A Ukrainian church in Oakville, Ont. serves as a lifeline for the community

Irene Chewchuk was pensive, wrapping one of her intricately decorated eggs for a customer at the Easter bazaar put on by St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Oakville, Ont. on a sunny spring Saturday.Born in Canada to Ukrainian immigrants, Ms. Chewchuk was introduced to the art of writing pysanky – careful hand-drawing on eggs – at Ukrainian school six decades ago. The word comes from pysaty, which means “to write.” Dating back to pre-Christianity, the tradition was adopted by Ukrainians for Easter, symbolizing rebirth and renewal.