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	[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Theodosius_(Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Theodosius_(Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)]

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	Pavlo Shalashny was predeceased by his parents and siblings, by his loving wife, Evdokia, and by his infant son, Vasil, in Germany.		Pavlo Shalashny was predeceased by his parents and siblings, by his loving wife, Evdokia, and by his infant son, Vasil, in Germany.

	Pavlo was survived by his daughters, Raisa (Walter) Lewicki of Kelowna, Taisa de Mendoza of Caracas, Venezuela ; Valentina (Alfonso) Garcia de Paredes of Aruba ; and his son, Vasil (Katya) Szalasznyj of Saskatoon ; by 12 grandchildren : Helen Fadden of Abbotsford ; George Lewicki of Calgary ; Nadia Lewicki of Saskatoon ; Nicholas Lewicki of Kelowna ; Elizabeth Johnson and Michael Lewicki of Vancouver ; Oxana de Mendoza of Caracas ; Valentina (Savvas) Pissarides of Cyprus ; Mary Carmen (Romeo) Kock of Aruba ; Isabel (Nathan) Licona of Holland ; and Alexander Shalashniy and Anastasia Szalasznyj of Saskatoon ; and by 9 great-grandchildren : Tosha of Fort St. John ; Christopher of Kelowna ; Colton Lewicki of Penticton ; Yakie Ochoa de Mendoza of Caracas ; Laura Cristina, Ana Victoria, Ana Sofia and Juan Daniel Kock of Aruba ; Spyridon Emmanuel Pissarides and Andreas Pissaredes of Cyprus.		Pavlo was survived by his daughters, Raisa (Walter) Lewicki of Kelowna, Taisa de Mendoza of Caracas, Venezuela ; Valentina (Alfonso) Garcia de Paredes of Aruba ; and his son, Vasil (Katya) Szalasznyj of Saskatoon ; by 12 grandchildren : Helen Fadden of Abbotsford ; George Lewicki of Calgary ; Nadia Lewicki of Saskatoon ; Nicholas Lewicki of Kelowna ; Elizabeth Johnson and Michael Lewicki of Vancouver ; Oxana de Mendoza of Caracas ; Valentina (Savvas) Pissarides of Cyprus ; Mary Carmen (Romeo) Kock of Aruba ; Isabel (Nathan) Licona of Holland ; and Alexander Shalashniy and Anastasia Szalasznyj of Saskatoon ; and by 9 great-grandchildren : Tosha of Fort St. John ; Christopher of Kelowna ; Colton Lewicki of Penticton ; Yakie Ochoa de Mendoza of Caracas ; Laura Cristina, Ana Victoria, Ana Sofia, and Juan Daniel Kock of Aruba ; Spyridon Emmanuel Pissarides, and Andreas Pissaredes of Cyprus.

	At the time of his wife’s departure to the Lord in the springtime, lilacs were blooming profusely, and they were all around her coffin. At the time of his own departure at the end of July, there was one single cluster of lilac blooming, and that cluster was placed in Pavlo’s lapel.		At the time of his wife’s departure to the Lord in the springtime, lilacs were blooming profusely, and they were all around her coffin. At the time of his own departure at the end of July, there was one single cluster of lilac blooming, and that cluster was placed in Pavlo’s lapel.

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	[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ukrainian-canadians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Ukrainian Canadians]		[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ukrainian-canadians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Ukrainian Canadians]

	‘[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2007-1.18-1.pdf Vechnaya Pamyat : Pavlo Szalasznyj (1904-2006)]’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Winter, 2006/2007)], p. 17.		‘[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2007-1.18-1.pdf Vechnaya Pamyat : Pavlo Szalasznyj (1904-2006)]’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Winter, 2006/2007), p. 17.

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	As was then common, he sprayed the bedrooms of their house with “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT DDT]” every evening during those years against insects, and another miracle – none of them got cancer. Their home was on the edge of the city, bordering the wilderness. Wild creatures would visit occasionally, including a giant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor boa constrictor] that moved a whole woodpile when it started travelling.		As was then common, he sprayed the bedrooms of their house with “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT DDT]” every evening during those years against insects, and another miracle – none of them got cancer. Their home was on the edge of the city, bordering the wilderness. Wild creatures would visit occasionally, including a giant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor boa constrictor] that moved a whole woodpile when it started travelling.

	In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Venezuela Valencia], he and his family were amongst those who helped to form an [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church Orthodox Christian parish] in the city. They were part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Venezuela Slavic Orthodox immigrant community] in Valencia, which included the relatives of [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saint_John_(Maximovitch) Saint John (Maximovitch)] and also of [ https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archpriest_Svetislav_and_Matushka_Eva_Balevich Father Sviatoslav Balevich]. Father Balevich later served for many decades in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan Saskatchewan], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada], at the [~~[Moose Jaw SK Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 1913 \|~~Moose Jaw Holy Trinity Parish]] ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]).		In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Venezuela Valencia], he and his family were amongst those who helped to form an [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church Orthodox Christian parish] in the city. They were part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Venezuela Slavic Orthodox immigrant community] in Valencia, which included the relatives of [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saint_John_(Maximovitch) Saint John (Maximovitch)] and also of [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archpriest_Svetislav_and_Matushka_Eva_Balevich Father Sviatoslav Balevich]. Father Balevich later served for many decades in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan Saskatchewan], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada], at the [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Moose_Jaw_SK_Holy_Trinity_Orthodox_Church_1913 Moose Jaw Holy Trinity Parish] ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]).

	Their life was centred around the church calendar, with many happy memories of feasts and celebrations. It was largely a Russian parish, with quite a number of Russian aristocracy. Evdokia’s father was one of the church’s "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starosta starostas]". He was the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starosta bell-ringer], and he also made [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeswax beeswax] candles for the church since he was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekeeper beekeeper]. They built their own home of bricks with their own hands, brick by brick after a day’s work. It was a solid house with sufficient room for all ; and when the time came for them to emigrate again (this time to [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada]), their home became the parish nursing-home.		Their life was centred around the church calendar, with many happy memories of feasts and celebrations. It was largely a Russian parish, with quite a number of Russian aristocracy. Evdokia’s father was one of the church’s "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starosta starostas]". He was the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starosta bell-ringer], and he also made [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeswax beeswax] candles for the church since he was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekeeper beekeeper]. They built their own home of bricks with their own hands, brick by brick after a day’s work. It was a solid house with sufficient room for all ; and when the time came for them to emigrate again (this time to [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada]), their home became the parish nursing-home.
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	Pavlo had a bedroom off the kitchen, with Home Care attending to his personal needs twice a day. Pavlo fully participated in the life of the home. He was constantly weaving on a small loom at the dining room table, where he made many place-mats that became souvenirs for many. He folded clothes after laundering ; he cared for plants, and he continued to read his Ukrainian newspapers (without glasses). He continued to do exercises while lying in his bed. He also rarely asked for anything (except for thread for the loom). He neither interfered in the household, nor did he impose advice. Humility. Every Sunday afternoon, he watched the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Evangelical_Baptist_Convention_of_Canada Ukrainian Baptist] programme on television : an ecumenical element. He was an Orthodox Christian, and this programme let him hear his mother tongue, and refresh his exposure to the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Scripture Holy Scriptures].		Pavlo had a bedroom off the kitchen, with Home Care attending to his personal needs twice a day. Pavlo fully participated in the life of the home. He was constantly weaving on a small loom at the dining room table, where he made many place-mats that became souvenirs for many. He folded clothes after laundering ; he cared for plants, and he continued to read his Ukrainian newspapers (without glasses). He continued to do exercises while lying in his bed. He also rarely asked for anything (except for thread for the loom). He neither interfered in the household, nor did he impose advice. Humility. Every Sunday afternoon, he watched the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Evangelical_Baptist_Convention_of_Canada Ukrainian Baptist] programme on television : an ecumenical element. He was an Orthodox Christian, and this programme let him hear his mother tongue, and refresh his exposure to the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Scripture Holy Scriptures].

	When [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan Saskatchewan] turned 100, Pavlo received a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_for_the_Centennial_of_Saskatchewan		When [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan Saskatchewan] turned 100, Pavlo received a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Medal_for_the_Centennial_of_Saskatchewan Centenarian Medal] with an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Saskatchewan MLA] visiting the house. Pavlo was intensely grateful for life in Canada and he expressed it often, chiefly with the phrase : “Thank God for everything”. These words he repeated to the end of his 102 years.
	Centenarian Medal] with an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Saskatchewan MLA] visiting the house. Pavlo was intensely grateful for life in Canada and he expressed it often, chiefly with the phrase : “Thank God for everything”. These words he repeated to the end of his 102 years.

