Nizhyn clergy of UOC donate blood for wounded soldiers
UOC clergymen in Nizhyn donate blood for servicemen. Photo: orthodox.cn.ua
With the blessing of Metropolitan Clement of Nizhyn and Pryluky, the clergy of the 1st church district of Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, donated blood for Ukrainian soldiers, reports the press service of the Nizhyn Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Blood was taken in the Transfusiology Department of the N. Halitskyi Central City Hospital. The blood is used to help the wounded soldiers, who are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at medical institutions in the district.
The report notes that this is not the first time the clergy of the eparchy have become blood donors for defenders of Ukraine.
As reported, on June 14, the memory day of St Agapitus of the Kyiv Caves and International Blood Donor Day, the clergy and parishioners of the Odesa Eparchy of the UOC donated blood for sick children and wounded soldiers.
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