His Beatitude Onufry awards rector of St. Barbara’s Church in Kiev

December 17, Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church His Beatitude Onufry celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Barbara’s Church at the Kiev Regional Hospital, reports the Information and Education Department of the UOC.

His Beatitude awarded the rector, Archpriest Basil Ozimchuk, with the Order of St. ap. John II degree for his service to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

On the feast day of St. Barbara Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine held a deacon ordination of the monk Pavel (Musiychuk) of the Monastery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (the Tserkovschina tract).

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