St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church

Community members gathered last night at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead for a solemn service marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

Riverhead’s Ukrainian Catholic church will mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion with Stations of the Cross and a memorial service.

Pastor and parishioners of the Riverhead church are devoted to supporting the people of Ukraine— and their annual barbecue is no exception. Photo gallery.

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church will host its annual chicken barbecue on Aug. 3 on the parish grounds in Riverhead.

The pastor of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church implored the community to be strong and stand up to evil, as the church marked the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Riverhead Town is holding a ceremonial street renaming contest for a section of West Second Street, where the new Town Hall is set to open. 

Riverhead’s Ukrainian community held its annual flag-raising ceremony at Town Hall today, in celebration of Ukraine’s Independence Day. Event officiants and town officials also spoke out in solidarity with Ukraine.

Riverhead Town officials and Ukrainian residents gathered on the lawn of Town Hall this afternoon to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day, as the fight to keep the country's independence continues to rage in Eastern Europe.

The local community’s response to the humanitarian aid drive organized by St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead has been overwhelming and uplifting, Rev. Bohdan Hedz, the church’s pastor said today. “We were hoping to fill one truckload with items by Friday,” Hedz said, “instead we filled four truckloads.”

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead is collecting donations to send overseas to support Ukraine’s people in their fight against Russian invasion.