Parma community welcomes touring Veryovka Ensemble (04/07/96)

Parma community welcomes touring Veryovka Ensemble

PARMA, Ohio - Over 3,500 people in the greater Cleveland area had the opportunity to witness the beauty of Ukrainian culture when the 70-member Veryovka Ensemble performed at the Palace Theatre on February 24 and 25.

To welcome the ensemble to Cleveland, St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio, sponsored a Lenten dinner in the parish center following the Sunday afternoon concert.

Upon arrival at St. Vladimir's, members of the parish's 60 Plus Club presented flowers to each member of the ensemble. Before the dinner, the guests paid a visit to the cathedral.

A very solemn and moving part of the visit was the brief ceremony at the monument dedicated to the victims of the Great Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Prayers were read for the victims of the famine, as well as Chornobyl disaster victims.

The choir sang "Sviatyi Bozhe," and members of the ensemble placed a basket of blue and yellow flowers at the base of the monument. Individual choir members also placed the flowers they received upon arrival.

Following the dinner, which was attended by over 170 people, the clergy and representative community organizations offered greetings. The gathering ended with the guests being presented with prayer books on the occasion of the beginning of Great Lent.

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