UOC сhurch dedicated to St. Spyridon of Trimythous сonsecrated in Novoselky
Archbishop Sylvester of Bilohorodka performed the rite of the lesser consecration of the church in Novoselky. Photo: KDAiS Press Service
On June 11, 2026, the rite of the lesser consecration of the Church of St. Spyridon of Trimythous took place in the village of Novoselky, Fastiv District, Kyiv Region. With the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry, the celebration was led by Archbishop Sylvester of Bilohorodka, rector of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary. This was reported by the KDAiS press service.
Before the Divine Liturgy, the hierarch blessed water, censed the premises, and sprinkled the entire church building with holy water. Concelebrating with him were Archpriest Volodymyr Yakovchuk, secretary to the Primate of the UOC; Archpriest Pavlo Kyrylov, dean of the Holosiiv Deanery; and the parish rector, Archpriest Antonii Demydenko.
At the conclusion of the service, Archbishop Sylvester addressed the faithful with a sermon and invoked God’s blessing upon the parish community.
On behalf of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry, the hierarch presented the parish rector with the Order of St. Job of Pochaiv in recognition of his dedicated service to the canonical Church. Archpriest Antonii thanked Archbishop Sylvester for his archpastoral visit, the consecration of the church, and the opportunity to pray together at the altar.
As previously reported by the UOJ, KDAiS rector called survey on banning the UOC a manipulation.
Read also
Wounded Catholic priest in Poland calls to forgive Ukrainian attacker
A Catholic priest wounded in the attack on a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław asked the faithful to pray for the attacker and not blame the Ukrainian people as a whole.
UOC begins celebrations honoring St. Kuksha of Odesa
A service on the eve of the feast day of St. Kuksha of Odesa was held at the Dormition Monastery.
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve raises concern over Sviatohirsk shrines
Exhibition organizers stressed the need to document the impact of the war on Sviatohirsk in order to preserve Ukrainian identity.
Favor Foundation donates food and diapers to Kharkiv hospital
The UOC charity provided hygiene supplies for patients at an emergency hospital in Kharkiv.
Dumenko presents awards to staff ahead of Soviet-era Reserve’s anniversary
The OCU claimed that the creation of the Soviet museum made it possible to preserve the Kyiv Caves Lavra during the years of atheist persecution.
UOJ-USA publishes scandalous Phanar document about chronicles of OCU creation
In the document prepared for Patriarch Bartholomew, a Phanar representative described the SBU's surveillance of the Constantinople delegation and Poroshenko's pressure on the course of the "Unification Council."