Orden Khrestonostsiv fraternity holds conference in Philadelphia (05/08/05)

Orden Khrestonostsiv fraternity holds conference in Philadelphia

by Roman Juzeniw

PHILADELPHIA - The Orden Khrestonostsiv Plast fraternity held its "Velyka Rada" in Philadelphia on March 20-21. This conference marked the 60th anniversary of the fraternity's founding in Germany.

The conference focused on the genesis of this Plast fraternity (with many of the original members attending), its rebirth in the 1970s and its future plans, with a special emphasis on Ukraine, where there are 14 active members. Currently over 90 members of the Orden Khrestonostiv are active worldwide in Plast scouting activities and in the Ukrainian community.

Dr. Lubomyr Romankiw, the chief scout of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, met with the group and guests on Saturday night and commented that during its 60 years, Orden Khrestonostsiv has counted a very high number of Plast, religious and Ukrainian community leaders among its members. He called on members of the fraternity to continue their work and to help with Plast in Ukraine.

Future plans include holding a conference in Ukraine, supporting the Ukrainian Catholic University (whose rector, the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, is a member of Orden Khrestonostsiv), supporting its members in Ukraine, and organizing a specialized camp for Plast youths.

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