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Prayer in Our Parishes and in Our Families

Posted on October 26, 2018 by admin

Download the bishop’s letter in English  Завантажте лист єпископа українською мовою Download the bishop’s daily prayer page / Завантажте щоденну молитовну сторінку єпископа October 10, 2018 OUT-2018-358 To Our Clergy, Hieromonks and Brothers, Religious Sisters, Seminarians and Beloved Faithful Prayer in … Continue reading →

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Contact Us

Posted on August 30, 2018 by admin

Contact Us The Reverend Pavlo Popov Parish Phone/Fax: 972-370-4700

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Bishop responds to “Scandalous and Unacceptable Situation”

Posted on August 30, 2018 by admin

August 24, 2018 Glory Be to Jesus Christ! My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last year having started my episcopal ministry in the United States I encountered a new culture and religious situation, in particular relating to the Catholic … Continue reading →

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Welcome Bishop Venedykt!

Posted on June 17, 2017 by admin

Your Excellency Bishop Benedict, It is with great honor and pleasure that we, St. Sophia Parish Community, welcome you as the new head of the eparchy of Chicago. Your appointment as the fifth bishop of St. Nicholas Eparchy, after a … Continue reading →

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Welcome Bp. Venedykt!

Posted on April 20, 2017 by admin

His Excellency Msgr. Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. has been appointed as the Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago for Ukrainians. Active in children’s and youth ministry, monastic spirituality and reform, liturgy, psychology and spirituality, His Excellency has a … Continue reading →

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Excerpts: Encyclical on Danger of Gender Ideology

Posted on December 23, 2016 by admin

Read the full Encyclical on the Danger of Gender Ideology Prot. N. ВА 16/562 ENG. ENCYCLICAL OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS OF THE MAJOR ARCHBISHOPRIC OF KYIV-HALYCH OF THE UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH CONCERNING THE DANGER OF GENDER IDEOLOGY Dearly Beloved … Continue reading →

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Asking a Priest’s Blessing

Posted on September 29, 2016 by admin

Asking a Priest’s Blessing It is the practice of our Kyivan tradition that we ask for a blessing every time we meet a priest or a bishop. The Church transforms even as simple a thing as greeting a priest into … Continue reading →

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Pious Behavior

Posted on September 29, 2016 by admin

Pious Behavior in Church Adapted from a work by Archpriest Victor Potapov, 2002 First of all, one must come to the realization that everything externally taking place in church is an expression of our internal feelings, and must be consonant … Continue reading →

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Evolution and Creation

Posted on September 29, 2016 by admin

Evolution or Creation Science? Adapted from a response by Fr. Lawrence Farley, OCA In my years as a priest and of sharing the Gospel, I have heard many reasons offered for not becoming a Christian: scandals associated with clergy, the … Continue reading →

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Feast: Exaltation

Posted on September 29, 2016 by admin

Feast of the Elevation, or Exaltation, of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross During the church year, we celebrate holy days. These celebrations remind us that God has a plan of salvation for us and for the world. We see God’s … Continue reading →

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