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A commentary blog of one cantor in the Eastern Catholic Church.</p></p>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-50648790862261386012016-01-01T23:03:00.002-08:002016-01-01T23:03:05.392-08:00Щастливый Новый Рік 2016! (Happy New Year 2016 in Rusyn)<span data-offset-key="5qbtc-0-0"><span data-text="true">Щастливый Новый Рік 2016! (Happy New Year 2016 in Rusyn)</span></span>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-49162359810043807172015-10-31T17:20:00.003-07:002016-01-01T23:02:51.067-08:00After many years hoping it would happen...The St Mary Proto Cathedral announces new CDFinally! The anticipated re issue (and digital remastering)of the Christmas/Easter music recording!<br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"*G","type":45}" id="fbPhotoPageCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Digitally remastered from the original master tapes.<br /> “Christmas and Easter in Byzantine Tradition”<br /> Choir of St Mary Byzantine Catholic Church<br /> Directed by Mike Bodnar <br /> Assisted by Rita Parven<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <br />
This recording is of the St Mary Choir in the mid 1960's. The album was
originally pressed as two sides, one being Christmas and two being
Easter. 31 tracks total. <br /> <br /> $14.95 includes shipping.<br /> <br /> To order, send check to:<br /> Proto-cathedral of St Mary<br /> 5329 Sepulveda Blvd.<br /> Sherman Oaks, CA 91404<br /> <br /> Make checks payable to:<br /> ProtoCathedral of St Mary, please indicate “Christmas/Easter CD” on check.<br /> </span></span></span><br />
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Available on Amazon!<br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"*G","type":45}" id="fbPhotoPageCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> Thank you</span></span></span><br />
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Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-85048405453103745382015-05-12T22:34:00.001-07:002015-05-12T22:34:01.688-07:00Remembering GrandpaMay 23rd 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the passing of Prof John E Petach, KSG.<br />
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After the All Souls divine liturgy there will be a panachida for Prof Petach<br />
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<br />Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-58068571277088561502013-09-06T07:41:00.001-07:002013-09-06T07:41:16.925-07:00Spam....not the proccessed meat kind.Lately there has been a rash of spam e-marketing comments showing up on this blog. I have decided for the indeterminate future to block comments to hopefully dissuade the "anonymous" spammers. I may re open comments but only to verified accounts and no longer allow anonymous comments.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-78332848334553951942013-06-01T15:21:00.003-07:002013-06-01T15:24:59.372-07:00Catching up on events<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in December, I had a wonderful Divine Liturgy with Bishop Milan Shashik of Uzhgorod, Ukraine while he was visiting in Perth Amboy, NJ. Of the time I was there there are only three pictures with me in them and of those one came out blurry...oh well.
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Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-46303065162646014212012-01-19T07:45:00.000-08:002012-01-19T07:45:16.196-08:00And the new Metropolitan is....Bishop William Skurla, of Passaic.<br />
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I had guessed it would be him a while back for several reasons. Primarily because he is the most senior of the four current bishops in eparchial ordination. More telling though is that our current "synod" of merely four bishops, always votes for one of its own and seems to always choose the most "Latin minded" for their short list in order to placate Rome.<br />
Ultimately, this does a grave disservice to the Ruthenian Metropolia in that we continue to have ever weaker Metropolitans guiding an already rudderless church and it diffuses the once rich heritage our church enjoyed by introducing non Rusyn elements into our liturgics and worship.<br />
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Being a younger Metropolitan, we will be sure to endure many years of rudderless leadership.I had hoped that a more vostochnik Metropolitan would have been selected.<br />
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Mnohaja L'ita Vladyka William!<br />
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<br />Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-55444862167191471622011-12-09T18:09:00.000-08:002011-12-09T18:13:53.309-08:00Eternal Memory, Vladyka Andrew.Retired Bishop Andrew of the Pittsburgh Metropolia fell asleep in the lord on Dec 8th after being in a car accident. He was serving as the priest for St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic church in Perth Amboy, NJ.<br /><br />St Nicholas parish was the home of my grandfather, who had met Bishop Andrew (as a priest) in the 1960's.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-10660076822644083812011-09-17T22:42:00.000-07:002011-09-17T22:49:06.728-07:00Sister Churches Wait for New MetropolitanBoth the Byzantine Catholic Church in America (BCCA) and the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church (ACROD) are awaiting the selection and elevation of a new Metropolitan. The two churches which are cloesly related are in similar situations following the repose of their respective Metropolitans, Basil of the BCCA and Nicholas of the ACROD.<br /><br />This situation leaves both churches leaderless in a time of fragility.<br /><br />Let us pray that the situations are resolved soon.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-55670970131522798262011-07-03T13:21:00.000-07:002011-07-03T13:29:37.566-07:00Various internet streaming video and audio of Divine LiturgiesAll are primarily 9:00am EST/6:00am PST Sunday<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/holy-ghost-church">http://www.ustream.tv/channel/holy-ghost-church</a><br /><a href="http://www.acrod.org/organizations/cathedral/live">http://www.acrod.org/organizations/cathedral/live</a> (also have archived video)<br /><a href="http://wedo810.com/">http://wedo810.com/</a> (some programs archived)Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-18056715925937521332011-04-27T23:21:00.000-07:002011-04-27T23:22:28.725-07:00Pascha, again I say Pascha!<span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="ru"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Христос Воскресе! </span></span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="ru"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Воистину Воскресе!<br /><br /></span></span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="ro"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Hristos</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">a înviat!</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Adevărat</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">a înviat</span></span>!<br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="el"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Χριστός</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Ανέστη</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Αληθώς ανέστη!<br /><br /></span></span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="sk"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Kristus</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">vstal</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">z</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">mŕtvych</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Naozaj</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">bol</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">vzkriesený!<br /><br /></span></span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="uk"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Христос</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Воскрес</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Воістину</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Воскрес!</span></span><br /><br />The Feast of Feasts, the resurrection of our Lord is here!<br />This is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it!Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-80096057088914548952011-03-16T22:54:00.000-07:002011-03-16T23:02:44.880-07:00Vichnaja pamjat, vladyka Nikolai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaogw5uyHUOqunzmMJsj68Rw0ftzPbKyOLjRF2-ANLUUHnXRW0xxNsO71-J9YDPTvhjLBbIZtQxivcY5ytzGnQvqVNNeRGD1RdqFed6cBFNgCgUhZIaUiOoYw6JHiHLajztyLfQA/s1600/100_1353.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaogw5uyHUOqunzmMJsj68Rw0ftzPbKyOLjRF2-ANLUUHnXRW0xxNsO71-J9YDPTvhjLBbIZtQxivcY5ytzGnQvqVNNeRGD1RdqFed6cBFNgCgUhZIaUiOoYw6JHiHLajztyLfQA/s200/100_1353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584924863058867778" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow is the parastas/ great panachida for (American Carpatho Russian Orthodox Diocese) ACROD Metropolitan Nicholas. I dearly wish I could be there in Perth Amboy. Not only because I had a tiny slice of time to speak one on one with this great man, but also because of his connection to my grandfather, Prof. John Petach, and by association, to the same church, the Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-29615364663884950822010-12-24T12:30:00.001-08:002010-12-24T12:52:20.342-08:00Christos Razdajestsja! Slavite Jeho!