Archived News 2007

	Archived News of 2007 Христос рождається! ugcc.org.ua Дорогі у Христі, непомітно, але дуже швидко наближаються Різдвяні свята. І як це звичайно буває, ми починаємо замислюватися, як і де ці свята проведемо: в колі сім’ї чи в колі ширшої родини, вдома чи, можливо, у якомусь відпочинковому місці. А дехто, мабуть, із великим болем думає про ці свята, бо чи то з причини професійного заняття, навчання або військової служби, чи через працю, яку мусить сповняти далеко від рідної землі, щоб забезпечити родину, буде змушений святкувати їх далеко від рідної оселі і парафії. Друге ж, про що запитуємо себе, це як прикрасимо домівку, що поставимо на святковий стіл, чим обдаруємо наших ближніх? І зайняті такими думками, ми доживемо до Різдвяних свят; вони, як і кожного року, минуть, і все забудеться.
	Христос рождається! ugcc.org.ua Imperceptibly but fairly quickly the Christmas holidays are approaching. And as this usually happens, we are starting to determine how and where we will spend these holy days: in the family circle or in the circle of the more extended family, at home or perhaps in some restful place. But some probably think about these festivals with great pain, for, because of professional reasons, study or military service, or because of work which must be performed far away from their native land in order to support the family, they will be forced to celebrate far from their native home and parish. The second question that we ask ourselves is how to decorate the house, what to put on the festive table, what presents to give our neighbors? And, being busy with such thoughts, we will live through the Christmas holidays; they will pass like every year, and everything will be forgotten.
	Eparchial Newsletter - December 2007 edmontoneparchy.com Upcoming events and announcements
	Youth group feed the hungry in memory of Ukrainian famine wcr.ab.ca Their faces lit up at the sight of the ham and cheese sandwiches and hot turkey soup being served to them. Some rushed to the line as if afraid to miss out. Then, with delight in their eyes, the students sat in their own desks to savour the delicious meal. It was a case of children helping children as members of the youth group of St. Basil's Ukrainian Catholic Parish prepared a hot lunch for the students at St. Jerome Elementary School, 3310-107 Ave., Nov. 23 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine.
	Byzantine liturgical quartet releases CD wcr.ab.ca Looking for music appropriate for the season? Take a listen to Heruvymy, a female Byzantine liturgical a capella quartet that makes its home at St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Cathedral. This week, the group is releasing I na zemli myr (And on Earth Peace), its third CD since the quartet was formed 14 years ago. It is a collection of Christmas carols celebrating the Nativity sung mostly in Ukrainian and English, with a handful sung in German, Latin and French.
	Eparchy commemorates Ukrainian famine, Holodomor wcr.ab.ca The Edmonton Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy is organizing three special events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine or Holodomor. The first event is a Hunger Banquet to be held Thursday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Youth Unity Centre. The evening meal will consist of plain broth soup and bread. Father Borys Gudziak, rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine, will speak at the event - guiding participants in a reflection on the Ukrainian Famine. Proceeds from the Hunger Banquet will be presented to the Ukrainian Catholic University.
	Ukrainian famine memories haunt local professor wcr.ab.ca As a 15-year-old, Yar Slavutych witnessed the starvation death of many people in rural Ukraine, including his little sister, grandmother, grandfather and his neighbour Dovhal. But it is the death of his grandfather that he remembers most vividly because the emaciated old man died in his arms, totally weakened by hunger. "The last time I brought him some milk and a piece of bread he died in my arms," recalled Slavutych, 90, in a recent interview. "But before he died, he took an oath from me to survive and tell the whole world how the Soviets destroyed Ukraine."
