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    . St. Joseph the BetrothedUkrainian Greek-Catholic Church

    5000 N Cumberland, Chicago, IL 60656 www.stjosephukr.com [email protected]

    Fr. Mykola Buryadnyk - Pastor

    . - Fr. Volodymyr Kushnir

    . Fr. Tom Glynn

    .

    Continued on page 4

    God is With Us, Understand All Ye Nations, and Bow Down Before Him! , , , , !

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    To Our Reverend Clergy, Reverend Religious, Semi-

    narians, and Faithful, Christ is Born!

    Once again, we Ukrainian Catholics recall withaffection and devotion the Birth of our Lord, God and

    Savior, Jesus Christ. "The Word was made flesh and

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    Christ's "joy fulfilled in themselves" (Jn 17:13). They

    people whose joy, which no one can take away, is li

    ally full and complete (Jn 15:11; 16:22, 24).

    In his famous book For the Life of the Wo

    Father Alexander Schmemann speaks about the joy

    Christians. From its very beginning, he says,

    Christianity has been the proclama-

    tion of joy, of the only possible joy onearth. It rendered impossible all the

    joy we usually think of as possible.But within this impossibility, at thevery bottom of this darkness, it an-nounced and conveyed a new all-embracing joy, and with this joy ittransformed the End into a Begin-ning. Without the proclamation of this

    joy, Christianity is incomprehensible.It is only as joy that the Church was

    victorious in the world, and it lost theworld when it lost that joy, andceased to be a credible witness to it.Of all the accusations against Chris-tians, the most terrible one was ut-tered by Nietzsche when he said thatChristians had no joy.

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    Father Alexander goes on to say that bef

    Christians can do anything else with all of th

    "programs and missions, projects and techniques," th

    "must recover the meaning of this great joy." he sa

    that joy "is not something one can define or analyOne enters into joy. 'Enter thou into the joy of t

    Lord' (Mt 25:21)." And one nters into this joy, this e

    ceeding great joy, he insists, only by entering into

    liturgical, eucharistic life of the Church herself. he

    and only here, as in the celebration of the Nativity

    Christ and His Epiphany in the world, can a person p

    take of that joyful reality for which the world itself w

    created in the beginning.1-2Compline of the final day of the prefeast of the Nativity, December 24.

    3For the Life of the World, p. 24.

    Let creation exceedingly rejoice,For the Creator fashions himself as a crea-ture.And He who was before all things nowmanifests Himself as God newly revealed.Let the wise men go to meet Him with theirgifts;Let the shepherds clap their hands in faith

    at the wonder;and let mortal men join the angels with re-

    joicing.1

    Be joyful, O earth!Behold, Christ draws near to be born inBethlehem.Be glad, O sea!And dance for joy, O company of prophets,For today you behold the fulfillment of yourwords.Rejoice, all you righteous!Let the kings of the whole earth sing with

    rejoicing,And let the nations be in exceeding joy!Mountains, hills, and valleys,Rivers, seas, and the whole of creation:Magnify the Lord who now is born.Rejoice, O Virgin,The Theotokos who of the Holy SpiritHas borne life into the worldFor the salvation of all!

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    One of the most devastating accusations that can

    be made against Christians is that they have no joy. Joy-less Christians are a contradiction in terms. People who

    are bitter, complaining, condemning, accusing, dissatis-

    fied and depressed are certainly not Christians. They can

    only be people whose life is untouched by grace, people

    whose existence is confined to the suffocating limitations

    of "this world" whose "ruler" is the devil and whose

    "form... is passing away" (Jn 12:31; 1 Cor 7:31). They

    cannot possibly be those who belong to Christ and the

    kingdom of God. For Christians by definition have

    he joy of the Messiah's appearance abounds in the Church's liturgical services of the Win

    Pascha. When the "Hail" of the angelic salutation is translated "Rejoice," as it often is in t

    church services since in Greek that is what it literally means, there is an even greater pr

    ence of the "good news of great joy" for the faithful, since they, together with the whole of creatio

    are greeted with this salutation again and again in the songs of the festal celebration.

