The corresponding decision almost unanimously adopted the parishioners of Holy protection Church, located in the village of Sarata. In this village there are no other Orthodox churches.
Another parish in the Odessa region came from the subordination of the Moscow Patriarchate, and transferred to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, together with its head, former Dean of the Saratsky district of the Odessa diocese priest Vladislav (Schiemann), reports “Duma”.
Residents of the village voted for this decision during the gathering of the community on Saturday, January 26. It was held in the local house of culture, located near the Church. There gathered at least 500 local residents led village leadership, priests and local deputies – almost all of them. All together took the decision to move and signed a petition to the DNC.
Meanwhile, has enacted a law requiring the UOC-MP to change the name within three months. In addition to the Russian Church in Ukraine under its action have fallen several religious organizations.
Recall that a major religious scandal erupted in the Zhytomyr region, where the clergy of the Moscow Patriarchate urge believers not to go to ptsu.