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Current News
 | Ukrainian Genocide-Holodomor 75th Anniversary - 11/17/08 Chicago, IL: His Grace Bishop Daniel Participates in the Solemn March Commemorating the Victims of the Genocidal Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine! |
 | His Grace Bishop Daniel Visits the Flooded Region of Ukraine! - 11/10/08 Over the past few months, the faithful of the UOC of the USA had responded with contributions totaling nearly $20,000 to aid their brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the stricken regions of Ukraine who lost their homes and almost all personal belongings during the flooding. |
 | President of Ukraine Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I - 11/08/08 In Constantinople (Istanbul) President Victor Yushchenko met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. Click here>
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 | 1st International Conference for Pastoral Health Care of the Ecumenical Patriarchate! - 11/08/08 The deliberations of the 1st International Conference for Pastoral Health Care of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which took place in Rhodes, Greece, between the 8th and the 12th of October, have been successfully concluded. Click here>
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 | The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Holds Its 75th Meeting! - 11/08/08 At the meeting the Consultation continued to examine the most recent document of the international Catholic-Orthodox dialogue, "Ecclesiological and Canonical Consequences of the Sacramental Nature of the Church: Ecclesial Communion, Conciliarity and Authority," also known as the Ravenna Document. Click here>
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 | SCOBA Encyclical for IOCC Sunday - 11/08/08 On this Sunday before our national feast of Thanksgiving, we give thanks to our Merciful God for all His blessings, and we take time to remember International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC). |
 | College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2009! - 10/13/08 With the blessing of our Hierarchs, we are pleased to announce the dates for the 2009 College Age Mission Trip to Ukrainian Orphanages. |
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Archived News
Pokrova Sisterhood Feast Day! - 10/13/08 On Sunday, the 12 of October, 2008, the local Ukrainian Orthodox community of St. Andrew Memorial church in South Bound Brook, NJ gathered for its Sunday prayer worship honoring the Pokrova (Protection of the Mother of God) Sisterhood of Memorial Church on the occasion of their Patron Feast. |
Clifton UOL Chapter Hosts Eighth Annual Fundraiser for Orphanages! - 10/14/08 On Saturday, 11 October 2008, the Holy Ascension – Clifton, NJ Chapter of the Ukrainian Orthodox League hosted their eighth annual dinner-dance fundraiser in support of the orphanages in Ukraine sponsored by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA at the Grand Chalet in Wayne, NJ. |
Synaxis of the Heads of Orthodox Churches! - 10/11/08 His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the leaders of the world's Orthodox churches on Friday, October 10, 2008, for the official opening of the Synaxis of the Heads of the Orthodox Churches and Pauline Symposium. |
Orthodox-Catholic Bishops Examine Naming of Bishops, Campus Ministry at Alabama Meeting! - 10/14/08 The naming of bishops and the work of campus ministry led topics at the Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops' 24th meeting in Daphne, near Mobile, Alabama, October 1-3. |
Holodomor Site Approved in Washington, DC! - 10/11/08 The National Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 is pleased to announce the selection of a site for a U.S. memorial to the 10 million victims of the 1932-1933 Ukrainian Genocide “Holodomor”. |
Bishop Daniel Addresses the 61st Annual Ukrainian-American Veterans Convention! - 10/03/08 Ukrainian-American Veterans of the USA gathered over the weekend of September 26-28, 2008 in Somerset, NJ for their Annual National Convention, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the organization. |
President of Ukraine Visits Washington, DC! - 09/29/08 Our Ukrainian Orthodox Church was well represented at the meeting with the President by the numerous members of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Silver Spring, MD, led by His Grace Bishop Daniel. |
President of Ukraine Meets with the Ukrainian Community in NY! - 09/24/08 On September 23, 2008, His Excellency the President of Ukraine, Victor Yushchenko visited the Ukrainian Institute located in upper Manhattan to meet with Ukrainian community members. |
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Addresses European Parliament! - 09/24/08 His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a major address to the Plenary Assembly of the European Parliament during the formal sitting of the assembly in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. |
IOCC Hurricane Appeal! - 09/17/08 UOC of the USA is issuing an emergency appeal for its continuing response with cash funds going towards immediate clean-up and recovery efforts. |
The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) - 09/16/08 College Student Sunday - September 21, 2008! |
Dover, FL! - 09/16/08 Archpastoral Visit to the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God Ukrainian Orhtodox Parish! |
Memory Eternal! - 09/09/08 The entire Consistory staff – including those who work in the offices and those who care for the grounds and buildings of our Metropolia Center compound – were deeply saddened in recent days at learning of the repose of two of our own – Mykola (Nick) Newmerszycki, who died on 29 August and Myroslava (Slava – Helen) Pavlovsky, who died early in the morning of 30 August. |
