Born in Philadelphia on December 27, 1911, to Michael Hrynuck and Anastasia Chesak, Monsignor Stephen Hrynuck was accepted into Temple University's premedical studies program in 1929 in obedience to his family, who wanted him to be a physician. However, eventually entered St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Rome, where he graduated with master's degrees in philosophy and theology. Ordained to the priesthood there on April 3, 1938, by Bishop Alexander Yevreinov in Rome, he returned to the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese in Philadelphia later that same year.
Prior to his transfer to Olyphant in 1951, early pastoral assignments took him to Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chester, Pennsylvania; and New York City, followed by several years at the Minor Seminary at St. Basil's College in Stamford Connecticut, where he became a spiritual director, rector and an instructor of philosophy. In 1947, after completion of his Ph.D. in philosophy at New York's Fordham University, Monsignor taught at the Major Seminary of St. Josaphat's in Washington, D.C., and became its rector.
The Olyphant parish of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Pennysylvania saw then 57 years of his leadership with numerous religious program developments, renovations and property developments: from the construction of the convent on River Street to a school gymnasium and a church hall that housed a kindergarten classroom, the support and development of the renowned church choir and numerous adult baseball and youth basketball champion teams. But perhaps his most notable contributions extended beyond the benefit of his parishioners. He built the beautiful and often-visited Shrine of Our Lady of Zhyrovytsi in 1980 and the monument commemorating both the Millennium of Christianity of Ukrainian people and the parish's centennial in 1988. In 1975, he initiated the Sunday radio broadcast of the Divine Liturgy, which continued every Sunday for more than 30 years and boasted listeners throughout the world by those who discovered it on the Internet. Moreover, he also served in many leadership capacities within the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well. In recognition of this service, he was elevated to the rank of a Papal Chamberlain by His Holiness Pope Paul VI in 1968, and bestowed the title of Monsignor. He was also nominated a Mitered Archpriest by His Beatitude Major Cardinal Slipyj in Rome and subsequently installed by Archbishop Stephen Sulyk.
Retiring from office in 2008, being by that time, the oldest serving parish priest in the United States, died on Thursday, March 2, 2014, at the Holy Family Residence in Scranton of the Little Sisters of the Poor at the venerable age of 102.
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, 135 River St., Olyphant, by Archbishop Stefan Soroka, on the following Tuesday at 11 am., followed by interment in the parish cemetery in Peckville.
Prior to his transfer to Olyphant in 1951, early pastoral assignments took him to Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chester, Pennsylvania; and New York City, followed by several years at the Minor Seminary at St. Basil's College in Stamford Connecticut, where he became a spiritual director, rector and an instructor of philosophy. In 1947, after completion of his Ph.D. in philosophy at New York's Fordham University, Monsignor taught at the Major Seminary of St. Josaphat's in Washington, D.C., and became its rector.
The Olyphant parish of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Pennysylvania saw then 57 years of his leadership with numerous religious program developments, renovations and property developments: from the construction of the convent on River Street to a school gymnasium and a church hall that housed a kindergarten classroom, the support and development of the renowned church choir and numerous adult baseball and youth basketball champion teams. But perhaps his most notable contributions extended beyond the benefit of his parishioners. He built the beautiful and often-visited Shrine of Our Lady of Zhyrovytsi in 1980 and the monument commemorating both the Millennium of Christianity of Ukrainian people and the parish's centennial in 1988. In 1975, he initiated the Sunday radio broadcast of the Divine Liturgy, which continued every Sunday for more than 30 years and boasted listeners throughout the world by those who discovered it on the Internet. Moreover, he also served in many leadership capacities within the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well. In recognition of this service, he was elevated to the rank of a Papal Chamberlain by His Holiness Pope Paul VI in 1968, and bestowed the title of Monsignor. He was also nominated a Mitered Archpriest by His Beatitude Major Cardinal Slipyj in Rome and subsequently installed by Archbishop Stephen Sulyk.
Retiring from office in 2008, being by that time, the oldest serving parish priest in the United States, died on Thursday, March 2, 2014, at the Holy Family Residence in Scranton of the Little Sisters of the Poor at the venerable age of 102.
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, 135 River St., Olyphant, by Archbishop Stefan Soroka, on the following Tuesday at 11 am., followed by interment in the parish cemetery in Peckville.
