The celebration at Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral was bittersweet.
To Solomiya Gorokhivska, 40, who brought her basket for Orthodox Easter celebration at Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring, Md., the moment felt bittersweet. The holiday symbolizes a new beginning after the giving up treats such as meat and music and dancing, she said, adding, “After you suffer, it is a kind of a feast for soul and body.”
As for her relatives there now, “They literally went to the Carpathian Mountains to wait things out,” she said. Were they celebrating Easter? “My niece is a very good baker, but she said, ‘We don’t have anything, flour or eggs, but most of all we don’t even have an oven. We have a hot plate.’”Even many of those still in their homes were dissuaded from attending the celebration so integral to Ukrainian Orthodox Christians, said the Rev.
There were also Russians who opted for the Ukrainian service. Vadim Zhitnikov, 38, is from Perm, Russia, and exemplifies the complicated ties many people have between the two countries. “This is my first time being here, because I felt compelled to show my support,” said Zhitnikov, a nurse who lives in Virginia. “I have extended family in Russia and I have extended family in Ukraine.”
When the war began, the church began collecting and packing donations including nonperishable food and baby items for Ukraine. The effort has continued, 12 hours a day, six days a week, said Tamara Woroby, the parish council president. The church has shipped 200 tons of humanitarian supplies, she said, adding that next week it is sending $6 million worth of medical supplies.“The Amazon truck arrives almost every 15 minutes making deliveries,” she said.
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