Monday, April 10 Great and Holy Monday
07:00 Bridegroom Matins
15:30 Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Tuesday, April 11 Great and Holy Tuesday
07:00 Bridegroom Matins
15:30 Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Wednesday, April 12 Great and Holy Wednesday
07:00 Bridegroom Matins
17:30 Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with Holy Anointing of the Sick (Shrine)
Thursday, April 13 Great and Holy Thursday
07:00 Matins for Great and Holy Thursday
17:00 Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Shrine)
Friday, April 14 Great and Holy Friday
08:00 Matins for Great and Holy Friday (12 Gospels)
15:00 Vespers on Great and Holy Friday (Holy Shroud)
Saturday, April 15 Great and Holy Saturday
08:00 Matins for Great and Holy Saturday (Jerusalem Matins)
16:30 Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Shrine)
Sunday, April 16 PASCHA
05:30 Nadhrobne
06:00 Paschal Matins, Divine Liturgy, Blessing of the Paschal Foods
Fr. Warren Dungen was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on July 20, 2017, the feast of the Holy Prophet Elias, by Bishop Bryan Bayda, CSsR, Eparch of Saskatoon. The ordination took place at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Saskatoon at the festal Divine Liturgy. Fr. Warren was ordained to the Diaconate earlier in 2017 in Ottawa.
Fr. Warren is married to his wife, Lori-Lou (20 years), and they have 4 sons: Peter, Andrew, James, and John. He comes from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where he served as Director of Youth Ministry for 11 years at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert. He also held a similar role, as Director of Youth Ministry for the Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, and the Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, with over 20 years of youth ministry experience. Fr. Warren received additional theological formation at Seminary of Christ the King in Mission, British Columbia. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia University of Edmonton and recently completed his Masters of Divinity degree in Eastern Christian Studies from Saint Paul University / Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute (MASI). Fr. Warren is assigned to pastoral ministry in Kamsack and area.
Post cover photo by Teresa Bodnar Hiebert. All other photos courtesy of Chelsey Dawn Photography.
Four of our seminarians are enrolled in philosophical studies at the Dominican University College in Ottawa. On September 6, Archbishop Terrence Prendergast celebrated the Latin Opening Mass at the College with the students and staff, and the entire Dominican community. We had a chance to quickly meet His Grace and Fr. Maxime Allard, OP after the celebration just before a wonderful BBQ. (Photo credit: Jay Korban)
In our efforts to instill within ourselves the various aspects of the UGCC Vibrant Parishes initiative, the seminarians and formation staff assists one each month at Shepherds of Good Hope. We join with the volunteers from St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine under the leadership and energy of Larisa Galadza, our instructor for music and cantoring.
Shepherds of Good Hope is one of the largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to the needs of homeless and vulnerably-housed in the city of Ottawa. They provide around-the-clock, comprehensive services to both women and men, most of whom live with addictions, mental health challenges and trauma. From a 254 bed shelter, to their 5 supportive living residences across the City of Ottawa, over 450 men and women sleep in their facilities each night. By offering innovative programs and services in a non-judgmental environment, Shepherds of Good Hope is creating a community for all through acceptance, compassion and care.
(front row, l-r) Bishop Bryan Bayda (Saskatoon), Bishop David Motiuk (Edmonton), Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak (Winnipeg), Bishop Ken Nowakowski (New Westminister) (back row, l-r) Fr. Michael Winn (Rector), Alex Pankiw (Winnipeg), Roman Kobyletskyy (Edmonton), Jay Korban (Winnipeg). Ivan Simko (Saskatoon), Andriy Andriyeshyn (Winnipeg), Matthew Lashyn (Saskatoon), Fr. Andrij Onuferko (Spiritual Director). Photo credit: Jay Korban.
Pastoral Letter of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada Announcing
THE RELOCATION OF HOLY SPIRIT UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC SEMINARY
To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters,
Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada:
(The Lord said to Joshua)
I command you: be firm and steadfast!