<span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="uk"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Христос</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">народився</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!<br /></span></span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="ru"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Христос</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">родился</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!<br /></span></span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="ro"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Hristos</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">se</span> <span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">naşte</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!</span></span><br /><br />The season that marks the coming of the end of slavery to death is at hand, for with the birth of Christ the beginning of a new covenant arrives, one that will later be punctuated by His resurrection!<br /><br />1. Give ear all you distant lands,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />2. You mighty ones, submit yourselves,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />3. If you strengthen yourselves again, again you will be defeated,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />4. Form a plan, but the Lord will thwart it,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />5. Whatever word you speak will not stand even among yourselves,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />6. We will not fear what you fear nor shall we be dismayed,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />7. Hallow the Lord our God and He will be your fear,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />8. If you trust in Him, He will be your refuge,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />9. We will hope in Him and by Him will we be saved,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />10. Here am I with the children God has given me,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />11. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />12. Upon you who dwelt in the shadow of death a light has shone,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />13. For a child is born to us; a son is given to us,<br />for God is with us.(2)<br />14. Upon His shoulder dominion rests,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />15. Of His peace there is no end,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />16. They call Him Angel of Great Counsel,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />17. Wonderful Counselor,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />18. Mighty God, Master, Prince of Peace,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />19. Father of the age to come,<br />for God is with us. (2)<br />20. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,<br />for God is with us. (1)<br />21. Now and ever and forever. Amen,<br />for God is with us. (2)Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-84760366400635420032010-10-23T19:54:00.000-07:002010-10-23T19:57:24.837-07:00I added some new links to my list...Among then a funny, yet somehow sad look at what the western Catholic and Protestant churches have experimented with in the way of liturgical vestments. It is not another blog of mine, rather that of someone else who seems to have an eye for finding those garish liturgical vestments. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://badvestments.blogspot.com/">http://badvestments.blogspot.com/</a>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-29063960978260495722010-10-08T22:35:00.000-07:002010-10-08T22:46:17.818-07:00Our future Metropolitan......I worry about the Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church, more commonly known in the US as the Byzantine Catholic Church, Sui Juris. If the past pattern of selecting and elevating bishops who later become Metropolitans, our next Metropolitan would be Bishop William by virtue of seniority of elevation to the eparchial position.<br /><br />Sadly, it seems that experience, orthodox views, and the will of the laity are not criteria for selecting the leader of our church. The Synod, consisting of three current bishops and one bishop emeritus, make the critical spiritual decision for all the Ruthenian Byzantine Catholics in the Pittsburgh Metropolia. Kind of a scary thought that these four men have such awesome power and that the choice they make will more likely than not be based upon which religious order (Fransican) the candidate is a member of rather than their positions regarding orthodoxy in Eastern Catholicism.