BOSTON – The local Ukrainian American community celebrated the 28th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence with a noontime flag raising on Boston City Hall Plaza followed by a reception in City Council Chambers; a three-hour sunset cruise of Boston Harbor; commemorative liturgies for Ukraine in all of the local parishes and a picnic on the campus of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jamaica Plain.
With the exception of the various Sunday liturgies, all the events were organized and coordinated under the auspices of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Boston Branch, led by President Vsevolod Petriv and Secretary/Treasurer Maria Fedynyshyn Saxe.