VOL. LXIX - No. 17 OCTOBER 12, 2008 ENGLISH VERSION

In this Issue in ENGLISH:Page 2, 3, 4-School Reunion

Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia

Immaculate Conception School Reunion 9/27/08

Page 6 -Evangelization

Immaculate Conception School Reunion Planning Committee: (top row)

Oksana Wanczycka Woroch (1956), Sr. Evhenia Prusnay, MSMG,

Sr. Nadia Baranik, MSMG, Sr. Timothea Konyu, MSMG (front row)

Daria Nowakiwsky Lissy (1956), Bohdan Bobjak (1964), Roma

Skoczylas Dockhorn (1958). Not pictured: Maria Mykietiuch Fisher

(1975), Eugenia Dombchevska Podolak (1953), and Myrosia

Nowakiwska Voloshin (1958).

An excerpt of the history of the school

from the Reunion Booklet: On the

initiative of Rev. Basil Seredowych,

Immaculate Conception opened with

16 students on September 12, 1949,

and offered two grades of instruction.

Classes were held in the church hall

at 820 N. Franklin Street. A school

picture from 1950, the first academic

year of the school's existence, shows

48 children, two Sisters, and one lay teacher. The children ranged in age

from kindergarten to fourth grade. The school photograph taken the

following academic year shows over 100 children in grades one through

six, and a year later 200 children were enrolled. Before the school building

was completed, classes were held in the Church Hall and in row houses

that the church owned. Sometimes two grades shared the same room.

As enrollment grew, the parish started the construction of a school building,

blessed the cornerstone in September 1951, and moved to the new building

a year later. By that time, the school offered a full elementary education

through the eighth grade and 1953 marked the year of the first class

graduating from the eighth grade.

810 North Franklin Street

Philadelphia, PA 19123

Phone (215) 627-3389

email: tofmuseum@catholic.orgTreasury of Faith Museum and Byzantine Church Supplies

Store, formerly the Immaculate Conception School.

Visit the Treasury of Faith Museum(formerly the 1st and 2nd floors of

Immaculate Conception School)

Tours: By Appointment

Page 9, 10 -Toms River Festival

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Irene Romanczuk Kieba (1963) with daughter Laura KiebaO'Leary (1987) standing next to the former Tabernacle fromthe Immaculate Conception Cathedral in the "Cathedral Room"at the Treasury of Faith Museum. Irene Romanczuk Kieba(1963) is married to Walter Kieba (1961), their children (Lauraand Max) also attended the school. Irene also taught 3rdgrade in Immaculate Conception School for three years in the

80's.

Immaculate Conception School Reunion 9/27/08 - Museum

The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate were amongthe teachers and principals of the Immaculate ConceptionSchool throughout it's history. Some of the Sisters included:Sr. Anisia, Sr. Vincent, Sr. Bonaventure, Sr. Dionysia,Sr. Ann Sopp, Sr. Rose, Sr. Charlotte, Sr. Rosalie, Sr.Evelyn, Sr. Zenovia, Sr. Tharasia, Sr. Grace and Sr.Ann Roman.

Richard Dankanis (1991) withwife Meridith and daughterRyan pose by a mosaic in thesecond floor hallway, this mosaicwas formerly in the sanctuary of

the Cathedral.

Anna Semkow Hucaluk (1961) withhusband Ivan. Behind them are the

original blackboards from the school.

Alexander Luznycky (1954), author ofthe recently published "Ukrainians inPhiladelphia." This is the "ReceptionRoom" of the Treasury of Faith Museum.The room displays pews, processional items,

and a pulpit for preaching.

Aldo DiDomenico (1987)and Sr. Timothea Konyu,MSMG pose by portions ofthe iconostas from the formerSaints Peter and PaulUkrainian Catholic Church,Plymouth, PA in the hallwayof the first floor.

Ligiane DeCarvalho andfr iend Dan in the"Sanctuary Room" at themuseum. Ligiane attendedImmaculate ConceptionSchool, but the schoolclosed in 1993 while shewas still a student there.

