate. They find themselves in a crisis pregnancy. They have made the wrong choices and are in turmoil. They're not thinking, they're panicking. Click here>
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Ukrainian Orthodox League Begins Preparations for Thanksgiving Tithing Program! - 10/07/09 The delegates of the 62th Annual Ukrainian Orthodox League Convention reinforced the need for the organization and its membership to serve the less fortunate. They set a specific goal to sponsor at least three projects to help individuals in need. The first of these projects allows you as Ukrainian Orthodox League members and chapters to contribute to our Ukrainian Orthodox Mission parishes throughout the country.
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17th Convention of the United Ukrainian Orthodox Sisterhoods! - 09/27/09 The Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in South Bound Brook, NJ has served once again as a “home” and center of spiritual renewal and fellowship for the delegates and guests to the 17th Convention of the United Ukrainian Orthodox Sisterhoods of the UOC of USA (UUOS). |
SCOBA/SCOOCH: Joint Commission of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches! - 10/07/09 9th Annual Orthodox Prayer Service and Reception for the United Nations Community! Click here>
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The New 2009-2010 Academic Year Begins at St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary! - 09/24/09 With complete confidence and faith in Almighty God the Holy Trinity, Giver of all good and perfect gifts, the St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary academic staff and students opened the seminary’s thirty-fourth academic year on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 – celebrating the Patronal Feast of the seminary – St. Sophia – Holy Wisdom of God and the Feast Day of the Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna. |
The Ministry of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Society! - 09/24/09 Recently, on his trip to Ukrainian orphanages with the College Age students Mission Team of the UOC of the USA, His Grace Bishop Daniel visited one of the institutions in the capital of Ukraine where residents of Kyiv and local villages gather once a month to receive food supplies, which are paid for by St. Andrew Society of our Holy Church.
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Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine: 1932 - 1933! - 10/23/09 This year we mark 76 years since that terrible tragedy which was experienced by our nation, and we here in the Diaspora honor the memory of its victims. At this time we find many articles in our press which bear witness to this terrible act. We read about those who were swollen with hunger and starvation; those who witnessed the death of others; those who saw entire villages of the dead overgrown with weeds; those who saw the dead in the fields, on the highways, in towns on the streets; those who witnessed how corpses were loaded onto carts and taken to be buried in a common grave and of how an old man walked through the village gathering the bodies of dead babies in a sack to take them to the cemetery and give them burial. For more, click here>
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SCOBA Hierarchs Convene For Special Session! - 09/25/09 A Special Session of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) met on September 25, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., hosted by the Chairman of SCOBA, Archbishop Demetrios of America, at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in Manhattan. |
Владикa єпископ Даниїл взяв участь в зустрічі Президента України Віктора Ющенко із представниками української громади США в Нью-Йорку! - 09/22/09 22 вересня 2009 року Преосвященний єпископ Даниїл, правлячий архиєрей Західної єпархії Української Православної Церкви в США, представляючи голову Консисторії Української Православної Церкви в США владику архиєпископа Антонія, у супроводі духовенствa взяв участь в зустрічі Президента України Віктора Ющенко із представниками української громади США в Нью-Йорку. |
Motherhood of the Traveling Clergy Wives: Weekend Gathering in Chicagoland! - 09/22/09 On the weekend of September 18th until 20th, clergy wives from parishes across the United States gathered for a weekend of relaxation and fellowship in Chicago, Illinois. The clergy wives had the opportunity to discuss issues that concern their unique position within the spiritual life of the Church.
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2009 Mission Team of College Age Students Returns Home from Ukraine! - 09/08/09 This year again, a group of 11 missionaries of the UOC of the USA traveled to Ukraine, visiting two orphanages that are sponsored by the Church. The children and the administration of both institutions welcomed the missionaries from the moment they arrived to the minute they left. Whether they were playing with them or just bringing food to the table in dining room, they never stopped assuring our missionaries that "Come back! You are welcome again and again."
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Святкування річниці Незалежності України у Вашингтоні та Нью-Йорку! - 09/18/09 15 вересня 2009 року Преосвященний єпископ Даниїл, правлячий архиєрей Західної єпархії Української Православної Церкви в США, представляючи голову Консисторії Української Православної Церкви в США владику архиєпископа Антонія, взяв участь в прийнятті, з нагоди 18-ї річниці Незалежності України.
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Візит Владики Даниїла до Української Православної Церкви Святої Трійці м. Сіетл! - 09/15/09 „І іншим містам Я повинен звіщати Добру Новину про Боже Царство, бо на те мене послано“ (Лк. 4:43)
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На многії літа отче дияконе Іване! - 09/22/09 Високопреосвященніший архиєпископ Антоній відвідав церкву св. Івана Хрестителя в місті Портланд, штату Орегон. За останні півроку це був вже другий візит архиєрея на Західне узбережжя США і маленька портландська українська православна парафія відчувалась благословенною, бо владика Антоній приїхав туди, щоб здійснити хіротонію — через покладення рук і молитву призвати особливу благодать Пресвятого Духа й поставити семінариста Івана Синевського на диякона.
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Subdeacon Borislav Kroner Ordained to Deaconate! - 09/18/09 On September 13, 2009, the feast of the Placing of the Cincture of the Most Holy Birth-Giver of God, His Eminence Archbishop Antony visited St. Andrew the First-Called Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Boston MA.
