BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@uccn.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T130000 DTSTAMP:20230321T043108Z URL:https://www.uccn.org/event/lenten-service-for-ukraine-praying-for-peac e/ SUMMARY:Lenten Service for Ukraine: Praying for Peace DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nAn Anniversary: One year ago\, in February Russia invad ed\; in March we saw what the invasion was.\nSTAND in solidarity\,\nHOPE i n God’s faithfulness\,\nPRAY for Ukraine.\nOrder of Service:\n-Welcome a nd Letters from Bishop Paul of Stamford\, Metropolitan Methodios\n-Ukraini an Moleben Service\, (Archbishop Gudziak and Cardinal Sean Presiding. Arch bishop Gudziak Preaching the Homily)\n-Cardinal Sean – Remarks\n-Blessin g/Dismissal\n-Reception with Refreshments hosted by the Ukrainian Parish o f Christ the King\nConfirmed: photo exhibit by Ukrainian Cultural Center o f New England.\nDonations may be given toward Rebuilding Churches in Ukrai ne. So far\, 494 churches have been destroyed or damaged (source: World Co uncil of Churches).\nWhy\nTo pray and show solidarity with the people of U kraine in a time of historic witness to the Gospel\, to Good\, to Humanity .\n-Lent is a time of Solidarity with the suffering.\n-Hope comes from fai th and steadfastness: The Feast of the Annunciation is March 25\, signifyi ng how God remembers us\, We respond in faith like Mary\, and Christ comes to be with us.\n-Remembering (The Ongoing Attack)\nIn February Russia inv aded\; In March we saw what the invasion was:\nMarch 1: Babyn Yar Memorial Center Bombing\nMarch 2: Fall of Kherson city\nMarch 4: Russian attack co nvoy only 15 miles from Kyiv\nMarch 9: Maternity Hospital Bombing\nMarch 1 6: Theater of 1000 civilians marked “Children” Bombed\nMarch 19: Mariu pol Art School with 400 civilians Bombed\nMarch 20: Shopping Center in Pod ilskyi Bombed\, Battle of Kiev climax- Makariv\, Bucha\, Irpin\, Bilohorod ka\nMarch 26: Lviv Bombed\nMarch 28: Forced Deportation of Children Announ ced\nAbout The Ukrainian Catholic Church https://ugcc.ua/en/\nThe Ukrainia n Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church in the world\, wi th over 4 million members. Their spiritual heritage stretches more than a thousand years in the Ukrainian culture to the Baptism of Kyivan Rus in 98 8 A.D. in the Dnipro River under St. Volodomyr the Great.\nAbout The Ukrai nian Catholics in America https://ukrarcheparchy.us/\n150\,000 Ukrainian C atholics live in North America. They have 3 diocese or eparchies and one a rcheparchy. Archbishop Borys serves as the Metropolitan for the Ukrainian Catholics in the US. After the fall of the U.S.S.R.\, Archbishop Gudziak h elped to build the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv and serves as its president. The Ukrainian Catholic parish in Boston is in the jurisdiction of Bishop Paul Chomnycky\, O.S.B.M.\, Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Stamfo rd\, CT.\nAbout The Ukrainian Catholics in Boston http://www.christ-the-ki ng-ucc.org/ukrainians_in_boston.php\nUkrainian Catholics have been worship ing in their tradition in Boston since at least 1895. The parish of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church today is home to a large number of rec ent emigres from the fall of the Soviet Union. Very Rev. Archpriest Yarosl av Nalysnyk is a medical physician\, with a doctorate in ministry. He trai ned in the military medical academy in the former Soviet Union and was ord ained in the underground Ukrainian Catholic Church enduring Soviet persecu tion in Lviv. Ukrainian Catholics keep close ecumenical ties with the Ukra inian Orthodox in the neighboring parish of St. Andrew led by Fr. Roman Ta rnavsky.\nAbout Ukrainian Catholics in Boston and the War.\nChrist the Kin g Parish adopted this credo at the beginning of the invasion: Faith\, Trut h\, Action\, Justice\, Love\, and Compassion. This helped the parish to be concrete in their response to the devastation of the war. Christ the King Parish sent to Ukraine more than $300\,000 in humanitarian support. Bosto n’s Ukrainians wish to express sincere gratitude to all people of good w ill here in Boston for their moral and financial support of Ukraine during this critical time of war.\nAbout the Archdiocese of Boston www.BostonCat holic.org\nThe Diocese of Boston was founded on April 8\, 1808 and was ele vated to Archdiocese in 1875. Currently serving the needs of 1.8 million C atholics\, the Archdiocese of Boston is an ethnically diverse and spiritua lly enriching faith community consisting of 249 parishes\, across 144 comm unities\, educating approximately 31\,000 students in its Catholic schools and 156\,000 in religious education classes each year\, ministering to th e needs of 180\,000 individuals through its pastoral and social service ou treach. Mass is celebrated in more than twenty different languages each we ek. The Boston Archdiocese has contributed to the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund to create a special fund for Rebuilding the Church in Ukraine. Fo r more information about the Archdiocese\, please visit www.BostonCatholic .org\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uccn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ 335282468_2428640937293852_4308092675136533555_n.jpg CATEGORIES:Prayer service LOCATION:Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church\, 146 Forest Hills St\, Jamaica Plain\, Massachusetts\, 02130\, United States GEO:42.306910;-71.101820 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=146 Forest Hills St\, Jamai ca Plain\, Massachusetts\, 02130\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church:geo:42.306910,-71.101820 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR