In Novozhyvotiv UOC believers assured OCU activists will not enter church
The Holy Intercession Church in Novozhyvit. Photo: https://t.me/dozor_kozak1
In Novozhyvotiv, Vinnytsia region, where on the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, supporters of the OCU began storming the Holy Intercession Church of the Tulchin Eparchy of the UOC, it was agreed that no one would enter the temple, reports “1Kozak”.
After provocations and verbal skirmishes, the participants in the events reached an agreement that the supporters of the OCU would serve at the entrance to the altar while the Orthodox community – at the walls of the church.
The UOJ is monitoring the development of the situation.
As reported, on the morning of October 14, on the saint patron's day of the UOC community in Novozhyvotiv, activists of the OCU and a large number of law enforcers gathered near the village church. Supporters of the OCU tried to break into the temple, on which they had already hung their locks in early October.
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