Fr. Mykola Buryadnyk - Pastor
Mykola Buryadnyk was born November 28, 1977 to Ivan and Olha Buryadnyk, in Lybokhora village of the Lviv region in Ukraine. Mykola grew up in the village of Modrychi, where his father served as a priest.
After attending the Pedagogical Lyceum, he entered the Lviv Theological Academy and Holy Spirit Seminary in 1995. During his studies, he visited the USA twice as a participant of a student internship program in 1999 and 2000.
In the summer of 2000, after his father’s tragic death, Mykola got married to Oksana Spylchak and was ordained as a deacon. In the summer of 2002, he completed his Master of Divinity degree from the Lviv Theological Academy and was ordained a priest by Bishop Yulian Woronowskyj in Holy Trinity Cathedral in Drohobych, Ukraine.
Fr. Mykola moved with his family to the United States, where he was appointed by Bishop Mykhail Wiwchar to serve at Sts. Volodymyr and Olha parish. Since 2002, Fr. Mykola has been working as a part-time chaplain at Resurrection Medical Center. In 2004, Fr. Mykola’s wife Oksana gave birth to a son, Ivasyk.
On January 1, 2008, Fr. Mykola was appointed Pastor of St. Joseph the Betrothed parish in Chicago, Il.
Very Rev. Canon Fr. Thomas Glynn - Associate Pastor
Thomas Glynn was born July 12, 1932 to Tom and Pauline Glynn. He grew up with his brother Jack and many other relatives from Ireland on the south side of Chicago. After attending St. Basil's Grade School and St. Vincent Preparatory College in Cape Girardeau, MO, Fr. Tom enrolled at DePaul University where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Education. His love for education drew him to a career in teaching. While teaching at a boarding school on the northwest side of Chicago, Fr. Tom had the opportunity to meet Fr. Shary. It was through his friendship with Fr. Shary that Fr. Tom learned and felt a calling to join the priesthood in the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Fr. Tom entered Catholic University and St. Josaphat Seminary in 1960. On March 29, 1964, Fr. Tom became the first priest ordained to the newly established St. Nicholas Diocese of Chicago by Bishop Jaroslaw Gabro. After his ordination, he remained at St. Nicholas until 1967. For a brief period between 1967 and 1970 Fr. Tom served at St. John the Baptist in Detroit MI, then returned to Chicago until 1977. From 1977 to 1984, Fr. Tom had the opportunity to serve the western part of our diocese, covering the parishes of St. John and St. Demetrius in Belfield, North Dakota.
1984 brought further educational pursuits. After having moved to Detroit MI, Fr. Tom enrolled at Mercy College where he received a Master’s Degree in Chemical Dependency Studies. He was also admitted to PSi CHi National Honor Society of Psychology and received a Certification as a Certified Social Worker. Fr. Tom also served at St. John the Baptist, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and worked as Spiritual Counselor at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center until 1989.
On June 1, 1989, Fr. Tom returned to Chicago and has served St. Joseph Parish. In 1998 Fr. Tom was bestowed the title of Canon by Bishop Michael Wiwchar.
