Orthodox in Western and Eastern Ukraine Mark Anniversary of Restoration of Ukrainian Statehood in 1941
Representatives of St. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate in Uzhhorod and Avhustyn Voloshyn’s Carpathian University marked by prayer the anniversary of the restoration of the Ukrainian statehood according to the Act of 30 June, 1941.
So reported the web site of the Academy.
On 30 June, 2012, the Rector of St. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Theological Academy, Commissioner of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, Professor Archimandrite Viktor (Bed) celebrated a prayer to remember the Ukrainian patriots who proclaimed the Act of the restoration of the Ukrainian statehood in the city of Lviv on 30 June, 1941.
The 71st anniversary of the restoration of statehood was also marked in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
On 30 June, at the memorial sign to the fighters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in the old Kharkiv Cemetery, which was turned by the Communists into a “Youth Park,” Protopriest, Oleh Kozub, Superior of the Parish of St. Nicholas of the village of Tsyrkuny of the Kharkiv and Poltava Eparchy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (renewed) (UAOC (r)) celebrated a memorial service for the repose of the people involved in the mentioned act such as Stepan Bandera, Yaroslav Stetsko, Roman Shukhevych and everyone who laid down their life for the freedom and independence of Ukraine. The event was organized by the Kharkiv Regional branch of the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists.
