Metropolitan of Khust consecrates site for new church on Mount Butyn

Following the Divine Liturgy, Metropolitan Mark blessed the site of a future church on Mount Butyn in Zakarpattia.

On the feast day of St. Gabriel Urgebadze, Metropolitan Mark of Khust and Vynohradiv blessed the site for the construction of a new church on Mount Butyn in the village of Kostylivka, Zakarpattia region, the Khust Eparchy reports.

Metropolitan Mark presided over the festive Divine Liturgy at the church on Mount Butyn, concelebrating with Bishop Mark of Rakhiv, vicar of the Khust Eparchy, and other diocesan clergy.

During the service, the clergy and numerous faithful prayed for peace in Ukraine, God's blessing upon the Ukrainian people, and the intercession of St. Gabriel.

Following the Liturgy, Metropolitan Mark performed the rite of blessing the site where a new church will be built, providing the faithful with another place of worship. The ceremony marked an important step in the development of the community's church life.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the hierarch wished everyone present God's help, steadfast faith, and success in the work ahead to build the new church.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that construction of a new UOC church had begun in Synevyrska Poliana.