In all the temples of Vinnytsia region will be held Christmas services (+photo)
About it I there was a speech on a press-conferences representatives of various religious confessions of Vinnytsia region, which took place on 4 January 2016 in the press center of the Department of information activities and communications with the public RSA. How are you going to celebrate the most religious holiday of the year – Christmas, the media representatives told the press conference participants - members of the regional Council of Churches and religious organizations of the region. Opening the meeting, the head of Department on nationalities and religions of the regional state administration Igor Saletsky assured that the regional power will all the necessary security measures during the festive divine services. Secretary of the Vinnytsia diocesan administration of the UOC archdeacon Vladislav Demchenko congratulated all the upcoming holidays and said that this year, the Vinnytsia diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Christ in all the churches : "on Christmas night, around midnight, in all churches of the city of Vinnytsia and in most temples of the region will be made night of worship and some even and morning. So special thanks to the regional government, which provides public transport for believers, after the festive service, was able to comfortably get home." He also noted that this year the festival "Christmas bells", concerts of choirs with a programme of Christmas carols will be held in all districts of the region. In the Vinnytsia officers House a great Christmas concert with the participation of over 30 choirs will take place on 10 January at 13 hours. All participants of the concert, as well as children in the audience will receive about two thousand gifts personally from the Metropolitan Vinnitsa and Barsky Simeon. All the participants of the press conference noted that the celebration of Christmas, in addition to concert programs, provides charitable action among all religious groups in support of ATO fighters, internally displaced persons from the East, children with disabilities, from low-income families, cancer patients, and the like. The representative of the United Church of Christians of Evangelical faith noted that Christmas and new year gifts from the faithful, risking their lives, brought into the zone of the antiterrorist operation Christian volunteers. Welcomed their fighters and local residents of Maranki, Granite, Cherokee, Sands. During the press conference it was also noted that the year 2016 declared for the Catholics and Greco-Catholics "Year of mercy", and for Orthodox believers - the "Year of the pastors of the Church community" and during the Christmas holidays and in the future Church community will lead the great spiritual, cultural, educational, volunteer work for the establishment of Christ's commandments in the hearts of believers. This was reported in the Vinnytsia regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