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FAMILY FEST 2009! - 09/15/09 God blessed All Saints Camp and the surrounding Pennsylvania area with wonderful weather as families gathered at the Camp for the Annual Labor Day Family Fest weekend, September 4th – 7th.
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30th Anniversary of Bandura Camps at All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp! - 09/08/09 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Bandura Seminars sponsored by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus held at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp of “All Saints" in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. Thirty years ago a group of young bandura enthusiasts visited the recently purchased property in Western Pennsylvania. Impressed with the excellent facilities for such a music workshop, and with the beauty of the evergreen forests along a mountain river, The Chorus established these bandura seminars.
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ЩЕ ОДИН ПРОМІНЧИК ЛЮБОВІ ДО ВСЕВИШНЬОГО! - 09/07/09 У неділю, 30 серпня, погода видалася погожою, як і святочний настрій у парафіян церкви Пресвятої Трійці, що у місті Бенсенвіл. Зустрічали високоповажного гостя владику Даниїла – правлячого архиєрея Західної єпархії Української Православної Церкви в Америці. |
Clergy Wives Retreat Scheduled for Fall! - 07/23/09 The Consistory of our Church in conjunction with the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA has announced the dates for the Clergy Wives Retreat, which is scheduled for September 18-20, 2009th at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Parish in Palos Park, IL
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Orthodox Christian Fellowship: Keeping our College Students Connected to Christ! - 09/05/09 This is the reason Orthodox Christian Fellowship exists! OCF’s mission is to help Our Youth discover that it is communion with God, through life in the Church, which gives real meaning and significance to life. Read more>
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2009 Ukrainian Festival! - 09/02/09 St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring, MD invites the faithful of the Church to attend 2009 Ukrainian Feastival! Click here>
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Memory Eternal! - 08/29/09 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer that the Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA prayerfully announces that the servant of God, Pani-matka Nadiya Bohuslavska has reposed in Christ on August 28, 2009 at Newark University hospital, Newark, NJ. May her memory be eternal! |
Mommy and Me/Daddy and Me Celebrates Largest Encampment to Date! - 08/29/09 In its ninth year, the Mommy and Me/Daddy and Me program continued to grow with 72 total participants and staff. Our families (children ages 4-8 and their parents) and staff represented over ten different parishes, several jurisdictions, and two countries. |
High School Mission Team Returns from New Mexico! - 08/29/09 The fifth domestic missionary trip for high school students sponsored by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA returned home on Sunday August 16th after spending eight days aiding the UOC Mission parish of St. Anthony of the Desert in Las Cruces, New Mexico. |
Upcoming Church School Year! - 08/23/09 The Consistory Office of Religious Education is pleased to announce for the upcoming Church School year the release of two adult educational tools to assist with adult Christian education in the parishes, and also updated forms and information for Christian Education for our youth and teaching guidelines. |
The Online Version of St. Andrew's Church Goods and Bookstore! - 08/23/09 The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. would like to welcome everyone to the online version of St. Andrew's Church Goods and Bookstore. Here you will be able to find many items of interest ranging from liturgical books, ecclesiastical items, cemetery supplies, church supplies, CD's, icons and much more. Click here>
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Teenage Conference 2009 Concludes 51st Encampment on High Note! - 07/28/09 Teenagers 13-18 and staff from across our diocese converged on All Saints Camp from July 5-18th to rediscover what “they believe”. The campers discovered the ecumenical councils of the early church, the formation of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, and explored what they and the church believe on life issues.
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AND NOW…LIVE, FROM YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO… - 07/23/09 For the 62nd time in the history of the Ukrainian Orthodox League of the UOC of the USA, delegates from various chapters of parish families from across the country have gathered in Youngstown, OH for their annual Convention. |
Embracing People with Disabilities within the Church! - 07/24/09 Persons with disabilities comprise the largest minority group in the United States, with almost 20% of the population facing disability in one form or another. |
Bishop Daniel Visits ND! - 07/28/09 “We welcome you with bread – God’s gift to man. We welcome you with salt – a gift from the soil…” – with these traditional words, the participants in the annual North Dakota Ukrainian Festival, Dickinson, ND, welcomed His Grace Bishop Daniel, the ruling hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the UOC of the USA. |
Mission Team Leaves for Annual Trip to Ukrainian Orphanages! - 07/30/09 The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA has commissioned a team of nine college aged missionaries under the leadership of His Grace Bishop Daniel, the Ruling Hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the UOC of the USA and Carol Skocypec to journey to the Church sponsored orphanages in Puhachiv and Znamyanka, Ukraine. |
Bandura Camp! - 07/03/09 Kobzarska Sich is held at All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. |
Bishop Daniel Visits Ukrainian Orthodox Parish in Jones, Oklahoma! - 07/10/09 Bishop Daniel’s Archpastoral visit to St. Mary Church in Jones, Oklahoma, caused a spiritual awakening among the parishioners. The members and guests were anxiously waiting to see their Hierarch and Spiritual Father. |
His Grace Bishop Daniel Visits St. Anthony of the Desert Mission in Las Cruses, NM! - 07/11/09 His Grace Bishop Daniel visited our mission parish in the southwestern part of the country in New Mexico, on the weekend of June 19-21. That mission parish, St Anthony of the Desert in Las Cruces, was started by father Gabriel Rochelle and Pani-Matka Susan. |
Diocesan Church School Camp Completes Successful Year! - 07/07/09 Youth ages 9-13 and staff of our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church from California to Rhode Island gathered at All Saints Camp from June 21- July 3, 2009 for Diocesan Church School Camp! |
2009 Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camping Season! - 02/27/09 The Consistory Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry pleased to announce that applictions for campers and staff for the 2009 Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camping Season are now available. Read More>
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Orthodox Christian Summer Camp: Teaching and Transforming Youth! - 06/02/09 Many adults have wonderful memories of the times they spent at summer camp. The friendships, the laughter, and even the difficult moments made for an experience they never forget. Now, there are more Orthodox Christian camping programs than ever. Orthodox Christian camps are still teaching and transforming the lives of youth with fun and exciting programs.
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Ecology and God's Creation! - 06/22/09 On this week’s Special Moments in Orthodoxy podcast we discuss Psalm 103, which reminds us of the glorious creation of God as we look at humanity’s task to care for the Earth. Click below to listen:
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Communique of the 4th Pre-Conciliar Panorthodox Conference! - 06/20/09 The 4th Pre-Conciliar Panorthodox Conference, convened by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with the mutual consent of Their Beatitudes, the Primates of the local Orthodox Churches, as expressed during the Holy Synaxis held at the Phanar from October 10th to 12th, 2008, gathered at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy-Geneva from June 6th to 12th, 2009.
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Orthodox Circle! - 06/22/09 Uocofusa.org encourages our readers to join Orthodox Circle, the premier online social networking community for Orthodox Christians. Click here>
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Annual Saint Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage! - 05/05/09 It was one of the most beautiful weekends we have seen for years in terms of weather that drew thousands of Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic faithful to our Metropolia Center in South Bound Brook/Somerset, NJ for the annual Ukrainian religious tradition of sharing the good news of our Lord’s Resurrection with their departed loved ones on the Sunday following Pascha/Resurrection. |
Orthodox Podcasts! - 06/22/09 OCN serves up 18 Orthodox Podcasts. Click here to listen to the best in Orthodox Podcasts from Orthodox Christian Network!
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Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry Announces 2009 Convocation! - 06/22/09 Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the official prison ministry of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) announces its 2009 Convocation, which will take place July 28-30 in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the convocation is to bring together the many Orthodox clergy and laity from throughout North America who are practicing prison ministry or are interested in practicing prison ministry for fellowship, education, encouragement, communal worship and the free exchange of ideas. Read here>
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World Environment Day (June 5, 2009)! - 06/05/09 Message by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for World Environment Day (June 5, 2009) - Today’s World Environment Day is an opportunity as well as an invitation for all of us, irrespective of religious background, to consider the ecological crisis. Read More>
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Meeting of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch with His Excellency the President of Ukraine - 05/22/09 His Excellency Mr. Victor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine, arrived in Istanbul. Accompanied by his associates, the President proceeded to the Patriarchal Residence in Tarabya, where he visited His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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Ukrainian Museum of New Jersey In memory of Patriarch Mstyslav I - 05/14/09 On Monday, April 20, 2009 the first beams of steel were erected on the poured concrete footings of the new Museum buildings. To become a contributing benefactor, founder or patron of the Museum, or to sponsor a gallery, please contact Dr. Steven Sivulich at (412) 389-1723 to discuss investment opportunities.
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SCOBA: Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday! - 05/14/09 We, the Hierarchs of SCOBA, have, by the grace of God, been blessed to designate the Sixth Sunday of Pascha, this year on May 24, 2009, to be Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday in all Orthodox parishes of North America. Although Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) is the youngest Agency of SCOBA, it fulfills the direct and clear Evangelical command of the Lord, I was in prison, and you came unto Me (St. Matthew 25:36). Nevertheless, even if we all do not or cannot visit those in prisons, we all can participate in this healing ministry through our participation in the Divine Liturgy. Read more>
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OCMC Building Dedication! - 05/17/09 The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), the foreign mission and evangelism agency of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas(SCOBA), will dedicate its new Missionary Training and Administration Building on Thursday, May 21, 2009. Read more>
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UPDATED: Very Rev. Fr. Volodymyr Melnyk of Blessed Memory! - 05/08/09 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer that the Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA prayerfully announces that the servant of God, Very Rev. Fr. Volodymyr Melnyk has reposed in Christ - born to eternal life - after a lengthy illness on May 8, 2009. May his memory be eternal!
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Annual Saint Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage! - 04/04/09 The Council of Bishops and Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA cordially invite all Christ-loving faithful, in particular our youth of all ages to participate in this year’s SAINT THOMAS SUNDAY PILGRIMAGE.
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Patriarchal Proclamation for Pascha 2009! - 04/08/09 The Resurrection! And this Resurrection is an equally unquestionable historical reality! This reality has immediate and salvific consequences for all of us. The Son of God, who is at the same time the Son of Man, was risen. Click here>
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Patriarchal Proclamation for Pascha 2009 in Ukrainian Language! - 04/18/09 Від Вселенської Патріархії, Матері Церкви, яка переживає в усій повноті Страсті, Біль, Хрест і Смерть, але і Воскресіння Бога Чоловіка, посилаємо всім дітям Церкви сердечне пасхальне вітання і благословення і обнімаємо вас з Любов’ю Воскреслого з мертвих і вічно Живого і Животворящого Ісуса Христа. Йому належить слава, влада, честь і поклоніння разом з Отцем і Святи Духом навіки. Амінь! Read more>
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Share This Feast With Others By Sending An ICONOGRAM! - 04/18/09 Select an icon from ICONOGRAMS' icon gallery, personalize your ICONOGRAM with a message to a loved one, and send! Visit ICONOGRAMS.org
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2009 Pascha Archpastoral Reflection! - 04/04/09 In these Holy Paschal days we heartily greet you, our Orthodox brothers and sisters in Diaspora and scattered throughout the whole world. We wholeheartedly greet our beloved faithful who reside in Ukraine. May the Risen Lord unite us all in His love, fill our souls with spiritual joy, and infuse our hearts with peace and harmony... Click here>
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“Encounter” of Ukrainian Hierarchs - 03/13/09 For the fourth time in the last eight years the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches in North America have met in a brotherly “Encounter” to discuss the relationship between the two Churches and the common concerns they share in shepherding the faithful entrusted to their spiritual care.
