Session of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was held on August 5, 2008
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JOURNALS OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCHof August 5, 2008
JOURNAL No 60
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the information of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine on the festivities dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. Reference. Between July 25 -28, 2008 in accordance with the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Journal № 42 of May 31, 2007) the festivities dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus were held. Taking part in the festive events were His All Holiness Archbishop of Constantinople - New Rome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia, His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, representatives of the Churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Georgia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Czech lands and Slovakia and the Orthodox Church of America. On July 25 President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko signed Decree № 668/2008, stipulating the establishment of the new state holiday - Day of the Baptism of Rus, which is to be celebrated annually on July 28, on the commemoration day of the Holy Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir. This Decree is a response to the initiative which has been more than once expressed by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. On July 27at St. Vladimir's Hill His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine together with the representatives of the other local Orthodox Churches celebrated the Divine Liturgy. President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and other state officials were present at the Divine Liturgy. The same day, July 27, at the residence of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr the negotiations between the Patriarchs of Constantinople and Moscow were held n the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, which was an important step for the development of relations of the two local Churches. The Patriarch emphasized that overcoming the Ukrainian church schisms should be carried out consistently in the canonical way. On July 27in the evening His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch departed to Istanbul. On July 28, the commemoration day of the Holy Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine in concelebration of the representatives of the local Orthodox Churches, episcopate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, hierarchs from Russia, Belarus, Moldova (about 150 bishops) celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral square in front of the Cathedral of Holy Dormition of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. On July 28 in the evening the Solemn Academy dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus was held in the National Palace Ukraine, where His Holiness Patriarch Alexy and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr made greeting speeches. On July 28 in the night His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II departed to Moscow. RESOLVED:1. To praise the Lord for His mercy to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian people, which revealed in the worthy celebration of the 1020th Anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus. 2. To express gratitude to His All Holiness Archbishop of Constantinople - New Rome the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia ALexy I, His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, and representatives of other Local Orthodox Churches, who took part in the festive events and confirmed the unity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church with the Orthodox world community. 3. To express gratitude to the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine for his firm stance in assertion of unity, canonical foundations of being and activity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the framework of organizing and holding the festivities dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. 4. To express satisfaction of the concelebration of the Holy Patriarchs Bartholomew and Alexy with the Primates and representatives of other local Orthodox Churches, testifying to the unity of Universal Orthodoxy. 5. To express satisfaction of the negotiations between the Holy Patriarch Bartholomew and Alexy held at the residence of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. 6. To welcome the initiatives of the Most Holy Patriarchs as for overcoming church splits in Ukraine. To call on the archpastors, pastors and all faithful children of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and also those who, as we believe, stay temporarily stay out of the walls of the Church of Christ to promote the quickest possible restoration of the unity of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy on the principles of canon law and in the spirit of Christian love. 7. To send the letter of gratitude to President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko for the support of the initiative of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and for establishment of the state holiday "Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine".8. To express gratitude to the Synodal Jubilee Committee with the Most Reverend Mytrophan, Archbishop of Bila Tserkva and Bohuslav, as well as to all the state agencies, church and public leaders, private persons who had taken part in preparation of the festivities.
JOURNAL № 61
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the information of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine on the tragic consequences of inundation in the western regions of Ukraine.RESOLVED:1. To pray unto the Lord for the repose of the souls of the deceased and for the health of the victims of the natural disaster. 2. To express compassion to the relatives of the deceased. 3. To send the telegrams of condolence to the heads of Regional Administrations of the areas damaged by natural disaster. 4. To appeal to the Hierarchs, clergy and the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to provide possible financial and material aid to the victims. To appoint responsible for fulfillment the Most Reverend Onuphry, Metropolitan of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna and Chairman of Department for Charity and Social Ministry of the UOC archdeacon Sergiy Kosovkyi.
