On May 25, 2024, a solemn service was held in the Church of the Protection of the Holy Theotokos in Pysarivka of the Kalynivka City Territorial Community. The thanksgiving prayer service with a prayer for Ukraine and the victory of the Ukrainian army was the first church service to be held in the church after the local religious community decided to join the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
The mood of the faithful was high, and their faces shone with joy. “It was very touching that the first prayer in the...