Extraordinary Sobor of the UOC of Canada! - 09/09/08 His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Grace Bishop Daniel represented our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA at the recent Extraordinary Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. |
Archpastoral Visit! - 09/09/08 His Grace Bishop Daniel Visits St. Mary Parish Community in Jones, OK! |
His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on the Day of the Protection of the Environment! - 08/30/08 Once again, as the ecclesiastical year begins (09/01/2008), we are called to reflect – with renewed spiritual intensity in Christ and especial sensitivity – on the state of our bountiful planet, and to offer particular prayers for the protection of the whole natural world. Read more>
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Mission Trip to Ukrainian Orphanage! - 08/13/08 Celebrating the Life of St. Nicholas with the Children of Puhachiv Orphanage! |
Camping Programs Come to Close! - 08/28/08 Diocesan Church School Camp, Teenage Conference and Mommy & Me/Daddy & Me completed another blessed year of bringing together the youth of the Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church. |
High School Mision Team Returns Home! - 08/26/08 Three teenage high school students took part in a missionary trip to St. John the Compassionate Mission in Toronto, Canada. |
61st Annual UOL Convention! - 08/14/08 |
Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA - 08/08/08 We are hereby asking all our parishes, parish and Central Church organizations, along with the entire membership of our Church, to contribute to a special Ukraine Flood Victim Fund. |
1020 Of Christianity of Kyivan Rus! - 07/27/08 His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew Concludes His Visit to Ukraine! |
Patriarchate of Constantinople - 07/02/08 His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew To Visit Ukraine! |
St. Thomas Chapel Consecrated! - 06/26/08 The weekend of June 21-22, 2008 brought about 400 people to the Camp grounds of All Saints Camp of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA to participate in the consecration of the chapel. |
2008 Mission Team of College Age Students Returns Home! - 06/27/08 The 2008 Mission Team of College Age Students of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA is back in America, safe and sound, after spending two weeks in Ukraine, visiting two orphanages that are sponsored by the Church. |
Kobzarska Sich! - 06/18/08 A summer music experience devoted to learning bandura and Ukrainian choral music.
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Inauguration of St. Paul's Year! - 06/29/08 His Eminence Archbishop Antony and His Grace Bishop Daniel have recently traveled to Constantinople to meet with His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew. |
Opportunities on 2008 OCMC Mission Teams Still Exist! - 07/02/08 Let your love for the Gospel and for others speak and work--share in a journey of faith! |
Teenage Conference - 50! - 06/18/08 During the weekend of July 11-13 Teenage Conference will be hosting a Homecoming Celebration for all alumni. |
IOCC Mobilizes First Responders to Flood Stricken Midwest! - 06/27/08 The worst flooding to hit the Midwest in 15 years has claimed two dozen lives and forced more than 40,000 to evacuate their homes. |
All Saints Camp Chapel! - 05/22/08 It is with much anticipation and joy that we invite and encourage you all to participate in the upcoming celebration of the consecration of our newly constructed wooden Chapel at All Saints Camp and the 30th anniversary of the blessing of the Camp – both of which will take place on the weekend of 21-22 June at the campground complex in Emlenton, PA. |
The International Holodomor Remembrance Flame! - 05/29/08 On Memorial Day, 26 May 2008, Ukrainian Orthodox faithful, Ukrainian Diplomats, local officials and other guests gathered on the grounds of St. Andrew Memorial Church before the monument to Princess Ol’ha, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Baptizer of Ukraine, to begin a program commemorating those ten million lost ones in this 75th anniversary year. |
Famine-Holodomor Torch to Visit Metropolia Center - 05/07/08 Take part in a commemoration of the 10,000,000 people, who perished in the man-made famine of 1932-1933. |
Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday Encyclical - 05/23/08 I was in prison, and you visited me.
St. Matthew 25:36 |
His Grace Bishop Daniel: Axios-Worthy! - 05/11/08 The weekend of May 9-11, 2008 has been described as a weekend of a spiritual joy and renewal not only for over 500 people that gathered at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, OH but for the entire Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, as the hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Church witnessed the consecration of a new bishop of the UOC of the USA in a person of Archimandrite Daniel (Zelinsky). |
Consecration to Episcopacy! - 04/22/08 We are most pleased to announce that the consecration of Bishop-Elect Daniel to the Episcopal Hierarchy of our Holy Church has been scheduled for 9-10 May 2008 in the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Volodymyr, Parma, OH. |
St. Sophia Seminary Library Catalog Online! - 04/23/08 The Library's primary mission is to serve the needs of the Seminary's faculty and students. |
Patriarchal Proclamation for Holy Pascha! - 04/26/08 A sacred Pascha – great and holy – has arisen; and it warms, lights and makes radiant the world. “Now all things are filled with light, both heaven and earth and the nethermost regions of the earth.”
