Kremenets Convent of UOC reports the threat of closure
Nunnery of the UOC in Kremenets. Photo: inok.info
On September 1, 2023, the sisters of the Kremenets Epiphany Convent of the Ternopil Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church asked for prayer support from the believers of the UOC.
A message posted on the Monastyrsky Visnyk telegram channel said that the abode could be closed on September 4.
In this regard, the nuns of the Kremenets Convent turned to the believers of the UOC for prayerful support and invited everyone to attend the Divine Liturgy, which will take place on September 4 at 07.30 am.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that in Kremenets, the OCU members seized a church and were evicting the rector from the church house.
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