Fr. John Sianchuk C.Ss.R. Director of the Bishop Velychkovsky National Martyr’s Shrine and Mary Jane Kalenchuk, Shrine Administrator from Winnipeg, Canada have been traveling to Ukraine since 2004 doing research work on the life of Blessed Vasyl. Along with the research, they began re-constructing the museum/apartment and promoting devotion to Blessed Vasyl. Since 2008, they have conducted Blessed Vasyl pilgrimages to Ukraine.