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Patriarchal Epistle for Great Lent! - 03/07/08 During this period of Holy and Great Lent, our Church calls us to repentance. Doubtless, as contemporary man hears this invitation to repentance, he does not feel comfortable, because he has accustomed himself to a certain way of life, and does not wish to question his own rectitude. Calling one’s own rectitude into question produces feelings of insecurity, because the ideological structure within which you have sure and certain refuge is clearly risked.
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Great Lent 2008! - 02/22/08 Our Mother Church realized this and annually sets aside for her children the Great Lent as a time for renewal, a time for resuscitation, a time for resurrecting the beautiful and spotless Chrismated souls who are the “light-bearers of Christ”. |
Remembering the Victims of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933! - 04/01/08 The National Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 is pleased to announce that our official website is up and running!
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High School Mission Trip! - 03/27/08 Our High School Mission Trip to St. John the Compassionate Mission is already almost half way full. Please encourage the youth of your parishes ages 15-18 to consider becoming a part of this trip.
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All Saints Camp Chapel Consecration! - 03/27/08 With the Blessing of the Council of Bishops the consecration of the newly constructed chapel at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania has been selected for June 21 and 22, 2008 on the weekend of the Feast of All Saints.
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Lenten Resources! - 02/22/08 Click here to Begin Your 2008 Great Lent Journey!
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61st UOL Convention - 01/17/08 It is with great enthusiasm that the Senior and Junior UOL Chapters, Parish Council, Sisterhood, Social Club and Parishioners of ST. JOHN the BAPTIST Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Johnson City, NY
Invite you to the 61st UOL Convention! |
The Feast of the Sunday of Orthodoxy! - 03/10/08 We celebrate this day as a day of victory, as a day of triumph for the Orthodox Faith of Christ and restoration of the Sacred Icons to the Churches of the Faithful Christian People. |
Memory Eternal! - 03/13/08 It is with a profound depth of sadness and prayer we inform the clergy and the faithful of our Church about the falling asleep of Mitred Protopriest Ivan Mironko of blessed memory. |
SCOBA: Mission Sunday! - 02/21/08 We greet all of you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Chris as we prepare to embark upon the Great and Holy Fast, which is our common sojourn to the glorious Pascha of the Lord. |
Shooting Tragedy at NIU - 02/15/08 Our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of the victims of the shooting at Northern Illinois University (NIU). |
Help Wanted! - 02/13/08 All Saints Camp is looking for various staff positions for the upcoming 2008 camping season! |
Summer Encampments! - 02/02/08 It is with great joy that we greet you on behalf of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camping Programs. |
Metropolitan Honored! - 02/02/08 Metropolitan Constantine - Receipient of the Ukrainian Government's Award "FOR MERITS!" |
2008 OCMC Mission Teams - 01/08/08 Orthodox Mission Teams are groups of Orthodox Christians who put their Faith in action, bearing witness to the Orthodox Faith all over the world. |
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) - Real Break 2008! - 01/17/08 Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official campus ministry effort under SCOBA. Real Break 2008!
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New Archbishop of Athens and All Greece! - 02/07/08 Metropolitan Ieronymos of Thebes and Livadia was elected by the Holy Synod as the new Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as the Prelate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece.
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From the Office of the Metropolitan! - 01/17/08 We are most pleased to announce that on 9 January 2007, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople accepted the decision of the 18th Regular Sobor of the UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA... |
Memory Eternal! - 02/02/08 South Bound Brook, NJ – Metropolitan Constantine, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, issued the following statement on behalf of the clergy and laity of the UOC of the USA to the Holy Synod, Hierarchs, clergy, monastics and faithful of Athens and all Greece, on the falling asleep of the late Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, the ever-memorable Christodoulos.
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Orthodox Church in Kenya Destroyed! - 01/17/08 Upon his return to Kenya from Egypt, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Kenya was greeted by scenes of widespread destruction and great suffering. |
Share the Light Sunday! - 01/06/08 We, the Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, greet you in this new calendar year with the love and hope that is in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
2008 IOCC Internship Program - 01/08/08 Please note: The deadline for submitting applications for the 2008 IOCC Internship Program is January 31, 2008. Applicants will be notified of IOCC’s decision by April 1, 2008.
