Trinity Church in Boston City welcomed on Sunday demonstrators who participated in what Mayor Michele Wu called "Boston Ukraine Day."
GBH News reported that protesters went inside the Trinity Church right after the peaceful protest in Copley Park. The event was part of the city's way of supporting Ukraine one year after Russia launched its all-out invasion.
Details of the Event
According to the GBH News report, around 2,000 demonstrators, which included Ukrainian nationals and Boston residents, participated in the rally.
Despite the prevailing cold weather, protesters nonetheless took to the streets and raised blue and yellow flags symbolizing Ukraine. The article noted how Ukraine's flag has come to 'symbolize resistance and solidarity.'
The leader of Boston's Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Vsevolod Petriv, explained that the ongoing armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia is a battle between autocracy and democracy. Despite the Ukrainian army's inferiority in number and firepower, Petriv said fellow Ukranians' unity makes him happy.
"Ukrainians are spread throughout the world due to all the different conflicts. And all of these different pockets of Ukrainians are joining hands together. And that's pretty cool," GBH News quoted him saying.
Trinity Church did its part in showing solidarity with the Ukrainian people when it opened its doors to demonstrators on Sunday.
Inside, the protesters enjoyed refreshments and an exhibit. The report noted that the church held a special afternoon service for Ukraine.
While absent at the rally, Mayor Michelle Wu issued a statement supporting the demonstrators.
"On this day and in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, I commend them for their strength, courage and bravery and do urge all citizens of the City of Boston to stand together in support of the Ukrainian people in this fight for freedom," Wu's statement read.
Meanwhile, Democratic lawmaker Stephen Lynch reportedly spoke at the rally where he likened Russian President Vladimir Putin to Hitler.
Lynch told the crowd the value of 'remembering that the demonstration is not just about Ukraine,' but also about "the frontline of democracy in Europe," which he said Ukraine symbolizes.
History of Trinity Church
Its History page says the American Association of Architects put Trinity Church's National Historic landmark structure among the 10 finest buildings in the country.
While the present structure is already old, the parish where it belongs was founded in 1733, or over 150 years before the church's completion.
Sarah Wyman Whitman, John La Farge, former rector Rev. Phillips Brooks, H. H. Richardson, and Robert Treat Paine were credited as some of the current Trinity Church building's builders.
Some of the church's famous rectors were Reverend Brooks (1869-1891), Rev. Theodore Parker Ferris (1942-1972), and Rev. Spencer Price (1982-1992).
About Trinity Church Boston
Its website says Trinity Church Boston "is a vibrant community of Christians, prayerfully, generously, and directly engaged as agents of God's love in Boston and in the greater world."
The church says it helps the city's youth 'reach their potential, give food and shelter to needy residents, and strive to achieve peace and reconciliation.'
The church is located at 206 Clarendon St.
Its worship services are every Sunday at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. The 10 a.m. service is reportedly livestreamed, while its Compline schedules every 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays are done online.
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