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took part, adding Ukrainian traditions to the service which was also enhanced by Ukrainian children playing the bandura and singing Ukrainian church songs. It was the first time I have ever heard a bandura played at church services and while I was surprised, I must admit that "Our Father", accompanied by a bandura, has never sounded so grand. The following day, we were invited to view a Saturday program for children, youth and adults. We had the op portunity to hear a concert of young bandura players under the direction of Isabella Kryva. After the concert, the young people informed us that some of them will be traveling to Ukraine to learn the Ukrainian language, dances and tradi tional Ukrainian bandura techniques. We also visited with members of the dance ensemble Poltava which frequently takes part in regional ethnic festivals. That evening, we witnessed a unique "zabava" which took place at the building which houses the Ukrainian Society of Brazil in Curitiba. Various ethnic collectives gathered in their native costumes to dance their traditional dances and afterwards, enjoyed themselves while dancing to contemporary music. On Sunday, we attended Mass at the cathedral of St. John. The Mass was celebrated in Ukrainian by Father Bo- jko; the sermon was bilingual. After the service, Father Bojko greeted our group and asked me to say a few words about our impressions of Brazil. I was happy to do so. We also had the opportunity to attend a service conducted by the bishop of St. Dimitrius Orthodox Church in Curitiba. The text of the service was translated into Portuguese so that more people could take part. Vladyka Jeremiah introduced us to the Ukrainian community in and around Curitiba. We viewed a Ukrainian memorial in the provincial park of Parana — a hutsul style church. The church, which was built in large part through the support of Dr. Oksana Boroshenko, was visited by Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma during a recent trip to Brazil. While in Curitiba, we met with the sisters of the convent of St. Anne, sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and visited the large and small Seminaries of St. Basil the Great where we met two missionaries from Ukraine. Everyone greeted us with singing and bandura playing and asked us to send greetings to their sponsors. They showed us their beautiful em broideries and pysanky which had been created by boys as well as girls. We learned that a mass honoring scholarship sponsors is celebrated every Wednesday. After a three day visit, we left for Prudentopolis. On the way, we visited many church institutions and the homes of catechists. In Prudentopolis we stayed at the Ukrainian Institute and were greeted by Director Vera Lozova. Every day we visited churches and schools and the private homes of scholarship recipients. Our guide was the energetic Magdalena Lozova, an ex-scholarship recipient sponsored by UNWLA Branch 1 and the Samphalov family. As she drove us up and down the mountainous and muddy roads of the area, we though we were on a roller coaster ride. Many of the catechists, now professionally educated, work to support themselves and the Institute. Most are teachers in public schools. If there are many children of Ukrainian descent in the area, they teach Ukrainian during the school day; in other areas, they teach Ukrainian after school. In the state of Parana, the Ukrainian language is incorpo rated into the regular study curriculum. While in Prudentopolis, we visited hospitals run by the Sisters of Mercy, an old age home, and other institu tions. We also visited the Ukrainian museums in Curitiba and Prudentopolis. We met with former scholarship recipients and with those still being sponsored. They come to the Institute to learn Ukrainian or bring their children to school for Saturday activities. Associated with the Institute is the Intemat (boarding school) of St. Olha. The boarding school's major spon sors are the Boychuk, the Slywotaky, and the Motsiyk families. Children from poor families of Ukrainian heritage, which do not have the means to educate them, are brought up here. They are provided with food and shelter and with a general education. They study religion, church and national songs, Ukrainian folklore, embroidery, handiwork, cooking, housekeeping and hygiene. The girls are sent to public schools. During our visit, we had the opportunity to tour the grounds of the Intemat. In the "Fifth Colony" near Prudentopolis stands the first Ukrainian Catholic Church to be built in the area. Dur ing our visit, there was a mass to celebrate the feast of "Spasa" and to commemorate Priests Day. After Mass was the traditional blessing of fruit. We were invited to a luncheon hosted by Vladyka Kryvij, who had recently returned from Ukraine. During the luncheon, our host asked all those who had benefited from the UNWLA scholarship program to stand. There were so many that we were awed. This, dear UNWLA members and sponsors, is the real gift to our organi zation for its 75th anniversary. This is the result of our work. In Brazil, there is a small parcel of land owned and tended by descendants of Ukrainians from Halychyna who emigrated to Brazil at the end of the 19th century. These were peasants who survived hunger, disease, and unfamiliar sur roundings and nature. These circumstances united them and they worked together on this communal parcel of land because only in this way could they survive. They knew the value of land and year after year they bought additional adjoining land and built churches and community structures where the hromada, and especially the young people, could gather. There was a time when Brazil forbade the use of any language but Portuguese and this period impacted the his 10 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 2000 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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