Ukraine’s Freedom, Sovereignty, and Unity A Day of Dedication and Commemoration 
Saturday, January 18, 11:00 a.m. 
St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, 438 Cedar Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027

The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America – Philadelphia Area Branch invites you to a commemoration of the anniversaries of Ukraine’s Acts of Independence and of Unity, which occurred on the historical dates of January 22, 1918 and 1919 and of the Battle of Kruty (Jan. 29, 1918).

“From this day forth, the Ukrainian National Republic becomes independent, subject to no one, a Free, Sovereign State of the Ukrainian People.” – Act of Independence, Jan. 22, 1918

“The territory of Ukraine, divided over the centuries … will now become a great united Ukraine. The Dreams, for which the best sons of Ukraine fought and died, have come true.” – Act of Unity, Jan. 22, 1919

The Program will occur at 11:00 A.M., on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Road, Elkins Park, PA (down the road from the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center). A Panakhyda Requiem Service and Commemoration Ceremony at the Monument to the Fallen Freedom Fighters of the Ukrainian National Republic, which Memorial also marks the Tomb of the Unknown Ukrainian Soldier, will be followed by greetings and words of commemoration by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA, Oksana Markarova, and other guests and dignitaries.