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Ukrainian Orthodox (UOC-MP) to Review Address of UOC-KP21.12.2007, [14:23] // Inter-Christian relations //
Kyiv – On 20 December 2007, at the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves, Archishop Dymytrii (Rudiuk) of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) met with Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). With the blessing of Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko), head of the UOC-KP, Archbishop Dymytrii gave the head of the UOC-MP an official address to the bishops, clergy and faithful, signed by members of the Holy Synod of the UOC-KP.
New Ukrainian Orthodox (UOC-MP) Bishop Ordained
21.12.2007, [14:21] // UOC-MP //
Kyiv – On 19 December 2007, at the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves, Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), ordained Archimandrite Oleksandr (Drabynko) as bishop of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi and vicar of the Kyiv Eparchy.
Poles Join “St. Nicholas Travels around Ukraine” Initiative
21.12.2007, [14:19] // Charitable activities //
Lviv – Poles joined the all-Ukrainian charity action “St. Nicholas Travels around Ukraine.” Before St. Nicholas’ Day, representatives of the civic organization Towarzystwo Rodzin Wielodzietnych from Krosno, Poland, brought 300 gifts to children from poor families in the Sambir and Starosambir districts in western Ukraine’s Lviv Region. zaxid.net posted the news on 19 December 2007.
UOC-KP Orthodox Award Sumy Deputy Governor
21.12.2007, [14:17] // UOC-KP //
Sumy – On 19 December 2007, at the Holy Resurrection Cossack Cathedral, Bishop Mefodii (Sribniak) of Sumy and Okhtyrka of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) awarded Zinovii Huzar, deputy governor of northern Ukraine’s Sumy Region, the Order of Prince Volodymyr the Great, 2nd degree, for the spiritual revival and establishment of a national church. “I am grateful that our joint work for the revival of faith, morals, and spirituality was so highly assessed,” noted Huzar.
Odesa Governor Won’t Close Catholic Children’s Shelter
21.12.2007, [14:15] // Church-state relations //
Odesa – New Odesa Governor Mykola Serdiuk said he does not want to close down the Bright House. However, he insists on total monitoring of the children’s shelter run by a priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. odesinform.com.ua posted the news on 19 December 2007.
Cossack Chapel Blessed in Ternopil Castle
21.12.2007, [14:13] // UOC-KP //
Ternopil – The Chapel of the Holy Protection was blessed by Archbishop Iov (Pavlyshyn) of Ternopil and Kremenets’ of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) at the initiative of the Ukrainian Cossacks in an ancient fortress in western Ukrainian Ternopil on 19 December 2007. The Cossack leaders said that the chapel will be their official place for prayer, whereas the blessed castle will be the place for future all-Ukrainian councils, as RISU correspondent Volodymyr Moroz reported.
Russian President Says Ukrainians Work for “Orthodox Schism”
21.12.2007, [14:11] // Foreign relations //
Moscow-Kyiv – In a letter of 18 December 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the activities of the “Ukrainian side” are “directed at the schism of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.” Putin wrote an official letter to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, responding to an earlier address of Yushchenko regarding problems in the activities of the only library of Ukrainian literature in Russia.
Kyiv Orthodox (UOC-KP) Head Congratulates New Prime Minister, Speaker
21.12.2007, [14:09] // UOC-KP //
Kyiv – On 18 December 2007, Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP), sent a greeting addressed to Yulia Tymoshenko, newly-elected prime minister of Ukraine. Earlier, the hierarch congratulated Arsenii Yatseniuk on his appointment to the position of the speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament.
Dnipropetrovsk Participates in Ecumenical Bible Day Celebration
21.12.2007, [10:10] // Ecumenism //
Dnipropetrovsk – Various Christian denominations of the eastern region of Ukraine celebrated Bible Day in Dnipropetrovsk on 16 December 2007. The Ukrainian Bible Society (UBS) organized the festivities under the motto “Your word is truth” (John 17:17).
Potential of Christian Culture Discussed in Kyiv
20.12.2007, [18:36] // Conference //
Kyiv – On 16 December 2007 in the building of the Center of Theological Studies in Kyiv (St. Catherine’s Church), the seminar “Ukrainian Christian Culture” was conducted. Its participants discussed the issue of Christian culture in the context of its national manifestation and stressed that it is necessary to understand its essence and vocation first.
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