The service, led by Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki, concluded the liturgical and festive events in honor of the Great Martyr St. Demetrios, whose feast was celebrated on October 26.
The Diocese of Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia is calling for increased prayers for the confessors of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The monastery's way of life is determined by its statutes, which prohibits an unauthorized change of jurisdiction.
According to rescue workers, while the city has experienced floods before, never of this magnitude.
Over 22 tons of food was collected in just over a week by believers of the Volyn Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in support of the inhabitants of the Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra.