June 25

Sunday
7:30 pm – Moleben 
Celebrant:  Bishop Milan Shashik

8:15 pm – Welcome of Guests

June 26

Monday
7:30 am – Divine Liturgy
Uzhorod Cathedral.
Celebrant:  Bishop George Dzudzar
Sermon: Bishop Milan Chaultur

9:15 am – Breakfast

10:00 am – Introduction
Fr. Taras Lovska, Rector

10:10 am --First Session
Mukachevo Eparchy, Mukachevo Bishops, Origins and History
Speaker:  Fr. Cyril Vasil, S.J.
Oriental Institute, Rome 

10:45 am -- Second Session
Teaching Cantors and Cantor Schools in the history of the Mukachevo Eparchy
Speaker: Ludwig Philip, Uzhorod

11:00 am – Third Session
Life and Work of Rev. John Bokshay. Brief sketch of Cantor Malenich

Speaker:  Fr. Daniel Bendas, Uzhorod

11:25 am – Break

11:35 am – Discussion

12:00 Noon – Fourth Session
Common Liturgical Chant helped foster ecumenical exchanges and promotes dialogue
Metropolitan Nicholas of Amissos,
Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church, USA

12:35 pm -- Fifth Session
Liturgical singing promotes participation in the Divine Services and vitality of parish communities
Mr. Jack Figel, 
Eastern Christian Publications and Oriental Lumen Conference Chairman,
USA

1:10 pm -- Discussion

1:30 pm --Lunch
	      Free Time

4:00 pm -- Sixth Session
Musical Contribution of Fr. John Bokshay
Tetjana Rosul, Uzhorod

4:15 pm -- Seventh Session
Irmos of Bokshay’s Prostopinije, sources and uniqueness of melody
Igor Zadoroznyj, Mukachevo

4:45 pm -- Eighth Session
Canons of the Feast Days of Nativity, Theophany and Encounter of our Lord in Bokshay’s Irmologion
David Pantsza, Slovakia

5:20 pm -- Break

5:30 pm – Discussion

6:10 pm -- Vespers 
Seminary Choir

7:00 pm – Dinner

June 27 

Tuesday 

7:30 am – Divine Liturgy

9:15 am – Breakfast

9:45 am – Short Synopsis of preceding sessions and day’s announcements

10:00 am  -- First Session
Mukachevo chant tradition readily adaptable and acceptable in ecumenical environments 
Archbishop Vsevelod of  Scopelos,
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, USA

10:35 am – Second Session 
SS Cyril and Methodius and Byzantine Church Music
Fr. Jacob Kulich, Oriental Institute, Rome

11:10 am -- Video Presentation – Singing at Pilgrimages in Mukachevo Eparchy, Slovak Eparchies and USA

11:25  am – Third Session
Byzantine Hymnology in the Slovak Language and the Mukachevo tradition
Daniel Shkoviera , Slovakia 

11:50 am – Break

12:00 Noon – Discussion

12:30 pm – Fourth Session
Characteristics of the liturgical chant of the irmologion of 1970 (S. Papp)
Shimon Marinchak, Slovakia

1:30 pm – Lunch
	      Free Time	
4:00 pm – Fifth Session
Irmologion of Bokshay/Malenich of the Eparchy of Hajdudorog (Hungary)
Fr. Istvan Ivancho, Hungary

4:30 pm – Sisth Session
Translation of the Bokshay Prostopinije into English
Mr. Michael Thompson, USA

5:00 pm – Seventh Session
The Prostopinije of Mukachevo in the Diocese of Krisevtsi, Croatia and the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia/Montenegro
Fr. Joachim Holosnaj, Serbia

5:25 pm – Break

5:35 pm – Discussion

6:00 pm – Conclusion

7:00 pm – Dinner 

8:00 pm – Concert

CELEBRATION 
OF THE TRANSLATION 
OF THE RELICS OF
BLESSED THEODORE ROMZHA,
BISHOP OF MUKACHEVO

June 27

10:00 pm – Great Vespers with Litija

June 28

8:00 am – Matins
10:00 am – Pontifical Divine Liturgy
1:00 pm – Festal Dinner 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON THE OCCASION OF THE
100TH ANNIVERSARY 
OF THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE
PROSTOPINIJE
By the Rev. John Bokshay

“The spiritual heritage we have received through the plain chant tradition of our Greek Catholic Church is our united and common voice of praise and thanksgiving in the liturgical services of our Church.
Our liturgical plain chant tradition 
Identifies us, unites us and distinguishes us as one Church of the Byzantine Tradition.  The testimony of this common usage is an important reason to celebrate together the 100th anniversary of the first printing of the Prostopinije.”
		Rev. Taras Lovska,
		Rector