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St. Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church hosts Byzantine choral festival concert Oct. 16

While many in Ukraine regularly hear the sounds of air raid sirens, and some, exploding rockets, the sound of music will fill St. Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church in Minneapolis starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 16. The church is hosting the 13th annual Byzantine Choral Festival Concert. Five choirs from the Twin Cities metro area, including St. Constantine’s, will perform.  

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Differing political views part of parish development in Northeast Minneapolis

On August 17, 1913, Ukrainian Catholics gathered in northeast Minneapolis to celebrate. After two weeks of delays due to sick priests, Archbishop John Ireland had finally arrived to bless the cornerstone of St. Constantine Catholic Church at Sixth and University avenues. After the formal event, the priests retired to the rectory and the parishioners gathered at a local cultural hall for festivities.

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Determined to help his family, music director at Minneapolis parish crosses into Ukraine

Learning that his mother’s health had deteriorated in his native Ukraine, Yuri Ivan, music director at St. Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church in Minneapolis, caught “the first plane” he could March 18 as he sought to cross the border into the country Russia had invaded only weeks before.

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