MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – The Very Rev. Oleh Hucul of Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church was recognized by the parish board on February 9 for his 25 years of service in the priesthood with a luncheon after divine liturgy.
Parishioners and guests came from great distances to greet the celebrant and his family. The Rev. Hucul, with wife, Pani Matka Lidia, and children Aleksandra and Elizabeth, is assisted by the recently ordained Rev. Sviatoslav Hot, whose wife, Pani Matka Victoria, and child, Arsen, are recently arrived from Ukraine.