Volodymyr Shostachko

Volodymyr Shostachko [Володимир Шостaчко], (b: October 10, 1896, in Voroblyk Korolivs’kyi, Korosno county–a Lemko enclave in southern Poland; d: April 19, 1977, in Carteret, NJ), church choir director who later became an Orthodox priest. He came to America in 1913, just before the outbreak of World War I, and settled in Ford City, Pennsylvania. He studied music from 1918 to 1924 in Kittanning, PA. Eventually, he became the choir director at a number of different parishes (Ford City, PA; Monessen, PA; McKees Rocks, PA; Cleveland, OH; New Britain, CT; Carteret, NJ). He became a deacon in 1944 and a priest in 1957. He was assigned to the parish of St. Mary in Jones City, Oklahoma (1958-1962).

1913: Came to America.

1918-1924: Studied music (Kittanning, PA).

1932-37: Directed at St. Mary UGCC (McKees Rocks, PA).

1938-39: Directed at SS. Peter and Paul UCC (Cleveland, OH).

early 1940s: Directed at St. Mary UOC (New Britain, CT).

late 1940s: Directed at St. Demetrius UOC (Carteret, New Jersey).

1957: Ordinated an Orthodox priest.

1958-1962: Pastor at St. Mary’s (Jones City, Oklahoma).