Pictured at the ecumenical service were Tatyna Shevenko, Gormanston Park, Cllr Joe Bonner.John Farron, Gormanston Park, Senator Sharon Keoghan, Cllr Emma Byrne, Cllr Amanda Smith, David Cahill, Gormanston Park; Cllr Nick Killian, Dara McGowan, Meath County Council, Larysa Gerasko, Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland, Paul Monahan, Gormanston Park, Cllr Elaine McGinty, Fr Vasyl Kornitsky, and members of the LMETB Ukrainian/Irish Choir.

Ukrainian and Irish communities unite for ecumenical service

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Members of the Ukrainian and Irish community came together for a multi-denominational ecumenical service in Gormanston last week.

The directors and management team of Gormanston Park welcomed a local delegation for a service held almost 12 months to the day after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukrainine.

In his introductory welcome, David Cahill, general manager, spoke “of the day as a day not of sorrow, but of celebration: of life, community and humanity. As Irish citizens, as European citizens – to help our Ukrainian neighbours who have chosen to make Ireland their home in their time of need.”

The service was curated by Fr Vasyl Kornitsky, Ukrainian Orthodox Priest, with both Irish and Ukrainian hymns sung by the LMETB choir. Afterwards, the Meath County Council cathaoirleach, Cllr Nick Killian, and the Ukrainian Ambassador Larysa Gerasko, gave emotional speeches, with Meath County Council’s continued support, and Ukrainian appreciation, being the central themes.

The service was attended by almost 300 people comprising of Ukrainian guests, local community leaders, and representatives from Gormanston Community Association, HSE, LMETB, Meath County Council, the Gardai and Meath Partnership, in appreciation of their continued support in the last 12 months.

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