	Peacefulness and contentment were his chief traits, with strong love of God, family and community. He was usually silent in his last years, but he was always aware. He was moderate in his eating, and constantly in prayer. Nevertheless, his lively sense of humour appeared repeatedly in jokes during gatherings of the family and friends. His relationship with the Lord was evident in his truly theological expression : “We remember all of our living relatives with a gentle thought, and for the departed – the [https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/spirituality/the-kingdom-of-heaven/heaven-and-hell Heavenly Kingdom]”.		Peacefulness and contentment were his chief traits, with strong love of God, family and community. He was usually silent in his last years, but he was always aware. He was moderate in his eating, and constantly in prayer. Nevertheless, his lively sense of humour appeared repeatedly in jokes during gatherings of the family and friends. His relationship with the Lord was evident in his truly theological expression : “We remember all of our living relatives with a gentle thought, and for the departed – the [https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/spirituality/the-kingdom-of-heaven/heaven-and-hell Heavenly Kingdom]”.

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	Much later, after his repose, Pavlo’s eldest daughter explained :		Much later, after his repose, Pavlo’s eldest daughter explained :
	Deedo’s [~~grandpa’s~~] life was full of enigmas, from the day of his birth ‘when Ivan Dudka got married’		Deedo’s [Grandpa’s] life was full of enigmas, from the day of his birth ‘when Ivan Dudka got married’
	to being sent to the Front in World War II, as a soldier without a gun. By God’s Grace, he survived.		to being sent to the Front in World War II, as a soldier without a gun. By God’s Grace, he survived.
	He studied mechanics in post-war Germany, yet never drove a vehicle all the years we knew him. Fluent		He studied mechanics in post-war Germany, yet never drove a vehicle all the years we knew him. Fluent

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	==References ==		==References ==

	[~~http~~://www.legacy.com/obituaries/~~thestarphoenix~~/~~obituary.aspx?n=~~pavlo-shalashny~~&pid~~=~~18700594~~ Original obituary]		[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/pavlo-shalashny-obituary?id=46541001 Original obituary of Pavlo Shalashny]


	'''Additional information :'''		'''Additional information :'''

	~~The obituary of Evdokia Shalashny was published in the “Saskatoon Star-Phoenix” on Saturday~~, ~~19 May~~, ~~2001 on p~~. 25.		Lemieszewski, Stefan, “[http://www.dpcamps.org/repatriation.html Repatriation of Ukrainian Displaced People after World War II]”

	The ~~obituary~~ of ~~Pavlo Shalashny was published in the “Saskatoon Star-Phoenix” on 29 July~~, ~~2006~~.		Tarasar, Constance J, ed., “[https://archive.org/details/orthodoxamerica10000unse/page/n3/mode/2up Orthodox America 1794-1976 : Development of The Orthodox Church in America]” (Syosset, NY : The Orthodox Church in America Department of History and Archives, 1975). ASIN : B000ZLZAUE.

	[https://~~www~~.~~findagrave~~.~~com~~/~~memorial/98497151/evdokia~~-~~dora~~-~~shalashny Findagrave reference for Evdokia Shalashny~~]		Tolstoi, Nikolai, “[https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/forced-repatriation-to-the-soviet-union-the-secret-betrayal/ Forced Repatriation to the Soviet Union : The Secret Betrayal]”

	[~~[Saskatoon SK~~ Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor ~~1975 \|Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor in~~ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saskatoon_SK_Holy_Resurrection_Orthodox_Sobor_1975 Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (OCA])

	[https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-resurrection-orthodox-sobor-saskatoon-sk Archdiocese of Canada listing for Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca/community/holy-resurrection-orthodox-sobor-saskatoon-sk Archdiocese of Canada listing for Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]

	[https://~~orthodoxwiki~~.org/~~Archdiocese_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Archdiocese~~ of ~~Canada~~]		[https://www.oca.org/parishes/oca-ca-sashrc Orthodox Church of America (OCA) listing for Holy Resurrection Orthodox Sobor, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]

	[https://~~orthodoxwiki~~.~~org/Orthodox_Church_in_America Orthodoxwiki article about The Orthodox Church in America~~]		[https://www.archdiocese.ca Archdiocese of Canada web-site]

	[~~[Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)]~~]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Archdiocese_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Archdiocese of Canada]

	[~~[Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko)~~]]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America Orthodoxwiki article about The Orthodox Church in America]

	[~~[Archbishop Irénée (Rochon)]~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saskatoon_SK_Holy_Trinity_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Cathedral_1918 Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]

	[~~[Archpriest Svetislav and Matushka Eva Balevich \|Archpriest Svetislav Balevich]~~]		[https://www.uocc.ca/parish/holy-trinity-cathedral-2/ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada listing for Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]

