Lamont
St. John the Baptist Parish – Borschiw
PastorRev. Don BodnarAbout St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
St. John the Baptist Parish at Borschiw is a Ukrainian Catholic rural parish in the Haight / Beaver Hill County area, established in 1903 by settlers from Borshchiv District in western Ukraine. The first Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Fr. Platonid Filas, OSBM.
The parish built its first church for $1,500 and later completed a larger five-domed church in 1939. Its history includes a National Hall, cemetery, choir, bishop visits, many children attending services, and several priestly and religious vocations.
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- Canonical name
- St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
- District
- Lamont