CHORTKIV, UKRAINE: On Sunday, October 26, 2008, while in Ukraine, His Eminence, Metropolitan Mykhayil celebrated the Sacred Liturgy in our parish of St. George the Great-Martyr just outside of Chortkiv in the Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine. The pastor, Protopresbyter Volodymyr Svarychevskyj and his family and parishioners were most gracious hosts.

"The people in the Chortkiv region are not only kind and welcoming, but also truthful and without pretension. They have been so wonderful to me each time that I've been there. In fact, I have become so comfortable with the place that I call it my 'home in Ukraine,' the Metropolitan said.

Chortkiv, like much of Ukraine, has a long and interesting history. It lies in the heart of historic Galicia (Halychyna) and was long and important and pivotal location for the Kozak movement.

Follow this link to see more pictures of the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Geroge.