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2009 High School Mission Trip! - 02/27/09 The Consistory Offices of Youth & Young Adult Ministry and Christian Charity are pleased to announce the 2009 High School Mission Trip for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA will volunteering at St. Anthony of the Dessert Mission in Las Cruces, New Mexico August 9-16, 2009. Read More>
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Protopresbyter Michael Petlak of Blessed Memory! - 03/02/09 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer that the Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA prayerfully announces that the servant of God, Protopresbyter Michael Petlak, pastor-emeritus of Holy Archangel Michael Ukrainian Orthodox parish, Pinellas Park, FL has reposed in Christ - born to eternal life - after a lengthy illness. |
Sunday of Cheesefare and Mission Sunday! - 03/01/09 This Mission Sunday, and throughout the Lenten season, let us embrace our call to shine as lights in the darkness. Let us re-commit to pray for those who have yet to hear the Gospel. Let us soften our hearts, that the Holy Spirit may guide our response to the command to be light to the Nations, to be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. Let us, as God's children, shine brightly with the light of Christ before others. Read More>
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Ecumenical Patriarch: Catechetical Homily for Great Lent! - 02/23/09 The fast proposed to us by our Holy Church is not any deprivation, but a charisma. And the repentance to which it calls us is not any punishment, but a divine gift. Read More>
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The 2009 Great Lent Giveaway! - 02/28/09 The 2009 Great Lent Giveaway is pledging to assemble at least 1000 Health Care Kits for International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC). Health Care Kits are small packets containing essential needs to be given to individuals who are displaced from their homes or in emergency situations. We need your help to make this pledge a reality!
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Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha! - 02/23/09 Learn More About the Feast and Services of the Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha - An Internet Ministry Teaching Tool Provided By provided by the Consistory Office of Public Relations in cooperation with the Department of Internet Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Click Here>
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Attention Students: Scholarships Available! - 02/15/09 Candidates must be of the Eastern Orthodox faith (within a jurisdiction of the member Churches of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas – SCOBA), and at the time of application, high school seniors or full-time matriculated students committed to serious study in an undergraduate degree program at an accredited college or university. |
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETS IN ANNUAL SESSION AT METROPOLIA CENTER! - 01/31/09 Our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Board of Trustees – the Metropolitan Council – held its annual meeting in the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, NJ on 30-31 January 2009 to set the budget for the current fiscal year and to discuss the life of the Church during the very difficult economic circumstances the entire nation is enduring.
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Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine: Great Lent - 2009! - 02/23/09 Dear Brothers and Sisters, we greet you with the beginning of Great Lent and hope that you would avail yourselves of all the possibilities and opportunities to cleanse yourselves of your sins and embark on a new, more-meaningful life, through which your treasure will be gathered in heaven. Let us remember that the Lord accompanies us in time of war, economic crisis or in the complex circumstances of family life. He understands our tribulations and helps us to meet the challenges of everyday life. He assures us with these words, “...and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”(Matthew 28:20) Read More>
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His Grace Bishop Daniel Enthroned as Ruling Hierarch of Western Eparchy! - 02/07/09 St. Volodymyr Cathedral, Chicago, IL was the site on the weekend of February 6-8, 2009 of one of the most ancient rites of the Holy Orthodox Church – the enthronement or installation a bishop as ruling hierarch of his Episcopal See – as His Grace Bishop Daniel (Zelinsky) assumed the leadership of the Western Eparchy of our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. |
We Are Building A Museum! - 01/27/09 In 2001, the 15th Sobor approved the development of the Historical and Educational Complex of our Church which includes the Patriarch Mstyslav Museum. It has taken a very long time to become a reality. After much planning, adjustments, obtaining approvals from township officials, and overcoming other challenges, the time to commence construction has finally arrived.
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Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry Announces New Director! - 02/15/09 OCPM brings the light of Christ to those who are in prison in North America by providing encouragement, material support, transition and reintegration services, Christian education, spiritual guidance and the sacramental life of the Church to prisoners and their families. |
SCOBA: Share the Light Sunday! - 01/09/09 We, the Hierarchs of SCOBA, the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, greet you in this new calendar year, and extend our paternal blessings to the plenitude of the Church in North America. |
UPDATED: Enthronement of His Grace Bishop Daniel as a Ruling Hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the UOC of the USA! - 11/26/08 The Council of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA has announced plans for the Enthronement of His Grace Bishop Daniel as a Ruling Hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago, IL, on Saturday, 7 February 2009. |
The Nativity of our Lord Proclamation of the Ecumenical Patriarch! - 01/02/09 The great and sacred day of Christmas has dawned, the metropolis and mother of all feasts, inviting each of us to spiritual uplifting and encounter with the Ancient of Days, who became an infant for us. Read more>
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OCF: Real Break 2009! - 01/09/09 Throughout late February and the month of March, universities will offer students a break from schoolwork. Orthodox Christian Fellowship’s Real Break program is an alternative to the traditional spring break, and offers the opportunity for college students to use that time to experience the reality of Christian life. Read more>
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10th Anniversary at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Atlanta GA! - 01/02/09 On Saturday December 13, 2008 His Grace Bishop Daniel arrived in Atlanta for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of our parish’s existence and ministry among the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in Georgia. |
College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2009! - 10/13/08 With the blessing of our Hierarchs, we are pleased to announce the dates for the 2009 College Age Mission Trip to Ukrainian Orphanages. |
Site Blessed for National Holodomor Memorial! - 12/04/08 Metropolitan Constantine gave opening remarks on the fitting nature of this monument, to serve the purpose of reminding the world of the millions of unmarked graves of the victims of the Holodomor – the Famine Genocide of 1932-33, orchestrated by the regime of Joseph Stalin to destroy the spirit and identity of the Ukrainian nation.
