At American-Ukrainian gatherings in recent weeks, the conversations always turn serious. Even at the usually jovial pre-Lenten dinner dance in Bridgeville, hosted last weekend by the Ukrainian community of western Pennsylvania, faces carried signs of worry for their homeland. At the more than 30 Ukrainian churches in the region, many held vigils praying for peace in Ukraine. A priest who attended the dinner dance led one of the prayers and then attendees sang the Ukrainian national anthem, which calls upon the singer to lay down soul and body for cherished freedom. “People come together and support each other by talking and by sharing thoughts and concerns,” Stephan Haluszczak, president of the Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute and author of “Ukrainians in Western Pennsylvania,” told The Epoch Times. The Pittsburg area has the fourth largest Ukrainian settlement in the United States. Ukrainians have also settled in areas surrounding Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and …