History of Our Parish
FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH:
Catherine Dorosh
Paul Owsinik
Michael Polehonki
Nicholas Sawczak
Julia Sharyk
Andrew Zahuta
PARISH HISTORY:
Church Building Incorporated 5-29-29
Ukrainian National Association,
Branch Name: Tovaristvo Proshvita #312
On February 4, 1935 at 11:30 a.m. the church building transferred from the Ukrainian National Association to St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Society. In 1969, Fr. Joseph Kopchak transferred the name and incorporated it to: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
First Ecumenical Service and inlaid of cornerstone by Patriarch Athenogoras December 25, 1934.
PASTORS OF NATIVITY OF BLESSED VIRGIN ORTHODOX CHURCH:
| Rev. Fr. Basil Fedyshyn |
1933 - 1934 |
| Rev. Fr. John Fedyna |
1935 - 1939 |
| Rev. Fr. Joseph Yaletchko |
1939 - 1941 |
| Rev. Fr. Basil Kushil |
1941 - 1943 |
| Rev. Fr. Walter Propheta |
1943 - 1961 |
| Rev. Fr. Nicholas Matolich |
1961 - 1966 |
| Rev. Fr. Gabriel Zapotocky, visiting priest |
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| Rev. Fr. J. Kochansky, visiting priest |
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| Rev. Fr. Joseph Kopchak |
1968 - 1975 |
| Rev. Fr. Emil Bednar |
1975 - 1977 |
| Rev. Fr. Ronald DeVyver |
1977 - 1978 |
| Rev. Fr. Walter Sytnechenko, visiting priest |
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| V. Rev. Fr. Raymond E. Sundland |
1978 - July 2008 |
| Fr. Michael Hontaruk, visiting priest |
July 2008 - May 2009 |
| His Eminence Archbishop Antony |
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| His Grace Bishop Daniel |
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| Rev. Victor Wronsky, visiting priest |
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| Deacon Mikhail Sawarynski |
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| Protopresbyter Taras Chubenko |
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| V. Rev. Taras Naumenko, visiting priest |
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| Fr. Ihor Bobak, visiting priest |
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| V. Rev. Fr. John J. Udics |
June 2009 - Sept. 2010 |
| Rev. Ivan Synevskyy |
Sept. 2010 - July 2012 |
| Deacon James Cairns, II |
August 2012-March 2013 |
| Rev. Vasyl Pasakas |
April 2013- |