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Ihumen Gregory (Woolfenden) of Blessed Memory! - 11/21/08 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer that the Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orhtodox Church of the USA prayerfully anounces that the servant of God, Ihumen Gregory (Woolfenden), pastor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Birth-Giver of God Ukrainian Orthodox parish, New Britain, CT and professor of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary has reposed in Christ after the long and arduous struggle. |
Вшанування 75-х роковин Голодомору Українцями Південної Каліфорнії! - 11/27/08 Скільки б не минуло часу, років, десятиліть, скільки б не намагалися вороги стерти з пам’яті українців навіть згадку про жахіття 1932-1933рр., але життя підтверждує, що це неможливо зробити ніяким чином. |
Frs. Estocin and Zawierucha Participate in a Special UN Program Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Holodomor! - 11/26/08 Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, the program was held in the Dig Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium, and featured a review of the of the recently discovered information pertaining to Ukraine’s darkest historical period.
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60th Anniversary of the Archangel Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Genk, Belgium! - 11/25/08 The parish family of St. Archangel Michael in Genk, Belgium, celebrating its 60th anniversary welcomed His Grace Bishop Daniel to this celebration with the outpouring of love and a record number of 15 inches of snow! |
Memorial Dedicated to the Victims of the Artificially Created Famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933! - 11/25/08 Ukrainian Congress Committee of America invites the Ukrainian community to participate in the Groundbreaking and Blessing ceremony of the monument site! |
His Grace Bishop Daniel Visits the Flooded Region of Ukraine! - 11/10/08 Over the past few months, the faithful of the UOC of the USA had responded with contributions totaling nearly $20,000 to aid their brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the stricken regions of Ukraine who lost their homes and almost all personal belongings during the flooding. |
Address of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine! - 11/20/08 Children of Christ's Church, dear Ukrainians!
In the days of remembrance of the victims of the Great Holodomor of 1932-1933, especially on its 75th anniversary, your Mother-Church, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, grieves together with you and expresses its deep and sincere sympathies to all of you... We bring our prayers to our Lord Jesus Christ and ask the Most Gracious Savior to give rest in holy dwellings to the souls of all those killed by the Famine and admit them to the assembly of His Martyrs as those innocently killed. |
Ukrainian Genocide-Holodomor 75th Anniversary - 11/17/08 Chicago, IL: His Grace Bishop Daniel Participates in the Solemn March Commemorating the Victims of the Genocidal Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine! |
Послання Вселенського Патріарха з нагоди 75-ї річниці Голодомору в Україні! - 11/22/08 Діти Христової Церкви — дорогі українці! У дні вшанування пам'яті жертв Великого Голодомору 1932-1933 рр., особливо у його 75-ту річницю, ваша Материнська Церква — Вселенський Константинопольський Патріархат сумує разом із вами і складає глибоке та щире співчуття усім вам і Президентові України п. В. Ющенку, репрезентантові України перед світом, через наполегливі старання якого світ щораз більше довідується про страшну трагедію українців у XX ст. |
President of Ukraine Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I - 11/08/08 In Constantinople (Istanbul) President Victor Yushchenko met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. Click here>
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1st International Conference for Pastoral Health Care of the Ecumenical Patriarchate! - 11/08/08 The deliberations of the 1st International Conference for Pastoral Health Care of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which took place in Rhodes, Greece, between the 8th and the 12th of October, have been successfully concluded. Click here>
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The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Holds Its 75th Meeting! - 11/08/08 At the meeting the Consultation continued to examine the most recent document of the international Catholic-Orthodox dialogue, "Ecclesiological and Canonical Consequences of the Sacramental Nature of the Church: Ecclesial Communion, Conciliarity and Authority," also known as the Ravenna Document. Click here>
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SCOBA Encyclical for IOCC Sunday - 11/08/08 On this Sunday before our national feast of Thanksgiving, we give thanks to our Merciful God for all His blessings, and we take time to remember International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC). |
Pokrova Sisterhood Feast Day! - 10/13/08 On Sunday, the 12 of October, 2008, the local Ukrainian Orthodox community of St. Andrew Memorial church in South Bound Brook, NJ gathered for its Sunday prayer worship honoring the Pokrova (Protection of the Mother of God) Sisterhood of Memorial Church on the occasion of their Patron Feast. |
