St Andrews Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
Welcome to St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Bloomingdale, Illinois, USA. We represent a branch of the Eastern Orthodox faith which is a continuation of the First Century Church. St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church belongs to The Vicariate of The Kyivan Patriarchate in the USA and Canada which is under the authority of His Holiness Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret, Presiding Hierarch of the Vicariate of The Kyivan Patriarchate in the USA and Canada.
The parish has a very active youth ministry, including the Saturday Ukrainian School, with various religious and cultural educational programs that cater to the communitys ever growing youth population. Religious education is provided by our pastor Very Rev. Victor Poliarny every Saturday morning at 9 am. In addition the youth of the parish have a Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble “Vodohray” which meets twice a week for rehearsals and has performed throughout Chicagoland. There are classes for preparing the youth for first confession and communion on Sunday mornings. The youth are also involved in various fundraisers such as lunches, car-washes and bake sales. The parish also sponsors a retirement community, St. Andrew Co-op is made up of 23 studio, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units on land adjacent to the church. Many of the owners devote their time and physical efforts to the church throughout the week.