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Seminary Year 2026-2027
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Priestly Ordination of Fr. Tom Hrywna
On Monday, May 25, 2015 at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toronto, Ontario, at the Divine Liturgy on Monday of the Holy Spirit, Bishop Stephen (Chmilar) ordained Ddeacon Tom Hrywna to the Priesthood. Participating in this service was Very Rev. Bohdan Bilinsky (Protosyncellus) and Very Rev. John Tataryn (Pastor), plus many other clergy. Fr.…
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Diaconal Ordination of Tom Hrywna
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toronto, Ontario, at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Lazarus Saturday, Bishop John (Pazak) ordained Subdeacon Tom Hrywna to the Diaconate. Participating in this service was Very Rev. Bohdan Bilinsky (Protosyncellus) and Very Rev. John Tataryn (Pastor), plus many other clergy. Bishop Stephen (Chmilar)…
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Joy of the Gospel
The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew. (Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel) Pictured here are the seminarians preparing for a special…
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Subdicaonal Ordination of Tom Hrywna
On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine in Ottawa, Bishop Stephen ordained seminarian Tom Hrywna to the Subdiaconate at the beginning of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday, October 5, 2014. Bishop Stephen, in his address the evening before at the Gala Banquet held on this auspicious…
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Diaconal Ordination of Gleb Pistruga
Just before the celebration of Great Vespers on Saturday, September 20, 2014, Bishop Ken (New Westminster) ordained Gleb Pistruga to the Minor Orders of Candlebearer, Reader, Cantor, and Subdeacon. On Sunday, September 21, 2014, Subdeacon Gleb was ordained to the Diaconate at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy presided by Bishop Ken. Participating in both services was…
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Opening Days and Retreat
The new formation year for Holy Spirit Seminary began on August 28. After a day of orientation, all the seminarians entered into a spiritual retreat lead by Fr. Doug Lorance, Pastor of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lyndor, PA. Fr. Doug shared many of his experiences as a priest of 28 years. He was…
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Ordination of Fr. Ilie Babota
On August 28, 2014, His Excellency Bishop Paul ordained Ilie Babota to the Holy Priesthood. The ordination took place at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, in Costiui (Rona de sus) Maramures, Romania at the annual pilgrimage for the Feast of the Dormition Feast. Hundreds of people come from different villages…
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The Story of a Seminarian … From a Mom’s Point of View
Here is an interesting blog entry from Catholic Sistas. The link to the full article follows: When I first became a mom, I was not quite 23 years old. I lived 3 hours away from my parents and my friends, and I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t have the internet…
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Diaconal Ordination of Fr. Deacon Michael Bombak
On Saturday, August 9, 2014 at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Michael Bombak was ordained to the Diaconate through the laying-on of hands by Bishop David. In his homily on this most joyous occasion, Bishop David stated: Christ established the diaconate to minister to the Word. The deacon stands among the people…