Preparation Commission of the Holy Synod of the UOC

On June 12 at the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra the working session of the Commission of the Holy Synod of the UOC on preparation of the visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Ukraine. The members of the commission have considered the general program of the visit of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church to Ukraine and discussed technical and organizational issues. The Commission passed a decision to publish the basic statements of the program of visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Ukraine.

The visit of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church to Ukraine will take place between July 27 – August 5. On the day of the church commemoration of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and the state holiday of the Baptism of the Kyivan Rus His Holiness Patriarch Kirill will visit Kyiv. On the eve before July 27 he is to perform a prayer service at St. Vladimir’s Hill, and on the holiday of July 28 – he will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in the square in front of the Cathedral of the Holy Dormition. On July 30, the commemoration day of the Svyatogorsk Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness the Patriarch will perform worship at the Holy Dormition Lavra of Savytogorsk (Donbass).

On August 2, commemoration of the Prophet of God Elias, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church will perform liturgical service in the place of Baptism of the Holy Prince Vladimir (Crimea, Sebastopol).

On August 5, commemoration of the Icon of the Mother of Pochayiv and the celebration of the 450th anniversary of bringing the shrine to Ukraine, His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Dormition Lavra of Pochayiv.

The detailed program of visit will be presented by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the press-conference at UNIAN on June 26 at 10:30 a.m.

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Journals of the Session of the Holy Synod of the UOC of April 14, 2009

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