JOURNAL № 62
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the report of the Most Reverend Ephraim, Archbishop of Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol, Head of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization on the approval of the following composition of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization:1. The Most Reverend Ephraim, Archbishop of Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol, Head of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization;2. The Most Reverend Ilariy, Bishop of Sumy and Okhtyrka - Deputy Head of Голови;3.Archpriest Anatoly Zatovskyi, clergymen of the Diocese of Kyiv, Head of All Ukraine Pedagogical Fellowship;4. Achimandrite Jonah (Cherepanov), Deputy Abbot of St. Jonas' Holy Trinity Monastery in Kyiv;5. Archpriest Dionysy Martyshym, teacher of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary;6. Archpriest Volodymyr Rovynskyi, clergyman of the Diocese of Volodymyr-Volynskyi;7. Archpriest Igor Kovrovskyi, clergyman of the Diocese of Bila Tserkva;8. Archpriest Andriy Tkachov, clergyman of the Diocese of Kyiv;9. Archpriest Roman Kanyuka, clergyman of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih;10. Archpriest Olexander Miroshnichenko, clergyman of the Diocese of Zaporizhzhya;11. Archpriest Olexander Popov, clergyman of the Diocese of Severodonetsk;12. Archpriest George Kholodyuk, clergyman of the Diocese of Vinnytsia;13. Archpriest Igor Ermolenko, clergyman of the Diocese of Dnipropetrovsk;14. Hegumen Aristarkh (Lebedev), teacher of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary - Secretary of the Department;15. Hegumen Longuin (Chernukha), member of the All Ukraine Pedagogical Fellowship, teacher of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary;16. Hegumen Nikolai (Pochtovyi), clergyman of the Kyiv Diocese.RESOLVED: to approve the abovementioned composition of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization.
JOURNAL № 63
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the report of the Most Reverend Ephraim, Archbishop of Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih on retirement of the Abbess of St. Michael's Convent of Dniprodzerzhynsk of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih Hegumeness Tavifa (Gurenko) for health reasons, and on appointment of nun Iuliania (Zagorulko) to the office of the Abbess of the Convent with elevation to the rank of hegumeness and imposition of the pectoral cross according to the post.RESOLVED: 1. To remove Hegumeness Tavifa (Gurenko) from the office of the Abbess of St. Michael's Convent of Dniprodzerzhynsk of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih for health reasons;2. To appoint the Abbess of St. Michael's Convent of Dniprodzerzhynsk of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih nun Iuliania (Zagorulko) to the office of the Abbess of the Convent with elevation to the rank of hegumeness and imposition of the pectoral cross according to the post.
JOURNAL № 64
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the report of Archimandrite Philaret (Zverev), Chairman of Liturgical Theological Commission to the Holy Synod of the UOC on approval of the draft of the Work Concept of Liturgical Theological Commission to the Holy Synod of the UOC.RESOLVED: to approve the presented draft of the Work Concept of Liturgical Theological Commission to the Holy Synod of the UOC.
JOURNAL No 60
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the information of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine on the festivities dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. Reference. Between July 25 -28, 2008 in accordance with the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Journal № 42 of May 31, 2007) the festivities dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus were held. Taking part in the festive events were His All Holiness Archbishop of Constantinople - New Rome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia, His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, representatives of the Churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Georgia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Czech lands and Slovakia and the Orthodox Church of America. On July 25 President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko signed Decree № 668/2008, stipulating the establishment of the new state holiday - Day of the Baptism of Rus, which is to be celebrated annually on July 28, on the commemoration day of the Holy Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir. This Decree is a response to the initiative which has been more than once expressed by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. On July 27at St. Vladimir's Hill His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine together with the representatives of the other local Orthodox Churches celebrated the Divine Liturgy. President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and other state officials were present at the Divine Liturgy. The same day, July 27, at the residence of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr the negotiations between the Patriarchs of Constantinople and Moscow were held n the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, which was an important step for the development of relations of the two local Churches. The Patriarch emphasized that overcoming the Ukrainian church schisms should be carried out consistently in the canonical way. On July 27in the evening His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch departed to Istanbul. On July 28, the commemoration day of the Holy Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine in concelebration of the representatives of the local Orthodox Churches, episcopate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, hierarchs from Russia, Belarus, Moldova (about 150 bishops) celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral square in front of the Cathedral of Holy Dormition of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. On July 28 in the evening the Solemn Academy dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus was held in the National Palace Ukraine, where His Holiness Patriarch Alexy and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr made greeting speeches. On July 28 in the night His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II departed to Moscow. RESOLVED:1. To praise the Lord for His mercy to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian people, which revealed in the worthy celebration of the 1020th Anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus. 2. To express gratitude to His All Holiness Archbishop of Constantinople - New Rome the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia ALexy I, His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, and representatives of other Local Orthodox Churches, who took part in the festive events and confirmed the unity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church with the Orthodox world community. 3. To express gratitude to the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine for his firm stance in assertion of unity, canonical foundations of being and activity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the framework of organizing and holding the festivities dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. 4. To express satisfaction of the concelebration of the Holy Patriarchs Bartholomew and Alexy with the Primates and representatives of other local Orthodox Churches, testifying to the unity of Universal Orthodoxy. 5. To express satisfaction of the negotiations between the Holy Patriarch Bartholomew and Alexy held at the residence of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. 6. To welcome the initiatives of the Most Holy Patriarchs as for overcoming church splits in Ukraine. To call on the archpastors, pastors and all faithful children of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and also those who, as we believe, stay temporarily stay out of the walls of the Church of Christ to promote the quickest possible restoration of the unity of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy on the principles of canon law and in the spirit of Christian love. 7. To send the letter of gratitude to President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko for the support of the initiative of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and for establishment of the state holiday "Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine".8. To express gratitude to the Synodal Jubilee Committee with the Most Reverend Mytrophan, Archbishop of Bila Tserkva and Bohuslav, as well as to all the state agencies, church and public leaders, private persons who had taken part in preparation of the festivities.
