Christ is in our midst, praise be to His most Holy Name.. God's Peace George, ---------- > Rechitsa is so far out of the way that there is a good chance the church > is still there. that is if it did not sink down into the swamp. Ratne is now > spelled Ratno. I did not know the spelling of Ratne had changed, but I do not know if the church is still standing. > We may be going very close to there on our Volhynian Tour leaving July > 9,1997. We will go to Mala Gluscha, 55 km by road or 22 km by swamp glider to > Rechitsa, if one certain party signs up for the tour. Are these records in the > archives at Lutsk? I would love to go there someday. I have an Aunt who visited Russia on a tour, but was refused enter to Rechitsa, Ukraine.. Yes the records were found in the Volyn Regional Archives. > Are you working thru the archives directly or thru an agent like RAGUS? > The archives have an old news paper printed in 1916 that shows the names of all the > land owners that had thier land taken and then sent into exile. It shows the > land owners name his patranomic (fathers first name) and the amount of land > taken.This paper covers mostly all of Volynskya Oblast. What denomination was the > church? There is a young man named Serge and a missionary who is checking for past and current family members.. You see, there is almost 100 years that seperate the family between the Ukraine one time Belarus and the US. I'm not even sure if I am not the only surviving member remaining in my family. But my Family were Orthodox. I would love to have a translated version of that paper, but my I am of pheasant stock and my family raised Sheep and Horses. > Greek or Russian orthodox,Catholic,Or Evangelical Lutheran? > Your inquiry realy is of great interest to me. Russian Orthodox I am sure. > To VERA, yes I saw this request, and it excited me right off. God Bless you and yours. A sinner Michael Researching Surnames: Kozubchuk, Kozubchik, Zuchick, Barna and Spears Kozupchik: Rechitsia, Khoteshinskaja volost, Ukraine Zuchick (Kozubchik): USA Barna: Certizne, Slovak Republic + O Lord and Master of my life, Grant not unto me a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of lust for power, and of vain speaking. But bestow upon me, Thy servant, the spirit of chastity, of meekness, of patience, and of love. Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother, for blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.