2026 Metropolitan's Lifetime Service Award

2026 Metropolitan's Lifetime Service Award

Honoring Fr. Brian and Sr. Sharbel Kolodiejchuk for Their Dedicated Service to the Ukrainian Catholic Church

The 2026 Metropolitan's Lifetime Service Award will be conferred on Sunday, November 22, 2026, following the Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia.

Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, will present the award to Fr. Brian and Sr. Sharbel in recognition of their dedicated service, longstanding commitment and contributions to the life and mission of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Established by Metropolitan Borys in 2022, the Metropolitan's Lifetime Service Award recognizes outstanding lifelong service by clergy, religious and laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.

The first recipient of the award was Monsignor Ronald Popivchak, longtime pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania.

The award honors individuals whose dedication, faith and service have made a lasting contribution to the Church and its communities.

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