When his lease was terminated, he took with him everything that could be taken away, leaving bare walls in the temple.
Abbot of St. Nicholas Parish at the Training and Health Center According to the official website of the lyceum, Father Valery refused to move from the UOC-MP to the Kyiv Patriarchate and left the parish.
that he was able to take out: icons, the altar throne and even flowers from the flowerbed.
The lease agreement with him was terminated by the head of the lyceum Igor Gordiychuk, after Fr. Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church MP Onufriya. He also read pro-Russian sermons and denied Russian aggression.
The abbot was repeatedly offered to join the Ukrainian Church, but he refused. That is why the head of the lyceum Ihor Hordiychuk decided to initiate the establishment of a parish of the UOC-Kyiv Patriarchate in the educational institution.
Unfortunately, as the senior military chief here, I cannot allow the Moscow settlers to be on the territory of the military facility, “Gordiychuk said.
icons, the throne on which the liturgy was served, and even flowers were dug from the flowerbed near the temple. The churches were simply looted, leaving the walls bare.
However, on April 16, St. Nicholas Parish officially joined the Pereyaslovo-Vyshneve Eparchy of the UOC-KP. By Easter, there will be a full-fledged church and a service will be held, Ihor Hordiychuk is sure.
