Shakhty (the Rostov region), June 7, 2014
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Head of the Department for boundary cooperation of the Diocese of Shakhty Archpriest Roman Ampleev performed a prayer service to the Lord with special petitions for peace in the Ukraine, and blessed a temporary city camp for refugees from the brother country, opened on the Rostov Regional Search and Rescue service’s initiative.
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The archpriest wished the rescuers physical and spiritual strength, courage and fortitude in their difficult work.
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Parishioners of all churches are ardently praying for the fulfillment of the words spoken by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: “Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus all make one Holy Rus,” reports the diocese’s website.