PREVIEW OF EVENTS (08/25/96)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, August 25

UNION, N.J.: A Ukrainian Independence Day commemoration will be held at the Union Town Hall at 11 a.m.

Saturday, August 31

WEST, Texas: The Zorya Ukrainian dancers from Dallas will perform at "WestFest," a festival of Eastern European heritages. The dancers will perform from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For further information contact Anne Andriaschko, (214) 306-8407.

Wednesday, September 4

NEWARK, N.J.: St. John's Ukrainian Preschool will re-open. The school features Ukrainian-language Montessori lessons from 9 a.m. to noon on weekdays. For working parents, extended hours from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. are available. St. John's emphasizes respect for the child, individualized learning, and promotion of the child's independence. The minimum age is 2 years, 6 months. For further information call Olenka Makarushka-Kolodiy, (201) 763-1797.

Sunday, September 8

WOONSOCKET, R.I.: St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 74 Harris Ave., will host its annual picnic from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Ladies' Sodality Ukrainian Kitchen will serve a menu of traditional Ukrainian foods. There will be music and dancing with the Joe Pasieka Orchestra from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and the Ukrainian Odessa Dancers will perform in the afternoon. The donation is $2.50. For further information call the rectory, (401) 762-3939, or Sandra Hreczuk, (508) 883-4327.
WESTMINSTER, Md.: The Western Maryland College department of art and art history will host an opening reception for a retrospective of works by Wasyl Palijczuk at the Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 14

YONKERS, N.Y.: Branch 30 of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America will begin its preschool (Svitlyczka) sessions. Classes, aimed at children age 3-4, will be held Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church on Shonnard Place at North Broadway. For further information call Nadia Cwiach, (914) 949-7010.

Friday-Sunday, September 27-29

WARREN, Mich.: The 1996 Eparchial Conference of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy based in Chicago will be hosted by the Detroit Deanery at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church. This year's theme is "We are Parish." Topics of discussion will include: What is a Ukrainian Catho-lic parish? How do we keep people coming to our parishes? What type of services should we provide? How can we work toward ecumenism in our communities? How can we help churches in Ukraine? Speakers will include Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, Roma Hayda and the Rev. Peter Galadza. Also featured during the three-day event will be a special session for youth, a Saturday evening dance for youth and the Bishop's Charity Banquet on Sunday following a pontifical divine liturgy. For more information contact local pastors or St. Josaphat's Parish, (810) 755-1740 (weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).

Saturday - Sunday, September 28 - 29

CHICAGO: A conference on the evolving relationship between Ukrainian and U.S. armed forces will be held at the Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church Cultural Center. The conference begins on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and Sunday (open to military personnel only) at a 9:30 a.m. working brunch. It will be conducted in Class "A" uniforms. For further information contact Maj. Roman Golash by fax, (847)885-8565, or e-mail, [email protected].