UOC chapel church consecrated in Teklivka, Vinnytsia region
Metropolitans Varsonofy of Vinnytsia and Serhiy of Tulchyn consecrating a chapel in village of Teklivka. Photo: Vinnytsia Eparchy
In the village of Teklivka, Zhmerynka district, Vinnytsia region, a new chapel church of the Praise of the Most Holy Theotokos has been consecrated with the blessing of Metropolitan Agapit (Bevtsyk), reports the press service of the Vinnytsia Eparchy of the UOC. The chapel was built on the grounds of the parish of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God.
The rite of consecration took place after the Liturgy on October 26, 2026. The service was celebrated by Metropolitan Varsonofy of Vinnytsia and Bar and Metropolitan Serhiy of Tulchyn and Bratslav. They were joined in concelebration by clergy of the Mohyliv-Podilskyi Eparchy and guests in holy orders.
At the end of the rite, Metropolitan Varsonofy congratulated the clergy and faithful on the feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God and on the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the Nativity of the Mother of God Church.
The hierarch conveyed the blessing of Metropolitan Agapit to the parishioners. Metropolitan Varsonofy wished the village community, headed by its rector, Archimandrite Nektariy (Kanchiy), inexhaustible help from God and the protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. In memory of the service and the consecration of the chapel church, the hierarchs left an inscription in the Altar Gospel.
As the UOJ reported, in the Vinnytsia region, a UOC hierarch consecrated a church in the village of Hryzhyntsi.
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