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Immaculate Conception School Reunion 9/27/08 - Store

In the Byzantine Church Supplies Storeyou will find books, icons, crosses, ChristianIncense, Church supplies, various linens,priest's vestments, and more. All profitsfrom the store go to St. Josaphat UkrainianSeminary in Washington, DC.

Immaculate Conception School Reunion 9/27/08 - Liturgy

Lisa Stasiuk Oprysk (1979)was the cantor for theImmaculate Conception SchoolReunion Liturgy. Some of thesongs we sang were Lift YourEyes To Heaven; Lord, IBelieve; and King of theHeavens. Bishop John Buraoffered the homily at the Liturgy.

Visit the Byzantine ChurchSupplies Store

(Formerly the lower level of Immaculate Conception

School. This area was used as the cafeteria and

later the library of the school.)

Business Hours:

Monday - Friday 9:30AM to 4:00PM

810 N. Franklin Street

Philadelphia, PA 19123

Phone: (215) 627-0660

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Immaculate Conception School Reunion 9/27/08 - Liturgy

Robert Notarfrancesco and PaulNotarfrancesco pose with theirImmaculate Conception School First Gradeteacher Matilde Plaza.

Immaculate Conception School Reunion 9/27/08 - Reception

Bishop John Bura led the prayer at thereception at Dugan's Restaurant. Also picturedis Theophil Staruch, Master of Ceremonies.Deacon Staruch was also a student atImmaculate Conception School.

Musicalentertainmentby RickToure(DmytroTurcheniuk,1977)

Vera Kricka Kalata (1959) and AnnChlibkewycz (1959).

Vera Kricka Kalata was a graduate ofthe school in 1959 and also taught 8th gradeat Immaculate Conception School from 1970to 1973.

Sonia Czuczman Komar (1961) sangat the reception accompanied byaccordian player John Sawchyn.

See more pictures from the Reunionincluding video clips with Sr. Tharasia, SSMIand Sr. Charlotte, SSMI on our blog.

www.thewayukrainian.blogspot.com

Anna Hatala Siwak (1954) andChristine Shwed (1963).

Anna Hatala Siwak graduatedfrom the school in 1954 and shewas also secretary of the schoola few years until it closed in '93.

Reunion Photos by Teresa Siwak and Tanya Bilyj.

Glen Krause, Denise HatalaKrause (1970), and JosephHatala (1971).

Peter Bilyj (1981), Tanya Siwak Bilyj (1986),Teresa Siwak (1990), John Siwak (1987), LauraKieba O'Leary (1987), Tania ShapovalenkoPeltekis (1986), Julie Ponert Ruddell (1986).

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A visit of Bishop MykolaSimkaylo, the Eparch ofKolomyia-Chernivtsi.From left to right : Rev.Mitrat VolodymyrChorniy, Bishop MykolaSimkaylo, Rev. PetroSemenych.

It is a tradition, that everyyear, in June, the faithful ofour Church and priestsarrive in the native villageof Blessed NicholasCharnetskyi , in theHorodenka, Ivano-Frankivskarea.

On June 29th, this year, aLiturgy was celebrated. Afterthe Liturgy, the RedemptoristFathers from Lviv brought asmall box with the relics ofour Blessed NicholasCharnetskyi. All priests andthe faithful had the chanceto venerate and kiss hisrelics.

A church is being builtunder the direction of localparish priest Fr. Vasyl Skripkiand by careful guardianshipof Bishop Mykola Simkaylo.Bishop Simkaylo said nextyear, he plans to bless thischurch, and also to ask theRedemptorist Fathers to givepart of the relics for apermanent stay in thechurch.

There is no doubt, thatBlessed NicholasCharnetskyi will be happythere near God's altar. Hesees our successes, andthat great outcomes cameout of his devotion for thechurch. -Rev Petro Semenych

"Go to our Ukrainian Nicholas"

Faithful near the chapelduring Liturgy.

Above the doors of thechapel, there will be amosaic of BlessedNicholas.

During Liturgy --Rev. MitratLubomyr Grechin,Rev. Mitrat IhorLevytskiy, Rev.Petro Semenychand other priests.

