On the twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, on the feast day of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica, Metropolitan Hilarion of Rivne and Ostroh consecrated the newly built church in honor of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste in the city of Rivne.
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The sanctuary, erected through the efforts of the rector, Archpriest Stepan Panchyna, and the parishioners, has become an important spiritual center of prayer, peace, and love for God.
After the consecration, Metropolitan Hilarion led the solemn Divine Liturgy, during which prayers were offered for the Ukrainian defenders and all the pious Ukrainian people.
Together with the bishop at the altar served: the secretary of the diocese, Archpriest Petro Martyniuk, the dean of the Rivne city deanery, Archpriest Leonid Polishchuk, the rector of the church, Archpriest Stepan Panchyna, and numerous clergy.
During the service, the archbishop ordained Deacon Yuriy Stolyarchuk as a priest, who will now begin his ministry at the Lord’s altar. The archpastor wished the newly ordained father zeal in prayer, love for the Church, and faithfulness to Christ in serving the people of God.