Notable Facts (cont)

Did you know that a pastor at Holy Family participated in the funeral of an assassinated U.S. president?

Fr. Danusiar at the JFK funeral +Fr. Theodore Danusiar, pastor of Holy Family at the time, was one of only three clergymen officially taking part in the funeral for President John F. Kennedy. Shortly after the word of the tragedy became public, Fr. Danusiar contacted the White House to express his condolences and volunteered to help in any way that he could. He was thanked for his offer and was told that everything was being taken care of. A few days later the White House contacted Fr. Danusiar and requested that he participate in President Kennedy's funeral.

Did you know that the first United States ambassador to the newly independent Ukraine was a parishioner at the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family?

The Honorable Roman Popadiuk, appointed Ambassador to Ukraine by President Bush, arrived in Kiev on June 8, 1992 along with his family. Upon completion of his appointment, they returned to the Washington, D.C. area and resumed active membership in the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family. Amb. Popadiuk and his family have now relocated to Texas, where he is the director of the Bush Presidential Library.

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