Patriarch Sviatoslav Visits USA

14.11.2011, 09:04
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The primate will visit Wilmington (Delaware), Philadelphia and Washington.

Святослав_(Шевчук).jpgPatriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) has started a pastoral visit to the USA, which will last until November 21. The primate will visit Wilmington (Delaware), Philadelphia and Washington. The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will meet with representatives of the Ukrainian community, clergy and will conduct services in each of the cities.  

On November 16, in Washington, the head of UGCC will meet with Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to USA, Oleksandr Motsyk and visit the White House to meet senators and congressmen.  

On November 19, Patriarch Sviatoslav will lead the annual memorial service for the victims of the genocidal Holodomor and make a speech in the Cathedral of St. Patrick in New York.

On Sunday, November 20, he will lead a liturgy in the Church of St. Yurii in New York. On the same day, the hierarch will be an honorary guest at the ceremony of honoring the leaders of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the Fordham University, reported the Information Department of the UGCC.