	[~~[Archpriest Orest and Matushka Oksana Olekshy~~]]		[https://www.uocc.ca/ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada web-site]

	[~~[Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach) \|Archpriest Dennis Pihach~~]]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]

	[https://~~www~~.~~archdiocese.ca/clergy~~/~~eriksson-mitred-archpriest-phillip Priest Phillip Eriksson~~]		[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Constantinople Orthodoxwiki article about the Church of Constantinople]

	[https://~~www.archdiocese~~.ca/~~clergy/guenther-archpriest-daniel Priest Daniel Guenther~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Theodosius_(Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)]

	[https://~~www.archdiocese~~.ca/~~clergy/papish-protodeacon-taras Deacon Taras Papish~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Herman_(Swaiko) Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko)]

	[~~[Protodeacon Wilhelm and Agnes Friesen \|Deacon Wilhelm Friesen]~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Sylvester_(Haruns) Archbishop Sylvester (Haruns)]

	[https://~~www~~.~~skeparchy.org/wordpress/facilities/josephs-home~~/ ~~Saint Joseph’s Nursing Home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Bishop_Joasaph_(Antoniuk) Bishop Joasaph (Antoniuk)]

	[https://~~www~~.~~findagrave.com/cemetery/639451~~/~~woodlawn-cemetery Findagrave reference for Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan~~]		[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Ir%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_(Rochon) Archbishop Irénée (Rochon)]

	[~~https~~://~~www.thecanadianencyclopedia~~.ca/~~en/article/ukrainian-canadians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Ukrainian Canadians~~]		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Ilarion_I_(Ohienko) Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko)]

	[http://~~www~~.~~dpcamps.org~~/~~repatriation.html "Repatriation of Ukrainian Displaced People after World War II" by Stefan Lemieszewski~~]		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Michael_(Khoroshy) Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)]

	[~~https~~://~~imprimis~~.~~hillsdale.edu~~/~~forced-repatriation-to-the-soviet-union-the-secret-betrayal/ "Forced Repatriation to the Soviet Union: The Secret Betrayal" by Nikolai Tolstoi~~]		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Andrew_(Metiuk) Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk)]

	[http://~~archbishop-of-ottawa~~.~~org~~/~~messenger/Com2007-1.18-1.pdf 'Vechnaya Pamat : Pavlo Szalasznyj~~ (~~1904-2006~~)~~' in "Canadian Orthodox Messenger"~~ (~~Winter, 2006/2007~~)]~~, p. 17.~~		[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Wasyly_(Fedak) Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak)]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archpriest_Svetislav_and_Matushka_Eva_Balevich Archpriest Svetislav Balevich]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archpriest_Orest_and_Matushka_Oksana_Olekshy Archpriest Orest and Matushka Oksana Olekshy]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archimandrite_Alexander_(Pihach) Archpriest Dennis Pihach]

			[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/eriksson-mitred-archpriest-phillip Priest Phillip Eriksson]

			[https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/guenther-archpriest-daniel Priest Daniel Guenther]

			[https://www.saskfunerals.ca/obituaries/taras-terry-papish Deacon Taras Papish]

			[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Protodeacon_Wilhelm_and_Agnes_Friesen Deacon Wilhelm Friesen]

	[[Category:Lay-persons]] [[Category:Saskatchewan]] [[Category:UGOCC]] [[Category:UOCC]] [[Category:ADOCA]] [[Category:OCA]]		[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98497151/evdokia-dora-shalashny Findagrave reference for Evdokia Shalashny]

			[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98497152/paul-shalashny Findagrave reference for Pavlo Shalashny]

			[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/639451/woodlawn-cemetery Findagrave reference for Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan]

			[https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/facilities-locations/st-josephs-home Saint Joseph’s Nursing Home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]

			[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ukrainian-canadians Canadian Encyclopaedia article about Ukrainian Canadians]

			‘[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/messenger/Com2007-1.18-1.pdf Vechnaya Pamyat : Pavlo Szalasznyj (1904-2006)]’ in “Canadian Orthodox Messenger” (Winter, 2006/2007)], p. 17.









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	Pavlo may be spelt Paul, Paulos, Pavlos, Pavel.		Pavlo may be spelt Paul, Paulos, Pavlos, Pavel.

	Shalashny may be spelt ~~Szalsznyj~~.		Shalashny may be spelt Szalasznyj.