	Catholic education a place for youth evangelization acsta.ab.ca Bishop David Motiuk is rejoicing at being able to return to his home province and being able to carry out his work in Alberta. Born in Vegreville, Alberta and raised in Lavoy, Alberta, Bishop Motiuk is very familiar with his diocese, a familiarity that affords him a special connection with the area. "It is wonderful to be here. I know we must answer God's call wherever we are invited to serve, but to be amongst one's family and friends is a blessing," says Motiuk. As Bishop of the Ukrainian Eparchy of Edmonton, Bishop Motiuk is quick to point out the importance of education and especially Catholic education. "Catholic education responds to the call to help young people reach their potential," explains Motiuk. "They recognize that they are created in God's image."
	2008 рік в УГКЦ буде Роком християнського покликання ugcc.org.ua «Кожному з нас Господь Бог дає особливе завдання. Ми це популярно називаємо покликанням. Тільки певна трудність є, що ми це майже стовідсотково зв'язуємо з покликанням до священичого чи монашого життя. Немає найменшого сумніву, що Бог в особливий спосіб запрошує людей бути священиками, монахами, монахинями. Але також є і інші шляхи християнського життя – наприклад подружжя. А в середині подружжя також є багато можливостей для здійснення свого християнства», – пояснив Блаженніший Любомир для Департаменту інформації УГКЦ, розповідаючи про проголошення 2008 року в Українській Греко-Католицькій Церкві – Роком християнського покликання. За словами Глави УГКЦ, така ініціатива є відповіддю на потребу. Таке рішення також зв'язане із напрацюваннями IV сесії Патріаршого Собору на тему: «Молодь – у Церкві третього тисячоліття», який відбувався у м. Києві, 13 – 19 серпня 2007 року.
	Eparchial Newsletter - November 2007 edmontoneparchy.com Upcoming events and announcements
	Local youth ministry high on the agenda of Ukrainian Eparchy wcr.ab.ca The Edmonton Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy is working on plans to strengthen youth ministry and to prepare the local Church for the long haul. Bishop David Motiuk made the announcement upon his return from Philadelphia, where he attended the world synod of Ukrainian Catholic bishops. In an Oct. 9 interview from Prince George, the bishop spoke of plans to organize an eparchial assembly that would discuss all areas of Church life, including evangelization and the revival of youth ministry - two of the chief themes of the synod.
	Ukrainian bilingual schools celebrate Divine Liturgy wcr.ab.ca More than 800 students, teachers, parents and guests from the Ukrainian Catholic bilingual program packed St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral Sept. 21 for the year-opening Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy, celebrated by Bishop David Motiuk, united students from St. Matthew, St. Martin, St. Kevin, Austin O'Brien, Father Kenneth Kearns, Jean Vanier and Archbishop Jordan schools. It was co-organized by Edmonton Catholic and Elk Island Catholic School districts. This year's liturgy was dedicated to the memory of Blessed Bishop Martyr Nykyta Budka, the first bishop of the Ukrainian Catholics in Canada. Budka was appointed the bishop for Canada in 1912.
	Ukrainian bishops address evangelization, youths, priestly formation catholicnews.com Ukrainian Catholic bishops focused on evangelization, priestly formation and youth ministry during their worldwide synod, said the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of Kiev-Halych, Ukraine, said the bishops discussed broad issues that were meaningful to all their members in different countries. Because of the "historical emigration" of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, it is "a global church," he said.
	Eparchial Newsletter - October 2007 edmontoneparchy.com Upcoming events and announcements
	Exaltation of the Holy Cross finally opens its doors wcr.ab.ca Exaltation of the Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Parish finally has a proper place of worship for its 282 registered families. The new 12,000 square foot facility, completed 28 years after the parish was established, is an impressive contemporary landmark that features a 450-seat worship space, a large choir loft and balcony, a crying room, a traditional Byzantine icon wall and stained glass windows. It is said its traditional Western Ukrainian design and signature roofline will create a cultural and spiritual landmark for the area.