Blessed Nicholas CharnetskyiBlessed Nicholas was bornin 1884. Following hisordination in 1909 hetaught in the seminary. In1919 he entered theRedemptoristCongregation. He wasconsecrated bishop in1931. On 11th April 1945he was arrested, accused

of being “an agent of theVatican” and condemnedforced labour in Siberia.Despite torture andinterrogation he found waysof comforting his fellowprisoners.

Released in 1956 at thepoint of death he made an

unexpected partialrecovery and from his sickbed guided the UkrainianCatholic Church whichhad survived underground.He died on 2nd April1959, at the age of 75.

www.redemptorists.ie/saints-beati/75

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BENEDICT XVI’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOROCTOBER VATICAN CITY, 1 OCT 2008 (VIS) - PopeBenedict XVI’s general prayer intention for Octoberis: “That the Synod of Bishops may help the pastorsand theologians, the catechists and promoters whoare engaged in the service of the Word of God tocourageously transmit the truth of faith in communionwith the entire Church”.

His mission intention is: “That in this month dedicatedto the missions, through the promotional activities ofthe Pontifical Missionary Works and other organisms,every Christian community may feel the need toparticipate in the Church’s universal mission withprayer, sacrifice and concrete help”.

“He who listens to youlistens to me; he whorejects you rejects me; buthe who rejects me rejectshim who sent me.”

The seventy-two returnedwith joy and said, “Lord,even the demons submitto us in your name.”

He replied, “I saw Satanfall like lightning fromheaven. I have given youauthority to trample onsnakes and scorpions andto overcome all the powerof the enemy; nothing willharm you. However, donot rejoice that the spiritssubmit to you, but rejoicethat your names arewritten in heaven.”

Gospel for the Feast of St. Luke,

Apostle - Evangelist10/18/08Luke 10:16-22

Icon of Saint Lukeprovided byTheologic

www.ionianvillage.org/saints/luke.html

The Apolytikionof St. Luke theEvangelistO Holy Apostle andEvangel is t Luke,intercede to ourmerciful God, thatHe may grant oursouls forgiveness of sins.

The Life of Saint Lukethe EvangelistSt. Luke, who is creditedwith recording the life ofChrist through his Gospelof the New Testament, wasalso known as the “gloriousphysician,” and for hisartistic ability. St. Luke wasborn in Antioch, Syria,where he began to commithis l i fe to Christ uponmeeting St. Paul. Prior tothis time, Luke was a well-known physician of his time,praised with his skill inheal ing the aff l ic ted.However, around 50 AD,Luke left his calling behindand joined St. Paul so thattogether they could glorifyChrist.

As a missionary orator, St.Luke was not as skilled asSt. Paul. However, his talentin writing and artistry farsurpassed the skill of manyduring that time. St. Luke ishighly acclaimed for hiscontributions to The NewTestament. The Book of Actsand the Gospel accordingto St. Luke are detailed in

At that time Jesus, full ofjoy through the Holy Spirit,said, “I praise you, Father,Lord of heaven and earth,because you have hiddenthese things from the wiseand learned, and revealedthem to little children. Yes,Father, for this was yourgood pleasure.

“All things have beencommitted to me by myFather. No one knows whothe Son is except theFather, and no one knowswho the Father is exceptthe Son and those towhom the Son chooses toreveal him.”

history, expression, andnarration that is oftenthought to outshine otherChristian literary works. Hismastery of the Greeklanguage allowed him toexpress his thoughts aboutChrist with such passion,much of which is lost intranslation.

Moreover, St . Luke isrecognized as one of thef irs t iconographers ofChristianity. He used histalent in art to depict theVirgin Mary holding theChrist-child. Upon seeingthe icon, the Theotokosgave St. Luke her blessingto cont inue with thedepiction, which he latercompleted and presentedto the Mother of God as agift. Currently, this iconresides at the MegaSpi leion monastery inGreece. Participants ofIonian Village visit thismonastery to learn aboutSt. Luke’s contribution toiconography, as well as ofthe icon’s discovery afterbeing hidden in a cave andguarded by a beast for solong.

October isRespect Life Month

St. Luke

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The Philadelphia Ukrainian-American Community will commemorate the 75th Anniversary ofthe Famine-Genocide in Ukraine on Sunday, October 26, 2008, at the Church of theHoly Trinity, 1904 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The Famine-Genocide of the Ukrainian nation occurred as a result of a direct Soviet policyto crush the nationally conscious Ukrainian people, who fervently resisted collectivizationand supported the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union. By introducingunrealistically large quotas on grain and other agricultural products, the Soviet Governmentof Joseph Stalin stripped the peasants of their food supply - causing a famine that claimedthe lives of between 7 to 10 million innocent victims. Having officially sealed the borders ofUkraine to prevent any migration or relief efforts, the Soviet government could continue itsbarbarism without criticism from the outside world. Due to the isolation of the Soviet Unionfrom the rest of the world, and the intricate web of lies manufactured by Soviet historians,the memory of this tragedy was suppressed for decades and the evidence concealed insecret Soviet government vaults. It is the duty of all Ukrainian communities to share thistragic page of history with the world and ensure that the catastrophe that befell Ukrainenever happen again.

The program will feature “Akkolada” Chamber Choir, the Youth Choir and CamertoneEnsemble of the Ukrainian Baptist Church, soprano Marta Zalizniak, and violinist SolomiyaIvachiv.

We will be joined by delegations from other ethnic groups, political and religious leaders,dignitaries and diplomats from Ukraine. The event will be recorded and televised onUkrainian National Television UT1.Admission by good will offering.

Philadelphia to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine

A Planning Meeting on10/1/08 for the PhiladelphiaCommemoration of the 75thAnniversary of the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine.

Photo: (Seated l. to r. )Christine Senyk, MetropolitanStefan Soroka, UlanaMazurkevich; (Standing l. tor.) Oksana Woroch, IhorKusznir, Yara Snylyk.

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Marta Zalizniak

soprano

Solomiya Ivachiv

violinist

“Akkolada” Chamber Choir „ ”

Youth Choir and

Camertone Ensemble of the

Ukrainian Baptist Church

Church of the Holy Trinity 1904 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103 http://www.htrit.org/

PHILADELPHIA COMMEMORATES THE

75th

ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAMINE-GENOCIDE

IN UKRAINE

Admission by good will offering Sponsored by: Ukrainian-American Community Committee of Philadelphia

3:00 p.m.

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St. Stephen’s game ofchance!

Bright sunshine and thearoma of pyrohy, holubci,kovbasa and other treatsdrew Ukrainians, AmericanUkrainians and non-Ukrainians to our Churchon Saturday, August 23rd ,2008 for the 1st AnnualUkrainian Fest ival .Throughout the day thefestival featured live music,Ukrainian crafts, Ukrainianfoods and beverages,attractions for children andmuch more. In spite of backpains, bad knees and feet,and arthr i t ic pain,volunteer’s dedicat ionmade the Festival in ourparish the overwhelmingsuccess it was.

Pastor Ivan Turyk called thevery first meeting of thefest ival organiz ingcommittee to order in Mayof 2008. Our mission wasclear. St . StephenUkrainian Catholic Parishwas relat ively new;therefore it was time tomake ourselves more visiblein the neighboringcommunities. By doing so,we would reach out to newmembers, especially thenewly arrived Ukrainianssettling in Ocean County,NJ.

The idea of holding achurch festival was grand,but ventur ing into theunknown was daunting.Fol lowing Fr. Turyk’scourageous lead, we

started playing a game ofchance. How manypyrohy, how many holubci,how much borsch, kovbasaand kapusta should ourdedicated ladies prepare?How much Ukrainian beershould we buy (not that thatwould go to waste)? Howmany vendors do we invite?Do we hold the festivalindoors or out on thegrounds? How aboutentertainment? Should weplan activities for children?How to get the word out?

Our best estimate was thatmaybe 500 to 700 guestswould attend our 1st AnnualChurch Festival. Based onthat assumption, weproceeded with our plans,chose Fr. Turyk and JohnBortnyk as Co-Chairmanand decided not to chargeadmission.

As Saturday, August 23,2008 dawned, it was clearthat Our Lord blessed ourefforts by gracing us withblue topaz skies and goldensunshine. And how theycomplemented the manyblue and yellow decorationsdispersed throughout thegreat green lawns of theparish!

One of the first to arriveon the festival grounds werethe many vendors, beingwelcomed by JessieKaciuba and ZeniaBrozyna. While bothUkrainian and American

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Festival Volunteers

Festival lines for delicious food.

St. Stephen Church entrance decoration.

1st Annual Church FestivalSt. Stephen, Toms River, NJSaturday, August 23, 2008

(continued from previous page)crafters were setting uptheir wares of great variety,wafting from the largechurch ki tchens werefamil iar and welcomearomas of Ukrainiancuis ine. Above theexcitement, which was nowevident everywhere, weheard Irene Bortnyk kindlycommandeering the troopsin the mess hall. And whata job that was! Kudos tothe army of volunteers whohad been cooking for days.

The “Ukibara” with its manyvarieties of Ukrainian Beer,was ful ly stocked byEugene Brozyna, and wasnow ready to be introducedto our guests by Ostap andHalyna Jakubowycz andPeter Yurkowsky. A fewhours later, one of the firstto step up to the Bara andtaste test Obolon was thegood friend of the parish,former Mayor of TomsRiver, Paul C Brush. Thenew discovery thrilled him,as well as all of our guestsfor whom Ukrainian Beerwas a first.

Luba Bonczek had herhands full setting up abounce machine and washoping some children, ofany age, showed up so thatshe didn’t have to eat allof the ice cream on handand then bounce around byher lonesome.

At 12 o’clock sharp, a liveband “The Fourth Wave”

started playing, and as perour hopes andbemusement, cars startedpulling up to the front gateof the church, manned bythe church trusteeWolodymyr Powzaniuk. Asthe cars kept coming,Gerald Tchir usheredfriends, parishioners andguests alike through averitable collage of colors.Hanging from the entrancefoyer was a huge, stunningUkrainian “vinok” which ledto the gaily festoonedauditorium where OlgaTchir and OksanaPowzaniuk were open forbusiness, selling food ticketsto what very quicklybecame a long line ofhungry revelers.

Beyond our expectations,the church grounds swelledwith neighbors and thosewho traveled quite adistance, pr imari lyUkrainian-Americans, butmostly non-Ukrainians, toappreciate Ukrainianculture, crafts, foods andentertainment. Yes, therewere children bouncing inthe moonwalk. Yes, childrenregistered for the UkrainianSaturday schools at theparish. Yes, the vendorswere happily selling theircrafts. Yes, the food wassel l ing out fast – thekovbasa went first. Yes,people were dancing andyes, our prayers wereanswered. Instead of 500,there were at least 1800

people viewing and beingintroduced to our verylovely Ukrainian church withgleaming cupolas.

A very special thanks to themany tireless volunteerswho baked cakes, hungposters, donated moneyand their time. Withoutthem the 1st Annual ChurchFestival wouldn’t have beensuch a triumphant success.Our game of chance paidoff, proving once again,that nothing ventured,nothing gained.

My husband and I, arefairly new to this parish,

having transferred fromPassaic, NJ. What wefound at St. Stephen’sChurch in Toms River is aparish with caring andwelcoming parishioners trueto their Ukrainian traditionsand faith.

We cordial ly invi teeveryone to next year’sfestival on August 22nd,which is sure to be evenbigger and better and havemore kovbasa!

Laskavo Prosymo!

Zenia Brozyna

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Parishioner AnnaTynio with herchildren Anastasia,Andew and Ariannaregistering childrenfor the UkrainianSaturday School atthe parish.

Live music bythe band “The

Fourth Wave.”

50/50 Raffle -Gerry Tchir isbeing helpedby the youngvolunteer .Daniel Morelli.

