At a brief ceremony today following the second Divine Liturgy, members of our Ukrainian community gathered in the parish yard in front of the Holy Theotokos and our flags to pray and reflect upon the anniversary of Ukrainian Independence.
Let us pray to the Holy Spirit and to His Spouse, Mary the Mother God for Ukraine.
Here is New Haven’s Proclamation (don’t mind the errors in date)…. click to enlarge the image.
The St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Church community in New Haven welcomes Ostap Yednak, member of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verxovna Rada), who will speak on the current political, economic and security situation in Ukraine as well as the Presidential campaign currently underway.
The conversation will be bilingual and will take place on Sunday, 27 May at 12:00 noon at St. Michael’s church hall, 569 George Street, New Haven.
All are welcome to participate.
CT State Ukrainian Day Committee announces that the 51st Ukrainian Day Festival will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at St. Basil’s Seminary in Stamford, CT..
The first Festival Committee Meeting for this year will be held on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 2 :00 p.m., at The Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 255 Barnum Avenue, Bridgeport, CT.
Those interested in working on the festival committee are invited to attend.
For information, contact Roman Stanislavskyy or Gloria Horbaty (203-269-5909).
The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution, Book Talk with Marci Shore
Friday, February 16, 2018 – 12:30pm
The presentation and discussion will take place at Henry R. Luce Hall (LUCE), room 202, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
Discussion with author Marci Shore, associate professor of History at Yale University.
While the world watched the uprising in Ukraine during the winter of 2013-14 as an episode in geopolitics, the author contends, those in that country lived the revolution as an existential transformation: the blurring of night and day, the loss of a sense of time, the sudden disappearance of fear, the imperative to make choices.
In this book, Marci Shore evokes the human face of the Ukrainian Revolution. Grounded in the true stories of activists and soldiers, parents and children, Shore blends a narrative of choices with a historian’s reflections on what revolution is and what it means. She sets her portraits of individual revolutionaries against the past as they understand it — and the future as they hope to make it. In so doing, she strives to provide a lesson about human solidarity in a world where the boundary between reality and fiction is ever more effaced.
Marci Shore, associate professor of History at Yale University. A brief biography of Dr. Shore may be found here.
The Polish-Hungarian Friendship Society will be hosting a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum on Tuesday, February 13, at Yale University in Linsly-Chittenden Hall 317 at 5:30 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Laszlo Gendler.
Ms. Applebaum recently published Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine.
Mention of Applebaum and her new book was noted on this parish blog here.
An article on the book by George Weigel.
Parish hosting new book signing
Adrianna Bamber will be meeting us to introduce her new book, My Ukrainian American Story on Sunday at the Ukrainian Women’s League bazaar. Bamber attended our own Ridna Shkola. As the author/illustrator, Ms. Bamber will be signing and selling her books after each Divine Liturgy in our hall on Sunday, December 10th.
Journey with female protagonist, Oksana as she shares her Ukrainian American experience. Thirty-eight pages of detailed color illustrations transport you through Oksana’s vibrant world filled with the customs, dance, food, craft, music and holiday traditions passed down from generations of Ukrainians. Oksana’s appreciation of her culture empowers children to celebrate their heritage.
You can find more information about Ms. Bamber’s new book here: www.myukrainianamericanstory.com
Tuesday, November 7, 4:30-6:30 pm, University of New Haven, Bucknall Theater (300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven).
UKRAINE AT A CROSSROADS: WILL IT BECOME A SUCCESS STORY?
Monday, November 6, 2017 at 4:00 pm
Watson Center (WTS), 60 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Four years have passed since the Revolution of Dignity began in Ukraine. The country faced war, the annexation of Crimea, and millions of internally displaced persons. At the same time, Ukraine was pushing a reform agenda with major involvement from the international community and civil society. Today, the nation is in a time of transition. Pension, medical and educational reforms were introduced only during the last 2 months. Despite many changes in place, a high level of corruption still remains.
While the future is uncertain and the tipping point has not passed, the question is: What can make Ukraine a success story? How can it avoid being treated as a failed state? What is a bigger priority now: democracy, economy or rule of law? These issues will be discussed by three World Fellows (Taras Shevchenko ‘17, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk ‘15, and Andriy Shevchenko ‘08), joined by the executive director of the IMF. They will speak about possible future scenarios for their country and will share their views on how to achieve success in a difficult situation.
Speakers:
Moderator:
To RSVP for the talk, please email taras.shevchenko@yale.edu
Contact:
Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
203-432-6253
jackson.institute@yale.edu