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St. Nicholas students pray for peace in Ukraine
The St. Nicholas Cathedral School community marked first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a prayer service on Feb. 24, 2023, to pray for peace. Eighth graders helped organize the service, which included testimony from students as well as the Ukrainian national anthem. St. Nicholas Cathedral School is a ministry of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, and has welcomed more than 95 children from Ukraine since the start of the war. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Preschoolers wave Ukrainian and U.S. flags at the beginning of the Feb. 24, 2023, service at St. Nicholas Cathedral School. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students Mark Yanytskyi, Davyd Podio and Zlata Potoki sing the Ukrainian national anthem during a prayer service at St. Nicholas Cathedral School Feb. 24, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
St. Nicholas Cathedral School assistant principal Lisa Swytnyk distributes candles to students at the start of the Feb. 24, 2023, prayer service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
U.Ds. Rep. Mike Quigley, co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, speaks to students about the anniversary of the war in Ukraine at St. Nicholas Cathedral School Feb. 24, 2023. He visited Ukraine last year and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
St. Nicholas Cathedral School Principal Anna Cirilli, St. Nicholas Cathedral rector Father Serhiy Kovalchuk, Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk and Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak listen to children lead a prayer service Feb. 24, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Eighth-graders students Oksana Mazur and Nazarii Bazyliuk lead participants in prayer at a Feb. 24, 2023, service at St. Nicholas Cathedral School. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Student Bohdan Antoniak holds a candle during a Feb. 24, 2023, prayer service at St. Nicholas Cathedral School. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Dmitry Shulskyi and Mark Yanytskyi join their classmates in raising candles during a Feb. 24, 2023, prayer service at St. Nicholas Cathedral School. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Eighth-graders, who helped organize the Feb. 24, 2023m prayer service at St. Nicholas Cathedral School, stand behind the altar they set up. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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