Khmelnytskyi Eparchy organizes meeting with surgeon-priest Valikhnovskyi
Meeting of Orthodox youth with UOC Archpriest Rostyslav Valikhnovskyi. Photo: Press Service of the Khmelnytskyi Eparchy of the UOC
On February 15, 2026, on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, a meeting of Orthodox youth with UOC Archpriest Rostyslav Valikhnovskyi took place in Khmelnytskyi. This was reported by the press service of the Khmelnytskyi Eparchy of the UOC.
The event was held at the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. The guest of the meeting was an Honored Doctor of Ukraine, a surgeon, and a cleric of the Holy Protection Monastery in Kyiv, Archpriest Rostyslav Valikhnovskyi.
Metropolitan Victor of Khmelnytskyi and Starokostiantyniv addressed the participants with a welcoming word and introduced the invited guest. The main theme of the priest’s talk was how to remain faithful to Christian principles in the conditions of war. After the talk, participants were able to ask questions and speak in an open format.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the youth coordinator, Archimandrite Paisiy (Kulish), thanked Metropolitan Victor and Archpriest Rostyslav for a substantive conversation. To commemorate the event, Bishop Victor presented the guest with an icon of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the Lviv Eparchy of the UOC held a youth forum in the Carpathians.
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