Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

19 May, 2012 - 40 Years of Archpastoral Ministry of Metropolitan Constantine!

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday is May 20, 2012!

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

11-16 June, 2012 - Archangel Icons Icon Workshop in Pittsburgh, PA!

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

18-21 June, 2012: Annual 2012 Altar Servers Conference!

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

5-13 August, 2012: High School Mission Trip!

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

17-29 October, 2012: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land & St. Catherine’s Monastery

Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

What's New On Our Website

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:03:31 -0400

Bishop Daniel Visits St. Vladimir UOC in Los Angeles, CA!

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

As the early rays of sun reached the iconscreen of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Pro-Cathedral in Los Angeles, CA, the faithful of the congregation began to arrive to their parish temple for a double set of festivities on this second Sunday of May.

Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday is May 20, 2012!

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and South America has designated May 20 as Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday.

Archpastoral Visit to Slickville, PA!

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

I am the teenage son of an Orthodox priest serving the quiet village of Slickville, Pennsylvania. Not many things come in the way of excitement to the mining town of less than three hundred, so when His Grace Bishop Daniel visited Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Church on May the 6th, he was welcomed as only Slickville could, with a buzz of excitement and open arms. When our parish president greeted His Grace with the traditional gifts of bread and salt, Bishop Daniel had said that he had never visited Slickville, but was glad to finally be visiting for the first time.

UPDATED: Metropolitan Constantine Improving

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Open House at All Saints Camp!

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Saturday, May 5th, started off with a few clouds overhead but those were replaced by sunshine as the camp committee members carrying the church banners, seminarians, clergy and hierarchs processed from the newly-constructed clergy cabin to the St. Thomas Chapel at All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Camp in Emlenton, PA.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land & St. Catherine Monastery

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In Memory of Metropolitan John (Theodorovich)!

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

On Thursday, May 3, 2012, the seminarians of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary gathered at the grave site of Metropolitan John (Theodorovich) of Blessed Memory, for the memorial service marking the 41st anniversary of his repose in the Lord.

UOL National Executive Boards Meet in Allentown, PA

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The National Executive Boards of the Senior and Junior Ukrainian Orthodox League gathered at the Pokrova Parish in Allentown, PA on the weekend of April 28-29th for their respective Pre-Convention meetings. The Senior UOL chapter of the Allentown parish will host the 65th Annual UOL Convention on July 26-29, 2012. More information on registration, hotel, theme and schedule are available at http://uol.orthodoxws.com/2012convention.html

20th Anniversary of Holy Priesthood Celebration in NY City!

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

On a beautiful day of the last Sunday of April ( 29 April, 2012), the congregation of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in New York City celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Priesthood of Very Rev. Fr. Todor Mazur. For such a special occasion His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Grace Bishop Daniel, along with the seminarians came to pray with Fr. Todor, his family and his spiritual flock.

Orthodox Christian Teacher Certification Program!

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

For weeks the teachers, who were also students of the program, had been working on assignments that Fr. Harry had given them in March and April. On Thursday April 27 and early Friday April 28 they made their way to the seminary at our Metropolia center for the sessions.

2012 St. Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage-Provody!

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

St. Thomas Sunday 2012 once again brought several thousand faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and other visitors to the Metropolia Center of the Church for the Annual Pilgrimage and Provody at St. Andrew Memorial Church and Cemetery in South Bound Brook, NJ.

2012 Pascha Archpastoral Letter!

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Resurrection of Christ is the pinnacle of our expectations and hopes, the fulfilment of the Lord’s promises and the beginning of renewed life in the Lord Jesus.

UPDATED: Pascha Around the Parishes of the UOC of the USA!

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Pascha at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Chicago, IL!

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

With the prayerful understanding of the most profound feast of the Church year, the faithful of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Chicago, IL came together to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His Grace Bishop Daniel, the ruling hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the UOC of the USA.