    An Excerpt from The Winter Pascha by Fr. Thomas Hopko

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    the fringes of society; the society

    would know no peace, however, asa jealous tyrant prepared to spill

    the blood of in- nocent children

    within his

    realm. The

    Child would

    be rejected

    by His

    o w n

    people,

    a factfore-

    s h a d o w e d

    in the gift of funer-

    ary myrrh; moreover, the

    feedbox and swaddling clothes in

    which the Baby lay are eerily sim

    lar to the shroud and sepulcher

    which He would lie. Yet it was b

    His own death that He would giv

    life to an ungrateful people.

    Christ has offered that li

    to the children of Kyivan Rus f

    over a thousand years, to th

    Ukrainian Catholics of the Unit

    States for more than a century,

    the faithful of the St. Nicholas e

    archy for fifty years. For seventfive years, His enlightenment h

    been offered to the children

    Chicago at St. Nicholas Schoo

    More recently, His Resurrectio

    has shone forth in the resurgen

    of our Church on its native so

    and in the vitality of the forty-o

    year old Ukrainian-born primate

    our Church who so recently grace

    us with his presence.

    At the end of this year celebrations, we once aga

    celebrate Christs comin

    May we recognize Him not only

    the joy of our gatherings and in th

    pomp of our liturgies, but also

    the myriad places to which H

    brings His hidden presence, f

    God is with us!

    Pastoral Letter

    hen we look at the Nativity

    icon, we recognize the Je-

    sus Whose Birth went

    largely unrecognized by

    His own people. Who would have

    suspected that an unwed virgin

    would give birth to God? Though a

    King, the Child was not born in a

    palace, but rather in a cave whose

    cold was warmed only by thebreath of lowly beasts. The dark-

    ness of the cave reflected the dark-

    ness of the world into which the

    Light of the World was born; a star

    piercing the night borrowed His

    light, a light only recognized

    by a few gentile astrolo-

    gers. Angelic

    choirs sang

    of peace, a

    song heededonly by shep-

    herds living on

    Bishop Richard: The Child would be rejected by His own people.

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    dwelt among us: and we have seen His

    Glory, the Glory of the only Son coming

    from the Father" (Jn, 1,14). Once again, ourmerciful Lord brings us to the Feast of theNativity giving us another occasion to greet

    one another with His praises. Once again wegive thanks for you to the Lord God and re-

    joice with you on this solemn Day.Christmas is a very visible sign of

    God's love for us. The cave, the manger, theswaddling clothes - - all these are signswhich underline that great love. And the an-

    gels sang: "Glory to God in the highest, and

    on earth peace among men of good will" (Lk2,14).

    Within the bosom of each believer

    Jesus Christ, the God-Man, seeks a modern-day manger where - - if we allow Him - - Hebrings the radiance of His Presence and an

    assurance of His peace that surpasses all un-

    derstanding. Even in the midst of our hecticlives and troublesome world, we recall thetender compassion of our Father: "God so

    loved the World that He sent His only begot-ten Son" to share in our human situation in

    every way possible, save sin. Not for us, aGod who "watches from a distance!" He is

    our Emmanuel -- "God-with-us" -- whoenlightens the world and brings rays of heal-ing for those who receive Him into the man-

    ger of their hearts.The mystery and the miracle of

    Christmas are unfathomable. Christ-God be-came also human like us out of love for us.

    St. Paul the Apostle says "God's grace ap-

    peared for the salvation of all people" (Ti2,11). Jesus Christ is God's great gift to us.God gives Himself and becomes like us. In

    His public ministry, Jesus taught very clearlythat His love is for everyone. As He loved

    us, so we must love one another, says Je

    Christ was born for each and e

    one of us, so we acknowledge this grace personally. But Christmas is alseveryone, so we celebrate it commun

    Our Ukrainian Church and nation havveloped such meaningful services and t

    tions to help us celebrate. How sad it w be to miss them. Remember Christm

    always special because on Christmas everyone is involved. The Christmas Holy Supper includes everyone, the tra

    is seated with the family, the absent ar

    membered, even themals are paid speciatention, and in churc

    "God-is-with-us" lin

    with us and soothesoul. "Today, let u

    joice together."Let us all re

    on this great Feas

    Christmas. Let us Jesus our love for b

    born for our salvMake of your life a holy hymn - - a "pof thanks" to God for all things by

    every word and deed. Do this day by day

    you will be able to say ever more since"Christ is born, let us glorify Him!"

