Observed on February 20 ever year, the commemoration of the Heavenly Hundred is an annual commemoration in Ukraine and Ukrainian communities throughout the world. It was established in 2015 by then Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to honor the memory of those individuals who died during the events of the Euro-Maidan protests.
Due to the pandemic, this year a large, public commemoration was not possible. The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America-Illinois Division reached out to the sixteen Ukrainian churches in Illinois with a request that each honor the memory of the Heavenly Hundred in their respective parishes.