JOURNAL № 61
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the information of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine on the tragic consequences of inundation in the western regions of Ukraine.RESOLVED:1. To pray unto the Lord for the repose of the souls of the deceased and for the health of the victims of the natural disaster. 2. To express compassion to the relatives of the deceased. 3. To send the telegrams of condolence to the heads of Regional Administrations of the areas damaged by natural disaster. 4. To appeal to the Hierarchs, clergy and the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to provide possible financial and material aid to the victims. To appoint responsible for fulfillment the Most Reverend Onuphry, Metropolitan of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna and Chairman of Department for Charity and Social Ministry of the UOC archdeacon Sergiy Kosovkyi.
JOURNAL № 62
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the report of the Most Reverend Ephraim, Archbishop of Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol, Head of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization on the approval of the following composition of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization:1. The Most Reverend Ephraim, Archbishop of Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol, Head of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization;2. The Most Reverend Ilariy, Bishop of Sumy and Okhtyrka - Deputy Head of Голови;3.Archpriest Anatoly Zatovskyi, clergymen of the Diocese of Kyiv, Head of All Ukraine Pedagogical Fellowship;4. Achimandrite Jonah (Cherepanov), Deputy Abbot of St. Jonas' Holy Trinity Monastery in Kyiv;5. Archpriest Dionysy Martyshym, teacher of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary;6. Archpriest Volodymyr Rovynskyi, clergyman of the Diocese of Volodymyr-Volynskyi;7. Archpriest Igor Kovrovskyi, clergyman of the Diocese of Bila Tserkva;8. Archpriest Andriy Tkachov, clergyman of the Diocese of Kyiv;9. Archpriest Roman Kanyuka, clergyman of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih;10. Archpriest Olexander Miroshnichenko, clergyman of the Diocese of Zaporizhzhya;11. Archpriest Olexander Popov, clergyman of the Diocese of Severodonetsk;12. Archpriest George Kholodyuk, clergyman of the Diocese of Vinnytsia;13. Archpriest Igor Ermolenko, clergyman of the Diocese of Dnipropetrovsk;14. Hegumen Aristarkh (Lebedev), teacher of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary - Secretary of the Department;15. Hegumen Longuin (Chernukha), member of the All Ukraine Pedagogical Fellowship, teacher of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary;16. Hegumen Nikolai (Pochtovyi), clergyman of the Kyiv Diocese.RESOLVED: to approve the abovementioned composition of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechization.
JOURNAL № 63
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the report of the Most Reverend Ephraim, Archbishop of Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih on retirement of the Abbess of St. Michael's Convent of Dniprodzerzhynsk of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih Hegumeness Tavifa (Gurenko) for health reasons, and on appointment of nun Iuliania (Zagorulko) to the office of the Abbess of the Convent with elevation to the rank of hegumeness and imposition of the pectoral cross according to the post.RESOLVED: 1. To remove Hegumeness Tavifa (Gurenko) from the office of the Abbess of St. Michael's Convent of Dniprodzerzhynsk of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih for health reasons;2. To appoint the Abbess of St. Michael's Convent of Dniprodzerzhynsk of the Diocese of Kryvyi Rih nun Iuliania (Zagorulko) to the office of the Abbess of the Convent with elevation to the rank of hegumeness and imposition of the pectoral cross according to the post.
JOURNAL № 64
The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its session presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, CONSIDERED the report of Archimandrite Philaret (Zverev), Chairman of Liturgical Theological Commission to the Holy Synod of the UOC on approval of the draft of the Work Concept of Liturgical Theological Commission to the Holy Synod of the UOC.RESOLVED: to approve the presented draft of the Work Concept of Liturgical Theological Commission to the Holy Synod of the UOC.
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