Clifton UOL Chapter Hosts Eighth Annual Fundraiser for Orphanages! - 10/14/08 On Saturday, 11 October 2008, the Holy Ascension – Clifton, NJ Chapter of the Ukrainian Orthodox League hosted their eighth annual dinner-dance fundraiser in support of the orphanages in Ukraine sponsored by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA at the Grand Chalet in Wayne, NJ. |
Synaxis of the Heads of Orthodox Churches! - 10/11/08 His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the leaders of the world's Orthodox churches on Friday, October 10, 2008, for the official opening of the Synaxis of the Heads of the Orthodox Churches and Pauline Symposium. |
Orthodox-Catholic Bishops Examine Naming of Bishops, Campus Ministry at Alabama Meeting! - 10/14/08 The naming of bishops and the work of campus ministry led topics at the Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops' 24th meeting in Daphne, near Mobile, Alabama, October 1-3. |
Holodomor Site Approved in Washington, DC! - 10/11/08 The National Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 is pleased to announce the selection of a site for a U.S. memorial to the 10 million victims of the 1932-1933 Ukrainian Genocide “Holodomor”. |
Bishop Daniel Addresses the 61st Annual Ukrainian-American Veterans Convention! - 10/03/08 Ukrainian-American Veterans of the USA gathered over the weekend of September 26-28, 2008 in Somerset, NJ for their Annual National Convention, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the organization. |
President of Ukraine Visits Washington, DC! - 09/29/08 Our Ukrainian Orthodox Church was well represented at the meeting with the President by the numerous members of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Silver Spring, MD, led by His Grace Bishop Daniel. |
President of Ukraine Meets with the Ukrainian Community in NY! - 09/24/08 On September 23, 2008, His Excellency the President of Ukraine, Victor Yushchenko visited the Ukrainian Institute located in upper Manhattan to meet with Ukrainian community members. |
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Addresses European Parliament! - 09/24/08 His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a major address to the Plenary Assembly of the European Parliament during the formal sitting of the assembly in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. |
IOCC Hurricane Appeal! - 09/17/08 UOC of the USA is issuing an emergency appeal for its continuing response with cash funds going towards immediate clean-up and recovery efforts. |
The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) - 09/16/08 College Student Sunday - September 21, 2008! |
Dover, FL! - 09/16/08 Archpastoral Visit to the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God Ukrainian Orhtodox Parish! |
Memory Eternal! - 09/09/08 The entire Consistory staff – including those who work in the offices and those who care for the grounds and buildings of our Metropolia Center compound – were deeply saddened in recent days at learning of the repose of two of our own – Mykola (Nick) Newmerszycki, who died on 29 August and Myroslava (Slava – Helen) Pavlovsky, who died early in the morning of 30 August. |
Extraordinary Sobor of the UOC of Canada! - 09/09/08 His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Grace Bishop Daniel represented our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA at the recent Extraordinary Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. |
Archpastoral Visit! - 09/09/08 His Grace Bishop Daniel Visits St. Mary Parish Community in Jones, OK! |
His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on the Day of the Protection of the Environment! - 08/30/08 Once again, as the ecclesiastical year begins (09/01/2008), we are called to reflect – with renewed spiritual intensity in Christ and especial sensitivity – on the state of our bountiful planet, and to offer particular prayers for the protection of the whole natural world. Read more>
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Mission Trip to Ukrainian Orphanage! - 08/13/08 Celebrating the Life of St. Nicholas with the Children of Puhachiv Orphanage! |
Camping Programs Come to Close! - 08/28/08 Diocesan Church School Camp, Teenage Conference and Mommy & Me/Daddy & Me completed another blessed year of bringing together the youth of the Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church. |
High School Mision Team Returns Home! - 08/26/08 Three teenage high school students took part in a missionary trip to St. John the Compassionate Mission in Toronto, Canada. |
61st Annual UOL Convention! - 08/14/08 |
Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA - 08/08/08 We are hereby asking all our parishes, parish and Central Church organizations, along with the entire membership of our Church, to contribute to a special Ukraine Flood Victim Fund. |
1020 Of Christianity of Kyivan Rus! - 07/27/08 His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew Concludes His Visit to Ukraine! |
Patriarchate of Constantinople - 07/02/08 His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew To Visit Ukraine! |
St. Thomas Chapel Consecrated! - 06/26/08 The weekend of June 21-22, 2008 brought about 400 people to the Camp grounds of All Saints Camp of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA to participate in the consecration of the chapel. |
2008 Mission Team of College Age Students Returns Home! - 06/27/08 The 2008 Mission Team of College Age Students of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA is back in America, safe and sound, after spending two weeks in Ukraine, visiting two orphanages that are sponsored by the Church. |
Kobzarska Sich! - 06/18/08 A summer music experience devoted to learning bandura and Ukrainian choral music.
