Orthodox Church to mark historic sobor's 75th anniversary (09/22/96)

Orthodox Church to mark historic sobor's 75th anniversary

RIVER GROVE, Ill. - A committee to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church was established in January of this year, under the auspices of the Kyiv Patriarchate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

At the initiative of the Kyivan Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate and with the blessing of Patriarch Filaret, of Kyiv and all Rus'-Ukraine, a committee has been formed to commemorate the 75th anniversary.

On January 30, with Patriarch Filaret in attendance, a meeting of the committee took place, with the participation of clergy and faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian Orthodox Brotherhood and Ukrainian World Coordinating Council. Metropolitan Nestor, bishop of Pereyaslav and Bohuslav, was elected to chair the committee.

The committee has planned the following observances:

establishment of permanent lectures in memory of Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivsky at the Kyivan Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate;
publication of reading materials in memory of Metropolitan Lypkivsky at the Kyivan Theological Academy;
a photo exhibition, titled "Destroyed Churches and Persecuted Leaders of the UAOC" (opening October 10);
a concert of Ukrainian religious music from the period of the rebirth of the Church (October 11);
an academic conference, titled "The Ukrainian Religious and National Struggle and the Creation of the UAOC," (October 11-12) and publication of the papers from the academic conference;
publication of the work by Arsen Zinchenko titled "Vyzvolytysia Viroyu: Mytropolyt Vasyl Lypkivsky, (Freed by Faith: Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivsky);
a commemorative cultural symposium (October 14);
memorial church services in memory of the martyrs of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (October 13-14);
unveiling of memorial plaques in memory of Metropolitan Lypkivsky and the All-Ukrainian Orthodox Sobor of 1921; and
divine liturgy in honor of the 75th anniversary of the All-Ukrainian Orthodox Church Sobor (October 14).

The center of the Kyiv Committee will be the Kyivan Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate. Its address is: Ukraine 252025, Kyiv, 23 Andriyivsky Uzviz, Kyivan Theological Academy, Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the UOAC; telephone/fax (44) 228-86-20.

The U.S.-based Society of Andrew, in order to assist the Kyiv Patriarchate, has formed a subcommittee to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

Members of the subcommittee are: Halyna Hrushetsky, chair; Oleksij Shevchenko, treasurer; Dmytro Hrushetsky, secretary; Taiisa Kolomyiets-Ampulska, technical assistant; Valentyna Rodak and Mykhailo Voskobiynyk, press/information (Ukrainian language); Tamara Kolomyiets-Ampulska and Oryna Hrushetsky-Shiffman, press/information (English language); Aleksandra Diachenko-Kochman and Vasyl Truchly, cultural affairs advisors; Halyna Voskobiynyk, financial advisor; and Mykhailo Herets and Vitaliy Vizer, auditing commission.

The main purpose of the subcommittee is to financially assist the Kyiv committee by collecting the necessary funds to ensure that this important event is commemorated with honor.

Account No. 6141 has been opened at the Ukrainian Orthodox Credit Union in New York for donations made to the committee. All donations are tax-deductible.

For correspondence in the USA: UAOC Commemoration Committee, c/o Halyna Hrushetsky, 2635 Spruce St., River Grove, IL 60171; telephone/fax, (708) 456-4047.

Donations may be sent to: UAOC Commemoration Committee in the U.S.A., c/o Oleksij Shevchenko, 505 Rolling Hills Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807; telephone, (908) 725-5322.