KYIV. His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr celebrated the Divine Liturgy the Holy Ascension St Florus Convent in Kyiv

On August 31, commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Laurus and Florus, the Primate of the UOC His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr called to the Holy Ascension St Florus Convent, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the main church of the convent. 

Concelebrating to His Beatitude were Secretary for the Primate of the UOC, His Grace Alexander. Bishop of Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy, His Grace Panteleimon, Bishop of Vasylkiv, brethren clergy and the clergy of Kyiv.    

At the lesser entrance His Beatitude conferred the Order of the Holy Great Martyress Barbara of the 1sr degree on hegumeness Anthonia (Filkina). On that day mother hegumeness marked the 25th anniversary of her appointment as deputy abbess of the Convent of St Florus. Also for the services to the Church and on the occasion of the 15^h anniversary of her ordination the Archpastor conferred the order of the Holy Hierarch Dimitry of Rostov on a monastery clergyman, archpriest Yevheny Zaporozhets. 

During the service at the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr the coworker of the Department for External Church Relations of the UOC Rostyslav Vorobiy was ordained deacon.   

After the Liturgy the Primate celebrated the thanksgiving prayer service and raised his archpastoral prayers to the Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus, following which he greeted the parishioners on the dedication day and wished prayers and assistance of the holy God-pleasers in the cause of salvation. Also His Beatitude greeted Mother Anthonia, the abbess of the Convent on her anniversary, and wished many years of life, strength and wisdom in administering the entrusted convent.   

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