Work overseas in the exciting field of humanitarian relief! |
Mission Trips - 12/29/07 It is with great joy and the blessing of our Hierarchs that we are announcing the dates and location of the 2008 High School Mission Trip and the College Age Mission Trip to Ukraine 2008. |
Patriarchal Proclamation - 12/19/07 + BARTHOLOMEW By the grace of God
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome
And Ecumenical Patriarch Beloved brothers and children in the Lord, It is with great joy that our Church calls us to glorify God for His loving and personal presence on earth of Christ in divino-human hypostasis, being one of the three persons of the Holy Trinity.
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Archbishop Vsevolod Reposes in the Lord! - 12/16/07 It is with a profound depth of sadness that we hereby inform you of the repose, on 16 December 2007 in the 80th year of his earthly pilgrimage, of His Eminence Archbishop Vsevolod, Eparch of the Western Eparchy of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Titular Hierarch of Skopelos of the Holy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople...
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90 Years of Ukraine’s Diplomatic Service - 12/29/07 On Friday, Decemeber 21st 2007 representatives of Ukraine’s Diplomatic Corps in the USA, headed by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA Oleh Shamshur gathered in the spiritual center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (South Bound Brook, NJ) in order to observe the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Ukraine’s Diplomatic Service.
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Nativity of our Lord Archpastoral Letter - 12/16/07 A spiritual message to the beloved clergy and faithful entrusted to our spiritual care throughout the world and to our brothers and sisters in the Faith throughout Ukraine as we celebrate Nativity of our Lord and God and Savior – Jesus Christ – 2007 |
7th Annual Prayer Service - 11/21/07 On Tuesday, November 13th, the combined Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) and of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) celebrated the 7th Annual Prayer Service for the United Nations. |
Historic Ground Breaking - 08/06/07
The official ground breaking for the proposed Historical and Educational Complex occurred on Monday, August 6th as nearly 100 participants witnessed the historical occasion on the church grounds adjacent to the Consistory building in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
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IOCC SUNDAY - 11/06/07 International Orthodox Christian Charities Sunday
November 18th, 2007 He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully
2 Corinthians 9:6 To the Most Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics and
The Devout Faithful of the Holy Orthodox Churches in the Americas: |
18th Regular Sobor Resolutions - 10/26/07 UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA
18th Regular Sobor Resolutions The hierarchs clergy and faithful gathered into the 18th Regular Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, meeting at the Metropolia Center in South Bound Brook/Somerset, NJ
from 4-7 October 2007 and having witnessed to the visible grace of God, which notably marks the vitality of the UOC of the USA resolve: |
18th Regular Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA - 10/11/07 One person wrote: “It was the Sobor I have waited for all my life – Christ centered and Spirit filled.” Another wrote: “The Sobor was witness to the presence of the Holy Spirit, vivifying, inspiring, embracing, clarifying, healing…” Still another: “I met so many gifted and devoted people who are ready to offer their services to God through our Holy Church.” Another: “I actually feel that I am now part of a spontaneously created network of faithful people who fully comprehend that they have a ministry to fulfill.” And finally: "The Sobor committee meetings that I attended were so informative and comforting to me and my concerns about lack of leadership in our parishes were, for the most part, dispelled...” |
Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church - 10/22/07
The tenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church met in Ravenna, Italy, a city marked by its historical and artistic monuments many from the Byzantine era. The meeting took place from 8 - 14 October 2007, generously hosted by the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. |
The Second Youth Sobor is Success - 10/12/07 In conjunction with the 18th Regular Sobor of the Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA the 2nd Youth Sobor was held. Eight participants from parishes across the country were in attendance.
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St. Sophia Seminary Begins 32nd Academic Year! - 09/20/07 With complete confidence and faith in Almighty God the Holy Trinity, Giver of all good and perfect gifts, St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary began its thirty-second academic year on Saturday, September 15, 2007.
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Archbishop Vsevolod on the Mend! - 09/26/07
Archbishop Antony traveled to Chicago on 25 September to visit with His Eminence Archbishop Vsevolod, who is presently in hospital suffering from the sudden onset of acute leukemia.
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New Website - 10/01/07
On Monday, October 1st, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America launched its new website. For more information about the new website please contact our webmaster.
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New Publication: The Little Kingdom of God - 07/31/07 The Office of Family and Adult Ministry is pleased to announce the formation of a quarterly publication to help the building up of the family Church. The publication will be called The Little Kingdom of God. The best part of it - the opportunity for the faithful to share their own stories!
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The 60th Annual UOL Convention - 07/29/07 The 60th Annual Convention of the Ukrainian Orthodox League of the USA was held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Coraopolis, PA, just twelve miles from Carnegie, PA. The Senior and Junior UOL Chapters of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hosted this year’s convention.
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Ukrainian American Veterans Select Design for National Monument - 07/11/07 The National Monument Committee of the Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc. has selected a design for a monument honoring all Ukrainian American men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
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