PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/17/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, May 17

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. is holding a lecture by Dr. Ruzena Shyshkova, member of the Czech Academy of Sciences, on the topic "The Slavic Institute in Prague and Ukrainian Dialectology." Prof. George Y. Shevelov, professor emeritus, Columbia University, will deliver introductory remarks. There will also be a presentation of the book "Rozpovidi z Pidkarpatiia," a joint publication of the Slavic Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the Institute of the Ukrainian Language at the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. The lecture and book launch will be held at the academy's building, 206 W. 100th St., at 2 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 19-June 25

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor Junior College is holding a course titled "Conversational Ukrainian," which will be taught by Natalie Garrity, former director of a foreign language program in Lviv. Fee: $110. To register and for additional information call (215) 884-2218.

Thursday, May 21

MONTREAL: The Montreal Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress is holding a lecture and slide presentation by Prof. Roman Serbyn, department of history, Université de Quebec à Montreal, on the topic "The Three Man-made Famines in Soviet Ukraine." The presentation will be held at The Patriarch Josyf Slipyi Ukrainian Museum and Archives, 6175 10th Ave., Rosemount, at 7 p.m. The presentation is part of a series of Montreal community events commemorating the 65th anniversary of the 1933 famine-genocide in Soviet Ukraine.

Saturday-Sunday, May 30-31

EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian Patriarchal World Federation (UPWF) and the Ukrainian Patriarchal Society in the U.S.A. are sponsoring a conference titled "The Role of the Laity in the Church." The conference will be held at the Ramada Hotel, Route 10, on May 30 at 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; followed by a convention for delegates and guests on May 31. Among featured speakers and topics at the conference are: Mikhail Kosiv, Lviv, Ukraine, "The Lay Movement in Ukraine, Today and Tomorrow"; Myroslaw Marynovych, Drohobych, Ukraine, "The Laity in Post-Communist Ukraine"; Dr. Andrew Sorokowski, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, "Lay Movements Before and After Vatican Council II"; Dr. Leonid Rudnytzky, LaSalle University, "Working Together with the Clergy"; Mykola Haliv, president, Shevchenko Scientific Society, New York, "The History of the Lay Movement in the Diaspora"; the Rev. Ivan Krotec, pastor, Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Church, Chicago, "The Experience of Lay Participation in the Parish"; Lesia Shzcur, London, Ontario, "The New Lay Person in Our Church"; Wasyl Kolodchin, president, UPWF, Detroit, "The Laity Movement in the Diaspora: Plans and Perspectives." The presentations will be followed by a discussion period. The objective of the conference is to raise awareness of the role of all faithful in the life of the Church. The topics and discussions will be used in preparation for the Patriarchal Sobor of the Ukrainian Catholic Church to be held this August in Lviv. For additional information regarding the conference and convention call Alexander Pryshlak, (860) 563-2717.

Saturday, May 30

DETROIT: Metropolitan Detroit's Committee in Support of Ukraine's Musical Heritage presents the Livonia Symphony Orchestra, Volodymyr Schesiuk, music director and conductor, in the final concert of the season featuring performances by Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano; Christina Lypecky, mezzo-soprano and Jerome Cisaruk, baritone, with Marko Farion, narrator in a program of works by Tchaikovsky, Kozarenko, Skoryk, Hulak-Artemovsky and Kolodub. The concert will be held in Livonia, Mich., in the James P. Carli Auditorium, Churchill High School, Newburgh Road, at 7:30 p.m. General admission: $12.50; sponsorship tickets: $25. For more information call (248) 656-0306.