Croatia's Ukrainians rebuild their church (04/12/98)

Croatia's Ukrainians rebuild their church

VUKOVAR, Croatia - Early on during the outbreak of war in the former Yugoslavia in 1991, the town of Vukovar was completely destroyed. Approximately 2,600 Ukrainians lived in this town, and shortly before the war, while still under the adversity of Communist rule, they had completed construction of a new Ukrainian Catholic Church, Christ the King.

With the advent of war, many Ukrainians perished or fled, and only a few walls of the new church building remained standing. Since January 16, under the auspices of the United Nations, the last of the occupying forces have left Vukovar, and the church can again be used by those Ukrainians who remain, and by those soon expected to return to their homes.

To help Ukrainian Catholics in Croatia who have suffered enormous losses rebuild their church, please contact: Msgr. Dmitro Stefanjuk, 827 N. Franklin St., Philadelphia, PA 19123; or send contribution checks to: Christ the King Church - Vukovar, c/o Ukrainian Self-Reliance Federal Credit Union, 1729 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111.