Mr. Speaker. I would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues and the Nation an event that will be held October 12. 1986. in Burton. MI. commemorating the founding of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. On this day. the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Historic St. Nicholas Orthodox parish can trace its beginnings in Flint to the determined efforts of a handful of devout Slavic immigrants beginning in the early 1900s. In 1916. under the leadership of the churchs first rector. Father N. Nikolenko. the St. Nicholas Orthodox parish became a reality. A church was soon built and the parish began to grow.
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