In Ternopil was consecrated the first wooden Lemko Church
the First in Ternopil Lemko wooden Church "ascension of Christ" was consecrated on 9 June. The consecration was made Archbishop and Metropolitan of Ternopil-zborivs'kyi Vasyl (Semeniuk). The temple was built in the architectural style that was the Lemko region, so the Church is called Lemko. Lemko Church is not only Lemkos, but also for all immigrants: adsensu, holmshaw, palasz, representatives of other ethnic groups, it is a Church for all people of good will – Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians. Informed of the resettlement community for several years prayed in the basement of the Church of our lady of perpetual Help. Subsequently, the idea arose to pray together, but in their own temple. The construction of the temple began in the autumn of 2013 the Wooden part of the project of Oleg July, Lemko origin, was quickly built by the masters of Bahoruco in Ivano-Frankivsk. "Everybody in here feels the Holy faith in God, in the faith of their grandfathers and great grandfathers. Come to your Church, bring your children and grandchildren and let everyone hear that the Ukrainians from the Lemko, Holm and Podlasie much I love God and Ukraine. All of us waiting for nagorono in the sky, because there is our heavenly Father, our precious Jesus, Holy Spirit and Heavenly Mother and they will not have the patience, illness and responsibilities, there is no hatred, but all rejoice in the happiness of his fellow men. God grant that we all saw the Sky," said the Metropolitan. The Church will become a cultural and spiritual center of the community Lemko region, says the Chairman of the Ternopil regional organization of all-Ukrainian society "Lemko" Alexander Vengrinovich. "We dreamed about this event for about 20 years, - said Alexander Vengrinovich. - We want you to go here not only to pray, but also led the children, telling them the glorious history of the Lemko land". Every third family in the Ternopil region - immigrants. Therefore, the opening of the Lemko churches – a significant event for the entire region, says the head of the region Stepan Barna. "For me this is an important event, because I – Lemko origin. Despite all the trials, and Lemke has not lost its culture and spirituality, noted the Chairman of regional state administration. - There, the Lemko, is the lost Church. But we restore Lemko shrines in the Ternopil region. And yet – Lemko culture and traditions". Stepan Barna presented the parish community of the Church the gift certificate. It should be noted, to the manufacture of the iconostasis of the Church joined the people's deputies Oleg Barna, T. Yura, Nikolai and Lusnak Roman zastavny. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