From the Archbishop's Desk

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METROPOLITAN’S SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER

2 - Meeting of Board of Directors, Ascension Manor I and II4-5 - Protection of the Mother of God Pilgrimage, Basilian Sisters’ Monastery Grounds,

Fox Chase Manor, PA10-12 – League of Ukrainian Catholics National Convention, Hazelton, PA15-16 – Meeting of the Pennsylvania Catholic Bishops, Ventnor, NJ18 - 50th Anniversary of Stamford Eparchy19 - 100th Anniversary of St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Scranton, PA22 - Meeting of Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of USA, Philadelphia, PA23 - Meeting of Superiors of Ukrainian Catholic Religious and Monastic Communities

in USA, Philadelphia, PA24 - Day of Prayer and Discernment with Clergy of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy

of Philadelphia25 - Archieparchial Sobor, Philadelphia, PA26 - Observance of Famine/Genocide in Ukraine, Philadelphia, PA29 - Meeting of Archieparchial Finance Council

METROPOLITAN’S SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER

1 - Screening of film, “Vladyka Andrey” at Ukrainian Educational and CulturalCenter, Jenkintown, PA

2 - Blessing of New Church for St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Parish, Philadelphia, PAOrdination of Minor Orders to Seminarian Paul Makar at Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Perth Amboy, NJ. Most Rev. John Bura granted delegation to ordain.

5 - Religious Leaders’ Council of Philadelphia. 7 - “Mothers of Prayer”, St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church,

Jenkintown, PA. 8 - Conference on Ukrainian Catholic Church in 21st Century, Philadelphia, PA. 9 - Pennsylvania State University Students’ Observance of Holodomor, Philadelphia,

PA10-13 – United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, Baltimore, MD.13 - Feast Day celebrations at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, Washington,

D.C.15 - Observance of Famine/Genocide in Ukraine, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York,

NY16 - 90th Anniversary Celebrations of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in

Palmerton, PA23 - 10th Anniversary of Priesthood, Rev. Roman Pitula, Nativity of Blessed

Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, New Brunswick, NJ.30 - Mysteries of Initiation for Marta Maria Dutkevych, daughter of Rev. Andriy and

Mrs. Dutkevych, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic, NJ.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

PHILADELPHIA PREMIER OF “VLADYKA ANDREY”The Philadelphia Branch of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America invites all to the areapremier of “Vladyka Andrey,” a movie about the life of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, to be shownon Saturday, November 1, 2008, at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center,700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046, at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.Metropolitan Sheptytsky valiantly led the Ukrainian Catholic Church for 44 years, through the extremelydifficult and oppressive times of two World Wars. His life was an example of heroic virtue. Anextremely active pastor, who used his personal wealth to fund thousands of philanthropic projects, hewas also a man of deep prayer and reflection. He worked tirelessly for reconciliation between ethnicgroups and left a rich legacy of writings on social issues and spirituality. He developed modernmethods of ministry, founded the Studite and Ukrainian Redemptorist orders, other religious communities,a hospital, the national Museum, the Lviv Theological Academy and sponsored various religious,cultural and educational institutions. The process for his beatification continues today.Admission: $10.00 per person for adults, $6.00 for children to 18 years of age.

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November 23, 2008: Cathedral Christmas Bazaar(Philadelphia, PA)

December 6 & 7, 2008: Christmas Bazaar.Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian CatholicChurch, 1204 Valley Road, Melrose Park, PA 19027.(Melrose Park, PA)

July 3 - 14, 2010: 12 Day Danube River Cruise &Passion Play - "escorted by Rev. Dr. Ivan Kaszczak"(deadline to register is 11/15/08; call 732-928-3792)

July 12 - 25, 2010: 13 Day Lemkivshchyna EasternEurope & Passion Play - "escorted by Metropolitan Stefan"(deadline to register is 11/15/08; call 732-928-3792)

October 19, 2008: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek CatholicChurch, 100th Anniversary, 2:00pm (Scranton, PA)

October 24 & 25, 2008: 50th Anniversary of the CanonicalCreation of the Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia forUkrainians at the Cathedral (Philadelphia, PA)

October 26, 2008: 75th Anniversary of the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine, Church of the Holy Trinity, 1904Walnut Street. 3:00pm (Philadelphia, PA)

November 1, 2008: Premier of "VLADYKA ANDREY" film atthe Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 CedarRoad, Jenkintown, PA 19046, 2:00pm and 5:00 pm(Jenkintown, PA)