The first church service in the Ukrainian language in Toronto was held on November 14, 1926

The First Canonical Visitation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Toronto

The First Canonical Visitation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Toronto

Sunday School

Sunday and Rydna school at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Toronto. Among the children are teachers Petro Samets and Vasyl Kaspruk

Cathedral Choir, Conductor Vasyl Kaspruk

Ensemble of Ukrainian Dance

Ensemble of Ukrainian Dance

Parish organizations host events for Canadian servicemen, raise money for the Red Cross; sew articles of clothing, prepare food and aid packages for the front

The cornerstone is blessed on November 23, 1947. Archbishop Mstyslav at the installation of the cornerstone of the Cathedral, 23 November, 1947

A Building Committee and Building Fund are established to enable the construction of a church. In May 1947, building work finally begins. The cornerstone is blessed on November 23, 1947. The church was officially opened on November 7, 1948

Sunday School

Ensemble of Ukrainian Dance

Post-war immigration sees the parish grow. Abp. Mykhail (Khoroshy) becomes Archbishop of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy

Architect's drawing of the Cathedral

St. Volodymyr's was elevated to a Cathedral on December 9, 1951

Workmen construct the Iconostasis

Ukrainian & Sunday Schools of St. Volodymyr Cathedral

St. Nikolas Celebration at the Cathedral, December 23, 1956

St. Nikolas Celebration at the Cathedral, December 22, 1957

Taras Shevchenko Celebration at the Cathedral

A 100-acre farm in Oakville is purchased, renamed "Kyiv", as a summer camp for children. A chapel and barracks are built on the site. Ivan Hrybinnik (host/owner of the “Kyiv” residence; in a white shirt)

Camp Kiev, playing in the Sixteen Mile creek

Taras Shevchenko Concert at the Cathedral, March 9, 1958

Taras Shevchenko Concert at the Cathedral, March 9, 1958

25th UWAC Anniversary, Kalyna Sakaliuk

Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada -Kn. Olha Branch

The Ukrainian Canadian Youth Association, widely known as ODUM (Ukrainian Democratic Youth Association), is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering Ukrainian heritage, culture, and identity. October 23, 1966. First performance, 40th anniversary of the Cathedral

ODUM Camp

ODUM. The association focuses on promoting Ukrainian language, traditions, and leadership development among children and young adults

ODUM. The association focuses on promoting Ukrainian language, traditions, and leadership development among children and young adults.

ODUM. The association focuses on promoting the Ukrainian language, traditions, and leadership development among children and young adults

Ensemble of Ukrainian Dance

Ensemble of Ukrainian Dance

Ensemble of Ukrainian Dance

Ensemble of Ukrainian Dance

Consecration by His Beatitude Vasyl, First Hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada (UOCC), and the opening of the St. Volodymyr Cultural Center at the “Kyiv” estate

Consecration and opening of the Cultural Center. His Beatitude Metropolitan Vasyl symbolically begins the construction of the Ukrainian Cultural Center at the Kyiv estate near Toronto. July 2–3, 1988

Consecration and opening of the Cultural Center. His Beatitude Metropolitan Vasyl symbolically begins the construction of the Ukrainian Cultural Center at the Kyiv estate near Toronto. July 2–3, 1988

All Saints of Ukraine Chapel in Oakville is consecrated, and monthly worship services begin there. An ambitious project to restore the Cathedral’s plasterwork and frescoes is launched, followed by the renovation of the vestry and palamarka. The chapel is also equipped with bells and a cross for its bell tower, and an iconostasis is installed. September 25, 2011