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Inauguration of St. Paul's Year! - 06/29/08 His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Grace Bishop Daniel have recently traveled to Constantinople to meet with His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew. |
Opportunities on 2008 OCMC Mission Teams Still Exist! - 07/02/08 Let your love for the Gospel and for others speak and work--share in a journey of faith! |
Teenage Conference - 50! - 06/18/08 During the weekend of July 11-13 Teenage Conference will be hosting a Homecoming Celebration for all alumni. |
IOCC Mobilizes First Responders to Flood Stricken Midwest! - 06/27/08 The worst flooding to hit the Midwest in 15 years has claimed two dozen lives and forced more than 40,000 to evacuate their homes. |
All Saints Camp Chapel! - 05/22/08 It is with much anticipation and joy that we invite and encourage you all to participate in the upcoming celebration of the consecration of our newly constructed wooden Chapel at All Saints Camp and the 30th anniversary of the blessing of the Camp – both of which will take place on the weekend of 21-22 June at the campground complex in Emlenton, PA. |
The International Holodomor Remembrance Flame! - 05/29/08 On Memorial Day, 26 May 2008, Ukrainian Orthodox faithful, Ukrainian Diplomats, local officials and other guests gathered on the grounds of St. Andrew Memorial Church before the monument to Princess Ol’ha, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Baptizer of Ukraine, to begin a program commemorating those ten million lost ones in this 75th anniversary year. |
Famine-Holodomor Torch to Visit Metropolia Center - 05/07/08 Take part in a commemoration of the 10,000,000 people, who perished in the man-made famine of 1932-1933. |
Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday Encyclical - 05/23/08 I was in prison, and you visited me.
St. Matthew 25:36 |
His Grace Bishop Daniel: Axios-Worthy! - 05/11/08 The weekend of May 9-11, 2008 has been described as a weekend of a spiritual joy and renewal not only for over 500 people that gathered at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, OH but for the entire Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, as the hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Church witnessed the consecration of a new bishop of the UOC of the USA in a person of Archimandrite Daniel (Zelinsky). |
Consecration to Episcopacy! - 04/22/08 We are most pleased to announce that the consecration of Bishop-Elect Daniel to the Episcopal Hierarchy of our Holy Church has been scheduled for 9-10 May 2008 in the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Volodymyr, Parma, OH. |
St. Sophia Seminary Library Catalog Online! - 04/23/08 The Library's primary mission is to serve the needs of the Seminary's faculty and students. |
Patriarchal Proclamation for Holy Pascha! - 04/26/08 A sacred Pascha – great and holy – has arisen; and it warms, lights and makes radiant the world. “Now all things are filled with light, both heaven and earth and the nethermost regions of the earth.”
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Patriarchal Epistle for Great Lent! - 03/07/08 During this period of Holy and Great Lent, our Church calls us to repentance. Doubtless, as contemporary man hears this invitation to repentance, he does not feel comfortable, because he has accustomed himself to a certain way of life, and does not wish to question his own rectitude. Calling one’s own rectitude into question produces feelings of insecurity, because the ideological structure within which you have sure and certain refuge is clearly risked.
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Great Lent 2008! - 02/22/08 Our Mother Church realized this and annually sets aside for her children the Great Lent as a time for renewal, a time for resuscitation, a time for resurrecting the beautiful and spotless Chrismated souls who are the “light-bearers of Christ”. |
Remembering the Victims of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933! - 04/01/08 The National Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 is pleased to announce that our official website is up and running!
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High School Mission Trip! - 03/27/08 Our High School Mission Trip to St. John the Compassionate Mission is already almost half way full. Please encourage the youth of your parishes ages 15-18 to consider becoming a part of this trip.
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All Saints Camp Chapel Consecration! - 03/27/08 With the Blessing of the Council of Bishops the consecration of the newly constructed chapel at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania has been selected for June 21 and 22, 2008 on the weekend of the Feast of All Saints.
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Lenten Resources! - 02/22/08 Click here to Begin Your 2008 Great Lent Journey!
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61st UOL Convention - 01/17/08 It is with great enthusiasm that the Senior and Junior UOL Chapters, Parish Council, Sisterhood, Social Club and Parishioners of ST. JOHN the BAPTIST Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Johnson City, NY
Invite you to the 61st UOL Convention! |
The Feast of the Sunday of Orthodoxy! - 03/10/08 We celebrate this day as a day of victory, as a day of triumph for the Orthodox Faith of Christ and restoration of the Sacred Icons to the Churches of the Faithful Christian People. |
Memory Eternal! - 03/13/08 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer we inform the clergy and the faithful of our Church about the falling asleep of Mitred Protopriest Ivan Mironko of blessed memory. |
SCOBA: Mission Sunday! - 02/21/08 We greet all of you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Chris as we prepare to embark upon the Great and Holy Fast, which is our common sojourn to the glorious Pascha of the Lord. |
Shooting Tragedy at NIU - 02/15/08 Our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of the victims of the shooting at Northern Illinois University (NIU). |
Help Wanted! - 02/13/08 All Saints Camp is looking for various staff positions for the upcoming 2008 camping season! |
Summer Encampments! - 02/02/08 It is with great joy that we greet you on behalf of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camping Programs. |
Metropolitan Honored! - 02/02/08 Metropolitan Constantine - Receipient of the Ukrainian Government's Award "FOR MERITS!" |
2008 OCMC Mission Teams - 01/08/08 Orthodox Mission Teams are groups of Orthodox Christians who put their Faith in action, bearing witness to the Orthodox Faith all over the world. |
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) - Real Break 2008! - 01/17/08 Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official campus ministry effort under SCOBA. Real Break 2008!
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New Archbishop of Athens and All Greece! - 02/07/08 Metropolitan Ieronymos of Thebes and Livadia was elected by the Holy Synod as the new Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as the Prelate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece.
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From the Office of the Metropolitan! - 01/17/08 We are most pleased to announce that on 9 January 2007, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople accepted the decision of the 18th Regular Sobor of the UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA... |
Memory Eternal! - 02/02/08 South Bound Brook, NJ – Metropolitan Constantine, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, issued the following statement on behalf of the clergy and laity of the UOC of the USA to the Holy Synod, Hierarchs, clergy, monastics and faithful of Athens and all Greece, on the falling asleep of the late Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, the ever-memorable Christodoulos.