Do not fear nor be dismayed,
for the Lord, your God, is with you wherever you go! [Book of Joshua 1:1,9]
Dearly Beloved in Christ!
With the above words of Sacred Scripture in our minds we address you concerning a change in location of Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, which, since its creation in 1980, has been located in Ottawa ON.
When the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies announced several years ago its plan to relocate to the University of Saint Michael College in the University of Toronto, the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada, who constitute the Seminary Board of Directors, began a process of discernment, together with the Seminary Rector, regarding the implications for the Seminary.
The first question centered on the academic formation of our seminarians which until recently had been ensured through the theology programs at Ottawa’s Saint Paul University and the Eastern theological programs provided by the Sheptytsky Institute affiliated with St. Paul University. Enquiries were made regarding the Sheptytsky Institute’s new academic arrangements with St. Michael’s College in Toronto. Information was also received regarding programs offered at Ottawa’s St. Paul University, now without the participation of the Sheptytsky Institute.
Discussions were also held with other academic centers, including those available at several institutions in Edmonton AB.
The second question centered on a physical home for the Seminary. The present building in Ottawa could still be used if the Seminary remained in Ottawa, but as an older building it has been subject to ever increasing repairs over the years. Much time was spent visiting possible locations in the Toronto area. There the difficulty was finding a building suitable for the Seminary needs, within a reasonable travel distance to St. Michael’s College and at a feasible price. The cost was clearly of concern even when considering the sale of the Ottawa location.
A third option arose when the Basilian Fathers vacated their House of Studies in Edmonton, with the possibility of a lease or purchase agreement with the Seminary.
Invoking the divine help of the Holy Spirit, the patron of the Seminary, the bishops conducted much prayer and reflection in order to come to a decision, fully aware of the stages of formation of the present seminarians and the good will of many organizations and individuals desirous for the best outcome for the Seminary. The bishops have also been sensitive to the concerns of the faithful of each eparchy who provide the funding essential to the running and maintenance of the Seminary, notwithstanding the decline in parish memberships and slow depletion of available finances.
With all this in mind, the bishops, as the Seminary Board of Directors, have decided to enter into a lease agreement with the Basilian Fathers (Order of St. Basil the Great) for their House of Studies in Edmonton AB, which will provide space suitable for the Seminary, including chapel, kitchen and dining room, library and study rooms, and rooms for the seminarians and staff.
Seminarians will pursue a Master of Divinity program at Newman Theological College. In addition, internet and online educational opportunities are also available to our seminarians, in particular with the Sheptytsky Institute, providing ever increasing dimensions to seminary formation.
In Sacred Scripture, we find various examples of journeys undertaken by the people of God in response to the call of the Lord, be it Abraham and Moses in the Old Testament, or the Holy Family in the New Testament. So too, Holy Spirit Seminary will now undertake a new direction in its pilgrim journey as a sacred institution, which we discern to be the call of the Lord not only to the staff and seminarians, but also to the clergy and faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada. And so, with the prayer from the Divine Liturgy we pray: “Let us go forth in peace. In the name of the Lord!”
