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- 19 September 2011 06:07
- Solemn closing of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC and celebrations on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Ukrainian immigration in Brazil On Sunday, 11 September 2011, in Curitiba, Brazil, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, presided at the Pontifical Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the solemn closing of the 2011 Synod of Bishops of the UGCC as well as celebrations of the 120th anniversary of Ukrainian immigration in Brazil. With His Beatitude...
- 12 September 2011
  06:28
- Implementation of the catechumenate in the UGCC – the theme of another day of the synodal session The Thursday morning session of the Synod of Bishops was dedicated to the issue of implementation of the catechumenate in the UGCC. According to Bishop Bohdan (Dzyurakh), “catechumenate is a sort of a spiritual endeavor which candidates for Baptism underwent in the first centuries of the Church’s existence in order to become full and lively members of the...
- 09 September 2011
  12:05
- On the third working day the Synod of the Bishops examined the Resolution of the V session of the Patriarchal Sobor. On Wednesday, 7 September, members of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC concluded discussing the main theme of this year’s Synod – “The Strategy of development of the UGCC for the period until 2020”. After that, the Resolution of the V session of the Patriarchal Sobor on religious life, which had been held in Prudentopolis, was examined. Hieromonk Tarsykiy...
- 09 September 2011 11:58
- Working sessions of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC accompanied by a prayer As every year, the work of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC is accompanied by a private and liturgical prayer of all members of the Church. The UGCC faithful from all around the world, as well as religious people in their communities and Bishops are praying for the success of the Synod. Every day the members of the Synod serve a Divine Liturgy in the retreat center...
- 08 September 2011 11:43
- A working group has been created by the Synod of Bishops to implement the Strategy of development of the UGCC As it was reported earlier, the second day of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC dealt with the main theme of this year’s meeting: “The Strategy of Development of the UGCC until 2020”. The presenters on the second working day of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC were Most Rev. Stefan (Soroka) – Metropolitan-Archbishop of Philadelphia and Bishop David (Motiuk) –...
- 07 September 2011 10:56
- UGCC Synod of Bishops begins in Curitiba, Brazil Greek Catholic Church. The opening ceremony was held on 4 September, 2011 at the closing session of the V UGCC Patriarchal Sobor in Prudentopolis where a decree of the Head of the UGCC was read out. The Synod headed by the UGCC Primate, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, is attended by UGCC Bishops from Ukraine and abroad (Western Europe, USA, Canada, Brazil,...
- 07 September 2011 10:49
- Report of His Beatitude Sviatoslav during the Synod of Bishops: “Priority of the Church is to preach the Word of God and provide our faithful with a qualitative pastoral care” On 5 September 2011, in Curitiba, Brazil, began the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. On the first day of a working session of the Synod, Bishop Volodymyr (Kovbych), Eparch of Curitiba, presided at a Divine Liturgy. In his homily, Bishop Volodymyr emphasized the role of religious people in the UGCC from historical and theological...
- 07 September 2011 01:26
- The Synod of Bishops of the UGCC reflects upon the strategy of development of the UGCC until 2020. On the second day of the working session, the members of the Synod of Bishops discussed and made amendments into the project of “The Strategy of Development of the UGCC until 2020” which is the main theme of this year’s Synod. The presenters on the second working day of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC were Most Rev. Stefan (Soroka) – Metropolitan-Archbishop of...
- 07 September 2011 01:24
- UGCC Synod of Bishops begins in Curitiba, Brazil In the city of Curitiba, Brazil, on 5 September 2011, began the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The opening ceremony was held on 4 September, 2011 at the closing session of the V UGCC Patriarchal Sobor in Prudentopolis where a decree of the Head of the UGCC was read out. The Synod headed by the UGCC Primate, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, is...
- 07 September 2011 12:00
- The closing ceremony of the V session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor. On September 4, 2011, the closing ceremony of the V session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor was held. The Head of the UGCC presided at a Divine Liturgy joined by 32 Bishops of the UGCC, numerous clergy, religious people and a large number of the faithful from Prudentopolis and suburban areas. At the end of the Liturgy, a decree of the Head of the UGCC was read out...
- 07 September 2011 11:57
- On the third working day of the V session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor On 3 September 2011, concluded its work the V session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor which was held in Prudentopolis, Brazil. The theme of the third working day was “Formation of religious people”. The central event of the day was a Divine Liturgy presided at by Most Rev. Ihor (Vozniak), Archbishop of Lviv. In the Liturgy also participated His Beatitude...
- 04 September 2011 11:24
- On the second working day of the V session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor On 2 September 2011 the delegates of the V session of the Patriarchal Sobor, which is being held in Prudentopolis, Brazil, reflected on the mission of religious people. The Major Archbishop of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, read out the first presentation of the second working day, “What the Church expects of religious people in modern world”,...
- 04 September 2011 10:29
- On the first working day of the V session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor The first day of the V session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor on religious life, which is being held in Prudentopolis, Brazil, started with Matins celebrated by Rev. Makariy Leniv, OSBM. Afterwards Rev. Taras Barshchevskyi shared his reflections on the Gospel passage on two commandments of love. In his conviction, religious life stems from hearing God’s...
- 04 September 2011 09:35
- UGCC Patriarchal Sobor on religious life started in Prudentopolis, Brazil UGCC representatives from thirty Archeparchies, Eparchies and ecclesial centers in America, Europe, Asia and Australia gathered together in the Brazilian city of Prudentopolis for the V session of the Patriarchal Sobor (Council) on religious life in the UGCC. The official opening of the Sobor took place on 31 August in a parish church of Basilian...
- 31 August 2011 08:32
- V Session of the UGCC Patriarchal Sobor to be held in Brazil The V Session of the Patriarchal Sobor (Council) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will be held in Prudentopolis, Brazil, from 31 August till 4 September. The theme of the Sobor is “Vocation to religious life”. His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), the Head of the UGCC, in an interview to journalists called the Sobor a very important all-church...

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