On August 24, simultaneous worldwide prayer to be held for Ukraine
On the Independence Day of Ukraine, the Simultaneous International Prayer for Ukraine will take place. Thousands of Ukrainians in hundreds of churches around the world will simultaneously sing prayers for their nation.
It was reported to VIDIA by the organizers.
According to the plan, on August 24, 2018 at exactly 6:00 PM Kyiv time, Ukrainians from all over Ukraine and throughout the world will unite, simultaneously performing the spiritual anthem of Ukraine “God, the Great and the One” by composer Mykola Lysenko.
“A prayer that goes from the heart, from time immemorial was originally directed to God in the hope of a better life for our families, our country and the people in general. Ukrainian communities are scattered in almost all countries of the globe. Such a large-scale and powerful prayer for Ukraine right now, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian National Republic, will demonstrate the incredible unity of Ukrainians around the world, their faith in God and Ukraine,” the organizers emphasize.
In Ukraine, participating in the initiative will be church choirs, professional and amateur groups, students and others. Outside Ukraine, members of Ukrainian communities and communities around the world will participate, as well as choirs (including church ones), whose repertoire includes this piece by Lysenko. In order to fully synchronize the melody, rhythm, and tonality, it is proposed to perform a version available in the Ukrainian Wikipedia.
To start the prayer at the same time, the event organizers suggest that the participants use https://time.is/uk/.
The prayer will begin at 18:00 Kyiv time.
“We have already registered 44 communities worldwide: Melbourne (Australia), Blacktown (Australia), Newcastle (Australia), Rome (Italy), Boston (USA), Chicago (USA), Denia (Spain), Edmonton (Canada), Kelowna (Canada), Los Angeles (USA), Manchester (United Kingdom), Philadelphia (USA), Przemysl (Poland), Winnipeg (Canada), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Paris (France), Athens Greece), Copenhagen (Denmark), Vyshgorod, Zolota Sloboda, Kyiv, Kyiv City State Administration, Kyiv Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ of the UGCC, Kozova, Kolomyia, Lisichansk, Lubny, Lutsk, Lviv, Bar city, Otinia, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Rivne, Svatove, Luhansk region, Dashawa, Lviv region, Solonka, Lviv oblast, Old Sambir, Lviv oblast , Ternopil, Uzhgorod, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Cherkassy, Chernivtsi, Yuzhne, Odesa Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk,” said Andriy Kostyuk, the organizer of the Simultaneous International Prayer for Ukraine.
The detailed information on participation in the prayer can be obtained from the organizer Andriy Kostyuk by phone (Viber, WhatsApp) +380673395414, by e-mail: [email protected], as well as through Facebook.
The prayer will be held with the blessing of the Patriarch Svyatoslav (Shevchuk) of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and Archbishop Vasily (Semenyuk), Metropolitan of Ternopil-Zboriv of the UGCC.