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
+ Lawrence Huculak, OSBM, Metropolitan Archbishop of Winnipeg
+ David Motiuk, Eparchial Bishop of Edmonton
+ Stephen Chmilar, Eparchial Bishop of Toronto
+ Ken Nowakowski, Eparchial Bishop of New Westminster
+ Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R., Eparchial Bishop of Saskatoon
2/14 February, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Saturday, March 24 Lazarus Saturday
08:00 Divine Liturgy
Sunday, March 25 Palm (Flowery) Sunday & Annunciation
08:30 Great Matins
Monday, March 26 Great and Holy Monday
06:30 Bridegroom Matins
Tuesday, March 27 Great and Holy Tuesday
06:30 Bridegroom Matins
Wednesday, March 28 Great and Holy Wednesday
06:30 Bridegroom Matins
17:30 Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with Holy Anointing of the Sick (Shrine)
Thursday, March 29 Great and Holy Thursday
08:00 Matins for Great and Holy Thursday
17:00 Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Shrine)
Friday, March 30 Great and Holy Friday
08:00 Matins for Great and Holy Friday (12 Gospels)
15:00 Vespers on Great and Holy Friday (Holy Shroud)
Saturday, March 31 Great and Holy Saturday
08:00 Matins for Great and Holy Saturday (Jerusalem Matins)
16:30 Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Shrine)
Sunday, April 1 PASCHA
05:30 Nadhrobne
06:00 Paschal Matins, Divine Liturgy, Blessing of the Paschal Foods
The Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada recently appointe Fr. Mihajlo Planchak of Edmonton as the new Spiritual Director for Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary.
Fr. Mihajlo was ordained to the priesthood in 1979 after completing theology studies in Zagreb, Croatia. For 10 years he served as pastor in Devetina, Bosnia and Hercegovina before moving with his wife Helena and children to Edmonton, Canada. Since 1989, Fr. Mihajlo has served the following parishes: Carvel and district. Camrose and district, St. Josaphat Cathedral for 10 years as rector, St. Vladimir parish, Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish and Holy Eucharist parish. He has growing family of three happily married children and seven grandchildren. Fr. Mihajlo has a wealth of experience with Lenten Missions having led missions for faithful in Canada, the United States of America, and Ukraine. He has worked extensively with children and youth of various age groups. He also works with seniors in several old age homes. Currently, he is serving at Holy Eucharist parish as a pastor, is member of Edmonton Eparchy Presbyteral Council, and serves on the board of directors for St. Michael’s Health Group in Edmonton.
Michael Hayes was ordained to the Subdiaconate by Bishop Stephen (Chmilar) of Toronto on March 7, 2019 at Holy Protection Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mississauga, Ontario. He will be ordained to the Diaconate on April 20, 2019 at St. Elias Church in Brampton, Ontario.
On Friday, March 15, 2019, Brad Eleniak, the manager and one of the funeral directors at Park Memorial Funeral Home in Edmonton, gave us an extended tour of the facility and an excellent presentation of their services. This visit was part of our formation program for our seminarians, this term specifically dealing with dying, death, and funerals. Pictured above are Kirstie Smolyk (owner) and Brad Eleniak with our formation team and seminarians. We thank Park Memorial for the visit and gracious hospitality.
All are invited to Agape Vespers on Pascha (April 21) at 4:00 pm at Holy Spirit Seminary. Afterwards, a small but sumptuous Paschal meal will be available. Please RSVP via Eventbrite. Free.
Fr. Michael and Presbytera Alessandra Hayes with Bishop Stephen after the ordination on June 29, 2019.
Fr. Michael Hayes was ordained to the Priesthood by Bishop Stephen (Chmilar) of Toronto on June 29, 2019 at Holy Protection Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mississauga, Ontario. A reception was held afterwards at St. Elias Church in Brampton, Ontario. He will soon start to serve Kenora and area in northern Ontario. Axios! Axios! Axios! (Photos: Jan Ladwig)
The opening of the 2019-2020 Seminary year on August 22, 2019 started with the celebration of Vespers. Pictured above are: Alex Pankiw, Matthew Lashyn, Ivan Simko, Bishop Bryan Bayda, Fr. Michael Winn, Bishop David Motiuk, Orion Wiebe, Julian Savaryn, Jonathan Lashyn, Ivas Babick.
Fr. Gregory Hrynkiw, a priest-monk in the Eparchy of Saskatoon, lead our opening retreat August 23-25, 2019. Pictured are Alex Pankiw, Ivan Simko, Matthew Lashyn, Jonathan Lashyn, Fr. Gregory Hrynkiw, Orion Wiebe, Ivas Babick, Julian Savaryn.
