JENKINTOWN, Pa. – On August 14-18, a summer camp for children, “Vacation with God: Our Father,” was held at the Basilian Spirituality Center in Jenkintown, Pa. The camp was organized and sponsored by the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great and the St. Sophia Religious Association of Ukrainian Catholics Inc. Twenty-nine children age 6-12 from various parts of Pennsylvania participated in the event.
The camp’s program was created with the goal of molding the spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people. The children enjoyed catechism classes, songs, dances, crafts, embroidery and games. The program was coordinated by Iryna Ivankovych, executive director of the St. Sophia Religious Association, and conducted by Sister Teodora Kopyn, Sister Olha Mykhayliuk and Sister Vasylia Khvasta, with the help of volunteers Victoria Ygreen, Andrew Perrong and Jenna Violi.
Prayer services were celebrated by the Very Rev. Msgr. Peter Waslo and Rev. Myron Myroniuk. Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka, of Philadelphia, paid a visit to the camp and spent one morning session with the children.
This was the second joint initiative of the Sisters of St. Basil the Great and the St. Sophia Association in the field of spiritual and cultural upbringing of Ukrainian children and youth in the United States.