Born in Philadelphia on December 27, 1911, to Michael Hrynuck and Anastasia Chesak, Monsignor Stephen Hrynuck was accepted into Temple University's premedical studies program in 1929 in obedience to his family, who wanted him to be a physician. However, eventually entered St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Rome, where he graduated with master's degrees in philosophy and theology. Ordained to the priesthood there on April 3, 1938, by Bishop Alexander Yevreinov in Rome, he returned to the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese in Philadelphia later that same year.
Prior to his transfer to Olyphant in 1951, early pastoral assignments took him to Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chester, Pennsylvania; and New York City, followed by several years at the Minor Seminary at St. Basil's College in Stamford Connecticut, where he became a spiritual director, rector and an instructor of philosophy. In 1947, after completion of his Ph.D. in philosophy at New York's Fordham University, Monsignor taught at the Major Seminary of St. Josaphat's in Washington, D.C., and became its rector.
The Olyphant parish of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Pennysylvania saw then 57 years of his leadership with numerous religious program developments, renovations and property developments: from the construction of the convent on River Street to a school gymnasium and a church hall that housed a kindergarten classroom, the support and development of the renowned church choir and numerous adult baseball and youth basketball champion teams. But perhaps his most notable contributions extended beyond the benefit of his parishioners. He built the beautiful and often-visited Shrine of Our Lady of Zhyrovytsi in 1980 and the monument commemorating both the Millennium of Christianity of Ukrainian people and the parish's centennial in 1988. In 1975, he initiated the Sunday radio broadcast of the Divine Liturgy, which continued every Sunday for more than 30 years and boasted listeners throughout the world by those who discovered it on the Internet. Moreover, he also served in many leadership capacities within the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well. In recognition of this service, he was elevated to the rank of a Papal Chamberlain by His Holiness Pope Paul VI in 1968, and bestowed the title of Monsignor. He was also nominated a Mitered Archpriest by His Beatitude Major Cardinal Slipyj in Rome and subsequently installed by Archbishop Stephen Sulyk.
Retiring from office in 2008, being by that time, the oldest serving parish priest in the United States, died on Thursday, March 2, 2014, at the Holy Family Residence in Scranton of the Little Sisters of the Poor at the venerable age of 102.
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, 135 River St., Olyphant, by Archbishop Stefan Soroka, on the following Tuesday at 11 am., followed by interment in the parish cemetery in Peckville.
Prior to his transfer to Olyphant in 1951, early pastoral assignments took him to Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chester, Pennsylvania; and New York City, followed by several years at the Minor Seminary at St. Basil's College in Stamford Connecticut, where he became a spiritual director, rector and an instructor of philosophy. In 1947, after completion of his Ph.D. in philosophy at New York's Fordham University, Monsignor taught at the Major Seminary of St. Josaphat's in Washington, D.C., and became its rector.
The Olyphant parish of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Pennysylvania saw then 57 years of his leadership with numerous religious program developments, renovations and property developments: from the construction of the convent on River Street to a school gymnasium and a church hall that housed a kindergarten classroom, the support and development of the renowned church choir and numerous adult baseball and youth basketball champion teams. But perhaps his most notable contributions extended beyond the benefit of his parishioners. He built the beautiful and often-visited Shrine of Our Lady of Zhyrovytsi in 1980 and the monument commemorating both the Millennium of Christianity of Ukrainian people and the parish's centennial in 1988. In 1975, he initiated the Sunday radio broadcast of the Divine Liturgy, which continued every Sunday for more than 30 years and boasted listeners throughout the world by those who discovered it on the Internet. Moreover, he also served in many leadership capacities within the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well. In recognition of this service, he was elevated to the rank of a Papal Chamberlain by His Holiness Pope Paul VI in 1968, and bestowed the title of Monsignor. He was also nominated a Mitered Archpriest by His Beatitude Major Cardinal Slipyj in Rome and subsequently installed by Archbishop Stephen Sulyk.
Retiring from office in 2008, being by that time, the oldest serving parish priest in the United States, died on Thursday, March 2, 2014, at the Holy Family Residence in Scranton of the Little Sisters of the Poor at the venerable age of 102.
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, 135 River St., Olyphant, by Archbishop Stefan Soroka, on the following Tuesday at 11 am., followed by interment in the parish cemetery in Peckville.
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