Rally for Ukraine in Parma

Parma Ohio is a suburb of Cleveland that has a large and strong Ukrainian community including an area known as Ukrainian Village. With the atrocities of the criminal invasion of sovereign Ukraine by the madman Putin, the Ukrainian community, friends and supporters gathered on Sunday February 27, 2022 to show support.

Crowds filled St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral to capacity and the standing room only crowd spilled outside.

Rev. Michael Hontaruk 

The event began with solemn prayers for the country and people of Ukraine.

Marta Liscynesky-Kelleher, president of the United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio, an umbrella group for more than 50 Ukrainian cultural, political and other organizations in the state, served as MC.

After her remarks she introduced speakers including:

• Honorary Consul of Lithuania Ingrida Bublys 
•  American Jewish Committee Cleveland Regional Director Lee C. Shapiro
• Parma Mayor Tim DeGeeter who called up the Parma City Council
• US Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
• US Senator Rob Portman

Pictures and videos of all the speeches at the Ukraine Rally

Near the end of the ceremony the crowd sang a Ukrainian song wishing 100 years of life and then God Bless America.  

After the ceremony the people gathered outside the Church with signs and sang songs and showed support for Ukraine.

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