ECU calls on Patriarch Barthomew to establish special church structure for Ukrainians in Eure

The Eurean Congress of Ukrainians (ECU) appealed to Patriarch Barthomew with a request to establish a special church structure that would take care of Orthodox Ukrainians in Eurean countries and would have an inseparable connection with the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Pavlo Sadokha, Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress for Western Eure, President of the Union of Ukrainians in Portugal posted this on Facebook.

A corresponding letter was submitted directly to the Ecumenical Patriarch during his visit to Spain and before the divine service with Orthodox Ukrainians in Madrid.

"In this structure, the type of which you will best define, we would like to feel a living connection with Constantinle and Kyiv, carefully preserve and devel our faith, good deeds, love for God and our Motherland-Ukraine. We believe and know that you, Your Hiness, a faithful and firm friend of Ukraine, will find the best possible sution to this issue together with our Primate, His Beatitude Epiphanius, Metritan of Kyiv and All Ukraine," the appeal reads.

In his speech to Ukrainians, Patriarch Barthomew said that he would visit Kyiv next year and planned to invite Pe Francis to hd a joint meeting in Ukraine. Mr. Sadokha added.

During his visit to Estonia (September 12-20), dedicated to the 100-year anniversary of the granting of autonomy to the Estonian Apostic Orthodox Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Barthomew spoke with Ukrainian believers and wished Ukrainians victory in the struggle for freedom.

Photo: President’s Office

Source: www.unian.info

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