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Seminary Year 2024-2025
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Our Trip to Banff
In early October, we had a chance to visit Canmore and Banff, Alberta due to the kindness of a Seminary benefactor. We spent a day on and atop Sulphur Mountain and in the quaint town of Banff. Majestic experiences of the grandeur of the Lord’s creation makes Psalm 103 come alive! Bless the Lord, O…
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From Heart to Heart: A Letter to Candidates for Priestly Ministry in the Metropolia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the USA
Published by the UGCC Hierarchy of the Philadelphia Metropolia, September 21, 2019 Dear Friends! It is with deep appreciation and respect for you, your calling and your desire to do God’s will that we, the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of America, wish to share with you our thoughts concerning…
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Varenyky and Salmon – at the Cathedral
Смачного! This is our usual greeting after the grace for a meal. The best translation in English is borrowed from the Franch, “Bon appetit!” And it sure was delicious. The Cathedral parish in Edmonton has one of the suppers almost every month. We were able to partake of its goodness on September 6, 2019, and…
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Annual Opening BBQ (2019)
For the last few decades while in Ottawa, Holy Spirit Seminary had offered an annual BBQ for our benefactors and friends. We were able to re-establish this custom in our new home in Edmonton on September 2, 2019. About 65 people were able to share in this afternoon event which ended with a Moleben to…
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Icon Workshop
After our opening retreat, we spent five days with Fr. Bohdan Nahachewsky, a local iconographer and priest of the Eparchy of Edmonton, creating an icon of the Mother of God. For most of us, it was the first time writing an icon. Fr. Bo spent time explaining many technical aspects of iconography as well as…