Youth invitation!
Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak invitation to children, youth and young adults
June 4th (Installation Service) and 8th, 2019
Philadelphia, PA
Axios! Subdeacon Michael Hayes
Axios Michael!
March 7th 2019 Michael + Alessandra Hayes
We, your parish family thank you and Alessandra for your vocation and look forward to celebrating your ordinations.
Mnohaya Lita!
Save The Dates!
Diaconal ordination scheduled to take place at St. Elias on Lazarus Saturday, April 20 with ordination to the priesthood in June. DATE TBD
NFB Film (1942) Ukrainian Winter Holidays
"Our Saint Sophia"- a letter from Patriarch Sviatoslav on the Centenary of the Renewal of Unity
Please take some worthwhile time to read and reflect on this letter from the Patriarch. Click here
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner + Party
Parishioners + Friends. This is a reminder to SIGN-UP (this Sunday- at church or by email) for the Saint Elias Parish VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY on January 27th 5pm. There will be wine tastings, dinner and music. But wait there’s more… Fr. Roman’s (world famous ;-) ) door prizes. If you have volunteered in any way this past year - singing, serving, cooking, baking, hosting coffee hour, dragging branches, cutting trees, pulling weeds, helping with church administration, working at bingo, teaching catechism, organizing an event, Christmas or Easter Bazaar, ironing church linens, servicing maintenance vehicles, leveling cemetery graves, being pall bearer in emergency situations, or any host of other tasks PLEASE - YOU ARE INVITED!
True Light- an exciting new podcast!
An exciting new podcast- absolutely worth your time. Available on iTunes.
True Light
A Podcast By Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies
True Light is the podcast of the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies in the University of Toronto. It is meant to help Christians deepen their faith by exploring the spiritual treasures of the Churches of the East as a form of adult catechesis. Following the seasonal influence of the liturgical calendar, and using as an informal syllabus the Catechism of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church, we will delve into topics such as prayer, holy mysteries, icons, as well as social justice and morality -- seeking to shed new light on our Faith in the Incarnate Christ!
the Church in Ukraine /current events- two explanations
Two interviews on what is happening with our Church in Ukraine. Both are extremely encouraging.
First interview
Bishop Borys (Gudziak), of Paris, in Ukrainian only- click here
and the second Interview
His Beatitude, Sviatoslav, of Kyiv, in both English and Ukrainian here.
This latter interview is rather lengthy, but well worth your attention
Ukraine has waited over 400 years for this….If nothing else, pray that the matter of unification of Churches in Ukraine will continue to proceed peacefully….
Glory to God!
Fr. Roman