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	==Early life of Pavlo Shalashny==		==Early life of Pavlo Shalashny==

	Pavlo’s beginning was perhaps typical of the uncertain times when records were not always kept. Sometimes, records that were kept were later lost because of wars and other disasters. Pavlo not sure of his exact date of birth ; and when he would inquire, he would be told : “you were born when Ivan Dudka got married”. That didn’t help much ! But somewhere along the way, it was settled that he was born on 25 December 1904. However, by the fact he was named Pavlo, it is truly likely “Ivan Dudka” got married in mid-July, around the Feast-day of the [https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2019/06/29/101840-the-holy-glorious-and-all-praised-leaders-of-the-apostles-peter Holy Apostles Peter and Paul] (29 June/12 July). (It is a very general Orthodox Christian custom to name a child for one of the saints on or near the date of birth.)		Pavlo’s beginning was perhaps typical of the uncertain times when records were not always kept. Sometimes, records that were kept were later lost because of wars and other disasters. Pavlo was not sure of his exact date of birth ; and when he would inquire, he would be told : “you were born when Ivan Dudka got married”. That didn’t help much. But somewhere along the way, it was settled that he was born on 25 December 1904. However, by the fact he was named Pavlo, it is truly likely “Ivan Dudka” got married in mid-July, around the Feast-day of the [https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2019/06/29/101840-the-holy-glorious-and-all-praised-leaders-of-the-apostles-peter Holy Apostles Peter and Paul] (29 June/12 July). (It is a very general Orthodox Christian custom to name a child for one of the saints on or near the date of birth.)

	On 25 December, 1904 (officially), Pavlo Shalashny was born in a village near Adamovka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Governorate#:~:text=Kharkiv%20Governorate%20(Ukrainian%3A%20%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F,of%20Ukraine%20from%201918%E2%80%931925.&text=The%20governorate%20had%20international%20borders,Soviet%20Russia%20to%20the%20north. Kharkiv Governorate] of the part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire Russian Empire] which is now independent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine Ukraine]. Adamovka is the village in which [[Saint John (Maximovitch)]] was born (8 years earlier). This part of Ukraine was within the "[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259A%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B7%25D0%25B0%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BE_%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A3%25D0%25BA%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5&prev=search&pto=aue Sloboda]" ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks Cossack] Free Zone), and it had not endured [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Russia serfdom], as had much of the empire.		On 25 December, 1904 (officially), Pavlo Shalashny was born in a village near Adamovka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Governorate#:~:text=Kharkiv%20Governorate%20(Ukrainian%3A%20%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F,of%20Ukraine%20from%201918%E2%80%931925.&text=The%20governorate%20had%20international%20borders,Soviet%20Russia%20to%20the%20north. Kharkiv Governorate] of the part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire Russian Empire] which is now independent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine Ukraine]. Adamovka is the village in which [[Saint John (Maximovitch)]] was born (8 years earlier). This part of Ukraine was within the "[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259A%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B7%25D0%25B0%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BE_%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A3%25D0%25BA%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5&prev=search&pto=aue Sloboda]" ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks Cossack] Free Zone), and it had not endured [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Russia serfdom], as had much of the empire.
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	Pavlo studied mechanics, learning to be a truck-driver. Life in the camps tried to approach something of normalcy with everyone sharing what talents they had. Even a piano was found, and young Raisa took lessons !		Pavlo studied mechanics, learning to be a truck-driver. Life in the camps tried to approach something of normalcy with everyone sharing what talents they had. Even a piano was found, and young Raisa took lessons.

	By God's mercy, the Shalashnys had been spared effects of the western governments' policy of the [http://www.dpcamps.org/repatriation.html forced return to Ukraine] of many who had escaped, and some who had never lived there. That return meant almost certain death for those who were sent.		By God's mercy, the Shalashnys had been spared effects of the western governments' policy of the [http://www.dpcamps.org/repatriation.html forced return to Ukraine] of many who had escaped, and some who had never lived there. That return meant almost certain death for those who were sent.
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	==Move (exile) to Venezuela==		==Move (exile) to Venezuela==

