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Ukrainian Day set for July 27
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PRIMROSE — The 74th annual Ukrainian Seminary Day will be held Sunday, July 27, at St. Nicholas Picnic Grove, Route 901, Primrose, with a day filled with ethnic tradition, food and plenty of fun that also helps support the major Ukrainian Catholic seminary in the country.
The Most Rev. Stefan Soroka, archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States, and the clergy of the South Anthracite Protopresbytery (deanery) will begin the day with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. in the hall.
Entertainment begins with Paul Konkus of WPPA AM 1360 hosting a live polka broadcast from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m from the picnic grove. “The Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble of Northeast Pennsylvania” performs at 1:30 p.m., followed by the “Golden Tones” band, who will provide polka and dance music from 4 to 8 p.m.
Homemade Ukrainian and Slavic foods will be in plentiful supply, including holubtsi (halupki), halushki, pyrohy, kobasa (kielbasi), bleenies, sausage, Lemko platters, bean soup, ice cream and other desserts will be sold throughout the day. Ukrainian arts and crafts will be on display and for sale. A theme basket auction featuring over 30 baskets created by each of the 12 sponsoring parishes, church organizations and individual parishioners will be conducted throughout the day.
Admission and parking are free. Buses are welcome.
“Ukrainian Catholic Seminary Day” began in 1934 in Lakewood Park, Barnesville, and continued through the 50th anniversary held in July, 1983. Seminary Day was a “coming home event” for many of descendants of Ukrainian immigrants who left the coal region to work in the larger cities. The seminary day tradition at Lakewood Park ended in 1983 when year the park was permanently closed.
In 1985, “Ukrainian Seminary Day” was revived and moved to St. Nicholas Picnic Grove in Primrose, just outside the Borough of Minersville.
The South Anthracite Protopresbytery Ukrainian Catholic parishes have been among the strongest supporters of the Seminary Appeal from the time the seminary was founded in the United States to the present day. From 1985 to 2007, Ukrainian Seminary Day has raised more than $485,000 for St. Josaphat’s Seminary Fund, which provides financial support to St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, adjacent to the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
With anticipated proceeds from this year, it is expected the goal to exceed the half million dollar mark will be met.
The South Anthracite Protopresbytery is comprised of 12 parishes, with seven parishes in Schuylkill County (Frackville, Maizeville, McAdoo, Middleport, Minersville, Saint Clair and Shenandoah), one in Luzerne County(Hazleton), three in Northumberland County (Marion Heights, Mount Carmel and Shamokin), and one in Columbia County (Centralia Heights).
The Most Rev. Stefan Soroka, archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States, and the clergy of the South Anthracite Protopresbytery (deanery) will begin the day with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. in the hall.
Entertainment begins with Paul Konkus of WPPA AM 1360 hosting a live polka broadcast from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m from the picnic grove. “The Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble of Northeast Pennsylvania” performs at 1:30 p.m., followed by the “Golden Tones” band, who will provide polka and dance music from 4 to 8 p.m.
Homemade Ukrainian and Slavic foods will be in plentiful supply, including holubtsi (halupki), halushki, pyrohy, kobasa (kielbasi), bleenies, sausage, Lemko platters, bean soup, ice cream and other desserts will be sold throughout the day. Ukrainian arts and crafts will be on display and for sale. A theme basket auction featuring over 30 baskets created by each of the 12 sponsoring parishes, church organizations and individual parishioners will be conducted throughout the day.
Admission and parking are free. Buses are welcome.
“Ukrainian Catholic Seminary Day” began in 1934 in Lakewood Park, Barnesville, and continued through the 50th anniversary held in July, 1983. Seminary Day was a “coming home event” for many of descendants of Ukrainian immigrants who left the coal region to work in the larger cities. The seminary day tradition at Lakewood Park ended in 1983 when year the park was permanently closed.
In 1985, “Ukrainian Seminary Day” was revived and moved to St. Nicholas Picnic Grove in Primrose, just outside the Borough of Minersville.
The South Anthracite Protopresbytery Ukrainian Catholic parishes have been among the strongest supporters of the Seminary Appeal from the time the seminary was founded in the United States to the present day. From 1985 to 2007, Ukrainian Seminary Day has raised more than $485,000 for St. Josaphat’s Seminary Fund, which provides financial support to St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, adjacent to the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
With anticipated proceeds from this year, it is expected the goal to exceed the half million dollar mark will be met.
The South Anthracite Protopresbytery is comprised of 12 parishes, with seven parishes in Schuylkill County (Frackville, Maizeville, McAdoo, Middleport, Minersville, Saint Clair and Shenandoah), one in Luzerne County(Hazleton), three in Northumberland County (Marion Heights, Mount Carmel and Shamokin), and one in Columbia County (Centralia Heights).
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