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Ukraine and Holy Eucharist Parish Church

Holy Eucharist Parish Church: Sorrow for the dozens who died in Independence Square, jubilation at the impeachment of President Viktor Yanukovych and cautious hope for the future. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "The people of Ukraine have paid an extraordinarily high price to live in a democratic country," said Oksana Bondarchuk, president of the Manitoba chapter of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and an organizer of Sunday's service. A woman attends a memorial service at Holy Eucharist Parish Church in Winnipeg on Sunday for those who died in the demonstrations in Kyiv, Ukraine. February 23, 2014 - 140223 - People gather for a memorial service at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church for victims of violence in the Ukraine in Winnipeg Sunday, February 23, 2014. John Woods / Photo Store Those were the feelings percolating among the standing-room-only crowd gathered Sunday at Holy Eucharist Parish Church on Watt Street in East Kildonan for a candlelight memorial service honouring the 80-plus protesters, police and soldiers who have died in recent months during anti-government protests in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.