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From the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, St. Volodymyr Parish Established in the Chicago Eparchy
"On March 22, 2025, the parish of St. Volodymyr was officially established at St. Volodymyr’s Church in Santa Clara, California. Parishioners, together with church administrator Fr. Roman Bobesiuk, Fr. Denys Smoliarsky, and Deacon Oleh Zatvarsky, solemnly welcomed Bishop Venedykt Aleksiichuk of the Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago. They greeted the bishop with bread, salt, and flowers as a sign of respect and spiritual unity." St. Volodymyr Parish Established In Chicago Eparchy [ugcc.ua]
It's nice to see good news! I don't live anywhere near California (nor do I plan to), but, it's nice to see out east, out west. I actually had the privilege of getting to know a priest (now a Hieromonk) who is based in a different part of California, when he was in Augusta, Georgia.
So, I am aware that the Eastern Church already has a presence there. But, California is a big state. I'd imagine some people still have to go quite the distance to find the nearest Eastern Catholic (or, in some cases, even Eastern Orthodox) temple.
I just felt like sharing good news, you know?

I am posting here to try to help get the word out that we are now in Hayward, CA. We are the only Byzantine Catholic parish in the east bay area. If you know of anyone who lives in the bay area and is interested in attending services please let them know about us. We also now have a beautiful slideshow up on our website of our first Sunday. Please pass it around. https://steliasmelkite.org/

May God bless you.

In Christ,
Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo

Any historians here with knowledge of a Greek Catholic / Orthodox Church in Lynch, Kentucky in the early to mid 1920s?

Lynch is in southeast Kentucky, southeast of Lexington towards where Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee all come together. Lynch was (and maybe still is) a coal town. The Greek Catholic / Orthodox Slav immigrants often moved to such places.

Thanks for any info you can offer.

John

Please lift up in prayer Pope Francis, that the Lord will bless him and restore him to the health that He desires - and in the end salvation.