	Ukrainian sisters were her heroes, so Sr. Esther gave her life to the Lord wcr.ab.ca As a young girl Esther Kurylo used to dream of becoming a member of the Ukrainian order Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. The sisters would come to the countryside to teach catechism, culture and singing and Kurylo grew to admire them. "They were my heroes and my role models," she recalls. "I really admired the sisters for their work and I saw that they were making this world a better place. So I too began to get interested and thinking, 'Maybe that's what I'll do when I grow up.'" She joined the congregation in 1947 and told her boyfriend she had found a better man - the Lord. He told her to have her head checked. "I still haven't," she laughs.
	Exaltation of the Holy Cross parish to open new church edmontoneparchy.com On Saturday, September 15, Bishop David Motiuk, Premier Ed Stelmach and Mayor Stephen Mandel will be among the dignitaries on hand to officially open the new spiritual and cultural home of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Edmonton. The new 12,000 square foot building, an impressively contemporary landmark for the City of Edmonton and its Ukrainian Catholic community, will also welcome MLAs and city councillors, as well as clergy and representatives of several Ukrainian and other churches during the opening celebrations.
	Церква відкриває свою надію patriyarkhat.org.ua Найуспішнішою акцією Церкви за останніх десять років назвав Патріярх Любомир Собор і Християнський форум «Молодь. Церква. Україна», які відбулися з 13 по 19 серпня у Пущі-Водиці та Києві. IV сесія Патріяршого Собору «Молодь у Церкві третього тисячоліття» зібрала близько 180 делегатів із різних єпархій та екзархатів УГКЦ з усіх куточків земної кулі, а на Християнський форум прибуло, за різними підрахунками, від 10 до 12 тис. молоді з цілого світу.
	Stelmach shares his Catholic faith wcr.ab.ca Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has been described as hard working, honest and an all-round nice guy. He is that . . . and more. Steady Eddie, as he is known among supporters, is also a man of faith, a profoundly devout Ukrainian Catholic who makes time to praise God and to seek his guidance. The Andrew-area farmer prays regularly and attends the Divine Liturgy at the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krakow, the church built by his grandparents.
	Eparchial Newsletter - September 2007 edmontoneparchy.com Upcoming events and announcements
	Decision on church's future awaits harvest edmontonjournal.com When the harvest is in, Ukrainian Catholic parishioners in Hilliard will decide whether to rebuild their historic church, which was destroyed last month when struck by lightning. By September, members of St. Demetro Ukrainian Catholic Church should know whether they will receive insurance money for the fire that virtually wiped out their century-old parish.
	Patriarchal Sobor of the Ukrainian Catholic Church: Youth and the Church in the Third Millennium edmontoneparchy.com Some 200 delegates from around the world representing the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine recently gathered in Kyiv, the City of Saint Volodymyr the Great, in what is called a “patriarchal sobor.” The purpose of the gathering was to pray, study, discuss, reflect, and discern the workings of the Holy Spirit on the theme of our youth and the Church in the third millennium. Representing the Eparchy of Edmonton were Namisha Hlus, Dr. Melanie Turgeon and Most Rev. David Motiuk. The Eparchy of Edmonton can be proud in that of the ten delegates from Canada, the only two lay delegates were from our eparchy.
	Priceless' art lost in blaze: Historic church destroyed edmontonsun.com Communities in the County of Lamont are mourning the loss of a historic church that burned down Sunday morning - destroying "priceless" art in the process. The St. Demetro Ukrainian Catholic Church, one of 47 churches in Lamont County, was located in a rural area east of the hamlet of Hilliard. At 8:10 a.m. Sunday, Mundare fire Chief Glenda Dales received the call that the church was on fire. When fire crews arrived at the scene, the church was already engulfed in flames. Fourteen firefighters worked to douse the fire and managed to save historical records stored inside but were unable to save the building.
	Historic Rural Church Burns edmontonjournal.com Hours after their historic church was destroyed by fire Sunday, Hilliard residents visited the site to acknowledge their loss. St. Demetro Ukrainian Catholic Church, north of the hamlet on Range Road 173, was where many celebrated their first communions, their own baptisms and their children's baptisms.