    We, your bishops, extend our

    wishes to you and to our sisters and bro

    in Ukraine and the world over. May thfant of Bethlehem raise His hands overand bless you. May the goodness and k

    ness of the Christ Child fill your souls new-born love and joy now and in the

    Year.

    Christ is Born! Let us glorify Him

    +Stefan Soroka

    Metropolitan of Philadelphia

    +Richard SeminackEparch of St. Nicholas in Chicago

    +Paul Chomnycky, OSBMEparch of Stamford

    +John Bura (author)Administrator of St. Josaphat in Parm

    UkrainianGreek-Catholic

    Hierarchsof the USA

    from left

    +John Bura+Paul Chomnicky

    +Stefan Soroka+Richard Seminack

    +Sviatoslav Shevchukprior to his Patriarchy

    Continued from Page 1.

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    T R A D I T I O N S E X P L A I N E D

    Delving into why we have celebrated Christmas how we celebrate Christmas

    krainian Christmas customs are

    based not only on Christian tradi-

    tions, but to a great degree on those ofthe pre-Christian, pagan culture andreligion. The Ukrainian society was

    basically agrarian at that time and had

    developed an appropriate pagan cul-ture, elements of which have survivedto this day.

    When Christianity was introducedinto Ukraine in 988 A.D., the flour-ishing pagan religion and traditions

    associated with it were too deeply

    rooted in the people to allow theChurch to eradicate them completely.Therefore, the Church adopted a pol-

    icy of tolerance toward most of the

    ancient customs and accepted manyas part of the Christian holidays. Inthis way, the ancient pagan Feasts of

    Winter Solstice, Feasts of Fertilitybecame part of Christian Christmas

    customs. This is perhaps why Ukrain-ian Christmas customs are quite

    unique and deeply symbolic.Ukrainian Christmas festivities

    begin on Christmas Eve and end on

    the Feast of the Epiphany. The Christ-

    mas Eve Supper or Sviata Vecheria

    (Holy Supper) brings the family to-

    gether to partake in special foods andbegin the holiday with many customsand traditions, which reach back to

    antiquity. The rituals of the Christmas

    Eve are dedicated to God, to the wel-fare of the family, and to the remem-brance of the ancestors.

    With the appearance of the firststar which is believed to be the Star ofBethlehem, the family gathers to be-

    gin supper.

    The table is covered with two ta-

    blecloths, one for the ancestors of t

    family, the second for the livi

    members. In pagan times ancestowere considered to be benevolspirits, who, when properly respect

    brought good fortune to the livfamily members. Under the table,

    well as under the tablecloths somhay is spread to remember that Chr

    was born in a manger. The table ways has one extra place-setting the deceased family members, who

    souls, according to belief, come

    Christmas Eve and partake of t

    food.A kolach (Christmas bread)

    placed in the center of the table. T

    bread is braided into a ring, and thrsuch rings are placed one on top the other, with a candle in the cen

    of the top one. The three rings sy bolize the Trinity and the circu

    form represeEternity.

    A didu(meaning grandther) is a sheaf

    wheat stalks made of mixgrain stalks. It placed under

    icons in the hou

    In Ukraine, thisa very importChristmas tra

    tion, because t

    The Christmas Table:Everybody helps prepare, according to custom.

    A Ukrainian Christmas Revealed

    Hutsul:A Christmas scene on a Ukrainian stamp.

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    stalks of grain symbolize all the an-

    cestors of the family, and it is be-

    lieved that their spirits reside in itduring the holidays.

    After the didukh is positioned in

    the place of honor, the father or headof the household places a bowl of

    kutia (boiled wheat mixed with poppyseeds and honey) next to it. Kutia is

    the most important food of the entireChristmas Eve Supper, and is alsocalled Gods Food. A jug of uzvar

    (stewed fruits, which should contain

    twelve different fruits) and is calledGods Drink, is also served.

