Kazan Icon community of Khmelnytskyi Eparchy receives gratitude from AFU

The parishioners of the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Yarmolintsy, Khmelnytskyi Eparchy of the UOC, together with their rector, priest Alexei Shapoval, received gratitude from the leadership of the military unit for supporting the military, reports the press service of the Khmelnytskyi Eparchy on its Facebook page.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the parishioners of the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God have been supporting the soldiers and providing them with all-round assistance.

As earlier reported, Khmelnytskyi Eparchy communities sent food to the areas affected by the fighting.

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