They tarried that at the grotto well after the Liturgy and anointing to pray, talk in small groups and just linger in that beautiful, welcoming atmosphere at this "home of our Mother".įr. It was interesting to note that - not unlike the Apostles at Mount Tabor at the Transfiguration feast celebrated only two weeks prior - the hundreds that gathered were in no hurry to leave. A number of priests proceeded pray over and anoint everyone that came forward. One of the important highlights of the pilgrimage is the daily anointing of all who come forward seeking a blessing and healing of any illness, be it emotional, spiritual or physical. Taras went around the congregation blessing them with a healthy sprinkling of the holy water that had been blessed by the Archbishop the day earlier (a sprinkling that was also appreciated for the refreshment it offered on the sunny afternoon). Michael performed the blessing of flowers and herbs (zillya) as is customary for the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God, after which Fr. The choir of the Immaculate Conception Parish led the responses to the bilingual Liturgy.įollowing the Liturgy, Fr. it meant that there were so many people that decided to take advantage of the opportunity to make their pilgrimage confession. they had already offered a Divine Liturgy earlier in their home parish, but especially because 2. Some of the priests that had spread out around the territory to hear Confessions did not make it back to the altar to concelebrate, but they were certainly okay with that because 1. It was a very windy day, but the Divine Liturgy was truly an uplifting Eucharistic experience. Other clergy would concelebrate and/or hear confessions.
Michael Kwiatkowski would be the main celebrant and Fr. As the clergy gathered at the "prairie cathedral" church of the Immaculate Conception, word came that His Grace Metropolitan had taken ill and would not be attending the service. The next event was the Divine Liturgy at the Grotto. Philip's vision and dedication that pilgrims from throughouut the Archeparchy - and well beyond - have been gathering here for 65 years now. Taras Kowch, the parish priest and de facto rector of the shrine, explained that it is because of Fr. Philip Ruh, OMI who designed and oversaw the building of western Canada's most famous shrine at Cooks Creek. The walk was an occasion of repentance on a personal level and on behalf of the Church as well as a time for spiritual renewal and fellowship as the group sang songs and engaged in prayer all along the way.Ī bit later that morning at 10:45, a group, led by clergy, made their way to the cemetery where a panakhyda was prayed at the grave of the saintly missionary Fr. On Sunday morning, over 30 people gathered before the great shrine church at Cooks Creek to participate in a symbolic, but very memorable 4-mile walking pilgrimage around the surrounding road-ways and back to the grotto. The eclecticism of ethnicity, jazz and rock brings special pleasure to the band.Aug65th Annual Cooks Creek Pilgrimage Concluding Day
Trypillia Dawns - Sorochyn Fair - Sand Fest - Nativity Scene Fest - EthnoDRUM Festival - Art Picnic of Slava Frolova Since 2019, the main lineup is based on 7 participants who are joined by session musicians. Over the years, the band has participated in all-Ukrainian festivals and creative events, joint performance projects, as well as engaged in touring activities in Ukraine.Įvshan-Zillya presented their work at the following festivals:
Subsequently, the band changed both in terms of the composition of the participants and the instrumental composition, becoming a fairly large-scale project with 7-9 musicians.
There were four participants in the first line-up: Ksenia Tsurina - vocals Anna Konoval - Bandura Sergey Ilarionov - double bass balalaika Oleksandr Movchan - accordion. YEVSHAN - ZILLYA band (Kharkiv, Ukraine) was founded at the end of 2016 by musicians and friends, whose goal was to prepare a small Christmas concert.
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