    After all the preparations have

    been completed, the father offers each

    member of the family a piece of breaddipped in honey, which had been pre-

    viously blessed in church. He thenleads the family in prayer. After theprayer the father extends his best

    wishes to everyone with the greeting

    Khrystos Razhdaietsia (Christ is

    born), and the family sits down to atwelve-course meatless ChristmasEve Supper.

    There are twelve courses in the

    Supper, because according to theChristian tradition each course isdedicated to one of Christ's Apostles.

    According to the ancient pagan belief,

    each course stood was for every fullmoon during the course of the year.The courses are meatless because

    there is a period of fasting required bythe Church until Christmas Day.

    However, for the pagans the meatlessdishes were a form of bloodless sacri-

    fice to the gods.While many of the Ukrainian

    Christmas Eve customs are of a sol-

    emn nature, the custom of caroling isjoyful and merry. Ukrainian Christ-mas songs or carols have their originsin antiquity, as do many other tradi-

    tions practiced at Christmas time.

    There are two main groups of Christ-mas songs in Ukraine: the koliadky,whose name is probably derived from

    the Latin "calendae" meaning the firstday of the month and which are sung

    on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day;

    the second group of Christmas songs

    is calledshchedrivky, which is a deri-vation from the word meaning gener-ous. The latter are sung during the

    Feast of the Epiphany.Both koliadky and shchedrivky

    have pagan elements in them, butmany have been Christianized. For

    example, one pagan carol tells of alandowner who is awakened by aswallow and told to make prepara-

    tions, because three guests are coming

    to his house: the sun, the moon andthe rain. In the Christianized versionthe three guests become Jesus Christ,

    St. Nicholas and St. George. The very

    popular Ukrainian carol in the United

    States, "Carol of the Bells", in itsoriginality is a shchedrivka and tellsof a swallow (herald of Spring) that

    has come to a landowners house andasks him to come out and see howrich he is, how many calves he has,and so on.

    The themes of Ukrainian Christ-

    mas songs vary. Many, of course,deal with the birth of Christ and thatoccasion's joyful celebrations, and

    many of them have apocryphal ele-ments. Another group of carols con-

    tain purely pagan mythological e

    ments. Still another group deals w

    Ukrainian history of the 9-12 cenries, mostly with the heroic episodin the lives of some of the princes th

    were favorite among the people. Oof the largest groups of carols are g

    rification songs - glorifying the lanowner, the farmer, his wife, his so

    his daughters, every member of tfamily. These songs glorify thwork as well as their personal traits

    Caroling required extensi

    preparation. Each group had a leadOne member dressed as a goat. Aother as a bag carrier, the collector

    all the gifts people would give the

    Yet another carried a six-pointed sattached to a long stick with a light

    its center, which symbolized the Sof Bethlehem. In some places tpeople even had musical instrumen

    such as the violin, tsymb(dulcimer), or the trembita (a wood

    pipe about 8-10 feet long, used in tCarpathian mountains by tHutsuls).

    Caroling was not a simple singi

    of Christmas songs; it was more ofolk opera. The carolers first had ask for permission to sing. If the a

    swer was yes, they entered the hou

    and sang carols for each member the family, even for the smallchild. Sometimes they even p

    formed slow ritualistic dances. Thalso had to present a short humoro

    skit involving the goat. The customthe goat accompanying the carol

    has its origin in the pagan times whthe goat represented the god of fertity. The skit showed the goat dyi

    and then being brought back to liThis also symbolized the death Winter and the birth of Spring. Tcaroling always ended with short w

    -wishing poems, appropriately

    lected for each home.

    Koliadky and shchedrivky are toldest groups of Ukrainian folk son

    They are sung by Ukrainians Christmas time throughout the worl

    Koliada:A group walks together.

