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News broke just several hours before The Weekly’s deadline on April 22 that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had ordered Russian troops to start returning to their permanent bases, seemingly deescalating a situation that heightened tensions with the West over Moscow’s military buildup near the border with Ukraine, as well as in Russia-occupied Crimea.
Five years ago, on April 26, 2016, Ukraine commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
Sirens were sounded in the early morning hours on April 26 in Ukraine to mark 30 years since the moment that the first explosion blew the roof off the building housing a reactor at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant that sent a cloud of radioactive material high into the air, drifting into Russia and Belarus and across northern Europe.
Easter Pastoral letter from the Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine.
“O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice. Christ is risen, and life reigns. Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave. For Christ, being risen from the dead, is become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. To Him be glory and dominion unto ages of ages. Amen.” (Conclusion of the Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom, read during Paschal Matins.)
The year 2025 will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council, the council of Nicaea (325), which initiated a new chapter in the history of Christianity. On this occasion, the World Council of Churches is planning to organize a World Conference of the Faith and Order Commission in order to celebrate this anniversary and to reflect on the transmission of the apostolic faith today. The purpose of this conference will not be to study the history of the council nor to study its theology, but rather to reflect on what “visible unity” means today to different Christian Churches and how Christians can collectively promote, preach and live the apostolic faith today in the context of so many contemporary challenges, such as secularization and religious pluralism.
The following commentary is signed by the authors at the conclusion of this piece.
For public health and medical professionals, there is nothing more frustrating than knowing that members of our own community will fall victim to a deadly disease for which a vaccine is readily available. Using 21st century technology, we’ve developed life-saving vaccines against the COVID-19 virus – vaccines that have been proven to be both safe and effective in preventing or limiting the impact of this disease.
PHILADELPHIA – Year 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to Ukraine. To commemorate the event, a symposium titled “St. John Paul II and Ukrainians” was held on April 17 in Philadelphia. The event was organized by the St. Sophia Religious Association of Ukrainian Catholics, Inc., the Basilian Spirituality Center and Sisters of St. Basil the Great, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union. Students of the Ukrainian Heritage School participated in the event via Zoom.
TORONTO – Dzherelo Children’s Rehab Center in Lviv is growing by offering new, smaller branches. No longer are all programs being delivered from the one center on Chervonoyi Kalyny Avenue. Dzherelo continues to expand and develop with smaller compact settings, and a new sixth satellite branch will offer improved programming to Lviv’s children with special needs.
For over 25 years, Dzherelo Children’s Rehabilitation Center has been operating as an independent facility in Lviv, focusing on the consultation, rehabilitation treatment, education and counselling of both children with special needs and their families.
JENKINTOWN, Pa. – Students of St. Basil Academy in Jenkintown, Pa., participated in a virtual poetry recital contest honoring Ukrainian poetess Natalka Bilotserkivets on April 13. The competition was organized by the Josyf Slipyj Research Center under the aegis of St. Sophia Religious Association of Ukrainian Catholics, Inc.
Anastasiya Bloshchynska (grade 12) won the competition, while Madeline Zetick (grade 12) took second place and Natalie Hrytsay (grade 11) won third place.
PHILADELPHIA – St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Philadelphia announces a “Jackets for Children” drive that aims to collect more than 500 new winter jackets for boys and girls ages 2-8 to send to children in Ukraine.
Donations began to be collected in March, and the collection period ends in May. The jackets will be shipped in July. Readers are also invited to donate funds so jackets can be purchased on your behalf or to offset the cost of shipping.
FENCING
Ukraine’s cadets and juniors win bronze
Ukraine’s junior women’s foil team (Kateryna Budenko, Kristina Petrova, Alina Poloziuk and Olga Sopit) won bronze at the 2021 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships on April 3-11 in Cairo. The women’s team lost the semifinal against Russia 37-45. Anastasiia Zelentsova tied with Kim So-hui of South Korea for bronze in the junior women’s individual épée event, and Valeriia Prochenko tied for bronze with Dariya Drozd of Russia in the junior women’s individual saber event. Zelentsova lost 11-15 against Jessica Lin of the U.S.A. in the semifinal, and Prochenko lost 13-15 in the semifinal against Hayoung Jeon of South Korea.