Priest administers communion to wards of Liubomyrivka psychoneurological boarding school

The Liubomyrivka Psychoneurological Boarding School was visited by a UOC priest. Photo: Zaporizhzhia Eparchy

The clergy and parishioners of the St. Andrew's Cathedral of the Zaporizhzhia Eparchy (UOC) visited the Liubomyrivka Psychoneurological Boarding School in the Zaporizhzhia region on December 10, 2025. According to the press service of the eparchy, during the visit, the priest administered Holy Communion to 120 baptized residents of the boarding school.

The Sacrament of Holy Communion was performed by Priest Serhiy Horban.

The guests also brought sweets and communicated with the residents of the boarding school.

Volunteers noted that such trips allow for the combination of material assistance and live communication. The eparchy emphasized that the parish's social service is regular in nature.

As reported by the UOJ, the clergy of the UOC delivered medications to the Khmelnytsky Regional Hospital.

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