Another parish leaves Moscow Patriarchate in Volyn region
In Hrybovytsya village of Volyn region located between Ivanychi and Novovolynsk, the community of the Holy Protection Church decided to leave the Moscow Patriarchate and move to the Kyiv Patriarchate. This is reported by Volynsky novyny. On December 6 in the morning, the priest of the Kyiv Patriarchate held a service for the first time in the church of the village Hrybovytsya, Ivanychi district of Volyn region. This event was preceded by a stormy meeting that took place in the village on November 29. Over a hundred of residents of Hrybovtsy decided to replace the locks in the church - and transfer it to the jurisdiction of the Kyiv Patriarchate. Rector of the Holy Protection Church archpriest Igor Margita did not attend the meeting but talked with people outside his home. According to the report, 107 people were present at the meeting. According to a village meeting, on November 29 it was decided to transfer the religious buildings to the Kyiv Patriarchate. Village chairman Pavlo Stepanets tore seals, replaced the church door locks and sealed them again. Officers of the district administration, the Department of Culture, promised to visit the church next week to make an inventory of church property, which has cultural and historical value. UOC (MP) Archpriest Igor Margita, who disagrees with the decision of the village council, called police. MIA officers recorded explanations of representatives of both sides to the conflict and promised to investigate.
As it was previously reported, the MP religious communities in the villages of Uhryniv and Pechyhvosty had decided to move to the Kyiv Patriarchate. Additionally, in the village of Strilche, Gorokhiv deanery, local parish has recently moved to the Kyiv Patriarchate.
