Clergy and parishioners of Rivne Eparchy donate blood
The first stage of the donation campaign of the clergy and laity of the Rivne Eparchy. Photo: spzh.news
On May 29, 2020, at the request of employees of the Rivne Regional Blood Service Center, clerics and laymen of the Rivne Eparchy donated blood, said a UOJ correspondent who visited the site.
Metropolitan Bartholomew (Vashchuk) of Rivne and Ostroh blessed this noble cause.
"We have long-established close cooperation with the Blood Service Center, so we receive calls if necessary. Because of the quarantine, there was a situation when there is not enough vital fluid, we responded," the head of the Social Department at the Rivne Eparchy of the UOC Archpriest Vasily Nachev told the UOJ correspondent.
As explained in the Blood Center, due to a long quarantine in all districts of the Rivne region, blood collection was stopped.
Only the regional center is active, and donors are invited to the center to replenish the blood supply.
The eparchy is planning to continue donating blood, there will only be a few stages of blood collection so as not to create problems for the workers of the center.
The next donation is scheduled for June 2.
Earlier, the UOJ reported on the first donation campaign and called on all concerned to join it.
Read also
OCU activist admits breaking into UOC church in Sloviansk
Oleksandr Onyshchenko said that the OCU held its first "service" at the Seraphim Church, which had previously been broken into by forcing the locks and doors.
Archimandrite Ioustinos, longtime keeper of Jacob's Well, dies in Jordan
Archimandrite Ioustinos (Mamallos), the keeper of Jacob's Well in Nablus, has died after a prolonged illness.
Pilgrim group from Kyiv Theological Seminary visits Mount Athos
KTS students are making a pilgrimage to the holy sites of Romania, Greece, Mount Athos and Italy.
UOC cathedral celebrates its patronal feast in Ternopil
The service in the cathedral of the Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia was led by Metropolitan Serhii of Ternopil, concelebrated by four hierarchs.
MinCulture marks centenary of Soviet-era reserve at Lavra's Refectory Church
Representatives of the Ministry of Culture presented awards to the Reserve's employees on the occasion of the anniversary at the Refectory Church of the Lavra.
Conference to mark 1700th anniversary of Christianity adoption held in Georgia
In Georgia, representatives of the Church and the state noted the defining role of Christianity in the country's cultural development.