The 2023 Assembly of the Byzantine (Ruthenian) Metropolitan Church with the theme “Living Our Faith: Moving Forward, Appreciating Our Past,” was held at St. Mary Nov. 2 to 5.
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Attendees included Metropolitan Archbishop William C. Skurla, Bishop Kurt Burnette of the Eparchy of Passaic, Bishop Robert Pipta, who was enthroned as Bishop of Parma Nov. 8 at Holy Resurrection in Euclid, Ohio, and former pastor of St. Thomas Fr. Christopher Zugger, who explored the history of the foundation of the Byzantine Catholic Church in America.
According to organizers, the gathering had three goals: to increase the appreciation of the Byzantine Ruthenian Church’s history (both in the “Old Country” and the United States) and Byzantine Ruthenian art and culture; to learn about the best practices occurring in our parishes today which are contributing to the growth of our communities with the hope that the attendees will incorporate this information into their parish activities; and to develop concrete steps to ensure the future and growth of our Church.
Special guests were Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, who offered the keynote address; Bishop Nil Lushchak, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Mukachevo, the Mother Church of the Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh; Dr. Paul Magocsi, author of “Our People: Carpatho-Rusyns and Their Descendents in North America”.