Welcome to the website of St. Volodymyr the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church, Utica, NY. Here you'll find information regarding our church, its history, and upcoming events. Please feel free to also visit our Facebook site available through the link on the bottom of this page where you'll find up to date information about church events.

The holidays are upon us and soon we will be celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ with family and friends. The past few months since our last update have been busy. Our yearly festival was held on October 17 and 18. Due to the hard work of our parishioners and volunteers we were able to provide a safe, friendly, fun environment filled with loads of delicious Ukrainian entrees, desserts and drink. A plethora of wonderful Ukrainian entertainment was also provided for everyone's enjoyment. To say the least it was another successful festival and we are proud to host the citizens of Utica/Rome to share our beautiful culture with them. We are also grateful to the local community for their constant support.

We've continued our weekly pierogi and cabbage roll sales since the Fall, but with the coming winter weather we will be taking a break after our December 19 Christmas food sale until Spring. We are grateful for the support of the community as the proceeds from these sales are used to help those affected by the war in Ukraine. We are also grateful for our parishioners and volunteers who work so hard to help prepare these delicious foods.

Unfortunately our main heating system recently broke in the church and will need to be replaced. We have auxiliary electric heat, so the church is comfortable, but it is inefficient and expensive and may not be adequate under extreme cold conditions. We will be replacing the heating system and adding air conditioning. This of course will require a significant financial cost. We are accepting donations to help offset the cost. Every donation will be a great help.

We continue to collect monetary donations to be used to help those affected by the unnecessary war inflicted upon Ukraine by the Russian government. We are turning to our community for greater assistance in helping Ukraine. This help can come through a number of ways: 1) monetarily via increased sales of pierogi, attendance at parish fundraisers or direct monetary donations, 2) volunteering your time to help us make pierogi for our weekly sales.

For those who wish to make a monetary donation to help pay for the new heating system or to help those in need in Ukraine, we will accept cash or checks made out to "Ukrainian Catholic Church". Please send checks to:
St. Volodymyr Church
296 Genesee St
Utica, NY 13502
Credit card donations can be made by pressing the donate tab in the donation section of this website that will take you to a secure site via Square. Please make a notation what the donation should be used for on the check.

Check our Facebook page for dates and times for posts regarding volunteer opportunities.
If you are unable to help monetarily or by volunteering, please hold Ukraine in your prayers and ask the Lord God Almighty to deliver Ukraine from the clutches of this evil nation.

Please have a wonderful, safe holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy 2026 to us all. May the grace of Jesus Christ be upon all of you and bring prosperity, love, good health and joy to us all. And may God bless and protect Ukraine and help it overcome the evil that has invaded it and return peace and prosperity to the land.

Join us in worship. Daily mass times can be found on the bulletin page accessible in the link above. Our Sunday liturgies continue with a Ukrainian high mass at 10 am and in English at 11:30 am.

God bless all of you and once again thank you for your support of Ukraine and our church. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Glory to Ukraine, Glory to the Heroes. Slava Ukraini, Heroim Slava.

Pastor - Very Reverend Michael Bundz
Trustees - Zynowij Jackiw & John Kosar