Two-day commemoration to conclude parish centennial (10/29/06)

Two-day commemoration to conclude parish centennial

CHICAGO - St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral Parish will mark the end of its yearlong centennial celebration with a two-day commemoration, emphasizing the theme of the celebration to "Renew, Reflect and Commit." The festivities will be hosted by the cathedral's pastor, Bishop Richard S. Seminack, with the assistance of the St. Nicholas Centennial Committee.

On Saturday, November 4, there will be a grand banquet at the Grand Ballroom of Navy Pier. With a capacity crowd of over 1,000 in attendance, this will be the largest event of this nature ever held by the Ukrainian community in Chicago. Among the dignitaries who will be participating are Patriarch Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, and Cardinal Francis George, O.M., Roman Catholic archbishop of Chicago.

On Sunday, November 5, a pontifical divine liturgy will be concelebrated by the patriarch, Metropolitan Stefan Soroka of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, archbishops, bishops and clergy.

St. Nicholas Parish was founded by 51 families that emigrated from western Ukraine to the near northwest area of Chicago at the turn of the century. Buoyed by the freedom they found in the United States and guided by the love of their Church and heritage, they combined their savings and mortgaged their homes to purchase a small wooden Protestant church at Superior and Bikerdicke (now Armour) in 1906.

Soon, others inspired by this congregation's dedication to religious, educational and community pursuits joined this parish and a new place of worship was constructed in 1913 at Oakley Boulevard and Rice Street The new church was modeled after the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kyiv.

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