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Orthodox Church in Kenya Destroyed! - 01/17/08 Upon his return to Kenya from Egypt, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Kenya was greeted by scenes of widespread destruction and great suffering. |
Share the Light Sunday! - 01/06/08 We, the Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, greet you in this new calendar year with the love and hope that is in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
2008 IOCC Internship Program - 01/08/08 Please note: The deadline for submitting applications for the 2008 IOCC Internship Program is January 31, 2008. Applicants will be notified of IOCC’s decision by April 1, 2008.
Work overseas in the exciting field of humanitarian relief! |
Mission Trips - 12/29/07 It is with great joy and the blessing of our Hierarchs that we are announcing the dates and location of the 2008 High School Mission Trip and the College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2008. |
Patriarchal Proclamation - 12/19/07 + BARTHOLOMEW By the grace of God
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome
And Ecumenical Patriarch Beloved brothers and children in the Lord, It is with great joy that our Church calls us to glorify God for His loving and personal presence on earth of Christ in divino-human hypostasis, being one of the three persons of the Holy Trinity.
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Archbishop Vsevolod Reposes in the Lord! - 12/16/07 It is with a profound depth of sadness that we hereby inform you of the repose, on 16 December 2007 in the 80th year of his earthly pilgrimage, of His Eminence Archbishop Vsevolod, Eparch of the Western Eparchy of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Titular Hierarch of Skopelos of the Holy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople...
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90 Years of Ukraine’s Diplomatic Service - 12/29/07 On Friday, Decemeber 21st 2007 representatives of Ukraine’s Diplomatic Corps in the USA, headed by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA Oleh Shamshur gathered in the spiritual center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (South Bound Brook, NJ) in order to observe the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Ukraine’s Diplomatic Service.
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Nativity of our Lord Archpastoral Letter - 12/16/07 A spiritual message to the beloved clergy and faithful entrusted to our spiritual care throughout the world and to our brothers and sisters in the Faith throughout Ukraine as we celebrate Nativity of our Lord and God and Savior – Jesus Christ – 2007 |
7th Annual Prayer Service - 11/21/07 On Tuesday, November 13th, the combined Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) and of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) celebrated the 7th Annual Prayer Service for the United Nations. |
Historic Ground Breaking - 08/06/07
The official ground breaking for the proposed Historical and Educational Complex occurred on Monday, August 6th as nearly 100 participants witnessed the historical occasion on the church grounds adjacent to the Consistory building in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
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IOCC SUNDAY - 11/06/07 International Orthodox Christian Charities Sunday
November 18th, 2007 He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully
2 Corinthians 9:6 To the Most Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics and
The Devout Faithful of the Holy Orthodox Churches in the Americas: |
18th Regular Sobor Resolutions - 10/26/07 UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA
18th Regular Sobor Resolutions The hierarchs clergy and faithful gathered into the 18th Regular Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, meeting at the Metropolia Center in South Bound Brook/Somerset, NJ
from 4-7 October 2007 and having witnessed to the visible grace of God, which notably marks the vitality of the UOC of the USA resolve: |
18th Regular Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA - 10/11/07 One person wrote: “It was the Sobor I have waited for all my life – Christ centered and Spirit filled.” Another wrote: “The Sobor was witness to the presence of the Holy Spirit, vivifying, inspiring, embracing, clarifying, healing…” Still another: “I met so many gifted and devoted people who are ready to offer their services to God through our Holy Church.” Another: “I actually feel that I am now part of a spontaneously created network of faithful people who fully comprehend that they have a ministry to fulfill.” And finally: "The Sobor committee meetings that I attended were so informative and comforting to me and my concerns about lack of leadership in our parishes were, for the most part, dispelled...” |
Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church - 10/22/07
The tenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church met in Ravenna, Italy, a city marked by its historical and artistic monuments many from the Byzantine era. The meeting took place from 8 - 14 October 2007, generously hosted by the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. |
The Second Youth Sobor is Success - 10/12/07 In conjunction with the 18th Regular Sobor of the Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA the 2nd Youth Sobor was held. Eight participants from parishes across the country were in attendance.
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St. Sophia Seminary Begins 32nd Academic Year! - 09/20/07 With complete confidence and faith in Almighty God the Holy Trinity, Giver of all good and perfect gifts, St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary began its thirty-second academic year on Saturday, September 15, 2007.
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Archbishop Vsevolod on the Mend! - 09/26/07
Archbishop Antony traveled to Chicago on 25 September to visit with His Eminence Archbishop Vsevolod, who is presently in hospital suffering from the sudden onset of acute leukemia.
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New Website - 10/01/07
On Monday, October 1st, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America launched its new website. For more information about the new website please contact our webmaster.
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New Publication: The Little Kingdom of God - 07/31/07 The Office of Family and Adult Ministry is pleased to announce the formation of a quarterly publication to help the building up of the family Church. The publication will be called The Little Kingdom of God. The best part of it - the opportunity for the faithful to share their own stories!
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The 60th Annual UOL Convention - 07/29/07 The 60th Annual Convention of the Ukrainian Orthodox League of the USA was held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Coraopolis, PA, just twelve miles from Carnegie, PA. The Senior and Junior UOL Chapters of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hosted this year’s convention.
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Ukrainian American Veterans Select Design for National Monument - 07/11/07 The National Monument Committee of the Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc. has selected a design for a monument honoring all Ukrainian American men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
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