9:41 AM 2013 Proclaimed Year of Faith in UGCC By Its Synod | |
In response to the initiative of Pope Benedict XVI, the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church held in Winnipeg proclaimed 2013 the Year of the Faith in the UGCC and set up an organizing committee to plan spiritual events in the context of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine, the Communicate of the Synod says. Let us remind that 2012 is the Year of the Holy Sacraments in Uthe GCC and the second year of the preparation for the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of Rus-Ukraine. Therefore, the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Halych Supreme Archbishopric of the UGCC of May 25-26, 2011, instructed its Catechetical Committee headed by Fr. Mykhailo Harvat to organize the Year of the Holy Sacraments. Various events are held this year according to the program at the national church level and the eparchial level, including retreats, catechetical studies, conventions, Eucharist weeks, pilgrimages, seminars and Christian camps, the Information Department of the UGCC reported. source: RISU | |
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