	Seventh Annual New Kiew Kids Camp edmontoneparchy.com The seventh annual New Kiew Kids Camp was held on July 11-13, 2007. There were approximately 40 children ranging in age from 2 to 14 in attendance over two and a half days.
	Mundare doctor went 'beyond the call of duty': Basilian Fathers Museum exhibition honours Dr. Nicolas Strilchuk wcr.ab.ca Mundare is the better today for having had Dr. Nicholas Strilchuk as its friend and town doctor. For four decades the beloved Strilchuk gave of himself unselfishly to the community as a physician, volunteer and humanitarian - never sparing himself to bring comfort and healing to the sick. A University of Alberta graduate, Strilchuk began practising in Mundare in 1927. He played a pivotal role in helping the Basilian Fathers and the Ukrainian Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate realize their dream of a proper medical facility for Mundare and area. The Mundare General Hospital - now the Mary Immaculate Regional Hospital - opened in 1929, just two years after Strilchuk's arrival. Because of his innumerable contributions to the community, the Basilian Fathers Museum is currently paying tribute to Strilchuk with an exhibit called Beyond the Call of Duty and a 25-minute documentary on Strilchuk's life produced by Dagmar Rais, the museum curator.
	Ordination to priesthood fulfills long-ago dreams wcr.ab.ca Ireneus Prystajecky (formerly Paul) began dreaming about the priesthood at an early age. When his Grade 5 teacher spoke about the shortage of Catholic priests in class the lad got worried and decided to do something about it. Eight years ago he joined the Order of St. Basil of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and now is about to realize his dream. Bishop David Motiuk will ordain Prystajecky a Basilian priest during the Sts. Peter & Paul annual Vidpust Pilgrimage in Mundare June 24.
	Ark of the New Covenant visits St. Josaphat Cathedral edmontoneparchy.com On June 15, the Ark of the New Covenant visited St. Josaphat Cathedral. Built to promote devotion to the Holy Eucharist and raise awareness about the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City in June 2008, it has been visiting cities across Canada in anticipation of the Congress. Members of parishes from across the Eparchy of Edmonton welcomed the Ark with the praying of an Akathist for Holy Communion.
	Clergy Retreat of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton edmontoneparchy.com On June 4-7 the clergy of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton conducted its annual spiritual retreat at Camp Oselia on Wabamun Lake.
	Suggestions from the faithful will help prepare and conduct the UGCC Synod of Bishops ugcc.org.ua "Sacred Ministers – bishops, priests, are called to teach faithfully the word of God. But no less important is that in the Church the laypeople have a tribune, from where they could speak about the different areas of church life," said the Most. Rev. Bishop Dzyurakh, Secretary of Bishops' Synod of UGCC, commenting on the preoperational activity for conducting the annual Patriarch Synod of Bishops of UGCC. This synod will take place in Philadelphia (USA). "As the Synod of Bishops is the highest legislative Church body, for us, it is very important to hear the opinions of the faithful about those questions, which have to be examined by bishops. For that reason, this year as well as last year, we are appealing to all our faithful to give us their suggestions, wishes, ideas about the basic topics of the Synod. We hope that with those suggestions we will be able to prepare and to conduct a valuable gathering of the Patriarch Synod of Bishops UGCC," said the bishop.
	The Eparchy of Edmonton bids farewell to Maria Wojcichowsky edmontoneparchy.com The Eparchy of Edmonton says goodbye to Maria Wojcichowsky, who moves to Ottawa after 12 years at the Eparchy Chancery Office.
	Working Miracles in Ukraine cnewacanada.ca Want to work miracles in Ukraine? For years, Ukrainians with special needs – deprived of schooling and jobs – lived in isolation, excluded from their communities. That is until Zenia Kushpeta, a Canadian Ukrainian, founded the Emmaus Centre in Lviv. Emmaus Centre, without any government support, runs programs and activities enabling these special people to learn job skills and make friends – ending their isolation. But Emmaus Centre urgently needs your help!
	Христос воскрес! ugcc.org.ua Major Archbishop of Kyiv and Halych of the UGCC To the Most Reverent Bishops, Reverent clergy and religious, dear laity of the UGCC and to all who regardless of their religious affiliation with open hearts, wishing good to all their neighbors, celebrate this glorious feast My dear ly beloved in Christ, Christ is Risen! At the end of this letter it is written: “Given in Kyiv, at the Patriarchal Sobor of Christ's Resurrection”. Given in Kyiv, but given to all of you wherever you may be: in our native Ukrainian lands, in the diaspora, in places of temporary residence. I heartily greet all of you wherever you are! Greetings to you on this festive day of Christ's Resurrection, from all my heart, I wish that in your allegiance to the cathedral on the bank of the Dnipro river, you find for yourselves the strength and solutions to the needs of life. And at the same time, the courage to be messengers of Christ's truth. Christ is Risen!
	Professor compiles Ukrainian memoir: Serge Cipko's book on St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Parish tells the people's story too www.wcr.ab.ca Legendary Oblate missionary Father Albert Lacombe and Archbishop Émile Legal both played a crucial role in establishment of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Parish. They not only took care of the spiritual needs of the early settlers, but also pressed Rome and Galicia for Ukrainian Catholic priests when the settlers began crossing to other churches. "I would say Bishop Legal and Father Lacombe genuinely cared about Ukrainian Catholics," says Serge Cipko, who is currently completing a book on the history of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Parish. "I would say they played an important role in the establishment of St. Josaphat Parish."
	Bishop David comes home: Alta. native installed as province's 5th Ukrainian Catholic eparch wcr.ab.ca Bishop David Motiuk has come home. The 45-year-old native of Lavoy, just east of Vegreville, was installed March 24 as the fifth Ukrainian Catholic bishop of the Edmonton Eparchy. "I am a proud inheritor of a wonderful heritage on which the Church has been built here in Edmonton," Motiuk said at a banquet following his installation at St. Basil's Church.
	Hupalo steps down from his last stand wcr.ab.ca With the installation of Bishop David Motiuk, Hupalo had just completed his third term as administrator of the Edmonton Eparchy. "Today I died a happy death for a third and final time," the priest said at a banquet following Motiuk's installation. Three times, the priest consultors of the eparchy have tapped Hupalo to fill in when the bishop's chair became vacant.
	Pope encourages Ukrainians to carry their faith to other nations catholicnewsagency.com "Ukraine, which because of its geographical position has always had the vocation of being a gateway between East and West," said the Holy Father, "has over these years begun and developed a policy of openness and collaboration with other countries on the continent." He expressed his appreciation for this state of affairs which, he said, is contributing "to restoring Europe to its true dimension, ensuring conditions of fruitful exchange between ... the two cultural lungs that forged its history." “I am sure that the Ukrainian nation - its life, culture and institutions profoundly impregnated with the Gospel - will concern itself with carrying the dynamism of its identity to other nations, while preserving its original characteristics. Indeed it is vital, in a world ever more strongly marked by globalization, to favor a serious and profound dialogue between cultures and religions, not in order to reduce them all to some impoverished syncretism but to help them develop mutual respect and cooperate ... for the common good. This will enable a reduction of the ever-present sources of tension and conflict between groups and nations, and guarantee everyone the conditions for lasting peace and development."
	Відбулася інтронізація правлячого архиєрея Едмонтонської єпархії ugcc.org.ua У суботу, 24 березня 2007 року, у храмі Святого Василія в Едмонтоні відбулася інтронізація (введення на престол) нового правлячого архиєрея Едмонтонської єпархії УГКЦ Преосвященного Владики Давида (Мотюка). Блаженніший Любомир, Верховний Архиєпископ Києво-Галицький, як сам зазначив у своєму вітальному листі, радо був би з усіма учасниками торжества, але з причин, які від нього не залежать, не зміг цього зробити. Представником Глави УГКЦ, який здійснював акт введення на престол, був Високопреосвященний Владика Лаврентій (Гуцуляк), Митрополит Вінніпезький і всієї Канади.
	Лист Блаженнішого Любомира з нагоди інтронізації Владики Давида (Мотюка) на правлячого єпископа Едмонтонської єпархі ugcc.org.ua Сьогодні Едмонтонська єпархія переживає особливе торжество. Дуже часто буває, що велич торжества полягає у його одноразовості, винятковості. Сьогоднішнє ж торжество є особливим, тому що воно повторне. Коли глянете довкола себе на оті прекрасні поля, які вже за кілька тижнів золотітимуть збіжжям і готуватимуться до багатих жнив, потрібно пам'ятати, що природна краса і багатство, якими Господь обдарував канадську землю, є також, із Божої волі, плодом людських рук отих піонерів, які в минулих століттях цю землю освоїли: викорчували ліси, перетворили їх на родючі поля. Гляньмо також і на щось інше: на цих полях видніються храми; і між ними не один – уже понад столітньої давнини. Це також частка того скарбу, який емігранти принесли з собою. Серед переселенців було багато вихідців із території сучасної України, хоча в ті часи, кінець ХІХ – початок ХХ століття, вони мали іншу державну приналежність. Проте це дочки й сини Української Католицької Церкви. Вони збудували ці святині, щоб у них, як у своїх власних серцях, зберігати великий Божий дар святої віри, усвідомлюючи свою приналежність до Католицької Церкви. Їх буття тут, спочатку надзвичайно трудне, не пристосоване, почалося з організації церковного життя, коли вже майже сто років тому на цю землю прибув перший греко-католицький єпископ – Преосвященний Владика Никита Будка. Після тривалої перерви в едмонтонтонській землі служили й інші владики, спочатку для цілої Канади, а відтак тільки для цієї єпархії.
	Motiuk returns to lead Ukrainian Catholics wcr.ab.ca It will be a pleasant homecoming for Bishop David Motiuk. After serving the last five years as auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg, the Vegreville native is returning to Alberta as spiritual leader of the province's 28,750 Ukrainian Catholics.
	New Bishop Named for Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton archeparchy.ca His Holiness Benedict XVI today named Most Rev, David MOTIUK, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg, as Bishop of the Eparchy of Edmonton. “I am grateful to the Holy Father and the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church for the confidence instilled in me in appointing me as the fifth Bishop of the Eparchy of Edmonton,” said His Excellency Bishop David, “and I look forward to serving the Ukrainian Catholic faithful in Alberta...”
	Bishop for Edmonton eparchy of the UGCC appointed ugcc.org.ua On January 25, 2007, it was informed at the Apostolic See that the Holy Father Benedict XVI, Pope of Rome, blessed the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to appoint His Excellency Bishop David Motiuk as eparchial bishop of Edmonton eparchy for Greek Catholics (Canada). Before this appointment, Bishop David served as an auxiliary bishop of the Winnipeg Archeparchy.
	Huculak gets call to service: Edmonton eparch to become Canada's top Ukrainian bishop wcr.ab.ca Bishop Lawrence Huculak, bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton for the past nine years, is moving to Winnipeg to become metropolitan for all Ukrainian Catholics in Canada. As metropolitan, Huculak also becomes archbishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Winnipeg. He replaces Archbishop Michael Bzdel, who requested retirement following his 75th birthday July 21. A Redemptorist priest, Bzdel has held the post since 1993.

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Archived News of 2007

Because of his innumerable contributions to the community, the Basilian Fathers Museum is currently paying tribute to Strilchuk with an exhibit called Beyond the Call of Duty and a 25-minute documentary on Strilchuk's life produced by Dagmar Rais, the museum curator.