NEWS of the UGCC news

- 25 December 2010
  11:10
- Spiritual retreat for heads of commissions of the UGCC and employees of patriarchal structures held in Lviv "It is very important to be a Christian. Every member of a church commission, just like any community, should build social relationships based on the foundation and example of good coexistence with the Lord. The relationship, united by the work for the glory of God and the Church, has a Christian dimension and a corresponding spiritual depth," Studite...
- 25 December 2010
  11:04
- Wonderworking icon of Mother of God Lady of Krystynopil honored The wonderworking icon of the Holy Mother of God in St. George Church in the Basilian Monastery in Chervonohrad was honored on December 22. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Bishop Michael (Koltun), eparch of the Sokal-Zhovkva, in concelebration with hieromonks and priests. Afterward, the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated....
- 22 December 2010
  11:00
- Patriarch Lubomyr about the state initiative for uniting the churches: A neighboring country’s successful model will not be effective in our reality "Any model which functions well in a country with a similar mentality will not be effective (but rather may lead to social destabilization in the religious area) if it is transferred to the Ukrainian centuries-old reality," Patriarch Lubomyr, the head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said during the roundtable "The Dialogue Between the Government...
- 22 December 2010
  10:57
- Bank requisites for donations to the construction of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ have been changed Dear Donators! Please note that since December 20 2010 KREDOBANK has changed its banking requisites for transferring funds for the construction of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv.
- 22 December 2010
  10:54
- Kharkiv Governor: Memorial Plaque to Josyf Slipyj in Kharkiv will stay, but with no mention of UPA After the New Year the dismantled memorial plaque to Patriarch Josyf Slipyj of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will return to the former prison in Kharkiv, Governor of Mykhail Dobkin reported today. The plaque is being funded by the Lviv City Council.
- 22 December 2010
  10:53
- His Beatitude Lubomyr: If we believed in St. Nicholas, the world would be a better place "Are you willing to share with people in need, and many of these people not only don’t have bread, but don’t have love, no warmth in their hearts; are we ready to share with other people, are we prepared to do good for them?" His Beatitude Lubomyr asked in a sermon on St. Nicholas Day, in the Church of St. Nicholas of Good in Kyiv. The head of the UGCC, talking about...
- 20 December 2010
  12:11
- Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh advises not commercialize St. Nicholas Day “In the modern consumer’s conscious St. Nicholas has been transformed into Santa Claus, who leads most people not to church but to the supermarket to shop,” Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh, head of Patriarchal Administration, Secretary of Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said in an interview to Day newspaper. According to Bishop...
- 15 December 2010
  09:39
- The UGCC honors the memory of His Beatitude Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky "God's power was revealed in a weakness. After the 43 years in the underground it was not easy to start from the beginning on a desolate land and with wounded souls. Patriarch Myroslav Lubachivsky loved the church and Ukraine. Ten years have passed since his death and we can boldly say that a holy hierarch, humble and the wise, has departed from us. He cherished...
- 15 December 2010
  09:35
- Catechetical Commission of Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the UGCC approves work plan for 2011 The words of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, "The work of a pastor with children is the most real part of pastoral work...without it all other work will bring little good," became the slogan of meeting of the Catechetical Commission of the Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the UGCC. The event was held on December 13, 2010, at the Ukrainian Catholic...
- 15 December 2010
  09:32
- Film about Andrey Sheptytsky to be shown at Days of Ukrainian Cinema in Berlin From December 14 to 18, 2010, in the Ukrainian Film Club in Berlin, the Days of Ukrainian Cinema will be held.
- 14 December 2010
  10:59
- Meeting of the heads of the UOC-KP and the UGCC held On December 9, 2010, Patriarch Lubomyr, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), met with Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP). Also attending the meeting were members of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Council of Churches: Bishop Eustratiy from the Kyivan Patriarchate and mitred archpriest...
- 14 December 2010
  10:57
- Factory of St. Nicholas in Lviv Today at the Lviv Palace of Arts, the Factory of St. Nicholas began to operate as part of the charity event St. Nicholas Will Not Forget You. During the week about 700 students will work in the factory. Despite exams time, the volunteers devote their time to help St. Nicholas visit all the children of Lviv....
- 13 December 2010
  10:26
- Parish in Llavallol, Argentina, celebrates 40th anniversary On December 5, 2010, the Ukrainian Greek Catholics of Llavallol, Argentina, celebrated the 40th anniversary of their parish. Also on this day a new priest, Fr. Taras Havryshko, was appointed.
- 13 December 2010
  10:25
- Head of the UGCC takes part in episcopal ordination of Msgr. John Sobilo Patriarch Lubomyr, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and Bishop Joseph (Milian), Auxiliary Bishop of Kyivan Archeparchy, attended the episcopal ordination of Msgr. Jan Sobilo of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 13 December 2010
  10:24
- Ministry of Education sign agreement with Ukrainian school in Brussels In Kyiv an Agreement of Intent was signed between the International Ukrainian School (IUS) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Prince Yaroslav the Wise Ukrainian School in Brussels of the Brussels UGCC pastoral center.

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