[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9729]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOLY GHOST UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC 
                                 CHURCH

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I wish to recognize Holy Ghost Ukrainian 
Catholic Church as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Holy Ghost 
Ukrainian Church was founded in Akron, OH by a small group of faithful 
and passionate Ukrainian Christians.
  In 1915, the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church began when two 
organizations came together to create a place where Ukrainian 
immigrants could practice the beliefs and traditions they cherished in 
the new country they called home. The parish has grown and prospered 
over the years, and continues to flourish at its original location at 
1866 Brown Street, offering a center for spiritual and cultural life to 
Akron and surrounding northeast Ohio communities.
  On June 21, 2015, Father Vsevolod Schevchuk, ``Father Sal'', and 
parishioners will welcome honored guests His Beatitude Sviatoslav 
Sherchuk, Patriarch, and The Most Reverend Bohdan J. Danylo, Bishop, of 
the Ukrainian Catholic Church to their Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and 
celebration dinner. The congregation will join together on this day to 
celebrate the anniversary of the church, their Ukrainian cultural 
traditions, and all that this parish has meant to the community 
throughout the years.
  With more than 50,000 Ukrainian Americans in Ohio, cultural and 
religious ties remain strong within the community and between Ohio and 
Ukraine. As cochair of the U.S. Senate Ukrainian Caucus, I have had the 
privilege of working with the Ukrainian community and know how strongly 
connected they remain with family and friends overseas. I am certain 
the continued engagement of Ukrainians in the United States is making a 
difference in the efforts for the independence of Ukraine. I join the 
members of the Holy Ghost parish and Ukrainians throughout the United 
States who continue to pray and work toward a peaceful resolution to 
the situation in Ukraine. I am proud to stand with Ukrainian Americans 
and the Ukrainian people as they further their resolve and commitment 
to maintaining a free and independent Ukraine.
  Mr. President, I would like to personally extend my congratulations 
to Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church on 100 years of faith, service, 
and worship.

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