2012 Patriarchal Proclamation for Pascha!

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Therefore, beloved brethren and children in the Lord, let us follow the Risen Christ in all His works. Let us come to the assistance of those deprived of the means for survival so that their life may be preserved. Let us proclaim to all those who are ignorant of Christ's Resurrection that, through this, death was abolished and, as a result, they too may share in His Resurrection by believing in Him and following His way. Our own resurrection is only possible when it is offered for the resurrection of others, of our brothers and sisters. Then alone will the triumphant proclamation that "Christ is Risen!" refer to the salvation for all of humanity. Let it be so!

40 Years of Archpastoral Ministry!

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In spirit of heartfelt gratitude to Almighty God together with the abundant joy, the Council of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA personally invites all clergy and faithful of the Church to joyful and ecclesiastical celebration of the 40th anniversary of Episcopal Consecration of His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine.

2012 High School Mission Trip!

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

With the Blessing of the Council of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Consistory Offices of Youth & Young Adult Ministry and Christian Charity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA announce its missionary trip for High School aged teenagers to Orthodox Christian Mission Center and St. Photios Shrine in St. Augustine, FL.

2012 Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) National Convocation

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Save the date and make plans to attend the 2012 Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) National Convocation. OCPM, the official prison ministry of the Assembly of Bishops will be connecting Orthodox Christians in prison ministry from around the country for three days of training, worship and mutual edification. The event will take place from July 26th through the 28th in Minneapolis, MN. Mark your calendar. More details to follow!

My Faith, My Church, My Generation

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

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".

Save the Date: Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry Sunday

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

IOCC Recruiting Volunteers For 2012 Orthodox Action Teams!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Since the devastating hurricanes in 2005, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has provided over 600 volunteers and thousands of man-hours to help surviving families along the Gulf Coast rebuild their lives by constructing new homes or doing critical renovations to existing ones.

2012 OCMC Orthodox Mission Team Opportunities Now Available!

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Orthodox Christian Mission Center is pleased to announce 2012 Orthodox Mission Team opportunities. Next year, team members will have the opportunity to share the Orthodox Christian faith by offering evangelism, catechism, healthcare, construction, and youth ministry in 9 countries around the world (including a first-time team to Mongolia).

God's power is made perfect in weakness

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The healing of the Man Born Blind was the sixth of the seven signs carried out by our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ as recounted in the Gospel according to St. John. Each sign seemed to become more spectacular than the one preceding it until the greatest sign prior to the Passion, Death and Resurrection: The raising His friend Lazarus from the tomb after he had been dead for four days.

No water - no life

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Several years ago, NASA sent a remote-controlled probe to the planet Mars to search for something of great value – not gold, diamonds, or some unknown extraterrestrial element, but water – plain old water. The reason was simple. Based on all the education and scientific experience of the experts, it was agreed that life, in any form we understand it, could not exist without water. No water, no life.

Недiля 4-та пiсля Пасхи, про розслабленого

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Сьогодні уже приходить четвертий тиждень після Світло Христoвoгo Вoскресiння, якoгo всi християни чекали з великим нетерпiнням, в якoму кoжний iз нас вiдчуває велику радiсть i має надiю на майбуття i життя вiчне. Ми вдячнi Всевишньoму Бoгу за Йoгo благoслoвiння i безмежну любoв дo нас. Гoспoдь, який дає нам життя i все, щo ми прoсимo у нього, вимагає від нас вiдкрити нашi серця у любoвi дo ближньoгo, у пoкаяннi, i дoдержаннi Йoгo запoвiдей.

The Healing of the Paralytic

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Today’s Gospel is the usual reading for the ‘Third Sunday After Pascha’. This is the third in a series of six Sundays between the feast days of Pascha and Pentecost, which help to form the fifty-day period between the Resurrection of Christ and the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Неділя жінок – мироносиць

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Вони рано-вранці, купивши пахощі, спішать до гробу, в якому спочив Ісус. Мироносиці добре знають, що гріб Ісуса охороняють воїни, що до гробу заборонено наближатися, але вони йдуть, наперекір усьому, з твердою вірою і надією, що здійснять свій намір. Вони йдуть за покликом сердець, в яких живе щира, самовіддана любов до Ісуса, а любов не знає страху, не боїться погроз, перепон — любов усе перемагає, бо де є любов, там є Бог.

SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARERS

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In today’s Gospel we hear of three women who were approaching the tomb of their Master, their Teacher and their Friend. Their hearts were heavy and their steps labored. How could this have happened? It was only days before that they were with Him as He taught and preached. No person had ever preached as He did; no one performed the great miracles that He accomplished. Surely He was the One; the Son of God, the Messiah!

Do not be unbelieving, but believing!

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Though it hasn't been heard in common parlance lately, many years ago, the term 'Doubting Thomas' was used to describe someone who was of a contrarian, doubting nature. 'I doubt it' was their catchphrase to any claim or statement that, at least to their ears, sounded incredulous.

“Behold Your King Comes to You!” (Jn. 12:15)

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

With the solemn Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, the great mystery of our salvation begins to unfold before us. Through the events of Holy Week, we, His Church, are invited behold what the Lord, who has come into Jerusalem, accomplishes. What is the meaning of this coming or entrance? Perhaps it will be helpful if we review the ways in which the Lord has come to us as revealed in the Scriptures, that we might discern His working in our midst.

Вхід Господній в Єрусалим

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

В Квітну Неділю наша Свята Православна Церква святкує пам’ять дуже важливих хвилин з життя Ісуса Христа, - пам’ять Його торжественного в’їзду в Єрусалим на добровільні страждання. Десь у давній-давнині виголосив пророк Захарія: “Радій вельми, о дочко Сіону! Веселись, о дочко Єрусалиму! Ось Цар твій до тебе їде, справедливий і повний спасіння, покірний, і верхи на ослі їде, на осляті, на молоденькій ослиці.“ (Зах. 9,9)

SUNDAY OF ST. MARY OF EGYPT

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Each Sunday, both of Pre-Lent and Lent itself, has a poignant message for us so that we might take seriously the business of repentance (metanoia) and have the direction about how to achieve this goal. The Pre-Lenten Sundays are meant to shape our attitude so that we might be predisposed to enter into this sacred time without the grievous pitfall of hypocrisy. There is nothing worse than seemingly observing Lent, but through pride, lack of forgiveness or other hypocrisy to make this season of no value at all, but rather worthy of condemnation.

Преподобна Марія Єгипетська

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Сьогодні ми згадуємо преподобну Марію, через те що вона через молитву і пожертву до Бога вимолила для себе Царство Небесне. Ці бажання і віра оправдали її надії. Хто така праведна Марія Єгипетська, це звичайна жінка того часу, маємо на увазі часи четвертого – п’ятого століття нової ери. Зайшовши одного разу в Храм Божий, вона відчула, що може в своїм житті щось змінити на краще, із Божою поміччю отримати Царство Небесне. Вона відчула, що на даний час вона є загублена і немає ніякої цінності, ні тілесної, ні духовної, ні віри Ісуса Христа. І тоді вона вирішила змінити своє життя і посвятити його для спасіння своєї душі.

Fourth Sunday of Great Lent

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

“O Lord, I believe; Help my unbelief.” (Mark 9: 24), prays the man in today’s Gospel who had asked Jesus to heal his son possessed by a demon. The Apostles, too, ask Jesus to help their unbelief “Lord, Increase our faith.” (Luke 17:5) To both Jesus responds that if you have faith the size of a mustard seed (about half the size of a poppy seed) you can accomplish miraculous results with only a word, even moving mountains or pulling a huge tree out by its roots and tossing it into the sea.

Преподобного Іоанна Ліствичника

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Після Хрестопоклонної Неділі - неділя преподобного Іоанна Ліствичника. Піст досягає вершини. Чи стануть слова покаяння, які ми почуємо в Церкві, нашими власними словами? Сьогоднішнє Євангліє ще раз нагадує нам словами евангелиста Марка про піст та молитву,про віру-щиру та сердечну не лицемірну віру. Хворий отрок одержимий духом німим. Його батько в розпачі. Він зіткнувся з безсиллям учнів. І він не цілком впевнений в силі Учителя. «Якщо що можеш, зглянься і допоможи нам», - говорить він Христу, наполовину вірячи й наполовину сумніваючись.