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Close to 200 participants from throughout North America and from Ukraine gathered recently in Ottawa for Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute Study Days 2008. |
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Saint Paul University Rector Dale Schlitt addressed the participants at the opening session. |
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Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary spoke on Christian Doctrine in an Age of Relativism.
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From left to right: Frs. Peter Galadza, Andriy Chirovsky, Stephen Wojcichowsky, Thomas Hopko, Andrew Onuferko and John Jillions.
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Presvitera Mathewes-Green, a noted author, speaker and media personality, discussed Morality in a Post-Christian Age.
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Those attending Study Days included: lay people and clergy, Melkite Catholics, Antiochian Orthodox, Ukranian Catholic and Orthodox, Orthodox Church in America, Ruthenian Catholics, Carpatho-Russian Orthodox and Western Chrisitans of various churches. |
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| Presvitera Irene Galadza from St. Elias Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brampton, Ontario, led a workshop on catechesis. |
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Liturgical services included Matins and Divine Liturgy in the morning and Vespers in the late afternoon. |
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Mary Melnyk from Toronto and Loretta Nemeth from Garfield Heights in Ohio. |
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| Fr. Stephen Wojcichowsky, the Director of MASI, showed a segment from a film during his social justice workshop. |
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Presvitera Melita Mudri-Zubacz led sessons on advanced cantor training. |
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| Fr. Peter Galadza, the program coordinator of Study Days, spoke at his plenary session on Eastern Liturgy in a Western World. |
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Participants from Montreal, Edmonton and Ottawa posed for a photo during one of the breaks. |
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Mary Romanow from Ottawa asked a question at one of the plenary sessions. |
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Lesya Sabada shared her knowledge of Archbishop Joseph Raya during her workshop session. |
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| Musicians Paul Hladio (l.) and Fr. Roman Galadza (r.) along with Fr. Peter Galadza (drums) get ready to accompany the youth group. |
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| The youth group sang a number of songs at the Friday night community meal. |
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Justine Cruz, along with a high school volunteers, helped with the youth program during Study Days. |
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Youth coordinator Lisa Hladio (wearing hat) along with adult musicians, and dedicated high school volunteers accompanied the youth as they shared what they learned during Study Days. |
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Those involved in organizing Study Days were presented with mitres for all their efforts. |
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| Fr. Andriry Chirovsky wrapped up Study Days with a plenary session on the Evangelization of North America. |
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Father Stephen Wojcichowsky preached at Divine Liturgy on the last day. |
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Close to 20 students earned
university credits by continued
for two weeks of classroom sessions
following Study Days.
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