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    The Week Ahead

    CANDLES

    FOR DECEMBER 2011

    Memorial Candles

    *In loving memory of Anthony and John

    G. Deeds (Garrison & Deeds Families)*In loving memory of Daria Bursztynska

    (+Maria Durbak)Perpetual Oil Lamp

    *In loving memory of Maria Durbak(MrFrances Schweda)

    Mother of God at Hoshiw Shrine

    *In loving memory of Mary and Gabriel

    Dackiw; Milie and Howard Crowhurst anJoseph Zubrycky (Lorraine Zubrycky)

    Mother of God Shrine

    *Available

    Iconostas Icon VigilChrist the Teacher

    *Available

    Mother of God

    *Special intention for the Chicago Coura

    Group

    *Available

    St. Joseph the Betrothed

    *For those discerning marriage or religiou

    vocations

    *AvailableSt. Nicholas the Wonderworker

    *In loving memory of Rudolph Presslak

    (wife Elsie)

    *Special intention for Mathew Ziniti(Mrs. Jean Chlypniancz)Protection of the Mother of God

    *Special intention for the health of IreneRiley and Zena

    Sunday, December 25th

    CHRISTMAS- BIRTHOF OUR

    LORDGalatians 4:4-7 Matthew 2:1-12

    8:00 am (Ukr/Eng) 2nd Divine Liturgy of the Nativity

    10:00 am (Ukr) Divine Liturgy

    Monday, December 26

    th

    - SYNAXIS

    OF

    THE

    MOTHER

    GOD

    FEASTOF ST. JOSEPH Hebrews 2:11-18 Matthew 2:13-23

    9:00 amBirthday Blessings for Marcie (Mom & Family); John G

    & Anthony Deeds (Deeds & Garrison Families);+Walter Gawaluch (Family)

    6:30 pm+Ihor, +Irena, +Vladimir, +Michael (K. Makaruk)

    Tuesday, December 27thPROTOMARTYRSTEPHEN Acts 6:8-7:5; 47-60 Matthew 21:33-42

    9:00 amSpecial intention for Antin & Kalyna; +Maria &+Bohdan Durbak ; +Mary Scelbelo, 2yrs

    6:30 pm

    For the sick and shut-ins of the parish

    Wednesday, December 28th20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia Hebrews 5:11-6:8 Mark 11:23-26

    9:00 am +Katherine Gruszewsky (Gruszesky); +Wasyl Kocur

    (Kocur Fmaily)

    Thursday, December 29thMartyrs Holy Innocents Hebrews 7:1-6 Mark 11:27-33

    9:00 am- +Bohdan Kucan (Anna Kucan)

    Friday, December 30th

    Venerable Martyr Anysia Hebrews 7:18-25 Mark 12:1-12

    9:00 amSpecial intention for Fr. Tom

    Saturday, December 31stSaturday After Christmas

    Venerable Melania AM Galatians 3:8-12 Luke 13:18-29 PM Hebrews 1:1-12 Luke 3:1-8

    9:00 am+Alen; +Halyna,+ Ivan, +Lesia, +Vasil, +Petro,+Justina, +Maria, +Olha, +Evstahij, +Olha, +Vanda, +Nadia,+Mychalina (1 yr); +John Lawrin (Family);+Nicholas Bereza (D.Wayda)8:30 pmMoleben of thanksgiving

    Sunday, January 1st

    - CIRCUMCISIONOF OURLORD

    ARCHBISHOP BASILTHE GREAT2 Timothy 4:5-8; Colossians 2:8-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 2:20-21 & 40-52

    8:00 am(Eng) Special intention for Fr. Tom; +Nina Popowycz(Bereza Family); +Erika, +Margaret, +Unsoon, +Marian Podlusky(Dr. G. Podlusky)9:30 am(Ukr)+Karol, Zofia, +Barbara, +Antoni, +Maria,

    +Kateryna (W & H Bilanycz)

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    Bible ReadingFr. Tom WILL NOTbe having his group bible

    reading this week.

    They will resume after Epiphany. Also, please

    pray for Fr. Toms health at this time.

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    2012 Collection EnvelopesThe offering envelopes for 2012 are available for pick-uptoday in the church hall. Please make certain that you pick

    up the envelopes with your name on it, so that your con-

    tributions can be properly recorded. If you do not have

    collection envelopes and wish to have a number, stop bythe table 8am-9:30pm or 11am-12noon and envelopes

    will be issued to you. Also, during that time you may pay

    your annual dues or sign up to the Parish.