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 its theology and spirituality.
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 the Holy Spirit.
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 then we got up and helped served the countless numbers of people that evening. Absolutely wonderful!
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 our Church’s future and your ministry. We need your help. You are a precious gift. We are grateful for your willingness to serve our faithful in America. With this letter of appeal, we would like to present our Church in the US to you, identify some areas in need of help, and outline the spiritual and pastoral expectations of candidates for the priesthood.
The Metropolia of Philadelphia — which includes the archeparchy of the same name and three eparchies: Stamford, St. Nicholas in Chicago, and St. Josaphat in Parma, the ministry of which the Church has entrusted to us — will need a substantial replenishment of its clergy over the coming years. Thus, the Philadelphia Archeparchy will require about 15 new priests over the next five years to serve its faithful adequately and respond to their needs. Each eparchy, of course, has its own pastoral needs, which are enormous. We are called to reach out not only to the descendants of the first Ukrainian settlers in the United States and children of different historical migration waves, or hundreds of thousands of new migrants from Ukraine but also to millions of Americans who do not know God. Therefore, the metropolia and its leaders are searching for dedicated and zealous seminarians to serve as deacons and priests, especially those who are young and vigorous.
Our search, in the first instance, is not about quantity, but quality. We are not looking for workers to simply accomplish a task or fulfil a plan, but for true missionaries and pastors who will care for the faithful with a willingness even to sacrifice their lives for them, from love of God and neighbour.
Of course, our top priority is to foster vocations to the priesthood and other ministries among candidates from the territory of the metropolia, but we also hope for help and support from other countries, including Ukraine. It will be important to engage the laity — men and women, in particular, youth — in our ministry. This is our future. But the issue of lay leadership is so important that we want to address it in a separate pastoral letter.
Pastoral ministry in the West, particularly in the United States of America, is complex and demanding. It is not for everyone. In different ways, of course, this is true of Ukraine and all other countries as well.
Let us, however, focus here on the immediate challenges in America. We have many parishes, a great and long history, and a distinct identity. Parishes are centres of faith and have also traditionally fostered education, cultural activities, and social service. We need the help of faith-filled, zealous, kind, tireless priests who are willing to preserve and develop these past achievements. But we also need to transcend our traditional settings, especially purely ethnic ones. This is not easy, but at the same time, it is an opportunity to reveal God’s gifts: spiritual talents, missionary passion, and organizational abilities.
The challenges for today’s Catholic pastor are many: progressive secularization; wholesale commercialization that reduces everything to the material and monetary, and makes it ever more difficult to understand symbols and anything transcendental; extreme sensuality and dependence on constant hyperstimulation, in particular regarding communication and information; radical individualism that often leads to alienation or loneliness; subjectivism and deconstruction that undermine for many the very existence of truth; absence of a shared anthropology (who is a person, man, woman, spouse? who has authority over human life and death? what is marriage? etc.); prejudice against the Church and clergy, exacerbated by the undeniable abuse crisis; doubt regarding the basic tenets of the Christian faith; the departure of the faithful, especially the youth, from the Church; a drastic reduction in finances. In the future, one cannot rule out the possibility of direct persecution of the Church, as has been seen repeatedly in modern history—in France during the Revolution, in Mexico and Spain, in Germany and much of Europe under the Nazis, in Ukraine under Soviet rule and, indeed, in all communist countries between Albania and Estonia, China and Vietnam, as well as in Muslim countries and elsewhere.
The dispersion and great distances separating our faithful, the specific and diverse needs of different waves of migration, require selfless labour, mobility, and ingenuity. As bishops looking for dedicated, self-sacrificing, talented and charismatic ministers, we can with frankness promise our future associates sweat, tears and maybe blood. We mean this seriously…
At the same time, on behalf of ourselves and your brother priests, we want to confirm that we are ready to give our candidates full support and assistance in bearing the crosses they will surely encounter in priestly service. We do not have ready, programmed answers about our ministry. We will seek them in the Lord together, in Christian friendship, brotherhood, common prayer, and inspired work. We will serve where there is the greatest need. Together we will share joys and sorrows, the bread and the cup. May the experience, endurance, faithfulness, and spiritual victory of our Fathers and Mothers in the Faith, our Church in the catacombs, inspire us.
We do not want to begin our relationship with you with empty promises. Assurances require modesty and an appreciation of human limitations but carry with them responsibility and accountability, toward which we will most certainly strive.
The situation we face is complex and sometimes appears gloomy. But even if through tears, we will laugh. To be able to laugh — and in particular, to laugh at oneself — is a condition for joining the American team of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. The contemporary person hopes for a pastor who radiates peace and joy, who is not afraid of the modern world, but goes forth to meet it with God in his heart and a smile on his face. This requires (self-) discipline and tenderness, firmness coupled with empathy. Above all, we should listen to one another, particularly to the faithful.
Our Church needs apostles — unwavering in faith like Peter, tireless in missionary zeal like Paul, loving and otherworldly like John. There is much work, and the workers are few (Matt 9:37; Lk 10:2). The focus and format of ministry will be found for everyone who is committed and gives himself fully.
For us, the model of the pastor is the blessed priest-martyr Omelian Kovch, the patron of priests of our Ukrainian Church. Anyone who is considering ministry in our metropolia — and even those who are not —should read his book, Why Our Own Flee from Us? and learn to apply in a creative way his pastoral insights and proposals.
We need holy priests! “For it is written, “Be holy because I [am] holy” (1 Pt. 1:16)
The Philadelphia Metropolia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church is socially complex: fluctuating waves of emigration, attachment to divergent calendars, differences in language use, and — in the not so distant past — political factionalism. Our faithful still manifest scars of the historical divisions and traumas of the Ukrainian people, who have endured more than one wave of persecution and genocide. The wounds still need to be healed.
Community divisions have disaffected many of our youth. In each of the last two generations, we have lost approximately 80% of the faithful. While there were 250,000 or more regular parishioners in the 1960s, today there maybe 25,000. Our currently adult generations matured during times of tumultuous cultural and ideological upheavals. Having endured repeated, often contrived, conflicts, we must help rebuild trust in the Church, one person at a time. We need pastors who are ready to heal, inspire, and rejuvenate, who, through their sermons and example, will give clear guidance to the conflicted postmodern person and will proclaim “the message of reconciliation” (2 Cor 5:19). Candidates should be understanding of different social and cultural circumstances and groups, and be able to unite them under the omophorion of the Mother Church, without excluding anyone, but reaching out to all people of good will.
The Metropolia of Philadelphia develops its ministry in accordance with the pastoral plan of the entire Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The priorities are the Word of God, evangelization, and catechization. This ministry should be founded on deep personal prayer and a rich, aesthetically satisfying liturgical life that leads people to an encounter with God. Uplifting chant, inspiring iconography, a prayerful pilgrimage through the wilds of life. Attention to the marginalized, the sick, the poor, the disabled. Internal harmony, unity, responsible stewardship over material goods. We are called to manage wisely all natural resources, and to respect all God’s creation. “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace” (1 Pt 4:10)
Our metropolia strives for theological and intellectual development, true missionary zeal, authentic ecumenical openness, and, in particular, the engagement of young people of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian origin. The youth today expect professionalism and creativity from the pastor and the ability to address — persuasively but serenely — deep and difficult questions of the present day. It is of utmost importance that we work ceaselessly to find a common language, a clear, mutually intelligible vocabulary. We need practical thinkers, creative strategists, aesthetic communicators who can share the poetry of the spiritual life and its drama, and do so with humour.