	During the next chapter of their lives, Pavel, Evdokia and their children, together with Evdokia’s parents, were able to emigrate from [https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany Germany] to [https://www.britannica.com/place/Venezuela Venezuela]. They had a large family, and Venezuela was one country accepting persons with larger families. They moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Carabobo Valencia], a sprawling city, where they lived in hot metal barracks in the beginning. Their first meal was “bread” made from fat, flour and water, topped with a little sugar. The second day after arrival, Pavlo went into the city to try to find work. He managed to get work for a sandal-maker. At the end of the day, he was paid, but he was also released because he had absolutely no experience making sandals ! After that, other types of temporary work were found : anything to survive !		During the next chapter of their lives, Pavel, Evdokia and their children, together with Evdokia’s parents, were able to emigrate from [https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany Germany] to [https://www.britannica.com/place/Venezuela Venezuela]. They had a large family, and Venezuela was one country accepting persons with larger families. They moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Carabobo Valencia], a sprawling city, where they lived in hot metal barracks in the beginning. Their first meal was “bread” made from fat, flour and water, topped with a little sugar. The second day after arrival, Pavlo went into the city to try to find work. He managed to get work for a sandal-maker. At the end of the day, he was paid, but he was also released because he had absolutely no experience making sandals. After that, other types of temporary work were found : anything to survive.

	Pavlo and Evdokia laboured hard in the intense heat. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs Slavic] immigrants did not understand the concept of “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siesta#:~:text=A%20siesta%20(Spanish%20pronunciation%3A%20%5B,where%20the%20weather%20is%20warm siesta]”, and they worked through the scorching day. Pavlo worked mixing cement by hand, and learned cement work, to the point that near the end of their 10 years in Venezuela, he was building swimming pools as well as taking on other cement work. He once said the intense heat of Venezuela did not allow a person to fall asleep until the wee hours, and then it was time to get up again.		Pavlo and Evdokia laboured hard in the intense heat. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs Slavic] immigrants did not understand the concept of “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siesta#:~:text=A%20siesta%20(Spanish%20pronunciation%3A%20%5B,where%20the%20weather%20is%20warm siesta]”, and they worked through the scorching day. Pavlo worked mixing cement by hand, and learned cement work, to the point that near the end of their 10 years in Venezuela, he was building swimming pools as well as taking on other cement work. He once said the intense heat of Venezuela did not allow a person to fall asleep until the wee hours, and then it was time to get up again.

	As was then common, he sprayed the bedrooms of their house with “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT DDT]” every evening during those years against insects, and another miracle – none of them got cancer ! Their home was on the edge of the city, bordering the wilderness. Wild creatures would visit occasionally, including a giant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor boa constrictor] that moved a whole woodpile when it started travelling !		As was then common, he sprayed the bedrooms of their house with “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT DDT]” every evening during those years against insects, and another miracle – none of them got cancer. Their home was on the edge of the city, bordering the wilderness. Wild creatures would visit occasionally, including a giant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor boa constrictor] that moved a whole woodpile when it started travelling.

	In Valencia, he and his family were amongst those who helped to form an Orthodox Christian parish in the city. They were part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Venezuela Slavic Orthodox immigrant community] in Valencia, which included the relatives of [[Saint John (Maximovitch)]] and also of [[Archpriest Svetislav and Matushka Eva Balevich \|Father Sviatoslav Balevich]]. Father Balevich later served for many decades in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan Saskatchewan], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada], at the [[Moose Jaw SK Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 1913 \|Moose Jaw Holy Trinity Parish]] ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]).		In Valencia, he and his family were amongst those who helped to form an Orthodox Christian parish in the city. They were part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Venezuela Slavic Orthodox immigrant community] in Valencia, which included the relatives of [[Saint John (Maximovitch)]] and also of [[Archpriest Svetislav and Matushka Eva Balevich \|Father Sviatoslav Balevich]]. Father Balevich later served for many decades in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan Saskatchewan], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada], at the [[Moose Jaw SK Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 1913 \|Moose Jaw Holy Trinity Parish]] ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America]).
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	“Faithful Orthodox Christians” is a phrase that characterized Pavlo and his wife, and it described their family in Saskatoon as well. Love, peace, generosity and hospitality were their hallmarks, although in their own earthy way, they endured each other’s ways as we all must do. “Hlukhii yak pen’” — deaf as a stump ! – was her favourite expression when Pavlo wouldn’t answer her, but in a second, it was forgotten ! He was very proud of her multitude of paschas that she would bake and give away every year !		“Faithful Orthodox Christians” is a phrase that characterized Pavlo and his wife, and it described their family in Saskatoon as well. Love, peace, generosity and hospitality were their hallmarks, although in their own earthy way, they endured each other’s ways as we all must do. “Hlukhii yak pen’” — deaf as a stump ! – was her favourite expression when Pavlo wouldn’t answer her, but in a second, it was forgotten. He was very proud of her multitude of paschas that she would bake and give away every year.