Vinnytsia oblast is preparing to celebrate the Easter holidays (photo)
Recently with the participation of representatives of religious organizations of the region, on the eve of the Easter celebrations on the Eastern calendar held a press conference, during which representatives of the religious organizations discussed the activities that take place in the framework of the Easter holidays. The head of Department on nationalities and religions of the regional state administration Igor Saletsky informed those present about activities of the regional Council of churches and religious organizations and Advisory bodies that are active in the district. Igor Saletsky focused attention on the implementation of the programme of support of activities of national-cultural societies of the region and ensuring inter-religious harmony and spiritual and moral development of Vinnytsia region for the period 2016-2020, in which during the summer period will be pilgrimage-tours of sacred heritage and the Podolsk region of Ukraine. "To participate in the trip will be available to everyone by signing up in the office for nationalities and religions of the regional state administration", - said the official. April 30 and may 1 in all Orthodox, Greek Catholic and Protestant churches of the area completed all holiday services. The representative of the UOC Archimandrite Dorotheus Markevich said: "on Sunday, all parishioners were given prayer and worship, in the four largest temples of the city (the Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral, Sretensky, Holy cross and the Nativity of the mother churches) will bless Easter baskets and on Saturday from 10 to 21 hours. Traditionally Radonitsu (all souls Day), which this year falls on may 10, at the Church of the Nativity of the blessed virgin of UOC (piatnychany villages) Vinnitsa clergy will celebrate the divine Liturgy, after which he held a memorial service for the dead on Petrichencko cemetery". Additionally, the Archimandrite Dorotheus, invited the Citizens of our city on a citywide annual procession, which will start at 13.00 and will be held from each temple to the Church of the Resurrection, in the street of Khmel'nitskoe highway. After the procession there will be a citywide festive evening Service. Also talked about the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Episcopal consecration of Metropolitan of Vinnitsa and Barsky Simeon, which officially will be celebrated on may 4. It is expected that the bishops and religious delegations from Ukraine, Poland, Moldova. Secretary of the Vinnytsia diocesan administration of the UAOC Sergey Moskaluk focused on the fact that every Christian on the eve of Easter, first of all have to take care about the purification of his soul, to come to the Church for Confession and Communion. Preparing for Easter holidays special is happening in the religious community of St. Seraphim of Sarov of the UOC-KP. As informed by the Secretary of the diocesan administration of the UOC-KP Igor Saranchuk: "On the basis of Parish religious education center daily acts workshop "Podilskiy Easter Egg", where everyone can get free art lessons themselves". The Bishop of Vinnytsia regional management of the unified Evangelical Church Mykhailo Yakobchuk said: "special attention in the days before Easter, religious communities draw on destitute, orphans, those who at this time needs to be mercy and love". According to him a group of volunteers recently returned from the East, after all, visited the city Marianka, Shirokino, by lebedinskoye, it was already 22 a trip to the East. Note, on the night of the Easter service the city will ride public transportation. This was reported in the Vinnytsia regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