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-33322750742639191442010-06-19T12:12:00.000-07:002010-06-19T12:26:47.911-07:00+Metropolitan Basil M. Schott+Friday was the funeral for Metropolitan Basil who passed away a week before.<br />Video is from: <a href="http://www.stnickbyz.com/">www.stnickbyz.com</a> posted on Youtube. <br />More pictures are available on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240545&id=47524303017&l=6132a2d303">St Nicholas Byzantine page</a> on Facebook.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bltOMeRgv4c&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bltOMeRgv4c&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-60940283607417273292010-04-07T22:15:00.000-07:002010-04-07T22:17:09.979-07:00This is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it!<div style="text-align: center;"><span id="result_box" class="short_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Christ is Risen!">Христос Воскресе!</span></span><br /><span id="result_box" class="short_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Christ is Risen!">Hristos a înviat!</span></span><br /><span id="result_box" class="short_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Christ is Risen!">Cristo ha resucitado!</span></span><br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="short_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Christ is Risen!">Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs, He granted life!</span></span></div>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-47580353206414337232010-01-07T22:19:00.000-08:002010-01-07T22:23:21.299-08:00Some video of the Romainian Divine LiturgyIn mid December, the first regular Divine Liturgy for the Romaian Greek Catholic mission (Eparchy of Canton, OH) celebrated at the Ruthenian Cathedral of St. Mary (Eparchy of Van Nuys, CA).<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OSgVBbD6FIw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OSgVBbD6FIw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-61049355163141984282009-11-28T22:29:00.000-08:002009-11-28T22:30:01.343-08:00Manhattan Delaration Link<a href="http://manhattandeclaration.org" ><img src="http://manhattandeclaration.org/linksin/manhattan_declaration220x55trans.png" alt="The Manhattan Declaration" longdesc="U.S. Religious Leaders Release Historic Declaration" width="220" height="55" style="border:none" /></a>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-4042930720859780292009-11-01T21:20:00.000-08:002009-11-01T21:23:38.931-08:00St Mary Romanian Catholic mission will be at the Cathedral of St Marystarting Nov 15, 2009 the Romanian Catholic mission parish of St Mary in los Angeles will be celebrating Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Sherman Oaks, CA at 11:30 A.m.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-30617458418801784692009-09-12T22:58:00.000-07:002009-11-01T20:46:13.094-08:00Regarding the alleged less than 1 hour RDL liturgiesToday, a simple divine liturgy for the leave-taking of the feast of the birth of the Theotokos; Divine liturgy consisted of Fr. and myself as cantor. Liturgy was just under 1 hour due to no homily. I didn't rush anything nor did Fr. That said, how then, can a full congregational DL be under an hour with a homily and communion and announcements before the blessing if it takes an hour to celebrate a DL with exactly two people-a priest and cantor (with <span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span> homily, communion for one, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span> announcements?Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-65527626666787043612009-09-12T22:44:00.000-07:002009-09-12T22:56:22.187-07:00Sigh.........I get into those depressive funks when I think of what our church used to be.... It seems to me that in this modern era our church, the Byzantine Catholic Church (aka the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Metropolia</span> of Pittsburgh), had lost its way regarding its past. In short it has worked hard to lose it's past in favor of a culturally <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">neutral</span> (and recently, gender neutral) future. It is bad enough that the Old Church Slavonic is all but banished from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">liturgical</span> worship, but we also have to contend with an awful gender neutral translation to do it with!!! The over aim of the liturgical and music commission started out with good <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">intentions</span> then took a wrong turn somewhere and wound up with the translation nightmare we are stuck with for the present time. The "new" (actually hundreds of years old) music settings are a welcome return to our heritage, but the gender neutral language is a painful reminder that our bishops are out of step with the current times in regard to returning to orthodoxy in the Eastern Catholic Churches in general.