    Manna CardsDo you have prescriptions to be filled? We have CVS,

    Jewel/Osco, Dominick's and Walgreen's cards for you.

    What kind of gas do you put in your car? We havecards for BP, Exxon, Marathon, Mobil, Shell and

    Speedway. Check out the many restaurant and cloth-

    ing cards we have on hand as well. See Mary Jo afterLiturgy, or check in the office during the week. Every

    card purchased gives a donation to our parish.

    ? CVS,Jewel/Osco, Dominick's Walgreen's . , . , . .

    ... , !From our house to yourswe wish everyone joyin the celebration in the Birth of Christ and aPeaceful, Healthy New Year !

    Thanksgiving Food Drive

    Our Parish is collecting dry and canned goods for theGreater Chicago Food Depository during the weeks

    between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Please dropyour foods into the boxes found on the right and left

    sides of the Church vestibule. We need to collect at

    least seven boxes of food for the food depository to

    take our donation.

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    Parish Celebration

    We cordially invite all parishioners and

    Friends to a Divine Liturgy and Festal Banquet

    which will take place onSunday, January 15th

    2012, at 11:30 p.m. This year therewill be an

    artistic program included in the celebration.

    Tickets: $15, $5 children (12 and under)

    Parish News

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    Please pray for the health and well-being of the following parishioners:

    Fr. Tom

    Olga Dackiw

    Lucille Maryniw

    Regular Liturgical Schedule

    Monday through Friday (in Chapel)Saturday (in Church)

    9:00 am - Divine Liturgy

    Sundays:

    8:00 am - English/Ukrainian

    9:30 amUkrainian

    11:30 amEnglish

    Holy Days:

    6:30 pm - Vespers with Lytia (Night Before)

    9:00 am and 6:30 pm - Holy Day Service

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    9:00 - . :

    8:00 - /9:30 -

    11:30 - :

    6:30 . - ( )

    9:00 6:30 . -

    Reconciliation: Sundays during the Divine Liturgy and by

    appointment.

    Baptism and Confirmation: Please notify the pastor whena child is born so that dates for the proper prayers and bless-

    ings, other than baptism, can be arranged. Call the pastor at

    773-625-4805 to make arrangements.

    Marriage: Please notify the pastor at least six months before

    the anticipated date to allow for adequate preparation for this

    lifetime commitment.

    Visiting the Sick and Shut-Ins: Please notify the pastor if afamily member is in the hospital or unable to attend services

    due to illness and would like a visit. It is the responsibility of

    the immediate family to notify the pastor at 773.625.4806

    Funerals: Please Contact the parish office before making

    arrangements with the funeral director.

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    Be part of our growing parish family. Register to

    become parishioners! Contact the office for more

    information.Please call: 773 625 4805

    If you have family members or friends who are ill, and wolike our parish community to pray for them, please conta

    our parish office at 773.625.4805 and we will place them our Parish Sick List.

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    Remember Us in Your WillYou can leave a lasting legacy to benefit future generations! Ple

    remember St. Joseph Parish when creating your will. Your gooworks will continue after you have gone home! Please contact

    office for information.

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    Weekend Collections-December 18, 2011

    Collection Mortgage Utilities OtherOrphans Christmas

    $11,222 $30 $255 $367$1,390 $1,390

    TOTAL $14,529.00Thank You!

    Russel Haluczak

    Zoryana Z. Reitz

    Delia Haluczak

    Andrij Sawula

    Mike Kozyra

    Stephie Worobetz

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    VENETIAN

    MONUMENT CO.

    527N. Western Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60612

    8:30 to 4:30 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY

    CHICAGO'S LARGEST INDOOR DISPLAY

    (312) 829-9622Serving Ukrainians Since 1912

    St. Joes endorses AL for all the good work he does here!

    SALES SERVICE INSTALLATION

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    Over 25 years of Service

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    MUZYKA & SONFUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICESServing the Ukrainian Community Since 1915

    5776 W. Lawrence Ave Chicago, IL 60630773-545-3800 www.muzykafuneralhome.com

    Basil Michael Muzyka Owner & Funeral DirectorPlease call for information on Advance Planning

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