The Lord calls us not to be indifferent to the pain of a migrant separated from his family; the uncertain quests of adolescents who feel unheard by their parents; the unhappiness of spouses beset by marital discord; the tribulations of the childless, the homeless, the addicted, the depressed, those without hope. At the same time, we want to help those among us who are successful, enterprising, affluent — Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians alike — to discover through our Church the depths of happiness in Christ. Following the example of Jesus, we should be all things to all people.
Answering the appeal of Pope Francis, we should and will go outside the gates of our church buildings. A shepherd should follow the scent of his sheep, even those who are now outside the fold. Millions of people on the territory of our metropolia are unchurched, do not know God, do not enjoy the support of a community. Should we consider them “not ours”? All people are God’s children!
Like sport, service must be team-based “for we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus” (2 Cor 4:5) Therefore, the desire and ability to communicate, and openness to others, are essential qualifications for candidates. It is important that there be solidarity and friendship in the presbyterate. We must constantly work at this.
Comprehensive cooperation with laypeople is a prerequisite for church life in the twenty-first century. Our metropolia will foster synodality, a theology of encounter, consensus building, subsidiarity. It will apply the basic tenets of Catholic social doctrine.
We look forward to the candidates’ initiatives, their willingness to respond to spiritual, psychological, and practical challenges in a mature, fulfilling, and completely transparent way.
Candidates should work in harmony with the bishops, foster cooperation and brotherly relationships with other priests, and engage with the faithful, avoiding clericalism.
It is difficult to exaggerate the need for multilingualism in our future. Candidates from Ukraine must already have proficiency in English, or at least be ready to master and perfect the language quickly. Candidates from the USA and other countries should be ready and open to study the Ukrainian language and history of the founders of the parishes where they are to serve. Ministry in the metropolia must be at least bilingual, so good oral and written skills in Ukrainian and English are a requirement. It is also useful to know other languages — Spanish, Russian, Polish, Italian, Portuguese.
Candidates from other eparchies will be considered only upon recommendation of their bishop. If you are reading this and currently not a member of the Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Church, please note: applying for service in our metropolia is not and cannot be an escape from problems encountered in other Churches — whether Roman Catholic or Orthodox, or one of the other Eastern Catholic Churches. The metropolia is equally open to the service of both celibate clergy and married priests with families. Each case will be treated individually.
In view of everything said above, those wishing acceptance in order to improve their material status, need not apply. We also ask that those with personal or family motivations — rather than the priority of evangelization — refrain from applying for service in our Church in the USA. A commitment to serve in our Church must be a commitment for the long haul. It is not for those who are quickly discouraged or disillusioned. True service to the flock entrusted to a pastor requires dedication and endurance — and understanding the realities of the community you serve, in all their unvarnished truth.
A healthy lifestyle and physical fitness are also useful qualities …
Because…
It will be difficult!
However, if pastors are fully committed to the ministry, are ready to pray earnestly, work intensely and creatively, and willing to go beyond their comfort zone, we can achieve many things together, with God’s blessing.
A future good priest is for us worth his weight in gold, a special spiritual treasure. This is first and foremost a person, a Christian, whom the Lord has called for special ministry in His vineyard. It is our privilege to appeal to you. We are already praying for you, dear candidates. Pray for us as well.
May the blessing of the Lord be upon you!
Your brothers,
+Borys, Metropolitan of Philadelphia +Paul, Bishop of Stamford +John, Auxiliary Bishop of the Philadelphia Archeparchy +Bohdan, Bishop of St. Josaphat Eparchy in Parma +Andriy, Auxiliary Bishop of the Philadelphia Archeparchy +Benedict, Bishop of St. Nicholas Eparchy in Chicago
Four of our seminarians are enrolled in philosophical studies at the Dominican University College in Ottawa. On September 6, Archbishop Terrence Prendergast celebrated the Latin Opening Mass at the College with the students and staff, and the entire Dominican community. We had a chance to quickly meet His Grace and Fr. Maxime Allard, OP after the celebration just before a wonderful BBQ. (Photo credit: Jay Korban)