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-2340716340728210642009-07-17T21:06:00.000-07:002009-07-17T21:23:50.281-07:00Memories of St Nicholas, Perth Amboy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e3zB7gJjzxU3stuS8Hh-ZVp44nuPLW2SOsyNWdONhe3tIPIBkAZABTZs3OaCWQRKgDtN-bXqUcjHPcj0jf9Z8Ccw3kicAMofrku5jyp9cHlynVP0LRgvk6jpjxlAg7nIqILrCw/s1600-h/stnicholaschurchgrouppicture.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e3zB7gJjzxU3stuS8Hh-ZVp44nuPLW2SOsyNWdONhe3tIPIBkAZABTZs3OaCWQRKgDtN-bXqUcjHPcj0jf9Z8Ccw3kicAMofrku5jyp9cHlynVP0LRgvk6jpjxlAg7nIqILrCw/s200/stnicholaschurchgrouppicture.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359647339686271858" border="0" /></a><br /></div>A 1950's (?) era photo of the choir at St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Perth Amboy, NJ. Front row center are Fr Julius Grigassy and Prof. John Petach (my grandfather).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYNmgrYxwUlNqSfBJ1EDKa4cfnGaZ8y5msmpl0BLWMR4wRdHlFmIhO9H_t7OGFrYNqye1IGmVmRSTpU7HjVjP5QvOXXHo_ewNahY-v2-PPl5ed4_bLA26ehsQoLo3C1hh-4QVSg/s1600-h/stnicholasperthamboyapril15,1956-2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYNmgrYxwUlNqSfBJ1EDKa4cfnGaZ8y5msmpl0BLWMR4wRdHlFmIhO9H_t7OGFrYNqye1IGmVmRSTpU7HjVjP5QvOXXHo_ewNahY-v2-PPl5ed4_bLA26ehsQoLo3C1hh-4QVSg/s200/stnicholasperthamboyapril15,1956-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359649045944036050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo0Le8-7XgZPBQsQHIES7EnSEqt_OYMtsOcN6N33_0ZvnudXkutE-2htIb-SmLC2-13g13LlFaH-l1ydwhmU8cXOTWknVDmVcyrkAUV6373EnOEhfws5qkTXhtOELI8XeNFcCUg/s1600-h/stnicholasperthamboyapril15,1956-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo0Le8-7XgZPBQsQHIES7EnSEqt_OYMtsOcN6N33_0ZvnudXkutE-2htIb-SmLC2-13g13LlFaH-l1ydwhmU8cXOTWknVDmVcyrkAUV6373EnOEhfws5qkTXhtOELI8XeNFcCUg/s200/stnicholasperthamboyapril15,1956-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359649600876488834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This appears to be Pascha at St Nicholas. The pictures are dated as April 15th, 1956. The parish is still active, but with a considerably smaller congregation than in the 1950's. More recently in 2009, the altar was restored to the proper square shape and an iconstas has been installed<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiB6pJfWW6nB2M1St7zYvCU-oNDeC848odpA0DXWV0D9mt9v25QKCWNTiFJ8SZFnS6ICQUCRDvyZZpSW8Jj305-2P2o_Xq-bSRnagUHHT9Nc9mVx5vUtU7IjYwctrCg4bMDlJrzg/s1600-h/DSCN2113.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiB6pJfWW6nB2M1St7zYvCU-oNDeC848odpA0DXWV0D9mt9v25QKCWNTiFJ8SZFnS6ICQUCRDvyZZpSW8Jj305-2P2o_Xq-bSRnagUHHT9Nc9mVx5vUtU7IjYwctrCg4bMDlJrzg/s200/DSCN2113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359651046541515746" border="0" /></a></div>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-47248561278021989112009-06-14T19:25:00.000-07:002009-06-14T19:28:00.779-07:00East meets West pilgrimage at St Andrews Abbey in Valyermo<span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday September 25</span><br />5:00 PM, Vespers in the Byzantine Chapel (old youth center chapel) at <a href="http://www.saintandrewsabbey.com/">St. Andrew's Abbey</a>.<br />6:30 PM, Dinner in main refectory<br />7:30 PM, Conference talk<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday September 26<br /></span>8:30 AM, Matins, Byzantine Chapel<br />11:00 AM, procession with icon of the Mother of God from the Byzantine Chapel main Abbey area<br />11:30 AM, Hierarchical Divine Liturgy<br />1:30 PM, Time for picnic lunches and fellowship<br />3:00 PM, Icon tours in Byzantine Chapel, and conference at Abbey Welcome Center<br />5:00 PM, Great Vespers in the Byzantine Rite<br />7:30 PM, Latin Rite service of Vigils for Sunday in the Benedictine tradition<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday September 27<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>8:30 AM, Matins, Byzantine Chapel<br />12:00 PM, Mass in the Latin RiteSteve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-58613042853404585282009-05-14T20:44:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:55:21.698-07:00Vicnaja Pamjat, Fr Stephen Dutko<span style="font-family: georgia;">Though I never met him, I did meet his son David during my many visits to Pittsburgh.