Governor Kathy Hochul was among those in attendance at a Wednesday morning prayer service at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral at 160 West 82nd Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenue.
A live recording of the service — which was also attended by religious leaders including Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Rabbi Joseph Potasnik — was shared on Facebook.
A short video shared by the church shows police barricading the street before the service began. “Waiting for the Governor of New York at our Cathedral and religious leaders” read a post on St. Volodymyr’s Facebook page.
The Upper West Side church has also created a PayPal account to collect funds to help Ukraine; funds will be used to buy critical aid, cover shipping costs and create a budget for refugees. Donations can be made here.
Does this mean that the gov is taking sides in the split between the Russian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church within the borders of Ukraine?
Seems like a dubious stand.
And the Muslims in eastern Ukraine?
Rabbi Joseph Potasnik attended, that’s a bit more than problematic.