<br />The many Youtube videos bring a sense of family to this remote (in a Rusyn sense) part of the world.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YGOWoZCpGVA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YGOWoZCpGVA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The Paschal canon sung at the funeral of Fr Stephen. The joy is so radiant!<br /></span>Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329487.post-63014634888356777712009-01-24T14:26:00.000-08:002009-01-24T14:50:36.748-08:00The church renovationAbout 3 years ago our church was renovated.<br />Here are some of the pictures of what the interior looked like before and after.<br /><br /><br />Before:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX6BZffAGedBcpcrdTmUZaWvSNI9T50MUWi04OpvAKHR6cH_nOBFt587klnPqVRRMKCQrGQdlZVOy488eCE03YJEke5DRBEQzppxAsRCgLX6gafjK3fwTd7LX3jKJRsKDb2OF0w/s1600-h/Mvc-010f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX6BZffAGedBcpcrdTmUZaWvSNI9T50MUWi04OpvAKHR6cH_nOBFt587klnPqVRRMKCQrGQdlZVOy488eCE03YJEke5DRBEQzppxAsRCgLX6gafjK3fwTd7LX3jKJRsKDb2OF0w/s320/Mvc-010f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294991384309571570" border="0" /></a><br />Right side view<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxl3CGz4YihO7K6F4xiAzbAewdMPdqHYJYukApszFmcDTfOCgm3dl-PsVNHNSYTGOwoBGPQ-MUfj9IOGvIh3xC53zmlE5k96QH1gvLQBPrlo-A1CZfl6B-YDP2BliOXa3G-Wrzg/s1600-h/Mvc-009f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxl3CGz4YihO7K6F4xiAzbAewdMPdqHYJYukApszFmcDTfOCgm3dl-PsVNHNSYTGOwoBGPQ-MUfj9IOGvIh3xC53zmlE5k96QH1gvLQBPrlo-A1CZfl6B-YDP2BliOXa3G-Wrzg/s320/Mvc-009f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294991233879428738" border="0" /></a><br />Left side view<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzMaQKi47J1_SpMAKfjS8nYrXsrGeRPkABsMY8x0iV1VWxvjgHw8Z9Veh7oGhVLZX_htu_atvNX-aAT6s6Le0pWyvjh__swQT83bZqJcYujYOnBp04FepFIsIf23GiST7CAVN4Q/s1600-h/Mvc-001f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzMaQKi47J1_SpMAKfjS8nYrXsrGeRPkABsMY8x0iV1VWxvjgHw8Z9Veh7oGhVLZX_htu_atvNX-aAT6s6Le0pWyvjh__swQT83bZqJcYujYOnBp04FepFIsIf23GiST7CAVN4Q/s320/Mvc-001f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294990927226749666" border="0" /></a><br />View from choir<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUQm12-_z8D3KmtssMP_YlqaOZsiGOG_f789zENb-c_oakxaQSXNjmBJ-TLqXJcD7GihbetSI0yhwUhZmDnHKd90Wc5d_boQ_HPjNbfmH2mGVop2NbS0EfedxmdgEuQTC3Ctn7w/s1600-h/100_0899.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUQm12-_z8D3KmtssMP_YlqaOZsiGOG_f789zENb-c_oakxaQSXNjmBJ-TLqXJcD7GihbetSI0yhwUhZmDnHKd90Wc5d_boQ_HPjNbfmH2mGVop2NbS0EfedxmdgEuQTC3Ctn7w/s320/100_0899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294992770567369730" border="0" /></a>View of front after renovation<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj96sItUR2CXLwesHf9NGIZs6nHMdx0bWiz0xEOd23k2s9sigvH7-gRCP4_fU23QleVZzNHn9vJ4Vul7cE53xS4SG2q644RSvRkcmn2DtwLYZBQvMViDaAdeRVHAEPO_QKG38OA/s1600-h/right+side.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj96sItUR2CXLwesHf9NGIZs6nHMdx0bWiz0xEOd23k2s9sigvH7-gRCP4_fU23QleVZzNHn9vJ4Vul7cE53xS4SG2q644RSvRkcmn2DtwLYZBQvMViDaAdeRVHAEPO_QKG38OA/s320/right+side.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294992241005840386" border="0" /></a>Right side after renovation<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenSkiXftH5pQPTKEx5dsTN96ttlskbXPkyFip2BA62p1Mk6rw0We-izR_8o33S7KsNNemMKQcBCtmY_Ib-cc4RiYTxpUFpwCEAJ77EZOMqBwwW7jfiduJK021zhsy84Jk7AutzQ/s1600-h/Left+side.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenSkiXftH5pQPTKEx5dsTN96ttlskbXPkyFip2BA62p1Mk6rw0We-izR_8o33S7KsNNemMKQcBCtmY_Ib-cc4RiYTxpUFpwCEAJ77EZOMqBwwW7jfiduJK021zhsy84Jk7AutzQ/s320/Left+side.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294991837077137266" border="0" /></a>Left side after renovation<br /></div><br /><br />The whole theme of the "renovation" seems to herald back to an earlier era of iconclasm, or at least minimalism regarding the usage of iconography. We once had walls vibrant with color and iconography, only to see the icons depicting the life of Mary (of whom our parish is named) that were interspersed between the stained glass icons depictiong the life of Jesus, removed and sold, given away to various parties, or who knows what. Now we have austere plain white walls that have no distracting color or iconography to bring the Divine Liturgy to life.<br /><br />The gold leaf on the back wall of the sanctuary was painted over with "gold" paint. I don't know if that meant it was "gold" in color or actually had some miniscule amount of gold in the pigment.Steve Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557815668393206564noreply@blogger.com6